In the war for delivery speed, Flipkart, which was lagging behind others for long, has launched a new innovation – scheduled delivery. Under the facility, all customers can specify the time at which they want a package to be delivered. “Customers can choose delivery slots as early as the next day – a feature currently […]
Nasscom, which speaks on behalf of India’s outsourcing and IT industry, has asked the Narendra Modi government to remove unnecessary legal hurdles in the path of technology companies, and also set up a fund to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. “It is recommended to launch an India Technology Entrepreneurship Mission (ITEM) to provide a supportive framework […]
After Reliance Communications, which announced that it is expanding its 3G services to five more circles today, Aircel Cellular and Tata DoCoMO are expected to make similar announcements later this month. Reliance Communications has tied up with the above companies to launch 3G services in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and UP-East. Together, the […]
Indian business intelligence software revenue is forecast to reach US$139 million in 2014, up 15 percent from 2013, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast includes revenue for BI platforms, analytic applications and corporate performance management (CPM) software. BI refers to the use of new, advanced analytical technologies to get customer and sales insights and utilizing […]
Dell zoomed to the top of India’s PC market in the first quarter of 2014 as enterprise orders, particularly government procurement, dried up and consumer market became dominant. The overall PC market fell 21% year on year, but notebook sales jumped 43%. Dell grew by 44 percent, particularly in consumer segment. HP and Acer saw […]
SpiceJet has announced a special offer starting of all inclusive one-way ticket on all its “via” and onward connection flights, starting at Rs 2,999. The main benefit will be for travelers from second tier cities such as Kochi. As an example, one could fly from Kochi to Portblair at Rs 2,999 and from Varanasi to Bangalore at […]
Wipro said it will deliver managed mobility services as part of SAP mobile solutions. Wipro’s cloud-based, managed mobility services offering for SAP mobile solutions will span SAP solutions including the SAP Mobile Platform, the SAP Work Manager mobile app and the SAP Mobile Secure solution for mobile device and application management. Wipro already has a […]
Wipro Ltd, India’s fourth largest IT exporter, will help DEN Networks, one of India’s top four cable operators, offer a variety of IT-enabled customer solutions. The tie-up comes in the wake of increasing digitization in which big cable feed providers like DEN are coming into direct contact with customers for billing, channel provisioning and customer […]
Infosys Ltd said it has not made up its mind about its next CEO, and media speculation about the next leader being from outside the company was just that. “The company’s search for its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director continues and no decision has been taken in this regard as of date. Any […]
A slew of cheap octacore phones have hit the Indian market over the last one month, starting with the iBerry Auxus Nuclea X, Gionee Elife S 5.5, Intex Aqua Octa and ending with the launch of the Panasonic P81, Wickedleak Wammy Neo, Alcatel One touch IDOL X+ and the Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus in the last […]
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) will bring its prestigious NASSCOM Product Conclave (NPC Cochin 2014) to Kerala for the first time. Product conclaves are designed to encourage Indian software product companies, and help them find partners and customers, while helping them network and find new ideas. The conclave, which has been […]
Virat Kohli, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the most popular IPL player on Twitter with more than 3.15 million followers, secured his position at the top for a second week running in the most talked about IPL players,according to a compilation released by a public relations agency. Yuvraj Singh came rushing back into […]
Stocks of Indian IT service providers like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Ltd, HCL Technologies etc. are near their historic lows in terms of valuation and do not have much more scope for further correction, Edelweiss Financial Services said. “IT stocks have corrected sharply in the past couple of months led by INR appreciation and portfolio […]
UST Global, an information technology solutions and services company for Global 1000 enterprises, said it had acquired Kanchi Technologies, a Milwaukee based award winning engineering solutions company. This acquisition will grow UST Global’s engineering services. Kanchi Technologies has operations in the US, Germany and India, it said. Kanchi Technologies provides end to end product development […]
With the removal of the restrictions on intra-circle 3G roaming between telecom operators, Vodafone India has restarted 3G services in 13 states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Vodafone follows Idea and Airtel in restarting their 3G services under intra-circle roaming pacts. Intra circle roaming pact […]
Idea Cellular has restarted 3G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other places as of today. The rates and prices for 3G have been kept the same as they were before the services were stopped by the department of telecom for allegedly contravening license conditions. Idea will charge Rs 250 for 1 GB […]
Reliance Communications will upgrade its high-speed CDMA network in data-intensive areas to 3.5G for speeds of up to 14.7 Mbps this year, the company said. Currently, RCom’s networks are on the EVDO standard Revision A and supports speeds of upto 3.1 Mbps. This will be upgraded to EVDO Rev B, which will be about five […]
For long, CDMA users, especially those of Reliance Communications and Tata DoCoMo, had no real choice of decent 5-inch Android phones on offer. To some extent, the Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 filled the gap for a 5-inch Android CDMA Evdo phone, but the phone’s availability is severely restricted. Besides, at nearly Rs 16,000, the […]
Bharti Airtel has restarted its intra-circle roaming agreement with Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to offer 3G services where it doesn’t already have 3G spectrum, but it has used the occassion to jack up 3G prices in these areas. While earlier, Airtel was offering 3G data at the same rate across the country, whether using […]
Idea Cellular will launch 3G services in Punjab in May, in Delhi by about February, and launch 4G services in eight states after that. Idea had got possession of its 3G spectrum in Punjab earlier this year after the courts forced the Department of Telecom to give hand over the spectrum to the operator. Talking […]
