Author: Biz India

By PTI May 07, 2012 – United States-based software services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions today posted a net profit of $243.7 million for its first (January-March) quarter in 2012. The profit represents a 17 percent increase over its $208.3 million profit in the first quarter of 2011, Cognizant said in a statement. Cognizant, the third largest software services firm in India after Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, follows a January-December fiscal yearl. Though it is not listed in India, 75 per cent of its over 140,000 employees are based in India and it is often referred to as an...

By Anuradha Shetty Tech 2 Sometime last month, there were reports about Bengaluru being the next Indian city (the second one after Kolkata) to receive Airtel’s 4G services. Although back then, the popular service provider in the country had not provided users with a definite date, it had mentioned that it would be roughly 30 days from then that the service would be launched in Bengaluru. Reports coming in now confirm that Airtel 4G services have been officially launched in Bengaluru today, following a launch event. Airtel 4G services in Bengaluru were inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka,...

April 16, 2012 Reliance Communications today said it plans to exclusively market Android  devices in India over its network for the next two years. It said through this collaboration with Google, Reliance Communications will market the Android mobile operating system and Google Mobile Services in order to promote the usage of Android devices in the country. “Reliance Communications, the first telecom operator in the country to collaborate with Google, is committed to devote dedicated resources to accelerate the delivery of superior services, content and applications for Android device users,” the Indian firm said in a statement. The company said...