Archive for September, 2008

Update: An clarification from Real Networks. We’re told that Indiagames is adivising them on game deck management as a significant content provider, and not managing the network itself. The error ... Continue_Reading
Before Funding – Sanjay Anandram, JumpStart Ventures – Cash is King – Activities have to be thought out from the ground up, not from a top-down approach: you have to figure out, ... Continue_Reading
Hiring & People One statement on hiring appeared to be repeated quite often at the NASSCOM EmergeOut Conclave: “Hire for attitude, hire for passion, not for skills,” said Partha Parthasarathy, Chariman ... Continue_Reading

Bharatmatrimony Launched On Airtel Live

Bharatmatrimony.com has become the second matrimonial portal to in a mobile operator tie-up, after Shaadi.com launched a host of services with Vodafone launched last month. Bharatmatrimony is offering Airtel customers ... Continue_Reading
We’re liveblogging the NASSCOM EmergeOut Conclave (as long as the laptop batteries last). Subroto Bagchi, founder of Mindtree Consulting just finished his keynote speech on Entrepreneurship. Some notes: – Don’t look ... Continue_Reading
SC Khanna, Secretary General of AUSPI (CDMA Association), called for a reduction on taxes on telecom services – “we pay around 28 percent of revenue to government. In comparison, in ... Continue_Reading
The Bharatmatrimony group (Consim Info) has filed a claim with the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) against TamilMatrimony.co.in, reports StartupDunia. TamilMatrimony.co.in has been registered by Anand Sanwal, and is ... Continue_Reading
What is Global Cricket Ventures? The first public announcement from Global Cricket Ventures gives a hint of the issues around the sale of Cricket rights in India. Global Cricket Ventures is ... Continue_Reading

Weekly WrapUp (22-26 September)

Most read story of the week: SMS 2.0 Integrates Search From Google, MSN, AskLaila And Others; The Opportunity For Affle Top stories of the week: – M-Banking: MediaNama’s Analysis of guidelines and ... Continue_Reading
“Is the Cellebrum IPO still on?” was the question two senior execs at the Telecom CEO Conclave asked me yesterday. My sense was that given the market conditions and the worldwide ... Continue_Reading
Tata Teleservices (TTML) will deploy Nova netPC, the thin client computer from Chennai based Novatium Solutions at a setup cost for as little as Rs. 2499 (around $55) with a ... Continue_Reading
eTech Aces yesterday announced that they’ve raised 49 percent stake from Info Edge India (Naukri), for Rs. 20 crores. Yashish Dahiya, CEO of eTech Aces (PolicyBazaar) has been in the ... Continue_Reading