India

Targeted at mobile operators, VAS suppliers and media companies, Sanjit Chatterjee moves from Times Internet to head Global Sales.

January 2008 -- Flytxt, a pioneer in mobile advertising and marketing solutions, has launched its innovative software platform Neon in India. The platform created by Flytxt's UK and India technology teams unlocks the value in mobile databases for marketers who reach their customers through the mobile channel.

Announcing this today, Flytxt CEO Tim Williams said, “Indian marketers and telecom service providers will now have access the same technology that has delivered results for mobile operators, music companies, FMCG companies and the world’s most popular airlines.These companies have used Flytxt’s fully integrated technology that allows real time behavioral profiling, analysis, targeting and tracking on a large scale."

Seven new products tailored to emerging markets launched in New Delhi, India

Nokia reinforced its preeminent position in emerging markets recently with the launch of seven new products that provide functions and features specifically designed for consumers in these markets. The event, held in New Delhi, India underscores Nokia's commitment to consumers in emerging markets.

"India is very important to Nokia and to the global mobile communications industry as a whole," says Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "One of the fastest growing markets in the world, India is also home to several Nokia facilities, including R&D and manufacturing. We're very proud to be part of their growth."

The new products announced today include:
- Nokia 1200 and Nokia 1208: Utilizing new industry-leading phone-sharing and call-tracking technology, these two new products are aimed at the first-time mobile phone consumer worldwide;
- Nokia 1650 and Nokia 2660: Contemporary phones that combine functionality with attractive design;
- Nokia 2505: The latest phone for entry CDMA markets in Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, China and Latin America;

BlackBerry 8800 is a standout mobile solution for business professionals

Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the sleek, elegant and performance-driven BlackBerry® 8800 - a powerful, feature-rich smartphone that delivers best-in-class technology in a thin and stylish design. At only 14mm deep, the BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet. Priced at Rs.31,990/, it is now available from Airtel.

The quad-band and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 incorporates built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) – a first-of-its-kind for BlackBerry smartphones in India – a full QWERTY keyboard, RIM’s new trackball system for fast and intuitive navigation, a media player, and a microSD expandable memory slot for storing music and videos.

BlackBerry 8800

The BlackBerry 8800 also offers many proven and popular features, including support for phone, email, text and instant messaging, web browser, organiser, multimedia, corporate data applications and more.