Wipro B2B launches IT digital market place
01markets, the neutral B2B IT digital marketplace from Wipro was launched in Bangalore on Wednesday. 01markets offers services for the IT community like procurement, market-making, content and support which are aimed at making the IT buying experience for corporates more powerful, convenient and quick. Sony forays into component systems to beat audio market slowdownJapanese electronics giant Sony said Wednesday it would strengthen its present product line-up besides foraying into new categories like component systems this fiscal to consolidate its lead in a sluggish audio market. Sony India is faced with a market which has actually shown negative growth this fiscal.

Sify launches international satellite gateways
Satyam Infoway has launched its first international satellite gateways in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, in partnership with Singtel. Satyam Infoway is currently building 17 gateways in 13 cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Chandigarh, Jamshedpur, Lucknow and Bhopal.

Cognizant Technology opens software development centre
Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd has opened its own software development centre in Pune, as part of its expansion plan. It is the company's first owned facility in India. Over 400 software professionals will be working at the Pune facility, which will provide solutions for e-business and telecommunication segments.

Bangalore-Stockholm mooted as `twin IT cities'An Indo-Swedish partnership roundtable on Wednesday initiated an innovative move to declare Bangalore and Stockholm as `twin IT cities' aimed at creating a framework for more institutionalised mechanism to promote cooperation in Information Technology between the two countries.