Copyright: (C) Cartezia Cambridge Ltd. All rights reserved.http://www.catalyzt.comThe latest headlines and articles from Catalyzt.comThu, 20 Nov 2008 22:56:50 GMTen-gb3NTT DoCoMo, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Sons Limited, the prime promoter for Tata companies including TTSL, have announced their agreement on a strategic alliance in India, under which DoCoMo will acquire 26% of TTSL for US$2.7 billionhttp://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/13/ntt-docomo-buys-minority-stake-in-tata-mobile-networkThu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTiSkoot, which enables Skype on mobile phones, has raised $19 million in third round funding from a group of VC's led by Vision Opportunity Master Fund. Existing investors Charles River Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Jesselson Capital Corporation and ZG Ventures also participated in this round.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/12/iskoot-raises-more-moneyWed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTAT&T is acquiring Centennial, a US regional provider of wireless and wired communications services, for $944 million in cash. The deal should improve AT&T’s wireless coverage for customers in largely rural areas of the Midwest and Southeast United States and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/10/att-acquires-centennialMon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTFujitsu of Japan is buying Siemens' 50% stake in their European IT joint venture. The takeover is the latest example of consolidation in the technology industry in response to intense competition and sluggish demand. Fujitsu will pay about €450m ($584m) for Siemens' stake in Fujitsu Siemens Computers, which supplies PCs, servers and other IT hardware in Europe.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/05/fujitsu-buys-out-siemens-stake-in-joint-ventureWed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTRockYou, the Californian social applications company has raised $17m right in midst of the credit crunch, which suggests that some VCs are not as spooked as others by the market conditions.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/03/rockyou-raises-seventeen-million-dollars-in-vc-fundingMon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTTelenor is paying over $1bn dollars to buy a majority stake in Indian mobile operator Unitech Wireless in spite of reservations from some of its shareholders. This puts Nordic region's largest telecom operator in competition with Vodafone in the growing Indian marketplace. http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/11/01/telenor-buys-into-indiaSat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTWarner Brothers Entertainment will release its films online in South Korea before they are released in the country on DVD, in a major break from the established Hollywood distribution model which could lead to a big increase in movie downloads. The film studio, which is part of Time Warner, has targeted South Korea because it has very high broadband penetration. It hopes that releasing films online first will cut down on the very high levels of DVD piracy in South Korea.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/10/15/hollywood-changes-distribution-model-in-koreaWed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe US Copyright Royalty Board has published its ruling which effectively imposes a truce between the demands of songwriters, music labels and digital music services by keeping royalties on CDs, music downloads, online streaming services and ringtones broadly unchanged. The ruling gives none of the parties what they asked for but should be good news for the growing digital music market in the US, and is likely to set the tone for other jurisdictions.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/10/14/us-copyright-royalties-board-preserves-music-status-quo-for-five-yearsTue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTAs confusion and turmoil reigns across markets globally, it would be easy to succumb to the general mood of doom and despair. Those with vision and courage, however, should be plotting now to survive and emerge in a much stronger position because this mayhem will not last forever.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/10/03/the-brave-agile-and-creative-will-succeed-in-the-meltdownFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe meltdown in global financial markets is likely to have a significsnt impact on Indian Technology Service companies, who have built big outsourcing businesses based on process expertise and cost arbitrage. If they are to succeed in the future,Indian Tech service companies need to re-invent themselves to deliver products and services based on defensible innovation and intellectual property.http://www.catalyzt.com/2008/10/02/reinventing-indian-tech-service-companiesThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT