Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs globally

Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson today said it will cut 2,000 jobs globally as it phases out activities at some of its locations.

"As part of its programme that started a year ago, Sony Ericsson will phase out activities at some of its locations worldwide and plans to reduce headcount globally by 2,000 people," Sony Ericsson said in a statement.When asked if the move will impact the Indian operations as well, company officials declined to provide details when contacted.

Sony Ericsson intends to complete its programme by mid-2010, it added.

The company will phase out activities at some of its locations worldwide, as part of a cost reduction programme.

It added that the company was continuing with its business transformation programme as announced earlier and the main aim was to return to profitability as soon as possible.

Sony Ericsson intends to complete its programme by mid-2010

Mahindra Satyam joins Symbian Foundation

NEW DELHI: Mahindra Satyam, formerly Satyam Computer Services today announced its decision to join the Symbian Foundation, a mobile software platform.

As a member of the Foundation, the company gains the immediate right to licence the Symbian Foundation platform without any royalty and source code fees, participate in the governance of the Foundation, and take part in joint marketing and branding campaigns, Mahindra Satyam said in a statement today.

The Symbian platform is an open-source operating system for mobile devices. It was created by merging/integrating software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DoCoMo and Sony Ericsson, including Symbian OS, the S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) user interfaces.

Portions of the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse Public Licence, and by mid-2010, the process will be complete, the release said.

"The Symbian Foundation welcomes Mahindra Satyam into the community. By understanding and engaging with the Symbian platform, Mahindra Satyam will contribute to a growing, evolving mobile value chain," Symbian Head for Community Support Shaun Puckrin said.