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Alcatel-Lucent today appointed Vivek Mohan as the president for its India operations.

Mohan has been heading the services business of Alcatel – Lucent in South Asia following Alcatel’s acquisition of Lucent in 2006.

The company also announced the appointment of Ravi Sharma, president of South Asia business, as advisor to Frédéric Rose, president of Europe, Africa and Asia (EAA) business, on Asian Regional Operators. In his new role, Sharma will support the business in South & South East Asia and India.

A leading financial daily had reported earlier that Sharma has quit Alcatel – Lucent.

You see it everywhere and many of us do it ourselves. Whether trying to squeeze the most out of our busy day or out of simple boredom, we talk on the phone or listen to music, news or audio books while we’re walking. The business person trying to get a little work in while going to pick up lunch, the mom or dad having a tense conversation with one of the kids or the teenager listening to her iPod on her way home from school – it’s a normal part of everyday life now.

Opera Software has announced that its Opera Mini browser is now available on phones enabled with Qualcomm's BREW platform.

With Opera Mini, now available on BREW devices, operators and handset manufacturers will be able to leverage Opera Software's technology to quickly drive feature-rich BREW handsets to the mass market and enable users to access their favorite Web sites from the convenience of their mobile device.