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- Wipro partners with Oracle to offer analytics solutions
Bangalore, Sep 3: Indian IT bellwether Wipro has teamed up with global enterprise software products firm Oracle to offer a warranty management and analytics solution for industrial manufacturin....
- Microsoft designs program to zoom into universe through its Windows
Bangalore, Sep 3: Global software major Microsoft has designed a computer programme that allows you to scan the universe and zoom into outer space through its Windows. "We have designed a v....
- Rishad Premji to shape Wipro's future growth strategy
Bangalore, Sep 2: Rishad Premji, heir apparent to India's IT czar Azim Premji, will shape the future growth strategy of Wipro's gobal IT business, a senior company official said today. ....
- Nasscom sets up cyber lab in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Aug 29: A Cyber Lab here was today inaugurated to train police officers in tackling rising cyber crimes.
An initiative by the National Association of Software and Service C....
- Bangalore phobia will only hurt Western economies
The Indian information and communication technology (ICT) industry and Indian software professionals have earned global kudos for exceptional technical prowess, meticulous software development skills ....
- West Bengal promises Infosys maximum built-up space
Kolkata, Aug 25: Keen to rope in IT major Infosys into the state, West Bengal today promised to give the company the maximum built-up space under the law in its proposed campus at Rajarhat in t....
- IBS inks deal with German TUI Group Airlines
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19: Technopark-based IBS Software has inked a five-year deal to provide IT solutions to German TUI Group Airlines.
Under the contract, IBS will provide profess....
- E&Y-Halcrow to make master plan of Punjab IT City project
Chandigarh, Aug 19: The Punjab government has engaged a consortium, Ernst & Young-Halcrow, to prepare the master plan of the IT city project coming up near Rajpura town, 50 km from here.
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- Google, HTC and Verizon set to challenge iPad
San Francisco, Aug 19: Google is teaming up with Taiwanese phone-maker HTC and the largest US cellphone carrier Verizon to launch a challenger to Apple's iPad in time for the holiday season....
- Wipro unveils data centres for SME businesses
Bangalore, Aug 16: Wipro's IT and business transformation services division has designed 'FluidState' data centres for small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses offering faster d....
- GTECH to tap Scandinavian markets
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: The Group of Technology Companies (GTECH) will help small and medium IT enterprises in Kerala identify new market opportunities for growth and expand their reach, es....
- Indian IT industry to oppose US bill on visa fee hike
Bangalore, Aug 13: The Indian IT industry will soon take up with the US Administration and the Congress the impact of the imminent hike in visa fee on its on-site engineers deployed in American....
- Wipro recognised as first Bluetooth test facility in India
Bangalore, Aug 11: Global software major Wipro Technologies has been recognised as India's first Bluetooth qualification test facility by the Bluetooth trade association, the IT bellwether ....
- Hike in US visa fee to impact Indian IT firms: Nasscom
Bangalore, Aug 6: The proposed sharp increase in the US visa fee to raise funds for its border security needs would significantly impact the Indian IT sector, National Association of Software a....
- Bengal to shut Webel Communication
Kolkata, Aug 3: West Bengal Information Technology (IT) Minister Debesh Das today said it might not be possible for the government to run the loss-making Webel Communication Industries Ltd foll....
- Wipro says price pressure has started easing
Kolkata, Aug 3: Information Technology major Wipro has started experiencing easing of pricing pressure and is currently "holding on to its price levels", a top official said here today.....
- Wipro to digitise crime records under e-governance plan
Bangalore, Aug 2: The government has selected Wipro Infotech to develop software for digitizing its crime and criminal tracking network system under the national e-governance plan, the IT bellw....
- Small towns to generate 3.8 mn IT jobs by 2020: Nasscom
Chennai, July 28: The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) today predicted that the IT sector will directly employ around 10 million people by 2020 with 3.8 million ....
- Yahoo! hosting 24-hour 'hacking' event in India's tech hub
Bangalore, July 23: Global search engine Yahoo! is hosting a non-stop 24-hour "hacking" event from Saturday noon in this tech hub where about 300 whiz-kids will use its web tools and se....
- Wipro attrition zooms to 16 percent in first quarter
Bangalore, July 23: As in case of Infosys Technologies, the attrition rate of India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro too jumped to 15.8 percent during the first quarter (April-June) of t....
- Wipro ups guidance for IT revenue in second quarter
Bangalore, July 23: Wipro Ltd projected an higher average revenue guidance of $1.3 billion from its global IT services business for the second quarter (July-Sep) of this fiscal (2010-11).
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- India draws roadmap for new domain name protocol
New Delhi, July 21: With the domain name bandwidth for web addresses expected to get exhausted by March 2012, the government has drawn up a roadmap for the transition into a newer version of In....
- IBM and Oracle eye Technopark as next destination
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21: Global IT majors IBM and Oracle are planning to set up units at the Technopark here, official sources said today.
An official of the state IT department s....
- Google posts higher revenue than in 2009
San Francisco, July 16: Online search giant Google posted sharply higher revenue and profits on Thursday compared to the same period last year and said it experienced strong growth in emerging ....
- Karnataka moves to set up IT investment region near Bangalore
Bangalore, July 15: The Karnataka legislative assembly today passed a bill to set up an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) at Devanahalli near Bangalore in partnership with the cen....
- Polaris Software bottom line grows by 46 percent
Chennai, July 15: City-based banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) software company Polaris Software has logged a 46 percent growth in its after tax profit for the first quarter of t....
- TCS, Infosys, Wipro shortlisted by insurance authority
Chennai, July 14: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has short listed six firms, including TCS, Wipro and Infosys, and called them for a pre-bid meeting on Thursday for s....
- Currency volatility to weaken rupee further: Infosys
Bangalore, July 13: Rupee would continue to depreciate against the dollar due to cross currency volatility in the global markets and India's huge trade deficit, a senior official of Infosys....
- Infosys attrition climbs to 16 percent in first quarter
Bangalore, July 13: The attrition rate in India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Technologies shot up to a whopping 16 percent during the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (20....
- Infosys net down 2.4 percent in first quarter
Bangalore, July 13: Infosys Technologies Ltd registered a net profit of Rs.1,488 crore (Rs.14.88 billion) for the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal, a decline of 2.4 percent from same q....
- Infosys ups revenue guidance for this fiscal
Bangalore, July 13: Infosys Technologies Ltd revised its consolidated revenue guidance for this fiscal upwards to Rs.26,663 crore (Rs.267 billion), projecting 17.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) gr....
- Finnish mobile software firm to launch Bangalore operations
Bangalore, July 10: Finland-based mobile software firm Qvantel Oy, which has Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and TeliaSonera among its clients, is setting up a centre of excellence in Bangalore to prov....
- HCL Infosystems picks up 60 percent stake in Dubai firm
New Delhi, July 8: HCL Infosystems today said it has acquired a 60 percent stake in NTS Group, a leading Dubai-based IT services and solutions company.
Though the company did not divu....
- Cutchsoft launches Cheque Management Software
Kochi, July 7: Chennai-based Cutchsoft Private Limited unveiled its new Windows-based cheque management application, Cheque Strategic Office Software (Cheque SOS), here today.
Cutchso....
- Sify offers revenue opportunities for cyber cafes
Chennai, July 3: In order to arrest the closure of its franchisee-owned cyber cafes owing to increased costs, city-based internet services company Sify Technologies today launched 'Sify myl....
- Euro debt crisis to hit global IT spending: Gartner
Bangalore, July 2: The European sovereign debt crisis and a weaker euro will impact worldwide IT spending in 2010, technology research and advisory firm Gartner said in a revised study on trend....
- Andhra sets IT exports target of Rs.70,000 crore by 2015
Hyderabad, July 1: The Andhra Pradesh government today unveiled its new information technology and communications (ICT) policy, setting an export target of Rs.70,000 crore ($15 billion) by 2015....
- Google to launch Facebook competitor soon
New Delhi, June 30: If you are wondering what is it that Google plans to bring out big in the web world then it is none other than 'Google Me'. Touted as the Facebook rival, 'Google....
- India needs more entrepreneurs: Ashank Desai
Panaji, June 29: India needs to churn out more entrepreneurs if it wants to grow at a faster pace of 10 percent, says Ashank Desai, one of the key authors of India's IT success story.
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- Scope for cooperation in IT changing: Karnik
New Delhi, June 29: The scope for cooperation is changing in the IT industry in new markets, according to former NASSCOM chairman and IT heavyweight Kiran Karnik.
"The focus in ne....
- Wipro wins Microsoft country partner award
Bangalore, June 28: Wipro has won the 2010 Microsoft country partner of the year award for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology, the IT bellwether said her....
- Lenovo unveils 12 new products, sees double-digit market share
Bangalore, June 23: Personal computers (PC) major Lenovo today launched a dozen brand new products in the netbook, notebook, all-in-one and desktop categories for Indian consumers.
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- Kochi Infopark expressway to open next week
Kochi, June 17: Infrastructure at Infopark Kochi will be beefed up next week with the opening of a expressway connecting the IT park to the airport, which will reduce the commuting time to the ....
- Cognizant Technology buys French IT company
Chennai, June 17: Nasdaq listed Cognizant Technology Solutions, a Chennai based IT solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Paris based Galileo Performance, an IT testing and consu....
- Chhattisgarh gets first BPO call centre
Raipur, June 16: IT firm MphasiS launched Chhattisgarh's first BPO call centre here on Tuesday.
The 500-seater centre was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Raman Singh, who s....
- Reliance Venture invests in Bangalore IT firm
Mumbai, June 14: Reliance Venture Asset Management, the private equity arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, said today it has invested in Gradatim IT Ventures, a solutions provider to micro-....
- Broadband auction winners to pay up license fee by June 22
New Delhi, June 12: The government today formally approved results of the broadband wireless access (BWA) auction and said the winners need to pay up the license fee by June 22.
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- Mahindra Satyam driving FIFA World Cup's software network
New Delhi, June 11: Mahindra Satyam is the official information technology service provider for the FIFA World Cup Soccer and has developed the event management solutions with some complex soft....
- Australian airline Qantas using Kerala IT firm's solution
Thiruvananthapuram, June 10: Australia's national carrier Qantas has implemented Indian IT company IBS Group's web-based cargo management solution in its international air freight divis....
- India's BPO sector to grow by 15 percent this year: NASSCOM
Bangalore, June 9: India's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is expected to grow 15-16 percent this fiscal, a top official of the industry group said today.
The back-offic....
- BWA auction completes 110 rounds, accruals at $6.89 billion
New Delhi, June 9: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.31,038.33 crore ($6.89 billion) and th....
- Infosys to partner with US institute for research
Bangalore, June 8: Infosys Technologies and Georgia Institute of Technology, US, plan to set up a research institution here with centres for excellence in information technology and information....
- BWA auction fetches at $7.67 bn
New Delhi, June 8: The Indian government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services today reached Rs.34,553.7 crore ($7.67 billion) and the....
- IT consultancy ThoughtWorks extends footprint to north India
Gurgaon, June 3: Chicago-based IT consultancy ThoughtWorks that provides systems development and transformation services and products to Global 1000 companies has extended its footprint to nort....
- Prithvi aims to become $1 billion company by 2012
Hyderabad, May 27: Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd, a global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service provider, aims to become a $1-billion company by 2012.
"The c....
- Microsoft will focus on product line: Ballmer
New Delhi, May 27: Software giant Microsoft Corp will focus on developing its product line and plans to release revamped operating system for mobile phones by the year-end, CEO Steve Ballmer sa....
- Apple overtakes Microsoft as most valuable tech firm
San Francisco, May 27: Apple on Wednesday overtook Microsoft as the world's most valuable technology company, thanks to the persistent run-up in Apple shares and the dwindling value of Micr....
- Sify Technologies to provide submarine cable landing station
Chennai, May 23: The city-based, Nasdaq listed consumer Internet company Sify Technologies Limited has agreed to provide the Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International, a submarine cable landing sta....
- Auction for broadband wireless services to begin on Monday
New Delhi, May 21: The auction of airwaves for broadband wireless access (BWA) services, which was scheduled to start on Saturday, will now begin on Monday, an official from the Department of T....
- Premji says European crisis will not affect India, Wipro
Bangalore, May 21: Wipro chief Azim Premji said today the Euro zone debt crisis will have a minimal impact on India.
"It will blow over," Premji told reporters on the margins ....
- India targets $45 bn from engineering services by 2020
Bangalore, May 20: Riding high on its success in software and back-office services globally, India has set a $45-billion revenue target from engineering research and development (ER&D) serv....
- Pakistan IT industry looks to India for partnership
New Delhi, May 20: Pakistan's nascent information technology (IT) sector is taking a different route from the bigger Indian counterpart but is still looking for help in making a leap forwar....
- Government committed to Kochi IT project: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today said his government will implement the Smart City IT project in Kochi if its promoters, Smart City Dubai, do not do so....
- Google hangs up on Nexus One store
San Francisco, May 15: Google is shutting down the online store it launched with much fanfare in January to sell the Nexus One smartphone, the technology giant said on Friday.
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- Lockheed Martin F-35 programme awarded for 'cutting-edge design'
New Delhi, May 14: The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II combat jet programme has been recognised for its "cutting-edge design and technology" with an award from the American Institute ....
- Office 2010: Did Microsoft get it right?
Washington, May 14: Will Office 2010 rescue Microsoft's ubiquitous productivity suite in the same way that Windows 7 resuscitated the reputation of Windows?
That's the billion....
- Microsoft launches Office 2010 for global customers
San Francisco, May 13: Software giant Microsoft Corp. has rolled out its latest version of application software, Office 2010, for customers across the world.
The company also announce....
- Home ministry to probe Chandigarh IT park land deals
Chandigarh, May 12: Controversial land deals worth billions of rupees at the Chandigarh Information Technology park have come under the scanner of the central ministry of home affairs.
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- Software piracy drops in India, losses still above $2 bn
Mumbai, May 11: Software piracy levels in India dropped by three percent in 2009, but these still remained high at 65 percent of the total software programmes installed on computers in the coun....
- India tops in originating spam, phishing in Asia: Report
Bangalore, May 11: Hackers have kept pace with India's leap into the internet world, making the country number one in Asia for originating the highest number of spams and phishing, says a s....
- Exempt IT from shutdowns, GTech urges Kerala government
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4: The Group of Technopark Companies (GTech) will soon ask the Kerala government to take steps to see that shutdowns do not affect the nascent IT industry in the state.
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- Google acquires 3D software pioneer to take on Apple
Toronto, May 4: Google today snapped up a top Canadian startup which pioneered a 3D interface technology for Mac and Windows PCs.
Called Canada's hottest software startup, Toronto....
- Kerala IT floats global RFPs to build Kochi Infopark-II
Kochi, April 30: Kerala IT, a state government initiative, has floated request of proposals (RFPs) from renowned planners of IT parks to undertake master planning of the second phase of Infopar....
- Wipro discusses cooperation with UAE
Ajman, April 28: Indian industrialist Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, is on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to strengthen technological ties between the Gulf countries and India.
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- Mindlance to set up development centre in Jaipur
Jaipur, April 27: US-based IT service provider Mindlance is planning to set up a development centre here as part of its India strategy focusing on smaller cities.
"Jaipur is fast ....
- Special train to showcase IT initiatives
New Delhi, April 24: The government will soon launch a special train to showcase its e-governance initiatives, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said today.
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- Wipro to issue bonus shares in 2:3 ratio
Bangalore, April 23: Wipro Ltd will issue bonus shares in the ratio of 2:3 - two additional shares for every three shares held by shareholders.
In a regulatory filing today, the IT be....
- Wipro net up 21 percent in fourth quarter
Bangalore, April 23: Wipro Ltd posted net profit of Rs.12.09 billion (Rs.1,209 crore) for fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2009-10, registering 21 percent growth year-on-year (YoY), acc....
- Wipro projects $1.2 billion IT revenue in first quarter
Bangalore, April 23: Wipro Ltd projected an average revenue guidance of $1.2 billion from its global IT services for the first quarter (April-June) of fiscal 2010-11.
In a regulatory ....
- Vision India to build logistics parks in Bangalore, Chennai
Chennai, April 18: Integrated property development and asset management company Vision India Real Estate Pvt Ltd is planning to develop logistics parks in Bangalore and Chennai, with an outlay ....
- IT firm to help enhance Virgin Racing's performance
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13: Kerala's biggest IT company, UST Global has partnered with new Formula One racing team, Virgin Racing to provide IT services to support and enhance their perfo....
- Infosys to hire 30,000 techies in next 12 months
Bangalore, April 13: An upbeat Infosys Technologies would hire about 30,000 techies, including 19,000 freshers, during the next 12 months, a senior official said today.
"We have a....
- Infosys to pay 300 percent final dividend to investors
Bangalore, April 13: Recovering from a worst economic slump, a resilient Infosys Technologies Ltd today proposed to pay a final dividend of Rs.15 per share or 300 percent on par value of Rs.5 p....
- Infosys net up four percent for fiscal 2010
Bangalore, April 13: Infosys Technologies Ltd posted a net profit of Rs.6,219 crore (Rs.62.19 billion) for fiscal 2009-10, registering a marginal increase of four percent year-on-year (YoY) fro....
- Signs of strong recovery in global IT market: study
Bangalore: The global IT market is set for a strong recovery this year on signs of a revival in tech spending in the US and other developed countries after over a year of gloom and doom, a stud....
- Apple announces new iPhone software
San Francisco: Apple announced a new operating system for its market-leading iPhone on Thursday, as it seeks to thwart challenges to its smartphone supremacy from rivals like Google, Microsoft,....
- Kaspersky Lab launches Securelist - its latest information security website
Hyderabad: Kaspersky Lab, announces the launch of an English version of its informative IT security website, Securelist.com.
The new website from Kaspersky Lab will contain all the la....
- Nasscom lists Kerala IT company as top innovator of 2009
Thiruvananthapuram: Trade forum National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has listed Kerala-based IBS Software as one of the top 50 innovators in India for the year 2009....
- Microsoft India expands operations to Bangalore
Bangalore: Microsoft India, which has a development centre in Hyderabad, expanded its product development operations to this tech hub, the company said today.
'The Bangalore facil....
- IBM to provide start-ups cloud-computing technology
Bangalore: Information technology and consulting multinational IBM today unveiled a global entrepreneur initiative to provide start-up companies industry-specific cloud-computing technologies.
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- Wipro opens development centre in Australia
Melbourne: India's leading software company Wipro today opened a new development centre here to provide consulting, software development, testing and business process services to domestic a....
- Cisco to deploy next-generation network at NSE
Bangalore: Networking equipment major Cisco today said it had won a major contract to deploy next-generation network at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), but did not specify the value of the d....
- CISF cover for Infosys campus at Mysore
Bangalore: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were today deployed in Infosys Technologies' Mysore campus to guard the IT company's largest facility outside Bangalore.
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- Wipro unveils global delivery centre in Brazil
Bangalore: Wipro unveiled a global delivery centre at Curitiba in Brazil to serve its global and near-shore clients, the Indian software major said today.
Though Wipro's global IT....
- Intel Capital invests Rs.115 crore in 3 Indian tech firms
Bangalore: Computer chip maker Intel's investment arm, Intel Capital has invested $23 million (Rs.115 crore) in three technology firms to foster innovation in India, the company said today.....
- Mindlance to expand India operations
Bangalore: The US-based IT infrastructure services provider Mindlance plans to expand its operations in India for strategic alliances with local partners to provide cost-effective solutions, a ....
- PC sales up 42 percent in third quarter
New Delhi: Buoyed by increased demand from the corporate sector, sales of personal computers (PC), including netbooks, rose 42 percent in the third quarter of the current fiscal at two million ....
- Microsoft to launch Office 2010 for Indian users in June
New Delhi: Global software giant Microsoft Corp will launch the latest version of its popular application suite MS Office 2010 for Indian users in June, a top official said here today.
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- Fate of Kochi IT park project hangs in balance
Thiruvananthapuram: The fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore IT park in Kochi to be built by Dubai-based developer Smart City Dubai will be decided at a board of directors meeting later this mon....
- No freehold rights to Smart City Dubai for Kochi IT Park
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has told Smart City Dubai it will not be given freehold rights over the IT park in Kochi to be built by the developer, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said today.
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- Cyber attacks worry Indian firms more than terror: study
Bangalore: Indian enterprises are more wary of cyber attacks to their IT infrastructure than perceived threats from terrorism and natural disasters, a study by global security solutions provide....
- India's differences will disapper if it is wired better: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi: India needs much better telecom and broadband connectivity not just to sustain high growth and empower citizens of this vast and diverse nation but also to break barriers of caste, r....
- Google to insert automated captions on YouTube
San Francisco: Google is to add automatic captions to the tens of millions of English-language videos it hosts on YouTube, the web search giant said on Friday.
The move will make the ....
- Wipro shuffles top management
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd made key changes in its top management to focus on education and green energy as part of its strategic initiatives, the IT bellwether said today evening.
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- Laser Soft to expand international presence
Chennai: Banking software company Laser Soft Infosystems plans to increase its headcount and expand its international presence next fiscal.
"The business is good. We will be addin....
- Wipro rejigs finance team after fraud detected
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd has shunted out a few key employees from the finance department following an inquiry into embezzlement of funds for over three years, a senior company official said today.
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- Technology advisory group for unique IT projects soon
New Delhi: A technology advisory group will soon be set up for unique IT-related projects under the chairmanship of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to....
- HP unveils technology solutions for small businesses, retail
New Delhi: Global IT major HP today unveiled technology solutions for the retail sector and small and medium businesses, designed to cut costs and enhance customer experience.
The ret....
- Transfer 'anything' using Tranz for free
Thiruvananthapuram: You can now share your files, transfer pictures, music, videos and documents instantly using Tranz, a latest technology developed by young IT entrepreneurs at Innoz Technolo....
- Microsoft allowed to buy Yahoo!'s internet search business
Brussels: US computer software giant Microsoft may go ahead with buying competitor Yahoo!'s internet search and advertising business, the European Commission ruled on Thursday.
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- Rajasthan firm and OneWorld signs pact to produce e-governance software
Jaipur: RajCOMP, a Rajasthan-based company has partnered with a private company, OneWorld Foundation India today for manufacturing of a pioneering e-governance software called e-SANCHAR.
- Wipro to offer simulation based training for defence forces
Bangalore: Wipro and CAE Inc, formerly Canadian Aviation Electronics, will jointly offer simulation-based training, maintenance and training support services for India's defence forces, the....
- Google introduces smut censor for YouTube
San Francisco: Google has introduced a "safety mode" for YouTube watchers that filters out smut and other objectionable material, the company announced.
Customers can opt in t....
- PC sales flat in first half, industry expects revival
New Delhi: Personal computer (PC) sales were almost flat during the first half of the fiscal at 3.71 million units, a meagre rise of one percent compared to the same period a year ago, primaril....
- IBS Software wins 'IT systems provider' award
Thiruvananthapuram: IBS Software, IT systems provider to travel, transportation and logistics industries, today said it had won the 'IT Systems Provider of the Year' award at the Air Ca....
- Kerala software park land acquisition complete
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government today said all formalities for acquisition of the remaining 245.89 acres for the development of Technocity, the next phase of Technopark software park ....
- Wipro seeks 50 acres near Bangalore airport for IT park
Bangalore: Global software major Wipro has applied for 50 acres of land near the Bangalore international airport for setting up an IT park, an official said today.
"Wipro has appl....
- Infosys to design informatics for US biotech company
Los Angeles: Infosys Technologies and San Francisco-based Elan Pharmaceuticals on Thursday formally announced a partnership agreement under which the Indian software giant will design and imple....
- Indian IT exports to touch $50-billion despite meltdown
Bangalore: The resilient Indian information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will earn $50 billion (Rs.231 billion/Rs.23,100 crore) in exports by end of this fisc....
- Delhi-based Aryan Cargo opts for IBS solution
Thiruvananthapuram: IT solutions provider IBS Software today inked a deal with Delhi-based airline Aryan Cargo Express (ACE) for implementing its cargo solution iCargo.
iCargo will au....
- Orissa gets first private IT Park
Bhubaneswar: Orissa got its first private software technology park today. Built on the outskirts of state capital Bhubaneswar by a city-based group, the venture was inaugurated by Chief Ministe....
- Northeast can become an IT hub, say US returned professionals
Guwahati: Bhairab Das, 32, speaks with a strong American twang and shuttles between Assam and Bangalore, a sleek laptop keeping him company. He is part of a growing breed of US-returned compute....
- Kerala to release coffee table book on IT sector
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government will release a coffee table book 'IT@Kerala - The Smart State', depicting the journey of the state from being a tourist destination to an infor....
- Satyam's Raju declared pauper by US court
New York: A US court has declared former Satyam Computers chairman Ramalinga Raju, who last year was jailed after admitting to falsifying his company's accounts by over $1 billion, a pauper....
- Chinese team evinces interest in Bengal IT sector
Kolkata: A visiting Chinese delegation today evinced interest in collaborating with West Bengal in the information technology sector.
"We have special interest in information tech....
- Kerala IT firm extends partnership in Blue Brain Project
Thiruvananthapuram: Technopark-based PIT Software Solutions and Services Company today extended its partnership with the Swiss Federal Institute's (EPFL) Brain Mind Institute to provide com....
- Andhra Pradesh targets Rs.690 bn IT exports by 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh has set a target of IT exports of Rs.69,000 crore (Rs.690 billion/$15 billion) and 1.2 million jobs in the IT sector by the end of 2012, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan sai....
- HCL Technologies net dips 35 percent
Mumbai: Software service major HCL Technologies today reported a 35 percent dip in net profits at Rs.255.44 crore for the quarter ended on Dec 31, compared to Rs.398 crore it earned in the prev....
- Kerala invites IT firms to set up base in Technopark
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has invited applications from companies engaged in information technology (IT), IT-enabled services and IT infrastructure to set up units in the third phase of softwa....
- Kerala firm wins technology magazine's global award
Thiruvananthapuram: SunTec, the city-based provider of pricing and centralised billing solutions, has won a Red Herring 100 Global award, given to promising technology companies in industry inn....
- Wipro net profit up 21 percent in third quarter
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd. posted a net profit of Rs.1,217 crore (Rs.12.17 billion/$265 million) for the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of this fiscal (2009-10), registering 21 percent year-on-year (YoY) g....
- Wipro projects $1.17 bn IT services revenue in fourth quarter
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd today projected $1.17 billion revenue from its global IT services business for the fourth quarter (Jan-March) of this fiscal (2009-10).
In a regulatory filing, th....
- TCS Q3 net up 34 percent
Mumbai: IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has posted a net profit of Rs.1,824 crore in the third quarter ended on Dec 31, a year-on-year (YoY) increase of nearly 34 pe....
- Kerala IT firm plans carbon credit trading platform
Thiruvananthapuram: IBS Software, headquartered at the Technopark IT park here, will put in place a carbon credit online trading platform for the aviation sector next fiscal.
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- Indian software firm develops programmes for four airlines
Thiruvananthapuram: Four leading airlines have joined hands with IT firm IBS Software to launch an airline manpower management solution that will enable them to plan cost effective and efficien....
- Infosys sacks techie, suspends two for criminal acts
Mysore: Infosys Technologies has sacked a software engineer for making a hoax bomb call to an airline at Delhi airport in October to avoid missing his Bangalore-bound flight. The firm has also ....
- Infosys' 'other income' zooms nearly five times
Mysore: IT bellwether Infosys Technologies today reported a record jump of 478 percent in "other income" to Rs.231 crore (Rs.2.31 billion/$51 million) in third quarter this fiscal from ....
- Economic recovery triggers more hiring by Infosys
Mysore: In the wake of a recovery from the economic recession by the Indian IT industry, global software major Infosys Technologies and its subsidiaries stepped up hiring during the third quart....
- Olympic Air implements Kerala IT firm's solution
Thiruvananthapuram: Athens-based Olympic Air has started its cargo operations with a software programme developed by IBS, a firm based here.
An IBS statement issued here today said th....
- Wipro tops list of H-1B visa professionals in 2009
Washington: With 1,964 H-1B visas in 2009, Indian IT major Wipro has topped the list of firms that got the coveted US visas for highly skilled professionals.
Microsoft with 1,318 visa....
- UK Tory party criticises Indian company transfers
London: A senior spokesman of Britain's main opposition party has criticised government policies that have allowed Indian companies to send employees abroad on intra-company transfers.
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- Kerala IT firm's Arabic video sharing portal a hit
Thiruvananthapuram: Rain Concert Technologies Pvt Ltd, a leading IT company in Kerala, has developed a new Arabic video sharing portal that has become a hit in Saudi Arabia, a company official ....
- Punjab to set up IT-knowledge park
Chandigarh: Punjab would have a self-contained integrated Information Technology (IT) and knowledge industry park at Rajpura town in Patiala district, an official said today.
Spread o....
- IBM wins 10-year deal with Gujarat bank
Bangalore: IT major IBM India has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) services agreement with Sardar Bhiladwala Pardi People's Cooperative Bank in Gujarat, the company said today.
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- Mongolia to set up IT outsourcing centre with India's help
New Delhi: Mongolia, the land of the legendary warrior Chinggis Khan, is all set to open its first major IT outsourcing centre with India's help. While the two countries are working togethe....
- A website to save you from traffic blues
New Delhi: Irritated with the everyday struggle with the capital's unending traffic jams and unexpected processions? A newly launched website thetrafficpeople.net - is worth checking out be....
- Infosys bags IT project from Karnataka power utilities
Bangalore: IT bellwether Infosys Technologies has bagged a multi-billion-rupee IT project from the state's power distribution utilities, a top official said today.
"Since Info....
- Microsoft issues Word patch to comply with patent ruling
San Francisco: Microsoft on Wednesday issued a patch for its Word software to comply with a court ruling on Tuesday that it infringed on patents relating to the use of XML or extensible markup ....
- Google, Bing sidelining Yahoo in search market
New York: Once the world's online search leader, Yahoo's share has sharply declined, putting it in danger of losing its relevance in a market increasingly dominated by Google with a sta....
- Kozhikode's proposed IT park awarded SEZ status
Kozhikode: UL CyberPark, a proposed IT park in the Kozhikode region, has been awarded the special economic zone (SEZ) status by the central government's Board of Approval.
The Rs.....
- No biasness in recruiting IT staffs: Government
New Delhi: Government of India declared in Rajya Sabha today that no biasness should be showed while recruiting candidates in IT and ITES companies. These are a part of the knowledge industry ....
- Microsoft ups the ante against pirates
New Delhi: With its operating system Windows 7 and other popular software products being increasingly targeted by cyber pirates, Microsoft has launched an initiative to curb the menace, primari....
- Kerala to invest Rs.2,000 cr on IT infrastructure
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will invest about Rs.2,000 crore in two years to develop IT infrastructure to make the state India's "most sought-after tier II destination for IT", Chief....
- Azim Premji accepts West Bengal's land offer
Kolkata: IT services provider Wipro Technologies has accepted the West Bengal government's offer of 50 acres in Rajarhat on the outskirts of the city for setting up its second campus here.
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- Software exports from Chandigarh on the upswing
Chandigarh: Software exports from the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park here have increased 22.5 percent in the first half in 2009-10, compared to the corresponding period last year, a se....
- Mahindra Satyam settles US law suit with $70 mn
Hyderabad: Mahindra Satyam today said it had settled a US lawsuit filed by Updaid, a client of erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, for $70 million.
"The board approved a settlemen....
- Google upgrades search technology
San Francisco: Google unveiled new features for its signature search tools on Monday, including an ability to search by sight, a mobile translator and a real-time search of more than 1 billion ....
- IBS bags IT contract from Oman oil firm
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala-based IBS Software has bagged a contract from oil exploration major Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to provide IT solutions to streamline its logistics services.
- Kerala to host IT industry conference
Thiruvananthapuram: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Kerala government will jointly organise a two-day information technology conference near here starting on Dec 10 to delibe....
- HCL ties up with Sahara Petroleum
New Delhi: IT services provider HCL Technologies will offer enterprise resource planning solutions to the Middle East-based Sahara Petroleum Services, the company said today.
With the....
- Google lets online media publishers to restrict free content
London: After facing a wave of criticism from the media publishers, Google Inc. has finally decided to allow publishers of paid content to limit the number of free news articles which are acces....
- Mahindra Satyam to expand operations in Malaysia
Mumbai: Mahindra Satyam is expanding its operations in Malaysia by moving more software development and delivery operations to its solution centre in that country, the IT bellwether said today.....
- Sterlite bags contracts worth Rs.600 crore
New Delhi: Optical fibre cable maker Sterlite Technologies today said it has bagged contracts worth Rs.600 crore ($130 million) in India and Africa.
In a regulatory statement, the com....
- US software major returns to India with new partner
San Ramon (California): Pervasive Software, a global leader in embeddable data management and integration software, has returned to India with a new partner, nearly three years after closing it....
- Kerala asks Smart City developer to stick to agreement
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today asked Smart City Dubai, the developer of a proposed IT park here, to stick to the framework agreement or else the government would "loo....
- Satyam's Raju put in Forbes '2009 Hall of Shame'
New York: The Forbes, best known for its rankings of the richest and the most powerful the world over, has put Ramalinga Raju, the founder-chairman of Satyam Computers (now Mahindra Satyam), fo....
- No special favours to Mahindra Satyam: Minister
New Delhi: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said his ministry had granted no special favours to Mahindra Sataym in giving it extra time to state its book of accounts.
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- New player pitches in for Kochi IT park
Thiruvananthapuram: With the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi hanging fire for over two years, a new group today expressed interest in executing the Rs.1,500-crore project.
Kerala....
- HCL, Cisco team up for security solutions services
New Delhi: HCL Security, a wholly-owned subsidiary of hardware major HCL Infosystems, today said it has signed an agreement with technology firm Cisco to provide internet protocol-based safety ....
- Wipro unveils new application for remote healthcare
Bangalore: Wipro Technologies has developed a medical gateway solution for remote healthcare management on real-time basis through mobile, broadband and dial-up networks, the IT bellwether said....
- Kerala's Kollam Technopark to get Rs.49 crore from Nabard
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.49.53 crore for the development of the Kollam Technopark, an IT park coming up in Kollam, ....
- Search engines fast becoming source of learning
Washington: Search engines are not only part of our daily routine, they are fast becoming part of our learning process, says a new study.
The researchers, who sought to discover the u....
- Manthan gets $15-million second round venture funding
Bangalore: Leading software product firm Manthan Systems secured $15 million from three venture capital partners in the second round (series b) of funding, the company said today.
Bes....
- Information officers in India most focused globally: IBM study
New Delhi: Seventy percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in India integrate business and technology to promote innovation for their organisation against 47 percent overseas, a study cond....
- Smart City Dubai is broke: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today said Smart City Dubai, the developer of the proposed Smart City IT park in Kochi, was "broke".
"Since th....
- Mahindra Satyam gets notices from 37 companies
New York: Mahindra Satyam on Tuesday admitted that legal notices have been sent to them by 37 companies for claims amounting to Rs 1,230.40 crore. The company has however replied back tagging t....
- Two years after, Smart City foundation stone gathers moss
Kochi: Two years after the foundation stone for the Smart City IT park was laid here, the ambitious project is yet to see any progress, thanks to the unresolved issues between the government an....
- 'Indian software industry will hold out against competition'
New Delhi: The $60-billion information technology industry in India will continue to attract overseas business, despite competition from other emerging markets that also offer lower costs, says....
- Kerala takes IT industry to rural areas
Kollam (Kerala): In a move to push the spread of the IT industry at the grassroots level, Kerala today opened two "techno-lodges", small IT service centres, in Kadakkal and Perinad in K....
- Bihar to have its own IT policy soon
Patna: The Bihar government will soon have its own information technology (IT) policy and give industry status to the IT sector to help it attract more investments, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ....
- And now, Karnataka to boost electronic hardware growth
Bangalore: As India's premier IT destination, Karnataka is pitching for rapid growth of the electronic hardware industry to replicate its success in the software sector achieved over the la....
- SunTec partners with Polish firm
Thiruvananthapuram: City-based IT services provider SunTec Business Solutions has tied up with Poland's Sygnity to offer billing solutions to banking and financial intuitions in the Europea....
- Infosys BPO planning acquisitions, hiring
New Delhi: Infosys BPO Ltd, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of software major Infosys Technologies, is looking at fresh acquisitions and hiring people.
Speaking t....
- Murthy's wife sells 1.6 mn Infosys shares for Rs.4.3 bn
Bangalore: Sudha Murthy, wife of Infosys Technologies co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, sold 1.6 million shares of her holding in the IT bellwether for over Rs.430 crore (Rs.4.3 billion/$91.5 mi....
- Indian enterprises face data loss risk: Study
Bangalore: Increasing use of IT infrastructure by Indian enterprises to enhance productivity and expand operations in a competitive environment has led to growing security risks such as loss of....
- CII to host India IT Summit 2009 in Kerala next month
Kochi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise a two-day India IT Summit 2009 here next month, an initiative that is expected to accelerate growth of information technology (IT....
- Kolkata's Starlite Infotech ties up with Spanish firm
Kolkata: City-based information technology firm Starlite Infotech today inked an alliance with Spanish open-source solutions provider Openbravo for offering enterprise resource planning (ERP)....
- Murthy sells Infosys shares to fund young entrepreneurs
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies chief mentor and chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy has sold 800,000 shares, valued at Rs.177 crore (Rs.1.77 billion/$37.9 million), from his holding in the company t....
- Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India
New Delhi: After a sheer disappointment with Vista, Microsoft Corp has come up with another novel product from its stock as it launched Windows 7 today. Being the world's largest software c....
- IT spending to rebound in 2010: Gartner
Bangalore: The global IT industry will return to growth in 2010, with technology spending increasing 3.3 percent ($3.3 trillion) after declining by 5.2 percent in 2009, IT research and advisory....
- Tech Mahindra net up 20.6 percent
Mumbai: Software major Tech Mahindra today reported a 20.6 percent increase in its net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 to Rs.169 crore, while its revenues grew 2.6 percent to Rs.1,142 crore....
- Logica's Indian subsidiary helps reduce carbon emission
Bangalore: The Indian subsidiary of the London-based Logica plc helped the leading IT services firm reduce carbon emission by 11.3 percent in 18 months, the company said today.
"W....
- Intex Technologies eyes Rs.800 crore turnover
Kolkata: IT hardware, mobile phones and electronics company Intex Technologies (India) is targeting Rs.800 crore turnover this fiscal, a top official said here today.
"We have mad....
- Indian IT industry can bounce to double-digit growth: Infosys
Bangalore: As the global economy recovers fully, the resilient Indian information technology industry can bounce to double-digit growth again, Infosys Technologies chief deputy S. Gopalakrishna....
- Two lakh new IT jobs in Kerala in two years: Achuthanandan
Thrissur (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today inaugurated the third IT park in the state - Phase 1 of Infopark Koratty - and said that nearly 200,000 jobs in information tec....
- Indian professionals too focussed on salaried jobs: IT whiz kid
New Delhi: Young Indian professionals should put their "heart and soul" into the job, be able to certify their work themselves and not always switch jobs in search of higher pay, advise....
- Infosys hires over 6,000 people in second quarter
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Ltd, including its subsidiaries, hired 6,069 people during the second quarter (July-Sep) of this fiscal (2009-10), increasing the total headcount to 105,453 empl....
- Infosys net up 7.5 percent in second quarter
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Ltd. posted net profit of Rs.15.40 billion (Rs.1,540 crore) for the second quarter (July-Sep) of this fiscal, registering 7.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth a....
- Infosys declares 200 percent interim dividend
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Ltd has declared an interim dividend of Rs.10 per share or 200 percent on par value of Rs.5 per share for the first six months (April-September) of this fiscal (....
- Pan-Indian IIT summit to open with a bang in Chicago
Toronto: The seventh annual Pan-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Global Conference is set to open with a bang in Chicago on Friday.
A high-energy laser show followed by a sight-an....
- Netmagic unveils green data centre in Chennai
Chennai: India's leading managed IT services provider Netmagic Solutions today unveiled its "green" data centre here to offer a range of third-party services in the tech infrastruct....
- Indian infotech firm to launch consumer-friendly venture in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd, an Indian firm specialising in multi-level marketing (MLM), plans to expand its operations to Malaysia and use it as a gateway to other Southeast Asian countr....
- Technopark partners with Chinese industrial zone
Thiruvananthapuram: City-based information technology park Technopark has signed a cooperation agreement with China's Dalian Hi-tech Zone, it was announced here today.
Dalian Hi-t....
- Can PPP save India's IT capital from crumbling?
Bangalore: With heavy showers leading to massive traffic jams and yet another child dying after falling into a flooded drain, residents and experts say only public-private partnership (PPP) can....
- Kerala set to open first phase of Rs.600-cr IT park
Kochi: The first phase of the Rs.600-crore Koratty information technology park in Kerala, being set up as part of the state government's plan to open IT parks in all districts, will be open....
- Azim Premji is not hanging up his shoes in a hurry
New Delhi: Wipro chairman Azim Premji, at the helm of the iconic group for 43 years now, says he is in no hurry to hang up his shoes and that practising the values he espouses will remain his m....
- Government-selected Satyam board gets Dataquest award
New Delhi: The government-appointed board of scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services has been conferred the "Dataquest Person of the Year" award for its role in helping overcome the bigge....
- Himachal soon to have its IT Park
Shimla: The Department of Information Technology is developing an Information Technology Park-cum- Township at Waknaghat village (Mauja Majhol), District Solan which will be spread over an area....
- Wipro, Infosys proposals not rejected by WB govt: CPM
Kolkata: Refuting the reports of rejecting proposals of Wipro and Infosys for establishing units in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal Government asserted that it had only called off the ide....
- Passport in three days: project delayed yet again
New Delhi: A project to issue passports within three days - touted as a flagship e-governance programme of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government - may miss its second deadline in Oct....
- Indian state-run firms spent $3.1 bn on IT: Study
New Delhi: State-owned firms spent $3.1 billion on information technology in India during 2008 and the amount is expected to top $5 billion by 2011 at an annual growth of 19 percent between 200....
- Sonia gets a chance to 'bunk political classes'!
Mysore: Overwhelmed by the sprawling, state-of-the-art campus of IT bellwether Infosys, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today repeatedly said it gave her an opportunity to "bunk political c....
- Enforcement Directorate yet to give final report on Satyam
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is yet to give its final report on the multi-crore accounting fraud in Satyam Computers, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here today.
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- Khurshid asks IT sector to give inputs on new Companies Bill
Kolkata: Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today urged the Information Technology (IT) sector to spell out its standpoint and suggestions on the Companies Bill which is slated to come ....
- Wipro partners with Schneider Electric
New Delhi: Indian IT major Wipro Technologies has partnered with global energy management firm Schneider Electric to market its industrial automation solutions in India.
Under the agr....
- IT's business hits back as hiring returns
New Delhi: Negating all the presumptions, Indian IT sector is recovering steadily after six months of slowdown. Experts believed that it might take the IT industry a year to come out of the fin....
- HCL judged best employer among tech firms, iGate next
New Delhi: Shiv Nadar-promoted HCL Infosystems has emerged as the best employer in the Indian information technology industry, followed by iGate, Rolta, RMSI and SAS Institute, says a survey by....
- Microsoft-Yahoo deal draws antitrust probe
San Francisco: The US Department of Justice is looking into the advertising and search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo, the companies said on Friday.
Yahoo and Microsoft, which t....
- Pranab to try to persuade West Bengal on IT project
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today that he will speak to the West Bengal government on allocating land to IT majors Wipro and Infosys after the state scrapped a mega projec....
- Finland to set up Innovation Centre in Delhi
Helsinki: Out to prove that there's more to Finnish technology than Nokia handphones, Finland is seeking collaborations with India in biotechnology and nanotechnology and will also set up a....
- Google proposes micropayments for online news
San Francisco: Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Assoc....
- Kerala's IT sector to have 200,000 jobs in 5 years: official
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's IT sector will generate as many as 200,000 jobs in the next five years, state Chief Secretary Neela Gangadharan said today.
Inaugurating a conference ....
- Infosys rues loss of Bengal's IT jobs as state scraps IT township
Kolkata: Development, job creation, IT township and other loaded promises smells of utopia for West Bengal at the present moment with the state losing another major opportunity to create IT job....
- TCS head Ramadorai appointed Tata Elxsi chairman
Bangalore: Outgoing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO S. Ramadorai has been appointed chairman of Tata Elxsi Ltd with immediate effect, the tech firm of the Tata group said in a regulatory fi....
- Lost opportunity for Bengal in creating IT jobs: Infosys
Bangalore/Kolkata: West Bengal has lost an opportunity to create thousands of jobs when it scrapped the proposed IT hub project in Kolkata, a senior official of Infosys Technologies said late t....
- Bengal scraps IT township project
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today informed IT majors Infosys and Wipro that their projects in a proposed township on the outskirts of this metropolis had been scrapped, according to off....
- Karnataka's latest in IT revolution
Baburayanakoppal (Karnataka): For 23-year-old graduate Jayalakshmi, getting a job at a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm was a dream. But getting it at her village here, near the historic....
- Software exports to grow in double digits: NASSCOM chief
Chandigarh: India is expected to clock double-digit growth in the software and IT enabled services (ITeS) exports next year as the US and other markets are recovering from the meltdown, a top o....
- Infosys to open IT SEZ in Thiruvananthapuram shortly
Thiruvananthapuram: The IT special economic zone (SEZ) being developed by software major Infosys on a 50-acre plot adjacent to the Technopark IT campus here will open shortly.
The SEZ....
- HCL Tech in pact with New Zealand's Optimation
New Delhi: Industrialist Shiv Nadar-promoted HCL Technologies today announced a pact with Optimation, a top company in information and communication technology in New Zealand, to offer services....
- HCL Tech reports 21 percent jump in first quarter revenues
New Delhi: Information technology major HCL Technologies today reported a 21-percent jump in revenues for the first quarter of this fiscal at $607 million -- a 7.6-percent in sequential terms.
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- Freescale technology forum in Bangalore
Bangalore: Global chip maker Freescale Semiconductor will hold its fifth annual technology forum event here Sep 2-3 to showcase new technologies from its research and development centres and pa....
- Printer, copier sales down by 13 percent
Bangalore: Sale of printers, copiers and multifunctional office automation products witnessed a 13 percent decline in India in the first half of 2009 over the like period the previous year, sai....
- Cognizant offers outsourcing services from Phoenix
New Delhi: IT major Cognizant on Monday said it will expand its Phoenix delivery centre by adding business process outsourcing (BPO) services to its existing portfolio.
The company pl....
- Indian IT industry on alert to prevent H1N1 fallout
New Delhi/Bangalore: The $60-billion Indian IT industry is on an alert mode on account of the pandemic swine flu that has affected travel and led to postponement of events, according to a top i....
- Wipro floats consulting academy in US
Bangalore: Global software major Wipro Technologies on Thursday said it has set up a consulting academy in the US to strengthen the customer management skills of its frontline employees.
- Software security market growth dips in Asia Pacific: Gartner
New Delhi: The growth of the information technology (IT) security market in Asia Pacific dipped to 28.3 percent in 2008 from 36 percent a year before, a leading global IT industry researcher sa....
- 'India's tech revolution led by men and women under 27'
Washington: Saying that the US needs to wake up to the reality of India's technological revolution being led by IIT-educated "young men and women under the age of 27", President Bar....
- Infosys looking at overseas acquisitions
Kolkata: IT major Infosys Technologies is looking at acquisitions in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Japan and Australia, a top company official said here today.
"The size....
- Dell India gets notice for over-pricing products
New Delhi: Computer major Dell India has been issued notice by a district consumer court here for allegedly over-pricing products and supplying a faulty laptop to a customer.
A consum....
- Sad for Yahoo, gain for Microsoft
New Delhi:A sad day for Yahoo! That's the consensus -- a rare one -- across both global technology and investor communities. Yahoo stock dropped 10 percent, Microsoft rose one percent. For ....
- India's IT revenues seen at $63 bn this fiscal
New Delhi: India's information technology and outsourcing industry is expected to grow over 7 percent this fiscal to log revenues of $64 billion with much faster expansion within the domest....
- NIIT Technologies profit dips 13.5 percent
New Delhi: IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies today reported a 13.5 percent dip in its operating profit to Rs.39.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30 as against Rs.45.6 crore in the like ....
- Infopark Kochi doubles IT exports
Kochi: Infopark Kochi, an IT park promoted by the Kerala government, today said its exports almost doubled last fiscal to touch Rs.600 crore ($124.5 million).
It said in a statement t....
- Global recession to hit investment in IT training market
Bangalore: Investment in IT training and software certification is set to decline by 25 percent in the Asia-Pacific region this fiscal as budgets on tech spending fall due to recession, a study....
- Recession-hit Bangalore techies settle for low-paying jobs
Bangalore: Till a few months ago, IT professional T.V. George was earning Rs.70,000 per month, plus perks. But after losing his high-paying job, and being unemployed for three months, George, 3....
- US curb on skilled migrant labour will be a 'mistake': Bill Gates
New Delhi: Microsoft founder Bill Gates today said it would be a "big mistake" if the US imposes curbs on the entry of skilled workers from abroad, putting his weight behind "smart ....
- Microsoft wants to be part of unique identity project: Gates
New Delhi: Terming the unique identity project as a "great initiative", Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates today said the software giant wanted to partner with India in the ambitious proje....
- New IT projects to generate 6000 jobs in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: As many as 6,000 jobs will be generated in Madhya Pradesh by the four Information Technology Parks coming up, Industry and IT Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya told the state assembly today....
- Premji sees signs of stability, feels upbeat about future
Bangalore: Managing a 12 percent growth in profit for Wipro even in these trying times, India's billionaire tech czar Azim Premji today said he was now more upbeat about the future than bef....
- Wipro IT services revenue to be flat in second quarter
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd projected revenue of $1.03-1.05 billion from its global IT services for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2009-10).
In a regulatory filing today....
- Wipro net up 12 percent in first quarter
Bangalore: Wipro Ltd posted net profit of Rs.10.16 billion (Rs.1,016 crore) for the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2009-10), registering 12 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth as per ....
- Indian IT industry bucks global recession to sustain growth
New Delhi: The Indian IT industry managed to limit the impact of global recession last fiscal and maintain the growth momentum, albeit lower than that in the boom times, says tech publisher Dat....
- Singapore largest investor in India among ASEAN nations
New Delhi: Singapore is the largest investor in India among the 10 ASEAN countries with its investments rising from Rs.1,416.9 crore in 2005 to Rs.15,775.9 crore in 2008, says an industry lobby....
- PM sees room for intellectuals in 'governance process'
On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an economist turned politician, today said former Infosys co-chairman Nandan Nilekani's appointment as head of a government project wa....
- Dell India to renew focus on small, medium business
Chennai: With India housing around 7.6 million small and medium business (SMB) units and offering a good growth opportunity, computer manufacturer Dell India has realigned its focus on the sect....
- Google's new OS could hit Microsoft where it hurts
San Francisco: It's the ultimate showdown in the technology world, the clash of giants that has been eagerly awaited for years. Web giant Google is taking its clearest aim yet at Microsoft ....
- Infosys lowers revenue projections for this fiscal
Bangalore: The meltdown has finally caught up with IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, forcing it to marginally lower its quarterly and annual revenue guidance for the first time even as it man....
- Infosys hires 3,538 people in first quarter
Bangalore: Undeterred by the impact of the global meltdown on its revenue and profits, IT bellwether Infosys Technologies and its subsidiaries hired 3,538 people in the first quarter of this fi....
- Orissa's software exports grew by 39 percent in 2008-09
Bhubaneswar: Despite the global economic slowdown, software exports from Orissa grew by 39.05 percent in 2008-09 over the year before, officials said on Thursday.
The total IT exports....
- Mahindra Satyam retains contract with GlaxoSmithKline
Hyderabad: Mahindra Satyam renewed a five-year multi-million dollar contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to provide system application products (SAP) and other critical systems support worldwide....
- Infosys net profit up 17 percent in first quarter
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Ltd posted a net profit of Rs.15.27 billion (Rs.1,527 crore) in the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2009-10), registering 17.3 percent year-on-year (Y....
- Infosys projects marginal decline in revenues
Bangalore: Technology meltdown and currency volatility have forced Infosys Technologies Ltd to lower its guidance for the second quarter (July-September) and the entire fiscal (2009-10), projec....
- Indian software gleans clear pictures out of blurry images
Chennai: A new software designed by two Indian electronic engineers gleans clear pictures out of hazy or blurry images.
S.Uma, from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, and S. Anna....
- Tamil Nadu to announce new policy for IT sector
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will announce a slew of measures to help IT sector attract fresh investments, a senior official here said today.
"The proposals will be announce....
- Global IT spending to dip 6 percent in 2009: Gartner
New Delhi: The global spending on IT is expected to dip six percent to $3.2 trillion in 2009 from $3.4 trillion in the previous year, a report released here on Tuesday said.
Accordin....
- American expats in B'lore celebrate I-Day with gusto
Bangalore: Living more than 13,000 km away from their home has not deterred the sizeable American community in India's IT hub Bangalore as they celebrated the American Independence Day toda....
- Andhra reducing dependency on US for IT exports
Hyderabad: In an attempt to insulate itself from the slowdown, the IT/IT enabled Services (ITeS) sector in Andhra Pradesh is reducing its dependency on the US and focusing on other markets for ....
- Israeli IT firms to bid for unique ID card project
Bangalore: Israeli IT firms will partner with Indian vendors to jointly bid for the ambitious unique identification (ID) card project of the Indian government, a visiting Israeli IT industry of....
- IT industry wants better infrastructure, incentives
Mumbai: A majority of IT companies in the country has urged the government to create better infrastructure to spur domestic demand and provide incentives to the slowdown-hit IT exports sector, ....
- Lenovo wants to do a China in India
New Delhi: Personal computer (PC) manufacturer Lenovo, struggling at the fifth position among PC makers in India, is looking at emulating its China success in other emerging markets including I....
- HCL to provide IT app support to US firm
New Delhi: Software service provider HCL Technologies today said it has won a contract from US-based beverages producer Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) to provide IT application support and infra....
- Infosys to bid for identification card project
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies will bid for the ambitious unique identification card project, which a state-run authority would initiate under the chairmanship of its former co-chairman Nandan....
- Infosys to decide if it needs co-chair
Bangalore: The board of Infosys Technologies will soon decide whether there is a need for co-chairman in the light of incumbent Nandan M. Nilekani resigning to head the government's unique ....
- IT sector growth could slow to 10.8 percent in 2009
New Delhi: The IT and IT enabled services (IteS) industry in India is expected to grow 10.8 percent to touch Rs.309,573 crore ($64 billion) in 2009, the slowest in the last five years, a report....
- Infosys' Murthy wants budget to focus on inclusive growth
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies Ltd chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy today hoped the union budget for 2009-10 would focus on inclusive growth, which he termed as "the need of ....
- Nokia Siemens to upgrade Idea Cellular's network
New Delhi: Telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia Siemens Networks today said it will upgrade Idea Cellular's network in 22 service areas in India.
The company will use GPRS (genera....
- Tata Consultancy eyes e-governance projects
Bangalore: IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is eyeing e-governance projects to cope with the downturn, according to a senior company official.
"Post-elections, we bel....
- IBM to enter mobile application sector
New Delhi: Targeting users of business and smart phones, computer services major IBM today announced a $100-million investment in the mobile services space globally, including India.
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- Kerala CM snubs minister on IT park project
Thiruvananthapuram: The factional feud in the Kerala-unit of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) surfaced once again today with Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan snubbing his industrie....
- CIL launches photoshare application for Twitter
Packed with features and interesting functionality, Delhi based Compare Infobase (CIL) has launched recently a photoshare application for Twitter called TwitSnaps. "TwitSnaps is a photoshare appli....
- Nucleus Software enters Mexican market
Bangalore: Nucleus Software Exports Ltd has tied up with Mexican consulting and distribution firm Praxis to market its software products in the Latin American country, the leading IT products f....
- Singapore, Kerala to enhance IT cooperation
Thiruvananthapuram: Cooperation in the IT sector between Singapore and industry majors in Kerala has received a major boost after a delegation from the Group of Technopark Companies (GTech) vis....
- Don't take 'India advantage' for granted: Premji
Bangalore: Wipro chairman Azim Premji today cautioned the IT industry against taking the "India advantage" for granted as countries like the Philippines were fast catching up in the bus....
- Recession-hit IT sector seeks extension of fiscal benefits
Bangalore: Battered by the global meltdown, the Indian IT industry is looking up to the new government for extension of fiscal benefits and relief from multiplicity of taxes.
"Ext....
- Genpact to train Bhutanese graduates for IT jobs
Bangalore: Gurgaon-based business process outsourcer (BPO) Genpact will train Bhutanese graduates to help develop the IT and IT-enabled services industry in the Himalayan nation, a company offi....
- Global IT industry grows 8% in 2008, India struggles
New Delhi: The IT industry worldwide grew by an estimated 8.2 percent in 2008 because of a good six to eight months of "business as usual" despite the meltdown, though Indian exporters ....
- Fraud-hit Satyam has Rs.373 crore bank balance
Mumbai: The fraud-tainted Satyam Computer Services has a bank balance of Rs.373 crore (about $75 million) as on March 31, the IT bellwether said today.
In a regulatory statement, Saty....
- How about an alert search engine to help you
Washington: Having problems with a search engine, then change the search terms to get the information you need. But what if the search engine did it for you?
A Penn State researcher a....
- Microsoft's Windows 7 to debut on Oct 22
San Francisco: Microsoft said on Tuesday that it will debut its new operating system on Oct 22 as it seeks to block a growing challenge from Google, Apple, and the open-source Linux operating s....
- Eight more special economic zones approved
New Delhi: Formal approvals were today granted to eight more special economic zones in the country, including those from infrastructure majors Emaar MGF and Larsen and Toubro, both in IT-relate....
- Raja promises tax benefits extension for IT firms
New Delhi: The IT industry has reasons to rejoice as Communication and IT Minister A. Raja today promised the extension of tax benefits under the Software Technology Park of India (STPI) scheme....
- Microsoft unveils Bing, new Internet search engine
San Francisco: Microsoft has unveiled a new search engine named Bing, renewing its efforts to challenge the dominance of Google in the Internet search market.
The company said the new....
- Wipro unveils virtual centre for testing services
Bangalore: Global software major Wipro Technologies has set up a virtual innovation centre for testing services on Second Life, the popular virtual world, the IT bellwether said today.
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- Intel rides chip-making strength to push other components
New Delhi: Intel Corp intends to ride the fame of its computer chips to push its less-known graphics processor and a memory controller later this year when it launches its latest low-cost proce....
- HCL Info bags Rs.240 crore order from BSNL
New Delhi: IT infrastructure solutions provider HCL Infosystems today said it had bagged an order worth Rs.240 crore from state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to implement a ....
- Chandigarh scripts an e-success story
Chandigarh: No more scrambling from one place to another to pay telephone, water and electricity bills or even to buy stamp papers and file RTI pleas, thanks to the Chandigarh administration....
- Parsvnath to set up IT park in Gurgaon
New Delhi: Realty major Parsvnath Developers will develop an IT park in Gurgaon, it said today.
The company is already in possession of the land and will invest Rs.135 crore in the pr....
- Indians' surge in Silicon Valley continues despite downturn
Washington: The numbers of Indians and other Asians and Latinos in America's Silicon Valley continued to surge from 2007 to 2008 even as the population growth of the two ethnic groups unexp....
- Obama remark on Bangalore worrying, admits Azim Premji
Bangalore: Terming the US President Barack Obama's tax reform proposal as a "worrying" development, Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Thursday said it was against what Obama said at the....
- Microsoft proceeds with layoff plans
San Francisco: Microsoft has sent layoff notices to more than 3,000 workers, almost completing plans announced in January to fire some 5,000 workers, the company said on Tuesday.
Micr....
- 3 major clients will stay with Satyam
New Delhi: Satyam's three big clients Nestle, Nissan and CIBA have assured to continue business with the firm.
"Clients such as Nestle and Nissan have already expressed their ....
- Government joins hands with Microsoft to curb internet threats
New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and software giant Microsoft Corp today jointly launched a website 'secureyourpc.in', which will provide vital information....
- 'Get your software from a cloud, save money'
New Delhi: As small and medium businesses in India struggle to stay afloat during the global economic slowdown, they are opting for cheaper computing services, and a Boston-based entrepreneur ....
- Wipro reduces IT revenue for first quarter
Bangalore Wipro Limited has projected $1 billion revenue from its global IT services business for the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2009-10), which is lower than the $1.05 billion....
- Netmagic offers cloud computing services
Bangalore: Leading managed IT service provider Netmagic Solutions Tuesday launched cloud computing services for enterprises to save on capital, space and power.
Cloud computing, a new gene....
- Netmagic ties up with three SAP partners
Bangalore: Managed IT services provider Netmagic Solutions has tied up with three SAP partners to target the growing Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) market by expanding its hosting se....
- Tech Mahindra registers interest in Satyam bidding process
Mumbai: IT services major Tech Mahindra has registered its interest in bidding for 51 percent stake in scam-hit Satyam Computers, it was announced today.
"In line with the process set out ....
- IT firm expands operations with $4-mn green data centre
Bangalore: IT infrastructure solutions and services firm Frontier Business Systems has set up a $4-million (Rs.200 million/Rs.20 crore) green data centre here to expand its operations across th....
- Infosys, Wipro hope Obama will not hurt US competitiveness
Bangalore: Indian IT bellwethers Infosys Technologies and Wipro on Wednesday expressed confidence that the US would not take any measure that would hurt its global competitiveness.
Reacting....
- Gmail up and running after giving users hard time
New Delhi: Thousands of tweets and hours later, the Gmail malfunction that led to hue and cry in the Internet community on Tuesday seems to have been resolved ? more or less.
"A number of ....
- Government to set up 100,000 common service centres
New Delhi: The government will set up 100,000 common service centres (CSC) across the country by March 2010, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said here today.
"The government has san....
- Global meltdown has hit IT sector hiring in India: Nilekani
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies vice-chairman Nandan M. Nilekani on Monday admitted that the global economic meltdown has affected hiring in India's IT industry.
"The IT sector is not seeing....
- Nasscom seeks expedited spending of funds on IT projects
Bangalore: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Monday urged the government to expedite spending of allocated funds on IT projects to stimulate the domes....
- Nasscom signs deal with Colombian IT group
Mumbai: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday signed an agreement with Colombia's Federation of Software and Related Technologies (Fedesoft) to en....
- Infosys rocks to raise 'green' awareness
Bangalore: IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd late on Wednesday hosted a 'green' rock festival in its sprawling campus here to raise awareness about preserving the environment and address....
- Nasscom pegs revenues of Indian software industry at $60 bn
New Delhi: The Indian software and services industry is expected to grow 16 percent this fiscal and log revenues of $60 billion despite the global slowdown, a top lobby for the industry said ....
- Infosys in Global Dow index
Bangalore: Indian IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Limited figures in the newly launched Global Dow index of 150 leading bluechip stocks, the company said on Wednesday. "We have been selected....
- India needs ICT revolution: Sibal
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean Development Kapil Sibal has said that the country needs an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) revolution if i....
- MRTPC starts probe into 'cartelisation' by broadcasters
New Delhi: Anti-monopoly watchdog body MRTPC has started a judicial inquiry against Indian Broadcast Federation (IBF) and its members for alleged cartelisation in fixing advertisement rates for....
- Tata Consultancy profit up 1.5 per cent
New Delhi: Leading software services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has posted Rs 12.71 billion net profit for the second quarter this fiscal as against Rs 12.47 billion in the co....
- Axon pitches for HCL offer, Infosys mulls options
Chennai: The board of the UK-headquartered consulting firm Axon Group Plc has now pitched for the 441 million pound (650 pence per share) bid of HCL Technologies Limited, instead of the 407 mil....
- Satyam bags SAP contract from Oman conglomerate
Dubai: Leading Indian IT consultant and services provider Satyam has bagged a SAP implementation contract from one of Oman's largest business conglomerates, Khimji Ramdas. According to the agre....
- After 54 years, VoA decides to shutdown its Hindi service
New Delhi: Voice of America (VoA) is switching off its Hindi service 54 years after it started broadcasting. VoA Hindi will broadcast its final programme on September 30, following which its si....
- Infosys joins outcry against 'shoddy' infrastructure at BIA
Bangalore: IT major Infosys Technologies today joined the government in flaying poor infrastructure and facilities at the the new Bengaluru International Airport and backed the demand for reope....
- "Indian IT workers not needed in Britain"
London: Information Technology (IT) technicians from India and other countries outside Europe are no longer needed in Britain, a British government panel said today. IT workers are in a list of....
- CyberMedia launches technology news service
New Delhi: Leading specialty media house CyberMedia has tied up with Netcore Solutions of Mumbai to offer technology news on mobile phones, a Netcore statement said today. MyToday Dailies, whic....
- Software industry looking at Lucknow as next IT hub
Lucknow: The software industry's apex lobby group is looking at Lucknow as a future information technology (IT) hub, an industry official said today. The software lobby - the National Associati....
- "Axon buyout to protect Infosys from US slowdown"
Bangalore: The acquisition of the Britain-based SAP consulting firm Axon Group plc is part of IT major Infosys' strategy to protect its business from a slowdown in the US and expand its global ....
- Infosys buys British consulting firm for USD 753 mn
Bangalore: IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Limited on Monday announced acquisition of the British-based leading SAP consulting firm Axon Group plc for USD 753 million (Rs 33 billion) in an a....
- New policy to help spread IT to smaller cities
Chandigarh: The Indian government has notified a policy for Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIR), to help the information technology (IT) industry to spread out to tier II and tier ....
- SkillSoft introduces e-learning services for enterprises
New Delhi: To establish a direct sales and support presence in India to offer Indian enterprises its world-class e-learning solutions and services SkillSoft Asia Pacific - a division of SkillSo....
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