Mahindra Satyam to acquire minority stake in Dion Global Mumbai, Feb 10: Leading global IT and communications services provider Mahindra Satyam will acquire minority stake in Dion Global Solutions Limited at an investment of Rs.35 crore, the companie....
Cognizant expands its Kochi operations Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7: Cognizant, a NASDAQ-listed, US-headquartered provider of information technology, is expanding its operations in Kerala by leasing 15 acres of land at the Kochi Infopa....
Infosys swaps global business heads Bangalore, Feb 3: Global software major Infosys swapped leadership positions in financial services and manufacturing business to enhance client servicing and broaden their experience, the IT be....
TCS expands US presence, opens new facility in California New Delhi, Jan 31: India's IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has opened a customer collaboration centre in California which will serve as the worldwide headquarter....
Smart City Kochi on course: Official Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23: The proposed Rs.5,000 crore Smart City Kochi mega IT project will be ready on time, a top official said today.
Speaking to reporters here, Baju George, man....
Wipro's IT outlook remains flat on marginal growth Bangalore, Jan 20: Wipro Limited today projected a flat revenue growth from its global IT services business in the fourth quarter (January-March) as sequential growth in the third quarter was m....
Wipro net profit up 10 percent in third quarter Bangalore, Jan 20: Wipro Limited reported net profit of Rs.1,456 crore (Rs.14.56 billion) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2011-12), registering 10 percent year-on-year ....
Rs.200 bn plan to connect all panchayats: Pilot Kolkata, Jan 19: The government is planning to spend Rs.200 billion on a scheme to connect all the panchayats in the country, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said on We....
Mahindra Satyam to participate in World Economic Forum Hyderabad, Jan 17: Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, will participate in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, scheduled Jan 25-27.
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Euro crisis, slowdown to hit Indian IT growth: Infosys Bangalore, Jan 12: European debt crisis and slower growth in developed markets could affect the growth of the Indian IT industry, a top Infosys official said today.
"The global ec....
Infosys ups fiscal guidance on robust growth Bangalore, Jan 12: Infosys Limited marginally revised its revenue guidance for this fiscal (2011-12) 1.5 percent upwards to Rs.34,284 crore (Rs.343 billion) on robust growth in the third quarte....
Infosys net up 33 percent in third quarter Bangalore, Jan 12: Infosys Limited posted net profit of Rs.2,372 crore (Rs.23.7 billion) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2011-12), registering a record 33 percent year-....
Bengal eyes 25 percent of India's IT revenue by 2015 Kolkata, Jan 6: The West Bengal government hopes to grab 25 percent of India's revenue from IT sector by 2015, state Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said today and added that the new IT....
Infosys' Kolkata centre in six months Kolkata, Dec 9: IT leader Infosys today said it has already paid Rs.75 crore for land for its proposed software development centre on the outskirts of the city and the construction work is expe....
Infosys shifts focus on developing economies Kolkata, Dec 9: IT giant Infosys is shifting its priorities to increase its revenues from the domestic market, as also other developing economies like China, Malaysia and South Africa on the ba....
IT spending in India to grow 9 percent by 2012 at $79.8 bn New Delhi, Nov 21: Despite global economic challenges, enterprises will continue to invest in Information Technology (IT) with IT spending in India projected to grow 9.1 percent at $79.8 billio....
Nasscom confers lifetime award on Tally's Goenka Bangalore, Nov 9: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) today conferred, for the first time, its Lifetime Achievement award on Tally Solutions managing director....
Wipro net flat in second quarter Bangalore, Oct 31: Wipro Ltd reported net profit of Rs.1,301 crore (Rs.13 billion) for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2011-12), registering a marginal one percent year-on-y....
Wipro net, IT revenue outlook remain flat Bangalore, Oct 31: India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro today reported marginal growth year-on-year (YoY) in net profit for the second quarter (July-September) and projected a flat seq....
India's premier ICT event unveiled in tech hub Bangalore, Oct 18: India's premier information and communication technology (ICT) event began in this tech hub today, with a focus on innovation and research and development (R&D) to dr....
Kochi Infopark readies for second phase Kochi, Oct 12: Kochi Infopark, the IT hub in this commercial capital of Kerala is gearing up for the second phase of its development, an official said today.
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Akash tablet's commercial variant in November New Delhi, Oct 5: The manufacturer of Akash, the world's cheapest tablet computing device priced at Rs.2,250, DataWind today said it plans to launch the tablet's commercial variant in t....
TCS arm targets $1 bn revenue by 2015 New Delhi, Aug 19: India's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) today said iON -- its integrated information technology solution for small and medium business (SMB) -- ta....
NIIT acquires Spanish IT firm Proyecta Mumbai, Aug 16: Software firm NIIT Technologies today said it had acquired a Madrid-based IT services firm Proyecta Sistemas de Informacion S.A.
In a regulatory filing, NIIT said the ....
Tech Mahindra partners Airtel in seven African countries Accra, Aug 12: Tech Mahindra, a leading Indian IT outsourcing company with global footprints, has started customer care services in seven African countries as a partner of telecom giant Bharti ....
Wipro projects marginal growth in second quarter
Bangalore, July 20: Global software major Wipro Ltd today projected an average revenue of $1.5 billion for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal (2011-12).
It is sequenti....
Cloud computing to create one lakh jobs in India: Study Bangalore, July 19: As the next technology wave, cloud computing by enterprises has the potential to create about 100,000 new jobs in India, a study said today.
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Indian IT to be worth $300 bn in decade Ahmedabad, July 18: India's IT sector will grow to $300 billion in a decade if its expansion covers tier-I and II towns and cities in India, N.R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor ....
Infosys beats guidance but stock dips on muted earnings Mysore (Karnataka), July 12: Though India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Ltd beat its revenue forecast by 1.8 percent for the April-June first quarter of the 2011-12 fiscal, its sto....
Infosys ups revenue guidance marginally for this fiscal Mysore (Karnataka), July 12: Infosys Ltd has revised its revenue guidance for this fiscal (2011-12) marginally to Rs.32,311 crore (Rs.323 billion) from Rs.32,270 crore (Rs.322 billion) projecte....
Infosys net profit up 16 percent in first quarter
Mysore (Karnataka), July 12: Infosys Ltd posted net profit of Rs.1,722 crore (Rs.17.22 billion) for the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2011-12), registering 16 percent year-on-year....
Indian enterprise software market grows 16 percent in 2010 Bangalore, June 28: Riding on the recovery of the global IT industry, the enterprise software market in India grew 16.3 percent in 2010, generating $2.5 billion as against $2.1 billion in 2009....
Indian IT industry talks with US on visas Bangalore, June 23: The Indian IT industry is in dialogue with the US on the use of visas by companies providing software services to American and global enterprises, a top industry official s....
Indian IT industry concerned over global economic crisis Bangalore, June 21: The resurgent Indian IT industry on Monday expressed concern over the fragile global economy plunging into crisis again due to sovereign debt defaults in Europe, sluggish gr....
Sibal meets industry leaders to formulate ICT policy New Delhi, June 15: Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday held a round table conference with stakeholdres, including prominent IT industries, for formulating a draft National Informat....
Late entrants, Taiwanese ICT firms take on biggies
New Delhi, June 12: Taiwanese firms were largely equipment suppliers to companies across the consumer durables and technology solutions space. They are now gearing up to give tough competition....
Infosys to start new campus in Shanghai New Delhi, May 21: The leading Indian IT major, Infosys Technologies, plans to make a huge investment in China. The company will make investments worth $125-150 million in its new campus at Ziz....
India Inc faces talent crunch in R&D, sales and IT: Report New Delhi, May 19: India Inc is finding it hard to fill in key positions in research, sales and IT due to lack of training and experience, an annual global talent survey said today.
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TCS eyeing $1 bn from small Indian establishments Kolkata, May 18: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which recently launched iON - a fully integrated IT solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs) - is eyeing $1 billion revenue fro....
Kerala IT companies tap into Danish ICT market Thiruvananthapuram, May 11: Kerala IT companies have made inroads into Denmark's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market as part of a strategy unveiled to help small and mediu....
Renowned banker K.V. Kamath new Infosys chairman Bangalore, April 30: K.V. Kamath, who steered ICICI to become India's largest private bank, will be the new chairman of India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys from Aug 21 when in....
Wipro investing heavily for next growth wave: Premji Bangalore, April 27: Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd is investing heavily in emerging verticals such as analytics, mobility and cloud computing for the next wave of customers' spend, company....
Wipro net up for quarter, fiscal; sees flat IT growth Bangalore, April 27: Like its peers, Indian software major Wipro posted double- digit growth in net profit and revenue in the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010-11 but projected flat revenue growth....
Infosys net up 17 percent in Q4 Bangalore, April 15: Infosys Technologies Ltd posted a net profit of Rs.1,818 crore (Rs.18.18 billion) for the fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2010-11, registering an increase of 17.1 ....
Oracle all set to open in Technopark in June Thiruvananthapuram, April 14: All arrangements are in place for IT blue chip Oracle to launch its first operations in Kerala at the Technopark campus here in June.
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Techies set to receive double digit pay raise in 2011 Bangalore, Apr 7: The techies can start looking forward to 2011 with the salary increment season set to kick off in style for them. During the slowdown years this sector had experienced single ....
MindTree former co-founder floats new IT venture Bangalore, April 5; Former MindTree co-founder Ashok Soota today announced setting up a new business venture - Happiest Minds Technologies Limited - to provide a slew of IT services to glob....
World Wide Web conference begins in Hyderabad Hyderabad, March 28: The 20th edition of the International World Wide Web conference began here today.
About 700 delegates from 50 countries are attending the five-day research orient....
Technopark-TBIC to bridge industry-academia gap Thiruvananthapuram, March 23: Technopark Technology Business Incubation Centre (T-TBIC) is setting up a Knowledge Network and Industry Connect (KNIC) programme to bridge the gap between industr....
Reliance Communications launches free website package scheme New Delhi, March 22: Reliance Communications today launched a scheme to provide a free website package to all its broadband internet users in India.
"The website package includes ....
TCS launches cloud-computing solution for SMBs Hyderabad, March 15: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, today launched cloud computing solution iON for small and medium businesses ....
TCS unveils cloud-computing solution in Karnataka Bangalore, March 12: Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday unveiled cloud-based computing solution iON for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Karnataka.
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HCL Infosystems bags IT project from Punjab and Sind bank New Delhi, March 9: HCL Infosystems today said it has bagged a project from the Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) to provide smart card-based solutions in over 1,500 villages across India.
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TCS sees robust demand for IT outsourcing in new fiscal Bangalore, March 7: Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today asserted that demand for IT outsourcing across verticals would be robust in the new fiscal (2011-12) owing to dis....
Infosys likely to set up centre in Bihar Patna, March 6: Information technology giant Infosys is likely to set up its first software development centre in Bihar and the state government is planning to provide it with land, an official....
Technopark IT firm wins 'excellence in Air Cargo' award Thiruvananthapuram, March 2: Leading IT systems provider to the global air transportation industry, Technopark headquartered IBS Software, has received the prestigious "STAT TIMES Internati....
Kerala IT team to visit global infotech fair Thiruvananthapuram, March 1: A high level delegation from Kerala IT, the state government's nodal infotech agency, will participate in the prestigious global infotech and communications fai....
IT sector slams budget on 'retrogade' taxes Bangalore, Feb 28: The resilient IT industry today slammed the budget for 2011-12 for imposing minimum alternate tax (MAT) on Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units and withdrawing the tax holiday o....
Kochi IT firm launches life database application Kochi, Feb 25: Kochi-based mobile products development company Dexetra today launched here what it claims to be the world's first life database application.
Named "Friday"....
Rs.2,300 crore Cyber City announced in Kerala Kochi, Feb 17: Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) today announced a Rs.2,300 crore Cyber City project near here which is expected to generate 60,000 new direct jobs.
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Personal computer market grows 26 percent
New Delhi, Feb 17: The rise in the commercial demand of desktops and notebooks has led to the personal computers (PC) market in India registering a 26 percent rise in sales during the quarter e....
Openbravo aims four-fold growth Kolkata, Feb 16: Openbravo, one of the leading web-based open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) providers, is aiming at a four-fold growth in deployments across Asia-Pacific region this....
Artin Dynamics signs $4.5 million deal with US firm Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14; Technopark-based artificial intelligence company Artin Dynamics today signed an agreement with Triune Infomatics in California to distribute its flagship product....
Microsoft India chief Ravi Venkatesan quits Bangalore, Feb 10: Ravi Venkatesan today resigned as Microsoft India chairman and corporate vice president to "pursue other opportunities" after a seven-year stint with the global softw....
Technopark IT firm enters Indian transportation market
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9: The Technopark-based ARS Software Engineering today announced it will enter the Indian transportation and logistics industry with its intelligent transport systems so....
Nasscom Summit: IT sector should look beyond numbers, says Sibal Mumbai, Feb 8: Indian IT sector needs to look beyond revenue figures and make optimum utilization of technology for the emancipation of a large populace. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource....
HP unveils reclining PC San Francisco, Feb 8: Computers are increasingly coming in all shapes and sizes. Now there is even a reclining computer.
HP announced the new form factor on Monday, saying that it bel....
Smartphones exploding thanks to Android San Francisco, Feb 8: Smartphone growth is exploding around the world, as Google's open-source Android operating system drives prices down, according to a study released on Monday by market....
Nasscom meet focuses on IT-outsourcing sector Mumbai, Feb 7: Turning the spotlight on India's IT-BPO (business process outsourcing) sector, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) today began its 19th edit....
Technologists from IT companies honoured for innovative solutions New Delhi, Feb 5: Technologists from leading IT companies including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Nokia Siemens Networks were today feted for bringing out innovative solution to ....
India's ICT exports rise by 244 percent in 2009
United Nations, Feb 3: India's exports and imports of information and communications technology (ICT) experienced a rapid rise in 2009 as Asia accounted for two third of global ICT exports,....
AMD unveils new chip for powering computer applications Bangalore, Feb 1: Leading chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today unveiled its latest microprocessor to power computer applications with more features, including graphics.
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Technopark TBI to get seed funding from union ministry Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31: Technopark's Technology Business Incubation (T-TBI) today signed an agreement with the technology development board of the union ministry of science and technolo....
HCL Infosystems bags Rs.250 crore BSNL order
New Delhi, Jan 31: HCL Infosystems Ltd. today said it has bagged a Rs.250 crore project from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) for deploying facilities to manage the telecom operator&#....
Indian IT success makes Obama mention Bangalore: Governor
Bangalore, Jan 26: The success of India's resilient IT industry makes US President Barack Obama mention Bangalore every time he talks about competition, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj sai....
IT sector to grow by 25-26 percent annually: Narayana Murthy Kolkata, Jan 23: Picking up after being adversely hit by the global slowdown, India's IT sector is performing well and would experience an annual growth of 25-26 percent, Infosys Technologi....
Wipro gets new CEO
Bangalore, Jan 21: India's software major Wipro Ltd today announced the appointment of T.K. Kurien as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its global IT business and executive director of t....
Wipro forecasts $1.4 billion IT revenue in Q4 Bangalore, Jan 21: Software major Wipro Ltd today said revenue from its global IT business for the Jan-March fourth quarter of this fiscal would be $1.4 billion, projecting a sequential growth ....
Wipro projects higher IT revenue for fourth quarter
Bangalore, Jan 21: Wipro Ltd projected $1.4 billion revenue from its global IT business for the fourth quarter (January-March) of this fiscal (2010-11), an increase of four percent sequentially....
Wipro net up 10 percent in third quarter
Bangalore, Jan 21: Wipro Ltd reported net profit of Rs.13.2 billion for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2010-11), registering 10 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth, accordin....
HCL Infosystems to sell arm to Tikona
New Delhi, Jan 19: HCL Infosystems today said it will sell the entire stake of its subsidiary HCL Infinet to Tikona Digital Networks.
"The move comes as part of the HCL Infosystem....
HCL Technologies quarterly net profit rises 12 percent
New Delhi, Jan 19: HCL Technologies today reported an increase of 12 percent in the net profit at Rs.285.97 crore for the quarter ended on December 2010 as compared to Rs.255.44 crore for the s....
Karnataka sanctions IT & Electronic hardware project
Bangalore, Jan 18: The government of Karnataka sanctioned new IT and Electronic Hardware guidelines after a cabinet meeting today to enhance the development of these sectors. At present, these ....
TCS net zooms by 30 percent on volume growth Mumbai, Jan 17: India's largest IT bellwether Tata Consulting Services (TCS) posted consolidated net profit of Rs.2,370 crore (Rs.23.70 billion) in the third quarter of the current fiscal (....
Infosys loses more techies than it hired in Q3
Bangalore, Jan 13: The attrition rate at India's IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd shot up during the October-December third quarter of fiscal 2010-11 on annualised basis, with more em....
HCL to acquire 20 percent stake in Techmart Telecom
New Delhi, Dec 30: HCL Infosystems Limited today said it has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 20 percent stake in Techmart Telecom Distribution, a Dubai-based partner of Nokia Corpo....
Court tells Wipro to deposit Rs.240 mn in tax case
Bangalore, Dec 29: The Karnataka High Court has directed IT bellwether Wipro Ltd to deposit Rs.24 crore (Rs.240 million) by today evening in a case of tax on re-export of software, a company of....
Indian IT industry upset over US healthcare cost burden Bangalore, Dec 24; The resilient Indian IT industry has expressed outrage over the latest US law to increase the visa fee on its skilled workers to share the healthcare burden of 9/11 victi....
Infosys ranked top for retail IT services
Bangalore, Dec 20: India's IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd has been ranked number one among retail IT services providers worldwide for 2010 in a global evaluation, the company said t....
Wipro opens new development centre in Hungary Bangalore, Dec 13: Indian IT bellwether Wipro Technologies late today said it has opened a new development centre in Hungarian capital Budapest to expand its presence in central and eastern Eur....
Wipro bags outsourcing deal from Vasan Eye Care Bangalore, Dec 11: Indian infotech giant Wipro today said it won a five-year outsourcing contract from Vasan Eye Care, a unit of Tamil Nadu-based Vasan Healthcare group.
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Intel helping healthcare reach rural Karnataka Bangalore, Dec 10: Global chip maker Intel has initiated a joint telemedicine programme to take benefits of healthcare to rural Karnataka in association with the state government, a senior comp....
Wipro Chairman to set up new Rs.8,846-crore endowment trust Bangalore, Dec 2: Wipro chairman Azim Premji late on Wednesday announced that he would set up a new endowment trust with a whopping Rs.8,846 crore (Rs.88.5 billion) to fund various social initi....
Symantec meet to focus on data, information security concerns
Mumbai, Dec 1: Global security solutions provider Symantec will on Thursday unveil its vision to secure and manage sensitive information and identities on multiple platforms spanning IT infrast....
M&M to buy 5.5 percent of BT's stake in Tech Mahindra
Mumbai, Nov 26: Diversified conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today said it has agreed to buy a 5.5 percent stake of its partner BT Group Plc in its IT arm Tech Mahindra.
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Mahindra Satyam appoints three executives for Americas Mumbai, Nov 22: Mahindra Satyam, which was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in September, said today it has appointed three new executives for its Americas operations with a view to re....
Wipro Infocrossing to set up new data centre in US Bangalore, Nov 17: Wipro's IT infrastructure management services subsidiary Infocrossing will set up a new data centre at North Carolina in the US to support its growing business, the compa....
Major talent for Indian IT industry untapped New Delhi, Nov 11: The majority of talent for the IT industry lies in tier-II colleges and cities which are partially or completely ignored by companies for fresher placements in India, accordi....
HCL Infosystems' Dubai arm signs deal with Emirates group New Delhi, Nov 10: HCL Infosystems MEA, the Dubai-based subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, today said that it has partnered with Mercator IT division of the Emirates group to manage IT infrastructu....
Tokyo airport uses Kerala IT firm solution for cargo operation
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3: The second busiest airport in Asia and the fourth busiest in the world, Haneda Airport in Tokyo has adopted Kerala-based IBS Software's cargo management solution ....
S. M. Krishna hopes China removes barriers in IT, pharma
New Delhi, Nov 1: External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna today said he hoped China will provide a level playing field to India in pharmaceuticals and IT sector.
"There is a capac....
HCL Infosystems Q1 net profit down by 19.5 percent
New Delhi, Oct 27: HCL Infosystems today reported a 19.5 percent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs.47.46 crore for the first quarter ended on Sep 30 from Rs.58.97 crore in the year-ago q....
Recovery in IT industry is solid, sustainable: Azim Premji Bangalore, Oct 22: Recovery in the IT industry is solid and sustainable, as growth during the last two-three quarters has been exceptional, Wipro chairman Azim Premji asserted today.
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Wipro sees higher IT revenue in Q3 on strong growth
Bangalore, Oct 22: Wipro Limited today projected marginally higher revenue of $1.33 billion from its global IT services business for the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of this fiscal (2010-11) on 4.5 ....
Wipro net up 10 percent in second quarter
Bangalore, Oct 22: Wipro Ltd today posted a net profit of Rs.1,285 crore (Rs.12.85 billion) for second quarter (July-Sep) of this fiscal 2010-11, registering an increase of 10 percent year-on-y....
HCL Q1 net profit falls 35 percent New Delhi, Oct 20: HCL Technologies today reported a 35.2 percent fall in net profit at Rs.194.88 million for the first quarter ended on Sep 30 as against Rs.300.75 million in the corresponding....
IBM net income up 12 percent boosted by BRIC sales
Washington, Oct 19: Buoyed by strong performance in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as solid sales of analytics software and services, the third-quarter net income of International Busi....
Infosys wants RBI to halt huge inflows to check volatility Bangalore, Oct 15: With an appreciating rupee impacting its margins, IT bellwether Infosys Technologies today sought the intervention of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to regulate speculative ....
Infosys declares 200 percent interim dividend
Bangalore, Oct 15: Infosys Technologies Ltd today declared 200 percent interim dividend of Rs.10 per share and a whopping 300 percent special dividend of Rs.30 per share of Rs.5 at par value fo....
Infosys ups guidance for fiscal 2011 on strong growth
Bangalore, Oct 15: Infosys Technologies Ltd revised its guidance upwards for the fiscal 2010-2011 on strong growth during the second quarter (July-Sept).
In a regulatory filing today,....
Infosys posts net profit of over Rs.17 bn in Q2 Bangalore, Oct 15: Infosys Technologies Ltd posted a net profit of Rs.17.37 billion (Rs.1,737 crore) for the second quarter (July-Sept) of the fiscal 2010-11, registering year-on-year (YoY) gro....
Jaipur IT firm to help BlackBerry users stay connected Jaipur, Oct 10: A Jaipur-based software firm claims to have found an answer to the problem that BlackBerry users will face if the government decides to ban its messenger and corporate e-mail se....
Satyam soars 12 percent ahead of annual earnings in two years
Mumbai, Sep 22: Shares of Satyam Computer Services, now renamed Mahindra Satyam, soared over 12 percent today, a week ahead of the disclosure of audited financial results for the past two fisca....
CSS Corp mulls IPO in India Chennai, Sep 21: The $135 million US based information technology (IT) company CSS Corp is mulling an initial public offer (IPO) sometime in the future in India, said a top company official.
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IBM to manage Bharti Airtel's IT operations in Africa
New Delhi, Sep 17: India's largest cellphone operator Bharti Airtel today said global technology major IBM will supply the computing technology and services for its telecom network across 1....
Indian IT firms look to Europe to diversify business
New Delhi, Sep 15: With an anti-outsourcing tirade in America rising, Indian software giants like Infosys and Wipro are planning to expand their businesses in Europe through new ventures in a b....
TCS signs multi-year service pact with US retailer
New Delhi, Sep 15: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has entered into a multi-year agreement with US-based grocery retailer SUPERVALU for a full service engagement.
The de....
TCS to set up training centre at Technocity
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will set up a training centre at the proposed Technocity near the Technopark campus here.
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Andhra concerned over impact of Ohio's decision on IT sector Hyderabad, Sep 11: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah is concerned over the impact of the decision of US' Ohio state, to ban outsourcing to India, on the state's Information Techn....
CA Technologies to focus on growth areas, raise headcount
Hyderabad, Sep 10: Business software major CA Technologies is looking to focus on growth areas like telecom and defence, and ramp up headcount by about 900 people in the next 3-5 years, said to....
Infosys back office wins Asia award for branding
Bangalore, Sep 9: The back office operations division of Infosys Technologies won the CMO (chief marketing officer) Asia award 2010 for excellence in branding and marketing, the IT bellwether s....
Google yet to apply for online maps in China Beijing, Sep 9: Internet giant Google has not applied to Chinese authorities to provide online map and location services, an official said.
Song Chaozhi, deputy director general of th....
Tax sops for IT units setting up operations in rural areas Chennai, Sep 8: The central government day said it is keen to provide incentives for information technology (IT) companies setting up operations in tier 2/3 cities and rural areas.
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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....
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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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?
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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.
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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.
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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,....
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....
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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....
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....
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.
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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.
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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....
