B G Shirsat &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

Stories by B G Shirsat &Amp; Shivani Shinde In Mumbai

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Next time you answer the phone, chances are there won't be a caller at the other end, but a recorded message trying to sell a product or service. It doesn't expect an answer, but goads you to punch in a few keys in acceptance or simply hang up.

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

The PC assembling segment has held firm despite stiff competition from branded players.

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2007

To consider open offer if price falls below Rs 2,100 a share.

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Mid-sized Indian IT companies are increasingly adopting the Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds route to raise funds.

Strong Re shores up 331 firms' profit

Strong Re shores up 331 firms' profit

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

At a time when software companies were reporting disappointing results on account of this, an unperturbed Chatterjee said Tata Steel would reap significant benefits from the new exchange rate, which would be disclosed with its results.

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

The revenue growth rate for Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies has declined by over 20 percentage points to about 25 per cent from over 45 per cent in the quarter ended June 2006.

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Enterprise rights management software, which controls access to any information being floated within an organisation, is set to see widespread use

Retail investors lose IPO appetite

Retail investors lose IPO appetite

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

This year so far, as many as nine of 50 issues did not see their retail portion fully subscribed.

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Several Web 2.0 startups, however, have managed to get venture capital in the foreign markets and underatken studies to understand the market potential of Web 2.0 sites.

India Inc sits on Rs 3.5 lakh cr cash pile

India Inc sits on Rs 3.5 lakh cr cash pile

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Analysts say that retail offers a big opportunity and acquisitions are a way to grow rapidly; there is also the need to deploy this money gainfully.

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

The company has entered into exclusive tie-ups with the US-based PopCap Games, Playfirst, and Russian game developer and distributor, Alawar, to provide content for casual (not the high-end ones) games.

Oil firms may dampen Q1 show

Oil firms may dampen Q1 show

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

The study predicts that the Sensex companies are expected to show marginal 6 per cent growth in profit, while the growth for the oil companies is likely to be higher at 23.4 per cent.

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

TCS, NXP Semiconductors and Gemini Traze are already in the fray.

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

Game developers are increasingly eyeing Bollywood production houses to create content.

India Inc set to raise Rs 1 lakh crore

India Inc set to raise Rs 1 lakh crore

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

A back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that the total mobilisation through share issues (including rights, initial and follow-on issues) will be at least Rs 1.04 lakh crore (Rs 1.04 trillion).

High offtake,frequent PLR hikes save banks blushes

High offtake,frequent PLR hikes save banks blushes

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2007

The Indian banking sector has overcome concerns pertaining to the rising cost of funds and an increase in provisioning requirements under the new RBI norms, to post a healthy rise in net interest income during the quarter ended March 2007.

Foreign equity seen at $15 bn

Foreign equity seen at $15 bn

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2007

Huge share offerings may lead to record inflow in 2007.

e-commuting fast catching up in India

e-commuting fast catching up in India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Future to revamp IT, puts in Rs 400 cr

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Future Group, the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20-billion) Indian retail giant, is set to invest close to Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) over a period of three years to revamp its IT infrastructure.