Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Chennai, Bangalore

Stories by Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Chennai, Bangalore

Indian arm of McAfee soon

Indian arm of McAfee soon

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Security solutions provider McAfee is the latest one to realise the potential of India as a great market. McAfee, which was earlier operating through a liaison office in India, will now have its own subsidiary.

Accenture, MIT tie up

Accenture, MIT tie up

Rediff.com   18 May 2007

Accenture has entered into a pact with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to train its employees for individual and professional development.

A monster Einstein to power your 'search'!

A monster Einstein to power your 'search'!

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

A monster Einstein could soon be powering the way you gather information.

India to be global hub for market research

India to be global hub for market research

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

Over the last couple of years, the Indian landscape for outsourced market research is changing rapidly.

How controversies dog the IIMs

How controversies dog the IIMs

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Even as the government considers a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Management answerable to the Parliament, it appears the IIMs - considered home to some of the best brains in the country - have shifted from being seats of learning to seats

B'lore to see 1.4 lakh apartments in 4 yrs

B'lore to see 1.4 lakh apartments in 4 yrs

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2007

Bangalore is set to see 1.4 lakh new residential apartment units entering the market in 3 to 4 years and the city will see price stabilisation in 2007 as against a steep rise in prices in 2006.

Wipro eyes large buyouts in pharma, aerospace

Wipro eyes large buyouts in pharma, aerospace

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

IT solutions and services provider Wipro is looking at acquiring companies worth over $100 million each to fill various technology gaps and expand to newer geographies.

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

When asked whether the Reserve Bank of India had sent any further comments, Dua replied in the negative.

IT firms to make graduates 'employable'

IT firms to make graduates 'employable'

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

Though India churns out over 325,000 lakh engineering graduates every year, experts say just a third of these are actually "industry-ready".

Yahoo! eyes rural India

Yahoo! eyes rural India

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

Taking a cue from the telecom and PC industry, Yahoo!India, is aggressively targeting the new Internet and mobile users in rural India.

It's boom time for info management

It's boom time for info management

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

The amount of digital information consumed globally in 2006 alone, if stacked as books, can go to and fro from the sun 18 times

Website that catches fake CVs

Website that catches fake CVs

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Launched by of a few IITians, led by Mahendra Pratap, the portal seeks to reward the good referee and punish the not-so-truthful one. A referee can earn up to Rs 10,000 per month by validating candidates' abilities.

Now NIIT eyes Russia, S Africa, Saudi Arabia

Now NIIT eyes Russia, S Africa, Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

NIIT Limited, a provider of IT training, learning and knowledge solutions, is set to expand its overseas presence by expanding its chain of IT education training centres in a few emerging countries and by entering new geographies.

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

Given that some BPOs conduct nearly 150 interviews a day, the threat of fudged resumes and impersonation is compounded many times over.

IT firms target $8bn aviation engg market

IT firms target $8bn aviation engg market

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

Big and small domestic IT firms are busy positioning themselves to snap up the $8 billion market opportunity that the aerospace sector has created.

Most captive operations in India feel the heat

Most captive operations in India feel the heat

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

Almost 90 per cent of companies that started their captive operations (set up to provide internal services and in some cases sell them to clients) in India in the last 18 months are operating with less than 300 people each.

Aero India set to spread wings

Aero India set to spread wings

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

From a modest beginning as a defence exposition in 1996, Aero India 2007, the sixth edition of the biennial event, has matured beyond recognition, drawing attention from all the global aviation biggies.

Future Group to dress up homes

Future Group to dress up homes

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2007

To launch 'Hometown' stores.

BEL chief hangs up his boots

BEL chief hangs up his boots

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2007

Y Gopala Rao who retired as chairman and managing director, Bharat Electronics, a defence PSU based out of Bangalore, had identified cutting costs as a key objective for the future.

Meet the man behind ITeS union

Meet the man behind ITeS union

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2007

R Karthik Shekhar took the lead to float the Union for Information and Technology Enabled Services in September 2005.