K Rajani Kanth In Chennai &Amp; Hyderabad

Stories by K Rajani Kanth In Chennai &Amp; Hyderabad

Hyderabad: IT firms take safety measures for staff

Hyderabad: IT firms take safety measures for staff

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2009

With the political crisis over the Centre's announcement of creating a separate Telangana state casting its effect on the state capital, two business process outsourcing (BPO) companies have moved their employees to nearby hotels, even as other information technology (IT) companies have beefed security.

New Year gifts set to get chic, again

New Year gifts set to get chic, again

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2009

Indian corporate gifting companies are set to laugh all the way to the bank this New Year.

First android-based tablet PC for India

First android-based tablet PC for India

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2009

Developed by IITians, it will be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show.

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2009

Professionals are making the most of the short and full-term courses to keep pace with changing trends at the workplace.

Wipro to review compensation factor

Wipro to review compensation factor

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Wipro Ltd, a provider of IT solutions and services including systems integration, information systems outsourcing and IT-enabled services, says it has not been affected by the crisis in West Asia and will continue to invest in the region. Wipro already has a company -- Wipro Arabia, formed in 2007 through a joint venture with the Dar Al Riyadh Group -- providing IT solutions and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Gaming companies jingle all the way

Gaming companies jingle all the way

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

It's just three weeks to Christmas and Indian gaming companies have geared up with their offerings weaved around a plethora of topics relating to the December festival -- carols, cakes, decoration of the Xmas tree, Santa Claus and his magical elves and flying reindeers.

Boom time for Indian animation

Boom time for Indian animation

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2009

Indian animation and gaming training institutes are gearing to scale up their businesses and open up new avenues for professionals who are passionate about animation and gaming technologies.

Satyam to recruit again, even seniors

Satyam to recruit again, even seniors

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2009

For the first time in almost six months after it was acquired by Tech Mahindra, Satyam Computer Services (now rebranded as Mahindra Satyam) will hire 130 people from outside the company.

Hybrid autos to hit the roads soon

Hybrid autos to hit the roads soon

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2009

The company will launch the autos in Hyderabad within three months.

'India to be a test-bed for global roll-outs'

'India to be a test-bed for global roll-outs'

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2009

In an interview with K Rajani Kanth, NCR Corporation's managing director (India, Nepal and Sri Lanka) Pradeep Sen outlines the company's road map for India, including its plans to scale up its research and development efforts, manufacturing capacity expansion and taking the partner-ecosystem route to penetrate the petroleum and general retail segment.

ESOPs, promotions, pay hikes back at Satyam

ESOPs, promotions, pay hikes back at Satyam

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2009

Three days after announcing the reinstatement of the variable portion of staff salaries, Mahindra Satyam (earlier, Satyam Computer Services) has begun re-introducing other benefits, including employee stock option plans (ESOPs), beside giving promotions and salary hikes across different bands (grades).Mahindra Satyam, now treading a recovery path after it was hit by a big scandal involving its top management, had withdrawn variable pay in April this year.

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Centre drafts green SEZ policy

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2009

There are 344 notified SEZs spread across 40,000 hectare in the country that have so far attracted Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion).

Central govt buildings to go green soon

Central govt buildings to go green soon

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2009

Twenty-five buildings in Andhra Pradesh to be upgraded this calendar year.

'Need for rating agencies for colleges'

'Need for rating agencies for colleges'

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2009

An alternative approach has been demonstrated by IIT Bombay, which has been transmitting live, through Edusat and webcast, about 1,000 hours of its own classroom teaching free of cost every semester.

Think before you sign up for that dream job!

Think before you sign up for that dream job!

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2009

Identify where your interests actually lie before deciding on an industry or a career. Consult peers, and professors you respect. A square peg in a round hole never fits.

Tollywood gives case study to ISB

Tollywood gives case study to ISB

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2009

Now the film, the maiden venture of Ram Mohan, a management graduate-turned-movie producer, has become an entrepreneurship case study for the Indian School of Business.

Plea for Raju's lie detector test deferred

Plea for Raju's lie detector test deferred

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2009

The CBI had, on April 25, appealed to the XIV additional chief metropolitan magistrate to allow the agency to conduct forensic tests on the trio as a step-in-aid in investigation.

VV Raju: SMSing his way to glory

VV Raju: SMSing his way to glory

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2009

A regular visitor to the the Small Industries Service Institute's library in Vijayawada, where he was brought up, Raju browsed through various books and business journals and zeroed in on an idea that required more thought-processing and innovation and less investments.

Intelligroup eyes $18 mn buyouts in US, India

Intelligroup eyes $18 mn buyouts in US, India

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

Intelligroup had, in 2007, acquired IGS Novasoft, a UK-based company, which had a good SAP implementation methodology, for $3 million (Rs 14.7 crore).

Maytas Infra asked to shed flab

Maytas Infra asked to shed flab

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2009

The company had approached banks with a CDR request for about Rs 1,700 crore. However, according to company sources, the banks felt that Maytas must shed the flab, which includes dilution of stake in the Bangalore elevated tollway to raise funds before the CDR is granted. It has also been reportedly told that it should disengage from various projects which it cannot take forward.