Leslie D'Monte &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra

Stories by Leslie D'Monte &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra

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.

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Solar energy: Big opportunity for India

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

It is too late to devote resources to chip manufacturing. India, instead, should explore opportunities in solar energy, where entry barriers are low and end-products are sold like commodity, states a JP Morgan report.

Meet the man on a Wi-Fi mission

Meet the man on a Wi-Fi mission

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2007

It's the Year of Broadband in India and Frank Hanzlik, MD of the Wi-Fi Alliance, wants Wi-Fi to rise above the din created by WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and 3G.

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.

There's no stopping the Indian IT juggernaut

There's no stopping the Indian IT juggernaut

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

IT companies have weathered the appreciating rupee in their December 2006 results and are poised for strong growth this quarter.

Demand for software architects

Demand for software architects

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

As India moves up the value chain in the global IT arena, the role of software architects will be crucial in designing complex applications.

Daimler seeks govt support

Daimler seeks govt support

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

DaimlerChrysler India, which doubled the sales of its Mercedes-Benz luxury cars in India in calendar 2006, is seeking government support to further develop the luxury car market in India.

$60 bn IT exports by '10 in sight

$60 bn IT exports by '10 in sight

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2007

The IT industry is today India's top exporter with exports of over $23.6 billion in 2005-06, 33 percent growth.

11 GREAT tips for buying a laptop

11 GREAT tips for buying a laptop

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

What should you look out for when buying a laptop? Here's help.

IT majors outsource work to US company

IT majors outsource work to US company

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Signalling a reverse outsourcing trend, many Indian IT firms with their operations spread across the US and Europe are now outsourcing a part of their administrative work in the US to a US-based firm Hanna Global Solutions.

The advantages of online banking

The advantages of online banking

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Despite a complex interface, online banking is fast gaining acceptance.

IT unions move in to call the shots

IT unions move in to call the shots

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

The third CITU strike in West Bengal and the move of unions to call the shots in Kerala's IT sector are developments that the IT industry, at large, has denounced.

When IT outsourcing makes sense

When IT outsourcing makes sense

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2006

Big companies offer modular packages and consultancy offers; they offer EMIs too.

TV viewing will not be same

TV viewing will not be same

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2006

In-Stat predicts that over 60 million households will have at least one wide screen, high-definition TV display in their home by end 2007

Virtual workforce to drive online sales

Virtual workforce to drive online sales

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2006

BNA Technology Consulting has launched what it terms as 're-intermediation' through a web-based solution called LivServ

E-commerce may vault to Rs 9,500 crore in 2007

E-commerce may vault to Rs 9,500 crore in 2007

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2006

E-commerce in India has almost touched the Rs 5,000 crore mark and is expected to garner around Rs 9,500 crore by 2007.

Lenovo to use ThinkPad for SMB thrust

Lenovo to use ThinkPad for SMB thrust

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2006

Lenovo, the Chinese giant which acquired IBM's PC business a year ago, is aggressively positioning its ThinkPad brand of notebook products for the small and medium business customers in India.

Infosys brass offers 1.3 crore shares through ADS

Infosys brass offers 1.3 crore shares through ADS

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2006

Infosys directors - N R Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, T V Mohandas Pai (head of HR) and five others - have collectively offered 1.3 crores