In less than a week's time, a fourth submarine cable was severed in West Asia, disrupting voice and telecommunication traffic between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Indian firms across sectors, especially small- and medium ones will see their annual wage bills increase from this financial year since the government has raised the eligibility limit for statutory bonus payments to those who earn Rs 10,000 a month (basic salary and dearness allowance).
The voice operations (call centres) of IT-BPO firms -- which comprise around 20-30 per cent of most firms in India -- will be the most affected since the International Private Leased Circuits are down.
Despite wage hikes, an appreciating rupee, and fewer working days nibbling at their profit margins during the quarter ended December 31, 2007, the five IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies, Wipro, Satyam Computer Services and HCL Technologies posted revenue and net profit figures that were in line with market expectations.
Companies are developing new engine technologies to deliver the ultimate in fuel efficiency.
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Nasscom estimates that the KPO industry is poised for a 45 per cent per annum growth till 2010. The current hotspots in KPO are engineering and design, basic data search, integration and management and biotech & pharma.
Online Advertising has come of age as companies realise its potential. The online advertising market is expected to see phenomenal growth in the near future.
In fact, both the Classmate PC projects (from Intel) and OLPC pilots (with Reliance Communications) besides low-cost initiatives from players like Novatium, Encore, Xenitis and Allied Computers are gathering momentum independent of each other in the country.
Osim revealed its plans of opening 10 showrooms in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities in India. They have a positive approach to operations in India.
Re rise against pound eats into their profits.
India scored 1.9 points, which makes it an "extensive surveillance society". The US scored 1.5 points while the UK managed 1.3. Both countries are labelled 'Endemic surveillance societies'.
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and MacWorld in San Francisco, both this January, promise to mark an exciting beginning for all those who can't get enough of gadgets.
From wider adoption of software-as-a-service to a greater focus on biometric security measures, the year promises a lot.
Financial frauds in the cyber space may rise in 2008, warn online security vendors.
Smartphones and handheld PCs that were eyed with suspicion in 2006 were gladly adopted in 2007. Nokia took the top position in creating a market for well-designed, feature-rich handsets with N95 and Communicator phones.
In terms of no-cost software, there will be some innovative products on offer, from RSS Bandit to File Shredder.
The latest from the IT giant firm will offer next-generation automated tools such as mobile billing and smart supply chain management.
Rolta India is planning to set up a sensor manufacturing plant even as it aims to touch the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) turnover mark by the end of financial year 2007-08.
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