Leslie D'Monte And Shivani Shinde In New Delhi, Mumbai

Stories by Leslie D'Monte And Shivani Shinde In New Delhi, Mumbai

'Need 400,000 people to address cyber security'

'Need 400,000 people to address cyber security'

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2012

Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and coordinator of the committee on cyber laws, says the team is gearing up to address the increasing mobile Internet usage.

BFSI segment crucial for the IT sector's performance

BFSI segment crucial for the IT sector's performance

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2012

Volume growth and performance of the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) division will be a key aspect as the Indian information technology services sector draws closer to announce its first quarter results for 2012-13.

Licence fee: Internet service providers to move TDSAT

Licence fee: Internet service providers to move TDSAT

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2012

Miffed at a rise in annual licence fee on Internet service providers, industry body Internet Services Providers Association of India on Thursday said it would approach the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal, challenging the new fees.

Mid-cap IT firms benefit as deal size gets smaller

Mid-cap IT firms benefit as deal size gets smaller

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2012

Analysts say other than the niche focus, these firms are also reaping the benefit of deals becoming smaller.

Investors wary as Flipkart shows growth pangs

Investors wary as Flipkart shows growth pangs

Rediff.com   31 May 2012

Analysts and venture capitalists say Flipkart making considerable losses on book transactions.

WNS quells Nashik strike

WNS quells Nashik strike

Rediff.com   3 May 2012

The peace between erring employees and the company was brought in after the intervention of Nashik Deputy Labour Commissioner R S Jadhav.

Finacle adds to Infosys' pain

Finacle adds to Infosys' pain

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2012

IT firm's performance shows trouble in products segment, a majority of whose share comes from Finacle

Mistry richest TCS board member

Mistry richest TCS board member

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2012

At 4.16 mn shares, chairman-in-waiting holds 0.21% in group's cash cow

Global firms' captive IT units in India gain importance

Global firms' captive IT units in India gain importance

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2012

At a time when the Indian information technology services industry is the focus of anti-outsourcing rhetoric, the global in-house centres (GICs) or captive units of multinational companies are increasing their offshore penetration.

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2012

Size of targeted firms for M&As increases from $10-20 mn to $80-100 mn.

UID boost for micro-ATM makers

UID boost for micro-ATM makers

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2012

The requirement of one million units would entail a huge market for firms such as HCL Infosystems, Geodesic, VeriFone, Visiontek and others manufacturing micro-ATMs.

TCS offers jobs to 43,600 engineering graduates

TCS offers jobs to 43,600 engineering graduates

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2012

The company said these numbers represented the offers made to only engineering students at Indian campuses and the final hiring target for 2012-13 would be announced by the end of March.

Kingfisher has not deposited two years' TDS with govt

Kingfisher has not deposited two years' TDS with govt

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2011

The list of negatives on Kingfisher Airlines is getting longer.

IT cos go extra mile to renew contracts

IT cos go extra mile to renew contracts

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2011

Clients picky on various heads; vendors need to maintain share.

Global players to shop as retail floodgates open

Global players to shop as retail floodgates open

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2011

The FDI floodgates have opened mega opportunities for not only brick-and-mortar retailers, but for their virtual peers as well.

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Walt Disney acquires all of Indiagames in $80-100 mn deal

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Indiagames is a leading developer and publisher of mobile and online games.

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2011

Mumbai-based business process outsourcing firm Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist, a health care business it acquired in 2007. Firstsource had paid $330 million for the acquisition.

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Aditya Birla taps PE firms for BPO arm

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2011

According to two independent sources in the know, the group is exploring the possibility of tapping private equity investors for a significant minority stake in the company or may even exit the business, provided it gets a significant exit premium.

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

New internet domain names prompt govt meet

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2011

The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) decision to expand gTLD (generic top-level domain) names on the internet to include almost any name (even .anything), is foxing both users and registers. It has also raised fears of online trademark violations and cybersquatting.