Priyanka Joshi And Shivani Shinde

Stories by Priyanka Joshi And Shivani Shinde

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.

India calling: Mad rush to build mobile platforms

India calling: Mad rush to build mobile platforms

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

A market of 900 million mobile subscribers is simply too lucrative to ignore for brands and businesses.

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.

Intel seeks to gain foothold in tablet, smartphone markets

Intel seeks to gain foothold in tablet, smartphone markets

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2011

Intel, which has virtually no momentum in the mobile market, would roll out the next generation Atom processors on smartphones next year.

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.

IBM looks to smarten up Indian cities

IBM looks to smarten up Indian cities

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2011

The world's biggest computer-services company has thus launched Smarter City Solutions -- a new solution designed to help cities of all sizes gain a holistic view of information across city departments and agencies.

Palatable cells: Tech giants spark off OS war

Palatable cells: Tech giants spark off OS war

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2011

With mobile OS becoming the new battleground for Google, Apple and Microsoft, it is the smartphone users who stand to benefit the most.

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.

Jobs: Young Indians depend on social networks

Jobs: Young Indians depend on social networks

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2011

Once the turf of GenY, online social networks in India have now become powerful recruiting and job-seeking tools.

3D screens are gaining popularity

3D screens are gaining popularity

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2011

Forthcoming big budget films like Ra.One, Dhoom 3 and Don 2 are expected to be released in 3D formats in 2011, along with a bevy of 3D English studio releases dubbed in local languages.

Facebook facelift faces tough fight

Facebook facelift faces tough fight

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

The new kid on the block from Google's stable aims to take some of Facebook's shine off with its own set of social features and forthcoming integration with the search giant's various online products expected to be launched.

Micromax grows up fast in India

Micromax grows up fast in India

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2011

Micromax was best known so far as the handset vendor which forced Nokia and Samsung to review their strategies for the entry-level market in India.

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.

Google switches on to prime time TV

Google switches on to prime time TV

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2011

The move is a part of the online giant's efforts to improve Chrome's market share in India.

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.

Enterprises warming up to tablet PCs

Enterprises warming up to tablet PCs

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2011

While a number of private wealth management firms have already embraced tablet PCs, others are expected to adopt them soon.