Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Bangalore

Stories by Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Bangalore

Now, social networking on a TV screen near you

Now, social networking on a TV screen near you

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2010

Content convergence is the new mantra for Pay TV service providers.

All about the rise of Rishad Premji

All about the rise of Rishad Premji

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2010

Clearly part of the grooming of Harvard-educated Rishad Premji, the group appointed the elder son of chairman Azim Premji as chief strategy officer for its flagship IT business.

Why consumer trust is prime for Britannia

Why consumer trust is prime for Britannia

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

The book that Vinita Bali, managing director of Britannia Industries Ltd, is currently reading couldn't be more appropriate: 'Too Big to Fail'. Although that bestseller by New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin tells the inside story of how Wall Street and Washington saved the financial system -- and themselves, its title aptly sums up Bali's own half-a-decade tenure at the Bangalore-based foods conglomerate.

Toyota raises the pitch in hatchback market

Toyota raises the pitch in hatchback market

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

The company is wooing smaller towns to create awareness for Etios to be launched in December.

All of us are very committed to Infosys: Kris

All of us are very committed to Infosys: Kris

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2010

nfosys Managing Director and CEO S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan speaks about the company to Business Standard.

Visa crisis: Infosys plans extreme offshore model

Visa crisis: Infosys plans extreme offshore model

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2010

Against the backdrop of a clampdown on visas by the US and growing antagonism towards foreign workers and immigrants in that country, Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest IT services firm, is mulling an 'extreme offshoring' model to help reduce its dependence on H1 and L1 visas.

IT firms face visa double whammy

IT firms face visa double whammy

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2010

Soon after Washington's decision to nearly double visa application fees as a part of its border security law, a bigger storm in the form of the Comprehensive Immigration Reforms Bill is gaining momentum in the US.

IT cos look for partners to bid for UID project

IT cos look for partners to bid for UID project

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2010

It's one tender that could usher in an era of partnership between domestic and global IT service providers, who compete fiercely for deals in India and abroad.

Coffee Day Holdings to buy Gopinath Andaman resort

Coffee Day Holdings to buy Gopinath Andaman resort

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2010

The resort, Barefoot, in which Gopinath owns close to 35 per cent, is spread over seven acres 'in exotic locale' and has 18 villas.

Lenovo to focus on enterprise market

Lenovo to focus on enterprise market

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2010

Chinese PC maker Lenovo is preparing the ground to occupy the top position in the enterprise PC market in India.

ESOPs back in vogue in IT companies

ESOPs back in vogue in IT companies

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2010

Indian IT companies, which had put ESOPs on the back burner during the global slowdown, are understood to be revisiting it.

Wipro creates grade for faster promotions, hikes

Wipro creates grade for faster promotions, hikes

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2010

It is in these segments that the attrition rate is higher. Wipro witnessed an attrition rate of around 17 per cent in the last quarter. Even as the market awaits its results for the June quarter, the company is not willing to take any chance with its employees.

Infy closes BPO in Bangkok

Infy closes BPO in Bangkok

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

The company moves work to India, China.

M&M may set up aircraft financing arm in Australia

M&M may set up aircraft financing arm in Australia

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2010

Mahindra & Mahindra, the diversified business group with significant interest in automotive and information technology, is looking at setting up an aircraft financing arm in Australia

Infosys not keen on forcing buys in Europe

Infosys not keen on forcing buys in Europe

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2010

The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which derives close to 26 per cent of its revenues from Europe, mostly from the UK, believes this approach will help it increase its footprint in non-English speaking European countries.

Infy mentor: Murthy pitches for oldest founder

Infy mentor: Murthy pitches for oldest founder

Rediff.com   27 May 2010

Come August 2011, N R Narayana Murthy -- the chairman and chief mentor of India's second-largest IT services firm Infosys Technologies -- will sport the designation of chairman emeritus. It is a position which Infoscions and the senior management team have decided to confer on the person who co-founded the company with six others almost 29 years ago.

 'We run ERP on private clouds today'

'We run ERP on private clouds today'

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

Peter Gartenberg, SAP India Managing Director tells about the changes taking place at SAP globally

No single vendor may get over Rs 30-cr UID deal

No single vendor may get over Rs 30-cr UID deal

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

UIDAI has split the overall project into small ones and handed them over to multiple vendors to speed up work.

Huawei says govt can inspect facilities any time

Huawei says govt can inspect facilities any time

Rediff.com   13 May 2010

Denying rumour that it might be using its office premises to compromise crucial Indian data by planting spyware, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has maintained it was ready to cooperate with the government to have its facility inspected.

Infy pay values tomorrow's heads

Infy pay values tomorrow's heads

Rediff.com   7 May 2010

Infosys, India's second largest information technology services company, which had seen some top-level attrition last year, has both embarked on a leadership development programme and trying to ensure those targetted are contented with their compensation.