Sapna Agarwal

Stories by Sapna Agarwal

India Inc warms up to RFID

India Inc warms up to RFID

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

It's not longer mere talk. Radio Frequency Identification is silently making its presence felt in India and everybody from the big business houses, government, defence to farmers are flaunting it.

MNCs cozy up to Bollywood films

MNCs cozy up to Bollywood films

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Taking a lead from in-film advertising, multi-national companies are now eyeing associative marketing partnerships in Bollywood.

Accenture gets tips from Minority Report

Accenture gets tips from Minority Report

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

Accenture is taking a leaf out of science fiction movies such as Minority Report and Star Trek. With this aim in mind, engineers in its Bangalore development centre are busy converting these concepts into cutting-edge technology.

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

Given that some BPOs conduct nearly 150 interviews a day, the threat of fudged resumes and impersonation is compounded many times over.

Call centres to rethink strategies

Call centres to rethink strategies

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

The current level of automation available in the Indian call centre industry is very rudimentary with only the language assistance interface or the first level of the call being automated.

Now ads will be beamed to your cellphone

Now ads will be beamed to your cellphone

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2007

Ignoring advertising will get increasingly difficult with billboards now being able to beam video advertisements directly to passing cellphones

Branded gaming on mobile phones

Branded gaming on mobile phones

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

The placement of brands in mobile games - termed as branded gaming or advergaming - is expected to witness a jump in India with the number of gamers estimated to touch two million in 2007.

GSM operators vie for mobile games pie

GSM operators vie for mobile games pie

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2007

After tariffs war, GSM operators are now experimenting with the pricing of value-added services such as downloads of mobile games in 2007.

Corporate espionage goes undetected in India

Corporate espionage goes undetected in India

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

Companies that invest heavily in firewalls and other protection measures forget that over 15 per cent of their employees are talking to headhunters and prospective new employers at that very moment, say experts.

Indian portals fail to click, says study

Indian portals fail to click, says study

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2007

Interestingly, majority of the 26 highly user-friendly websites come from the world of e-commerce.

Start-ups attract 20% of pvt equity funding

Start-ups attract 20% of pvt equity funding

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

Private Equity investments in start-ups accounted for 20 per cent of the overall PE investments in the country, which stood at $7.46 billion in 2006 (over 299 deals).

Gaming to rise 72% yearly

Gaming to rise 72% yearly

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Nasscom states the Indian gaming industry, estimated to be around $48 million (around Rs 210 crore) in 2006, is expected to cross $424 million (around Rs 1,900 crore) by 2010.

BI tools catch with insurance firms

BI tools catch with insurance firms

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Implementation of BI tools can improve the bottom line by 10-15 per cent of insurance companies.

Online air ticketing scores over rail bookings

Online air ticketing scores over rail bookings

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Online air ticket bookings have overtaken online train ticket bookings as travel portals such as makemytrip.com dominate the top-of-mind category brand

Idea likely to launch IPO by month-end

Idea likely to launch IPO by month-end

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

Telecom operator Idea Cellular said it is on track with its plans to raise Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion) through its initial public issue and plans to clear all formalities by the month-end.

Top IT trends in India

Top IT trends in India

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2006

Research and consultancy firms talk about next year's top IT trends in India.

Lax security bane of computing world

Lax security bane of computing world

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2006

On an average, Symantec reports two lakh malware submissions per month and anti-spyware product company Max Secure Software has identified over two lakh anti-spyware threats.

'Easy to use' products are in

'Easy to use' products are in

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2006

Outsourcing Product Development is set to emerge as a $8-11 billion industry by 2009 from the current $3 billion market estimates.

Pune plans Rs 6,500 crore makeover

Pune plans Rs 6,500 crore makeover

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2006

VAS providers ride high on mobile boom

VAS providers ride high on mobile boom

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2006