Shine Jacob &Amp; Shivani Shinde

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Capgemini's India centre emerges as innovation hub

Capgemini's India centre emerges as innovation hub

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2010

Capgemini, which reported revenue of 8.4 billion in 2009, is perhaps the only European IT services firm to have successfully used its India centre as an innovation hub, as a large offshoring centre and tap the domestic market for growth.

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

Firstsource raised $275 million (around Rs 1,265 crore) through foreign currency convertible bonds in 2007 to fund the acquisition of MedAssist.

India's 1st intelligent city takes root near Pune

India's 1st intelligent city takes root near Pune

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

Lavasa, Wipro, Cisco combine to launch something new in urban living.

BP oil spill may hit Indian IT firms

BP oil spill may hit Indian IT firms

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Shares of Indian software majors have plunged into red on news that BP would cut its spend on information technology.

Firms feel heat on lower IT spends, euro crisis

Firms feel heat on lower IT spends, euro crisis

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Research firm Gartner today reported that worldwide IT spending will touch $3.350 trillion--an increase of 3.9 per cent from 2009. However, it simultaneously lowered its outlook for the IT industry from the first quarter of this calendar year, when it had forecast worldwide IT spending to grow 5.3 per cent. This is primarily due to the devaluation of the euro versus US dollar since the beginning of the year.

Red Hat CEO on India's most ambitious project

Red Hat CEO on India's most ambitious project

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

Whitehurst talks about India expansion plans, its latest offering in cloud computing and India's most ambitious project Aadhaar.

Hiring back as attrition soars to prick IT firms

Hiring back as attrition soars to prick IT firms

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2010

With the economy giving positive signals, hiring is back. However, so is attrition, with disgruntled employees demanding more or moving to greener pastures to make up for lost time and money.

Gold adds shine to PE portfolio

Gold adds shine to PE portfolio

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

Low delinquency rates, huge demand attract investors to the unique gold financing sector.

 TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

Rediff.com   28 May 2010

Domestic information technology services majors Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro Technologies and Tech Mahindra and global players like IBM and Japan-based NEC are among the 10 shortlisted companies for the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India biometrics job.

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