Shivani Shinde &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Mumbai

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Mumbai

Infy closes BPO in Bangkok

Infy closes BPO in Bangkok

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

The company moves work to India, China.

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.

US holiday saves IT-BPO firms from bandh backlash

US holiday saves IT-BPO firms from bandh backlash

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2010

The US celebrates its independence day on July 4. But since it was Sunday, the American government had declared Monday as a holiday.

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.

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

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.

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.

 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.

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.

Social networking sites may irrupt your privacy

Social networking sites may irrupt your privacy

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

Sites like Facebook and Orkut may be great for connecting with others, but they also provide a sure-fire way for broadcasting intimate details about you.

 '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.

UID number: Challenges and security concerns

UID number: Challenges and security concerns

Rediff.com   13 May 2010

People tend to think that online means access to information on the fly. But that does not mean that any individual can access the data, says Sunil Chandiramani.

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.

Intel, AMD battle again to power super-computers

Intel, AMD battle again to power super-computers

Rediff.com   6 May 2010

The Indian scientific and research community is keenly watching the battle between arch-rivals and global chipmakers, Intel and AMD, as they launch their high-end server processors which are the lifeblood of high-performance computers.