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UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

Professional services firm Ernst & Young bagged the contract from UIDAI to become consulting partner for the project.

After 2-year lull, IT majors plan 8-12% hike

After 2-year lull, IT majors plan 8-12% hike

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

The increases are expected to be in the 8 to 12 per cent range, which do not compare too badly with the 13 to 15 per cent increments of pre-slowdown years such as 2007-08.

Ernst & Young aboard UID project

Ernst & Young aboard UID project

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2010

Professional services firm Ernst & Young has bagged the contract from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to become a consulting partner for the project.

BSNL to launch money transfers on mobile

BSNL to launch money transfers on mobile

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2010

New SMS-based service to be offered in association with India Post.

Wipro unlikely to take fraud accused to court

Wipro unlikely to take fraud accused to court

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2010

Wipro, the information technology to soaps conglomerate, says it is unlikely, at least for now, to file a formal complaint against the employee who recently siphoned off around $4 million (around Rs 18 crore) from the company's bank account by accessing a colleague's password.

TCS, Wipro eye UK cloud computing deal

TCS, Wipro eye UK cloud computing deal

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

The project involves building a network around a dozen secured centres, each priced at pound 250 mn.

IT firms plan new strategies for 2010

IT firms plan new strategies for 2010

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2010

India's second largest IT company, Infosys Technologies, for instance, has narrowed on the new areas to drive its growth.

How Nasscom made software sector a superpower

How Nasscom made software sector a superpower

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2010

National Association of Software and Service Companies had a humble beginning.

'IT services will see double-digit growth soon'

'IT services will see double-digit growth soon'

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2010

The sector may not touch the 30-40 per cent growth rates it witnessed before the slowdown, but an register above 20 per cent growth as it nears calendar year 2011, says Partha Iyengar, regional research head and Vice President, Gartner India.

India not ready for cyberwar

India not ready for cyberwar

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2010

Once confined to secret chambers, hackers now operate even at the behest of nations - all with the stealth shown by the Greeks to destroy Troy with the Trojan horse.

Indian BPO companies create jobs in US, too

Indian BPO companies create jobs in US, too

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2010

Firstsource was perhaps the first BPO that set shop in the US city of Buffalo in 2004 with 287 employees.

Wipro to give India staffers 9% pay hike

Wipro to give India staffers 9% pay hike

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

This will also apply to those working temporarily on onsite projects.

WNS CEO Bhargava quits, to join PE firm

WNS CEO Bhargava quits, to join PE firm

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2010

Bhargava along with Harsha Raghavan, the former India head of Candover Investments, have formed Steer Capital.

IT firms cautious about huge salary hike

IT firms cautious about huge salary hike

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2010

"The general benchmark that we are getting to hear is in the range of 5-15 per cent. Clearly, the 30-40 per cent hike days are behind us. Along with the slowdown in the US markets, there is a general mismatch in demand and supply. I think firms are being cautious before announcing huge hikes," says Shiv Aggarwal, CEO of ABC Consultants.

Vencap success rate comparable to US: Study

Vencap success rate comparable to US: Study

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

The 'First Status Report on Technology Business Incubation' in India also stated that 20 to 30 per cent of incubated companies make it big.

IT majors vie for $500-mn Danish pension fund deal

IT majors vie for $500-mn Danish pension fund deal

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2010

The contract, according to the sources, include two different components - one for mainframe and IT infrastructure support and management.

Insiders elevated to head Infy's BPO and KPO arms

Insiders elevated to head Infy's BPO and KPO arms

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2010

Swaminathan D ('Swami' Swaminathan), the current COO and senior vice president of Infosys BPO, is now the CEO and MD.

Soon, IIMs may scrap Day Zero for placement

Soon, IIMs may scrap Day Zero for placement

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2009

Day Zero was created when demand for IIM graduates had peaked and the institutes had to resort to creative mathematics to accommodate big recruiters without offending the existing ones. Falling job market has forced the B-schools to review the strategy, including placement fee revision.

Infosys unfazed as seniors exit

Infosys unfazed as seniors exit

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2009

Over 100 people, including 20 senior consultants and at least six VPs, have quit Infosys in 6 months.

Satyam: Out of the woods, but miles to go

Satyam: Out of the woods, but miles to go

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2009

Mahindra Satyam still has to face 13 Class Action Law suits filed in the US. Analysts peg the cash outflow for these cases to be around $100 million. Satyam also has to get large marquee outsourcing deals, and is yet to restate its accounts which will give investors a good picture of where the company stands.