Shivani Shinde &Amp; Katya Naidu

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Katya Naidu

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2010

Conditions attached by RBI ensure it won't take off, contend experts.

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.

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

The construction of this hotel has been deferred by four years.

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman, talks to Business Standard about his plans.

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.

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.

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.

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.

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

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The money constitutes nearly 26 per cent of the total domestic borrowing of the Indian corporate sector in 2008-09.

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.

NTT close to buying out Patni promoters

NTT close to buying out Patni promoters

Rediff.com   1 May 2010

Japan's leading information technology services and solutions provider, NTT Data Corporation, has emerged as the most aggressive suitor for Indian software services firm Patni Computer Systems. NTT is in advanced talks with the promoters of Patni Computer to buy their combined 46.5 per cent stake, investment banking sources said.

MindTree pips IBM to bag first UID project

MindTree pips IBM to bag first UID project

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2010

MindTree, the Bangalore-based information technology services provider, has bagged the application development services segment of the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification (UID) project, renamed as 'Aadhaar'. This is the first of the many IT projects that has come up for bidding till date.