Shivani Shinde &Amp; Leslie D''Monte

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Leslie D''Monte

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

Players slash prices to leverage the popularity of IPL matches on the internet.

Computing in your own language is now a breeze

Computing in your own language is now a breeze

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2010

Solutions from major players like Microsoft, Google and Intel suggest that computing in Indian languages is coming of age.

Ads in cyberspace find their mark

Ads in cyberspace find their mark

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2010

The fledgling online advertising industry is expected to grow four-fold by 2014.

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2010

Imagine this scenario. Pyarelal Shankar a grocery store owner in Haryana is not computer literate. Yet, he manages to regularly update his inventory online.

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2010

Bangalore-based information technology services firm MindTree has set up an ambitious target of becoming a $1-billion (around Rs 4,600-crore) company over the next five years.

'Better corporate governance needed'

'Better corporate governance needed'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2010

The recent case of embezzlement by a Wipro insider, believe industry experts and analysts, would have little impact on the company's business or image. However, they simultaneously caution that the issue yet again highlights the need for better measures on corporate governance and fraud.

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The plethora of new pricing schemes from telecom companies, like 'one paisa per second' billing, has squeezed the margins of their business process outsourcing partners.

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The proportion of women to men falls radically after the mid-management level.

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.

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.

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.