Shivani Shinde &Amp; Priya Nadkarni In Mumbai

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Priya Nadkarni In Mumbai

HCL bullish on retail growth

HCL bullish on retail growth

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2007

The company will be taking its total outsourcing offering to the retailers in the small and medium enterprise category, whereas for the large retailers, it will pitch the best-of-the-breed target solutions to cater to specific problems.

TCS, Wipro, Infosys increase branding investments

TCS, Wipro, Infosys increase branding investments

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2007

Infosys spent Rs 70 crore last year on its brand building exercise. The company underlines that it focuses on earning the respect of all its stakeholders.

Sub-prime fear now haunts BPOs

Sub-prime fear now haunts BPOs

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2007

The US sub-prime lending crisis forced Mumbai-based WNS Holdings to revise its net income guidance by 60 per cent, and this is worrying the $8 billion business process outsourcing sector players and analysts.

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Next time you answer the phone, chances are there won't be a caller at the other end, but a recorded message trying to sell a product or service. It doesn't expect an answer, but goads you to punch in a few keys in acceptance or simply hang up.

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.

Robust economy may insulate Indian market

Robust economy may insulate Indian market

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2007

Market experts see interest in Indian equities given the strong economic growth, robust earnings and rising domestic consumption.

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

The PC assembling segment has held firm despite stiff competition from branded players.

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2007

To consider open offer if price falls below Rs 2,100 a share.

Islamic India fund set to debut soon

Islamic India fund set to debut soon

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Islamic India, a Euro 20 million fund launched in Germany in January this year, is set to make its debut in the Indian equity market in a couple of weeks and expects a five-fold growth in its corpus within a year

Small investor? Wait!

Small investor? Wait!

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2007

With the market zooming up one day and plunging the next, analysts think it's best to wait and watch in this volatile situation.

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Mid-sized Indian IT companies are increasingly adopting the Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds route to raise funds.

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

The revenue growth rate for Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies has declined by over 20 percentage points to about 25 per cent from over 45 per cent in the quarter ended June 2006.

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Enterprise rights management software, which controls access to any information being floated within an organisation, is set to see widespread use

Brokerages boost online trading

Brokerages boost online trading

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2007

Brokerages are stepping up the gas on internet trading, targeting young office-goers and home keepers

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Web 2.0 not hot in India yet

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2007

Several Web 2.0 startups, however, have managed to get venture capital in the foreign markets and underatken studies to understand the market potential of Web 2.0 sites.

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Zapak ties up for gaming content

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

The company has entered into exclusive tie-ups with the US-based PopCap Games, Playfirst, and Russian game developer and distributor, Alawar, to provide content for casual (not the high-end ones) games.

MFs scale back IT exposure on Re fears

MFs scale back IT exposure on Re fears

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

Fund managers said they were now waiting for first-quarter results of IT firms, which begin with Infosys Technologies next Wednesday (July 11), to decide their investment strategy for the sector.

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

A chip in your passport to make travel safer

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

TCS, NXP Semiconductors and Gemini Traze are already in the fray.

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Game developers eye Bollywood for content

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

Game developers are increasingly eyeing Bollywood production houses to create content.

e-commuting fast catching up in India

e-commuting fast catching up in India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Nareshchandra Singh, an IT analyst with global research and analyst firm Gartner, takes only a few seconds to reach his office from home.