Shivani Shinde And Sourabh Lele

Stories by Shivani Shinde And Sourabh Lele

NTT resumes talks for Patni promoter stake

NTT resumes talks for Patni promoter stake

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2010

NTT had earlier sought the combined 63 per cent stake of the promoters and private equity firm General Atlantic Partners, but their exclusive talks failed due to a valuation mismatch.

IT firms continue to gain market share

IT firms continue to gain market share

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2010

Private sector has continued to look at outsourcing and offshoring, despite government's measures.

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2010

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the country's leading online-ticketing platform, has seen a jump of 60 per cent in mobile ticket booking between January and October.

PEs, bankers divided on  BT's TechM exit

PEs, bankers divided on BT's TechM exit

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2010

Private equity (PE) players and investment bankers are divided over the timing of the BT Group's reported move to exit Tech Mahindra. BT owns about 30 per cent in TechM.

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2010

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest information technology services company, will hire 50 per cent more students from campuses for 2011-12.

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2010

India's second largest information technology services provider, Infosys, believes businesses in the US, including the government, will continue to favour global sourcing. This despite the increase in anti-outsourcing voices and a ban on it by the Ohio state government.

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2010

Tata Consultancy Services has become the second-largest insurance business process outsourcing provider in the UK, after winning two deals worth 250 million pound (around Rs1,800 crore).

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

Hewlett Packard has lost its personal computer market leadership in India for two reasons: Dell's focus on the retail and SME segments has started paying off and its new distribution strategy is going through initial troubles.

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

One tenth mobile subscribers in India own multiple mobile phone connections, says a report.

Satyam CEO to head merged entity

Satyam CEO to head merged entity

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

Mahindra Satyam's Gurnani to be CEO after Tech M integration.

Bench is back at IT firms

Bench is back at IT firms

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

The seemingly paradoxical reason is rising attrition and growth in demand from the US, the industry's biggest market.

Patni to start entrepreneurship plan for staff

Patni to start entrepreneurship plan for staff

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2010

Under this programme, employees can work on innovative ideas, for which the firm will provide funding and help in setting up a team. The programme is part of the company's initiative to allocate 10 per cent of their cash reserve to initiatives that are technology-led.

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.

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.