US President Barack Obama's proposals to amend the US tax structure since it allegedly encourages creation of ". . . a job in Bangalore, India, (rather) than create one in Buffalo, New York", has made the IT sector in India edgy.
We have created centres of excellence in areas like user interface design, user experience, cyber security - all the things required to bring the solutions to the market, says N Chandrasekaran.
It has always been a high point for me at Infosys, says Shibulal.
The company requires a change in leadership, says T V Mohandas Pai, former board member and head of HR & administration at Infosys.
Q4 turned out to be a much softer quarter than we expected, and some of the ramp-ups did not happen.
T K Kurien talks on the outlook for the next year, the slow growth in the retail vertical and initiatives to introduce automation.
Infy CEO and MD talks about the factors behind the company's performance in the quarter.
Shibulal talks about the company's new focus areas under the chairmanship of N R Narayana Murthy, and their rationale.
The one-time bellwether of the country's IT industry has slid to the third spot in terms of revenue, overtaken by a relative upstart, Cognizant Technologies (TCS is the largest).
An interview with Wipro's CFO and executive director Suresh Senapaty where he explains what the new structure will mean for the company.
Infosys felicitates outstanding researchers in various fields.
'Rohan would be my executive assistant and he would receive a salary of Re 1 a year.'
Interview with Infosys' CEO & MD.
T K Kurien believes the company is on the right track.
Infosys Technologies beat its own revenue guidance with better-than-expected second quarter (July-October) results, indicating an overall improvement in business and demand.
K V Kamath says he can never step into Narayana Murthy's rather large shoes, but would do his best to ensure Infosys continues to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance.
Albert Hieronimus tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Pradeesh Chandran, he is optimistic.
"Three-five years is the ideal time frame for a CEO to continue in the same position in a company," says Girish Paranjpe.
T K Kurien, CEO, IT business of Wipro, throws light on the company's strengths of weaknesses and its strategy.
As Wipro enters the new financial year, fresh after the organisational restructuring, it has given a muted revenue guidance for the next quarter, which has not gone in well with the market.
Microsoft sees significant adoption in industries such as banking and financial services.
"We found value in people being given flexibility instead of asking them to come to work when there is no work. We have also given them a choice of coming to office 10 days at a stretch in a month, rather than coming two days every week," says Girish Paranjpe, joint CEO of its information technology business.
It is really unfortunate that this happened during a downturn. We think that in the short term, customers will ask for higher comfort level, which will enable us to go in for more trust-building, says S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan.
The heritage brand's journey from Bond Street to Sarjapur Road will give a facelift to Wipro's fast moving consumer goods portfolio.
iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.
Among Indian IT outsourcing companies, Wipro is the first company to give a flat to 2 per cent growth expectation for the July-September 2009 (third) quarter. Joint CEOs Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani spoke to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra on the company's growth path.
S Gopalakrishnan's passion for gizmos goes beyond BlackBerrys and iPods. The Infosys head says, he likes to "play around with new technology".
MphasiS, the IT and business process outsourcing service provider, has seen some changes in recent years. First, the Bangalore-based company promoted by Jerry Rao was acquired by EDS. Then, HP acquired EDS last year.
Training a person for 16 weeks (4 months) in the US costs something like $50,000 (around Rs 21.25 lakh). However, the education system is much better in the US. So we provide short-term training courses of about 15 days for new recruits there
Nandan Nilekani exits for a high-profile govt job, but two low-profile founders have built successful careers after quitting.
Two weeks after one of the worst financial downturn in the US, the husband and wife team walked in with a business plan and now the company is Cisco, says Mohit Bhatnagar.
Our technology team is very closely watching all emerging markets including BRIC countries.
The Azim Premji Foundation has emerged as a major player in school education across the country.
Byju's acquires licences of hundreds of characters from Disney; to use cartoon characters to teach math, science.
'There's a lot of continuity in terms of basic values and there's also a lot of new thinking based on the generational shift... it's a combination of continuity and change,' says Wipro Chief Executive Officer Abidali Neemuchwala.
'We will continue to refine our operating model to drive more simplicity and nimbleness.'
Infosys is on a much stronger wicket today than where it was a few years ago, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the business, says its CEO & MD Salil Parekh. In an interview to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra & Sai Ishwar, Parekh talks about the company's plans with regard to salary hike deferment, fresher hiring, acquisitions, and much more.
'In the case of Aadhaar, we were able to build and enrol 1 billion in five-and-a-half years.' 'For vaccination, it can be done even faster -- in just two years.' 'When everybody is coming for vaccination, they can be offered a choice -- to create a health record and a digital ID.'
Personal differences between the two alliance partners, Congress insiders say, are owing to Kumaraswamy's style of functioning. He, unlike his father, is suspected to have a soft corner for the BJP, reports Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.
'Now, because of COVID-19, we have become the only way to learn.'
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