News for '-business-services'

'SMEs will take to cloud before big companies'

'SMEs will take to cloud before big companies'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

The India arm of the 50.9-billion, France-based, Orange Business Services (OBS), offering integrated communication services, is looking at quadrupling its sales in India over the next five years.

Bharti Airtel buys out Qualcomm stake in India 4G broadband JV

Bharti Airtel buys out Qualcomm stake in India 4G broadband JV

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top telecommunications carrier, said on Friday it had bought out Qualcomm Inc's stake from a fourth-generation (4G) broadband joint venture in the country, taking full ownership of the business more than a year earlier than planned.

Jody Venkatesan runs for Maryland Senate

Jody Venkatesan runs for Maryland Senate

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

Jody Venkatesan has declared his candidacy for Maryland's state senate from District 13 where he and his family have lived for 13 years on the Republican ticket.

IBM to invest $100 mn globally for new consulting model

IBM to invest $100 mn globally for new consulting model

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

As part of this expansion plan, IBM will hire 1,000 employees across the globe to create new models of engagement through data and design.

Oz cricketers set to face salary cuts

Oz cricketers set to face salary cuts

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

Battling for form on field, there is bad news for Australian cricketers off it as well with the prospect of salary cuts looming large after their Board fell short of the projected revenue by $16 million.

Chennai home away from home, says Ford, to invest Rs 1300 cr

Chennai home away from home, says Ford, to invest Rs 1300 cr

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

The automaker will invest USD 195 million (about Rs 1,300 crore) and would employ 3,000 workers over the next five years, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford said in the Tamil Nadu capital today.

HUL exits BPO arm Capgemini

HUL exits BPO arm Capgemini

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

The fast moving consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever on Monday said it exited from BPO firm Capgemini Business Services India by selling its remaining 49 per cent stake to IT consultancy firm Cap Gemini SA for an undisclosed sum.

Mumbai among 'world capitals of the future'

Mumbai among 'world capitals of the future'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

India's financial hub Mumbai is emerging as one of the 'world capitals of the future', with an expanding industrial base, the world's largest movie industry and a burgeoning middle class making the city globally prominent, a latest study has said.

TCS, Dow Chemicals alliance to create jobs in US

TCS, Dow Chemicals alliance to create jobs in US

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

India's largest software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it will expand its strategic business alliance with US-based Dow Chemicals that will create new jobs in Midland-Michigan.

How fintech start-ups plan to spread their wings

How fintech start-ups plan to spread their wings

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Fintech players are customising solutions for rural markets and helping SMEs learn how to use the services

Trade advisory issued against Chinese firms

Trade advisory issued against Chinese firms

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

India imported $62 billion of Chinese goods last year.

Infosys inks largest office lease deal in Poland

Infosys inks largest office lease deal in Poland

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

The expansion comes in the wake of Infosys is planning to expand the workforce at Lodz delivery centre by 500 people.

Top 10 best places to work

Top 10 best places to work

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

The list is based on what the employees of these companies experienced over the past twelve months.

US seeks more investments from India Inc

US seeks more investments from India Inc

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

The US provides large investment opportunities for Indian companies in software, IT services, gas exploration

The 2020 challenge before IT-BPO

The 2020 challenge before IT-BPO

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

What does India need to do to realise the full potential that information technology and outsourced business services?

Businesses face more competitive pressures

Businesses face more competitive pressures

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Increased competition during the economic downturn is a key concern for small business owners, according to a survey by the small enterprise research team at the Open University Business School.

Wipro opens global service centre in Malaysia

Wipro opens global service centre in Malaysia

Rediff.com22 Feb 2008

This centre will cater to the infrastructure and application management service requirements of customers across the ASEAN region through a remote service delivery model.

IT-BPO: Is it the end of a dream run?

IT-BPO: Is it the end of a dream run?

Rediff.com13 May 2009

IT-BPO exports grew at a compound annual rate of 31.6 per cent in the boom years 2004-08. But the rate fell to 16 per cent last year (2008-09) and is likely to be in single digit in the current year.

BPO, offshoring may be obsolete words by 2015

BPO, offshoring may be obsolete words by 2015

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

Words like business process outsourcing (BPO) and offshoring may not exist in the IT dictionary by 2015. Substitutes like business service outsourcing and global delivery model (GDM), necessitated by the changing business model of IT firms, are likely to replace them over the next seven years.

Sundaram buys 74% in Chennai BPO

Sundaram buys 74% in Chennai BPO

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

Sundaram Business Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sundaram Finance, has picked up 74 per cent equity stake in the Chennai-based business process outsourcing firm Professional Management Consultants for an undisclosed amount.

Renault Nissan alliance to set up new centre

Renault Nissan alliance to set up new centre

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

The Renault Nissan alliance announced on Thursday the creation of new business centre by the name of The Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Ltd in Chennai.

Xansa inks 19 m pounds contract with UK co

Xansa inks 19 m pounds contract with UK co

Rediff.com3 Apr 2007

Outsourcing and technology company Xansa has signed a six-year 19 million pounds (Rs 161 crore or Rs 1.61 billion) contract to provide finance and accounting and payroll services to National Health Service professionals of the United Kingdom.

GTL sells IT services biz to France Telecom arm

GTL sells IT services biz to France Telecom arm

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

Network services provider GTL has sold its enterprise network services and managed services business to Orange Business Service, an arm of France Telecom, for about Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) in cash.

IBM development arm at Pune soon

IBM development arm at Pune soon

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

The company announced the opening of a similar Services Oriented Architecture centre in Beijing.

Genpact to up headcount

Genpact to up headcount

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

New FDI norms pose rejig challenge for e-commerce majors

New FDI norms pose rejig challenge for e-commerce majors

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

Some companies are already seeking review of the new norms.

First UPS Store in India

First UPS Store in India

Rediff.com1 Dec 2005

US-based UPS on Thursday opened its first store in Mumbai. This is the first store outside North America.

US added 160,000 jobs in April; jobless rate 5%

US added 160,000 jobs in April; jobless rate 5%

Rediff.com6 May 2016

The US economy added 160,000 jobs in April, extending the longest streak of private-sector job growth on record.

Sundaram's BPO arm to hire 200 more

Sundaram's BPO arm to hire 200 more

Rediff.com23 May 2006

Sundaram Business Services the BPO arm of Sundaram Finance Ltd, plans to hire over 200 people this year.

New guidelines pave way for full Internet telephony

New guidelines pave way for full Internet telephony

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

The DoT has issued long-awaited migration guidelines which pave way for Internet service providers (ISP) like Reliance Jio Infocomm and Tikona, that have BWA spectrum, to offer mobile telephony service by paying an extra fee of Rs 1,658.57 crore (Rs 16.58 billion).

Get free voice minutes for watching ads on mobile!

Get free voice minutes for watching ads on mobile!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Tata Docomo, the mobility and business services brand of Tata Teleservices, on Tuesday launched a mobile advertising application 'GET' that allows users to get free voice minutes for viewing ads on their handsets.

YES Bank expands team

YES Bank expands team

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

B Chandramouli and P Kumar were on Monday appointed the chief operating officer and head of business services, respectively, at YES Bank Ltd.

Among durables, households spend highest on vehicles

Among durables, households spend highest on vehicles

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

The survey covered 47,535 households in rural areas and 36,065 households in urban areas.

Ford goes beyond Make in India, will Design in India

Ford goes beyond Make in India, will Design in India

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

The move will make it the first global automobile major to design a vehicle here

Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in Mumbai

Airtel may have to surrender excess spectrum in Mumbai

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Airtel announced complete acquisition of WBSPL in October last year for an estimated Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion).

Reuters to hire 850 people in India

Reuters to hire 850 people in India

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

Global information group Reuters on Thursday said it plans to triple its workforce at its India centre here to reach 1,200 people by 2005-end.

Siemens to make India infotech hub

Siemens to make India infotech hub

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

How Rajesh Gopinathan came to lead India's most valuable firm

How Rajesh Gopinathan came to lead India's most valuable firm

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.

BPO: IMF says India-bashing unjustified

BPO: IMF says India-bashing unjustified

Rediff.com3 Dec 2004

India-bashing on outsourcing of jobs from America is totally unjustified, in fact the US and Britain have the largest net surpluses in business services and hence would suffer the most in terms of the foregone dollar value

US firms opposed to New Jersey bill: Shourie

US firms opposed to New Jersey bill: Shourie

Rediff.com10 Apr 2003

The government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that US firms, outsourcing business services to India and other countries, were opposed to the controversial New Jersey bill that seeks to prevent cheap outsourcing from other countries.\n\n\n\n