News for '-national-association'

IT: Chennai beats Bangalore

IT: Chennai beats Bangalore

Rediff.com9 Dec 2004

With better infrastructure and quality human talent, Chennai fares better than Bangalore in attracting new investments from business process outsourcing and software firms

S Ramadorai is Nasscom chairman

S Ramadorai is Nasscom chairman

Rediff.com31 Mar 2005

The National Association of Software and Service companies has appointed S Ramadorai, chief executive officer, Tata Consultancy Services as the chairman of Nasscom for the year 2005-06.

Focus on staff retention: Nasscom

Focus on staff retention: Nasscom

Rediff.com2 Nov 2004

In the IT industry, women rock!

In the IT industry, women rock!

Rediff.com27 Jul 2005

FC Goa coach Zico's FIFA bid gets lukewarm backing from CBF

FC Goa coach Zico's FIFA bid gets lukewarm backing from CBF

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Zico has been promised the backing of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for his bid to run for the FIFA presidency if he can show he has the support of four other federations.

US grasps terror nettles at IT meet

US grasps terror nettles at IT meet

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

Security an issue with Indian IT

Security an issue with Indian IT

Rediff.com12 Oct 2004

Global companies are recognising India as a hotbed of talent

Global companies are recognising India as a hotbed of talent

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

While the first wave of moving work to India was driven by cost considerations, increasingly companies are banking on local talent to add value to their business by jointly developing products and solutions.

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The US government should not only look at salary, but also focus on skills while making immigration reforms

Skills certificate for BPO sector now

Skills certificate for BPO sector now

Rediff.com13 Sep 2004

Nasscom plans to introduce by this year-end a common certification in terms of skills and knowledge, that matches industry requirement.

Indian IT industry to ask Bush for more visas

Indian IT industry to ask Bush for more visas

Rediff.com21 Feb 2006

India's IT industry will seek an increase in the number of H1-B (non-immigrant) visas and a mechanism to refund social security taxes paid by Indian professionals in the US, when President George W Bush visits India early next month.

Computer-related ailments on rise

Computer-related ailments on rise

Rediff.com26 May 2005

Will IT firms see a meltdown in 2017?

Will IT firms see a meltdown in 2017?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

It's the second time Nasscom has projected single-digit growth in a decade.

What it takes to be a student in Kashmir

What it takes to be a student in Kashmir

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

The ongoing violence in the valley is driving students to excel, but it is also making them angry, discovers Ritwik Sharma.

Narendra Modi to woo IT and telecom CEOs

Narendra Modi to woo IT and telecom CEOs

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

This will be the first time BJP's prime ministerial candidate holds a discussion with IT, telecom czars.

Nasscom-BSA to crack down on piracy

Nasscom-BSA to crack down on piracy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

The National Association of Software and Services Companies and the Business Software Alliance have joined hands to check software piracy, which resulted in the loss of $367 million in 2004, in India.\n\n

BPO sector favours test for aspirants

BPO sector favours test for aspirants

Rediff.com19 Apr 2005

Welcoming Nasscom's plan to hold a common all India pre-qualifying test for job aspirants in the booming business process outsourcing industry, industry officials on Tuesday said the test would add credibility to the workers' skills, besides reducing

MphasiS gets cracking on theft case

MphasiS gets cracking on theft case

Rediff.com14 Apr 2005

How to succeed, Whizlabs style

How to succeed, Whizlabs style

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

When Pradeep Chopra, Kapil Nakra, and Purvesh Sharma, very middle-class IIT boys, decided to be entrepreneurs, the biggest hurdle was not ideas or funding, but family pressure.

KPO, the latest buzzword in Indian IT

KPO, the latest buzzword in Indian IT

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

India's business process outsourcing industry will soon be edged out by the emerging knowledge processing or KPO sector as the biggest revenue grosser, according to an industry expert.

Software exports to grow 35%

Software exports to grow 35%

Rediff.com30 Mar 2005

'India can lead in accountancy'

'India can lead in accountancy'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2004

The national association of software and service companies in India has sought partnership with chartered accountants in the areas of information security and data privacy.

I won't back you any more, UEFA boss Platini tells Blatter

I won't back you any more, UEFA boss Platini tells Blatter

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

UEFA chief Michel Platini says he will not support FIFA president Sepp Blatter if he stands for another term. The Frenchman added that world soccer's governing body needs a breath of fresh air.

4G telecom: Indian talent in demand

4G telecom: Indian talent in demand

Rediff.com27 Oct 2004

Indian software firms are being courted by American and European companies for research and developing solutions for fourth generation telecom products designed for deployment across the world, Kiran Karnik

Indian IT industry sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

Indian IT industry sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

Analysts say the impact on Indian entities would not be immediate

We are merely roadside mechanics: Kiran Karnik

We are merely roadside mechanics: Kiran Karnik

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

'Indians are merely going for software programming: it is like a car mechanic repairing cars, which is a tremendous ability. But though we can repair cars we cannot design them!' says Nasscom president Kiran Karnik.

India to face BPO staff shortage by '09

India to face BPO staff shortage by '09

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Manpower shortage in India's high potential, high-growth ITES-BPO industry by 2009 is estimated to be 2.62 lakh people, officials said on Tuesday.

Govt must set up animation studio: Nasscom

Govt must set up animation studio: Nasscom

Rediff.com12 Jan 2005

The National Association of Software and Service Companies on Tuesday favoured the setting up of a state-of-the-art animation studio by a government agency to give fillip to the domestic animation and gaming industry, which is growing 20 per cent ann

Nasscom blasts Baazee CEO's arrest

Nasscom blasts Baazee CEO's arrest

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

National Association of Software and Service Companies on Monday condemned the arrest of e-commerce portal Baazee.com's CEO Avnish Bajaj in the Delhi Public School MMS scandal.

Nasscom's Chennai office by 2004

Nasscom's Chennai office by 2004

Rediff.com29 Jul 2004

Recognising the growing prominence of Chennai in the Indian software industry, the National Association of Software and Service Companies will open an office in the city before this year-end

Som Mittal to take over as Nasscom chairman

Som Mittal to take over as Nasscom chairman

Rediff.com7 Apr 2003

Som Mittal, president and chief executive officer of Digital GlobalSoft Ltd will take over as chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies.

Nasscom to crack down on cyber crimes

Nasscom to crack down on cyber crimes

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

The National Association of Software and Service Companies has embarked upon a new initiative to check cyber crimes, for which the apex body of software professionals would team up with police force of major IT cities in the country.

VCs spent $1.3 bn in India in 2004

VCs spent $1.3 bn in India in 2004

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

Venture capital funds and private equity investors disbursed an estimated $1.3 billion in India in 2004, a growth of 49 per cent over the previous year

First-ever Indo-Pak IT summit

First-ever Indo-Pak IT summit

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004