With mounting fears that the city is in danger of losing the tag of leading IT-hub, the software industry-- led by bellwether Infosys - called for development of world class infrastructure and continued government support to maintain its credentials.
Infosys managing director and chief executive officer S Gopalakrishnan speaks about Infosys, version 3.0, the IT major's culture, what it implies and how it will tackle the competition.
Murthy will hand over his role to K V Kamath, who has been an independent director on the Infosys board since May, 2009.
Shaji N Karun on helming the Malayalam film Kutti Srank which won a National Film Award for Best Film.
The actress describes her journey from Malayalam to the Tamil television industry.
Infosys Technologies appears to have set out on a journey of generational change which will unravel over the next few years.
S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan speaks on the outlook for Infosys and the sector.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday dissociated itself from a controversial article published in its Malayalam mouthpiece that Nathuram Godse should have targeted Jawaharlal Nehru instead of Mahatma Gandhi as he was responsible for Partition, a view that came under attack from political parties.
The Bharatiya Janata Party which had entered into an electoral adjustment with the Forward Bloc in Thiruvananthapuram has now gone one step forward with the party's Thrissur district president Gopalakrishnan coming out with the statement that Congress is the main enemy of the BJP in the state and that the party may go into electoral adjustments with the Communist Party of India-Marxist.
The process is long-drawn, meticulous, and in consonance with the company's stated vision: 'To be a globally respected corporation that provides best-of-breed business solutions, leveraging technology, delivered by best-in-class people.'
Over 100 people, including 20 senior consultants and at least six VPs, have quit Infosys in 6 months.
IT major Infosys Technologies would be focusing on emerging countries, including Brazil, China and India.
Former Atomic Energy Regulatory Board chairman Dr A Gopalakrishnan makes a case against the nuclear liability bill.
India has no idiosyncratic innovation ecosystem, distinctively its own. Our VCs will not rush to fund brilliant ideas, says R Gopalakrishnan.
The Infosys facility will come on over 50 acre it received from the West Bengal government.
For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan.
Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 is not a patch on the previous two films, writes Paresh C Palicha.
He spoke on key strategies the company is adopting to tide over the rough times.
Infosys Technologies beat its own revenue guidance with better-than-expected second quarter (July-October) results, indicating an overall improvement in business and demand.
A sequel to 1995 hit Malaylam film Mannar Mathai Speaking is in the making.
'We will have to wait for at least two quarters of data to ascertain whether the recovery is real and sustainable.'
"We are looking for acquisitions," Infosys chief executive officer and managing director Kris Gopalakrishnan told reporters in Mumbai on the sidelines of the Nasscom India Leadership Forum on Thursday.
'Offshore services are expected to grow in 2010.'
Welcoming the passage of Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, India Inc said that once enacted it will help weed out corruption, boost investor confidence and expedite the decision making process.
Infosys Technologies on Friday said it would bid for multi-crore rupee projects under the Unique Identification Database Authority, which would be headed by the company's former co-chairman Nandan Nilekani, as it sees no conflict of interest.
There is more good news for those looking for jobs at IT companies. Infosys plans to hire 30,000 professionals this year.
Having his feet on the ground, Infosys chief talks of the industry's challenges, his company's changing focus and the new business model that will use a lot more of cloud computing.
After Mexico, the company sets up delivery centre in Brazil
"I told my office to take permission of the court because I want director, discipline, to begin proceedings against them (S Gopalakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri).
The Atomic Energy Commission and its subordinate organisations have the mandate to put in place a comprehensive plan to ensure nuclear safety in the country, but that does not seem to have been done, writes Dr A Gopalakrishnan, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
Amidst the slowdown and the freeze on recruitment, there is some good news for students graduating next year: Infosys is planning to begin campus recruitment across the country from January 2010.
Software major Infosys was eyeing Tier-II cities like Tiruchirapalli and Madurai in Tamil Nadu for its expansion once the global economy recovered from the current recession, a top company official has said.
Ramalinga Raju, his brother and Satyam's former managing director Rama Raju, ex-CFO V Srinivas, former partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers S Gopalakrishnan and T Srinivas along with Satyam Computer Services former employees G Ramakrishna, D Venkatapathi Raju and Ch Srisailam -- who are lodged at Chanchalguda Jail in Hyderabad were brought to the court, after their remand ended on Wednesday.
"What has changed in the last two quarters is that the markets have improved and deals are coming back. We see more deal-flows," Infosys' CEO and managing director, S Gopalakrishnan, told reporters on the sidelines of a CII meet in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Let start-ups be start-ups until they become grown-ups, let young entrepreneurs be experimental and bold, let VCs do their job, but for God's sake, the nation must prime the real grown-ups to solve the imminent issues., says R Gopalakrishnan.
The film is a sequel to 1995 film Mannar Mathai Speaking.
The question before the country is: Do we need thermonuclear weapons as part of our arsenal for deterrence? If the answer is yes, India must conduct further tests, irrespective of any promise that might have been given to the Americans.
Hong Kong-based Finance Asia conducts the annual poll to find Asia's top companies in different categories, including Best CEO, it said. In the best managed company category, HDFC Bank came third while in corporate governance category, the bank was ranked second after Infosys Technologies.
Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan has called for enhanced efforts to ensure adequate funds for the small and medium industries as the sector has a crucial role in creating jobs and promoting growth.
Reader Radhakrishna Gowrishankara spotted Mahesh Bhupathi and Sitaram Sudarwa at the US Open and sent us these photographs.
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