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IBM India,ISB tie up to gauge Asia services sector

IBM India,ISB tie up to gauge Asia services sector

Rediff.com13 May 2008

The research will be held by the centre for Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies at the ISB and the Indian research laboratory at IBM India. IBM is working with Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, Berkeley for research in developed economics.

Here's what IBM and IIT are doing for Ganga!

Here's what IBM and IIT are doing for Ganga!

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Given the tonnes of sewage and filth that have accumulated in the Ganga over the years, this may seem to be a drop in the ocean.

After Boeing, IBM defends India on trade, industrial policies

After Boeing, IBM defends India on trade, industrial policies

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Close on the heels of Boeing's defence of India to the US International Trade Commission's investigation into India's trade, investment and industrial policies, IBM has also sprung to New Delhi's defence in an otherwise sea of criticism of India's violations of intellectual property rights, local content requirements, among other issues of concern to US business and industry.

NRI is youngest IBM Fellow with 300 patents

NRI is youngest IBM Fellow with 300 patents

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

Ravi Arimilli is a Austin, Texas-based researcher who specialises in computer chip innards.

Private banks at high risk of losing customers: IBM study

Private banks at high risk of losing customers: IBM study

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Conducted by research firm IDC, the study titled 'Understanding the Indian Retail Banking Customer' says push marketing is fast becoming obsolete and the thrust should be on creating brand advocates.

'Make in India for India and the world'

'Make in India for India and the world'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

'With nearly double the market share of our nearest competitor, we are shaping the digital transformation journey of close to 1,000 clients in India.'

Brain Drain 2.0 Is Taking Place In India

Brain Drain 2.0 Is Taking Place In India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The migration of domestically developed intellectual property to foreign corporations within India reflects an anomaly in the demand pattern of the country's job market, points out Kanika Datta.

Make Your Network Your Net Worth

Make Your Network Your Net Worth

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

'Who you know today will determine who you know tomorrow.' 'Becoming an expert in your domain will incentivise others to have you in their networks.' 'And the more diverse your network, the better it is.' An enlightening excerpt from Ambi Parmeswaran's All The World's A Stage: A Personal Branding Story.

Tech giants to assist US govt in combating coronavirus

Tech giants to assist US govt in combating coronavirus

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to "unleash the power of American supercomputing resources" for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country's private sector have joined America's war against coronavirus in a big way, Trump said on Sunday, while launching a new public-private consortium organised by the White House, the department of energy and tech company IBM.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

IBM's PureSystems to lower IT cost

IBM's PureSystems to lower IT cost

Rediff.com12 Apr 2012

PureSystems, the new family of stacks, aims at reducing complexity at the data centre.

'Investing is a loser's game'

'Investing is a loser's game'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'In investing, you have to first make sure you don't make big mistakes.' 'I would advise small investors to be systematic, don't be arbitrary; don't be on either end of the risk spectrum.' 'Don't go from fixed deposit to option trading or crypto trading.'

Microsoft is India's most attractive employer: Survey

Microsoft is India's most attractive employer: Survey

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

According to Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2020, Microsoft India scored high on financial health, strong reputation and utilisation of the latest technologies. Others in the top 10 list are Samsung, Amazon, Infosys, Mercedes-Benz, Sony, IBM, Dell, ITC and TCS.

TCS world's second most valuable IT brand, Infy fastest growing

TCS world's second most valuable IT brand, Infy fastest growing

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

Infosys has emerged as the fastest growing IT services brand following 52 per cent brand value growth since last year and 80 per cent since 2020 to $12.8 billion, earning it third spot, the brand valuation consultancy said in its latest Global 500 IT Services Ranking report. TCS and Infosys have pushed IBM to fourth spot from second. IBM's brand value now stands at $10.6 billion, a decline of 34 per cent from last year and 50 per cent since 2020.

Reliance top Indian firm in World's Best Employer list

Reliance top Indian firm in World's Best Employer list

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

Reliance Industries Ltd, the country's largest company by revenues, profits and market value, has topped Indian corporate in the World's Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Reliance was placed at 52 in the overall ranking of 750 global corporates likes Phillips, Sanofi, Pfizer and Intel. Other Indian names in the top 100 rankings were ICICI Bank at 65, HDFC Bank at 77 and HCL Technologies at 90, according to the Forbes ranking.

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The second day of the placement season at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras on Tuesday saw e-commerce major Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd recruiting 19 students - the highest offer so far this season.

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant Jack Dorsey has "bone-deep" trust, joins the growing power club of Indian-origin executives helming US-based global multinationals. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that 37-year old Agrawal, an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Stanford University alumnus, will be the company's new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed. A report in The New York Times said Agrawal will receive an annual salary of $1 million, in addition to bonuses, restricted stock units and performance-based stock units.

PSB mergers may mean Rs 5,000-cr demand in IT outsourcing

PSB mergers may mean Rs 5,000-cr demand in IT outsourcing

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

To begin with, there would be the immediate integration of various technology stacks. This would create more business for global consulting and IT services entities such as KPMG, PwC, EY, Accenture and IBM, among others. Indian service providers - Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Wipro, for instance - would also cash in.

Old laptop batteries could power slums in India: Study

Old laptop batteries could power slums in India: Study

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

According to researchers at IBM India, many of the estimated 50 million lithium-ion laptop batteries discarded every year could provide electricity storage sufficient to light homes in developing countries.

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in forecasting, both to avoid such glitches and to counter the disruption of normal seasonal patterns as a result of climate change. It has formed various internal sub-groups of senior officials and meteorologists to decide on how best to use AI and ML in predicting cyclone intensity, and in making short-range weather forecasts (those valid for up to three hours) as well as long-range forecasts.

Meet C Vijayakumar, Shiv Nadar's successor at HCL Tech

Meet C Vijayakumar, Shiv Nadar's successor at HCL Tech

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

C Vijayakumar, the reticent chief executive of HCL Technologies, India's third-largest IT services firm, was recently appointed managing director, succeeding the founder, Shiv Nadar. Back in October 2016, when CVK, as he is popularly called within and outside of HCL, was named CEO, it had been somewhat of a surprise - his elevation being the result of his predecessor, Anant Gupta, suddenly stepping down to "pursue personal interests". CVK, 53, has since taken the firm from under $7 billion to over $10 billion in revenue.

Survey ranks top 10 employers in India, Infy at No.8

Survey ranks top 10 employers in India, Infy at No.8

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

The top driver for the Indian workforce while choosing an employer are salary and employee benefits, followed by work-life balance and job security.

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'

Now, everything's a ring away

Now, everything's a ring away

Rediff.com20 Sep 2006

'Partnerships are important'

'Partnerships are important'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

India is very important for us from domestic and exports growth points of view

Why these 2 Indian tech cos are better poised to tackle coronavirus Impact

Why these 2 Indian tech cos are better poised to tackle coronavirus Impact

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

While discretionary spend by global enterprises is likely to negatively impact all Indian IT firms, more revenues from products and less exposure to financial services segment are likely to lessen the impact for HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra.

Worldwide IT revenue returns to growth

Worldwide IT revenue returns to growth

Rediff.com4 May 2011

IBM retained its number one market share position in IT services in 2010, with a revenue increase of 2.6 per cent returning $56.4 billion in revenue and accounting for 7.1 per cent of the market.

Indian software market logs highest growth among BRICS

Indian software market logs highest growth among BRICS

Rediff.com22 May 2015

The revenue of Indian software market was at $4 billion in 2014.

China's Lenovo sees RIM as M&A option: CFO

China's Lenovo sees RIM as M&A option: CFO

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

Experts believe that Canadian govt might make it difficult.

Online gamers mirror future

Online gamers mirror future

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The objective of the study was two-fold, to better understand how successful leaders behave in online games and to learn the aspects of game that environment leaders leverage to be more effective.

H-1B visa issue: IT firms moving from era of locations to skills

H-1B visa issue: IT firms moving from era of locations to skills

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Where do Indian IT firms stand compared to their global peers in this journey of transformation? Ayan Pramanik seeks answers from IT services analyst Phil Fersht.

Tough 2016 for IT, bigger battle in 2017

Tough 2016 for IT, bigger battle in 2017

Rediff.com2 Jan 2017

'The industry growth in 2016< came from the new digital technology segment which grew at over 20%.' 'The challenge for the industry is that the legacy business makes up almost 80% of revenue.' 'Hence the urgency to transform into digital business.'

Beam me up, Scotty! Indian tech firm helped in Wuhan's Covid-19 fight

Beam me up, Scotty! Indian tech firm helped in Wuhan's Covid-19 fight

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Thanks to technological support provided by BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance company, engineers in Wuhan were able to remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, reports Peerzada Abrar.

Home ministry targets VPNs

Home ministry targets VPNs

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

After Research In Motion (owners of BlackBerry), the home ministry will now turn the screws on Microsoft, Google, IBM and Oracle. These companies provide technology and services for the virtual private networks (VPNs) run by various operators in India. The government will ask them to conform to regulation that allows intelligence agencies to lawfully intercept data. Failure to do so could result in the termination of VPN services by operators using their technology.

Cities, buildings are becoming smarter

Cities, buildings are becoming smarter

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

The 250,000 citizens of Songdo, a business district which borders the Yellow Sea in Incheon, a free economic zone in South Korea, are seeing hectic activity. Every nook and corner is being wired. The idea is to have everything connected -- buildings, cars and even energy grids.

Corporate VCs step on the gas

Corporate VCs step on the gas

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

Intel Capital, IBM, SAP Venture, Qualcomm Ventures increase India focus. July Systems, which developed a mobile broadband platform, has just received funding from Intel Capital.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

Indian SMEs lead in energy-efficient IT investment

Indian SMEs lead in energy-efficient IT investment

Rediff.com18 May 2009

Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are actively investing in building energy-efficient IT infrastructure and are ahead of their foreign counterparts, a survey said.

Gujarat's first IT SEZ clicks

Gujarat's first IT SEZ clicks

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

IBM team explores SEZ for 5,000 employees unit.

Why Indian IT firms are staring at a bleak future

Why Indian IT firms are staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

5,565 contracts, valued at $201 billion are up for rebids across geographies and verticals by 2018.