E-commerce giant Amazon and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures have "mutually decided" to not continue their joint venture (JV) beyond the end of its current term. The JV, Prione Business Services, which has been running successfully for the past seven years, was coming up for renewal on May 19, 2022. The JV enabled over 300,000 sellers and entrepreneurs to go online. It also enabled 4 million merchants with digital payment capabilities, providing these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and merchants access to millions of customers across the country.
As four founder families sold part of their Infosys holdings on Monday, CEO Vishal Sikka said monetisation of shares for philanthropic and entrepreneurship purposes was in line with the company's values.
The country would see more economic progress if the private sector was left to run business without government interference, Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy has said at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said on Monday there was no need for Indian IT industry to be apolgetic or shy about US outsourcing curbs during President Barack Obama's visit to the country next month.
Indian companies can help Pakistan strengthen its IT-BPO industry by sharing expertise and best practices with their Pakistani counterparts, Infosys Chief Mentor NR Narayana Murthy said.
"But the real progress in India has not taken place simply because the reforms have not touched the poor people," he said at a book release function in Bangalore.\n\n
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has singled out "erroneous policies" pursued by successive governments at the Centre.
Infosys Technologies chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy would be joining the board of trustees of TiE Inc (Global), a world-wide network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship.\n\n
In yet another recognition to India Inc's growing prowess, Infosys Technologies Ltd founder N R Narayana Murthy takes over as Chairman of the prestigious Asia Business Council.
Shibulal talks about the company's new focus areas under the chairmanship of N R Narayana Murthy, and their rationale.
The government has kicked off a new employment survey to create closer-to-real-time credible information, the first tranche of which is expected to be revealed in December next year.
Stamp of approval on CEO's strategy and long-term goal for the company
Many corporate leaders have dived back into the fray and helped their companies clamber out of graveyard.
N R Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of India's second-largest IT services firm Infosys Technologies, has christened his to-be-launched venture capital fund the 'Catamaran Venture Fund'.
We have to speed up our responses to the critical areas that we have, he says.
Rohan Murthy, the only son of his parents, has found his life partner in Lakshmi Venu, the 26-year-old daughter of TVS Motor co-chairman Venu Srinivasan. In no time after confirmation from the bride and the groom, the two families sealed the merger of souls with their engagement in Chennai on Friday evening.
Pai argued that at a time when the salary for entry level software engineers had not been raised in the IT industry in India for the past seven years, it was totally wrong to hike the compensation for top-level executives.
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder and chief mentor of India's second-largest IT services provider Infosys Technologies, is planning to invest in US-based clean technology venture capital fund Siderian Ventures.
We have to walk a very fine line between our desire to mobilise more and more taxes or having higher percentage of taxes, he says
Nandan Nilekani exits for a high-profile govt job, but two low-profile founders have built successful careers after quitting.
Infosys president and board member B G Srinivas has resigned, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of senior management exits at India's second-largest software services exporter.
Raghu Krishnan profiles the man in the eye of the storm at Infosys.
Be it the industry laggard performance or harassment allegations by overseas employees, Infosys has a tough road ahead and investors will look at Sikka to sort out the issues.
Amidst a raging controversy over alleged government's interference in the functioning of prestigious management institutions
True, Infosys is on course to starting its first overseas campus in China, but only four years ago the Indian IT major's co-founder and ex-chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, was apprehensive about its expansion in the East Asian nation, according to WikiLeaks.
After guiding Infosys to become one of the most admired IT companies in the world, N R Narayana Murthy will step down as its executive chairman on Sunday, amid firm indications that he would continue to call the shots.
N R Narayan Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of IT major Infosys on Tuesday called on the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held discussions on a wide range of issues, including the setting up of a Infosys research centre in Gujarat.
Senior exits and across the board attrition have started affecting the company's ability to grow business
The Union ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has informed Infosys that the appointment of Rohan Murty, son of co-founder and executive chairman N R Narayana Murthy, does not require its approval.
After two decades of being in the information technology business, India is still a 'toddler' with only 2 per cent of global market share, according to N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
The Rs 600-crore (Rs 6-billion) fund wants to become a global-style limited-partnership investor. It was a venture capital fund formed after much thought and attention to detail, like almost all the moves.
Software giant Infosys will scale up its operations, products and services drastically to emerge as a 'truly multinational corporate entity' in the next 25 years, its Chairman N R Narayana Murthy said.
What do you, dear reader, have to say about Rohan Murty's elevation in a company founded by his father? Is it a case of nepotism, or no?
Reader Abhishek Narang sent us this image from the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management, North Carolina.
I have no hesitation to say that the cultural milieu is different, said chairman R Seshasayee in a rare media interaction.
After news of KV Kamath stepping down as the non-executive chairman, Infosys is on the hunt for filling up the post.
The chief mentor of Infosys Technologies urged that such tragedies should not recur.
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