Tata Consultancy Services is the top IT-ITES employer in India, followed by Infosys Technologies and Wipro Technologies.
This provides for H-1B extensions beyond the 6-year limit.
A gaming summit is being organised by IAMAI in Mumbai today.
Here's the latest academic trend for IT aspirants -- finishing schools to transform graduates into career professionals.
Senior management of companies use this visa for working in the US.
A study conducted by BSA estimates that a 10-point drop in piracy in India from 74-64 per cent over four years would add 115,847 jobs.
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik on Wednesday suggested the government should allow establishment of private higher and technical educational institutions on the lines special economic zones to provide quality education in the country.
The information technology (IT) industry has increased its contribution to the country's GDP from 1.2 per cent in 1997-98 to 5.2 per cent in 2006-07, according to a Nasscom-Deloitte study.
IT and ITeS sectors' contribution to India's GDP has increased by 4 times in the last 10 years, revealed a study.
An analysis of 64 large deals awarded at the start of the decade reveals that more than half witnessed some restructuring or renegotiations.
Tata Consultancy Services plans to open its third IT centre in China in the current fiscal and increase its headcount five-fold to 5,000 by 2010, a senior official said on Friday.
Large companies are targeting niche players in the market to add to their portfolio.
However, a large number of businesses around the world are unable to quantify accurately the benefits their outsourcing arrangements would bring in for them.
The Indian animation industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 25 percent during 2006-10
While Dell has grown its business quite rapidly in India, one needs to be used to the ups and downs in the market place in the country, said the chief executive.
The trained officers would be able to analyse and scrutinise data on hard disks, track e-mails, extract evidence using Internet and mobile phones and will familiarise themselves with cyber crime-related legislation.
The company's endeavour is to get independent of this visa matter as much as possible, Vishal Sikka said.
The third CITU strike in West Bengal and the move of unions to call the shots in Kerala's IT sector are developments that the IT industry, at large, has denounced.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India.
The 41st convocation of Saurashtra University turned out to be a perfect platform for the Gujarat chief minister to make a case for English proficiency in the state.
Unfazed by IT industry body Nasscom's attack for his comments on the health of BPO workers, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday said his ministry is planning to come out with guidelines for people working in the BPO and IT industry.
'Indian companies has a responsibility to create jobs for Americans, too'
The Indian IT-ITeS sector, which has seen an upward revision of salaries in the last two-three years, is likely to witness moderation of wages from next year due to a gradual improvement in availability of professionals.
'India cannot function the Chinese way and the sooner people realise that, the better it will be.'
Companies such as IBM Daksh, Aegis, MphasiS, Intelenet, HTMT Global, Sitel India are also increasing their domestic focus.
On the other hand, 16 or half of all states and Union Territories account for only 3 per cent of all exports.
Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia remain as committed as ever to incubating start-ups despite selling their firm for $900 mn
Union Communications Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, wants India to accept market-driven technologies.
The sector, including domestic and exports segments, is growing at an estimated 28 per cent in FY07.
The deals -- worth $50-200 million (Rs 300-1,000 crore) -- are across the healthcare, travel, telecom and manufacturing verticals.
IT software and services sector firms continue to be on a roll and very much on track to meet the $60 billion exports target by 2010.
China is promoting its information technology outsourcing sector as a rival to the market leader, India. The figures, however, paint a different story.
The total duration of the visa that we get is only 15 days and this hampers a lot of work if we are talking to a client in India, says Jehan Ara, President, Pakistan Software Houses Association.
What the industry needs is a degree of predictability about currency movement.
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