While today is an extended holiday for many employees in the IT sector who are enjoying the long weekeed, it is not a total shutdown across India.
Microsoft has bought 10 per cent stake in TCS China, a joint venture promoted by India's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services and three state-owned Chinese companies.
India's internet economy is estimated to reach $1 trillion by 2030, primarily due to e-commerce, which is expected to be worth $325 billion and rank third globally, according to industry experts. Last year marked a crucial turning point for India's e-commerce sector, with notable changes in consumer trends, technology, and regulations. InGovern Research Services, a leading corporate governance advisory firm, hosted a virtual roundtable to deliberate on the notable developments in India's e-commerce sector in 2023, with a particular focus on the essential role of customer trust in fueling its ongoing expansion.
All you have to do is read the case, see the question you have to answer on the last slide, click on The Smart Manager logo below, and post your solutions by March 11, 2011. All the best!
Cardamom could soon be traded through an electronic system, which Spices Board says would ensure trading transparency and help small growers.
'I am confident that TCS's best years are ahead,' outgoing CEO tells staff in farewell email.
The Tata Consultancy Services-Smart Manager Case Contest is the oldest and most prestigious competition of its kind in India.
Hike in H1-B visas indicates that the company is winning new deals, for which projects initially need employees onsite.
In the last couple of months, top Indian IT services providers, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech have announced setting up cyber threat management centres in the US and Europe.
Incumbent DMK MP T Sumathy alias Tamizhachi Thangapandian will face-off former Telangana Governor and BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, while the the AIADMK has fielded ex-MP Dr J Jayavardhan, who won from here in 2014.
The IT-BPO industry is becoming increasingly alert on fake biodatas. India's largest IT serivces provider, Tata Consultancy Service, has recently asked close to 20 employees at its Kolkata centre to leave after the company, during the background verification, found that these employees have used fudged resumes to get jobs.
Indian American and Indian entrepreneurs believe the West Bengal government, which is projecting the state as an ideal investment destination for information technology and hi-tech industries, has to go a long way before it can become India's number one hub for such industries.
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have joined hands to build a 5G-based remote working technology using robotics, according to a joint statement. TCS during the trials has successfully tested two use cases of its Neural Manufacturing solutions on Airtel's 5G testbed in Manesar - remote robotics operations, and vision-based quality inspection, the statement claimed. "The 5G ecosystem will open limitless possibilities for enterprises to enhance productivity and serve their customers even better with digitally enabled applications.
'While we have done a few thousand kilometres in India, most of the testing and data collection and analysis has been done in the US, Japan and Europe.'
But MNCs like IBM, Accenture, CSC and HP likely to get affected more.
In an earlier interview, chief operating officer N Chandrasekaran had voiced this concern and said TCS was taking some measures. The impact was also evident on the overall revenue contribution, which fell to 4.7 per cent in FY09 from 5.2 per cent in FY08. TCS' head for Apac, Girija Pandey, feels the region will continue to be volatile till they reach a certain level.
Tata Consultancy Services' CEO and managing director, S Ramadorai, was awarded with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
TCS is setting up a large BPO operation in Varanasi next year, some staff could be absorbed there
Infosys said on Monday it would buy Panaya Inc, a New Jersey-based provider of automation technology, for an enterprise value of $200 million
Tata Consultancy Services has adopted several measures like avoiding travel and moving people from onsite to offshore to cut down costs, a senior official of the company said in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The corporate credit rating with a positive outlook, BBB, is higher than India's rating and "highlights the financial robustness of our business model and operating strengths of the company," TCS informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. According to S&P, the company has strong liquidity, with cash and bank deposits of Rs 1,230 crore (Rs 12.3 billion), about 9.4 per cent of total assets as on March 31, 2007.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday ratified the allotment of 40 acres of land to Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd and 75 acres to Tata Consultancy Services at Adibatla on the outskirts of Hyderabad
Excellent execution and a constant focus on the customer has helped TCS.
Acknowledging Indian entrepreneurs' contribution to the UK's economy, British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday said bilateral ties "were never more exciting" for further strengthening trade and political relations.
'The Nifty index looks to be 20 per cent overvalued as per our model after moving up more than 10 per cent in the last two months.'
Infosys aims to achieve an aspirational goal of $20 billion in topline by 2020.
IT major Tata Consultancy Services has bagged the contract to implement end-to-end solutions for national flag carrier Shipping Corporation of India.
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella along with Alphabet Inc and its subsidiary Google CEO Sundararajan Pichai are also among those from trade and industry who have been awarded the Padma Bhushan for their distinguished services.
Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.
Tata Consultancy Services would this year recruit over 30,000 engineering graduates worldwide, a senior company official has said.
Is Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley and home for some of the biggest information technology firms in the country, slowly losing out to Chennai? It seems so, considering the investment plans of leading IT companies.
'All they need is proper leadership.'