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Accenture, Oracle numbers dampen Indian IT spirits

Accenture, Oracle numbers dampen Indian IT spirits

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

It might take a little longer for demand to pick up in India's IT outsourcing services industry.

Karnataka rolls back quota bill for Kannadigas in jobs

Karnataka rolls back quota bill for Kannadigas in jobs

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The Karnataka government on Wednesday put the reservation bill for Kannadigas in private firms on hold amid fierce criticism from business leaders and tech tycoons.

Oracle's Ellison bets on Lindows

Oracle's Ellison bets on Lindows

Rediff.com23 Jan 2003

Noel Tata to succeed Ratan Tata; named chairman of Tata Trusts

Noel Tata to succeed Ratan Tata; named chairman of Tata Trusts

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Noel Tata -- the half-brother of late Rata Tata -- who takes over as chairman of Tata Trusts, has been with the Tata Group for over four decades, slowly rising through the ranks in the salt-to-software conglomerate. Having functioned mostly under the shadows of his illustrious half-brother, Noel (67) will now have the responsibility of leading the Tata Trusts -- broadly comprising Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Allied Trusts, and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust & Allied Trusts -- that hold a controlling 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons, the holding and promoter firm of Tata Group companies.

FTI, TCG to invest $20 mn in 4 yrs

FTI, TCG to invest $20 mn in 4 yrs

Rediff.com20 Feb 2003

US-based enterprise software majors Financial Technologies International and TCG Software Services Inc would invest $20 million in India in the next four years.

'Virtualisation is future of software players'

'Virtualisation is future of software players'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2007

Virtualisation is going to be a key opportunity for software players in the next 3 to 5 years, according to Amit Chatterjee, general manager, Windows Group of Microsoft India (R&D) Private Limited.

Harvard style software from Chennai co

Harvard style software from Chennai co

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

A Chennai-based software development company Arrowpoint Technologies Pvt Ltd has developed Enterprise Strategy Ware, a balanced scorecard product, which is a Harvard business school concept that provides complete business solutions to improve operati

Air India banks on artificial intelligence to cut call centre costs

Air India banks on artificial intelligence to cut call centre costs

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

Air India's use of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a huge impact on the airline major's call centre volumes and the technology integration has reduced costs by 100 times, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. The airline launched its own chatbot AI.g, earlier known as Maharaja, in May 2023. The chatbot has answered approximately two million queries since its launch, handling 93 per cent of customer inquiries without needing to pass them on to call centre agents, said Sathya Ramaswamy, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Air India.

BlackBerry dials Samsung; to provide security software

BlackBerry dials Samsung; to provide security software

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The system will wed BlackBerry's security platform with the South Korean company's own security software for its Galaxy devices.

World's No.1 VC may fund Indian firms

World's No.1 VC may fund Indian firms

Rediff.com26 Jun 2004

World's No. 1 venture capitalist Promod Haque of Norwest Venture Partners is in talks with five software product companies in India for funding.

i-flex share: Oracle offers Rs 2,100

i-flex share: Oracle offers Rs 2,100

Rediff.com12 Dec 2006

Enterprise software leader Oracle, which last year acquired Indian banking software firm i-flex Solutions, has made a final offer of Rs 2,100 per share to shareholders as it seeks to increase its stake to 90 per cent.

SAS eyes banks for BI software

SAS eyes banks for BI software

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

 'We run ERP on private clouds today'

'We run ERP on private clouds today'

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Peter Gartenberg, SAP India Managing Director tells about the changes taking place at SAP globally

Ratan Tata Passes Away At 86

Ratan Tata Passes Away At 86

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

For the past few days, Tata had been admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai.

Wipro ranked leader among global R&D service providers

Wipro ranked leader among global R&D service providers

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

IT major Wipro on Monday said it has been ranked as a leader in the global R&D service provider survey by Zinnov Management Consulting for the fourth successive year.

Reliance, US firm to bring latest software tech to India

Reliance, US firm to bring latest software tech to India

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Ecorithm's powerful suite of technologies can be applied to build systems and various other enterprise solutions to improve operations.

Chennai Brains Behind Ford's Global Hits

Chennai Brains Behind Ford's Global Hits

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

'We participate in the design/development of components and systems for electric vehicles, internal combustion engines, and hybrid vehicles.'

CBI files FIR in Air India software procurement 'scam'

CBI files FIR in Air India software procurement 'scam'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

The CVC had asked the CBI to probe the 'irregularities in the tendering process and award of contract and undue benefit caused to the SAP/IBM'.

Infosys partners with Microsoft to accelerate adoption of GenAI

Infosys partners with Microsoft to accelerate adoption of GenAI

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Infosys said on Tuesday it is collaborating with Microsoft to jointly develop industry solutions that leverage Infosys Topaz, Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Services. Both organisations are bringing together their respective artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enhance enterprise functions with AI-enabled solutions across multiple industries. The integrated solutions are aimed at accelerating the rapid democratisation of data and intelligence that will help businesses increase productivity and drive new revenue growth.

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models.

Oracle India scouts for more tie-ups

Oracle India scouts for more tie-ups

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

Oracle 'very bullish' on India

Oracle 'very bullish' on India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

Enterprise software company Oracle India would look for business opportunities in banking and healthcare segments during the next one year, managing director Shekhar Dasgupta said.

Oracle targets SMEs in India

Oracle targets SMEs in India

Rediff.com19 Apr 2005

Oracle India Pvt Limited, a subsidiary of leading enterprise software company Oracle Corp of US, has identified the vast small and medium market in the country to boost revenue growth.

Oracle to hire 1,400 more in India

Oracle to hire 1,400 more in India

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

Global enterprise software company Oracle on Tuesday said it would increase its headcount in India to 10,000 in the next eight months, while expanding into nine non-metro cities.

VC funds reduce number of deals with start-ups by a 5th in 2022: Study

VC funds reduce number of deals with start-ups by a 5th in 2022: Study

Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

At least 14 of the top 20 venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds in India reduced new deals with start-ups by a fifth in 2022. The number fell from 572 in 2021 to 456 this year, according to data from Venture Intelligence. Sequoia Capital, a leader in investments, retained its top slot but its number of deals fell from 110 in 2021 to 70 this year.

Brexit woes: Indian IT firms must innovate to survive

Brexit woes: Indian IT firms must innovate to survive

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

The challenge for Indian software is clear. A good part of its bread and butter business - writing code and maintaining software systems - is being automated, reducing revenue streams and work for lower level employees

IBM signs deal with Polaris for social software solutions

IBM signs deal with Polaris for social software solutions

Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

The application makes it easy for IBM partners and clients like Polaris to build an entirely new class of cloud-based social business apps.

Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill

Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Sources within the Congress, including those who have been members of the teams that drafted its 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifestos, said the Karnataka government decision lacked any empirical basis.

Who Will Take Over The Godrej Empires?

Who Will Take Over The Godrej Empires?

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Pirojsha Godrej, 43, patriarch Adi Godrej's son, is set to take over as chairman of the Godrej Industries Group from 2026 whol Nyrika Holkar, Smita Godrej Crishna's 42-year-old daughter, has emerged as the face of the Godrej Enterprises Group.

Krishan Dhawan is Oracle India MD

Krishan Dhawan is Oracle India MD

Rediff.com1 Mar 2005

Krishan Dhawan has taken over as the managing director of Oracle India Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of enterprise software company.

SAP aims 100,000 customer base by 2010

SAP aims 100,000 customer base by 2010

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Global enterprise software major SAP AG has set an ambitious target to enroll 100,000 customers in India by 2010 by aggressively focusing on the emerging as well and small and medium-sized firms.

Indian software product sales double to $2.2bn in 2013: Nasscom

Indian software product sales double to $2.2bn in 2013: Nasscom

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

The $108 billion Indian IT-ITeS industry is also witnessing the rise of tier II and III cities like Kochi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata as product hubs.

Oracle to hire 2000 more by Dec

Oracle to hire 2000 more by Dec

Rediff.com12 Jul 2006

Enterprise software company Oracle on Wednesday said it would grow its headcount in India by 2000 this year.

Oracle to hire 250 per month

Oracle to hire 250 per month

Rediff.com5 Oct 2004

Enterprise software maker Oracle said on Monday it will continue to hire aggressively in India at the rate of 250 people a month.

Oracle to hire 250 every month

Oracle to hire 250 every month

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

Oracle Corporation will recruit 250 people in India every month and is to increase its penetration in the sub-continent even as the enterprise software major is scouting for acquisitions in India to enhance its product portfolio.

How India can become a hub of software products

How India can become a hub of software products

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Policy lays out a 5-year road map seeking creation of 3.5 mn jobs and promoting 10,000 start-ups.

JP Morgan downgrades Indian IT sector to 'underweight'

JP Morgan downgrades Indian IT sector to 'underweight'

Rediff.com20 May 2022

JP Morgan has downgraded the Indian information technology sector to 'underweight' as it believes the heydays of the sector are over. Rising margin headwinds in the near-term and the revenue headwinds in the medium-term from a potential macro slowdown, Ankur Rudra and Bhavik Mehta of JP Morgan said in the report, will mean that the sector's earnings upgrade cycle is behind. "We see peak revenue growth behind us and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margins trending down from inflation, mean revision.

SAP launches new product for small businesses

SAP launches new product for small businesses

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

In a bid to push its current revenue of 20 per cent from the small and medium business segment in India, Germany-based enterprise software major SAP on Monday announced the launch of mySAP all-in-one solutions for micro-verticals.