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OUTSOURCING
Rising labour costs, attrition rates — Data typesetting units feeling the heat
NEW entrants and fast pace of growth in the scientific data typesetting business in Chennai have put pressure on labour costs and attrition rates, according to Mr William Alden, Managing Director of the UK-based Alden Group. Chennai, with its ... More

Compudyne pins hope on BPO foray
COMPUDYNE Winfosystems Ltd expects its BPO foray to help wipe out its losses and return to the black in two years. The company has tied up with the US-based Logistic Solutions Inc for the BPO forayLogistic Solutions is a software service and ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bharti gets 5 new licences
BHARTI Tele-Ventures (BTVL) has signed and received unified access service licence to provide GSM services in five circles including Uttar Pradesh (East), West Bengal & Andaman Nicobar, Orissa, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. The licence has been More

INSIGHT
e-stamping out the spammers
By the time we are done with fighting spam, the power of the Internet to serve as a fast, democratic and worldwide communication medium could be significantly diminished. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
New phase of India
India Inc is indeed shining with signs of growth visible in every street corner. Here a group of workers is on the job at Cyberabad, the IT hub of Andhra Pradesh.

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HARDWARE
Canon India records big growth in printer business
CANON India Pvt Ltd, a digital imaging company, has grown its overall printer category market share from 3 per cent in 2001 to 30 per cent, in 2003. The company recorded a significant growth across all business segments. Its inkjet printer ... More

SOFTWARE
Wipro to expand operations in Chennai, Coimbatore
WIPRO plans to expand its operations in Chennai, start work in Coimbatore and explore opportunities in partnering with the Tamil Nadu Government on the State's e-Governance plans. Wipro's Chairman, Mr Azim Premji, who met the Tamil Nadu Chief ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
DoT bid to prevent sell-off in Telecom Consultants
IN a move to stall the disinvestment of Telecom Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL), the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to intimate the strategic importance of the company and business obtained ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
BearingPoint opens software development centre in Chennai
This is part of BearingPoint's AnyShore strategy to be able to service clients anywhere in the world. More

Virtusa sets up centre in Chennai
VIRTUSA Inc, a US-based software services provider, has set up its third development centre in India at Chennai. The other two are functional at Hyderabad. According to Mr Kris Canekeratne, Chairman and CEO, Virtusa: "This would mean an ... More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES
vCustomer hopes to double revenues
The company is looking at its existing clients to grow its back office business even while tapping new domains such as insurance claims processing. More

PEOPLE
Shaheen joins 24/7 board
BANGALORE: 24/7 Customer, the outsourced contact centre and business process outsourcing services provider, has announced the induction of Mr George Shaheen, the former CEO of Accenture, into its board of Directors. Mr George Shaheen's ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
SQL Server reporting service
BANGALORE: Microsoft India has announced the availability of SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, a tool that would increase business insight and provide real-time information from any data source to any device. The tool is integrated ... More




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Top Stories
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Looking back
Feb. 1-Feb. 7
UK against law on outsourcing

CMC finds risk in banking on Govt projects

BPO tax regime stays; industry disappointed

`Indian software cos can tap $44-b US spend on security'

No UK move to curb outsourcing, says Jack Straw


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