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OUTSOURCING
Outsourcing row: US may press for greater market access
The latest US Government data suggest that foreigners outsource far more office work to the US than American companies send abroad.
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Speak French? You can quote your price
MARIA (name changed) is bemused at the attention a Bangalore-based IT major is showering on her. For the last four months, the company has repeatedly tried roping her in as an employee and she has refused. She is in her second year of MA (French) ...
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Vertex retains staff by letting'em grow
THE higher the employees go up the career ladder, the less the attrition faced by the business process outsourcing (BPO) unit. This is the experience of Vertex India, arm of United Kingdom-based BPO Vertex. It says its career progression plan ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cell phones soon for train drivers to make travel safe
THE next time you travel by train, you may see your engine driver sporting a cellular handset that will certainly be swankier than yours. It could also make your ride safer. As part of their safety drive, the Railways are set to equip their ...
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Idea Cellular pre-paid recharge via SMS
IDEA Cellular is to introduce a mobile recharge service that can be activated through SMS as well as through certain specified ATM networks. Prepaid customers can recharge their accounts from wherever they are, for flexible denominations ...
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Bharti Mobile to invest heavily in AP
BHARTI Mobile Limited, the leading cellular service provider in Andhra Pradesh, is planning to invest Rs 250-300 crore during the next financial year in the State, according to the Chief Operating Officer, Mr K. Srinivas. Mr Srinivas was ...
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Touchtel to guarantee service levels to users
TOUCHTEL, the fixed line telephone service from the Bharti group, is set to guarantee service levels to its subscribers. It will even pay a penalty if it slips on any guaranteed performance parameter if the fault lies with the company. The ...
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SOFTWARE
Foreign IT pros making a beeline to India for jobs
INDIA shining. That's not just a political campaign slogan but the feeling abroad too. An increasing number of foreign nationals are seeking jobs in Indian companies across sectors, particularly in the IT industry. Though the numbers are not ...
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Adrenalin to pep up workplaces
ARE Yesudas, Elton John and Sachin Tendulkar working or playing? Both, and they enjoy doing it, says Mr V. Balaraman, CEO, Empower Works Ltd. One's full potential will be realised only if one enjoys one's work. So what is the potential at ...
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OBT Global bets on pharma centre
OBT Global, formerly Oak Brook Technologies Ltd, has announced plans to expand its operations with the induction of more consultants and the company expects to double its revenues this year backed by a recently created Pharma Centre of ...
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SAP India to double SMB customer base
SAP India Pvt Ltd, an enterprise solutions provider, plans to double its customer base this year in the small and medium business (SMB) sector. The Director, Sales, SAP India, Mr Srinivas Rao, said that the company acquired about 57 customers ...
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Novell platform to run on Linux
MUMBAI: Novell announced the availability of GroupWise 6.5, its collaboration platform running entirely on Linux. The product would be available from April 15 this year. The GroupWise product handles e-mail, calendaring, instant ...
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Hindi interface for Windows
NEW DELHI: Microsoft Corporation India Ltd has announced that a Hindi language interface will now be available for the Windows XP operating system as part of the company's efforts to localise its products. Existing Microsoft XP users can ...
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Sierra upgrades product
HYDERABAD: Sierra Atlantic has announced Supply Chain Management Network (SCMnet) version 4.1 that integrates Agile Product Collaboration 9.0 to Oracle Applications, SAP and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne (formerly JD Edwards OneWorld). The ...
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Color Chips in animation deal
HYDERABAD: Color Chips India Ltd has informed the BSE that it has signed up a flash animation project with Kasav Infosys Inc, US. As per the terms, it will provide flash animation services to the US company. This contract is estimated ...
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E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
Tea Board may launch e-auctions by April
"We are facing some problem with the software but we are confident that it will be sorted out soon."
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ISPS
VSNL acquires Dishnet's Net biz for Rs 270 cr
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd has signed an agreement with DishnetDSL to acquire the Internet businesses of the Sterling Infotech group company for Rs 270 crore. The acquisition would give VSNL access to the base of over 600 owned and franchised ...
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Voice messaging from Dishnet
CHENNAI: DishnetDSL has introduced VoiceSnap, an application that allows users to send and receive voice messages over the Internet. VoiceSnap, similar to receiving and sending e-mails on the Net, will be provided for free with every ...
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