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OUTSOURCING


`CEO's role crucial in outsourcing'
THE outsourcing of IT and other business processes is likely to move from a 2005 average of 12 per cent of organisational costs to 20 per cent by 2008, according to a study on outsourcing by LogicaCMG. The report, undertaken across the US, ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Push-to-talk: DoT showcause to Tata Tele
THE Department of Telecom has issued a showcause notice to Tata Teleservices seeking explanation as to why a penalty of Rs 50 crore should not be slapped for offering `Push-To-Talk' service. DoT has said that the service is illegal and could ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


Kerala HC quashes petition against Smart City project
THE Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed at the admission stage itself the writ petition seeking to restrain the State Government from transferring Infopark Kochi to the Dubai Internet City or any other person. The petition, filed by Mr N. ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


KPIT Cummins Q1 net up at Rs 70 cr
KPIT Cummins Infosystems has posted consolidated revenues of Rs 69.96 crore for the first quarter ended June 2005, an increase of four per cent sequentially. On a year-on-year basis, consolidated revenues grew 14.95 per cent (Rs 60.86 crore in ... More

Geometric Soft net rises 46 pc in Q1
GEOMETRIC Software Solutions company Ltd has reported a 46 per cent year-on-year growth in net profit for the quarter ended June 30. Net profit for the quarter amounted to Rs 5.07 crore, against Rs 3.46 crore during the corresponding year-ago ... More

SOFTWARE


Weak euro may hit Wipro Q1 margins
WIPRO, which will announce its first-quarter earnings on Friday, could see its margins taking a hit in the absence of any positive triggers such as hike in billing rates and due to factors such as weak European currencies and higher visa ... More

MS expands sales network
MICROSOFT Home and Entertainment Division on Wednesday announced the extension of its field sales team to reach out to over 26 cities across the country under its pan Indian initiative `Project Vistaar'. The company also plans to increase its ... More

California Software opens office in US
CALIFORNIA Software Co Ltd, the Chennai-based software company, has opened its office in Boston, US, under its wholly-owned subsidiary CSWL, Inc. The office is headed by the new Vice-President, Mr Robert (Bob) Brynes, says a company press ... More

Maveric bags 3 clients, eyes Rs 14-cr turnover
MAVERIC Systems Ltd, an independent software testing company, today said that it has added three clients in the banking, financial services and insurance sector. The company hopes to double its turnover to Rs 14 crore at the end of 2005-06. The ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


`Average salary rise in India the highest in Asia'
INDIA had the maximum average salary increase of around 10 per cent in Asia-Pacific in 2005, according to a study done by Watson Wyatt Asia Pacific, which provides services in the areas of human capital. The Indian business process industry had ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


BPL Mobile in Rs 4,400-cr deal with Hutchison Essar — The biggest M&A in Indian telecom space
MR Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Chairman & CEO of BPL Mobile, along with his co-investors, have entered into an agreement with Hutchison-Essar to sell their 64 per cent stake in the flagship BPL Communications Ltd in all cash deal with an enterprise ... More

SECURITY


Tech support: Pointsec in talks with 3 firms
POINTSEC, a mobile device security provider, expects to start offering technology support services to its Asia-Pacific customers from India soon. "The company is in talks with a couple of Indian firms for outsourcing its operations that could ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL


Hellosoft seals $16-m funding
HELLOSOFT, the embedded software maker, announced it has completed $16-million series B financing led by Boston-based TD Capital Ventures. This round of funding included participation from new investors Mitsui & Co, Venture Partners and ... More

PIRACY


Trojan horse attacks on the rise
WEBSENSE Security Labs has, in the last fortnight, registered a steep rise in Trojan horse downloaders and banking Trojan horses. (Trojan horse is a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software). The security lab has detected over ... More

PEOPLE


Rajeev Chandrasekhar moves on to live his next dream
Now at 41, Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar, following today's sale of his cellular business with enterprise valuation topping $1 billion, is staring at new opportunities. It could be either tourism, or software, or media and entertainment, or it could ... More

Another Bharti executive joins Reliance Infocomm
Today the company announced the appointment of Ms Nalini Gupta as Marketing Advisor in the Chairman's Office. Ms Gupta comes to Reliance Infocomm from Airtel Enterprise Services (AES), where she was Chief Products and Marketing Officer, said a ... More



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