The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 15, 2008

IDEA adds 1.2 million subscribers in AP
Hyderabad, Feb. 14 IDEA Cellular, the telecom service provider, has announced 1.2 million additions on its wireless network, the highest market share gain of 1.7 per cent seen across all telecom operators in Andhra Pradesh during the fiscal ... More

Voxtel’s GPS navigation device
Voxtel Telecom, distributor of cordless phones, has launched Global Positioning System (GPS) personal navigation device to add to its portfolio of telecommunication products in India. A subsidiary of the UK-based Binatone Electronics ... More

SOFTWARE
Wipro wins Pantaloon deal
Wipro Infotech has won a five-year Rs 200 crore ($50-million) IT outsourcing contract from Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, which operates in multiple retail formats across the country. As part of the deal, Wipro will roll out and manage IT ... More

IT sector share in GDP rises to 5.2 %
Mumbai, Feb. 14 The Nasscom-Deloitte study on Indian IT Industry: Impacting the Economy and Society says the IT/ITES industry’s contribution to the country’s GDP has increased to a share of 5.2 per cent in 2007, as against 1.2 per ... More

i-flex to consolidate presence overseas
Merger with Oracle has helped expand business More

Pak cos keen to set up centres here
Mumbai, Feb. 14 Pakistan-based IT companies are making a beeline to set up shop in India. Interestingly, this move has been prompted by customers who are wary of the country’s image and political scenario in Pakistan, according to Ms ... More

NIIT Tech to offer SaaS
NIIT Technologies is getting into the ‘Software as a Service’ delivery model, which will enable its clients to pay as they use IT services and thereby cut costs. To start off with, the move will bring yearly business of minimum Rs 10 ... More

INTERNET
The price of fame
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Capgemini creating capacity; upbeat
Mumbai, Feb. 14 European technology consulting services provider Capgemini said it is in the process of buiding capacities ahead of demand and on course to increasing its India headcount to 40,000 by 2010.Speaking on the sidelines of ... More

Headstrong to hire more; hopes for demand pick-up
Looking at acquisitions for growth More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
ThoughtWorks opens centre in Chennai
Chennai, Feb. 14 ThoughtWorks, a US-based provider of information technology consultancy, has expanded its operations in India with the opening of a new development centre in Chennai. It already has centres in Bangalore and Pune.The ... More

EVENTS
Nasscom Summit
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OUTLOOK
Look at ways to strengthen presence, Indian IT cos told
Japan, Saudi Arabia markets waiting to be tapped More

TRENDS
Slowdown? Grit your teeth for a quarter or two
Mumbai, Feb. 14 Even if a slowdown were to hit the US now, it would end quickly, is the prevalent opinion among Indian IT services industry captains. Ask Mr N. Krishnakumar, CEO, Mindtree Consulting, if he is seeing any budget cuts ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
‘Spice’ing up the global phone market
B.K. Modi offers $20 handset designed in India More