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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Infosys mum on Axon counter offer
UK firm now free to amend recommendation of Infosys offer to shareholders. New Delhi/Bangalore, Sept 29 With the 60-hour deadline having lapsed since HCL’s 650 pence a share offer for Axon Group, and Bangalore based Infosys Technologies ...

SOFTWARE: Wachovia impact: IT vendors on ‘wait-and-watch’ mode
Bangalore/New Delhi, Sept. 29 There’s more trouble brewing for the Indian IT and BPO vendors as Wachovia Corp, the sixth largest bank in the US, becomes the latest victim of the financial turmoil. Citigroup is acquiring Wachovia for ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Axon offer may strain HCL Tech accounts
Domestic IT major could now eye European markets. HCL Technologies’ ambition of expanding its enterprise application services has found expression in its £441 million offer for the Axon Group in the UK. But if the offer goes through, ...

SOFTWARE: Nasscom to review export targets in December
Does not rule out a marginal downward revision. New Delhi, Sept. 29 Amid a financial crisis in the US, software association Nasscom on Monday said it would undertake a review of the export growth forecast for FY09, in ...

PEOPLE: Satyam Computer strategy head quits
Mumbai, Sept. 29 Mr Shailesh Shah, the Chief Strategy Officer of the country’s fourth largest software exporter Satyam Computer Services, has put in ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Telcos want diesel subsidy to continue
New Delhi, Sept. 29 Concerned over the rising cost of operations, telecom companies are demanding that the Government continue the subsidy on diesel for mobile operators. According to industry estimates, cellular operators spend nearly 35 ...

E-GOVERNANCE: Gujarat Govt in talks with MAIA
Ahmedabad, Sept. 29 The Gujarat government is in talks with business intelligence (BI) reporting solutions company, MAIA Intelligence, in association with Microsoft for implementation of the 1Key Agile BI Suite application in its ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Revenue break-up: DoT sets up review panel
New Delhi, Sept. 29 In view of the objections raised by the telecom regulator, the Department of Telecom is now rethinking its earlier decision to allow operators to separate their revenues from 2G and 3G services for the purpose of ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Agilent set to launch next-gen DNA sequencer
Hyderabad, Sept. 29 Agilent Technologies, the $5.4-billion global measurement company, is set to launch the next-generation DNA sequencer by end ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Subex bags $50-m BT contract
Bangalore, Sept. 29 Subex Ltd, a provider of Operations and Business Support Systems, said on Monday that it has signed with British Telecom a three-year framework contract of about $50 million, to provide products and services related ...

OUTLOOK: Integreon to strengthen global presence
Coimbatore, Sept. 29 Integreon Managed Solutions, an integrated knowledge process outsourcing company, seeks to become a dominant player in providing middle-office services. It plans to invest in infrastructure, build global locations and ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: MindTree board clears Aztec deal
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PEOPLE: Jerry Rao quits EDS
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From eWorld

SOFTWARE: ‘Hold up one end for us’
“It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.” — ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Discretionary IT spends down’
But, given that the European market is relatively under-penetrated, the slowdown may be positive for Indian vendors, says Niteen Tulpule of KPMG.. Niteen Tulpule, Director-Corporate Finance, KPMG, decided to play it safe when eWorld asked him ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Research interest growing in India’
Microsoft Research India on the trends shaping the scene.. Compared to a thousand doctorates in computer science that come out of American universities every year, India produces 50. But the situation here is improving, P. Anandan, Managing ...

SECURITY: Guard against ID thieves
How often have you received unsolicited calls from credit card salesmen or insurance agents from call centres with all your personal data at their fingertips? Hardly a day goes by without our hearing of someone becoming a victim of identity ...

COMPUTER USAGE: Chrome Java problem
I am unable to apply Java 6 update 10 as applicable to Google Chrome. Also, very often, Java files in Internet Explorer 8 make the computer hang ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
2. Yahoo India’s newly launched social network for the 16-24 age group ...

INTERVIEW: Spywatch
Symantec on how it seeks to protect computer users, systems.. E-mail can bring in great news — and let in the spies too. With so much talk of security in cyberspace, eWorld caught up with Shantanu Ghosh, Vice-President, India Product ...

BOOKS: Try an `inside-out' approach
The success of any big strategy is in the small details, says Frank Prestipino in Getting to Big the Small Way ( www.tatamcgrawhill.com). “In ...

INTERNET: Going down, down, down!
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IT TRAINING: They join the tech tribe
The largest residential tribal school in the world is empowering its students with IT education.. Twelve-year-old Mama Majhi is the first person ever in her family to go to school. The tribal girl, who belongs to the Santhal community, is a ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
"Hi, we're very much at home. But please leave a message as we've just bought an ...






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