The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 12, 2008

INFO-TECH

HUMAN RESOURCES: ‘Reduced hiring is not due to slowdown only’
It’s time we looked at new markets, segments: Nasscom Chairman. Pune, Nov. 11 “Reduced hiring is not because of the slowdown. There are other reasons too . First, since March 2008, there has been a tightening of the utilisation of ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: No slowdown call for Nokia
Demand-driven focus to continue. Chennai, Nov. 11 Nokia India, which is the largest mobile phone maker in the country, is not too worried about the slowdown affecting its ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Vodafone to continue investing in India biz
New Delhi, Nov. 11 Vodafone Plc on Tuesday said that investments in India will continue to grow. This is despite its global cost cutting drive worth £1 billion. However, the impact of this cost cut on Indian IT vendors, who offers ...

EVENTS: Kenyan team visits Technopark
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Bharti Airtel's new biz zone
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VENTURE CAPITAL: Summit identifies areas for venture capital funding
The venture capital summit, organised by the Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH), has identified areas like cloud computing in IT industry and clean energy, bio-fuels, solar and wind energy in non-IT sectors as ideal for venture capital ...

SOFTWARE: Satyam commits Rs 50 cr for football promotion
Hyderabad, Nov. 11 Satyam Computers, the official IT services’ provider for FIFA World Cup in 2010 (South Africa) and 2014 (Brazil), is taking up promotion of domestic football in a big ...

EVENTS: ‘Downturn is right time for ‘priority’ projects’
Bangalore, Nov. 11 An economic downturn can be a perfect time to undertake projects that warrant priority, because of their impact on future growth, and chief information officers (CIOs) can exploit asymmetries between regions and industries ...

OUTLOOK: ITC Info sees lower revenues
Kolkata, Nov. 11 Revenue growth rate of ITC Infotech Ltd in the second half of 2008-09 is expected to fall below 50 per cent, Mr. Sanjiv Puri, Managing Director of the company, said here on ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: GSM subscriber base keeps rising
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BROADBAND: Novatium partners BSNL
Novatium Solutions Pvt Ltd has partnered with BSNL to bundle its Nova netPC along with broadband connection. Mr A. Raja, Minister of IT and Communications said, “India is one of the fastest growing economies in the World today. It is ...

E-MAIL: Sify revamps mail service
Sify Technologies Limited has announced revamped mail service from Sifymail. Named WIYI (World In Your Inbox), the mail service allows the users to personalise their mail box, Mr Venkata Rao Mallineni, Head (Portals and Consumer Marketing), ...

From eWorld

SOFTWARE: Develop a yen for Japan
With US and European markets facing a slump, now is the time for the Indian tech sector to target Japan in right earnest, say industry watchers.. With the financial hurricane pounding US and European shores — the cornerstone of the ...

INTERVIEW: Mobile users as content creators
That is the role Tunespray wants them to play.. Sample these observations: Out of 200 students, only one of them did not have a mobile phone, and he too was planning to buy one during Durga Puja. Over 60 per cent of the students currently use ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Platform 9³/₄
JK Rowling readers know of this platform’s magical properties. Can the Indian tech sector climb aboard Platform BPO?. If there is one thing Indian BPO can never be accused of, it is the inability to come up with new buzzwords. Having seen ...

INTERNET: Visualise it!
A picture can tell a thousand words. An animation can tell you more, maybe? I have always been fascinated by infographics and have been a great fan of good work done by Gapminder (
BOOKS: Risks of offshore outsourcing
Decline in employee morale tops the list. Decline in employee morale tops the list of ‘risks of offshore outsourcing’ in Information Systems Project Management by David Avison and Gholamreza Torkzadeh ( ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. Which Web server software is used the most to deliver Web pages to ...

INTERNET: Your bit for your teacher
Isn’t it true that teachers who lay the foundation for what you achieve in the future rarely get any prizes for their efforts? It’s never too late to make up. If you have school-going children then here’s a way for them to ...