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OUTLOOK: Infosys sticks to revenue guidance; looking for buyouts
New Delhi, Nov. 17 Infosys Technologies on Monday termed the current global environment as “difficult and challenging” but said it is sticking to its quarterly and FY09 revenue guidance for ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Mid-tier IT firms hire ‘average’ numbers
Demand for temporary staff up. Bangalore/Mumbai, Nov.17 The uncertainty due to the economic meltdown in the US, which is the largest market for the Indian IT industry, may not have prompted mid-tier Indian IT companies to revise hiring plans, ...

INTERVIEW: Fall in chip demand is temporary: Freescale chief
Growth to be led by emerging markets; R&D to focus on cost-effective products also. Bangalore, Nov. 17 The global economic recession that created a deep dent in consumer confidence has hurt the semiconductor industry as demand plummeted, but ...

SECURITY: Phishing gets sophisticated
Surge in attacks using toolkits. Pune, Nov. 17 Online fraud is evolving. Phishing and pharming represent one of the organised and innovative technological crime waves faced by online businesses. Fraudsters have new tools at their disposal and ...

OUTSOURCING: Genpact to open centre in Morocco
New Delhi, Nov. 17 BPO major Genpact Ltd on Monday said it would soon open a centre in Morocco to leverage the French capabilities. The company has recently opened a facility ...

OUTSOURCING: Satyam BPO arm among finalists
Hyderabad, Nov.17 The business process outsourcing (BPO) arm of Satyam Computer Services was selected as one of the four finalists for Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards by Worldwide Conventions and Business ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Idhasoft, Westcon Group in tie-up
Mumbai, Nov. 17 IT services firm Idhasoft has entered into a tie-up with the Westcon Group, a multi-national specialty distributor in US to provide its customers with new mobile, wireless LAN/WAN solutions and professional ...

HARDWARE: Smart Infocomm outlet in Kochi
Smart Infocomm, IT hardware company with speciality products in the lifestyle segment, has inaugurated its exclusive smart lounge at Oberon Mall here. The lounge was inaugurated by Mr Jiang Jihai, President Hyundai Electronics, China. Mr R.M. ...

From eWorld

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Unified rivalry
When you are battling for the global unified communications market, what is more likely to swing it for you — voice or email?. They have been fighting a pitched battle for a larger share of the global unified communications market for over ...

INTERVIEW: In animated discussion
Is a downturn good for entertainment business? If yes, is the industry up and ready for this?. Wikipedia tells us that the Golden Age of movie animation is said to be the period 1930-1940. Coincidentally, that decade was preceded by economic ...

PEOPLE: A tale of two strangers…
… who found a home, and opportunities, in India. It is not uncommon to see Americans, and people from other countries as well, attending IT conferences in India. But Joseph Cairns and Erhardt Christopher Otto were a surprise duo. The two ...

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE: Learning to build fantasy worlds
A peek inside an animation school. You get this surreal feeling in the green room. We are led in there quietly, and then the lights come on. Here, the ‘green’ room is not backstage where actors put on their pancake, away from public ...

SOFTWARE: Game for more art
His work involves adding excitement to your game. eWorld draws him out to dwell on his career highs, past and present.. This software writer developed his first ever game while still in high school because, as he puts it, “Well, I ...

INTERVIEW: The silver lining
More growth opportunities for IT-BPO sector. A search for ‘outsourcing’ in Google News predictably yields many sob tales. Sample these: ‘Hiring slows for Indian IT services and call centres,’ announces PC World. ...

E-MAIL: What’s the connection?
About ten years ago, I’d get calls from friends, colleagues in other cities and well-wishers if I hadn’t sent them an email, service message or letters in a week or two. You know, the usual I-was-wondering-what-happened-to-you ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. The largest acquisition in Microsoft’s history was worth $6 billion. Which company ...

COMPUTER USAGE: Internet through TV cable
I want to access the Internet through TV cable. How do I go about doing it? Do I need any particular channel, interface cards or special ...

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