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INFO-TECH
PEOPLE:
Parekh, Karnik, Achutan appointed to Satyam board
Members to meet in Hyderabad today; ensuring continuity an immediate focus. New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan. 11 Mr Deepak Parekh, Mr Kiran Karnik, and Mr C. Achutan have been mandated by the Government to shoulder the uphill task of crisis management at ...
PEOPLE:
Satyam CFO remanded to judicial custody
Satyam welcomes setting up of new board. Hyderabad, Jan. 11 The Chief Financial Officer of Satyam Computer, Mr Vadlamani Srinivas, was on Wednesday remanded to judicial custody till January 23 and sent to the Chanchalguda ...
INSIGHT:
New York and Hyderabad, a tale of two cities
‘Satyam saga can impact how Indian companies are viewed abroad’. Chennai, Jan. 11 Prof C.K. Prahalad thinks a comparison between two cities, New York and Hyderabad, may be apt in the context of the fraud unearthed at Satyam Computer ...
INSIGHT:
‘Satyam saga may have wider impact’
A rude shock that can change the way Indian companies are viewed, says C.K. Prahalad, in an exclusive interview. Celebrated author, management guru and thinker whose views on corporate strategy are much sought after, 67-year-old Coimbatore ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Employee confidence, biz continuity are the key priorities’
New Delhi, Jan. 11 Moving with urgency to steer Satyam Computer Services out of the current financial mess, the Government has appointed three marquee names on the board of the company – including former Nasscom President Mr Kiran ...
INSIGHT:
Seeds of failure usually sown in good times
On the eventful 7/1 evening I went to the only English bookshop in Cologne and browsed the books it had on corporate governance to see if they gave me any ideas for my column theme. There was just one book specifically on ...
INSIGHT:
Signals to watch before a crisis
The TV was full of Satyam. How ironic, I thought — it was all about asatyam! What went wrong? How did it go wrong? How did Price Waterhouse okay the falsified data? As a chartered accountant I was watching pure ...
INSIGHT:
Trailer of a larger malaise
What has happened in the case of Satyam is actually just a trailer of a larger malaise within the Indian system in all walks of life which has come into existence, more prominently during the last decade or so, rues Prof ...
INSIGHT:
Revamp at Satyam
The Government clearly had little choice but to reconstitute the Board of Satyam Computers, already depleted by the resignation of independent members and the inglorious exit of its promoter-directors. In an era where liberalism has been ...
TECHNOLOGY:
A new stream of revenue
Hardware players are wooing clients with new fare — virtualisation and consolidation are lures, for sure.. As the ripple effects of the global economic slowdown reach Indian shores, hardware giants such as Hewlett Packard, Sun ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Your mobile number — for keeps
Indian mobile users will soon get the benefit of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which will allow them to change their operator without having to give up their phone number. Navin Suri, Vice-President, Telcordia, one of the companies ...
SECURITY:
Falling short on security
There are serious gaps in information security, warns Teknotrends Software.. Many security aspects are being discussed threadbare in the context of the recent Mumbai terror attack. From an information technology (IT) perspective, the most ...
OUTLOOK:
‘Satyam case unlikely to slow offshoring rate’
Even given Satyam’s shocking disclosures last week, there still is no alternative to India as a location, says Value Leadership Group.. Satyam Computer Services’ pricing has been more aggressive causing its services to cost less than ...
PRIVACY:
A little more privacy, please
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Put checks and balances in place: Deepak Parekh
Mumbai, Jan. 11 “It is impossible for independent directors to go behind each and every statement made to the Board. An independent director depends on the certification of auditors, and a lot on CEO and CFO statements. For an ...
INSIGHT:
Satyam fraud: Misplaced faith in self-regulation
The Satyam debacle will raise many questions but the key query is: What price the social responsibility of businesses? Milton Friedman, writing about the social responsibilities of business, was acerbic: “The discussions of the ...
INSIGHT:
Satyam fraud: More than accounting skullduggery
Is the Satyam scandal just about a promoter manipulating the financial statements of his company to show a superior performance? Or is it about systematic siphoning of funds from the company over the years? Emerging events seem to ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
Minutes of controversial Dec 16 Satyam board meet
Hyderabad, Jan. 11 Top officials of Maytas Properties and Maytas Infra interacted with members of the Satyam Computer Board on the controversial December 16 meet when it was decided to acquire these two firms for a whopping ...
SOFTWARE:
Satyam crisis jolts IT industry in Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Jan. 11 The crisis engulfing Satyam Computers is likely to have considerable impact on the nascent IT industry in Visakhapatnam, as Satyam is one of the four major companies that have set up shop here. There are a number of ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
Centre’s action a first of its kind for listed entity, say experts
New Delhi, Jan 11 The Centre’s move to sack the beleaguered Satyam Computer Services Board and constitute another with its own nominees is being seen as a first of its kind against ...
PEOPLE:
New Satyam board will help restore investor faith: India Inc
New Delhi, Jan. 11 Hailing the Government’s choice of the three new members for the Satyam board, the industry today expressed confidence that the move would help pull the company out of the current crisis and restore investor faith ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
European IT majors feel the heat of Satyam fiasco
Partnering with European vendors for sub-contracted work has been a strategy for Indian IT firms to break into key customer accounts, especially in outsourcing-averse markets such as Denmark, Germany, and France.. Mumbai, Jan. 11 Several ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
In custody
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INSIGHT:
The truth beyond Satyam
If unintended oversight can be described as undesirable behaviour on the part of auditors, the Satyam affair can be termed as an example of what improper auditing can result in by way of, among other things, affecting the interests of hundreds ...
ECONOMIC OFFENCES:
Satyam – In undistinguished company; but the debris needs clearing
Chennai, Jan. 11 Mr Raju’s shenanigans at Satyam have left everyone including industry captains outraged and frothing about how he has run a top company down and damaged brand India. Sorry to fuel your inflamed feelings, but, Mr ...
HARDWARE:
A new stream of revenue
Hardware players are wooing clients with new fare — virtualisation and consolidation are lures, for sure.. As the ripple effects of the global economic slowdown reach Indian shores, hardware giants such as Hewlett Packard, Sun ...
INTERVIEW:
Your mobile number — for keeps
Indian mobile users will soon get the benefit of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which will allow them to change their operator without having to give up their phone number. Navin Suri, Vice-President, Telcordia, one of the companies ...
SOFTWARE:
Shot in the arm for patients
One patient at home is task enough so you can imagine how hospitals manage. Healthcare management software helps smoothen the work of both doctors and patients. In a burgeoning healthcare market, the iSOFT eHIS is an interesting ...
STOCK MARKETS:
When every second counts
9:57 a.m.: “Your order is currently being ...
INTERVIEW:
Falling short on security
There are serious gaps in information security, warns Teknotrends Software.. Many security aspects are being discussed threadbare in the context of the recent Mumbai terror attack. From an information technology (IT) perspective, the most ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Satyam case unlikely to slow offshoring rate’
Even given Satyam’s shocking disclosures last week, there still is no alternative to India as a location, says Value Leadership Group.. Satyam Computer Services’ pricing has been more aggressive causing its services to cost less than ...
BOOKS:
Smart on the job
Who is better at work and multi-tasking — Net Geners or the older?. Who are better at work — the young or the older? To see whether young people really can multitask more effectively than older people, the Oxford Future of the Mind ...
HARDWARE:
Visibility sells
If you are looking for a better return on your advertisement budget, or are considering newer channels of reaching out to customers, search engine marketing could be your answer.The medium, which is still relatively small in India, is ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
A little more privacy, please
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CYBER QUEST:
Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. Name the first World Wide Web browser written for Windows PCs that debuted on June ...
CARTOON:
Cartoon
“Can you call back a little later? He’s on the ...
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