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INTERNET: Digital platforms reach out to Net-savvy youth
BUDGET & BLOGGING. New Delhi, July 5 With streaming of live coverage, Nautanki.tv is hoping to open up Budget 09 to the social media. Now you can blog along the live Budget running on your Web site or ...

BROADBAND: Yota may partner MTNL, BSNL for WiMAX services
Russian company in talks through local partner. New Delhi, July 5 Intel Capital-backed Russian telecom operator Yota may strike an alliance with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Niogam Ltd to offer WiMAX-based broadband services ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Good demand for experienced hands; freshers languishing
REVIVAL SIGNS. New Delhi, July 5 It is professionals with over four years of experience, not freshers, who are in demand in the job market. As a result, campus recruitments have not lived up to ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Telecom wants positive tone
Industry hopes Government will take its call in Budget.. As the telecom sector has been growing at a fast pace and has significantly contributed to the economic growth and development of the country, it should be given equal importance and ...

TAXATION: Make SEZ scheme attractive
Expert suggestions to draw long-term investments.. There is urgent need for the Government to announce an extension of the tax holiday for the IT sector under the Income Tax Act, 1961 beyond March 31, 2010. However, to help in mitigating the ...

TAXATION: IT industry awaits a ‘holiday’ Budget
Some worries need to be taken care of too, stresses senior tax professional.. The US’ stand on tax breaks for firms outsourcing jobs to overseas destinations, and the competition to Indian IT-ITES (information technology enabled services) ...

SECURITY: Plan to protect vital IT infrastructure finalised
Ministries to work on specific plan to tackle cyber attacks. New Delhi, July 5 In the Hollywood action flick Die Hard 4.0, a computer hacker fired by the NSA, exploits the vulnerability of computer-controlled systems to unleash a series of ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Demand for managed IT services set to grow’
Coimbatore, July 5 The spend on managed IT services/outsourcing services is expected to see some growth across the spectrum of hardware, software and services in 2009, say ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Zylog net drops 33%
Chennai, July 5 Zylog Systems Ltd reported a 33-per cent drop in net profit to Rs 12 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009 compared with Rs 18 crore for the corresponding period last year and Rs 21 crore for the preceding ...

TAXATION: The ‘holiday’ debate
It’s time for a paradigm shift on this question concerning tech companies, says expert.. It is time for a paradigm shift on the debate about tax holidays for IT (information technology) companies, says Abhishek Goenka, Partner and Leader ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Saksoft net surges
Chennai, July 5 Saksoft Ltd, the Chennai-based information technology service provider, aims to double its revenue to around Rs 250 crore in the next three years. It expects to an employee strength of around 1000 from the present, according ...

IT TRAINING: Teknoturf to open finishing school
Coimbatore, July 5 Teknoturf Info Services Private Ltd is all set to launch the Teknoturf School of Computing — an IT finishing school here on ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: UniverCell stores in AP
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: New handset models launched
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From eWorld

HUMAN RESOURCES: On a roll
Slowdown or not, it looks like salary increment just below the top level of the tech sector are just what the doc ordered for depressed souls.. Indian IT employees have long been associated with long working hours, stressful deadlines and high ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Xchanges’ with India
British BPO company talks of its expansion plans.. British BPO firm Xchanging plc, which holds more than 75 per cent stake in the Bangalore-based Cambridge Solutions Ltd, has big plans for the Indian market. Over the next three years, the ...

OUTSOURCING: Outsource your tech shopping
Start-up offers outsourcing in a new avatar.. Recently, when a library chain in Bangalore wanted to build an IT platform, it decided to try a new recipe.It was neither interested in investing in an in-house IT team, nor was it keen to outsource ...

INTERNET: Caught in the crossfire
If you think the world is a peaceful place (except for some hotspots), you are wrong. There is a major war in progress and it will go on as long as the world exists. I am talking about ...

INTERVIEW: Telecom wants positive tone
Industry hopes Government will take its call in Budget.. As the telecom sector has been growing at a fast pace and has significantly contributed to the economic growth and development of the country, it should be given equal importance and ...

INTERVIEW: Make SEZ scheme attractive
Expert suggestions to draw long-term investments.. There is urgent need for the Government to announce an extension of the tax holiday for the IT sector under the Income Tax Act, 1961 beyond March 31, 2010. However, to help in mitigating the ...

INTERVIEW: IT industry awaits a ‘holiday’ Budget
Some worries need to be taken care of too, stresses senior tax professional.. The US’ stand on tax breaks for firms outsourcing jobs to overseas destinations, and the competition to Indian IT-ITES (information technology enabled services) ...

OUTSOURCING: `BPO will lead IT recovery'
iGate on the unfolding trends in the economic turmoil and its aftermath.. The BPO industry which, for long, was seen as the poorer cousin to the IT services industry, may be leading recovery from the recent economic slump. This stems from ...

WEBSITE REVIEW: Find your job
Tarun Matta founded iimjobs.com because he felt big job portals do not address the needs of MBAs from premier business schools. “Most MBA graduates get job leads through their social/professional networks or through alumni mailing lists. ...

INTERVIEW: The ‘holiday’ debate
It’s time for a paradigm shift on this question concerning tech companies, says expert.. It is time for a paradigm shift on the debate about tax holidays for IT (information technology) companies, says Abhishek Goenka, Partner and Leader ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Fast connection
Netgear has come out with its WNR3500 RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router, offering “blistering wireless speeds and improved range for connecting to the Internet.” It allows the user to surf, e-mail, stream HD video, play online ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. The second T-Mobile Google Android device, after the G1, ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
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