The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, July 19, 2009

INFO-TECH

HUMAN RESOURCES: TCS makes no H1B visa application this fiscal
Mumbai, July 18 Tata Consultancy Services has not filed for a single H1B visa this year mainly due to its focus on shifting more work to low-cost destinations such as India ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Satyam: Six months later
In the nearly six months since the Satyam scandal broke, speculation has been focused on the failure of corporate governance mechanisms and the millions of dollars lost. Yet, by focusing solely on numbers we run the risk of losing the meaning ...

SOFTWARE: TCS delivers on volume growth
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has managed to better market expectations of its financials for the June quarter of the current fiscal. It has also fared better than Infosys on parameters such as volume growth and top client ...

From eWorld

MARKETING: Periphery is centre of focus
Tech vendors zoom in on tier-2 and tier-3 cities for new business, particularly from SMEs.. Thirty-five-year-old Subramanian ends up travelling about 15 days a month in the pursuit of new business for his IT company.Nothing new for his ...

INTERVIEW: "We don't see a huge mobile WiMAX market"
"If the ? mobility business case for WiMAX? was so compelling, then the likes of Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, and others would make a beeline to roll out WiMAX.". WiMAX-based broadband services are expected to boost India's broadband ...

INTERVIEW: Banking on unique identifier
It will mean hitting two birds with one stone in the matter of financial inclusion.. The high optimism generated by the appointment of Nandan Nilekani to lead the Unique Identification project has more to it than bringing technology into the ...

E-GOVERNANCE: Stumped at the start
There is usually a shocked silence when I say I don't have a passport. My friends and relatives find it difficult to digest the fact. "Why" is the first question. "You have been in the media for almost 20 years. Still no passport?" is ...

SOFTWARE: In the ‘purple’ of health
This start-up says it helps patients and healthcare providers to get their priorities right.. Visiting a relative at a hospital gave Narayanan Ram the idea for his new start-up.A second-time entrepreneur, Ram says of the patient, “She was ...

PRIVACY: Row over records
Opinion divided on UK plan for digital database on its health service.. An interesting debate on protecting an individual’s health data is now raging in the UK. It is of great relevance to many of us in India, although privacy as a concept ...

BOOKS: Win-win possible in creative capitalism
If you figure out how to give good customer service, you are allowed to brag about how you have great customer service.. Win-win is possible, and you can brag about it, assures Bill Gates, in one of the conversations with Warren Buffett. ...

SOFTWARE: Small is big draw
Cisco on its focus on small and medium-size businesses.. Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) find that differentiation is the key to business success, and creating efficiency is critical to their operational excellence. Hence, says US-based ...

WEBSITE REVIEW: Learn together
From having fun together it is but a step away to learning together, says www.classle.net. Explains, Vaidya Nathan, founder and CEO of Classle Knowledge, “Users on Classle can create, share and ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. Expand VAIO as in the name for the sub-brand for many of Sony’s ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“Well, I did hear that this program had the most user-friendly ...

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