The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 25, 2009

INFO-TECH

SOFTWARE: CBI claims unearthing additional fraud of Rs 4,739 cr in Satyam
Hyderabad, Nov.24 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has stumbled upon more evidence that could push the size of the fraud at Satyam Computer Services to Rs 11,875 crore from the initially estimated Rs ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: 9,400 H-1B slots yet to be filled up for fiscal 2010
Reflection of weak US economy, says Nasscom. New Delhi, Nov. 24 Even as a new piece of legislation proposed in the Senate by two US lawmakers seeks stringent control on H-1B visa approvals, almost 9,400 hi-tech visa positions are yet to be ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Soon, get details of online train ticket bookings on your mobile
IRCTC ties up with Spice Digital. New Delhi, Nov. 24 The next time you book your train ticket online using the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Web site, you will get an SMS on your mobile phone informing you of your ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: HCL Security, Cisco ink MoU on safety tools
New Delhi, Nov. 24 HCL Security, a subsidiary of HCL Infosystems, announced on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cisco to collaborate on delivering IP-based safety and ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: MphasiS net doubles on higher sales
Bangalore, Nov. 24 MphasiS Group reported a 121-per cent rise in net profit for the year-ended October 31, 2009 on higher sales and aided by foreign exchange gains and other ...

From eWorld

SOFTWARE: Big Blue @ IT
The Smarter Planet initiative has taken consulting to a different level and added a layer of fat to IBM's overall profit margin in the last few years. A first-hand feel of the action at HQ.. It is difficult to believe that Armonk, where the ...

SOFTWARE: Sharp eye on the bad guys
IBM is helping New York's Police and Fire departments to anticipate and forestall trouble, through the use of predictive analytics.. If Al Capone were living in New York City today, he would do his utmost to cover the scars on the left side of ...

INTERVIEW: `Opportunity of a good recession...
...is what Cognizant would hate to miss out on, say company's top officials. More on why they think this is the best of times for consulting.. A successful consultant tends to draw the envy of the average businessman. Always slickly dressed and ...

INTERVIEW: Real promise despite `cloud washing'
Cloud computing and Software as a Service deliver tangible benefits, says OrangeScape Tech.. In Act II, scene III of King Richard III, you hear a citizen say, "When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks; when great leaves fall, the winter ...

INTERNET: Wave Rich
It could be a coincidence. The week after I wrote about Google Wave, I got two Waves from ...

PEOPLE: Shake-up after slowdown welcome
NVIDIA sees the market shaping up in tune with consumer needs, and that's good.. Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NVIDIA, is into making visual computing technologies. Even as he is busy rolling out 3D Vision, ...

SOFTWARE: Tech is ideal prescription
Dr Reddy's Laboratories says IT is toning up the company's sales and distribution operations.. What does a medical representative do if a doctor poses a complex question on the efficacy of a drug he is trying to explain ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
...

BOOKS: Success factors — more to do with people than technology
Staying involved in a project on a daily or weekly basis ensures good understanding of what is happening.. Two primary factors for the success of data warehouse are a strong partnership between the business and systems communities, and ensuring ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Compatibility drive
Transcend Information Inc has announced that all of its solid state drives (SSD) have passed Microsoft Windows 7 WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) testing. "Now offering full compatibility with Windows 7, Transcend SSDs ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Adding to the line
Cyberstar Infocom Pvt Ltd, distributor of IT peripherals, networking products and components in India and SAARC, has announced the launch of Lexmark's monochrome laser printers, Lexmark E260DN and Lexmark T650DN, catering to the SMB ...

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Markets (Nov 24)

Nifty (at close)	5,090.55 (-13)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	46.37/38
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	3,573
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,647
Silver (a kg) Rs	29,855

In Focus
Nano - The People's Car

Mandate 2009

Who is hiring?

More

Other Top Stories
Banks turn to G-Secs as foreign capital inflows surge

9,400 H-1B slots yet to be filled up for fiscal 2010

Levi’s to rope in more banks to fund jeans purchase scheme

Private insurers bet big on bancassurance

Overseas borrowing by cos increases in October

Auto sector growth to push up demand for rubber

Tatas may launch electric Indica by early 2011

New GE device can lower ECG cost to Rs 9

Looking back
Nov. 15-Nov. 21
New tax regime is next big opportunity for IT firms

L&T to create arm for engg outsourcing

Advantage MNCs in Europe

3G auction to be held as planned on Jan 14

Airtel drops roaming charges to 60 paise

BSNL brings 3G to Chennai