The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 10, 2008

ESOPS
RCom to issue 17.5 m shares under ESOP
Mumbai, March 9 Reliance Communications (RCom) on Sunday announced a stock option scheme covering over 20,000 employees. In a statement issued today, the company said it would grant 17.5 million stock options to the employees of the ... More

OUTSOURCING
20 BPOs eye National Aviation’s mega contact centre deal
24X7 CENTRALISED SERVICES More

SOFTWARE
‘Software development business hinges on collaboration’
Open Source is the way forward, says Sun’s Rich Green More

Microsoft launches document sharing initiative
Hyderabad, March 9 Microsoft Corporation on Friday announced the launch of its Document Interoperability Initiative with developers, partners and competitors aimed at providing user choice among document formats. The launch of this ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Tracking is believing
How sure are you about a new recruit’s work capabilities? Quite sure, did you say? After all, one picks a candidate after many rounds of written tests, interviews and a third-party background check. But these are not foolproof ... More

Satyam outsources some HR jobs
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Zensar Centre ties up with Essex varsity
Pune, March 9 Zensar Centre for Business Innovation (ZCBI) has announced its collaboration with the School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Essex (UoE) in London, for creating global entrepreneurs.New programs and ... More

BROADBAND
BSNL adopts franchisee model for WiMax roll-out
Invites bids for revenue-sharing partnerships More

EVENTS
To fab or not to fab...
Does India need a semiconductor fabrication industry or not? The debate is not new but the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ sides offered new insights into the issue at the recent ISA meet. The question is whether the government will get ‘ ;bang for its buck.’ More

PIRACY
Pirate watch
Business Software Alliance on its initiatives in India. More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
India’s Net connection slow, unreliable: Report
‘It has an overall index of 74 and a response time of 253 milliseconds’ More

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