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HUMAN RESOURCES: IT now competes with automotive, electronics sectors for talent
The IT industry has a different view on why bright young engineers are looking beyond software for careers. Mr Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice-Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions, points out that the gap in the demand-supply ratio has ...

OUTSOURCING: BPOs likely to face more short-term pains
MELTDOWN MERGERS. Bangalore, Oct. 5 The Indian BPO industry, hurt by a slowing business environment due to the sub-prime crisis in the US, expects further pain in the short-term due to the recent shotgun mergers of large US investment banks.The ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Strategy is a commodity whereas execution is an art
Real success stories in the corporate world have been those where the management has focussed on execution and working with people, rather than just on strategy, says Dr Srinivas Kandula, Global Head-Human Resource, iGATE ...

TRENDS: Not too keen to pay for use?
When every rupee counts, one would think the ‘software as a service’ model is poised to grow. But the action appears muted. Here’s a reality check.. Though Software as a Service has been held up as the next big revolution in ...

SECURITY: Trigger for violence?
The Finland shootout raises grave concerns over the use of the Internet.. Parents say our children are not out on the streets, they are not doing drugs or alcohol, they are at home and we believed they were secure. It is now the opposite, and ...

M-COMMERCE: Pay through the mobile phone
Awareness and adoption are challenges, says mChek.. Even at a 3 per cent conversion of every mobile bill payer onto an mCommerce solution, the industry would be worth around Rs 3,000 crore, estimates Sanjay Swamy, CEO, mChek. The Bangalore-based ...

OUTSOURCING: Debt spells no dent
3i Infotech on aggressive use of debt to fund acquisitions and working capital requirements.. 3i Infotech has been aggressive in acquisitions. Its latest in a string of acquisitions is US-based Regulus, which provides bill presentment and ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: GSM players want 3G auction to be held on schedule
Propose formula for revenue separation. New Delhi, Oct. 5 In a bid to prevent any delays in the auction for third-generation mobile spectrum, GSM-based cellular operators have offered a formula to the Government for separating their 3G revenues ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: UK’s Xchanging to take 75% in Cambridge Solutions
Xchanging Plc, a UK-based business process outsourcing firm, is acquiring 75 per cent stake in Cambridge Solutions Ltd, a Bangalore-based BPO and IT services ...

From eWorld

SOFTWARE: Not too keen to pay for use?
When every rupee counts, one would think the ‘software as a service’ model is poised to grow. But the action appears muted. Here’s a reality check.. Though Software as a Service has been held up as the next big revolution in ...

INTERNET: Trigger for violence?
The Finland shootout raises grave concerns over the use of the Internet.. Parents say our children are not out on the streets, they are not doing drugs or alcohol, they are at home and we believed they were secure. It is now the opposite, and ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Serve IT hot and fast
Technology waits on you, at this restaurant.. When you’ve ordered Paneer Tikka, you don’t want to settle for Paneer Pakoda, right?But why does the mix-up happen, at the restaurant? It happens because the ‘master’ (the ...

INTERVIEW: Pay through the mobile phone
Awareness and adoption are challenges, says mChek.. Even at a 3 per cent conversion of every mobile bill payer onto an mCommerce solution, the industry would be worth around Rs 3,000 crore, estimates Sanjay Swamy, CEO, mChek. The Bangalore-based ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 4. Which Academy Award American actress’ new Web site is ...

INTERVIEW: Debt spells no dent
3i Infotech on aggressive use of debt to fund acquisitions and working capital requirements.. 3i Infotech has been aggressive in acquisitions. Its latest in a string of acquisitions is US-based Regulus, which provides bill presentment and ...

BOOKS: Good technology is almost half of health
With telemedicine and robotic surgeries, doc-patient distances diminish.. A healthy feeling is a happy one, as we recently saw, closer home. A few top-level statements about ‘health’ lifted the otherwise gloomy financial markets. ...

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