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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Tata Tele merges tower biz with Quippo
Quippo to get management control with 49% stake in merged entity. New Delhi, Jan. 5 Tata Teleservices on Monday announced its decision to merge its mobile tower company – Wireless Tata Tele Info Services Ltd (WTTIL) - with Quippo, a tower ...

OUTLOOK: IT majors may miss Q3 revenue forecast: CLSA
Bangalore, Jan. 5 Large IT firms such as Infosys Technologies Ltd and Wipro Ltd could well miss their December quarter earnings forecast, hurt by lower volumes and cross currency movements, said brokerage ...

OUTSOURCING: Strong headwinds ahead for outsourcing vendors
Slowdown to shift focus to hard asset-intensive biz: Tholons. New Delhi, Jan. 5 The global downturn is expected to impact the growth and margins of the vendors in the outsourcing space for the first 2-3 quarters of 2009, before picking up and ...

SOFTWARE: Evaluations over, no pink slips: Satyam
Hyderabad, Jan. 5 Satyam Computer Services has stopped issuing pink slips to its employees in a bid not to add to its problems following the aborted December 16 deal to acquire Maytas companies and the negative ...

VENTURE CAPITAL: VC firms mull bridge loans for existing portfolio cos
Hand-holding support during liquidity crisis. Bangalore, Jan. 5 Venture capital firms are now considering bridge loans to some of their existing portfolio companies as part of their hand-holding assistance to tide over the temporary liquidity ...

NEW PROJECTS: Arbitron opens technology centre at Info Park
Kochi, Jan. 5 Arbitron Inc, the international media and marketing research firm, has inaugurated its fully-owned subsidiary at Info Park here on Monday, which would provide employment opportunity to nearly 800 software professionals in the ...

INTERNET: Pre-paid cards for e-tuitions at local shops
EXTRAMARKS GETS ‘SMART’. New Delhi, Jan. 5 After mobile and television recharge coupons, it is now a recharge coupon for online ...

SOFTWARE: IBM, Kotak Mahindra Bank in deal
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OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT: Infotech subsidiary in Japan
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: ‘Tower’ing merger
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HUMAN RESOURCES: Hiring outlook positive; but at slower pace
New Delhi, Jan. 5 The hiring outlook in IT/ITES sector in India remains optimistic in 2009 though the intent has gone down drastically from last ...

SOFTWARE: Satyam shares fall 6%
Mumbai, Jan. 5 Shares of Satyam Computer Services fell 6 per cent on Monday to Rs 166.90 as compared with the previous close of Rs 177.55 on the ...

From eWorld

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Part and parcel of IT
Now, a hand-held device to speed up the courier delivery process.. We’ve all been through this. The courier delivery man rings the bell to hand over a cover/parcel. To confirm delivery, he asks you to sign on the acknowledgement slip and ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Interview insights
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INTERVIEW: `Clients now ask probing questions'
Any views on mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? Most Indian companies have that kind of cash. Any more on the horizon such as HCL ...

INTERVIEW: Exciting software times ahead
Kuliza Technologies sees software product development moving beyond financial domains.. Taking time off from the recent PanIIT conference in IIT-Madras are three senior IIT-ians, busy discussing with Business Line important issues such as ...

TECHNOLOGY: LED by innovation
Light Emitting Diodes could take over from CFL in the future.. Are electricity costs pinching your wallet? Do you clench your teeth every time your child leaves a light switched on unnecessarily in an empty room? Take heart, for innovation is ...

INTERNET: Is the Internet addictive?
An update on changing definitions.. There is no denying that the Internet tops the spot in our lives today. From virtually instant e-mails to reading chapters from an online book or taking up a course using MIT’s Open Course Ware, the ...

BOOKS: Men who made IT happen
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INTERVIEW: Explore Google
Much of what you do in a day depends on Google. “But there’s so much more that people can do with Google. Most users haven’t explored the entire spectrum of search areas within Google,” says Alok Goel, Product ...

E-MAIL: Try this route
Slow Internet connections needn’t be a problem any more if Rediff.com India Ltd is to be believed. Its new ‘Web-in-mail’ service is a way to access the Internet in your mail. “Web-in-mail will let people ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. What is the name of the new computer by Dell that many experts believe will rival Apple’s MacBook ...






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