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SOFTWARE: HCL Technologies (Rs 125.85): Buy
We recommend a buy in HCL Technologies from a short-term trading horizon. It is evident from the charts of HCL Technologies that it had been on an intermediate-term downtrend from its September 2008 high of Rs 261 till its January 2009 low of ...

OUTLOOK: Small, mid-size IT cos face greater pricing pressure
Higher dependency on fewer customers. Bangalore, Feb. 8 Small and mid-sized IT companies are at a risk of facing greater pricing pressures due to higher dependency on fewer customers, and could be forced to step up their marketing expenses to ...

INSIGHT: If one goes out…
What usually comes first is the contract, thinker-politician Benjamin Disraeli commented once. But that is a fair-weather situation where the party that promised to deliver exists, has the strength to honour the contractual ...

SOFTWARE: `Multi-source for reliable backup'
Instances of service providers failing to meet contractual obligations must have happened earlier. But the Satyam episode has thrown up serious questions such as: what would happen to clients who depend on such firms for vital applications ...

INSIGHT: When the chips are down…
…it’s time for the Indian semiconductor sector to turn the economic meltdown into opportunity, said industry people at a recent round-table.. The topic for this year’s round-table discussion that the Indian Semiconductor ...

INSIGHT: Don’t let down guard
Speakers at the Davos economic summit have stressed the need to treat cyber crime as an ever growing threat.. ‘Cyber crime’ is an often heard term on public platforms these days. It is bandied about by even those who have not touched ...

SOFTWARE: Respond to change
Sasken on how it is coping with challenges.. A sense of suppressed optimism and strong resolution is reflected in Sasken’s founder and chief executive officer, Rajiv Mody, who continues to steer the company against the odds, since ...

INTERVIEW: ‘3G set to score in Indian market’
It offers greater economies of scale and multiplicity of handsets: Ericsson V-P. Coimbatore, Feb.8 Telecom operators and equipment vendors appear optimistic about taking the telecom revolution to a new and different scale, particularly after ...

OUTLOOK: Looking to cut costs?
Cloud computing and virtualisation can help, says Citrix.. As the global slowdown begins to pinch, how do tech companies lower costs for customers, and for themselves too, at that? The Area Vice-President of Citrix India, Souma Das, outlines ...

SOFTWARE: Satyam probe: CID conducts searches in 5 cos
Hyderabad, Feb. 8 The Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh, which is looking into the Rs 7,136-crore Satyam fraud, has conducted extensive search in some companies “associated” with Satyam ...

SOFTWARE: CDC Soft unveils complaints tool
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SOFTWARE: If one goes out…
What usually comes first is the contract, thinker-politician Benjamin Disraeli commented once. But that is a fair-weather situation where the party that promised to deliver exists, has the strength to honour the contractual ...

INTERVIEW: `Multi-source for reliable backup'
Instances of service providers failing to meet contractual obligations must have happened earlier. But the Satyam episode has thrown up serious questions such as: what would happen to clients who depend on such firms for vital applications ...

TECHNOLOGY: A disconnect!
I have been sitting in on some tech meetings in the last three weeks and it is striking that the “usual” tech professional doesn’t communicate very well with lay-people and the non-tech professional doesn’t communicate ...

HARDWARE: When the chips are down…
…it’s time for the Indian semiconductor sector to turn the economic meltdown into opportunity, said industry people at a recent round-table.. The topic for this year’s round-table discussion that the Indian Semiconductor ...

SECURITY: Don’t let down guard
Speakers at the Davos economic summit have stressed the need to treat cyber crime as an ever growing threat.. ‘Cyber crime’ is an often heard term on public platforms these days. It is bandied about by even those who have not touched ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Respond to change
Sasken on how it is coping with challenges.. A sense of suppressed optimism and strong resolution is reflected in Sasken’s founder and chief executive officer, Rajiv Mody, who continues to steer the company against the odds, since ...

INTERVIEW: Growing beyond silos
The Government is open to applying e-governance concept in totality, says expert.. Today, there is far more acceptability in the government corridors for undertaking an ambitious project that targets all components simultaneously, says Navin ...

OUTSOURCING: Coping continuously, at Scope
The StanChart arm kept business going during the November crisis, with smart planning and execution.. Misfortune, they say, comes in waves. And so it was, in November 2008 — literally. Even as the rest of the country was grappling with ...

BOOKS: Digital serpent swallowing its own tail
Information and consciousness are flowing in an infinite, self-fulfilling loop.. Think of the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent swallowing its own tail and forming a circle, invites Steve Hamm in The Race for Perfect: Inside the quest ...

SOFTWARE: Looking to cut costs?
Cloud computing and virtualisation can help, says Citrix.. As the global slowdown begins to pinch, how do tech companies lower costs for customers, and for themselves too, at that? The Area Vice-President of Citrix India, Souma Das, outlines ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. When asked to comment about an occasion that occurred on January 24, Steve Jobs said: “If you look backward in this business, you will be crushed. You have to look forward.” What event is being ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“That’s the advantage of having a large TV! See, this programme’s more enjoyable at the far end of ...






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