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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: CLB sets in motion process to revive Satyam Computer
Strategic partner to be chosen via open bidding. In a move that sets the stage for the buy-out of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, the Company Law Board on Thursday allowed the Government-appointed board to bring in a strategic investor through an ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: Licence fee for MVNOs capped at Rs 85 crore
One more chance for entry. New Delhi, Feb. 19 The Department of Telecommunications has decided to peg the entry fee for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) at a maximum of Rs 85 crore for a pan-India ...

SOFTWARE: Satyam adopts austerity measures to cut costs
Will get back to normal once crisis blows over: CEO. Hyderabad, Feb. 19 Cash-starved Satyam Computer Services has announced a slew of austerity measures, which includes a cap on capital expenditure, non-renewal of rentals of several premises and ...

OUTLOOK: IT budgets to see lower growth of 5.52% this year: Gartner
Survey says most of it would be used to run day-to-day operations. Pune, Feb. 19 As enterprises across the globe face tough economic conditions, IT spending budgets in India, in contrast to many other regions, would still grow at 5.52 per cent ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: BSNL’s IPO plans still on cards: Scindia
‘Timing depends on market conditions’. New Delhi, Feb. 19 The Ministry of Communications and IT on Thursday said that the proposed initial public offering (IPO) by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd was very much on the cards and it was only a ...

PEOPLE: Firstsource Joint MD resigns
Back office firm Firstsource Solutions said on Thursday that Mr Raju Venkatraman, Joint Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, has resigned with effect from April 1. “It has been a very wonderful and enjoyable journey with ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Yahoo! in pact with ICC
Yahoo! India and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced a 3-year partnership by which Yahoo! will have access to exclusive images, videos, interviews and player chats around all major ICC events. For three years, ...

INTERNET: ‘No delays’
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Lok Sabha to discuss Satyam
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ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Datacom, Huawei sign MoU for GSM equipment
New Delhi, Feb. 19 Datacom has signed an agreement with Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei for rolling out its GSM-based cellular network across nine ...

MANAGEMENT: Organisational changes in the offing at Satyam
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 Satyam Computer Services has made Mr Saikrishna Mandapaty, head of Banking and Finance Services (BFS), in place of Mr Anil Kumar, who had quit the post ...

EMPLOYMENT: TransDyne launches job security programme
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 In one of the first of its kind initiatives in the private sector, TransDyne, an IT-enabled Services company has launched a job security programme ...

From eWorld

HUMAN RESOURCES: The grip’s tightening
Tech firms are pruning spending and the heat is on recruitment companies to keep the hiring going.. As the global economic crisis shaves off nearly $3 billion from India’s annual IT and BPO export target and a lower tech spending by ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Missing the opportunity
I have been writing about sitting in on tech meetings in the last couple of weeks and here’s another instalment that is based on some observations: if you want people to listen to you when you are talking, it is better they don’t ...

SOFTWARE: A case for software
Technology can help bring more efficiency into the working of legal firms, says Uberall.. Law firms might have answers to difficult legal questions but when it comes to how they manage their own data and employee teams, technology holds the ...

BOOKS: HR issues in Indian BPO industry
‘Workers see their work in call centres as transient and are in constant search of opportunities for more fulfilling work.’. Despite technological advancements, the attitude and commitment of the CSRs (customer service ...

INTERVIEW: Keep your eyes open
In times like these when you have no job or no more furniture to sell, what do you do? Sell sensitive information from your company, if you are the unscrupulous kind! The McAfee Unsecured Economies report, conducted ...

INTERVIEW: Online space beckons
A key lesson to be learned from this recession is to really understand the use of forward-looking metrics and to be able to relocate scarce resources to the most potentially profitable clients as opposed to the clients who have been ...

INTERNET: Practise for the real thing
How many times have conversations revolving around stocks, shares and trade left you ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz

1. Fill in the blank: According to a new study from McAfee, cyber-crime has cost firms ______ globally ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: The all-seeing eye
Mistral Solutions has announced the availability in India of the Smartvue® product line, a surveillance system based on the 802.11n WLAN technology. The camera and NVR were engineered by Mistral for Smartvue®. The solution ...






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