The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 08, 2009

INFO-TECH

NEW BUSINESS: TCS wins £54.7-m contract from UK agency
Tata Consultancy Services has been roped in to provide IT systems for several schemes managed by the UK-based Child Maintenance and ...

OUTSOURCING: Intelenet in Hewitt ‘best employers’ list
Intelenet Global Services has found a place in Hewitt Associates’ assessment of top 25 Best Employers in India. The study, now in its sixth year in India, is part of Hewitt Best Employers in Asia. An Intelenet release said the study ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: CBI files chargesheet in Satyam case
Hyderabad, April 7 Just a day before the 90-day deadline ends, the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a voluminous chargesheet against Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, the former Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and eight others in ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Corporate Affairs Ministry okays Telecom Dept proposal on equity ‘lock-in’
New Delhi, April 7 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has given its nod to a proposal from the Department of Telecom to impose a ban on promoters of new telecom companies from selling their stake for a three-year ...

SOFTWARE: TCS is Rajasthan Royals’ tech partner
To provide technology that will help analyse player performance. Mumbai, April 7 Rajasthan Royals, the winner of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) last year, announced that it has sewn sponsorship arrangements with companies such as ...

SECURITY: IBM unveils digital video surveillance tool
Hyderabad, April 7 As part of its ‘Smart Planet’ initiative, IBM India Software Lab (ISL) has unveiled threat and fraud detection, Digital Video Surveillance (DVS), Medical Analytics Platform (MAP) and IBM trusted ...

ENVIRONMENT: ‘Wipro Info is India’s No. 1 green brand’
Bangalore April 7 Wipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT business of Wipro Ltd, has been rated as India’s Number 1 Green Brand and among the Top 5 Global Green Brands in the world, according to the latest edition of ...

SOFTWARE: Hiris Tech to launch sales portal
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From eWorld

HUMAN RESOURCES: Sharing news makes IT better
Tech companies are handling slowdown trauma by keeping employees — and their families — in the information loop. To know what’s happening is reassuring.. At 24, Samir (name changed) has just taken a hard knock — ...

SOFTWARE: A code for safety
Software companies can hedge against risks, with insurance cover.. Company directors and chief information officers walk on the razor’s edge, as it were, accountable for any steps they take — and the risks and losses triggered by ...

TECHNOLOGY: Robot vs robot
Welding work, and its inspection, are carried out by robots in this plant.. Robotics has held the layman in awe ever since artificial intelligence became a buzzword. So, it is natural for us to assume that anything done without the intervention ...

SECURITY: Attacks in cyberspace
Security breach reports reinforce need for vigilance.. If the latest report about the mischief emanating from Chinese soil is true, we can expect major happenings in the days to come that should keep every security expert on his feet. This is ...

SOFTWARE: ‘Logica’lly speaking
Continental Europe is open to IT spending, avers this software player.. It isn’t just the Queen’s English from Craig Boundy that sounds like music to your ears. His comments on outsourcing opportunities in Continental Europe could ...

INTERVIEW: Fight marketing fatigue
Squeeze more analytics out of data, says Dexterity.. Do you fret that mass marketing, mass campaigns and mass mailing are turning to be increasingly ineffective, even as consumers turn away bored? Alas, this is a worldwide phenomenon, observes ...

HARDWARE: Time again?
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COMPUTER USAGE: Put mouse in snooze mode
Go for keyboard shortcuts to ease strain on wrist and shoulder.. Do you really want to reduce the strain on your hand and wrist? Then give some rest to your overworked mouse and start using keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts are a big ...

CONVERGENCE: By hook or by Zook
How Ziva Software helps the mobile user access the Internet.. Looks like you can have your cake and eat it too, going by what the Bangalore-based Ziva Software, a provider of mobile search solutions, is doing.The company enables Internet access ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V.Ramanan. 3. According to tagline, which two cyber giants ‘bring the Internet to Television’ with its ...

BOOKS: Action in the auction arena
How the Chinese crafted competition, with `eBay ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
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