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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Tech Mahindra to form Integration Team
Satyam board meeting on April 20. Hyderabad, April 14 Tech Mahindra, which has emerged as the successful bidder to acquire Satyam Computer Services, is likely to form an Integration Team soon with representatives from departments such as human ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: IT-BPO headcount may stay nearly constant in this fiscal
JOB OUTLOOK. New Delhi/Chennai, April 14 The overall manpower strength of the Indian IT and BPO industry for FY10 could remain “nearly constant” or be a shade lower than 2.23 million estimated for FY09, according to some top ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Satyamites on bench in US asked to quit
‘Those engaged in on-going projects safe for now’. Hyderabad, April 14 Satyamites currently on the bench in the US have been reportedly told to quit after the naming of Tech Mahindra as a buyer of majority stake in Satyam Computer ...

INSIGHT: Moral hazard in Satyam resurrection
In 1983, the Government of India passed legislation taking over sick textile mills in the then Bombay a year after the workers had begun what was to become the world’s longest strike. In its preamble, the Textiles Undertakings (Taking Over ...

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: DoT asked to explain concerns raised by CVC
Submit facts on new telecom licence decisions: PMO. New Delhi, April 14 The Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Department of Telecom to submit facts relating to concerns raised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) against ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Satyam sale evokes mixed reaction from staff
Hyderabad, April 14 On Monday evening, some of the Satyamites, who were aware of the emergence of Tech Mahindra as the highest bidder for Satyam, were seen moving out of office wearing their corporate ID ...

SOFTWARE: Polaris to focus on insurance sector
To set up ‘centre of excellence for insurance’ in Chennai. Chennai, April 14 Polaris Software Lab plans to focus more on the insurance sector and intends to introduce new products and solutions for this ...

INTERNET: Dakshina Kannada goes hi-tech in poll management
Mangalore: It is not only the politicians who are using modern communication technologies this election. The Dakshina Kannada district administration will use three parallel communication channels — SMS, Internet ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Rajus to file fresh bail petition
Hyderabad, April 14 A fresh bail application will be filed for the Raju brothers and ex-CFO of Satyam, Mr Vadlamani Srinivas, in a couple of ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Tech Mahindra recruits exchange nervous notes on the Web
Mumbai, April 14 * First of all congratulations that Tech Mahindra has won the Satyam bid… now please tell us when we would be joining ...

SOFTWARE: Satyam to delist from Euronext Amsterdam
Hyderabad, April 14 Satyam Computer Services has decided to delist its ADS (American Depositary Shares) from NYSE Euronext, the regulated market of ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: BT backs Tech Mahindra
New Delhi, April 14 BT (formerly British Telecom), which has 31 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra, on Tuesday said it had no problems with its Indian partner picking up stake in ...

NEW BUSINESS: IBM wins 10-year deal from Uttarakhand co-op bank
Bangalore, April 14 IBM has bagged a 10-year IT outsourcing deal from Kurmanchal Nagar Sahakari Bank Ltd, an urban co-operative bank in Uttarakhand. IBM did not disclose the deal ...

SOFTWARE: TechProcess tool for online trading in mutual funds
Coimbatore, April 14 Electronic payment processing company TechProcess Solutions Ltd (TPSL) is now offering an ‘Online Mutual ...

HARDWARE: Acer limited edition range
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MTNL new plan for Dolphin users
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From eWorld

PHOTOGRAPHIC & ALLIED PRODUCTS: ‘Snapping’ at each other’s heels?
Is the camera phone eating into the digital camera market, or vice versa? eWorld talked to industry players for a clearer picture.. Eight megapixels, face detection, smile detection, image stabilisation, advanced shake reduction, variable ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Keep IT going with e-gov’
AMD says it makes sense to look to the Government’s needs during tough times.. If Dickens were around today, he surely would describe the slowdown context as “the worst of all times.” The word ‘recession’ is now ...

TECHNOLOGY: Just tag it
RFID can make a difference in many segments, says this player.. Prasad was restless. He had been waiting for over an hour to collect his baggage at the Chennai International Airport, only to learn that the carrier in which he flew into India ...

INTERNET: Sample these!
I just have to write about this year’s fool’s day pranks on the Web. It so happens the best ones are from Google, as so often before. (See: And you thought big companies don’t have a sense of humour? ...

SECURITY: Armed with information
In the civilian sector, a network failure may cause inconvenience and monetary loss in most cases. In the case of the military and defence corps, the slightest system downtime may translate into a national security threat - an intolerable ...

INTERVIEW: ‘IT opportunities outweigh challenges’
There is going to be a surge of innovative ideas and services during the slowdown, sys e4e India.. On the last day of the bygone fiscal, March 31, 2009, I had an interesting guest, Narasingarao Dataram, President, e4e India (
WEBSITE REVIEW: What’s the good word?
This service aims to help the user build vocabulary through the mobile phone.. Are you finding yourself at a loss for words? Then, it’s time to fight the Limited Vocabulary syndrome. The problem can be chronic but if you have a mobile ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V.Ramanan. 1. With which American giant has Intel announced an alliance to develop and market home-based health technologies to ...

BOOKS: `We are what we click'
... as we continue to become more interactive with the information on our screens and at our fingertips, the way we live our lives will change.. If you want an example of how the Internet is changing the way we experience, look no further than ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: As cool as it can be
One For All says its Aircon Universal Remote will allow the user to control up to three air-conditioners and that it works across leading brands, however obsolete or recent the model ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Getting better at the game
ASUS has unveiled the ASUS EAH4890 Series — “the world’s first graphics cards to utilise Voltage Tweak ...

CARTOON: Cartoon
“No school from today! I’ve started a Web site that all my teachers ...






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