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Monday, May 04, 2009
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, May 04, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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INFO-TECH HUMAN RESOURCES: One in three cos cuts employee costs in March quarter Wage bill declines 7% on a sequential basis. One in three companies has witnessed a decline in its wage bills in the March 2009 quarter as against the quarter ended March 2008. This is the finding of a study of results announced by a sample of ... PERFORMANCE: IT biggies prune travel expenses in H2 of fiscal 2009 New Delhi/Chennai, May 3 In a difficult year that saw the global economy under severe stress, India’s top IT companies ended up pruning their overall travel expenses – some by as much as 13 per cent – during the second half ... INTERVIEW: ‘There’s no one magic formula to tackling pricing pressure’ Mumbai, May 3 The fourth quarter of the previous fiscal was one of the most difficult quarters for the Indian IT industry as a ... SECURITY: RCom told to clarify on GSM service launch in J&K without security nod Company says it is fully compliant with licence conditions. The Department of Telecom has sought clarification from Reliance Communications as to why the company has started its GSM based mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir without taking ... HUMAN RESOURCES: Europe opening up to importing Indian manpower Chennai, May 3 Amidst reports that protectionism in the US is gathering steam — in the form of restricting the issue of H-1B and L1 visas — Europe is awake to the possibilities of importing ... SOFTWARE: ‘Satyam’s client attrition was limited to 35%’ Mumbai, May 3 Around 35 per cent customers of Satyam Computer Services had snapped ties with the company since its ex- chairman Mr B. Ramalinga Raju admitted to a financial fraud of over Rs 7,000-crore earlier ... ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Coral pact with Microsoft Coral Soff’wares Ltd has entered into a unified product licensing agreement with Microsoft, under which SQL servers will be offered to Coral’s ERP customers as a unified product, according to a press release from the company. ... SOFTWARE: Cognizant, Genpact grew fastest: Report ‘Cos benefiting from rising demand for cost-containment services’. Chennai, May 3 Cognizant Technology Solutions and Genpact (both having a strong base in India) have the highest “trailing 12-month growth rates – an ... OUTLOOK: SAP sees opportunity in public, utilities sectors Bangalore, May 3 Business software maker SAP said slowdown-hit customers were now looking to invest in technology that offered quick return on investments and enabled cost ...
OUTLOOK:
Acer sees improvement in consumer sentiment
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Evolving, frame by frame The market for computer animated movies is still at a nascent stage in a nation hooked to star-studded live action films. But it is growing, slowly.. Not many would be unfamiliar with the heroic adventures of Stuart, a rat and the youngest ... INTERVIEW: Software for a ‘hard’ industry There is immense scope for IT application in the stone industry, says Rising Solutions.. Here is a statement that can be cut in stone: “SMEs are the backbone of industry.” Perhaps, Ganesh Kumar Murugan has a plaque to that effect on ... SOFTWARE: Handle with care RSA lists steps for safe credit card use.. You always knew it, didn’t you? Credit cards are loaded guns that can go off any minute emptying your life savings if you aren’t careful.The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security ... INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Wires, wires everywhere I have always had problems with wires, not the least being electrical shocks because of careless handling of wires ... INTERVIEW: ‘Top line growth is priority’ Wipro on getting the Product Engineering Services division back on track.. T.K.Kurien, President, Consulting Services, Global Programs and Strategic Initiatives at Wipro Technologies, the global IT services arm of software-to-soap maker Wipro ... SECURITY: The politics of cyber security US agencies are caught in turf war on patrolling cyberspace.. Cyber security is currently a hot topic in the US, what with the many breaches reported in recent months, of systems vital to national security and the day-to-day life of ... WEBSITE REVIEW: Lend your mite Donate to causes you think worthy, through this site.. The Internet shows you the way. Helping out are sites such as Kiva - Global ... SOFTWARE: More on open source software The open source software movement has a rich history. The UNESCO Free and Open Source Software Portal at BOOKS: Put simplicity on view Successful businesses keep complexity out of consumer’s sight.. Have you ever noticed that though many consumer businesses, such as McDonald’s and Wal-Mart, are highly complex, ‘they keep that complexity inside their business ... NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: On-the-move computing Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility business has unveiled the FR series which initially includes FR68 and FR6000 mobile computers. The series, providing operability in a range of local languages, is designed to increase productivity in ...
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