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PERFORMANCE:
Satyam posts Rs 52 cr net in Feb; operating margins better
IT firm sees significant improvement from January numbers. Hyderabad, June 9 Satyam Computer Services Ltd earned a net profit of Rs 52 crore in February on a strong operating profit margin of 17.46 per ...
INTERNET:
WorldSpace India has to wait longer for audio streaming on Web site
New Delhi, June 9 Thanks to a quirky policy, WorldSpace India will have to wait until the notification of Government policy pertaining to satellite radio services, to offer streaming of audio music programmes on its Web site. WorldSpace needs ...
OUTLOOK:
No green shoots yet for BPO cos
Bangalore, June 9 There seems to be no immediate relief for the Indian BPO industry as low consumer spending in key markets in US and Europe would prolong the recovery process even though the crisis has reached ...
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
Past acquisitions come to haunt Satyam
Promoters of 3 cos want to end pact; seek payment guarantees. New Delhi, June 9 The street may have given thumbs-up to the better-than-expected financial health of Satyam Computer Services, but the troubles for the scam-hit firm are far from ...
PERFORMANCE:
Is Satyam ‘undervalued’ given current financials?
Margins have been much lower than industry average. After remaining in the sidelines for most part of the stock market rally, the Satyam Computer stock hit the upper circuit on Tuesday after its financials were disclosed for the first ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
New iPhone with better features
Offers longer battery life, voice control, video recording. Chennai, June 9 Apple has introduced a new version of iPhone. Apple claims the iPhone 3G S is “the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet”, with improved speed ...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Swan Telecom re-named
Swan Telecom, which was among the new players to get telecom licences, has been re-named as Etisalat DB Telecom India Pvt Ltd. The board of Etisalat DB announced the change of name of the Indian company, a joint venture between Etisalat and ...
SOFTWARE:
Receivables from clients till Feb-end at Rs 1,911 cr
Disclosures made by Satyam Computer Services today show that receivables from its clients were at Rs 1,911 crore as at February 28 this ...
OUTSOURCING:
Infosys BPO looks for rural partners
Plans 500-strong team in Jaipur to serve domestic market. Bangalore, June 9 As part of its concerted bid to tap the rapidly growing domestic market, Infosys BPO, the back office outfit of Infosys Technologies Ltd proposes to tie-up with the ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Satyam lost over 2,300 employees in Jan-Feb
New Delhi, June 9 Satyam lost close to 2,350 employees in the first two months of 2009. February saw the highest monthly attrition over the last one year, with 1,602 professionals quitting the company. As on March 28, 2009, Satyam ...
SOFTWARE:
Deals won at $380 m; those lost $183 m
Mumbai, June 8 The dust has clearly settled down on Satyam Computer Services after the drama over Mr B. Ramalinga Raju’s sensational disclosures and Tech Mahindra’s consequent ...
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Technopark to add 3-m sq ft of space
Technopark Thiruvananthapuram has announced that it will add 3 million square feet of IT office space as part of Phase 3 expansion of the ...
E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS:
Farnell Electronics focuses on e-commerce
Coimbatore, June 9 Farnell Electronics India Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Farnell group, is focused on strengthening its ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Genpact signs pact with Bhutan to train local talent
Business process outsourcing company Genpact signed a memorandum of understanding with the Royal Government of Bhutan to train local talent and help in the development of the IT-ITeS industry in ...
NEW BUSINESS:
Infotech bags Malaysian order
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SOFTWARE:
Four Soft signs pact with Flyjac
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Sistema Shyam expands coverage
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OUTSOURCING:
IT’s on hire
BPO players are favouring the ‘hosted model’, using infrastructure offered by a third party provider instead of investing on their own. Heed the call to cut costs.. Talk of cause and effect. The prevailing economic downturn, besides ...
INTERVIEW:
A career path in the BPO industry?
Just what the expert sees despite the slowdown.. When the Buffalo vs Bangalore debate fills the air, it may not be possible to feel too optimistic about the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry in India. However, what P.G. Raghuraman, ...
INTERVIEW:
‘Let market decide India’s choice’
Ericsson on the 3G vs WiMAX debate and the wireless technology that might suit India best.. The $25-billion Indian telecom equipment market is the hot spot for most global vendors. Swedish manufacturer Ericsson is a key player in this industry ...
SECURITY:
Invitation or bait?
Use your head while hooking up to social networking sites, caution security experts.. Got an invitation recently to join social networking sites? Yes, it is fun teaming up with friends, kin and strangers on sites such as Facebook, Orkut, ...
LINGUISTICS:
Beyond words...
I received a letter - by post - from one of my friends last month. If you think there is nothing great about this, you are mistaken. This was the first letter I was receiving in years from a human being. (I keep receiving impersonal letters from ...
WEBSITE REVIEW:
Play your own game
This portal offers to connect you with fantasy cricket.. The IPL might be over but that's no reason for cricket buffs to curl up in despair. With the T20 World Cup on, Dream11 Gaming Pvt Ltd recently announced the launch of the Dream11.com, ...
BOOKS:
Lack of transparency in call centres
This book sees gap between claim and reality.. Through induction training, ongoing socialisation, performance evaluation mechanisms and other elements of organisational design, call centre employers cultivate the notion of professionalism in ...
EVENTS:
Game for the challenge?
The CodeChef contest is open to programmers and tech buffs.. Gamers rejoice! Directi, an Internet products company, recently announced the launch of the CodeChef Gamers Challenge. The contest invites students, programmers and technology ...
CYBER QUEST:
Cyber quest
V.V. Ramanan. 2. Name the now-discontinued ‘lightweight dependency injection framework for Java 5 and above, brought to you ...
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