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FOREX: TCS to halve forex hedging tenure
Puts off expansion in four SEZs. Mumbai, July 21 Tata Consulting Services will halve the tenure of its hedging contracts in future due to the continuing unpredictability in the rupee ...

OUTLOOK: Product developers see more biz from software-as-service
Vendors modifying practice to suit changing demand. Bangalore, July 21 Indian offshore product development (OPD) companies have seen an increase in business from software vendors who are enabling their products to suit the evolving ...

SOFTWARE: Infosys to set up Govt’s e-biz project
New Delhi, July 21 The Government has been making progressive reforms to improve the business environment in the country, the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Anand Sharma, ...

BUSINESS MODELS: Synopsys’ revenue model paying off
The rate-able revenue model, introduced by Synopsys Inc, a few years ago, is paying off now in the times of global slowdown. “We are able to record steady streams of revenues and growth because of the rated revenue model,” Mr Aart J. ...

PERFORMANCE: Allsec recovers from loss of US clients
Chennai, July 21 Allsec Technologies Ltd has bounced back from the impact of two of its major clients in the US going out of business in 2007-08 to report a profit in the last two ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: IBM in deal with Sun TV
Bangalore, July 21 IBM has announced the signing of a services deal to implement and manage Customer Relationship Management-(CRM) related applications for Sun Direct TV, part of the Chennai-based Sun TV ...

ENVIRONMENT: More cos drawn to green IT initiatives
Pune, July 21 “Enterprises in India have embarked on the drive to be environmentally conscious. Close to 60 per cent of respondents from large enterprises in the country are discussing or are in the trial stages of a green IT ...

OUTSOURCING: ‘Platform-based BPO’ for healthcare on pilot basis soon
Mumbai, July 21 Tata Consultancy Services is exploring opportunities to launch platform-based BPO (business process outsourcing) services in the Healthcare and Life ...

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES: Keltron, GemTech tie up for joint marketing
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 GemTech Solutions, engaged in the development of multimedia solutions for video, image and voice applications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kerala State Electronics Development ...

From eWorld

INTERNET: Networking — but not working?
Obsessive use of social networking tools on the Internet can make people lose touch with reality, hurting them on the personal and professional front.. In touch with everyone but oneself! Very likely this is what happens when one goes on a ...

INTERVIEW: A ‘browser’ for SMS
Shorthand Mobile talks of simpler way to connect users to mobile content and services.. A mobile widget platform to let you enjoy ‘seamless access to branded content and services such as Facebook and Google without the need for a data ...

INTERVIEW: Progress on plans
IT Secretary updates eWorld on rollout of common service centres and other projects.. Be it the ambitious Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS) to encourage investments in semiconductor fabrication and other micro and nano-technology ...

MARKETING: In site, out of store
My friend N has the knack of ‘finding’ products before the company decides to release them in ...

INTERNET: Business buddy
"bit.ly will be conducting system maintenance Saturday morning. Learn ...

INTERVIEW: No slowdown hiccups
TCS is bullish on its life sciences and healthcare vertical.. The Life Sciences and Healthcare vertical accounted for 5.2 per cent of TCS’ revenues at the end of fiscal year 2008-09. Recently, TCS, the country’s largest software ...

WEBSITE REVIEW: Get an online green signal!
Try this site’s services for secure and quick team work when you coordinate away from office.. Imagine this. You are on a business trip to meet clients and you may have to take decisions for which documents are absolutely necessary. But ...

SECURITY: An eye for security
The role of an observation camera is changing from mere watching to intelligent surveillance.. You walk into a shopping mall near your house, dine at a restaurant or walk into an airport. Wherever you go, the small TV placed in a corner of the ...

BOOKS: ‘Does Google really do no evil?’
Different people have different definitions of evil and Google has changed its own definition, says this book.. One of the lessons from the Google story of Larry Page and Sergey Brin is that a high-quality education system is an important ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Store more
Transcend Information has announced the availability of the StoreJet 18M, a new addition to its line of StoreJet Portable Hard Drives in ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Home, safe home
Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd, through its subsidiary company Zicom Retail Products Pvt Ltd, has introduced ‘Safe Homes,’ a wireless home alarm ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
V.V. Ramanan. 1. Name the Indian, vice-president of product management, who broke the news about the upcoming Chrome OS on the Google ...






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