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OUTLOOK: US and BFSI still the key to IT cos
Telecom the most affected vertical. BL Research Bureau The US remains the predominant geography that contributes to the revenues of offshore IT vendors and BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance) the main outsourcing vertical, suggests a ...

NEW PROJECTS: Infosys, Wipro going slow on Kolkata facilities
Both cos committed to expansion when economy picks up. Kolkata, Aug. 5 Infosys Technologies and Wipro do not have any immediate plan to create new facilities in Kolkata even as the West Bengal Government appears to be ready with the offer of ...

IPOS: Take Solutions to buy IPs for 2 product lines
Chennai, Aug. 5 Take Solutions Ltd, a Chennai-based software company, expects to see additional revenue of $4 million in the current fiscal and $6.5 million next year through its latest ...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: GlobalLogic plans to buy R&D unit
On acquisition spree; targets 15% growth this year. GlobalLogic, a provider of software product development services, plans to acquire a Bangalore-based captive R&D unit of a US company this month. The target captive centre employs 40-50 ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MTNL to rent out prime office space in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug. 5 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam plans to rent out vacant building space in seven of its properties in and around ...

INTERNET: Cybercafes chase growth in non-metros
HINTERLAND HO!. Mumbai, Aug. 5 A vegetable vendor in Sivaganga, a school student in Jalandhar, and a housewife in Nashik are among the potential customers that cybercafé chains in India are keenly eyeing as the demand for accessing the ...

SOFTWARE: Cognizant lowers capex by 25%
Cognizant Technology Solutions, the US-based software service provider, has scaled down its capital expenditure (capex) for 2009 to $130-150 million from the earlier planned $175-200 million. Most of this capex spend is ...

SOFTWARE: Discount retailer, TCS tie up for IT rollout
New Delhi, Aug. 5 Aimed at strengthening its retail presence, multi-brand discount retailer The Loot has said it had roped in Tata Consultancy Services to implement its front-end and back-end software ...

ISPS: Tata Comm gets Russian licence for long-distance services
New Delhi, Aug. 5 Tata Communications has bagged a licence for offering international long distance services in Russia, one of the biggest telecom markets in the ...

SOFTWARE: Tanla seeks SEZ tag for unit
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OUTLOOK: Cisco to take Telepresence beyond board rooms
In a bid to expand the use of its Telepresence solution, Cisco is developing applications which will make it relevant beyond board ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Satyam case: Remand extended
Hyderabad, Aug 5 A designated CBI court on Wednesday extended the remand of the founder and ex-chairman of Satyam Computer Services, Mr Ramalinga Raju, his brother, Mr Rama Raju, and other accused in the Rs 7,136-crore Satyam fraud case ...

SOFTWARE: Image Infotain’s new courses
Image Infotainment Ltd has signed an MoU with Annamalai University to offer BSc Multimedia and Digital Media programmes in technical collaboration with the university. Launching the programme for Kerala, Mr Kumar K, Chairman and Managing Director ...

From eWorld

VENTURE CAPITAL: From gush to trickle
Venture capitalists are getting more selective about funding tech start-ups as the meltdown cools spirits.. If you thought getting venture capital funding for your technology start-up would be a cakewalk, the repercussions of the global ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: HR in the times of e-slowdown
The ‘Florence Nightingales of the corporate world’ dwell on what it takes to shore up employee confidence.. Human resources management, after nursing, is the most stressful job ...

SHOPPING: Not sold on service
Some electronic goods stores seem to have a penchant for putting ...

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: Bank on voiceprint
Voice ID promises a secure way to do online banking.. With the growth of online banking and frauds thereon (including phishing and pharming scams), customers and financial institutions seem united in their quest for a secure ...

TECHNOLOGY: e-smile
Nobel Biocare, a restorative aesthetic dentistry company, is delivering its training and educational material through iTunes. The free material can be accessed by students, dentists, dental specialists ...

INTERVIEW: ‘Go for quality with customer centricity’
This is the key to growth in the software arena, stresses expert.. It is a warm afternoon when I meet K.K. Raman, Executive Director of IT Advisory Services, KPMG. And he is unusually pensive. “We need to really reflect whether we have ...

BOOKS: Requirements engineering, a domain-neutral discipline
Good RE practices help in the context of compliance too.. That any subject-matter expert can become a ‘requirements engineer’ is the first of the three misconceptions dealt with in Software & Systems Requirements Engineering: In ...

CYBER QUEST: Quiz
1. Which telecommunications giant has picked up the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks for $1.13 ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Server on offer
Plustek, the image and communications solution provider, has announced the launch of MiniStation MFA500, a multi-purpose server specifically designed for the SMB and small office home office (SOHO) segments. “This is a server solution ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: 3D printer
DesignTech Systems Ltd, country wide distributor of Stratasys Incorporated, has launched uPrint™, a Personal 3D Printer from its Dimension Series, in India. “uPrint™ will appeal to designers, engineers, architects, ...






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