The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 24, 2005

India keeps lead in offshore location race; China is second
INDIA continued to top the list of `Global IT and BPO services locations' in 2005, though issues such as wage inflation and rising competition from other low-cost contenders marginally narrowed its overall lead. Arch industry rival China, came a ... More

InterGlobe Tech invests $2 m in IT, BPO facility
INTERGLOBE Technologies has announced expansion of operations with a launch of a new IT and BPO facility. "The company has invested $2 million in the new facility which has 500 production seats. We already have another centre in Gurgaon with ... More

INSIGHT

Identity crisis in the security business
Sriram Potti on the role of identity management in e-security More

SOFTWARE

Vercom partners French firms for document software
VERCOM Software India, part of the US-based software services provider, has been chosen as the exclusive implementation-cum-distribution partner for the document management software products of the French firms - - Saitel and APPIC. The ... More

AccelTree develops framework for mobile applications
PUNE-BASED AccelTree Software Pvt. Ltd has developed a framework for building and deploying mobile enterprise application on simple mobile handsets. Mr Vivek Manninge, Chief Executive Officer of AccelTree, whose innovation has been short-listed ... More

Patni lowers net income guidance
PATNI Computer Systems Ltd, a software services company, said it is launching an initial public offering of 6.87 million American Depository Shares (ADS) and has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... More

INTERNET

Advertising in the Internet era
Marketers can use the Internet to reach consumers effectively in an age when traditional advertising finds it hard to attract audiences. More

IT TRAINING

SQL, Thomson Prometric tie up
HYDERABAD: SQL Star has joined hands with Thomson Prometric to offer a wide range of tests for career-oriented IT professionals. Thomson Prometric is a part of Thomson Corporation, the worldwide provider of comprehensive technology-based ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

`Cover against cyber crimes vital' — Insurance industry seeks tighter IT Act, tools to assess losses
COMPANIES in India need to spruce up their security policies and buy insurance against cyber crime. With a vast number of transactions being conducted online, insurance would be integral to protection against cyber crime, say experts. Mr Vijay ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Accenture ties up with XLRI for HR training
ACCENTURE has joined hands with XLRI to launch an HR training academy that will groom talent to cater to its internal HR needs. In a first-of-its kind partnership, recent graduates seeking careers in HR can access specialised skills that the IT ... More

Juniper to double headcount here
JUNIPER Networks, which opened its new technical centre in Bangalore on Wednesday, plans to double its headcount in India to around 650 by the next year-end. Built at a cost of $8.5 million, the new centre will integrate employees located at its ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

TRAI may be funded from operators' licence fees
THE Government proposes to fund the operations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from the licence fee collected from operators instead of the present system of it giving grants to the regulator. This is in line with TRAI's ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Satyam, Oracle partner to tap West Asia market
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has announced a partnership with Oracle Corporation, to enable companies in West Asia reap the benefits of their technological strategies. In a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Satyam said that the ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

MatexNet plans joint venture to tap NPAs of banks
THE Bangalore-based B2B portal, MatexNet plans to enter into a joint venture with a $2-billion fund to offer NPA (non-performing assets) resolution services to banks. "We will enable banks to get a good value for their stressed assets and ... More

BROADBAND

Move to provide high-speed Net over power lines
YOU may not have a phone or a telephone line for accessing the Internet and still get high speed Internet using the power line reaching your home. The Government is formulating a policy to promote Broadband over Power Line as part of the New ... More

TRENDS

IT professionals callous about mobile security: Survey
A THIRD of IT professionals using mobile devices such as PDAs and Smartphones don't use passwords or any other security protection - and yet three out of ten of these sloppy handheld happy users store their PIN numbers, passwords and other ... More

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