The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 19, 2006

CORPORATE DISPUTES
Wipro to claim € 18 m from Beckman
Wipro Technologies has decided to claim € 18 million from Beckman Coulter India as damages. The US-based Beckman Coulter, in its quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has reported that Wipro ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
TCS net profit rises 35 pc to Rs 883 cr in Q1
`It's one of purely volume growth'; 7,095 hired in first quarter More

IT TRAINING
Third edition of iTalent contest launched
Aims at spotting computing flair More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Self-regulated HR norms for IT/ITeS sectors likely
The IT and the ITeS sectors in India, currently outside the net of trade unionism and labour regulation, may soon opt for a self-regulated charter of Best HR Practices. Mercer Human Resource Consulting, India has just concluded a study of 100 ... More

Corporate India on the hunt for dream teams
Hunt them in herds, is the new hiring mandate. Corporate India, on the threshold of entering a new line of business or crossing the borders to set up new operations, is now demanding not just superstar CEOs but a dream star cast for its new ... More

Nasscom calls for `liberation' of institutions
Must be given freedom to experiment with new courses, pay faculty More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Innosoft mulls takeover of Gem Cables
Innosoft Technologies Ltd has informed the BSE that a meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on July 24, inter alia, to consider taking over of Gem Cables & Conductors. In a statement to the stock exchange, More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Ban `illegal' voice calls: ISPAI
Messenger-based telephony services offered by Skype, Yahoo, MSN under the scanner More

Proxy sites help access banned blogs
More Web sites could be on DoT ban list soon More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
ContentKeeper sets up help desk here
Ties up with Zoom Tech to resell its products here More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
BSE's move to corporatise not to affect BoI Shareholding
Strategic investment in CDSL to continue More

EVENTS
`Actionable' plan must to replicate Silicon Valley here
TN Govt must look at skill mapping from three levels: IT Secretary More

PEOPLE
Vegesna to be Sify MD, CEO
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mr Raju Vegesna, Chairman of Sify Ltd, will also be its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This follows the decision of Mr R. Ramaraj to resign as Sify's Managing Director and CEO and ... More

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