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Cloud won't do for critical applications, SAP says
Nov. 18, 2009
SAP does not expect mission-critical applications to move to the cloud in the near future, the company's chief technology officer said on Wednesday.
Satyam faces claims of about US$267 million
Nov. 17, 2009
Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services has received legal notices from 37 companies, demanding the return of 12.3 billion Indian rupees (US$267 million) they claim were paid to the company as temporary advances, ...
Wipro uses wireless to monitor patients remotely
Nov. 17, 2009
Indian outsourcer Wipro has designed a gateway that uses GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) wireless technology to collect data remotely from medical devices such as blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, ...
Infosys acquires BPO company in the U.S.
Nov. 12, 2009
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, said on Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding interests of McCamish Systems, a small ...
Accenture to add 8,000 staff in India
Nov. 09, 2009
Accenture said on Monday that it plans to add 8,000 staff in India, indicating that outsourcing to India may be on the rebound.
IBM sets up top-end business analytics center in India
Nov. 06, 2009
IBM has set up a center in Bangalore that will focus on offering high-end expertise to the business analytics market worldwide.
Indian telephone subscribers top 500 million
Nov. 04, 2009
India's telephone subscribers, both fixed and wireless, topped 500 million in September, though the gains came from wireless telephony, the country's telecom regulator said on Wednesday.
Unisys introducing software for private clouds
Nov. 02, 2009
Unisys announced Monday software and services that will enable organizations to deploy and run their own internal private clouds, as part of its strategy to offer customers a variety of cloud computing options.
Outsourcer Wipro continues to be affected by recession
Oct. 27, 2009
Wipro, India's third-largest outsourcer, said Tuesday that its IT services revenue in U.S. dollar terms had declined by 4 percent to US$1.1 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30 against the same quarter last year.
India's new IT law increases surveillance powers
Oct. 27, 2009
A new IT law has come into force in India that frees Internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but also gives the government powers to monitor communications on the Internet, and block web ...
India's 3G, Wimax license auctions scheduled for January
Oct. 26, 2009
India's Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has fixed Jan. 14 as the tentative date for the auction of 3G licenses in the country, according to a notice on its Web site on Saturday.
Google placates India, China with different map versions
Oct. 23, 2009
Google has hit upon an interesting way of placating both China and India over the way its map application displays Arunachal Pradesh, a region whose ownership is disputed by the two countries.
Indian telecom department officials face charges
Oct. 22, 2009
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Thursday that it is pursuing criminal charges against some officials of the country's Department of Telecommunications (DOT), private sector companies and some ...
Retail sales of Windows 7 delayed in India
Oct. 22, 2009
Microsoft launched its new Windows 7 operating system in India Thursday, but customers who want to buy off-the-shelf packages of the operating system at a retail store will have to wait longer.
BlackBerry releases phones to retailers in India
Oct. 20, 2009
Research In Motion launched in India on Tuesday two BlackBerry handsets through its distributor Redington.
Tata revenue down, profits up in tight market
Oct. 16, 2009
India's largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), reported on Friday a fall in revenue, but growth in profit, in U.S. dollar terms for the quarter ended Sept. 30, indicating that the outsourcing market is ...
Indian provider launches Twitter by SMS
Oct. 15, 2009
Twitter has tied up with India's largest mobile services provider, Bharti Airtel, to allow its subscribers to send and receive Twitter messages using SMS (short message service), the micro-blogging service said ...
Outsourcer Cognizant acquiring UBS' Indian subsidiary
Oct. 15, 2009
Outsourcer Cognizant Technology Solutions said on Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Indian IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) services subsidiary of UBS, a large European financial ...
Pressmart targets small newspapers aiming to go online
Oct. 12, 2009
Digital publishing company Pressmart Media has rolled out hosted services for small print publishers that are planning to offer digital editions.
Arm uses laptops to protect mobile phone turf from Intel
Oct. 12, 2009
Arm Holdings is positioning its chips as the main processors in the low-end laptop market, but does not expect these chips to account for a significant part of its revenue, an executive said on Friday.
Infosys revenue, profits slide in tough market
Oct. 09, 2009
Infosys Technologies, India's second largest outsourcer, reported a decline in revenue and profit in U.S. dollar terms for the quarter ended September 30, as clients continued to hold back IT spending, and negotiated ...
Report: Barnes & Noble e-book reader ships next month
Oct. 09, 2009
Barnes & Noble plans to announce its own brand of e-book reader which will run the Android operating system, according to media reports.
Dell closing U.S. desktop manufacturing plant
Oct. 08, 2009
Dell next year will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the company tightens costs in a difficult market.
Facebook reports access problems, again
Oct. 07, 2009
Social networking site Facebook said on Tuesday that it's experiencing a technical issue with one of its databases that prevents some users from accessing the site.
Amazon takes Kindle global, lowers price
Oct. 07, 2009
Amazon plans to start selling its Kindle reader in over 100 countries and territories on Oct. 19.
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