US-based human capital management software provider SilkRoad Technologies Inc is scouting for joint venture (JV) partners in India to tap into the country&rsquo;s job market.

SilkRoad scouts for JV partners in India

Business Standard

Mobile phone companies wish to curtail toll-free calls from customers. According to a proposal being evaluated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), calls made by customers to the phone company, other than complaints, will have to be charged.

Cellphone operators firms may curtail toll-free calls

KPIT Cummins Infosystems demonstrated a resilience despite the slowdown in the manufacturing sector in the US and Europe. The information technology consultancy, which caters to enterprise-wide solutions in various sectors, managed to grow its revenue 30 per cent in the past two years. Managing Director &amp; CEO Kishor Patil tells Priyanka Joshi how he plans to tread the road ahead.

'The downturn is not yet completely behind us'

IT consulting and BPO services provider MphasiS Ltd is scouting for a company with revenues in the region of $45-60 million, and having a good presence in the cloud computing space, with a view to growing its Infrastructure and Technology Outsourcing (ITO) business, according to industry sources.

MphasiS scouting for firm to boost ITO biz

Sybase Software (India), the Indian subsidiary of Sybase Inc -- an industry leader in enterprise and mobile software -- and Wipro Infotech today said both the companies have entered into a partnership to extend SAP applications to a variety of mobile devices.

Sybase, Wipro to power SAP apps on mobiles

Press Trust of India

India's largest software vendor Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged a multi-year deal from the British government to administer the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

TCS bags multi-year deal from UK govt

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has directed mobile operators to furnish the details of the steps taken by them to protect confidentiality of information about their subscribers within 15 days.

Telcos asked to furnish customer details in 15 days

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country&rsquo;s largest software exporter by revenue, is to administer the UK&rsquo;s National Employee Savings Trust (NEST) scheme&rsquo;s administered services under a 10-year deal, worth around &pound;600 million (approximately Rs 4,150 crore).

TCS bags Rs 4,150-cr deal from UK govt

A committee headed by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister, suggested that state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) scrap its controversial 93-million GSM lines tender.

Pitroda panel tells BSNL to scrap controversial tender

Quality Engineering &amp; Software Technologies Ltd or QuEST Global, a provider of diversified engineering services and manufacturing, is seeking to acquire companies in the $10-20 million range to enter new geographies. It will focus on entering low-cost locations for its engineering services vertical.

Buyouts to help expand QuEST's global reach

The hacking of Google that emanated from China could be the work of amateurs and was not linked to the government of that country, according to a study by US-based technology firm.

Amateurs may have carried out Google hacking: Study

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Chandigarh being developed by Infosys has come under the scanner of the revenue department for allegedly breaking certain norms which the company denied.

Infosys SEZ under scanner of revenue dept

IT employees will have something to cheer about after a two-year lull, with top Indian information technology (IT) firms, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies and HCL Technologies, said to be offering increments for financial year 2010-11.
The increases are expected to be in the 8 to 12 per cent range, which do not compare too badly with the 13 to 15 per cent increments of pre-slowdown years such as 2007-08.
In 2008-09, IT firms gave salary increases selectively,

After two-year lull, top Indian IT firms plan 8-12% salary increases

Collaborate with realty developer to monetise value of property assets, suggests report.

BSNL should reduce its staff by a third: Pitroda panel

The Big Blue is in talks with large Indian telecom service providers to resell its online collaboration and social networking cloud services.

IBM in talks with Indian telcos to sell Web 2.0 tools

The Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has got 19 bids for its first information technology project, on application development services. Among those who applied are Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL and IBM.

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

Wipro, the software to vanaspati maker, has effected key management changes to drive the company in the next phase of growth.

Wipro management structure rejigged

In January, this year, the company announced Kapoor&rsquo;s appointment as CEO (India and South Asia), along with other senior level management elevations, which was to come into effect from April 1, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

Kapoor takes charge as Bharti's India CEO

After pioneering per-second billing for mobile telephone calls, Tata Teleservices, which offers both GSM and CDMA services, has again unleashed an interesting initiative. It says its subscribers would be compensated if the company failed to meet pre-determined levels of service standards.

Tata to now pay cellphone customers for deficient service

Net4India Ltd, a BSE-listed provider of network and application services and solutions, is planning to dilute 10-15 per cent promoter equity in the company to raise about Rs 20 crore as part of expansion capital.

Net4India to dilute up to 15% equity

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) plans to expand its presence in India by adding 5,000 employees to its managed services division. The segment accounts for 40 per cent of CSC&rsquo;s overall revenue.

CSC to expand footprint

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