US-based Intelligroup Inc, a provider of strategic IT consulting, application management, support and implementation services, is betting big on infrastructure outsourcing to garner a higher offshore revenue mix, said company&rsquo;s senior vice-president (global marketing and alliances) Alok Pant.

Intelligroup focuses on infra outsourcing

Business Standard

Tata Consultancy Services on Monday opened its new development centre in Lucknow. Spread over 3 acres, the centre is the second largest IT establishment in Uttar Pradesh after the company&rsquo;s centre at Noida.

TCS opens development centre in Lucknow

India&rsquo;s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company Genpact said that its clients are in a better position to take decisions compared with six months ago, as they feel that the economy has already bottomed out.

Clients more stable now in biz terms: Genpact

Telecom equipment vendor Nokia-Siemens filed a case in the Delhi High Court today against its disqualification on technical grounds as a bidder for state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd&rsquo;s tender for 94 million lines, one of the world&rsquo;s largest telecom contracts worth over Rs 50,000 crore.

Nokia-Siemens takes BSNL to court over bid

Low-cost computing and broadband penetration in the country is expected to get an added boost, with India&rsquo;s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, launching a low-cost online computer powered by Microsoft and Nivio.

Bharti to launch sub-Rs 8,000 Net PC

The National Institute of Technology-Warangal (NIT-W) has signed memoranda of understandings with University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology in Finland for academic collaborations.

NIT-W ties up with Finland universities

The senior management of leading IT services firm Wipro seems to be unaffected by the global slowdown.

Premji takes pay cut, but hike for Wipro brass

India&rsquo;s second-largest information technology services provider, Infosys Technologies, has announced it will increase its headcount in the US from 10,500 to 11,500 by adding 1,000 US citizens to its rolls over the next 12-18 months.

Infy to add 1,000 more US citizens to its rolls

Following in the footsteps of Infosys, Wipro has now become the second Indian IT services company to drop the name of Satyam from the list of its competitors.

Satyam dropped from list of rivals

Why lug around a heavy laptop when you can tuck in a slick little netbook in your handbag? Priyanka Joshi advises you to travel smart.

Slip it in your pocket

Telecom player Bharti Airtel and IT firms Infosys, TCS and Wipro have made it to the list of 100 best performing technology companies in the world, compiled by American magazine BusinessWeek.

Bharti, Infy, TCS, Wipro among top tech cos

Press Trust of India

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition filed by mobile equipment vendor Nokia-Siemens Network, asking for a stay on the recent Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) tender worth over Rs 30,000 crore.

Nokia-Siemens plea dismissed by Delhi HC

Even as the strong anti-outsourcing lobby in the US is forcing US lawmakers to take a relook at their H1-B visa strategy amid huge job losses, Infosys Technologies &ndash; which holds the largest number of H1-B visas among all the Indian IT services companies &ndash; has started reducing the number as a part of the company&rsquo;s policy to reduce its &lsquo;overseas bench&rsquo; strength.

Infy cuts H1-B visas to &#39;reduce overseas bench&#39;

In anticipation of the expected reforms to be announced by the new government in the Indian telecom sector, listed telecom companies including Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Tata Teleservices recorded a bullish rally in recent market trade and escalation in market capitalisation.

Market cap of telcos up on expected reforms

A recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report titled &lsquo;Weathering the Storm: Global Payments 2009&rsquo; indicates that while the payments segment has been a reliable revenue generator for banks, its momentum is slowing. The key to success will now depend on achieving the highest levels of efficiency on the retail side of the banking business.

Probir Roy: Show me the money!

The IT Amendment Act, 2008, if notified, will give the govt blanket power to block news portals and other sites for 'offensive' content.

Caught in the web; draft rules stir a hornet&#39;s nest

The BK Modi-promoted Spice Group is planning to launch a Rs 500-crore e-education initiative for lower middle and middle-class sections of the country.

Spice plans Rs 500 cr education initiative

From installing gadgets to using them, Milind Pathak, co-CEO and country manager, Buongiorno (Hong Kong), India, needs no assistance whatsoever. Referring to tech manuals is considered pass&eacute; among geeks and Pathak seems to subscribe to that view as well. Although it did take him a good two weeks to get started with his new Apple MacBook, he says it was the longest ever he has taken to understand a gadget.

Trial and error specialist

With the Obama administration turning the wave against outsourcing activities, Indian IT major Wipro fears that restrictions on foreign workers in the US could hamper its growth.

US immigration curbs may impact biz: Wipro

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies in India appear to be handling the impact of the global economic crisis much better than IT firms.

BPOs outperform IT firms

Differences are growing among mobile operator lobbies over a government proposal to introduce an 11-digit access code in place of the existing 10-digit code from January 2010 for mobile services to accommodate a rapidly growing subscriber base.

Mobile operators cross connections over 11-digit number plan

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