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OUTSOURCING
Globsyn in talks with BPO major for training support
GLOBSYN Technologies, which is setting up an academy for business process outsourcing, is in talks with a BPO multinational for dedicated technical support training, which is expected to support around 1,200 personnel per annum. Speaking at the ...
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TCS, Wipro, Infosys in race for ABN Amro deal
TOP Indian vendors TCS, Infosys and Wipro are said to be in the fray for small slices of a billion dollar outsourcing deal being floated by Dutch financial powerhouse ABN Amro. Global giants Accenture, IBM and EDS are said to be the ...
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Infosys not in race for GE's BPO biz
Infosys Technologies Ltd is not in the race to acquire GE's Business Process Outsourcing operations. "We are not considering it," Mr Nandan Nilekani, CEO, President and Managing Director of Infosys Technologies said on the sidelines of a CNBC ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
VSNL launches Global Calling Card
The tariffs would work out 75 per cent cheaper than the use of one's own mobile phone overseas on the international roaming facility.
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VSNL team in US for talks with Tyco
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd has stepped on the accelerator, as far as its intentions to buy out Tyco Global Network goes. Officials from VSNL — led by Mr N. Srinath, Chief Operating Officer of the company — as well as senior ...
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Airtel launches EDGE in Mumbai
GSM operators are rolling out their EDGE networks in quick succession with AirTel today launching its EDGE network in Mumbai, days after Hutch's EDGE launch. The Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolutions (EDGE) network will offer transfer speeds ...
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SOFTWARE
Sharelogic to invest $ 2m more in Hyderabad centre
SHARELOGIC Inc, a Connecticut-based software services firm with research and development centre in Hyderabad, plans to invest about $2 million in the Indian centre to enhance its product development and marketing. Addressing a press conference ...
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Veritas Soft to expand R&D
VERITAS Software Corporation has announced that it is planning to aggressively expand its research and development capabilities in India by adding new facilities and increasing head count from the current 900 to an estimated 1,400 in the next ...
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CGS India scouting for acquisitions
THE US-based software products and services firm, Computer Generated Solutions Inc (CGS), is expanding its India operations and is looking at acquiring a small IT firm. The company is also planning to set up its tech support operations in ...
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Cognizant system for Ford
CHENNAI: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, provider of information technology (IT) services, has developed a port management system for Ford to support vehicle tracking, vehicle prioritisation and cost management for Ford's Japan ...
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Intoto in Pulver 100 list
HYDERABAD: Intoto, a provider of integrated security, wireless and voice software platforms to networking equipment manufacturers, on Tuesday announced that it has been named to the 2004 "Pulver 100," which is the VoIP (Voice over Internet ...
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New Cendura tool
HYDERABAD: Cendura Software has announced the release of a solution that allows organisations implementing IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) to measure and inspect the effectiveness of various services ...
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VENTURE CAPITAL
WestBridge Cap invests $7 m in AppLabs Tech
THE Mauritius-based technology venture fund — WestBridge Capital Partners, on Wednesday announced an investment of $7 million in Series A equity financing in AppLabs Technologies Pvt Ltd, an independent software testing, quality assurance ...
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OUTLOOK
HTMT on expansion drive
MUMBAI: HTMT on Wednesday said it was actively looking out for acquisition opportunities in BPO space & IT Services segment to increase its domain expertise, geographical presence and customer base. As a step towards adopting a global ...
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TRENDS
H1-B visa cap may be reached early — `Restriction will bring more offshore work to India'
H-1B visa availability to the US during fiscal 2005, which starts from October 1, is going to be limited, going by the latest data released by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. As of the first week of August, 45,900 H-1B ...
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
MS unveils low-cost Windows pack in Hindi
IN a move expected to bring down the price of a computer, Microsoft Corporation India today announced that its low-cost Operating System Windows XP Starter Edition in Hindi would be available in India, early next year. India is the fifth ...
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