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India's BlackBerry dispute sparks privacy concerns
News Experts have said the recent controversy involving India and RIM's BlackBerry services signals the need to evolve an international agreement on data security. Nivsarkar added that India is making considerable headway on increasing data security.
[July 7, 2008, 9:12]
India wins lion's share of outsourcing
News India alone will soak up more than half the world's offshore business-outsourcing revenue this year, according IT analyst firm Gartner. Business tasks sent out to India from US and other firms include running call centres for banks and credit card...
[July 9, 2003, 8:16]
India shares open-source experience
News In July, India's president A.P.J. Kalam, a former head of India's defence research and development organisation and architect of its guided missile programme, has been a supporter of open-source software.
[September 24, 2004, 15:00]
India ditches 'potentially harmful' $100 laptop plan
News India has declared it won't be buying any $100 laptops, saying it prefers to spend the money on teachers and more traditional teaching tools. According to local newspaper Kaumudi, India's education secretary Sudeep Banerjee said the project was...
[July 27, 2006, 16:30]
Report: India losing grip on outsourcing ecosystem
News Only 10 outsourcers from India made it into this year's list of the 50 best managed global outsourcing vendors, for the 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing. They] currently agree that too many barriers exist for China to take India's place as offshoring...
[July 3, 2008, 12:05]
Ageing Americans 'need outsourcing' - India
News The ageing American population, among other factors, makes the case for offshoring IT and other jobs to locations like India and the Philippines, according to a report from an Indian IT industry association.
[October 16, 2003, 11:30]
India top destination for UK outsourcing
News India is now outstripping competitors worldwide for cost and service quality and is riding the crest of a revolution in global outsourcing, according to a report. The report found most UK businesses that offshore IT are now choosing at least one...
[January 14, 2008, 8:25]
India's IT services sector hits refresh
News The landscape is changing for India's IT-enabled services industry, which has been — and continues to be — a pillar for growth and employment in the country. Arup Roy, a senior research analyst at Gartner, noted that while India still ranks number...
[September 19, 2008, 15:34]
India imports UK teachers to train call centre staff
News A team of retired teachers from the UK is in India training call centre staff, reports the Hindustan Times. The teachers were recruited by call centre provider Oceans Connect, and are based in Pune, India.
[August 19, 2003, 11:40]
India Toolbar
Downloads India Toolbar is a must-have tool for Indians and persons of Indian origin. You can listen to Indian music (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telegu, Maharashtrian), listen to the radio, check your mail, browse the Web, go directly to...
[November 23, 2006, 11:58]
India helpdesk
Talkback I worked for a large blue chip who moved their UK help desk to India,The first day it went live a Senior manager rang them to report SAP (software) had ground to a halt. The reply was " what type of grindings noises it is making please ?
[January 21, 2006, 20:34]
India emerges as low-cost tech-development hub
News India is fast emerging as a hub where domestic and multinational corporations are busy churning out a host of low-cost, entry-level products for emerging markets. This is the biggest untold story about India," Rajdeep Sehrawat, vice president of...
[August 6, 2008, 8:08]
India to create 8m outsourcing jobs in next decade
News India will gain about eight million outsourcing jobs over the next decade as the industry booms in smaller cities, according to official forecasts. Minor cities in India will snap up about two million of these jobs, according to a report of India's...
[May 7, 2008, 16:06]
India mulls tax-break extension for outsourcers
News India's fears that other countries are undercutting its dominance of the global outsourcing market have pushed it into extending a tax break for software companies, according to consultants. The finance minister for India, Palaniappan Chidambaram...
[May 7, 2008, 9:16]
India unveils new supercomputer
News India joined the ranks of the US, Japan and China in the quest for high-performance computing this week with the launch of its latest domestic supercomputer. The PARAM Padma computer was developed by India's Center for Development of Advanced...
[April 2, 2003, 8:44]
India: It's not just about outsourcing
News The primary focus is India, but we would like to build a global company. At the same time, India, like China, is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, with about 2 million cell phones jumping onto networks every month.
[May 6, 2005, 12:30]
India leads the way in IT services
News The largest IT services vendors are growing below the overall market rate -- with a few exceptions, most notably the India-headquartered players. Research out today from Datamonitor puts the combined revenue growth rate for the top 50 players in...
[May 3, 2006, 10:20]
India’s tech boom not reflected in child mortality
Blog Comment India's rapid development is fuelled by the private sector, the government has been slow to distribute the country's wealth to rural areas. This problem occurs when a country's economy grows too fast, in some parts of india the standard of life...
[February 18, 2008, 16:27]
India calls for allies to fight backlash
Talkback It is really surprising to know that India is fighting the outsourcing backlash. In my personal opinion, India has made the most common mistake which we learned not to do in kindergarten:"Not to put all eggs in one basket".
[February 6, 2004, 20:38]
India portal Rediff.com branches out
News Outsourcing, though, represents just the beginning for India's tech market and will be followed by more service and product companies, he added. Broadband in India means 128kbps, and it remains fairly sparse.
[June 23, 2005, 11:40]
