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How the internet is affecting Indian teens…
Notwithstanding the fact that the Internet has changed the world, there is a particular age segment which has been taken by storm – teenagers! Here's a no-nonsense look into how internet has affected the lives of Indian teenagers.…
Is Indian IT sector headed for a slowdown in 2012?
It’s been a long tradition now – just like a temple priest flags off a ritual with sound of a conch (shankhnad) during startup; even software bellwether Infosys Technologies is accustomed to kick start the quarterly earnings season in style…
How Amazon cloud drive can help you and your business
Cloud storage in simple words, is an online storage facility given to users who want external servers to store or host their data for them. And with the need for larger storage capacities clubbed with mobility, cloud storage is getting very…
Infosys Inks Two Year Deal with Pune Football Club
And here I was thinking that any sponsorship deal involving a domestic team was a monopoly of Sahara. Jokes apart, Infosys has thrown its hat into using sports as a marketing vehicle. Yes, Infosys has inked a two year deal with Pune FC…
IBM To Make Indian Cities ‘Smarter’, Pilot Projects Underway
Think of all things government and I don't think you will be able to associate SMART with any of their actions. Well, if IBM has its way things are going to change for good and government departments will be able to make data driven…
HCL has a Blockbuster Quarter, celebrates it with Free equity to Employees!
Even as IT companies in India are reporting mixed results with a few companies beating industry estimates and few faring poorly, HCL Technologies has hit a home run in its latest quarterly results. HCL Technologies has had a billion dollar…
Govt. paints rosy picture for Software, Services & Electronics Growth, but how realistic Is It?
Sample this... Software and Services sector has the potential to grow to $105 billion by 2014 and $225 billion by 2020 from $58.7 billion in 2009! Electronics and Hardware production in the country is expected to grow from $20 billion in…
Lack of Security Features Hampers Cloud Computing Adoption in Indian Enterprises
Cloud Computing has come a long way globally and in India as well. I remember I was sceptical of cloud technology in India and not even 2 years since then, Cloud based technologies are taking off both at consumer level and even at…
Will Bengal Be The Next IT/ITES Hub Of India?
The IT/ITES sector is going through challenging times especially with a large number of companies facing margin pressures. The double whammy is that IT/ITES sector which has built cost-reduction as its value proposition may not be a real…
Top 10 Places To Work For In IT [2011]
Great people make great companies. There has been no bigger proponent of the same then the author of Good To Great – Jim Collins. A line from his book says “leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with “where” but with…
5 careers to pursue if you are good at Mathematics
Mathematics is not everyone's cup of tea, we reckon. If you think that you are good at mathematics and enjoy the subject, why not use this skill in carving a niche career path for yourself? Here are top 5 careers that you can pursue if you…
Wipro Links Attrition To Senior Manager Pay Packages…But, Will It Work?
In the recent past, all major IT service providers have embarked on new strategies to drive future growth as well as streamline operational costs. Infosys has had a major restructuring and new senior management have been inducted, Wipro…
Enterprise Smartphone Usage Trends – Security Awareness Missing!
Enterprise Mobility space is getting really interesting with the sudden explosion in the smartphone and tablet choices in the market. We earlier wrote about tablet usage in enterprises and now we have some interesting trends on enterprise…
New Cyber Cafe Rules in India!
The Ministry of Information Technology have come out with Fresh Guidelines and Amendments for Cyber Cafe’s in India – And it seems that Govt. is getting quite severe with what and how the data is consumed in Cyber Cafe’s. In last couple…
Nasscom Says Only 25% Graduates Employable, Is There A Solution?
Nasscom, the IT/ITES industry association has said that, Of the general pool of graduates across all streams only 25 per cent have employable skills. When we look specifically at tech graduates then only 35-40 per cent are readily…
Indian Government’s Internet Kill Switch – how much is it justified?
Internet is usually perceived as a virtual world, but sometimes its output is more than real. Internet has not only broken the shackles of geographical boundaries, but also revolutionized the speed of information and data sharing…
DTH+3G: Can it bring the next big revolution? [Media Monday]
These days I’m in Mumbai, and as I entered here while coming from Delhi I found almost every slum house on the way fitted with Airtel DTH. That’s some awesome thing, isn’t? DTH subscribers are over 20 Million now and guess what? It added 10…
Silicon Valley to Bangalore – Reverse brain drain in start-ups this time?
Recently I was reading an article regarding individuals who went to study in US years ago finally returning to India to transform the startup ecosystem in this country. I couldn’t help but smile and wonder at the number of such articles I…
10 Indian IT Market Predictions for 2011 !
Every year, Springboard research releases IT market predictions for many countries including India – we have been covering it for last couple of years and this year is no different. But, before we look at 2011 IT predictions, lets look at…
Indian’s don’t prefer piracy…really ?
It is a common knowledge that India is one of the leading country when it comes to software piracy. According to a survey released few months back, over 65% software’s used in India are pirated amounting to loss of over USD 2 Billion. When…