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From AC cabs to public buses, IT employee’s fate is hanging by a very fine thread
Longer working hours, sabbatical options, cost saving measures are the things we have seen already. We felt like it cannot get any better. But, now we got one more thing to talk about. IT companies in Pune are pushing their employees to use…
Satyam goes to Tech Mahindra. Is it a win-win for all parties?
Tech Mahindra has a new middle name and it is Satyam. The new kid is Tech S. Mahindra. Coming to the real deal, Tech Mahindra is the successful bidder for the Satyam Computer Services. It has offered 58 rupees per share, which values Satyam…
Infosys fired 2100 employees. But, are we missing the big picture?
Forbes has recently published its Global 2000 companies list and placed Infosys at 891. Not only that as per Forbes, Infosys is among the companies that are hiring along with TCS and Wipro. Quite contrary to what Forbes has said, Infosys…
11 Questions for outsourcing industry
I found this for the first time. BPO Voice an online network of BPO professionals has a survey and a report about the economic outlook for BPO and outsourcing industry.
I felt it is appropriate to get a broader sense from our readers.…
IBM is shipping jobs overseas to India – take that Obama
453 container ships or 11% of global ship capacity is lying idle. With the kind of job's being shipped overseas at least some of the ships can be put to use. The latest in the line of shipping jobs overseas to India is IBM. It plans to…
It is down to last 5 for buying Satyam
It has been 3 long and painful months for Satyam - the company. Lot of things happened in 3 months. So many things have happened that one can even just blog about Satyam only and nothing else. Now, the sad story might have a happy ending.…
Collaborate to compete and think win-win
Think win-win : One of the 7 habits of highly effective people.
Cost cutting, employee firing and land selling are the few measures we have seen companies do till now. Few companies like HCL are sharing the risks with their customers.…
IBM is the largest vendor for Indian IT services with a market share of 10.8%
Aint that a real shocker? At least to me it is. I know that IBM was the first and foremost vendor delivering hardware and software in India since the time of Rajiv Gandhi. It had a head start. But, is that head start just too much for the…
Satyam’s suitor will be in for an arranged marriage
The only thing Satyam's buyer will be knowing is that they will be buying Satyam - the company. Other than that they just have to rely on public information. It is like me sitting in front of my computer and doing some research (read…
12 ways a company can inflate profits and valuations
Nobody really knows what has happened at Satyam. No one will ever know unless Mr. Raju writes an autobiography. Ever since the whole thing broke out there are numerous reports about what has happened and what will happen at Satyam.
Some…
Netbook : We are going back to move forward
Sachin Tendulkar is one of my favorite cricketers. I was disappointed when he was not included in the ICC all time great's list. The only thing I hate about Tendulkar is his hunger for centuries. Not sure why but I just hate it. How does a…
Satyam letter from Mr. Ramalinga Raju to its board directors admitting fraud !
To the Board of Directors
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Dear Board Members, It is with deep regret, at tremendous burden that I am carrying on my conscience, that I would like to bring the following facts to your notice:
The Balance…
Satyam acquires Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties – All in the family
Satyam Computers will acquiring 100% stake in Maytas properties for $1.3 billion and 51% stake in Maytas Infra for $300 million. Both the companies are in real estate sector. Maytas Infrastructure has the $4 bn Hyderabad metro project in…
Infosys changes strategy, targets rural banks
Rural is the new urban.
Looks like anything rural is the flavor of the month. Nokia has launched low-cost handsets targeting the rural consumers. ISRO is working on a satellite for rural Internet connectivity. All the telecom major's are…
Infosys encourages employees to go on a sabbatical and work for NGO’s
In the first time ever kind of move, Infosys has provided an option to employees to go on a sabbatical and work for NGO's for a year. For an employee to qualify, he or she should be with Infosys for at least 2 years. Employees will be paid…
Modi calls for a nano of IT
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was here in Bangalore for BangaloreIT.biz. Modi has called for a Nano of IT.
Indians are working at the low-end jobs of the outsourcing sector and they should move up the value chain to become a…
Recession and Indian IT services industry
Mark (name changed) wanted to outsource some of his development work. A typical outsourcing process starts with bidding, where companies from different cheaper countries including India would bid for projects. He asks one of his manager (An…
Global Top 100 best outsourcing service providers of 2008
It is been a long time since I have published a top lists. During the starting days of this blog, I regularly published quite a few lists which are great reference point to the readers. However, over last few months I have not been able to…
Software outsourcing comes a full circle!
Outsource to countries where the work can be done at cheaper cost than India. And Indian companies are doing exactly that - opening offices before their clients approach these countries by themselves. The advantage Indian companies have is,…
Should you have a mobile version of your website / Blog?
If you walk on the any of the city streets in India, you will rarely see people without mobile phones. More than half of these people have new generation mobile phones sporting big screens and GPRS having internet access. Infact, as per a…