Feb-05-2013 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: When Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) entered Shanghai in June 2002, the tech industry rejoiced saying these were the first steps to tame the Chinese dragon. Soon Infosys and Wipro followed suit in 2004, and many others over the years. However, analysts say that Indian IT companies have achieved littl...
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Jan-31-2013 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: The Income tax (I-T) department probing the Nokia tax-evasion case has, in an interim report, said the company should pay Rs 13,000 crore for tax and transfer-pricing violations.
A senior Income-tax official, who requested anonymity, told ET, "We have submitted a 150-page interim repo...
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Jan-21-2013 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: From saying 'reached home' and 'call me back' to 'I'm ready, come now', the missed call speaks a thousand words and Indians have been pioneers in using it in ingenious ways. Today, though, the missed call is taking on newer roles, moving beyond mere personal communication. A number of businesses incl...
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Dec-21-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: Seven playgrounds in the Kodambakkam zone were commissioned after renovation by the Chennai mayor Saidai S Duraisamy on Friday.
These parks have an earmarked play area with slides, swings and playpens for children.
Duraisamy said the civic body recently allocated Rs 40 l...
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Nov-15-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: India ranks second globally in accessing private details of its citizens, next only to the US, if the latest data from Google is to be believed. The transparency report by the internet search giant lists out requests it received from governments across the world to access information on the users of ...
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Oct-10-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: With Infosys kicking off the earnings season on Friday, analysts believe that a 2% to 5% growth in revenue (in dollar terms) is likely in the July-September quarter of this year when IT majors report earnings. The September quarter is usually the strongest quarter for IT firms, but analysts see this ...
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Sep-26-2012 | 0 Comments
Meg Whitman faces a daunting task in trying to turn around Hewlett Packard -at least in the opinion of one of her chief rivals, Cisco Chief Executive John Chambers.
"There's not been a company ever turned around by the fifth CEO on the job," Chambers said in a wide-ranging interview with Reute...
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Sep-17-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: Alarmed at the audacious behaviour of students on the internet and by comments they make to ridicule teachers and school authorities, some institutions in the city have started snooping on children's activities on social networking sites.
School officials are assuming fake identities t...
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Sep-11-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: Major IT companies have hired over 5,700 students at a campus placement drive in Tamil Nadu, VIT University said.
Accenture offered 3,603 jobs in VIT University, while Bangalore-based Wipro handed over 1,308 appointment orders, the University said in a statement.
Cogni...
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Aug-07-2012 | 0 Comments
CHENNAI: Cognizant has again upset the tech pecking order, displacing India's trophy tech firm Infosys from the second slot, albeit as expected.
Cognizant was only a third of the size of Infosys in December 2002. TCS continues to retain the top slot. Cognizant also maintained and met its guidan...
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