A set of proposals to encourage industry oriented technical education and training to improve and upgrade skills of students to make them employable was presented to State government by Tamilnadu Council of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The proposals stressed on the need for industry – academic linkages and outlined a […]

3i Infotech has inaugurated a new Global Development Centre (GDC) in Chennai. The centre’s focus area will be the development of 3i Infotech’s insurance solution PREMIA. The centre will employ 2400 people. “While we continue our acquisition path, we will also focus heavily on organic growth through the enhancement of our existing line of product […]

Mumbai based technology solutions provider Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd (FINO) announced its partnership with Indian Bank for deploying an innovative end-to-end smart card solution for its rural masses. A company press release said here that FINO would provide Indian Bank “No Frills Accounts” for carrying out transactions on FINO Smart-Card and Point of […]

  How would you like to receive your emails on your mobile phones as and when they reach the inbox? Canada-based mobile solutions provider Consilient’s `push email’ service promises to do for all java-enabled mobile phones with GPRS access what hitherto has been an unique service enjoyed by expensive smart phones. It recently released a […]

Starting a price war, Reliance Communications on Tuesday slashed its roaming rates by about 70 per cent at the lowest 40 paise a minute on some select plans, while incoming has been made just Re 1 per minute. Incoming calls on roaming has been reduced to just Re 1 a minute from Rs 1.75 a […]

Once again the giant sucking sound of outsourcing sweeps across the United States, as IT jobs in Michigan move to Chennai, India. And it leaves in its wake dislocation, hurt, anger and fear of an uncertain future for the new unemployed of Michigan. An educated and experienced workforce is faced with the bleak prospect of […]

Coca-Cola India plans to acquire manufacturing and distribution rights for Kinley packaged water from its bottlers in key local markets. The idea is to expand Kinley beyond water to high-margin wellness drinks and control its distribution so that it reaches a wider consumer base. The rationale behind Coca-Cola’s move, say sources, is to “project Kinley […]

The chasm between Tamil Nadu chief minister Dr M Karunanidhi’s family and that of the Maran brothers, Kalanidhi and former union communications and IT minister, Dayanidhi, has widened further. It is reported that the Rs38.6-crore revenue Raj Television Network Limited that owns Raj TV channels has decided to promote a new channel Kalaingar Channel with […]

About ISGN: ISGN Technologies, Ltd., is a leading global solutions company in aggressive pursuit of transforming the US mortgage industry with platform-based knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and consulting services. ISGN has over 400 clients including the top-20 and a majority of the top-50 U.S. mortgage lenders. Jointly headquartered in Chennai and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ISGN has […]

3i Infotech today announced the establishment of its new global development center (GDC) in Chennai. The center will focus on enhancing and developing 3i Infotech’s flagship insurance solution PREMIA and the Kastle line of banking solution besides supporting the company’s organic growth in these areas. The seven-storied GDC, spread over 2 lakh square feet, has […]

Software testing industry in India is poised to grow leaps and bounds, promising well-paid jobs to thousands of young graduates, including those without an Information Technology background. With India becoming a software development hub and the industry becoming more quality conscious, the sector has witnessed a huge growth in the last few years, according to […]

City folks have to put up with rising temperature which has given a spin to daily life in this metro. But some bold and imaginative youths have come out with a trendy attire made of cotton fabrics, thereby creating a new fad among the fashion conscious. Cotton garments are not just the in-thing on the […]