Citigroup is putting its captive business process outsourcing (BPO) arm on the block. The bank is said to have appointed a merchant banker in US for the proposed sale. The captive arm, which was last year renamed as Citigroup Global Services (CGS), was earlier listed on the Indian bourses as e-Serve International. In response to […]
India seeks higher-value outsourcing work
In an office in the southern port city of Chennai, Indian analysts pore over stock market data for a London-based fund company, searching for investment opportunities. Some 1,200 miles away in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of Delhi, Indian lawyers have taken over research and patent filing for several Western technology and healthcare companies. These are […]
DELL to set up production unit near Chennai
Global computer major DELL on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to set up its manufacturing plant in the special economic zone near Sriperumbudur. The unit would come up on 50 acres in the SEZ, at an investment of Rs 280 crore and is expected to attract major component […]
eBay India Motors enhances focus on Chennai
eBay India Motors, the leading online B2B Motors marketplace, announced its plans of enhancing focus on Tamil Nadu. Acknowledging Tamil Nadu and particularly Chennai’s emerging importance as a significant eCommerce centre for B2B Motors transactions, Amit Bhartiya, Director, eBay India Motors announced the company’s plans to increase awareness of the eBay India Motors platform and […]
Skype 2.6 for Mac released
eBay owned VoIP service provider Skype has launched the Skype 2.6 for Mac. This software has been going beta testing since quite some time. The company said that the final release is now available as a free download from their website. What is Skype? Skype is a Voice Over IP (VOIP) technology powered communication software […]
Yahoo! OneSearch now available in India
US based internet company Yahoo has announced that they have now launched their mobile search application Yahoo OneSearch in the Indian market. The company claims that this new search service redefines the way people would search the web using their mobile devices. Yahoo adds that the service has been designed to provide users exactly what […]
Google launches Experimental search on Google Labs
Search engine giant Google has added an Experimental search feature on their Google Labs website. This section would feature some of the experiments Google is conduction with their search services to make them more useful for the end user. Currently the Experimental search features four different searching options. These are: Timeline and map views: See […]
Reliance Communications now offering calls to US and Canada at Rs 1.99/minute
Indian telecom service provider Reliance Communications has announced their latest Reliance global call card worth Rs. 1900. These cards would enable the user to make ISD calls to both USA and Canada at an economical cost of Rs. 1.99 per minute. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group company’s President (Personal Business) S P Shukla spoke about this […]
Anantara Pioneers Second Generation Outsourcing
The global IT services and outsourcing industry is set to undergo a significant paradigm shift with the formation of a radical and innovative company — Anantara Solutions Private Limited. This new company is a pioneer of Second Generation Outsourcing that combines business consulting services and IT services to deliver unprecedented, measurable business value. Anantara Solutions […]
Get live email updates now on your mobile phone
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 free version of the application for Indian mobile phone users. The mobile client can be downloaded after registering the mobile […]
MySpace to protect video clip copyright
The social-networking Internet site MySpace on Friday announced a system that prevents users from re-posting video clips that have been removed from the website at copyright-holders’ request. The new copyright technology, called “Take Down Stay Down,” is alerted upon a copyright owner’s request to remove a video clip, takes a digital fingerprint of the video […]
Google to face a jury trial on ad trademarks
American Blinds alleges the Web search leader abuses trademarks by allowing ads of rival companies to appear when consumers search on that business. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A U.S. judge Friday ordered Google Inc. to face a jury trial in a trademark infringement suit that targets the workings of the Web search leader’s main source […]
