The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 21, 2003

Outsourcing of work to Indian call centres — UK union warns of stir against BT
BT's decision to outsource these call centre jobs to India is in line with its strategy to consolidate 104 UK locations into 33 centres and save close to 150 million pounds annually. More

Goldstone wins US contract
GOLDSTONE Technologies Ltd, the Hyderabad-based IT services provider, has bagged a major outsourcing deal to provide offshore-based technical support to a leading US-based software vendor in the business intelligence space. This is a five-year ... More

STOCKS

Satyam jumps on business confidence report
SATYAM Computer registered huge volumes on the bourses today even as hostilities against Iraq commenced. Brokers said that with the `fear' having become a reality, the market went into pullback mode and made some recovery. Satyam Computer ... More

HARDWARE

Wind River to support Intel

SOFTWARE

Sun offers free software for institutions, researchers
MR Scott McNealy, maverick chief of Sun Microsystems, spent almost an entire day in the Capital doing what he loves the most - bashing up Microsoft. On his first visit to India after he co-founded Sun in 1982 with an Indian, Mr Vinod Khosla, ... More

Infinite looks for acquisition in banking, finance
SOFTWARE services firm Infinite Computer Solutions India Pvt Ltd is scouting for merger and acquisition in the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) space. The company has given the mandate to one of the big four consulting firms to ... More

Eonour Tech bags Fujitsu order

INTERNET

Batchmates.com plans tie-ups
BATCHMATES.COM, an Allindia Technologies Ltd's portal has firmed up plans to partner with MSN, Rediff and Sify to provide value-added services and enhance online communications among the Batchmates.com fraternity. The portal aims to emerge as ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Emerson joins hands with Ingram
EMERSON Network Power (formerly Tata Liebert Ltd), the power protection company, has tied-up with Ingram Micro, the largest global wholesale provider of technology products, for nationwide distribution of its products. Emerson, which has been ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

Moschip to buy out Verasity
MOSCHIP Semiconductor Technology Ltd is set to acquire the Silicon Valley-based Verasity Technologies Inc in an all-stock deal aimed at broadbasing the range of semi-conductors in the company's portfolio. The board of directors, which met here ... More

OUTLOOK

Long conflict will hurt IT services
SOFTWARE services vendors are concerned over further delays in ramp-ups and business flows if the Iraq war prolongs, as they fear US corporations would withdraw into a spending shell, crimping future growth for them. However, a short war would ... More

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