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Photos: SAP and Wipro in Bangalore: Earlier this year Steve Ranger visited Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore to investigate the Indian technology industry. These are some of the images from Bangalore.; Tags: Wipro Technologies, Steve Ranger, Hyderabad, Mumbai, technology industry, SAP AG, photograph, image, industry; Image galleries 2007-04-02
Case Study: A Leading BPO Organization (Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity) Deploys NetMagic to Take Them to the Next Level in Seamless Delivery: The client, headquartered in Mumbai, is a Business Process Outsourcing Organization, catering to the Data Processing and Content Management needs of global enterprises. They are the pioneer in providing outsourced services to the global Market Research industry from their offshore center in Mumbai, India. The client felt that in order...; Tags: BPO, Mumbai, Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Continuity, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Disaster Recovery, Outsourcing, It Services, It Operations, Data Management, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Case studies

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GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone: General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...; Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Offshoring: India still No. 1: Bangalore remains on top as the global outsourcing leader but with prices on the rise in India, locations like Beijing and Auckland are catching up fast. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. The...; Tags: India, City, Beijing, International Data Corp., Delivery Location, Government, Vertical Industries, Outsourcing, Pricing, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Marketing, offshoring, China, Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia; News items 2008-06-27
Taking the 'H' Out of HR: You'll know that the efficiency drive that is called "self-service" in corporations around the globe will have reached its ultimate course when you walk into your human resources department and find only a telephone on the counter. You'll pick it up...; Tags: Talent, Human Resources, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-06-27

Poll: No Microhoo for you: Good or bad?: Poll: No Microhoo for you: Good or bad?Almost certainly goodMicrosoft really seemed to be looking at a Yahoo takeover as a cure-all -- and when a company does that, it usually means that the company is going to drag down the outside firm. It either has no idea what...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, PRODUCTIVITY, YUI, Microhoo, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
We can make you better, faster, poorer: Our colleague Mitch Radcliffe needs a new neck. He says he has good insurance, but the carrier won't spring for the replacement part he wants. (They even have PDF installation instructions. Great for do-it-yourselfers (that's a joke).) Mitch says new discs would be better than...; Tags: Patient, Fusion, Carrier, Mitch Radcliffe, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Hey, Miami, remember when there was a city called New Orleans?: A glamorous sea level yacht marina in Miami, Florida. Courtesy Miami's official website. Well, Miami, is in the top ten. And it isn't a college football poll, or city most loved by tourists from cold places, or even in number of bikinis per...; Tags: Miami, Sales Tools, Sales, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-04
Is Ballmer signaling a Yahoo deal?: Last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Facebook and social networking a fad and then plunked down $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook. While speaking in Mumbai, India this week, Ballmer was asked by reporters whether Microsoft was interested in acquiring Yahoo. He responded: "My answer...; Tags: Facebook, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Portals, Business Structures, Social Networking, Web Technology, Internet, Finance, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-06
Sun's Jonathan Schwartz: Consumers, not IT, driving markets: Sun is holding an Emerging Markets Summit on its Menlo Park, CA campus. CEO Jonathan Schwartz led off the event with this statement: "The Internet is the most powerful social utility the world has ever seen." The "social utility" phrase is part of Sun's new view of...; Tags: Phone, Information Technology, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-08-29
Global English delivers English language skills as a software service: The Web 2.0 Expo has dominated much of the news lately, and a lot of my time. So it was a nice change to recently meet with a company called Global English. It teaches English to the employees of top multinational corporations such as IBM, Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard, using unique...; Tags: Enterprise IT; Blog posts 2007-04-23
Images of India Screensaver (exe): The customizable screensaver features award-winning travel photos. Visit the majestic Taj Mahal, Kerala's soothing backwaters, Tamil Nadu's bull festival, the natural snow-capped beauty of the Himalayas, as well as Mumbai, Delhi, Hampi, Hyderabad and Rajasthan. Great for those who want a slice of home or want to remember a vacation...; Tags: PassingThroughIndia; Software downloads 2007-03-20
Nasscom keeps ringing worker shortage warning bell: Nasscom keeps ringing worker shortage warning bellUp go tech wages in India...And down goes the motive for U.S. execs to outsource there, as the margins get slimmer vs. using labor here. This should be a good thing for U.S. techies.Anyone wanna go to India???Looks like India may have to...; Tags: tech wage, worker shortage, information technology, outsource, worker, NASSCOM; Discussion threads 2006-11-09
The mashup metropolis of Mumbai - part III of my travels around India -: The mashup metropolis of Mumbai - part III of my travels around India -Mumbai aka Bombay was a British ColonyMumbai aka Bombay was a British colony NOT Portugese ;)Mumbai was portugese colony alsoMumbai was portugese colony before it was given to English prince as dowry. See interesting history at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#History; Tags: British Colony, III, mashup; Discussion threads 2006-11-06
The mashup metropolis of Mumbai - part III of my travels around India -: [This is an account of my first trip to India, traveling as a guest of Tibco Software, an SVW sponsor.]We leave for Delhi airport to travel by small chartered jet to Mumbai, also known by its Portuguese name Bombay, India's most populous city with 19m residents. The security at the Delhi...; Tags: Delhi; Blog posts 2006-11-02
Part 2 of passage to India - New Delhi transforming from government to IT: [This is an account of my first trip to India, traveling as a guest of Tibco Software, an SVW sponsor. Vivek Ranadive, the CEO of Tibco is launching his business IT strategy book "The Power to Predict" in India, and he invited me to come along as he meets with politicians...; Tags: Mr Ranadive, information technology, TIBCO Software Inc., Vivek Ranadive; Blog posts 2006-10-30
Today's Links: Internet addiction? Test yourself: "TODAY’S LINKS" October 30, 2006“Today’s Links” is an eclectic round up pointing to noteworthy news and worthy analysis from all around the World Wide Web.TODAY’S LINKS October 30, 2006: Internet Addiction Complusive Disorder? Find Out.Internet Addiction Self-Test, Center for Internet Addiction RecoveryInternet addiction is a type of compulsive disorder and as...; Tags: AniTa, addiction, Internet addiction, Internet; Blog posts 2006-10-30
Vista, Office 2007 beta updates: Vista, Office 2007 beta updatesThey charge for the Office 2007 Beta Downloadit's not much, but it really is quite rude to charge to download a BETA that expires.dotJustSayNo!Ed:Does it use WGA to to prove the "Windows Genuine Aggravation" on your Vista RC1 is legit?I wonder if WGA will croak on...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Office 2007 Beta, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2006-09-15
A battery-powered plane takes off: In a brief article, the Agence France-Presse AFP reports that a manned plane has flied on AA batteries in Japan yesterday. The plane, which has a 31 meter (102 feet) wingspan, was powered by 160 AA batteries. For its first flight, it "stayed in the air for 59 seconds and...; Tags: battery; Blog posts 2006-07-17
Hey, whatcha you looking at, sales dude?: Hey, whatcha you looking at, sales dude?Not seeing it[that the contents of the communication or transaction have nothing to do with the pattern match]and should NOT be looked into - but what if it is? If you can pattern match who called who on a telephone, than can't you use...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, SECURITY, privacy, Google Inc., phone, sales; Discussion threads 2006-07-14