Tata Consultancy Services has recorded a 30.7 per cent fall in net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, by a one-off bonus paid to employees, cross currency-movements and overall weakness in key sectors. “The very fact that…
Month: April 2015
In India, Microsoft Starts Global Rebranding of Mobile Outlets
Redmond, US-based Microsoft Corp., which acquired Finnish firm Nokia Oyj’s mobile handset business for $7.2 billion last year, has started a global rebranding of its retail outlets, starting with India, which hosts nearly half of all such outlets. The rebranding…
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Healthcare ERP Software Key To Competitive Strength
The healthcare IT environment has traditionally focused strengthening patient care with clinical technologies, improving communications between professionals and cutting down on silos and inefficiencies in databases across functions within the practice. "While Information and Communications Technology has made waves across…
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Analyst Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE Corp: Sanchit Vir Gogia
Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE_Corp by @s_v_g   Following IGATE’s acquisition of Capgemini, Greyhound Research’s Sanchit Vir Gogia, said that while the deal is good, it is on the expensive side. Greyhound Research believes that the acquisition of…
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Capgemini To Become No. 3 MNC IT Employer In India
The Capgemini-IGATE merger will make the French company a leading employer of Indian engineers, thereby enabling it to better compete with domestic vendors for price-sensitive IT engagements, industry insiders feel. “Our estimate is that Capgemini-IGATE would currently employ 83,000 people…
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Capgemini – IGATE Corp Deal: More MAs In India, Scramble For Clients In The Offing
Capgemini’s $4 billion offer to acquire iGATE–the largest buyout of an India-related IT services firm–could well be a harbinger of a clutch of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving mid-size firms, say industry watchers. “There are lots of such players…
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Capgemini Acquires IGATE Corp For $4 Billion
French IT-services major Capgemini on Monday announced the acquisition of US-based IGATE for $4.04 billion in a combination of cash, stock and debt deal. With this acquisition, Capgemini expects to boost its presence in North America, the largest IT-services market…
Capgemini To Buy IGATE Corp For About 4 Billion
NetNeutrality: Will Telcos Thrive On Ambiguity?
There have been raging debates on net neutrality in recent weeks from Airtel’s Zero to Facebook’s Internet.org and anything that’s coming on the way to block the Web. Those debating are either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the topic. However, Net neutrality…
Results Of Infosys And HCL Tech Indicate That Strategic Outsourcing Is Dying A Natural Death
From the results of two big IT service providers, namely HCL Technologies and Infosys, it is clear that Strategic Outsourcing (SO) is dying a natural death, believes Greyhound Research. “Strategic outsourcing deals are increasingly being replaced by cloud and/or managed…
With $120 Mn Kallidus Inc Buy, Infosys Invokes The ‘Cloud Messenger’
Infosys on Friday announced the acquisition of Kallidus Inc, a US-based e-commerce tech solutions firm, in an all-cash, $120-million deal. The IT major also announced a minority stake buy in another US startup, Airviz, for $2 million. This is the second…
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Infosys: Analysts Bullish On The Path CEO Vishal Sikka Is Taking
The disappointing results Infosys has posted raise concerns in the near term, but industry watchers are bullish about the path laid out by Chief Executive Vishal Sikka. During the results, Infosys announced two developments — an acquisition and an investment in…
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CreditRatings Are Yardstick For Performance Of SMEs’
Small And Medium Enterprises (SMEs) wield enormous power in India’s economic empowerment. Contributing significantly to the nation’s GDP, export and industrial production, SMEs in India have already created employment opportunities for 106 million people. However, lack of a robust financial…
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From Elephant to Lion How Far Can We Make It?
Manufacturing is largely challenged by stringent Indian labor laws that curb the fluid functioning of the industry. Archaic policies such as the Contract Labor Act & Minimum Wages Act need to be done away with. According to a report by…
HCL Tech Net Misses Estimates, Sinks 12% In March Quarter
HCL Technologies recorded a 12% drop in net profit sequentially for the March quarter, missing street estimates as cross-currency movements impacted earnings adversely. The IT major’s net profit during the period stood at Rs 1,683 crore, while it also disappointed…
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HCL Tech Profit Up 3.6% In Q3
HCL Technologies has reported a consolidated net profit of 1,683 crore during the third quarter ended March 31, up 3.6 per cent against 1,624 crore in the corresponding period last year. Led by geographical growth in both Europe and the US,…
HCL Tech Profit Up 3.6% In Q3
HCL Technologies has reported a consolidated net profit of 1,683 crore during the third quarter ended March 31, up 3.6 per cent against 1,624 crore in the corresponding period last year. Led by geographical growth in both Europe and the US,…
HCL Tech Q3 Profit Rises 3.6%, Misses Estimates
HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth largest software exporter, on Wednesday posted a 3.6% rise in net profit to Rs.1,683 crore for the three months ended March compared with the year-ago period, missing analysts’ expectations. Net sales rose 11% to Rs.9,267…
HCL Tech Misses Estimates, Disappoints Markets
HCL Technologies, the fourth-largest information technology (IT) services provider, followed in the footsteps of Tata Consultancy Services in disappointing the markets by missing the estimates for the January-March quarter. The company's financial year ends in June. "These results are a…
HCL Tech Misses Estimates, Disappoints Markets
(IT) services provider, followed in the footsteps of Tata Consultancy Services in disappointing the markets by missing the estimates for the January-March quarter. The company's financial year ends in June. These results are a mixed bag - while on the…
Verizon Breach Report: An Analysis | Security Leaders on How India Must Respond to Trends
Verizon's recently released 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report finds that even as attacks rapidly increase in complexity, cyber criminals still rely on tried-and-true techniques such as phishing to compromise organizations. Technology alone cannot combat cyberthreats, says Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief…
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Building Energy Efficient Data Centers
As IT heads reel under pressure to cut operational costs and scale up the IT infrastructure to meet the growing business requirements, the demand for energy efficient data center technologies is picking up. Â Environmental certification organizations like International Organization…
Net Neutrality: Of The People, By The People, For The People!
By the time of writing this article, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)’s inbox might have already got choked with over 1.5 lakh emails as internet users from all sections of the society asking the regulator to save their…
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NetNeutrality: Of The People, By The People, For The People!
By the time of writing this article, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)’s inbox might have already got choked with over 1.5 lakh emails as internet users from all sections of the society asking the regulator to save their…
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StartUps Want Net Neutral Level-Field
After signing up for ‘Airtel Zero’ platform last week, online e-commerce firm Flipkart yesterday decided to move out of the deal with country’s top operator Bharti Airtel following massive backlash in support of net neutrality. “The massive competition in this…
StartUps Want NetNeutral Level-Field
After signing up for ‘Airtel Zero’ platform last week, online e-commerce firm Flipkart yesterday decided to move out of the deal with country’s top operator Bharti Airtel following massive backlash in support of net neutrality. “The massive competition in this…
India eCommerce Warzone: Six cut-throat skirmishes underway between global giants & Indian top dogs
Amazon, America's largest etailer, began as an online bookstore in 1994. Two years before Jeff Bezos pored through the dictionary and picked out the world's biggest river as his brand name, lesser known (at least as of today) Charles M…
Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO, Greyhound Research’s quote on TCS Q4 result
Greyhound Research believes that with revenue growth of 1.1% in Q4, TCS holds a sturdy position in the market in terms of growth and competitive positioning. This growth in their revenue is surely accredited to their sharp focus on emerging…
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Net Neutrality: What Industry Leaders Are Saying
Call it Net neutrality, free Internet or open Internet. They all mean the same: Free access to the Internet, irrespective of company, service or content. That is what is in practice in India currently, but now, The Telecom Regulatory Authority…
TCS Will Have To Run Harder To Stay Ahead Of The Pack
Over the past few years, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has increasingly turned out to be the bellwether for the Indian IT industry, a position long held by Infosys. Sanchit Vir Gogia, CEO of Greyhound Research in post results commentary said…
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