#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget Impact: Mobile Phone Prices May Go Up #Press #Media #Outlook

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Telecom Budget: Will smartphone price go up? #Press #Media #TelecomLead

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget 2014 impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #TheEconomicTimes

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are mostly imported,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Abolition of duty on PC components welcomed #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

Analysts say it will level the playing field with finished products, boost domestic manufacturing. While scrapping of the Special Additional Duty (SAD) on imported personal computer (PC) components is expected to provide a level playing field by encouraging domestic manufacturing, industry…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #FinancialExpress

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #EconomyLead

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #PTI

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: e-gov projects offer Rs25,000 cr rev opportunity #Press #Media #EGov

With the new government pushing for e-governance, government agencies have once again begun floating online tenders for information and communications technology (ICT) projects, a move that may give the domestic information technology (IT) market a much-needed fillip, according to a…

Firstbiz and Greyhound Knowledge Group Release Survey on Indian SME Challenges and Expectations on Eve of Union Budget

In a first-of-its-kind initiative Firstbiz, the business portal that is part of Firstpost, one of India’s largest news and views portals, has released an insightful small and medium enterprises (SME) survey in the run-up to the Union Budget 2014-15. Firstpost/Firstbiz are part of Network18,…

Firstbiz and Greyhound Knowledge Group Release Survey on Indian SME Challenges and Expectations on Eve of Union Budget

In a first-of-its-kind initiative Firstbiz, the business portal that is part of Firstpost, one of India’s largest news and views portals, has released an insightful small and medium enterprises (SME) survey in the run-up to the Union Budget 2014-15. Firstpost/Firstbiz are part of Network18,…

#GreyhoundAtEvents: Twitter chat on #UnionBudgetTalk: Analyzing Indian SME Perceptions #Event #Twitter

Join Greyhound Knowledge Group (@GreyhoundGroup) and our esteemed panelists for a tweet-up on #UnionBudgetTalk: Analyzing Indian SME Perceptions Panelists: R Jagannathan, Editor-in-Chief, Firstpost Ivor Soans, Senior Editor, Firstpost Sanchit Gogia, Founder & CEO, Greyhound Knowledge Group Rajesh Pandathil, Editor, Firstpost WHEN: Wednesday, July 9,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Govt bodies float e-tenders for ICT projects #Press #Media #Mint

The revenue opportunity from these projects could be as large as Rs.25,000 cr over the next few years. With the new government pushing for e-governance, government agencies have once again begun floating online tenders for information and communications technology (ICT) projects, a…

SME Survey: Industry Hopes For An Equal Platform To Take On The Big Guns

It doesn’t help to be small in Indian industry with a majority of SMEs complaining that they are constantly being shouldered aside by their bigger competitors when it comes to marketing and having access to technology solutions, and they’re hoping…

SME survey: PE sector unregulated, Govt Should Step In To Safeguard Cos’ Interests

Is money flowing into the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in India? Is there a spurt in the growth in the SMEs sector? We believe so given that the news reports are gung ho about either startup A or…

SME Survey: Flexible Regulations, Easier Business Policies Is An Urgent Need

With the startup ecosystem evolving rapidly in India, it is probably the best time for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter the market. But, unfavourable taxation regime, high cost of starting a business and archaic laws, rules and regulations…

SME Survey: Not just new schemes, govt needs to ensure cos know about them

When it comes to small and medium enterprises, it is not just enough that the government introduce new schemes for their benefit, it is equally important that it ensures the industry is aware of them. The Firstbiz-Greyhound Knowledge Group survey of…

#GreyhoundInMedia: The Infosys lesson for India Inc #Press #Media #GovernanceNow

Infosys chooses an outsider pro to lead it through transition. Infosys Technologies, a bellwether firm for India’s infotech sector that is making waves across the globe, has defied the traditions of the domestic sector at the best of times. So, as…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Decoding the Infy reboot #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

What can Vishal Sikka, an outsider with a software product background, do for Infosys that its founders haven’t been able to achieve? Venkatesh Ganesh and K Giriprakash find out. In the end, it was not an easy decision either for…

Twitter chat on Union Budget Talk: Opening the Pandora’s Box or Biting a Silver Bullet

Join Greyhound Knowledge Group (@GreyhoundGroup) and our esteemed panelists for a tweet-up on #UnionBudgetTalk: The Sentiment. The Expectation. The Reality PANELISTS: Ivor Soans, Managing Editor, Firstbiz Chetan Mahajan, Managing Director, 20:20 MSL Meheriar Patel, CIO, USV Pharma Ltd. Sebastian  Joseph, Executive Assistant Director,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lack of awareness, bank deposit fee hinder mWallet India growth #Press #Media #ETTelecom

Even with over 900 million subscribers, India is yet to see strong demand for electronic account services that allow consumers to transfer money and pay bills using their mobile phones, experts say. Research firm Greyhound said mWallet as a service is an…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lack of awareness, bank deposit fee hinder mWallet India growth #Press #Media #WorldNews

Even with over 900 million subscribers, India is yet to see strong demand for electronic account services that allow consumers to transfer money and pay bills using their mobile phones, experts say. Research firm Greyhound said mWallet as a service is an…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lack of awareness, bank deposit fee hinder mWallet India growth #Press #Media #ZeeNews

Even with over 900 million subscribers, India is yet to see strong demand for electronic account services that allow consumers to transfer money and pay bills using their mobile phones, experts say. Research firm Greyhound said mWallet as a service is an…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lack of awareness, bank deposit fee hinder mWallet India growth #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Even with over 900 million subscribers, India is yet to see strong demand for electronic account services that allow consumers to transfer money and pay bills using their mobile phones, experts say. Research firm Greyhound said mWallet as a service is an…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lack of awareness, bank deposit fee hinder mWallet India growth #Press # Media #EconomicTimes

Even with over 900 million subscribers, India is yet to see strong demand for electronic account services that allow consumers to transfer money and pay bills using their mobile phones, experts say. Research firm Greyhound said mWallet as a service is an…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Is Govt Doing Enough To Boost IT Manufacturing? #Press #Media #CXOToday

While the government has announced major plans to boost electronics manufacturing in India, the industry is still not certain about it as it believes there are still issues that need to be sorted out in this regard. Recently, Communications and IT…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Back Office at the Forefront #Press #Media #BusinessToday

Capgemini took a little time in adopting India as its global hub for offshoring but is now going full throttle. Aruna Jayanthi, CEO of Capgemini India, still remembers the first two contracts the technology outsourcing services provider signed with overseas clients.…

#GreyhoundInMedia: A CIO’s metamorphosis from IT enabler to strategic business leader #Press #Media #FirstBiz

While the CFO has the liberty to look into matters only concerning finance and the CMO can concentrate on marketing, the CIO has, of late, lost the liberty to focus on matters concerning only IT. The lines have blurred and…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lacking Emphasis #Press #Media #HP #MphasiS

Earlier this year, MphasiS, the bangalore based software services player, unveiled its new logo with great fanfare. The logo had a new visual appeal, with the subtext ‘Unleash the Next’, in place of ‘An HP Company’ earlier. Speaking on the occasion,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Cognizant Q1 profit up 23% to $349m #Press #Media

Increased spending by clients in North America and Europe helped software solutions provider Cognizant Technology Solutions meet its first quarter revenue target of $2.42 billion, an increase of 19.9 per cent compared with the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Its…