#GreyhoundInMedia: Microsoft to offer cloud services in India, to set up 3 local data centres #Press #Media #BusinessToday

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will offer commercial cloud services from local data centres in the country by 2015 as the technology giant gears up for the estimated US $2 trillion domestic market opportunity against competition from rival firms like…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Microsoft to offer cloud services in India, to set up 3 local data centres #Press #Media #PTI

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will offer commercial cloud services from local data centres in the country by 2015 as the technology giant gears up for the estimated US $2 trillion domestic market opportunity against competition from rival firms like…

India to become Capgemini’s default offshoring location soon

Cap Gemini SA, the Paris-based consulting and software services firm, is trying to save costs by farming out more work to its centres in India and hiring freshers from colleges.Capgemini, which has software development centres in more than 10locations outside France,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Cognizant to buy US-based TriZetto for $2.7 billion #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Deal to bolster firm's position in healthcare IT. In what could strengthen its leadership in the healthcare technology space, Nasdaq-listed information technology (IT) services company Cognizant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based TriZetto in an all-cash deal valued…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Street patient for Infy while Sikka makes right moves #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Analysts say no performance pressure on Sikka for at least two quarters. Even as big hopes have been pinned on Infosys' new Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka, experts believe that the Street is in a patient wait-and-watch mood and there…

Offline vendors using e-comm sites for bulk buying #Press #Media #HBL

Taking advantage of huge discounts available on online retail portals. Small time businessmen in tier-2 and -3 cities are now buying products in bulk from e-commerce sites to take advantage of the massive discounts available on online retail portals. Products,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HCL Tech bags $250-m deal from Alcatel-Lucent #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

HCL Tech has won a $250-million deal from French telecom major Alcatel-Lucent. The deal involves HCL taking up complete R&D work of Alcatel-Lucent in technologies such as 2G and 3G. “Alcatel-Lucent is trying to steady its ship and clearly this effort…

#GreyhoundInMedia: India opens up to operating system Ubuntu #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

India is the fastest growing market for open source operating system Ubuntu, helped by tie-ups with top PC vendors and the increasing adoption of cloud-based applications in the country. As enterprises move more to the cloud, Ubuntu becomes more relevant…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Hop, skip and jump: Making sense of the attrition puzzle in IT sector #Press #Media #Firstbiz

The irony is hard to escape. It is a sector where the perks for the staff are top notch, but it is also one where attrition is extreme. The sector in question is information technology and IT enabled services (ITeS). A…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 profit up 29.5% as IT spending returns in North America #Press #Media #ZeeBiz

IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals in the application and infrastructure space. The city-headquartered firm had posted a net profit of Rs…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 IT svcs sales at $1.74 bn; guides $1.77-1.81 bn Q2 #Press #Media #MoneyControl

IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals in the application and infrastructure space. The Bangalore -headquartered firm had posted a net profit…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 Profit Up 29.6%, Lags Estimates #Press #Media #BusinessWorld

For the July-September quarter, the IT services revenue is forecast to be in the range of $1.77 billion-$1.81 billion. IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 revenue boosted by deals in application and infrastructure space #Press #Media #InfotechLead

Net sales rose by 15.5% to Rs 11,245.5 crore in April-June quarter of the current fiscal. IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 profit rises 30% to Rs 2,103 cr #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Net sales rose by 15.5% to Rs 11,245.5 crore in April-June quarter of the current fiscal. IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Wipro Q1 net profit up 29.5% at Rs 2,103 cr on large infra, app deals #Press #Media #Firstbiz

IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals in the application and infrastructure space. The city-headquartered firm had posted a net profit of Rs…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Large infra, app deals raise Wipro Q1 net profit 29.5% to Rs 2,103 cr #Press #Media #Firstbiz

IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals in the application and infrastructure space. The city-headquartered firm had posted a net profit of Rs…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Large infra, app deals raise Wipro Q1 net profit 29.5% to Rs 2,103 cr #Press #Media #PTI

IT services major Wipro today reported a 29.5 percent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,103.2 crore for April-June period, helped by large deals in the application and infrastructure space. The city-headquartered firm had posted a net profit of Rs…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys at cusp of change, revival to be gradual: Analysts #Press #Media #JagranPost

Sikka, who takes over from the current CEO and MD SD Shibulal on August 1, brings in his extensive experience in products at enterprise software giant SAP. "Infosys is at the cusp of change...Infosys is all set to undergo a…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Analysts see Infosys at cusp of change, say revival to be gradual #Press #Media #BusinessToday

Infosys is standing at the "cusp of change" and will now widen its focus on software assets and intellectual property under its new CEO Vishal Sikka, say analysts. Sikka, who takes over from the current CEO and MD SD Shibulal on August 1,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Vishal Sikka harbinger of change, Infosys set to witness major shift in focus #Press #Media #Firstpost

India's second largest IT services provider Infosys Ltd surprised investors by posting a better-than-expected margins and net profit for April-June 2014 (Q1 FY2015). The company managed to beat consensus expectations with the consolidated net profit falling 3.5 percent sequentially to…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Sikka to play important role in Infy transformation, revival to be gradual: Analysts #Press #Media #Firstbiz

Standing at the "cusp of change", IT services giant Infosys will now widen its focus on software assets and intellectual property under its new CEO Vishal Sikka, analysts said today. Sikka, who takes over from the current CEO and MD S…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys at ‘Cusp of Change’, Revival to be Gradual: Analysts #Press #Media #NDTVProfit

Standing at the "cusp of change", IT services giant Infosys will now widen its focus on software assets and intellectual property under its new chief executive Vishal Sikka, analysts say. Mr Sikka, who takes over from the current CEO and managing…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Attrition woes continue at Infy #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

Over 10,000 employees left the software major during the first quarter. Infosys will take another 3-4 quarters to curb attrition, which is at an all-time high with around 10,627 people having left the company in the first quarter of 2015 fiscal. In…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys at cusp of change, revival to be gradual: Analysts #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

Standing at the "cusp of change", IT services giant Infosys will now widen its focus on software assets and intellectual property under its new CEO Vishal Sikka, analysts said today. Sikka, who takes over from the current CEO and MD S D Shibulal…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys beats St ahead of new CEO takeover #Press #Media #DNA

Net profit rises 22% year on year on new order wins; co retains 7-9% revenue growth guidance. Infosys Ltd posted first-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates as India's second-largest software services company won more orders. Net profit rose 22% to Rs 2,890 crore…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys cheers Street as Q1 earnings in-line with estimates #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Margins, volumes surprise; attrition at all-time high. India’s second largest information technology (IT) services company Infosys today cheered investors by throwing up a positive surprise on the margins and volumes growth front and posting earnings for April-June 2014 (Q1FY2015) on expected…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys Q1 Net up 21.6%; attrition rate hits record 19.5% #Press #Media #ZeeBiz

IT major Infosys on Friday reported a healthy 21.6 percent growth in consolidated net profit for the first quarter, helped by increase in business from Europe and improved operational efficiency. The city-based firm posted a net profit of Rs 2,886 crore…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys Q1 Net up 21.6%; attrition rate hits record 19.5% #Press #Media #PTI

IT major Infosys on Friday reported a healthy 21.6 percent growth in consolidated net profit for the first quarter, helped by increase in business from Europe and improved operational efficiency. The city-based firm posted a net profit of Rs 2,886 crore…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys to begin fast-track career programme for high performers soon #Press #Media #HBL

Infosys will soon start a fast track career programme for high performers to boost morale of the company and has come up with different processes to help software engineers to improve productivity. Industry watchers saw an interesting message emanating from…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys’ new boss Vishal Sikka may operate from the US #Press #Media #TheAmericanBazaar

Company badly needs a knight in shining armor. One of India’s iconic IT firms Infosys had been mired in a crisis of leadership over the past one year. The company, one of the best IT services firm, was not doing very well…