Catch Greyhound Research as a Jury in the IBM HackFest

What is the event all about?  How can you reach over 243 million Indian online users? By joining the IBM HackFest Virtual Hackathon. Choose from one of three themes: Finance/Technology, Entertainment or Social Good. Create an awesome hack, alone or…

Tech Mahindra Q1 profit falls 8% to Rs631 crore

Revenue rose 24.8% to Rs.5,122 core in the June quarter, as compared with Rs.4,103 crore in the year-ago period. Tech Mahindra Ltd, India’s fifth-largest software services company, said fiscal first-quarter profit fell 8%, missing analysts estimates, on higher visa and hiring…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HCL Tech Q4 Net Jumps 53.7%; Sees Strong Growth Ahead #Press #Media #NewIndianExpress

Buoyed by strong growth in application and infrastructure services, India's fourth largest IT solutions firm HCL Technologies Thursday reported a 53.7 per cent surge in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,834 crore for the fourth quarter ended June 30,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HCL Tech Q4 Net Jumps 53.7%; Sees Strong Growth Ahead #Press #Media #PTI

Buoyed by strong growth in application and infrastructure services, India's fourth largest IT solutions firm HCL Technologies Thursday reported a 53.7 per cent surge in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,834 crore for the fourth quarter ended June 30,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: TCS Continues To Outpace Infosys, Revenue Gap Widens To Rs 33,313 Cr #Press #Media #CommunicationsToday

India's largest IT services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been outperforming its peers consistently and the gap with its rivals is continuing to widen. For instance, in FY10, the revenue difference between TCS and Infosys was Rs 7,559 crore,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: TCS Continues To Outpace Infosys, Revenue Gap Widens To Rs 33,313 Cr #Press #Media #FinancialExpress

India's largest IT services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been outperforming its peers consistently and the gap with its rivals is continuing to widen. For instance, in FY10, the revenue difference between TCS and Infosys was Rs 7,559 crore,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IT takes an optimistic curve #Press #Media #CommunicationsToday

Despite wage hikes and currency fluctuations, top tier Indian IT firms managed to keep their profits in fine kettle on a year-on-year basis thanks to better utlilisation rates and a slow uptick in the demand environment. The near term looks…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IT takes an optimistic curve #Press #Media #TheFinancialExpress

Despite wage hikes and currency fluctuations, top tier Indian IT firms managed to keep their profits in fine kettle on a year-on-year basis thanks to better utlilisation rates and a slow uptick in the demand environment. The near term looks…

#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: 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 #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: TCS May Soon Be World’s Second Biggest Tech Employer #Press #Media #BusinessInsider

TCS has become the world’s third largest employer of people in the technology sector, with over 3 lakh employees. And given the pace at which it is growing, it could become the second largest employer this year, crossing Hewlett-Packard, and…

#GreyhoundInMedia: More Infosys top executives seen hitting the exit door #Press #Media #HBL

Infosys is likely to see more exits at the senior level. Hargopal Mangipudi, a key Infosys executive who spearheaded the company’s only product business Finacle, is expected to resign shortly. Along with him, another veteran, Murli Krishna, the computers and communications…

Enterprise Mobility – Value Lies in Data, Not Device Alone!

Times have changed, and so has how we use smartphones. From their earlier simplistic use of fetching email and contacts, smartphones are now the powerhouse for consumers and business users who use mobile gadgets for accessing applications and surf the…

Enterprise Mobility – Value Lies in Data, Not Device Alone!

Times have changed, and so has how we use smartphones. From their earlier simplistic use of fetching email and contacts, smartphones are now the powerhouse for consumers and business users who use mobile gadgets for accessing applications and surf the web.…

Rise in HCL Infosystems’ staff CVs on job portals points to churn

HCL Infosystems' exit from PC manufacturing and the ongoing organisational restructuring have prompted many staff to post resumes on job portals. In the past one month, there has been a substantial rise in the number of resumes with 'active' status on…

More India-born executives could head tech firms in future

With speculation rife that Microsoft Corp was considering another Indian-origin executive for its top position, experts feel it signals the maturity of both, Indian techies as well as the overall industry and that an increasing number of Indians could head technology multinationals…

Senior level exits may affect Infosys business, staff morale

The unending exodus from Infosys of its top executives may now seem to be an everyday affair but insiders in the company as well as analysts say that it is affecting the morale of the employees. “Shake-ups were bound to…

Infosys North America Head of Utilities quits

Stephen Pratt, Head of Utilities and Resources, North America, has quit Infosys. The exit follows that of Ashok Vemuri, who was Head of Americas and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services and a Board member. According to a filing with…

Infosys North America Head of Utilities quits

Stephen Pratt, Head of Utilities and Resources, North America, has quit Infosys. The exit follows that of Ashok Vemuri, who was Head of Americas and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services and a Board member. According to a filing…

When the leader trips

Author and retired American soccer player Mia Hamm has famously said, It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. In the current context, who will know this better than two brands that have been in the…

Microsoft in a Flux

On July 11, 2013 Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer, in a long mail to Microsoft's employees, set in motion a broad corporate shakeup. An overhaul of the corporate strategy in Microsoft had been under speculation a few months prior to this…

What to look for when #hiring an IT consultant

Just because someone has the words "IT consultant" printed on a business card doesn't mean he can solve your particular technology challenge or will work well with your IT or management team. So how do you find the right IT…

What to Look for When Hiring an IT Consultant

Just because someone has the words "IT consultant" printed on a business card doesn't mean he can solve your particular technology challenge or will work well with your IT or management team. So how do you find the right IT…

What to Look for When Hiring an IT Consultant

Just because someone has the words "IT consultant" printed on a business card doesn't mean he can solve your particular technology challenge or will work well with your IT or management team. So how do you find the right IT…

What to Look for When Hiring an IT Consultant

Just because someone has the words "IT consultant" printed on a business card doesn't mean he can solve your particular technology challenge or will work well with your IT or management team. So how do you find the right IT…