Private equity giant Blackstone is in the race to buy the Indian BPO unit of Serco as the London-listed group scouts for a new owner for the outsourcing firm it acquired four years ago. According to sources, Serco is in…
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Eyeing The Smart City Pie
A smart city is definitely much more than the ICT deployed in it but at the same time there is no doubt that it is the ICT solutions that go into making of the city and turning it smart for…
PE Firm Blackstone May Buy Back Intelenet
Private equity giant Blackstone has made an offer to buy back the Indian BPO unit of the London-listed Serco, as formal bids were fired last week for the asset put on the block, people familiar with the matter said, according…
Google Takes Android One Outside India, Launches Handset In Indonesia
Google has taken its Android One initiative outside India with a launch in Indonesia in partnership with Spice Mobility's local brand Nexian and two other handset makers, Evercoss and Mito. This comes at a time when the US search giant's Indian…
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Government’s Gain, Telcos’ Loss?
The yawning fiscal deficit of the government is likely to get some relief with the upcoming spectrum auction, slated for March 4, as it hopes to add Rs 80,000 crore to its kitty by putting airwaves in the 800, 900,…
Indian IT Industry Mood Lifts on Totalisation Pact
With the resumption of the discussions on Social Security Agreement and Bilateral Investment Agreement finding pride of place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcements at the joint press meet with visiting US president Barack Obama, the country’s IT sector is…
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MicromaxYU Vs Everyone Else
On the afternoon of January 13, YU Televentures began selling its first smartphone - Yureka - on online retailer Amazon's India site. The phone was showcased almost three weeks earlier, and the Micromax unit had been heavily advertising the device.…
Micromax YU Vs Everyone Else
On the afternoon of January 13, YU Televentures began selling its first smartphone - Yureka - on online retailer Amazon's India site. The phone was showcased almost three weeks earlier, and the Micromax unit had been heavily advertising the device.…
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Telecom Manufacturing: Can India make it?
After spending last three years in navigating the policy landscape for telecom manufacturing, India is now ready for take-off. At the helm, is a supportive government ready to do all that it takes to facilitate the industry. However… Industry experts…
EMC Redefines Hybrid Cloud for the Enterprise
EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Federation Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) Edition with VMware available immediately. Microsoft Cloud Platform and OpenStack® Editions to be available in 2015. Solution offers public cloud interoperability with VMware vCloud® AirTM, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and…
EMC Furthers Its Hybrid Cloud Ambition For Enterprises
Last month IT major EMC announced globally that it is venturing into the hybrid cloud space. At a recent webinar the IT major explains how the company is furthering its hybrid cloud ambition by launching a new solution for enterprises…
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EMC Announces Professional Services For Hybrid Cloud
The company has announced four new services under its professional services portfolio to for end-to-end turnkey operational management; to analyze application requirements and workload suitability; for IT transformation and education services According to Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and Group…
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#GreyhoundInMedia: Microsoft (@MicrosoftIndia) plans to bring free Internet to India with ‘White Space’ spectrum #Press #Media @JagranPost
Microsoft has proposed to make use of the “white space” or the unused spectrum between two TV channels, to make Internet connectivity to a vast population an economically-viable solution, Hindustan Times said in a report. Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit Vir…
#GreyhoundInMedia: Why Amazon (@amazonIN) runs Junglee as a separate website #Press #Media @timesofindia
It's been 16 months since Amazon, the $75 billion American e-tailer, launched a full-fledged online marketplace in India. It's been three months since its founder Jeff Bezos committed $2 billion of investments to its Indian operations. Even as those operations…
Why Amazon runs Junglee as a separate website
It's been 16 months since Amazon, the $75 billion American e-tailer, launched a full-fledged online marketplace in India. It's been three months since its founder Jeff Bezos committed $2 billion of investments to its Indian operations. Even as those operations…
#GreyhoundInMedia: Mobile-commerce comes of age in India #Press #Media @EconomicTimes
Just two seconds can make a difference of hundreds of crores of rupees in some businesses. That's the premise on which HDFC Securities is re-inventing its stock trading app for mobile phones. The new app will feed real time stock…
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Mobile-commerce comes of age in India
Just two seconds can make a difference of hundreds of crores of rupees in some businesses. That's the premise on which HDFC Securities is re-inventing its stock trading app for mobile phones. The new app will feed real time stock…
#GreyhoundInMedia: EMC (@EMCcorp) Collaborates With CSPs to Address India’s $1 Billion #Cloud Opportunity #Press #Media #ChannelDrive
EMC Corporation has announced collaboration with cloud service providers Netmagic and Sungard AS, as part of a larger effort to target the cloud market opportunity in India, which is estimated to be $1 Billion by 2015 according to Greyhound Research.…
#GreyhoundInMedia: EMC (@EMCIndia)partners cloud service providers to tap $1 bn opportunity in India #Press #Media #EconomicTimes
Information management and storage major EMC has partnered cloud services providers, Netmagic and Sungard AS, as part of its efforts to tap the $1 billion cloud markopportunity in India. The addressable Cloud market in India is expected to hit the…
#GreyhoundInMedia: @Infosys net profit jumps 28.6% in Q2, shares surge #Press #Media @livemint
Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest software services exporter, on Friday reported a higher-than-expected 28.6% increase in fiscal second quarter (Q2) net profit as it added almost 50 new clients and benefited from a foreign exchange gain. The company announced a…
#GreyhoundInMedia: @Greyhound_R Perspective on @Internet_org by Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO, Greyhound Resesarch #Press #Media #Technuter
Greyhound Research believes that this initiative could bring a wave of change in terms of broadband and internet adoption in India. From the business prospect this could lead direct and easy access to a whole new segment of consumers. The…
Skype to discontinue calls to Indian landline and mobile numbers
Microsoft's Skype has announced that from November 10 it would stop calls from Skype to cellular or landline numbers in India. The calls between Skype to Skype users, using internet connection, would continue to work normally. Commenting on the development,…
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#GreyhoundInMedia: @Skype to discontinue calls to Indian landline and mobile numbers #Press #Media #Indiatoday
Microsoft's Skype has announced that from November 10 it would stop calls from Skype to cellular or landline numbers in India. The calls between Skype to Skype users, using internet connection, would continue to work normally. Commenting on the development,…
Google’s Android One Bet On Asia
Seldom has a global technology company launched a global product or programme in Asia. On 15 September, at an event that rivalled its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Google Inc. did precisely that when it launched the first family of…
#GreyhoundInMedia: #Google’s #AndroidOne bet on #Asia #Press #Media #Mint @Google
Seldom has a global technology company launched a global product or programme in Asia. On 15 September, at an event that rivalled its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Google Inc. did precisely that when it launched the first family of…
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#GreyhoundInMedia: Companies may avoid upgrading to #Windows10 because of the bitter experience with #Windows8 #Press #Media #TimesOfIndia
Microsoft wants you to upgrade your Prius with a Tesla. That's the analogy used by Joe Belfiore, corporate vice-president, operating systems group, Microsoft, at the Windows 10 launch event in San Francisco to highlight the leap taken by the company…
#GreyhoundInMedia: Companies may avoid upgrading to #Windows10 because of the bitter experience with #Windows8 #Press #Media
Microsoft wants you to upgrade your Prius with a Tesla. That's the analogy used by Joe Belfiore, corporate vice-president, operating systems group, Microsoft, at the Windows 10 launch event in San Francisco to highlight the leap taken by the company…
#GreyhoundInMedia: Viewpoints on @Microsoft: Sanchit Vir Gogia (@s_v_g), Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research (@Greyhound_R) #Press #Media
“Given our on-going tracking and engagement with end users, Greyhound Research has consistently given a feedback to the IT vendor Community for the need of local data center strategy. Earlier this morning, our Chief Analyst & CEO, Sanchit Gogia also…