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,…

Catch Greyhound Research at the IBM Cloud Innovation Forum 2014

What is the event all about? Cloud is changing the way work is done, and how IT and business services are utilized. Today, everybody from business leaders, technocrats, SMBs to IT giants are on the cloud leveraging it competitive edge…

#GreyhoundInMedia: 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,…

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,…

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…

Introduction to Achievers Club 2014 at Interop Delhi 2014

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#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: Handset-makers dial overseas for growth #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

After successfully making a dent in the market share of multinational phone-makers, the domestic players are eyeing double-digit growth from exports. Also, Microsoft has discontinued the Nokia X series phones, which run on Android, targeted at emerging markets, thereby opening…

Handset-makers dial overseas for growth

After successfully making a dent in the market share of multinational phone-makers, the domestic players are eyeing double-digit growth from exports. Also, Microsoft has discontinued the Nokia X series phones, which run on Android, targeted at emerging markets, thereby opening…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IBM, Apple global alliance for iPhone and iPad devices: How it will affect India #Press #Media #CommunicationsToday

The global alliance between IBM and Apple for iPhone and iPad devices targeted at enterprises is unlikely to shake up the Indian devices market in the near term. Under this partnership, IBM will bring its new class of business apps involving…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IBM, Apple global alliance for iPhone and iPad devices: How it will affect India #Press #Media #FinancialExpress

The global alliance between IBM and Apple for iPhone and iPad devices targeted at enterprises is unlikely to shake up the Indian devices market in the near term. Under this partnership, IBM will bring its new class of business apps involving…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Enterprise Major Oracle Plans One Office in Every State Capital As It Sees Higher Tech Spending #Press #Media #CommunicationsToday

Oracle is looking to have branch offices in all Indian state capitals as part of its plan to boost business while some of its larger competitors deal with problems of their own. Oracle, founded by technology billionaire Larry Ellison, counts companies…

#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: Enterprise major Oracle plans one office in every state capital as it sees higher tech spending #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

Oracle is looking to have branch offices in all Indian state capitals as part of its plan to boost business while some of its larger competitors deal with problems of their own. Oracle, founded by technology billionaire Larry Ellison, counts companies…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IT Report Card to the NDA Government – Evaluating the Union Budget 2014-15 #Press #Media #Firstpost

As a follow-up to our previous blog where Greyhound Research highlighted pain points IT decision makers are facing in India, below is an IT report card for the NDA Government post the announcements in Union Budget 2014-15. This report card assesses various…

#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…

IT Report Card To The NDA Government – Evaluating The Union Budget 2014-15

As a follow-up to our previous reportr where Greyhound Research highlighted pain points IT decision makers are facing in India, below is an IT report card for the NDA Government post the announcements in Union Budget 2014-15. This report card assesses…

#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: Infosys takes step to stop high attrition #Press #Media #DNA

Though Infosys has managed to hire Vishal Sikka as its CEO, the company still has a huge task cut out for itself as it stares at an employee attrition rate of 19.5% for the June quarter. The company saw attrition…

#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…

Indian SMEs Continue To Battle The State of Flux

Recently, Greyhound Knowledge Group in association with Firstbiz commissioned a survey across 540 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 9 cities. In light of the Budget 2014-15, our aim, through this survey, was to accentuate the pressing concerns of the SME sector. In the…

#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…