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Satyam to sell controlling stake in business
News After days of turmoil and a change in chief executive, the Indian outsourcing company now wants to sell a 51 percent share of the business.
Tags: Services, Business structures, Leadership, Outsourcing, Security, India, Outsourcing Company, Fortune 500 company, chairman, CEO
Pacnet goes to Vietnam via new partner
News update Telecommunications service provider Pacnet inks alliance with FPT Telecom, gaining entry points to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Tags: Networking technology, Mobile, Asia, Vietnam, Telecommunications, cable system, Singapore, Broadband, Pacific Internet, Pacnet
Bangalore chilled by Satyam scandal
Insight perspective Indian outsourcing companies will have a hard time regaining the trust lost from the recent Satyam scandal, says industry observer.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Services, Outsourcing, India, Hyderabad, Outsourcing Company, accountability, Saritha Rai, Worker, job
Five keys to successful IT projects
Techguide IT projects can be a massive undertaking, and their outcomes can affect many areas. Here are five tips to stack the decks in favor of success.
Tags: Strategy, IT project management, Project management, Project, ERP system, sales cycle, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, Server
US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
News The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Tags: Mainframes, Legal, Mainframe, ATM, IBM Corp., Computer, Supplier, U.S. Department Of Justice, Associated Press, Computer & Communications Industry Association
How to recession-proof IT
Techguide In the current economic environment, IT is well positioned to make a compelling case for strategic spending that can help weather the storm.
Tags: Strategy, Cost control, IT budgeting, Asset/resource/knowledge management, CFO, Fortune 500, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, recession
Is your project MAD?
Techguide Forget deliverable-inspired tasks that produce little useful output. If you want your project management discipline to really shine, apply them to true business objectives.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Project, project manager, Fortune 500, financial benefit, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, financial
Three men indicted in largest US data breach
News Florida man accused of stealing credit card data from TJX is among those named in breach involving Heartland, 7-Eleven, Hannaford Brothers and others.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Fraud, 7-Eleven Inc., Identity Theft, SQL, computer, SQL Injection, debit card
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Mahindra Satyam aims to 'win back everybody'
News Now that the reasons alienating company from its customers have gone away, Mahindra Satyam has earned 24 new clients since April, says CEO C.P. Gurnani.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, IT outsourcing, Business applications, India, Outsourcing Company, Europe, FIFA, CIO, public sector, CEO
Satyam suitors expected 'within a week'
News Outsourcing giant Satyam could soon be snapped up by competitors or lose out to them as competitors are prospecting their clients in this times of uncertainty.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Acquisitions, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Wipro Technologies, David Mitchell, liquidity, National Outsourcing Association, NOA, Bombay
Tech that combats employee fraud
News Companies can cut down on worker malfeasance by using tools that monitor Web use and computer keystrokes, but they can't catch every would-be crook.
Tags: Employee, Fraud, computer, SpectorSoft, layoff, BasePoint, IMV Projects, Worker, software, network
Malaysia won't capitalize on Satyam fallout
News Local outsourcing players can't compete directly with India, but will gain long-term benefits from increased transparency and governance, say market watchers.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Competitive advantage, Outsourcing, India, Positioning, International Data Corp., Malaysia, Kelly Outsourcing
Why your business should embrace Web 2.0
Insight Web 2.0 technologies can be a boon to businesses--find out how in this excerpt from Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom by Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Internet advertising, Wiki, Tool, Enterprise 2.0, Harvard Business Review, Alvin Toffler, social networking, vision
Short Take: WorldCom may win M'sian Internet access license
News WorldCom Inc, the No. 2 US long-distance phone company, hopes to secure a license to offer Internet access in Malaysia, the Star newspaper reported, citing the company's South Asia managing director Mark Russell.
