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Bangalore's brain drain
Insight perspective Bangalore has always been an IT powerhouse, but now returnees are adding their experience into the mix, says industry watcher.
Tags: Business applications, IT training, Trends, India, Immigrant, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Madan Moudgal, Trignon, St John, Saritha Rai
Moving to the forefront of IT
Insight Technology is the bloodline of Hong Kong's immigration department, helping the government manage the information of 6.9 million people more efficiently.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance
VoIP revenues in SE Asia to hit US$1.2b
News Southeast Asia is expected to generate total revenues of US$1.2 billion in the voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) market by 2006.
Biometric pilot program to tighten U.S. borders
News Three U.S. border crossings have been outfitted with fingerprint readers and digital imaging equipment as part of the US-VISIT program.
Tags: Biometrics
Can biometrics move beyond borders?
News Interoperability, privacy and data sharing must be solved before the technology is implemented globally, industry experts say.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Biometrics
Study: US retains lead in science, tech
News Leadership, however, increasingly relies on the brain power of foreign-born students and employees.
Tags: Workplace, Venture capital, Science, India, Japan, Ingersoll-Rand, performance, leader, China, U.S.
VoIP revenues in SE Asia to hit US$1.2b
News Southeast Asia is expected to generate total revenues of US$1.2 billion in the voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) market by 2006.
AMD just latest step in Abu Dhabi's tech plans
News Abu Dhabi has bought an 8.1 percent stake in U.S.-based chipmaker AMD.
Bringing Bollywood to video games
News Start-up plans to release games based on Bollywood movies before the films come out; winners will get invites to premieres, meet the stars.
Tags: Game players, Gamer, Games
Attract foreign talent with 'split pay'
News Offer salaries in currencies of expatriate's home and host countries to combat inflation and currency fluctuation, advises HR firm.
Tags: Benefits, Recruiting, Trends, Employee, Compensation, Salary, Human Resources, financial, network, bank
Reuters targets 200 portals in AP by year end
News Reuters, a global information and news company, is unfazed by the "dotcom crunch" which has affected hundreds of startups in Asia and around the world.
Anti-terrorism bill to hurt hackers?
News US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday that could greatly expand the electronic surveillance powers of police and ratchet up penalties relating to certain computer crimes.
Returnees losing favor among corporate India
News Indian IT workers settled overseas but are eager to return home, may not find it easy to secure jobs as companies now prefer domestic talent, say industry watchers.
Tags: Recruiting, Budgeting/cost control, India, Business Process, layoff, technology company, job, bank, hiring, U.S.
H-1B workers wary of terrorist backlash
News Across the nation, workers from Central and South Asia are expressing concerns about discrimination, and some are worried about a broader backlash against foreign professionals.
Where have all the bosses gone?
Blogs I've had dreams of opening my own cafe or bistro...cum music store...cum music school. But, I soon gave up that dream wh...
