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Open source evangelists lock horns with Nasscom
News India's open source community is miffed over Nasscom's proposal for e-government projects to support multiple standards, instead of single patent-free standards.
Tags: Local Government, Regulations, Open source, Standards, E-government, Red Hat Inc., India, F/OSS, Standards, phone
India's animation sector moves up value chain
News The industry in India is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent, from around US$460 million in 2008 to US$1.16 billion by 2012.
Tags: Graphics, Video, Multimedia, TV, India, Animation, 3D, animation industry, Roadside Romeo, Ashok Rajgopal
India's budget 'retains IT competitiveness'
News Government unveils budget that is warmly welcomed by national trade body Nassom, but deemed inadequate by some industry watchers.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, E-government, India, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, e-mail, industry, finance, tax
Indian tech riding out economic storm
News According to the country's outsourcing trade body, Nasscom, the Indian software and services industry will continue to grow despite the economic downturn.
Tags: Strategic analysis, Global strategic management, Sales strategy, Pricing strategy, IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Earning reports/forecasts, Forecasting, Green IT, Outsourcing
India must focus on broadband, e-govt
News Government urged to give immediate attention to 3G and WiMax, which analysts say is necessary for e-government services and local economy.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Local Government, 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Business broadband, Personal broadband, E-government, India, Broadband, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Obama, Satyam won't spell outsourcing doom
News India's outsourcing market will survive recent accounting scandal and U.S. President Barack Obama's promise to bring jobs back, say industry watchers.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Outsourcing, India, job, U.S., industry, information technology, accounting
Indian outsourcing feels credit-crunch squeeze
News An Indian trade body warns continuing "turmoil" in U.S. financial markets will have a negative effect on Indian outsourcing firms.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, Security, India, Business Process, BPO, Federal Reserve Board, software, Symantec Corp.
India's BlackBerry case raises privacy concerns
News Controversy over Indian government's request to monitor BlackBerry transactions highlights need for international agreement on data security, observers say.
Tags: Data security, International governments, Regulations, RIM BlackBerry, Security, India, Insider Threat, Indian Company, software, strategy
China is India's 'only possible threat'
Insight newsmaker Nasscom Chairman Ganesh Natarajan calls for India to improve its infrastructure, and urges local companies to innovate and reinvent themselves.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Security, India, Information Security, software, job, China, revenue
India@61: From low-cost to high-value
News As the nation commemorates its independence from British rule Aug. 15, we look back at India's journey toward becoming an IT super power and offshore hub.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Innovation, India, Telecommunications, phone, software, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Indian Institute of Management, R&D
India emerging as low-cost development hub
News With over 650 R&D centers and a market hungry for technology, the country is fast churning out high-tech products that are low on price, say market players.
Tags: R&D, India, job, Bangalore, China, talent, desktop, Indian company, R&D, Swati Prasad
If not IT, what is India's next growth engine?
Blogs When you are used to double-digit growth rates (ranging from 13 to 50 percent per annum), a growth forecast of 4 to 7 pe...
Ovum: China lacks IT services powerhouses
News Despite government push in IT and business process outsourcing services, Chinese equivalents of TCS and Infosys will not emerge in "foreseeable future", report says.
Tags: Outsourcing, Offshoring, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, Ovum, software, Information Technology, IT Services, India
Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth
News Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Growth strategies and tools, Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Growth, Market, Information Technology, revenue
Security market soars post-Mumbai attacks
News There is growing emphasis among India's public and private sectors on deploying technologically-enabled security systems as safety concerns rise across the country.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Disaster Recovery, Security, India, Security System, Attack, Raju Bhatnagar, Guards
