Secova plans 2nd centre in Chennai
Secova eServices, a leading HR and Benefits Management Services Company, today announced its plans to open its second knowledge center in Chennai. The company plans to increase its headcount from the current 300 to over 400 by end of December 2007. Secova has added 12 new clients over the past one year, including 4 Fortune [...]
PSLV blast-off marks first fully commercial launch
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C8 (PSLV-C8) has been launched successfully today from Sriharikota. PSLV is carrying the Italian Satellite Agile along with it. The countdown progressed smoothly for the first commercial launch of PSLV-C8 with a 352 kg Italian astronomical satellite onboard from Sriharikota spaceport, about 150 kms from Chennai.
“The atmosphere is calm and quiet. [...]
IBM to open fourth facility in Chennai
International Business Machines (IBM) is set to open its next major facility in Chennai. The 3.75 lakh square feet centre, presently under construction at the DLF IT park at Manapakkam, will be IBM’s fourth facility in Chennai and is expected to be operational by the end of June this year.
The facility, which will function as [...]
Technosoft Establishes New Development Center in India
Technosoft Global Services, a subsidiary of Michigan-headquartered IT outsourcing services provider Technosoft, has establishing another development center in Chennai, India. The company aims to spend five million dollars on infrastructure, recruiting professionals and in the development of third facility in India by the end of this year 2007.
Technosoft has been offering tailored IT solutions for [...]
Technosoft opens development centre
Technosoft Global Services today announced the opening of its second development centre at the Ascendas International Tech Park here.
The company also plans to launch another facility at the VSI Estate near Tidel Park. This would be operational by August this year, Rajiv Tandon, CEO, told reporters here.
He said the company would be investing close to [...]
Sun TV takes TDSAT to court over Tata Sky issue
The row between Tata Sky and Chennai-based Sun TV Network Ltd over sharing of the channels turned murkier on Monday with the latter now moving the Madras High Court, challenging the orders passed by Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) over the issue. The company has received an interim stay from the high court.
In a [...]
Globsyn Technologies merger plan to shift its HQ to Chennai
Globsyn Technologies is shifting its software and technology division from the city to Chennai.
Globsyn Technologies Ltd plans to merge all its business units, except the education one, with the Chennai-based Synergy Log-In Systems Ltd, a specialist in banking and financial software.
Globsyn had bought 41% stake in Synergy in January 2006, which resulted in its management [...]
Microsoft: Ignore Third Party Vista “Service Packs”
For years, tech enthusiasts have been compiling hotfixes into unofficial service packs for Windows, offering brave users a quick way to update their operating systems before Microsoft finishes its own. But for Vista, Microsoft is warning users not to trust these third-party roll-ups.
In a blog entry posted Tuesday, Vista product manager Nick White specifically mentions [...]
Google Accuses Viacom of Abusing Copyright Act
The copyright infringement spat between Google and Viacom continues with both the companies slashing out at each other verbally. YouTube, which is owned by Google now, has sought shelter under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), said Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas. According to him, YouTube has no right to defend its position claiming that [...]
Symantec Expands Operations in Chennai, India
Symantec has opened a new R&D Centre of Innovation at Chennai. Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Communications & Information Technology and John W. Thompson, chairman and CEO of Symantec inaugurated the centre.
Anil Chakravarthy, vice president, India Technical Operations at Symantec Corporation said, “The Chennai centre will play a significant role in developing innovative products and services [...]
