software

Free calls to US and Canada: Google launching calling facility through gtalk

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 26 August, 2010, 8:35 am

making a call through its service works like a normal phone in that a user could click on the “call phone” option in their chat buddy list in Gmail and type in the number or enter a contact’s name. Calls that cost money will be charged from an online account that users can top up with a credit card.

Buying desktop in India: Dell and not HP is the leader!

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 21 August, 2010, 9:46 am

Surprise is the order these days! After IBM became the second largest IT company in India , it is time for a change in the hardware business in India. Dell toppled HP as the No.1 in the PC market in the country which was undisputed No.1 for the past five years.Dell’s momentum picked upever since [...]

Jobs for Engineering graduates in IT sector: Are we ready?

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 19 August, 2010, 9:13 am

In a country where becoming an engineer is a household dream in all the houses and where engineering college open up daily, it has become a case of quantity doing the talking over quality. Yes, we produce engineers from every corner of the country but are they employable? A recent survey suggests that only one [...]

IBM is the second largest IT company in INDIA!!

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 18 August, 2010, 7:57 pm

It is known to all that TCS is the largest IT employer and also largest private sector employer with more than 1.6 lakh employees on board and still counting as is the season now. But whats surprising is the second slot in this list. While all were expecting Infosys, the second largest company to be [...]

IT Companies are now strict with their notice period

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 28 July, 2010, 10:17 am

In an industry which is facing one of the worst attrition ever, companies have started thinking of ways to prevent the attrition from affecting the business. Of late, companies have started asking employees to serve their full notice period before leaving the company. Notice period for employees generally refers to the amount of time specified [...]

Game with HCL ME

By Poonam Singhal at 26 July, 2010, 5:10 pm

HCL Infosystems has come-up with its own series of gaming devices to venture into the gaming market. These devices are targeted at niche players and are for entry-level young users in the age group of 4- 15 years. Hence they are made affordable for these target audience. They will be available at as low as [...]

UK Govt. budget cut spoils the IT party

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 24 July, 2010, 9:11 am

There have been talks about UK govt. cutting on the budget and ever since IT cos which have projects from UK have been troubled. At least 35 big UK government IT outsourcing contracts are potentially at risk of renegotiation, including the Tata Constancy Services’ £600 million pension administration contract, as a result of the cuts [...]

Campus recruitment 2010-2011 begins: Accenture violates Nasscom rule

By Natraj Muthukrishnan at 24 July, 2010, 9:07 am

IT firms TCS, Infosys and Wipro are accusing have accused Accenture of violating campus recruitment norms. They accuse that Accenture has begun campus recruitment a full one semester year ahead and violated the Nasscom norms. Even a couple of years back, IT companies used to hire engineering graduates a year before they passed out. However, [...]

Kerala – Next IT destination?

By Poonam Singhal at 23 July, 2010, 5:17 pm

Kerala is known world-over for its back-waters and scenic beauty. In the past few years, it has grown as a very big tourist destination for tourists from India and abroad too. It is well known for the ayurvedic treatments too. Within the country, it is the most literate state. However, the influence of IT on [...]

New e-reader from Japan’s Sharp Corp

By Poonam Singhal at 21 July, 2010, 3:25 pm

Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corp will launch an e-reader this year, which will compete with Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle to create its space in the e-reader & e-book market. The device is planned to be launched in Japan by end of the year, followed by launch in US and other countries. The concept of [...]