Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Links for 21/3/07

Capgemini says 40 per cent of its staff will be in India
Financial Times
Capgemini will have more employees in India than in any other country by
2010 in the latest sign of India‚s emergence as the epicentre of the global
information technology industry.

Accounting curbs 'hold back India's economy'
Financial Times
The development of India's economy is being held back by protectionist
restrictions on the accounting profession, according to one of the
industry's most senior global figures.

Ricardo and Caepro sign Indian auto software deal
Computer Business Review
Ricardo UK and Caepro Technologies Pvt have entered into an agreement that
will enable the Indian automotive industry to gain access to advanced
powertrain computer-aided engineering software together with training and
support services.

KPMG calls for reform in India
Financial Times
India‚s economy is being held back by protectionist restrictions on the
accounting profession, according to one of the industry‚s most senior global
figures.

India units help HTIL report its first ever net profit
Financial Times
Hutchison Telecommunications International has reported its first ever net
profit, in what will be the group‚s last set of results to include a
full-year contribution from its coveted India operations.

Honda revs up motorcycle capacity
Financial Times
Honda Motor‚s wholly- owned Indian motorcycle manufacturing unit is planning
to invest Rs3bn ($68.4m) to upgrade capacity as global manufacturers try to
keep pace with soaring demand in the country.

Private equity finds an object of envy
Financial Times
Some companies call in the consultants when they need a new name.
Flextronics Software Systems, a company that develops software for the
telecoms industry, decided instead to tap its employees for ideas.

A place for placements
Financial Times
The alliance between the New York and Tokyo stock exchanges announced in
January came against a backdrop of consolidation and collaboration among
stock markets worldwide.

BM close to securing $600-$700 million deal from India‚s Idea Cellular
ABC Money
IBM is close to securing a 10-year contract worth 600-700 mln usd from
India‚s Idea Cellular to consolidate and manage its IT infrastructure and
applications, reported Economic Times, citing sources close to the deal.

Michael Dell slams India‚s PC taxes
The Register
Dell Computers wants to expand its PC market in India, but insists that the
country's high tariffs on PCs must go.

India's Essar ties up with Virgin Group for mobile retail chain
Hemscott
India‚s Essar Telecom Retail, a unit of the Essar group, has tied up with
Virgin Group for brand licensing, technical and consultancy services for its
mobile phone retail chain, The Hindu Business Line reported.

Open source computing desktop in Indian languages
Monsters and Critics
Bigger language groups are especially better off, like Assamese, Gujarati,
Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, according to an
article in the New Delhi-based trade magazine Linux For You.

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