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India: No intention of banning the BlackBerry

March 14, 2008 7:15 PM PDT

Country's telecommunications department to meet with the operators of RIM's service regarding security concerns.
(From Reuters)

Make Cisco $1 billion and win a job

October 31, 2007 5:29 PM PDT

The I-Prize competition aims to find a new IP-based technology, with the winners likely to be offered a position in the company.

Indian IT firms should seek big acquisitions, Gartner says

September 27, 2007 1:07 PM PDT

If Indian companies want to join the world's top IT services companies, they must make sizable acquisitions, the analyst group says.

Survey finds increasing uncertainty over offshoring

August 22, 2007 3:00 PM PDT

Despite lack of evidence that offshore outsourcing is taking jobs out of Europe, IT workers polled by Silicon.com take another view.

Bringing Bollywood to video games

July 26, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

Start-up plans to release games based on Bollywood movies before the films come out; winners will get invites to premieres, meet the stars.

China to soon overtake India in offshoring?

July 3, 2007 5:35 PM PDT

Analyst group IDC predicts that in four years, Chinese cities will be most popular locations for offshore global delivery.

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 4:06 PM PDT

Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.

Microsoft launches new low-cost PC effort in India

June 27, 2007 7:53 PM PDT

The IQ PC, created in partnership with AMD, is set to sell for about $500 and be targeted at the education market.

How king of outsourcing plans to keep his crown

March 28, 2007 1:52 PM PDT

Tata CEO Subramaniam Ramadorai, who says the outsourcing boom is far from spent, is turning his company's attention to new areas.

India or China--who will prevail?

March 7, 2007 6:23 PM PST

China may have the edge right now, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says India could be this century's up and coming superpower.

'Harry Potter' author fights e-book fraud on eBay

March 2, 2007 11:27 AM PST

Has an injunction been issued against eBay? Each side sees court order in India case differently.

General Electric's water source

February 9, 2007 10:05 PM PST

Jeff Fulgham, with GE's Water and Process Technologies, suggests ways to turn around the water crisis.

India's Wipro to create 500 new U.K. jobs

January 25, 2007 12:43 PM PST

As it expands globally, outsourcing company hopes to add local expertise to its U.K. work force in 2007.

BT deal hits billion-dollar outsourcing mark

December 23, 2006 9:16 PM PST

The telecommunications and services giant contracts with India's Tech Mahindra to support global customers and its internal systems.

Megacities, global warming make nuclear war even more dangerous

December 11, 2006 11:23 PM PST

Now that civilization has moved to cities, we are easier bombing targets, say experts.

Sony outsources IT development to India

December 8, 2006 5:07 PM PST

A boost for India's offshore-development industry, move is intended to help Sony's European wing focus on core activities.

AMD cans low-cost PC project

November 14, 2006 2:45 PM PST

The chipmaker's Personal Internet Communicator, an inexpensive PC designed for the developing world, is no more.

Nasscom keeps ringing worker shortage warning bell

November 10, 2006 2:18 PM PST

Faces of Indian tech outsourcing say the industry could face a shortage of a half million workers by 2010.

Wipro chief: Indian companies heading for the top

November 7, 2006 3:29 PM PST

The difference between Indian outsourcers and big services companies is blurring--but their wages aren't anytime soon.

Inoculation innovation: Aerosol vaccines may replace needles

October 20, 2006 11:52 PM PDT

Start-up has developed a system that delivers a vaccine through an aerosol spray.