Dell and EMC extend partnership

Dec 10, 2008: MUMBAI: Dell and EMC have announced extension of their partnership through 2013. Through this extended partnership, Dell will introduce EMC Celerra NX4 storage system to its product portfolio. By broadening and extending our deep alliance Dell and EMC are able to deliver to customers fully integrated datacenter solutions as the preeminent storage partners to customers worldwide, said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell. Users and Enterprises in the Connected Era have an i...
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HCL Tech to close 441 mn pounds Axon deal on Monday

11 Dec 2008: NEW DELHI: India`s fifth-largest IT company HCL Technologies is all set to conclude its £441-million acquisition of Axon Group on December 15. With this deal, HCL will become one the largest SAP implementation companies in the world with consulting in the front end and application and infrastructure maintenance in the back end as core strengths. Currently IBM and Accenture are leaders in the SAP implementation vertical globally. The buyout comes at a time when IT compan...
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IT slowdown? Cognizant bags $100 mn US contract

10 Dec 2008: BANGALORE: Cognizant Technology Solutions, which competes with Indian offshore biggies such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro, continues to win new contracts from its existing customers, including Astrazeneca and Merck, even as the industry prepares to cope with lower information technology spend in top markets of the US and Europe. According to sources, Cognizant has won a $50-100 million contract from one of its existing customers last month, which is among the top five American ph...
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More IT projects likely to come India

11 Dec 2008: BANGALORE: At a time when customers in the US are battling with economic recession, they will send more information technology projects to India, in order to bring down their costs of operations , according to a study done by Offshoring Research Network (ORN), in alliance with Duke University and research firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Enhancing efficiencies has become more urgent in recent months as pressure on margins forces companies to increase productivity while spendin...
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Indian American Arun Sarin in race for Yahoo CEO job

Dec 09, 2008: Indian American Arun Sarin, who recently moved out as the Vodafone Group CEO, is leading the race for the job of CEO for Yahoo, the top internet search engine and website. Sarin, if selected, would replace Jerry Yang as the Yahoo CEO. Yang, co-founder of Yahoo, had recently announced to quit as CEO. `Among those being considered is Arun Sarin, who retired as chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC in July, according to people familiar with the matter,` The Wall Street Journ...
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Nissan, renault delay India projects as sales slump

Tue, Dec 9: Alliance partners Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA are delaying vehicle production projects in India, where a slowing economy has taken a toll on sales of cars and trucks. Japan`s No.3 automaker is reviewing a wide range of projects in the pipeline with the aim of reducing capital expenditure to improve its cash flow, a Nissan spokeswoman said on Tuesday. A planned joint venture car factory in India with France`s Renault will start as scheduled in the first half of 2010 but at...
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MySpace teams up with Google

9 Dec, 2008: MySpace.com is teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc in a campaign to extend MySpace`s reach and counter the expansio n of their common rival Facebook Inc. The alliance, unveiled in Paris, builds upon MySpace`s seven-month-old effort to make it easier for the 127 million worldwide users of its online hangout to connect with their social circles while they`re at other Internet destinations. MySpace is trying to pull it off by making its login system, called "MyS...
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OnMobile appoints president & COO

Mumbai, Dec 08: Sanjay Uppal has been appointed as the president and COO of OnMobile Global, effective December 9, 2008. Uppal will be responsible for managing the business operations of the company, initially excluding strategic new sales, strategic new products and mergers & acquisitions. As a COO, he will be responsible for management of customer delivery operations and growing existing client relationships. Uppal will also be charged with increasing productivity, driving down costs, an...
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Japanese firm to set up industrial park in Haryana

Mon, Dec 8: Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Japan-based trading firm Mitsui and Co. Ltd Monday signed an agreement with two Indian infrastructure development companies to jointly set up an integrated industrial, transportation and logistic park in Haryana. The park, to be jointly developed by Mitsui, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corp (HSIIDC) and IL and FS Infrastructure Development Corp, would attract around $1 billion Japanese investment to the state, Chief Minister B...
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Open Solutions Continues to Expand Operations in India; Opens 20000 sqft New Facility

Press Release Open Solutions Continues to Expand Operations in India; Opens 20000 sqft New Facility Gurgaon, India. Monday, December 08, 2008 – Open Solutions Inc.®, a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for financial services providers throughout the United States, Canada and other international markets, with its corporate headquarters in Glastonbury, CT, announced today the opening of a new additional 20,000 + sqft facility in Gurgaon. Open Solutions’ CTO – Mr...
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