Bodhtree partners with CompanyStore for centre of excellenceJuly 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Bodhtree Consulting, a leading consulting and technology provider, has forged a strategic software partnership with CompanyStore.IN for its centre of excellence (CoE) for SaaS and Cloud computing. CompanyStore.IN is a well known logo merchandising company that leverages technology to support marketing and branding for some of the biggest names of the industry.
Unify names Tim Bacci, founder of shareholder BlueLine Partners, to board of directorsAugust 20th, 2009 Unify names shareholder representative to boardROSEVILLE, Calif. — Unify Corp., a provider of data management and e-mail archiving software, said Thursday it named Tim Bacci to its board of directors.
InfoPrint boosts solutions developer program with support for InfoPrint ProcessDirector partnersJune 29th, 2009 BANGALORE - InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced a major enhancement to its developer support program, aimed at enabling partners to test and integrate new components into InfoPrint ProcessDirector (IPPD), the flagship output management workflow system. This developer program extension creates a systematic and programmatic way for independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to expand IPPD functionality to interact with the InfoPrint technical team and InfoPrint development support resources.
BMC India Technical Exchange brings together BMC software customers, partners, local R and D teamsJune 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - BMC Software is well known as the leader in providing Business Service Management (BSM) solutions to the world's largest enterprises. For nearly a decade, BMC Software India has been contributing to the development of BMC's software products.
Two Price Waterhouse partners arrested for Satyam fraudJanuary 23rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Two partners of Price Waterhouse, the firm that audited fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services' books, have been arrested, police said Saturday. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Andhra Pradesh police, probing the Rs.70 billion (Rs.7,000 crore/$1.43 billion) fraud in the IT bellwether, arrested chief relationship partner S.
Andreessen Horowitz fund makes first investment in startup already tied to partnersAugust 18th, 2009 Andreessen fund's 1st investment has familiar ringBELLEVUE, Wash. — A new fund managed by Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime confidant Ben Horowitz is treading familiar ground with its first investment — a high-tech startup already tied to the two partners.
YouTube hopes to sell more video makers on the virtues of ads as site strives to make moneyAugust 25th, 2009 YouTube's new sales pitch: join our ad programSAN FRANCISCO — YouTube hopes to convert more amateur videographers into capitalists as it strives to show more advertising on its Web site and reverse years of uninterrupted losses. The Internet's top video channel will try to widen participation in a 20-month-old advertising program by actively recruiting the makers of widely watched clips.
Wipro unveils virtual centre for testing servicesMay 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Technologies has set up a virtual innovation centre for testing services on Second Life, the popular virtual world, the IT bellwether said Thursday. The innovation centre, a replica of the original lab at our campus in the electronics city will provide a one-stop virtual view of our Internet Protocol (IP)-powered solutions, the company said in a statement.
Post-Satyam scam, PWC India to set up advisory boardMarch 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - Global audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is cleaning up its Indian stables in the wake of the accounting scandal in Satyam Computer Services. According to a statement by the firm, an advisory board is being set up to provide guidance to the PwC leadership on its strategy and actions.
Radio Giant Clear Channel launches online radio station after ad revenues fell in the real marketJune 8th, 2009 Radio giant Clear Channel amps up digital strategy
PHILADELPHIA — Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest owner of radio stations, is ramping up its strategy to stream radio to mobile phones, computers and other devices. On Monday, Clear Channel was officially launching an online media player that consolidates access to its roughly 850 radio stations at IHeartRadio.com.
'Satyam's auditors can't hide under confidentiality clause'January 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which had certified the accounts of Satyam Computer Services as 'true and fair', is bound to disclose all facts and cannot hide under the client confidentiality clause, an auditing sector official said Saturday. 'The confession of accounting fraud of a huge magnitude is an extraordinary situation.
Technopark partners with Chinese industrial zoneSeptember 24th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - City-based information technology park Technopark has signed a cooperation agreement with China's Dalian Hi-tech Zone, it was announced here Thursday. Dalian Hi-tech is a mixed industry zone in China's Dalian city, where pharmaceutical and IT services majors have units.
Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plan, lay off 905 as computer maker streamlines operationsOctober 7th, 2009 Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plant, lay off 905ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc. says it will close a desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by the end of January.
Dell policy formalizes ban on exporting broken electronics and parts to developing countriesMay 12th, 2009 Dell bans e-waste export to developing countriesSEATTLE — PC maker Dell Inc. is formally banning the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries.
Maine's highest court upholds IBM heir's adoption of loverJuly 24th, 2009 Maine court upholds IBM heir's adoption of loverPORTLAND, Maine — Maine's highest court has given a legal victory to a woman who stands to stake a claim to a share of one of America's premier business fortunes thanks to her adoption by her lesbian partner. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday overturned a 2008 lower court decision that annulled the adoption.