HCL Tech net profit up 49.1 percent

April 18th, 2009 IT major Tech Mahindra, which needs to pay Rs.1,756 crore for acquiring 31 percent stake in the troubled IT firm Satyam Computer Services, Saturday said it has raised Rs.600 crore through debt instrument.The government-appointed board of Satyam Monday named Venturbay - a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra - as the winner of the auction to sell a majority stake in the fraud-hit IT giant.Under the share subscription agreement signed by the winning bidder and the board, Tech Mahindra will have to deposit the bid amount in an escrow account by April 21. Tech Mahindra will also make an open offer for another 20 percent stake in Satyam at Rs.58 per share for controlling stake (51 percent).

August 27th, 2009 Dell profit down 23 pct but just beats estimateSAN FRANCISCO — Dell Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as the personal-computer industry's slump dragged on this summer.

August 27th, 2009 Summary Box: Dell profit down 23 pctFINICKY BUYERS: Dell Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as demand for computers remains soft. Sales fell 22 percent.

May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - IT training and talent development company NIIT has reported a 44.1 percent increase in standalone net profit for 2008-09 despite a 17.8 percent fall in its fourth quarter earnings. The company's net profit for last fiscal stood at Rs.47.21 crore, up from Rs.32.77 crore in 2007-08, while the January-March quarter profit fell to Rs.23.14 crore from Rs.28.14 crore in the same period of 2008.

April 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Tech Mahindra, the new owner of scam-hit Satyam Computer Services, will announce an 'open offer' Tuesday to obtain an additional 20 percent stake in the software major, Satyam chairman Kiran Karnik said here Monday. Tech Mahindra, which deposited Rs.2,910 crore (Rs.29.1 billion) in an escrow account Monday for a 31 percent stake in Satyam, will see its total holding increase to 51 percent after the open offer.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - IT training major NIIT Ltd Tuesday reported a net profit of Rs.55 million for the third quarter ending December 31, a 60 percent dip compared to Rs.139 million profit in the same period a year before. The dip in profits has been attributed to the launch of NIIT Uniqua and increased depreciation due to new school projects that impacted profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter, a company statement said.

August 19th, 2009 Summary Box: HP profit hurt by weak PC, ink salesPROFIT PINCHED: Hewlett-Packard Co.'s fiscal third-quarter profit fell 19 percent despite what the company described as improving conditions in the consumer personal computer market. HP's net profit was $1.64 billion, or 67 cents per share, versus $2.03 billion, or 80 cents per share, in the year-ago period.

July 16th, 2009 How the major stock indexes fared on ThursdayTech shares pulled the market higher again Thursday, a day after stocks surged on a strong forecast from chip maker Intel Corp. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced for the seventh straight day and closed at its highest level since October as traders anticipated strong reports after the bell from Internet search company Google Inc.

July 21st, 2009 Apple fiscal 3Q profit jumps 15 percentSEATTLE — Apple Inc., the closest thing the tech industry has to a luxury brand, said Tuesday its profit jumped 15 percent in the most recent quarter despite the recession. Sales of Mac computers grew while the rest of the personal-computer industry shrank.

January 20th, 2009 BANGALORE - Wipro Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs.10.04 billion (Rs.1,004 crore/$204 million) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2008-09), registering 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth under the Indian accounting system. In regulatory filing Wednesday, the IT bellwether said its consolidated revenues for the quarter under review (Q3) was Rs.66.18 billion (Rs.6,618 crore), posting 25 percent YoY growth.

August 25th, 2009 Pomeroy IT posts lower 2Q profit, salesHEBRON, Ky. — Information technology services provider Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies Wednesday reported a 13.5 percent dip in its operating profit to Rs.39.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30 as against Rs.45.6 crore in the like period last fiscal. The company's consolidated revenues too dipped 11 percent to Rs.218.2 crore from Rs.245.8 crore, NIIT said in a regulatory statement.

July 23rd, 2009 Ford, Safeway, EMC, Fifth Third are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Ford Motor Co., up 60 cents at $6.98 The country's No. 2 automaker posted an unexpected second-quarter $2.3 billion profit because of debt reductions and labor cost cuts.

September 16th, 2009 Oracle net rises 4 pct, matching Street viewsSAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp. says its quarterly profit rose 4 percent despite a 5 percent drop in sales.

June 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - The city-based software company Saksoft Limited Tuesday declared its 2008-09 net profit was up by 333 percent though its topline remained flat compared to the previous year. "In spite of tough market conditions, the company closed last fiscal with a turnover of Rs.120.48 crore (Rs.1.20 billion) and a profit of Rs.9.63 crore as against Rs.120.10 crore and Rs.2.22 crore, respectively, in the previous year," managing director Aditya Krishna told reporters here Tuesday.