More BPO service providers will exit market: Gartner

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will double its revenues in less than two years despite the economic slowdown and protectionist measures of western countries, a report by analyst firm Gartner said Monday. The top 20 India-centric BPO service providers accounted for $4 billion in revenue in 2008, representing 5 percent of the $80-billion revenue of the top 150 BPO companies in the world.

October 19th, 2009 Gartner: Tech spending will rebound in 2010ORLANDO, Fla. — Research group Gartner Inc.

August 17th, 2009 Analyst upgrades Gartner; shares flatNEW YORK — An analyst upgraded his rating on research and consulting company Gartner Inc., saying that corporate information technology spending appeared to be stabilizing with a rebound expected in 2010. JPMorgan Securities analyst David Lewis raised his rating on the stock to "overweight" from "neutral" and increased a price target for December 2010 to $23, up from $17.

June 26th, 2009 Gartner predicts PC shipment growth in 4QSTAMFORD, Conn. — Gartner Inc.

June 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - While most business sectors were affected by the slowdown last year, the anti-virus and computer security industry grew 18.6 percent totalling $13.5 billion in revenues, IT market researcher and consultancy Gartner said Monday. According to a report by Gartner, there is an increasing demand for appliance-based products, particularly within certain segments such as e-mail security and secure web gateway markets.

June 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will continue its robust telecom story with the sector's revenue to be more than $30 billion by 2013, according to a global information technology research and advisory firm. "Total mobile services revenue in India is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5 percent during 2009-2013 to exceed $30 billion, the US-based Gartner Inc said in a statement Thursday.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - vCustomer Corporation, a leader in delivering comprehensive customer care and technical support solutions, today announced that it had been recognized as one of the top 100 global service providers for 2009 according to Global Services magazine and neoIT, an outsourcing advisory firm. This list represents companies who have the maturity and capability to lead the next wave of services globalization.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The growth of the information technology (IT) security market in Asia Pacific dipped to 28.3 percent in 2008 from 36 percent a year before, a leading global IT industry researcher said in a report released Thursday. "This growth is remarkable considering in the fourth quarter of 2008, global economies began to feel the impact of the credit crunch and the global economic downturn, said IT sector tracker Gartner.

October 1st, 2009 IBM undercuts Google with discount e-mail serviceSAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. is trying to stymie Google Inc.'s expansion into the business software market.

October 28th, 2009 Britain to cut Web access of Internet piratesLONDON — The British government said Wednesday that it would block persistent illegal file sharers' Internet connections by forcing service providers to pull the plug on lawbreakers. Britons who repeatedly download music or films illegally would have their accounts suspended, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said, in an announcement that angered some Internet service providers.

January 5th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, who did not turn up to deliver the keynote address at the Mac World Expo 2009 Tuesday for the first time in 11 years, said he stayed away from the event due to ailing health caused by a 'hormone imbalance', but added that he would continue in the top job. In a letter to the 'Apple community' Tuesday, Jobs said his decision to stay away from the annual event had set off a 'flurry of rumours about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed'.

July 15th, 2009 PC shipments down 3 pct., less than expected in 2QSEATTLE — Worldwide personal computer shipments declined at a gentler pace than expected in the second quarter as consumers snapped up inexpensive laptops, two technology research groups said Wednesday. Still, the figures point to 2009 being the industry's first full year in decline since 2001.

September 9th, 2009 SAN JOSE/CALIFORNIA - Roamware Inc., a global leader in mobile roaming solutions, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Macalla Software Ltd, a leading developer of mobile financial services (MFS) solutions. Macalla's m-commerce and mobile banking solutions are successfully deployed by banks and operators around the world; these solutions include credit transfer, international remittance, person to person transactions, top-up and bill payment.

October 14th, 2009 PC shipments gain in 3Q, a good sign for holidaysSEATTLE — Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into the holiday shopping season. Last year's holiday quarter was the worst in about six years, and PC shipments declined in the first half of 2009 as the recession inhibited spending by consumers and businesses.

October 5th, 2009 Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP oppositionWASHINGTON — Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their lines. Twenty House Republicans — including most of the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday urging him to delay the Oct.