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Microsoft opens Kid’s Corner programming education website
Written on 18 Oct, 2009 at 0:25 in Companies | viewed 23 views times | 0 Comments
Programmers are essential in this day and age. We all rely on technology, and having people who know how to make machines do what they do is a vital part of our daily activities; Microsoft, being a software... (Continue reading)
Graduates choosing Government jobs over private secor jobs?
Written on 21 Sep, 2009 at 22:29 in Companies | viewed 24 views times | 0 Comments
The current economic slowdown has manifested itself into many other indirect outcomes. For example, there was a huge spurt in the number of people choosing Government jobs this year over the comparitively well paid Private sector jobs. The current demand in... (Continue reading)
Reduced pay for TCS campus recruits
This year’s campus recruits at Tata Consultancy Services will have to reconcile themselves to almost 20 per cent less pay for the first six months.The company had recently increased the training period for its freshers to six months from three. Ajoy... (Continue reading)
American empire receding! Really?
Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 21:16 in Companies | viewed 8 views times | 0 Comments
AWEAKENED United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad, an international strategic affairs think tank said on Tuesday. The respected London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said President Barack Obama will increasingly have to... (Continue reading)
Microsoft Extends Olive Branch To Open-Source Groups
Microsoft is backing the CodePlex Foundation with $1 million to enable the exchange of code and understanding between software companies and open-source communities. Microsoft’s Sam Ramji will lead the foundation and Bill Staples serves on the interim board. Open-source backers are... (Continue reading)
Moser Baer to develop a one megawatt solar farm project in Maharashtra
Written on 6 Sep, 2009 at 22:37 in Companies | viewed 229 views times | 0 Comments
Moser Baer India, with business interest in optical storage media, is developing a 1 MW solar power project in Chandrapur in Maharashtra. The Chandrapur solar farm is among the largest projects anywhere in the world using amorphous silicon (thin film) photovoltaic... (Continue reading)
TCS to hire 25,000 people
Written on 4 Sep, 2009 at 13:32 in Companies | viewed 214 views times | 0 Comments
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that it will hire 25,000 people globally in 2009,90 percent of them in India alone. Thugh this number may appear large considering the recession, figures show that the hiring has decreased from 35,000... (Continue reading)
Broadband connections on a rise in India
Recently released data from the Indian government reveals that the total broadband subscriber base has risen to 6.8 million in July from 6.62 million in June, up by 2.7 percent. There is a better chance to embark on the market by... (Continue reading)
India’s Top IT companies – ET Sectorial listings
ET SECTORAL LISTINGS For close to 15 years, The Economic Times has brought to you ET500, the apex corporate listing of India Inc. This year, we take the franchise further. We are adding to our annual corporate listing exercise a series... (Continue reading)
Indians paid peanuts compared to their US counterparts
Indian workers are getting a raw deal in comparison to their US and European counterparts. According to ‘Prices and Earnings’ study conducted by Swiss banking major UBS, employees in New Delhi and Mumbai earn an average net salary of $1.6... (Continue reading)
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