Category: M&A

Earlier, we used to encounter names like “Sean (Suresh) Narayanan” only in US magazines. Now, we come across such names in the Indian business media as well. Reason? The Non-Resident…

“Having back-end in India can salvage ASP business model”: Kanwal Rekhi & Co. The Opportunity: The Application Services Provider (ASP) business model–which involves delivering software over the web on a…

Why captive BPOs are feeling the heat There have been a string of announcements from captive BPOs–including the pioneer, GE Capital–that they will start pitching for business from companies outside…

Over 40% of software development is outsourced : META Group An average of 41% of new IT development activity is now outsourced, according to IT research firm META Group. Last…

US politicians will not legislate against offshoring to India: FEER report The Far Eastern Economic Review has (rather belatedly) discovered that there is a backlash among US IT workers to…

Opponents of offshoring proffer new arguments With the fear-mongering over job losses managing to just get the attention of a few local politicians and state governments, the anti-outsourcing lobby in…

Sanjiv Sidhu on i2’s partnership with TCS In an interview to Businessworld magazine, the Chairman & CEO of i2 Technologies, waxes eloquent about his company’s partnership with Indian software services…

Red Herring’s December event to feature Offshore Outsourcing “Outsourcing in India and elsewhere” features prominently among the topics listed for the Red Herring Fall conference, an invitation-only event to be…

SEBI’s Venture Capital advisory committee submits report The Advisory Committee on Venture Capital has submitted its report to India’s capital market regulator, SEBI. The committee, under the Chairmanship of Dr.…

Manish Sabharwal’s interview to Knowledge@Wharton In a fascinating interview to Knowledge@Wharton, Manish Sabharwal, Founder & Managing Director of pioneering HR BPO firm, India Life Hewitt, provides both solid and witty…