Technology

ICT Export to Grow 15 Per Cent to $75 Billion in FY12

The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council today said information and communication technology (ICT) export for the current fiscal is projected at 15 per cent at USD 75 billion.

India to Patent Tribal Medicinal Knowledge

The Indian Council of Medical Research is preparing a community biodiversity register to record medicinal herb varieties used by indigenous tribes. The project aims to help tribal communities patent local remedies and safeguard their intellectual pro

Motorola Buy May Not Hurt Android Partners in India

Three years ago, when Sanjay Jha, now Motorola Mobility's chairman & chief executive, left Qualcomm to head the ailing handset company, analysts were not impressed.

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Infosys Chairman's Advocacy of Legalizing Bribe-Giving is Troubling

Infosys Whistleblower Details Evidence of H1B Fraud

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer has gone public with details of his assertion that the Indian outsourcer willfully violated U.S. immigration and tax laws to increase profit, by soliciting B-1 visas instead of H-1B visas for Indian employees.

India to Take on China With Hardware Manufacturing

India plans to undertake a five-pronged strategy to boost its manufacturing capabilities in telecom networks, IT hardware and electronics, and compete directly with China in this space. The telecom and IT departments share the view that major policy

Omega Healthcare to Put $20 Million in Indian Operations

Chennai: Omega Healthcare Management Services, a healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) company, is planning to increase its staff strength by recruiting 1,000 employees in the current fiscal. It would invest around $18-20 million (around Rs 8

HCL Tech to Create $1-Billion Business Analytics Segment

Now, Video Streaming For Low-Bandwidth Networks

Jigsee, which develops adaptive video streaming technology for wireless devices, claims it has developed technology to deliver continuous video streams in low-bandwidth environments, with data rates as low as 50 kilobytes per second (kbps). Industry