Technology Sector

Startup company ZillionTV to launch custom-made TV service

Startup company ZillionTV to launch custom-made TV serviceOn-demand content will soon be delivered to TV by means of a common high-speed Internet connection, thanks to a newly-set up custom-made TV service, ZillionTV, and its deals with its stakeholders - five key Hollywood studios!

The service – which is presently in beta testing - will be offered in conjunction with Walt Disney Co; General Electric Co’s NBC Universal; Time Warner Inc’s Warner Bros; News Corp’s Twentieth Century Fox; and Sony Corp. It will also be an option for Internet providers.

Hexaware Technologies puts 350 employees on 'virtual bench'

Hexaware Technologies puts 350 employees on 'virtual bench'IT & BPO services and consulting firm Hexaware Technologies has decided to put 350 of its employees on 'virtual bench' in a bid to control costs and to mitigate the impact of global slowdown on its business. Recently, Mumbai-based IT firm Mastek had taken such step on similar grounds.

Satyam’s board looking for strategic partner for the firm

Satyam’s board looking for strategic partner for the firm The fraud hit Indian IT firm, Satyam Computer Services is looking for a strategic partner in a bid to achieve adequate growth rate in the aftermath of disclosure of largest ever corporate fraud committed by its founder chief, B. Ramalinga Raju and other executives of firm. The company is currently under the control of Government-administered board, which is struggling to wash its bad image and retain the clients.

Hexaware All Set To Come Up With Cost Control Measures

Hexaware All Set To Come Up With Cost Control MeasuresIn light of the highly uncertain global economic conditions, Hexaware Technologies Limited (HTL), an IT and BPO service provider, has announced that it will implement cost control measures to improve its current utilization.

In a disclosure to the Stock Exchange, the Mumbai based company said that it will put about 350 people who are currently non-billable on a virtual bench and retain them in the organization though there are no immediate billable opportunities for them.

Hon Hai, IBM agree to deploy carbon-emissions technology

Hon Hai, IBM agree to deploy carbon-emissions technology Taipei - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, the world's largest electronics components manufacturer, and IBM Inc agreed Wednesday to jointly develop technologies to fight carbon emissions.

Hon Hai and IBM signed the agreement at Hon Hai headquarters in Tucheng near Taipei on delivering and deploying GreenCert, the world's first system that can calculate and certify the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by a facility.

Microsoft cracks net ad code

Microsoft cracks net ad codeSigns up 70% of Indian online advertisers

Microsoft's $47 billion plan to buy Yahoo may have come unstuck, but that has not prevented the giant from Redmond from aggressively pursuing the online ad market.

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