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Datacom to be named as Videocon Telecommunications Ltd.; service launch next month

January 28th, 2010

New entrant Datacom is finally set to launch its GSM-based mobile services after a prolonged delay. Furthermore, the company is also set to change its name from Datacom to Videocon Telecommunications Ltd. (VTL) reports the Hindustan Times.

The name change signifies the change in management control rights. In fact the firm was involved in a bitter dispute over the management control rights issue with the HFCL promoters Nahatas and Dhoots of the Videocon Group staking claim over the management control rights of the firm.

The Nahatas own 36% stake in the JV. He is set to receive Rs 1,400 crore to offload his entire stake in Datacom.

The differences over management control scaled to such an extent that things almost came to a standstill for more than a year.

This also led to exit of the company’s CEO, Ravi Sharma and others at helm. Finally R.N.Dhoot took over charge of the company affairs and is now assisted by his other brother P.N.Dhoot.

Things at Datacom had started to look positive when the company awarded IT outsourcing contract to IBM and also inked a tower sharing agreement with Aircel and Datacom. The company’s advertising contract was also up for grabs and Singapore-based T.A.G was a front runner to bag the contract. For wireless equipment the company had signed a MoU with Huawei.

The company is scheduled to launch its mobile services next month starting with Mumbai circle to be followed by Tamil Nadu and Punjab.

Source:http://www.telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=corporate&storyid=8275&section=S162

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BSkyB to get £200 million from EDS Failure to deliver leads to big damages

January 28th, 2010

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IT outsourcing company EDS (Electronic Data Systems) has been told by courts it must pay BSkyB £200 million in damages, after the company failed to build the computer system it was under contract to.

After EDS was unable to come up with its proposed customer service system for BSkyB, the broadcaster took the IT company to court and has been awarded damages and costs, which could be as much as £200 million, to BSkyB.

This concludes what is now known as the most expensive IT court case ever in the UK.

10-year wait

It all began in 2000 when BSkyB hired EDS to design an advanced customer service technology for its call centres in Scotland. After two years BSkyB terminated the contract and finished the project itself.

In 2004 it filed suit against EDS, claiming that the company lied about the project’s time frame and budget in order to gain the contract.

The suit finally went to court in 2007 and was concluded in 2008, just as Hewlett-Packard bought EDS.

However, it’s taken 18 months for Mr Justice Ramsey to deliver his verdict.

In a statement, HP noted this was a legacy issue, as it didn’t own EDS at the time, but added: “While we accept that the contract was problematic, HP strongly maintains EDS did nothing to deceive BSkyB. HP will be seeking permission to appeal.”

Source:http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/bskyb-to-get-200-million-from-eds-666418

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Data entry outsourcing benefits!

January 28th, 2010

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In the era of globalization, the very dynamics of doing business has changed massively. Many of the IT based companies have taken lead role in outsourcing business, the prominent of these being, software, software testing, data entry and the BPO.

The pre-empt requirement of data entry was the result of massive globalization. There are core benefits of data entry outsourcing services, which give, triumphant path to success to big corporate and the SMEs. The efficient data entry services help not only data feeding process, but also, in managing the data for the upfront requirements.

Data Entry India (biz) – One of the leading data entry outsourcing company in (New Delhi) INDIA. Data entry makes your information synchronize and easy to manage. Allocating resources for data entry may cost you higher than data entry outsourcing. Data Entry India (biz) is a reputed name in the data entry outsourcing business.

Data Entry Services cover most business and professional activities, including data conversion, document and image processing, catalog processing, image enhancement, image editing, and photo manipulation.

Source:http://www.bignews.biz/?id=837476&keys=Data-Entry-India-Outsourcing

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Accelerance adds outsourcing expert andy hilliard as new president

January 28th, 2010

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Accelerance CEO Steve Mezak announced today that it has added Andy Hilliard as President of Accelerance. Hilliard, who most recently served as CEO of Oneworld Technology, is a key addition for Accelerance as it expands operations and services further into the offshore IT Outsourcing industry. Hilliard will oversee Sales and Account Management for Accelerance as the company focuses on generating prospective clients for both Accelerance and their Global Partner Network of offshore IT service providers. He will also work with Mezak in reorganizing and optimizing the Accelerance Global Partner Network to best serve Accelerance clients.

Hilliard, who is based in Accelerance’s Charlotte, NC office, is responsible for working with CEO Steve Mezak in reorganizing Accelerance’s business model, optimizing the Accelerance Global Partner Network and in making Accelerance a leading IT service provider with a global, qualified network of offshore IT service partners.

Hilliard brings deep offshore IT sales experience, having been a Divisional Manager at Cognizant and a Co-Founder of nearshore IT services provider Isthmus Costa Rica. He was most recently CEO of Oneworld Technology, which focused on driving opportunities to a select group of Latin-based nearshore IT service providers. Previous to Cognizant, Hilliard worked in enterprise software business development with Siebel, YOUcentric and ABT as well as Marketing Management for Bank of America and Nestle.

“Andy’s business development and track record in the offshore IT services space is invaluable to the future strategy of Accelerance. He will be instrumental in leading the redevelopment of both evolving Accelerance’s Global Partner Network model and helping clients who want to leverage global software development resources quickly and safely,” said Steve Mezak, CEO of Accelerance.

“Accelerance has a long, strong history of creating and servicing their Global Partner network of offshore IT service companies. Current network members and new service providers that are accepted into the network in the future are extensively qualified by Accelerance. This pre-qualified network is unique to the industry and is a great asset to companies looking to ramp-up their IT outsourcing quickly ,” said Andy Hilliard.

Source:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3518084.htm

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India’s Infosys rides early recovery wave

January 28th, 2010

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India’s Infosys Technologies (INFY.BO) finds itself in a sweet spot as recovery hopes take hold, with customers showing a new urgency to outsource operations, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

India’s No. 2 outsourcer was hit hard early in the downturn, reflecting its heavy exposure to the United States and financial services. But it is now coming out of the trough ahead of many other international companies.

“You are seeing a pent-up demand of projects coming our way,” Kris Gopalakrishnan told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

“Companies do not want to increase their fixed costs so they want to outsource,” he added.

Infosys, a trendsetter for the $60 billion Indian outsourcing sector, raised its annual sales forecast on Jan. 12 after a strong quarter to December.

That performance underlines a key theme echoed by many speakers at the WEF meeting in Davos this week — emerging market economies and companies are growing much faster than those in the developed world.

Gopalakrishnan said prices, which had fallen in the downturn, had now stabilised but were “very unlikely” to increase for the rest of this year at least.

“In this environment it is going to be very difficult to increase prices. What you have to do is play with your business mix, play with your solutions, add more value and then, of course, you can charge more,” he said.

One weak spot for Infosys has been Europe. But Gopalakrishnan said Germany and France, in particular, remained key areas for growth in the years ahead and Infosys was looking at small acquisitions to boost its presence there.

“The likelihood of a larger acquisition is remote. By and large our target acquisition is somewhere between $300 million to $1 billion in revenue

Source:http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE60Q2HJ20100127

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Wipro Gets Outsourcing Contract From British American Tobacco

January 27th, 2010

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Wipro Technologies, the information-technology-services division of India’s Wipro Ltd. (507685.BY), said Wednesday it won a multi-year outsourcing contract from British American Tobacco PLC (BTI) to support the tobacco major’s global business operations.

The Indian company will provide application-support services to British American Tobacco across more than 130 countries, Wipro said in a statement.

It didn’t mention any financial terms of the contract.

Source:http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100127-704557.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

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UTStarcom Announces Plan to Outsource Manufacturing Operations

January 27th, 2010

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UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI) today announced that it has selected San Jose-based Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) as its new outsourced electronics manufacturing service provider (EMS), a move that aligns with UTStarcom’s announced restructuring initiatives and expands the company’s cost savings efforts.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sanmina-SCI will provide full electronics manufacturing services for UTStarcom’s system products currently being built in UTStarcom’s Hangzhou facility. These services include new product introduction (NPI) support, material sourcing and procurement, printed circuit board assembly, system integration and testing, final pack-out and delivery. Increasing UTStarcom’s ability to manage demand swings, the flexible cost structure of this outsourcing agreement matches UTStarcom’s volume of orders and allows for a faster cash flow cycle and lower working capital usage.

“As we referenced in our June and November 2009 public conference calls, UTStarcom is taking steps to change its operational approach,” said Zheng Min, UTStarcom’s vice president of global supply chain. “This new relationship with Sanmina-SCI will allow UTStarcom to continue delivering quality products while taking advantage of improved manufacturing efficiencies.”
Outsourcing UTStarcom’s manufacturing capabilities not only improves the company’s asset utilization, but it broadens the supply chain for increased velocity and coverage.

“We are very pleased that UTStarcom has selected Sanmina-SCI as their electronics manufacturing services provider. We look forward to utilizing our vertically integrated suite of services including NPI, material procurement, manufacturing, system integration, and direct order fulfillment to bring value to our relationship. This strategic relationship allows us to grow in the networking market in the East China region,” said PK Chan, executive vice president of Sanmina-SCI Greater China Operations.

Source:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/utstarcom-announces-plan-to-outsource-manufacturing-operations-82779802.html

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