Accelerate 2010, held in Singapore in Sept, 2010, was a 2 day tech and mobile industry event which attracted some 2,000 international attendees. It endeavoured to pinpoint Asia’s most innovative web and mobile apps by discovering Asia's Top 50 Apps. Three from India are in the list.  The top ten among them will win a number of prizes including a 3 month stay at Silicon Valley. More...

Over the last ten months, Techgoss had published a series of exclusive reports giving details of all that was happening inside the BPO, KPO and IT divisions of one of India’s most successful IT-ITES companies Syntel.  One report showed how that in the recent past Syntel BPO was overly reliant on couple of key clients. Also, reported were the exits of the CEO and key HR people. More...

While the men and women who head India’s IT-ITES are often in the news for bagging big deals and the wins after the implementation of tech projects, few have the same success in the sporting field as well. Quadra Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd Chairman Joseph Philip recently captained the team which won India’s most popular boating event – the Snake Boat race at Alleppey, Kerala More...

On Sept 27, Techgoss had exclusively reported on how the employees of an IT company in Kerala which went bust have thrashed their CEO online. They have spewed their frustration and anger in the form of comments on websites and IT forums. About 100 IT workers of an IT company in Infopark Kochi lost their jobs late September when the company suddenly shut shop one fine day. More...

When a well-paced piece of general fiction appears with plenty of science in the backdrop, it’s almost always a thriller; or else the author was once a techie. But Manu Joseph, who is now riding a wave of popularity and success with a debut novel ‘Serious Men’, is a journalist. Publisher John Murray has signed up the book’s UK and Commonwealth rights excluding India and Canada. More...

Regular readers of Techgoss are well aware that a large number of our articles are crowd sourced.  People send in tips, story ideas and even articles. Many of our contributors have full times jobs in IT-ITES, and so prefer using a pseudonym. On Sept 20, 2010, Techgoss had published an article alleging few sloppy salaries and some employee unhappiness at Noida-based Vinculum. More...

The employees of an IT company in Kerala which went bust have thrashed their CEO online. They have spewed their frustration and anger in the form of comments on websites and IT forums. About 100 IT professionals of an IT company in Infopark Kochi lost their jobs early this week when the company suddenly shut shop one fine day.  Some techies say they are owed substantial dues. More...

Genpact was India’s first BPO and still continues its market leadership position in India.  Genpact has 41,000 employees and earned revenue of $1.1 Billion in 2009. Genpact started life as a Business Unit of GE, but by January 2005 it became an independent company.  Two years later, it was listed on the NYSE. In 2009, NASSCOM ranked Genpact as the No. 1 BPO company in India. More...

Few Indian blogs have captured the imagination of cricket loving India more than the Fake IPL Player.  Launched in April, 2009, in synch with the IPL matches; the Fake IPL Player soon attracted a readership running into hundreds of thousands.  National print and TV media covered the blog in great detail.  In August, 2010, the blogger unmasked himself as ex IT-ITES employee. More...

The United States Government spends $82 Billion a year on IT.  And if a US-based Government watchdog is to be believed, a lot of that is wasted. Public Resource is a registered nonprofit with the  motto of making Government information more accessible. Carl Malamud, the  President and Founder of Public Resource, is the author of 8 books and numerous national Digital awards. More...