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...

On Aug 15, 2010, hackers took over the website of high profile Indian businessman, politician and IPL team owner, Vijay Mallya.  The hackers posted pro Pakistani messages and signed off as Pakistan Cyber Army.  At least half a dozen national Indian media interviewed Vijay Mallya about his site being hacked. Techgoss spoke to all key players to work out what really happened. 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...

Princeton Uni educated Alok Bhardwaj worked as a Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banker before starting his own New York City based educational services firm. Alok then moved to Bangalore, India to start Hidden Reflex which specializes in software development.  Hidden Reflex launched the first Indian browser named Epic with many special features for the large Indian market. More...

Smartsoft was founded in 1997 and on its website describes itself as a ‘trusted service provider and systems integration partner to some of America’s leading corporations including Siemens Energy & Automation, Nissan Motors, Motorola, CPS Energy and Medquist.’  Smartsoft has been a SAP partner since 2003. Atlanta head quartered Smartsoft has few offices in Chennai as well. 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...

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited website Irctc.co.in is one of the most popular portals in the country.  Irctc offers online rail ticket bookings, train schedules, travel planner and even many holiday packages. Not surprisingly, it is a huge money spinner. According to Alexa, it is among the top 30 websites in India and top 600 sites in the world. More...