UST Global is one of the leading IT Companies based in Technopark, Trivandrum. The company is celebrating its tenth foundation day on 19th August. Foundation Day celebrations are usually spread over a week with several programmes culminating in a grand finale for the employees with their families. The recession has played spoiler to such plans. More...

Narayana Murthy co-founded Infosys and has led it to great success and universal admiration. Most Indians like Mr. Murthy for his humility, integrity and impeccable moral values. There was a time when he was even being touted as a Presidential candidate. Most would agree that, like Abdul Kalam, Narayana Murthy would be an inspiring role model as the President. More...

Blue Chip Company HCL is India's fifth largest software exporter.  Headquarted in NOIDA, Tech major HCL has had steady growth and profits.  Despite a bad judgment call on Forex markers, it still managed Profit after Tax of 58 crore in quarter ending Mar 31, 2009. Now a HCL techie had had the unfortunate experience of his bank account being hacked and salary stolen More...

Gurgaon is one of the most important tech hubs in India.  The IT software Sector in this ‘Millennium City’ earns revenue of $4 billion a year.  Every major IT/BPO company in India has a presence here. Cashed up youngsters have spawned a vibrant entertainment industry. A popular local discotheque has been shut after an IT employee was thrashed by bouncers. More...

Hewlett Packard, like most tech companies, is feeling the chill winds of a global recession.  The turning point was the first quarter (ending Jan 31) when net income dropped by 13 percent.  The highly regarded HP CEO, Mark Hurd, wrote to everyone in February, about the necessity of pay cuts. Mark led by example and cut his own salary by 20 percent More...

The Linux operating system is one of the great success stories of the free and open source software movement.  It is the result of a universal, collaborative effort by mainly volunteers who are happy for others to use and enhance their labour of love. It is high quality and free and seen as a threat by proprietary companies like Microsoft. More...

Trouble is brewing in the Gurgaon office of Software Technology Group (STG) where employees have either not been paid, or were being paid half of their salaries for the past 10 months or so.  The angry employees are on the war path. A substantial number of employees (including programmers) have left while others have clung on hoping things will improve. More...

UK-based Alamy claims to hold the largest and most comprehensive online collection of commercial photography in the world. Established in 1999, Alamy pioneered the concept of an unedited collection and sells images taken by thousands of photographers and photo agencies. Its ex-CEO operating from Technopark, Kerala had left in a hurry and in unclear circumstances. More...

Gadget and technology blog Gizmodo is well known for its integrity and in your face honesty.  Started in 2002, it gets more than 100 million page views a month.  As you can imagine, a Gizmodo review often results in a product selling better or not.  As a thought leader, its views are echoed by other tech websites and blogs. Bill Gates has just written for Gizmodo. More...

Gurgaon is the most important tech hub in North India. Every major tech company including Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Infosys and others have offices in Gurgaon. India’s leading BPO Genpact has its HQ there. Gurgaon is not only frequented by the corporate honchos from India and abroad but also by the Bollywood stars and big wigs from political families. More...