The New York Times is the largest metropolitan newspaper in America and its journalists are among the best writers and investigators in that country.  The New York Times website is among the top 5 news websites in the world. Not surprisingly, many executives use the New York Times platform to make their point. More...

Indian HR firm ABC Consultants is one of the pioneers of organized recruitment in India having operated in the country for 40 years.  ABC Consultants also have offices in London and Dubai to support their clients and candidates. Now, the grapevine is buzzing with news that this highly regarded firm will soon launch a job portal. More...

Are we witnessing the slow but sure demise of the troll commentators on the internet? While most anonymous (anon) commentators put forward balanced facts and reasoned argument, some use the shadows to hurl abuse, personal criticism and racist/sexist rants. Some popular Indian blogs like India Uncut no longer allow comments. More...

Over the last six months, Techgoss had published a series of exclusive reports giving details of all that was happening inside BPO Syntel.  One report showed how that in the recent past Syntel was overly reliant on couple of key clients.  Techgoss had also reported on the movements of senior HR people at Syntel. More...

The open source and free software movements continue their relentless march into markets dominated by technology giants like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and IBM.  Many techies using Microsoft products at work prefer Mozilla Firefox and Linux at home. The quality, cost and idealism of this software is proving irresistible. More...

Technology giant Oracle’s database software is used by most of the Fortune 500 companies.  In Dec, 2009, it announced a 4 percent increase of quarterly revenues to $5.9 billion. In these 3 months it posted a net profit of $1.45 Billion, up 12 percent from the previous year. Oracle India is one of the jewels of this international tech firm. More...

KGB has now opened its doors to Filipino BPO workers by offering work-at-home “Special Agents” jobs to the public. First started by KGB in the USA in January 2009, Special Agents are able to provide answers to text-in questions from customers instead of having them call and speak with a traditional directory assistance setup. More...

Phaneesh Murthy is a respected member of the establishment these days. In 2008, his company iGATE was even voted as the best ‘IT Employer’ in India. This is always a subjective list, but a worthwhile recognition nevertheless.  Phaneesh is a welcome member of the elite clubs in Bangalore. But local police are not happy with him. More...

Change in management can bring better directions and new hope for everyone in a call center company. Newly installed Wachovia Country Manager Philippines, Tonichi Villanueva, however, is getting more than she bargained for. And it is likely that it has a lot do with what the management is doing and bringing to the table. More...

First there was only the ‘Delhi Bloggers Bloc’ mothership with its happy bloggers zooming around Delhi and NCR ‘connecting’ techies, journalists, photographers and anyone who used the net as a forum to express themselves.  By all accounts, during the 6 year old flight, everyone at the Delhi Bloggers Bloc had fun along the way. More...