(Freshers) Massive Fresher hiring for Capgemini

We are hiring freshers!! Yes you heard it right, the fresher fleet is coming...

As part of our India growth strategy and 2010 demand growth and we need your support to attract fresher talent.

Qualification: BE / B. Tech. – 2009 passouts ( Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics and all ,Electronics & Telecommunication, Electronics & Instrumentation etc.) MCA / M.Sc. -2009 : Only Computer Science & Information Technology Branch

Eligibility Criteria : Ø Graduation 60% and Above for below mentioned colleges. Ø No Gap in education Ø Willingness to work in shifts, any platform & any location Ø No Supplementary (un-cleared) subjects as on date Ø Good Communication Skills

Drive Location : Capgemini, unit 2, Talawade Pune Date: 10th April 2010 Time : 9:00 am

It will be great if you could forward this message to any of your acquaintances who are keen in participating in this test. Please note that as per our regular hiring norms, the students clearing this test with go thru the various levels of Interviews before being made the FTE offers. Thanking you all for your continued support.

All profiles matching the criterion can be sent to: Pune Location : fresherfleeetpune.fsgbu@capgemini.com Hyderabad Location : fresherfleeethyd.fsgbu@capgemini.com Chennai Location : fresherfleeetchen.fsgbu@capgemini.com

for the respective locations with the mentioned subject line: Name of the candidate, College name, Aggregate percentage, year of passing Candidates should carry this mail when they walk –in to the drive location.

Please note that this drive is in Pune only , for this weekend.

Recritment @ TCS across India on 10th,Apr,2010

Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Abhilash Building, Plot No. 96 EP - IP Industrial Area, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560 066
Registration Time
9.00 am to 12.00 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
SAP SD
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP SD
SAP Security
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP Security
SAP BASIS
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP Basis
SAP FICO
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP FICO
SAP MM
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP MM
SAP CRM UI Technical
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP CRM UI Technical
SAP ABAP Webdynpro + BSP
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP ABAP Webdynpro + BSP
SAP LSO + Webdynpro + ABAP
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP LSO + Webdynpro + ABAP
SAP HR (Technofunctional)
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP HR-Techno functional role
SAP xRPM / C projects
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP xPRM (Techno functional role)
SAP CO
5-8 years
Minimum of 4+yrs in SAP CO


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
SJM Towers, 18, Sheshadri Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore 560 009
Registration Time
9.00 am to 12.00 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Java Architect
8-12 years
Java Architect Experience
Informatica Developer/Designer
4-8 years
Informatica Development / Designing Experience
Hyperion Planning
4-8 years
Hyperion Planning Experience
Teradata DBA / Developer
4-8 years
Terdata DBA / Development Experience
Oracle Apps Techno functional Experience
4-8 years
Oracle Apps Techno functional Experience
BI Solution Architect
7-9 years
BI Solution Architect Experience


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
165/ 1A, Velachery – Taramani 100 Feet Road, Velachery, Chennai 600042
Registration
9.30 am to 1.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Helpdesk
2-4 years *
Candidate Must have min 2- 4 years of hands on experience in helpdesk
Desktop
3-6 years
Candidate Must have min 3- 8 years of hands on experience in Desktop
Solaris
4-7 years
Candidate Must have min 4- 7 years of hands on experience in solaris
Cisco Voice Networking
4-7 years
Candidate Must have min 4- 7 years of hands on experience in voice netowrking
IBM Mainframes
3-8 years
Candidate Must have min 3- 8 years of hands on experience in IBM Mainframes


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Tata Consultancy Services, 185/188 Lloyds Road, Chennai 600 086
Registration Time
9.30 am to 1.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Cognos Planning
3-8 years
Candidate Must have atleastt 3- 8 years of hands on experience in Cognos Planning.
Cognos Reporting
3-8 years
Candidate Must have atleastt 3- 8 years of hands on experience in Cognos Reproting.
Micorstrategy
3-8 years
Candidate Must have atleastt 3- 8 years of hands on experience in Micorstrategy.
Business Objects
3-8 years
Candidate Must have atleastt 3- 8 years of hands on experience in business Objects.



Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Yantra Park -(STPI), 2nd Pokharan Road, Opp. HRD Voltas Center, Subash Nagar, Thane (W)
Registration Time
9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Windows System Administration
3-4 years
Experience and knowledge in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, ADS, Anti-Virus Certifications: MCP mandatory, MCSE / MCSA preferred
Network Administrator
3-4 years
· Experiemce and knowledge in CCNA, CCNP
· Engineering background with sound Networking knowledge
· Install, configure, maintain Cisco network & security services, equipment and devices
· Troubleshooting complex Network & security related issues .
Siebel Configurator
4-8 years
Siebel Config, Siebel Upgrade experience & Scripting exp
Siebel EIM Expert
4-8 years
Siebel EAI,Siebel EIM and Config
Siebel Tech Lead
6-8 years
Siebel Config, Tech Lead,Siebel EIM,EAI
PS DBA
5-10 years
· PeopleSoft Administrator with strong hands on experience in support, implementation and upgrade projects.
· This person will be primarily responsible for production support and management of the PeopleSoft environment.
· He will work in close collaboration with the PeopleSoft development team as well as hardware and network areas as required.
· He will maintain and administer the change management system and be responsible for all migrations including PS Payroll.
· A thorough and hands-on experience with PS Implementation, Support and Upgrade projects with expertise in PeopleSoft version 9.0 and People Tools versions 8.49.
· Experience with Change Assistant is required. He will be responsible for install, maintain, monitor and report on web/application server tier components in a complex, load balanced environment; and will also be responsible for web/middle tier applications.
· He will be responsible to develop business continuity and disaster recovery plans. He must possess Oracle Database 10g experience.
Functional Consultant - Payroll
6-8 years
· Fluent in PeopleSoft Global Payroll and PeopleSoft HR process throughout lifecycle, including design, configuration, development, integration, testing, and deployment.
· Multiple PeopleSoft Implementation projects in PeopleSoft Global Payroll 9.0.
· Sound knowledge of SQL and PeopleSoft Tables.
· Rewrite of PeopleSoft Global Payroll configuration to address current issues and meet new business and legislative requirements
· Assisted technical, reporting, testing and data migration teams on Global Payroll requirements
· Provided functional support through the user acceptance and parallel test cycles
· Good Documentation Skills


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Kohinoor Park, Plot No.1, Jubilee Gardens, Cyberabad, Hyderabad 500 081
Registration Time
9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
MS Technologies
4-7 years
Strong in C# & Visual Basic.NET, XML and XSLT with .Net, Web Services and SQL Server 2005. Experience in Dot Net 3.0 / 3.5 framework is a must
Informatica / Teradata
3-7 years
· Experience in Informatica 7.x/8.x versions
· Experience with Databases like Oracle/Teradata
· Experience in Scheduling (Control M etc)
· Exposure to UNIX / Linux environment
· Exposure to performance tuning and Informatica Admin related activities
BI SQL
3-7 years
· Proficient in writing complex T-SQL Queries, Stored Procedures, Functions, Views , Trigger etc. (SQL 2005 / 2008) 2) Working experience in Database & Design concepts
· Working experience in - SSIS and SSRS
· Knowledge on BI concepts / SSAS.



Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Tata Consultancy Services, 249 D & E Udyog Vihar Phase IV, Gurgaon
Registration Time
09.30 am to 12.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Informatica Developer
3+ years
Min 3 + yrs exp in Infomatica, Unix / Informatica Powercenter
C++
5+ years
Knowledge and development Experience in Wireless protocols, embedded systems and RTOS


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
154, B Block A, Sector 63, Phase III, Noida Distt. Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida - 201301
Registration Time
09.30 am to 12.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
ETIL Administration
3+ years
· 2+ years in a direct role as an ETL administrator
· 3+ years of DWH experience.
· Expert understanding of the ETL/ELT and architectural principles of data integration and data warehousing.
Datastage Developer
3+ years
· 3 + yrs Exp in DataStage design and development
· Should have working knowledge of databases preferably TeraData or Sql Server.
Abnitio Developer
3+ years
3 + yrs exp in Abnitio, Unix
Cognos Developer
3+ years
Min 3 + yrs exp in Cognos
Buisness Object
3+ years
Min 3 - 6 yrs exp in BO XI
Microstrategy Developer
3+ years
3 + yrs exp in Microstrategy
Informatica Developer
3+ years
Min 3 + yrs exp in Infomatica, Unix / Informatica Powercenter



Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Tata Consultancy Services, Raja Shree Business Park, 8 Tadiwala Road, Pune 411 001
Registration Time
10.00 am to 1.00 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Sybase/Perl
4-6 years
Experience on Sybase, Proficiency in Unix Shell Scripting and Perl programming.
Informatica
4-8 years
Informatica with Power Exchange/ Data Explorer/Data Quality
Web sphere Application server Engineering
5+ years
Architectural knowledge of WebSphere Application Server 6.1 and 7.0,
Web Infrastructure Engineer
4-8 years
· Server/Global Load Balancing (F5 skills a plus) If not aware of F5 then at least should aware of different load balancers available in market. Understanding of F5 is must as the responsibility is to configure and troubleshoot load balancers.. Web Proxies
· Content Delivery Networking (CDN)
· Application Acceleration/Optimization
· TCP/IP troubleshooting (packet capture analysis)
· HTTP troubleshooting, analysis (HTTPwatch)
· Security
IIS Admin
3-8 years
Expertise in administration (installation, configuration, monitoring, upgrade) of large number of IIS based Web servers (versions 5 and 6) with strong troubleshooting skills
WAS Administrator
3-8 years
· WebSphere application server administration
· WebSphere Application Server Version 5.X and 6.X on Unix and Windows environments
· Must have experience on configuring WAR/EAR
Microstrategy
3-5 years
Microstrategy
Chordiant Architect
3-10 years
Chordiant/JSF/Spring/struts/Eclipse/RAD/RSA
Ab Initio
3-10 years
Should have experience in Ab Initio
Web Sphere Application server
3-5 years
Should have experience in Web Sphere Application server (Min 1 yr relevant exp)
Teradata
3-7 years
Teradata
SAS
3-7 years
Good knowledge of SAS


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Delta Park Eden, Plot B-1, Block EP & GP, Sector 5, Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Kolkata 700 091
Registration Time
9.30 am to 11.30 am

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
Data Migration (Insurance business)
10+ years
Insurance Consulting - Life & Pensions~ Data Migration (Insurance business)
Project Leader
8-10 years
Insurance Consulting - Life & Pensions~ Foundation - J2EE EJB 1.x/2.x(J2EE,Insurance business.)
Ab Initio
4+ years
Ab Initio
Cognos
3+ years
Cognos
Technical Architect
10+ years
Expert with many projects,J2EE/Oracle
Database Designer
6+ years
Expert in DBA skills,Oracle
Business Analyst
5+ years
CA + Accounting ,Accounts
Application Architect
10+ years
Expert with many projects,J2EE/Oracle
Project leader
7+ years
Policy lead
Project leader
7+ years
Testing Lead
Project leader
7+ years
AccountingLead
Application Designers
5-6 years
Portal Lead,J2EE/Oracle
Application Designers
5-6 years
Model Lead, Insurance,J2EE/Oracle
Life Insurance Business Analyst
5+ years
· Experience in functional analysis in Life and Annuities domain (Sales Illustration, Policy Administration)
· Experience in functional and data modeling
· Exposure to requirement modelling tools like RSA will be an added advantage
Mobile iPhone Application Designer/Architect
5+ years
· Experience in iPhone app design, development and implementation for enterprise applications.
· Experience in iphone app User Interface design and customization.
· Experience in handling service calls from iphone apps.
· Handling message level securisecurity (encryption,digital signature etc.) through iPhone app.5. Managing session data in an iphone app. 6. Exposure to auto insurance Policy Sales and Service will be an added advantage.
Mobile iPhone Application developer
3+ years
· Experience in iPhone app development and implementation for enterprise applications.
· Experience in iphone app User Interface design and customization.
· Experience in handling service calls from iphone apps.
· Handling message level security (encr (encryption,digital signature etc.) through iPhone app. 5. Managing session data in an iphone app.6. Exposure to auto insurance Policy Sales and Service will be an added advantage.
Oracle OM Functional
3+ years
Should have atleast 2 Oracle Apps Implementation cycle experience as Functional consultant, Worked on Oracle OM, Inventory, Pricing Modules, Requirement Analysis and business process mapping of requirements, Have Oracle AR knowledge to handle interfaces, Designed Custom components
Windows
6-8 years
Windows Distributed Server Management (IT IS)
Database
4-6 years
Database Administrator,Structured Query Language (SQL) Database Administration (IT IS)
Messaging
4+ years
Exchange Server Management (IT IS)
Storage & Bkup
3+ years
Storage Administration Management (IT IS)


Date
10-April-2010 (Saturday)
Venue
Tata Consultancy Services,5th Floor, Info Tower 1,Info City,Gandhinagar,Gujarat
Registration Time
9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Skills
Experience Band
Requirement (JD)
SAP FICO
3-7 years
· One End to End implementation minimum (SAP ECC 6.0)
· Two years Support experience ( SLA compliance, Ticket life cycle)
· E2 level competency in SAP FI area
· Internal Order, CCA in depth knowledge
· COPA planning, Integration with MM and SD
SAP CO
3-7 years
· One End to End implementation minimum (SAP ECC 6.0)
· E2 level competency in SAP CO area
Oracle Apps Technical
4-7 years
· 3-4 yrs of Technical exposure in Oracle Apps Implementation Projects (Version: R12/11.5.10.2).
· PL/SQL Programming/Oracle Forms 6i / Oracle XML Reports.
· Development of Oracle Application Framework (OAF) Pages/Extending Standard Code.
· Oracle Workflow/Oracle Alerts/Oracle Approval Management(AME)
· Data Migration experience using Oracle APIs and Interfaces.
· Work exposure of both the Procure to Pay and Order to cash cycles in Apps.
· Full SDLC experience in Oracle Apps Project.
SAP CRM
4-7 years
· One End to End implementation minimum (SAP ECC 6.0)
· E2 level competency in SAP CRM


* As per the scheme, BYB reward is applicable for 3 years and above relevant experience.

Documents to be carried for the walk-in
· A copy of resume
· Passport size photo
· Last 3 months pay-slip copies

Eligibility Criteria:

•BE/B.Tech/MCA/M.Sc/MS with minimum 3 years of relevant experience post Qualification IT- Experience.
•Bsc Graduates with minimum 4+ years of relevant experience post qualification IT Experience.
•Only Full Time courses would be considered.
•Consistent academic records Class X onwards (Minimum 50%) Not more than 2 years break in Career / Academics or Non - IT Experience.
•Candidate who have attended TCS interview in the last 6 months need not apply.

To Know more about BYB
Log on to UItimatix > Global HR > Bring your Buddy > India Buddy Scheme

To Refer your buddy (create EPIR number)
Log on to Ultimatix > Workforce Management > Global Recruitment System (GRS)

*The candidate should have the EPIR number at the time of interview. EPIR number is mandatory to be eligible for the reward*

For any Queries - Buzz "Bring Your Buddy helpline" at 4225968 or
write to us at tcs.budzee@tcs.com or
Sametime Connect > Converse Tools > Chat Forum v2 > Bring Your Buddy > Join the Forum

Refer your friends for Walk In Interviews for Open Positions in HCL - CODC on 10th and 11th of April @ Vadapalani

Dear All,

To Cater our Growth needs We are conducting a WALK- IN INTERVIEW DRIVE for the below mentioned Requirements for CODC on Saturday 10th April & Sunday 11th April in Chennai at CODC -3.

Please refer your friends meeting the below mentioned criteria.

For Saturday 10th April 2010:

1. Network Protocol Testing
2. CCNA / CCNP
3. C/ C++, Linux & Networking
4. JAVA Leads ( TL & STL )

For Sunday 11th April 2010:

1. Java Programmers (MTS / LE)

Qualification Criteria for all the requirements:

· BE /B.Tech (CS, EEE, ECE, IT)
· MCA
· M.Sc (CS, S/W, IT, Elect)
· ME /M.Tech (CS, EEE, ECE, IT)
· Should not be a fresher / 2009 Pass out.

Venue:
HCL Technologies Ltd
184-188, NSK Salai
Vadapalani
Chennai – 26
Landmark: Opp to Kamala Theater

Walk in Time : 9.00am till 11.30am

Your references fulfilling any of the above skill set & criteria can walk in directly on the respective dates of interview carrying 2 copies of resume and one passport size photograph.

Refer your friends to new opportunities with HCL BPO -- Business Services Division

Profiles we are looking for: Open positions would primarily be for the call center division at the entry level (0-2 yrs exp).

Designations: Technical Support Officer (Voice Based) / Customer Support Executive (Voice Based)

JD of the profile: Qualification: 10th passed + 3 yrs Diploma passed (full time)/ 10+2 completed candidates/ graduates from any discipline are eligible to apply. Those with experience up to 2 years in a BPO too would be considered. Location: Positions are open for both Chennai and Noida Skill Set: Prospective candidates should have excellent communication skills in English and open to working in rotational night shifts. Candidates applying for the Technical Support Officer vacancy should have basic knowledge in computers (ISP, Troubleshooting etc).
Who can refer? Coverage extended to all HCLites up to grade E4 (E4 included) except HR, Recruitment Teams and EHS.

How to refer? If an employee wants to refer a candidate for BPO - Business Services Division, he/she can: -

Send the referred candidate’s profile as an attachment to buddyboomspoc@hcl.in (Buddy Boom SPOC) with the Name and Employee code of the referring employee clearly mentioned in the e-mail OR - Send the name and contact details of the referred candidate to buddyboomspoc@hcl.in with the Name and Employee code of the referring employee clearly mentioned in the e-mail OR - Send the candidates to walk-in to the below addresses with the Name and Employee code of the referring employee clearly mentioned on their resume.

Chennai walk-in venue: HCL Technologies Ltd. (BPO Business Services) Block I, 84, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600006 HR Contact Person: Vinitha Chandan

Noida walk-in venue: HCL Technologies Ltd. (BPO Business Services) A-22, Sector 60, Noida - 201301 HR Contact Person: Arun Kumar

Rewards for HCL Tech employees: The referral amount paid out to the employee for each referral is Rs. 5000/-. Employees are eligible for payment only if the referred candidate is selected, joins (is SAP-hired) BPO - Business Services Division and completes three months on board.

Referrals Invited for SAP Professionals - Accenture

Referrals Invited for Key Open Positions in SAP

The Accenture Delivery Centers for Technology in India have been growing in the last few years and this would not have been possible without your contribution and active participation in the recruiting process. Talent Scout allows us to attract the best talent in Accenture, making Accenture a great place to work in. Refer for the following open positions and grab an opportunity to work with your friends!
We have seen an increase in leverage of the work offshore and we are moving up the value chain. To meet this increase workload we need professionals who have done end-to-end implementation with a client facing role and who are willing to travel.

We are looking for candidates with experience in:

End-to-end SAP implementation with special emphasis on Requirements Gathering business blueprint, Solution Design, Unit and integration Testing and Support during UAT. Additional skills include deployment, Train the trainer and support post implementation.
Client facing roles with large corporations
Leading work stream/module
With the ability to drive design discussions including conducting Conference Room Pilots, decision papers and process definition documents
Preference for specialized industry solution skills or on business processes
Excellent communication and client facing abilities
Key Open Positions:-

Skills
Level
Profiles to be Uploaded Under
SAP-Banking
TL/AM
SAP for Banking
SAP-BASIS
TL/AM
SAP-BASIS
SAP-Business Intelligence
TL/AM
SAP-BW Professionals
SAP-CO-Controlling
TL/AM
SAP-CO-Controlling
SAP-Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
TL/AM
SAP-CRM
SAP-Financials
TL/AM
SAP-Financials
SAP-Human Capital Management
TL/AM
SAP-HR Professionals
SAP-Logistics Execution (LE)-Warehouse Management
TL/AM
SAP-WM
SAP-Oil & Gas
TL/AM
SAP Oil & Gas
SAP-PLM-Plant Maintenance (PM)
TL/AM
SAP-PM Professionals
SAP-PLM-Quality Management (QM)
TL/AM
SAP-QM
SAP-Project System (PS)
TL/AM
SAP-PS
SAP-Purchasing (MM-PO)
TL/AM
SAP-MM
SAP-SD-Sales Order Management
TL/AM
SAP-SD Professionals
SAP-Utilities
TL/AM
SAP-IS

Onboard Bonus Table:

Level
Referral Bonus
TL/AM
INR 25000

Note: The referral bonus will get paid along with the salary of the month subsequent to the month in which your referral joins Accenture.

How does one Refer??

Please visit https://idc.home.accenture.com/HR/Documents/CurrentOpening.xls to view the complete list of current open positions.
If your friend’s profile matches any of the mentioned requirements, log on to https://india.jobs.accenture.com/talentscout
Select the ‘Solutions workforce’ and upload your friend’s resume.
Once the profile is successfully uploaded – you would get an auto generated mail with a unique CID number for the candidate.
You can use the CID number to track the status of the referred candidate.


Regards
Talent Scout Team,
Delivery Centre for Technology in India

First Post after a long time

YOOOO.... Its a good feeling to write a post after a long time of gap into my blog.... :) :)


Today am travelling to Hyderbad to be part of cousin marriage, after my sister marriage, this is the biggest occassion where i can get a chance to meet my all relatives and friends... loads of fun.... its bad to know about the News on Communal Riots in Hyderabad, however at this moment situation a bit contolled ...

Internet unplugged: Browse the Web offline

You can now browse and search the net on your laptop computers and hand-held devices--without an Internet connection.

A brand new software developed by a Silicon Valley startup, co-founded by Indian tech star Rakesh Mathur, makes that possible. What more, the service comes free.

Webaroo, the venture floated by Mathur along with fellow computer hotshots Bradley Husick and Beerud Sheth, formally launched the `Searchable, Offline Web' on Monday.

"At home or on the go, in the air or on vacation, users can now find the information they need, wherever they are," said Webaroo's CEO Mathur, who made a fortune during the dotcom boom by selling his hugely successful junglee.com to Amazon.

The Indian face of Webaroo is not restricted to Mathur and Sheth, both from IIT Mumbai. Much of the work on the new software has been done by 50 odd software developers and mathematicians in India. The company has offices in Seattle, Santa Clara, Mumbai and Delhi.

"As mobile use grows, consumers want to be able to do more with their mobile devices. Webaroo brings the power of web search to mobile devices with an innovative product that is truly ubiquitous and fast," says Mathur.

The Webaroo software features "web packs" on a variety of subjects such as news, sports and major global cities, including New York, London and Mumbai--each of which contains thousands of relevant web pages identified by its innovative algorithms.

The company has tied up with computer maker Acer to bundle the new software on its laptop PCs worldwide. It is in talks with other manufacturers for similar tie-ups.

The free software will be no drain on Webaroo's finances. For the company, much like Google and Yahoo search engines, plans to make money from advertisements.

The service is not only free, it's fast as well since content is saved on the device, says Webaroo. And it's "real" as web pages are delivered in full graphic form. How the software works? The company says its servers crawl the Internet and analyse web pages, selecting pages with high quality, broad coverage and small size.

Consumers can download Webaroo and selected content onto their laptop and mobile devices (PDA/smart phone). Or purchase a device with Webaroo bundled in. The company has more plans. Later this year, it plans to unveil a new version of the software it will call `Web to Go', that will allow people to search for any topic they desire offline.

Orion to Reinforce Google Search

Google has bought a new search algorithm penned by Ori Alon, an Israeli student from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Apparently they beat Microsoft and Yahoo, who were also interested in the super-advanced technique for prioritizing relevance in text-searches. The algorithm called Orion, works out the most relevant text on which to perform a search. It only works in English and rates the text by quality of the site in which it appears. Orion will make searches less-time consuming, by working with existing search engines and expanding on their function. Moreover, instead of finding pages on the net that contain keywords, then providing links, the new search engine will provide expanded text extracts which will eradicate the need to open every link. Orion had sparked interest from the likes of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, with Google eventually acquiring the rights to the algorithm. Alon stated that Orion would improve the speed and focus of internet searches making it an invaluable service. As its developers say, the new search-engine tool will revolutionize the way people retrieve information from the internet. Alon further explained that, it also provides a list of terms or topics related to the original search keyword. This new tool would make net surfing much easier and less frustrating, giving information directly and immediately making it a great time-saver for users. According to sources, it is confirmed that Ori Alon works at Google's Mountain View, California offices. Unfortunately there is no public demo of Orion, but this system is said to give users the most relevant results and a list of suggested topics that the user may not be aware of.

Satyam scouting for women at senior levels

The good news on the gender front is that companies like Satyam Computer are actively seeking to recruit women at senior or leadership levels.

The company has 19 per cent of women in its workforce of around 28,000; "but at the leadership level this percentage comes down to 7 per cent", Mr A.S. Murty, Director and Senior Vice-President, Human Resources, Satyam Computer Services, told Business Line.

Lack of qualified women

"We're desperate to get more women at senior levels and are prepared to be flexible, but can't find qualified women."

He says some customers ask for women leaders, and often during meetings with customers "it is a little awkward if you don't have a single woman leader, particularly when the customer might have 4-5 women in their group. We've identified this as a problem and want to improve the percentage of women in senior positions."

Wipro, HCL May Unveil Strong Results

The Indian IT industry is set to witness another reasonable quarter and the top 5 companies are expected to accrue revenues in line with their last quarter guidance despite rising salaries and attrition.

The torchbearer in this quarter could be Wipro and HCL Technologies and others such as TCS and Infosys to show slightly lesser quarter-on-quarter results, said analysts. The industry is expected to post q-o-q revenues of 5.5­6 percent.

"Wipro is slated to post strong revenue growth at 9 percent as compared to the previous quarter," says an analyst from a leading brokerage house in Mumbai, who did not want to be named.

The package implementation and infrastructure services are bound to drive revenues for Wipro. The BPO business that had a huge impact in the past two quarters will continue to do so according to industry watchers.

Most US States offshoring work

The numerous proposals to restrict offshoring in US Government agency projects notwithstanding, a latest report of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that offshoring occurred in human services programs in a majority of US States for functions such as software development and call centre.

It also found that India was the most prevalent offshore location. "Offshoring occurred in one or more programs in 43 of 50 States and the District of Columbia, most frequently in the Food Stamp and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. However, expenditures for services performed offshore in the four State-administered programs appear to be relatively small... India was the most prevalent offshore location, followed by Mexico," the recent report by GAO said.

Ramalinga Raju is Nasscom chairman Software association

Nasscom Executive Council (EC) elected Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, as the new Chairman of the association. Mr Raju was earlier the Vice-Chairman of Nasscom. The EC also appointed Mr Lakshmi Narayanan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant as the new Vice-Chairman, said sources.

INDIA'S SOFTWARE COMPANY ACQUIRES US FIRM

India's IBS Software Services, a software developer for the travel industry, on Thursday announced acquisition of US-based Discovery Travel Systems, a leading solutions provider to the travel marketplace. "This acquisition will enable us to diversify into other segments of the travel industry, thus expanding the scope of our operations," said V.K. Mathews, chairman and managing director, IBS Group. "The high profile DTS clientele and the high potential of leisure travel and vacation industries worldwide make it even more exciting for us to enter this industry segment," he added. Mathews said DTS' business operations in the leisure travel domain would complement their business relationships with airlines, travel agencies, hotel chains, car rental agencies and augment their strengths in areas like airline reservations and check-in. "This sale will provide significant benefits for our existing and future clients," said John Broughan, president of DTS.

Dundas Releases New SQL Server Tool

Dundas Software Ltd, one of the business intelligencepartners that could feel the brunt of Microsoft Corp'srecent takeover of ProClarity Corp, has released a newproduct for SQL Server 2005.The Toronto-based company has unveiled the DundasGauge for Reporting Services, which layers dashboardand scorecard visualizations on top of SQL Server 2005'sbuilt-in Reporting Services engine.The "gauges" refer to circular, linear and numeric dial-likeand knob-like visualizations -- much like those used byclassic Executive Information Systems (EIS) -- fordepicting key performance indicators.Dundas has already released a charting tool (DundasChart) for Reporting Services. Dundas Gauge forReporting Services costs $700 for a design license and$1,300 per processor.Despite Microsoft's increasing appetite in BI, the companyremains committed to SQL Server."We remain dedicated to bringing the best datavisualization and dashboard solutions to users ofReporting Services 2005" said Troy Marchand, vicepresident of product development at Dundas.

Patni eyes acquisition, to hire 4000 people

India's sixth largest software services firm Patni Computer Systems said it was actively scouting for acquisitions and wants to hike headcount by 4000 this year to drive its growth. "We would like to acquire companies whose revenues are roughly 10 per cent of Patni revenues. We would like to acquire companies with revenues of $45-50 million," Patni Executive Vice-President Mrinal Sattawala told reporters. Patni had revenue of $450 million in 2005.

Now, it’s time for reverse outsourcing: HCL

Four years ago when HCL made the ground-breaking decision to buy a call centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and become the first Indian company to own a BPO in Britain, everyone in the Irish city was scared of losing jobs to India. Today, it is the pride of Belfast, with HCL expanding to a second unit in Armagh and providing employment to more than 2,000 Irish youngsters and boasting further expansion plans. HCL has bucked the trend most American and British companies follow, of relocating their customer care operations to India and created contact centre jobs in the UK, thus changed the notion that British jobs are being stolen by Indians. DNA spoke to Kevin Houston, senior vice president and general manager of HCL’s Northern Ireland operations in Belfast. The initial fright in Ireland of HCL taking jobs away has gone now? Yes, we are now recognised as a large employer and provide employment of choice. Locals here no longer see India as a threat but more as an opportunity. There is always a waiting list for people wanting to work for us and our vacancies are filled almost immediately. We have people wanting to work for us both here and in India.

Sun Micro, Wipro set up Java centre

Sun Microsystems India and Wipro Technologies on Thursday announced the setting up of the first-ever Sun Centre of Excellence for Java enterprise system in India. This new Sun CoE joins a worldwide network of institutions and organisations that will develop projects using Sun's Java Enterprise System. It will assist customers in India as well as globally on leading technology solutions around hot technology paradigms such as identity management, portal technologies, service oriented architecture and grid computing, according to a release.The CoE will serve as a lab for Wipro Technologies to develop and maintain re-usable solutions and architectures based on the Java Enterprise System. It will also act as a reference point for Wipro to internally train engineers on the technology as well as to demonstrate to its clients the solutions offered.The state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped with the best infrastructure such as Sun servers running the Solaris (TM) 10 Operating System, and Sun Storage arrays, amongst others. Apart from the customer solution centre, Wipro has made investments in developing a pool of technical personnel who have thorough knowledge and experience on Java Enterprise Systems and other related Sun technologies.

Andhra hospitality touches Bush's heart

US President George W. Bush, who visited this Andhra Pradesh capital for four hours earlier this month, has said the land and people he met had touched his heart.
In a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Bush thanked him for his hospitality and praised the leadership's strong commitment to agriculture and welfare of farmers.
'It is very clear to one (and all) that the people of your state hold you in high esteem,' he said in a communication written and signed by himself and delivered Saturday.
According to a statement from the chief minister's office, Bush wrote that his visit to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on March 3 was very educating and opened his eyes to the long strides made by India in agriculture over years.
'India is on the threshold of a major revolution in agriculture and emerging as a super economic power,' he said.
'The agriculture centre (university) was most interesting,' wrote the US president, indicating how he enjoyed meeting Indian agricultural scientists and enterprising women leaders from the villages of the state.
'The American president was enthralled by Indian fruits, plants, crops, enterprising women and the simplicity of the farmers during his four-hour visit,' said the statement.

Progress Software plans to expand India operations

Progress Software Corporation, the US-based supplier of open application infrastructure software to accelerate the development, integration and management of business applications, plans to expand its India operations.
Progress Software Development Pvt Ltd, the company's Indian subsidiary that has its operations here, will invest $3.5 million during 2006 to expand the operations. The headcount too will go up from 65 to over 120 this year.
The Indian operation, started a year ago at HITEC City here, is the firm's largest software development centre outside US.
'This is our largest development centre outside the US. We have already invested $2 million,' said Michael Hickman, managing director of Progress Software Development.
'Presently 65 employees are doing leading-edge software design and development in Java, C++ and .Net,' Hickman told IANS.
'We will take additional space as we grow. The company might also think of expanding to other Indian cities.'
The company currently has 75 customers including both end user customers and indirect sales. It plans to set up direct sales offices.
Founded in 1981, the Nasdaq-listed firm clocked revenues of $405 million in 2005, registering a growth of 17 percent over the previous year. The company registers $5 billion of technology sales globally every year.
'This is our first development centre in Asia-Pacific,' Hickman said. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for five percent of the firm's total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the company has a strategy to increase this share.
Headquartered in Bedford, the firm has 1,600 employees worldwide with 90 offices in 60 countries. The firm, which has around 2,000 partners, delivers 5000 unique business applications and has done a lot of work on services oriented applications (SOA).
Among the business applications developed by it include stock tracking technology. Used by major banks and financial institutions, it helps in automatically buying and selling stocks.
The company has 110,000 customer sites in 135 countries. Over 60,000 new users acquire Progress-based technology every year. The company has also bagged many awards for innovation, including the Info World Innovation award 2005.