| General News - Personal computer use can download trouble at work |
Fess up. You've used the computer at work for personal business. You've booked your vacation online while sitting at your desk, you ordered some new books to be delivered to your home and you even downloaded some music and videos.
Don't be surprised, then, when your employer gets dragged into court because of your online antics. Not the vacation business, or even the ordering of books. Nope. It was when you downloaded the music and videos -- and didn't pay for the right -- that you landed your company, and yourself, in hot water. |
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| Outsourcing : Indian scene - Emerging BPO opportunities |
NEW DELHI JULY 16. Total employment in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is expected to reach six lakhs by 2007, according to a research done by International Data Corporation (IDC) in association with the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).
The study titled `Emerging BPO Opportunities for India' reveals that employment in this area will grow at a compounded annual growth rate 32 per cent during 2003-07 from the present 1.5 lakhs. Expanding integration between corporate IT decision-makers and business processes along with the significant cost advantage have led to a growing acceptance of BPO as a means of managing business. In 2002, the BPO industry witnessed an increase in the number of contracts being awarded and a flurry of activity in setting up foot by different global players.
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| Outsourcing : Indian scene - Outsourcing is inevitable & here to stay: Murthy |
PALO ALTO, California: When Infosys chairman and chief mentor Narayana Murthy talks, people listen. Being the Bill Gates of Indian IT industry, his words carry a lot of weight.
But last week, while addressing a select group of TiE members at the Crowne Plaza Cabana, Murthy was extremely cautious in talking about outsourcing.
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| Outsourcing : Indian scene - Electrolux outsourcing to hit Rs 200 cr in India |
NEW DELHI: AB Electrolux, the world’s largest appliance manufacturer, has decided on a $40 million — approximately Rs 200 crore — electrical component outsourcing contract in India for its US-based plants. The outsourcing deal, which is expected to be an annual feature as against a one-time contract, will be granted to a consortium of Indian manufacturers later this year.
The Swedish appliance company has set up an international purchasing office in India which will be involved in identifying and negotiating the contracts. This division will be operational by September and in effect will work independent from the Indian subsidiary of the appliance manufacturer — Electrolux Kelvinator.
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| Technology - MySQL AB Brings its Training Program to India |
MySQL AB is pleased to introduce the company's inaugural training course and executive seminar in India. The three-hour executive seminar titled, "Power of Open Source Technologies and MySQL Database," and a 5-day/8-hour training course called, "Usage and Managing MySQL," will both take place in the city of Hyderabad, India next month.
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| General News - Google tops Apple, Coca-Cola in branding poll |
LONDON: Minimalist Internet search engine Google was voted "brand of the year" by branding junkies on Tuesday, proving once again that less is more as it pipped giants such as Coca-Cola and Starbucks to the top slot.
Google, the powerful search tool that presents Net surfers with a minimum of visual clutter, came top in a global poll of 1,315 respondents to a survey by Interbrand, the leading British branding agency.
The respondents, who were described as "above averagely intelligent" professionals and students from over 72 countries, were asked which brand had made the most impact on their lives in 2002, either positively or negatively. |
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| General News - Business on Internet's leading Auction Site eBay |
Within hours of the Columbia tragedy on Saturday, hundreds of collectibles featuring the doomed space shuttle were placed for sale on eBay as prices soared.
Columbia ripped apart on re-entry to the earth’s atmosphere early Saturday, killing the seven crew members and scattering debris across a large swath of the southern United States. Almost immediately, the number and price of Columbia collectibles on the Web’s leading auction site began to surge.
A search for "Columbia shuttle" returned 1,011 items on eBay late Saturday, with more than 900 being listed after the disaster stunned the nation earlier in the day. |
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| Strategic Partnerships - Mak Studios |
We are glad to announce that MAK Studios is our strategic partner for handling communications and designing projects for United States. MAKstudios is a team of professional full service designers and Advertising Gurus who thrive on developing stunningly-creative graphics. Each client is unique and provides us the challenge we need to fuel our eager design craze! Each design is hand crafted with special care and up to date techniques and styles to ensure your project is among the leading standards of 'cutting edge'.
We are proud of their designing skills and capabilities about presenting your business image in the eSpace. They have excellent graphic skills as is evident from their website and portfolio. The company is headed by
Michael A Karr.
President
Mak Studios
Michigan, USA |
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| E-Business - Web shoppers' new option: Bill me later |
The "bill me later" feature works much like a credit card, said Mark Lavelle, vice president of business development for I4 Commerce. After entering their billing address during the checkout process, shoppers click on the "bill me later" button. Instead of asking for a credit card number, the service asks consumers to enter their date of birth and occasionally the last four digits of their Social Security number.
I4 pays the merchant, then within 10 to 15 days after the buyers complete their initial transaction, I4 will send them a bill for all of their "bill me later" transactions during that time period, Lavelle said. They can either pay the full bill at once or pay a portion of it. I4 charges 17.9 percent interest on any outstanding balances, he said. Much like a credit card company, I4 will bill customers on a monthly basis. |
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| E-Commerce - What Works??? |
Two years after the dot-com bust, some key technologies have proven to be the silver lining that has helped companies survive the unforgiving e-commerce climate.
Truly useful e-commerce tools address one of three areas: displaying, buying or sending the product. As a result, iPix's 360-degree images, Amazon.com's "one-click" option and Federal Express' online order tracking are examples of popular technologies shoppers use online.
"We're into that phase where common sense makes decisions, not just new cool tech and bells and whistles," said Kate Delhagen, analyst at Forrester Research. "People will say: Do customers want to see the item better, or are they halfway through the purchase process and need help, or does it take too long to make a purchase?" |
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| E-Commerce - Online shopping passes $11 billion |
Shoppers continued to hit the Net as the holiday shopping season headed into the final lap, spending $11.35 billion between Nov. 1 and last week.
Top categories this year include the stalwarts of online shopping: books, music and videos. But apparel has made a strong showing, with consumers spending $1.83 billion online, a hair under the $1.86 billion for books, music and videos, between Nov. 2 and Dec. 13, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings, Harris Interactive and Goldman Sachs. |
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