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The big thing is not what happens to us in life – but what we do about what happens to us. - George Allen
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NFOLIO TEAM: Chief Coordinator: Subin Amarnathan/ Coordinator: Smita Philip
Consultants: Monika Singh, Saloni. FEEDBACK: [email protected]
HEALTH BRIEF Problem with genetically modified food (LA Times) http:// lat.ms/QEpOeJ Mind your Mouth (WebMD) http://bit.ly/qSmq7r For More Weight Loss Exercise Less? (HealthLand) http://t i .me/UjApfT
JOB BRIEF
Tech. lead, SE or SSE-Java . Mumbai/ MNC. 2-
12yrs exp .
Manager/ Team Ldr Ops. Bangalore/ E
Commerce Company
PEGA SE/SSE/Lead/Architect with min 3yrs on Pega for
Chennai/Pune location. MNC.
Sr. Mgr Training & Sr. Mgr Quality for a top
E-Commerce company based out of Bangalore.
Mention job tile in the subject & send your updated resumes to: [email protected]
O i l IT-ITES NEWS
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Industry Updates (IT-ITES)
Microsoft rolls out first new logo in 25 years (Reuters) http://reut.rs/QuMrQJ and axes many of its Forefront enterprise security products (ZDnet) http://zd.net/TLcWYS
Amazon's new $199 tablet gets tepid reviews (Reuters) http://reut.rs/OqhYsT
Google Enters The Social Enterprise With Public Debut Of Google+ For Businesses, Free Through 2013 (Techcrunch) http://t.co/HW2KjU8v
HP posts mega-loss after EDS writedown (Reuters) http://reut.rs/Pdhyme
JavaScript Tops Latest Programming Language Popularity Ranking From RedMonk (Techcrunch) http://tcrn.ch/QGx4Zy
Amazon Launches Cloud Marketplace (fast Company) http://goo.gl/oqKN4
Google picks Indian tech startups to build mobile interface (Times of India) http://goo.gl/nLBPl
Economic reforms in India finally take off (Forbes) http://goo.gl/d2odY
Launches & Innovation
Intel unveils ultrabooks, hybrid tablets with voice, gesture recognition tech (Times of India) http://goo.gl/VY4bt
IBM Boosts Social Network With Feed for Facebook, Twitter (Businessweek) http://buswk.co/NpcOvH and to roll out new mainframes despite shrinking market (Reuters) http://reut.rs/NSZQrd
Salesforce To Compete Against Box With New, Cloud-Based File Sharing Product (TechCrunch) http://tcrn.ch/QbjE8j
Sony launches Xperia tablet in push for mobile success (Reuters) http://reut.rs/Q1Bp9j
Cisco unveils security solutions for data centres (Hindu Business Line) http://goo.gl/Sizsg
Advanced Micro launches low-power server platform (Reuters) http://reut.rs/PcybwN
Oracle launches solution for Indian analytics market (Times of India) http://goo.gl/pJBz4
Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2012 to cultivate 'rock stars' (Zdnet) http://goo.gl/CbW7X
Deals & Expansions
Salesforce.com Quietly Bought an Israeli Start-Up Called BlueTail in July (Allthings) http://dthin.gs/U60zCt
IBM enters HR web applications market with Kenexa buy (Reuters) http://reut.rs/PV9DLE and to buy Texas Memory Systems (Times of India) http://goo.gl/hXS7T
PayPal deepens retail drive in Discover payments deal (Reuters) http://reut.rs/O4XRLg
HTC invests $35.4 million in U.S.-based enterprise platform firm (Reuters) http://reut.rs/PypOhP
Infosys to buy Lodestone for $349 million (Reuters) http://reut.rs/Pam3fH
Wipro, Google team up to to offer cloud computing solutions (Times of India) http://goo.gl/lW9fj
Qatar Airways signs pact with Wipro for IT solutions (Deccan Herald) http://goo.gl/AHm3A
Citrix Acquires Cloud-Based Customer Support Technology Startup Beetil (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/lqIA2
Tech Mahindra to buy Hutch's India BPO business (Times of India) http://goo.gl/jK80N
Google buys cybersecurity startup VirusTotal (Reuters) http://reut.rs/P29nHP
Mahindra Satyam to provide IT services to Australian airline Jetstar (Times of India) http://goo.gl/IKRxh
NIIT Technologies acquires Sabre's Philippines Development Center (Times of India) http://goo.gl/Ys4KI
Dell, Ramco join hands to leverage ERP-as-a-service on the cloud (Times of India) http://goo.gl/jEK5g
Wipro bags $10 million outsourcing contract http://goo.gl/VYN71TCS to buy tech startup Computational Research Labs for $34 million (Times of India) http://goo.gl/VfWs8
E-book company Mobcast bought by Tesco for £4.5m (Times of India) http://goo.gl/RbKvB
Who’s Hiring/Firing?
Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys to hire over 5,700 in campus placement (Times of India) http://bit.ly/OmVkl0
Nokia Siemens Networks to begin job cutting in Finland http://reut.rs/PhVhC6 & Indian workforce to grow despite global job cuts (Times of India) http://goo.gl/Btqcv
Microsoft to hire 1,000 in China: Executive (Times of India) http://goo.gl/fAM0U
HP adds to layoff tally, now plans 29,000 job cuts (Reuters) http://reut.rs/OlCnzi
Intel seeks software experts in growing Windows tablet push (Reuters) http://reut.rs/Ogmvhw
Satyam to Triple China Headcount (Times of India) http://on.wsj.com/SGJsfB
Infosys to hire 8,000 people for BPO unit (Times of India) http://goo.gl/mdAiC
Pegasystems hires 120 for Bangalore facility (Times of India) http://goo.gl/9FxgT
Other updates
Wipro ranked global leader in telecom R&D services (Times of India) http://goo.gl/mWWO7 & appoints ex-Infy exec as global head (Times of India) http://goo.gl/dvkkg
Preparing For An IPO, Online Customer Service Platform Zendesk Raises $60M From Redpoint, Goldman Sachs And Others (Tech Crunch) http://tcrn.ch/QQ2g5k
Twitter tightens its stranglehold on apps with new restrictions (Reuters) http://reut.rs/RlvPln
With iOS 6 Integration, Facebook Set To Accelerate Mobile Success http://tcrn.ch/Pcj2wW
Yahoo names former Amazon executive as new marketing chief (Times of India) http://goo.gl/Eqqk2
Addwiser Pick of the Month
Bring Courtesy Back to the Workplace (Harvard Business Review)
http://goo.gl/kOIiK
Apple Makes It Official: This Is The iPhone 5
(Business Insider) http://read.bi/SEIwZ5 while India to
Wait for it (WSJ) http://on.wsj.com/SeYxOV
India Inc turns cautious with hiring plans: Survey (Times of India) http://goo.gl/C4sNV
Mid-tier IT companies MindTree, Persistent Systems, Polaris grow faster than biggies
(Times of India) http://goo.gl/9vQWL
