Whenever the topic of Internet phone service comes up, I’m surprised to find that most people don’t know that they already have everything they need to save money on their phone bill using an Internet phone.
Fact is, you really only need two things:
1. A regular telephone
2. Broadband Internet access. [...]

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DESPITE the Philippines is considered as one of the third largest English speaking countries in Asia yet the report released by the US State Department, in its “2007 Investment Climate Statement” this month cited that the “English language proficiency, while still better than in other Southeast Asian nations, is declining in the Philippines.”
This report is [...]

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KPO, Knowledge process outsourcing, a cousin to business process outsourcing is creating a revolution in the equity & market research industry.
The KPO sector has almost triple its size to more than $2 billion in just two years.
The CEO of Pipal research, a KPO company, Manoj Jain points that the billing rates for the KPO industry [...]

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Sebastian, Vivendi minority investor formally announced that it was no longer in talking terms with the French telecom & media conglomerate about a takeover that could have led to breaking up the company.
Last month, the formal bid of more than €40 billion from Sebastian was rejected & criticized by Vivendi. This resulted into raised pressure [...]

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Canaan partners, a US-based VC firm, is now venturing in to India through the $450 million global fund raised last year. There has been a trend of many VC funds entering India in the last couple of years.
Canaan partners have roped in Alok Mittal from Barings private equity partners India. Alok Mittal is an IIT [...]

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Indian BPOs have been successful in making its mark in global industry. This however has not made them speak to French clients in their native language. This may be one of the reasons that Indian BPOs have started establishing centers in East Europe. Here the outsourcing market is picking up faster. BPO giants such as [...]

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IBM is India home for thirteen percent of its global employees. A thunderous round of applause was the overwhelming reaction of the 10, 000 IBMers who met chairman & CEO SAM J Palmisano and heard him endorsing the limitless career opportunities in the world’s largest services company.
Working in IBM for most employees is seen as [...]

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Sam Palmisano, the Chairman of Big Blue is now in India’s silicon capital. However, his Plano (Texas)-based global competitor EDS is reported to have sailed through with its proposed acquisition of majority stake in the Bangalore-based Mphasis BFL.
The EDS open offer was concomitant on the fact that the company receives 52% stake in the Indian [...]

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IBM, the world’s largest computer services company will showcase its technological advancements as well as the prime importance of India to its growth strategy.
The CEO & Chairman of IBM, Sam J Palmisano will run the showcase in the presence of president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Bharti group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal & Karnataka Chief minister [...]

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Genpact, the general electric’s former captive BPO unit is now ranked as the number one among the third party ITes-BPO companies in India.
Genpact has topped the list followed by WNS & Wipro BPO in the second & third positions respectively. The rank has been awarded on the basis of the revenues generated for 2005-06.
Genpact became [...]

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