Boom or Bust in Bangalore at The Outsourcing Weblog

Source: news.bbc.co.ukAnyone that has followed the development of the outsourcing industry in India has heard of Bangalore. Wipro and Infosys both have significant office space in the city. Some even refer to Bangalore as the 'Silicon Valley India'. However, the Inquirer reports that times might be turning: Representatives from India's biggest outsourcing companies say fear they will lose customers because of the city's poor infrastructure, irregular power supply and increasing taxes. Already, according [...] Read More


Gunman attack unnerves Bangalore outsourcing industry at The Outsourcing Weblog

Last December 28, a gunman attacked the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India killing one person and injuring four others. The victims were coming out of a conference in IISc when the attacked happened. Local police have placed the city on high alert and advised outsourcing companies to increase security. They have not confirmed the involvement of terrorists. A spokeswoman from Wipro (a major outsourcing company in the India) [...] Read More


Apple to set up center in Bangalore at The Outsourcing Weblog

According to a report, Apple Computer will set up a new technical support center in Bangalore, India. Thy also plan to hire up to 3,000 staff by the end of 2007. The Bangalore unit will be Apple's first center outside its Cupertino headquarters. An undisclosed realty source said that Apple will take up 150,000 square feet of office space in the first phase of its operations, and a similar space in [...] Read More


SDN Day - Bangalore - Kicks Off at The CIO Weblog

Well thanks to Craig i am at SDN Day Bangalore....well Mark Yolton is doing his presentation as i type this in, in between his presentation he throws up quotes on SDN and BPX from .....you guessed it...the blogosphere...it was pretty cool. Way to go Mark. Prashanth Rai [...] Read More


Bangalore tiger still on the prowl at The CIO Weblog

In an interview with Economic times, Wipro's Premji has some interesting points to make, below are some highlights: Acqusitions: After around 9 of them, looks like the Bangalore tiger isnt satiated, its going after another in the 50-100 million$ range....He also indicated that they will be looking for ew acquisitions in Europe and America in the long run. Billing Rate Upward Revision: Sometime back we carried a piece on TCS planning an [...] Read More