IT/Technology

In today's knowledge-driven global economy, one industry in which India is among global leaders and has a firm footprint is the fast-growing information technology and business process outsourcing industry, which includes software development and back-office operations. This industry has not only emerged among the fastest growing contributors to the country's national income, but also the biggest employment generator.

Some Indian companies in the business like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Wipro and Hindustan Computers have earned global repute for the quality of service and reach, while several large overseas players like Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo, Google, Dell, Intel have set up shop in India, registering phenomenal growth.

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Rural areas fuel telecom growth in India
By Pupul Dutta

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) When most sectors are bearing the brunt of global economic slowdown, India's telecom industry is continuing with its high growth saga, thanks to the expanding subscriber base in the rural areas. India last month saw the highest number of subscriber addition, 15.87 million, about three times the population of countries like Finland, Denmark and Singapore.

India's spy satellite goes into orbit
By Venkatachari Jagannathan

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 20 (IANS) India's defence surveillance capabilities received a quantum boost April 20 with the launch of an all-weather day-night spy satellite that has the capability to look through clouds and fog.

Tata's broadband boost for Africa
By Fakir Hassen

Johannesburg, April 12 (IANS) South and East African broadband consumers will see dramatic cost cuts when the Seacom cable system, being developed in partnership with India's Tata Communications, comes on line in July this year.

India will be big technology innovator in next decade
By Pradeep Gupta

Economists have been predicting it, stargazers have been forecasting it, and now the technology trend watchers are saying it - the coming decade is surely going to belong to India.

India reaches out to the moon in giant leap across space
By Fakir Balaji and V. Jagannathan

With its first unmanned mission to the moon now fixed in its two-year lunar orbit, India's space agency ISRO has once again proved it is the most cost-effective explorer of outer space.

Now, watch Indian TV shows on mobile phones

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Want to watch your favourite TV serial or news programme while on the move? It is no longer a dream, thanks to Entriq, a new business solution launched by digital content solution provider Irdeto.

Political parties in India's Silicon Valley embrace technology
By Maitreyee Boruah

It is probably fitting that political parties in India's IT hub are embracing technology as they reach out to the Gen-Next in their own language over the Internet and through SMS.