TCS Wins ICSI National Award
Tata Consultancy Services has been awarded the ICSI National Award for
Excellence in Corporate Governance 2007. TCS was selected for this award by an
eminent Jury headed by Honble Justice Shri VN Khare, former Chief Justice of
India. At TCS, we have always strived to maintain the highest levels of
corporate governance, in line with the high standards set by the Tata Group.
Synplicity Joins Xilinx ESL Design
Synplicity with its Synplify DSP software has joined the Xilinx ESL Initiative.
The addition of the Synplify DSP software to the Xilinx ESL design ecosystem
underscores the commitment of Xilinx, the worlds leading supplier of
programmable solutions, toward driving technological innovations and solutions
that promote high-level, ESL design.
mGinger gets $2 mn VC Funding
mGinger, a Bangalore-based start-up in mobile advertising, has attracted $2 mn
in funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and NEA-IndoUS Ventures. The company
will use proceeds of the financing to significantly grow its business, build up
their technology stack and ramp up their marketing and sales force.
Fidelity Anywheres Lite Website Launched
Fidelity Anywhere, a mobile-friendly lite website, has been launched by
Fidelity Fund Management. Anyone with a handheld device or a mobile phone which
has an Internet browser and GPRS connectivity can access Fidelity Anywhere.
Fidelity Anywhere is an informational website providing the latest NAVs for
Fidelitys funds in India and allows its customers to request application forms
and investor guides, delivered via email.
Infosys Strengthens Position in FinTech 100
Infosys Technologies has for the fourth consecutive year been named to the
FinTech 100, an international annual listing of the top 100 global application
and service providers that derive more than one-third of their revenue from the
financial services industry. Infosys ranked #14 on the annual list by American
Banker and Financial Insights, up from #18 in 2006.
Nipuna Wins Golden Peacock Award
Nipuna Services, the Satyam BPO, has been conferred the prestigious and
internationally recognized Golden Peacock National Training Award for the year
2007. Venkatesh Roddam, CEO, Nipuna, says, The Award will help organizations
like ours benchmark against the best, and set new standards of training
excellence, a measure that will hold the key to business leadership in the 21st
century.
Intel India Wins Hellen Keller Award
Intel India has received the Hellen Keller Award for its contribution in
using technology to transform the lives of the intellectually challenged. The
award is an acknowledgement of Intels efforts towards helping intellectually
challenged individuals to learn technology skills, thereby generating employment
opportunities for them, through the Intel AMBA Centres for Economic Empowerment
of the Intellectually Challenged (CEEIC).
KPIT at the Forefront
KPIT Cummins Infosystems is now an Automotive SPICE Maturity Level 5 certified
company and is the worlds second company to be accredited the certification.
Automotive SPICE evaluates the quality and process competences of software
service providers for automotive manufacturers.
Combined Entity
TransWorks and Minacs announced the renaming of their combined entity as Aditya
Birla Minacs (subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo). The unveiling included the
launch of a new website to reflect the companys new identity and multinational
footprint.
IBMs Ability Center
IBM India has launched the first Human Ability and Accessibility Center in
the country that aims to make technology and information easily accessible to
people with visual, cognitive, hearing, and motor disabilities in India.
Secure Unveils New Site
Secure Computing has announced a new and improved version of the
TrustedSource.org portal. The worlds leading source for intelligence evaluates
the reputation of Web entities and communications in real time, based on
behavior.
BioSpectrum Awards
Indias most respected Biotechnology awards, the BioSpectrum Person of the
Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Entrepreneur of the Year and Biotech Product
of the Year were announced by BioSpectrum magazine for the 5th year. Varaprasad
Reddy, Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, and Biocons BIOMAb EGFR are the winners,
respectively.