Volvo Auto to open four showrooms across India
Apr 30, 2014, at 04:42 am
Kolkata, Apr 29 (IBNS) Swedish luxury car maker Volvo Auto India is strengthening its foothold in the country by opening its 4 showrooms across key cities within the next one month, said the company on Tuesday.
Diebold turns to Accenture to enhance business processes
Apr 30, 2014, at 02:36 am
New York, Apr 29 (IBNS): Diebold and Accenture on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement in which Diebold will engage with Accenture to provide the company with finance and accounting (F&A), human resources (HR), and procurement business process outsourcing (BPO) services to support Diebold’s broader transformation strategy.
Ford India launches 2014 Endeavour
Apr 29, 2014, at 09:37 pm
Chandigarh, Apr 29 (IBNS): Automobile manufacturer Ford India on Tuesday launched the new 2014 Ford Endeavour, the latest edition of its true-blue, all-terrain SUV, featuring dynamic new styling and adrenaline pumping features, in Chandigarh.
Mindtree opens second US delivery center
Apr 29, 2014, at 09:33 pm
Bangalore, Apr 29 (IBNS): Indian global information technology solutions company Mindtree recently expanded its US operations by launching a delivery center in Redmond, Washington.
Arbor reports spike in DDoS attack driven by NTP
Apr 29, 2014, at 07:04 pm
Bangalore, Apr 29 (IBNS): Software company providing network security, Arbor Networks Inc., on Tuesday noted an unprecedented spike in volumetric attacks, driven by the proliferation of Network Time Protocol (NTP) reflection/amplification attacks.
Rupee opens at 60.62 per dollar
Apr 29, 2014, at 03:50 pm
Mumbai, Apr 29 (IBNS): The Indian rupee opened marginally higher at 60.62 against the US dollar during early trade on Tuesday.
Nokia appoints Rajeev Suri as CEO
Apr 29, 2014, at 03:05 pm
Espoo, Finland, Apr 29 (IBNS) Having completed the sale of substantially all of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft on Apr 25, Finnish telecommunications gear maker Nokia on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 1.
TTC Singapore announces two management changes
Apr 29, 2014, at 03:06 am
Singapore, Apr 28 (IBNS): International travel group The Travel Corporation (TTC), with over 25 award-winning brands such as Trafalgar's Guided Holidays, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Red Carnation Hotels, on Monday announced two management changes - the return of Robin Yap as "President - The Travel Corporation Asia", with effect from May 1 this year, and Nick Lim taking on an expanded role at Trafalgar as “President - Trafalgar Asia†as well as being promoted to "President - The Travel Corporation India".
Tata Steel commissions Coke Oven Battery
Apr 29, 2014, at 01:47 am
Jamshedpur, Apr 28 (IBNS): Tata Steel’s new Coke Oven Battery #11 was commissioned on Monday by Cyrus P. Mistry, Tata Group Chairman at Jamshedpur.
Jute industry in dire straits in West Bengal: IJMA
Apr 28, 2014, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS) The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) in a press release has underlined the present pathetic condition of the industry in West Bengal.
Economy delicately balanced: India Ratings
Apr 28, 2014, at 08:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday said it is keeping its FY15 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast unchanged at 5.6%.
Indian data center technology expert to address global meet
Apr 28, 2014, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Data center technologies expert and entrepreneur from India, Shekhar Dasgupta was recently invited to speak at the Data Center World conference in the USA this month.
Rupee opens at 60.66 per dollar
Apr 28, 2014, at 04:52 pm
Mumbai, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Indian rupee opened at 60.66 against the US dollar during early trade on Monday.
Apr 26, 2014, at 04:09 am
Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS): Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has bagged contracts for supplying over 1.17 lakh tonnes of rails by bidding successfully for two global tenders floated by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for major upcoming passenger rail line projects in the country.
Yes Bank announces two new appointments
Apr 26, 2014, at 03:12 am
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Private sector bank Yes Bank has announced the appointment of two independent directors-Saurabh Srivastava and Vasanth V Gujarathi on the Board of Directors of Yes Bank, at the Board meeting held on Apr 23.
Suzlon Group bags 370 MW of orders globally
Apr 26, 2014, at 12:37 am
Pune/Hamburg, Apr 25 (IBNS): Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Group has signed contracts for 370 MW during the Q4 of FY 2013-14, adding to an already strong pipeline of onshore & off shore orders globally in 2014.
Intex launches Touch & Type smartphone
Apr 25, 2014, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS) Intex Technologies, India’s fastest growing mobile handset company, on Friday announced the launch of its first ever dual functionality smartphone, "Aqua Qwerty".
SAP gains momentum in Asia Pacific Japan
Apr 25, 2014, at 09:59 pm
Singapore, Apr 25 (IBNS): One of the market leaders in enterprise application software, SAP AG on Friday noted that as cloud, mobile, social and big data drive business and technology in new ways, the company continued to gain momentum in Asia Pacific Japan.
JSW Steel inaugurates CRM-2 facility in Karnataka
Apr 25, 2014, at 06:37 pm
Mumbai, Apr 25 (IBNS): Integrated steel manufacturer JSW Steel Limited on Friday announced the launch of its Cold Roll Mill 2 (CRM-2) facility at Vijayanagar Works, Karnataka.
L&T Construction wins Rs 4510 cr Doha Metro project
Apr 25, 2014, at 04:29 pm
Mumbai, Apr 25 (IBNS): The Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business of L&T Construction has made a major breakthrough in the State of Qatar by winning a prestigious US $740 million (approx. ` 4510 crores) order from Qatar Railways Company for the design and construction of the Gold Line of the Doha Metro project in Qatar.
Rupee opens at 61.06 per dollar
Apr 25, 2014, at 03:11 pm
Mumbai, Apr 25 (IBNS): The Indian rupee opened flat at 61.06 against the US dollar during early trade on Friday.
Mindtree, IGD launch inaugural e-commerce award
Apr 25, 2014, at 02:08 am
Bangalore/Warren, Apr 24 (IBNS): Mindtree, a global information technology services company and IGD, a membership organization for retail and consumer goods industries with 800 members worldwide, on Thursday announced a new award category to recognize excellence in e-commerce among CPG and Retail enterprises.
DLF leases 3 million sqft office space in FY 14
Apr 24, 2014, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): DLF Offices, the offices leasing and management arm of Indian real estate developer, DLF Ltd, on Thursday declared that the company has created a benchmark by leasing 3 million sqft of office space in FY14 with many marquee MNCs and Indian companies.
"Over 69% cyber attacks focused on large enterprises"
Apr 24, 2014, at 09:39 pm
Bangalore, Apr 24 (IBNS): Computer security, backup and availability solutions software corporation Symantec Corp. in its recently published Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) stated that a significant shift in cybercriminal behavior reveals that the attackers are unrelenting in their focus on large enterprises with over 69 percent or more than 2/3rds of the targeted attacks in India carried out on them.
Azure Power joins Accenture for ERP solution
Apr 24, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Independent solar power producer Azure Power recently collaborated with global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture, to implement an SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to support and drive growth in its solar generation business.
Honda's CB Shine becomes India's highest selling motorcycle
Apr 24, 2014, at 04:41 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Two-Wheeler industry Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) on Wednesday announced that CB Shine has become‘India’s all time highest selling 125cc motorcycle’ and also First Ever 125cc motorcycle to achieve 30 lacs unit mark.
Apr 24, 2014, at 04:17 am
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Epson on Wednesday announced that it has grabbed two awards in the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards 2014.
India speeds up in maximum shopping center space
Apr 23, 2014, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): American commercial real estate company CBRE Group, Inc., in its latest report stated that New Delhi ranks 21, Hyderabad 23 and Bangalore 31 among global cities with maximum shopping center space under construction in 2014.
SHV Energy simplifies its distribution model with SAP
Apr 23, 2014, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS) SAP AG on Wednesday announced that SHV Energy Pvt. Ltd,( SEPL), one of the leading distributor and marketer of LPG (liquid petroleum gas) in India, has chosen Transport Management (TM) and Supply Network Planning (SNP) solutions from SAP.
Microsoft launches Windows tablets for higher education
Apr 23, 2014, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): In a move to make learning more engaging for technical and management students, Microsoft has announced an HP tablet with Windows 8.1 with embedded Pearson educational content.