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May-2011 issue
Cover Story
Author: Vimali Swamy
For most organizations today, Talent Acquisition is synonym to Recruitment. more>>

Guru Talk

P. R. Venketrama Raja
As a kid, I read a story that has stayed with me for life. more>>

Cover Feature

Vimali Swamy
Last year, when Naukri re-introduced its popular advertisement character, HARI SADU, it was an indication of the fading... more>>

Technology

Bhanu Prakash B G
A common belief which runs across organizations adopting test automation tools and methodologies for achieving cost benefits... more>>
Shuba Sridhar
Mobile number porting (MNP) is not a new concept. more>>

Woman Achiever

Vimali Swamy
Women in technology have always stood apart, carving a niche for themselves in what is believed to be predominantly a male... more>>

VC talk

Soumitra Sharma
India is increasingly gathering attention in the world of global venture capital investing. more>>

Business

Binu T Paul
As the purchase on the internet is becoming more acceptable to masses across the country, online shopping is increasing in its... more>>
Manav Garg
In classic Bob Dylan style - “The Times They Are A-Changing”! Numerous product conclaves, forums and discussions on how to... more>>
Binu T Paul
Although investors had something to cheer as the top Indian IT companies have presented a fair performance announcing their... more>>

Management

R Subramaniam (Subbu)
It is not uncommon to hear of a couple of employees getting caught in a BPO company for passing out data to a client’s... more>>
Kavita Rao
Human Resource professionals are increasingly using social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs to support their... more>>
Dave Millner
I often hear that managers just don’t have time for leadership development. more>>

People Manager

C Mahalingam (Mali)
In the last column, we examined the induction traps that organizations expose the new comers to and as a result the new joiner... more>>

Buyer's Perspective

ST Team
In the next decade, India plans to introduce 100 million people in the workforce. more>>
ST Team
With trends like virtualization making inroads in the industry today, the Networking space is undergoing massive shift. more>>

Tech Product

Hari Anil
Samsung’s Android Gingerbread run touch phone Nexus S is now in India. more>>
Hari Anil
Corsair’s new gaming headset series HS1A is now available in India. more>>
Hari Anil
In India Creative launched their ZiiO 10 inch tablet as part of their Pure Wireless Entertainment solutions. more>>
Hari Anil
This 14 megapixel camera from Fujifilm sports a Fujinon 30X optical zoom lens. more>>
Hari Anil
The 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor powered HTC Desire S sports an Android 2.3 operating system with HTC Sense. more>>
Hari Anil
Wynncom mobile launched their new duel GSM sim phone W253. more>>

Tech Buzz

Hari Anil
Sling Media, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, launched its Slingbox in India. Slingbox is a video placeshifting device... more>>
Hari Anil
the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) launched an eco-friendly data center in Noida,... more>>
Hari Anil
Bharti Airtel together with Zoomin.com launched in India a new service called ‘Airtel Photos’. more>>

Events

Nushin Naz
Businesses need quality insights driven by accurate data, now more than ever. more>>
Akanksha Ravindran
Post recession, there have been paradigm shifts within the IT community, the role of a CIO has changed from being an... more>>
Sudhakara G
Cybercrime. Malware incidents. Data breaches. Compliance legislation. more>>
Akanksha Ravindran
‘WebApps 2011’- the Web Application Conference this time in New Delhi on April 9th, 2011. more>>

Event

Akanksha Ravindran
India’s most topical and up-to-date testing conference, Siliconindia Software Testing Conference ‘Softec 2011’, more>>

Venture Beat

ST Team
ZipDial, a mobile number verification service provider, has raised Rs. 3.5 crore in its first round of funding from a... more>>
ST Team
PolicyBazaar, a web based insurance aggregator has raised Rs. 40 crore in a funding round led by Intel Capital. more>>
ST Team
MojoStreet.com, a location-based mobile gaming startup raised Rs. 1.5 crore in seed funding. more>>
ST Team
Nevales Networks, a provider of network security services to small and medium businesses (SMB) and small and medium enterprises... more>>
ST Team
FirstCry.com, an online portal for baby products and toys, raised Rs. 17.8 crore in Series A funding round. more>>

In Focus

Hari Anil
Guruji.com, which started as an Indian search engine which later evolved into music search engine and now improving their... more>>
ST Team
India enjoys a unique position it the global software development and outsourcing services sector and this has made the... more>>
ST Team
Rising input costs and high interest rates will reduce India Inc’s profits this fiscal, especially in sectors like cement,... more>>
ST Team
The total number of active Internet users in rural India will increase by 98 percent from 12.1 million (December 2010) to 24... more>>
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