Tag Archive | BPO
Election year blame game
July 10, 2012 By V. Ganesh India loves Bush. Sad but true. Aside from his insanely draconian, socially backwards, anti-Muslim and pro-violence ideals, they also love W because he enabled US corporations to fire thousands of his constituents in order to circumvent US tax regulations and buy their donkeys on the cheap. (By the way, […]
Tech-tonic shift in Indian IT
June 25, 2012 By V. Ganesh In May this year, an unusual event happened in the midst of Indian IT companies reporting dismal revenues which almost went unnoticed. TCS was named amongst the ‘big four’ in IT services by Brand Finance, a leading brand valuation firm. What this means is TCS, with a brand value […]
Bangalore babus ban midnight munching
June 25, 2012 By V. Ganesh With the IT sector suffering a somewhat extended slowdown, Bangalore tech workers encounter another unnecessary pang: Dinner curfew! Sounds insane but it’s true. As if the pollution, neglected infrastructure and increasingly dangerous commutes weren’t enough to make life miserable, Bangaloreans are now prohibited from shopping, eating, drinking and availing […]
‘Printer virus’ hits BPO, healthcare, manufacturing firms
June 23, 2012 By V. Ganesh Computer printers in India wrote gibberish following a trojan attack today. While the details of companies affected by the bug are not known yet, sectors such as BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), IT/BPO, manufacturing and healthcare were hit. This was a global attack and the malware, called ‘Milicenso’, […]
U.S. IMMIGRATION: High class hypocrisy
June 28, 2012 By V. Ganesh Why the Latinos? I keep asking myself this while reading about the various injustices committed against impoverished Mexicans and other Latin Americans who migrate to the U.S. in search of safety and normalcy. There are wealthy people of various nationalities who have figured out how to manipulate the immigration system through its numerous hidden loopholes. Then there are others, particularly affluent Indians, who are deliberately committing visa […]
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