People News - Page 22

'IT Should Augment Human Contributions, Rather Than Automate Them'

Staying relevant in this changing environment will require a new way of thinking about organisational models and staffing in IT projects.

Cable&Wireless Implements ClickSoftware For Optimised Workforce Mgmt

The deployment will increase engineer productivity, reduce costs and further improve the services delivered to customers.

Gartner Says Need Has Never Been Greater For Entrepreneurial CIOs

The primary focus of the entrepreneurial CIO is on new-business impact.

Market Trends 2010: The Gartner View

The business and IT alignment should be reinforced by the enterprise community.

IT Staff Retention Tips For 2010

Whilst keeping your employees happy in the workplace is extremely important, getting people out of the office and away from computer screens can improve people's creativity.

Serena Software Appoints Sangeetha Phalgunan As India MD

She will be responsible for driving growth, channels and the expansion of the company's market share in India.

Mechsoft Offers Online Payroll Software For SMEs

Mechsoft has decided to provide hosted payroll software services going by the concept of 'pay-per-use'.

SAP Appoints Peter Gartenberg As Chief Operating Officer For India

Prior to joining SAP India, Gartenberg has worked with Siemens Enterprise Communications and IBM.

Infosys Teams With Oracle To Launch Business Platform For HR

The Infosys Business Platform for HR is built on Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Suite.

SAP India Appoints Stephen Watts, COO APJ, As Interim President

Watts has worked closely with Das and his leadership team since 2007.

Jobpartners.com Launches On-Demand Recruitment Soln For SMEs

ActiveRecruiter Business Edition is designed to help companies centralise their recruitment processes, improve their brand, and increase their online candidate experience.

CIOs Must Communicate Risk & Return In Business Terms: Gartner

IT professionals are now finding that colleagues respond far better when ideas are framed in terms of business performance.

Juniper Networks Appoints Ravi Chauhan Head Of India, SAARC

Chauhan will be expected to understand Indian customers' needs and expand Juniper's footprint in the region.

Ranjan Das, SAP India MD, Passes Away

Das had played a significant role in the establishment of SAP in the region and had to his credit over 15 years of experience in the enterprise software space.

Frost & Sullivan Research Finds High RoI In Advanced UC&C Tools

The Return on Collaboration index establishes a progressive impact of deploying advanced UC&C technologies on business performance.

Enterprises Must Get Control Of Their Avatars: Gartner

Early efforts with avatar appearance have often been viewed as an inhibitor to adoption.

Matt Bross Joins Huawei As Global CTO

In this role, Bross will focus on identifying global telecommunications industry and network architecture trends.

Patni Appoints Vijay Mehra As EVP, Head Global Verticals

Patni has announced the appointment of Vijay Mehra as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Verticals.

Bhattacharyya Takes Over As CEO Of HCL Security

Bhattacharyya has a passion for technology and has experience in the solutions and services business.

Intel Announces Re-Organisation

The re-organisation will combine the divisions that design and market chips for PCs and mobile devices.

Mavenz Unveils On-Demand HR Mgmt Application

iPeepal provides an insightful, holistic view of the entire workforce across a host of functions and parameters.

Consumerisation, Socialisation To Drive Demand For New Tech Skills

Kathy Harris, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, talks about the various factors that are shaping the demand for next-gen technology jobs.

The Recipe For Growth In An IT Career

Benazir Miller, senior manager, Solutions & Technology, Shoppers Stop, in a freewheeling discussion on her experience in the IT space so far.

Assessment Centres Can Help Enterprises Recruit Future IT Stars

Assessment centres can help leaders to identify the future strengths of their people by focusing on aptitude and interest.

IBM Opens Centers Of Excellence At Six Colleges In Maharashtra

IBM will provide the colleges with access to technologies relevant to the market and with training faculty to ensure that the right skills are taught.

Nomura Services India Appoints Birendra Agarwal As MD, CIO

Agarwal will be responsible for managing the technology support across global business units such as equities, fixed income and investment banking.

Faith In Your Tools Key To Better Performance: Study

Eden's advice may spare a vulnerable company the costs of expensive technology upgrades in these tough economic times or help companies smoothly transition through mergers.

Sendouts Surge To Smoothen Recruitment Process

The new user interface for Sendouts Surge provides recruiting professionals with the ability to navigate through the application faster, perform complex tasks, source and customise their database easily.

Interlink Information Systems Selects Sage Pocket Payroll

With Sage Pocket, the administration department generates important documents such as payslips and pending proofs electronically and mails them to employees.

Adecco India Expands Portfolio To Include Assessment Solns

Possible application avenues of Adecco's assessment solutions will include pre-hire, selection and on-boarding, individual and team development and talent development.