Nokia announces next-generation NFC phone

The Nokia 6216 Classic is Nokia’s first SIM-based NFC device and is expected to start shipping during the third quarter of 2009.

Nokia has announced its third fully integrated near field communication device, the Nokia 6216 Classic. The new handset is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 “in select markets” with an estimated retail price of EUR150 before taxes and subsidies. Read more

25% CXOs Admit to System Compromise

The results of the CXOtoday Information Security Survey 2009 are in. The comprehensive survey queried organizations of all sizes and across verticals (BFSI, manufacturing, ITeS, retail, government, etc.) to paint a truer picture of how companies perceive information security. Read more

Patni QI Revenues at Rs 7,954.8 Million

Performance Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 (Q1) Read more

McAfee Launches UTM Firewall for SMBs

McAfee’s Unified Management Threat (UTM) firewall will enable multifunctional network security appliances especially for SMEs. Read more

TCS to move staff back to India

MUMBAI: As part of cost-cutting measures, India’s largest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that it will relocate staff abroad into India. Read more

India can do little on US visa proposal: Experts

April 27, 2009 08:38 IST
Even as India reacted strongly against the proposed changes in the US visa regime, trade experts said the country could do little in multilateral forums like the World Trade Organization to appeal against implementation of such measures. Read more

Cloud Computing: Silver Lining for Managing IT

Cloud computing can offer a cost-efficient alternative to managing the complexities of IT infrastructure and service delivery, says SOUMA DAS, VP, Indian Subcontinent, Citrix, in an interview with Tabrez Khan Read more

HP Integrates BI for Enterprise Data Management

It’s been more than a month since HP announced integrating business intelligence capabilities to enhance the enterprise data warehouse, adding value to the initiative it had identified in 2007 when it acquired Knightsbridge Read more

15 women CEOs of Fortune 500 majors

Cheers to womon power! More women are now heading Fortune 500 companies than ever before.

This year the Fortune magazine lists 15 women CEOs up from 12 in 2008. The list includes PepsiCo’s India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and three newcomers — Yahoo’s new CEO Carol Bartz, Dupont CEO Ellen Kullman, and BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO Laura Sen.

According to the Fortune magazine, “From healthcare to food to retail to technology, these 15 women show what it takes to lead some of the world’s biggest companies.”

Meet the powerful women who have made it big in the tough, competitive and male-dominated corporate world.

Patricia Woertz

President and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland, 56-year-old Patricia Woertz earns a salary of $17.5 million.

She was named CEO and President on April 27, 2006. She took over the additional role of chairman of the board on February 6, 2007.

Archer Daniels Midland produces food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels and other products used by manufacturers around the world to provide wholesome food.

Company rank in the Fortune list: 27

Source:rediff

Silicon Valley pushes for H1B visas

Reflecting the mood of the Silicon Valley, prominent media outlets from California have come out openly in support of the H-1B work visas and opposed increasing the “hire Americans” call in the United States. 

“The H-1B program is good for California and good for the country,” wrote San Francisco Chronicle in an editorial today. 

Speaking out against the provision of the stimulus bill that blocks H-1B hiring by companies, which have received federal money, the newspaper asked the two Californian Senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, to work towards reversing this provision. 
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