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Indian market is seen as a step-child by its IT firms: Gartner

Gartner predicted that spending for IT by Indian companies should go up by nearly 7% to $72.4 billion in 2017

Topper state boosts Hyderabad IT prospects

Hyderabad is likely to attract more investments in the information technology (IT) sector, thanks to the state of Telangana achieving the top slot in the Centre's Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) rankings announced last week.The availability of land, good infrastructure, conducive ecosystem and industry-friendly policies would help Hyderabad to catch up with Bengaluru and Chennai in terms of IT sector growth, say industry representatives. Telangana scored 98.78 per cent in the EoDB rankings that was declared by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.For the first time, the state government has issued online clearances through the Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-iPASS), based on self-certification by investors. Industry incentives such as sales tax refund and capital subsidy are also being delivered to the individual bank accounts through RTGS (real-time gross settlement systems)."The state government is leveraging technology to incr

Can Indian IT do away with offshore delivery tag?

Sikka's regret over lack of strategic talk with clients hints at larger problem

IT shares under pressure; Wipro, NIIT Tech, Tata Elxsi, Hexaware hit 52-week low

TCS, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Persistent Systems, Tech Mahindra and Hexaware Technologies were down 2%-3%.

Small firms grow shy of hiring engineers

After engineers quitting in hordes to join large firms, it now hires only diploma holders, whom it trains and retains for longer periods

Women outnumber men at entry-level technology jobs

51% entry level hires are women candidates; probability of women getting job offers 50% higher than men, finds Nasscom survey