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Infosys Profit Disappoints, Shares Fall

Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Romit Ghua, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 13, 2011 at 9:32 am PT

Infosys Technologies Ltd. posted a quarterly profit that fell short of expectations and cautioned that a slow economic recovery and currency fluctuations could derail growth in India’s outsourcing sector this year.

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Sorry, Infosys is a "Body Shop"

Tripti Lahiri, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 13, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

A week after U.S. legislator Charles Schumer called Infosys a “chop shop,” setting off a wave of outrage in India, he has answered the question India Real Time was the first to ask after he made the statement on the Senate floor last Friday.

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U.S. Senator: Infosys is a "Chop Shop"

Amol Sharma, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 6, 2010 at 12:43 pm PT

While discussing an immigration bill on the U.S. Senate floor Thursday, New York Democrat Charles Schumer likened Indian tech giant Infosys Technologies to a “chop shop.”

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India Tech Firms' Search for 'Lost Sheep'

Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 8, 2010 at 8:35 am PT

India’s technology companies are looking at innovative ways to unearth and maintain a steady supply of workers as they strive to meet soaring demand for outsourcing services triggered by the recent rebound in global technology spending. With staff attrition inching higher toward pre-recession levels, Indian outsourcers are now searching for talent in the lost sheep lot.

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Outsourcers Wrestle With a Rebound

Amol Sharma, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 18, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

India’s technology-outsourcing companies, the poster children of the country’s services boom in the last decade, are bouncing back from their first serious slump.

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Infosys Earnings Slip

Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Romit Guha, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Infosys Technologies Ltd. Tuesday reported a slight drop in its fourth quarter bottomline but issued a strong dollar outlook for the current fiscal year, indicating that a revival in India’s outsourcing industry is continuing to gather momentum.

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Berkeley Prof Helped Divvy Up Search to Many Servers

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 15, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

A connection to the University of California at Berkeley–and a lengthy record for innovations–seem to be winning attributes in this year’s big computing prizes. Eric Brewer has both.

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Indian Tech Outsourcers Aim to Widen Contracts

Amol Sharma and Ben Worthen, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 5, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Indian technology-outsourcing companies no longer just want to serve their clients’ computing departments–they want to be them. For years, India’s big tech firms positioned themselves as a cheap alternative to U.S. and European competitors for tasks such as software maintenance and database upgrades. They were content to take whatever work companies like Citigroup Inc. and BT Group PLC parceled out to offshore specialists.

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Trouble Looms for Indian IT Outsourcers

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on March 2, 2009 at 10:03 am PT

It’s a rough morning for the Indian IT outsourcing sector, which has been hit hard by a highly negative report from Wachovia analyst Edward Caso. Caso says the group is likely to take another leg down, forecasting that April conference call season will see most of the companies issue guidance below Street expectations. He writes that “demand remains lackluster and decision-making slow.”

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Infosys, Wipro Get Bomb Threats

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on January 5, 2009 at 10:44 am PT

According to IDG News Service, six tech companies with offices in Bangalore, India, have received emailed bomb threats. Among the threatened companies are Indian IT outsourcing firms Infosys and Wipro.