SNIPPETS

 

·        Hewlett-Packard India (HP) has appointed a new vice president, (Human Resources), MG Subramanian. He replaces Himanshu Jani, who has been promoted to the post of director, human resources department, Asia-Pacific region, Agilent Technologies. Subramanian’s responsibilities include human resources and corporate communications in the country including HP’s software operations and manufacturing operations in Bangalore.

 

·        Vijay K Gupta has taken over as the managing director of Lucent Technologies India. Gupta will be based in the capital. He was the president and member of the board of Reliance Telecom. Meanwhile, William Brinkman has taken over as the vice president, research for Bell Labs. Brinkman will oversee the work of 1200 Bell Labs researchers in computing, software, mathematics, communications science, physics and engineering.

 

·        Microsoft Corporation has partnered with Wipro to enhance the capabilities around Windows 2000, CE and Internet applications. As per the agreement, Microsoft will outsource software development and test projects to Wipro Technologies. Based on the project specifications, Wipro will determine the size and composition of the development teams.

 

·        Metamor Global Solutions has partnered with e-MedoSoft.com to further expand itself in the health-care industry with its extensive ASP-based Internet health-care services and portal solutions. The company will leverage its combination of both health-care industry expertise and technical experience to assist e-MedSoft.com in achieving the maximum expansion of its Internet-enabled solutions.

 

·        HCL Infosystems’ Professional Service Organization (PSO) has achieved the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Level IV on the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) scale for software development processes. The company’s PSO provides a single-window enterprise solutions in key vertical segments of telecommunications, manufacturing, finance & banking, government, utilities and transportation.

 

·        Apple Computer International Private Limited has appointed Neoteric Infomatique as its authorized distributor for the Apple products. Neoteric will sell all Apple products but will focus specially on distributing the consumer products through retail channels. The appointment of Neotric follows the launch of iBook, a new family of iMacs and iMac DV Special Edition.

 

·        For retail and consumer product solutions in the country, SAP has announced the availability of mySAP.com. The solution will address the entire value chain from the supplier to the wholesaler, the retailer and the consumer. MySAP.com will enable companies in the country to know what is bought when, where and if possible, by whom and why. It would also help companies monitor the impact of promotions, the influence of trends and even the role-played by changing demographics and lifestyles. Meanwhile, the company has appointed Marcel Parker as its Human Resources Director for India. Parker will be responsible for SAP India’s human resource compensation and benefits, attracting and retaining the best talent, managing change and organizations transformation to achieve the highest level of employee satisfaction.

 

·        Autodesk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT, Hyderabad to provide CAD and GIS solutions as software tools to students. The MoU undertakes to keep the IIT community abreast of the latest CAD and GIS technologies and to position IIT as an institution that uses the state-of-the-art CAD and GIS tools.

 

·        Microsoft Corporation has announced its plan to invest US$ 5 million in Chrysalis Capital, a venture capital fund for Indian entrepreneurs. Chrysalis Captial will be the largest venture capital fund in the country, focussed on young in the Information Technology and Internet sectors. The company’s strategy is to be an active value-added partner to young IT and Internet companies with global aspirations. The firm combines international network with significant local operating expertise.