The document provides an overview of recent news in the IT and business sectors. It summarizes various industry updates including the British economy emerging from recession, Indian companies planning salary increases, and Microsoft and Intel reporting strong profits. It also mentions several new product launches such as the Apple iPad, new deals and partnerships signed by companies like Infosys, hiring announcements from Twitter, Oracle and others, and provides a link to an article about candidate motivation in recruiting.

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British Economy Creeps Out of Recession IBM signed a five-year business transformation deal
(Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL) http://bit.ly/buqQAT with UTV Software Communications Ltd, India's
India Inc plans to reward employees with double-digit integrated global media and entertainment
increments (Source: ECONOMIC TIMES) company (Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
Microsoft profit up 60% to a record 6.7 billion (Source: TCS, Infy, Wipro losing contracts to emerging rivals
ECONOMIC TIMES) (Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
Intel reports blowout profit while Infosys consolidated Net HCL Info, Motorola get Rs. 100 Crore radio contract
Profit Falls 3.6% (Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL) (Source: SiliconIndia)
Telecom sector may see salary hikes of up to 30%
(Source: ECONOMIC TIMES) Other Updates
Launches & Innovation MindTree ranked first (Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
http://bit.ly/8EqqPl
Apple unveiled widely anticipated touch-screen tablet Google Shifts into Online Retailing (Source:
computer, dubbed The iPad (Source: Financial Times) BUSINESS WEEK)
Lenovo Announces 'Lephone' (Source: FORBES) L&T plans to generate 20,000 jobs this fiscal year
Microsoft, HP to unveil new tablet (Source: Reuters) (Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
Disney unveils KeyChest technology (Source: Reuters) Wipro hikes salary, good news for IT (Source:
Kia, Microsoft Plan Voice System for Cars ECONOMIC TIMES)
(Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL) Huawei to Manufacture Telecom Equipment in
India (Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL)
Deals & Expansions Global IT major IBM has received 4,914 patents in
the US in 2009 and topped the list of the world’s
Infosys Finacle bags 20 deals from RRBs most inventive companies. (Source: ECONOMIC
(Source: ECONOMIC TIMES) TIMES)
VMWare to buy Zimbra email unit from Yahoo
Hiring & Firing
(Source: REUTERS)
Apple acquires mobile ad company Quattro Wireless
Twitter hiring workers to turn Twegets into money
(Source: REUTERS)
(Source: REUTERS)
TCG Life sciences, Pfizer ink drug research pact (Source:
Lateral hires getting good hikes in IT companies
ECONOMIC TIMES)
(Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
L&T bags Rs 581 cr contracts in coal handling, water biz
Satyam to hire 2,000 more (Source: Sify)
(Source: ECONOMIC TIMES)
Oracle plans to hire 2,000 workers: report (Source:
HP and Microsoft Corp announced a three-year agreement
REUTERS)
to invest $250 million to significantly simplify technology
Oracle may cut Sun's workforce by 50% (Source:
environments for businesses of all sizes (Source:
ECONOMIC TIMES)
ECONOMIC TIMES)
Verizon to cut 13,000 jobs (Source: TIMES OF
HCL Tech signed a strategic partnership with Talisma
INDIA)
(Source: BUSINESS STANDARD); received a contract worth
around Rs 231 crore from UK-based defence equipment
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maker Meggitt for providing engineering services (Source:
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA); also in talks to buy OLR (Source:
Candidate Control: The Key to Recruiting Success
WALL STREET JOURNAL)
contd.. http://www.billradin.com/recruiting_tips_candidate_motiv
ation.htm