Despite the current turmoil in US and Euro, there is no noticeable impact on demand. In fact, the quarter saw $200m of fresh order intake including seven signficant customer wins. more »
Dec 15 , 2011

Airlines, airports or railways- the role of technology in travel sector is becoming indispensable. The new trends in this domain are business analytics and mobility, sense IT-BPO vendors. more »
Nov 07 , 2011

Mid-sized tech firm NIIT Technologies on Tuesday reported a net profit growth of 5% to 46 crore rupees, for the quarter ended september 30, 2011, on the back of seven new customer wins. more »
Oct 19 , 2011

Arvind Thakur,CEO of NIIT Technologies,a mid-sized information technology,or IT company,was in a dilemma. more »
Aug 05 , 2011

Information technology firm NIIT Technologies on Tuesday reported a net profit of Rs 41.2 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011, 0.8 per cent up as compared with Rs 40.8 crore in corresponding period last year. more »
Jul 20 , 2011

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Jul 14 , 2011

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Jul 05 , 2011

Deepak Khosla, a former EVP with Patni Computer Services, has joined NIIT Technologies to head its global sales and marketing function. more »
Jun 15 , 2011

Even as the big boys of Indian Information Technology sector keep talking of delinking revenue growth and headcount, its the mid-cap companies that are acting on this plan faster. more »
May 14 , 2011

In a freewheeling chat, Arvind Thakur, President and CEO of NIIT Technologies, spoke to Dr Amit Kapoor of the Institute for Competitiveness about the challenges and opportunities before the IT industry. more »
Mar 08 , 2011

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Feb 14 , 2011

IT Service Company NIIT Technologies reported 35.3% rise in the net profit for December quarter with growth coming from BFSI, Travel, Government verticals and Asia market. more »
Jan 19 , 2011

NIIT Technologies Limited has acquired an electronic health records and referral management platform to initiate its foray into the lucrative healthcare segment in the US. The platform called “Preferr” (Patient Referral System)” enables seamless collaboration between all providers namely physicians, hospitals, diagnostic facilities, and laboratories. more »
Dec 27 , 2010

NEW DELHI: Mid-sized IT firm NIIT Technologies on Monday announced a 36% yearly rise in its Q2 net profit. The company showed robust sequential growth on back of a large (228 crore) IT project bagged from the Border Security Force last quarter. It got a $60-million order this quarter. more »
Oct 19 , 2010

In an exclusive interview with Rajeev Mavani of Myiris.com, Pratibha Advani, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), NIIT Technologies spells out her vision for the company’s future plans. more »
Sep 13 , 2010

New Delhi: Software services firm NIIT Technologies Ltd said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit more than doubled although currency risks remained a challenge in coming quarters. NIIT Tech's net profit rose to 408 million rupees from 176 mn rupees. Its revenues rose 34 percent to 2.91 bn rupees. more »
Jul 21 , 2010

Ravi Pandey, an NIIT Technologies senior vice president and the man responsible for the UK business of the Delhi-headquartered IT systems company, believes: “Crucial to an air carrier’s success in today’s highly competitive environment is its ability to access business-critical information quickly.” Pandey pointed out: “To maintain a lead in a market well known for its volatility, air freight companies are relying on new technologies to conduct detailed evaluations of their operations.” He believes thatNIIT offers just such systems in its product portfolio, the type of technologies that allow the various types of companies within the air freight industry to gather data at different points along the transportation supply chain and save it in a ‘data warehouse’ in order to create their own comprehensive storehouse of information. more »
Jun 28 , 2010

As the UK begins the slow and difficult climb towards recovery and companies wrestle with unprecedented challenges, the responsibility for cost-cutting is settling firmly on the shoulders of he finance director. more »
Jun 01 , 2010

NIIT Technologies' consolidated net profit today reported a growth of 57 per cent at Rs 41.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2010, over the same period year-ago. Revenues of the company rose to Rs 239.2 crore for the quarter ended March 31, from Rs 227 crore in the same quarter last year, NIIT Technologies said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange more »
May 07 , 2010

As the air travel and transport industry continues to count the cost impact of the volcanic ash on the sector, many experts predict more pain and consolidation could follow, with a renewed focus on cost-saving. more »
Apr 21 , 2010

NIIT Technologies help companies manage volumes of data more »
Apr 05 , 2010

In the last seven days, NIIT Technologies has announced two major tieups––one for the cargo handling systems with the Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) as well cargo handling services at Jakarta, Bali and Surabaya airports in Indonesia more »
Mar 19 , 2010

NIIT Technologies spurt 8% to Rs 170. Around 460,000 equity shares changed hands at the counter on the BSE as compared to the two-week average traded volumes of 83,000 shares. NIIT Technologies has zoomed 9% to Rs 172 after the company bagged Rs 228 crore government project. more »
Feb 10 , 2010

NIIT Technologies has bagged 'Intranet Prahari' project for the BSF. The project is scheduled to get underway next fiscal year. NIIT Technologies will be responsible for the supply and set-up of the entire infrastructure of the project including establishment of a central data center, 10 mini data centers, a disaster recovery center (in Bangalore) and infrastructure in a total of 230 sector headquarters and battalions. Applications on state-of-the-art technology would be configured and deployed across data centers and remote locations. The company will be responsible for maintenance and support for a period of five years. more »
Feb 08 , 2010

Improving biz environment drives sequential growth. NIIT Technologies ltd. said its consolidated net profit for the december quarter has more than doubled on the back of improving business environment. more »
Jan 16 , 2010

Sugata Mitra works for NIIT, an Indian company which develops educational software. The Delhi headquarters border on the Kalkaji slum. The two worlds are separated by a wall. Mitra came up with the idea of knocking out a hole in this wall, which marked the start of the project to provide children access to the digital world. more »
Nov 18 , 2009

The global travel industry segment is one of the sweetspots for NIIT Technologies, an Indian IT services provider. With nearly a third of its revenues coming in from this segment and over 50 customers, NIIT Technologies is upbeat about the potential for growth in this segment. The company provides ADM (application development and maintenance), infrastructure management, managed services, platform- based solutions and customized IT assets to the travel, transportation and logistics industry. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies discusses with Global services the challenges and opportunities in the travel industry  more »
Nov 06 , 2009

As consumer confidence returns, retailers in the UK are increasing their investment and focus in e-commerce services to attract the growing amount of customers who choose to shop online. more »
Oct 23 , 2009

GLOBAL SERVICES, DELHI: NIIT Technologies reported a quarterly jump in net income of 82 percent for the second quarter ended September 2009. At nearly $6.5 million, this performance comes in part from a very weak 1Q and rest on the back of fresh orders worth $ 51 million this quarter which included three new clients, two in travel and one in retail. Quarterly revenues grew 4 percent sequentially to touch nearly $46 million, while operating income stood at a bit over $9 million, a growth of 16 percent QoQ. more »
Oct 20 , 2009

The Rs 500-cr NIIT Technologies is looking at the domestic market and at niche segments within the IT services industry to beat recession blues. CEO Arvind Thakur , who has been steering the software business of NIIT since the early days, when the Indian software and services sector was still in a nascent stage, spoke to ET about some of the key differentiators for his company. more »
Sep 13 , 2009

NIIT Technologies, a leading global IT solutions provider, has been chosen by Yorkshire Building Society, the UK’s second largest society, to develop its Share Plan website. The new website will enable the Society to compete in the Share Plan market more effectively and develop new sales opportunities, particularly with large organisations. NIIT Technologies’ development of Yorkshire Building Society’s online presence will cement the Society’s position as a market leader in Share Plan administration. more »
Sep 02 , 2009

The global travel industry segment is one of the sweetspots for NIIT Technologies, an Indian IT services provider. With nearly a third of its revenues coming in from this segment and over 50 customers, NIIT Technologies is upbeat about the potential for growth in this segment. The company provides ADM (application development and maintenance), infrastructure management, managed services, platform- based solutions and customized IT assets to the travel, transportation and logistics industry. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies discusses with Global services the challenges and opportunities in the travel industry more »
Aug 17 , 2009

Rajendra Pawar, co-founder of Delhi's "Hole In the Wall" computer project, which led to the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire," was in Hartford Tuesday to host a private screening of the film. (MARYELLEN FILLO/THE HARTFORD COURANT / August 12, 2009) more »
Aug 13 , 2009

GILL MONTIA: UK, Building societies are responding to tough economic conditions by outsourcing IT services and saving money. According to NIIT Technologies, increased consolidation among major banks is sharpening competition for Britain’s mutuals, particularly in the savings market. more »
Jul 21 , 2009

CNBC TV18, DELHI: NIIT Technologies has announced its Q4/Annual results FY 2008-09.The company's Q4 net profit was up at Rs 26 crore versus Rs 17 crore, QoQ. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, said the environment for IT companies continues to remain challenging. “We have seen pressures in different segments around pricing. Particularly for us, we have had to secure new business in our retail and distribution segment at significantly lower prices,” he said. Read on for the full article. more »
May 26 , 2009

SUPPLY CHAIN: In today’s extreme economic conditions, innovation for survival is the key. As the procurement of merchandise represents the single largest expense for any retailer, any reductions in the procurement costs lead to a direct increase in profits with an immediate ROI. IT solutions organisation, NIIT Technologies, has confirmed that, through new advances in procurement collaboration, its retailers are reporting average product cost savings of 8-22%, shortened negotiation cycles and improved productivity by 30-50% and streamlined indirect procurement processes leading to administrative cost savings of up to 60% . NIIT discusses how it can provide a hosted platform with Service Level Agreement (SLA) based services to companies that are seeking all the benefits of the procurement platform but are unable or unwilling to manage the application themselves. more »
May 08 , 2009

Atlanta has most of the right ingredients to become the South’s hub for information technology companies and Indian investment, said NIIT Technologies Inc. President Lalit Dhingra. “I'm a firm believer that this is a great place for the IT hub of the South,” Mr. Dhingra told GlobalAtlanta in a broad-ranging interview. more »
May 05 , 2009

Ravi Pandey, BU Head of NIIT Technologies and Nick Mison, CIO of De Agostini Partworks interacts about the actuality that in the current economic downturn, finance chiefs are taking a much closer interest in their companies' IT strategy pushing their CIOs "to deliver a savings plan and to do this quickly". The conversation with CFO Europe also highlights the benefits that De Agostini has gained in partnering with NIIT Technologies Ltd. Read on for the full article. more »
Apr 17 , 2009

CTO FORUM: Collaboration is an essential element of organisational innovation. When a team of people come together to devise and develop ideas, they can potentially be much more innovative than any individual member of the team can be on his own. This brings its own challenges. How does a company distill a multitude of raw ideas into value-creating innovations? Who is going to sift through all the ideas, and based on what criteria? What will be the evaluation process that separates the great thinking from the merely good?  more »
Mar 18 , 2009

The book "Q & A" inspired the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire," but what inspired Indian author Vikas Swarup to write the book? Swarup says he took his cue from an experimental program giving impoverished children in India's capital Delhi unsupervised access to computers loaded with educational software. more »
Feb 23 , 2009

Reactions quickly started pouring in from the Industry connoisseurs as Pranab Mukherjee; Minister of Finance finished his Interim Budget on 16th February 2009. Our CEO, Mr. Arvind Thakur was interviewed by CNBC-TV 18 to share his prospects. more »
Feb 16 , 2009

NIIT Technologies has declared its third quarter results. The company's standalone net sales were at Rs 128.3 crore versus Rs 134 crore on QoQ basis. The company's standalone net profit was at Rs 12 crore versus Rs 29.4 crore on QoQ basis. more »
Jan 16 , 2009

NIIT Technologies, a leading IT solutions organisation worked with Virgin Atlantic on the airline’s new Upper Class Wing at Heathrow resulting in the airline winning the Real IT Award in the ‘innovation’ category. Virgin Atlantic’s, Upper Class Wing project emerged victor at the Corporate IT Forum’s Real IT Awards 2008 held in London. This demonstrates how IT is being increasingly leveraged by airlines to enhance the customer experience. more »
Dec 17 , 2008

NIIT Technologies Ltd, the global IT services provider headquartered in New Delhi, has been ranked in the prestigious 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing Insurance Industry user Survey. The survey covers over 700 contracts held by 2885 of the top spending global Insurance corporations and organizations. more »
Aug 21 , 2008

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a new delivery model where companies pay not for owning the software but for using it. SaaS as a concept is not new. In fact, many consider the Application Service Provider (ASP) model to be the predecessor to SaaS. more »
Aug 21 , 2008

Information technology solutions company, NIIT Technologies has reported flat growth in its consolidated net profit after tax for its first quarter ended 30 June, 2008 from Rs 35.1 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal. more »
Jul 23 , 2008

NIIT Technologies, the global IT services provider headquartered in New Delhi, was ranked in the Black Book of Outsourcing 2008. In its first entry in the Black Book, the company has been ranked 36th among the Top 50 outsourcing vendors. Nearly 30000 vendors from across the globe were invited to participate. more »
Jun 30 , 2008

Global IT services provider NIIT Technologies Ltd will collaborate with the Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (AI-SATS) to implement the cargo operations system (Cosys) to support the cargo handling operations at the Bengaluru International Airport. more »
May 27 , 2008

Rajendra S. Pawar, chairman, NIIT Technologies has been conferred with the Geospatial Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Geospatial Today. more »
May 08 , 2008

NIIT Technologies is one of those second-tier Indian tech services companies that we don’t talk about much in the United States. But when I met recently with its chairman, Rajendra Pawar, he told me about a management program they’re running that could be a model for other companies—no matter the industry or home country. more »
Mar 07 , 2008

NIIT Technologies is one of those second-tier Indian tech services companies that we don’t talk about much in the United States. But when I met recently with its chairman, Rajendra Pawar, he told me about a management program they’re running that could be a model for other companies—no matter the industry or home country. more »
Mar 07 , 2008

NIIT Technologies teamed up with Ramco Systems, a global provider of software products and services. As per the agreement, NIIT Technologies' recently launched SaaS offering will leverage Ramco's OnDemand ERP suite for functional processes such as HRM and payroll, financials and sales and distribution. more »
Mar 07 , 2008

NIIT Technologies is getting into the ‘Software as a Service’ delivery model, which will enable its clients to pay as they use IT services and thereby cut costs. more »
Feb 04 , 2008

NIIT Technologies is looking at increasing its domain capability. It will focus on the US and European IT companies. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies, said that inorganic initiatives will be key part of the company’s growth strategy. more »
Dec 05 , 2007

Software solutions provider NIIT Technologies on Thursday reported 28 per cent increase in profit after tax at Rs 34.4 crore for the second quarter this fiscal. more »
Oct 26 , 2007

NIIT Technologies has joined the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Strategic Partnerships programme. The e-freight programme is designed to free air cargo of up to 38 documents that are exchanged between various parties, including shippers, airlines, freight forwarders, handling agents, import/export brokers and customs. more »
Sep 15 , 2007

In the last couple of years this industry has grown at a steady 20 per cent annually but in today’s context, we notice that the supply side issues are becoming more challenging than demand due to the crunch in the availability of skilled manpower, rising income levels among working people and the proliferation of new jobs and opportunities. more »
Sep 15 , 2007

Driven by margin pressures and long-term revenue targets, companies are accelerating their growth in high-end services such as consulting, business intelligence and analytics – to focus on “intellectual arbitrage rather than labour arbitrage”. more »
Aug 05 , 2007

Using IT to cut costs and provide professional offshore production more »
Jul 29 , 2007

An appreciating rupee, increased expenditure on bottom-line primarily on account of salary hike triggered a 4.6 per cent revenue loss of NIIT Technologies during the first quarter of the current fiscal. more »
Jul 28 , 2007

Mr. Rajendra Pawar’s interview with Shereen Bhan at the TiE workshop at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi more »
Jun 10 , 2007

Less than a year after it acquired UK-based insurance solutions company Room Solutions, software services exporter NIIT Technologies on Monday said it is scouting for overseas buys in domains including more »
Apr 17 , 2007

New Delhi, May 8: In a bid to strengthen its presence in the insurance vertical and gain access to large clients, NIIT Technologies Ltd (NTL) on Monday announced acquisition of the UK-based insurance solutions provider ROOM Solutions Ltd for about $25 million in an all-cash deal. more »
Jun 15 , 2006

You could call it a scout for missing pieces of their jigsaw puzzle. Wipro chairman Azim Premji wants his "pearl of strings" (read series of acquisitions) to lead to an entry into a new market or domain expertise or fill a gap in some area. HCL Technologies is eyeing American and European tech firms that can help them offer a combined value larger than the independent value of the acquired company. more »
Jun 15 , 2006

New Delhi, June 6: NIIT Technologies is looking at acquisitions in the US and Europe, targeting insurance, banking and financial and retail software firms. However, the company will go shopping only after consolidating its recent acquisitions. more »
Jun 07 , 2006