The third largest software exporter of India, Wipro Technologies has offered fresh campus recruit, to join technical support branch of its business process outsourcing (BPO) division. The move shows the condition of the IT firm in the wake of the global financial crisis. Low demand and tight monetary conditions has forced IT companies to employee cost cutting and controlling measures. They have now started to employ cost cutting measures on the HR front.

Astra Microwave Products Ltd, India's leading provider of microwave wireless technologies used in defense, space, and telecommunications, has won an order worth Rs 570 million from Israel's ELTA Sy

Stephen Hawking, the famous international physicist, has been appointed to the post of distinguished research chair at a quantum theory and cosmology institute founded by Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis.

The institute issued a statement, in which it was informed that regular stays would be conducted by Hawking at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, starting in the summer of 2009.

India's third largest software exporter, Wipro has asked its latest batch of recruits to join its business process outsourcing (BPO) division instead of technical and software division. The management has intimated all engineers, selected from various Engineering colleges, about the decision of the company through e-mail. The company has sited unfavorable market conditions and economic slowdown as a reason for its recent decision.

Bangalore-based BPO Easiprocess is ready to set up its new office in Pune, which can house 500 employees in one shift.

The expansion of the new office is in view of potential third party clients that Easiprocess is confident of securing shortly.

Presently, Easiprocess has two offices in Bangalore - one that is functional and accommodates 100 workers and another that serves as a Disaster Recovery site.

Edimax Technology, top maker of networking solutions, announced the immediate availability of its Wireless USB Adaptor with 3 DBI Antenna EW-7711U. EW-7711U is a high-gain wireless USB adaptor, which provides a simple and easy way to add or upgrade wireless connectivity to your PC.

This nLITE high-gain USB adaptor backs up data rate up to incredible high-speed wireless network access and reduces the use of repeters at home.