Rahesh Jha, Microsoft Corporate Vice President for the Office 356 team, has taken to the official blog to announce the availability of local Office 365 datacenters in India. Satya Nadella first announced plans to build the local datacenters in September last year. ... Read more
After a long battle with Indian government over tax disputes, Nokia finds it better to just quit and walk away. The company has announced today that it is shutting down its Chennai-based factory on November 1st, 2014. The factory shutdown will ... Read more
Nokia wants to keep the Chennai-based plant up and running. It is in talks with Microsoft to keep the factory functioning, the company said on Saturday. From the 8,000 employees that the factory had at the beginning of the year, ... Read more
The employees of Nokia’s Chennai based factory are now requiring the help of social media sites in order to draw the attention of higher authority and people around the world. In a video titled “Disconnecting People”, the employees of Sriperumbudur ... Read more
Nokia is looking to let go some of the employees from its Chennai-based factory. The factory did not become a part of the company’s acquisition deal with Microsoft. Nokia is now running the Chennai plant on a contract to Microsoft. ... Read more
Last year, Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services for a whopping sum of $ 7.2 billion. The deal is expected to close tomorrow. While Nokia asserted that it is doing “all it can” to ensure the Chennai plant transfer, it ... Read more
Mobile manufacturer HTC has shown interest in buying Nokia’s Chennai-based plant. In an interview with Economic Times, HTC CFO Chialin Chang reflected the company’s interest in purchasing the Sriperumbudur factory, if it is up for sale. If the plant is ... Read more
Workers at Nokia’s Chennai-based factory went on another hunger strike today. Concerned about their jobs and future, the employees boycotted the canteen and decided not to have any food. Though, no work was affected, as the workers did do their ... Read more
Nokia’s infamous Chennai-based factory might not become a part of its buyout deal with Microsoft. The $7.2 billion deal will close later this month, but the company is yet to resolve its ongoing tax disputes in India. Considering how big ... Read more
Nokia’s Chennai-based plant took another shake today when the head of the factory, Prakash Katama, quit. This decision comes after employees blamed Nokia for forcing them to take the retirement offer and leave the company. Katama will be replaced by ... Read more
Following a hunger strike from Nokia’s Chennai-based factory’s employees, the management has offered a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to them. The company says it is offering “a clear financial option for interested factory employees”. After several tax disputes over Nokia’s ... Read more
The future of Nokia’s Chennai-based plant is uncertain at the moment. The phone manufacturer, which is closing its buyout deal with Microsoft next month, is facing several tax disputes with Indian government over the Chennai based factory. Nokia has downsized ... Read more