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The year 2005 was a highly eventful year for the Indian software industry.
There was certainly no shortage of action. Mergers and acquisitions were made,
top-tier companies continued to grow at a robust pace, big deals were signed
and the laggards continued to under-perform.

The market picture
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... ]]> 78984 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:25:36 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/18263/78950.html?rss=1 HDFC Bank Q3 net jumps 31% to Rs 224 crore_ (javascript:clippopup(1366669);)
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   MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has reported a 31% increase in net profit in the third
 quarter of FY06 to Rs 224 crore as against Rs 171 crore in the corresponding
period of the previous year. The profit growth was aided by a 51% growth in net
revenues ??  net interest income and fee-based income. Gross income rose by 51%
           to Rs 1,476 crore from Rs 980 crore in the previous year.

 The bank?? s share price fell 1.22% to close at Rs 747.95 on the Bombay Stock
  Exchange on Tuesday. In the nine-month period, the bank has reported a net
profit of Rs 607.6 crore, a 31.2% growth over the Rs 463 crore reported in the
   previous year. Gross income rose by 47.4% to Rs 3,918 crore from Rs 2,658
   crore. Interest earned rose by 51% to Rs 1,180 crore (Rs 779 crore). Net
  interest income rose by 52% to Rs 671 crore from Rs 440 crore. Other income
... ]]> 78950 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:34:11 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/18263/78949.html?rss=1 Infosys Q3 net profit jumps 31%, meets forecasts

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006 09:50:11 AM]

IT major Infosys Technologies reported on Wednesday a 31 per cent rise in its
Q3 net profit, while meeting the expectations for the quarter. The company said
that its net profit surged to Rs 642 crore in the quarter ended December 31,
2005, as compared to Rs 496 crore in the year-ago quarter. Infosys' total
income rose to Rs 2,396 crore in Q3 December 2005, from Rs 1,845 crore in
December 2004 quarter. Infosys' CEO, president and managing director, Nandan M
Nilekani, said after the result announcement, "We have seen another quarter of
steady growth and our initiatives in strategic alignment, capability building
and operational excellence are all on track." On consolidated basis, India's
second largest software exporter after TCS, reported net profit after tax and
exceptional item and minority interest of Rs 649 crore for the quarter ended
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