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• Infosys invests in cloud, health monitoring market

  Indian outsourcer Infosys has made an acquisition in the area of cloud computing and invested in a personal health monitoring company as it tries to move into high value products and services.

• IT worker's lawsuit accuses Tata of discrimination

  An IT worker is accusing Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) of discriminating against American workers and favoring "South Asians" in hiring and promotion. It's backing up its complaint, in part, with numbers.

• Stanford crypto expert Dan Boneh wins $175K computer science award

  Stanford University computer science professor <a href="http://crypto.stanford.edu/~dabo/">Dan Boneh</a> has been named as the recipient of the <a href="http://awards.acm.org/infosys/">2014 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in Computing Sciences</a> for his work in cryptography.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, February 17

  Spy group has embedded tools in foreign networks ... Sony selling its SmartEyeglasses ... Infosys will automate more jobs ... and more news

• Infosys to acquire startup Panaya to automate customer tasks

  Indian outsourcer Infosys is to acquire Panaya, a U.S. vendor of automation technology for testing enterprise software deployments and upgrades.

• Rep. Issa calls So. Calif. Edison tech layoffs 'deeply disturbing'

  The layoffs of IT workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), who called reports that the H-1B visa program is being used to replace part of SCE's workforce "deeply disturbing."

• Southern California Edison IT workers 'beyond furious' over H-1B replacements

  Information technology workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) are being laid off and replaced by workers from India. Some employees are training their H-1B visa holding replacements, and many have already lost their jobs.

• NSW govt commences talks with Infosys, Unisys for shared services

  The NSW government has established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Infosys and Unisys to progress detailed discussions for both companies to provide shared ICT services to agencies.
  

• Obama immigration plan called vague, frustrating

  WASHINGTON The immigration reforms that President Obama announced have left people on all sides of the tech immigration issue uncertain and frustrated.

• Former Infosys recruiter says he was told not to hire U.S. workers

  A lawsuit alleging that outsourcing firm Infosys favored hiring Indian workers over U.S. workers now includes an account from a recruiter about the alleged practice.

• H-1B whistleblower files new federal lawsuit

  H-1B whistleblower Jay Palmer filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against Infosys, in another bid for damages over allegations of ill-treatment. It is Palmer's second attack in federal court, but it takes a new approach by citing the whistleblower protections in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

• Tibco confirms it is exploring 'strategic and financial alternatives'

  Tibco's board of directors has begun a review of "strategic and financial alternatives," which presumably include a sale, the middleware vendor has confirmed following a news report of its plans.

• How new CEO Vishal Sikka can reinvent Infosys

  Vishal Sikka began his tenure as CEO of Infosys last week by approving about 5,000 promotions within the Bangalore-based IT services firm in an attempt to improve morale and slow down attrition rates.

• Infosys revenue and profit rise ahead of CEO change

  Indian outsourcer Infosys said its revenue and profit grew in the second quarter as the company won some large deals in the period.

• Court case offers a peek at how H-1B-fueled discrimination works

  Outsourcing firm Infosys is being sued by for 4 IT pros who allege it discriminates against U.S.workers.