{"id":501,"date":"2006-10-04T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/index.php\/software-giants-shut-doors-as-strike-hits-indian-tech-hub"},"modified":"2006-10-04T18:44:23","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:44:23","slug":"software-giants-shut-doors-as-strike-hits-indian-tech-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/software-giants-shut-doors-as-strike-hits-indian-tech-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Software giants shut doors as strike hits Indian tech hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Operations of global software companies, financial institutions and government offices in India&#8217;s main technology hub shut on Wednesday after activists called a strike over a border dispute with a neighboring state.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-hour stoppage in Bangalore, the capital of the southern state of Karnataka, was called by groups disputing claims by next-door Maharashtra over a small border town.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The strike is going on very well all across the state. All works in government departments have come to a complete standstill,&#8221; L. Byrappa, president of the Karnataka Government Employee&#8217;s Association, told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The streets of Bangalore, home to over 1,500 Indian and multinational tech firms like Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp. and IBM, were deserted as companies and shops shut down. Schools closed and traffic was sparse.<\/p>\n<p>(from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/\">eWeek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/article2\/0,1895,2024262,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL100206EP13B\">Software Giants Shut as Strike Hits Indian Tech Hub<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is what happens when you outsource your IT services to a third-world country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operations of global software companies, financial institutions and government offices in India&#8217;s main technology hub shut on Wednesday after activists called a strike over a border dispute with a neighboring state. 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