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Are Tablets really taking over? [Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai on January 31, 2012 |

For last couple of years, tablet computers are in vogue. Even in India, tablets have become quite popular (at least the word “tablet”), thanks to “Aakash” by Indian Government. Popularity of tablets can be gauged from the fact that in last year alone close to 100 different tablets were launched by more than 35 different [...]

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How the internet is affecting Indian teens…

by Kaushambi
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Notwithstanding the fact that the Internet has changed the world, there is a particular age segment which has been taken by storm – teenagers! Here’s a no-nonsense look into how internet has affected the lives of Indian teenagers. Knowledge and information The first thought that comes to mind when thinking about …

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Is Indian IT sector headed for a slowdown in 2012?

by Viral Dholakia
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It’s been a long tradition now – just like a temple priest flags off a ritual with sound of a conch (shankhnad) during startup; even software bellwether Infosys Technologies is accustomed to kick start the quarterly earnings season in style and panache. In fact, few years ago, the results and annual guidance provided by …

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How Amazon cloud drive can help you and your business

by Kaushambi
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Cloud storage in simple words, is an online storage facility given to users who want external servers to store or host their data for them. And with the need for larger storage capacities clubbed with mobility, cloud storage is getting very popular. Amazon’s Cloud Storage bearing the motto “Anything digital, securely stored, available anywhere” is [...]

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Infosys Inks Two Year Deal with Pune Football Club

by Ankit Agarwal

And here I was thinking that any sponsorship deal involving a domestic team was a monopoly of Sahara. Jokes apart, Infosys has thrown its hat into using sports as a marketing vehicle. Yes, Infosys has inked a two year deal with Pune FC for an undisclosed amount. Pune FC recently got into …

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IBM To Make Indian Cities ‘Smarter’, Pilot Projects Underway

by Ankit Agarwal
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Think of all things government and I don’t think you will be able to associate SMART with any of their actions. Well, if IBM has its way things are going to change for good and government departments will be able to make data driven decisions. Yes, IBM has started working with government …

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HCL has a Blockbuster Quarter, celebrates it with Free equity to Employees!

by Ankit Agarwal

Even as IT companies in India are reporting mixed results with a few companies beating industry estimates and few faring poorly, HCL Technologies has hit a home run in its latest quarterly results. HCL Technologies has had a billion dollar quarter. Announcing its second quarter results (July-Aug-September 2011), HCL reported revenues of $1002 Million! …

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Want a Job at Google? Here’s what it takes [Infographic]

by Arun Prabhudesai

Did you know that in the past Google has sometimes used upto 29 interviews to screen a single candidate? Here is a nifty infographic released by Job Network portal Jobvine, which presents some interesting facts about how Google hires it’s employees! Google gets over one million resumes a year and only about …

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Buzzing News: Infosys Results, PSLV-C18, August IIP & Sept Exports data & Apple iOS 5 launch date!

by Viral Dholakia
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The month of October has been buzzing with lots of latest news and niche updates, which we would like to cover as a small newsletter for our readers. Most heart wrenching news among them is passing away of Gazal singer Jagjit Singh and Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs – both were true legends in their [...]

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Open Source Solutions Save Kerala Electricity Board Whopping Rs 8 Crore!

by Ankit Agarwal

If FOSS (Free and Open source) needed any validation at all, KSEB’s use of open source solutions for its IT needs should be as good as any. Within a few years of opting for open source solutions for critical functions like accounting and billing, KSEB has made savings to the tune of Rs 7-8 crore. [...]

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Cisco pushes for Tablet Adoption in Enterprise space, Launches Cius In India!

by Ankit Agarwal
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I have been extremely vocal about the penetration (or the lack of it) of tablets into the enterprise. There has been a small albeit significant uptake for tablets in the enterprise but for the most part tablets are finding it hard to find a place in the otherwise technology heavy enterprise segment. There …

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India’s Green IT And Sustainability Spending Set To Double By 2015

by Ankit Agarwal

"Green IT" and "Sustainability" have long remained mere buzzwords despite the hype that they are critical for the corporate world globally. Where companies like Google have been doing their bit with Google Green. In addition, a lot of U.S. companies have in the past few embarked on formal green initiatives  and have been …

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Infosys Launches multiple Cloud based solutions – Bets on Cloud For Future Growth!

by Ankit Agarwal
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Every IT Service provider worth its salt (atleast the big 3) have hinted on bolstering their non-linear (IP based revenues) going forward. It shouldn’t come as a surprise since they are facing margin pressures as the IT budgets in the US and Europe are expected to be cut down drastically. Infosys, one of …

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Govt. paints rosy picture for Software, Services & Electronics Growth, but how realistic Is It?

by Ankit Agarwal
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Sample this… Software and Services sector has the potential to grow to $105 billion by 2014 and $225 billion by 2020 from $58.7 billion in 2009! Electronics and Hardware production in the country is expected to grow from $20 billion in 2009 to $100 billion by 2014 and $400 billion by 2020 I …

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Lack of Security Features Hampers Cloud Computing Adoption in Indian Enterprises

by Ankit Agarwal

Cloud Computing has come a long way globally and in India as well. I remember I was sceptical of cloud technology in India and not even 2 years since then, Cloud based technologies are taking off both at consumer level and even at enterprise level. Even though there are lot of cloud based solutions/services, Amazon’s [...]

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