Microsoft's fetish with Sun servers?March 12th, 2005 A tale of Microsoft's dalliance with Sun. Shocking pictures leaked by a careless Microsoft blogger reveal a love that dare not speak its name.
Kerala IT firms to spread AIDS awareness campaignMay 14th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Companies based in the Technopark IT industrial park here will join hands with the Kerala government to strengthen the AIDS awareness campaign in the state, an industry official said here Thursday. The Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH), a body representing the chief executives of the Technopark firms, has adopted a corporate policy on HIV/AIDS that calls for strengthening the awareness campaign among among the member companies and employees, the group secretary, Satish Babu, said.
Software exports from Kerala grows 43 percentMarch 27th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - While India's overall software exports have slowed down on account of the global slowdown, those from Kerala grew 43.41 percent till February-end, fetching a revenue of Rs.2,300 crore. 'While the STPI (Software Technology Parks India) figures for the country show a growth of 17.62 percent till February-end this fiscal, software exports from Kerala have grown at 43.41 percent,' said an IT department official who did not wish to be identified.
NuGrowth Solutions reaches deal to acquire subsidiary of State Auto Financial Corp.August 20th, 2009 NuGrowth buying subsidiary of State Auto FinancialCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Software sales and development company NuGrowth Solutions has inked a deal a buy a subsidiary of State Auto Financial Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company. Terms of NuGrowth's deal to acquire Strategic Insurance Software were not disclosed Wednesday.
Sonia salutes India's IT successSeptember 15th, 2009 MYSORE - Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attributed nation's success in the field of Information technology to the Indian talent, ingenuity and hard work. She was speaking after inaugurating the Infosys technology campus in Mysore.
Two lakh new IT jobs in Kerala in two years: AchuthanandanOctober 10th, 2009 THRISSUR - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday inaugurated the third IT park in the state - Phase 1 of Infopark Koratty - and said that nearly 200,000 jobs in information technology sector would be created in the next two years.
Court weighs off-campus speech in case of Pa. girl who posted lewd MySpace parody of principalJune 2nd, 2009 ACLU defends girl's lewd MySpace principal parody
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia must decide whether a Pennsylvania middle school had the right to suspend a student who, on her own time, created a lewd MySpace page about her principal. The case raises broad issues about the limits of school discipline for off-campus behavior that affects the atmosphere at school.
Obama tax move won't affect Indian firms, Murthy to presidentMay 8th, 2009 BANGALORE - Indian IT firms would not be impacted by the tax reform proposal of US President Barak Obama, Infosys Technologies chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy told President Pratibha Devisinh Patil Friday.
Bing Shoots Microsoft's Paid Clicks To 13%June 24th, 2009 As it was predicted Bing woos advertisers better than Google - it's turning into reality. All odds are in favor of Microsoft, as the number of clicks on ads served by Bing search engine hiked a 13% in the last two weeks.
New 3D software counts tiger for wildlife conservationMarch 13th, 2009 New 3D software to count tigers for conservation
WASHINGTON - A new software developed with help from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) will allow researchers to rapidly identify individual tigers by creating a three-dimensional (3D) model using photos taken by remote cameras, which would help in their conservation. The new software, developed by Conservation Research Ltd., creates a 3D model from scanned photos using algorithms similar to fingerprint-matching software used by criminologists.
Endangered Ugandan gorillas seek friends on Facebook, MyspaceSeptember 26th, 2009 Ugandan gorillas get friendly on FacebookKAMPALA, Uganda — He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook. No, it's not the ex-boyfriend.
Hindujas to manage Sistema Shyam's customer care centreMarch 26th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hinduja group's business process outsourcing (BPO) arm Hinduja Global Solutions will manage mobile telephony player Sistema Shyam Teleservices' customer care centre. The mobile telephony player launched its Tamil Nadu operations here Thursday and plans to scale it up across the state.
Satyam fraud shatters Geelong's Silicon Valley dreamsAugust 3rd, 2009 GEELONG - The Silicon Valley dream for the Australian city of Geelong were shattered when the massive accounting fraud with its potential partner, Indian IT giant Satyam surfaced in January this year. ollowing job losses in the car manufacturing sector, Geelong could not have asked for more when the plan was proposed for a massive 75 million dollar IT hub at Deakin University.
Muhozi has added you as a friend: Ugandan gorillas join Facebook as part of online fundraiserSeptember 26th, 2009 Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpaceKAMPALA, Uganda — He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook. No, it's not the ex-boyfriend.
Microsoft's Lawsuit Against click fraud ScamJune 16th, 2009 In a recent event, software major Microsoft Corp has filed a lawsuit against three individuals based in Vancouver, accusing them of breaching Microsoft's adCenter contract through a click fraud to make profit. The suite was filed in a U.S. federal court in Seattle against the three individuals- Eric Lam, Gordon Lam and Melanie Suen, and companies that they control.