Isn’t it an irony of the biggest order that the Internet, which is utmost democratic and egalitarian in essence, should be a fertile ground for breeding colossal global monopolies that could stifle competition? The recent developments at MySpace--once the No. 1 social...
Microsoft Dynamics CRM cloud service launched globally: Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, the cloud version of the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 release. The on-premises and...
MindTree Q3 net down but revenue rises: Bangalore, India-based IT and product engineering services company MindTree said in a release January 18 that profit for its third quarter ended December 31, 2010, decreased 43.3 percent over the year-ago quarter to Rs 305...
TCS's better-than-expected Q3 profits help sentiments: While Infosys had come out with Q3 results that belied analyst expectations a little, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has given a much needed relief to a bearish market by posting a net income of 23.7 billion...
Transformation is now essential in a fiercely competitive market and 2011 will be a year that will "test the nerve" of telcos across the region as they accelerate to change and leverage on the opportunities while tapping on their natural strengths, says IDC in a...
Microsoft releases free Web development tool: Microsoft has announced the availability of WebMatrix, a free Web development tool designed to help website developers of all skill levels easily create, customize and publish websites to the Internet, the company said in...
Aircel, Facebook join hands for voice updates: Aircel users will be able to dial a short code and record their voice message to be posted as an update on Facebook. The service does not require a user to have Internet access on the mobile phone. Facebook’s gain is...
The worldwide PC market continued to slow in the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a softening consumer market, competing products like media tablets, and strong year ago sales, market research firm IDC has noted. Despite a holiday season marked by a long promotion cycle...
Even if consumer migration to USB 2.0 is not yet complete, USB 3.0 sticks are out in the market, globally as a well as in India. The speeds are up to 10 times more than that of the USB 2.0 products--of the magnitude of 70 Mbps. And they are priced quite...
Starting today, I’ll be doing a daily round-up of important ICT news items, which is something that some of you had asked for. To begin with, I’ll keep it simple, i.e. with very little of the analysis bit thrown in. Later, after it becomes something of a routine, I’ll...
It was an eventful weekend. Wild rumours ran amuck that the social networking site Facebook would close down from March 15. Phrases such as ‘Facebook shutting down’ were among the most searched ones on Saturday and Sunday, and even topped the Alexa Hot Topics list for...
The Web entity, whose success is probably more amazing than any other dot-com--in a sense more than even Google or Facebook for that matter, will turn 10 two days hence.Yes, you may have guessed it right already--it is the Wikipedia, which is scheduled to start its...