For nearly 40 years, we've had the keyboard and the mouse. Point, click. Point, click. It works, but it's indirect. You may be too young to remember, but the mouse wasn't always the easiest thing to learn. (I spent many … Continue reading
BANGALORE: Senior executives in research and development (R&D) firms are less prone to shift loyalties and rise up the corporate hierarchy compared with their peers in industries like information technology. Most of the top brass in R&D firms have worked … Continue reading
Born in a remote Odisha village in 1942, Satyanarayan Gangaram (Sam) Pitroda — the man who heralded India's communication revolution — does not know his exact date of birth. Simply because his village did not have a hospital neither did … Continue reading
WASHINGTON: Internet giant Google has been by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in the US. The Mountain View, California-based company hired about 7,000 people in 2011, the most intense hiring spree in its 13-year history, which moved … Continue reading
LONDON: A quiet internet revolution begins on Thursday. Organizations can begin applying to name and run their own domains instead of entrusting them to the operators of .com, .org, .gov and others. Up to 2,000 applications are expected to be … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc will provide more personalized search results for users by tapping content from its Google+ service, including photos, news and comments that are posted on the social network. A new service called Search, Plus Your World will … Continue reading
BANGALORE: Many medium enterprises in IT/ITeS sector from Hyderabad and Bangalore are shifting or expanding their bases in the Philippines owing to concerns pertaining to infrastructure, cost of doing business and availability of skilled labour, an ASSOCHAM survey said. ASSOCHAM … Continue reading
BANGALORE: The Indian IT industry is hopeful of maintaining its growth momentum in 2012 despite global economic uncertainty and concerns over the fallout of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. "The Indian IT sector, especially software services, will do well … Continue reading