Biz-Tech

    RK Swamy Hansa acquires stake in i-Vista Digital

    Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) Leading advertising and marketing agency RK Swamy Hansa has acquired a strategic equity stake in enterprise solutions provider i-Vista Digital Solutions Ltd to jointly offer a slew of services, a top company official said Tuesday.


    Satyam Computer to maintain growth despite global crisis

    Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Information technology (IT) major Satyam Computer Services Ltd will maintain 21 percent growth in dollar terms this year despite the current global economic crisis, a top company official said here Tuesday.

YouTube to play full-length movies legally

Nov 10th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Entertainment, Popular, Technology

New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Video-sharing web site YouTube has announced a new feature that will allow users to legally watch full-length movies.



Pakistan is partner country at India International Trade Fair

Nov 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Business, India, Pakistan

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Pakistan is the partner country at this year’s India International Trade Fair to be held at the sprawling Pragati Maidan exhibition grounds Nov 14 to 27.



Yahoo shares plunge after another Microsoft rejection

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology, World

San Francisco, Nov 8 (DPA) Shares of ailing internet pioneer Yahoo plunged more than 10 percent Friday after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reiterated that his company was not interested in reviving its takeover bid.



India to have 230 mn 3G subscribers by 2013

Nov 7th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, India, Popular, Technology

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) With prices of third generation (3G)-enabled mobile phone handsets coming down to $50 (Rs.2,000) levels, India should have around 230 million 3G subscribers by 2013, a top industry representative said here Friday.



RCom launches new search engine on mobile

Nov 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, India, Technology

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Leading telecom service provider Reliance Communications (RCom) Thursday launched an information service called ‘Quick Search’.



Google, Yahoo call off advertising deal

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Technology, World

San Francisco, Nov 6 (DPA) Google has officially called off its proposed advertising alliance with Yahoo following anti-trust opposition from the US Justice Department, the companies said Wednesday.



Microsoft says malware threats rise 43 percent

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Popular, Technology, World

San Francisco, Nov 4 (DPA) Worldwide threats from malicious software that cripple computers with spy programmes, viruses and worms have increased 43 percent over the past year, Microsoft said Monday in its Security Intelligence Report.



EU businesses to lose one million jobs in 2009

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Biz-Tech, Business, World

Brussels, Oct 28 (DPA) European Union (EU) businesses Monday called for a cut in interest rates amid predictions that the bloc’s economic slowdown could lead to a loss of one million jobs in 2009.