Archive for August, 2006

Should Startups fear Google / Yahoo / Microsoft/* ?

Thursday, August 31, 2006 0:50 3 Comments

In brief, I believe the answer is a resounding NO. Otherwise, there will be no big companies like Microsoft/Google/Yahoo/*, because once they were small startups just like others and must have faced similar if not same situations.
Recently, there was lot of buzz about the demise of few small companies because some big company [...]

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Mobile Commerce revving up in India

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:48 2 Comments

Mobile internet and Mobile commerce makes a lot of sense in the context of Indian market. There are more than 100 Million people equipped with a mobile phone. But there are only around 40 Million people actively using internet. Mostly because of the lack of internet access services. Most users do not have internet access at [...]

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Top 30 VOIP Blogs

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 0:28 No Comments

Found a great post The Top 30 VoIP Blogs that you must read to stay in touch with VOIP World at http://www.smithonvoip.com/2006/08/28/the-top-30-v…
The listing of 30 blogs has been divided in to three sections. The top 10, that are read almost daily by almost every one in the VOIP industry and are a must reads. This list is followed by the Prominent [...]

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Snapshot of Andhra Pradesh

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 0:02 No Comments

Population: 79.7 million (2006).
Capital: Hyderabad (est. population, 6 million 2006).
State GDP: US$59.1 billion (2004/05).
State GDP growth rate: 9.8 per cent (2004/05).
Largest producer of rice in Southern India.
Ranked second in the number of industrial estates.
Base for nearly one quarter of India’s software professionals.
Second largest minerals base.
Largest exporter of pharmaceuticals.
Hyderabad is the number one ranked centre [...]

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IndiaToday: India in Numbers

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 23:48 1 Comment

India Today’s cover story ‘India in Numbers’, published on the eve of India’s Independence day(15th August) attempted to showcase the 59 year old Independent India using numbers. Numbers are as complex as Indian psyche. They can lie flat out and hide the truth or can reveal the startling truth. But overall, an interesting compilation.
Some are [...]

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