Archive for January, 2008

Beware of What you download : Metered Bandwidth is here..!

Sunday, January 27, 2008 19:24 No Comments

When it comes to Internet connection, we always take it granted that there is no limit on the bandwidth. We are free to download and upload as much as we can. The only limitation so far is the speed at which we could do. High Speed Internet connection Speeds range from 0.7Mbps to 15Mbps. But [...]

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Notable Thoughts : Weekend Edition

Sunday, January 27, 2008 19:16 No Comments

“A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all” – Anonymous. Few notable thoughts that are worth sharing and spreading. Lenovo: A Company without a Country A handful of companies have two headquarters, but Lenovo might be the [...]

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Why Microsoft doesn’t have a product targeting India?

Sunday, January 27, 2008 19:09 No Comments

Microsoft’s India Managing directory cites piracy and lack of law enforcement as the reason why Microsoft doesn’t create any India specific products. The global software industry generally refrains from developing India-specific products mainly because of high levels of piracy and poor awareness among law enforcement agencies, said a top Microsoft official. Microsoft (India) Managing Director [...]

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Economic Impact of Software & Information : A Report

Thursday, January 24, 2008 21:10 No Comments

Software for sure has changed the dynamics of Indian Economy. Here is an interesting report from SIIA about the Economic impact of Software and Information in US and Global economies. Read the report(pdf) here. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital information industry, today released a [...]

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H1B 2009: Will ’2007 H1B Rush’ repeat in 2008?

Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:10 111 Comments

Update: Now its official. USCIS announced today that it received about 163,000 H1B petitions for year 2009 that starts from 1st of October 2008. About 31,200 of those are for Advanced Degree category. Read more. It will be a lottery to accept petitions. I wish you all good luck to you. So, to answer my [...]

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