Another week, another battle. Google and Microsoft besides loaded wallets also seem to have enormous energy levels to be battling out with each other week after week. Last month matters reached over the top, literally, when the Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest corporate, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer reportedly said “’I'm going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to f***ing kill Google.”
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Speed dating, you probably heard about it in some magazine or surfed through it on internet or probably read about it somewhere. But chances are like most others you haven’t had a first hand experience at it. Two years ago when I wrote about speed dating in my column it was an alien concept in India and many of my readers found it an obscure concept. In an age when Maggi - the 2 minute noodle rules the stomach, the heart too can’t wait any longer. Speed thrills and love sells. Combine them both and you get a super combination of love in the last lane, speed dating. Read more
This was originally published on August 24, 2005
The battle for desktop dominance seems to be heating up with Google launching Google Desktop 2. It is the second version of an application launched recently. By using Google’s trademark search software, it aims to be a more personalised version of products such as Apple’s Dashboard and Yahoo’s Konfabulator, programmes that deliver icons to the screen and keep photo, alarm clock, scheduling, music, currency converters and news applications running while the computer is in use.
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN –Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) and Acea, the second largest
electricity distributor in Italy, have signed a 10 year managed service
agreement to manage and develop Acea’s system for Automatic Meter Reading
(AMR). The system will be deployed in Rome to 1.5 million households.
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FORT COLLINS, CO –03/13/2006 — April is Lawn & Garden Month and the allure
of spring is undeniable. Spring is when people confront the condition of
their yards, often neglected during the winter months. With backyard BBQs
and family functions fast approaching, prize-winning lawns need sprucing up,
but allergies can make mowing more a torture than a chore. It’s time to
consider the SunlawnT alternative for this year’s spring fling with your
lawn. Read more
LOS ANGELES, CA and SHENZHEN, CHINA — 03/13/2006 — China Digital
Communication Group (OTC BB: CHID), one of the fastest growing battery
components manufacturers in China, announced today that it has obtained a
US$6 million bank line of credit from United Private Equity Ltd., a venture
capital firm. Read more
ATLANTA –Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) today announced
FDA clearance for its high-performance Excelart Vantage(TM) ZGV
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the most sophisticated 1.5T
system in the industry. Read more
ARMONK, NY IBM today announced an IT infrastructure outsourcing
agreement covering Nissan’s operations in the US and Canada. This
initiative extends a relationship between the two companies that began
in 1999 and establishes an on-demand infrastructure services model for
Nissan business units. Read more
ST. PAUL, MN — API Outsourcing, Inc., a leading Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO) provider of state-of-the-art invoice automation
solutions, recently announced a new billing and payables automation
contract with Bellevue, WA-based ChemPoint.com. Read more
DALLAS, TX — Splash Media formalized an exclusive agreement with
GlobalTec to become the official show host provider for Traders
Television Network (TTV), a television network focused on information
for traders. Read more
