According to a survey conducted by global market research agency Synovate, Tata Indicom, the retail brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, has been positioned as the numero uno by television viewers in major Indian metropolitan cities. The survey says: "The innovative use of a character being positioned appreciably, rather than celebrity presence, has worked well in the Tata Indicom ads." Read more

Hexaware Technologies Ltd, a leading global provider of IT & BPO services, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner Inc. in the niche quadrant for the recently published ‘Magic Quadrant for ERP Service Providers, North America 2007’ report. The report states, ‘Niche players focus on a particular segment of the market, as defined by such characteristics as functional area vertical industry, client size or project complexity. A niche player has invested in more-defined ERP technology skills.’ Read more

LONDON, Sept. 25, 2007 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced that AT&T scored the highest percentage of responses for unaided brand awareness associated with global data Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Telemark’s most recent Global Brand Appeal survey. A total of 660 data network managers located in 27 countries were asked the question: “When thinking about companies that provide international data VPN (such as IP VPN, VoIP, MPLS, Hosting, Frame Relay, ATM, etc.), which companies come to mind?” The highest percentage of respondents (25 percent) named AT&T in their answers. Read more

NDTV today announced the launch of 'NDTV MetroNation,' India's first English city channel. NDTV Metro Nation gives Delhi and the NCR a high-end 24-hour channel that covers breaking news, and user-friendly information on where to shop, what to eat, and how to work out. Daily programming includes: traffic reports on routes to avoid during rush hour; shows on Delhi's schools and colleges; and programs on Parenting and Food. The channel will offer four broad genres of programming- News and Current Affairs, Lifestyle, Entertainment and Youth with a contemporary and dynamic team of reporters and anchors covering Delhi with energy and spirit. Read more

GroupSoft announced today that they have opened a new subsidiary office in London, United Kingdom, and with that launched their SAP Retail Services in the UK and European Markets.

GroupSoft's new office will act as a regional hub for GroupSoft activities in Europe and United Kingdom and will initially be staffed by senior members of the GroupSoft's Sales and Marketing team. The office will be responsible for continuing development of business opportunities in the dynamic Retail IT Solution market in the United Kingdom and Europe primarily focused on SAP Retail Services. Read more

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Lotus Symphony, IBM's new, free office productivity software, has been downloaded by more than 100,000 registered business and consumer users in its first week. The Lotus Symphony Web site, which is providing user community feedback for the Symphony beta software, has received more than one million visitors during this period. Read more

We are living in an era of information over feed. Take the cable industry for example. So many channels, so many offers and the end result is confusion. Are you also like other customers confused as to what to choose in Read more

Call it the battle of survival or simply of species the answer is simple you need to protect your family especially your children from species that could cause them harm. There are rats, pests of different shapes and sizes besides termite and the list goes on. You need protection. Read more

Larry's Column

What do tulips, books, funerals, and commuter train tickets have in common? Pre-selling strategies.

These items and many more can be, and often are, pre-sold. In spring, while the tulips are blazing their promise of warmer weather, the mail is filled with catalogs pre-selling bulbs to plant when cold weather arrives in a classic strategy of “sell it now – ship it later.” The “Book-Of-The-Month Club” became the model for companies that pre-sell music, wines, fruits, and coffee beans to name just a few items sold this way. It is not uncommon for people to plan and purchase their funerals in advance of their death to make sure their final wishes are carried out and minimize their survivors’ burden at a stressful time. Commuters pre-purchase monthly passes for future rides for convenience and lower rates. Read more

Synplicity, Inc., (Nasdaq: SYNP) a leading supplier of innovative IC design and verification solutions, today announced an addition to its HAPS™ (High-performance ASIC Prototyping System™) product family. The HAPS-51 leverages the Xilinx Virtex™-5 LX330, the industry’s largest FPGA, and on-board memory to deliver faster ASIC verification. Read more