In its efforts to thwart Microsoft, IBM had unveiled Lotus Symphony a few months back, challenging the former's dominance in the office desktop software market. The package includes a word processor, spreadsheets and a presentation suite. Edward Orange, director, Lotus Business Unit (Software Group), IBM Asia-Pacific, said, "Since it's free, Lotus Symphony is a formidable challenge to Microsoft's new Office 2007 suite in the market for Windows-based productivity software."
According to a survey conducted jointly by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and IMRB, the consumer Internet market is growing at 30 per cent and this is lucrative enough for Microsoft and Google, with each trying to outdo the other. The 38.5 million Internet users, according to an IAMAI study, have become the prime target for numerous advertisers clouding the web. Recently, Microsoft launched the platform in India with four leading publishers.
French designer label Lanvin, by famous fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin, is all set to launch in India. It has tied up with TSG International to open stores in India. The brand is well-known among fashion conscious people. The products to be marketed in India will have India-centric designs. Lanvin has exceptional lounge wear for both men and women. While marketing in India, the brand will consider price sensitivity. Lanvin products will come with a lifetime guarantee.
Logitech Squeezebox, the new music gadget on the block, is a wireless box that uses wi-fi to play music. It can be integrated in home theatre system and speaker or ear phones too.
The company also maintains that its original equipment (OEM) partners such as Taiwan-based Asustek Computer, HTC, HCL, Gigabyte and Palm, will start rolling out cheaper internet-enabled notebooks and handsets at prices that will drive mass adoption in emerging markets.
Indian PC and console game developers and publishers are gradually waking up to the potential of developing games completely in India.
A New Delhi house is replete with all accessories of luxury, including an indoor swimming pool.
With a fast-expanding pool of billionaires and millionaires, India is now an important market for pleasure-craft peddlers.
French hat maker Milliner Solenne Roland is planning to bring the bring the fashion of hats to Indians, as she sets up an enterprise in India.
Want to install a GPS device in your car or mobile phone? We check out some systems and give tips on what to look out for.
Nasscom estimates that the KPO industry is poised for a 45 per cent per annum growth till 2010. The current hotspots in KPO are engineering and design, basic data search, integration and management and biotech & pharma.
Online Advertising has come of age as companies realise its potential. The online advertising market is expected to see phenomenal growth in the near future.
Osim revealed its plans of opening 10 showrooms in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities in India. They have a positive approach to operations in India.
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and MacWorld in San Francisco, both this January, promise to mark an exciting beginning for all those who can't get enough of gadgets.
Financial frauds in the cyber space may rise in 2008, warn online security vendors.
Smartphones and handheld PCs that were eyed with suspicion in 2006 were gladly adopted in 2007. Nokia took the top position in creating a market for well-designed, feature-rich handsets with N95 and Communicator phones.
In terms of no-cost software, there will be some innovative products on offer, from RSS Bandit to File Shredder.
The latest from the IT giant firm will offer next-generation automated tools such as mobile billing and smart supply chain management.
Social networking sites can turn into unfriendly places where you may be publicly victimised.
Luxury to me means the best possible materials being used along with great design and manufacturing processes to put together a product. That alone can be the reason for those hefty price tags. A product of such excellence that it deserves every bit of money spent on it. And the label that gets tacked on these products promise that or should at least promise that much.
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