The terms of the acquisition were not made public.
The company has been a part of the start-up ecosystem in a big way from early stages right up to when the companies start achieving full scale.
For Microsoft so far, Nadella has proved a Santa
Divya Nair/Rediff.com speaks to students and experts to find out whether it is better to study management in India or try for an international MBA.
'To access our satellite, you don't need any IQ test, you don't need to write an examination.' 'You can be a Class 1 student, an engineering student, a 60-year-old person, anybody can access our satellite.'
These firms have launched a site called Schema.org, which consists of a common set of HTML tags that webmasters would use to mark up structured data on their sites.
One of Microsoft's worries is fragmentation of the Windows market.
The potted history of the browser wars indicates how much the online space has altered in the last 25 years. Chrome's dominance, says Devangshu Datta, is unlikely to last forever.
70% reduction to cover low-cost devices, aimed at stronger foothold in tablet market
Industry analysts were broadly excited at the prospect, but sceptical that it could produce a working model at a mass-market price that soon.
Interestingly, the companies are cutting jobs in India too, even as they have hiring plans in the country. For instance, software giant Microsoft recently said it would create employment opportunities in tune with the growth of the Indian economy.
Can Microsoft, the fiercest predator in the software jungle, really change its spots
Fair trade watchdog CCI has approved Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's mobile devices business, citing that the deal would not have adverse impact on competition in the Indian market.
The beta version has seen over 1.3 mn downloads; over 2,000 firms in India are moving to the latest version.
At the recently concluded annual I/O conference, which is an annual developer-focused event held in San Francisco, California, Google announced several new devices and services.
Search engine Google continues to dominate the market share for the ninth consecutive month, according to a report released by Internet metrics company comScore Networks.
The likes of Microsoft and Cohesity have offered crore plus salaries to some students.
What made Microsoft announce Surface tablet now? To take on the iPad or Google's Nexus? US-based Get Ahead reader Rangaprabhu Parthasarthy offers a sneak-peek into Microsoft's timing
Google I/O conference will begin on June 27 and some major announcements are expected.
Microsoft has worked hard to exploit the advantage its mail software provides
Internet search major Google is likely to pick up a 5 per cent stake in media giant Time Warner's AOL for about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Google is investing heavily in creating business tools and products, driven by open source technology and machine learning
Microsoft Corp announced its 'Windows 10' operating system on Tuesday to replace the largely unpopular Windows 8, skipping a number to mark a leap toward unifying the way people work on tablets, phones and traditional computers.
Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark, despite the tough economic environment.According to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking, Google is the number one brand with a value of $100 billion and is way ahead of Microsoft which is at the second rank with a value of $76.2 billion.
With IT giant Microsoft bidding $44.6 billion to acquire internet major Yahoo! to take on growing competition from Google in the fast-growing online advertisement market, the domestic players in this arena today said they are ready for the new challenge.
Google will be able to co-relate data from the first click to the final delivery of product. This kind of knowledge is invaluable, something which even Amazon does not have.
Yahoo Inc struck a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp to replace Google Inc as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States, a move that Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said will help boost its flagging search market share.
The US-based firm, however said it does not have any direct evidence of customer data being breached illegally by the government.
The search giant is building a system that stores information so that machines as well as people can read it
Google on Thursday will launch a new advertising technology that will allow publishers to incorporate text ads into online videos in a move long awaited by the industry.
"Chromebooks", a Chrome operating system-based notebook PC that will be available online from June 15.
This would be the first visit to India as Google CEO.
Gartner expects manufacturers like Samsung to launch a whole range of budget devices that will drive Android into mass market segments.
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From Seema Hakhu Kachru Houston, Jul 12 (PTI) Software giant Microsoft has announced a long-awaited restructuring, organising itself around key areas designed to make the company more nimble in a fiercely-competitive technology sector. The company said in a release that it will deliver multiple devi ...
Bing's monthly market share in the US declined to 8.51 per cent in September from 9.64 per cent in August, according to web analytics firm StatCounter.
Bing clocks 18 million visits every month, while Google India has unique monthly visits of 753 million.. Analysts say while Bing is in its infancy, it can grow up rapidly once it powers Yahoo! searches across the world.
Microsoft, responding to the rights group's allegations, said a system fault had removed some search results for users outside China.
Lumia 640 XL will begin rolling out globally in March.
EU says Google unfairly pushes own apps with Android
