News for 'Silicon Valley'

A comic rebel with a cause

A comic rebel with a cause

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Meet the Indian American comics spreading that funny feeling. A series of portraits.

Why Rasika Mathur is one funny woman

Why Rasika Mathur is one funny woman

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Meet the Indian American comics spreading that funny feeling. A series of portraits.

'My roommate stole from me'

'My roommate stole from me'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

A GA reader shares how his roommate ran up expenses worth lakhs by stealing his credit cards.

Rivals tried to derail Hutch buy: Sarin

Rivals tried to derail Hutch buy: Sarin

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, who engineered the acquisition of Hutch-Essar in India, has accused unsuccessful rival bidders of trying to derail the deal and sought transparency from Indian regulators in M&A approvals.

Inside Sun Micro's secret black box!

Inside Sun Micro's secret black box!

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

Once one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley, Sun Microsystems crashed with the dotcoms, but it kept pouring money into R&D. Now there are signs of a revival.

MFs sell PSB stocks worth Rs 1,800 cr in Q4

MFs sell PSB stocks worth Rs 1,800 cr in Q4

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Fund managers are withdrawing after a two-year long run in public sector bank (PSB) stocks. Domestic mutual funds (MFs) were net sellers of PSB stocks for the first time in nine quarters, offloading shares worth Rs 1,800 crore in the March quarter, said a report by ICICI Securities. In the previous eight quarters, fund houses had invested more than Rs 10,000 in PSBs amid deep discounts in valuation vis--vis their private sector peers.

India, a major player in global start-ups

India, a major player in global start-ups

Rediff.com19 Dec 2005

India is playing a major role in a growing trend of new companies that are launched as global businesses right from the beginning, a media report said.

Hewlett unveils mobile e-service bazar in India

Hewlett unveils mobile e-service bazar in India

Rediff.com16 Mar 2004

Global IT major Hewlett Packard on Tuesday launched its mobile e-service bazaar, which is an incubator for wireless technology applications, in three cities in the country -- Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.

Sequoia, Cisco buy 10% stake in Bharti

Sequoia, Cisco buy 10% stake in Bharti

Rediff.com5 Dec 2005

Bharti Group on Monday offloaded 10 per cent of its stake in Bharti Telesoft to a group of investors led by Westbridge Capital for $13.5 million.

How to turn your business into an empire

How to turn your business into an empire

Rediff.com8 May 2007

Answer these questions before building that empire.

Bangalore's IT future under scanner

Bangalore's IT future under scanner

Rediff.com7 Nov 2005

But any speculation that Hyderabad, which has emerged as a hub of IT industry in a relatively short span of time, might stand to gain, might be premature.

Google to build 1 mn sq ft campus on NASA property

Google to build 1 mn sq ft campus on NASA property

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

The company and US government agency will work together to develop data management and computing tools, as well as promote entrepreneurial initiatives in outer space.

US company to buy CyberBazaar

US company to buy CyberBazaar

Rediff.com17 Dec 2003

The United States-based WebEx Communications, a provider of web communications services, on Wednesday announced its decision to acquire CyberBazaar, India's leading conferencing company, in a $4 million cash deal.

Google to set up R&D centre in Bangalore

Google to set up R&D centre in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Dec 2003

Google, the popular Internet search engine, has chosen India's Silicon Valley Bangalore for its first engineering research and development centre outside the United States to be set up next year.

Bono On Bono is a terrific read

Bono On Bono is a terrific read

Rediff.com10 Aug 2005

BPO's first couple

BPO's first couple

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

Colin Powell joins Vinod Khosla's vencap firm

Colin Powell joins Vinod Khosla's vencap firm

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Wednesday said Powell joined the firm earlier this month as a strategic limited partner, a new position created especially for him.

Indian techies dominate start-up scene in US

Indian techies dominate start-up scene in US

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

The study reveals that California, which houses the Silicon Valley, has emerged as the favourite destination for immigrant Indian entrepreneurs.

6 BIG tips from the 'reluctant entrepreneur'

6 BIG tips from the 'reluctant entrepreneur'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

Entrepreneurship is not a business plan, it's a calling; and it is all about passion.

Oracle to hire 2000 professionals in India

Oracle to hire 2000 professionals in India

Rediff.com27 Feb 2003

Oracle Corp, world's number two software company, plans to hire about 2,000 lower-paid software developers in India in the next two years.

OnMobile to raise up to $100 mn

OnMobile to raise up to $100 mn

Rediff.com10 Jul 2006

US-based telecom software company OnMobile in which Infosys holds about 14 per cent stake, is in talks with Silicon Valley investors to raise up to $100 million to fund the company's future expansion plans.

Tough job for Adobe's Indian boss

Tough job for Adobe's Indian boss

Rediff.com16 Nov 2007

As Adobe inches towards the $3 billion revenue mark, a new Indian-born CEO, Shantanu Narayen, replaces Bruce Chizen. He will be joining Adobe's board of directors on December 1 this year.

Rock Star Rocket Scientist

Rock Star Rocket Scientist

Rediff.com1 Nov 2007

With all of Dr Kalam's American interlocutors, the idea that a scientist could reach such a high public office in a democracy evoked awe and admiration.

Pavan Nigam: A serial entrepreneur

Pavan Nigam: A serial entrepreneur

Rediff.com6 Oct 2004

India to beat US in IT: Oracle

India to beat US in IT: Oracle

Rediff.com18 Apr 2006

Silicon Valley is in danger of losing its crown as home of the technology start-up as India is on course to become the new hotbed of innovation, according to the chairman of Oracle, the world's second largest software group.

Half-Indian, half-Japanese, all funny

Half-Indian, half-Japanese, all funny

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Meet the Indian-American comics spreading that funny feeling. This week: Dan Nainan.

US Bill seeks to double H-1B visas

US Bill seeks to double H-1B visas

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

A Bill to double the number of H-1B visas to 115,000, with the option of raising the limit 20% annually is now pending before US Congress.

Indian-American's film premieres at 'Cinequest'

Indian-American's film premieres at 'Cinequest'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2006

Set against the backdrop of the September 11, 2001 terror strikes, which rocked America, the film traces the events in the lives of the Singh family.

Indian Americans can be funny too

Indian Americans can be funny too

Rediff.com30 Jul 2007

Meet the Indian-American comics spreading that funny feeling. A series of portraits.

Weaving it together: Web 2.0

Weaving it together: Web 2.0

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

'It is early days as yet and what is certain is that like all technology Web 2.0 will irrevocably and irreversibly change the way we interact with the Web and with each other.'

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Immigration reform is bogged down in controversy, but there's compelling new evidence that the U.S. should let in the most educated.

Unsung Kerala colleges bask in glory of Chandrayan-3 heroes

Unsung Kerala colleges bask in glory of Chandrayan-3 heroes

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

While the historic success of Chandrayaan-3 is celebrated by Indians across the world, two untrumpeted engineering colleges in Kerala are basking in the glory of the key role played by some of their alumni in the crucial Moon mission.

Building next-generation computers

Building next-generation computers

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

IBM enters real estate market

IBM enters real estate market

Rediff.com5 Apr 2004

Information technology giant, IBM has enlarged its business scope in China's booming IT market by officially entering the local real estate segment for the first time in the company's history, a report said on Monday.