The portal available in 11 regional languages, would concentrate on those who are entering into the virtual world of internet through e-literacy programmes sponsored by the government as well as private companies. The portal would make technological upgradations as part of the initiatives, which include a 'predictive and autocomplete text' function that would make search mechanism more user-friendly in regional languages.
Solutions from major players like Microsoft, Google and Intel suggest that computing in Indian languages is coming of age.
About eight million users are estimated to be sending and receiving e-cards per month in India, and companies like 123Greetings and Webdunia are now attempting to increase their user base by making e-greetings available on mobiles too. Currently, only musical tunes can be sent with 123Greetings. It is also planning to introduce video-greetings for MMS-enabled mobile handsets. It is also talking to various community portals for offering newer applications.
Murthy has funded 10 start-ups in India and 3 abroad. Murthy-funded firms like Geodesic, Webdunia, EasyBuy, CareerLauncher, Tulleeho and Pinstorm, his latest venture are today successful companies.
