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Jul 20, 2008

Rediff Developers

So, Rediff finally realized the importance of a platform released the Rediff Platform. As an incentive, Rediff plans to give financial grants, which you can see quite boldly on its homepage. It is great it has happened finally, however I wonder if it is a bit too late. [Continue]

Jun 1, 2008

OOXML, It Ain’t Over Yet

OOXML is now an official standard, which means it has been accepted by the standards organization. However, at least 3 of its members still disagree. Brazil, India and South Africa have registered their complaints and protest the OOXML’s recognition as an international standard. [Continue]

Mar 23, 2008

Indian Denial To OOXML Continues

So India says no to OOXML, and as a software professional and I will say that I am happy. India has denied OOXML the nod earlier citing its technical incompetence. This time, interestingly, the three big software companies - TCS, Wipro and Infosys all supported OOXML. [Continue]

Mar 6, 2008

OOXML Gaining Support In India Through Microsoft’s Partner NGOs?

Mayank Sharma reports that Microsoft is trying to promote OOXML to the Indian ministry through NGOs. Deja vu? Microsoft says that it was a voluntary decision for the partners. [Continue]

Feb 13, 2008

Indian Railways On Wi-Fi Track

I have been jealous of those of you who have been surfing on planes or in gardens. Of course there are malls and cafes here in India where this is possible, and there are even talks about WiMaxing the cities, but I miss it the most when I am traveling. Apparently someone in India is thinking about it, as they plan to introduce Net access on a couple of trains and at about 50 stations. [Continue]

Jan 18, 2008

Elcot In India Migrates To Linux

This is the first of the news that corporates are warming up to the benefits of Linux. Elcot, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu, has migrated to Linux (via E@zyVG). It is heartening to read that it was triggered by an enthusiastic management personnel. [Continue]

Jan 2, 2008

Innovation In India

Bernard Lunn has a detailed article on the state of innovation in India. He notices that there has been progress in a lot of areas like reliable low cost telecommunications, but the killer app is still missing. There are many Indian entrepreneurs, but not many of them are in India. [Continue]

Nov 23, 2007

Live Documents From India

There is a new online office suite, this time from India. Sabeer Bhatia, with Live Documents, wants to use the office space for his next successful venture. But does it offer anything unique? [Continue]

Nov 10, 2007

indiatimes hacked?

Dan Goodin reported about ScanSafe’s adivsory about indiatimes (http://www.indiatimes.com/) visitors getting bombarded by malware. She said most pages on the IndiaTimes site are clean. Those that are infected, however, contain a potent cocktail of downloader and dropper Trojans and other binaries. [Continue]

Oct 10, 2007

Google Now Going Mobile In India

Google has targetted India earlier. Now it is extending its reach to the lowest common denominator by using the combination of SMS on mobiles. Unlike many western countries, SMSs are quite popular here. [Continue]

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