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Who gains from Microsoft’s free Morro antivirus?

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Microsoft is dropping its subscription-based antivirus software in favor of a free package, code-named ‘Morro’. ScanSafe Internet-security expert Mary Landesman investigates Microsoft’s motives. Commentary–Microsoft is to replace its paid-for antivirus product with a free one, citing an altruistic desire to spread protection around the world. But many are less…
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India’s outsourcing bubble is bursting

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India–turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India–Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like…
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Offshoring: India still No. 1

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Bangalore remains on top as the global outsourcing leader but with prices on the rise in India, locations like Beijing and Auckland are catching up fast. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. The…
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UK warned of China, India software threat

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for…
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Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Graduates from India’s tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the…
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India Net capacity at 80% after cables break

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Full restoration of services expected to take about a week; outsourcing industry plays down disruption. India’s Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal services could be restored in a week, an industry official…
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India Net capacity at 80 percent after cables break

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Full restoration of services expected to take about a week; outsourcing industry plays down disruption. India’s Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal services could be restored in a week, an industry official…
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U.S. tops tech usage ranking

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

In study, U.S. tops ratings for “innovation-driven economies”; Russia tops list for “efficiency- and -resource driven economies.” The United States, Sweden, and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies–networks, cell phones, and computers–to boost their social and economic prosperity. Connectivity Scorecard,…
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