IT news
Dassault Systemes to acquire IBM’s PLM sales operation for $600 million
27 Oct 2009
The maker of 3D software for designing automobiles and aircrafts among other high tech products is making its biggest acquisition to date by acquiring IBM’s sales and client support operations for $600 million in cash
Tech Mahindra merger with Satyam next year
27 Oct 2009
China slams US cyber attack report
24 Oct 2009
China responds angrily to a report, commissioned by a US Congress panel, to find out the magnitude of the threat of cyber attacks to the US and its defence establishments from China in the event of a war
Microsoft launches Windows 7 to overcome Vista shock
22 Oct 2009
The new operating system is faster, less cluttered and has new touch-screen features
IT spending to rebound in 2010 after worst year ever in 2009: Gartner
20 Oct 2009
The IT industry will return to growth with 2010 IT spending forecast to total $3.3 trillion, a 3.3-per cent increase from 2009 as the industry exits its worst year ever
Polaris Software acquires Laser Soft Infosystems
15 Oct 2009
Microsoft releases biggest ever patch to address a range of security issues
14 Oct 2009
The patch, comprising 13 security bulletins, addresses 34 vulnerabilities across its Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office and other products.
Mjunction launches online shopping service
14 Oct 2009
Cisco in deal to buy Starent Networks for $2.9 billion
14 Oct 2009
The global networking giant is acquiring supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions provider Starent Networks, adding wireless capabilities to its core strength in network solutions
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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