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Hacktivists take down Trai website
28 Apr 2015
Capgemini to buy iGate for $4 bn
27 Apr 2015
iGate generated about 70 per cent of its $1.27 billion revenue from the US last year and, post-closing, North America will represent 30 per cent of the combined 2015 revenue of €12.5 billion ($13.58 billion)
Google’s Person Finder app helps connect families with missing persons in quake-hit Nepal
27 Apr 2015
Google Q1 net up 3.88% at $3.59 bn; revenue rises 12% to $17.26 bn
25 Apr 2015
Google said its consolidated revenue rose 12 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2015 to $17.258 billion, compared with $15.420 in the January-March 2014 quarter
Capgemini close to buying iGate: report
23 Apr 2015
Capgemini, one of the world's largest consulting, technology and outsourcing services companies, is close to buying Nasdaq-listed iGate, in a deal which, if successful, would be one of the biggest M&As in the IT services sector
India saw 60,000 ransomware attacks in 2014
23 Apr 2015
India saw as many as 60,000 ransomware attacks on computers last year, making it the third-most attacked nation in Asia
Wipro appoints Rishad Premji to board; posts Rs2,272 cr Q4 net
21 Apr 2015
Wipro reported a lower-than-expected 2 per cent increase in its net profit, although revenues for the quarter rose nearly 4 per cent to Rs12,171.4 crore
A spilt can of Coke causes computer blackout across global markets
18 Apr 2015
Following the computer glitch just at the start of trading, more than 300,000 screens suddenly went offline for several hours, leaving brokers stuck with the terminals
Net neutrality: Facebook’s Internet.org faces trouble in India
17 Apr 2015
The Internet.org programme and other such deals have been criticised for violating the principles of net neutrality by creating “walled gardens” that limit free access to a few preferred content providers and services
Cab aggregator Ola raises Rs2,500 cr in fresh funds
17 Apr 2015
Ola, now the third-most valuable venture-backed company in India, is competing against Uber, one of the most exciting startups in the world
Indian scientist develops first self-powered video camera
17 Apr 2015
The development of the prototype camera involved designing a pixel that could not only measure incident light but also convert the incident light into electric power
Yahoo, Microsoft amend search partnership
17 Apr 2015
IBM-Apple venture to provide data analytics to healthcare sector
15 Apr 2015
IBM is keen to deepen its partnership with Apple Inc to make use of health information gathered by millions of Apple devices
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