Microsoft eyes opportunities in China’s push for innovation
September 18th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 18 (IANS) China's efforts to be a global innovation leader offers opportunities to foreign companies like Microsoft, a senior executive of the software giant said."We're committed to ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Cuba unveils new rum brand
June 9th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, June 9 (IANS) Cuba has unveiled a new brand of rum, calling it a first step in its fight against the US trade bias toward the island nation.The launch ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Manchester United voted most popular club
May 29th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A recent survey has found that England's Manchester United are the most popular football club with 659 million followers worldwide.
The survey was carried out ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
IMImobile announces partnership with Tree Worldwide
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) IMImobile, a mobile data technology infrastructure and solutions provider, Thursday announced its partnership with Tree Worldwide, a leading market research and data analysis company.The two ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Russia to sell missile systems to Belarus
April 19th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, April 18 (IANS) Russia will continue selling its air defence missile systems to Belarus in 2012 at discount prices, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said."Belarus is a leading market ... Read more...
Posted in World |
E-commerce to make even bigger gains
March 28th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 28 (IANS) China aims to double the value of its e-commerce sales to 18 trillion yuan ($2.86 trillion) by the end of 2015, which would make it the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
HP quarterly profit plunges
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Nov 22 (IANS) Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has reported that its profit in the most recent quarter fell more than 90 percent with sales also declining.In the company's ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Two-third of Britons fear new recession
November 16th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Two thirds of Britons are living with the fear that the UK is heading for another recession, a survey has found. The news came as it ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian seafood exports soars
May 7th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 7 (IANS) Indian seafood exports reached $2.7 billion in 2010-2011 compared to $2.1 billion in the previous fiscal year, officials said. Europe is the leading market for Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Reducing software piracy can inject $142 bn into economy
September 16th, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Reducing software piracy by 10 percentage points in four years would inject over $142 billion into the global economy, create nearly 500,000 jobs and generate close ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Abbott to buy Piramal’s branded drugs business for $3.71 bn (Roundup)
May 21st, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Illinois-based pharmaceuticals major Abbott Friday said it is acquiring Piramal Healthcare's formulations business for $3.72 billion, to make the combined entity one of the largest players in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Abbott to buy Piramal’s branded drugs business for $3.71 bn (Lead)
May 21st, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Illinois-based pharmaceuticals major Abbott Friday said it is acquiring Piramal Healthcare's formulations business for $3.72 billion, to make the combined entity one of the largest players in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Thuraya to develop high-speed satellite broadband solution
March 18th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 18 (IANS) Thuraya is to develop a high-speed broadband terminal for the maritime industry in partnership with Comtech, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
The new terminal, which is designed ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Computer sales in India up 24 percent in July-September quarter
November 26th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) In another sign of recovery in Indian industry, the sales of personal computers in the country were up 24 percent in the quarter ended Sep 30 and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India a leading market for PepsiCo : Nooyi
November 9th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): Indra Nooyi, the Chairman and Chief Executive of PepsiCo today said that India is among the top three markets for the company.PepsiCo has grown by over ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Medvedev dismisses McCain’s call for Russia’s ouster from G8
July 3rd, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday dismissed US presidential candidate John McCain's pledge to seek Russia's explusion from the G8 if he is elected. "As far as ... Read more...
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Annik launches Active Insights Managementsm
February 7th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by admin
Gurgaon (Haryana), Feb 7 (ANI/Business Wire India): Annik, the leading market research and data analytics services provider in India, announces the launch of their flagship insights platform, called Active Insights Managementsm.
Active ... Read more...
Posted in Business |