Kochi Startup Village to have 2,000 IT firms
September 18th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said that in three years, 2,000 IT firms will be incubated at the Startup Village in Kochi, which has already ... Read more...
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Startup Village inks pact with Finland’s ACE
September 7th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi Sep 6 (IANS) India's first Startup Village, the only telecom incubator, Friday sealed a technological collaboration with Finland's hi-tech hub Aalto Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), giving a cutting edge ... Read more...
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Bangalore Nano to focus on business opportunities
August 28th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) The fifth edition of Bangalore Nano 2012, the premier nanotechnology event Dec 6-7, will focus on business opportunities in the sunrise sector, which helps in improving ... Read more...
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Microsoft to incubate 10 Indian start-ups
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) Global software major Microsoft will incubate 10 early-stage technology start-ups in cloud computing, internet and mobile using its Accelerator for Windows Azure programme to help them ... Read more...
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Indian’s ‘Smart Rickshaw’ mobile app wins innovation prize
May 18th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) India's Aadhar Bhalinge has won "m2Work", a World Bank-sponsored online challenge seeking the best ideas for spurring the job-creation potential of mobile phones.
Bhalinge convinced the ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s traffic advisory firm gears up for expansion
April 18th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An intelligent traffic monitoring solutions venture that provides real-time information to help commuters estimate their travel time and select the best route has received a ... Read more...
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50 innovation clusters to help MSMEs: Pitroda
March 28th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The National Innovation Council (NInC) aims to have around 50 innovation clusters covering the entire country by the end of 2012 to help out the ... Read more...
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Microsoft keen to set up centres in Tamil Nadu
March 7th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Global software giant Microsoft International Tuesday expressed interest in setting up cloud computing centres in Tamil Nadu in a meeting with Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa.Microsoft International president ... Read more...
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South Korea’s start-ups hit new high in December
January 19th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) The number of newly established companies in South Korea hit a new high last month due to a surge in start-ups by baby boomers, the central ... Read more...
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India’s first Startup Village at Kochi
January 18th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 18 (IANS) The country's first Public Private Partnership (PPP) telecom business incubator - 'Startup Village' - will be set up at KINFRA Park in Kalamassery near here.Startup ... Read more...
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India seeks diaspora investment in energy, healthcare
January 7th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) India Saturday asked its 30 million strong diaspora spread across over 130 countries to contribute in the development of healthcare, energy and infrastructure sector.Almost 1,500 ... Read more...
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Mu Sigma raises $108 million equity fund
December 29th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 28 (IANS) Leading analytics firm Mu Sigma Wednesday raised $108 million (Rs.573 crore) from private equity firm General Atlantic and venture firm Sequoia Capital in its second round ... Read more...
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Karnataka to provide more funds to promote nanotechnology
December 8th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) The Karnataka government will provide enhanced budgetary support to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of masses, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Thursday."The state government will ... Read more...
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India’s first telecom business incubator in Kerala
October 27th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 (IANS) India's first telecom business incubator will be set up in Kerala under Infosys co-founder and Executive Co-chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan.The Indian Telecom Innovation Hub will focus primarily ... Read more...
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Three Kerala IT firms win Nasscom honours
October 10th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 10 (IANS) MobME Wireless, Innoz Technologies and Flytxt, all headquartered at the Technopark campus here, feature in the Nasscom's list of 50 top emerging IT companies in the ... Read more...
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NRI businessman offers rural students scholarships
August 5th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (IANS) An Oman-based Keralite businessman will offer scholarship for rural students from across the country to do a post-graduate course in management at the Asian School of ... Read more...
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PE Sequoia plans $600 mn investment in India
March 15th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Private-equity firm Sequoia Capital plans to invest $600 million in various companies in India over the next four to five years, a top company official said ... Read more...
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BJP alleges Rs.63,000 crore scams in northeastern states
February 12th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday alleged corruption of Rs.63,000 crore in development projects in the northeastern states by the local Congress governments, and said it ... Read more...
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Technopark TBI to get seed funding from union ministry
January 31st, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Technopark's Technology Business Incubation (T-TBI) Monday signed an agreement with the technology development board of the union ministry of science and technology for a Rs.1 crore seed funding ... Read more...
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Specialised online stores hottest e-commerce start-ups: Survey
January 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) They are a constant feature of internet surfing - online retailers offering cash on delivery facility, option of creating your own T-shirts and other services. In fact, ... Read more...
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Andhra to tie-up with Israel
January 27th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will shortly sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Israeli government to promote start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in IT and IT enabled ... Read more...
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Common sense key to entrepreneurial success
January 8th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new research has suggested that practical intelligence is the key to achieving entrepreneurial success.Barbara J. Bird at American University's Kogod School of Business, and J. Robert Baum ... Read more...
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New technique recovers ‘unrecyclable’ ciggie packs, milk cartons, stickers
December 6th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): A Thai firm has developed a technology that can recover pulp from laminated and other paper previously impossible to recycle.Paijit Sangchai's firm, Flexoresearch, has developed a series of ... Read more...
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NASSCOM’s ‘Annual Product Conclave’ kicks off in Bangalore
November 10th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Nov 10 (ANI): National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the premier organisation that represents and sets the tone for public policy for the Indian software industry, kicked off ... Read more...
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Start-ups find it easier in Indian market: Survey
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Start-ups are finding it easier to penetrate the Indian market, especially in the consumer goods and small and medium business segments, due to high economic growth, low ... Read more...
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Now, an e-shirt to keep a tab on your performance during workout
September 18th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): Constant update on how you are performing during physical exercise could be a great deal of help, and now you can keep a constant check on your vitals ... Read more...
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Tricorder Becomes A Reality In 2010
September 11th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 11, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Tricorder had been a fictional gadget safely ensconced within the minds of sci-fi lovers until now. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the Star ... Read more...
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IBM to provide start-ups cloud-computing technology
March 31st, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) Information technology and consulting multinational IBM Wednesday unveiled a global entrepreneur initiative to provide start-up companies industry-specific cloud-computing technologies.
"The initiative will provide start-ups free access to cloud-computing ... Read more...
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Bloom Box Enjoys TV Appearence
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) This Wednesday will see the official launch of Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley based company, which will be making its new invention public. The company has ... Read more...
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Orissa gets first private IT Park
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) Orissa got its first private software technology park Tuesday. Built on the outskirts of state capital Bhubaneswar by city-based JSS Group, the venture was inaugurated by Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Paul Allen Undergoing Chemotherapy For ‘Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma’
November 17th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Seattle, Nov. 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 56 year old Paul Allen who jointly founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates has been recently diagnosed with a cancer, precisely 'non-Hodgkins lymphoma' ... Read more...
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Murthy sells Infosys shares to fund young entrepreneurs (Lead)
October 22nd, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 22 (IANS) Infosys Technologies chief mentor and chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy has sold 800,000 shares, valued at Rs.177 crore (Rs.1.77 billion/$37.9 million), from his holding in the company to fund ... Read more...
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Venture capitalists have little fancy for Indian start-ups
July 27th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
By James Jose
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Dreamy-eyed Indian entrepreneurs hoping to talk their way into getting venture capital for their start-ups might as well look elsewhere for funding. It doesn't happen ... Read more...
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BigAdda among Dataquest’s top 25 Indian Internet start-ups
May 13th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) BigAdda, the social networking website belonging to the Anil Ambani group, Fropper, a dating site and Indyarocks, an entertainment-based social network, are among the top 25 Indian ... Read more...
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Start-ups see new beginning for video games around world
March 29th, 2009 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
By Andy Goldberg
San Francisco, March 29 (DPA) That spanking new Nintendo Wii that's gracing your living room may seem like the greatest thing to hit video games since the evolution of the ... Read more...
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