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Upfront
Logitech
eyes the corporate segment
As part of its strategy to look at newer avenues of growth,
Logitech India is eyeing the lucrative corporate segment.
Using its traditional strongholds of mice and keyboards as
a springboard, the company wants to expand the market for
a relatively nascent category known as notebook interface
devices.
Nasscom
to push for stringent cyber laws
Keeping in view the ongoing trends in the global IT market
and drawbacks in IT security systems, Nasscom is working on
a new cyber laws framework to make it a foolproof mechanism.
To allay fears of MNCs, the new draft proposal would address
issues related to the stringent laws in operation in the EU
and the US.
Alliance
acquires Mensamind
Alliance Consulting Group Associates, the $90 million IT consulting
services & solutions provider and a subsidiary of Scientifics
Inc has announced that it acquired the Chicago-headquartered
Mensamind, a privately owned software development and consulting
services firm with operations in Hyderabad.
Citrix
Online now in India
Citrix Online, the division of Citrix Systems that was formed
when it acquired ExpertCity, is now in India. The division
contributes around 6 to 7 percent of Citrix’s revenues
and has desktop-oriented products that complement Citrix’s
server-based solutions.
Physically-challenged
youth develops Hindi Web browser
The lack of computer applications in India’s national
language, Hindi, inspired Jagdeep Dangi to develop a Web browser
in Hindi. What’s more significant is that Dangi is physically
challenged and comes from a small town called Ganj Basoda
in Madhya Pradesh.
The
baazee for Indian e-commerce
The highly controversial Delhi MMS case has highlighted the
lack of clarity in various sections that make up India’s
Information Technology Act (IT Act). An obscene video clip
was allegedly hosted on the Baazee auction site by an engineering
student.
Electronics
& autos key markets for India’s first fab
Seoul-based Intellect has plans to build a $3.1 billion fab
facility in Hyderabad to cater to the consumer electronics
and automotive sectors.
“Computing
and networking could merge”
Cisco continues to push the envelope in its core routing and
switching business with its ‘wire-speed’ ISR family
of integrated routers and the CRS-1 that was certified
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