New rules for domain names could open up the internet it was a simple matter to announce but probably too complicated to implement. Which was why the new rule took six years of negotiations. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the California-based body that regulates the internet, announced last week that it [...]

Companies are moving towards third-party Data Centres Every day, thousands of companies generate digital landfills of data as they cater to new customers and generate sales through the internet. All this requires vast data centres to adroitly — and safely — manage and store digital information. India, an IT hotspot, is destined to bite off [...]

Individuals today have an array of options to transact with their banks. Physical branch, ATM and the Internet are some of the common routes used. Now, mobile banking will make its presence felt across the country. On the Move BankingThe Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines for mobile banking and banks that meet the [...]

Technology Enables Transfer of Data up to 35 times faster than regular Modem What are 3G phones?Third generation mobile technology or 3G technology is just one more stage in the transformation of the mobile phone from a simple communication device to a multi-function device. It was launched for the first time in Japan in 2001. [...]

–Contributed by Veera F. Mavalwala Have you ever heard of “Standing” Meetings? Well, this has been found to be a VERY effective way to communicate in Milagrow! Impromptu the boss comes and everyone stands at their work stations with enthusiasm and concentration. This happened on Monday this week after we all returned from a one-week [...]

Oswal Retail, a subsidiary of Punjab-based Oswal Group, has decided to wind up its innerwear business and close down its 22 exclusive outlets ‘Straps’. “We have decided to close all our outlets and it is a strategic decision taken by the company,” Oswal Retail Managing Director Adish Oswal told PTI. Since the launch of its [...]

Tirupur Garment Industry is one of the biggest industries in our country. They are growing tremendously day by day with the help of continuous exploitation of female laborers aged between 15-18 years old. Girls are taken as apprentice for three years and after three years they are shown the door. They are spending a very [...]

Vishal Retail Ltd is likely to add 600,000-700,000 square feet to its retail space before festival season of Diwali, its chairman and managing director said on Friday. “The demand for the products we sell is inelastic. We don’t see any fall in consumer demand. So our plans continue to be on track,” Ram Chandra Agarwal [...]

ASSOCHAM brought a comprehensive study on “Indian Retailing – the way forward” in June 2008. The Study was released by Shri Y S Bhave, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India at a Press Conference held on May 22, 2008 in New Delhi. This study was submitted to the government and other institutions. One [...]

Your independent source for news, information, commentary, and discussion of One Laptop Per Child’s “$100 laptop” computer, the OLPC Children’s Machine XO, developed by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte. Retail Sales of CDMA-connected XO Laptops in India! Tucked away in Deepshikha Monga’s short article, “OLPC looks to World Bank for India funding” is a [...]