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T O R Q U E • The iPad 2 (Engadget) http://engt.co/ghqEDZ
• iGate buys 63% stake in Patni Computer for $921m
March 2011/ 24 C‐EX (Times of India) http://bit.ly/gsEPKZ
• IBM top server vendor in Q4 (Times of India)
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GADGET BRIEF Industry Updates (IT-ITES)
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• Skype acquires Qik mobile video company (Reuters)
• IPAD 2 (Apple) • Apple partners with BSNL to bring iPad to India http://goo.gl/3UwNR
TABLET (Times of India) http://goo.gl/ZGpIv • Hitachi Consulting Acquires Software Development Firm
Adobe Flash, Twin Camera, , • India remains top BPO destination (Times of India) Sierra Atlantic (DealCurry) http://bit.ly/gLbMhP
Dual Processor, http://goo.gl/cvZ6K
• Qualcomm to acquire wireless networking firm Atheros
• ASUS –IRIS (CONCEPT) • Capgemini Achieves SAP Certification as a Global Provider of for $3.1 billion (Domain‐B) http://bit.ly/h7H9vI
SHAPE SHIFTING GADGET Cloud Services and Hosting (Capgemini) http://goo.gl/sY3d7 • Visa to buy PlaySpan for $190 million (Reuters)
+ Watch, Tablet, Phone, • IBM to open 47 offices in India (Times of India) http://goo.gl/v76RL
ereader http://goo.gl/9aZyV • Netflix Signs 2‐Year Partnership With CBS (Mashable)
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Google launches Apps certification for IT pros
• WATCHOUT! http://on.mash.to/hQxnVr
• Intel Home Dashboard
(Times of India) http://goo.gl/8uqSx • MindTree inks two multi‐year projects worth $70 million
• Galaxy Tab (8.9 incher) • Google Invades Microsoft Territory, Integrates Google Docs (Financial express) http://goo.gl/vqDdX
• Galaxy S2 mobile With Office Products (Fast Company) http://bit.ly/gOxRCa • Disney buys kids social network Toget vadcherville
• Social media to play a key role in hiring (CIOL) (Times of India) http://bit.ly/eLh8Hc
http://bit.ly/icuUgw and also 2011 will see record hiring
• Tech Mahindra bags Vodafone contract (Times Of India)
(Times of India) http://bit.ly/fFlL43 http://bit.ly/hUk30D
HEALTH BRIEF • L&T Infotech acquires Citigroup's Canadian IT unit
Launches & Innovation
(Business Standard) http://bit.ly/gegyu1
5 Ways to Survive Plane • Samsung acquires e‐paper technology firm Liquavista
Travel Unscathed • Facebook Like Button Takes Over Share Button Functionality (Reuters) http://goo.gl/4G9zi
(Healthland) (Mashable) http://on.mash.to/e5Hn5p
• Symantec launches data insight storage solution (Times of
http://ti.me/e3zUK4 India) http://goo.gl/YrKZl
Who’s hiring?
• IBM, Samsung to make chips for smartphones (Times of • Yahoo is firing again, while Google is hiring more than
Could You Be at Risk for india) http://goo.gl/RsuUr ever (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/mRZEU
Excessive Sleepiness (ES) • Cisco unveils Videoscape system (Times of india) • Infosys looking to rehire, tap ex‐staff (The hindu)
Due to Shift Work Disorder http://goo.gl/CkKqQ http://goo.gl/4vJBe
(SWD)? (WebMD) • Juniper Networks unveils QFabric for data centres (Times of • Hexaware to hire 1,500 in 2011 (Times of India)
india) http://goo.gl/JaSv9
http://bit.ly/98nYhv • Capgemini, Intel to develop power‐saving system (Times of • Cognizant to hire 25,000 personnel in 2011
india) http://goo.gl/rxYM0 (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/f0t4n
• Capgemini and Oracle Launch New Global Business • Google offers jobs to Nokia employees (Times of India)
JOB BRIEF Analytics Service for Telcos (Big4) http://goo.gl/IKOFQ http://bit.ly/ijWR7c
• Apple launches app store for Macs, a la iPhone (Reuters)
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Project Manager Credit Other updates
• Amazon takes on Netflix with free instant streaming (CNN)
Cards for Bangalore based http://bit.ly/gPq6Og
• Google unveils Motorola tablet with dual‐core processor • Top 5 non‐techie skills on demand in IT industry
top IT Services Company
(Times of India) http://bit.ly/hQc4eT (Siliconindia) http://bit.ly/gAKZ7t
• How Cloud Computing & Web Services Are Changing
• Facebook Launching Third Party Commenting Platform
Account Technology (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/48h8t the IT Job Market (Mashable)
Specialist. Presales and • Let The Tablet Wars Begin: Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 http://on.mash.to/g70odV
Tablet Announced (PC World) http://goo.gl/vY381, HP • Facebook hires founders of Startup Pursuit (Mashable)
Technology experience
unveils TouchPad tablet, 2 smart phones (LA Times) http://on.mash.to/fWuf2C
worked on BFSI/ • Skype Simplifies Cheap Overseas Calling From Any
http://lat.ms/ec57wh, Toshiba launches tablet to challenge
Manufacturing domain. For iPad (Reuters) http://reut.rs/hpJTlD and LG unveils first Phone (Mashable) http://on.mash.to/gXY25F
TOP IT MNC based out of tablet through T‐Mobile USA (Reuters) http://reut.rs/eiFSvn • Facebook and Google size up takeover of Twitter: report
Gurgaon. (Reuters) http://goo.gl/art3F
Deals & Expansions • LinkedIn plans to go public in 2011 (Reuters)
http://reut.rs/hXxKpe
Looking for SQL Server • Steria and Capgemini Win the Maintenance Contract for
• IBM ties up with KEONICS (Times of India)
DBAs for one of the Top IT http://goo.gl/gxC17 the French State’s New Financial Management, Budget,
and Accounting IT System (Chorus Project) (Capgemini)
Company based out of • Google To Acquire fflick for $10 Million http://goo.gl/Dzii4 &
http://goo.gl/MyWUJ
Bangalore. Multiple Openings acquires eBook Technologies http://goo.gl/f4hjE
(Techcrunch) • HCL opens Global Enterprise Mobility lab in Singapore
Experience 2‐9 years. (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/WGeuJ
• Capgemini Partners with VMware to Deliver New Suite of
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Virtualization Business Services (V2B) http://goo.gl/LpEOb & • NIST Scientists make Quantum Computer Breakthroughs
also Announces Global Alliance with FatWire (Fast Company) http://bit.ly/gw0xYs
Feedback - Suggestion? http://goo.gl/TcbWC (Capgemini) • Samsung beats Apple to second tablet computer
• Navteq renews Mahindra Satyam contract (Times of India) (Reuters) http://goo.gl/6grlh
Send @: http://goo.gl/m4R51 • TCS appointed technology partner to Garmin‐Cervelo
m.singh@addwiser.biz • Novozymes Awards Four‐Year Contract to Capgemini (Economic Times) http://bit.ly/i5QsyW
(Capgemini) http://goo.gl/3MnOl • Goldman, Digital Sky indvest in Facebook (Reuters)
• CA Technologies and Capgemini Announce BPO Partnership http://goo.gl/Eke22
to Offer Global Energy, Carbon and Sustainability Outsourced • Google Rolls Out New Search Tool for Recipes
Managed Service (Capgemini) http://goo.gl/bNcMh (Mashable) http://on.mash.to/gha8CZ
NFOLIO TEAM
• AOL acquires Huffington Post for $315 million (DELAWARE • RIM announces 4G PlayBook tablet (Reuters)
Chief Coordinator: http://reut.rs/dOePyX
Subin Amarnathan Online) http://bit.ly/gGJlcm
• Adobe Systems acquires Demdex (Biz Journals)
Coordinator:
Smita Philip http://bit.ly/hLHOLC Addwiser Pick of the Month
• Ericsson teams up with Akamai to speed up mobile internet
Consultants:
Monika, Saloni (Reuters) http://reut.rs/fHzlvH Talent is Never Enough (Excerpts)
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