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                                                                                                                                              • Industrial Production Grows at
                                                                                                                     TORQUE                   slowest      Pace    Since     ’09
                                                                                                                                              (Bloomberg) http://goo.gl/RZziX
Addwiser++
                                                                                                                                              • Yahoo fires chief & puts itself
                                                                                                                                              up for sale in search for success
                                                                                                                                              (Guardian) http://goo.gl/88tid
                                                                                                                                              • Steve Jobs resigns from Apple,
                                                                                                                                              Cook becomes CEO (Reuters)
                                                                                                                                              http://goo.gl/jO8Qm

  Real Preparation Consists In Digging Something Out Of Yourself, In Assembling And Arranging Your Own Thoughts, In Cherishing And
                                           Nurturing Your Own Convictions. Dale Carnegie,
 GADGET BRIEF                                             Industry Updates (IT-ITES)
                                                                                                                                                                    Contd…
                                                                                                                •   Wipro, Imec tie up for applied research in system
• Slider (ASUS)                                                                                                     engineering (Hindu Business Line) http://goo.gl/zJJbA
   TABLET                               •   3D goes mobile (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/FUIxc
   + 10.1” Screen, Sliding keyboard,                                                                            •   Datamatics buys 72% in Cignex for Rs 120 cr
                                        •   Facebook Begins Auto-Grouping Friends Into Smart Lists
   Dual Camera and Processor.                                                                                       (Hindu Business line) http://goo.gl/VmX2g
                                            (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/BNPdH & Also Quietly Rolled Out
• J1, V1 (Nikon)                                                                                                •   Dell, Baidu team up for tablets and mobiles (Business
                                            A Like Button Chrome Extension (Techcrunch)
   CAMERA                                                                                                           Standard) http://goo.gl/rsj9Y
   +Interchangeable lenses, 10.1            http://goo.gl/dRXo9
   pixel camera, 1080 Video                                                                                     •   Skype confirms pact to buy GroupMe (Reuters)
                                        •   Google, Apple and Microsoft take top spots in global brand
   recording.                                                                                                       http://goo.gl/SOqKx
                                            survey (Zdnet) http://goo.gl/THOCH
• WATCHOUT!                                                                                                     •   NIIT Tech acquires Spanish firm ProyectaSistemas de
  + Windows 8 Products                                                                                              Informacion SA (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/VPzs8
                                                           Launches & Innovation
  + Transformer 2 (Asus)                                                                                        •   Samsung, Microsoft tie up for               new   tablet
                                        •   MindTree debuts video toll management application                       (Hindustan times) http://goo.gl/PB70d
  HEAL BRIEF
      TH                                    (Financial Express) http://goo.gl/aWStv                             •   Cisco buys Versly to boost collaboration tech (Reuters)
                                        •   HP unveils VirtualSystem VMware (Financial Chronicle)                   http://goo.gl/vu8Ug
Study: 1 in 25 Business
                                            http://goo.gl/GCDKi & PC security software (Times of India)         •   Verizon buys CloudSwitch to boost Terremark (Reuters)
Leaders May Be Psychopaths
                                            http://goo.gl/9oERL                                                     http://goo.gl/BSb9e
(Healthland)
http://ti.me/oxD1S6                     •   Acronis Launches Simple, Fast Backup and Disaster                   •   Microsoft partners China firm on cloud-computing
                                            Recovery for VMware Customers (Computer World)                          (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/McTas
24 Foods That Can Save Your                 http://goo.gl/B2Q9H                                                 •   Qualcomm partners Sesame Workshop India for radio
Heart (WebMD)                           •   Google launches iPhone photo-sharing app (Times of India)               project (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/A4vbX
http://bit.ly/aR101d                        http://goo.gl/EteM2 & is working on Android Jelly Bean              •   Google Inc buys Zave Network (Indian Express)
                                            Update (Forbes) http://goo.gl/9JhoO                                     http://bit.ly/oyIlVh & also buys Zagat in push for local
JOB BRIEF                               •   Facebook Launches Standalone iPhone/Android Messenger                   market (CNN Money) http://goo.gl/RjEgc
                                            App (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/ReJaX                                •   TCS bags orders from NZ life insurer Westpac Life to
Team Manager for Bangalore              •   Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 7 To Developers (Techcrunch)                  upgrade its software platform (Economics Times)
based top IT Company (MNC).                 http://goo.gl/iX21o                                                     http://goo.gl/woxjL & also becomes official technology
With 8+yrs experience in IT and IT      •   Salesforce for QuickBooks Now Available (ReadWriteWeb)                  partner of Amsterdam Marathon (Economics Times)
services, tech-support.                     http://goo.gl/SOLB1                                                     http://goo.gl/YFK42
                                        •   IBM supercomputer Watson to assist doctors (Economics
                                                                                                                                   Who’s Hiring/Firing?
Zonal Manager. Min9+yrs of                  Times) http://goo.gl/ROYaN
exp. In automobile industry.            •   IBM, Infosys and AOL using TringMe, browser-based voice             •   Credit Suisse adds 11 people to its India team
Experience in used car segment              application   by     Yusuf     Motiwala      (Economics    Times)       (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/swGdF & also shows
                                            http://goo.gl/q1uq7                                                     door to 14 wealth executives from its India wealth
(esp. western India) based out of
                                        •   Google adds Voice to takeout menu (Hindustan Times)                     management         team      (Economic      Times)
Pune. For a Top Auto- Services
                                            (http://goo.gl/0pHiH)                                                   http://goo.gl/8DAQe
company.
                                        •   Samsung unveils 3 smartphones to run on own platform                •   Barclays to hire 20 for India equities: Report (Economic
                                            (Reuters) (http://goo.gl/9Dy12) & also launches mobile                  Times) http://goo.gl/BPbEa
  Send in your updated resumes to:          instant messaging tool (Reuters) http://goo.gl/68nmE                •   Recession may hit Indian IT cos hiring (Times of India)
                                        •   RIM unveils new cloud-based music service (Reuters)                     http://goo.gl/ywcnF
      contact@addwiser.biz
                                            http://goo.gl/qNJnm
                                                                                                                                      Other updates
   Feedback - Suggestion?                                      Deals & Expansions
                                                                                                                •   Wipro bags Microsoft Country Partner award (Times of
             Send @:                    •   HP's latest acquisition, Autonomy (Times of India)                      India) http://goo.gl/gN7Au & sets up first rural BPO
                                            http://goo.gl/zYCVZ                                                     centre    in    Tamil   Nadu    (Economics    Times)
      m.singh@addwiser.biz
                                        •   Microsoft,    Acer      sign       Android   patent   agreement         http://goo.gl/Eplq5
                                            (Economics times) http://goo.gl/6TfkX                               •   TCS to open 2,000-people BPO centre (Business
                                        •   HCL Tech ties up with Basware for P2P solution                          Standard) http://goo.gl/rz5QA; Launches Global Center
                                            (The Hindu Business line) http://goo.gl/tGc6l                           of Excellence in Support of SAP HANA(TM)
                                        •   IBM to acquire Algorithmics for Rs 1,750 cr                             (Market Watch) http://goo.gl/ifHqe
                                            http://goo.gl/d1lWR & British security analytics co i2              •   Cloud computing, e-com boost merger and acquisition
                                            (Times of India) http://goo.gl/dfztA                                    in start-ups (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/gO0AW
                                        •   Cognizant bags UK govt's contract (Times of India)                  •   E-commerce firms Flipkart, Infibeam, LetsBuy brace for
                                            http://goo.gl/8uTGL                                                     Amazon assault (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/4R2E1
                                        •   Microsoft, RenRen            ink     deal    (Times   of   India)   •   Infosys hires Vasudev Nayak from Wipro to tackle visa
              NFOLIO TEAM
                                            http://goo.gl/qee1N                                                     row (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/hKA2k
            Chief Coordinator:
            Subin Amarnathan            •   WellPoint, IBM tie up for medical-data technology (Reuters)
              Coordinator:                  http://goo.gl/tsWZK                                                               Addwiser Pick of the Month
               Smita Philip
                                        •   IBM, Vodafone ink $1 billion IT outsourcing contract
              Consultants:                                                                                                     The Skill that Matters Most
             Monika, Saloni                 (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/gBbwn
                                                                                                                                   http://goo.gl/Gnt8z

                                       The Art Of Being Wise Is The Art Of Knowing What To Overlook. William James

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    TOP NEWS N ewsfoliO N September 2011/ 28 C-EX • Industrial Production Grows at TORQUE slowest Pace Since ’09 (Bloomberg) http://goo.gl/RZziX Addwiser++ • Yahoo fires chief & puts itself up for sale in search for success (Guardian) http://goo.gl/88tid • Steve Jobs resigns from Apple, Cook becomes CEO (Reuters) http://goo.gl/jO8Qm Real Preparation Consists In Digging Something Out Of Yourself, In Assembling And Arranging Your Own Thoughts, In Cherishing And Nurturing Your Own Convictions. Dale Carnegie, GADGET BRIEF Industry Updates (IT-ITES) Contd… • Wipro, Imec tie up for applied research in system • Slider (ASUS) engineering (Hindu Business Line) http://goo.gl/zJJbA TABLET • 3D goes mobile (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/FUIxc + 10.1” Screen, Sliding keyboard, • Datamatics buys 72% in Cignex for Rs 120 cr • Facebook Begins Auto-Grouping Friends Into Smart Lists Dual Camera and Processor. (Hindu Business line) http://goo.gl/VmX2g (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/BNPdH & Also Quietly Rolled Out • J1, V1 (Nikon) • Dell, Baidu team up for tablets and mobiles (Business A Like Button Chrome Extension (Techcrunch) CAMERA Standard) http://goo.gl/rsj9Y +Interchangeable lenses, 10.1 http://goo.gl/dRXo9 pixel camera, 1080 Video • Skype confirms pact to buy GroupMe (Reuters) • Google, Apple and Microsoft take top spots in global brand recording. http://goo.gl/SOqKx survey (Zdnet) http://goo.gl/THOCH • WATCHOUT! • NIIT Tech acquires Spanish firm ProyectaSistemas de + Windows 8 Products Informacion SA (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/VPzs8 Launches & Innovation + Transformer 2 (Asus) • Samsung, Microsoft tie up for new tablet • MindTree debuts video toll management application (Hindustan times) http://goo.gl/PB70d HEAL BRIEF TH (Financial Express) http://goo.gl/aWStv • Cisco buys Versly to boost collaboration tech (Reuters) • HP unveils VirtualSystem VMware (Financial Chronicle) http://goo.gl/vu8Ug Study: 1 in 25 Business http://goo.gl/GCDKi & PC security software (Times of India) • Verizon buys CloudSwitch to boost Terremark (Reuters) Leaders May Be Psychopaths http://goo.gl/9oERL http://goo.gl/BSb9e (Healthland) http://ti.me/oxD1S6 • Acronis Launches Simple, Fast Backup and Disaster • Microsoft partners China firm on cloud-computing Recovery for VMware Customers (Computer World) (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/McTas 24 Foods That Can Save Your http://goo.gl/B2Q9H • Qualcomm partners Sesame Workshop India for radio Heart (WebMD) • Google launches iPhone photo-sharing app (Times of India) project (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/A4vbX http://bit.ly/aR101d http://goo.gl/EteM2 & is working on Android Jelly Bean • Google Inc buys Zave Network (Indian Express) Update (Forbes) http://goo.gl/9JhoO http://bit.ly/oyIlVh & also buys Zagat in push for local JOB BRIEF • Facebook Launches Standalone iPhone/Android Messenger market (CNN Money) http://goo.gl/RjEgc App (Techcrunch) http://goo.gl/ReJaX • TCS bags orders from NZ life insurer Westpac Life to Team Manager for Bangalore • Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 7 To Developers (Techcrunch) upgrade its software platform (Economics Times) based top IT Company (MNC). http://goo.gl/iX21o http://goo.gl/woxjL & also becomes official technology With 8+yrs experience in IT and IT • Salesforce for QuickBooks Now Available (ReadWriteWeb) partner of Amsterdam Marathon (Economics Times) services, tech-support. http://goo.gl/SOLB1 http://goo.gl/YFK42 • IBM supercomputer Watson to assist doctors (Economics Who’s Hiring/Firing? Zonal Manager. Min9+yrs of Times) http://goo.gl/ROYaN exp. In automobile industry. • IBM, Infosys and AOL using TringMe, browser-based voice • Credit Suisse adds 11 people to its India team Experience in used car segment application by Yusuf Motiwala (Economics Times) (Economic Times) http://goo.gl/swGdF & also shows http://goo.gl/q1uq7 door to 14 wealth executives from its India wealth (esp. western India) based out of • Google adds Voice to takeout menu (Hindustan Times) management team (Economic Times) Pune. For a Top Auto- Services (http://goo.gl/0pHiH) http://goo.gl/8DAQe company. • Samsung unveils 3 smartphones to run on own platform • Barclays to hire 20 for India equities: Report (Economic (Reuters) (http://goo.gl/9Dy12) & also launches mobile Times) http://goo.gl/BPbEa Send in your updated resumes to: instant messaging tool (Reuters) http://goo.gl/68nmE • Recession may hit Indian IT cos hiring (Times of India) • RIM unveils new cloud-based music service (Reuters) http://goo.gl/ywcnF contact@addwiser.biz http://goo.gl/qNJnm Other updates Feedback - Suggestion? Deals & Expansions • Wipro bags Microsoft Country Partner award (Times of Send @: • HP's latest acquisition, Autonomy (Times of India) India) http://goo.gl/gN7Au & sets up first rural BPO http://goo.gl/zYCVZ centre in Tamil Nadu (Economics Times) m.singh@addwiser.biz • Microsoft, Acer sign Android patent agreement http://goo.gl/Eplq5 (Economics times) http://goo.gl/6TfkX • TCS to open 2,000-people BPO centre (Business • HCL Tech ties up with Basware for P2P solution Standard) http://goo.gl/rz5QA; Launches Global Center (The Hindu Business line) http://goo.gl/tGc6l of Excellence in Support of SAP HANA(TM) • IBM to acquire Algorithmics for Rs 1,750 cr (Market Watch) http://goo.gl/ifHqe http://goo.gl/d1lWR & British security analytics co i2 • Cloud computing, e-com boost merger and acquisition (Times of India) http://goo.gl/dfztA in start-ups (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/gO0AW • Cognizant bags UK govt's contract (Times of India) • E-commerce firms Flipkart, Infibeam, LetsBuy brace for http://goo.gl/8uTGL Amazon assault (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/4R2E1 • Microsoft, RenRen ink deal (Times of India) • Infosys hires Vasudev Nayak from Wipro to tackle visa NFOLIO TEAM http://goo.gl/qee1N row (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/hKA2k Chief Coordinator: Subin Amarnathan • WellPoint, IBM tie up for medical-data technology (Reuters) Coordinator: http://goo.gl/tsWZK Addwiser Pick of the Month Smita Philip • IBM, Vodafone ink $1 billion IT outsourcing contract Consultants: The Skill that Matters Most Monika, Saloni (Economics Times) http://goo.gl/gBbwn http://goo.gl/Gnt8z The Art Of Being Wise Is The Art Of Knowing What To Overlook. William James