Windows 8 (An operating system developed by Microsoft)

The next major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system, Windows 8 officially debuted on October 26th, 2012 following a release to manufacturing on August 1st.
According to Microsoft, Windows 8 is a completely redesigned operating system developed from the ground up with touch screen use in mind as well as near-instant-on capabilities that enable a Windows 8 PC to load and start up in a matter of seconds rather than in minutes.
Windows 8 replaces the more traditional Microsoft Windows OS look and feel with a new design system interface codenamed "Metro" that first debuted in the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. The Metro user interface primarily consists of a "Start screen" made up of "Live Tiles," which are links to applications and features that are dynamic and update in real time.  Users will also be able to switch between apps in Metro by simply swiping across the screen.
Windows 8 also features the latest Internet Explorer Web browser, Internet Explorer 10, as well as integrated cloud-based online services like Microsoft’s app store and Office 365.  The new operating system will also likely add built-in support for newer technologies like USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0.
Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the operating system's graphical user interface and platform, such as a new interface design incorporating a new design language used by other Microsoft products, a new Start screen to replace the Start menu used by previous versions of Windows.

Multinational Companies in India

<P>Multinational companies are the enterprises or organizations that manage production or offer services in more than one country. India has been the home to a number of multinational companies. Indeed, since the financial liberalization in the country in 1991, the number of multinational companies in India has increased noticeably. Although majority of the multinational companies in India are from the U.S., however one can also find companies from other countries as well.
 Multinational companies in India are taking their toll on family businesses. They are not only destroying the household economies for small business people but also leading to the cultural uniformity of the global brands in the market place in India. There are many reasons why the multinational companies are coming down to India.
India has got a huge market. It has also got one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Besides, the policy of the government towards FDI has also played the most important role in attracting the multinational companies in India. For quite a long time, India had a restrictive policy in terms of foreign direct investment. As a result, there was lesser number of companies that showed interest in investing in Indian market. However, the scenario changed during the economic liberalization of the country, especially after 1991.</P>

What makes Apple Successful

<P>10 things that makes Apple successful It’s interesting,  Apple claims to have served billion application’s to it’s  iPod Touch/iPhone customers, in just 9 months. That’s huge! And surely a successful business concept. Considering that several Apps on the Store are for sales, ranging from $0.99 to $9.99. And of course there are the expensive ones selling around $14 - $20+. That’s definitely a lot of Revenue, both for Apple and the developers. So what is it that makes Apple so successful? Why is it, that this one company does so well doing, what they are doing, while others just keep fumbling - even after trying to  imitate the same idea? Apple definitely has the edge when it comes down to innovation (Disclaimer: I personally use the   iPhone, and just can’t get over the possibilities of the  product. I am sure even Apple, might have surprised itself, with the possibilities of it’s own product). These are a few   things , In my opinion. where Apple has got the equation correct. And what other business can do a little bit of learning from. 1. Innovation - Allow innovation within the organization, you will be shocked to discover the creative pool within your own  company. 2. Encourage Creativity - following up on the above point, Creativity will give you the edge over competition. 3. Research and Development - While several businesses shy away from R&D, there is a great ROI hidden from Research and Development, you just have to know how to get it right.</P>

Wipro Company Information

<P>Wipro Limited (Wipro) is a global information technology (IT), services company. Wipro provides a range of IT services, software solutions and research and development services in the areas of hardware and software design to companies worldwide. It uses its development centers located in India and worldwide, quality processes and global resource pool to provide IT solutions and deliver time-to-market and time-to-development advantages to its clients. It also provides business process outsourcing (BPO) services. The Company operate in three segments: IT Services business segment, IT Products business segment and Consumer Care and Lighting business segment. On June 10, 2011, it acquired the global oil and gas information technology practice of the Commercial Business Services Business Unit of Science Applications International Corporation Inc. along with 100% interest in SAIC Europe Limited and SAIC India Private Limited. The company posted revenues of $6.9 billion for the financial year ended Mar 31, 2013. In June 2013, the Company acquired a minority stake in Axeda Corp. Wipro has a workforce of 140,000 serving clients across 57 countries. Wipro is globally recognized for its innovative approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to sustainability. Wipro champions optimized utilization of natural resources, capital and talent. Today we are a trusted partner of choice for global businesses looking to ‘differentiate at the front’ and ‘standardize at the core’ through technology interventions.In today’s world, organizations will have to rapidly reengineer themselves and be more responsive to changing customer needs. Wipro is well positioned to be a partner and co-innovator to businesses in their transformation journey, identify new growth opportunities and facilitate their foray into new sectors and markets.</P>

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History of Company Names IT companies HP sap google adobe linux hotmail

Hewlett-Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Yahoo!The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos.
Xerox
The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying.
Sun Microsystems
Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for Stanford University Network.
Sony
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
SAP
"Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by four ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM.
RedHat
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone!
Oracle
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such).
Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
MicrosoftIt was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
Lotus
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from the lotus position or 'padmasana.' Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Intel
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Hotmail
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing email via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casings.
Google
The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google
Cisco
The name is not an acronym but an abbreviation of San Francisco. The company's logo reflects its San Francisco name heritage. It represents a stylized Golden Gate Bridge.
Apple
Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
Apache
It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server - thus, the name Apache.
Adobe
The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.


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invention of Indian Currency symbol India Rupee symbol

The symbol for Indian Currency Rupee was approved by the Union Cabinet. Tamilian from Kallakurichi designed symbol for Indian currency, D. Udaya Kumar who has studied at the School of Architecture, Anna University, Chennai and finished his Master's at IIT, Bombay.



Now, the Tamilnadu student invented symbol for Indian currency is set to join IIT-Guwahati as Assistant Professor.

Mr. Kumar's winning entry was chosen from 3000 designs received from the currency symbol competition.

Mr. Kumar invented the symbol for Indian currency admitted that, he had refered many regional language transcripts and the Devanagari script.

Now that, the Indian currency symbol has a blend of Devanagari "Ra" and the Roman "R", it joins the elite club of the US Dollar, the European Euro, the British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen.



The two horizontal lines and the band between represent the Indian Flag.