For many reasons, USA has been the perfect incubator for new ideas and startups.  But economic super powers like China and India are developing ecosystems which would nourish smart young men and women and their bright ideas.  Today, given a choice many IIM and IIT graduates prefer staying in India rather than going abroad. More...

The IDG media house consists of such credible names like Computerworld, IT World, Java World, Mac User, PC World, GamePro and InfoWorld.  Its magazines and websites command huge global audiences.  An IDG publication InfoWorld has been embarrassed after one of its columnists was caught using a different name to present himself as the CTO for a tech firm. More...

US-based VIVA was started by Indian origin techies and managers. VIVA describes itself as an ‘Information Technology Management and Consulting services firm with offices in the US and India. We specialize in IT staff augmentation, On-site and Off-site IT consulting, Turnkey Project Outsourcing, and eBusiness Solutions’ More...

Wordpress is one of the most popular blogging platforms admired not only for its quality and innovative features, but also for protecting bloggers. In 2008, China offered it a deal  Toe the official line by censoring Tibet and human rights and handover details of dissidents, and we will allow Wordpress to do business in China. More...

America can be rightly proud of many things.  It is universally admired for allowing in migrants from every country and giving them a chance to do well in life.  President Obama’s electoral win showed most Americans have risen above colour and creed. Obama, in turn, nominated many migrants to top jobs in the Govt. More...

Indian IT, KPO and BPO major Infosys is growing from strength to strength. The Infosys BPO division had revenue of $316 million in 2009,  and is well on track to make $340 million for year ending March 31, 2010. While Infosys BPO India is humming along,  their office in Philippines has hit a number of roadblocks. More...

Microsoft is the world’s most successful software company and has earned $500 Billion in revenue since its inception.  In Jan, 2010, Microsoft announced record revenue of $19 Billion for the second quarter ending Dec 31, 2009 which was a 14 percent increase over the same period in 2008. Net income was $6.66 Billion. More...

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) describes itself as a not for profit public benefit corporation which coordinates the unique computer identifiers across the world. ICANN started life as an American Government instrument but now gets input from more than 100 countries while formulating policies. More...

On Feb 2, 2010, my Techgoss colleague Techgirl has published details of a competition in which Intel teamed up with respected super blogger Amit Agarwal to launch a ‘Turbo Tips’ contest. Any Indian who is above 18 years of age can send in tips on just about any topic to win a number of gifts including a grand prize of an Acer Aspire 5740 laptop. More...

For most Americans and Europeans, India’s tech heart is Karnataka and its capital city and India’s Silicon Valley Bangalore.  But in the tech industry, Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad have equal importance.  For some time, it seemed that Andhra may even surpass Karnataka.  Now, rocked by civil unrest, Andhra Pradesh is losing some of its shine. More...