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...

The New York Times is the largest metropolitan newspaper in America and its journalists are among the best writers and investigators in that country.  The New York Times website is among the top 5 news websites in the world. Not surprisingly, many executives use the New York Times platform to make their point. More...

Indian HR firm ABC Consultants is one of the pioneers of organized recruitment in India having operated in the country for 40 years.  ABC Consultants also have offices in London and Dubai to support their clients and candidates. Now, the grapevine is buzzing with news that this highly regarded firm will soon launch a job portal. More...

Are we witnessing the slow but sure demise of the troll commentators on the internet? While most anonymous (anon) commentators put forward balanced facts and reasoned argument, some use the shadows to hurl abuse, personal criticism and racist/sexist rants. Some popular Indian blogs like India Uncut no longer allow comments. More...

Over the last six months, Techgoss had published a series of exclusive reports giving details of all that was happening inside BPO Syntel.  One report showed how that in the recent past Syntel was overly reliant on couple of key clients.  Techgoss had also reported on the movements of senior HR people at Syntel. More...

The open source and free software movements continue their relentless march into markets dominated by technology giants like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and IBM.  Many techies using Microsoft products at work prefer Mozilla Firefox and Linux at home. The quality, cost and idealism of this software is proving irresistible. More...

Technology giant Oracle’s database software is used by most of the Fortune 500 companies.  In Dec, 2009, it announced a 4 percent increase of quarterly revenues to $5.9 billion. In these 3 months it posted a net profit of $1.45 Billion, up 12 percent from the previous year. Oracle India is one of the jewels of this international tech firm. More...

KGB has now opened its doors to Filipino BPO workers by offering work-at-home “Special Agents” jobs to the public. First started by KGB in the USA in January 2009, Special Agents are able to provide answers to text-in questions from customers instead of having them call and speak with a traditional directory assistance setup. More...