February 2011

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Automobile
Maruti Suzuki launches SX4's diesel variant, VDI and ZDI version

Luxury car maker Rolls Royce to launch its first electric car at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1st 2011

Business
Reliance Communications becomes first private 3G provider in Kashmir

Tata Industries to invest Rs.100 crore in integrated learning soultions(Tata Interactive Services), named CLASSEDGE, for Indian school education sector

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL joins Intel Capital's investment programme

TCS has been appointed as the official technology partner to pro-cycling team 'Team Garmin-Cervelo' for the racing season 2011

India's forex reserves 4th largest in world, it touches $297.3 billion in December

Togetherville, a Facebook-like social networking site about 6 to 10 years old developed by Indian-origin entrepreneur Mandeep Singh Dhillon has been acquired by Walt Disney

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Google to launch as unlimited subscription service for movies in the UK via, YouTube

Tally Solutions has unveiled upgraded version of Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0. Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0: Designed for flawless business execution which has new features and enhanced functionalities, including the incorporation of the new Rupee symbol

Telecom provider Bharti Airtel along with 16 other global telcos has launched the Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system that will enhance diversity and capacity between Europe and India EIG: With USD 700 million and a capacity of 3.84 terabits per second 15,000km cable has been laid

Education
Texas Instruments announces the launch of a Analog System Lab Starter Kit. The lab course to provide students an exposure to analog and mixed-signal processing

Abu Dhabi University to provide all course materials and topic updates on BlackBerry smartphones

Music
Composer and Singer Shankar Mahadevan launches online music academy for the Indian Americans

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People
Michael Benz has been appointed as Head Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bank of America

Technology
iPad 2, to be thinner than iPad 1 with front-facing camera and Facetime video chat support to be launched in March 2011

Nokia launches Ovi Store with RComm in India

Kochi-based mobile products development company Dexetra launched what it claims to be the world's first life database application named, 'Friday'

SAP unveils Business Objects 4.0 of United Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Solutions, a portfolio which makes the real-time enterprise a reality

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People
U K Sinha takes over as Sebi chairman on feb 18 2011 replacing C B Bhave

Sunil Kakar has been appointed as CFO for Infrastructure finance firm IDFC

Joseph Ho has been appointed as MD and Head of Exchange Traded Funds

Vasant Krishnan has been appointed as CFO of Mahindra Satyam

Education
Computer education firm Aptech and IT firm Microsoft to launch embedded courses and certification to its students

Entertainment
First ever 3-day(18th to 20th February 2011) Film Festival kicks-off at Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Dhobi Ghat to be commercially released in Germany

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Business
Anand Mahindra-led Mahindra Satyam is looking to re-list on the NYSE in 2011-12

Hinduja Gobal Solutions to set up 2 centres - 1 each in China and Latin America in next fiscal(FY 12)

Facebook Inc, now in Hong Kong

Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 telecom cirlces as Cricket World Cup kicks of on 19th February 2011

Networking and Storage solutions provider Buffalo opens its first retail shop, Brand Store in India

HAL hints at possible IPO plans

Vodafone to stream cricket World Cup matches via ESPN Mobile TV

SBI to launch Rs.2000 crore retail bond issue on Feb 21 2011

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Technology
Intel tests 'Sandy Bridge' for laptops

Lost your TV remote, now a Samsung app on your Galaxy phone or Tab

Oracle to offer File Management Package for Cloud

Opera to roll out iPad browser

Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers would be updated later part of February

Bangalore base Myriad, a mobile technology company, announced new software Alien Dalvik that will allow Android Application to run on other phones

NVIDIA announces 1st quad-core mobile processor, (Kal-El) Tegra 3

Sony to launch 9.4 inch tablet named S1, to run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Now, Robot chefs at the Wishdoing restaurant on Shanghai's Nanjing road which could cook delicious Chinese cuisine within 3 minutes

Marvell launches 'Mobile MIMO', the Avastar 88W8797, an 802.11n 2*2 dual-band WiFi system on Chip (SoC)

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MIMO: Multiple Inputs Multiple Output

Now a website to act as answer engine, trueknowledge.com

Ozonetel Systems has launched free 'Voice Buzz' application on Facebook through which users can update their Facebook status in their own voice from their landline or mobile number

SNIPPETS
India's Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has decided to ban 2 controversial drugs — Gatifloxacine and Tegaserod — because of their side-effects. Gatifloxacine is used as an antibiotic and its side effect is it shoot up and also dip blood sugar levels. Tegaserod is used in India for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation and its side effect is showed a 10-fold increased risk of heart attacks and stroke.

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Award
Who has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by ICAI? V.S.Rangan

Which prize did Karnataka win at National Level for its tableau featuring Bidari Carvings, an intrinsic art of engraving pictures on metals at the 62nd Republic Day Parade at New Delhi? 2nd prize

Business
Which Kochi-based company signed a deal with Los Angeles Potmax LLC to facilitate joint production and marketing activities? Vines Visual and Media Pvt. Ltd.

Which electronic major is to open product support centre at the KINFRA Hi-Tech Park at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala? BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited

Which firm has Nestle acquired through its subsidiary Nestle Health Science? CM&D Pharma Which bank has decided to open subsidiary for financial services, to enter into investment banking, wealth and asset management? IOB - Indian Overseas Bank

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People
Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of ONGC and S.V.Narasimhan as interim head of IOC? A.K.Hazarika

Who has been elected as Prime Minister of Nepal? Jhalanath Khanal

Who has been appointed 8th chairman of SEBI? U.K.Sinha

After whose name is Pune cricket stadium named? Subrata Roy Sahara

Technology
Ericsson launches mobile money services to offer mobile financial services

Facebook and Twitter to be used to make people aware of the importance of Census 2011

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'The Daily', a newspaper for iPad launched

Olive Telecom to launch India's first HSPA (High Speed Packet Access and technically 4G) phone powered by Android OS

Hearsay, San Francisco based company announces a cloud-hosted social media management application called 'Hearsay Social' to monitor company's presence on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

Reliance Communication launches 'job search on voice' service that would enable its customers to connect to the recruiters directly on phone line at a subscription of Rs.30 per month. To avail the service dail 58010

Sports
Monisha Kaltenborn becomes the 1st female CEO of a Formula One Team Sauber Motorsport German driver Adrian Sutil to continue with Force India Team for 2011 season Pakistan won the ODI series against New Zealand, 3-2 Australia won the ODI series against England, 6-1

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SNIPPETS
Singapore's Olam to acquire Britannia Food

ADB to provide $7.4billion to develop India's infrastructure

HCL has bagged Rs.250 crore order from BSNL

IBM to offer $1000 stock to Indian staff

Maruti launches luxury model 'Kizashi'

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board has bagged the 2nd prize for 'best practices-initiatives under urban sector', has been recognized for computerization of its billing process

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