ONGC Recruitment 2010: ONGC India Careers

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has invited applications for recruitment in various posts. The Fortune-Global 500 Company is the first ever Indian organization to be listed in the ‘World’s Most Admired Companies 2007. The company will absorb energetic young talents having an excellent academic back ground. Engineers/Geo-scientists, MBAs, …. Source article  : ONGC Recruitment 2010: ONGC India Careers.

Engineers India Limited: EIL Recruitment 2010

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Engineers India Limited, a reputed engineering consultancy that deals with turnkey contract has published advertisement for the recruitment on various posts. This opens up an excellent opportunity for the engineers and young professionals to work in its various offices in India and abroad. There are 200 posts vacant in … Original source on Gaea Times at : Engineers India Limited: EIL Recruitment 2010.

Apple shares touch new high after iPhone sales push 2nd-quarter net income up 90 percent

Apple shares rocket after net income jumps 90 pct
SEATTLE – The paparazzi may have moved on to Apple’s sexy new iPad, but the iPhone is still Wall Street’s darling.
Apple sold a record 8.8 million of its popular smart phones in the three months that ended March 27, more than doubling the number sold … Original article on : Apple shares touch new high after iPhone sales push 2nd-quarter net income up 90 percent.

Top 7 Skills that are Highly Demanding in 2010

According to the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey, one of the questions asked was “What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?”. The list includes Cloud Computing, Web Development, Security and Network Administration etc. This article concentrates on the skill list with number 1 is the most demanding.

Project Management: Most …. Source article  : Top 7 Skills that are Highly Demanding in 2010.

Apple fiscal 2nd-quarter net income jumps 90 percent; more iPhones sold than ever

Summary Box: Apple 2Q net income leaps 90 percent
THE REPORT: Apple’s fiscal second-quarter net income jumped 90 percent to $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per share. Revenue rose 49 percent to $13.5 billion.
THE STREET: The results blew past analysts’ expectations for net income of $2.45 per share on $12.04 billion in revenue, according to …. Read the original article  : Apple fiscal 2nd-quarter net income jumps 90 percent; more iPhones sold than ever.

Yahoo profit surges on first revenue growth in 18 months but stock drops

Yahoo 1Q profit soars, revenue grows, stock falls
SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. milked the recovering online advertising market and its new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to start the year with its best quarterly performance since hiring Carol Bartz to engineer a turnaround.
The first-quarter results released Tuesday marked Yahoo’s first revenue growth in 18 …. Source  : Yahoo profit surges on first revenue growth in 18 months but stock drops.

Google spent $1.4 million to lobby on China operations, open Internet rules in first quarter

Google: $1.4M on 1Q lobby on China, other issues
WASHINGTON – Google Inc. spent $1.4 million in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on everything from its decision to stop censoring search results in China to the tussle over open Internet rules before the Federal Communications Commission.
The spending was up 57 percent …. Source article  : Google spent $1.4 million to lobby on China operations, open Internet rules in first quarter.

For 4/20 high holiday, Calif. pot smokers light up in Hummer as others partake around nation

Pot smokers out in nation, proud for high holiday
OAKLAND, Calif. – Forget Hippie Hill. For thoroughly modern marijuana smokers in the San Francisco Bay area, the hip place to celebrate their movement’s high holiday this year was the inside of a stretch Hummer parked outside a pot gardening superstore.
It was one of the …. Source article  : For 4/20 high holiday, Calif. pot smokers light up in Hummer as others partake around nation.

Google releases figures showing which countries demand most censorship, user data

Google discloses demands for censorship, user data
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. has set up a new tool to show where it’s facing the most government pressure to censor material and turn over personal information about its users.
The country-by-country breakdown released Tuesday on Google’s Web site marks the first time that the … Read more : Google releases figures showing which countries demand most censorship, user data.

Gates poses overhaul of sensitive export list to keep weapons from enemies, share with allies

Gates: Sensitive export list outdated, ineffective

WASHINGTON – The government will update a Cold War-era rule book that decides which U.S. technologies and widgets may be sold abroad, revamping a system criticized as too strict and one that doesn’t always keep sensitive technology out of enemy hands, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
The move was expected … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Gates poses overhaul of sensitive export list to keep weapons from enemies, share with allies.

Apple 2nd-quarter income up 90 percent, bolstered by strong iPhone sales; shares at new high

Apple 2Q income up 90 pct, shares jump to new high
SEATTLE – Blockbuster iPhone sales helped Apple Inc. blow past Wall Street’s expectations with a 90 percent leap in net income for the most recent quarter. Shares of the company skyrocketed to an all-time high in extended trading Tuesday.
Apple said it sold … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Apple 2nd-quarter income up 90 percent, bolstered by strong iPhone sales; shares at new high.

VMware posts 1st-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates as services revenue jumps

VMware’s 1Q results top Wall street estimates

PALO ALTO, Calif. – VMware Inc. posted a 12 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday as the software maker recorded a big jump in services revenue.
The company earned $78.4 million, or 19 cents per share, in the three months ended in March. That’s up from $69.9 million, or …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : VMware posts 1st-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates as services revenue jumps.

Yahoo’s first-quarter profit nearly triples to shoot past analyst estimates

Yahoo 1Q profit nearly triples, tops analyst views
SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc.’s first-quarter earnings nearly tripled as the Internet company’s revenue edged up for the first time in 18 months.
The results released Tuesday represented Yahoo’s best quarterly performance since it hired CEO Carol Bartz to engineer a turnaround early last year. Investors … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Yahoo’s first-quarter profit nearly triples to shoot past analyst estimates.

Apple 2nd-quarter net income leaps 90 percent, bolstered by strong iPhone, Mac sales

Apple 2Q net income leaps 90 percent
SEATTLE – Blockbuster iPhone sales helped Apple Inc. blow past Wall Street’s expectations with a 90 percent leap in net income for the most recent quarter. Shares skyrocketed in extended trading Tuesday.
Apple said it sold nearly 9 million of its popular iPhone smart phones in the three …. Original article  : Apple 2nd-quarter net income leaps 90 percent, bolstered by strong iPhone, Mac sales.

Mich. approves tax breaks for 10 projects, including job-creation plans in Detroit area, Flint

Tax breaks approved for 10 Michigan projects

LANSING, Mich. – The state Tuesday approved tax breaks for 10 projects, including a business support company’s proposal to create more than 1,900 jobs in Southfield and a health care company’s plans to hire about 1,000 in Flint.
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority board approved a $9.1 million tax break …. Original article  : Mich. approves tax breaks for 10 projects, including job-creation plans in Detroit area, Flint.

On movement’s 4/20 high holiday, Calif. pot smokers more apt to run into a Hummer than hippies

Pot smokers out, proud for 4/20 high holiday
OAKLAND, Calif. – Forget Hippie Hill. For thoroughly modern marijuana smokers in the San Francisco Bay area, the hip place to celebrate their movement’s high holiday this year was the inside of a stretch Hummer parked outside a pot gardening superstore.
Marijuana legalization advocates across the …. Original source  : On movement’s 4/20 high holiday, Calif. pot smokers more apt to run into a Hummer than hippies.

Earnings Preview: Verizon expected to report 58 cents per share in 1Q earnings

Earnings Preview: Verizon to report 1Q results
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc., the nation’s largest wireless carrier and second-largest telecommunications company, reports its first-quarter results before the stock market opens on Thursday.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Verizon Wireless is neck-and-neck with AT&T Inc. in the competition for high-paying wireless subscribers. AT&T has the iPhone, … Original article on : Earnings Preview: Verizon expected to report 58 cents per share in 1Q earnings.

Officials from 10 countries tell Google of their concerns over Buzz and other privacy issues

10 nations tell Google of privacy concern on Buzz
NEW YORK – Officials from Germany, Canada, France and seven other countries are raising privacy concerns about Google’s mapping service and the company’s fumbled foray into social networking.
Although the concerns they raise are not new, the officials said the online search leader “too often” forgets … Original article on : Officials from 10 countries tell Google of their concerns over Buzz and other privacy issues.

Solid 1st-quarter results for IBM seen as good sign for tech recovery

Ahead of the Bell: IBM 1Q points to tech recovery
NEW YORK – IBM Corp. delivered first-quarter results slightly above analyst expectations Monday, providing another sign of a recovery in the technology industry.
There was already evidence before the tech bellwether’s earnings report that business spending on technology products and services is picking up. Intel … Original source on Gaea Times at : Solid 1st-quarter results for IBM seen as good sign for tech recovery.

Janney upgrades SuccessFactors, says company ‘battle-tested’ after downturn

Ahead of the Bell: SuccessFactors upgraded

NEW YORK – Having weathered its worst quarter during the economic downturn, SuccessFactors Inc. is now “battle-tested” and should be able to maintain bookings growth for at least another five years, an analyst said on Tuesday.
Janney Capital Markets analyst Sasa Zorovic upgraded the business software maker to “Buy” from “Neutral,” …. Read the original article  : Janney upgrades SuccessFactors, says company ‘battle-tested’ after downturn.