Nissan Micra India Coming In July!

CHENNAI (GaeaTimes.com)- Eminent Japanese carmaker Nissan in alliance with French carmaker Renault earlier declared that it will make its flagship compact car named Micra in India this year. The year 2010 is witnessing a number of compact car launches and a few months back, Ford led the assault with its aggressively priced Figo. … Original source on Gaea Times at : Nissan Micra India Coming In July!.

Columbia elected leaders approve $3M purchase of vacant office building for IBM project

Columbia council endorses IBM project
COLUMBIA, Mo. – One week after city leaders hailed an incentive-laden effort to lure IBM and hundreds of new jobs to town, the project easily passed its first hurdle Monday night.
The seven-member Columbia City Council voted unanimously to buy an abandoned office building for $3.05 million. Starting in November, [..] Read the original article: here.

Wolf Medical Supply settles patent case with Kimberly-Clark unit

Wolf Medical, Kimberly-Clark settle patent case

SUNRISE, Fla. – Wolf Medical Supply Inc. said Monday it settled a patent dispute with a Kimberly-Clark Corp. division over an infusion pump used in antibiotic treatments and chemotherapy.
Wolf Medical said it has resumed selling the line of pumps at the center of the dispute. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Kimberly-Clark …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Wolf Medical Supply settles patent case with Kimberly-Clark unit.

Galbraith, former UN diplomat fired over Afghan election disagreement, runs for Vt. office

Fired UN diplomat Galbraith seeks office in Vt.

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Peter Galbraith, the former U.N. diplomat in Afghanistan who was fired over his cries of fraud following last year’s presidential election there, is running for the Vermont state Senate.
Galbraith said that even though he has spent years outside of Vermont working for the United Nations …. Original article  : Galbraith, former UN diplomat fired over Afghan election disagreement, runs for Vt. office.

Nokia to run Yahoo maps in global partnership, Yahoo to provide e-mail, chat on Nokia phones

Nokia to run Yahoo’s maps in global partnership

NEW YORK – Nokia Corp. will run mapping and navigation services for Yahoo Inc. in an acknowledgement that the slumping Internet company hasn’t kept up with rival Google Inc. in the increasingly important area of location services.
Yahoo will, in turn, provide e-mail and instant messaging services on Nokia …. Original source  : Nokia to run Yahoo maps in global partnership, Yahoo to provide e-mail, chat on Nokia phones.

Google reveals a financial secret, divulges commission rates for ads off its website

Google opens up, divulges its ad commission rates

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google Inc. has finally revealed one of its financial secrets and spelled out how it splits revenue with other websites that show its online ads.
The Internet search leader’s partners get 68 percent of the revenue from ads placed alongside articles and other content on … Read more : Google reveals a financial secret, divulges commission rates for ads off its website.

Owner of communications satellite says it avoided interference by a second, rogue satellite

Owner: US cable service unhurt by rogue satellite

LONDON – The owner of a satellite that transmits programming to all U.S. cable systems says it avoided interference from another, out-of-control satellite that was drifting into its path.
SES World Skies says programming transmitted by its AMC 11 satellite was not affected by the Galaxy 15 satellite, which … Read more : Owner of communications satellite says it avoided interference by a second, rogue satellite.

Assertive China calls for change in export, investment rules at start of talks with US

China taking tough line as dialogue with US begins

BEIJING – China showed its growing assertiveness Monday as it launched high-level talks with Washington, saying it will carry out currency reform at its own pace and calling for an end to U.S. curbs on high-tech exports.
Beijing also called on Washington to simplify foreign investment rules that … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Assertive China calls for change in export, investment rules at start of talks with US.

AP Interview: ICANN chief says non-Latin character Internet domains key to globalizing the Web

New Net domains break language barriers
CAIRO – The use of non-Latin characters in Internet addresses is a key step to opening up the Web and making it more “personalized” for billions of users, the head of the nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses said Monday.

Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and …. Original source  : AP Interview: ICANN chief says non-Latin character Internet domains key to globalizing the Web.

IAC’s Match.com taking over for Yahoo Personals as Yahoo’s dating service

Match.com taking over Yahoo’s dating service

SAN FRANCISCO – Match.com, the dating website owned by Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp, said Monday it will become Yahoo Inc.’s online dating site, replacing the company’s own Yahoo Personals brand.
Financial terms and the exact length of the multiyear deal were not disclosed.
Yahoo has been trying to focus on creating and licensing … Read : IAC’s Match.com taking over for Yahoo Personals as Yahoo’s dating service.

CDC Software completes investment in Marketbright on undisclosed terms

CDC Software completes investment in Marketbright

ATLANTA – CDC Software Corp. said Monday that it has completed its investment in Marketbright, which provides software services to corporations.
CDC Software did not say how much it had invested.
Marketbright provides software on demand by running and storing applications on its servers for use by corporate clients. CDC has a …. Read the original article  : CDC Software completes investment in Marketbright on undisclosed terms.

Seven Atom Transistors can be Used to Make Future PC

Researchers have shown Transistors that can be made from seven atoms and it can be used to make powerful and smaller PC. The Australian creators also hope that this is a step towards solid-state quantum computer. In other word, the new atomic transistor mean chips with components up to 100 times smaller than …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Seven Atom Transistors can be Used to Make Future PC.

Dish reaches deal to keep The Weather Channel after threatening to drop it

Dish reaches deal to keep The Weather Channel

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Dish Network will keep The Weather Channel in its lineup, the satellite TV company said Monday, backing off on threats to launch its own weather-related programing.
Dish said it will also be working with The Weather Channel Cos., which is based in Atlanta, to provide new …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Top 5 Free Linux Distributions for Desktop Computing in 2010

According to Nick Carr, marketing director of Red Hat, Linux desktop has developed very rapidly over the past few years. Even from the technology viewpoint the Linux desktop is well developed, feature rich and mature. What adds to the merit is the low cost, better security and manageability. It’s also well suited to a …. Original article  : Top 5 Free Linux Distributions for Desktop Computing in 2010.

IBM to buy AT&T’s Sterling Commerce business software unit for $1.4B

IBM to buy AT&T’s Sterling unit for $1.4B
NEW YORK – IBM says it is buying AT&T’s Sterling Commerce unit, which makes business software, for $1.4 billion.

The deal announced Monday would be IBM Corp.’s largest acquisition since it bought Cognos in 2008.
AT&T Inc., then known as SBC Communications, paid $3.9 billion for Sterling in 2000, near … Original article on : IBM to buy AT&T’s Sterling Commerce business software unit for $1.4B.

Ford to build battery packs, make hybrid transmissions at 2 Mich. factories, adding 170 jobs

Ford to invest $135M in 2 Michigan factories

DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. says it will invest $135 million in two Detroit-area factories to design and build parts for future electric and hybrid vehicles.
The investment will create 170 production jobs and another 50 engineering positions in the next two years.
Ford says a plant in Ypsilanti Township [..] Read the original article: here.

Nissan Launhes Micra In India

CHENNAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Nissan Motors announced today the launch of its new car Nissan Micra in India. Toshiyuki Shiga, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nissan Motor Company was present at Oragadam, the manufacturing plant of the company in the country and said that the new launch was Nissan’s effort to cater …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Nissan Launhes Micra In India.

BPO to be set up at Hyderabad’s Cherlapalli Prison

Hyderabad, May 24 (ANI): Authorities at the Cherlapalli Prison in Hyderabad have asked some of the inmates to work in a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) unit within the prison complex.

A Bangalore-based technical firm called Radiant Info Systems Ltd. is setting up the BPO centre.

“We have made plans to set up a …. Source  : BPO to be set up at Hyderabad’s Cherlapalli Prison.

China promises currency reform at dialogue with US but says change will be gradual

China backs exchange rate reforms but no timetable

BEIJING – China promised currency reforms Monday as it opened a high-level dialogue with Washington but said it will decide the pace and pressed for an end to U.S. curbs on high-tech exports.
President Hu Jintao made the pledge at the start of the two-day meeting, apparently trying to … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : China promises currency reform at dialogue with US but says change will be gradual.

PRISON AUTHORITIES TAKE INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE INMATES TO WORK IN BUSINESS OUTSOURCING

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Prison authorities take initiative to engage inmates to work in business outsourcing.

Prison authorities in India’s southern Hyderabad city have taken the initiative to engage inmates to work in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) units run from the prison premises.

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