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Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing an incremental investment in their relationship to meet accelerating customer demand for their business model solution,
which is designed to build a bridge between open source and proprietary
software to deliver interoperability and intellectual property (IP) peace
of mind for organizations operating mixed-source IT environments.

The investment focuses on enhanced programs from Novell to provide
tools, support, training and resources for customers seeking an
enterprise-class Linux* platform and specifically, the optimal

Business Desk
comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the online search market in India, indicating that Google Sites commanded the strong majority of searches conducted in this developing market.

Google Sites ranked as the top search property in India with more than
1 billion searches conducted in June, representing 81 percent of the
market. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 9.4 percent, followed by Ask
Network (1.9 percent) and Microsoft Sites (1.7 percent). Indian Internet
portal Rediff.com ranked fifth with 1.5 percent.

Business Desk
In the continuing effort to develop electricity from renewable energy cheaper than from coal, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), through its philanthropic arm Google.org, announced $10.25 million in investments in a breakthrough energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Today's announcement also includes funding for research on next-generation geothermal resource mapping, EGS information tools, and a policy agenda for geothermal energy.

D Y Vyas
Contrary to common perception, it is the lower end of the population that is driving growth in the FMCG sector. Stating this at the Ninth CII Marketing Summit here today, IMRB International President Mr. Thomas Puliyel put the size of this section at around 110 million households. He was speaking in the session on 'Chasing the mirage, the great Indian marketplace: the promise and the potential.'

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Moving forward from vision to mission on the occasion of the 369th anniversary of Chennai�s formation (Madras formation Day), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today announced �CHENNAI VERSION 3.0�, a one-day conference aimed at chalking out and implementing a roadmap to meet the issues and challenges faced by the metropolitan city and also to sustain the planned development. The conference will be held on August 22, the very day when Madraspatnam (now Chennai) came into being in the year 1639.

D Y Vyas
Companies have to attune themselves, if they are seeking to tap the opportunity that is emerging in the as yet untapped marketplace. Such change has to start taking place at the management level before it percolates down to the rest of an organization.

This was the common thought theme that emerged during the fourth session � Tuning the company: From myths to reality" at the Ninth CII Marketing Summit held here today.

UN Desk
Increased patent applications in China and the Republic of Korea, as well as in the United States, have pushed the total number of filings to 1.76 million, according to a new report from the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
In its latest report, based on the most recent available figures from 2006, WIPO said today that the number of patents granted worldwide had grown by 18 per cent in one year to 727,000. The UN agency added that the total number of patents in force was some 6.1 million.

UN Desk
The United Nations today honoured those killed and injured in the terrorist attack on the world body’s headquarters in Baghdad five years ago, at a solemn ceremony in New York that included a classical music piece composed in memory of the fallen.
The bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad on 19 August 2003 claimed the lives of 22, including the top UN envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and wounded more than 150.

Lifestyle Desk
According to the Author of a new eBook on Relationships, the only thing that most Couples have in common is that they were married on the same day. In fact in most Marriages, the husband and wife aren’t Drifting apart, they’re actually Rowing like crazy.

Rajnath Singh, BJP President
The BJP has been sounding the alarm bells on terrorism ever since the UPA Government’s soft and weak-kneed approach to deal with terrorist activities became evident before the country. The UPA displayed its approach with the repeal of POTA and reached to the extent of demanding clemency for Afzal Guru who was found guilty of masterminding the attack on Parliament.

Ravi Shankar Prasad
The BJP strongly condemns the statement of the Congress Party that Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti is “the other side of the Hurriyat”. This is downright irresponsible and is inline with the partisan policies and politics, which the Congress Party has pursued in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

In fact the complication in that State is mainly on account of shortsighted policy of the Congress for the last so many years which has only encouraged the separatist and anti-India forces and weakened the resolve of nationalist forces.

D Y Vyas
The Country is passing through critical times. The gross indifference and ineptitude of the UPA government at the Centre has given a new disturbing rise to separatist politics in Jammu & Kashmir while terrorists attack with impunity in different parts of the Country, getting encouraged under the firm belief that strong initiative against them under the UPA government is tradable for votes.

Dr. Karan Singh
The most unfortunate controversy regarding the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has now dragged on for several weeks, and has already caused tragic loss of life, massive destruction of property and acute inconvenience to common citizens both in the Jammu region and in Kashmir.

US Desk
Highlighting the gravity of the situation of Roma people of Europe, Hindus have strongly urged European governments to urgently improve their plight.

Rajan Zed, Indo-American leader, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was moral obligation of Europe to take care of its largest minority Roma population and stop human rights violations suffered by them, who numbered around ten million and were the most disadvantaged.

Business Desk
KPMG today announced appointment of Uday Ved as Head of Tax.

Mr. Ved, specialises in international taxation, transfer pricing and exchange control regulations. He has advised a large number of foreign companies, MNCs and Indian business houses on tax and regulatory matters in a career spanning more than 25 years.

Prior to joining KPMG in November 2006, Uday was earlier Partner and Head of Tax in RSM & Co., Chartered Accountants, India. Prior to RSM, Uday was a Partner with Arthur Andersen, India.

Kapil Sharma
"Accessibility and affordability are the two most important factors that corporate India has to keep in mind if it is to successfully market to the bottom of the pyramid," said Mr K V Kamath, President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd.

Kapil Sharma
India has approved 1013 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the country. The latest clearance to 15 projects was given in the meeting of the National Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Authority headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, during first week of this month. The country also tops the list of registered CDM projects with CDM Executive Board having 355 projects. CDM projects result in real, measurable and long-term benefits for climate change mitigation.

Kapil Sharma
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has conveyed its approval to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the grant of traffic rights to Deccan Aviation Limited in the India-UK sector. Traffic rights of seven services per week have been granted between Bengaluru and London (Heathrow) utilising A-330 aircraft w.e.f. 26 August, 2008.

The Ministry has advised that DGCA may grant the operating clearance to Deccan Aviation Limited after due diligence of the airline’s ability to operate on the long-haul sector.

Kapil Sharma
The IAF's special force commandos 'The Garuds' successfully demonstrated their mission capability during the Exercise Red Flag, when they neutralized an enemy Radar site capturing an Air Field and carrying out combat search and rescue operations, in Nevada desert USA.

D Y Vyas
The rapid technological developments and better quality of voice communications are shaping the future of telecom. The enormous increase in data traffic in international scenario, increasing acceptability of IP networks, adoptability of NGN by many countries, and global liberal regulatory regime for Internet telephony require a fresh review of existing licensing conditions in India.