Category: web-software

Microsoft’s $300mn upfront investment In Barnes & Noble’s yet to be named subsidiary which will have the e-Book Reader Platform Nook plus $25mn per year in cost reimbursement is not financially material to Microsoft. The road map from Microsoft was not disclosed on the companies’ joint conference call leaving everybody…

We all know that Tablets are making the PC / Laptops Obsolete. I would like to present a thorough analysis on who are still glued to the Laptop / Netbook and who are currently using and will only use Tablets such as iPad / Samsung Galaxies  and can Microsoft survive…

InfoEdge India’s Naukri.com, job portal, is the dominant player in the Indian market and enjoys high traffic share and has a significant lead over the competition. The primary portal is supported by four other initiatives (online and offline), thereby creating a full service offering. LinkedIn the Professional Networking Site has…

Microsoft has finally embraced the growing popularity of ARM breaking out of the Wintel Lobby. Microsoft has announced Windows 8 Support for ARM across the board – Handheld, Mobile / Laptop / PC etc. WOA devices are still in development Labs but roll-out is certain within the next 3 to…

We are all fully aware that Indians do not buy much online due to trust issues regarding fulfillment of transaction, quality of goods & services delivered and secure payment methods for the transaction to complete. In 2010, Flipkart started offering cash on delivery which became a huge success as much…

Way2SMS is a really good FREE Web to Mobile messaging Platform in India [ Disclaimer – We use it regularly and are quite surprised by the Speed @ which they deliver our messages] Way2SMS has launched an innovative Advertising Platform and offering consumers Free Mobile Re-charge. [90% of Mobile users…

There has been a secular shift in the ad-spend mix, from traditional media to new media such as the internet. The resilience in online advertising growth is evident from the fact that internet advertising continued to grow during the 2008-09 slowdown in global economic growth, despite a global ad-spend decline….

IndiaMART began as a web services company in the mid-1990s. It started offering a standardised web design service to SMEs at a lower price point to differentiate itself in a crowded marketplace. Its template-based approach reduced the time taken to develop professional-looking websites, leading to its services gaining traction. Subsequently,…