Worldwide PC shipments grew 7.6 % in Third Quarter of 2010: Gartner
October 14, 2010

Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 88.3 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 7.6 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. These third quarter results were below Gartner's earlier market outlook. Gartner had expected third quarter PC shipments to grow 12.7 percent.

In Asia/Pacific, PC shipments reached 29.7 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 10.5 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009. In the emerging markets, mobile PC demand in the consumer segment continued to grow unabated as mainstream notebooks continue to appeal to first-time PC buyers as well as those substituting notebooks for desktops. PC shipments in China in the third quarter of 2010 held steady at 62 percent of all PCs shipped in Asia/Pacific, growing 11.3 percent over the same quarter last year.

TTL Crosses 80-Mn-Subscribers’ mark in Indian telecoms
October 12, 2010

Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing dual-technology telecom service provider, has added 2.14 million new subscribers (wireless and wireline) in the month of September 2010 to cross the 80-million-subscribers’ milestone in a span of over five-and-a-half years since the launch of its mobile telephony services in early 2005. The company closed the month of September with a total of 80,306,495 subscribers (wireless and wireline), as on 30 September 2010.

The crossing of the 80-million-subscribers’ mark by Tata Teleservices Limited and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited is all the more commendable as the company has shown a subscriber growth rate of more than 100 per cent in the last 12 months. As the numbers suggest, Tata Teleservices Limited has shown an extremely aggressive and consistent growth in new subscriber additions over the last year.

TTL has been offering innovating and refreshingly different products and services on both the CDMA and GSM platforms—be it Tata Indicom’s segmented tariff plans, Tata DOCOMO’s One Touch Net Handset, Tata Photon with MP3 player, exclusive Value-Added Services portfolio for the CommonWealth Games (for both GSM and CDMA subscribers), and many other unique products, all of them industry-best offerings. The Company aims at offering even more enhanced, cutting-edge products and services post the launch of 3G services shortly.

Vivitek Introduces New D5 Series of Digital Projectors in India
October 18, 2010

Vivitek, a premium brand of visual display and presentation products, has added the new digital D5 Series projectors to its Indian product line-up. Designed for widescreen video applications and portability, the Vivitek D508, D509, D530, D520ST and D525ST provide brightness, connectivity and 3D-ready options. The Vivitek D5 Series of digital projectors are lightweight and packed with user-friendly features. From standard and short-throw projection options to ranges of resolution including SVGA, XGA and WXGA, the D5 Series delivers sharp, vibrant pictures.

The D5 Series projectors feature DLP® and Brilliant Color™ technologies from Texas Instruments for bright, digital images. 3D-Ready feature in these projectors is to ensure 3D content can be utilized in presentation form. The Vivitek D5 Series is a new platform with a fresh look for mobile users who require a portable, easily shared projector with incredible ease of use. Sleek glossy design projects contemporary image. The D5 Series is ideal for boardroom presentations, education tutorials, multi-media and multi-purpose environment.

Wipro a Strong Performer in Security and Risk Consulting Services – Forrester
October 18, 2010

Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) announced that it has been recognized by Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, as a strong performer in Security and Risk Consulting Services in a recently released report titled ‘The Forrester Wave™: Information Security And Risk Consulting Services, Q3 2010.

NIIT Technologies among Top 3 globally in the 2010 ASTD 'BEST' Awards
October 15, 2010

The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) ranked NIIT Technologies Limited at number 3 globally in the 2010 ASTD 'BEST' Awards. BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success through employee learning and development. 31 of the world's very best learning organizations from across the world gathered at the reception held on 30th September 2010 in Washington DC to receive the awards.

Many of the winning organizations gave presentations about their learning and development practices during the "Learn from the BEST" professional development event.

For the 2010 BEST Awards NIIT Technologies competed against 104 organizations in 9 countries. These organizations submitted quantitative and qualitative information to ASTD about their learning and development practices and programs. Applications were assessed in a blind review by members of the BEST Awards advisory committee, a select group of experts in the learning and development field.

Energy Efficient Solutions from ON Semiconductor to Take Center Stage at Electronica 2010
October 15, 2010

ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics is going to demonstrate its latest product innovations – designed to empower customers’ next generation energy efficient solutions for automotive, portable, industrial and lighting applications – at this year’s Electronica exhibition in Munich, Germany, November 9-12.

ON Semiconductor executives and product solutions experts plan to meet with customers, the media and industry analysts at Electronica 2010 to discuss how the company provides the solutions required for customers to more easily and more effectively design energy efficient electronic products.