| Ubuntu 9.10: A karmic disconnection | 16-NOV-09 |
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| I have always believed that the primary responsibility of an operating system (OS) is to work so smoothly that it becomes virtually invisible — functioning without the least bit of hiccup to provide an unobtrusive environment on any computer where other applications come into play. |
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| Cashew kernel exports dip 7.6% | 13-NOV-09 |
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| The recessionary trend in major consuming countries, such as the US, Europe and Australia, and marginal appreciation of the rupee against the dollar have affected the country’s cashew kernel exports during the current financial year. |
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| Cognizant net up 21 per cent | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Even as IT bellwether Cognizant Technology Solutions raised its outlook for 2009-10, it reported a 21 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, to $136.6 million compared with $112.8 million during the corresponding period a year ago. |
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| Shanthie Mariet D'Souza: Opium, charity and Kabul's 'war economy' | 30-OCT-09 |
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| Opium, and the economy it spawned, has for long been regarded as the root of Taliban funding. Poppy cultivation in the insurgency ravaged South and East Afghanistan was estimated to have contributed almost 50 per cent to the nation’s GDP. In recent months, analysts have pointed to other branches of funding for the Taliban. Of these, foreign donations in the form of “Islamic charities” have emerged as the largest source. |
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| Razanama | 28-OCT-09 |
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| He’s been faked, pilloried, praised — and now hoarded. |
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| Hang with the best | 16-OCT-09 |
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| Art collector Ashish Anand tells us about the professional way to display art at home. |
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| Riches to rags | 11-OCT-09 |
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| Ten rich brats become slum dwellers for a new reality show on UTV Bindass. |
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| Cognizant acquires US consultancy firm | 09-SEP-09 |
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| Cognizant Technology Solutions, a leading provider of consulting, technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, said on Tuesday that it had acquired all the assets of Pepperweed Advisors, the information technology consulting services division of Pepperweed Consulting. The company did not disclose the value of the acquisition. |
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| The best and the rest | 09-SEP-09 |
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| Already, the Tyeb Mehtas — difficult to come by in his lifetime — are leaching out of collectors’ homes, even before prices harden, which should be an indication of what buyers/investors can expect by the time the winter and spring auctions come around. |
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| 'West Asia, Latin America are our focus areas' | 21-JUL-09 |
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| Francisco D’Souza, president and chief executive of Cognizant Technology Solutions (earlier called Dun and Bradstreet Satyam Software), believes Asia and Latin America would be the nearly $3-billion New Jersey-based offshore IT service major’s focus areas of growth. And sees significant potential from servicing retail and consumer goods segments, which have started taking advantage of the global delivery model. |
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| An Indian summer of hope | 24-MAY-09 |
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| Three auctions next month pitch inexpensive works with well-known artists to get a measure of the market. |
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