Microsoft has acquired UK-based European online mapping service provider Multimap for an undisclosed sum. Multimap provides online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial (“where’s my nearest?”) searches to businesses and consumers in Europe. Besides free mapping services for consumers, Multimap offers location-based services such as mapping, proximity searching, routing, aerial images with map overlay, local information and […]
Indians are growing into a powerful force at Citigroup, the world’s largest financial services company by assets. Besides the new CEO Vikram Pandit, there are several other Indians holding key positions at Citi. Here’s an alphabetically-drawn list of the Indian Mafia at Citigroup: Shirish Apte Chief Executive Officer, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, […]
India’s Supreme Court issued a notice to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for justifying during his recent election campaign the staged killing of a Muslim Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a police encounter. Modi has already received a notice from India’s Election Commission for his inflamatory campaign speech on December 4 in Mangrol that justified the staged killing […]
One of the most awaited Tamil movies of 2007 – Billa – is finally hitting the big screen on December 14 (Click here for Billa movie showtimes in USA). Featuring Ajith, Nayantara and Namitha, the new Billa is a remake of the old Billa (itself a remake of the Hindi film Don) starring Rajnikant and Sripriya. The […]
Vikram Pandit is the favorite to be named as CEO of struggling financial giant Citigroup. Reporting that Citigroup would name a CEO soon, the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) said in its Saturday edition: The front-runner is Vikram Pandit, who currently oversees Citigroup’s investment bank and alternative-investments businesses, the people said. That would fill the […]
Widespread availability of AMD’s energy-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor a.k.a. Barcelona for computer servers has been delayed yet again because of a technical glitch. Barcelona has been in limited availability since September this year. Because of the glitch, widespread availability of the Barcelona chip has now been pushed back to early next year. The chip was originally […]