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IOC, RIL advance to 135th and 269th positions in Fortune Global 500 list
July 12, 2007, 6:05 pm
Reliance rank in Fortune Global 269 up 75 from last year Reliance Ranking in Fortune Global 500-2nd Indian Company- First Private Sector Company.
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Infosys Q1 net up 28 pc at Rs 1,028 cr
July 12, 2007, 10:40 am
Software major Infosys Technologies on Wednesday posted a 27.70 per cent increase in net profit after tax at Rs 1,028 crore for the quarter ended June 30, compared to Rs 805 crore for the same period last year.
The total income of the company grew 27.03 per cent to Rs 3,806 crore for the quarter from Rs 2,996 crore for the corresponding period a year ago, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.
As clients recognise the strategic imperative of global sourcing in an increasingly flat business world, the demand for large end-to-end players like Infosys continues to be strong, company's CEO and Managing Director S Gopalakrishnan said.
The group recorded a net profit after tax, exceptional items and minority interest of Rs 1,079 crore for the quarter, against Rs 800 crore for the corresponding period last year.
The total income of the group increased to Rs 4,026 crore for the quarter ended June 30, from Rs 3,143 crore in the year ago period.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
The total income of the company grew 27.03 per cent to Rs 3,806 crore for the quarter from Rs 2,996 crore for the corresponding period a year ago, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.
As clients recognise the strategic imperative of global sourcing in an increasingly flat business world, the demand for large end-to-end players like Infosys continues to be strong, company's CEO and Managing Director S Gopalakrishnan said.
The group recorded a net profit after tax, exceptional items and minority interest of Rs 1,079 crore for the quarter, against Rs 800 crore for the corresponding period last year.
The total income of the group increased to Rs 4,026 crore for the quarter ended June 30, from Rs 3,143 crore in the year ago period.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
Google lets users create personalized maps
July 12, 2007, 10:38 am
Google Inc will introduce on Wednesday a new feature that lets users create personalized maps which plot the locations of everything from cheap gas locally to the latest earthquakes worldwide.
MyMaps, as the new feature is known, allows consumers to select from more than one hundred mini-applications created by independent software developers. These allow users to overlay data on top of Google's popular online map service.
Visitors to http://maps.google.com after Wednesday at 6 am will find a new tab that contains links to dozens of the mini-applications, which Google calls Maplets.
One map application allows users to watch YouTube videos based on the locations where they are uploaded. One could switch from the video confessions of a teenager in Ohio to tourist videos shot in the Andes mountains of South America.
Among the applications created by software developers over the past month are programs that allow users to link famous photos taken in locations around the world to Google Maps.
Alternately, photos that have location information on the Flickr photo sharing service can be found on a Flickr Maps application. Users can map local real estate prices, plot hotels or locate the cheapest gas station nearby.
"We are putting the Web into maps," said John Hanke, a product manager for Google Maps, said of the diversity of information users now will be able to locate geographically.
Furthermore, users can overlay multiple applications on top of Google Maps to find interesting geographical correlations.
Before buying a house, a potential property owner could overlay local crime statistics on their new neighborhood.
Tourists could check out photos posted by other tourists to sites such as Yahoo Inc.'s Flickr to figure out what the hotel or the surrounding region looks like before they book a reservation.
Consumers who have signed up for a Google Gmail account can save personalized maps. Users who choose not to sign into Google services can remain anonymous but use the service, Hanke said.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
MyMaps, as the new feature is known, allows consumers to select from more than one hundred mini-applications created by independent software developers. These allow users to overlay data on top of Google's popular online map service.
Visitors to http://maps.google.com after Wednesday at 6 am will find a new tab that contains links to dozens of the mini-applications, which Google calls Maplets.
One map application allows users to watch YouTube videos based on the locations where they are uploaded. One could switch from the video confessions of a teenager in Ohio to tourist videos shot in the Andes mountains of South America.
Among the applications created by software developers over the past month are programs that allow users to link famous photos taken in locations around the world to Google Maps.
Alternately, photos that have location information on the Flickr photo sharing service can be found on a Flickr Maps application. Users can map local real estate prices, plot hotels or locate the cheapest gas station nearby.
"We are putting the Web into maps," said John Hanke, a product manager for Google Maps, said of the diversity of information users now will be able to locate geographically.
Furthermore, users can overlay multiple applications on top of Google Maps to find interesting geographical correlations.
Before buying a house, a potential property owner could overlay local crime statistics on their new neighborhood.
Tourists could check out photos posted by other tourists to sites such as Yahoo Inc.'s Flickr to figure out what the hotel or the surrounding region looks like before they book a reservation.
Consumers who have signed up for a Google Gmail account can save personalized maps. Users who choose not to sign into Google services can remain anonymous but use the service, Hanke said.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
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