Monthly Archives: December 2009

Social networking and productivity

Posted on December 27, 2009 by admin

Interesting report on social networking and productivity, loss of productivity by 12.5% http://www.assocham.org/prels/shownews.php?id=2265 In the many non IT sectors like engineering, employees do not need internet access at work except for email, so it would have been better if the … Continue reading →

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India’s biggest companies

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

India’s largest companies by turnover for Financial Year ending March 2009 (Amount in Rs crore) Top 6 Indian Oil   – Rs 290,946 crore  – Oil and Gas Reliance Industries  – Rs 153,128 crore  – Oil and Gas Tata Steel   – … Continue reading →

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ISP selling Internet surfing history

Posted on December 16, 2009 by admin

Interesting information on how ISPs selling the surfing history of their consumers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/03/AR2008040304052.html http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/03/your-isp-may-be-selling-your-web-clicks.ars http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/03/does_your_isp_s/ In USA, an ISP makes $5 per month per user.  Recently  I have received emails and other information related to the websites I surf.  I … Continue reading →

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Journalism for sale

Posted on December 16, 2009 by admin

From http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263241 Indian media doesn’t do introspection. We recommend it to others—MPs, political parties, militants, judges, scientists…. They are all advised to look deep inside their own trade and clean up the rot. Meanwhile, the rot creeping into the fourth … Continue reading →

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Dangers of mobile banking

Posted on December 12, 2009 by admin

Many internet “experts” talk about  mobile internet and banking, but the security of these systems is suspect. Rs 86000 stolen from ICICI bank account through mobile banking. From:http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=12_12_2009_001_029&mode=1 Mobile phones are not secure, I have received strange SMSes from JustDial … Continue reading →

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Female staff attrition

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

This article on women in the IT sector http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/jobs/TCS-Wipro-Infosys-go-all-out-to-check-high-female-staff-attrition/articleshow/5324809.cms has some interesting numbers. At the entry level,  the  male / female ratio is almost 50: 50 , but at the senior level at Infosys, women constitute less than 2 % … Continue reading →

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Personal information for sale

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

From http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/yahoo-spy.pdf Federal law (See 18 U.S.C. § 2706) requires law enforcement to reimburse providers like Yahoo! for costs incurred responding to subpoena requests, court orders, or search warrants. • Basic subscriber records: approx. $20 for the first ID, $10 … Continue reading →

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