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Targeted at the small businesses, education market, Latitude delivers flexibility and productivity for mobile computing.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:27 AM

Online auction and merchandising giant Amazon.com is entering the search fray with the launch of A9.com, a search engine that presents search results with adjacent columns of related personal and product information. While Amazon.com has always had a search engine at the core of its books and merchandise site, its new A9.com is a full-bodied, Web-roaming search engine that competes with sites such as Google and Yahoo! to provide Web-wide search capabilities.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:26 AM

The Indian passenger vehicles industry crossed the threshold of one-million-mark and sold 10,030,068, including exports during 2003-04. This constitutes a 32.2 per cent growth over 779,203 units sold in 2003-03.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:25 AM

The Rs 350-crore footwear manufacturer Liberty Group has sewn up plans to expand its operations by setting up its fourth manufacturing plant in Uttaranchal and 25 exclusive outlets across the country and in seven overseas centres.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:24 AM

For nearly a decade, Hindustan Lever (HLL) was one of the brightest stars on parent Unilever’s radar screen. So gung ho was the London-headquartered Unilever that it often announced that the Indian model would be replicated in some other parts of the world. So far so good. So what does Thursday’s announcement of a major restructuring at HLL, both in terms of businesses and personnel signify? Why has HLL been forced to forsake its unique model, of varying profit centres, to be more in sync with the parent?

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:23 AM

This week C Sivasankaran was in action as consummate deal maker — he wrapped up a 65.4 per cent equity stake in Barista, the coffee chain from Turner Morrison, for around Rs 30 crore. The rest of Barista’s equity is held by the Tatas. So what plans is he brewing?

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:22 AM

To further increase Sony's brand value in India, Sony Corporation has worked out an aggressive strategy for the country. With close collaboration among all Sony companies (hardware, software, entertainment) in India and working hand-in-hand with its business partners, Sony will be able to achieve greater synergy and growth in this key country, Mr Fujio Nishida, Chief Marketing Officer, Sony Corporation said.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:20 AM

Hindustan Times Chandigarh goes high on a festive mood. Music concerts, road shows, parties all around the city. It is the largest English daily in Chandigarh, while second most popular in Punjab.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:20 AM

Zee News in partnership with Ahmedabad-based research group Taleem cover 13,000 voters, 65 parliamentary constituencies, 23 states and two UTs to find out who could possibly form the Govt. The results throw up interesting stories.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:19 AM

STAR News launches Super Elector Contest, where viewers can choose a perfect Union Cabinet. The viewer needs to select any eight candidates and form the dream cabinet. There are hordes of prizes including a trip abroad.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:18 AM

Technology is one aspect that immediately gets associated with Internet. But how effectively has it been applied to online advertising and has the medium moved beyond the initial excitement and the following irritation? exchange4media iZone Roundtable discusses many such issues.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:17 AM

Bata India has inducted P M Sinha, former CEO of Pepsi Cola International South Asia, its chairman on Friday in a move to reiterate its plan of transforming itself from a manufacturing firm to a marketing one. To achieve further efficiency in its logistics chain, the company yesterday launched an initiative to revamp its image and operations.

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 8:16 AM

The world is changing and so are reader tastes and market requirements. A Newspaper must reflect these changes

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 12:00 AM

“I’ve always believed in healthy competition and a monopoly always kills… So, it’s good to have competition! There is always room for more and, more the merrier… And, better is the quality.”

exchange4media Staff Apr 17, 2004 12:00 AM