Indian state aims to break Microsoft dominance, provide Linux
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India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.
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And this comes straight from the horseâs mouth! Software giant Microsoft has finally acknowledged Linux as its strongest competitor, much to the delight of Australiaâs open source industry association (OSIA).
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Growing importance of Linux in the enterprise is focus of event.
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Trying to retain Microsoft's dominance in the Indian software market amid increasing competition, company CEO Steve Ballmer brought his campaign Tuesday to the country's leadership.
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BANGALORE, India  - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Indian computer software firms Saturday to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.
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The communist-run Indian state of Kerala has begun another battle against multinationals, backing the Linux computer operating system over market-leading Microsoft Windows.
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Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favor of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide
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Netra line of servers will have Linux as an operating system option.
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In the face of growing competition from Linux, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a four-page memo to customers on Wednesday outlining the economic and security advantages Windows has over Linux, the potential dangers of open source involving indemnification, and the intent to aggressively convince Unix shops to migrate to Windows.
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BANGALORE, INDIA - MicrosoftÂ is setting up a research lab in Bangalore, India, that will focus on areas including computing technologies for emerging markets, according to a company executive.
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Microsoft Research will open a laboratory in Bangalore, India, the company&#39;s third research installation overseas and a sign of India&#39;s increasing importance in tech.
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(InfoWorld) - The city of Hyderabad in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has attracted a number of large multinational companies to set up software, services, and product development operations. The city, which has the headquarters of Indiaâs fourth largest outsourcer, Satyam Computer Services, also has facilities of other Indian outsourcers, and multinational technology companies like Microsoft and Oracle. Hyderabad is now aiming to be the technology hub of India. The Hyderabad chapter of Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), an association of entrepreneurs and professionals from the Indian sub-continent, has tied up with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to host TiE-ISB Connect, a conference this week for budding entrepreneurs to present their business plans and interact with venture capitalists. More than 150 new business plans in IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and the application of IT in life sciences and other fields are being showcased at the conference, up from 50 business plans a year ago, said Raju Reddy, chairman of the Hyderabad chapter of TiE, and chief executive officer of Sierra Atlantic, an outsourcing company in Fremont, California. The business plans, for setting up companies in Hyderabad, were selected from a large number that were submitted and are all of good quality, Reddy said Friday. Hyderabad attracts investment because of its large pool of skilled manpower, he said. People from Andhra Pradesh account for about 25 percent of Indians working in Silicon Valley, Reddy said. Even neighboring Bangalore, which is seen as Indiaâs main technology hub, employs many staff from Andhra Pradesh, he said. Hyderabad also scores better on infrastructure and a business-friendly government. Few other states can measure up to that, according to Reddy, in an obvious reference to neighboring Karnataka, whose capital of Bangalore is suffering from government inaction and poor infrastructure. Hyderabad also has some top educational institutions. The most recent entrant is the Indian School of Business, set up in association with some leading business schools abroad, which has a special program for entrepreneurs. Still, the city may still have some way to go before it beats out established technology centers like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. A lot of companies are setting up in Hyderabad to find new pools of manpower, but the city lacks critical mass and the exposure it needs to attract the best entrepreneurs, said Sanjay Anandaram, a partner at JumpStartUp Venture Fund, a $45 millionÂ fund with headquarters in Mauritius. That may change, he said, but for now, the best business plans from a venture capitalists' point of view are still coming from Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. Most of the venture funding in the last 18 months has also gone to these three cities, he said.
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[Business India]: Hyderabad, Nov 15 : Software major Microsoft Corp&#39;s sprawling India campus that will eventually house 3,200 engineers opened Monday in this Andhra Pradesh capital.
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Southern India&#39;s Kerala state plans to create a 1,000-acre zone called &quot;Smart City,&quot; where technology companies from around the world will be invited to set up operations.
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(InfoWorld) - Red HatÂ is to help the communist government of Kerala, in southwestern India, to deploy open-source software in its e-governance and literacy efforts. The Kerala government will make all efforts to develop free software, and will use free and open-source software in e-governance projects, according to a draft state IT policy released in January. The state of Kerala has also decided to promote free and open-source software in education, butÂ will not make it compulsory, M.A. Baby education minister in the Kerala governmentÂ said in an interview in August. Now Red Hat has agreed to train the technical staff of various government organizations to help them develop and maintain open-source applications, the company said Tuesday. Red Hat will also train schoolteachers in Kerala to use Linux desktop software under a "Train-the-Trainer" program. The Kerala government believes that free and open-source software is an essential component in its drive to democratize information technology and bring its benefits to all sections of society, Kerala's chief minister, V.S. Achutanandan, said Tuesday. The Indian federal government, in contrast, hasÂ refrained from taking sidesÂ in favor of either open-source or proprietary software. Microsoft, for example, is running a program in the country, called Project Shiksha, to train teachers and students in government-run schools in the use of information technology. But some research labs run by the government work on open source projects. Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software FoundationÂ (FSF) in Boston, was able to gather support from politicians in Kerala and West Bengal, another communist run state, during his visit there last year.
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Microsoft chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, has acknowledged Linux as the &quot;only game in town&quot; when it comes to competing with the proprietary software heavyweight&#39;s offerings, Australia&#39;s peak open source body claims.
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The world&#39;s largest software maker, Microsoft, made its place in the Indian information technology firmament more secure. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft, inaugurated the companyâs largest