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Rs 14999 laptop at Bangalore

Published at January 8, 2008 in Gadgets, General, News and Technology. 3 Comments

Allied Computers to launch Rs 14999 laptop at Bangalore

Allied Computers International (Asia) Ltd has announced that that the official launch of India’s first laptop for Rs 14,999. The Launch is to take place on January 08, 2008 at a press conference held at Bangalore.

The Company launches India’s first laptop for Rs 14,999 at Bangalore Press Conference tomorrow.

ACi rolls out its highly publicized Rs 14,999 laptop earlier than promised. This entry level product was targeted to be launched towards the end of first quarter of year 2008. High-end of this laptop with revolving touch screen and tablet features is due to be rolled out toward end of February 2008.

The long awaited laptop for below Rs 15,000 is now here and for a change, its launched first in India! The ACi ultra-mini is a full laptop with VIA 1.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD and WiFi enabled. It weighs a mere 950 grams and house a 7″ TFT screen. This laptop is ideal for all traveling users as well as ones which are looking for budget computing on the move.

The product will be displayed for the first time at a press conference held at Bangalore on January 08, 2008. ACi ultra mini will be first offered to users in India before starting its distributions abroad.

The Company will restrict supplies of this product region wise in order to cater for the high volume of demand expected.

“We have encountered a great demand for this low-cost laptop since our pre-launch announcement to the electronic and press media. Sale of this product together with eight of our other range of laptops is expected to push the turnover of the Company well beyond the targeted Rs 200 Crore for fiscal year 2008-2009″ says the Managing Director, Mr. Hirji Patel. Source: Equity Bulls



Cranes Software acquires US co – to invest Rs 72 crore

Published at January 7, 2008 in General and News. 0 Comments

Cranes Software International Ltd has announced the acquisition of US based specialized auto consulting and product development firm, Engineering Technology Associates, through its subsidiary Cranes Software Inc.

At a strategic level this initiative represents Cranes’s foray into the fast growing Chinese auto market. Engineering Technology Associates is a tier one vendor to the top three US car manufacturers. Its expertise lies in developing computer aided engineering centric products for auto safety, vibration, and noise testing, under simulated conditions.

Engineering Technology Associates has an advanced design and product development centre in China. Cranes will have access to the established Chinese design center, which will be expanded and leveraged to form alliances with leading Asian car manufacturers Cranes will invest around Rs 72 crore in the company. At 12:25 pm, Cranes Software shares were up 1.87 per cent at Rs 150 on BSE.



Passengers stuck due to overbooking

Published at January 7, 2008 in General and News. 0 Comments

Around 25 passengers heading to Singapore on an Indian Airlines flight were stranded on Sunday night as they weren’t permitted to board the flight. Authorities said it was a case of overbooking and passengers did not reconfirm their tickets – a normal practice followed by all airlines.

Passengers checked in at 9 pm to board the flight scheduled to leave at 12.05 am, but had to return home at 2 am. Anandraj S Jain and Nalini A Jain were among those who were caught off-guard.

Jain told that passengers were shocked at the treatment meted out to them. “We were asked to board the next day’s flight as they claimed we had no tickets,” Jain said.

“I came to Bangalore on December 18. I’m an investment manager in Switzerland and had to get back to work on January 7. I booked the return tickets through Mustafa Travels in Singapore during the first week of December, but I was stranded on Monday,” added Jain.

Indian Airlines PRO Chandrashekar told : “Passengers did not reconfirm their tickets 72 hours before departure. However, on Sunday, arrangements were made for a few passengers to board a Singapore Airlines flight, while others were given an endorsement to board the flight next day.”

“This is peak season and there is a lot of movement of air passengers between India, Australia and other parts of the world,” he added. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes

Actor sues Kingfisher Airlines for flight delay

Published at January 6, 2008 in General and News. 0 Comments

Bhojpuri actor Kamal Khan has moved a consumer court demanding Rs.2 million in damages from Kingfisher Airlines after a delayed flight caused him to cancel his shooting last year.

South district consumer court here has issued notice to the Kingfisher Airlines on a complaint filed by the actor. According to the complaint, Khan had booked two Kingfisher Airlines business class tickets on a flight to Mumbai from Delhi March 2 last year and paid the fare with his credit card.

The actor with an accomplice reached the airport on the day of travel and was told by the airline staff that the flight has been delayed by three hours. The staff did not give any reasons for the delay, the compliant said.

‘The complainant duo had to urgently go to Mumbai for a shoot and therefore availed the services of the airline, but to their despair they not only had to cancel their shoot but also could not get the amount due from the airline even after cancellation of tickets,’ said Kamal Singh Pundir, counsel for the actor.

When the complainants asked the airline staff to cancel the ticket and refund the amount, the staff assured them that the money would be refunded after the confirmation of the transaction as the fare had been paid through credit card.

The actor alleges that he has not been refunded the amount from the airline till date.

‘This is mental harassment done by the airline staff to the common man despite the recent government order asking the airlines to refund the money of the complainant within fifteen days of cancellation of tickets,’ he said.

The court has posted the hearing for March 4 when the airline has to reply to the notice.

Family against my return to Australia: Haneef

Published at January 4, 2008 in General, News and Politics. 0 Comments

 Family against my return to Australia: Haneef

Mohammad Haneef is back in Bangalore after a 43-day pilgrimage to Mecca. Last year, the Indian hit the headlines after the Australian government detained him in connection with Glasgow terror strikes. After many traumatic months, the government withdrew all the charges and restored his visa.

In an exclusive interview to the TOI, his first-ever media interaction in three months, the relaxed doctor who has moved into a new house, shares his tumultuous Australian experience and shattered career, future plans.

Life Down Under: I was victimised. I am a victim of circumstances. The whole episode was politicised. Politicians who were ruling the roost wanted to make it a poll issue with elections nearing. On the pretext of making Australia safe, they made me a scapegoat. But truth prevailed, and at the end there was a change in government.

The experience was traumatic, especially during solitary confinement. But I was looked after very well. The prison authorities were very kind to me. In fact, it wasn’t the Indian embassy which provided legal aid but the Australian prison authorities. Peter Russo just happened to be there for me. The sergeant at the prison took Peter’s number from the diary and gave it to me. And to my luck, at that time he was free. He has been my moral support and my backbone during the trial. If not for him, I don’t think I would be here and my life would have taken a different course.

The cops ransacked my Gold Coast home. They painted the entire house with polish to get fingerprints, stripped the house for clues and seized my belongings. Certain valuables are still with my owner. Though the police have restored the house, the owner is demanding thousands of dollars for those valuables. I don’t owe him anything as I have cleared all the dues.

Future course: I am considering all the options. Within 15 days, I will take a call. The options before me are the Gulf countries, India and Australia. My family is against me leaving the country. But Peter Russo has been asking me to go to Australia as soon as possible. After going through the entire trauma, there is a sense of fear in my family, and me. That is the only block. I want the authorities to assure me that I won’t be bothered anymore. My lawyer has been in touch with Gold Coast Hospital and it looks like there are positive chances of my going there. Source: timesofindia.indiatime

FM to review Karnataka`s financial performance

Published at January 4, 2008 in General, News and Politics. 0 Comments

FM to review Karnataka`s financial performance

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will review Karnataka’s financial performance by January-end.

A decision to this effect was taken at the executive committee of the Karnataka government chaired by Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur along with his advisors P P Prabhu, S Krishna Kumar and P K H Tharakan.

Rameshwar Thakur said, “When Union finance minister was here last week, he expressed his desire to conduct a financial and physical review of the state’s performance during the last nine-months (April to December).”

“As a preparation for the review meet, executive committee took a decision to call for a meeting of deputy commissioners (DCs) meet to review the progress made at the state and district level during the first nine months and review their needs for the next three months (January to March),” he added.

“No work in Karnataka will stop for wants of funds. All DCs have been told to submit their progress report for nine months and submit proposals for the next three months (January to March),” he further added.

The executive committee also reviewed the progress made in updating electoral list in the state. The committee also reviewed its performance since the imposition of the President’s Rule. “We felt some degree of satisfaction. Implementation of the decisions was also satisfactory,” Thakur added.

Congratulating the KSRTC for earning revenues of Rs 1,000 crore in less than nine months this year (2007-08) as against 11 months last year, Rameshwar Thakur said, “This transport corporation should be a model for other states to emulate.”

According to Tharakan, “The corporation is expected to see revenues of Rs 1,333 crore by the end of fiscal 2007-08. The executive committee has sanctioned a two-year project of Rs 19.6 crore to improve infrastructure at the Institute of Diary Sciences and Technology at Gulbarga.

According to advisor P P Prabhu, “A sum of Rs 6 crore has been sanctioned immediately for the diary sciences project.”

Since diary has huge employment opportunities, it has been taken up on priority,” he added. The committee also took the decision to prepare and submit a detailed project report on relief and resettlement of flood-affected villages in North Karnataka.

“For resettlement, the Union home minister during his visit a few days ago has asked us to prepare a detailed report in consultation with gram sabhas and submit it to the Centre for its review and for additional grants,” said Prabhu.

Tharakan said, “The state government has sought additional funds of Rs 20 crore in addition to the already sanctioned Rs 80 crore to take up the mega city police project.”

The mega city police project is being conceived as a blueprint for modernisation of the police force after emergence of greater Bangalore by bringing in more areas under civic corporation.

“Additional funds will be used to improve police infrastructure like communication, mobility, training and housing needs of policemen,” Tharakan added. Source: business-standard

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