Top 10 Software Companies of India 2013

Top 10 Software Companies of India 2013

Just like previous year, this year too  Top 10 Software Firms Of India. The list of Top 10 Software Firms is on the basis of revenue,employee,employee satisfaction and many other major factors.

Position of some firms have been changed, but still TCS is on the top , but firms such as L & T  has improved its performance and its ranking has been improved.

TCS Limited

Founded by J.R.D Tata in 1968, headquartered at Mumbai(India), Tata  Consultancy Services is on the top, among the list of top 10 Software Companies of India.  It is also among the top 20 Companies of the country. It is one of the biggest MNC of India which deals with softwares, Outsourcing and Business Consulting.

TCS is on the top on the basis of revenues, Services, manpower, market value till 2012. TCS has expanded its empire over 47 countries worldwide and having 147 offices worldwide.

• Revenue:US $10.17 billion
• Employees:254,076
• Major Sectors:Software(IT),Business Consulting,Outsourcing

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Wipro

Founded by Mohamed Hasim Premji in 1945, headquartered at Banglore(India), Wipro stands at second position among the list of top 10 Software Firms of India. This firm was previously named as Western India Product Limited. Wipro has expanded its empire over 50 countries of the world.

• Revenue:US $7.30 billion
• Employees:135,920
• Major Sectors:Software(IT),Business Consulting,Outsourcing

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Infosys

Founded by a group of seven people including N.R Narayan Murthy, N.S.Raghavan in year 1981, with a starting money of only $250, this Indian Multi National Company stands at third position among the top 10 Software Companies of India. Headquarter of Infosys is situated at Banglore(India). Infosys has its all empire expanded over 27 countries of the world.

• Revenue:US $7.00 billion
• Employees:153,761
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing services

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HCL

HCL was founded in 1976 and is headquartered at Noida(India). HCL has expanded its empire over 18 countries of the world, and HCL ranks 4^th among top 10 Software Companies of India. It also makes a stand among top 50 IT service provider in world.

• Revenue:US $4.4 billion(2012)
• Employees:85,194(2012)
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing services

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Mahindra Satyam

Founded in 1987 by B.Ramalinga Raju, this IT firm is the 5th largest IT group in India. Previously known as Satyam Computer Services it deals with consulting,IT. Even after some bustle its growth rate has shown a great progress. Owned by Mahindra Group this firm is headquartered at Hyderabad(India).

• Revenue:US $1.26 billion(2012)
• Employees:29,132(2012)
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing services

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Tech Mahindra

This Indian Software firm was founded in year 1986, and is headquartered at Pune(India). Tech Mahindra stands at 6th position among the top 10 IT companies of India. Expanded its empire over 30 countries, it is a joint venture among  the Mahindra group (44% equity) & BT Group(39% equity).

• Revenue:US $1.15 billion(2012)
• Employees:50,479(2012)
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing services

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MPHASIS

Founded in 1992 at California(USA) by Jerry Rao & Jeroen Tas, MPhasis is headquartered at Bangalore(India), and stands at 7th position among top 10 Software firms in India. MPhasis has expanded its business over 14 countries and has 29 offices worldwide.

• Revenue:US $1.01 billion(2012)
• Employees:40,426(2012)
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing services

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Larsen & Toubro

Founded in year 1938,  by two Danish engineers, Larsen & Toubro is one of the major IT service provider in Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered at Mumbai(India), Larsen & Toubro stands at the 8th position at present among the list of top 10 Software firms of India.

• Revenue:US $650 million(2011)
• Employees:15,000
• Major Sectors:Information technology services,IT consulting,BPO and solutions

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I-Flex Solutions

Also named as Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, it is the 9th largest IT Corporation of India. It is among the largest service provider mainly to the Banking Sectors, and is headquartered at Mumbai (India). Owned by Oracle Corporation, in the year 2006, it became a main Subsidiary of Oracle. It is also among the top 300 firms worldwide.

• Revenue:US $649.38 million(2012)
• Employees: 10,000 approx.(2012)
• Major Sectors:IT, business consulting and outsourcing service

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iGate Patni

Formerly known as Patni Computers but now named as iGate Patni after merging with it, it is headquartered at California(USA). It was founded by Bala & Ashok Trivedi(Patni Computers) in 1966, it ranks 10th among top 10 IT firms of India.

• Revenue:US $393.85 million(2012)
• Employees:18,273(2011)
• Major Sectors:IT and outsourcing services

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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner grounded - Deliveries

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner grounded

Entire 50-strong global fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including six of Air India, were grounded as US regulator FAA asked airlines to cease operations of these planes temporarily

 

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, owned by Qatar Airways, performs a display flight at the Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England July 10, 2012.

 

The Air India's Dreamliner Boeing 787 is given a traditional water cannon salute by the fire tenders upon its arrival at the airport in New Delhi September 8, 2012. Air India took delivery of its first Boeing 787 commercial wide body airplane on Thursday at Boeing Co's final assembly plant after a months-long dispute between airline and manufacturer over compensation for a four-year production delay. Air India's Dreamliner is equipped with 18 business class seats and 238 economy class seats.

A Japan Airlines' (JAL) Boeing Co's 787 plane is seen at New Tokyo international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo Janauary 9, 2013. Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet on Tuesday suffered its second mishap in two days, with the same airline and at the same U.S. airport - the latest in a series of setbacks that have heightened safety concerns over the new aircraft. A fuel leak forced a 787 operated by Japan Airlines, similar to the one pictured, to cancel takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport, a day after an electrical fire on another 787 after a JAL flight to Boston from Tokyo.

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft stands on the tarmac at Manchester Airport in Manchester, northern England April 24, 2012.

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the assembly line at the company's Everett, Washington plant, May 19, 2008.

An air stewardess for Qatar Airways poses in the economy class cabin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England July 10, 2012.

People view the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane in Long Beach, California March 14, 2012.

A scale model of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on a table in front of an actual aircraft during the 787's certification event at Paine Field, Everett, Washington on August 26, 2011. Administrators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented Boeing executives with their certification letters of the 787 Dreamliner at the event. All-Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan is scheduled to be the first airline to receive the first production line 787 Dreamliner.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (top) lands for delivery to All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan at Haneda airport in Tokyo September 28, 2011. The Dreamliner will go into service for Japan's All Nippon Airways on October 26.

Final assembly takes place on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger planes at the company's Everett, Washington plant, April 30, 2009. The first 787 Dreamliner is scheduled for its first test flight in June.

10 Things to Expect with Microsoft Office 2013 (Office 15

10 Things to Expect with Microsoft Office 2013 (Office 15)

Perhaps one of the things that changed the face of computing altogether is the appearance of office applications that you just cannot live without. Think of how complicated your work would be without MS Word to help you create documents and letters, MS PowerPoint to assist you in making persuasive presentations, MS Access to make databases and forms for business, MS Excel in generating graphs, charts, and tables while using figures and numbers in gearing up company decisions, and other applications such as Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and others to name a few. With the appearance of the new Office 15 Beta being available for preview, there are 10 things to expect with Microsoft Office 2013 even if you have not installed it into your PCs or laptops yet.

10. Appearance Will Be Different

Thanks to the development of the Windows 8 Operating System Platform, other integrations such as Microsoft Office will also undergo the same kind of facelift in order for it to look just as savvy as the new OS in the market. Expect to see lesser lines, more colors, and cooler animations that could make you think of using the system as if you are not in front of a computer.

9. Working Environments Will Be More Connected

Due to the trends of cloud computing, mobile integration, and multi-device support, Microsoft Office 2013 takes a leap into the advanced networking world where you could take advantage of being hooked whether you are using a PC, a laptop, or even a smartphone. All you need to have is a Windows Live ID in order to have your settings brought along with you, even if you are using someone else’s computer.

8. Requirements Will Be More Demanding

Expect that since the new MS Office will provide better performance and look to the office user, more demanding requirements will be asked in order to make every application smooth sailing, together with the OS that makes it shine better. Processor speed now needs to be about 1GHz or greater, RAM now demands 1GB for 32-bit and twice in 64-bit, Windows 7 or 8 can run it (yup, Windows XP and Vista have to pass on this one), graphics should be on DirectX10, and you should have a disk space of 3.5GB.

7. Flexibility is on the Rocks

Back in Office 2010, you need to have the Office 365 along with the application suite in order for you to use certain services such as Exchange Online, sharing and storing files online with SkyDrive, and checking out email over the phone. This time around, with your MS Office 2013 licensed copy, you can now tap into SkyDrive and share and store files online by just having your Windows Live account active and kicking.

6. Business Solutions Will Be More Adaptable

In case that you like to maximize your cloud-computing services to a higher level where you intend to keep yourself connected with workmates, peers, and other groups, then availing the Office 365 Suite should help you keep things going. You may choose to have the Office 365 Home Premium, Small Business Premium, ProPlus, and Enterprise, all different based on PCs to use it, size of SkyDrives to utilize, along with additional corporate features to work with such as professional email, HD video conferencing, and also multi-linking programs such as SharePoint and Lync.

5. Other Systems Will Take Benefit

It is part of reality that not all users prefer to use Windows Mobile, or a Windows PC just to get themselves going. However, since there are many users that recognize the functionality and value of MS Office in everyday activity, others like Mac users, and even Android or iOS owners should be more than happier that the Office 2013 will also be available to them.

4. Release Will Attract Technocrats, Fans, and Curious Cats

Since the MS Office 2013 will come out perfectly compatible with the Windows 8 Operating System, people from all walks of office and tech life will flock at the time this office suite becomes available for purchase. Once tech bloggers and product reviewers share word on how the new Office 15 is worth the curiosity, even letting users catch the preview, many may save money as early as now and anticipate the next best thing in computing.

3. Release Will Create Tension among Fans

Microsoft done one of the best things when it comes to making people excited and making MS Office 2013 the next buzz in town. Imagine that they have conducted market and consumer previews, only to have the downloaded copy become obsolete where all data, including settings, and other personal stuff will be deleted. Oh how furious they will be that they would demand MS to quickly push the official release, having no idea when it will be out in the market.

2. Products Will Be More Expensive

You have to anticipate that since this is a new system and features have been hyped up a lot, along with looks being sleeker, and updates are now on the roll, the price will be more expensive than ever. Nevertheless, knowing that it could simplify your office life a lot more, the cash you will shell out will be worth every penny.

1. You Will Enjoy This Release

With everything said about what can be expected with the newest MS Office release, there is guarantee that all users, fans or just mediocre users alike, will enjoy this latest offering from Microsoft. With providing a fresh perspective in mind, you can anticipate that it will be a whole new experience for you.

Introducing The Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300)|Phone

Introducing The Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300)|Phone

Samsung has finally come out with its much-awaited flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

Riding on the success of the ‘20-million-device-sales’ Galaxy SII, Samsung is expecting sales of the S3 to surpass that of the S2. As expected, the device has a slew of improvements over the S2, in terms of size, processing power and an improved display resolution – not to mention various new features implemented by Samsung to make the user experience more pleasurable and intuitive. It is being billed as the official smartphone of the London 2012 Olympics.

The phone weighs at 133g and measures 8.6mm at its thickest. The device is rounded off at the corners, similar to the Galaxy Nexus. The real show-stealer is the 1.4 GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor – with 1 GB RAM to keep the phone running as smooth as ever. The further addition of a Mali 400MP GPU, which is about 60% faster than the GPU on the S2, ensures that the device remains as sleek as possible.

The device sports a 4.8” HD Super AMOLED display, with a pixel count of 1280x720. Very obviously – the device runs Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich as it is known. It has been skinned with Touchwiz 4.0, as can be seen in all Samsung phones. It is available in 16, 32 and 64 GB versions.

Design, Display and Interface

Samsung says the device is ‘inspired by nature – it sees, listens, responds, and allows you to share the greatest moments’. For such a catchy statement, it is clearly visible every time you look at the phone, as it is available in choices of ‘Marble White’ and ‘Pebble Blue’. Sized at 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, the design is more in line with the first device, Galaxy S rather than the Galaxy S2. Rounded edges, minimum bezel and a beautiful screen – the S3 still features a physical home button, compared to the capacitive keys found on the Galaxy Nexus.

As you may have noticed, the ‘Plus’ is missing in the Super AMOLED Display. This means that pixilation is still going to visible to the naked eye, as the display is PenTile. However, the HD resolution does a brilliant job of wowing users, with a higher pixel density of 306 ppi and an improved contrast ratio. Gorilla Glass is a standard nowadays and can be seen on the S3 too.

As we mentioned earlier, the Touchwiz 4.0 interface may prove to be a slight deterrent for Android purists, as it deters from the stock Android experience However, Samsung has reworked the Touchwiz interface to integrate its ‘inspired by nature’ theme. The sounds of water drops and the water ripples on the screen make the user experience very pleasing. The dock at the bottom also holds five items now.

Camera

Samsung has not been known for going overboard with a high megapixel count in its camera or sporting high end optics like the Carl Zeiss lens found on Nokia devices. The S3 has a standard 8MP rear camera and a 1.9MP front camera; the former capable of full HD video recording, while the latter can do 720p video. Samsung has focused on photography sharing features, making connectivity and social enhancements easily available to users.

Accessories and features

Every smartphone can benefit from having a variety of accessories. With the S3, one can expect a flip cover, a battery charging stand, spare battery, a car dock and an HDMI adapter. However, the real show-stoppers to come out with the S3 are the AllCast wireless dongle (which allows for wireless streaming and presentations), an S-Pebble MP3 player – and hold your breath – a Wireless Charging Kit! This is a revolutionary feature which could change the smartphone game for the time to come.

Another service which will be exclusive to S3 users is a free 50GB Dropbox account. Yes, you read that right. This is in direct competition to HTC Sense 4’s offering of a free 25GB. The free cloud storage has a validity of 2 years, after which the users will have to register and pay to make further use of the 50GB Dropbox space.

Smartphone, really

The Galaxy S3 is equipped with two new features, which are definite improvements on the software side and aim at making the phone more user-friendly. The SmartStay feature makes use of a sensor to detect when the user is looking at the screen – and dims the display when you don’t look at the screen. Another interesting feature is S Voice, which is by far the best competitor to the iPhone Siri Samsung touts Natural Language Processing as the key to its success. S Beam is another feature, which uses NFC to connect between phones and then uses WiFi Direct to transfer files between them – at speeds of up to 300 Mbps.

All these features would make one cringe at the thought of how much juice would this beast of a device require, but Sammy has kept that well in mind. With a 2100 mAh battery, a longer battery life is guaranteed by providing enough energy to the quad-core processor and the large HD display.

Overall, the device has all the hallmarks of a Samsung best-seller. We are more than confident that Samsung has come out with a device which will prove to be a very worthy successor to the extremely popular Galaxy S2. It is expected to hit international markets by June.

Top 10 Best Auto Insurance Companies of USA in 2012

Top 10 Best Auto Insurance Companies of USA in 2012

Vehicle insurance which is also known as auto insurance, GAP insurance, car insurance, or motor insurance is insurance purchased for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles. When you enter into a contract with an insurance company, they agree to protect you from financial losses resulting from an accident, in exchange for your payment of a specific premium.

For your knowledge and assistance we have prepared a list of best auto insurance companies of America in 2012. Check this list and try to reevaluate your insurance provider.

01. Geico

02. Esurance

03. Liberty Mutual

04. Progressive

05. State Farm

06. Allstate

07. Nationwide

08. AAA

09. 21st Century Insurance

10. USAA

Top 10 Best Graphic Cards in 2012\Computer parts

Top 10 Best Graphic Cards in 2012\Computer parts

Graphics cards these days are no longer considered as luxuries especially when you need some juice in your computer, whether it is a laptop or desktop, to view HD movies, play non-lagging 3D games, and even experience multi-tasking images, videos, and photos with almost no delay or interruption. Since this is a necessity, two companies have emerged to provide the best kind of graphic cards that can satisfy any user. And with new computers being released this year, you can also encounter the top 10best  graphic cards that will attract the crowd for 2012.

Note: The rank has been based on the comparison of vital specs for graphic cards such as Memory Compositions such as Bus Size, Storage Size, and Memory Bandwidth. One specification in this part can compensate for another card’s weakness. Also Graphics Clock speed is vital to data processing of images when meeting demands of pixilation, shading, and other effects that supply whatever is needed for OpenGL and DirectX supporting games. An below are 10 best graphic cards 2012

10. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

GPU Model: Kepler GK106 Graphics Clock: ~1100 MHz Stream Processors: 448 Memory: 128-bit 2048 MB GDDR5 at ~150 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.1

9. AMD Radeon HD 6970

GPU Model: Cayman XT Graphics Clock: ~880 MHz Stream Processors: 1536 Memory: 256-bit 2048 MB GDDR5 at ~176 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.0 OpenGL Support: 4.0

8. AMD Radeon HD 5970

Graphics Clock: ~725 MHz Stream Processors: 1600 Memory: 512-bit 2048 MB GDDR5 at ~256.0 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.0 OpenGL Support: 3.2

7. AMD Radeon HD 7950

GPU Model: Tahiti Pro Graphics Clock: ~800 MHz Stream Processors: 1792 Memory: 384-bit 3072 MB GDDR5 at ~240 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

6. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

GPU Model: Kepler GK104 Graphics Clock: ~1050 MHz Stream Processors: 576 Memory: 256-bit 2048 MB GDDR5 at ~204.8 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

5. AMD Radeon HD 7970

GPU Model: Tahiti XT Graphics Clock: ~925 MHz Stream Processors: 2048 Memory: 384-bit 3072 MB GDDR5 at ~264 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

4. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

GPU Model: Kepler GK104 Graphics Clock: ~1200 MHz Stream Processors: 640 Memory: 256-bit 2048 MB GDDR5 at ~230.4 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

3. NVIDIA Geforce GTX 590

Graphics Clock: ~607 MHz Stream Processors: 1024 Memory: 768-bit 3072 MB GDDR5 at ~327.7 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

2. AMD Radeon HD 6990

Graphics Clock: ~830 MHz Stream Processors: 3072 Memory: 512-bit 4096 MB GDDR5 at ~320 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2

1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690

GPU Model: 2 x Kepler GK104 Graphics Clock: ~ 900 MHz Stream Processors: 1280 Memory: 512-bit 4096 MB GDDR5 at ~384 GB/sec DirectX Support: 11.1 OpenGL Support: 4.2