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John Ribeiro

John Ribeiro

IDG News Service

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Recent articles by John Ribeiro

Qualcomm to bid in India¿s broadband wireless auction

March 17, 2010

Qualcomm said on Wednesday that it is has filed an application to bid in India¿s auction for licenses for broadband wireless access (BWA) in the 2.3 GHz band, to promote the TD-LTE (Time Division Long Term Evolution) standard.

Indian security startup offers free software

March 16, 2010

Wep Solutions, an Indian security software and services startup, is offering its unified threat management appliance software free to small businesses around the world.

IBM says rivals behind anti-IBM report in India

March 15, 2010

IBM has slammed a report critical of the adoption of its mainframes in India, saying the report was driven by IBM competitors and has no credibility.

Facebook sets up office in India

March 15, 2010

Social networking company Facebook said on Monday that it is setting up an office in Hyderabad in southern India. The new office will have online sales and operations teams, said Don Faul, a director of global online operations at Facebook, in a posting on the official Facebook blog.

India may delay mobile number portability again

March 12, 2010

The roll-out in India of mobile number portability (MNP) is likely to delay beyond a March 31 deadline, because operators have not yet upgraded their infrastructure, the country¿s minister of state for communications and IT, Gurudas Kamat, said on Thursday.

Indian banker charged with online funds fraud

March 10, 2010

A senior Indian banker has been arrested by Indian police for an online fraud in which hackers siphoned close to 2.7 million Indian rupees ($60,000) from a bank account, a senior police official of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday.

IBM will research mobile access for the aged and illiterate

March 09, 2010

IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around the world to use.

Satyam still risky a year after fraud revealed: Forrester

March 08, 2010

Over a year after Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services reported a major financial fraud at the company, research firm Forrester still cautions customers doing business with it.

India adds IT jobs despite recession

March 04, 2010

India added 487,000 jobs in its IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) export industries in the quarter ended Dec. 31, despite the global recession, according to a Quarterly Quick Employment Survey by the country's labor bureau.

Dell offers Indian users discounts to recycle their PCs

March 04, 2010

Dell said on Thursday that it will offer discount coupons to consumers who bring their old Dell PCs to the company for recycling.