Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Reliance india call

I have lived in all three countries where reliance India call has been launched till date USA, Canada and UK and I have had some good and bad experiences with calling cards although reliance india call is not cheaper then the cheapest but the service is excelent and the voice quality unbeatable. I live in UK now and there are options to call India starting from 5p a min and I dont use reliance india call any more, Not that its not good or for any other reason Its just that I like using telestunt which is a tiny bit more convenient and lighter on the pocket aswell but all my friends and relatives do use reliance india call to call India and are happy with the service. One more reason for me not using reliance india call is that I hardly call any one in India and when I do have to I use skype or google talk for free :) .

I would love to hear from people in Canada and States about thier service in there or if you have any comments please do so.

Any one using Reliance broadband in Delhi? I would like to hear from you as I am going to be in Delhi for 6 months so need a steady broadband connection.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Intel focuses India

On May 23 this year, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation, Paul Otellini, launched the "World Ahead Program," pledging a global investment of approximately $1 billion.

The Program objective reads thus: to drive digital inclusion in emerging countries by focusing on key areas such as 'Accessibility' or creation of opportunities for the widespread ownership of/access to PCs; 'Connectivity' or expansion of wireless broadband Internet access; and 'Education' or preparation of students for success in the global economy.

According to Intel, it has strengthened its commitment to this program by way of several initiatives undertaken over the past few months.

Some of these initiatives are listed as:

A MoU has been signed between Intel and the Maharashtra State Co-operative Societies Federation [MAFCOCS] to increase awareness regarding IT adoption.

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has elected Intel as the chief technology and program management consultant for architecting an "Unwired Pune" by the year 2007.

Along with Reliance Communications, Intel will offer instant, uninterrupted Internet connectivity together with Intel-powered PCs that are sold across the states of Southern India.

After the devastation caused by the Tsunami in 2004, Intel has set up a school in Arkaduthurai near Nagapattinam (worst affected region), and developed community infrastructure as a part of a two-year community involvement project.

Intel India and Microsoft India have announced a collaboration towards the Uttar Pradesh Government's "Gyan Jyoti" Program, which endeavors to offer government employees affordable access to local language based PCs through attractive financial schemes.

The Intel Teach Program launched in Feb 2000 has today spread to over 14 states with almost 6,09,610 teachers having been trained under the program. Besides, higher education programs too have been initiated by the company.

The WiMax Connection 2250 chip has been announced to support mobile WiMax networks.

Intel maintains that through these and other initiatives, the company remains strongly committed to its "World Ahead Program" in the country.