World's Richest Person

Mexico's telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim has overtaken Bill Gates to become the World's Richest Person.

Mr Slim is now worth $67.8 bn &
Microsoft founder Mr Gates $59.2 bn


Mr Slim, whose business interests are based in Mexico City, is the 67-year-old son of Lebanese immigrants.

It said Mr Slim's wealth has rocketed into top place after the recent 27% surge in the share price of his largest company "America Movil".

He has a 33% stake in the firm, Latin America's largest mobile phone network.
Mr Slim has a wide range of business interests.

Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.0 Released

Microsoft officially released the .NET Framework 3.0!
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is the new managed code programming model for Windows.
(Previous versions were .NET 2.0 & .NET 1.1)

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 combines the power of the .NET Framework version 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes. These new technologies are:
Windows Presentation Foundation,
Windows Communication Foundation,
Windows Workflow Foundation &
Windows CardSpace.

.NET 3.0= .NET 2.0 + WFX.

WinFX is the set of APIs that you will use to write Windows applications in OS: VISTA.
Windows programmers today use Win32.
WinFX is the next generation of APIs for Windows. The "Win" in WinFX stands for Windows and the "FX" stands for .NET Framework Extension.

Next version is .NET 3.5 comprised of:
-> Deep integration of Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and Data awareness.
-> New web protocol support for building WCF services including AJAX, JSON, REST, POX, RSS, ATOM.
-> C# 3.0, VB.NET 9.0, Atlas are also included.

IBM creates world's most powerful computer

The full Blue Gene/L machine was designed and built in collaboration with the Department of Energy's NNSA/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, and has a peak speed of 360 Teraflops. Blue Gene systems occupy the #1 (Blue Gene/L) and #4 (Blue Gene Watson) positions in the TOP500 supercomputer list announced in June 2007.

The first supercomputer capable of crunching through a thousand trillion mathematical operations every second has been announced by IBM. This is roughly equivalent to the combined processing power of a 2.4-kilometre-high pile of laptop computers.

Blue Gene/P will be capable of a peak performance of 3000 trillion calculations, or floating point operations, per second (3 petaflops). But its sustained performance is expected to level out at around 1 petaflop.

Each processing chip inside the machines contains 4 unique processor cores. There are 32 of these processors in every circuit board, and 32 circuit boards in every rack. With a total of 216 racks, the full machine features 884,736 unique processor cores.

The first Blue Gene/P machine will be installed at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, US, later in 2007.

H-1B Increase Dealt Death Blow

The U.S. Senate voted controversial immigration reform bill, effectively killing the closely watched legislation and dashing the hopes of IT employers who'd hoped for an increase in the number of H-1B work visas this year.

President Bush called his top domestic priority for 2007, was effectively blocked when the Senate failed to invoke cloture and limit debate on the bill (S-1639) in a 46-53 vote.

The immigration bill included a provision to raise the yearly limit on H-1B visas from 65,000 to 115,000.

This was the second time in June that backers of the legislation were unable to muster the 60 votes needed to surmount conservative Republican and mixed-liberal opposition to the legislation. President Bush, scrambling to salvage the imperiled bill, had called Senators early in the morning to rally support before the crucial test vote.

Zend PHP Framework 1.0 for Web development

Zend 1.0 is an application framework for building high-quality Web applications and Web services with PHP.

Zend is offering its open-source framework for free but sells ancillary support services.

Zend Technologies will offer the 1.0 version of its framework for PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) Web application development, which in pre-release forms has attracted more than 1 million downloads.

Zend Framework 1.0 will not be the only PHP development framework around as it will share the scene with frameworks like Cake and Prado. But Zend's is the first framework with support from a corporate entity and relevant contributions from companies like IBM and Google.

An upcoming version of Zend Framework will add support for Microsoft's CardSpace identity management technology. Microsoft, a Zend partner, is enabling SQL Server to work with the framework.

World's best browser 'Safari 3' now in Windows OS.................

The unthinkable has happened.............

Apple Computer's newly-launched 'Safari 3' is the world's fastest and easiest-to-use Web browser for Windows PCs and Macs, claims Apple.

I think Windows users are going to be really impressed when they see how fast and intuitive Web browsing can be with Safari.

a free test version of Safari 3 is now available to the public as download at http://www.apple.com/safari/

The final version would be available as free download in October this year........

Njoy surfing with safari...............

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP Released

Microsoft on Monday released the first Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008, the official name for what was initially codenamed "Katmai."

Katmai is set to ship in 2008 and the company is making it a central plank of its push into the business intelligence space.

improvements slated for SQL Server 2008 include added support for various data types, including spatial and unstructured data.

Microsoft also announced it had acquired technology from Dundas Data Visualization Inc., for the creation of charting in SQL Server Reporting Services.

Building a number of developer-specific capabilities into the next-gen server release: The ADO.NET Entity Framework (EF) and the Language Integrated Query (LINQ).
Developers can use the Entity Framework to program against data defined in a conceptual way, instead of having to work with information organized in tables and columns. "With the Entity Framework, we’re essentially programming at the conceptual level rather than at a logical level or a physical level.......

Microsoft Launches new computer, called 'Surface'

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demonstrates the company's new computer, called Surface,
which is designed like a table with a touch-screen...

First commercially available surface computer from Microsoft breaks down barriers and provides effortless interaction with information using touch, natural gestures and physical objects.

The device features a 30-inch table-like display that consumers operate via hand gestures or by placing physical objects on the computer's surface. Microsoft officials say Surface, the company's first device in its new category of surface computing products, is designed to simplify a user's interaction with digital content such as photos and music. The device was unveiled on May 30 2007.

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Use GMail as your Hard Drive !!!

GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google Gmail account, allowing you to use Gmail as a storage medium.

GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google Gmail account and enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your Gmail account directly from inside Windows Explorer. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computerfolder, where you can create new folders, copy and drag'n'drop files to.

Ever since Google started to offer users a Gmail e-mail account, which includes storage space of 2000 megabytes, you have had plenty of storage space but not a lot to fill it up with. With GMail Drive you can easily copy files to your Gmail account and retrieve them again.
When you create a new file using GMail Drive, it generates an e-mail and posts it to your account. The e-mail appears in your normal Inbox folder, and the file is attached as an e-mail attachment. GMail Drive periodically checks your mail account (using the Gmail search function) to see if new files have arrived and to rebuild the directory structures. But basically GMail Drive acts as any other hard-drive installed on your computer.

You can copy files to and from the GMail Drive folder simply by using drag'n'drop like you're used to with the normal Explorer folders.

Because the Gmail files will clutter up your Inbox folder, you may wish to create a filter in Gmail to automatically move the files (prefixed with the GMAILFS letters in the subject) to your archived mail folder.

Please note that GMail Drive is still an experimental tool. There's still a number of limitations of the file-system (such as total filename size must be less than 65 characters). Since the tool hooks up with the free Gmail Service provided by Google, changes in the Gmail system may break the tool's ability to function. cannot guarantee that files stored in this manner will be accessible in the future.

Download Software with below Link:

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/GMail-Drive-shell-extension-Download-15944.html

Which IT companies gets H-1B Visas? Check out this List

Hi,

Five of the top 10 were Indian outsourcers...........
Microsoft is number three,
IBM number eight, and
Oracle USA number nine.

The list is :

The Top 200 H-1B Employers Of 2006 (1 - 100)
Rank	Company	No. of visas
1	INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED	4908
2	WIPRO LIMITED	4002
3	MICROSOFT CORPORATION	3117
4	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	3046
5	SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LTD	2880
6	COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS U S CORP	2226
7	PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC	1391
8	IBM CORPORATION	1130
9	ORACLE USA INC	1022
10	LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED	947
11	HCL AMERICA INC	910
12	DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP	890
13	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	828
14	INTEL CORP	828
15	I-FLEX SOLUTIONS INC	817
16	ERNST & YOUNG LLP	774
17	TECH MAHINDRA AMERICAS INC	770
18	MOTOROLA INC	760
19	MPHASIS CORPORATION	751
20	DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP	665
21	LANCESOFT INC	645
22	NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	642
23	ACCENTURE LLP	637
24	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	632
25	POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB INDIA LTD	611
26	COVANSYS CORPORATION	611
27	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP	591
28	QUALCOMM INCORPORATED	533
29	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO	529
30	KPMG LLP	476
31	MARLABS INC	475
32	UNIV OF MICHIGAN	437
33	UNIV OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO	434
34	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	432
35	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV MED INSTS	432
36	SYNTEL CONSULTING INC	416
37	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC	413
38	BEARINGPOINT INC	413
39	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	404
40	KEANE INC	386
41	HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC	382
42	IGATE MASTECH INC AN IGATE COMPANY	378
43	HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC	362
44	CAPITAL ONE SERVICES INC	362
45	COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY	355
46	LEHMAN BROTHERS INC	352
47	YAHOO INC	347
48	US TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES LLC	339
49	INTELLIGROUP INC	336
50	HEWLETT PACKARD CO	333
51	RAPIDIGM INC	330
52	MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC	329
53	GOOGLE INC	328
54	CITIBANK N A	322
55	DIS NATIONAL INSTS OF HEALTH DHHS	322
56	YALE UNIVERSITY	316
57	NOKIA INC	314
58	TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	313
59	CAPGEMINI U S LLC	309
60	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	308
61	EMC CORPORATION	305
62	SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC	303
63	RITE AID CORPORATION	301
64	BLOOMBERG	298
65	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	292
66	AMGEN INC	289
67	MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC US	286
68	MORGAN STANLEY	285
69	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	279
70	WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS	278
71	VERIZON DATA SVCS INC	276
72	NYC-HHC HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER	276
73	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	275
74	INDIANA UNIVERSITY	273
75	OHIO STATE UNIV	271
76	EVEREST CONSULTING GROUP INC	269
77	UNIV OF MINNESOTA	269
78	AMTEX SYSTEMS INC	268
79	UW MADISON	268
80	STATE UNIV OF NY AT STONY BROOK	262
81	AMAZON GLOBAL RESOURCES INC	262
82	CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION	256
83	DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT	255
84	UNIV OF CA DAVIS	254
85	NORTHWESTERN UNIV	251
86	SYNTEL INC	250
87	UNIV OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA	247
88	GLOBALCYNEX INC	247
89	KANBAY INCORPORATED	246
90	AMERICAN SOLUTIONS INC	242
91	UNIV OF FLORIDA INTL CENTER	240
92	UCLA	239
93	DUKE UNIV UNIV MED CTR & AFFIL INS	238
94	MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER	236
95	BANK OF AMERICA N A	236
96	SOFTWARE RESEARCH GROUP INC	234
97	BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	234
98	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL	232
99	CIBER INC	232
100	VERIZON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD	230

The Top 200 H-1B Employers Of 2006 (101 - 200)
Rank	Company	No. of visas
101	EVEREST BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC	226
102	VOLT TECHNICAL RESOURCES LLC	224
103	OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY	223
104	COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP INC	222
105	US TECH SOLUTIONS INC	221
106	SYMANTEC CORP	220
107	JSMN INTERNATIONAL INC	218
108	UBS AG	216
109	CVS PHARMACY	213
110	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	213
111	UNIV OF WASHINGTON	213
112	NORTEL NETWORKS INC	212
113	UNIV OF CA SAN FRANCISCO	211
114	UNIVERSITY OF MA MEDICAL SCHOOL	210
115	SPRINT UNITED MANAGEMENT COMPANY	209
116	HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRIC	209
117	PURDUE UNIV	208
118	GLOBAL CONSULTANTS INC	207
119	EMORY UNIVERSITY	207
120	UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	207
121	UNIV OF COLORADO	207
122	VANDERBILT UNIV	205
123	OBJECTWIN TECHNOLOGY INC	205
124	DIASPARK INC	204
125	HSBC BANK USA N A	203
126	EBUSINESS APPLICATION SOLUTIONS	203
127	BROADCOM CORP	203
128	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHS	203
129	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC	202
130	COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC	198
131	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	198
132	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	195
133	SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP	194
134	UNIV OF IOWA	194
135	IBM GLOBAL SVCS IGS INDIA PVT LTD	194
136	DELOITTE TAX LLP	194
137	CUMMINS INC	193
138	ITECH US INC	191
139	COMPUWARE CORPORATION	189
140	INTL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS OFFICE	186
141	UNIVERSITY OF CA SAN DIEGO	185
142	WALGREEN CO	184
143	HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE	184
144	USC	183
145	VISION SYSTEMS GROUP INC	182
146	T MOBILE USA INC	180
147	MULTIVISION INC	178
148	EDS ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS	177
149	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECH	175
150	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	174
151	CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV	173
152	UNC CHAPEL HILL	173
153	THE UNIV OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	172
154	DEUTSCHE BANK AG	170
155	CATERPILLAR INC	170
156	HALLMARK GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	169
157	CYBERTHINK INC	169
158	CORPORATE COMPUTER SERVICES INC	167
159	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	167
160	MEGASOFT CONSULTANTS INC	166
161	ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS INC	165
162	FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	163
163	UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT	163
164	FIRST TEK TECHNOLOGIES INC	161
165	MICHIGAN STATE UNIV	161
166	RESEARCH FDN OF THE STATE UNIV OF	160
167	COMSYS SERVICES LLC	160
168	VIRGINIA TECH	160
169	JUNIPER NETWORKS INC	160
170	THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	158
171	IOWA STATE UNIV	157
172	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	157
173	FEDEX CORPORATE SVCS INC	157
174	CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC	156
175	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY	156
176	VERIZON SERVICES CORP	156
177	EBAY INC	155
178	AJILON LLC D B A AJILON CONSULTING	154
179	GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION	153
180	CAMO TECHNOLOGIES INC	152
181	MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR INC	151
182	CMC AMERICAS INC	150
183	THE UNIV OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CAN	149
184	NVIDIA CORPORATION	149
185	AT&T SERVICES INC	147
186	WEILL MED COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV	146
187	AXIOM SYSTEMS INC	146
188	WAYNE STATE UNIV	146
189	MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER	146
190	NC STATE UNIV	146
191	GENENTECH INC	146
192	MAKRO TECHNOLOGIES INC	145
193	SVAM INTERNATIONAL INC	144
194	MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER	143
195	NUTECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS	143
196	XPEDITE TECHNOLOGIES INC	143
197	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	143
198	LOUISIANA STATE UNIV	142
199	FANNIE MAE	141
200	MINDTREE CONSULTING PVT LTD	141

Urs SuaveShiva..................

Microsoft's Next Operating Systems....Fiji and Vienna

Hi,
After 5yrs gap Microsoft released Vista(former name:LongHorn) , After clearing lot of bugs in the operating system, finally they released & made ramarkable mark of selling 5 million copies from Jan2007.Even i feel it's not a successful Operating system..........
I heard it contain lot of bugs even its release.Its common.

Now microsoft announced there next Operating systems to be released quite soon, might be in 2008.
They are Fiji and Vienna..............