Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Intel to buy McAfee
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Purchase of all of McAfee's common stock for $48 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $7.68 billion. McAfee will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, reporting into Intel's Software and Services Group.
--Acquisition enables a combination of security software and hardware from one company to ultimately better protect consumers, corporations and governments as billions of devices - and the server and cloud networks that manage them - go online.
--Intel elevates focus on security on par with energy-efficient performance and connectivity. The acquisition augments Intel's mobile wireless strategy, helping to better assure customer and consumer security concerns as these billions of devices connect.
--Intel has made a number of software-related acquisitions of leaders in their respective industries that also rely on great silicon, including Wind River, Havok and now McAfee.
Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the company's common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary conditions specified in the agreement.
The acquisition reflects that security is now a fundamental component of online computing. Today's security approach does not fully address the billions of new Internet-ready devices connecting, including mobile and wireless devices, TVs, cars, medical devices and ATM machines as well as the accompanying surge in cyber threats. Providing protection to a diverse online world requires a fundamentally new approach involving software, hardware and services.
Inside Intel, the company has elevated the priority of security to be on par with its strategic focus areas in energy-efficient performance and Internet connectivity.
McAfee, which has enjoyed double-digit, year-over-year growth and nearly 80 percent gross margins last year, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel, reporting into Intel's Software and Services Group. The group is managed by Renee James, Intel senior vice president, and general manager of the group.
"With the rapid expansion of growth across a vast array of Internet-connected devices, more and more of the elements of our lives have moved online," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "In the past, energy-efficient performance and connectivity have defined computing requirements. Looking forward, security will join those as a third pillar of what people demand from all computing experiences.
"The addition of McAfee products and technologies into the Intel computing portfolio brings us incredibly talented people with a track record of delivering security innovations, products and services that the industry and consumers trust to make connecting to the Internet safer and more secure," Otellini added.
"Hardware-enhanced security will lead to breakthroughs in effectively countering the increasingly sophisticated threats of today and tomorrow," said James. "This acquisition is consistent with our software and services strategy to deliver an outstanding computing experience in fast-growing business areas, especially around the move to wireless mobility."
"McAfee is the next step in this strategy, and the right security partner for us," she added. "Our current work together has impressive prospects, and we look forward to introducing a product from our strategic partnership next year."
"The cyber threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years, with millions of new threats appearing every month," said Dave DeWalt, president and CEO of McAfee. "We believe this acquisition will result in our ability to deliver a safer, more secure and trusted Internet-enabled device experience."
McAfee, based in Santa Clara and founded in 1987, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company with approximately $2 billion in revenue in 2009. With approximately 6,100 employees, McAfee's products and technologies deliver secure solutions and services to consumers, enterprises and governments around the world and include a strong sales force that works with a variety of customers.
The company has a suite of software-related security solutions, including end-point and networking products and services that are focused on helping to ensure Internet-connected devices and networks are protected from malicious content, phony requests and unsecured transactions and communications. Among others, products include McAfee Total Protection(TM), McAfee Antivirus, McAfee Internet Security, McAfee Firewall, McAfee IPS as well as an expanding line of products targeting mobile devices such as smartphones.
Intel has made a series of recent and successful software acquisitions to pursue a deliberate strategy focused on leading companies in their industry delivering software that takes advantage of silicon. These include gaming, visual computing, embedded device and machine software and now security.
Home to two of the most innovative labs and research in the high-tech industry, Intel and McAfee will also jointly explore future product concepts to further strengthen security in the cloud network and myriad of computers and devices people use in their everyday lives.
On a GAAP basis, Intel expects the combination to be slightly dilutive to earnings in the first year of operations and approximately flat in the second year. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding a one-time write down of deferred revenue when the transaction closes and amortization of acquired intangibles, Intel expects the combination to be slightly accretive in the first year and improve beyond that.
Intel was advised by Goldman Sachs & Co. and Morrison & Foerster LLP. McAfee was advised by Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
About Intel
Intel (INTC 19.19, -0.40, -2.04%) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available atwww.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
All time favourite Food
Chopped Onions (medium size)- 3 nos
Chopped Tomatos (medium size) - 3 nos
Red Chillies - 5 nos
Garlic - 4 cloves
Tamarind - 1 tea spoon of tamarind paste
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon
Vegetable Oil - 4 teaspoon
Curry Leaves to garnish
Method of preparation :
Heat a medium sized pan with 2 table spoon of oil. Add chopped onions ,4 cloves of garlic and red chillies saute till onion turns transperent. Then add chopped tomatoes, tamarind paste and salt to taste, saute for 5mins. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool and blend it in a blender to form a smooth paste.
For seasoning: Heat two table spoon of oil , add 1 tea spoon of mustard seed and allow to sizzle.
Serve it with hot idly and dosa.
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
India is my country and all indians are my brothers and sisters , I love my country ...
1618Languages,
6400Castes,
6Religion,
6Ethnic Groups
29Major festivals
&1 Country!
Be Proud to be an Indian. Happy Indepedence day
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Happy birthday to Sri Aurobindo and Happy Independance Day
Happy Independance Day India
JaiHind
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Victory
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Surprising phenomenon
DEATHS THAT MADE EVEN TOP DOCTORS WONDER...
This case happened in a hospital's Intensive care ward
where Patients always died in the same bed
and on all Sunday morning at 11a.m,
regardless of their medical condition.
This puzzled the doctors and some even thought that it had something to
do with the supernatural.
No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths took place at 11 AM.
So a world-wide expert team was constituted and they decided to go down
to the ward to investigate the cause of the incidents.
So on the next Sunday morning few minutes before 11 a.m. all doctors and
nurses nervously waited outside the ward to see for themselves
what the terrible phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden
crosses, prayer books and other holy objects to ward off evil........
Just when the clock struck 11...
and then......
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Santa Singh, the part-time Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and
Unplugged the life support system & plugged in the vacuum cleaner!!!!!!!!!!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Mobile apps next big thing
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Twitter advantage
An interaction ocurrence between Mahindra owner and his cusomer exhibit sevice levels
Can it be implement across service level in his organisation or client centic approach
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
China Investing in EMerging Markets infra funds
BEIJING (AP) -- Argentina and China signed a deal for Beijing to invest $10 billion in the South American nation's railways during a visit by the Argentine president but there was no sign of progress in a dispute over soy imports.
The agreements announced Tuesday during the visit by President Cristina Fernandez come as Beijing expands its role in Latin America through investments in oil and other industries and closer financial ties with the region's governments.
The railway deals include a $2.5 billion project to upgrade the rail system of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, Chinese news reports said. They said projects would include the purchase of Chinese railway technology.
China is promoting exports of railway equipment and is trying to develop its own high-speed rail technology. A Chinese railway official said in March that state-owned companies are building high-speed lines in Venezuela and Turkey.
There was no sign of progress in a dispute over China's ban on imports of Argentine soy, a key export for Fernandez's nation. The Chinese government played down the ban, calling it a normal trade dispute.
The soy dispute is the most pressing issue for Fernandez, who was on the first trip to China by an Argentine president since 2004.
The railway deals were among a dozen agreements announced Tuesday.
Others included a memorandum of cooperation state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., also known as Sinopec, and state-owned Energia Argentina SA, or Enersa. No details were released.
There was no word on a possible Chinese purchase of BP plc's stake in Argentina's Pan American Energy, an oil and gas producer. News reports say BP might sell its 60 percent share to state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp., which owns 20 percent of Pan American and wants to expand abroad.
Argentine exports of soy oil to China totaled $1.4 billion last year, accounting for a sizable chunk of two-way trade that strongly favored Beijing.
China imposed the soy ban April 1, after saying it found shipments containing excessive levels of hexane, a potentially cancerous chemical used in soy processing. The restrictions also came after Argentina last year imposed antidumping measures on some Chinese goods.
China has denied the soy ban is a retaliatory measure, while Argentina has said its soy products are not contaminated.
When asked Tuesday by reporters about the soy dispute, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman called Argentina an important partner in Latin America and said the problem should be resolved.
"Regarding the import of soybean oil to China, it's just a normal problem that comes with the development of trade and economic relations," said the spokesman, Qin Gang. "I believe as long as the two countries follow the spirit of cooperation and mutual benefit and through friendly consultation, a proper resolution will be found."
