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Microsoft's latest PC operating system, Windows 7, is promising to reboot the PC market. Leading PC vendors expect a bigger demand for desktop and notebook PCs of lower configuration as Windows 7 can run on lower memory and processing power. Average PC prices could take a dip, if lower configurations become mainstream as widely expected.

In line with the global launch of Windows 7, American technology giant Microsoft Corp on Thursday launched its new operating system in India as well.

Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday in its most important release for more than a decade, aiming to win back customers after the disappointing Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market.

Cloud computing is seen as a game-changer in the technology landscape. Several IT companies have announced their visions for cloud computing and many have begun implementing these. This model is creating a huge buzz among service providers and the end-user because of its potential to deliver major cost and operational benefits, with services replacing infrequently-used resources.

October hasn't been kind to India's 3G hopefuls. As already reported by FE, the much-awaited December 7 auctions are already off-track with DoT missing its deadline for the information memorandum. Further postponements are now anticipated as a result of regulator Trai's review of existing telecom policy and a squabble over frequencies between the telecom and defence ministries.

India could miss the worldwide launch of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system on Thursday, as the retail consignment of the software has not been cleared by the customs authorities, which is demanding physical proof of the software licence.

IT and ITeS companies are finding it increasingly difficult to manage risks, owing to increased expectations from customers, a highly litigious society and the emergence of new risks.

Microsoft Corp issued its biggest software patch on record on Tuesday to fix a range of security issues in its programs, including the yet to be released Windows 7 operating system.

India is set to become a global leader in technology services as software companies move up in the value chain, while the weak dollar has hurt the US economic recovery, the Chairman and CEO of business publisher Forbes said on Saturday.

Google Inc expects to buy one small company a month as it rekindles its acquisition engine and moves beyond the worst phase of the global recession, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview on Wednesday.

When Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest IT firm, hired paramilitary troops to protect its sprawling headquarters in Bangalore, some observers might have thought they had gone overboard.