remax (review from max) google acquires motorola mobility for $12.5 billion

REMAX (REVIEW FROM MAX)

GOOGLE ACQUIRES MOTOROLA MOBILITY FOR $12.5 BILLION

REMAX (REVIEW FROM MAX)HEADLINES

1. Google has announced it's going to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion ($40 per share).

2. The Mountain View-based company plans to use Motorola's rich patent portfolio to help its Android platform

3. The first thing that should be noted is Motorola Mobility is not the entire Motorola.

4. So, Google is buying Motorola's mobile division responsible for smartphones and tablets. The reason for the move is quite simple - to defend Android in the ongoing patent war.

5. The leaders of all the other major Android manufacturers already expressed their support for the acquisition. The CEOs of LG, Sony Ericsson and HTC as well as the president of the Samsung mobile division already welcomed Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.


TATA WARNS OF BUMPY RIDE FOR CAR MAKERS

TATA MOTORS CHAIRMAN SAYS CRISIS IN WESTERN EUROPE MAY DAMPEN DEMAND FOR PASSENGER CARS


1. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata has warned of a challenging year ahead for car makers in India even as the automotive industry continues to grapple with diminishing demand.

2. Sales of passenger cars of the company in the domestic market declined 10.7 per cent to 69,529 units during the first quarter of this financial year, as against 77,858 units a year ago.

3. While commercial vehicles posted 13 per cent growth in sales in the first quarter, Tata cautioned any decrease in the government’s spending on infrastructure would impact their sales.

4. Tata Motors was looking to set up an vehicle assembly facility, especially for the Nano in Indonesia.

5. The company is looking to tap the potential demand base for the ultra compact car in the Southeast Asian market. In addition, it will set up an assembly base in Brazil to cater to the Latin American market.


MAHINDRA SATYAM TO INTEGRATE IT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH TECH MAHINDRA'S PLATFORM

MR. VINEET NAYYAR CHAIRMAN , MAHINDRA SATYAM


1. The erstwhile Satyam Computer Services used to run about 190 different IT systems for internal management, making it easier for Mr B. Ramalinga Raju and his cohorts to cook the company's books, a top company official said

2. In order to prevent a similar fraud at the now rechristened Mahindra Satyam, the company management has embarked on a process to move to an automated management information system (MIS).

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CONT….1. The MIS systems at Mahindra Satyam will now be integrated with

the Oracle- PeopleSoft platform being used at Tech Mahindra. 2. According to Mr Nayyar, this ‘complex' process will take another

six months to complete. This will further help the two companies function as a single entity even before they eventually decide to merge. Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam are now looking at a March-April time frame for a potential merger next year

3. MIS is a general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that provide information about its business operation


ANNA HAZARE IN TIHAR JAIL | CONGRESS WANTS TO STOP ANTI CORRUPTION LOKPAL BILL


1. Anna Hazare has started their fast on the Tuesday morning as decides before but the Delhi police and congress don’t agree with their fast against the corruption and they oppose their fast

2. Delhi police has arrested Anna Hazare at Tuesday morning and send to the Anna Hazare in Tihar Jail because Delhi police enforced the section 140 around the area.

3. The Anna Hazare has sent to prison for seven days judicial custody and their associates Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhusan and Arvind Kejriwal were also under arrest with about 1,400 supporters.


1. Anna Hazare is still continuing their hunger strike but the Delhi police offering food to him but they don’t want to break their hunger strike

2. The Anna Hazare has found normal in their medical check-up now.

3. The supporters and some associates are released at 8 pm from the police custody but their supporters don’t stop their strike and also don’t stop their agitation against corruption.


APOLLO TYRES GOES TO LAOS FOR RUBBER TO MEETDEMAND


1. The Apollo Tyres’ factory near Perambra, in Kerala.2. Considering the shortage faced by the domestic tyre

industry for natural rubber, Apollo Tyres Ltd has acquired 10,000 hectares in Laos for a rubber plantation

3. Mr Onkar S. Kanwar, Chairman and Managing Director, Apollo Tyres Ltd, said that the objective to acquire land abroad on lease is to meet 25 per cent of the company's requirement in the next five years.

4. Apollo is the first company to acquire land for growing rubber and it would take 2-7 years for the yield to be tapped,


MARUTI SUZUKI GUNG-HO ABOUT NEW SWIFT SALES


1. After a slow start in sales this fiscal, August promises to be a busy month for Maruti Suzuki as it prepares to launch the Swift hatchback in its new avatar

2. Maruti's strategy to launch the new model, even as sales of the older Swift were steady, is because competition in the segment is now hotter than ever before.

3. The new Swift was launched first in Hungary last year. In the last few years, new models, such as the Nissan Micra, the Polo, the Fabia, the Toyota Etios Liva and the i20 have given the Indian customer a plethora of choices


1. Thus, to retain its following, the new Swift promises to improve on the outgoing model by offering more value through higher features, increased mileage, a new design, more space and an all round improvement in quality. Meanwhile, it will play on advantages such as the lower cost of ownership of Maruti products, the brand goodwill and its huge sales and service network


1. Price Of New Maruti Swift Vs Existing Swift - he price of the new Maruti Suzuki Swift is expected to be slightly higher than the the existing swift. The prices may start near Rs. 5 Lakhs and onwards.

2. the new Swift 2011 is taller than the existing Swift by about 155mm. This is a good increase to new length of 3850 mm (compared to existing length of 3696mm)


1. The width has also been increased from 1690mm to 1695mm which is not a considerable change. The height of the new Swift is 1510mm compared to 1530 mm of the existing swift which is slightly lesser in height. The wheelbase has been increased to 2430 mm compared to 2390 mm which will add to a better handling & performance.

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