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  • Crossword In Gujarati

    Crossword is a daily habit with millions of people. Many people including my parents take up the newspaper and start with Crossword. They fight for it as well. It is a ritual for many on Mumbai local trains. It is goes with morning tea for many. It is a mind yoga for several friends. The joy of solving the crossword is a pleasure of its own kind.

    Gujaratilexicon brings the ever popular game of Crossword on your computer. Try it. Share it with Friends.

    GL Crossword – http://www.gujaratilexicon.com/crossword/

    GL Crossword is another addition to Gujarati Games after the popular Quick Quiz

  • Hindu Business Line – InfoStretch To Raise Headcount

    InfoStretch has featured in this week’s The Hindu Business Line

    Please read the article here:

    InfoStretch to raise headcount To tap emerging market in mobile testing, applications.
     
    The US-headquartered InfoStretch Solutions, which launched the India Mobile Device Cloud in June, is increasing its workforcefive times in the next three years to tap into the emerging market in mobile testing and applications, worth $USD 31 billion, globally. A customer can use any cloud-enabled mobile phone, or prevent its misuse, from a computer anywhere in the world even if he does not actually physically possess. Moreover, the customer need not regularly upgrade his cellular phone to avail himself of the different services being added.
     
    Smart shift
    According to a Gartner report, most of the mobile phones in the world would be smart phones by 2013. “In India, about 15-20 per cent of all mobile phones, out of the current 600 million, added by 15-20 million annually, will be high-end smart phones,” Mr Ashok Karania, Head, Business Strategy, InfoStretch, told Business Line here. With this emerging market scenario, InfoStretch plans to increase its current strength of 300, in the US and India, to 1,500. Besides, InfoStretch is starting operations in Europe, Canada and Singapore, and looking for partners elsewhere. At present, InfoStretch has workstations at Santa Clara, New York, Seattle and Mumbai, besides Ahmedabad.
     
    Cloud in India
    India is only the sixth country in the world to have the Perfecto device cloud, after the US, the UK, Canada, France and Israel. InfoStretch was instrumental in bringing and managing the mobile cloud to India, he said. After the US-based Device Anywhere, InfoStretch is the only company in the world to provide such solutions that enable different kinds of mobile phones with varied specifications to come on a common platform to share common services.
     
    He said the software testing market, globally, is seen at $13 billion in the next two years. This would include mobile testing market of $4-5 billion. Similarly, the global mobile applications market would be $18 billion, including $5 billion for India-based companies providing services abroad. Of this, about 5-10 per cent market will also be the Indian domestic market. In June this year, InfoStretch had added Indian devices and carriers to Perfecto Mobile’s global remote testing network to facilitate remote testing of applications on these devices and carriers.
     
    InfoStretch, which provides mobile testing and certification services and customised mobile development, through its India Mobile Device Cloud, seeks to make Indian handsets and networks available to the global community of mobile developers and content providers. It also offered Indian developers access to the global network of remote devices. By combining its testing expertise, automation framework and global reach with Perfecto Mobile’s automated testing and remote device access technology, InfoStretch offered an end-to-end solution for a wide-range of testing needs through a single source. The system provides a Web-based user-interface through which the mobile community can use any handset in the same way a real-life user would, through its keys, touch-screen, or QWERTY keyboard, to validate that the handset and its applications work properly.
     
    The system allows mobile telephone developers to test on real mobile devices without having to physically obtain them, on multiple devices and geographies, including India, on a variety of device models and OS versions, access the latest and popular handsets, showcase their mobile application by taking screenshots and video clips and run automated tests across multiple handsets. It provides for automated solutions as well, through which users will be able to install applications on handsets, automatically send SMS and email messages to the device under test and compare how their mobile Web pages are displayed on different phones.
     
    The Indian mobile community could now access more than 1,800 mobile handsets at a click of a button, Mr Karania, said, adding his company also provides dedicated private handset cloud systems for mobile operators, handset manufacturers, and independent software vendors. InfoStretch services are being procured by leading VAS providers, mobile development and gaming companies, media houses, and others to improve the quality of their mobile offering.
     
    Source: The Hindu Business Line

  • InfoStretch – The Partner To Rely On For Enterprise Moble Apps

    InfoStretch, the leader in Mobile Solutions for Enterprise & Fortune Companies, continues to make news. One of the most read Silicon Valley publication, Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal, recently acknowledged  the difference InfoStretch is making !

    Full Article

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    Quick Excerpts:

    THE BUSINESS: Infostretch Corp. develops software and software-as-a-service mobile applications for companies. It also manages the testing, distribution and certification of the apps across different app stores and smartphone operating systems.

    CUSTOMERS: Infostretch has provided mobile applications for customers in industries ranging from the financial sector, health care and telecommunications industries. Some of its clients include T-Mobile USA Inc., Sony Corp. of America’s subsidiary Gracenote, Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group, The Body Shop International plc., Dolby Laboratories Inc., Carrier IQ Inc., Ingenuity Systems Inc., Aravo Solutions Inc., Minted LLC and TNS UK Ltd.

    LONG-TERM GOAL: CEO Rutesh Shah said that Infostretch plans to expand into the United Kingdom, Australia, China and India within the next two to three years. Shah said this follows the positive experience of opening a new office in New York that pulled in six new clients after less than six months of operation. Shah said that India and China are targeted because of their growing pools of mobile-devices users.

  • Results Vs Processes !

    Every organization has star performers and champions. Quite often these champs have a different way of doing things – they abhor bureaucracy, are passionate about goals and want to get the job done quickly. For them processes are a hurdle. Many IT Geeks I know – they are magicians with code but they just do not want to update the Project Management Software. Or The Sales Dude who exceeds his targets but never updates the CRM or is always late.

    As organizations grow, it is important for multiple stake-holders to create sustainable, predictable and light-weight processes which help in an objective, knowledge-rich and manageable growth. Processes require extra effort and attention in the short-run but they help in the long run. It needs the support of top management in form of leading the processes and communicating the importance of these processes.

    I believe that champs will continue to be champs with processes in place – in fact they will know the distance between them and also rans ! So the answer to Results Vs Processes is Results Backed By Processes !

  • Desire To Destiny !

    Desire To Destiny !

    Came Across A Wonderful Quote from Kathopanishad:

    You are what your deep driving desire is

    As is your desire, so is your will

    As is your will, so is your act,

    As is your act, so is your destiny !

  • International Film Festival Ahmedabad – Rejoice !

    International Film Festival Ahmedabad – Rejoice !

    Cinema is an integral part of our lives. Apart from enjoying movies with our dear ones over Popcorn Tubs, we learn, understand ourselves and cherish values. Cinema is our passport to the great culture, principles and living of our brethren across the globe. Cinema is a unifier. It is a celebration of human endeavor and spirit.

    One of the things I missed the most in Ahmedabad was world-class cinema and special screenings of foreign movies. I had to feed my hunger for quality cinema through DVDs. But my dear friend Shiladitya Bora was a beacon of hope for discerning movie fanatics in Ahmedabad. He clubbed his passion with organizational expertise and brought the First Short Films Festival, International Film Festival and the weekly movie screening through Sunset Boulevard. Of course, there will be a movie on the struggles and times of Shila to make this Film Festival and Film Culture a reality !

    And finally the new avatar of Film Festival is here – The International Film Festival Ahmedabad.

    Visit the Site www.ifilmfest.in for more details.

    Let me share the quick overview:
    – Gala Opening Ceremony on August 4, 2010 evening.
    – Opening Film: Harishchandraschi Factory
    – Special Screening of AISHA with Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Cyrus Sahukar, Lisa Haydon & Ira Dubey
    – Film Appreciation workshop by Kuhu Tanvir, India Editor of WideScreen Journal.
    – Filmmaking workshop in association with Whistling Woods International by Anjum Rajabali & Somanth Sen
    – Special screening of The White Elephant with Mr. Aijaz Khan, Piyush Mishra, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Prashant Narayanan
    – An exhibition of rare film posters & show cards of past 50 years.
    – Best of National Institute of Design(NID) Live Action & Animation Short Films
    – Best of Whistling Woods International Short Film Package
    – Best of World Cinema
    -Independent Feature Film competition
    – 23 award winning film screenings across 5 days at PVR Cinemas, Acropolis Mall, the festival venue.

    Check The Video Report on the last year’s festival:

  • Inception : A Must Watch Movie!

    Inception : A Must Watch Movie!

    Inception – Awesome! Mind-Blowing!! Just Watch It !!! You Cannot Afford To Miss It !!!!

    Inception is a sure fire Oscar winner ! Christoper Nolan Directed Leonardo DiCaprio Starrer Inception is an intelligent thriller ! The Movie focuses on the life of Dom Cobb, who enters the dreams of the people and steals the information which otherwise is never accessible. In order to re-unite with his family, he is given a challenging task of planting an idea – Inception ! This is one of the most difficult and risky job for Cobb. But he takes it up and creates a team to help him.

    The concept is truly out of the world. The execution is flawless. Chris Nolan’s direction is awesome. The screenplay and the pace of the movie are exciting. The cinematography and special effects match up with the acting power of the top class cast.

    The concepts of Totem, Dream Within Dream Within Dream, Contagious Ideas, Cobb’s Wife Track etc really are well conceived.

    Watch It ! It is a movie you want to watch it in theatres and then discuss with friends over a coffee. Do not miss it ! Chris Nolan brings another winner after The Dark Knight.

    Inception has a great run in India. It has gone ahead of all other releases with it including 3 Bollywood movies. We watched it along with a packed house in Ahmedabad – it is really an amazing movie.

    Links:

    Rediff Review

    Inception Official Site

  • InfoStretch Introduces Revolutionary Mobile Cloud Testing Service In India

    InfoStretch Adds Indian Handsets And Carriers To Perfecto Mobile’s Global Remote Testing Network To Facilitate Easy And Efficient Remote Testing Of Applications On Real Handsets And Carriers.

    Ahmedabad, India, June 24, 2010

    InfoStretch, a global leader in mobile testing and certification services and customized mobile development, today announced the launch of India Mobile Handset Cloud to make Indian handsets and networks available to the global community of mobile developers and content providers and to offer Indian developers access to the global network of remote handsets.

    By combining its testing expertise, automation framework and global reach with Perfecto Mobile’s leading automated testing and remote Handset access technology, InfoStretch now offers a unique end-to-end solution for a wide-range of testing needs through one single source.

    “InfoStretch is committed to serving the global mobile ecosystem by ensuring quick, easy and effective solutions to test and launch applications with highest possible quality in the global marketplace,” said Rutesh Shah, CEO of InfoStretch. “Our partnership with Perfecto Mobile enables us to provide innovative and cost-effective solution to test applications on global handsets and carrier networks,” added Shah.

    The system provides a web-based user-interface through which the mobile community can quickly and easily use any handset in the same way a real-life user would, through its keys, touch-screen, or QWERTY keyboard, to validate that the handset and its applications work properly.  The system will allow mobile developers to:

    • Test on real mobile Handsets without having to physically obtain them.

    • Test on multiple Handsets and geographies including India!

    • Test on a variety of Handset models and OS versions.

    • Access the latest and most popular handsets.

    • Showcase their mobile application by taking screenshots and video clips.

    • Run automated tests across multiple handsets.

    The systems provide for Automated Solutions as well, through which users will be able to install applications on handsets, automatically send SMS and email messages to the Handset under test and intuitively compare how their mobile web pages are displayed on different phones.

    “We believe India is a very important market for the next level of growth in the mobile industry,” said Eran Yaniv, CEO, Perfecto Mobile. “By partnering with InfoStretch, we are now able to offer our global customers an ability to test on Indian Handsets and carriers. With a proven track record and vast experience in the mobile testing market, InfoStretch is the ideal partner for us,” Yaniv added.

    India is the sixth country in the world to have its own Handset Cloud, after US, UK, Canada, France and Israel. InfoStretch is instrumental in bringing the cloud to India and it manages a US cloud as well.

    “The Indian mobile community can now access more than 1800 mobile handsets at a click of a button,” said Ashok Karania, Head – Business Strategy, InfoStretch. “InfoStretch also provides dedicated Private Handset Cloud systems for mobile operators, handset manufacturers, and independent software vendors. InfoStretch Services can be leveraged by leading VAS Providers, Mobile Development Companies, Gaming Companies, Media Houses, OEMs and Carriers to improve the quality of their mobile offering, “ Karania added.

    About InfoStretch Corporation

    InfoStretch is a leader in Mobile Application Development, Testing and Certification Services. InfoStretch also specializes in Enterprise application Testing, QA and Test Automation Services with specific emphasis on Enterprise 2.0 and Cloud Infrastructure based SaaS applications. InfoStretch delivers high-quality, reliable and cost effective services to clients throughout the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company specializes in delivering outsourced business solutions that command deep technology knowledge, process proficiency and domain expertise.

    For more information, visit http://www.infostretch.com

    About Perfecto Mobile

    Perfecto Mobile is a global leading provider of remote access and automated testing solutions for mobile Handsets. The Perfecto Mobile’s Handset Cloud service enables developers and testers, located anywhere in the world, access, via the Internet, a comprehensive range of the latest mobile handsets. Among its customers are Vodafone, Swisscom, Motorola and additional leading operators in North America, and Europe as well as some of the most important handsets manufacturers. 

    For more information, go to http://www.perfectomobile.com.

    InfoStretch Media Contact:

    Marketing and PR Officer

    Tel: 079 – 4026 6277

    Fax: 079- 4026 6230

    Email: marketing@infostretch.com

  • Pulse – The Best-Selling iPad App

    GenNext innovates, defines and sets the course for iPad Apps. Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta have created the top paid app for iPad – Pulse. Pulse is an uber cool visual news aggregator and reader for iPad. It is stylish, clean, feature-rich and very usable.

    The App is downloaded more than 15,000 times again proving the good content and useful Apps will generate revenues ! Innovation is rewarding !

    Check the Video to know more about it. Download it to experience it !

  • iPhone OS 4.0 – Apple Delivers!

    Apple launched the most awaited and exciting update to its iPhone software – iPhone OS 4.0. Steve Jobs unveiled the new 100+ features to enhance the iPhone Experience.

    iPhone OS 4.0
    InfoStretch‘s Research Lab is impressed with the following cool features:

    1. Multi-Tasking – This was one of the most sought after feature and Apple finally delivers ! Apple claims to multi-task activities without draining the batter power.

    2. Enterprise – Apple iPhone wants to be a enterprise phone as well and challenge Blackberry. Some of the new Enterprise features include:
    – Even better data protection
    – Mobile Device Management
    – Wireless app distribution
    – Multiple Exchange accounts
    – Exchange Server 2010
    – SSL VPN support

    iPhone OS 4.0 Features

    3. iAd – Apple has introduced its own advertising platform – an ad plugin for app developers called iAd. People will watch ads while they continue to use iPhone or play games. It is definitely a vital tool and can challenge AdMob. The powerful advertising platform will 60% revenues to developers.

    4. Game Center – Apple iPhone wants to be as cool as XBox as well. A lot of focus has been given to Game Center and features like inviting friends to play, competing with random players is available.

    There are lot of other features including a new Mail app, ability to create folders, iBooks etc. It has also made the developer community happy by offering a new SDK with more than 1500 apps for creating powerful interesting apps.

    The Smartphone market is hotting up !