Extract Files from RAR, ZIP, 7z and other Compressed Archives Online
02 mar 2009
Learn how to extract files from zip, rar, 7z, tar and other zipped file formats online without requiring Winzip, Winrar or any other file compression utility.
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Extract Text from Images & Scanned PDF Manuals Online
26 feb 2009
Meet a free online OCR service that lets you perform Optical Character Recognition without having to install new software. You can convert scanned images and PDF documents into searchable and editable text from the web itself.
Buying American shares now as easy as investing in Indian equity
08 oct 2007
Indian investors can now do global hunting for investing in equity shares by choosing among the blue chips such as Microsoft, IBM, Wal-Mart, Coca Cola and Google.
India’s number one online trading site, ICICIDirect.com has launched its overseas trading facility for Indian investors to invest upto $2 lakhs in a financial year in Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Stock Options, Index Options.
Watch Chak De India for discount
06 aug 2007
In what may be a first of its kind promotional strategy, Bigtree Entertainment (owned by Web18, a TV18 Group company) is offering 25% discount on movie tickets for Chak De India booked through BookMyShow.com.
Angel Broking diluting stake to PE investors
23 jul 2007
The trend is catching on. Most of the Indian stock broking players are reducing their dependence on pure broking services to ofeering value-added services.
After Motilal Oswal, Edelweiss, India Infoline, its now Angel Broking which is in talks to sell 20% of its stake to Private Equity investors such as Lehman Brothers, Warburg Pincus and Carlyle Group.
ESPN acquires Cricinfo
11 jun 2007
World’s number one cricket website, Cricinfo.com has been acquired by world’s number one sports entertainment company. Cricinfo is a property of UK based Wisden Group while ESPN is a part of the media conglomerate ‘The Walt Disney Company’.
Another local brokerage bites the dust – Standard Chartered laps up UTI Securities
28 may 2007
London based and emerging markets focused bank Standard Chartered Plc. has acquired 49% stake in Securities Trading Corporation of India (STCI) owned UTI Securities, having 170 branches across India, for Rs.
Educomp Solutions – a pot of gold for investors
25 may 2007
Educomp Solutions, a virtually unheard company, established in 1994, went public in 2006 and has given investor returns 10 fold since listing. It is India’s largest technology driven education company, using digital content for teaching and learning.