Dropbox Inc. following the online file-sharing site euphoria that started booming a year ago (05/04). Company's online file sharing has become a hot property inSilicon Valley and managed to raise additional capital worth 250 million dollars and reached 4 billion dollars in market value. In fact, the company also managed to attract investment from the world celebrities like Bono, U2 lead singer .
With the current valuation Dropbox equivalent to a company that has reached multibillion dollar revenue as Expedia Inc. and Cablevision Systems.
Through the promotion of a majority of just a word of mouth alone Dropbox has managed to filter out 50 million users for its software. Dropbox software can be used to store and retrieve a variety of photos, documents and videos from sites that are connected with their gadgets.
Dropbox is currently trying to maintain the growth momentum and prove to its investors that its business continuity experience. The company currently consistsof 100 workers were moved to a size of 87.000 square-foot office in SanFrancisco. Dropbox begin launching its action to recruit employees fromFacebook Inc. in February.
Currently Dropbox is also beginning to develop partnerships with gadget manufacturers and application developers to allow for their services grow more rapidly in the gadget smartphones and tablets, as well as television. Dropbox is also trying to attract a premium user from the business sector, where the line hast o meet the competition of the Box Inc..
At the same time Dropbox have to face competition from other technology giants such as Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. Inc. and Amazon. Google also has been rumored to be launching its own storage services 'cloud' property, called Drive.
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
BMW X1 goes on sale in the U.S.
German car manufacturer, BMW will sell BMW X1 compact crossover models in the United States this fall.
BMW North America will bring BMW X1 to the United States with some refreshment. The vehicle was first present three years ago in the European market. BMW X1 to be launched in the New York auto show on Wednesday.
BMW will provide X1 three models, sDrive28i rear-wheel drive and X1 xDrive28i four-wheel drive with twin-turbo 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder that produces 240 hp.
There is also AWD version X1 xDrive35i with the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 that produces 300 hp.
BMW X1 goes on sale in Europe in 2009. Previously, BMW U.S. delayed BMW X1 sales in the United States because of unfavorable exchange rates and high demand for vehicles in Europe.
U.S. BMW executives also did not want tiny BMW X1 snuff market sales of the redesigned BMW X3 on sale in the United States last year.
BMW X1 will compete with Land Rover Evoque and two models that have not been released in the United States, Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz vehicle of the MFA, short for Mercedes Front-wheel-drive Architecture
BMW North America will bring BMW X1 to the United States with some refreshment. The vehicle was first present three years ago in the European market. BMW X1 to be launched in the New York auto show on Wednesday.
BMW will provide X1 three models, sDrive28i rear-wheel drive and X1 xDrive28i four-wheel drive with twin-turbo 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder that produces 240 hp.
There is also AWD version X1 xDrive35i with the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 that produces 300 hp.
BMW X1 goes on sale in Europe in 2009. Previously, BMW U.S. delayed BMW X1 sales in the United States because of unfavorable exchange rates and high demand for vehicles in Europe.
U.S. BMW executives also did not want tiny BMW X1 snuff market sales of the redesigned BMW X3 on sale in the United States last year.
BMW X1 will compete with Land Rover Evoque and two models that have not been released in the United States, Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz vehicle of the MFA, short for Mercedes Front-wheel-drive Architecture
GOOGLE INC Build New Data Centers in Taiwan
Google Inc. is building new data centers in Taiwan to meet the rapidly growing online demand in Asia. This data center is the third data center in Asia after Hong Kong and Singapore.
Three data centers worth U.S. $ 700 million investment that will provide faster access for users and more reliable access to various Google products.
Giant internet search , Google, said the Taiwan facility was built in the west of Changhua. The plan, a data center in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore as well, can run in 2013.
Google president of Asia-Pacific said Daniel Alegre infrastructure investments are intended to help companies meet the enormous potential of Internet use in Asia.
"Many new Internet users coming online every day here in Asia than anywhere else in the world. They are looking for information and entertainment, new business opportunities, and better ways to connect with friends and family," he said, Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Google's three data centers in Asia will join the six data centers in the U.S. and two in Europe. The data center is a secure facility with thousands of computers that store and serve large amounts of information.
Google touted the new data center is environmentally friendly, in part through the use of nighttime cooling and thermal energy storage system that cools water at night.
"During the day when Taiwan is heating up, especially in summer, and the more expensive to produce, we will distribute chilled water throughout the facility to keep cool," Google said in a statement
Three data centers worth U.S. $ 700 million investment that will provide faster access for users and more reliable access to various Google products.
Giant internet search , Google, said the Taiwan facility was built in the west of Changhua. The plan, a data center in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore as well, can run in 2013.
Google president of Asia-Pacific said Daniel Alegre infrastructure investments are intended to help companies meet the enormous potential of Internet use in Asia.
"Many new Internet users coming online every day here in Asia than anywhere else in the world. They are looking for information and entertainment, new business opportunities, and better ways to connect with friends and family," he said, Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Google's three data centers in Asia will join the six data centers in the U.S. and two in Europe. The data center is a secure facility with thousands of computers that store and serve large amounts of information.
Google touted the new data center is environmentally friendly, in part through the use of nighttime cooling and thermal energy storage system that cools water at night.
"During the day when Taiwan is heating up, especially in summer, and the more expensive to produce, we will distribute chilled water throughout the facility to keep cool," Google said in a statement
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Herb Kelleher: Start With Your Employees
An entrepreneurs definitely should know that he should give best serve to their customers and employees. But a Herbert D Kelleher might not just know. He was really serious about undergoing it. Now Herb known as the former CEO and co-founder of Southwest Airlines, the low-cost carrier based in the United States.
Apparently, he started his career not in business but become a lawyer. Herbt ook his law degree from Wesleyan, New York University. After graduation, he had to apply his knowledge to become legal practitioners in the East Coast and eventually moved to Texas with the intent to open a law firm there.
In 1967, he turned direction. Together with one of his clients, Herb founded Southwest Airlines. It took five years and he was often faced with the tortuous litigation from competitors to get Southwest out of court and fly in June 1971.Herb's vision when founding an carrier is removing some unneeded services and using secondary airports to offer cheap flight prices in the industry at that time.
Apparently, he started his career not in business but become a lawyer. Herbt ook his law degree from Wesleyan, New York University. After graduation, he had to apply his knowledge to become legal practitioners in the East Coast and eventually moved to Texas with the intent to open a law firm there.
In 1967, he turned direction. Together with one of his clients, Herb founded Southwest Airlines. It took five years and he was often faced with the tortuous litigation from competitors to get Southwest out of court and fly in June 1971.Herb's vision when founding an carrier is removing some unneeded services and using secondary airports to offer cheap flight prices in the industry at that time.
Monday, 2 April 2012
Starbucks Will Expand Their Business in China
The world's largest coffee shop franchise, Starbucks Corp., will increase their investments in China within three years. They will boost business in the downstream sector by increasing the outlet three times than current amount.
According to Director of Starbucks China and the Asia-Pacific, John Culver, it will build more than 1,500 stores in 70 cities in China in 2015. Starbucks currently has 500 stores located in 48 cities. "We will explore small towns that have potential high growth," he said in an interview with Bloomberg, Monday, April 2, 2012.
The expansion of sales network, according to Culver, taken to encourage Starbucks development outside the United States. The shops were also designed to catch China's high demand opportunities for coffee.
Euromonitor International data shows, the demand for coffee in China will jump 55 percent, from 2.9 billion yuan (U.S. $ 460.9 million) last year to 4.5 billion yuan(U.S. $ 714 million) in 2015. "This growth will occur not only in big cities, but also to the second tier cities and beyond," he said.
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Future Israeli Drone More Deadly
One year after Israel was surprised because of the loss of pilots and jet fighter due to Syrian missiles in the 1973 war, David Harari, an electrical engineer, has pioneered a program Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone / UAV) in Israel Aviation Industry.
He proposed the existence of an unmanned aircraft to monitor security. Several years later, Harari and his team rolled out Scout, UAVs with weights 200 pounds that can roam up to 3,000 meters. The drone launched its first operation in the1982 Lebanon War.
The plane was sending troops motion picture and allow Israel to achieve air superiority first to neutralize anti-aircraft batteries Syria. The event also makes Israel military become the first UAV operator's in the world.
He proposed the existence of an unmanned aircraft to monitor security. Several years later, Harari and his team rolled out Scout, UAVs with weights 200 pounds that can roam up to 3,000 meters. The drone launched its first operation in the1982 Lebanon War.
The plane was sending troops motion picture and allow Israel to achieve air superiority first to neutralize anti-aircraft batteries Syria. The event also makes Israel military become the first UAV operator's in the world.
Shenzhen - Wuhan Fast Train Began to Operate
Fast trains that connect Shenzhen, Changsha and Wuhan began operating on Sunday (4/1). By the operation of the fast train, travel time to just four hours than ever before, said the China train operator in Guangzhou.
During these time people who travel by train from Shenzhen must through two provincial capital, Hunan and Hubei and transit in the South Guangzhou Station .
The management of local railways will operate ten trains "G10" depart from Shenzhen to Wuhan, and ten trains "G60" from Shenzhen to Changsha. During this time, the local railway operates 28 fast trains between Shenzhen-Guangzhou with the number of passengers on average 20,000 people per day.
During these time people who travel by train from Shenzhen must through two provincial capital, Hunan and Hubei and transit in the South Guangzhou Station .
The management of local railways will operate ten trains "G10" depart from Shenzhen to Wuhan, and ten trains "G60" from Shenzhen to Changsha. During this time, the local railway operates 28 fast trains between Shenzhen-Guangzhou with the number of passengers on average 20,000 people per day.