Think Pad

INTRODUCING THE THINKPAD X41 TABLET . finally a tablet PC worthy of the name ThinkPad and Microsoft brings you the power you expect in a ThinkPad with Window XP, plus the pen digital ink technology that let's you write directly on the screen. IT's a whole new way to use a thinkpad
18% LIGHTER 6% THINNER A just over an inch thick , the think pad tablet is almost a full pound lighter than the next lightest in its class. but no lightweight with features like shock absorbers, biometrics, awards -winning keyboard and intel centrino mobile technology on many models

INTEL SERVER

The Intel Itanium 2 platform makes the HP Integrity Non Stop server even more reliable. Downtime is on the verge of entinction, thanks to HP's latest generation of mission-critical servers. Based on intel itanium 2 processors- intel's highest-performing and most reliable server platform - the HP Integrity NonStop server now has an unprecedent 99.999999% reliability " No fact, NonStop is the number one server in the world's stock exchange trade processing, ATM transaction switching and 911 emergency call handling **. Be afraid downtime . Be afraid downtime. Be very afraid.

e-tripper

• MAKEMYTRIP.COM
  
• FOUNDED : APRIL 2000oregs that
  
• Investor in may 2005 softbank invested $10 million (Rs 44 cr)
• initial business model: inbound outbound domestic travel agency

travel it can be said with the benefit of hindset was one of those thing was bound to succeed as an internet business. In 2000 convinced that he could make an indian -based travel agency click on the net

THE RIGHT BID

http://www.ebay.in/

• FOUNDED IN 1999
• INVESTOR ICICI VENTURE , NEWSCROP, CRYSTALS, NEWBRIDGE, ALL OF THEM SOLD THERE STAKE AT EBAY IN 2004 FOR A TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF RS 250 CRORE
• INITIAL BUSINESS MODEL: AUCTION SITE

ITS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE IN TERMS OF LEARNINGS FOR THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL EDUCATED PROMOTERS OF BAZEE.COM . WELL EBAY IT IS AND EBAY IT ISN'T

PURE PLAY

FOUNDED : 1998
INVESTORS: ICICI VENTURE, eVENTURE, IN MOBILE CONTENT COMPANY MOBILE2WIN , THE INVESTOR ARE SOFTBANK CHINA AND SIEMENS MOBILE ACCELERATION FUND
INITIAL BUSINESS MODEL: HOSTING ONLINE CONTESTS
REMEBER INDIAN IDOL WHERE VIEWERS VOTED TO PICK A WINNER FROM THE TALENT DISPLAY? WELL THE DELUGE OF SMSes WAS HANDLED AND PROCESSED BY MOBILE 2WIN THE MOBILE CONTENT COMPANY PROMOTED BY . ACTUALLY INDIAN IDOL WAS DIFFERENT FROM CONTEST TO WIN THE CONTEST TO WIN IS ONLINE GAMES WHER USER CAN PLAY GAMES AND WIN THE GIFTS.

AUTOMARTINDIA

automartindia.com
Founded : 2001
Investor: Promoters Include Mahindra and mahindra, HDFC, and sah and sanghi
Initial business Model: Online customer acqusition; offline gratification
Current business Modde: DITTO
Revenues: Rs 125 crore 2004-2005
Net profit: BREAK-EVEN LEVEL
This is one company that had it figured out from th start if CEO Vinay Sanghi is to be beleived. "we started to roll out our outlets soon after the website was set up." he says. Automartindia, in which auto major MANDM has a 72 per cent stake , was created to service the used car market in the country and today boasts 65 outlets across india It refurbishes used cars and sells them some 7000 customers trawl site every month.

STOCK MARKETAND ONLINE BANKING

ALAN GREENSPAN WARNS OF IRRITATIONAL EXUBERANCE OF THE STOCK INDIA'S FIRST E-COMMERCE SITE NIRULAS.COM GOES LIVE

IN 1997 OCTOBER ICICI BANK LAUNCHES ONLINE BANKING SERVICE

GOOGLE

IN APRIL 1996 GRAD STUDENTS LARRY PAGE AND SERGEY BRIN LAUNCH BACH RUB; YEARS LATER,THIS BECOME GOOGLE .
IN 2004 GOOGLE LAUNCHESGMAIL , A FREE WEB-BASED e-mail service,with 1 gigabiyte mailbox.
IN AUGUST 2004 GOOGLE RAISES $1.7 BILLION FROM IPO.
IN 2005 GOOGLE LAUNCHES http://earth.google.com/ A SERVICE FOR USER TO LOOK UP STELLITE IMAGES OF THE EARTH FROM THERE DESKTOP

HOTMAIL

IN MARCH 1996 HOTMAIL LAUNCHES ITS FREE E-MAIL SERVICE; LIBERATES WORLD FROM SNAIL MAIL; INDIA DISCOVER ITS CO-FOUNDER IS BANGLORE-BOY SABEER BHATIA

IN DECEMBER MICROSOFT BUYS HOTMAIL FOR $400 MILLION. BHATIA BECOMES LEGEND IN INDIA

REDIFF

Founded : 1995
Investor Draper international, warburg pincus , flis and retail investor; Listed on Nasdaq

IN JANUARY REDIFF.COM INCORPORATED; SITE OPENS WTH A PART-YAHOO-PART-SALOON APPROACH TO THE INTERNET; STILL ALIVE; AND KICKING when rediff started opeartion in india it boasted a business model that was part yahoo. the site still continues surprise regulars with Salon-like stories

VSNL

VSNL LAUNCHES INDIA'S FIRST DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE IN SIX CITIES AT RS 5,000 FOR 250 HOURS AND RS 45,500 FOR 250 HOURS FOR INSTITUTION (LAUNCHES HAPPENS SYMBOLICALLY ON AUGUST 14, 1995, ON THEEVE OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY)


INDIA ANNOUNCES NEW ISP POLICY; VSNL MONOPLY ENDS; SHORTLY AFTER,SIFY BECOMES INDIA'S FIRST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER

AUGUST WINDOW95 AND TACKY INTERNET EXPLORER 1.0 LAUNCHED

yahoo

TEN YEARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD 1995-2000

JERY YANG AND DAVID FILO INCORPORATE YAHOO WITH $2 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM SEQUOIA CAPITAL
IN 2000 YAHOO LAUNCHES INDIA-SPECIFIC WEB SITE

IN 2005 YAHOO ACQUIRES A 40 PER CENT STAKE IN CHINESE SITE http://www.alibaba.com/ FOR $1 BILLION