Facebook Now Targets the Digital Music Business
Facebook is a social networking site that is gaining new grounds in terms of members. So, it comes as no surprise when it seeks to enter newer businesses through the sites. It is now entering the digital music business, taking cue from the launching of MySpace music.
Talks are on with numerous strong streaming services and also a number of music community sites, which include the likes of Lala.com, Rhapsody.com, and iLike.com, regarding an outsourcing deal. Major record companies are also being approached by Facebook executives to chart out a definitive strategy in this regard. Facebook plans to differentiate itself from MySpace with respect to the licenses. Facebook has no plans to secure music distribution licenses or the building of proprietary services from scratch, unlike MySpace which traded its music venture equity for licenses.
However, Facebook sources claim that the entry into the digital music business is not imminent and there is a chance that Facebook might just walk away from the plan altogether.
The New Indian Facility of Nokia Siemens
In a bid to get closer to its key customers, and also to support the spiraling growth of mobile subscribers, a new Nokia Siemens Networks facility has been founded at Oragadam near Chennai. This facility will not only manufacture but also distribute mobile communications.
Over Rs 300 crores is expected to be invested by the company into the facility and over 400 new jobs are expected to be generated. This new facility is a result of Nokia Siemens's global strategy that aims at building a responsibility centric customer focused business. The proximity of the facility to the local market will not only improve the responsiveness of the company to emerging market trends but also go a long way in the reduction of the carbon footprints that are a part of the new network deployments.
New Consumer Security Suites Launched by McAfee
The US based security solution provider major, McAfee has now launched the 2009 version of its consumer security suites. The portfolio of these suites includes Internet Security, McAfee's Total Protection, Anti-Theft File Protection, and VirusScan Plus.
The new improvement in these suites relates to the malware detection, which is quickened as a result of the improved Active Protection technology. Other features in the suites include the enhancement of the performance of the computer system, fast updates, virus detection through a large an improved malware database support, non-interference protection, full critical protection, and home network security.
Consumers can expect 24 x 7 security, through the Active Protection Technology and also faster, instant updates with regards to malware detection. The malware detection rate has improved to about 99 per cent, as claimed by the company.
Source: http://www.bessnet.com
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