Looks like RIM is in trouble in India.  According to Economic Times one of the leading business newspapers in India,
"DoT  (Department of Telecommunications) had communicated its stance to both RIM executives and the Canadian High Commission that service providers (telcos) here would be asked to discontinue BlackBerry services unless the company provides monitoring solutions either in the form of encryption keys, or by shifting servers to India. "
Would be interesting to see how it works out and how it impacts RIM's growth since Indian market is currently growing at a rapid pace.
Full Story at Economic Times

A real test of Made in China will take place during Beijing Olympics.  According to Channel Web "This year when the Olympic Games kick off in Beijing, more than 30,000 pieces of Lenovo computer equipment will be working behind the scenes to make sure the games go off without a hitch. For a full year Lenovo has been testing more than 20,000 products, from servers to desktop and notebook computers to monitors, to make sure the system is airtight. From June 10-12, Lenovo will have its final test of the technology infrastructure that will support the Beijing Olympic Games, with atechnology rehearsal that will bring in more than 300 Lenovo engineers, the company said Thursday. In August at the Olympics, Lenovo will have 580 engineers on-site. "  While I am very happy with the Lenovo I own, this will be the true test of Made in China.    IBM, the parent company of Lenovo  will defintely benefit from this since the entire world will be watching.  Time to buy some IBM stock?
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Poor and incompetent leadership amazes me and it proves over and over that it has no limits.  One such example has been recently demonstrated by Grapevine High School District, its administrator, Grapevine High School Principal and others.  So here is the deal -  Grapevine High School senior Anjali Datta holds the highest GPA among 471 students.  As a matter of fact, her GPA 5.898 is distance ahead of the next student at 5.64 and she finished her school in 3 years.   But she won't be the valedictorian.  Her fault?   She finished her high school in 3 years where as the school district policy states  "The valedictorian shall be the eligible student with the highest weighted grade-point average for four years of high school".   And since she wont' be a valedictorian, she wont' be getting the state scholarship to go to college.
So let me understand this - she finished her 4 year of high school in 3 years and now she is being punished for that?  One the one hand we encourage kids to study hard, take advance course and excel in their studies.  On the other hand we have school administrators from districts such as Grapevine High School?  Just to set the recored straight - "Anjali Datta did finsh Four Years of High School". 
If you are interested in learning who the incompetent leaders at Grapevine School Distict Are ?  Here is the link to their website.
How to Fix This?

I think that Barack Obama should be the next President of United States.  No, I am not saying this because I am a Democrat.  No, I am not saying this because I am a minority.  No, I am not saying this because I am an immigrant and just like Obama I have roots in a foreign country.  This is why I am saying:
I think that Barack Obama has the leadership qualities which not only Americans can benefit from but also the whole world.  I think that Obama has the leadership qualities which can bring together not only Americans but also the leaders and citizens of other nations.  His leadership capabilities can help this entire world deal with global issues such as terrorism, disease, poverty, food shortage and energy crisis.  Now how is it possible that one man's becoming president can address so many issues around the world? 
The answer lies in how he has raised his campaign funds.  According to OpenSecrets.org, Barack Obama has so far raised $264,493,051 (yes, $264 million) by receiving small donations in the amounts of less than $25 through his website.  These contributions were made by average Americans like you and me.    If you go to his site the first time, you will see a donation form before anything else.  Now how does his being able to raise campaign funds relates to adressing all of the above mentioned issues? 
Lets take the current energy crisis as an example.  We all are facing shortage of oil which is impacting everything else:

Microsoft has today announced Live Search Cashback service, a re-branded version of JellyFish.com which they acquired last year.  This is another version of comparison shopping which gives you cashback.  Is it really going to help Microsoft with their conquest to gain a significant market share in the Search Market?  That remains to be seen.    I am bit skeptical because of the way it is being positioned.  It seems to be a little confusing as it is really a shopping site.  For example, once I go to the Live Search Cashback, It says Live Search next to the search box.  As a user, I am tempted to search for "jotibasi" and I get no results.    But if I go to their live.com site, an do the same I see several results. I personally think that  ff it were simply Windows Live Cashback Shopping then it would have been a better and clearer offering.   
BTW, check out what Henry Blodget, the former Wall Street analyst who was responsiple for pumping up a lot Dot Bombs has to say.