From the monthly archives:

May 2009

World’s 20 Most Innovative Companies

by dave on May 31, 2009

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and BusinesWeek have recently revealed a list of 50 most innovative companies based on a survey done by BCG. BCG sent a questionnaire to top executives all around the world out of which 2700 responded anonymously with their opinion. They were asked to mention companies that consistently offer innovative products, customer experiences, business models, or processes. Those who mentioned their own employers were not considered. Apart from executives’ opinions financial performance of the companies was also gauged to determine the final results. Here are the first 20 finalists of most innovative companies:

2009
Rank
2008
Rank
Company HQ Country
1 1 APPLE U.S.
2 2 GOOGLE U.S.
3 3 TOYOTA MOTOR Japan
4 5 MICROSOFT U.S.
5 7 NINTENDO Japan
6 12 IBM U.S.
7 15 HEWLETT-PACKARD U.S.
8 13 RESEARCH IN MOTION Canada
9 10 NOKIA Finland
10 23 WAL-MART STORES U.S.
11 11 AMAZON.COM U.S.
12 8 PROCTER & GAMBLE U.S.
13 6 TATA GROUP India
14 9 SONY Japan
15 19 RELIANCE INDUSTRIES India
16 26 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS South Korea
17 4 GENERAL ELECTRIC U.S.
18 NR VOLKSWAGEN Germany
19 30 MCDONALDS U.S.
20 14 BMW Germany

[Data from BusinessWeek]

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Apotheosis Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Moomex Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Blue Joy (Download)

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Darker Ice Murrina (Download)

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Willibex Theme (Download)

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BluBuntu Auroroa (Download)

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Mesmerized Theme (Download)

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Tigirs Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Orange Door Hinge (Download)

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Hardy Theme 2.0 (Download)

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Fedora Dark (Download)

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Ice Orange (Download)

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GSM GTK Theme (Download)

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Softice (Download)

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Human Chrome (Download)

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Coal and Glass Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Blue Space Theme (Download)

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Fawn Theme (Download)

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BlueMan Theme (Download)

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Clearbloodline Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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ClearLooksMetallico (Download)

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Shiftie July (Download)

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ColorBit Theme (Download)

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Kith V1.0 Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Chris Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Mira Theme (Download)

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Shiki Colors Theme (Download)

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Creamy Linux Theme (Download)

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Carbon Fibre Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Raport Slickness Remix (Download)

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Gaia Nova Theme (Download)

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OverGlossed Theme (Download)

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Gilouche Posh Theme (Download)

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GrayWin Theme (Download)

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TechNix Theme (Download)

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Dyne 2.0 Theme (Download)

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Mac4Lin Ver GTK Metacity (Download)

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Murrina Inspirat (Download)

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Bruzd Nodoka (Download)

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XNTricity Theme (Download)

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Halflight Theme (Download)

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Moomex-Ultimatum Theme (Download)

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Nimbus Vista Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Cobra Theme (Download

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NoName Peace Theme (Download)

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Blue Junior Theme (Download)

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Murrina Limelight Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Tekhs Silver Blue Theme (Download)

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Kore Gnome Theme (Download)

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Orange Linsta Black Plastic (Download)

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Glasa/Glasa Pro Theme (Download)

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Darklce 0.3 Theme (Download)

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Royale Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Neon Theme (Download)

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Laza Ubuntu Theme (Download)

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Rinsei Theme (Download)

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AquaLooks Theme (Download)

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Bamboo Zen Theme (Download)

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Murrina Chrome (Download)

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You may also be interested to read about the latest version of Ubuntu 11.10 Codenamed Oneiric Ocelot

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Terminate your frozen processes with Process Hacker. Goodbye Windows Task Manager!

May 30, 2009

Many a times you get frustrated when your system hangs or lingers on so slowly and the prime reason for this is that there are too many processes running and you don’t have enough control with Windows Task Manager. While in the midst of development or you’re about to finish with your Photoshop you seriously [...]

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ZeroTrace – History and Cookies Scanner & Remover

May 30, 2009

ZeroTrace is a portable app to scan history and cookies and then remove (delete) them instantly.  It can be downloaded in a zip file of a size of 478kb. So its really very easy to carry it with you all the time in your portable drive. The app can be really handy tool if you [...]

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Trackle – The Smart Personal Alert System

May 30, 2009

Trackle is the Cool, Smart and Innovative competitor of Google Alerts, Yotify and Alerts.com.  Trackle is personalized web scout that can help cull the web for any topic and bring the latest information to you. The diverse range of information that it can track makes it a very unique site. Trackle can track the crime [...]

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Find better alternatives for Windows, Mac and linux applications

May 30, 2009

How many times you have been thinking to switch from old software but you couldn’t find any alternative? Now there is an alternative to what you have been thinking. Whether you’re bored with your software or your software just sucks and you can not change it just because you don’t know its alternative or you’re [...]

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Wood Inspired iPhone Docks

May 29, 2009

Imaginative mindsets are working these days to come out with anything that make appeal to the eyes. iPhone has been one of the new epicenter surrounded by creativity. I came across these new wood inspired docks for iPhone so i decided to cover them on my blog.  First one is the trunk shaped iPhone docking [...]

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Mini Historical Helmets for Geeks

May 29, 2009

Hand crafted beautifully designed mini helmets are the perfect small geek items to fill the extra space on your desk. Each one is created entirely by hand, chrome plated and constructed from real steel. Every piece comes with a solid wood stand for display. They are available in three different historical designs i.e medieval Maximillian [...]

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Transformer Tigatron Flash USB Drive

May 29, 2009

Transformer Tigatron can now transform itself into a USB flash drive.  The USB comes with a 2GB memory and is compatible with both Windows and MAC platforms. Details Specs: OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista & Mac Interface: USB 1.1 / 2.0 Speed: 480 mpbs USB 2.0 / 12 mpbs USB 1.1 Memory: 2 [...]

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Encrypt your code or USB (or HDD) data with TrueCrypt

May 29, 2009

I am always on the backfoot when it comes to handing out my personal USB or external HDD to my colleagues or even nearest of my friends since my data is lying open there and any one can just copy or view it. If you face similar situation like me you can consider TrueCrypt which [...]

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Preparing for SAT or building vocabulary otherwise? Do it with Wordahead

May 28, 2009

Are you all working hard with building your vocabulary to appear in SAT, GRE or ACT? Here is your chance to do it innovatively with Wordahead.com. If you learn something in a fun way, that remains forever in your memory and this is what wordahead aims to do for potential vocab learners. WordAhead, a free [...]

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Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows New Features

May 27, 2009

Skype has just released Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows. The beta version of Skype 4.1 offer some new features which are discussed below one by one. 1) Screen Sharing Option: Skype has introduced this new option in its 4.1 beta version.  Through Skype screen sharing option, users can share their screen with other Skype users [...]

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Lenovo C300 IdeaCentre All in One Desktop

May 26, 2009

Seems sleek and stylish computers is fast becoming a necessity and every vendor is following the demands of the consumers. Keeping with this new trend, Lenovo has introduced its latest Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 all-in-one desktop. Lenovo new machine is stuffed with netbook like specs and priced at only $450, much lower priced then its rival [...]

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Read Docx, Doc, HTML, HTM & Txt Files with Word Reader

May 26, 2009

Since there are so many version of every software that sometimes it gets difficult to find a universal reader for all the file formats. The need for such software is even greater for text filled documents. Word Reader has solved this problem as it can be used to read most of the text related documents. [...]

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Bharti and MTN Negotiating a $20 Billion Merger

May 26, 2009

Bharti and MTN are in serious negotiations for a possible $20 billion dollars merger. A year ago both companies cancelled their attempted merger after the political sensitivies arising in South Africa, the home country of MTN. This time both companies are negotiating a complex deal in which Bharti would get 49% shareholding in MTN while [...]

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How to increase traffic on your site? Add games by Heyzap eh!

May 26, 2009

This (embedding games) may not be the strictest rule to increase traffic since you have lot many other things in your armory like SEO and all other viral stuff. But just to add fun element on your blog or site you can add games, and that really increases time spent on your site and once [...]

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