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Bloomberg BusinessWeek recently released its annual Most Innovative Companies list for the year 2010. Companies who by their out of the box thinking not only boost their bottomlines but have also given customers some novel products and services. Here's over to the most innovative companies from the technology sector. Apple With remarkable consistency since its founding in 1976, Apple has invented products that have revolutionized demand for digital technology. Look for its latest, the iPad, to disrupt the market for many other portables, including the netbook and even the laptop. Google Google and Apple once were allies. But with its Droid smartphone, Google has made a run into Apple iPhone territory. Its Fiber for Communities project envisions building networks in U.S. cities that will deliver speeds 100 times faster than existing services. Microsoft The software leviathan is still nimble. Its Windows 7 operating system fixed shortcomings of Vista, while Bing has more than 10% of the online search market. Next up: Microsoft Outlook 2010, which synchronizes e-mail, contacts, and social-media applications IBM The company that gave the world the PC long ago got out of the hardware business, remaking itself into a global technology consultant. For example, it has collaborated with a Toronto hospital to help doctors monitor minute changes in the health of premature babies. Amazon.com The iPad may aim to rout the Kindle, yet Apple's tablet hadn't even hit stores when Amazon announced Kindle apps for iPad and Mac. Books are a shrinking part of an online retail empire. Electronics were almost half of Amazon's 2009 fourth-quarter sales. LG Electronics Writes BusinessWeek, CEO Yong Nam has hired top talent from multinational leaders such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Procter & Gamble (PG) to turn LG into a global entity in consumer electronics. The business world has noticed the change, lifting its ranking from 27th last year. Samsung Electron The Korean electronic giant, according to BusinessWeek, has invested billions of dollars in 24 R&D labs across the world. The company rolled out its first line of 3D TVs recently. However, Samsung continues to faces an uphill battle in smartphones from Apple and Research in Motion's BlackBerry. Bloomberg Business Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
