--- title: Tech Digest – Week 51, 2012 description: Tech Digest – Week 51, 2012 --- [![e-Zest logo\_An accion lab company\_Colour](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/images/Logos%20with%20Tagline/Corporate/SVG/e-Zest%20logo_An%20accion%20lab%20company_Colour.svg "e-Zest logo_An accion lab company_Colour")](https://www.e-zest.com/) - [WORK](https://www.e-zest.com/our-work) - [SERVICES](https://www.e-zest.com/our-services) - [Product Engineering](https://www.e-zest.com/digital-product-engineering-services) - [Enterprise Data Services](https://www.e-zest.com/enterprise-data-services) - [Digital Commerce](https://www.e-zest.com/digital-commerce-services) - [Digital Operations](https://www.e-zest.com/digital-operations) - [Digital Consulting](https://www.e-zest.com/digital-transformation-consulting-services) - [Digital Experience Design](https://www.e-zest.com/digital-experience-design) - [INSIGHTS](https://blog.e-zest.com/) - [CAREERS](https://www.e-zest.com/careers) - [ENTERPRISE DATA SERVICES](https://www.e-zest.com/enterprise-data-services) - [GENERATIVE AI](https://www.e-zest.com/generative-ai) - [Healthcare](https://healthcare.e-zest.com) - [Contact Us](https://www.e-zest.com/contact-us) - ![Elevating Product Engineering with AI and ML](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/Elevating%20Product%20Engineering%20with%20AI%20and%20ML.jpg) [BLOGS](https://blog.e-zest.com) #### Elevating Product Engineering with AI and ML As technology evolves and customer choices broaden, there is an increasing ... [Read more](https://blog.e-zest.com/elevating-product-engineering-with-ai-and-ml) - ![e-Zest – An Accion Labs Company gets Recognition as a Contender in the ISG Provider Lens™ Study on Digital Engineering Services 2024](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/e-Zest%20%E2%80%93%20An%20Accion%20Labs%20Company%20-%20Gets%20Recognition%20as%20a%20Contender%20in%20the%20ISG%20Provider%20LensTM%20Study%20on%20Digital%20Engineering%20Services%202024.jpg) [NEWS](https://blog.e-zest.com/news) #### e-Zest – An Accion Labs Company gets Recognition as a Contender in the ISG Provider Lens™ Study on Digital Engineering Services 2024 We are delighted to announce that e-Zest – An Accion Labs Company has been ... [Read more](https://blog.e-zest.com/news/e-zest-an-accion-labs-company-gets-recognition-as-a-contender-in-the-isg-provider-lens-study-on-digital-engineering-services-2024) - ![e-Zest Solutions supports Digital Pune Mission](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/blog-files/Digital%20Literacy%20Bus%20e-Zest.png) [CSR](https://blog.e-zest.com/csr) #### e-Zest Solutions supports Digital Pune Mission **Pune, India:** e-Zest Solutions, a leading digital technology innovation ... [Read more](https://blog.e-zest.com/csr/e-zest-solutions-supports-digital-pune-mission) - [Work](https://www.e-zest.com/our-work) - [Services](https://www.e-zest.com/our-services) - [Insights](https://blog.e-zest.com) - [Careers](https://www.e-zest.com/careers) - [Enterprise Data](https://www.e-zest.com/enterprise-data-services) - [Generative AI](https://www.e-zest.com/generative-ai) - [Innovations](https://www.e-zest.com/innovations) - [Healthcare](https://healthcare.e-zest.com) - [About](https://www.e-zest.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.e-zest.com/contact-us) - [Blog](https://blog.e-zest.com/) - [News](https://blog.e-zest.com/news) - [CSR](https://blog.e-zest.com/csr) - [![Linkedin Icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/icons/linkedin_icon_white.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/e-zest-solutions/) - [![Twitter Icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/twitter-logo-silhouette%20(5).svg)](https://twitter.com/ezest) - [![Facebook Icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/facebook-app-logo%20(4).svg)](https://www.facebook.com/61259256638) - [![Instagram Icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/instagram-logo%20(4).svg)](https://www.instagram.com/ezestsolutions/) - [![Youtube Icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/icons/youtube_icon_white.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/user/ezestcorporate) [![Go to top icon](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/AA%20Assets/top%20button.svg)](https://blog.e-zest.com/tech-digest-week-51-2012/#top) Hit enter to search or ESC to close Insights e-Zest members share technology ideas to foster digital transformation. - [Blog](https://blog.e-zest.com) - [News](https://blog.e-zest.com/news) - [Podcasts](https://www.e-zest.com/podcasts) - [Healthcare](https://blog.e-zest.com/healthcare) - [CSR](https://blog.e-zest.com/csr) - [Whitepaper](https://blog.e-zest.com/whitepaper) - [Playbook](https://blog.e-zest.com/playbook) - [Media Kit](https://www.e-zest.com/media-kit) # Tech Digest – Week 51, 2012 [Corporate](https://blog.e-zest.com/author/corporate) Dec 21, 2012 [Microsoft Social](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/microsoft-social) [BI tools](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/bi-tools) [Google Apps](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/google-apps) [Microsoft Cloud](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/microsoft-cloud) [Mobile Commerce](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/mobile-commerce) [Technology](https://blog.e-zest.com/topic/technology) - - - - **Google shuts down 11 services** Google is planning to shut down some of its less popular services by the end of 2012. This time it is being called as “winter cleaning” rather than the usual "spring cleaning." It basically plans to shut down the ability to create new time reservations, terminate certain features etc. It is also putting Google Sync out to pasture in 2013, because it has been replaced by other open protocols, specifically IMAP, CalDAV and CardDAV. However, this applies only to users of Google's free services. Google Sync will remain in place for Google Apps for business, government and education. Continue reading at: [http://goo.gl/1qlFC](http://goo.gl/1qlFC) **Business Intelligence applications for better decision-making** The three broad phases in the evolution of IT applications are enterprises, office automation and business intelligence. In our daily lives there is always a need for faster decision making because we are surrounded by an environment of increasing complexity and information overload. Business intelligence (BI) applications help enterprises take fact-based decisions rapidly by better utilizing and presenting data from within and outside the enterprise. Continue reading at: [http://goo.gl/715vL](http://goo.gl/715vL) **Mobile developers focus on iOS, Android for push to mobile commerce** According to a joint survey by Appcelerator and IDC, mobile developers keep their focus on iOS and Android as the industry moves to mobile commerce. A vast majority said that they expect mobile to continue having the quality to pervade both in enterprise investments and in consumers’ lives. In addition, developers predict consumers will dramatically change their shopping behaviors through the availability of mobile commerce sites and mobile payment options. Continue reading at: [http://goo.gl/gBWTO](http://goo.gl/gBWTO) **Microsoft's Social, Cloud strategies to pay off in 2013** As the IT business is becoming more social and mobile, Microsoft has not been able to cope up with the social enterprise startups. In the era where the pace of IT innovation was blistering, tech titans like Microsoft, IBM and Research In Motion suffered from an indignity. As predicted by a social collaboration software maker, next year i.e. 2013 will witness the tides turning in Microsoft's favor. He argued that Microsoft\`s acquisition of Yammer and the strategic investments in the cloud will start to pay off in 2013. Continue reading at: [http://goo.gl/C5tXU](http://goo.gl/C5tXU) - - - ### Similar Blog [![Technology Trends 2022: Engineering Change | Accelerating Growth | Building The Groundwork For The Future](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/Tech%20Trends%202022%20V1-02.jpg) Technology Trends 2022: Engineering Change | Accelerating Growth | Building The Groundwork For The Future The world around us has changed significantly in the last two years and is now more connected and digital than ever before. These ... By Corporate Feb 17, 2022](https://blog.e-zest.com/technology-trends-2022-engineering-change-accelerating-growth-building-the-groundwork-for-the-future) [![e-Zest featured in the ‘ER&D & IoT Services Report 2021' by Zinnov](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/EZEST%20ZINNOV%20banner.jpg) e-Zest featured in the ‘ER&D & IoT Services Report 2021' by Zinnov We are excited to announce that e-Zest has been featured as an 'Emerging & Expansive' player in the ER&D Service Ratings 2021 and ... By Corporate Nov 23, 2021](https://blog.e-zest.com/e-zest-gets-featured-in-the-zinnov-zones-2021) [![Improving Organizational Productivity via AI-driven Collaborative Process Automation](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/Improving%20Organizational%20Productivity%20via%20AI-driven%20Collaborative%20Process%20Automation%20blog%20banner4.png)](https://blog.e-zest.com/improving-organizational-productivity-via-ai-driven-collaborative-process-automation) [Improving Organizational Productivity via AI-driven Collaborative Process Automation](https://blog.e-zest.com/improving-organizational-productivity-via-ai-driven-collaborative-process-automation) [Earlier this year, e-Zest hosted a webinar on '](https://blog.e-zest.com/improving-organizational-productivity-via-ai-driven-collaborative-process-automation)[Improving Organizational Productivity via AI-driven Collaborative Process ...](https://www.e-zest.com/webinar-improving-organizational-productivity-via-ai-driven-collaborative-process-automation) By Corporate May 20, 2021 [![#StartupSummit2020: Propelling Startup Success In The New Normal](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/startup%20blog%20(2).jpg) #StartupSummit2020: Propelling Startup Success In The New Normal The road to startup success has always been a tough one, and many will tell you the risks involved in taking a new idea to ... By Corporate Jan 07, 2021](https://blog.e-zest.com/startupsummit2020-propelling-startup-success-in-the-new-normal) [![e-Zest gets featured in the 'ER&D & IoT Services Report 2020' by Zinnov](https://blog.e-zest.com/hubfs/Zinnov%20Award%20combine%20blog-3.png) e-Zest gets featured in the 'ER&D & IoT Services Report 2020' by Zinnov We are extremely excited! e-Zest has been featured as an 'Emerging and Expansive' player in the ER&D overall segment, while also ... By Corporate Nov 26, 2020](https://blog.e-zest.com/e-zest-gets-featured-in-the-erd-iot-services-report-2020-by-zinnov) ## Helping Organizations Thrive in the Digital Age [Contact Us](https://www.e-zest.com/contact-us) - [About](https://www.e-zest.com/about-us) - [Services](https://www.e-zest.com/our-services) - [Work](https://www.e-zest.com/our-work) - [Insights](https://blog.e-zest.com/) - [Healthcare](https://healthcare.e-zest.com/) - [Accion Labs](https://www.accionlabs.com/) - - - - - - Dallas - Detroit - Hannover - Vienna - London - Pune © 2025 e-Zest Solutions - [Privacy Policy](https://www.e-zest.com/privacypolicy) - [Cookie Policy](https://www.e-zest.com/cookie-policy) Contact us Contact us e-Zest is a leading digital innovation partner for enterprises and technology companies that utilizes emerging technologies for creating engaging customers experiences. Being a customer-focused and technology-driven company, it always helps clients in crafting holistic business value for their software development efforts. It offers software development and consulting services for cloud computing, enterprise mobility, big data and analytics, user experience and digital commerce.