[world-vedic] 2 Indian American women honoured

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2 Indian American women honoured

San Francisco, February 6 (IANS)

 

TWO INDIAN American women were among 25 honoured for their pioneering

role in the field of technology and for their community services in the

US.

 

Radha Basu, president and chief executive officer of Redwood and

City-based Support.com, a leading supplier of electronic support

solutions, and Deb Agarwal, a computer scientist at Lawrence Berkeley

National Laboratory, were among the "Top 25 women on the Web" winners

honoured by a networking and professional development organisation for

women in new technologies.

 

San Francisco Women on the Web (SF WoW) honoured the women for their

achievements in the field of technology which had worldwide impact and

for their pioneering role in the Internet and new media industries and

for contributions to the community. Basu and Agarwal made it to the top

few from a nomination pool of over 200 women from almost all

continents. Prior to joining Support.com, Basu was the general manager

for international software at Hewlett Packard (HP). She helped develop

HP's software centre in Bangalore.

 

 

 

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