Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 810

Hint: IT company
Answer: Atos S.A.
Atos S.A. (formerly Atos Origin) is an international information technology corporation which operates in 42 countries worldwide, with over 78,500 employees. The company, Europe's largest IT services firm, is listed on Euronext Paris and is a member of the CAC Mid 60 stock market index.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 809

Hint: Sports team
Answer: The Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team is named for the city's association with the brewing industry and plays its home games at Miller Park.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 808

Hint: Not for Profit organisation.
Answer: Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries International is a not-for-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have a disability, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges. Goodwill is funded by a massive network of retail thrift stores.
Goodwill operates as a network of 179 independent, community-based organizations in the U.S., Canada and 14 other countries. In 2010, Goodwills collectively earned more than $4 billion, and used 84 percent of that revenue to provide employment, training and support services to more than 2.4 million individuals.
Goodwill's logo is a stylized letter "g" that resembles a smiling face. It was designed by Joseph Selame in 1968.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 807

Answer: Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar,Oman and Kuwait.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 806

Answer: Wockhardt Ltd.
Wockhardt Ltd. is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has manufacturing plants in India, UK, Ireland, France and US, and subsidiaries in US, UK, Ireland and France. It is a global company with a more than half of its revenue coming from Europe. The Company has a market capitalisation of over INR4,800 crore (US$1.07 billion) and an annual turnover of INR3,600 crore (US$802.8 million). It produces formulations, biopharmaceuticals, nutrition products, vaccines and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The company employs over 7,000 people globally. Wockhardt Hospitals is a subsidiary of the Wockhardt Group.
Wockhardt was founded by Habil Khorakiwala in the early 1960s. His father Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala had acquired Worli Chemical Works in 1959. This was incorporated as Wockhardt Pvt. Ltd., in 1973. Wockhardt Ltd. was incorporated on July 8.1999. Wockhardt is often confused as a multinational because of its German sounding name.
Wockhardt is the first company outside of the US and Europe to manufacture recombinant human insulin.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 805

Hint: Home loans
Answer: First Blue Home Finance Limited
The name of the company has changed from "Deutsche Postbank Home Finance Limited" to "First Blue Home Finance Limited".
First Blue Home Finance Ltd. (formerly known as Deutsche Postbank Home Finance Ltd.) is a subsidiary of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL). DHFL has acquired 67.56% equity stake in the company which is eventually held through its 100% subsidiary i.e. DHFL Holdings Private Ltd. (a Special Purpose Vehicle). The parent company i.e. Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd., arguably stands strong as the third-largest Housing Finance Company in the country & the second-largest Housing Finance Company in the private sector. 

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 804

Hint: Self help group.
Answer: Toastmasters International (TI)
Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking.

The organization grew out of a single club, Smedley Club Number 1, which would become the first Toastmasters club. It was founded by Ralph C. Smedley on October 22, 1924, at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, United States. Toastmasters International was incorporated under California law on December 19, 1932. Throughout its history, Toastmasters has served over four million people, and today the organization serves over 260,000 members in 113 countries, through its over 12,800 member clubs.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 803

Hint: Fashion
Answer: Nautica
Nautica is a US based apparel brand of the VF Corporation featuring primarily men's sportswear. Nautica was founded in 1983 by clothing designer, David Chu, and a partner. It was purchased for cash and stock in 1984 by State-O-Main, a New York based apparel company. State-O-Main changed its name to Nautica in 1994. VF Corporation purchased Nautica in 2003.
Nautica took its name from the Latin word “Nauticus” for ship, and uses a spinnaker logo.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 802

Hint: Retail chain
Answer: Mannings or Guardian or Health & Glow
Mannings (for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) or Guardian (for Malaysia and Singapore) or Health & Glow (for India and few other countries) is a chain of personal health and beauty retailer offering comprehensive range of pharmacies, healthcare, personal care, skin care and baby care products. It is wholly owned by Dairy Farm International Holdings.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 801

Hint: Worth $10.2 billion.
Answer: Autonomy Corporation PLC
Autonomy Corporation PLC (LSE: AU.) is an enterprise software company with joint headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and San Francisco, USA. The company uses a combination of technologies born out of research at the University of Cambridge. It develops a variety of enterprise search and knowledge management applications using adaptive pattern recognition techniques centered on Bayesian inference in conjunction with traditional methods. In March 2009, it acquired the enterprise content management firm Interwoven, now Autonomy Interwoven and Autonomy iManage.
It is currently listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.On 18 August 2011, Hewlett Packard announced that it will purchase the company for $42.11 per share, around $10.2B. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both HP and Autonomy. The Autonomy board of directors also has unanimously recommended its shareholders accept the Offer. 

Logo Quiz of the Day : 800

Hint: Keep Walking
Answer: Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country with yearly sales of over 130 million bottles.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 799

Hint: Get High
Answer: Carlton & United Breweries
Carlton & United Breweries is an Australian brewing company based in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. In 1983 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Elders IXL and CUB was delisted. In 1990, Elders IXL renamed to the Foster's Group, and in July 2004, CUB changed its name to Carlton and United Beverages. In February 2009, Foster's announced the decision to separate the Australian Wine division from the Australian Beer, Cider & Spirits (BCS) division, and rename BCS to Carlton & United Breweries.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 798

Hint: Fastfood chain
Answer: Wendy's Company
Wendy's Company (NYSE: WEN) is a holding company for one major fast food chain, Wendy's. has its headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The company formerly was known as Deisel-Wemmer Co. (1884-1929), Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation (1929-1946), DWG Cigar Corporation (1946-1966), DWG Corporation (1966-1993), Triarc Companies, Inc. (1993-2008) and Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (2008-2011).

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 796

Hint: Tourist spot
Answer: The Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005-2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of 165 m (541 ft), making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, 5 m (16 ft) taller than the Star of Nanchang and 30 m (98 ft) taller than the London Eye.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 795

Hint: Hotels
Answer: Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide. Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have voted the company's Golden Triangle property in northern Thailand as their favorite in the world for three consecutive years.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 794

Hint: A new gateway from India.
Happy Independence Day to everyone.
Answer: RuPay
RuPay is the Indian domestic card payment network being set up by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) at the behest of banks in India. This project had been conceived by Indian Banks Association and had the approval of Reserve Bank of India.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 793

Hint: Automobile component maker
Answer: Visteon
Visteon is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive parts. The company formed in 1997 and spun off from the Ford Motor Company in 2000. In 2005, Visteon moved to new headquarters in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Visteon is to the Ford Motor Company as Delphi is to General Motors and Denso is to Toyota.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 792

Hint: Pharma company
Answer: Sun Pharmaceutical
Sun Pharmaceutical (or Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited) (BSE: 524715 and scrip ID SUNPHARMA) is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. It should not be confused with Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp, which is a manufacturer of sun care products, owned by the Playtex branch of Energizer Holdings.
Sun Pharmaceutical, often known just as Sun Pharma, makes many generic and brand name drugs that are distributed in the United States, Europe, Asia and worldwide.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 791

Hint: New identity of a corporate giant.
Answer: Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp (BSE: 500182, NSE: HEROMOTOCO) formerly Hero Honda is a motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in India. Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan. The company is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India. The 2006 Forbes 200 Most Respected companies list has Hero Honda Motors ranked at 108.
In 2010, When Honda decided to move out of the joint venture, Hero Group bought the shares held by Honda. Subsequently, in August 2011 the company was renamed Hero MotoCorp with a new corporate identity.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 790

Hint: F1
Answer: Super Aguri F1
Super Aguri F1 was a Formula One team that competed from 2006 to 2008. The team, founded by former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki, was based in Tokyo, Japan but operated from the former Arrows factory in Leafield, UK. The cars were referred to as Super Aguri Hondas, with the team functioning to some degree as an unofficial Honda 'B'-team. In Japan, public pressure persuaded Honda to help its former driver Takuma Sato to continue to compete in Formula One. This was influential in the creation of Super Aguri's F1 project and the engine supply from Honda. After participating in the championship for 2 years and 4 months, the team withdrew from F1 after 4 races in the 2008 season due to financial difficulties.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 789

Answer: The RPG Group
The RPG Group one of India's largest industrial conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, India. It was founded by RP Goenka in 1979, and initially encompassed Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute and Murphy India. Currently, RP Goenka retains the title of Chairman Emeritus, while the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship have been assumed by his sons Harsh and Sanjeev Goenka, respectively.
Today the RPG Group is involved in diverse sectors of business, including power generation, power transmission, information technology, retail, and entertainment.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 788

Hint: Watches
Answer: The Swatch Group Ltd.
The Swatch Group Ltd. is a Swiss company and watch manufacturer. It was formed in 1983 through the merging of the two Swiss watch manufacturers ASUAG and SSIH, and took its present name in 1998 (formerly SMH Swiss Corporation for Microelectronics and Watchmaking Industries Ltd). The company is led by G. Nicolas (Nick) Hayek, Jr., son of the late co-founder and chairman Nicolas Hayek.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 787

Hint: Aamir Khan
Answer:  Titan Industries
Titan Industries is the world's fifth largest wrist watch manufacturer and India's leading producer of watches under the Titan, Fastrack, Sonata, Nebula, RAGA, Regalia, Octane & Xylys brand names. It is a joint venture between the Tata Group, and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). Its product portfolio includes watches, accessories and jewellery, in both contemporary and traditional designs. It exports watches to about 32 countries around the world with manufacturing facilities in Hosur, Dehradun, Goa and manufactures precious jewellery under the Tanishq brand name, making it India's only national jewellery brand. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group.


Friday, August 5, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 784

Hint: Oil
Answer: Repsol YPF, S.A.
Repsol YPF, S.A. (originally an initialism for Refineria de Petróleos de Escombreras Oil - Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Sociedad Anónima) is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries. The bulk of its assets are located in Spain and Argentina, as a result of the 1999 takeover of Argentine energy firm YPF by the Spanish conglomerate Repsol S.A.. It is now the 15th largest petroleum refining company according to the Fortune Global 500 list, employing over 40,000 people worldwide.
In May 2006 Repsol announced it was planning to float between 15% and 20% of YPF's shares on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.
Repsol also partners with Honda Racing Corporation to compete in MotoGP under Repsol Honda Team.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 783

Answer: PetroChina Company Limited
PetroChina Company Limited (SEHK: 0857, SSE: 601857, NYSE: PTR) is a Chinese oil company and is the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is China's biggest oil producer, and was the world's most valuable company by market value as of September 28th 2010. Traded in Hong Kong and New York, the mainland enterprise announced its plans to issue stock in Shanghai in November 2007, and following its debut on the Shanghai index, its market value tripled, making PetroChina the first company to reach a trillion dollar market capitalization.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 782

Hint: Gas
Answer: Gazprom
Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Gazprom was created in 1989 when the Ministry of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union transformed itself into a corporation, keeping all its assets intact. The company was later privatized in part, but currently the Russian government holds a controlling stake.
The major part of Gazprom's production fields are located around the Gulf of Ob in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia, while the Yamal Peninsula is expected to become the company's main gas producing region in the future. Gazprom possesses the largest gas transport system in the world, with 158,200 kilometres of gas trunk lines. Major new pipeline projects include Nord Stream and South Stream.
The company possesses subsidiaries in many different industry sectors, including finance, media and aviation. In addition, it controls majority stakes in various companies.
Gazprom is publicly traded at stock exchanges as RTS:GAZP, MICEX:GAZP, LSE: OGZD, FWB: GAZ and OTC:OGZPY.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 781

Hint: Fashion
Answer: Aigner
Etienne Aigner AG is a fashion house based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in high-end leathergoods such as handbags, luggage, belts, wallets, leather accessories and so on. It is named after its founder, Etienne Aigner (1904–2000).

Monday, August 1, 2011

Logo Quiz of the Day : 780

Hint: Luxury goods.
Answer: Givenchy
Givenchy is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics with Parfums Givenchy.
The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter. It is owned by luxury goods behemoth LVMH and in 1993 achieved a total sales worth of $176 million, making it the second largest apparel division of LVMH after Dior.