Vehicle registration to go online: Vikhe-Patil

Making registration of new vehicles easy for customers, Maharashtra Government has decided to take the process online.

“We would soon introduce a system of registering newly purchased vehicles online to avoid the long wait at transport offices,” Minister for Transport, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil told PTI here.

As per the existing system, the vehicle dealers approach the transport office for registration and the process takes a couple of days. With the new system, the dealers can register the vehicles online in a day and need not approach the transport offices, Vikhe-Patil said.

The minister said the facility of getting driving license online would be extended to other cities and towns across the state. The facility is currently available in 24 offices in big cities like Mumbai, Thane and Pune.

‘Learning’ licenses are given in a day and permanent ones are delivered at the door step within three days, he said.

Google plans to launch store for online business software

Internet giant Google Inc is planning to launch a store for selling online business software, a media report says.

Attributing to people briefed by the company, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) stated, “Google Inc is preparing to launch a store selling online business software that integrates with its Web services, enlisting software developers in its battle against Microsoft Corp.”

The people in knowledge of the development said the store would sell business software designed by outside developers to integrate and add capabilities to Google Apps, such as enhanced security features or the ability to import contacts.

Google Apps provides web-based email, word-processing and spreadsheet functions.

“Google could announce the new store — a revamped version of its Solutions Marketplace site that features third—party programs — as soon as March,” the report said.

Google eventually plans to allow customers to purchase its partners’ software through the site, taking a cut for itself and sharing some revenue with developers, WSJ attributed the report as saying.

Moreover, Google would allow users to quickly access their purchased applications through the menu at the top of their screens within Gmail or Google Docs, it added.

According to Google, more than two million businesses are using the paid or free version of Google Apps.