Indian Hardware: Pipe dream or gold rush?
IT hardware manufacturing in India is a classic case of the chicken and egg syndrome. Should we wait for the market to grow to high volumes that justify creating a manufacturing base in India, or should we just kick-start manufacturing so that prices then come down and thereby create volumes?

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NuGenesis looks to crack Indian Life Sciences space
With Life Sciences fast emerging as one of the hottest markets, the demand for IT tools to manage the exponential amount of data churned out by various research labs is on the rise.

Post restructuring, LG Soft sees a swing in fortunes
LG Soft India, a subsidiary of US-based $13 billion behemoth LG Electronics, is now seeing a swing in fortunes, which has been attributed primarily to the restructuring exercise it undertook.

Thirdware completes first phase of project for Bell Ceramics
Mumbai-based Thirdware Solutions, an e-business solution provider catering to enterprise application solution needs, recently completed the first phase of its ERP implementation project for Bell Ceramics, one of India’s leading tile manufacturers.

Elecom Software’s Packager to revolutionise container loading
Kolkata-based Elecom Software, a 100 percent export-oriented unit (EOU) and subsidiary of the $40-million Elecom Group, has developed a unique solution to tackle the problems of rigorous manual calculations needed to minimise the unused space for container loading.

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CommunicAsia to be held in June
Singapore Exhibition Services, a member of the Montgomery Network and an organiser of international trade fairs in Singapore, is organising CommunicAsia2002, which will be hosted and endorsed by the Infocomm Develo-pment Authority of Singapore (IDA).

Intoto develops security solution on Intel network processors
US-based Intoto, a company that provides embedded security software solutions for gateway devices, has developed a state-of-the-art inspection firewall solution (npFirewall) for the Intel IXP1200 network processor.