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Red
Hat wants a piece of the desktop
 After
years of having almost nothing on offer for desktop users,
the #1 Linux company—Red Hat—is taking aim at the desktop
PC. With Red Hat 8.0, there’s finally a Linux desktop that
will be good enough for many corporate users, says Prashant
L Rao
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Taking
e-learning to the interiors
Sceptics
might have a lot to say about the far-fetched concept
of popularising e-learning in the country, but the truth
remains that there are many who believe it is the most
effective mode of bridging the digital divide in mofussil
townships and rural areas. |
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How
Effective is your Security Policy
Indian
Inc is now more serious about IS security. But security
begins with a policy and not many enterprises have a formal
security policy ... by Brian Pereira |
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Big
Blue’s ‘Open’ gambit in India
Veritas
introduces interoperability through ASA
Microsoft’s
Rs 2,000 crore impetus to Indian operations
Kelkar
report may put SME software exporters out of business: Skoch
NIIT
acquires Germany-based IT services group
Wireless
could be next big growth area for NCR in India
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Can
LG India extend Linux to the desktop?
LG
Electronics India recently announced its decision to launch
branded Linux-based PCs in India. In a stagnant market, will
LG’s attempt to break into the branded PC market succeed?
Srikanth R P reports on LG’s move to extend Linux to the desktop
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| India
Trends |
Indian
enterprises warm up to PLM solutions
Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have become as important
to the manufacturing sector today as ERP was a decade ago. Srikanth
R P elaborates on the potential of this technology and the role
played by the few Indian companies in this space |
| Focus |
Tape
market shows strong growth
Tape-based
storage has always been the medium of choice for file backup
and archiving. Low cost, portability and ease-of-use make tape
a perennial favourite with storage administrators. Today, as
vendors bring in new technologies, Akhtar Pasha & Prashant rao
find capacity rising and reliability increasing |
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File |
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Trend
turning bullish
Apart
from the rally, lacklustre and range-bound trading was witnessed
on the bourses. Traders and speculators were seen buying into
Old Economy and a few tech counters. FIIs too, were net buyers,
albeit their purchases remained low. However, mutual funds
continued to remain net sellers, especially in PSU and second
rung tech counters.
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A tale of two
companies
The
key to managing information overload
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Opportunity
knocks on the CMS door
Back
in 1976 three ex-IBM employees came together to form CMS Computers,
a company that today spans a range of verticals, right from
systems integration, to traffic management, to smart cards.
Chitra Padmanabhan traces the evolution of the company, right
from the time it was a fledging in the industry to the giant
it is today |
| Personal
Technology |
Palm
OS 5
10
million use a PDA or mobile phone to go online
Highlights
of comScore Media Metrix's Q1 2002 wireless Internet benchmark |
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