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Has India Software
Inc. lost its sheen?
With Wipro and Infosys admitting intense pricing pressures
and disclosing that their operating margins have declined,
it’s time for a reality check. Pankaj Mishra analyses
the pricing dynamics of offshore outsourcing and discovers
that the Indian offshore story has now entered a commoditised
era where there are no ‘brand premiums’
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Internal
vigilance creates security culture
An employee is regarded as the vital key in any organisation
and also the weakest security link. Few employees understand
that information is an asset that needs to be protected.
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Information
Security: A new approach
Due to factors like globalization and directives from
regulators, certain Indian companies are now more serious
about Information Security. But the rest are complacent
and need to do a lot more than just solutions implementation.
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| India News |
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Briefs
Intel sets up
mobile computing team in Bangalore
SERC picks Itanium
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MTNL
to introduce WiFi hotspots
MNCs
prefer Indian BPO cos: E&Y
Tracmail
gets $10 mn for expansion
Vintron’s
distribution rethink
Sharp
introduces new MFD solutions
MindTree’s
Bluetooth focus
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| News Analysis |
Can Newgen revolutionise
document compression?
Indian software product
industry comes of age |
| Stock File |
Markets
subdued, as selling pressure continues
As the earnings season draws to an end, the markets have moved
in an extremely range-bound manner amidst occasional bouts of
volatility. |
| India Trends |
Feature-rich
routers will drive the market
As enterprises move towards increased connectivity, demand for
routers has steadily grown. Gaurav Patra and Shipra Arora take
a peek at the latest trends in the router market |
| E-Business |
Goodlass
uses IT to "color up your life"
The Indian paint industry is a picture of contrasts. Srikanth
R P looks at Goodlass Nerolac, one of the most innovative users
of IT in the Indian scenario and tells us how this giant has
leveraged IT for competitive advantage |
| Company Watch |
MindTree
Consulting plays the people card
From a modest beginning in mid-1999 as a small e-business company
with just 14 people on its rolls, MindTree has evolved into
a global software services and consulting company with 700 employees,
and aims to feature on the list of the top 20 most-admired companies
in the software services and consulting arena, says Abhinav
Singh |
| Opinion |
Making
NAS your essential server
With benefits like better reliability, enhanced scalability
and an easier installation process coupled with a 32 percent
growth rate per annum, Network Attached Storage (NAS) is becoming
the preferred storage solution across organisations, says Hari
Padmanabhan |
| India Computes! |
Why
free software is God’s gift to India
Computers
are a step closer to talking the local lingo
Free
software makes life easier for telephone users
Computers
get a Hindi face
Bytes
for All |
| Technology |
The
future of enterprise Instant Messaging
How
to evaluate and select ERP
Personal Technology - Dr.
Palm |
| TechSpace |
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