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Will SARS infect Indian
IT?
As SARS rages through China and parts of South East Asia,
the global IT industry is in the midst of another crisis.
With South East Asia a vital cog in the global IT supply chain,
what does SARS mean for the Indian IT industry, and what can
be done to minimise the impact, if any? Gaurav Patra finds
out
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Brand
building to attract and retain the best talent
The IT industry being people-oriented, what differentiates
the best from the rest is the quality of human capital
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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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Briefs
Baan up for sale,
fate of Indian staff hangs in balance
Apple to foray
into devices market with QuickTime
Packaged
software services gain ground in India
Logix
ties-up with Yahoo! Autos
neoIT
lines up $1bn IT, ITES biz
IT
training player taps new horizons
India
Life Hewitt buys Embrace
Microsoft’s
SAM push
Warana
launches milk credit card
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Sun builds on N1
vision
With N1, Sun wants to build up its professional services group
by leveraging its strength in the data centre. The company
is already 75 percent there in executing its N1 vision. By
year-end, Sun should have N1-enabled systems across its product
line, says Prashant L Rao
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Markets lack triggers
The markets continued to move in a narrow and range-bound
trend, as sentiment continued to remain subdued, with volumes
remaining low.
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Desktop Linux
gains ground
StarOffice,
the stepping stone to Linux |
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Bajaj Auto rides
on the SAP advantage
Infotech
attains CMMi Level 5 |
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STMicroelectronics:
Making the right kind of designs
STM has been designing integrated circuits (IC) chips in India
since 1992 at its Noida facility,
the company’s largest design centre outside Europe. Today,
this centre has emerged as a major hub for providing and supporting
worldwide IT applications and chip designs. Punita Jasrotia
reports
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“Systems management
is becoming proactive and predictive”
IT
project implementation in the enterprise
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The battle ahead
for product warriors
Software product development is a significant area of opportunity
for Indian companies. ABHINAV SINGH examines the strategies
of India’s top software product companies and the direction
in which Indian software product development is headed
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Personal
Technology
Ready for Digital
Photography?
During a recent visit to the camera shop, the salesman asked
me if Id like to trade my 35 mm compact for a Digital
Camera (digicam).
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