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Media Lab Asia is dead,
Long live Media Lab Asia
Almost as hot as the Indian summer is the Media Lab Asia story.
Ivor Soans and Srikanth R P try to bring a balanced perspective
to the muck-slinging session, but more importantly, are convinced
that the future of Indian IT R&D is still bright |
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Indentifying
common hiring blind spots
Why are some recruitments successful while others are
disastrous failures? The amount of time, effort and money
spent in the hiring process very often comes to naught
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June 2003 Issue
What’s
behind IT investment?
Which technologies are CIOs planning to invest in this
year? Is IT aligned with business in Indian enterprises?
The answer to all these questions is what 'Infrastructure
Strategies 2003' (IS 2003) is all about. |
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| India News |
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Briefs
Simputer a hit
at Bangalore PC Expo
Business Objects
bullish on Indian telecom sector
D-Link to market
Gigabyte range
IBM opens technology
design centre
vMoksha in JV
with chinadotcom
PeopleSoft, Hexaware
to set up ISC
HandySoft, Datamatics
to offer BPM
Euronet launches
shared ATM network
Bankstar implements
FIDS at City Union Bank
Top News
Can Linux ward
off the new threat?
MCD to collaborate
with ICICI Infotech on e-governance
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| News Analysis |
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BenQ attempts to
clean up its image
Virtual reality
centres promise a new experience
WeP Peripherals
does a Xerox in laser printing
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| India Trends |
Enterprises adopt
DR as SMEs stay away
Disaster Recovery is an area that is now noticed by CEOs too.
As large enterprises, banks and oil companies have decided to
go in for DR solutions, the potential for DR implementation
has increased immensely in India. The market for DR is expected
to increase substantially in the coming years, says ABHINAV
SINGH |
| Company Watch |
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Kanbay bets
on BFSI for faster growth
Kanbay India recently announced a series of initiatives to
foster growth. STANLEY GLANCY profiles the global system integrator’s
strategy for moving ahead in the market
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| Opinion |
“IT leasing is the
way to go in India”
“Philippines is
on par with India”
Patents: Leveraging
the power of your idea |
| India Computes! |
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Indian helps make
seamless instant messaging possible
Bharat Electronics’
fish finder helps net rich haul
South India offers
a cyber-bridge to Hindi
Computers (almost)
everyone can afford
Bytes for all
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| E-Business |
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Sona leverages IT
to bring about functional efficiency
In response to the economic downturn, stagnant sales and the
need to expand its customer base, the Rs 320 crore Sona group
streamlined its operations and implemented Oracle’s ERP package.
The power of relevant and timely information has helped the
company incorporate efficiencies into its business processes,
says Shipra Arora
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| Technology |
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CIM—the key to interoperability
and storage management
Storage management has always been a brow-crinkling problem
for enterprise managers trying to deal with the superabundance
of data. Adoption of the Common Information Model will lead
to a collaborative approach towards developing storage solutions,
says V VIVEKANAND
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| Stock File |
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Positive signals
emerging, but…
The markets have managed to close above the psychologically
important 3,000 level for six consecutive trading days, which
is a positive sign.
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| TechSpace |
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