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Itanium 2 finally
opens server rooms for Intel
Intel’s 64-bit hope, the Itanium, has remained just that—a hope,
since 2001, when the first version was released. But Madison, the
latest version of Itanium 2, is turning the tide for Itanium with
significant market acceptance, claims the processor pasha. Ivor
Soans finds out what’s happening on the Indian front
Indian BPO firms
wary of tax dragnet
The Indian government is all set to examine whether a non-resident
company, which has outsourcing deals with a BPO outfit in India,
is subject to tax in India. Industry bigwigs say that such a development
would mean killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. CHITRA PADMANABHAN
reports on whether such a move is likely to have adverse effects
on the burgeoning BPO sector
Nihilent aims
to fulfil SME dream with ThirdDream
Nihilent Technologies has always defied conventional wisdom. When
every company under the Indian sun was deriving almost all revenues
from software services, this start-up went ahead and started with
IT consulting—considered the most high-end and risky option
for pure-play software services companies. Now Nihilent is set to
play an entirely different game in the Indian software product scenario
with ThirdDream, a software product suite specifically built for
the SME segment. SRIKANTH R P has the details on Nihilent’s
ambitious game plan
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