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Letter
AVL shows the way
The India Trends story on ’Automated Vehicle Locator Systems’ [Express
Computer, July 5, 2004] is quite interesting. It is true that in India awareness
about the existence of AVLs is not high. The reason for it is partly due to
the expensive hardware components that make a AVL system. Government support
in bringing the hardware prices down can go a long way in boosting the adoption
of AVL in the logistics sector. AVLs prove that technology can not only act
as a business enabler, but can also help reduce uncertainties associated with
business
—Gurdeep Singh
Mumbai
The 1 GB bandwagon
The article “Gmail- changing e-mail as we know it” [Express Computer,
July 5, 2004] comes at a time when there is a buzz regarding e-mail both among
service providers and customers. The review did a good job in comparing various
e-mail services. It will certainly help users like me to choose what is most
appropriate to our needs.
—Aanchal Kasbekar
Mumbai
Workforce size
The article ‘How to determine your workforce size’ (IT People, June
21, 2004) was very informative. The writer has successfully managed to highlight
the repercussions of under-recruitment and over-recruitment. This problem, in
fact, has been plaguing many IT organisations, but few speak about it in industry
circles. It is a critical issue as employee headcount has a direct impact on
the cost, and affects the bottomline. In a knowledge-based industry like ours,
staff costs account for the maximum operating budget and needs to be kept under
control. Write ups on these issues will keep us updated on trends at the workplace.
—Ritesh Gupta
Gurgaon
Tackling the corporate environment
I am a keen reader of IT People, it provides an interesting insight to many
issues that might not be articulated, sometimes even in a corporate environment.
The article ‘How competent employees transform a company’ [Express
Computer, June 29, 2004] was one such piece. The article pointed out how both
employees and organisations can benefit by the optimum utilisation of competency.
The piece helped highlight the barriers that exist between employees and management.
Another section that I look forward to is Ementors. Though the queries that
are sent might refer to individual problems, they are similar to issues being
faced by many of us and we benefit from the answers. Recently I had to shift
from the department that I had worked in for ten years. The department was closed
down by the management, and hence I had to decide whether to move to a different
job or to adapt to another position in my company. Taking a cue from a letter
by a reader I tailored my action plan. I hope your magazine will continue to
address such issues
—Jeevan Narayan
Bangalore
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