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Samsung
takes a big stride in notebooks
Although Samsung entered the Indian notebook market only in
2004, the company has already made its presence felt. According
to IDC, Samsung has sold 7,000 units capturing 4.7 and 3.7
percent in the consumer and commercial notebook segments respectively.
In terms of value the company stands fifth with 3.9 percent.
By volume, Samsung is sixth with 4.9 percent.
Upfront
LCD
monitors: more affordable now
In mid-2004, an entry-level 15-inch LCD monitor was priced
at Rs 17,999 due to the high cost of LCD panels, which constitute
at least 70-80 percent of the cost of an LCD monitor; this
high cost, in turn, was due to the shortage of LCD panels.
Five
Facts
The
budget on IT
The Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, has put together what
at first glance appears to be a dream budget. For the IT industry,
customs duty on items under the Information Technology Agreement
have been brought down from 10 percent to nil. This agreement
covers all the components that go into a PC.
“We
saved $2.2 billion in 2004”
As the CIO of Cisco, what were the challenges faced by you?
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