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Story this Week |
TVSE
prints a new image
 Rather
than wallow around in a dull market, the Chennai-based TVS Electronics
(TVSE) has decided to kick-start the market with new made-for-India
products, and is also going full speed ahead on becoming a destination
for global majors wanting to outsource part of their design
and manufacturing. Srikanth R P has the details on TVSE’s remarkable
strategy |
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| India
News |
ITC
to connect one-sixth of India through e-choupals
Altera
opens sales office in Bangalore
NetApp
markets unified storage box
Quantum
offers disk-based backup
Secure
Synergy looks at APAC and Middle East
PwC
unveils technology forecast for 2002-2004
NetBusiness
forays into people outsourcing
Invensys
to ramp up Hyderabad centre
WEBEL
joins hand with Oracle for e-governance initiatives
Cognizant
to enter BPO space by Q1 of next year
Nasscom
to hire PR firms in US, UK |
| News
Analysis |
Indian
PC market finally hears some good news
With the latest IDC figures showing that the free
fall in the PC market has surely been arrested, what does the
future hold for India’s PC industry? Shipra Arora & Punita Jasrotia
analyse the IDC numbers and also figure out where the market
is headed |
| India
Trends |
Pricing
and apps will drive PDA growth
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are not so personal
anymore. New-found power and features are helping these devices
to become an accepted part of the corporate world. Users are
realising that PDAs can be just as useful as desktops, notebooks
and cell phones. In days to come, industry analysts expect to
see PDAs with features like video compression/ decompression,
MP3 playback and 3D graphics, say Gaurav Patra & Shipra Arora
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| E-Business |
Compuage benefits from
ERP
Odd as it may seem, not many IT distributors use
the IT products they deal in. Srikanth R P comes across one
that does—with very positive results |
| Stock
File |
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Undertone
remains positive
The markets moved in a range-bound trend during
the course of the week. Stock specific activity was seen,
as tech stocks remained subdued during the week, taking a
cue from the weak Nasdaq.
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| Opinion |
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Editorial
Goa’s
got IT on its agenda now
Linux
— the next generation OS
Mailbox
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| Company
Watch |
Pramati plays
with the big boys
Surviving in the highly competitive server market
and competing with big names like IBM and Sun is no easy task.
But Pramati Technologies has done just that and lives to tell
the tale. Stanley Glancy reports |
| Technology |
Knowledge driven automation
Knowledge-based engineering is about reuse of experience,
expertise and other information relevant to each phase of the
engineering life cycle of an end-user product. It can be either
in a structured format like a spreadsheet or even in a subjective
format like human judgement. Aiyappan Ramamurthi illustrates
how knowledge-based engineering can be deployed to enhance the
productivity of the design team |
| Personal
Focus |
Palm powered alternatives
Ever thought of controlling your palm handheld with
your watch, or for that matter, combining the benefits of a
laptop with the palm? Ashish Gupta tells you how to do just
that |
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