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I salute Express Computer for its front page story ‘Red
Hat wants the piece of the desktop’ and the News Analysis
article, ‘Can LG India extend Linux to the desktop’
(Express Computer, November 25, 2002). Many corporates are
shifting to the Linux operating system, but home users still
prefer Microsoft. This is basically due to lack of awareness.
Most users don’t care about what system they are using
as long as they can check and send e-mail, run basic applications
and surf the Net. Also, most people are not aware of the advantages
of using Linux. The media should educate people on the Linux
advantage. Even computer resellers should be encouraged to
promote usage of Linux by loading the software. Anyone who
wants a Microsoft system can have one on demand. Computer
institutes should also make alternative systems like Linux
a part of their course syllabus.
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Alfred Ignatius
Bangalore
Flavour of the moment
Web services seem to be the flavour of the month—with
almost all magazines and newspapers talking about how this
phenomenon will revolutionise the business sector. But most
are still not sure about the standardisation process around
the security of these services. In current times, this is
the most critical factor that needs to be addressed before
looking into other aspects. Vendors should ensure that they
get together to develop and adopt the necessary standards
instead of trying to one-up each other and not reach anywhere.
Also, things should be kept as simple as possible without
compromising on quality.
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Rashmi Somayajai
Mumbai
Role model
The Andhra Pradesh government is setting a good example by
encouraging small and medium sized technology companies to
work in a consortium mode and leverage joint capabilities.
This idea should be explored by other states as well and all
the pros and cons should be clearly stated out. In these hard
times using each others strengths can only prove beneficial
to all involved.
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Rahul Tiwari
Pune
Cell vs WLL
The burgeoning cellular services sector seems to be headed
for some bad times. With Reliance and Tata entering the market
with their WLL services, the cellular guys will have to part
with a major chunk of their revenues. Though they are fighting
it out in court they don’t stand much of a chance, especially
because even WLL service providers have paid the government
huge sums in the form of license fees. Also, with the recent
focus on the consumer and his rights, it’s his opinion
that matters in the end. And the consumer only stands to win
with WLL.
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Chandrika Sainathan
MumbaiIT in Arab land
The Gulf seems to be one market, which Indian IT companies
are targeting in a big way. Though not a very large market,
it can still contribute a lot to the country’s IT export
revenues. Also, there are added advantages when its comes
to Gulf countries. The language barrier, which poses a problem
when it comes to dealing with countries like Japan, Germany
or Italy is not applicable here, as most business dealings
are done in English. The Indian government and the IT sector
should make more sincere efforts to develop the India Inc.
brand in this region.
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Vijay Turakhia
Bangalore
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