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Manufacturing
growth, the D-Link way
IT
hardware manufacturing is a term almost synonymous with failure
in India. Srikanth R P looks at D-Link India, one of the rare
successes in the Indian hardware manufacturing space, which
is not relying only on its local manufacturing strengths but
has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for growth by firing
on initiatives like BPO, software services and hardware exports
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News> |
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News
in Brief
Siemens and Talisma
offer packaged solution ...
Global
Vantedge plans to scale up operations
Wilco
to launch new product for investment bankers
Satyam
supports IBM’s Lotus enterprise solutions
CIW
Security Analyst Certification launched in India
Luminous
initiates drive for UPS business
New
service lines will lead growth in IT industry: Nasscom
Micron
sets up direct presence ,,,
Portuguese
stock exchg. to implement Elind’s trading solution
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Editorial
More on the curse
of the Internet
Interview
“Adaptec
to enhance R&D initiatives”
Mailbox
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| <Stock
File> |
Trend
to remain range-bound
The weakness on the bourses continued amidst a range-bound
trend. Volumes continued to remain extremely moderate due to
lack of interest and institutional participation. |
| <India
Trends> |
Mid-range
will drive storage market
The mid-range storage sector is poised to take off. Since
SMEs cannot afford high cost enterprise solutions and mid-range
systems come packed with some enterprise features, decision
making isn’t too complicated. Gaurav Patra looks at the structure,
the players and the market outlook for mid-range storage systems |
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Looking
for a silver lining in a dull market
After shrinking by 4 percent last year, the server
market stabilised in H1 2002 to the extent that a contraction
in the Intel space was offset by modest growth in the UNIX
segment. On the technology front, IBM and HP rolled out dual
processor blades. With Big Blue releasing the 16-way x440,
Intel boxes continued their charge up the performance ladder,
says Prashant L Rao
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Prudential
ICICI: Technology at your service
In a competitive environment, it is customer convenience
that makes the difference. In line with this credo, Prudential
ICICI overhauled its network infrastructure, providing customers
quicker and more efficient response mechanisms. Stanley Glancy
finds out how this change in IT infrastructure has helped the
company in ‘Taking Care of your investments’ |
| <Company
Watch> |
Navision
focuses on SMEs
While niche marketing is theoretically easy, putting
it into practice is hard since it calls for the sacrifice of
walking away from the biggest market segments. Is it worth it?
Shipra Arora finds out |
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Analysis> |
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Tata
Elxsi: Betting big on design
Tata Elxsi, one of the least known companies of the
Tata group, happens to be one of the few companies in India
focused on product design. Srikanth R P profiles the strategies
of this innovative company, which continues to draw inspiration
from design
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Boot-strapping
e-governance
Even as Indian state governments fall over themselves
to hop on to the e-governance bandwagon, Sandeep Verma explains
why the right e-governance projects require a careful approach |
| <Personal
Technology> |
The
World Cup on your Palm
As the cricket fever builds up with upsets and near-upsets
in the early stages of the tournament, keeping track of how
the teams are faring and their chances becomes difficult. Ashish
Gupta suggests ways you can use the power of the Palm to update
and analyse the mountain of statistics coming from South Africa |
| <Secure
Space> |
Defining
success in e-business
Surendra Singh elaborates on the advantages of creating
a trusted e-business environment |
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