Wired Wirelessly Date:   Friday , December 02, 2005 Challenged with problems networking or configuring varied wireless devices from multiple vendors? Srinivas Gudipudi, Development Manager, Computer Associates has the answer that promises seamless, hassle free configuration. Today every organization faces a scenario of managing networking devices from multiple vendors, along with new releases of firmware for the devices. Most wireless network devices support different protocols like SNMP, Telnet, SSH and HTTP. Gudipudi had to address this issue as it involved developing a framework that would help IT-Network Administrators. The Device Configuration framework provides a data driven approach wherein by writing the related XML files, an end-user would be able to have the specific device configuration. “This project put us on the edges all the way. We had to prove this was achievable and take it up to the next level. At every stage of development, we experienced joy and this inspired the team to work on more innovations,” Gudipudi says. Gudipudi defines innovation as a learning process where one learns through experience and comes out with better products. He also says that innovation should ensure that the innovations are practical and are of use to the end users. Srinivas Gudipudi, 35, Development Manager, Computer Associates. l. Holds a B.E. in Electrical and Communications Engineering from Mysore University. 2. Career Profile: Began his career in 1992 with Sri Sai Electronic Design Center, as a Design Engineer, joined the National Remote Sensing Agency as a scientist to develop ground processing hardware and software for IRS series of satellites, then joined HCL Technologies, Baan Info Systems and CA.