March-2007 issue
Guru Speak
Author: Sanjeev Gupta
While some investments made during the past decade, such as design automation software have paid off, most have not. What explains this paradox?
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How I Got Where I am Today
Aritra Bhattacharya
Beware. Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan is ‘mining’ all your activities on Yahoo, his roving eye looking for the key to unlocking...
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Woman Achiever
Vidya Balakrishnan
Kalpana Margabandhu is steering one of the largest Product Development Labs for IBM worldwide, the thrill of proving sceptics...
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Sage Speak
Shubha Sharath
Don’t let your employer shirk the responsibility of training you on effective communication skills
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David Dichmann
The key to overcoming this roadblock is to bring the thoughts of all the stakeholders on the same plane.
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Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe
The chief duty of a CTO is that of being a good listener, since there is no monopoly in knowledge or insight.
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HR Talk
Sriparna Chakraborty
The Smart Techie spoke to HR Managers about the essential ingredients in an effective resume. Excerpts
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Movers and Shakers
Tech Buzz
ST Team
Semiconductor policy announced, India IT forays into China, Shell opens facility in Bangalore while Microsoft launches Windows...
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Cover Story
Pradeep Shankar
Akamai is pegged on the fringes of the web, helping speed up the secure delivery of content through its global network of servers.
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Cover Feature
Rajesh Setty
As one considers entrepreneurial opportunities in the web 2.0 space, it’s wise to consider some lessons from the earlier...
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Vidya Balakrishnan
Entrepreneurs are cashing in on imaginative ideas involving the user, giving way to a surge in the number of web 2.0 startups
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Aritra Bhattacharya
Vinton Cerf envisages the web as the breeding ground for disrutive ideas and aspires to bring people on the fringes of economy...
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Aritra Bhattacharya
Despite the bleak performace of existing regional language portals, the likes of Yahoo and MSN are launching local language...
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Business
Vanit Gupta
Early to market strategy is forcing companies to take “buy” rather than “make” decisions about functionalities in their...
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Company Profile
Vidya Balakrishnan
'Making technology work for everyone' is what keeps the tech support engineers at Slashsupport on their toes
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Career
Uttam Kumar Choudhary
Increasing complexity and the pressure to keep resources highly available has spurred career opportunities in IT Infrastructure...
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Feature
Vidya Balakrishnan
Of late, investors have heightened their radars towards alternative energy start-ups, Khosla being one of the early movers to...
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Sharad Sharma
While selling something, it's important to consider whether the buyer lives in a flat budget world or a growing budget one.
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Innovation@work
Sanjeev Chopra
Dominant design does not mean "bleeding edge" technology; rather it represents a happy balance of performance, ease of use,...
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Leadership
Harish Revanna
Ranga Shetty strives to be clockmaker leader, one who leaves behind a clock that tells time irrespective of the maker's presence.
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People Manager
C Mahalingam (Mali)
Following the seven pillars of “Spiritual Leadership” will help you create a passionate organisation
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In Focus
ST Team
All about IBM's women's only recruitment drive, Intel's teraflop and a migration of jobs from the U.S. to India.
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Editor's Desk
Pradeep Shankar
The rapid growth in Internet users, combined with the rise of online video services and the lack of investment in new...
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Last Word
Kevin Porter
Engineers have trained themselves to be so scientific and logical that they forget creativity.
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