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October-2007 issue
Guru Talk
Author: Deepak Puri
Deepak Puri talks about the terra firma of the electronics industry. more>>

People Manager

C. Mahalingam
The power of periodic one-on-ones with employees cannot be overemphasized. One-on-ones are scheduled short meetings that first... more>>

Management

Kishore R Deshpande
The 'manager's world' is completely different. Different people definitely do not respond to the same treatment from the same... more>>
Paresh Shah
The author is Vice President and General Manager of Information Management, Convergys. more>>

Technology

Sandeep Dasgupta
A lot of readers will be surprised to know that though AJAX has become popular in fairly recent times, neither the concept nor... more>>

Quality

LN Mishra
Implementing multiple models can create significant challenges and confusion in the practicing community if it is not well... more>>

Career Tracker

Parveen Mittal
IT executives share their mantras for a successful career. more>>

Woman Achiever

Jaya Smitha Menon
Stuti feels every woman has the opportunity to grow and excel in their respective fields; and the effort required may be a... more>>

Company of the Month

Jaya Smitha Menon
Real Soft (Intl) focuses on Instant Voice Response technology. The financial and telecom sectors, are increasingly using this... more>>

Feature

Ajith J Pillai
Effective execution of ideas and solutions is very important. This involves people with different skill sets, temperament, and... more>>
Banumathy Duraiswamy
Mental movies are visions of success constantly visualized before they are actually achieved. A mental movie drives us towards... more>>
Dasari Jagadish Kumar
Engineers enjoy and take pride in ‘developing’ products. Try getting them to validate the product and you will hit a wall.... more>>
Vishnu Raned
Unit testing is an effective idea that improves time-to-market, quality, and flexibility. Enabling developers to test their... more>>
Jaya Smitha Menon
Story telling making its way to the corporate world in order to achieve management goals. more>>
Christo Jacob
You need not admire your boss just to please him. On the contrary, it can make your work place better and can be a spring board... more>>

Tech Recruiter

Priya Pradeep
Want to make a career in Oracle? Confused whether you want to be Oracle Application Developer or an Oracle Database... more>>

Tech Product

Vimali Swamy
Read on to know about the latest tech products launched in the market. more>>

Campus Reporter

Christo Jacob
Around 450 young innovators at colleges across the country are expanding the limits of their imagination through ‘Magnum... more>>

Engineer's Diaries

Vimali Swamy
An insight into the professional lives of IT engineers. more>>

Tech Buzz

ST Team
Read on to know the latest developments in the tech world. more>>

Movers and Shakers

Vimali Swamy
Natarajan Viswanathan, MD, Hitachi Data Systems more>>
Vimali Swamy
Mohit Rampal, Country Manager, 3Com India more>>
Vimali Swamy
Mallik Moturi, MD, Xilinx India more>>
Vimali Swamy
Vadeesh Budramane, MD, FCG more>>
Vimali Swamy
Jami Duncan, Head- Global Alliances, Intense Technologies more>>
Vimali Swamy
Rajendra Mruthyunjayappa, MD - APAC Operations, Talisma more>>

Cover Story

Jaya Smitha Menon
At MetricStream they believe that “good compliance is good business”. Over 250 employees working in the Bangalore office... more>>

Cover Feature

ST Team
Some of the leading Venture Capitalists share their views on trends they are watching in the Enterprise Software space more>>

Leadership

Sarv Sarvanan
Leadership is not about position or power. Leadership is about the actions that one drives. more>>

siliconindia Events

Vimali Swamy
siliconindia held the 'siliconindia Leadership Summit' in Bangalore to commemorate its tenth anniversary. Over 400... more>>
ST Team
More than 3000 professionals with experience ranging from 2-15+ years in the IT industry attended the jobfair. more>>

In Focus

ST Team
Know more about what is happening in the IT world. more>>

Editor's Desk

Pradeep Shankar
Whether it is at home or workplace, nurture creativity and enthusiasm. Helping others fulfill their dreams is even more fun... more>>

Last Word

Rudramuni.B.
As IT professionals we all would have faced dilemma whether to take up a management role or a technology role at one point or... more>>
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