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September-2006 issue
Cover Story
Author: Keerthana Venkatesh
Working with a complete product DNA, techies at Symphony Services get to work with some of the best known big software brands as well as small but independent and innovative startups. more>>

Guru Speak

Subramanian Ramadorai
Innovation has fuelled the growth of the IT indusry in India, and account for 65 percent of the global offshore business more>>

Protocol@Work

Sridhar Jayanthi
Attending meetings is not a done thing. Taking down notes is very important more>>

How I Got Where I am Today

Poonam Ramakrishnan
Amit Agarwal's career is a guide to achieving success through hard work and perseverence more>>

Company Profile

Vidya Balakrishnan
At AMD, it's talent that is given precedence over the cost factor more>>
Aritra Bhattacharya
Bangalore based TES PV strives to become a 'design-upwards' organization more>>

Woman Achiever

Keerthana Venkatesh
Mastering the world of analog and mixed design solutions,Indira Iyer has had quite a checkerboard growth. more>>

Tricks of a Good Manager

Keerthana Venkatesh
Vasanthi Suresh supervises the goings on at EDS, where Project Managers are busy modeling cars out of vegetables more>>

HR Speak

ST Team
Sudhanshu Pandit, Manager-Staffing, Symantec Corporation,India shares his views on the desired attributes in candidates more>>
ST Team
Sunil Nikhar, Founder/Head HR, Pyxis Systems consults scientific studies while hiring candidates more>>
ST Team
Applicants keen on just increments have no place in the industry, says Harry C.D., Director HR, Tejas Networks India more>>
ST Team
It's important that candidates don't get paranoid in the face of challenges, says N. Balamurugan Senior HR, Sulekha.com more>>

Tech Marketing

Harish Revanna
SAP's business in India is uniquely tied to the clichéd ‘localization’ more>>

Tech Turf

Shivani Mody
Being part of the dot net community is simply amazing and infectious too in a way more>>

Sage Speak

Dhiraj C Rajaram
Finishing touch very essential more>>
V Ranganathan
Techies should possess an unusual competence in discernment more>>

Movers and Shakers

ST Team
R. Srikanth, Executive Vice President & Group Chief Financial Officer, Polaris Software Labs Ltd. more>>
ST Team
Satya Gottumukkala, Vice President, Healthcare, FCG Software Services India Pvt. Ltd. more>>
ST Team
Jaspreet Bindra, Country Manager, Windows Live and MSN India more>>
ST Team
Dilip Khandekar, Director of Engineering, Ensim India Pvt. Ltd. more>>
ST Team
Vishnu Raned, Country Manager, Agitar Software India Pvt. Ltd. more>>

Tech Buzz

ST Team
Read about the happenings in the tech world. more>>

Leadership

Harish Revanna
For Bobby Mitra, MD, Texas Instruments, leadership is not a clinical subject. It is about getting to a state of resonance. more>>

Business

Sharad Sharma
MNCs often have to play second fiddle owing to their late entry; what matters eventually is an understanding of the market more>>

Career

Sanjeev Jain and Sohini Bagchi
Chip designing jobs are growing in India. This story will help you decide what to choose. more>>
Vijay Anand
It is imperative that the R&D industry takes an approach similar to that of the IT Services industry more>>
Jayakumar Balasubramanian
The manager position should be seen as a way to enable others and adding value to the business rather than power-centric... more>>

In Focus

ST Team
SNIA India to function as a self-governing regional affiliate more>>
ST Team
The alumni meet displayed the vibrancy of the PGSEM program. more>>

Editor's Desk

Pradeep Shankar
The fact not many in the IT industry seem to be geared for higher education may be a deterrent ot its growth more>>

Last Word

Satya Simha
Switching jobs without completeing a task is a pitfall all techies must avoid more>>
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