April-2004 issue
Cover Story
Author: Karthik Sundaram
World class is an often-heard phrase in any conversation with Surya Santhanagopalan, the dapper head honcho of one of Motorola’s software divisions. And no, he isn’t based in Bangalore, nor is he promoting the familiar India...
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Special Feature
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The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was created as a cutting edge platform to technological revolution that will change the way...
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Six hundred personnel at the Shell Information Technology International (SITI) in Cyberjaya are busy providing technical and...
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Business
Pradeep Shankar
The macro-environment of the telecom industry is improving. The worst is over and we are seeing good signs of recovery,” Arun...
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Arun Veembur
The Italians are really passionate about leather. If you touch good leather, they like to say, it should be like touching...
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Stephen Mathias
The setting up of huge BPO and software development facilities in India is resulting in an unprecedented boom in the...
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Entrepreneur
Karthik Sundaram and Arun Veembur
In a distant war of mythology, when the Greeks had besieged the city of Troy, there came a point when it appeared that mere...
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Technology
Pradeep Shankar
On the evening of January 3 this year, Spirit, the first of the two Mars Exploration Rovers, landed successfully on the surface...
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Sanjay Mathur & Adam Zagorski
Good things come in small packages. This adage rings true even for the traditionally staid computer storage industry. The...
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V. Anantakrishnan
Louis I. Kahn, the celebrated architect of buildings such as the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA and the IIM building in...
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Arun Veembur & Karthik Sundaram
For those who gripe that information technology doesn’t understand the business-side of things, try Ajit Patel for size....
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In My Opinion
Sanjeev Gupta
Since the early 1990’s, businesses have invested large sums of money (somewhere between two and five trillion dollars) in...
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VC Chakra
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Santa Clara, CA-based NeoPath Networks has closed a Series A round of financing. August Capital and DCM-Doll Capital Management...
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Datanautics, a provider of analytical software and services for Internet marketers, has closed its first round of funding with...
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Leadership
Arun Veembur & Robin Mathews
Ranjana Clark is the 43-year-old Executive Vice President and Head of Treasury Division, Wachovia [NYSE:WB], the $63b...
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Career
Swati Govil
The processing time for obtaining a labor certification approval varies greatly from region to region, with some regions...
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In Focus
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The United States ambassador to India David Mulford called for the removal of a ban on Foreign Direct Investment in the retail...
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The company which pioneered the “Press 1 for India for faster service” option says it will soon introduce cost benefits on...
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Standard and Poor’s has shown enthusiasm about the prospects of the Indian economy, while also sounding a note of caution on...
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Ranbaxy Labs has suffered a setback in its attempt to launch its generic version of Pfizer Inc’s anti-fungal drug Diflucan in...
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Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Group has formed a consortium with Changi Airport of Singapore (a 50:50 joint venture) to bid for the...
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The world’s second largest cell phone-maker Motorola has announced that it is moving its semiconductor design units to India...
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Last Word
Romi Mahajan
We’ve certainly come a long way with respect to the art and science of Management, especially in the high-technology...
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