March-2001 issue
Cover Story
Few would deny that Chicago is one of the commercial centers of the United States, but when people think of technology, the windy city doesn’t really ring a bell. Silicon Valley must now acknowledge tech centers like Seattle,...
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Cover
There are a small number of quite simple core concepts in marketing. Think of them as bricks. You use them to build a...
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In the early 80s I recall a term used often by the first generation to describe the few second-generation children that...
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Sierra Atlantic Founder Raju Reddy explains that “business applications increasingly flow through multiple point...
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Cover Feature
As head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Prof....
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India has declared 2001 “The Year of E-Governance.” The idea is for the federal and state governments to extend...
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Until recently, only India’s own restrictions kept Indian firms from being listed on US markets. And now India has...
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But he has seen enough of high-tech business in India to know it won't be easy. He was a co-founder and director of...
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Until November 2000, Maniben, from Kutch in Gujarat, India, had never seen either a telephone or television. A...
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Advertising agency Rediffusion launched its Internet arm in 1995. Even by international standards, it was definitely an...
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What have been the rewards and frustrations of doing it?
Rewards: The biggest reward is of course the visibility that...
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Yes, the digital revolution is real. Yes, the global software and related services market can be expected to continue...
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India is a unique country, with dualism deeply rooted in every aspect of its makeup. On one hand, it is considered an...
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The software industry in India is on a roll. Having accomplished the transition from body-shopping to offshore projects...
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What kind of capitalism does India need? What I have in mind is certainly not the 18th century merchant capitalism of...
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The incubation concept is relatively new in India, though incubators have been around for quite some time, with the US...
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In India, the Internet and the bandwidth crunch go hand in hand. According to Dewang Mehta, president of the National...
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As the Old Economy gives way to the New, and the effects trickle down, India finds itself face to face with an...
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Like post-World War II Japan, India is on a warpath to become a developed country. It took Japan 50 years, starting...
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What are Indian venture capital firms up to these days? Some Indian “new economy” funds got severely burned on...
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The 20th century has been called the American century. In 1900, the US was just another nation, a Johnny-come-lately...
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Club members, restricted to 40, meet every first and third Wednesday for breakfast at the ITC Hotel Kakatiya Sheraton -...
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Today, companies all over the world face stiff challenges from their competition in an overcrowded marketplace. More...
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The post liberalization era in India is truly the “era of technology” -- Information and Technology are the two...
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Ishoni (a Japanese word that translates into “convergence” or “working together”) is an angel and...
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Next time you access the Internet in Hyderabad or Bangalore, don't be surprised if you find that your laptop, mobile or...
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It is fashionable for populist politicians, intellectuals and journalists to ask what Information Technology and...
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What are the objectives of the IVCA?
The main objective of the IVCA is to help replicate in India the VC ecosystem of...
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Career Advice
Upward Mobility
I hold a BA in information systems from NJIT and work for a company called eComServer Inc. My...
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Openfile
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VC Talk
So here I am, about to commit heresy . . . opening the kimono a little to tell you some of the things that VCs do that...
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Wall Street View
When it comes to the economy, the president is like a quarterback. Just as the quarterback gets most of the credit and...
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Sam Pitroda Column
India is a densely populated country, with a large percentage of its people poor, served by an underdeveloped and...
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