September-2009 issue
Cover Story
Author: Jayakishore Bayadi
Sara frequents MySpace to connect with her old friends, make new ones, and drum up jobs. Well, this social networking savvy homemaker isn’t in front of a computer; instead, she uploads pictures and taps into the celebrated social...
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In My Opinion
Bharat Desai
Having co-founded Atos Syntel (formerly Syntel Inc.) in 1980, Bharat has served the company in various roles. From CEO,...
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Company Spotlight
Jayakishore Bayadi
“When we approach a client, we do not sound as just another SAP and Oracle Applications services provider. We work on core of...
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CEO Spot Light
Sanjeev Agrawal
In the next few years, phones will change in three fundamental ways to become a lot ‘smarter’ than they are today. Phones...
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Ramu Sunkara
In the last two years, the mobile handsets have matured to become a viable development platform. Today, one can leverage the...
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Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar
Mobile video players, large and small, are currently in a pitched battle to replicate the success of online video in the mobile...
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Ajay Kulkarni
Smarter mobile applications that understand more about you and offer a personalized experience based on your usage patterns....
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Arish Ali
The mobile apps space is all the rage today in large part thanks to the app store arms race started by Apple’s iPhone...
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Technology
Vivek Kangralkar
A semiconductor SoC (System on Chip) development cycle goes through significant understanding of market research, concept...
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Loren Weinberg & Elaine
The Web is a primary channel for driving sales, customer loyalty, and operational efficiencies; so building an effective Web...
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India Road Ahead
Ranga Iyer
Two industries have put India on the world map – IT and pharmaceuticals. India’s pharmaceuticals industry, currently valued...
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Vinod Juneja
The cement sector is gearing up for a fast track growth and the next few years will see the sector zooming past new milestones....
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Anil Seth
The Infrastructure sector in India is traversing through one of its most interesting phases today. If we look at our growth...
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Govind Shrikhand
The challenges before Indian retailing in the past year have been unprecedented in both scale and scope, with a number of...
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Sunil Sikka
The current scenario in the electrical equipment sector is a potential portent for huge growth as the demand for technologicaly...
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Anil Nair
The phenomenal growth of Indian telecom sector in the last ten years has been the most defining development in India's history,...
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Sanjay K Jain
The Indian textile industry has been one of the foremost contributors to the country's employment, exports, and GDP. The...
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Shri S.Hajara
The shipping sector plays a pivotal role in the economic development of the country and is extremely vital for the strategic...
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Business
Karthikeyan Krishnan
Introduction
In the extremely competitive telecom sector customer satisfaction is a vital metric of success.Customer...
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Entrepreneur 101
Gunjan Sinha
Entrepreneurs are said to be visionary leaders. What makes them visionary? How do they develop the capability to see the future...
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VC Chakra
si Team
Simply Hired, a Silicon Valley based job portal headed by Gautam Godhwani, has bagged $4.6 million in its series D round of...
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In Focus
si Team
Several bright minds outside America fly to the U.S. seeking better opportunities in places like Silicon Valley, which is...
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si Team
Cloud computing is the latest super-hyped concept in IT. According to Gartner’s latest Hyper Cycle Report (2009), cloud...
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si Team
After showcasing their talents to the world all these years, companies in India could face a huge 'talent deficit' in the...
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si Team
Indian employees are paid nearly 20 times less than their counterparts in the U.S. and Switzerland. According to the ‘Prices...
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si Team
Americans and Britons continue to top the list of foreign arrivals in India. According to the latest figures published by the...
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si Team
Indians are the fastest growing group of illegal immigrants in the U.S., according to the American Community Survey of the U.S....
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Editor's Desk
Pradeep Shankar
India’s maiden moon mission launched on October 22 last year was abruptly terminated, as the radio contact with the...
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