September-2011 issue
Cover Story
Author: Vimali Swamy
2008 was a year of grave challenges for Dr. Parag Pruthi. The moving in of a new tenant in their building complex and associated electrical work led to a massive fire breakout within NIKSUN’s headquarters, destroying over 250 large...
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In My Opinion
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Setting up your own venture is always a difficult task. It requires many sacrifices, a strong commitment, perseverance, and...
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Anniversary Special
Justice Markandey Katju
A famous Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, had once quoted, “Gulon me rang bhare, baad-ae-naubahar chale, chale bhi aao ke gulshan...
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Sanjiv Sidhu
-Chairman & Co-founder, o9 Solutions
Over the last two decades, as ex-CEO and Founder of i2 Technologies, a public company, and currently as Chairman of o9...
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Prashant Ranade
Technology is ubiquitous in our daily lives. And it’s getting faster, smarter, smaller and cheaper every day. Products which...
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Deepak Bhagat
Vision
My vision for India, in 2050, is that she is in the top 3 in economies as measured by its GDP. Her economic growth...
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The author is a Board Member and Chair, Programs, TiE Silicon Valley, TiE Angels Steering Committee Member and a serial...
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Naveen Jain
Helping people get what they need most in life is at the heart of successful philanthropy. It is no coincidence that fulfilling...
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Rajat Mohanty
Last decade saw our IT/ITES industry grow from roughly $8 billion to $70 billion. Will it have the same pace in coming decade?...
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Steve Sanghi
Between 1975 and 1995, I watched India miss a series of opportunities on the international scene to establish itself as an...
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Amit Dhir
In the coming years, as the Indian economy opens to further foreign investment, Indian firms will thrive and grow into the...
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Dr. Krishnan Ramaswami
The next wave of computing is here; it is primarily driven by mobile computing, with social, cloud and commerce acting as...
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Sanjai Bhagat,Shavin Malhotra & PengCheng Zhu
Cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) are an important strategic corporate initiative that enables firms to extend their current...
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CEO Spotlight
Sudha Valluru
Technology advancements are transforming the way that enterprises use videoconferencing – empowering new applications for...
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Feature
Hari Anil
‘The feast in the neighbor’s house is good, but it will not last forever.’ This applies to the global economies and...
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VC talk
Gaurav Shah
It is totally clichéd to say, “The Indian growth story is BIG”. Over the last few years, after meeting several hundred...
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CIO Insights
SI Team
The economic slowdown has accelerated enterprise transformation and India is now shifting into focusing on newer strategies for...
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VC Chakra
SI Team
San Francisco-based Bloomspot, a group buying daily deal site, raises $35 million in Series B round of funding in a round led...
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SI Team
Druva, an enterprise that provides laptop backup and retrieval, raises $12 million in Series B round of funding. The funding...
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In Focus
Vandana Subramanian
The Anti Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare is fast gaining support not only from the masses — India and abroad but from...
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SI Team
There Two Indians and two persons of Indian origin figure among Top 35 Innovators under-35 in the latest list of Massachusetts...
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SI Team
The cumulative growth over the last ten years suggests that the BPO industry has outpaced the IT industry from an absolute...
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SI Team
The job market in the country is coming back to its normal self, and job prospects are rising. In this scenario more than half...
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SI Team
Indian American candidates are emerging as a fund raising force for the 2012 U.S. elections, raking in cash from a well...
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Editor's Desk
Christo Jacob
The other day, during a vacation in my hometown, I came across a fisherman handing out his business cards to his customers. He...
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