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STPI, Bhubaneswar: A Small but Responsive Centre
With a couple of years left for the expiry of STPI Scheme in India, sweat has already started dripping down the forehead of the industry pundits…
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British Tabloid to hamlet off Hyderabad
Two news items that had appeared recently – one in the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, and the other in the Times of India student edition o…
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Semiconductors: Seminal Conductors of Indian IT
Recollect those days when mobile phones resembled lackluster, bulky bricks and computers took after ramshackle mammoth air-conditioning machines.…
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Is the Concept of Exalted Pay Packet Withering?
I compliment the management and students of IIMs for taking a policy decision not to make public the skyrocketing salaries that are being offered…
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Empowering Women through Technology : By - Dr. Akhtar Badshah Senior Director & Worldwide Head, Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
It was a dream come true for Kayanat. Coming out of wilderness characterized by poverty and squalor, she never thought that at the age of 20 she…
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James Gray Went Missing
Not many in India, except the hardcore computer buffs and professionals, would be aware of James Gray, Principal Researcher at Microsoft, whose g…
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A Parallel Net – Is it a Possibility? : By - Asoke K. Laha President & MD Interra IT
I toyed with several ideas for writing this column. Budget blues like FBT on ESOPs and MAT, fourth dimension, the central theme of a book Incredi…
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Jokes Apart
Did internet bring about changes in people’s ways of sharing jokes with one another? I know a cocktail circuit executive hunting through th…
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Spectre of Hope
The week gone by has witnessed a spate of activities, which are historic and are going to be etched in the public memory for long. Let me start w…
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Oh, Oh, Obama-An Open Letter to the President-elect
Let me, at the outset, congratulate you on your historic achievement of becoming the President of the United States. Your cheerful disposition, d…
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Past, Present and Future
I have heard of several euphemistic references to global wars. The most interesting and jocular reference being that “world wars were fough…
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose!!
It is election (silly) time. Manifestos are brimmed with promises and echo unstinted support for the cause of the common man. There are bickering…
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Reducing Data Center Costs during Recession
The world's economies are facing a slowdown or recession. Data center's budget is likely to face a cut. One of the most important data center cos…
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Proprietary and Open Source exist Side by Side
When OSS made its first appearance some 17 years ago, it was seen with an air of suspicion. Some dubbed it a non-starter. But this is not the cas…
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If I were the Prime Minister…
Please note the caption. It is an unlikely condition. Those who care for the grammar, particularly Wren & Martin buffs would understand the nuanc…
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A Better Memory can differentiate a Person from His Peers
Memory is an invaluable thing. If one has a stronger memory than others, he is surely better than others in every field. When it comes to IT, it…
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Zoo Zoos to Rule Based Economics
The month, which has passed by, recorded many significant developments. I must qualify that statement by mentioning that it is a very subjective…
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