Information Technology
Resurrection
If your favourite aunt tells you that her neighbour's son Raju has joined the infotech industry, and you ask her if it is a hardware company, you are likely to have made an enemy for life (or you start getting treated like the village idiot). But not for
long. The Indian hardware industry, which has long been playing a poor second fiddle to the software industry, is on the road to riches.
Old wine in new bottle
Remember ERP? Those once-exciting companies (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, JD Edwards, Baan) that sold software to enterprises before the commercial Internet exploded onto the horizon? Now go back and perform this exercise with their valuations, beginning in
1991.
Virtual brain bazaar
Dwarfing the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul is a bustling Internet market where every zany concept is a commodity and every casual passerby, a potential customer.
What's in a name?
Last week, under ``Resolving domain name disputes,'' we highlighted the broad framework governing the resolution of domain name disputes. This article specifically examines the factors that the person filing the complaint (Complainan
t) has to prove and the defences that can be availed of by the person against whom the proceedings have been initiated (Respondent).
Beyond 3-D design
Remember telling your child in its first year of school, ``Don't talk to strangers, accept sweetmeats from them or accompany them anywhere!''? That was one sure way of ensuring your child's safety.
In-house Web
Imagine the power you will have if your Web site is located within the physical confines of your house or office. Not only does it provide the security of having everything within your control, it also makes trouble-shooting easier and faster.
Integration: The new mantra
INDIAN firms have realised that adopting the supply-chain as a strategic competitive advantage tool has early payoffs. But it is unfortunate that much of this effort is not effectively directed or fully understood. The result is a growing gap betwe
en firms that truly understand and implement the concept of effective, forward-looking supply chain management and those that simply follow the trend, and withdraw after initials gains.
There's e in engineering
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-K), established in 1951, has several firsts to its credit including the distinction of being the first IIT in the country. In 1964, it was the first to boast of a computer -- a prized I
BM 1620. Moving with the times, IIT-K has incorporated computing and computer education in the curriculum of all the 26 disciplines offered.
TIP-OFF
1. To open windows Explorer, Press ``windows key'' on the Keyboard + E
Webcopier -- Download entire sites in a jiffy
WebCopier is a useful tool for people who can't have enough of the Internet, but do not have the time or the resources for it. It copies entire Web sites and stores them locally, on your system, until you are ready to view them. Once you have copied a si
te, you can access its content at any time no matter where you are, and what's best, even when you are not connected to the Net.
