The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Big guys do it better
Not everyone can do what needs to be done. Size matters. The big guys are growing into their own in the BPO market, controlling costs and seeing stability in billing rates. The little ones are watching, for now. More

HARDWARE

`Light'ing the way
Think of Philips and you think of lamps. But it's playing pioneer when it comes to the chips used in its products. More on the trend. More

SOFTWARE

Four-sight!
What does 2004 hold out for the software services sector? eWorld tracks four key trends poised to dominate the scene in the coming year. More

Mark time together
This is the epitome of synchrony. The hour, minute and second hands work together to keep time. The same challenge awaits the `real-time enterprise' and all its elements - ticking together. More

INTERNET

Let the music flow
With the Net everything's within reach - including Rabindra Sangeet. Here's how you find your voice. More

COMPUTER USAGE

Make way for more space
I use Windows-ME and it works well enough. Only I have found that the Restore feature of ME is using up around 300 to 400 MB of the hard disk. The capacity of my C Drive is only 2.0 GB, and this sometimes creates problems due to lack of space. ... More

Doing away with daemons
I have installed some applications on my computer which initiate some daemons in the system start-up. I don't want them to run in the background every time I start Windows. I don't find these processes in my start-up folder. Is there any way ... More

Access denial
I seem to be having a problem with my Windows NT server. When I click `Services and Devices' in the control panel, the succeeding window opens without any problem, but I cannot change any of the services. If I try to start or stop any ... More

SECURITY

Distance makes heart fonder, data safer
Distance can mean different things to different people, but in the context of data security, the more distance between your data back-ups, the better. More

E-GOVERNANCE

Technology isn't the hurdle
Technology can make a big difference to the Government's healthcare services. It can tackle the hurdle in the way - lack of commitment. More

TRENDS

No walls in the IS world
The computer branch of study has not been constrained within national borders. Here's more on its growth. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz

BOOKS

A dash of Zen for more profits
The art of profitability isn't something that comes naturally to everybody. Some gyaan on how it can be practised effectively. More

CARTOON