The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 11, 2004

A different look at data
You can't treat all the data you have the same. The business value of information changes over time. It also depends on how frequently you access it and what impact it has if it disappears. More

HARDWARE

Time for the climb
So far, the IT hardware industry has groaned under the burden of duties that it considered too heavy. Now, the architect who framed an earlier policy has unshackled the industry. The only way is up, for now. More

`But I am the original'
Why would sales of certain chips decline drastically in a short time, Analog Devices India asked itself. It found the answer in what the company considered counterfeit chips from China. Here's how it addressed the issue. More

SOFTWARE

Hitching up for an easier ride
Companies prefer a relationship not constrained by shackles of equity investments. And to go your own way, all you have to do is unhitch. More

Do your own thing
When more and more companies are clambering onto the path leading to CMMI Level 5, here's one that wants to go beyond the mere certification. More

The tech behind the train
Here's an exhilarating experience of an eWorld team member on her recent trip to Malaysia. The business of train travel is more profitable thanks to technology. More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

Wish a gift online!
Agonising over a gift for your friend's wedding? Online wedding registries where the bride and groom put up a wish list and guests could choose what to gift are the fashion. And there's some help for the newly single too. More

COMPUTER USAGE

Music across platforms

Can't get chatty

Connecting at snail's pace

Problem with the operating system

INTERVIEW

Whose fault is it, anyway?
The era of outsourcing has paved the way for pointing fingers and litigation between IT vendors and clients. Ed Yourdon, author, has this and more to say on the US IT industry. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz

BOOKS

Let's talk tech
What do computers and politics have in common? Everybody talks about both but there's seldom any understanding of either term. Well, here's a book that does more than just talk. Plus a look at what net coding will be like in the future. More

CARTOON