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Growing drop by drop
Software companies in the domestic scene are learning their lesson - staying small won't pay. Either go for mergers with like-sized players or keep growing on your own. Either way, the drop needs to become bigger. eWorld tracks the survivors and their strategies. More

HARDWARE


On your mark, headset... go!
Headsets are going beyond the walkman and are increasingly playing a vital role in the use of the PC and the cell-phone. More

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING


You need the support
Putting in place your physical infrastructure, or simply the stuff that `powers IT', is a challenging task. Here's some help on how to go about it. More

Join the action!
Call it the `cobbler syndrome.' The chief information officer is so busy fitting out other departments that he doesn't align the IT department with a company's overall business goal. More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS


Do codes make life complex?
While booking or buying online, one scribbles down several digits and letters. Later one can't work out if they are 0s or Os, or 2s or Zs. Is there a way out? More

COMPUTER USAGE


  • Problems galore
  • Network problem

    INTERVIEW


    McCarthyspeak!
    The offshoring wave hitting Indian shores is going to have a backlash not because of legislation, but because of customers going for a `get rich quick' fad. — John C. McCarthy, Group Director, Research, Forrester Research. More

    SECURITY


    No clear view, for now
    The world should be grateful to Uncle Sam for creating the Internet. But the debate on who, if anybody, should control the Net is still on with no clear resolution in sight for the time being. More

    CYBER QUEST


  • Quiz

    BOOKS


    Never too old for `toys'
    Want to make the transformation from ordinary PC user to Internet Service Provider? Here's how you can do it. More

    CARTOON


    Cartoon
    "Nothing has actually changed for centuries. We carrier pigeons always worked from home."

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