The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Choose your side of the road
Consumer electronics companies can no longer put off choosing between Microsoft and Linux. Either way, there is a price to pay. eWorld scans both sides of the software road as companies make their choice. More

GLOBAL TREND WATCH
Track the TRIO
Three recent developments in the IT and telecom landscape deserve closer scrutiny for they capture the changing dynamics of the scene and could throw light on the shape of things to come. More

HARDWARE

When minutes matter
A US company is developing a device that can reduce the time taken for lab tests on fluids. Here's more on it. More

SOFTWARE

No bone of contention
Computer-aided surgery can help doctors perform procedures on the spine and knee with almost 100 per cent precision. It's a win-win deal for patient and doctor. More

Nurturing the small guy
A Bangalore-based organisation is opening doors in the European Union for small and medium enterprises in the IT sector. More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

Cyber money isn't guv's worry
The volume and value of Internet and mobile payments are still insignificant in terms of the retail payments market as a whole, says a recent report. E-money is only a speck on the horizon. More

COMPUTER USAGE

Booting Linux

Problems with Internet Explorer

BUSINESS MODELS

All in one dance
Today's chief information officer has to bring the arms of different technologies and services together on one platform for coordinated action. More

Worth a close-up
There's nothing distant about the remote management opportunity, it's happening here and now, and worth a closer look. A word of caution, though. It's a game for the big guys. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz

BOOKS

Breathe life into great ideas
Many breakthrough ideas just don't reach the marketplace, and of those that reach, many fail too quickly. The solution could lie in a `six-stage process.' Read on... More

CARTOON