The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 09, 2006

What the buzz was all about
eWorld captures the action in the telecom scene in 2005, which saw a lot of deal-making, and also takes a look at what's in store. More

HARDWARE

1, 2, 3... and scan
The HP Scanjet 4890 is easy to set up and use — four buttons do all the jobs. More

INTERNET

Threat factor!
Save the Internet before a `Pearl Harbour' moment happens, urges this paper. More on the `future of the Net' and `how to stop it.' More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Burnout!
Behind the glory - five times the salary his dad would have retired on perhaps - the relentless grind is getting worse for today's software professional. Long hours, maddening demands and draining deadlines are taking their toll, despite good H R practices by IT companies. Is India's most high-profile sector in not so good health? More

COMPUTER USAGE

Configuring OE with gmail

INTERVIEW

Number crunching to save space
Cybernet Software Systems tells eWorld how it has used technology to save on time, manpower and cost. More

Focus areas and plans
CSS recently appointed C.R. Venkataraman as its Chief Technology Officer. eWorld wanted to know about his role in an organisation that focuses on technology capability, and claims the presence of several tech specialists already on its ... More

SECURITY

Playing a smart shadow
Shadowing and nabbing a suspect in cyber space is a challenge calling for assiduous fieldwork and finesse. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz

BOOKS

Why most e-government projects fail
The global spend on IT by government was about $3 trillion during the decade of the 2000s, and failures, both partial and total, added up to 60 to 85 per cent. Read on for the reasons. More

CARTOON