The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 27, 2006

Tete-a-tete with experts on the telecom verdict
The apex court has ruled that the imposition of sales tax on any facilities of telecom services is untenable in law because such services are not goods. More

SOFTWARE

Your coffee - and your bill - will be served in a jiffy
Here's an initiative to help you linger over that hot cuppa, and cut waiting time for that bill. More

INTERNET

For the book lover... Read away
The Million Book Digital Library project seeks to make available a huge number of books for online reading. More

COME AGAIN!
Measuring your ego in three easy steps
Have you ever searched for your own name in a search engine? If yes, go on, you will enjoy this. If not, it doesn't matter, what we tell you will make you an inveterate ego surfer. Step 1: Go to www.egosurf.org It calculates your ego ... More

IT TRAINING

Computer, heal thyself
What is: Autonomic Computing More

COMPUTER USAGE

USB 2.0 drive popup message
When I plug a USB drive to my system, it gives a message along these lines: "hi-speed USB device attached to non hi-speed hub." What does this mean? Will it be a problem if I use that drive? Please explain. Geetha Anju USB devices actually ... More

INTERVIEW

`Elixir' of business
Mastek feels its component-based solution for the insurance sector gives it that edge. More

Unfolding action
Stephen R Heidt of EDS outlines the company's plans for the Indian operations and the workforce here. More

By word of mouth...
CSS Group goes largely by employee referrals to rope in good talent. eWorld finds out why. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz
1. Give the full title of the last game featuring Nathan Hunt of MI fame that was released by Atari for consoles in December 2003. 2. Expand PGP in the name of the e-mail encryption program by Phil ... More

BOOKS

Go beyond the hub-and-spoke model
As application needs change, strategies to link up computers may need to change too. More

CARTOON

Cartoon
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NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Convincing argument
HCL Infosystems has launched `HCL Leaptops', specially designed for lawyers and other professionals in the legal field. The leaptop can "help lawyers to better manage their time and maximise productivity, prepare stronger cases by shortening ... More

Track your vehicle
The Pune-based Transworld has launched an Automated Vehicle Location system featuring a small vehicle mounted unit and software command centre. The former has a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and GSM (Cellular) interface with GPRS, to ... More