The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 08, 2006

An innovative spin
Indian software companies are looking to `monetise' growth by building reusable frameworks. This way, business likely grows on innovation rather than price cuts, or by boosting the workforce. More

SOFTWARE

Behind pilot's helmet, battlebot and robotic arm...
... is the power of 3D technology in product development. More

INTERNET

TRY IT

easeofuse.googlepages.com
Here's a first-hand feel of the Google Page Creator to shape your own place on the Web. More

Slideshows and Screensavers: Playing with light
You may have seen those impressive display units at exhibitions and office reception areas that have ads, inspiring messages, company performance highlights and the inevitable "Welcome, Mr X, to our Factory". It is basically backlit plastic ... More

Tap gyan from eGranary
A US project offers students just what they need from the Internet's vast resources. More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Climb the career ladder
eWIT seeks to motivate women in the tech sector. More

COMPUTER USAGE

PDF, HTML files
What do terms such as pdf file, html, etc, mean? How does one convert these into text files? Please explain. S. Krishnamoorthy A PDF file is a Portable Document Format file. It can be viewed from any PDF reader application such as Adobe ... More

Connecting to the Net
My computer is on a LAN connection. When I want to connect to the Internet, I need to reset the settings to a particular http proxy with an IP address and a specific port number.I also require to feed in a specific username and password. In my ... More

INTERVIEW

Safe food on your plate...
... thanks to RFID technology. This player talks of its system to track livestock, with `Romeo and Juliet' devices. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz
2. What has the new Trojan horse — which shows an expletive message that demands a $10.99 payment or it will delete one file every 30 minutes — been dubbed as? 3. Which media group has ... More

BOOKS

Blurring of boundaries between work and play
Here's a serious read on digital games, with insights into their business and culture aspects. More

CARTOON

Cartoon
"Okay, here's the deal. I'll buy you an icecream and you won't crack into an online dating forum again, okay?"

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PERSONAL TECH

For a quick scan
Plustek Inc has announced the availability of its PL1200 & PL3000 ADF (auto document feeder) scanners. The products, which can also be used as regular flatbed scanners, have a revolutionary mechanical design that enables better image focus and . More

Creative shoot
Logitech has unveiled the `QuickCam Fusion' webcam, which, says the company, "vastly improves audio and video performance over previous-generation webcams. It is the first webcam to come with the company's Video Effects software, offering users ... More