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		Linux, MS camps claim upper hand Economic Times, April 30, 2004 The large fan following of Linux (an open source software) in the software development world spells doom for proprietary software, especially Microsoft, predict the Linux camp. Officials of the software monarch Microsoft, quite naturally, dismiss the claim. Microsoft Launches Office Student and Teacher Edition Navhind Times, April 27, 2004 Towards enabling greater access to the latest technologies for the academic community, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd today launched the Microsoft Office student and teacher edition 2003, at an attractive price point of Rs 6,950. Microsoft Launches Systems Management Server 2003 CRN Network, April 24, 2004 Microsoft India has announced the availability of its Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) Targeted at enterprise customers, SMS 2003 includes improved management capabilities that address the areas of security patch management, application deployment, asset management, mobility and Windows Management Services integration. Microsoft Offers Certification For Help-Desk Professionals Economic Times, March 01, 2004 IT major Microsoft on Monday launched a certification - Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) to address the growing need of qualified help-desk professionals. Update Windows Security at No Cost! India Infoline, March 01, 2004 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd, on Friday announced the availability of a free Windows Security Update CD aimed at PC users who are running various versions of Microsoft's Windows Operating System - including Windosws XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows 98. Cap Gemini E&Y and MS Develop Score-Office CXOtoday.com , February 25, 2004 In order to do away with inherent limitations of an end user interface in a typical ERP environment, CG Ernst and Young, (providers of technology, consulting and outsourcing services) and Microsoft have developed a solution using Microsoft office as a front end, which serves as a Smart client for ERP. Project Shiksha - Microsoft And AP Govt. Join Hands Business-Standard, January 15, 2004 Microsoft Corporation India and the state government today signed an MoU for taking up ‘Project Shiksha’ in the state. This is Microsoft’s second MoU with a state government, the first being Uttaranchal. Microsoft and the state government would work towards accelerating the IT literacy in the state. India's next aim: software testing giant Economic Times, January 12, 2004 Projected as the next revenue generating stream for India , the software testing arena was estimated to require 18,000 hardcore professionals in the next year, an industry expert said on Saturday. Toshiba's Tablet PC: Rock & Scroll India Times, November 18, 2003 Toshiba Corp. plans to launch a new tablet PC that allows users to tilt the clipboard-like computer up and down to scroll through Web pages. Taming The Legacy Beast SmartInc, Age inhibits, whether it's for humans or software applications. And like humans, software can get difficult to manage with time. Here's how you can do it better. Bangalore SW exports to touch Rs 16,000 cr CIOL.com, October 29, 2003 Software exports revenue from Bangalore city posted during the first six months of this fiscal stands at Rs 7,200 crore, a 65% jump over last year. Developers, get ready for the adrenaline rush! CIOL.com, October 28, 2003 India becomes the hottest destination for a spate for developer conferences offering everything from J2EE, .NET to High Performance computing. Outsourcing imperative for US growth CIOL Bureau, October 09, 2003 A Nasscom study reveals that US will face a labor shortage of 5.6 million workers by 2010, which if not outsourced will cost the US economy up to $2 trillion. H-1B visa cut to benefit India Cyber News Service, October 09, 2003 Claims Jairam Ramesh, while delivering the inaugural address at The Business Intelligence Conference 2003. No 'Bench'marks Times News Network, October 07, 2003 The utilisation rate, or the percentage of employees deployed on projects by Indian IT companies, is increasing at a rapid pace and is expected to cross the peak of 78-80% seen during 2000, the peak of the infotech boom. With Convergence Out, Prasad Pushes Broadcast Authority financialexpress.com, September 26, 2003 It was a victory of sorts for the information and broadcasting ministry, when on Thursday the group of ministers (GoM) on telecom recommended that the Communication Convergence Bill should “not be pursued at this point”. Making sure it works thehindubusinessline.com, September 24, 2003 It's one assurance all shoppers want - that a given product or service does what it promises to do. Now one would like this to happen in the case of software too. Enter software testing services ready for the show. AP to track buses with GPS CIOL.com, September 12, 2003 Andhra Pradesh is all set to become the first in the country to launch GPS-based automatic vehicle location and display system for tracking the exact location and the movement of APSRTC buses. Premji's tips for competing globally CIOL.com, September 05, 2003 The Wipro Chairman speaks on what makes Indian software services companies "the most sought after"; Stresses the importance of innovation, Six Sigma, and global compliance standards. Simplifying IT Infrastructure indiatimes.com, September 04, 2003 The only constant is change. IT infrastructure -- software and hardware -- of an enterprise needs to adapt to changing environment, changing business requirements and changing technology. India poised for the broadband leap CIOL, August 26, 2003 Inspite of skeptics writing off the feasibility of broadband in the country, with NLD networks in place, and ILD costs fast dwindling, the country seems ripe to take on broadband with open arms. Moving jobs is a sensitive issue CIOL, August 23, 2003 Says outsourcing guru, Michael Corbett, with regard to the recent anti-outsourcing campaigns in the US and UK, against moving jobs to cost-effective locales like India. Ranjeet Rayen. Tech Cos Move up the Value Chain indiatimes.com, August 11, 2003 The cost at which software services are provided by Indian companies has always been a constraint for vendors selling services at man-hour rates. Hyd uses GIS for ad-tracking CIOL Bureau, July 21, 2003 Hopes to increase transparency and achive revenue collection through a mouse click. India rules! CIOL Bureau, July 01, 2003 Gartner estimates that by 2004, offshoring would be top priority for all US companies; India gears up for the enormous opportunity. IT Firms Look for Employees with Resilience Times News Network, June 30, 2003 The right people with the right attitude—that, increasingly, is the focus at IT and BPO (business process outsourcing) companies. Intel plans 'Made in India' chip by 2005 CIOL Bureau, June 30, 2003 A 'Made in India' tabbed Intel chip is likely to be released by the year 2005-'06. This was announced by Intel India, President, Ketan Sampat. "We are in a three year development phase. So a 'Made in India' chip is likely to be released in the year 2005-'06." HDFC Bank to touch 1Tb of data CIOL Bureau, June 11, 2003 Implement data warehouse solution to enable its business intelligence to make effective decision making within the organization. Indian student beats Java, .NET security Ciol.com, May 14, 2003 An Indian research student from Princeton university comes up with a hacking method to beat the security of Java and .NET virtual machines using the properties of a computer’s memory and …a lamp! E-governance helps local languages stride in IT Industry Economictimes.indiatimes.com, May 14, 2003 The buzz around e-governance may or may not become a boon for general public in the near future but its growing importance has come as a welcome break for the Indian languages which till now had a miniscule presence in the Information Technology market in the country. A Better Way to Measure ROI Indiatiames.com Measuring is what matters to customers, drives revenues and reduces redundant overheads. The beleaguered IT industry is looking for the holy grail of ROI to unlock the purse strings. Microsoft's New Windows Server & Visual Studio.NET channeltimes.com, April 24, 2003 In a global launch, software giant Microsoft simultaneously unveiled their latest server operating system Windows Server 2003 and Visual Studio .NET 2003. US hi-tech embargo resulted in Indian supercomputing Siliconindia.com, April 02, 2003 The launch Tuesday of the supercomputer Param Padma was the direct fallout of the denial of technology by the U.S. in the 1980s. Calculations that an ordinary computer would take six months to perform can be done in a matter of minutes on Param Padma. Winds of change in education ciol.com, April 01, 2003 Picture this, a higher education future without classrooms, syllabi, semesters or grades. Students learn at their own pace only those subjects and skills for which they need to attain competency levels to land a job or promotion. Welcome to technology driven education New Facets Of Biz Intelligence For Real-time Enterprises Financialexpress.com, April 01, 2003 As executives seek increased organizational insight and better analytical acumen to drive decisions, the arguments for using business intelligence (BI) have never been stronger and more compelling. BI has become a necessity for survival, rather than a fringe, discretionary business option… more Microsoft's e-program for channel partners Ciol.com, March 28, 2003 In this program, points are earned on every purchase of Microsoft OEM and full pack products from Microsoft's authorized distributors. Microsoft India inks MoU with Chandigarh Ciol.com, March 26, 2003 The MoU with the Chandigarh Administration is aimed towards jointly developing and deploying technology solutions in the city   Transforming Rural India : The Conundrum Samachar.com, March 26, 2003 There have been various initiatives to take IT to the masses in India - Gyandoot, eSeva, Bhoomi, eChoupals are some examples. At best, these have been success stories limited in size, scale or scope. The digital divide is far from being bridged. Where is the problem?   India's software exports up 30% in 2002: report Economictimes.indiatimes.com, March 26, 2003 Braving a somewhat stagnant demand for software services in the traditional US market, India's software export revenues registered a 30 per cent rise in dollar terms to cross $8 billion mark in 2002.   ESC participating in Gitex Saudi expo Blonnet.com, March 24, 2003 The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) is participating in a big way in the GITEX Saudi Arabia 2003, with the primary objective of providing Indian IT companies opportunities for tapping the expanding West Asian market India's tech firms warn of possible economic fallout from Iraq war Siliconvalley.com, March 20, 2003 If the war is short, its impact on India's software industry will be minimal. But the larger concern is the confrontationist and big brotherly attitude of the U.S. that will hurt the global economy…   IT spending slows, but local cos still smile Economictimes.com, March 20, 2003 Recent surveys carried out by various players in the market indicates a flat spending growth in ’03. However, Indian software majors remain unperturbed by the sombre outlook predictions. BPOs park talent on the bench Economictimes.com, March 18, 2003 They claim to be a different breed, but BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) firms seem to be emulating software service companies these days. IT spend to remain flat for this year too Siliconindia.com, March 14, 2003 Though 2003 spending expectations have marginally improved by one per cent from a fall of one per cent in December, majority of key spending indicators have actually pulled back further, says the Goldman Sachs report. Indian, European experts team up to make systems usable Infotech.indiatimes.com, March 12, 2003 Computers and Systems interfaces - you either love them or you hate them - most of us have to suffer them. But a team of Indian and European experts have joined forces to try to improve our relationship with these machines. Heads IT wins, tails IT gains Tribuneindia.com, March 10, 2003 The Budget this year has been please-all and the IT sector has been the happiest of all barring the cyber café sector, wherein service tax has been imposed. In a nutshell, it has given a boost to the IT and telecom sectors. Outsourcing curbs not to hurt Business Standard, March 6, 2003 The attempts by US politicians to limit outsourcing of government-related work to India will not affect Indian software companies because US government-related work constitutes little over 1 % of the country's software exports. CII efforts to boost IT links with Germany Blonnet.com, March 5, 2003 In an effort to achieve the potential of $ 5 billion worth of IT exports from India to Germany by 2008, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is undertaking a series of initiatives. Mobile Database Management Yet To Take Off Financial Express, March 4, 2003 Changing demographics and the popularity of laptop computers has fuelled an explosive growth in mobile applications. However in India, it will take some more time to adapt all these services to the new digital economy. Right moves to make IT sector competitive Blonnet.com, March 3, 2003 This year's Budget proposals very clearly aims to put India on the global map in terms of competitiveness that is imperative, given the WTO requirements. Pac Soft unveils .NET software for Educational Institutes Business Standard, February 28, 2003 Pac Soft Solutions Ltd, the Bangalore-based software and services provider, in association with Microsoft, has announced the launch of a software called Lyceum on the .NET platform. Asia/Pacific to provide majority professional developers by 2005 The Economic Times, February 26, 2003 According to IDC, the number of professional developers worldwide will increase to 13.3 million by 2006 from 7.8 million in 2001. Growth is expected to be much stronger in Asia/Pacific than in North America over the next five years, particularly in the world's largest countries, China and India.   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in India by April Channeltimes.com, February 21, 2003 Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd previewed Windows Server 2003, the next version of its server offering to its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers), ISV (Independent Software Vendors) and distribution partners in India yesterday. Microsoft announced that the product would be launched in India in April.   India In Need of Serious Rewiring, Say Experts Channeltimes.com, February 20, 2003 "Knowledge is the key to growth," they said, "and IT infrastructure is the foundation for the knowledge economy."   Software, services exports up 28% in '01-02: ESC Economictimes.com, February 20, 2003 India's computer software and services exports registered a growth of 28 per cent in 2001-02 at $7,652 million despite a series of negative developments like global economic recession, terrorists strike in US, according to the report by ESC.   Students' healthcare software in .NET is their ticket to Beijing Hinduonnet.com, February 19, 2003 A hospital automation software, developed by a trio of Mumbai-based Computer Science students, took the first prize today at the national "Campus Challenge'' organised by Microsoft India. The new ‘.NET’ technology is used in the software for pervasive computing, to create a state-of-the-art framework…   Offshore Billions For India The Financial Express, February 13, 2003 A recent study of conducted by Deloitte Consulting states that in the next five years around 100 financial institutions (FIs) will invest $350 billion in offshore projects, out of which 60 per cent will come to India.   Embedded software seen `exciting area' Business Line, February 13, 2003 THE 1990s was the decade when the Internet arrived, but it was limited to our desktops only. However, now because of embedded systems, the Internet has come to where we actually live.   EAI Services Market In India To Touch $27.7 M By ’05-06 The Financial Express, February 12, 2003 The Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) services market in India is expected to grow at a four-year CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 37.4 per cent from $7.78 million in 2001-02 to $27.71 million by 2005-06, according to IDC India. Software & service exports clocks $6.9 B revenue in April-Dec Silicon India, February 11, 2003 NASSCOM survey reveals that software and services exports from India generated revenues of Rs. 34,000 crores (US$ 6.9 billion) in April-Dec, 2002. This was up from Rs. 26,600 crores (US$ 5.6 billion) for the corresponding period in the previous year.   U.S. companies expanding business in India Siliconindia.com, February 4, 2003 American companies are rushing to conduct business in India despite the gloom in the economy and soaring unemployment in the U.S.   Digital signatures slow to take off Blonnet.com, January 28, 2003 DIGITAL signatures, supposed to boost e-commerce by making transactions more secure, have been slow to take off in India despite the Government providing legal and technical infrastructure, but recent trends suggest that a surge in their use is about to happen.   Software industry on track towards 30% export growth: Nasscom The Economic Times, January 24, 2003 Indian software industry is on track to achieve 30 per cent exports growth target, to touch about Rs 48,000 crore during the current financial year.   China looking for greater interaction with India The Economic Times, January 24, 2003 China is looking for greater interaction and participation with India to leverage upon their strengths in hardware and software sectors, respectively. IT Services: The Road Ahead Dqindia.com, January 14, 2003 Does India essentially need to get onto the hardware manufacturing bandwagon to become the real global IT player? Is China a real threat? These and related issues were discussed in detail in the article.
		Indian embedded R&D to touch $1.5 b by 2005 Ciol.com, January 06, 2003 Embedded systems are the next frontier for the Indian software industry. A study reveals that the embedded systems R&D activity out of India touched $ 462 million in 2001 and is expected to grow to $ 1,502 million by 2005. Read more to get to know about the factors contributing to this, India’s competitive edge and competition India faces.