Information Technology
Wal-Mart's fourth foray
Wat-Mart's e-commerce foray may point to a whole new model of old and new economy convergence, says Kausik Rajgopal.
The right to content
Content placed on a Web site may be either specifically devised for it and/or portal or licensed or assigned from the owner of such content. This makes content transaction big business, both for developers and content licensing companies.
Tax as a competitive tool
Tax is not an adversarial, cost-based relationship with the government. It can serve as a competitive tool, says Roopen Roy.
Dark deeds in Cyberia
The power of technology and human ingenuity can combine to wreak havoc in our financial system, says Neha Kapoor.
Milking IT for benefit
ONE of the most active segments in the software marketplace today is the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment. Although this segment may not provide huge margins because it cannot afford customised implementations, it is still a great segment to be
present in because of the sheer volume of business that is possible. Witness: The booming application service provider business in the West, and our own e-services providers.
Ahoy! Iceberg ahead
The popularity of the Internet is matched only by its enigma. Four years after Bob Metcalfe predicted the ``collapse'' of the Net, we take a look at what is in store for it: Big bang or a damp squib?, asks Pratap Ravindran.
Mining methods -- I
DATAMINING techniques are broadly divided into five areas and corporates have to select the method that suits their purpose. There will be many software vendors trying to sell you their datamining product but a clear understanding of your needs and the m
ethod that will meet those requirements must be known before making the purchase decision.
Scrolling Wheel in Intellimouse
TO move up and down a window, use the Scrolling Wheel on your Intellimouse to move through the list of files displayed in the Explorer window.
Assembly line software
FOR a software research entity, the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) of Tata Consultancy Services has a rather odd theme to govern its research. TRDDC calls it ``the industrialisation of software services''.
Betting on alliances
``STRATEGIC alliances'' forged by the computer software, hardware or telecom companies in India with other global players are hardly as popular or glamorous as ``mergers and acquisitions''.
