The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 20, 2006

Missing no moment in the chain
Ask people why they're late, and likely nine out of 10 will blame it on something or someone - bad roads, the driver of the pick-up car who came late, traffic jams, what-have-you. But if you are a business process outsourcing (BPO) player ... More

Giving business that edge of value
`We are involved with operations of StanChart in excess of 50 countries.' More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tango ends in tussle
An idea gone sour? The Tata-Birla row over Idea Cellular brings the telecom cross-holding policy into the spotlight. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Will it be red or green?
The final agreement on the Smart City project could depend on the poll verdict. More

INTERNET

COME AGAIN!

The unseen city
You are stuck in office, and towards the end of a long day, you yearn for a feel of your city. A wave of nostalgia sweeps through your mind: sharing street food with your best friend, feeling lost at the fair, slumming with the gang... Well, ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Helping `minds' to grow
MindTree hand-holds new hires so they can put down roots in the company. More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS

A tribe that faces extinction?
Travel agents need to provide more than just a booking service if they want to survive in the digital era. More

COMPUTER USAGE

Detecting modem
I have a Compaq Presario 7500 series system. I lost the recovery disk, so I used Windows 98 disk. Now my system says it cannot find the modem. Please suggest a solution. goodnuf The driver for your modem is available at the HP site itself. ... More

Uninstalling corrupted Norton
Recently, somehow, the Norton Anti 2005 on my PC with Windows XP got corrupted. Every time I try to open an MS Office file, it shows the message that the Norton is corrupted, and prompts me to uninstall and reinstall the same. Please suggest a ... More

INTERVIEW

India, by choice
Nokia says it has set up a plant in India to be close to a growing customer base. More

CYBER QUEST

Quiz
2. What is the code name for the next iteration of Centrino that is a combination of a mobile processor, chipset and wireless chip? 3. McAfee's virus definition file released on March 10 caused its consumer and enterprise antivirus products to ... More

BOOKS

The sleek shall rule the earth
The apple inspired Newton. Apple, the company, can inspire other tech players, says this book. More

CARTOON

Cartoon
"Rao, Murthy and Kumar are all busy. But you may have Bach, Beethoven or Mozart as you hold."

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PERSONAL TECH

One for the print
Epson has unveiled the `Epson Stylus CX3700," which, says the company, provides "excellent print quality in an economical solution that is able to produce border-free printouts up to A4 in size." It features the intelligent INKdividual cartridge ... More

The sky's the limit
Here's something for astronomy buffs: The Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium is a hand-held digital planetarium that identifies and locates thousands of stars, planets and constellations. About the size of a camcorder, this `point and shoot' ... More

A note of harmony
Bose Corporation has unveiled the GSX DVD Home entertainment system, "specially designed for customers who love music and movies but prefer the simplicity of fewer speakers and wires." It delivers much of the performance of a five-speaker home ... More