EWORLD
INSIGHT
‘All-in-one’ show
Printer dynamics are changing in tune with consumer needs and players in the segment are wooing buyers with ‘one printer, many functions’ convenience. A wrap-up of what is on offer.
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ENVIRONMENT
Waste not, want not
Finland may stand as high as 11 (as per 2005 data) in the per capita GDP rankings. But it does not take anything away from the typical aversion the Finnish show to wastage. On a visit, you’d notice that saving electricity when not needed ...
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SOFTWARE
One road…and it led to India
When a company born and nurtured in Finland sells out to an Indian entity, it could feel like selling a part of oneself. Sasken Finland recounts the experience and details future goals too.
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INTERNET
Novel note
If you always thought the triangle was the weirdest-looking instrument you have seen in the hands of the musician, like I did till recently, then here’s a new one for you, a music instrument called hipDisk. Well, we could ...
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INTERVIEW
“Doesn’t India want us, or what?”
The chairman of Sasken Finland (or Botnia HighTech, before Sasken Technologies, India, bought it over last August) can barely contain his typical Finnish understatement when he asks this question.Maati Paasila’s anguish is ...
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EVENTS
‘Young Men, go East’
When America was still the New World, “Young Man, go West!” used to be the exhortation to have them all go explore new frontiers for success. Esko Aho, former Prime Minister of Finland says it’s now time to say, “Young ...
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VENTURE CAPITAL
‘Get real’
Experts counsel wannabe entrepreneurs on what it takes to click.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Net access through mobile phone
CYBER QUEST
Quiz
BOOKS
Rules in ‘the world of the very small’
Quantum computers are still in labs, but researchers are talking of awesome possibilities.
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CARTOON
Cartoon
“Oh, it’s Java-enabled, darling! First, a couple of pop-ups; then, the toast.” |