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Speech
recognition
We
have been hearing about automatic speech recognition technology
for quite some time now. We have seen movies where vehicles
and machinery respond to voice commands. We have all heard
about how this technology will change the way we live. In
fact, the medical transcription business will benefit a lot
from this technology as it will provide a welcome relief from
the mundane job of transcription. Further, like fingerprint
technology, it can prove to be good mode of security. But
we haven’t seen much of this technology in real life,
as Indian companies have not yet warmed to this concept. While
some have already taken steps in this direction, others are
still waiting on the sidelines. Indian companies need to lap
up this technology soon as it can give them the much needed
edge on the global IT scene.
Venu Rathi
Delhi
Quality
consciousness
The
IT industry has proved that we Indians can be as quality conscious
as any other. One complaint, which has repeatedly dogged the
Indian industry, has been the lack of quality output. Due
to the industry’s lackadaisical attitude in matters of
quality, we have been laggards in almost every field. The
importance of providing quality products and services can
be seen from the success of our software industry. This adherence
to the strictest quality standards should be emulated by every
other Indian industry. In today’s market place it is
not just about delivering products. Quality lays at the heart
of a success story.
Lovely Gupta
Delhi
SEI
CMM
More
than two-thirds of the SEI CMM certified companies are from
India. Companies who haven’t achieved this quality certification
have been the first to discredit this certification. According
to them, clients rarely if ever ask for such certifications.
Many even say that Indian companies unlike their counterparts
in the West don’t have an indigenous process in place
and hence go in for these certifications. But one believes
that such certifications have taken the Indian software industry
one step further on the road to progress. And the fact that
they have gone in for this certification proves that Indian
companies have realised the importance of quality.
Ronnie Bansal
Mumbai
E-commerce
being taxed!
E-commerce
hasn’t taken off as expected. One major attraction for
conducting transactions online was that it was not taxed.
It is true that the government needs to earn its revenues,
but the concept should be allowed to mature before being taxed.
Otherwise it would kill the concept before it takes off. The
government should also sort out other problems involving e-commerce
before imposing taxes.
Prakash Sharma
Mumbai
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