| Anniversary Issue |
 
We’re bullish on the
Indian IT industry
New Jersey labour unions are screaming blue murder, lamenting
the flight of government jobs offshore to India; other states
of the US are reportedly following suit. |
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Non-IT
pros ride IT wave
The recovery of the Indian software and services industry
has not only spelled good news for information technology
(IT) professionals, but also for non-IT professionals
wanting to make a career in the IT industry. |
The
Linux question
When the Linux kernel was written by Linus Torvalds,
many thought that the new open source OS was just hype.
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| Storage |
DAS users go in for
network storage
With the exponential increase in data capacity, it has become
imperative for companies to gradually move away from DAS to
NAS and SAN as networked storage offers higher storage capacity
and is easier to manage says Akhtar Pasha |
| Servers |
Server market getting
back on its feet
After a slowdown that had the market in gloom till September
2002, the server market is finally showing signs of recovering.
The UNIX server market, in particular, is expected to grow by
17-18 percent this year, says Prashant L Rao |
| Enterprise Applications |
Enterprise apps chase
thinner SME wallets
The enterprise application market has hit the wall. A sector
that had been growing at 20 to 30 percent CAGR in 2000 took
a beating in 2002, when ERP, CRM and SCM recorded negative growth.
In 2003-04, the enterprise application software market is expected
to remain flat or grow marginally. Akhtar Pasha finds that while
ERP will be driven by SMEs, banking CRM and analytical CRM solutions
will see high growth |
| Security |
India Inc. awakens
to the fact that prevention is better than cure
Post 9/11, when security implementations shot into prominence,
most companies found their security measures not up to the mark.
Since then India Inc. has worked overtime to raise its security
standards to globally acceptable levels. In this new security-conscious
scenario, Chitra Padmanabhan examines the emerging trends in
vital segments of the Indian security space—anti-virus software,
enterprise security and access management |
| Networking |
Networking devices:
All set for a connected tomorrow!
The networking products market in India has come a long way
and looks set for rapid growth thanks to a slew of newer, scalable
and more efficient technologies, finds Stanley Glancy |
| Network Mgmt. Systems |
NMS players bank on SMEs
to grow
The Network Management Software (NMS) segment isn’t doing as
well as expected today, but as Indian corporate networks grow
in size and complexity, the demand for NMS is also expected
to climb, predicts Shipra Arora |
| Peripherals |
PC growth will
drive peripherals space
After a not-so-great 2002, the year 2003 seems to hold better
tidings for the Indian peripherals market. Shipra Arora finds
out where the market is headed |
| Database Mgmt. Systems |
DBMS: The lion tamer
No company can function without data. As the quantity of data
needed for effective functioning keeps on growing continuously,
so will the need for database management software, says Gaurav
Patra |
| Personal Computers |
PC market continues to
look for a saviour
In a country that has abysmally low PC penetration levels and
needs more and more Indians to possess PCs (read IT) in order
to become a developed, knowledge-based economy, what the future
holds for the PC segment has repercussions in the greater social
and economic context too. Gaurav Patra & Shipra Arora find some
answers to this vital question and also give you an idea of
the tough hurdles on this path |
| Tech Gizmos |
A click here, a flash
there and a whole new lifestyle
So you thought that whiz-bang gadgetry and razzmatazz gizmos
were only for geeks. Not necessarily, my friend. Srikanth R
P sifted through the catalogues and found a lot of practical
products that can make work-life easier while increasing productivity
and efficiency. Well, if nothing else, at least they’re pure
and simple fun. But best of all they’re all available right
here, right now |
| Channels |
Maturing IT channel
takes on more responsibility
The Indian IT channel has come a long way in the last one year,
and though the hard times have wreaked their havoc among most
channel players, they also brought in the much-needed maturity
and responsibility that the distribution segment needed. Chris
Ann Fichardo says partners and resellers are finally ready to
take on their new growth-oriented roles, which will help them
survive and thrive in the long-term |
| Software Services |
Offshore projects
power India Software Inc.’s forward march
Offshore development volumes are driving revenues in the software
industry as destination-USA continues to dominate India’s software
exports. The industry will continue to grow with a steadily
diversifying revenue mix in 2003, says Prashant L Rao, while
analysing the significant trends that will shape the Indian
software services industry in the financial year ahead |
| Training |
Training sector
looks forward to sunshine in 2003-04
The post-bubble carnage did not spare the several hundred mom-and-pop
training institutes that had mushroomed all over the country.
While most of them have closed shop and bigger players have
modified their business models to survive the slowdown, the
training industry is now on the path to normalcy. Punita Jasrotia
says that times ahead won’t be as disappointing |
