Weaving a global web with EWA

When the textile quota regime was scrapped on 1st January 2005, textile manufacturers got a historic opportunity to tap the global market unfettered by tariff barriers that had hitherto prevented India’s textile manufacturers from fully exploiting the markets of the developed West. Akhtar Pasha says that EAS will help Indian textile companies improve their business efficiencies, directly boosting their bottom line and help them become part of the global supply chain of large retailers such as Wal-Mart.

HP is facing intense competition in the Unix server market and it is playing catch up in the areas of virtualisation and clustering. The company’s recent deal with Veritas will help it fulfil its long-term Unix strategy of virtualisation, manageability, high-availability (clustering) and multiple OS support a year ahead of schedule.

Many carriers already have MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) capabilities in their core network, i.e., in the backbone. This lets them offer a variety of data services. Having MPLS at the core, carriers now want to extend the benefits of MPLS to their access networks. MPLS equipped SDH and SONET switches will make access networks more efficient by helping them connect directly to the core network without having to go through edge routers, says Abhinav Singh.

Internal communication is a vital tool for enhancing employee morale, promoting transparency and reducing attrition. Although everybody talks about the significance of this concept, few are able to manage it efficiently. The short- and long-term fallout of ineffective internal communication can be damaging for an organisation. It’s a slippery slope from rumours to disillusionment. When Deloitte & Touche Human Capital conducted a CEO survey in the US, 95 percent of them said that “effective internal communications” were important. Only 22 percent thought that their internal communications were effective. Sudipta Dev has the details on how organisations can ensure that internal communications are effectively delivered to the rank and file.

sandeepa@expresscomputeronline.com