Logistics
firms: yet to gain an IT edge
The case for technology adoption to increase efficiency
and profitability is a given. However, the lack
of adequate physical infrastructure coupled with
an unorganized ecosystem is making Indian logistics
players wary of adopting technology. By Venkatesh
Ganesh
Editorial
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Tablets
in India: yet to take off
Depending on who you choose to believe, Apple
will ship anywhere between 37 to 65 million iPads
this year. However, in India, Android tablets
which have taken a beating worldwide from Apple's
heavyweight, are ruling the roost
Mandating
Compliance
In the absence of Government mandates, a large
part of the Indian healthcare industry is giving
compliance a miss while EMR implementations are
restricted to administrative and laboratory functions.
By Heena Jhingan
Trends
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Printers
that create objects
Although 3D printing is yet to take off in India,
vendors of this technology have the Indian market
on their radar. A trend towards rapid prototyping
seems to be emerging, building on the back of
CAD and engineering work that’s happening
out of the country. By Mehak Chawla
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Enterprise
apps for Indian SMBs
The SMB market is growing rapidly and this segment
has been providing a lot of growth for ISVs selling
ERP/CRM solutions. Manjari Juneja takes a look
at how these solutions for SMBs differ from those
aimed at large enterprises
News
Analysis
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Lenovo
guns for numero uno in corporate PCs
The vendor, which is currently the runner up in
the relationship business segment that accounts
for about 3 million PCs and laptops, is aiming
for the top spot. By Prashant L Rao
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STMicroelectronics
bets big on healthcare
STMicroelectronics is readying its plans for healthcare
and consumer electronics in India. Will it stack
up against giants like Intel and others? Pupul
Dutta finds out
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Telit
sees growth in Indian m2m communication market
Could Machine-to-Machine communications be the
way of the future in a country of billion individuals?
Manjari Juneja analyzes Telit Communications'
chances in the India market
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GPUs
vs. CPUs
Here’s the story of how VSSC built its supercomputer
on GPUs from Nvidia and what it means for Indian
supercomputing. By Prashant L Rao
Intelligence
unplugged
Murali Talasila, Executive Director, Forensic
Services, KPMG in India & Nitin Singh, Associate
Director, Forensic Services, KPMG in India write
that the Government’s recent initiative to
counter terror, the National Intelligence Grid
(NATGRID), is an ambitious project that could
propel India into the ranks of developed nations—provided
that it is executed well
Events
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Security
policy should be the anchor for business practices
Check Point launched two new products in Bangkok
and talked about 3D security adoption for staving
off cyber attacks. Pupul Dutta reports on developments
in the company's portfolio and the challenges
faced by CIOs in the present scenario
“There
are two paths to get to the Cloud—the evolutionary
path and the revolutionary path”
Sally Stevens, VP, PG Enterprise Platform Marketing,
Dell Inc. and Murali Gopalan, CIO, Sr. VP, UST
Global talked to Prashant L Rao about virtualization,
server trends, why the public Cloud is too expensive
on a per VM basis in India and more. S Sridhar,
Director - Marketing, India Relationship, Dell
India, and Rinosh Jacob Kurian, Enterprise Architect,
UST Global chipped in
“The
challenge is to go beyond the traditional context”
Randel Maestre, Senior Director, Industry Solutions,
Polycom, talked to Heena Jhingan about the vendor's
endeavors to leverage business objective focused
applications
Express
Intelligent Enterprise
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Healthy
for IT
Mankind Pharma realized a host of benefits including
reduced planning time and real-time decision making
from deploying an ERP solution. By Mehak Chawla
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Campus
on Cloud
Manav Rachna Vidyantariksha leveraged Cloud-based
ERP to attain higher efficiency for student and
employee management. Heena Jhingan reports
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Achieving
scale through Cloud Computing
Vserv faced the prospect of upgrading its network
to manage surging traffic. It chose to go onto
the Cloud instead. By Pupul Dutta
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Vying
for a strategic edge
Shailesh Joshi, CIO, Godrej Industries Limited,
argues that IT heads should be empowered with
greater flexibility as IT forms the backbone of
any business. By Heena Jhingan
Products
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Products
- DELL LATITUDE XT3
- ViewSonic PRO 8400
- Beetel Magiq
