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| An indecent obsession? |
(Computer World) (May 1-15, 1996) |
Enterprises with standalone computers are going for LANs, the LAN are going the WAN-way, and in some cases the WANs are going on-line.
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| Why is MXL spending Rs.20 crore on IT during 1997? |
(Computer World) (March 16-31, 1997) |
“What at the moment we would like to do is to re ally expand the market. Our aggressive target is Rs. 350 billion (Rs. 3,500 crore) to be achieved by the year 2000. Therefore, today if we are a Rs. 500 crore company, we have to find ways to go beyond the year 2000,” said Steve Turney, managing director, Modi Xerox Limited (MXL).
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| "Network Ready" PC from HP Launched |
(Computer World ) (March 16-31, 1996 ) |
Step by step, information technology is finally heading towards network computing. And this time the company initiating the: evolution of a network machine” is New Delhi based Hewlett-Packard India.
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| A time for intranets |
(Computer World) (June 1-15, 1997) |
While the Internet may still be a buzzword for many organizations, for yet other sit has new become a reality.
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| Instituting and Internet |
(Computer World) (June 1-15, 1997) |
With the implementation of an intranet across the four Indian Institutes of Managements, the IIMS are going to be the only institutions in India, and probably in the world, to have gone the intranet way.
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| PCL comes alive with Internet |
(Computer World) (June 1-15, 1996 ) |
Desktop leading light, PCL Limited, a company which has remained low key in the past one year, has suddenly come alive with a spate of announcements including expansion plans for the Internet and WWW markets.
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| NETSCAPE WINS THE 4.0 BROWSER RACE, FOR NOW! |
(Computer World) (July 16-31, 1997) |
After five preview releases Netscape finally released the Netscape Communicator around mid-June. On the very day of the release however, somebody found a bug in the security flow of the browser.
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| INTRANET MAKES NEWS AT TOI |
(Computer World) (July 16-31 1996) |
Come August, and the intranet of The Times of India-the country’s leading news daily and flagship of heavy weight publishing group Bennett & Coleman—will go on line.
The company, which has played a pioneering role in auto mating the process of news dissemination across at least 30 offices countrywide, is now focusing on taking its commercial applications Into cyberspace and back.
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| VSNL SLASHES INTERNET TARIFFS, UPGRADES SERVICES |
(Computer World) (July 1-15, 1996) |
But DoT doesn’t allow two networks to be connected to each other.
Gupta: I have no comments on the regulations per se, but technically, two networks cannot be connected to each other, as they all are proprietary. However, I certainly feel that we should have a national backbone for the larger interest of the people.
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| The Perfect New Year Gift |
(Computer World) (January 16-31, 1997) |
With the New Year come new resolutions. One major resolution we all need to make as we step into 1997 is how to best make the year beneficial, futuristic, educational, and yes, even environment friendly.
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| Apart from its own Active X technology |
(Computer World) (January 16-31, 1997) |
Manzar: apart from its own Active X technology, Microsoft has also come out with Visual J++. Just how committed is Microsoft to Java?
Parameswaran: We have two elements of our Java strategy: one is to build a great virtual machine that can run the Java applets and the applications the best; and the second is to provide a tremendous development tool for Java, which is Visual J++.
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| TRENDS FOR 1997 AND BEYOND |
(Computer World) (January 1-5, 1997) |
So what do the users and vendors in the IT industry have to say about information technology trends in the new year?
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| Microsoft Office 97 |
(Computer World ) (January 1-15, 1997) |
The new look Office 97 suite is said o fully integrate the ease of intelligent applications with the power of the Web.
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| Apple slashes cost of Powerbook 520 |
(Computer World) (January 1-15, 1996) |
If exorbitant price tags have been a major deterrent in your notebook purchase plans, think again. Apple Computer has recently made available its Powerbook 520 at what appears to be very reasonable Rs. 59,000 (excluding taxes).
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| Taste of Java with J++ courtesy Microsoft |
(Computer World ) (Jan. 1-15, 1997) |
Microsoft, it seems, is all prepared to active(x) enjoy itself with the sip of the heady brew, Java.
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| Oracle 8 waits in the wing |
(Computer World) (Jan 1-15, 1996) |
Is Oracle 8 going to be the next core product for Oracle Corporation ? By the looks of it, yes. For Oracle Corp. is currently working on the new version which will be a cost effective solution for enterprises where thousands of transactions are taking place within seconds.
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| Enterprise Networking |
(Computer World) (February 1-15, 1996) |
Though access to the Internet has been possible for the last one decade, its advent in India through VSNL has really brought the availability of such services to the forefront.
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| ORACLE GETS FLAK FROM USERS OVER SUPPORT |
(Computer World) (Feb 16-29, 1996) |
It’s the largest selling RDBMS in the country. In fact, it is a virtual monopoly as far as database management systems go in India, with competing products lagging far, far behind. Users swear by the product, its capabilities and features. So where does the story begin to sour?
Oracle users in India appear to be torn between loving and despairing over their favorite RDBMS.
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| Intranuts on the Net |
(Computer world) (Aug 16-31, 1997) |
Finally, the intranet—the Internet’s‘ baby, supposed to have been born and brought up in a closed enterprise environment—is actually here. Here, in India. Some of the Indian enterprises have already implemented intranets and are savoring the benefits that this new technology has brought to their organizations.
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| Microsoft now an Internet Company |
(Computer world) (Aug 1-15, 1996) |
Microsoft Corp. recently announced what it believes is the industry’s most comprehensive and compelling Internet strategy. The company will support and enhance the Internet by integrating the PC platform with the rapidly emerging public network.
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