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Which Half is the Truth?
It makes sense to move toward a recruitment system that is based more on abilities and demonstrated skills rather that resumes
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| Industry Overview 08 |
Top View
Coalition of Convenience
Most Tata IT entities have found a way of smoothly cooperating with each other, resulting in a stronger group
Change Management
The leadership vacuum created by Vivek Pauls departure in 05 got addressed, but only time will tell if the new joint CEOs are an equal match
An Uncertain Year
Rupee growth dropped from 45% to 20%, but new areas like BPO are growing impressively
Growth Story
The loosely-bound collection of diverse activities thats HP India begins to star in the parents performance, with healthy local sales, and strong services exports
Coming of Age
A slew of high profile global branding initiatives and an increased focus on system integration were the highlights for the group entities
Treading Softly
India is making a slow but conscious effort to improve its progress in patent filing by closing loopholes and exploring new avenues
Steadfast Growth
Despite rise in copper prices and glut in global demand, the Indian structured cabling industry registered impressive growth
Broadening Reach
Slow but continuous growth has been Indian broadband markets hallmark. Increasing mobile Internet usage will be the next push
On a High
The VSAT industry has recorded a growth of 36.2% and verticals like retail, banking, and rural services seem all set to drive it further
Taking Charge
With enterprises adopting a green agenda and an objective to reduce cost of data center operations, racks and enclosures are seeing good growth
Point of Inflection
The total sale of products from Indian companies has crossed the billion-dollar mark. Started as a parallel movement, it has of late become closely intertwined with the services industry
The Penguin Still Rules
After winning over the telecom and government space, Linux is now wooing other verticals
Vanishing Returns
The consumables segment is seeing a dramatic shift with printer vendors finally moving away from the razor-blade model
Increasing Reach
Focus shifted away from the metros to the Indian hinterland, crossing home shores to reach Africa and Asia
Sustaining Performance
To combat the threat notebooks posed, desktop vendors launched sleek and innovative models and liberally used celeb power to publicize their products
Slow on Growth
There was explosion in data growth, but Indian storage market revenues felt the tremors of slower growth as the price points dropped and the overall enterprise IT spending experienced slowdown
How Green is My Data Center?
Greener and cooler data centers were in, hence the year saw solution providers shifting gears to reposition their products
A Feast for Your Eyes
While the total monitor market grew by 15%, LCDs jumped a big 68% and CRTs continued to dip further down
Going Over a Speed-breaker
The networking product segment continues to grow at 25%, lesser than last year, but the market trends remain positive
In the Pink
Green became a buzzword while virtualization became mainstream, even as HP toppled IBM to become the #1 vendor in India
On a Fast Track
The RBI guideline on making ATM transactions free might impact the market this year, but cash machine continued to ring loud and clear in FY 08
The Giant Still Rules
Microsoft continues its domination of the system software market thanks to the launch of Vista OS. But the rest are girding up as well
Multitaskings the Future
Drop in price points has resulted in MFDs becoming the clear favorite of first-time home users and the cost-sensitive SMBs
Top Honors for Domestic
Keeping with the overall industry trend, the domestic market grew a good 35% while international remained flat
Revenge of the Rupee
While rupee appreciation impacted the growth of IT firms, many managed to keep the operating margin intact, even as the industry saw a new set of focused companies leading growth 2.0
Modest and Inconsistent
A 26% growth was modest compared to last year and not consistent across categories. SMBs was a big focus for all vendors
Perfect Picture
High demand from the government and corporate sectors kept the growth story going
No More Peripheral
As a new Indian digital lifestyle evolves, the explosion of information is causing an exponential growth for the storage peripherals market
Taking IT to Bharat
Every IT vendor worth its name wants to expand to tier-2 and -3 cities. And that has clearly defined the broader agenda of Indian distributors
At Your Service
Software as a service has presented an attractive alternative to the On Premise model, bringing in low cost of installation and less time to market
A Complete Ecosystem
While old semiconductor warhorses continued to thrive, IT services firms too joined the bandwagon
Of Nano and Fighter Jets
External developments globally as well as in India affected the industry, mostly in a positive manner
On the Safe Side
With businesses increasing not just across geographies but also in the cyber space, companies are more vulnerable to virus attacks than ever before, and have more to lose
Power Play
The UPS market witnessed another growth year, despite a global rise in battery prices
The Party Still Rocks
A slight dip in overall growth in the domestic services market was offset by increasing democratization of the playing field. Business transformation emerged as the signature theme for most large deals
The Real Opportunity
Except for talent issues in the long term, remote infrastructure management offers unlimited opportunities to companies in India
Get, Set, Go
Newer collaborations, bigger VFX and still bigger animations, racy games, and much more it truly was an exciting year for the Indian entertainment market
Desktops, Notebooks and x86 servers: World-wide View
Growth Story
Majestic Domestic
For the first time, people seem to have woken up to the potential of the domestic market. Though the indications were present over the past couple of years, almost overnight, the ghar ki murgi became significantly important
Tough Get Going
Even with a year replete with economic turmoil, smaller companies emerged as the gainers
Battling the Demons
With the slowdown in the industry, the Top 5 showed the strategies that companies should and should-not adopt. And how to survive the tide...
Going Over a Speed-breaker
The networking product segment continues to grow at 25%, lesser than last year, but the market trends remain positive
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| Q&A |
Energy conservation is integral to us
Shashi B Mal, director, STG, IBM, India/South Asia
A lot of our innovations come from small players
Mark Nicholson, CTO, Subex
40% of product development was done in Bangalore
Matt Kolon, CTO, Asia Pacific, Juniper Networks
We are looking forward to adding more solutions
Rakhee Nagpal, managing director, Dynamic Vertical Software
India is becoming a hub for process expertise
Pramod Bhasin, vice chairman, Nasscom, and president and CEO, Genpact
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| Columns |
Dont Overestimate the Value of Numbers
DQ Top 20 is a lot about numbers. What matters in not just the stories behind those numbers but the emotions attached to them
Taste Java@Java
It would be great if Indian companies can seize the Java opportunity in Java and taste the Robusta aroma of success
German Precision in HRD
We should learn from the German model of education to enhance our professional backdrop for a consistent growth
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