XML enables users define their own data formats and port data across networks and applications. The ability to use a powerful platform-independent document language over the Internet holds great promise for the future of network computing.

The once down and out company is now hitting one home run after another. Whether its the iMac which has redefined personal computing (at least as far as looks go) once and for all or the new bunch of PowerBooks and G3 desktops, Apple USA is moving from st

StorageTek has appointed CMS (CMS Computers Ltd) for distributing its Storage Area Network (SAN) solution in India. SAN is essentially a switched disk architecture involving both hardware and software tools to provide high speed, direct connections from clusters configurations with

Compaq has been going through tough times with poor first quarter results at a time when rivals like Apple and Dell have been doing well and other IT giants such as Intel seem to be going strong.

April 18, 1999: The then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee outlined his dream of making India an IT superpower by the year 2008. From him came the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan”.

After a long, long time when MNC prices seemed to determined more by the incomes of MNC employees than that of the mass market one vendor’s finally got it right.

As far as hardware industry is concerned, it’s disappointing that the S-BIT Scheme is not yet announced.

In a revolutionary step, to help Indian corporates gear for the Y2K problem, Sinha has allowed all expenditure incurred by the corporate sector in making their systems Y2K-compliant to be allowed as revenue expenditure in the next financial year.

The promising note of the Finance Minister’s speech was that he was speaking `Dil Se’ and was concerned that the film industry should not say, ‘Hum Apke Hain Kaun’.

Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha in his budget proposals 1999-2000 has underscored a strong point that India indeed has a new mantra–IT. Almost everyone is chanting it.

Finally, the much-awaited telecom policy is here. Though the government has decided to introduce the concept of revenue-sharing with private operators (as demanded by them), new telecom tariffs are still awaited.

Finally, we have reduced cellular tariffs. After almost an year of on-going tussle, low tariffs have become a reality, though accompanied by high rentals.

India is trying her best to woo foreign investors. Sure, we offer a huge market to almost all businesses, but is that enough to have foreign players invest in the country?

The Joint Venture is officially dead, buried and hopefully it will Rest in Peace. Wipro will buy out Acer’s stake of 45% in Wipro Acer.