tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212068872009-07-09T20:13:19.827-07:00Keeping track of the Information Technology revolution that has India in its grips, its profound visible and invisible effects on the Indian society, culture, ethos, the thinking of the citizen. The blog keeps a pulse on the evolution of IT in India & elsewhere and analyzes the reverberations of these developments as felt in India.Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/21/1453/640/bg_hdr_bot_green-2.jpgtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-74960194714058958392009-06-18T02:08:00.001-07:002009-06-18T02:08:03.602-07:002009-06-18T02:08:03.602-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Animation is the newest craze in the town. Be it learning animation, working on outsourced animation projects or watching recreated mythological animation movies – Animation is the talk of the town. After the slew of elegantly created movies on...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/06/animation-all-new-red-hot-computer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-90220128889889757122009-03-28T10:46:00.000-07:002009-03-28T10:48:56.892-07:002009-03-28T10:48:56.892-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0I had to find someway to kill time this Saturday. However I wanted to avoid the guilt feeling that comes after watching a movie not worthwhile at all. My attentions turned to Firefox Addons. I decided to find some addons useful to my style of...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/03/5-firefox-addons-for-indian-surfer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-69197002478709789292009-02-21T10:19:00.001-08:002009-02-21T10:21:39.268-08:002009-02-21T10:21:39.268-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com2Answers to the 3rd Edition of India Information TechnologyWhich Independent Software Vendor is working on the India Digital Heritage product that involves creating virtual recreations of famous Indian heritages that will allow people to take...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/answers-india-information-techchnology.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-13419496017455567062009-02-18T21:11:00.001-08:002009-02-18T23:26:32.526-08:002009-02-18T23:26:32.526-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Google India is conducting a 1 day conference for Internet website builders community at Bengalooru on 28th Feb 09. The conference titled "SearchMasters 09" intends to be the one stop for all developers to learn about Google's Webmasters suite of...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-india-searchmasters-09.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-57534283050731826272009-02-16T03:34:00.000-08:002009-02-16T04:53:27.339-08:002009-02-16T04:53:27.339-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0It's QUIZ time again. Here's a fresh list of 12 questions to jog your gray matter !Which Independent Software Vendor is working on the India Digital Heritage product that involves creating virtual recreations of famous Indian heritages that will...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/india-information-technology-quiz.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-45704381372349683362009-02-14T09:15:00.000-08:002009-02-14T10:13:41.053-08:002009-02-14T10:13:41.053-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0While the invasion of technology into every fold of our life is not stoppable, the importance and time we give to them is defintely in our control. However, that calls for a measure of restraint from everyone who can't do without technology...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/technology-etiquette-manners-mobile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-56214087218801767512009-02-10T08:30:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:54:00.105-08:002009-02-10T09:54:00.105-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com1"Why can't India be the alternative market that the ailing Indian IT industry can look up to?"This was the question that popped up during lunch time between us at office. A deluge of answers followed.Indian market nascent stillNot enough big...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/indian-it-vendors-target-indian-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-7872790519013379272009-02-05T08:54:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:55:11.010-08:002009-02-05T09:55:11.010-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com1Who can possibly be contemplating getting the millions of rural Indians on to the Internet as fast as possible. Who possibly stands to gain from such a garangutan task? We all would for sure ....directly or indirectly. But there is one company out...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-bus-google-tamil-nadu-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-49334285955387373592009-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:23:49.915-08:002009-02-03T09:23:49.915-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com2In this age of "Top 10 rankings", I came across  an interesting one that CyberMedia’s Global Services and investment advisory firm Tholons has labeled "Top Global Outsourcing cities"The list runs like thisBangaloreChennaiDelhi National Capital...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/india-dominates-offshore-outsourcing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-29498481348845786542009-02-02T08:44:00.000-08:002009-02-02T10:02:20.071-08:002009-02-02T10:02:20.071-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Bringing Internet to remote villages is a humongous task. Google is among the fore runners along with several other NGOs who are striving across the globe to bring the power of the World Wide Web to the masses.I was reading this insightful article...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-helps-remote-rural-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-32987025836156132012009-01-31T17:50:00.001-08:002009-01-31T18:11:19.398-08:002009-01-31T18:11:19.398-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Laptops are getting cheaper. However the race to bring laptops to the masses at the lowest cost is getting crazier. I had earlier blogged about Negroponte who was trying to get a $100 laptop aimed at school kids in developing countries in Asia,...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/india-announces-10-laptop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-9459532860735034412009-01-29T08:11:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:07:33.911-08:002009-01-29T09:07:33.911-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Business World columnist Ashok V Desai has an interesting thought put forth in his recent article titled "The Rise of Internet" in the issue dated 26th Jan 2009. He points out to the findings of a research conducted by Pew Research which show that...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/newspapers-india-losing-ground-internet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-35274731492428786402009-01-28T09:36:00.000-08:002009-01-28T10:47:26.224-08:002009-01-28T10:47:26.224-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0I was reading about the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). A consortium of about 47 players in the telecom hardware and software domain who have come together to standardize and put forward a viable alternative to existing platforms for handsets and...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-handset-alliance-oha-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-48716388922672137992009-01-25T08:52:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:01:00.895-08:002009-01-25T10:01:00.895-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Nasscom has come out with a new section that features rising Indian IT companies. A platform to help emerging companies in the IT/ITES space in India, the platform enables emerging companies announce their arrival to the wide audience of customers...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/state-of-itites-startups-in-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-17237743818967419202009-01-23T09:22:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:17:41.169-08:002009-01-23T10:17:41.169-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Business Today has come up with the "Top 10 Best companies to work for in India" list.While the top 3 companies are still technology companies, it comes as no surprise that none of the IT services companies have made the list. Blame it on the...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/top-three-technology-companies-india.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-20235352057019945272009-01-19T08:57:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:09:56.694-08:002009-01-19T09:09:56.694-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Satyam chairman Raju has something to cheer about even when his stars have forsaken him. Raju has been the most googled name across the world leaving even Obama behind since his infamous admission of a 7000 crore rupees fraud. The search volumes...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/whats-in-name-google-holds-key.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-11734036795201443402009-01-18T06:32:00.000-08:002009-01-18T07:20:41.794-08:002009-01-18T07:20:41.794-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0I remember the oft quoted statement "A pessimist sees a partially filled glass of milk as half empty; an optimist as half full" when i was reading an article in the Times of India on how India is still a red hot favorite when it comes to R&D...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2009/01/india-r-outsourcing-destination-booz.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-83181494985036835652008-12-22T21:38:00.000-08:002008-12-25T05:20:48.172-08:002008-12-25T05:20:48.172-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0I remember how constrained we were back in the 1990's when it came to choosing a "usable" operating system. My tryst with OSes started with Windows 3.1, the first GUI based OS from the Microsoft stable that gained worldwide popularity. Even the OS...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/12/operating-systems-for-all-needs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-60132501498817536762008-11-29T08:08:00.000-08:002008-11-29T09:05:21.806-08:002008-11-29T09:05:21.806-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0It has been curtains on a nightmare in Mumbai. Terror attacks that not only inflicted heavy civilian casualties, but took unawares the security infrastructure of the country. So much so that CNN-IBN dubbed the live action that unfolded day in day...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/11/mumbais-cyber-citizens-unleash-their.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-15906887014702333542008-11-24T10:46:00.000-08:002008-11-24T11:06:13.380-08:002008-11-24T11:06:13.380-08:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com1Humpty dumpty had a great fall !! 8 weeks after the big bang announcement by banks in US that recession has finally descended on the globe, Indiann IT firms are yet to bat their eyelids. I am not sure if this is another lull in the storm or that...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/11/recession-indian-it-firms-stand-ground.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-42174158698503095032008-09-15T04:18:00.000-07:002008-09-15T04:28:20.329-07:002008-09-15T04:28:20.329-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0While the IT service markets in US and Europe are slowing down in the face of a relentless onslaught by rising oil prices, the sub prime mortgage crisis and the toll of the war against terror, the opposite seems to be the case in Asia Pacific. And...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/09/asia-pacifics-faster-growing-domestic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-73207853137539541902008-09-11T21:52:00.000-07:002008-09-11T22:33:10.760-07:002008-09-11T22:33:10.760-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0I came across this UK site - Teenager Jargon. What it had was a list of words that forms a part of today's teen vocabulary in UK and 90% or more of which the parents or grown ups have no clue as to what the words mean. My curiosity tickled, I...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/09/decrypting-teenage-jargon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-41450962496920311332008-09-04T18:31:00.000-07:002008-09-04T19:02:37.463-07:002008-09-04T19:02:37.463-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Lot of discussions over a cup of tea throw up scenarios that you are unlikely to have visualised by yourself. A discussion began highlighting how the concept of globalization was making the world flat, breaking up national and international...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/09/does-globalization-promote-localization.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-11905437798129341732008-08-28T19:21:00.000-07:002008-08-28T20:14:42.166-07:002008-08-28T20:14:42.166-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0If adoption of technology brings with it the blessing of greater productivity, it does not come without its share of teething problems. The distinction however when it comes to technology adoption is that the teething problems are beyond those...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/08/technology-adoption-indian-way.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21206887.post-59439335108286513772008-08-21T19:01:00.000-07:002008-08-21T20:29:00.617-07:002008-08-21T20:29:00.617-07:00Vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038202563239489053noreply@blogger.com0Technology has helped ease lives of many in India. The fact is more evident in India where the masses have adopted to technology late and seen drastic improvements in their lifestyle. Be it the adoption of the mobile by Indians, the acceptance of...<br/> <br/> Read the rest of this entry >>http://india-it-pulse.blogspot.com/2008/08/technology-ticket-to-better-lifestyle.html