The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 08, 2002

Free style. But worth it?
Users of proprietary software complain that it is too costly, too rigid sometimes, offers restrictive licensing terms and poor after-sales service. But they have no alternative. Or do they? Is it time to plunge into open source/free alternatives wit h an open mind? More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Don't let this happen to your data
IMAGINE a traffic cop standing at an intersection and directing the flow of traffic. The VIPs are directed to Lane 1, the lesser privileged to Lane 2 and the guy on an ordinary two-wheeler is sent to Lane 3. Now, turn the highway into a ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

A yen for Life
IT companies need professionals with technical and soft skills. TCS feels it's doing the right thing at its training centre in Thiruvananthapuram. More

Learning to deliver
Companies are realising that e-learning is not pushing classroom-based training down a Net connection. More

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Na tum jaano na hum
If this is the response to a query on how well your company services your customer, isn't it time for a relook at your CRM strategies? Here's a hypothetical case-study. More

WEBSITE REVIEW

Tuning in to technology
There are two things in which you would definitely be interested, if you were into technology (as a technology freak or as a serious user of technology — how to get good technology free and how to ensure that viruses don't get at it. In the ... More

COMPUTER BASICS

WTS
Windows Terminal Server is an NT server operating system that allows Windows (TM) applications to be run on a server and displayed on many different operating systems. Sitting at any Os terminals, one is now able to run various Windows NT ... More

Windows terminal
A windows terminal is a dumb terminal especially designed to run Windows applications. Windows terminals are connected to a Windows NT server through a network. The server handles all processing and data storage. The terminals do ... More

Network computers
A computer with minimal memory, disk storage and processor power designed to connect to a network, especially the Internet. The idea behind network computers is that many users who are connected to a network don't need all the ... More

COMPUTER USAGE

Installing Windows XP
I am using Windows 98. I would also like to install Windows XP. Can I install it in the same drive (C:) containing Win-98 ? Please let me know the steps to be followed in installing Win-XP. My system configuration is P-III, 128 Mb RAM and 30 ... More

Explaining RFC
What does RFC stand for? In a text book, I saw the line, "you may learn more about HTTP by connecting RFC 2068 at the Internet Engineering Task Force site, http://www.ietf.org." I didn't quite understand what this line meant. Please ... More

Shared border
I am using Frontpage XP for Web page designing. I would like to know if a frame page is the same as a "shared border." Please explain. Reader from Sivakasi Shared borders are different from frames. While frames are used for ... More

Mail trouble
I have an e-mail account with Hotmail. When I tried to get mail from my Outlook Express, I got the message "Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: Hotmail, Server: http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp, ... More

SECURITY

A stitch in time
Corporates are getting more focussed about security infrastructure. Some companies are building security awareness by actually including it in the employee appraisals. More

TRENDS

Driving a smart bargain
Your company's growing and so are the expenses. The `shared services' concept — centralising varied transactions under one roof — offers a cost-effective solution. More

CYBER QUEST

Cyber Quest

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