The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Get off my back!
That's a plea in vain. Face the fact. Cookies — not those crisp and crunchy treats but the small pieces of information written to the hard drive of an Internet user — can track you better than 007. Get the latest on stuff that's hot on y our heels. More

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

'I've got the best view'
Why is an external consultant important? Says the chief of this auto components manufacturer, "We ourselves were trying to change. But, daily fire-fighting made it difficult for us to improve overall. An outsider with a bird's-eye view made it better for us with some industry best practices. We have done better in the last 2 years than we did in the previous 4-5 years." More

HARDWARE

Touching the lows, for now
Th PC industry is showing signs of a slowdown and analysts have lowered sales projections but there's room for hope in the medium term. More

Rise and shine
Technology offers a great opportunity to the Indian power converter market. Now's the time for the players to turn challenges into spurs for growth. More

SOFTWARE

Angling for business
When the small fry fight big fish in new waters of competition, this company senses a big haul. It's packed its gear to go fishing - to help the small firms find business. More

Measuring up?
If only one could compute productivity or return on investment easily. A Pune-based software company holds out hope. More

INTERVIEW

`It pays to tie the knot'
Why did ICICI Bank make a Rs 200-crore foray into Business Process Outsourcing by acquiring a call centre company? Read on, for the answers... More

SECURITY

Breaking codes of conduct
When ex-employees steal software codes, what can a company do? Here's an interesting instance of stealth and sleuthing. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

When technology really delivers
Standing at ease, with a "credit-card swipe" machine slung over the shoulder, and at the Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) of all places? The rest of it is true but for the credit-card swipe reference. What one sees slung over the shoulder of the ... More

COMPUTER USAGE

Error message
My machine displays the following message, "OE HAS OCCURED AT 0028:C18C9B8B IN VXD WSOCK2 01+0000373B" when I start the system and also takes a lot of time to boot. Please suggest a solution. Pancham Arora The Wsock2.vxd is typically a ... More

Subscription in IE
Please explain the functioning of Subscription in Internet Explorer in detail. This will not only keep one informed well in time but also save on cost, through its auto update functionality. Vipul Jhaveri Offline viewing was called ... More

All about drives
What is the difference in maintaining two (c&d) drives and five (such as c,d,e,f,g) drives? Is there any advantage in going in for more number of drives, as I have seen at browsing centres? Shiva There is not much difference in having a ... More

System hitches
The first one is: How do I switch off the "Auto-Complete" Option in Internet Explorer? Whenever I access IE to send mails, whatever address I type in the "To" column gets stored in Internet Explorer. Even when I delete History/Temporary Internet ... More

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