Software engineering is not about throw away codes but it’s about maintaining and keeping the code up-to-date in tune with environmental changes. Right from scratch to the implementation stage, a rich set of discussions take place and these decisions may or may not be recorded. Either way, these points need to be carried forward during ToIs if a new member gets into the team or if a new team takes over the code. Read more…

This article analyses the challenges in implementing the micropayment model and the role technology solutions can play to make it successful.

The recent trend of readers moving from print media to web or digital devices to access news, information and books has compelled publishing companies to make their digital content available online to prevent cannibalizing the existing customer base. Read more…

As my fellow blogger, Kuldeep writes in his blog, these are difficult times for News Media industry. With falling subscriptions, reducing advertising revenues and users unwilling to pay for online content, News media is in dire straits today. Read more…

Click here to read Convergence of Commercial Gaming – Part 1

Let us look at the possible strategies big players can adopt in the US commercial gaming ecosystem with respect to online gaming if the Wire Wager is lifted.  Read more…

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are adopting a two-pronged strategy to remain competitive in the market. On one hand, CSPs are striving to improve their operational efficiency, vendor consolidation and reduction of TCO to control cost.  On the other hand, CSPs are strategizing on revenue growth by providing combo plans and launching new value added services. This is more pronounced with wireless operators thanks to their network upgrade to 3G / 4G mobile technology (NGN) and convergence offerings. Read more…

How have handhelds impacted the publishing industry? At this juncture, publishers are made to believe that content availability, unified platforms for content re-purposing & delivery, content copyright & security and context search are the prerequisites for a strong foothold in the handheld content market. Read more…

Did you know that you cannot try your luck with online poker or online betting/gambling/wagering in the United States using web sites based in the US?     

Have you heard of the Wire Wager Act?   

Yes, one cannot place an online bet from United States in a web site hosted from United States. It is unlawful to do so.  Read more…

India had a teledensity of less than 1 phone per 100 people not long ago. However, our country added mobile phones at the rate of about 10 million new subscribers per month as per published economic reports in 2009. Between September 2008 and August 2009, India added nearly 145 million mobile subscriber lines and emerged as the fastest growing sector in that period. It is estimated that in 2012 half the population of India will have a mobile phone. Teledensity will leapfrog to 1 phone for every other person in India. India’s telecom network today is the eighth largest in the world and the second largest amongst emerging economies.  Read more…

When I was a kid, I remember seeing my father go through the newspaper for hours with a cup of tea. He would then discuss news with his friends at length. Newspapers used to be the only source of reliable information, TV was quite new, internet and mobile phones were unheard of.  Read more…

We create a problem first and then innovate to solve it (or complicate it, allowing room for more innovation). Exploitation of natural resources has resulted in the need to innovate the way utility companies or power grids run their businesses. Smart Grid is the answer from Technology vendors to solve the problem for Utility companies. By bringing in a two-way information exchange, right from the power generation plants to transmission & distribution all the way to homes, it is anticipated that the demand and supply problem in the Power sector will be minimized thereby allowing efficient usage of the power generated. Read more…