BFSI
Real time FS providers
Financial Services Scenario: Volatile Markets Require Experienced Drivers
The BFSI industry globally as well as in India indicates continued turbulence: disruptive competitors, dynamic markets, and demanding customers. At the same time, the FS providers' agility and responsiveness is increasingly dictating competitive positioning in a rapidly evolving market. Gartner examines how the principles of the application of technology move towards becoming a "Real Time Enterprise" are critical to BFSI providers in general and in customer facing activities in specific.

GOVERNMENT
The online government - Reality or Myth?
Re-engineering the face of Government
As central, state and local governments struggle to deliver government services to citizens in innovative ways, technology continues to play an increasingly important role in most facets of the CGI (Citizen Government Interface). We review some key examples of the use of technology to achieve government goals in different countries in Asia/Pacific. Funding and return-on-investment issues in government will also be discussed and addressed.

TELECOM
Convergence and divergence tomorrow's trends in telecom
Telecom Providers - Market Intelligence, Doing Business with the Telco of the Future
Telecom in India is probably one of the few growth areas for the Telecom industry in the world, as volumes continue to increase and new services continue to come on-line. There is also an increasing convergence AND divergence of telecom related technologies evident in the marketplace, as wire-line and wireless technologies compete for mind and wallet share. The coming convergence of telephony and the Internet with VOIP is also a key issue. Telecom value chains and their critical relevance in the Indian context will be discussed.

MANUFACTURING
Survival of the fittest
ERP II Scenario in Manufacturing: Building on the "make" foundation and Supply Chain Management Vision
In a gradually 'awakening' Indian manufacturing industry, under intense and increasing competitive pressure not only from the global economy, but also increasingly from direct competition and comparisons with China, improved efficiencies and effectiveness is not only a competitive necessity, but a survival imperative. Leveraging past investments in ERP and SCM or planning investments for the future is a key need of most manufacturing enterprises if they are to remain or become competitive. We examine key issues of relevance to manufacturing technologists, and ways to address the business needs.


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