The "X" in a CXO could be any of these letters I,E,F,L,M,P,S,T.
I= Information (Chief Information Officer - CIO)
E=Executive (Chief Executive Officer - CIO)
F=Finance (Chief Finance Officer - CIO)
L=Learning (Chief Learning Officer - CIO)
M=Marketing (Chief Marketing Officer - CIO)
P=People (Chief People Officer - CIO)
S=Sales (Chief Sales Officer - CIO)
T=Technology (Chief Technology Officer - CIO)
Thursday, May 20, 2010
eMachines: Acer's new notebook
Bangalore: PC maker Acer has announced the launch of a new notebook, eME730, under its brand eMachines. Through its value-driven product offering from eMachines, Acer aims to address the void in the value PC segment.
The Acer eMachines eME730 notebook comes equipped with 15.6-inch (39.62 cm) 220-nit WXGA TFT LED backlit Wide HD display and the 1.3 Megapixels Crystal Eye WebCam having 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution and built-in Microphone provides easy video conferencing via VoIP and video IM chats.
Weighing 3.3 kgs, Acer eMachines eME730 notebook PC is equipped 71W 4800 mAh Li-ion 6-cell battery pack which can provide up to 3.5-hour battery life. Acer QuicCharge technology enables 80 percent charge in one hour or two hours rapid charge system-off. Recently, Dell has also released new Latitude E-Series laptops and Panasonic unveiled its new Toughbook CF-31, which would be the competitors for this new notebook from Acer.
"The response to eMachines, our entry level brand, targeted at the pure value consumer, has been more than encouraging over the last 6-8 months. Customer's looking for practicality and good functionality are the target audience here. There is enormous potential at the bottom of the pyramid for an affordable computing solution. A key point to note is that while the brand is positioned at the value segment, it does not compromise in any way the quality of its offering," said S. Rajendran, CMO Acer India. The notebook will be available at Rs.30,066 across the country, via Acer's exclusive national distributor Supertron.
Now, corporates in India go tough to check employee-fraud
As corporates are get increasingly suspicious of their employees, now, they are installing surveillance equipments and are hiring detective agencies to keep an eye on their employees, according to a report by Moinak Maitra of Economic Times.
A Patni spokesperson, explained how the company has beefed up security with an extensive network of surveillance cameras, access control measures with shrill alarms to prevent unauthorized entry, maintenance of daily inventory of high-value items and awareness programmes with teams on IP and security-related issues. 
The security business is booming, particularly after the downturn. The employers wants to be doubly sure before trusting their employees. Some companies deploy a complete one-size-fits-all solution with CCTVs and access controls linked to payroll. It not only prevents unauthorized entry but also logs in the time of entry and exit and calculates the number of hours the employee has put in on the workstation all in full glare of the camera. Information leaks in highly confidential meetings are common. This is when the mobile jammers come into the arena. In top secret board meetings, mobile phones of the participants are jammed to maintain confidentiality. Even the sales force and service teams are tracked. In some companies employees' emails are also monitored.
Going by the KPMG Fraud Survey 2010, the heightened sense of security among companies is justified. Among 1,000 respondents from Indian companies, 45 percent say fraud has increased in their organizations and as much as 81 percent say financial statement fraud is a growing syndrome. The survey also gives a roadmap for key risk areas in the future - computer-related fraud, intellectual property theft, bribery and corruption.
"The level of skepticism has gone up post-Satyam and there is leakage in the whole supply chain side. Corporates want to make the system more efficient," said Deepankar Sanwalka, Executive Director-Forensic Services, KPMG and the architect of the survey.
"Access control devices, CCTVs, intrusion detection systems are all linked to each other in the control centre and video analytics is woven into modern-day cameras that can identify the minutest of details in the image and sends out alarms," explains Gaurav Taneja, Director, Crisis and Security Consulting at Control Risks.
Though surveillance levels differ depending on occupations within the workplace, even a well-meaning employee unwittingly comes under the scanner.
A Patni spokesperson, explained how the company has beefed up security with an extensive network of surveillance cameras, access control measures with shrill alarms to prevent unauthorized entry, maintenance of daily inventory of high-value items and awareness programmes with teams on IP and security-related issues.
The security business is booming, particularly after the downturn. The employers wants to be doubly sure before trusting their employees. Some companies deploy a complete one-size-fits-all solution with CCTVs and access controls linked to payroll. It not only prevents unauthorized entry but also logs in the time of entry and exit and calculates the number of hours the employee has put in on the workstation all in full glare of the camera. Information leaks in highly confidential meetings are common. This is when the mobile jammers come into the arena. In top secret board meetings, mobile phones of the participants are jammed to maintain confidentiality. Even the sales force and service teams are tracked. In some companies employees' emails are also monitored.
Going by the KPMG Fraud Survey 2010, the heightened sense of security among companies is justified. Among 1,000 respondents from Indian companies, 45 percent say fraud has increased in their organizations and as much as 81 percent say financial statement fraud is a growing syndrome. The survey also gives a roadmap for key risk areas in the future - computer-related fraud, intellectual property theft, bribery and corruption.
"The level of skepticism has gone up post-Satyam and there is leakage in the whole supply chain side. Corporates want to make the system more efficient," said Deepankar Sanwalka, Executive Director-Forensic Services, KPMG and the architect of the survey.
"Access control devices, CCTVs, intrusion detection systems are all linked to each other in the control centre and video analytics is woven into modern-day cameras that can identify the minutest of details in the image and sends out alarms," explains Gaurav Taneja, Director, Crisis and Security Consulting at Control Risks.
Though surveillance levels differ depending on occupations within the workplace, even a well-meaning employee unwittingly comes under the scanner.
Pakistan says no to YouTube
Followed by an order from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), YouTube, the video sharing website, has been blocked by Pakistan, saying that it contains "blasphemous" material. PTA also directed Internet service providers to stop access to social network Facebook, as it was indulged in an online competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad. 
Way back in 2007, the video sharing website faced similar kind of ban in the country for about a year. According to a PTA official, some caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad were transferred from Facebook to YouTube, and hence, the authority has taken the action.
According to Wahaj-us-Siraj, the CEO of Nayatel, an Internet service provider, the ban will have an impact on the overall Internet traffic cutting up to 25 percent of total Internet traffic in Pakistan.
Way back in 2007, the video sharing website faced similar kind of ban in the country for about a year. According to a PTA official, some caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad were transferred from Facebook to YouTube, and hence, the authority has taken the action.
According to Wahaj-us-Siraj, the CEO of Nayatel, an Internet service provider, the ban will have an impact on the overall Internet traffic cutting up to 25 percent of total Internet traffic in Pakistan.
Google TV: Now Web on TV
Google the internet giant is out to expand its kingdom to the living room with an ambitious new service that lets people mesh television viewing with surfing the Web. Google TV, which has developed in partnership with technology titans Sony, Intel and Logitech and launched on Thursday.
Google TV, is powered by Google's Android software and Chrome Web browser, can be accessed using upcoming Web-enabled televisions from Sony or set-top boxes from Logitech that route Web content to existing TV sets. Sony and Logitech said the sets and boxes will be available in the United States in time for the year-end holiday shopping season and be rolled out internationally next year. 
Google TV, which promises to extend the Internet search and advertising giants reach into the lucrative TV ad market. Initially, advertising served on Google TV will be the same as seen now by television viewers or Web surfers but the Internet firm said it is pondering ways to tailor advertising to the platform.
Google TV product manager Salahuddin Choudhary said in a blog post that Google TV will allow TV viewers to get "all the (TV) channels and shows you normally watch and all of the websites you browse all day.
Google is not the first technology company to attempt to unite the TV set and the Internet and a number of electronics manufacturers are already offering Web-enabled televisions or digital set-top boxes.
Yahoo jumped into the Internet television arena more than a year ago, teaming with set makers including Sony, Samsung, VIZIO, and LG to build-in software "widgets" that let viewers link directly to designated websites. Yahoo responded to the Google announcement with word that it is expanding to new devices to expand its reach.
Google TV, is powered by Google's Android software and Chrome Web browser, can be accessed using upcoming Web-enabled televisions from Sony or set-top boxes from Logitech that route Web content to existing TV sets. Sony and Logitech said the sets and boxes will be available in the United States in time for the year-end holiday shopping season and be rolled out internationally next year.
Google TV, which promises to extend the Internet search and advertising giants reach into the lucrative TV ad market. Initially, advertising served on Google TV will be the same as seen now by television viewers or Web surfers but the Internet firm said it is pondering ways to tailor advertising to the platform.
Google TV product manager Salahuddin Choudhary said in a blog post that Google TV will allow TV viewers to get "all the (TV) channels and shows you normally watch and all of the websites you browse all day.
Google is not the first technology company to attempt to unite the TV set and the Internet and a number of electronics manufacturers are already offering Web-enabled televisions or digital set-top boxes.
Yahoo jumped into the Internet television arena more than a year ago, teaming with set makers including Sony, Samsung, VIZIO, and LG to build-in software "widgets" that let viewers link directly to designated websites. Yahoo responded to the Google announcement with word that it is expanding to new devices to expand its reach.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
IITian becomes 1st Indian-American dean of HarvardIITian becomes 1st Indian-American dean of Harvard
When Nitin Nohria, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, joined Harvard as a faculty in 1988, none would have thought that a history is in the making. Today, after 22 years he stands to be the first Indian-American dean of the prestigious Harvard Business School.
His latest work include a combined effort with his colleague Rakesh Khurana to instrument an oath for businesses globally. Nohria and Khurana were also the protagonists behind the introduction of the MBA Oath in 2009 that emphasized on the ethical behavior of MBA grads. 
Though one of the highest profile HBS professors, Prof Nohria was not necessarily the most obvious choice for the job. Many insiders predicted that senior associate dean Srikant Datar or Carl Kester, deputy dean for academic affairs, would be appointed. However, his experience within India and his stints at London Business School made him the right choice to bring in a global perspective to the dean's position.
The 48-year old leadership professor will serve as the 10th dean of Harvard Business School by succeeding the current dean Jay Light. The chemical engineer turned professor Nohria, accepted the role on Tueday and will resume his post from July 1st. "I feel a profound sense of responsibility for continuing Harvard Business School's proud legacy of ground-breaking ideas and transformational educational experiences," he says. Currently he is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at the century-old institution and co-chair of its Leadership Initiative.
Some of his students also recall how he, along with his brother-in-law Bharat N. Anand, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard, are known for their hospitality and the receptions to celebrate Indian festivals and its culture. "As his student, I found his discussion techniques and detailing immensely informative and thought provoking," said Manoj Kumar, managing partner with the Hahhurabi and Solomon, a legal and corporate consultancy firm.
"Prof. Nohria also made the curriculum and case studies very relevant to issues in the Indian business context. He deserves a special mention for making the programme so very insightful," Kumar added.
Nohria received his degree in chemical engineering in 1984 from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, which also awarded him with its distinguished alumnus medal in 2007.
He then received his doctoral degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management in 1988 where he earned an outstanding doctoral thesis award in behavioral and policy sciences.
Following that, he joined the Harvard faculty as an assistant professor in 1988, became an associate professor five years later and then served as the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration since 1999.
His current academic interests include the theory and practice of leadership, the study of human motivation, the analysis of management practices critical to corporate success, and the strategic and organisational challenges of globalisation.
Among his 16 books, the latest -- "Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice" - has been co-edited with his Harvard colleague Rakesh Khurana and reflects a colloquium he organised as part of Harvard's centennial in 2008 to stimulate serious scholarly research on leadership.
"Nitin Nohria will be a wonderful dean of Harvard Business School," said Jay Light about his successor. "He is widely respected within our extended community as a perceptive scholar of leadership and as a thoughtful and able academic leader."
His latest work include a combined effort with his colleague Rakesh Khurana to instrument an oath for businesses globally. Nohria and Khurana were also the protagonists behind the introduction of the MBA Oath in 2009 that emphasized on the ethical behavior of MBA grads.
Though one of the highest profile HBS professors, Prof Nohria was not necessarily the most obvious choice for the job. Many insiders predicted that senior associate dean Srikant Datar or Carl Kester, deputy dean for academic affairs, would be appointed. However, his experience within India and his stints at London Business School made him the right choice to bring in a global perspective to the dean's position.
The 48-year old leadership professor will serve as the 10th dean of Harvard Business School by succeeding the current dean Jay Light. The chemical engineer turned professor Nohria, accepted the role on Tueday and will resume his post from July 1st. "I feel a profound sense of responsibility for continuing Harvard Business School's proud legacy of ground-breaking ideas and transformational educational experiences," he says. Currently he is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at the century-old institution and co-chair of its Leadership Initiative.
Some of his students also recall how he, along with his brother-in-law Bharat N. Anand, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard, are known for their hospitality and the receptions to celebrate Indian festivals and its culture. "As his student, I found his discussion techniques and detailing immensely informative and thought provoking," said Manoj Kumar, managing partner with the Hahhurabi and Solomon, a legal and corporate consultancy firm.
"Prof. Nohria also made the curriculum and case studies very relevant to issues in the Indian business context. He deserves a special mention for making the programme so very insightful," Kumar added.
Nohria received his degree in chemical engineering in 1984 from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, which also awarded him with its distinguished alumnus medal in 2007.
He then received his doctoral degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management in 1988 where he earned an outstanding doctoral thesis award in behavioral and policy sciences.
Following that, he joined the Harvard faculty as an assistant professor in 1988, became an associate professor five years later and then served as the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration since 1999.
His current academic interests include the theory and practice of leadership, the study of human motivation, the analysis of management practices critical to corporate success, and the strategic and organisational challenges of globalisation.
Among his 16 books, the latest -- "Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice" - has been co-edited with his Harvard colleague Rakesh Khurana and reflects a colloquium he organised as part of Harvard's centennial in 2008 to stimulate serious scholarly research on leadership.
"Nitin Nohria will be a wonderful dean of Harvard Business School," said Jay Light about his successor. "He is widely respected within our extended community as a perceptive scholar of leadership and as a thoughtful and able academic leader."
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