The Hindu : Monday, March 22, 2004

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Monday, March 22, 2004

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User industries in a quandary
Steel users are discovering that sourcing steel from the global marketplace is well nigh impossible in the current context despite duty reduction, says K. T. Jagannathan

Where IT meets business
There is a new entrant in the alphabet soup of acronyms that describe Web-enabled practices and tools. The author provides a dummies guide to Business Process Management and looks at emerging players in India.

Book-building: An efficient aid in mega public issues
Book-building is the most practical mechanism for quick and efficient management of mega issues.

Collaborative newsfeed recommendation service
THIS WEEK NetSpeak introduces a new collaborative newsfeed service that automatically brings in to your newsreader new personalised newsfeeds based on your interests. One of the hallmarks of the Net is that it facilitates techno-entrepreneurs ...

Relentless bear pressure on bourses
STOCKS CAME under persistent selling pressure across a wide front and the market remained under bear grip last week. Retail investors along with domestic funds and major corporates were believed to have made across-the-board sales to book profits ...

Tax ordeals in real property transactions
QUESTION: The author in his article under the caption `Negotiating taxing details' published in The Hindu dated January 31, 2004 has suggested a useful tip to the seller of an immovable property regarding the date of sale. However, ...

Drug firms want ban on cheap AIDS pills
Plans to put millions of people on drugs to try to stem the Aids epidemic are based in most African countries on the purchase of cheap copies of drugs invented and under patent in the U.S. and Europe.