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To address the shortage of medical specialists in the country, the health ministry on April 16 launched two telemedicine projects, where an expert from India can diagnose and advise on the complex case of a critically ill Bhutanese patient

India is among those countries that report higher emissions per e-mail user

The global annual energy used to transmit, process and filter spam e-mail could power 2.4 million homes or 3.1 million passenger cars, according to a study by security technology company McAfee.

Life term under new cyber law SOFTWARE professionals working in the IT industry will have to be more vigilent now. They could serve a life term in prison if their employers decide to prosecute them for stealing computer data. This is because a simple theft case too may get treated as a case of cyber terrorism under the amended cyber law, cleared by Parliament on December 25. It is awaiting

Book>>The Long Revolution

This paper presents the results of a study conducted to understand why Green IT initiatives are undertaken, and how the results translate into cost savings, business value and environmental benefits. More than 1,000 IT professionals in midsize businesses, from 12 countries and eight industries have been consulted in the survey.

Paper work and government offices go hand-in-hand. But in Kerala

Energy Efficient: LG has launched
monitors that will consume lesser
energy

At a time when thrift is the catchword for shoppers around the world, many are willing to pay a higher price for

Google may take its battle for global domination to the high seas with the launch of its own computer navy. The company is considering deploying the supercomputers necessary to operate its Internet search engines on barges anchored up to 11km) offshore. The

Intel Corp. is expanding its line of Xeon chips for server systems with four models that boost computing performance and energy efficiency.

Open source just one element of computerization Many claim that proprietary software is going out of mainstream. Open source software, which allows anyone to make a new software version (not necessarily an application programme), port it to new operating systems and share it with others, is fast becoming a potent alternative. In India, Kerala has taken to open source software with gusto. But

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