Autocar India Magazine Issue: 148 | December 2011

Clear your schedules, people; this is a big one. Here’s what our December issue has in store:

New Captiva driven: The big Chevy was a great all-rounder when it first went on sale, but since then rivals have moved the game ahead. There’s a new version headed our way and we give it an exclusive look.

Volkswagen Up driven: VW recently launched the spiritual successor to its original Beetle, the simple, spacious and affordable Up hatchback and we’ve driven it this month.

Skoda Rapid Road Test: The newest Skoda isn’t really all that new – under its taut Czech skin lies the familiar VW Vento. But is this just a lazy badge engineering job, or is the Rapid more than that?

Honda Brio vs Hyundai i10: Honda has just delivered a cracking take on the compact, but premium, hatchback. But can it outdo Hyundai’s very capable i10 Kappa2?

Hyundai Eon vs Maruti Alto K10: Hyundai has been very brave in launching the stylish little Eon – it’s picked a fight with India’s best-selling car, the Maruti Alto. Naturally, we had to see how it turned out.

The ‘caaar’ comparison: Three frugal, affordable, and, crucially, very spacious petrol saloons duke it out – the Nissan Sunny takes on the Toyota Etios and Tata Manza.

Mercedes-Benz CLS350 driven: These days there are many takers for ‘style over substance’, and when saloons look as good as the CLS, who can blame them?

The Ferrari Special: A flick through our epic Ferrari special will bring out the tifosi in anyone; featuring drives of the 458 Spider and FF, a tour of the Maranello factory and even the four-wheeled star of an upcoming Bollywood film.

The Indian GP Special: India just had its first F1 race; it was a proud moment for an entire nation and definitely worth celebrating. We don’t want to spoil too much, but we got an exclusive chance to spend race day with Narain Karthikeyan himself.

Discover India: This month we travel to Goa, but not the place full of parties and nightclubs. We go to the tranquil, lesser known side of the west-coast state.

Hyosung GT650N Road Test: Has de-shelling Hyosung’s 650cc sports bike changed it for the better? We give the fairing-free Korean motorcycle the road test treatment.

Frontline-Vol. 28 :: No. 24 Nov 19 - Dec 02, 2011

Cover Story Identity concerns Interview: R.S. Sharma, Director-General and Mission Director, UIDAI Parties in confusion A case for privacy PDS in peril False promises on health services Enrolment saga How reliable is UID? Interview: Dr Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics Tool of exclusion from NREGS Nuclear Issues Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, AEC

The States West Bengal: Rift in the foothills Kerala: Government hanging by a thread Prisoners & precedents Telecom Scam Radia shuts shop Scandal Cricketers in jail India & Pakistan MFN status: Ignorance rulesPolitical test for Imran The real barrier Interview: Union Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar World AffairsJulian Assange: Travails of a crusader Kyrgyzstan: Towards democracy UNESCO: Vote for Palestine Natural Science Fungus farmers Media Reforming the Press Council U.K.: Newspapers' code of practice Public Health Karnataka: Child malnutrition Reports Crisis and jobs

Focus: Forts of Maharashtra Majestic defences Interview: Chhagan Bhujbal, State Tourism Minister Controversy Thermal power: Land grab projects? Obituary Bhupen Hazarika Column Bhaskar Ghose: The many Indias Praful Bidwai:Kudankulam: Time to talk R.K. Raghavan: Cricket & crime C.P. Chandrasekhar: Pills, patents & profits Update Oppenheimers exit De Beers Richard Wachman © Guardian News & Media 2011 Books States & the Union review article by V. Venkatesan Economics of caste review by Raj Sekhar BasuCricketing legend review by R.K. RaghavanElectoral fraud review by A.G. Noorani Also Letters Response

Express Computer-1 - 15 November 2011

Cover Story
News
Feature
News Analysis
Case Study
CIO Profile
Interviews
Events
Products

Cover Story   • Cloud Computing Porting Date To & Fro Issues ranging from vendor lock-in and mismatched architectures to issues in porting data and apps from one Cloud to another remain as concern areas for enterprises that are evaluating the prospect of putting their business-critical applications on the Cloud. By Venkatesh Ganesh

Editorial   • Shades of Android It's been an interesting month for Android

News   • Technology no more limited to Tier 1 cities, says Deloitte • Take Solutions extends safety and pharmacovigilance service offerings • Malware attack comes as bloody photos of Gaddafi's death; Sophos warns • DUKU – STUXNET like malware in India • Aptech ties up with TRRAIN Foundation to empower people in the retail sector • Four organizations in diverse sectors to join ZonesCorp • Atos IT challenge kicks off in 26 universities • Capgemini launches SCM services • MTS launches international roaming for its customers • Compuage announces festival reward program from Creative for its resellers • R&M introduces R&Mfoxs, solution for FTTH • Essar Group seeks real-time business insight with SAP HANA, mobility and Business Intelligence solutions from SAP • NEC enters into a strategic partnership with Trimax to focus on SaaS services • 'eContent Migrator' by Datamatics Global Services; to aid migration to P8 - the new version of IBM FileNet • Idea Cellular switches to Smoothwall RF feeder cable • Business Software Alliance (BSA) announces capacity building program for Karnataka PSUs • Apptivo launches ‘Biz pages’ – an alternative to Websites for SMBs • Prime Focus Technologies announces Kapil Gupta as VP of Program Management • Cisco announces 'Race to Rio' program for channel partners • Jigsee enhances content to 12 languages: video streaming on mobile phones • Etisalat demonstrates innovative 'Mobile Baby' service in collaboration with Great Connection • Telecom sector reluctant to transit to a low-carbon profitable model: Greenpeace • CUA appoints TCS BaNCS for online banking Platform transformation • Nimbuzz launches cross platform video calling and chatting for iPhone and PCs • New computing models bring cybersecurity challenges to Indian businesses: Symantec report • IBM brings Intelligent Operations Center for smarter cities to improve citizen services • Adobe announces winners of 2011 design achievement awards • Agilent Technologies’ latest RF design and 3D EM simulation platforms enhance multi-technology design, speed simulation • HP India strengthens commercial product portfolio • Pervazive sets up intellectual property hub in the US • Indian smartphone users spend more time on content than voice and sms: Nielsen and Informate study says

Feature   • Spreading the benefits of healthcare nationwide Indian healthcare facilities are scattered disproportionately, are expensive and the quality of services rendered is often suspect. In this scenario, telemedicine has emerged as a boon, bring the needy close to a qualified practitioner enabling ailments to be alleviated without the rural citizenry having to visit super specialty hospitals. By Pupul Dutta

News Analysis   • Bullish about 2012 Despite some hurdles, Canon is confident that it can grab market share from competitors and grow in 2012. By Prashant L Rao • For IBM, smart is green IBM’s initiatives around 'smart buildings' and MMT is high on optimism. However, the company has its work cut out to convince enterprises of the benefits accrued from adopting these solutions. By Venkatesh Ganesh • Juniper in the enterprise The networking vendor is gunning for a bigger share of the enterprise networking pie. By Prashant L Rao • YoFroggy launches web services in India It is the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ opportunity that companies are looking to tap in India. As Indian SMBs are beginning to understand their place in the global supply chain, technology companies are starting to offer innovative solutions to meet their specific needs. By Manjari Juneja

Case Study   • Delivering value in education AMD helped VIVA Institute manage costs and address its requirement for best-in-class desktops for its students. By Manjari Juneja • Mission security Security is a crucial aspect for any organization, more so for one dealing with IP. Nucleus Software addressed its security concerns by deploying Websense security tools. By Mehak Chawla • Disruption from the Cloud WinHire Technologies sought to disrupt the recruitment market by leveraging video and the Web. The company's recruitment portal rides on the IBM Cloud, that helps it meet its elastic demands. By Heena Jhingan

CIO Profile   • All about discipline Rajeev Jorapur believes that the most difficult aspect of leadership is to sustain the discipline that’s needed to do the right thing, especially when it creates a conflict with personal comfort. By Manjari Juneja • Passion drives excellence An experienced at hand at handling IT across verticals, Vipin Kumar, Head IT, Escorts, is busy with the completion of an enterprise-wide ERP implementation. He talked to Heena Jhingan, about his passion for work

Interview   • “The 3PAR acquisition gives us the opportunity to grab market share in high end storage” Mike Prieto, VP, HP Storage Division, APJ, talked to Mehak Chawla about storage trends in the APJ and why HP had big hopes for 3PAR • “Any amount of downtime is unacceptable” Adam Selipsky, Vice President, Product Management & Developer Relations, Amazon Web Services, talked to Prashant L Rao about the latest developments at AWS, the kind of workloads that customers were running in Amazon's Cloud and the service disruptions that the company had suffered earlier in the year • “We buy startups and ramp them up through our distribution model” Barrie Sheers, Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ), Quest Software and Shailender Kumar, MD, Quest Software India talked to Prashant L Rao about business opportunities, working with Microsoft and the company's M&A strategy • “Open source in India has been growing at 20-30 percent year-on-year” Narayana Menon, Lead - Strategy & Marketing Novell India/South Asia in conversation with Express Computer about the growth of Open Source in India, acceptance of the concept in the Indian market as well as some of Novell's customers who are using OSS in the country • “We don't want to be identified as just a mobile company” Guru Ganesan, Managing Director, ARM India, talked to Prashant L Rao about the company's history, its strategy and the ecosystem of partners that it has nurtured over the years

Events   • DellWorld 1.0 At the first DellWorld, some of the IT industry's biggest names talked about the evolution of personal and enterprise computing. Also on stage to talk about the challenges of using IT optimally on a truly humongous scale was the former CIO of the US Federal Government • India moves up on the IT competitive index Driven by strong human capital resources and a robust R&D environment, India has moved up ten places in BSA's global ranking of competitiveness in the IT sector. By Pupul Dutta

Products   • Products - Buffalo TeraStation Pro WSS - BitDefender 2012

Frontline-Vol. 28 :: No. 23

Cover Story Brutal end Human rights and the march of empire Libya: Ruthless theatre Next target, Syria Scramble for Africa Transition time in Egypt Movements Team Anna in the dock Public Health Encephalitis deaths in U.P. The States Tamil Nadu: AIADMK election sweep Panchayats starved of funds and power

Death Penalty Need for clarity Mining Goa’s pits of corruption Interview: Manohar Parrikar, PAC Chairman World AffairsTargeting Iran Tale of Cuban Five Soccer capitalism in the U.K. © Guardian News & Media 2011 Natural Science Pesky pests Interview A.R. Rahman: Music for the future Cinema Politics of the visual Institutions CAG’s activism The Judiciary Justice Dinakaran issue:Unhealthy precedent Spotlight Dantewada’s dilemma Urban Development Bangalore Metro: Late, but on track

Nobel Prize Chemistry: The crystal gazer Labour Issues Truce for now at Maruti Education Rule of unreason in Delhi University Art Gulam Sheikh’s message Column C.P. Chandrasekhar: Anti-capitalist turn Bhaskar Ghose: Matter of honour Jayati Ghosh: Sinking ship R.K. Raghavan: Stocks of scandal Praful Bidwai: Elusive justice Books Enigma of Gujarat review article by V. Venkatesan Azad's tragedy review by A.G. Noorani Dickens at 200 review by Jenny Uglow © Guardian News & Media 2011 Update Accord in Uthapuram Uphaar fire: Reduced liability Also

Magazine-Motoring-November 2011

Magazine -  November 2011   HYUNDAI EON SMALL CAR, BIG NEWS We road-test Hyundai\'s entry-level hatchback that aims to spoil Maruti Suzuki\'s game. Does it? Read the magazine, no! HONDA BRIO WHAT\'S UP, BRIO?! We road-test Honda\'s most inexpensive Indian offering yet. This one aims to spoil even more manufacturers\' games. Does it? If you ask one more time... MAHINDRA XUV 500 500 REASONS We road-test Mahindra\'s most expensive, yet extremely value for money, \'World SUV\', the XUV 500. Is it fast? Does it handle like a car? Is it any good off road? For the last time, please, read the magazine, okay? MASERATI GRAN CABRIO MASER SHARP Our man Pablo, keeping the tradition alive, drives what he calls the \'sex on wheels\' right there, in Italy. Need we say a word more?

Magazine-Sprtstar-VOL.34 :: NO.46 :: Nov. 17, 2011

Star Poster: ROBIN VAN PERSIE

Cover Story

A test of commitment and resourcefulness
To think that the rest of the cricket world is isolated from fixing — that it is a Pakistan-centric problem — is to be naive, or disingenuous. The ICC has to tackle the problem at the domestic level with its associates: it is here that the standards are lax and accessibility easier, writes S. Ram Mahesh.

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It's just the tip of the iceberg
Scams such as match-fixing and spot-fixing are still going on among the teams who play Test cricket, among thousands of bookmakers on the sub-continent and increasingly in the British Isles, writes Ted Corbett. 

On The Ball

W.V.RAMAN COLUMN
Involve former cricketers to curb fixing
The Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of the ICC comprises former policemen with a good track record but the point is whether they all know enough about the intricacies of the game to spot something that is amiss. This will make a huge difference in eradicating the malady and hence, the ICC should look at involving former cricketers in their efforts to curb fixing of all kinds in cricket. 

Cricket

FOCUS
Wise Wisden coming to India
The wait until next year for an affordable Indian edition of Wisden could be tantalising to many in the country. Let us hope this move and the several others contemplated for enlarging the Wisden's general appeal do not dilute the charm of the more than hundred years old chronicle. But we can confidently expect that Lawrence Booth, who, at 35, is the youngest ever to edit Wisden, will steer clear of such pitfalls, writes R. K. Raghavan. 

Football

KICKING AROUND
FIFA still in turmoil
The financial dealings of FIFA get murkier with each passing day. More officials are dragged in the net and swords are drawn out as everyone tries to save themselves. By Brian Glanville.

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Key player
Joleon Lescott's tough tackling and confidence attracted the eyes of many across the continent, and in August 2009 Manchester City manager Mark Hughes took action and brought him to the ambitious club, writes Joe Short.

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LET'S BE FRANK
So far, so good
The chances are Alan Pardew's side will not win anything of note anytime soon, but Newcastle United is the team of the EPL season so far.

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STARWATCH
No one-season wonder
The Holland international joined Spurs in August last year for GBP8 million and soon endeared himself to Spurs fans with some outstanding displays in the Barclays English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. 

Formula One

FOCUS
What a backroom!
There's definitely some truth when they say, ‘In Formula One, most often a race is either won or lost in the garage.' G. Raghunath visits the Ferrari and the McLaren garages. 

Boxing

FOCUS
‘The Machine' is all set to roll
Paul Koon, a professional in the World Series Boxing (WSB) and a heavyweight boxer, who, at one time, was ranked the number one amateur in the U.S., is known for his ruthless punching. He is also an avid chess player. By Nandakumar Marar.

Issue: 147 | Autocar India - November 2011

Ford EcoSport scooped: Is there a market for an SUV that has no off-road capability, but tonnes of attitude? Evidently so, and we have the exclusive on Ford’s Fiesta-based EcoSport.

XUV500 Road Test: We put Mahindra’s first monocoque SUV through the rigours of our full road test to see if it can really put its money where its big, cheetah-like mouth is.
Nissan Sunny Road Test: Nissan’s compelling new small saloon makes a good case for itself. We go the extra mile to see if it is more than just a boot-ed Micra.
VW Jetta vs Skoda Laura: In many ways, the last Jetta didn’t seem special enough to sit above its cousin, the Laura, in the entry luxury market. So does the new one put up a better fight?
Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB driven: How could you possibly improve a car as phenomenal as the RR Ghost? Stretch it, of course. We see if 170mm of added length makes it more of a car.
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale driven: A romp through the countryside in the rip-snorting MC Stradale – the hardest and fastest Maser currently on sale.
Lamborghini Aventador driven: Describing a big, V12 Lambo using words like “refined”, “advanced” or “civilised” seems laughable, but that’s exactly what it claims to be. We went to see if it was all a bunch of bull.
Discover India: We take you around picturesque Khimsar in Rajasthan, truly one of our country’s real oases.
Ducati 1199 Panigale preview: An early and highly detailed look at Ducati’s tech-packed super-sports flagship bike.
We ride the HeroMotoCorp Impulse: Hero MotoCorp's’s new high-riding motorcycle is more than just a breath of fresh air, it’s proof the company can make a cracking bike all on its own.

Three for Free: That’s right, this issue comes with THREE free booklets – an inside look at the Honda Brio, a detailed look at Renault’s illustrious F1 history and the complete guide to India’s first F1 Grand Prix. Plus a super 2012 calendar poster (Subscribers will get all these in a separate mailer).
This is only the tip of the iceberg, folks. Pick up your copy today to see what else we did this month!

 

ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

Review

Hero Impulse

Review

Hyundai Eon review, test drive

Review

Mahindra XUV500

Feature

Mahindra XUV500 vs Tata Aria 4x2

Express Computer-Oct 2011

• Logistics firms: yet to gain an IT edge The case for technology adoption to increase efficiency and profitability is a given. However, the lack of adequate physical infrastructure coupled with an unorganized ecosystem is making Indian logistics players wary of adopting technology. By Venkatesh Ganesh

Editorial   • Tablets in India: yet to take off Depending on who you choose to believe, Apple will ship anywhere between 37 to 65 million iPads this year. However, in India, Android tablets which have taken a beating worldwide from Apple's heavyweight, are ruling the roost

News   • Norton to deliver personalized security to protect consumers across multiple devices • NCR launches mobile banking platform to offer multi-channel self-service management system • Kavveri Telecom signs up an Indian mobile operator for wireless solutions • Broadridge Financial Solutions and InGovern Research Services form alliance • Honeywell launches EvacPro in India • Symphony Services and SensorLogic to speed up development and deployment of enterprise m2m applications • Intel and Karnataka government to introduce e-learning solutions with Educomp • Indian green IT and sustainability spend to reach $70 bn by 2015 • Deutsche Bank selects TCS for major transformation initiative • Samsung strengthens domestic production of mobile phones • ING Vysya Bank increases scalability and flexibility of IT infrastructure • CloudSense partners with Persistent Systems for developing next generation solutions • NetApp creates a storage infrastructure for Cloud services with BSNL • Sanovi Technologies enters into partnership with iValue Infosolutions • Mahindra Satyam partners with iPipeline to offer CRM solutions in BFSI sector • Asian enterprises revising strategy to accommodate new IT threats: Fortinet study finds • Infotech partners with SEI to assess the ‘Smart Grid Maturity’ level of utilities companies • Smart Tech appoints HCL Infosystems as India distributor • Avaya announces T-20 tournament channel challenge • Asus expands its retail presence to Calicut • HPCL-Mittal Energy deploys Dassault Systèmes’ ENOVIA version 6 for Asset Data Mgmt • Dassault Systèmes partners with Persistent Systems • SAP brings technology to grama panchayats • HP covers insurance providers with enhanced policy administration systems • Indian defence companies are the current target of cybercriminals • LinkedIn reveals the top office pet peeves for Indian professionals • Wipro helps UGI Utilities create IT Systems based on new Oracle platform • Polymorphic malware rate peaked in September: Symantec finds • Texas Instruments, Core to deliver STEM solution for Indian schools • Synopsys launches TLM Central: first Web portal for developers and users of Transaction-level Model (TLM) model

IT in Healthcare   • Mandating Compliance In the absence of Government mandates, a large part of the Indian healthcare industry is giving compliance a miss while EMR implementations are restricted to administrative and laboratory functions. By Heena Jhingan

Trends   • Printers that create objects Although 3D printing is yet to take off in India, vendors of this technology have the Indian market on their radar. A trend towards rapid prototyping seems to be emerging, building on the back of CAD and engineering work that’s happening out of the country. By Mehak Chawla • Enterprise apps for Indian SMBs The SMB market is growing rapidly and this segment has been providing a lot of growth for ISVs selling ERP/CRM solutions. Manjari Juneja takes a look at how these solutions for SMBs differ from those aimed at large enterprises

News Analysis   • Lenovo guns for numero uno in corporate PCs The vendor, which is currently the runner up in the relationship business segment that accounts for about 3 million PCs and laptops, is aiming for the top spot. By Prashant L Rao • STMicroelectronics bets big on healthcare STMicroelectronics is readying its plans for healthcare and consumer electronics in India. Will it stack up against giants like Intel and others? Pupul Dutta finds out • Telit sees growth in Indian m2m communication market Could Machine-to-Machine communications be the way of the future in a country of billion individuals? Manjari Juneja analyzes Telit Communications' chances in the India market • GPUs vs. CPUs Here’s the story of how VSSC built its supercomputer on GPUs from Nvidia and what it means for Indian supercomputing. By Prashant L Rao

Tech Views   • The missing piece of the business planning puzzle Souma Das writes that integration is essential for strategic sales and operations planning • Intelligence unplugged Murali Talasila, Executive Director, Forensic Services, KPMG in India & Nitin Singh, Associate Director, Forensic Services, KPMG in India write that the Government’s recent initiative to counter terror, the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), is an ambitious project that could propel India into the ranks of developed nations—provided that it is executed well

Events   • Security policy should be the anchor for business practices  Check Point launched two new products in Bangkok and talked about 3D security adoption for staving off cyber attacks. Pupul Dutta reports on developments in the company's portfolio and the challenges faced by CIOs in the present scenario • The Enterprise Edge  Kaspersky is eying the enterprise market. By Heena Jhingan

Interview   • “The security landscape has changed dramatically and targeted attacks are occurring” Amnon Bar-Lev, President, Check Point Software Technologies in conversation with Pupul Dutta • “There are two paths to get to the Cloud—the evolutionary path and the revolutionary path” Sally Stevens, VP, PG Enterprise Platform Marketing, Dell Inc. and Murali Gopalan, CIO, Sr. VP, UST Global talked to Prashant L Rao about virtualization, server trends, why the public Cloud is too expensive on a per VM basis in India and more. S Sridhar, Director - Marketing, India Relationship, Dell India, and Rinosh Jacob Kurian, Enterprise Architect, UST Global chipped in • “The biggest challenge for us in India is the longevity of the procurement process” Adaire Fox-Martin, Senior Vice President, Industry Business Solutions, SAP Asia, talked to Mehak Chawla about how the Indian government was embracing applications and what it took to deal with the public sector • “We have a tremendous opportunity to revolutionize workforce management in India” Aron J Ain, CEO, Kronos Inc talked to Heena Jhingan about the company's plans for the Indian market through partnerships • “The challenge is to go beyond the traditional context” Randel Maestre, Senior Director, Industry Solutions, Polycom, talked to Heena Jhingan about the vendor's endeavors to leverage business objective focused applications

Express Intelligent Enterprise   • Healthy for IT Mankind Pharma realized a host of benefits including reduced planning time and real-time decision making from deploying an ERP solution. By Mehak Chawla • Campus on Cloud Manav Rachna Vidyantariksha leveraged Cloud-based ERP to attain higher efficiency for student and employee management. Heena Jhingan reports • Achieving scale through Cloud Computing Vserv faced the prospect of upgrading its network to manage surging traffic. It chose to go onto the Cloud instead. By Pupul Dutta • Vying for a strategic edge Shailesh Joshi, CIO, Godrej Industries Limited, argues that IT heads should be empowered with greater flexibility as IT forms the backbone of any business. By Heena Jhingan

Products   • Products - DELL LATITUDE XT3 - ViewSonic PRO 8400 - Beetel Magiq