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October, 2005 | Issue #2
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From the Technology & IPR Desk
CII Technology Division
starts handling Biotechnology and Pharma sectors.
Recent news
reports indicate that India can be a good option for clinical trials, as the cost
associated with it is perceived to be 20-30% lesser. There is also a good mix
of genes, so that the medicines can be effectively tested. On the other side,
health care sector is proving to be a large market. MNC are investing to capture
the market in their niche areas. Meanwhile, there is lot of burning issues to
be resolved in the best interest of the nation. All these things sets a stage
for exciting time ahead…
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IT & Software
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- Intel to launch low-cost PC for
rural India by December
07 October 2005
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/technologynews/view/172119/1/.html
BANGALORE,
India : The world's largest chipmaker Intel has designed a low-cost community
personal computer for India's vast rural market to be launched by December, a
top company official said.
Though Intel has yet to announce the price
of the computer, it was expected to cost less than 10,000 rupees (220 dollars)
and was aimed at the farming community, Intel vice president Patrick Gelsinger
said at a conference in the southern IT showcase city of Bangalore.
The
computer was being tested at 10 sites across the country as part of a pilot project
in the run-up to its commercial launch, he said.
"We will provide the
design to assemblers for building the computer with a better performance,"
Gelsinger said.
"Besides the regular features, the computer will
also have a wireless Internet access in rural and remote areas," he said.
To overcome the problem of erratic power supply in rural India, the computer
has been designed to run using car batteries as well.
"Unlike the
standard PCs which operate on 240 volts, the community PC has been designed to
run on 80 volt power source. Its platform has been built to work on alternating
and direct current lines," Gelsinger said.
"We have enhanced
the performance of some of the chips to enable such PCs to work even on low power
sources like batteries and yet access the Internet through the wireless,"
he said.
Other special features include a dust proof computer frame
that is also insect resistant and built to withstand India's hot climate, he added.
India's computer penetration rate is low -- with around nine in every
1,000 Indians owning one -- mainly because they are still too expensive for the
majority of the population.
But in the last several years many hardware
manufacturers have unveiled computer models around the 220 dollar price range.
- AFP /dt
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