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Sterlite Industries run by Anil Agarwal snapped up BALCO while IPCL was picked up by the Ambanis...

2006-12-15T12:27:00.000-08:00

Interestingly, public sector companies account for 40% of market capitalisation. And these are family-run businesses that snap the up usually when they are privatised. Sterlite Industries run by Anil Agarwal snapped up BALCO while IPCL was picked up by the Ambanis. Families are also increasing their stakes in their group companies. For example, promoters of Grasim Industries Ltd. have increased their holdings in the company to 25.07% by second quarter of the current financial year from 20.38% in second quarter of the FY2001-02. The same holds true for Mahindra & Mahindra also, whose promoters holding have gone up to 23.06% from 22% during the same period. Quite clearly, the Indian business family is holding firm in the era of intense globalisation. For more information on IIPM Editorial Article, please click here...,

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Kingfisher to add power its fleet!

2006-12-11T11:25:00.000-08:00

All signs of Kingfisher Airlines going from strength to strength only gets more obvious by the day. The recent signing of a $300 million worth Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines on November 21, with Pratt & Whitney (a United Technologies Corporation company) for engines to power Kingfisher’s new fleet of A330 aircrafts is the latest proof. The Pratt & Whitney engines would power Kingfisher's fleet of A320/A319s, ATR72s and A330s to ensure safer and more enjoyable travel experience for all the passengers.

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Mozilla ‘Fires’ yet another ‘Fox’

2006-11-10T12:28:00.000-08:00

Microsoft & Mozilla launch their latest browsers, presenting an update

Amidst the ceaseless confines of cyber space, zillions of battles are being fought day in and day out. Leading the hordes this October are Microsoft and The Mozilla Foundation, each unveiling new variants of the Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox, respectively. So while version 7 of IE announced its arrival looking zingy and evolved, folks at Mountain View, California (Mozilla’s headquarters) churned out another marvel to add to their open source sheen, the Firefox Version 2.0. Old foes, just that now they’re with new armour. A global open source project, Mozilla’s Firefox 2.0 being most compatible and lucid in its make delivers a winner. Having been overhauled with quite a few anatomical changes since version 1 & 1.5, Firefox’s recent enhancements, amongst others, include a superior interface, form controls and its much famed browser tabs. Further, an in-built ‘web forgery’ (Mozilla’s personal take on anti-phishing) identification system marks its debut this season endowing it with security features with a much-needed impetus against phishing bluffs or forgerers! Even the IE springs a few surprises. Following a five year lull, version 7 of the Internet Explorer finds itself a reputation by a successful transformation from what is now the browsing Stone Age. Foremost amongst the firsts is IE’s cleaner looking interface followed by tabbed browsing, a first time appearance in any of the IE versions. There’s another button added to the familiar line up, the orange colour RSS feeds subscription icon. Also in the fray, like 2.0, is a phishing-blocker tool that sniff s every web page for all those offensive phishers. Infusing more vigour into the open source debate, Firefox 2.0 emerges the blue eyed boy owing purely to a forward thinking approach and friendly features. While with IE7, Microsoft appears to have moved on with anti-phishing, tabbed browsing et al, Mozilla has strengthened on its already existing machinery that earlier included the explorer’s newbies. While IE remains stringent, Fire- fox fits unassumingly to the user’s whims and fancies and therefore continues to deliver its promise to delight… For more information on IIPM Editorial Article, please click here...,

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Can Reliance rely on Dhoni?

2006-10-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

Flamboyant cricketer M S Dhoni is, in all likelihood, set to be a part of the Reliance Mobile campaign’s star cast; the campaign is slated to be on air by the end of this month. Till now, it’s been officially confirmed that the new campaign – that’s going to aggressively target the entire length and breadth of India in the GSM telephony segment – will be a multi-starrer of sorts with film stars, cricketers and music stars. The buzz is that the campaign will showcase six big stars, in all. Cellular operators cashing on celebrity ambassadors is nothing new. Tendulkar has endorsed Airtel; Rahul Dravid signed up with Hutch; Kajol & Devgan for Tata Indicom and Abhishek Bachchan for Motorola... Created by Cartwheels, run by JWT’s former creative head, D Ramakrishna, Reliance’s GSM ambitions are finally all set to be rolled out on a grand scale.

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‘Dish’ing the ‘Sky’

2006-09-21T03:16:00.000-07:00

With DTH & CAS staking their claim, TV viewing will never be the same again!

After spending three years amidst controversies and debates, Conditional Access System (CAS) has finally caught wings. If all goes well, December 31st will see Set Top Boxes (STB) entering the television homes in the three metros, while the neighbourhood cablewalahs will be seen folding up their cable wires from the same localities. While CAS has almost arrived and there are lesser chances of any controversies stalling its implementation this time round, the third DTH player of India, Tata Sky has also launched its services and is aggressively wooing customers. Remember the launch ad, which has the local sweeper sweeping away tons of discarded DVD players, music systems & even spectacles? For the past few years, the territories of operation in the DTH space were well defined, DD was happy with the rural masses, while Zee’s Dish TV was busy luring the urban junta. But with the entry of Tata Sky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata group and Star Network, the DTH space is getting crowded & hotter.

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Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri

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Desiree (IIPM Publication)

2006-09-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

Motorcycle Chair 114,521 INR

Ok, after the perfect chair for a villain (Desirée, Business & Economy Issue 11 Aug-24 Aug), we didn’t think we would stumble across a zanier piece of furniture so soon. But, perhaps it is something about the killer wheel, which has inspired this motorcycle chair from Barmans Ltd. The comforting (oh yeah!) chair has got hot-red synthetic leather seats, a smashing printed eagle on the head rest, biker bags (to hold magazines?) and outrageously-real wheels pretending to be chair legs. Hey, why not throw in a free tattoo sitting, and a helmet too!

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Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri, Source: IIPM Publication

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Visa: Only Visa Power, Go Get it.

2006-08-30T03:49:00.000-07:00

BRAND : Visa

AGENCY : R.K Swamy/BBDO Advertising

BASELINE : Only Visa Power, Go Get it.

DESCRIPTION : Javed Jaffrey and Arshad Warsi are shopping in a departmental store. Suddenly, they hear Siddhu’s voice; he’s on television, talking about the Visa Clean Bol contest, where one can win packages for ICC Champion’s Trophy by using Visa credit cards. Both reach the counter to pay (obviously with their Visa cards!) and find Sidhu there, asking people to go “get it”!

4Ps TAKE : Although the ad grabs some amount of attention because of the strength of the star cast, the focus gets diluted. It’s the classic case of the brand value losing itself somewhere in the chatter – and in this case, the chatter is being done by the very talkative Sidhu. Result? No clear cut communication and a plot that appears to be overplayed. Too many cooks spoiling the broth? Possibly. This is no way to go get it!

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Source: IIPM Publication, Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri

IIPM Editorial ->Come alive at the Festival of the Dead!

2006-08-16T00:25:00.000-07:00

The lily-livered may consider staying miles away from Japan during August 12-15 as the locals celebrate the Festival of the Dead when the souls of the long departed return to their families. Tokushima City is undoubtedly the best place to touch down upon to experience this ‘spirit’ed festival. As thousands of people dressed in their summer kimonos perform the Awa Odori Dance, accompanied by the melody of drums, bells and flutes, it’s a breathtaking experience for the tourists and believed to be a calming catharsis even for the formless visitors. As darkness envelopes the town, lanterns are lit up at homes and temples, aft er which paper lanterns glowing with candlelight are set afloat onto the waters to guide the spirits tracing their way back to the other realm of the world… At morn, continue this spiritual sojourn by trekking up to Mt. Bizan and let the clean air, quiet and beauty sweep over your soul…

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Source: IIPM Publication, Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri

IIPM B&E July Magazine Article: The Great Peter Drucker

2006-07-17T00:17:00.000-07:00

It happens every day, all over the world, not just in entrepreneurial startups. In fact, it’s particularly common at older, established companies, where new competitive dynamics emerge seemingly out of nowhere to upend the status quo. Unfortunately, all too oft en, in these big companies, certain businesses have become such shrines that managers do not react with the kind of clear-eyed realism that your letter suggests. Look, change requires leaders to overcome all sorts of completely human dynamics, like inertia, fondness for tradition and hopefulness that things will get better. But such strategic moments require a kind of courage, or at least a lack of sentimentality, which is rare. It is in these moments that the best leaders find a mirror and ask the defining question that the late, great Peter Drucker posed nearly 50 years ago: “If you weren’t already in your business, would you enter it today?” If the answer is no, Drucker said, you need to face a second tough-question: “What are you going to do about it?” Every leader today should take heed to his advice and, if need be, follow it through to its conclusion, whether it is to fix, sell or close the business. Congratulations for having passed through the first two stages. Your decision may be tough in the short run, but will ultimately release your people from a losing work environment and enable them to find a future filled with opportunities, perhaps even with your new venture.

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Source: (Business& Economy), IIPM; Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri

IIPM News Article - Mixed Flavours

2006-06-20T00:26:00.000-07:00

Tata Tea needs big acquisitions

Whoever says that Indian tea has lost its aroma? Tata Tea, the country’s largest tea producer, announced its annual results on June 7 amidst a round of cheer, giving a glimmer of optimism for the tumultuous Indian tea industry. The company saw strong returns with profits after tax at Rs.2.99 billion, 39% higher than the preceding year. Turnover figures stood at Rs.10.4 billion, up by 10%. These financials clearly reflect the strong branded volume growth of the company in India. Tata Tea’s consolidated world wide turnover had as much as 88% contribution from its branded tea operations. Also, the company has maintained reasonable profitability despite higher investments being made towards entering new markets. While Tata Tea’s domestic presence is unquestioned, it’s the global presence that raises a few eyebrows. Despite being the second largest player globally, Tata Tea still needs to find a footing in many markets across the globe. “We are not even present in over 60% of countries where tea is really consumed” pointed out P. T. Siganporia, MD, Tata Tea.

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Source: IIPM Publication , Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri

IIPM Publication - The unofficial dressing room of the Oscars...

2006-06-15T23:31:00.000-07:00

However, when they need to skip to the loo to fix their hair or dab some rouge, it certainly isn’t one of those public toilets but Louis J. Horvitz’s – Oscars’ telecast director since donkey’s years – office to which all stars set out for, making it the unofficial dressing room of the Oscars! Jack Nicholson is one luminary particularly at home in this rest room, often found here before his stage appearance, with legs up on the table watching the show on the director’s monitors. And then there are the artists who come with a handle-with-care tag, for they get ruffled for the pettiest of issues. For instance, Pretty Woman Julia Roberts, who adamantly refuses to use the staircase to make an entrance! And then are some who arrive simply too stoned to be of any good at all; like Whitney Houston who, at the 2000 Academy Awards, was so doped that while the music director played one song upon the piano, she went on to shakily croon a different piece altogether!

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ICICI Bank to fly the Indian way (IIPM Publication)

2006-05-22T00:18:00.000-07:00

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Indian (earlier known as Indian Airlines) and ICICI bank to facilitate the aircraft acquisition of the state-owned airline. The ICICI Bank would fund the pre-delivery advance payments (PDPs), which would be an External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) of $152 million. Apart from the PDP funding, the bank will also help Indian to apply for Export Credit Agencies (ECA) to get long-term funds. The agreement would be spread over a period of four years, starting from June 2006 till January 2010.

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The Port of No Return (IIPM Publication)

2006-05-09T11:32:00.000-07:00

Hutchison withdrawing from port handling is illogical

Hutchison Whampoa (HWL) is a name almost synonymous with telecom globally. And this fact is oft en missed that HWL conducts diversified businesses like port operations, hotels, retail, energy, infrastructure & finance and earns profits in all of them; except the one it’s most famous for; telecom! That looks to be the compelling reason why HWL (the world’s largest port operator) signed an agreement on April 21, 2006, to sell a 20% stake in the form of equity and loan interest in each of Hutchison Port Holdings Limited and Hutchison Ports Investments (HPI) respectively, to Singapore’s PSA International.

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As a tourist, the sweet, unassuming silence and mysterious culture...

2006-04-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

As a tourist, the sweet, unassuming silence and mysterious culture that prevails in this remote part of the world catches your fancy. Gazing skyward, the plump monsoon clouds hung low over the mountains, picture-perfect and just begging for an artist’s rendition. Phem and I were greeted at the airport by the local guide, Gurung holding up a signboard with our names on it, and dressed in a Gho, a colourful knee-length bathrobe with rolled up sleeves. Read More...

Source: IIPM - Business & Economy

The only electoral defeat that Kamal Nath faced (Publication - IIPM)

2006-04-03T03:52:00.000-07:00

The moment he was cleared of charges, Nath made his wife resign her seat so that he could contest by-elections and get back to Lok Sabha of which he was a member since 1980. Not liking his antics, voters of Chindwara handed the only electoral defeat that Kamal Nath has faced in his career. Since that sobering lesson, he has won consecutively three times and all seems to be forgiven. Read more on IIPM B&E Editorial Article, click here...

Source: IIPM - Business & Economy

The new net wars (IIPM Publication)

2006-03-27T22:45:00.000-08:00

Now, EU and third world policy makers want the UN to control the net
In the 21st century, the companies and nations that control information will rule the world. The internet being the fountainhead of information, a new geopolitical war is erupting over the control of the internet architecture. Like other geopolitical battles, this one too, has the European Union (EU), China, Russia and Iran lined up against the US which is supported by allies UK, Australia and a smattering of countries from Eastern Europe and Latin America. For more on IIPM Publication Article, click here...

Publication - IIPM

2006-03-21T01:09:00.000-08:00

It is characteristic that any arising excess of money encourages economic activity to expand at an artificially rapid pace and this eventually causes upward pressure on sensitive materials prices, on land and on labor. This trend then reinforces itself – with a lag – by inciting a move to get out of what has increasingly come to be perceived as cheapening money and into ever more expensive commodities. When money was gold and gold was money, therefore, how else would such an imbalance be expressed than by a depreciation of gold vis-à-vis other, perhaps more useful, commodities?

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Source: IIPM - Business & Economy

IIPM - Aims

2006-03-15T22:15:00.000-08:00

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This treatment goes far beyond documentaries like Michael Moore’s polemical Fahrenheit 9/11 or The Corporation, an earnest if somewhat paranoid portrayal of multinational companies’ role in globalisation. It extends to mainstream hits like The Constant Gardener, in which the idealistic protagonists battle with a malicious global pharmaceutical company that is bent on exploiting Africa’s misery to test experimental drugs.

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Mr. Ratan, here’s one idea....

2005-12-21T14:19:00.000-08:00

Mr. Ratan, here’s one idea. It is not VSNL that holds the Tata group’s future in telecom, but in reality TTSL and Idea Looks like the Tata telecom ladder is leaning on the right wall. Ratan Naval Tata surely, who took charge of Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTSL) on October 12, 2005, does not have his hands in the pocket this time, as he earlier conservatively (read conveniently) waited till what seemed like eternity, before aggressively wooing telecom subscribers. Read more...

Source: IIPM - Business & Economy