Recommended donation

The recommended donation is $2 for notebooks and $6 for desktops. Because desktops use more power than notebooks, more trees are needed to off set their carbon load. Unfortunately, carbon neutrality won’t happen overnight. Donation amounts are based on the carbon-dioxide emissions we’re expected to generate as we power our PCs over the next three years—0.42 tonnes for each notebook and 1.26 tonnes for each desktop. A single tree can trap just about enough carbon to make up for a desktop, but it will need about 70 years.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Greenpeace

Look behind the scenes and there’s more to it than meets the eye. Greenpeace, which is actually proving to be the ‘villain of peace’ for environment unfriendly technology companies, is taking HCL to task now. Greenpeace toxics campaigner Ramapati Kumar states, “The plan (by HCL for ecofriendly products) is not only shockingly inadequate, but also ignores the responsibility on their part to manufacture clean products.” He even calls HCL’s statement on RoHS compliance “specious & misleading”.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Face recognition system

And an innovation centre in Mumbai has also come up recently to add to this list. Adds Rahul Aggarwal, VP, Global Marketing Hub & India Marketing, Lenovo, “The company believes in making the best engineered products.” He mentions at length the superior, innovative additions in Lenovo desktops, “The think light for reading in the dark, the face recognition system, the hard disc protection system, the jog dial for quickly moving from music to movies to photos, the roll cage for protecting the screen…” The IBM effect is still visible here. Then, one wonders, what gives Lenovo a better chance than IBM, which was always famed for these technologies, but failed to convert them into market gains. Here, Rahul clarifies, “IBM’s focus was slowly shifting towards large enterprises, services and soft ware. In client PC segment, on the other hand, the rules of the game had changed...” This, according to him, is where the Chinese edge is helping now.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Clebration honoring

Several years ago, we attended a celebration honoring the 50 fastest-growing entrepreneurial ventures in the Atlanta area. Th e room buzzed with excitement as everyone waited to hear who would get the top award. Th e winner ended up being a three-year-old company that had discovered a better way to de-ice airplanes. Undoubtedly, the company had great leadership, but its revenues were growing 55% a year because it had an idea that changed the market. Look, all around the world, we’ve seen successful entrepreneurs, young and old, literally changing the world for the better. So we don’t want to dissuade you from going out on your own. Just know that there is more to being an entrepreneur than meets the imagination. And there’s a lot less without a great idea to start with.

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An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

And while we were debating over the sad plight of localites in this area, Raju, a labourer in one of the units blurted in a fit of agony, “Why would any one go and fight for us? They are earning so much. Due to this noise pollution, many people residing here suffer from listening problems and throat problems as well.” While returning, we saw an open area toxic waste garbage heap and that too amidst a domestic area at Tikiapara which has industrial units on one side and residential area on the other. Hence, lack of proper waste management & pollution control means, were the only truth we could talk of.

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An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Disassociating

Of course, as Murthy is disassociating himself, the company’s brand image has slipped a few points too. Yet, what distinguishes Infosys from the rest is that “it doesn’t come from a rich parent; it comes from a one room apartment,” says Indus- View’s analyst Akshun Gulati. So, Infosys may have slipped from Rank 4 to Rank 6, but remains firmly etched in the minds of the common Indian as the country rides the IT wave. Nilekani clearly can keep this ship’s engine gunning.

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YOUNGEST & FASTEST GROWING BRAND OF 2006-07

• Kingfi sher Airlines
• Reliance Infocomm
• Wills Lifestyle

Youthful and spirited – a combination of character that can offset growth of even the most seasoned of foes. And when we look at the names in the category of the youngest and fastest growing brands in India, we conclude that Kingfisher Airlines (known for its spell-binding and exemplar service), Reliance Infocomm (which has spread its wings beyond just mobile service and within a short time has created waves in CDMA category) and Wills Lifestyle(ITC’s apparel brand which has redefined fashion) – all rightfully deserve a place in the list.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative