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2001 News (July-December)


ET: 2 Jul 2001
p.5: Industry in revamp mode to counter recession; The poor are more bankable...
p.8: 'We just don't do body shopping' (CSC India)
p.10: Telco to raise Rs. 300 cr to retire high-cost debt; Emami hums new marketing mantra
p.11: Cement cos join hands to cut output...
p.12: Wipro may be tech tuned, but still believes in ol' world charm
p.15: Software cos prefer operational flexibility
Investor's Guide: p.8: Investing in IPOs...

ET: 3 Jul 2001
p.1: Tata, GCMMF brew instant coffee; VSNL in a generous mood, wants to pay out 1,000%
p.5: Cognizant to set up three Rs. 150 cr Technocomplexes (IT)
p.11: Fiat board clears plans to pick up stake in Montedison; Sanyo, Sharp join hands for Net-connected home devices
p.12: Bluetooth tech has few takers in Asia (IT)

ET: 4 Jul 2001
p.1: TCS buys Rallis property to set up software campus; HLL ready with online kirana stores
p.6: 'WTO already has a broad enough agenda' (Spl. Secy., Min. of Commerce, GoI)
p.9: IBM layoffs in global services division not to echo in India
p.14: French co (Royal Canin) shows way to best purr, woof
Brand Equity: p.2: Timex of your life

ET: 5 Jul 2001
p.5: When the PC turns home theatre
p.6: ITDC to be split into smaller units
p.7: Reckitt, Piramal call off JV, but continue alliance; Ajanta ready to put its best foot forward; Eat and run: Big Mac to hit the highways
p.10: Apple against Cube-ism...

ET: 6 Jul 2001
p.7: 'We are emerging as the largest carrier' (Bharati Broadband Network)
p.9: Wishes Unlimited to unite small card shops; Honda Motor may make India a production base; The steel story is not so powerful any more
p.12: IBM enters into consumer PC market with varied range; Offshore devt., R&D service Wipro's main focus areas
Corporate Dossier: p.1: The Birla suns; p.2: At home abroad (managing MNCs); p.3: The Millennium Brand: Tata Housing

ET: 9 Jul 2001
p.1: Amul to take on MNCs, sets up low-priced pizza huts
p.5: Singapore IT, electronics cos keen to shift base to India
p.9: NRI cos to take over 40 city (Kolkata) theatres; Kinetic group plans to join hands with Chinese bike cos
p.12: India set to become leading call centre market in Asia; Destination Germany for desi techies; B2C sector records 138% growth...; Outsourcing on rise...
Investor's Guide: p.5: Tailoring (insurance) policies to your investment tastes

ET: 10 Jul 2001
p.7: 'We've protected our margins despite price cuts' (Nestlé)
p.9: Indal-Hindalco synergy for downstream gains; Mahindra plans to roll out crop-specific tractors
p.12: Americans pay a heavy price for living in a wired world

ET: 11 Jul 2001
p.1: Infosys overcomes pricing pressures, net rises 50%; HPL prepares Plan B to counter IOC
p.7: US slowdown--A perspective (impact on software export)
p.8: Corporate India rejects Competition Bill...
p.10: 'India has the advantage of starting late' (high performance computing) (Dr. Vijay Bhatkar)
p.12: India can't be IT giant without hardware base; Vadilal launches branded frozen foods in USA, UK
p.13: Infy not to alter recruitment plans...
Brand Equity: The Millennium Brand: Cartoon Network

ET: 12 Jul 2001
p.3: Attrition rates for software staff falling
p.5: Compaq lowers earnings...; Ford changes appraisal system; Lucent to recast businesses
p.7: Belgium beckons Indian IT firms
p.9: Tisco more inclined to S. Africa...; Hughes Software profit up...
p.10: UTI Bank profit up...
p.12: NEC to make 0.10 micron chips by '03
p.13: Godrej finetunes innovation funnel

ET: 13 Jul 2001
p.1: Hike in input costs hit sunflower oil cos' margins
p.5: 'Net has revolutionised business frauds' (Internet security)
p.7: (Telco; ACC; TVS Suzuki; Cipla); Retail rush continues unabated in India
p.9: NTT to reshuffle 100,000 jobs
Corporate Dossier: p.1: Banking on change; p.3: Sense and sensitivity (skills of a global manager)

ET: 16 Jul 2001
p.6: World class in India; Look at ageing population as opportunity; 'Technology evolution will bring IT to masses' (MIT Professor)
p.9: Funds crunch wrings life out of most TV channels
Investor's Guide: p.1: Winds of growth from rural India; p.5: The era of efficiency (IT investments by companies); Will the Baby Bells crack too? Asia's lion (Singapore) loses its roar

ET: 17 Jul 2001
p.9: TVS Suzuki to invest Rs.300cr in bikes
p.12: Lego creates artists, one piece at a time
p.14: NIIT world's 13th largest IT training co

ET: 18 Jul 2001
p.1: AV Birla group set to take first steps in biotech sector
p.3: L&T to launch mutual fund
p.6: 'We will make Hindware a premium brand'
p.7: The big bank theory
p.9: Rising staff costs eat into IT cos' operating profit margins
p.12: BSNL completes Phase 1 of Net backbone project
p.13: Philips suffers huge loss, to cut 3000 jobs

ET: 19 Jul 2001
p.1: Assembled varieties account for 53% of PC sales in '00-'01 (IT industry)
p.4: Tokyo most expensive city...
p.6: The unravelling of unbundling?
p.7: SCM ushers in a new wave of e-commerce; Transform or die (ERP system)
p.7: In telecom, niches still exist for software firms
p.8: Tatas put in Rs.200cr to raise stake in group cos
p.12: Sony, Warner sign deal with 5C; AOL TVs will have set-top boxes

ET: 20 Jul 2001
p.6: 'Our strength is in global news' (CNN)
p.13: SBI decides to merge 440 loss-making branches
Corporate Dossier: p.1: All the CEO's men (top management teams); p.2: Truly global; p.3: Lab of honour (MIT Media Lab)

ET: 23 Jul 2001
p.6: TV and Net, key drivers of entertainment industry
p.8: GM wants to work with Fiat, shuns MUL; Telco to take on the dragon in its own lair
p.11: Lafarge, Exide set up websites for brand-building purposes; Motorola, Ericsson eat into Nokia's marketshare; Amazon hums 'quick profit' mantra with new product line
Investor's Guide: p.3: Not as strong... (NIIT's business model); p.5: (white goods); p.8: Spreading the malaise around (problem solving)

ET: 24 Jul 2001
p.6: Goldman to slash 300 HR jobs; Bridgestone says tyres are safe...
p.7: IT services market to touch $9bn by 2005; Motorola to sell tech to outside manufacturers
p.9: What makes a brand click (in India)?; 'Poor infrastructure...' (Tyre industry)

ET: 25 Jul 2001
p.6: Margin expansion drives HLL profits; Telco lines up product launch for 2nd half
p.12: Citings: Great myths of business (human factors in mergers)

ET: 26 Jul 2001
p.1: SBI net rises...; SBI Cards losses rise...
p.5: Prepare for attack (disaster recovery plan); Here's how to rule in an outsourced world
p.8: Credit card usage shows 20-25% annual growth

ET: 27 Jul 2001
p.1: Pricey cars are selling...
p.4: Godrej Consumer net at Rs.9.1cr; GE Shipping in JV with global logistics provider
p.6: Citings: The growth illusions (concerning growth)
p.8: Price wars get hotter in Net dial-up access space; PwC bats on a different pitch...
p.9: Polaris to recruit...; Titan to enter upper premium watches segment soon; Sun (Micro) to shine billion times brighter in India
p.10: UTI Bank plans 300 more ATMs
p.11: Sony earnings crash...; Alcatel operating profit beats forecasts, to cut 14,000 jobs; Infineon to cut 5,000 jobs...
p.12: AOL puts its bets on out-of-box strategy; Smile, IT budgets are still rising; Asia fixed telecom market to cross $200bn...
p.13: Focus on welding and weighing machines
p.15: Aptech signs mega training deal with IBM

ET: 30 Jul 2001
p.1: Tata Sons hike stake in group cos. (TCS reported the lowest bottomline growth); Tata group weighs Rallis, Tata Chem merger option; Govt. for demerger of IPCL Vadodara
p.7: Consortium offers $11bn to BT for last mile network; China logs out of free e-mail service; NTT to be told to lower access fees to business, home circuits
p.8: Citings: (on culture and paradigm)
p.9: Will they go... (retaining talent)
p.10: Coke wins over Bisleri bottler...; Nokia plans to buy Amber Networks...; Hitachi to step into white goods...; Fair play: Godrej brands...
p.11: AI to offer stock option...; Generics eat into branded drug sales
p.13: Sol Melia (Spain) ready to enter desi hospitality segment

ET: 31 Jul 2001
p.1: Subhash Chandra ready to sell off 74% in Agranai to foreign co.; It is getting crowded on the bench (effects of economic slowdown)
p.6: ET in the classroom: What is bioinformatics
p.7: Czech co to buy EuroTel...; Coke revamps management...
p.8: What will succeed on the Internet?; Faith based investing will not do (US 64)
p.11: Gautam Singhania puts a new spin on his brands; Barbie beware...; Chuck the card, cash's still king
p.12: NCR gets mandate to manage entire SBI ATM network
p.14: PC prices hit rock-bottom...; STP units show robust export growth; Compaq outlines vision for making data storage a utility; IIMC's business ideas competition goes global

ET: 1 Aug 2001
p.7: SAIL losses up... (cost-cutting drive)
p.9: IBM to boost services biz in India; Intel's new power-saver chips to prop battery life of laptops
p.10: Citings: Driving change (21st century business); 'We have suggested a roadmap for IT industry' (BCG)
p.12: Larger retail penetration tops Intel agenda; Godfrey Philips to fight rivals with new cigarette brands
Brand Equity: p.4: Baby's day out (entertainment economy)

ET: 2 Aug 2001
p.1: Bad debts ring alarm bells for cell cos
p.3: BPL considers M&A to expand presence; All's fair in war between Orange and BPL Mobile
p.6: Citings: Changing paradigms (management in the 21st century)
p.7: No sacred turf anymore... (alliances in the IT sector); Shifting focus (strategic re-orientation in Coreon Networks)
p.8: Tech University to churn out IT teachers
p.11: Sony, Yahoo! in marketing alliance
p.12: (Feature) Printing industry

ET: 3 Aug 2001
p.1: Minority wins: Foreign cos buy out desi partners (Star TV buys Indya.com; Oriflame JV...); Telco to reduce workforce...
p.3: UTI plans to launch India's first global equity fund
p.6: Merger: The big bang theory
p.7: Fill the planes, whatever the price
p.11: Morgan Stanley analyst named in lawsuits for biased reports
Corporate Dossier: p.1: Arms and the taxman; Three to tango (telecom); p.2: A world of difference (globalisation); Winners' Curse (management consultants); p.3: Coming of AIG (Tata-AIG JV)

ET: 6 Aug 2001
p.1: Call centre players line up major expansion plans
p.7: Electrosteel to phase out cast iron pipes in three years; Dr. Reddy is most valuable pharma co; Arvind threads 3-pronged strategy to return to black
p.10: HP plans technical centre for financial services applications
p.11: NIIT enters into maintenance space to counter downturn

ET: 7 Aug 2001
p.1: Tata Teleservices may tie the knot with Hughes Telecom; Bharati not keen on WLL, to focus on cellular segment
p.3: Fin secy summons IDBI top brass to discuss strategy
p.7: 'Restoring technology leadership, that's my job' (Gelsinger, VP and CTO of Intel Architecture Group)

ET: 8 Aug 2001
p.4: Why government institutions cannot have god governance; 'We need to think global' (CEO, AKC Group)
p.5: Investment banks: Living in leaner times
p.6: IT panel to focus on hardware...
p.9: Mitsubishi Heavy in supply talks with GE
Brand Equity: p.2: Unilever restocks (portfolio); p.4: Brawl in the family (mega-mergers in media and business)

ET: 9 Aug 2001
p.1: Hutchison in talks with Essar to buy stake in Aircel Digilink; Tata Tele, Hughes ready for merger
p.7: Shantha Biotech opts for debt to fund investment
p.10: 'India needs better telecom infrastructure'; Intel Capital to invest in 20 IT start-ups

ET: 10 Aug 2001
p.1: UB brewery biz to be demerged into a new co; Ogilvy shopping for alliances in GeNext sector
p.5: PepsiCo unveils new biz structure post-Quaker deal
p.6: 'The market is getting segmented' (MD, Bajaj Capital)
p.8: Foreign TV cos fall prey to charm of Indian culture
p.9: J&K Bank to take over Grindlays' Srinagar branch; GM targets Daewoo India's Surajpur plant; Small software firms find it difficult to translate new client additions into revenues
p.10: Still innovative (R&D at SAIL)
p.13: Dresdner to sack 350, shut down India equity division
Corporate Dossier: p.2: Shareholders acting up (ethical investment indices)

ET: 13 Aug 2001
p.1: Upgrades put car sales on fast track; Channels surf rough seas as ads disappear from TV screen
p.5: Shourie annoyed... (scenario)
p.8: Citings: (on changing paradigm) (see also 2 Aug)
p.10: Daewoo to prune dealerships, improve service; Fem to focus on niche innovative products
p.11: IFCI to swallow triple booster dose for revival; Telco gears up for entry into heavyweight segment; Murthy sore over uneven infotech growth
p.13: Tata Power to spend Rs.880cr on broadband
Investor's Guide: p.5: The microchip glut; Big music's digital nightmare (music business on the Internet, Napster)

ET: 14 Aug 2001
p.1: Silverline gives pink slips to 150 SeraNova employees
p.4: Management strategy for Internet age
p.5: 'Real strengths can be built up in these challenging times' (NIIT)
p.7: Pepsi Urbanwear, Gasoline make a quiet exit from India; Vadilal treads Amul path, plans foray into fast foods
p.9: Vodaphone not to dump Japan Telecom

ET: 15 Aug 2001
p.1: Citigroup to shed 3,000 more jobs over 12 months; Ratan Tata fears Telco may become a takeover target
p.5: Global airlines plan to reduce agents' commissions to 7%
p.6: Citings: Asian Buseinss Wisdom: kyosei (spirit of co-operation)
p.6: 'We have to make IT all-pervasive' (Nasscom)
p.7: Insurance in Asia: Unprofitable policies
p.8: Nurturing start-ups in his way of fighting Net slump
p.9: Pantaloon threads sourcing alliance with Arvind Mills
Brand Equity: p.1: (McDonald's)

ET: 16 Aug 2001
ET: 17 Aug 2001
p.1: IT exports set to touch Rs.9,400cr
p.5: Karnik (NASSCOM) outlines twin strategy for India promotion (IT industry)
p.6: Citings: Understanding organisations (on objectives)
p.6: 'India can have over 1 lakh ATMs' (NCR Corporation)
p.7: A spark of efficiency (energy shortage)
p.8: McKinsey asks BSNL to prune staff...
p.9: AI to entertain premium class with portable TVs; IA to double borrowing limit
p.12: PC major queue up to lure small towns; Dragon charges way ahead of India in IT

ET: 20 Aug 2001
p.1: Dalal St. gurus bullish on IT for 2 years; Tourism biggies join hands to boost domestic traffic
p.7: IT Kids to set up 500 more centres; Call centres dole out freebies; Mantiss Software closes India wing
p.8: Citings: Changing paradigms (also see 13 Aug)
p.8: 'Indian pharma market is very competitive' (Pfizer)
p.11: Promoters plan to raise stake in Bajaj Electricals to 50%; ACC plans to exit RMC (Ready Mixed Concrete) business...; Low demand, high costs lead to closure of 150 small steel units
Investor's Guide: p.5: Insecure times for Internet security outfits

ET: 21 Aug 2001
p.4: Citings: Six action shoes (De Bono on the nature of roles)
p.4: Competitiveness of the Indian software industry
p.5: 'We hope Indian firms will use our solutions' (Novell)

ET: 22 Aug 2001
p.1: Uco asked to shut down 800 branches...
Brand Equity: p.2: Just a call centre away; The grocery next door (Tesco)

ET: 23 Aug 2001
p.1: 7 world class [medical] research labs to come up in India soon
p.3: SIDBI to hive off micro credit division into separate bank
p.5: HP wants Linux to be everywhere
p.6: Citings: (On leadership)
p.7: Efficiency in software; Bridge between business and IT
p.8: Financial, insurance services NIIT's new growth area; Polar Fan merges with flagship co

ET: 24 Aug 2001
p.1: Marks and Spencer to stand at Crossroads in India
p.9: Volvo to come out of niche, widen range of products
p.11: Buying used cars... (Automartindia); Amtek walks the acquisition path for consolidation
Corporate Dossier: p.1: Why do CEOs in India fail?; p.2: Just-in-time people (Adecco); p.3: Blue with you (IBM in the Indian PC market); p.4 (Timex)

ET: 27 Aug 2001
p.1: Zee sounds out global media giants for strategic alliance
p.8: Citings: (Bennis on leadership)
p.8: 'The future's bright for embedded software' (HCL Tech.)
Investor's Guide: p.3: (Arvind Mills)

ET: 28 Aug 2001
p.1: Intas in the running for ICI's pharma business; PSU banks consider JVs, outright sale for allied biz
p.3: Non-life insurance cos fighting for their lives
p.6: Citings: (on globalisation and governance)
p.8: Convergence Bill approved
p.9: Reliance factor crucial to Hutchison's Indian strategy; Nortel to hire 200...
p.9: Pantaloon, Sahar Mall... (India's first hypermart)

ET: 29 Aug 2001
p.1: TII picks up stake in group NBFC; MAC group exits sugar biz
p.1: Daak Ghars leave behind dark days (post office)
p.6: Citings: The soul of the new consumer
p.9: NIIT, Alcatel join hands to cater to large enterprise a/c's
p.12: IT firms see sunny side of life in China, India
p.14: Toshiba announces 17,000 job cuts
Brand Equity: p.3: Out of focus (Indian TV companies); Kiwi category killer (retailing)

ET: 30 Aug 2001
p.1: There is no rush for IT courses now
p.3: Factory employment grew 13% in 1999-2000:CSO
p.5: Destination: The next generation Net (Microsoft)
p.10: Post offices to stamp deal with HCL, turn into PC showrooms (see also 29 Aug, p.1)

ET: 31 Aug 2001
p.1: Bank exposure to capital markets heads southwards; IDBI takes BCG shot, plans public sector bank takeover
p.4: Mail lead: India Post gets ready to deliver, and how?
p.9: Cadbury tempting senses with premium chocolates; MRF on the prowl for a suitable boy
p.12: Man behind www agency is no more (Michael Dertouzos)
Corporate Dossier: p.1: (Amul); p.2: (revenue management; e-marketing; Lego bricks); p.3: (outsourcing)

ET: 3 Sep 2001
p.1: Amex bid adieu to corporate banking; The cup's overflowing... (domestic coffee consumption)
p.3: Centre creates division to retrain surplus staff
p.6: TCS adds 84 new clients...; Wipro gets to 'core' of soft issues with innovation centres
p.7: Advt: Federal Bank Chairman's Speech (KP Padmakumar)
p.9: Unstable equilibrium: IRMA's dilemma
Investor's Guide: p.1: (L&T Cement); Banking on growth

ET: 4 Sep 2001
p.6: Citings: The age of unreason (Handy)
p.11: Advt: BSES Chairman's Statement

ET: 5 Sep 2001
p.1: HP to buy Compaq...
p.3: NIIT to add tech touch to Electrolux
p.6: 'We are category leaders in gearless scooters' (Kinetic)
p.8: Foreign investors may be allowed in retail ventures
p.9: AV Birla Group sets eyes on biotech research promotion; Godrej & Boyce to foray into document management
p.15: ITC's Travel House eyes global ally for marketing tie-up
Brand Equity: (On Disintegrated Marketing)

ET: 6 Sep 2001
p.1: Raymond to buy European garment maker...; ITC Bhadra to merge with ITC
p.4: Citings: (Centreless corporation)
p.5: Boomtime ahead for starage vendors
p.7: HP to set up its back-office operations, set up R&D centre; Compaq India chief (Balu Doraisami) bullish on future; Voltas to sell auto parts subsidiary to European co
p.10: Cos look to outsource internal, external messaging systems

ET: 7 Sep 2001
p.1: IT-enabled boom was just a bubble; IIMC alters course to sail with global trade winds
p.4: Maiden Springbok tourist office in India
p.6: Citings: The soul of the new consumer
Corporate Dossier: p.2: Inch wide... (global outsourcing trend); p.3: Mphatically... (Mphasis BFL)

ET: 10 Sep 2001
p.1: Tata Steel's basic instinct is to enter the telecom business (unrelated diversification)
p.7: Call centre cos move up the value chain, set up help desks
p.8: Citings: The age of unreason (on the role of the state) (Handy)
p.11: Telco plans to triple CV exports in four years; Tata Steel shifts focus from flat to long steel products

ET: 11 Sep 2001
p.6: Citings: The soul of the new consumer
p.7: 'Focus on products with a high design component' (Wipro Corporation)
p.8: ColorPlus banks on product innovation to add to sales
p.9: Kenstar to market all home appliances; Music maker RPG plans inroads into rural markets; Tata, Merc relationship comes to an end; Ranbaxy to soon launch anti-bacterial drug in US; Experience a brand new emotion... (experiential marketing)
p.12: Six new domains set to enter Net arena

ET: 12 Sep 2001
p.1: US under attack... Hijacked planes crash into World Trade Centre, Pentagon
p.5: Corporate India stunned, unsure of future
p.6: 'We are focussed in the e-business space' (TechSpan)
p.12: India plans IT devt centres in S. Korea...

ET: 13 Sep 2001
p.5: Get the right software first time around
p.6: Call centres are the latest calling for cos; Telco drives into recovery road...
p.7: It is certain that spending on US security will rise
p.9: McKinsey identifies areas of remote e-biz services

ET: 14 Sep 2001
p.4: 'Consolidation has to happen in a big way' (Lazard India)
p.5: Tank up on collaboration (auto industry is talking convergence with oil companies)
Corporate Dossier: p.1: Building that winning link (on customer partnering); p.2: The future of money; Strategic manoeuvres (on strategy consulting); p.4: The Millennium Brand: Ashok Leyland; p.5: (Rolls-Royce; Cisco)

ET: 17 Sep 2001
p.1: Entry of Chinese techies... (India's IT industry)
p.9: Citings: Real power (Is the CEO big and the janitor little?)
p.9: 'Over-staffing is a big problem in India' (AT-Kearney-Zurich)
p.10: Shifting paradigms of HR management
p.11: India Cement cuts staff...; Ashok Leyland revamps strategy...

ET: 18 Sep 2001
p.6: Citings: First break all the rules
p.7: 'Intimacy with consumers helps local brands' (Clive Holland, Grey London)
p.8: Strikes not to hit Indian auto industry

ET: 19 Sep 2001
p.3: Oriflame acquires facility for Rs 36 cr
p.6: Citings: World of risk
p.9: UB outlines Bengal initiative, to hike brewery capacity; Zydus Cadila buys Kopran's Aten brand for Rs. 75 cr; It's survival of the fittest in the cement industry
p.11: Software sector hard hit by disaster
p.13: Terrorist attacks may boost IT-enabled services segment
p.15: Seven-step guide to successful CRM deployment

ET: 20 Sep 2001
p.6: Citings: The soul of the new consumer

ET: 21 Sep 2001
p.3: NZ spreads the red carpet for Indian students, immigrants
p.6: 'We must benchmark with the best globally' (Corporation Bank)
p.9: Tata Steel refuses to swallow 15% production cut pill
p.13: PNB to adopt best practice in corporate India
Corporate Dossier: p.1: Mammon's men (on CFOs); p.3: Unlocking the value in big pharma

ET: 24 Sep 2001
p.7: Feature: DEEP IMPACT (India makes provisions for alternative oil supplies; Retaliation fears stymie future plans of IT training cos; Hospitality cos' fortunes hinge on...)
p.8: Citings: Albert Einstein on war and peace
p.9: Separate and equal (IIMA's PGP-ABM)
p.11: Swiss co to give Indians a taste of S. American wine; Titan ticks on merrily despite...
p.12: Donear to add 26 looms to boost capacity

ET: 25 Sep 2001
p.1: Sara Lee to buy TTK stake in JV
p.4-5: Feature: DEEP IMPACT (Hospitality cos' fortune hinge on...; Hospitality stocks...)
p.6: Citings: Vedanta: Voice of freedom
p.7: 'If you are in the WTO fold, you'll be heard' (WTO)
p.8: IT-exporters look at EU...
p.9: HPL to source naptha from home; ITC Infotech plans to go Down Under
p.9: Cos look for survival strategies to beat recession
p.10: Ways to combat [competition] (Britannia Industries Limited)
p.11: BA likely to sell assets if losses mount

ET: 26 Sep 2001
p.1: General Atlantic to acquire 30% in Patni for $100 mn
p.3: Rising prices eat into IOC margins; CRM is all about people, technology is just a catalyst
p.6: 'We are as good a pharma company as any' (Aurobindo Pharma)
p.7: Uncharted airspace (airlines in turmoil)
p.9: Guj Ambuja to go the Cemex way in India
p.11: Asset valuation method to change
Brand Equity: p.1: Triple Ex (experiencial marketing); p.4: Do and improved (Do see this); From lord of the rings to hotelier (brand extensions)

ET: 27 Sep 2001
p.1: TVS, Suzuki to file for divorce; HCL Tech acquires 52% in Deutsche Bank IT arm
p.4: Biotech to bio-informatics
p.5: It's better late, for this one (e-governance)
p.7: Ambani's wired for change, to split telecom business; Polar to import fans from China

ET: 28 Sep 2001
p.4: IT, Finance, Oil may be the worst hit
p.7: Advt: ONGC (CMD's statement)
p.8: Citings: Bite-size Einstein
p.8: 'We believe in retaining the best people' (HCL Perot Systems)
p.11: Life after TVS: Suzuki may set up 100% subsidiary; Global consultants to help Tata Tea, Tetley come together; Prices a roadblock for Chinese 2-wheeler sector
p.14: Aviation sector sees 21,800 more layoffs
p.17: Advt: Bharat Petroleum (CMD's statement)

ET: 1 Oct 2001
p.5: Advt: GAIL (Chairman's statement)
p.8: Citings: (Dalai Lama's Nobel Acceptance Speech)
p.8: 'Auto industry is facing a serious crisis' (Mico)
p.10: LIC business grows 65%...; AI to get Rs.650 cr from Hotel Corp divestment
p.11: And now, the Chinese are set to storm even our toilets
p.14: Steel surplus hits profits
p.16: Advt: HPCL (Chairman's statement)

ET: 2 Oct 2001
p.1: IOC, ONGC, GAIL may for megacorp...
p.6: Citings: My Religion (Gandhi)
p.6: How sustainable is the Chinese advantage?
p.7: Lies, damn lies, and advertising!
p.9: Ambanis may merge group cos with Reliance Infocom

ET: 3 Oct 2001
p.1: Oil cos plan product sharing alliance for post-APM era
p.5: Virtually a part of the family, e-mail turns 30
p.7: The house of cards (credit card insurance)
p.8: Bayer to rule desi agrochem sector after Aventis Corp deal (see also p.10); Infy ropes in consultants to outsource banking services
p.10: Swissair Group grounds entire fleet
Brand Equity: p.1: Look Ma, No Logo (anti-brand); p.3: Six degrees of sensation (strategic experiential modules); p.4: Ribbon or ribb-off?

ET: 4 Oct 2001
p.4: US-Afgan conflict may push up oil prices to $35 a barrel
p.5: Software sector growth to slow down
p.7: Science on CDs (Educational software)
p.9: Tractor industry braces for 25% fall in growth this fisc; New-look BOC prepares strong service platform (BOC India, dealing in industrial gases, is a part of the BOC Group, UK)
p.11: Xerox to sell office copier operations; Sun Micro in $100-mn deal with News Corp.
p.20: Yanks turn to sex, ice-cream to deal with uncertainty of war

ET: 5 Oct 2001
p.3: IDBI Bank joins hands with Tata-AIG Insurance
p.6: 'Our cellular services will be better' (BSNL)
p.10: Dena Bank charts 3-year recast plan
p.22: Radio Mirchi turns on the heat
Corporate Dossier: p.3: Branching out (banks and financial institutions); p.4: Nintendo's holidaze

ET: 8 Oct 2001
p.7: Satyam Computer offers new disaster recovery services; Size does matter when going gets tough; Uniscape to break web language barrier
p.11: Ispat eyes stainless steel to boost bottomline; Tata Int acquires German shoe brand for passage to Europe; HDFC Bank limits free ATM use by current a/c holders

ET: 9 Oct 2001
p.5: Chambers forecast fall in exports, oil import Bill hike

ET: 10 Oct 2001
p.4: Innovate or perish
p.6: Follow torture trail of world conflict through Dow eyes
p.9: Japanese electronic giants set sights on IT services
Brand Equity: p.2: Net Value Gain (experiential marketing); p.4: Shaking a Lego

ET: 11 Oct 2001
p.1: Court ends Visa, MasterCard monopoly
p.1: (A rollercoaster ride: Infotech sector heads ET500 dropout list with 15 exits) Core, manufacturing sectors seize the day
p.3: UTI often ignored research cell findings
p.7: Patient care gets a shot in the arm
p.20: Hollywood's dream merchants help fuel army's imagination

ET: 12 Oct 2001
p.4: 'Cisco is India's networking company' (Cisco Systems)
p.5: 'If Railways ambition is to be like IFCI, good luck to them' (Rakesh Mohan, Chairman, Rail Restructuring Committee)
p.7: Slowdown pushes Hughes Software...; JK Paper leads the photocopier paper pack...; TCS upbeat...
Corporate Dossier: Rule of 3 (market evolution); Spreading itself thin (Apollo Group); Misplaced priorities (GM)

ET: 15 Oct 2001
p.1: Infosys show breathes life into New Economy stocks
p.5: England's on wire! (British courses in India)
p.9: Now people's PCs are here...; Ice-cream market gets hot as Amul takes on HLL
Investor's Guide

ET: 16 Oct 2001
p.3: IT spending likely to be back on track in the medium term
p.6: The market for lemons (Economic Nobel in the field of assymetric information)
p.15: Intrex to bring improved barter system to India

ET: 17 Oct 2001
p.4: Action plan for a new global financial reality; 'I am against the notion of leadership' (Peter Block)
p.5: Universal truths (ICICI has no option but to convert into a bank)
p.7: I3L (ITC Infotech India Ltd.) to cut revenue dependence on parent ITC
Brand Equity: Shades of grey (why brands exist)

ET: 18 Oct 2001
p.5: Connect to learn (C-learning)
p.6: CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing) offers courses for professionals
p.8: Centurion wants to hawk its loans; MErrill Lynch expected to cut 15% workforce worldwide

ET: 19 Oct 2001
p.4: Value added services rake in the moolah
p.9: Lego playrooms may add a star to Hyatt, Oberoi
p.11: Fujitsu may forge alliance with IBM
Corporate Dossier: Like a candle in the wind (leadership challenges in an economic downturn); Rule of 3; Faster, stronger, hire (retaining talent)

ET: 22 Oct 2001
p.8: 'The Indian IT industry is well-known' (World Congress on IT 2002)
p.11: Attrition rate falls as job hoppers take a break; Wipro plans to purchase IT services co...; Indiatimes, IBM launch e-biz centre
p.12: Staff shake-up pill to hurt airlines in the long run

ET: 23 Oct 2001
p.3: Merger of seven CIL arms on the cards
p.5: Rising bank deposits cause for concern
p.13: 'The 1920s were a picnic compared to this crisis' (Canada 3000 airlines)
p.15: Usha ready to fan your ego for Rs.21,000
p.17: Wipros & Infys look for clients outside US; Software exports on track for 30-40% leap

ET: 24 Oct 2001
p.5: British Council to open global knowledge chapter
p.7: [Banking Technology] Automate, or else perish
p.9: Reebok charts the healthy way to life
p.10: Fee-based income pushes UTI Bank net up 62%
p.20: Dr. Reddy's HR bossestake a tip or two from Lagaan
Brand Equity: On account of three (on branding)

ET: 25 Oct 2001
p.1: ICICI to merge with ICICI Bank; HLL may say bye to non-core units
p.3: HLL to wield its Shakti to invade rural households
p.6: Sun Micro enters web services fray
p.7: Pillsbury's merger with General Mills gets the go-ahead
p.8: De-risking the airlines industry

ET: 26 Oct 2001
p.1: Three hotel cos in Taj group to merge; Britannia agrees to swallow Snacko Biscuits, Nutrine
p.1: Tisco wants only PEPpy execs on rolls
p.4: IT sector pins hopes on new hardware package for revival
p.8: Managing competition; Bio-technology, a double-edged sword
p.10: Bharati to invest Rs.6000cr in telecom projects
p.11: Infy may follow Wipro into IT-enabled arena
Corporate Dossier: Michael (Porter) teaches U 2 rock; Rule of 3; Over the top (Gentner Communications)

ET: 29 Oct 2001
p.1: [Domestic] IT-enabled industry...
p.10: IDC lowers forecast for PC sales in Asia Pacific
p.12: 'TQM is not about products, it's a philosophy' (Sundaram Brake Linings)
p.13: Implementing learning (e-learning)
p.14: Accenture sets up offshore centre
Investor's Guide: p.6: The element of art in the science of investing

ET: 30 Oct 2001
p.5: E-commerce likely to touch Rs. 25,200cr mark by 2005
p.6: Citings: First break all the rules
p.6: This is well and truly a user society
p.6: Infosys shows the way to globalise
p.7: 'Large-scale convergence will still take time' (Nortel Networks)
p.13: Stanchart Grindlays plans to explore new biz arenas

ET: 31 Oct 2001
p.1: India Cements sells off Sri Vishnu...
p.1: IT cos hire more, battle with coss
p.6: Citings: Self-help (perfection, discoveries)
p.6: 'The mistake was to create the bubble' (Marc Faber, Investment Advisor)
p.7: Investment Banking: So long, banker

ET: 1 Nov 2001
p.1: Tatas will ask group cos to present united colours
p.7: Tap intangibles (knowledge capital)
p.9: Webfile a true story of public sector 'enterprise'; Marico cranks up well-oiled brand building machinery
p.12: 10,000 more jobs to go at Alcatel

ET: 2 Nov 2001
p.11: Software export growth likely to drop by 30-35%
p.12: US economy moves a step closer to recession
p.13: TCFC Fin snaps ties with Centurion
Corporate Dossier: p.1. (Tom Peter on leadership in turbulent times); p.4: Great white hope (Thacker Dairy Products)
An ET Report: Offshore development

ET: 5 Nov 2001
p.1: Tetley SPV (special purpose vehicle) to merge with Tata Tea...; Ford in talks with HM for making 1.6L Ikon engines; Call centres cash in on West slump, to recruit 5000 grads
p.11: Reliance Entertainment closes shop...
Investor's Guide: p.6: How far down? (US recession)

ET: 6 Nov 2001
p.6: Our boardrooms could do with some rebels
p.7: How Indian cities can clean up their act
p.9: Expansion plans may hit the health of Max financials; Shalimar Paints to brush up image...
p.12: SPIN doctor to boost Indian IT business
p.13: HDFC Standard, Union Bank in marketing pact
p.20: [Advt] IBM, proud sponsor of the economic recovery

ET: 7 Nov 2001
p.5: Telco in talks with Cummins for engine supply pact; Cummins looks to exports for push
p.7: Risk management: Indian banks must build strong databases...
p.9: Dr. Reddy's diabetes drug enters final lap; BPL to sell premium televisions costing Rs.80,000 to...; Prestige cookers resume global sales
p.11: Fund wizards to what they do best in slump: Innovate
Brand Equity: p.3: All phone and games (value addition in cell phones)

ET: 8 Nov 2001
p.1: IT exports up 33%...
p.5: Collaboration perks up corporate bottoms; Inside Intranets
p.6: BCG appointed to chalk out Tata plan in telecom sector
p.6: Icfaian B-school plans Rs 200cr growth
p.8: IDBI Bank to focus on retail banking
p.10: Hewlett family opposes marriage with Compaq

ET: 9 Nov 2001
p.6: It's a long trek for the footwear industry
p.7: Using supply chains to achieve customer freedom
p.12: It's Carly cult vs the HP way
p.22: Star-struck SBI opens vaults to dream merchants (film financing)

ET: 12 Nov 2001
p.1: Post-APM, govt wants RPL distribution system to stay
p.1: NIIT franchisees threaten to shut shop
p.3: Aptech set to churn out pros for desi global call centres
p.7: IT cos try to keep bench hands busy; Oracle steps up presence in desi CRM segment; Analysts expect large wireless mergers on relaxed strictures
p.8: 'Autodesk designed easy-to-use software'
p.10: Rich, poor nations skirmish over new round of WTO talks
p.11: Bottom-rung software cos sink...; Reliance buys Pune software co...; Jet Air still flying above airline slump
p.13: Canada 3000 grounds all its flights; Japan Airlines in talks to merge with JAS next year
p.14: Bad phase for steel cos
Investor's Guide: p.3: With an eye on size (Nicholas Piramal); p.5: The breakdown at Ford

ET: 13 Nov 2001
p.1: Nicholas Piramal eyes European co
p.6: Citings: No Logo
p.11: Cisco to boost growth figures through new mobile offices
p.20: [Advt] IBM (on e-business)

ET: 14 Nov 2001
p.7: Software cos forced to move down the value chain
p.10: Juniper to buy Pacific Broadband

ET: 15 Nov 2001
p.3: Railways flags off private parcel train (tied up with Gati)

ET: 16 Nov 2001
p.1: SBI has to select independent firm to review US biz
p.1: Younger generation has no time for snail mail
p.4: 'BSI will never be a substitute for BIS'
p.7: Recycled bottles cost glass cos Rs.600 cr
p.9: [Trends in banking]
p.10: [Bluetooth filling cavities in cell phones, camcorders] The wireless world unplugs after many years of hype
p.10: When wings are clipped (on airlines cos)

ET: 19 Nov 2001
p.1: Reliance sells entire 10% L&T stake to Grasim...
p.1: IT cos are flush with cash, but have nowhere to go
p.3: Grasim-L&T deal to hasten cement sector consolidation
p.6: The customer religion
Citings: No Logo
p.6: 'We've been pioneers in bancassurance' (ING Vysya Life)
p.9: Bullish Bajaj to hike bike production
Investor's Guide: p.6: Families in the boardroom

ET: 20 Nov 2001
p.1: This town not big enough for cement multinationals (also p.8)
p.1: MNCs' golden dreams die young
p.5: Infy set aside $80-mn reserve for strategic investment; India seen emerging as top outsourcing destination for IT; For NIIT, IT education in schools is big business
p.6: Bureaucracy = Misrule of the aged
p.7: 'Highest rated companies don't have the cheapest capital' (Citigroup on corporate strategy)
p.9: Index funds a big hit in age of uncertainty
p.12: What are two desi IT cos up to?; Software services exports up 29.7% to $3511-m in H1
p.20: [Advt] IBM (on e-business)

ET: 21 Nov 2001
p.1: With Rs.4840 cr in cash, VSNL's the wealthiest PSU
p.3: Icra introduces hospital ratings
p.6: Citings: The corporate brand
p.6: 'Channels are our extended sales force' (HP)
p.9: HLL sells nickel catalyst unit to ICI...
p.11: Nokia hopes new models will keep users hooked to it
p.12: Alcoa cuts staff by 6500...

ET: 22 Nov 2001
p.1: BNP, WI Carr wind up brockerage biz in India
p.9: Philips parent to buy out Indian arm...

ET: 23 Nov 2001
p.5: Let's talk mortar moolah (cement sector)

ET: 26 Nov 2001
p.1: Nicholas Piramal to exit ayurveda JV
p.4: IT study group recommends Rs.1000-cr fund for SMEs
p.8: 'We will be the first with an LPG car' (HM)
p.11: L&T won't toe BCG line, freezes capacity expansion

ET: 27 Nov 2001
p.8: Speedwing bucks trend: Forget job cuts...
p.9: Finance cos may sell products via Sify's cybercafes
p.9: E-Choupal to give farmers a world vision

ET: 28 Nov 2001
p.1: B-schools driving into automobile showrooms
p.6: Two nightmare scenarios
p.6: 'We are the most agile cycle co in India' (Hero Cycles)
p.8: Call centres to blend inbound, outbound services
p.9: Emami to expand Boroplus skin-care range; S&P lowers Ispat outlook from stable to negative
p.10: India as important to HSBC as China...
p.11: Local wireless networks likely to eat into 3G sales
p.12: (Job cuts at Boeing, Goldman Sachs)
p.20: [Advt.] Compaq

ET: 29 Nov 2001
p.3: Energy bodies scale down oil demand, price expectations
p.4: Optimal fracturing (size vs. organisation of a corporation or economy)
p.7: Reliance may put to sleep telephone dreams
p.7: Indal may nurture Annapurna Foils with merger medicine

ET: 30 Nov 2001
p.4: Risks of complex technology
p.4: 'I dream of creating one more P&S Bank' (N. S. Gujral, Punjab & Sind Bank)
p.7: WPP Group to beef up presence in desi fraternity
p.10: IBM plans to cut 1200 jobs

ET: 3 Dec 2001
p.6: The demise of Enron
p.6: 'Virtual workplace is a concept' (Citrix Systems)
p.7: Leadership strategies
Investor's Guide: p.1: Consolidating cement gains; p.6: Outsourcing... (IT sector)

ET: 4 Dec 2001
p.5: Infy looking beyond Great Wall for biz
p.9: Heinz shopping list includes 12 desi brands; SAIL to divide ops into two SBUs for flat and long products
p.11: Toshiba plans 100 p.c. IT arm in India; Biotech, IT converge to fight diseases
p.12: A classic story of arrogance and miscalculations: Enron...

ET: 5 Dec 2001
p.1: Zuari eyes Andhra Cements...
p.6: Debacles aside, dotcoms are here to stay
p.6: 'Slowdown won't affect food industry' (Ansal Housing and Construction Ltd.)
p.9: Green issues take centrestage in ABB
Brand Equity: p.2: Idealists in toyland (Lego)

ET: 6 Dec 2001
p.4: Citings: The human factor
p.5: Searching for solutions (networking industry)
p.5: Dynamic value chain is like synchronised swimming
p.7: Tata Chem revamps salt, cement biz
p.7: RIL Infocom enters network services; Tatas to invest Rs.14,000 cr in telecom

ET: 7 Dec 2001
p.8: Citings: Just capital (on globalisation)
p.8: 'R&D will remain our core competence' (Shantha Biotechnics)
p.10: Indian IT outfits confront culture hurdles in Europe

ET: 10 Dec 2001
p.1: Swadeshi Autobahn may prove non-viable
p.9: Think before you weep (knowledge management in difficult times)
p.13: Foreign retail chains give China sleepless nights

ET: 11 Dec 2001
p.1: Small towns spend big money on buying PCs
p.8: AC companies out in the cold in bad year
p.9: Tatas hope to strike gold with retail foray
p.11: NIIT to focus on high-end projects

ET: 12 Dec 2001
p.6: Citings: The functions of a teacher (B. Russell)
p.6: 'Only in spinning are we favourably placed'
Brand Equity: p.2: (On McDonald's)

ET: 13 Dec 2001
p.1: Cookies, candies on ITC agenda
p.4: US corporates digest Enron disaster lessons
p.4: TCS-CMC to sport common marketing face
p.6: Citings: (On leadership) Drucker
p.9: PwC to implement SAP at Bajaj Auto
p.10: ICICI merger to give public banks run for their money
p.11: IC cos back on the prowl...

ET: 14 Dec 2001
p.4: Restoring software growth

ET: 17 Dec 2001
p.5: XLRI, Hughes to teach execs via satellite
p.6: Citings: Intelligent leadership
p.6: 'Underwriting profits are uncertain' (United India Insurance)
p.9: Assemblers look at cool comfort of branded ACs
p.11: Services to remain Infy's core activity; Mauritius lures Indian IT companies; SHCIL set to enter IT services sector
Investor's Guide: p.1: Crystalball gazing; All respects for Indian IT

ET: 18 Dec 2001
p.1: Bharati bridges distance, launches NLD service
p.7: IT-enabled services need better tele facilities
p.9: 'Telcos won't get easy finance from vendors anymore' (Lucent Technologies)
p.10: While all others are firing, telecom cos are hiring
p.14: IFCI seeking strategic partners
p.14: Basic telecom services to grow at 18.5% by 2004-05

ET: 19 Dec 2001
p.6: Citings: Management challenges for the 21st century (Drucker)
p.9: Nike to make your feet Shox-proof, for Rs.10k
Brand Equity: p.1: At the crossroads (retailing)

ET: 20 Dec 2001
p.1: Big boys try their luck in risky business (online lotteries)
p.1: Accenture, KPMG leave class of '01 out in the cold
p.8: Citings: Intelligent leadership
p.9: At TI, they are hiring again; Software as services and Web as a service provider
p.14: Motorola to slash 9,400 more...

ET: 21 Dec 2001
p.1: Only 16 industries post fair growth
p.5: Saying hello to competition (telecom sector)
p.5: 'The first phase was...' (National Highway Authority of India)
p.9: Corp Bank in strategic tie-up with New India; There is insurance cover even for loss of a finger
p.11: ISPs flock towards ILD telecom licenses

ET: 24 Dec 2001
p.1: Doubts cast over service sector growth
p.6: Ensuring 'best practice' in letter and spirit (financial reporting)
p.8: IT debacle brings back good days for B-schools

ET: 25 Dec 2001
p.1: L&T, Grasim to cross-brand cement offerings
p.4: Looking for a white 2002 (trends from the fashion world bodes well for equity investors)
p.5: 'I wish, investment and competition were not there' (Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati)
p.6: MNCs are back at IIM-A...
p.6: British skies in thick of action
p.9: Cell sites is the name of the game in mobile biz
p.11: A 'testing' time for SBI employees

ET: 26 Dec 2001
p.5: Software service cos step up activity in bank sector
p.6: How many Indian companies will survive?
p.6: 'It will take us time to make an impact' (SBI Life Insurance)
p.9: SAIL may earn Rs.1000-cr from non-core asset sale
Brand Equity: p.2-3: The Millennium Brand: Ford Mondeo

ET: 28 Dec 2001
p.1: Govt. plans to decontrol of oil sector
p.4: Enron and sudden debt
p.4: 'The effect of slowdown has been positive' (Tata Telecom)
p.6: ICI to buy Hind Lever adhesive unit
p.7: Volvo plans to set up bus-iness in India
p.8: Escorts Hospital plans expansion
p.9: Online travel agencies regain lost business

ET: 31 Dec 2001
p.6: Property rights first
p.6: Citings: Intelligent leadership
p.6: 'Microsoft sees a lot of activity in devices' (Microsoft)
p.9: ITC to introduce Indian fare at Harrods, Selfridges; Borosil to light up rural India soon
p.11: Yahoo searches for cheap dotcoms
Investor's Guide: p.3: (on Honda; Balaji Telefilms); p.5: It could be technology time again

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