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Company
in Focus
i--flex
Solutions Limited -- Rajesh Kumar Singh, & Vamsi Krishna Thota
i--flex
Solutions Limited (i--flex) is the India's first product oriented
software company to succeed globally. Its banking software
product FLEXCUBE has been ranked the No.1 selling Universal
Banking Solution in the world by International Banking Systems
(IBS--UK) in 2002. Today, i--flex is the de facto leader in
the global banking software market. With its strong domain
expertise and unique set of products and service offerings
along with increased global penetration, i--flex is in strong
position to become the globally preferred Banking IT solutions
provider to the financial services industry.
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Corporate
Governance
Corporate
Governance at Merck -- AV Vedpuriswar
Merck,
one of the leaders in the global pharmaceutical industry has
put in place various measures to ensure high standards of
corporate governance. A system of committees helps the Board
in discharging its responsibilities. This article deals with
Merck's corporate governance practices.
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Helping
boards change course -- John Elkington ,Peter Zollinger, Virginia Terry
Sustainable
Development (SD), a concept once dismissed as semi--seditious
by many business leaders is increasingly recognized as a core
challenge for governments and for globalizing capitalism.
As a result, the coming years will see a growing focus on
the roles of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Financial
Officers (CFOs), boards and the financial markets they try
to satisfy in the sustainability transition. But is the SD
community paying enough attention to these trends? It's not.
The article highlights the evolving Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
agenda for corporations and their boards, and considers how
the SD community can help ease the process for business leaders.
© Peter Zollinger, John Elkington and Virginia Terry. Reprinted
with the permission. The article was earlier published in
Sustainable Development International (www.sustdev.org).
Enterprise
Risk Management
Risk
management at General Motors -- AV Vedpuriswar
General
Motors (GM) is the world's largest manufacturer of cars and
trucks. The company is exposed to many riskslegal risk, currency
risk, interest rate risk, commodity price risk and equity
price risk. The article outlines these risks and the mechanisms
GM employs to manage them.
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Interview
Interview
with Rajesh Hukku, Chairman and Managing Director, i--flex
Solutions Limited -- Rajesh Kumar Singh
I
believe in strength of purpose how strong is your appetite
for success and the vision to go with it. -- Rajesh Hukku,
Chairman and Managing Director, i--flex Solutions Limited.
Hukku says encouraging new ideas, promoting independent thinking
and willingness to take risks has fetched him success. In
this interview, Hukku outlines his new initiative and explains
how he has managed to build i--flex solutions into one of the
most successful Indian software product companies. He also
talks about his leadership style.
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Opinion
An
open letter to CEOs -- Don Tapscott
Profound
change is occurring in the deep structure of the firmhow companies
orchestrate resources to create value for customers. An open
letter to CEOs answers the top ten key questions CEOs should
be asking to fuel their efforts in the networked world.
© www.dontapscott.com. Reprinted with permission.
Technology
AMD:
Taking on Intel -- Ravi Madapati
AMD
has made inroads into Intel's market share only to see Intel
strike back with steep price cuts and faster introduction
of new models. AMD has historically trailed Intel as the distant
second in the semiconductor industry. Compared to Intel, AMD
is financially weaker and does not have the R&D capabilities
of its formidable opponent. The major server vendors have
lined up to use Intel's chips. Can AMD emerge as David in
the war with Goliath?
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