| NASSCOM 2006 |
| Written by Lisa M. Berry | |
| Saturday, 25 February 2006 | |
Mumbai, India - On Feb 15-17, 2006, SineWave Technologies partner Cale D. Hollingsworth traveled to Mumbai, India to attend the 2006 NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) annual conference. While there, Cale heard many speakers, including: Thomas L. Friedman, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (The President of India), Howard S. Charney (SVP Cisco Systems) and many more. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) was a major theme of the conference, and there were many companies there representing some of India's biggest firms. "These speakers really had a firm understanding of IT (Information Technology) and a narrow focus on globalizing their industry", said Cale D. Hollingsworth of SineWave Technologies. Some future technologies, including Internet2, Grid computing and mobile computing for the masses were covered in great detail. Some of the biggest names in India IT were well represented, including InfoSys and WiPro. The conference was held in the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, along with the final ceremonies held on the historic aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant. "The heady content presented during the day, was followed up by ceremony, awards and dinner in the evening." Hollingsworth said. "The atmosphere was electric, and reminded me of some of the first Internet conferences in San Francisco during the early 1990's". While some American IT and software firms were represented, including Microsoft, Cisco, HP and many more, the majority of the content revolved around various Indian IT industry leaders. |