January-March 2001

Cover Article: Hardware Technologies from C-DAC
C-DAC’s mandate on inception was to develop a supercomputer. A little over a decade later, C-DAC has emerged as one of the leading organizations in developing Hardware Technologies. A glimpses into some of the pioneering work undertaken by C-DAC.

Showcase:

• LILA: A milestone in language based language learning.
• C-DAC to participate in the Maharashtra Government Initiative for IT Education.

Shri Vinay Kohli, IAS, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Govt. Of India, lights the lamp to mark the inauguration of the "National Conference on Multimedia Technology for Culture". Also seen from right to left: Shri R.K.Arora, Executive Director,C-DAC, Shri N. Gopalswami, Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Sugata Mitra, Sr. Vice President, Centre for Research in Cognitive Systems, NIIT, New Delhi & Shri Dinesh Katre, Group Coordinator, NMRC, C-DAC. Mr. Wong Kwok Pun, Singapur High Commissioner (extreme right) with Shri R.K.Arora, Eexecutive Director, C-DAC and Dr. P.K. Sinha at the National PARAM Supercomputing Facility (NPSF) during the former’s visit to C-DAC recently.

October-December 2000

Cover Article: Engineering e-Governance Solutions
e-Governance is gradually emerging as the more efficient alternative to the way goverments, the world over, discharge their functions.

Showcase:

• Multimedia Kiosk for Course Counselling. Developed by C-DAC’s National Multimedia Resource Centre
• ISM2000 Office: The Multipurpose Indian Language Solution