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From: baparao@uscvax.UUCP (Bapa Rao)
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Subject: Re: State of the Computer market in India
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Date: Tue, 7-Jan-86 04:28:36 EST
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In article <2684@sunybcs.UUCP> kumard@sunybcs.UUCP (Deepak Kumar) writes:

(My summary of his posting)

>[A reply to my earlier posting regarding my dim view of the Indian software 
> industry, presented from an admittedly uninformed perspective. The gist of 
> Deepak's posting was that a good deal of genuine R&D does exist, supported 
> by the larger computer houses such as DCM, and the Indian software industry
> isn't entirely composed of copy-and-run artists.]

Deepak's posting is gratifying, and I appreciate his taking the time.
However, to persist in my pessimistic theme, let me say that we are all
aware that the general, hackneyed picture of Indian enterprise seems to be
that of overall shoddy and second-rate work, together with some
exceptionally outstanding work (which seems to hold the whole thing
together) whatever the field. (Patriots, please don't flame me; I am merely
trying to clarify my own vision, and am using extreme language out of sheer
laziness.) Is the computer software picture basically different from this?
Rather than a yes or no answer, I would like to see answers to the following
questions:

1. What are the organizations (names of industries, govt. agencies,
universities, research labs etc.) undertaking research in software, which is
of quality publishable in refereed international journals?

2. What are the application areas being looked at?

3. What specific areas of software technology are the focus of such research?

4. What are examples of some of the outstanding and pioneering efforts of
this kind? (Similar to the APRICOT system cited by Deepak)

Again, I would appreciate it if anyone could offer pointers to relevant
literature. Thanks.

						--Bapa Rao.