Shine The Light On India’s R&D Sector
posted in Outsourcing News and Top Outsourcing deals, Outsourcing to India, Nearshore Outsourcing |Source: Economic Times
As India’s R&D sector begins to shine, it brings to mind lyrics of a Rolling Stones song that goes something like this: ‘May the good Lord shine a light on you, Warm like the evening sun!’ And, that exactly is what is happening to India, as global firms hone in on it, making the sub-continent their R&D hub, as Indian researchers innovate, coming into their own, aglow from the warmth of the evening sun!
Case in point, Adobe System, the US-based desktop publishing major, whose Indian R&D centre has come out with two new products for the global market. Recently, Adobe India, its Indian subsidiary, released FrameMaker 8.0, a publishing tool and Captivate 3.0, e-learning software, both of which were developed and designed entirely out of its Indian labs.
“Two teams of about 30 and 65-people worked on FrameMaker and Captivate simultaneously, for several months to roll out the products. FrameMaker 8.0 will be priced at $899 (for a new licence) and $229 for an upgrade. On the other hand, Captivate 3.0 will be priced at $699 (new licence) and $299 for an upgrade,” states Naresh Gupta, Managing Director – Adobe India.
In common use in various industries, like IT, aviation, telecom, banking, etc., FrameMaker is used for technical documentation purposes, and it has about half a million dedicated users, with Boeing, Apple and Cadence being the major patrons of FrameMaker. “In fact, the Apple i-phone’s manual was designed using FrameMaker,” says Mr. Gupta.
It’s time for that someone viciously dreamt up the term cyber coolies, at a time Indian techies had begun to take the outsourcing world by storm, to eat humble pie. From cyber coolies to cutting edge research and development, India’s outsourcing sector has come a long way!
And, so shrugging off the complex, centuries of western domination has instilled in Asian minds, Indians no longer are afraid of being laughed at, as they draw on their country’s ancient knowledge to solve the problems of the world! One only has to decipher ancient Indian manuscripts to find, our knowledge is not half as much of what the ancients knew! While, we pride ourselves on our cutting edge technology, we are no where near achieving technology used in the Mahabharata war, in what was the world’s First World War.
Even Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, found inspiration from the Bhagvada Gita, going so far as to quote from it, when describing the effect of the bomb: “If, the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One…”
However, my vision and hope is Indians will refrain from research and development, whose outcome is horrific inventions, such as, the atom bomb. Rather, I hope what comes out of India’s R& D labs makes life better for their global family. And, so on that note, let’s end with the Robbie Robertson’s ‘Shine Your Light”.
Wailing over the rooftops the whole night long!
Saw a shooting star like a diamond in the sky,
Must be someone’s soul passing by!
These are the streets,
Where we used to run where your Papa’s from!
These are the days,
Where you become what you become!
These are the streets,
Where the story’s told!
The truth unfolds,
Darkness settles in!
Shine your light down on me,
Lift me up so I can see,
Shine your light when you’re gone!
Give me the strength,
To carry on, carry on!
Don’t wanna be a hero,
Just an everyday man!
Trying to do the job the very best he can,
But now it’s like living on borrowed time,
Out on the rim, over the line!
Always tempting fate like a game of chance,
Never wanna stick around to the very last dance!
Sometimes I stumble and take a hard fall,
Lose hold your grip off the wall!
Shine your light down on me,
Lift me up so I can see!
Shine your light when you’re gone,
Give me the strength to carry on,
Carry on…!
I thought I saw him walking,
By the side of the road,
Maybe trying to find his way home!
He’s here but not here,
He’s gone but not gone,
Just hope he knows if I get lost!
Shine your light down on me,
Lift me up so I can see!
Shine your light when you’re gone,
Give me the strength to carry on,
Carry on…!
