Editor's Note

Dear Readers,

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.

-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Poland is one of the countries having the potential to challenge India’s leadership in the field of IT. This issue focuses on the history of technological development in Poland especially related to IT. The country possesses similar comparative advantages in terms of labour available at competitive wages. Justyna and Marcin have done an excellent job in giving us a comprehensive overview of these developments.

Integration can become a big problem for corporates going for an overhaul of their IT architecture. Vikash uses his experience of working in such an atmosphere to throw more light on the challenges of integrating different software platforms. ‘A Tryst with SAP-PM’ by Nitesh does a case study of the implementation of this software platform in his earlier stint with one of the Indian steel majors.

The Google Story has been all about innovation. The technology giant has been able to keep competition at bay by constantly reinventing itself. Hannah tells us more about this in her article on strategic innovation.

And, can any of our issues be complete without our dearly loved column ‘Parting Note’. Sandeep tries his hand at analyzing the forever popping chat windows. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hate it but we definitely look forward to this new form of communication.

And now the time comes when we must bid adieu but only partially. We may not be involved with the day to day issues of Techtonix but will be there guiding our heirs until we say goodbye to our beloved alma mater. We do feel nostalgic but then we must move on. Change is the only constant and we must make way for fresh blood.

It was a momentous occasion for all of us to start this magazine. The energy and enthusiasm of everyone associated with Techtonix has been tremendous. It is their love and passion for the magazine which allowed us to come out with subsequent issues of Techtonix. It has always been a pleasure to be a part of this magazine. We tried everything in our hands to make it a success story. Only our readers can comment on our success or failure. We have full confidence in the new team and we believe that they will surely take it to heights never seen before. And just to reiterate, love has been the cornerstone of our magazine and we hope we continue to fill your hearts with more and more of the same.

A special note of thanks to Ankit, Hannah, Justyna, Marcin, Nitesh and Vikash for their contributions and to a lot many people who helped Techtonix take baby steps and find a place into the hearts of its readers.

Happy Reading.

Happy Sharing.

Happy Caring.

MJ

Editor : Mritunjay

Associate Editors: Ashish, Ravikash and Shveta

Design : Ashish and Siddharth