November 13, 2002 | 1342 IST
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Web services to usher in digital decade: Gates
Fakir Chand in Bangalore Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates had some great news to the Indian IT industry, reeling under technology meltdown and global recession. On his first visit to Bangalore, the high-tech capital of India, the 46-year-old Gates told over 2500 young software developers and IT geeks on Wednesday that XML Web services would usher in the digital decade. Making a stirring speech heard in rapt attention in the Greek-modeled amphitheater of Infosys' campus on the outskirts of Bangalore, Gates shared his views on developing applications for the digital decade. "To reiterate the importance of the Indian developer community in defining the future of computing is to state the obvious," Gates declared to a thunderous applause. Gates urged the Indian IT industry to collaborate with global tech companies such as Microsoft in building trustworthy computing by embracing standards. "India has so much potential to provide world class IT services and products that the future of computing power will depend largely on its contribution to the global software development. "I am optimistic about India's computing power to sustain the growth and development of global technology for improving the quality of life and businesses," Gates affirmed. Reaffirming the commitment of Microsoft to India, Gates lauded the contribution of Indian techies in developing amazing software applications for its .Net and Web services. "A lot of development in software applications and products for Microsoft's global customers take place in India at our centers in Hyderabad and Bangalore," Gates claimed. Sharing the vision of future computing, Gates said if micro-processing had brought about a revolution in personal computers, then the advent of Internet in 1995 had brought about a sea change in the way we live, work and do business the world over, with real-time connectivity for instant communication and delivery of goods from anywhere at any time. Riding on the Internet revolution, Microsoft is investing heavily in research to develop tools and applications that will make XML Web services not only accessible to every citizen of the world, but also make them affordable for extensive use in every day life. In this context, Gates referred to the development of Tablet PC by Microsoft, which will eliminate the need to carry laptops, personal device accessories, and other gizmos for different applications and personal interface. "Tablet PC and XML Web services on .Net will bring about a revolution in using the converging technologies to such an extent that in the current digital decade, the use of paper and other intermediaries will become minimal," Gates asserted. The global tech industry is going through a radical change to meet the demands of the digital world. Even Microsoft research teams had to rebuild the .Net for expanding the databases and make the use of Web services easier and simpler. The company spends about $5billion on its ongoing R&D projects. "XML Web services platform will be playing a major role in e-commerce as they eliminate the use of multiple devices by businesses and bring down the cost of operations. Web services management will make corporate computing not only efficient but also cost effective," Gates added. ALSO READ:
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