The Financial Express -- Leisure

Saturday, July 26 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Singapore sound card makers battle for PC market

Electronics-based Venture Manufacturing's new multimedia software will give Creative Technology's sound card business some competition. It has launched NovaStation, a software that upgrades any SoundBlaster-16 or compatible 16-bit sound card to a high quality wavetable synthesizer. PC users will be able to hear 128 instruments simultaneusly from a choice of 676 instruments and 21 drum kits.

Corporates' fun-and-work mantra nudges small tourism busines

The service-oriented tourism and travel industry has always attracted a number of people to its fold. But the recent phenomenal growth in this sector has helped open up an array of avenues for those who are looking for new pastures.

Full of potholes, yet Indian journey lures many entrepreneurs

Sitting in a room with a little window, our world seems cosy than the one outside. Whoever is out there seems interested in making it into our world. The fact is that only 2.5 million foreign tourists or 0.4% of the world tourism business reaches Indian shores; half of whom are non-resident Indians.

VDIS makes room for sweeping secrecy norms

Business Opportunities -- Earn, having fun

Hot Property

Achievers -- Better late than never

Play safe for favourable tax treatment

Movers & Shakers -- Thomas to boost Ispat's image

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