Synopsis IT (Information Technology) has been at the center stage of the past decade (1995-2005) with E-mail, Internet, Java, Google and the Mobile Phone changing the very lifestyle of millions of people. This decade also saw India emerging-Indians like Infosys Chairman Murthy and Wipro Chairman Premji are hitting global headlines’ of The Economist and Business Week. Indian IT companies TCS, Infosys and Wipro are Billion Dollar Corporations employing 50,000 professionals each. Global products (Apple iPod, Nokia, Phones and I-flex Flexcube) have “India Inside”. The three books IT: Technologies and Products, IT: Perspectives and Trends, and IT: Careers and Companies, capture the different moods and facets of this fascinating journey of Information Technology. This book, IT: Perspectives and Trends, covers a large ground ranging from exciting applications like IT in elections, Balaji temple, Indian Post Offices, and Gandhi Museum; perspectives on DotCom, E-Commerce and Y2K; Policy issues like WLL controversy, number portability, Do Not Call Registry, mobile manufacturing, India One, and open source; and enterprise applications. Key milestones like ten years of Java and mobile phones in India, the billionth PC/mobile phone, EDUSAT launch and events like CeBit and Taipex are also covered. Snapshots of major developments in IT (from an India perspective) also form part of this book and include the early years (1990s) and IT in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.