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Annual magazine the Quest-2006 is ready to entertain and enlighten the readers. It has articles of general nature and scientific articles throwing light on latest technical developments. The magazine also contains in brief, selective pictorial representation of the spectrum of co-curricular and extra curricular activities. In these, the students present their innate talents in singing, dancing and other fine arts. These also show their ability to tune physical skills and achieve competence in sports and games. The messages from the Chairman, Administrator and other dignitaries convey their blessings and best wishes for the students and the institution. In particular the message from Chairman reiterates his noble desire to make this institution a center of excellence. Administrators report gives the developments and future plans for the growth of the institution. He has the dynamism and energy to take the institution to very high levels of excellence. I take this opportunity to thank all those authors who have contributed the articles and technicians who have meticulously chosen colours and designed the magazine to be a beauty with brains. Dr. D.B Fakhruddin Chief Editor

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Welcome to the 7th Edition of Quest-2006. The prelude to this academic year has been quite satisfying with 92% in results posted by the 8th Semester students. This reflects the abilities of our faculty and staff in delivering a worldclass education within a context of integrity and excellence. The teaching techniques have evolved from the conventional chalk and talk approach into cutting edge technology that uses multimedia presentation and animation for an increased attention levels from the students. In this issue, I wish to focus on the Human Resource Development through education. HRD is one of the most talked about subject. Education systems managers are continuously trying to evolve means to improve the system, so that, well trained personnel are made available, plentifully. With the changing market trends for employment, the students focus on learning has also gradually shifted, the trend is the majority of the students not in the direction of learning for knowledge, it is to a large extent learning to score well in the examinations. It is said that the four pillars of education are learning to know, learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together. But todays learning is more oriented towards learning to earn. The commendable efforts of our ever-innovative HR Department has brought in IT Majors to our institution for pooled campus recruitment programmes. The companies included reputed names such as Satyam Computers Ltd., Subex Systems, Quinnox Consultancy Services Ltd., Elvista Digital Systems (P) Ltd., Jataayu Software (P) Ltd., Caritor (India) Pvt. Ltd., Accord Software & Systems (P) Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Grindwell Norton, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Perot Systems, Canarys Automations, Accenture, Syntal, Tech Mahindra, Wipro Technologies, etc. The desire to earn more and a desire to a position of power has created a rat race. The present day students try to equip for such competition which involves acquiring required level of subject knowledge along with overall personality development. The Institutions should also provide avenues for such education by suitable infrastructure like well equipped library, laboratories, faculty, cocurricular and extra-curricular activities.

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HKBK College of Engineering is making all possible efforts to provide the best infrastructural facilities to the students. In this direction, we are providing, apart from good academic facilities, many programmes on development as soft skills, through the HRD department. An indoor games facility is being provided along with a gymnasium. The introduction of an M.B.A course provides opportunities for the engineering students to interact with management experts. They can attend the seminars conducted by management department and acquire knowledge on spectrum of management topics. They can take up inter departmental projects during final year which can also involve management department. HKBK college of engineering has a vision to evolve as a college with a difference in terms of quality of education and providing the learning environment supported by the four learning pillars and it is endeavoring to realize it. Abdul Hameed S.A Administrator

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One more academic year came to conclusion with good academic performance of final year students and their placement record. We are getting ready for the new academic year 2006 2007 with a revised syllabus for the 1st Year. The E-Block construction is nearing completion, where in the management has planned to provide a gymnasium, bank counter and prayer hall. In the D-Block the air conditioned seminar hall has been fully furnished with the state-of-the-art DLP projection for multimedia presentation. This can be the venue for many co-curricular activities, like seminar talks by the students, staff and also invited expert lectures. The book-bank facility provided has been found to be a boon for many students. New books, to meet the revised syllabus are in the process of procurement. A campus-wide-network, based on OFC, links all the departments and library. An 1-Mbps leased-line provides internet access at all computer centres of the colleges, which enables the students to browse and learn. This academic year a new P.G. programme in management studies has begun in the college. The college management desires to provide the best facility to train young graduates in to efficient business administrators. The gymnasium and indoor games facility which is coming up in the first floor of E-Block provides ample scope for the students to take part in extra curricular activities. The cocurricular and extra-curricular activities help students to build their overall personality. Sports activity helps a person develop team spirit which is necessary for engineers since most of the engineering activity is a team activity. HKBK College of Engineering has a desire to grow. We pray God to provide the strength to face rigours of the growth and capacity to sustain growth. With the blessings of God, cooperation and hard work of students and staff we hope to reach the peaks of academic glory. On an end-note, my appreciation to the members of the magazine committee, the staff and the students for their whole hearted support in bringing out this magazine QUEST - 2006, I am thankful to the administrator, who has been a motive force and architect of the magazine layout , I am deeply indebted to our beloved chairman, a visionary who deserves the rightful credit and whose unrivaled support encouraged me to venture into this daring task.

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Department of Computer Science & EngineeringThe Computer Science and Engineering Dept strive to create a vibrant knowledge base environment in the department to empower student with professional and personal excellence. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering has professional excellence in advanced technologies and research. The department motivates the students to create innovative and novel ideas and transforms these ideas into technology requirements of industry. The Department provides state of the art computing facility by providing the latest configuration systems and software needed for the students as well as for the faculty. The EDUSAT facility is provided for the students of different semesters to get live sessions on the current new technologies. The department prepares computing graduates who are highly sought after, productive, and wellrespected for their work, and who contribute to new developments in computing technology. The students of computer science department are Total area The department has state-of-the-art labs with over 180 computers installed with latest hardware and software and spread over 805 sqm. There are seven dedicated computer labs equipped with latest computing hardware and peripherals. Equipments: The computer labs are equipped with Pentium IV Processors, LCD Projectors, Scanners, Web Cameras, Laser Printers and latest Software like Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, UNIX, LINUX, Microsoft Windows XP Suit, Microsoft Office 2003, Oracle with Developer 2000, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Dot Net Suit, SQL Server 2000 etc. Col. S.S. Ahluwalia Professor & Head placed in top MNCs like, DELL, IBM, HP, CARITOR, WIPRO, SATYAM, INFOSYS, PHILIPS etc... Students who are employed have also got patent for their novel ideas at the international level. Department regularly sends its faculty for various training programs conducted by IBM, Microsoft, Intel etc to update and acquire knowledge in these areas. Achievements Department has performed par excellence and secured 100% many times and thriving to achieve the same in future. Our students have participated in various sports activities conducted by VTU and as well as at the inter college level and won many prizes. All computer labs are networked & cater to Internet, information and resource sharing using a dedicated HP Proliant ML150 Server, Oracle Database Server, Backup Server and Internet Servers Faculty The faculty members are young, dynamic, energetic and highly qualified to meet the requirements based on the current knowledge base of the students. Teaching is a passion with faculty in the Department. The department conducts regular seminars in new and future technologies to expose students to latest Technological developments.

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13The importance of well trained students for an institution hardly needs any emphasis today. The developments in Software Industry have forced the need for new approaches, new skills and new attitudes on the part of the institution. Recognizing these needs, department of Information Science & Engineering aims to develop values, skills and creativity amongst its students to empower them to meet the challenges posed by the complex industry environment. Department of Information Science & Engineering offers its students the opportunity to specialize in their areas, which enables them to gain proficiency in various functional areas of information technology apart from providing a holistic approach to studies. Students of Information Science & Engineering are well trained and eager to take up the challenges of the corporate world. Recognizing the changing needs of todays competitive world, department of Information Science & Engineering imparts value based education to students who will be software professionals tomorrow. Faculty: Department has highly qualified, experienced and dedicated staff who have a very good flair for teaching with strong technical knowledge. Faculty closely monitors progress of students and provides them additional coaching whenever required. Onetoone project guidance is provided to students by highly trained faculty and continuous guidance is given to students till the completion of the project. Apart from academics, students of Information Science & Engineering department have been trained to improve communication skills, presentation skills and gain confidence so as to face the interviews confidently. Experts from industry are called to conduct these programmes. Department conducts regular seminars and workshops in association with the industry to equip the students with practical insight into the corporate world and help the students to incorporate these technologies in their specializations. Support Facilities: Department is equipped with facilities, viz., well furnished classrooms, stateoftheart Computer Labs, impressive Conference Halls with good audiovisual and internet facilities, a well stocked library and a placement cell. All the computer labs are well equipped with latest computing hardware and peripherals. All the labs are networked with internet facility. The Approach: The approach towards teaching includes interactive and informative classes conducted by a team of core faculty. The faculty use a variety of learning tools to complement their lectures, group discussions, case studies, project work, presentations and assignments. Evaluation: The students go through a continuous evaluation system for each course throughout the semester. A series of assignments, tests, individual / group project work, presentations, semester exams evaluated externally go into the evaluation of the students. Achievements: Department has given excellent results with most of the students performing extremely well in semester examinations. The students of Information Science & Engineering have been placed in blue chip MNCs and have also excelled in sports and cultural events conducted both at the college and university level. In these times of challenge & change, I am confident that my students will continue to uphold our tradition of pursuit for excellence as they strive to fulfill our expectations. Hence, it is our wish to see that they are placed in good organisation.

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Department of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering is one of the few basic Engineering branches viz- Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics. Mechanical Engineering department is the department in the college having latest machine tools and Metrology facilities for manufacturing. The Department has foundry equipments for melting of materials, which is used in research and development of new metals. The department is also equipped with high end CAD/CAM softwares and CNC Machines in its CAD/CAM Lab, which in addition to the academics also caters to the research and analysis. Mechanical Engineering Department will not be complete without the modern equipment available here for the testing. A wide range of latest state-of-the-art testing equipments ranging from testing of Mechanical properties of materials to the heat transfer, to testing of fuels and engines, to testing of turbines and pumps are available in the department. The classrooms in the department confirm with the AICTE norms and equipped with visual aids. 1) Material Testing Lab: It has 40 ton UTM with a Our students are exposed to the latest softwares related to Mechanical Engineering application. The department also has an ISTE students chapter under which lectures, seminars, workshops have been organized on latest trends and developments in the field of Mechanical Engineering. Some of the projects carried out by our students have brought laurels to the department. This has been possible only due to the dedication, sincerity and hard work of the Faculty of the department. We have qualified and smart faculties with sound knowledge in the field of specialization. They are encouraged to update their knowledge by 3) The Machine shop: It is equipped with modern lathe, which can not only be used to give training 2) The foundry and Forging Lab: It has all equipments required for making moulds for casting of metals. It has a furnace for melting metals. The capacity of the furnace is 20kg of CI/8kg of aluminium. provision for recorder. It also has other experimental setups for studying various properties of materials such as hardness, Impact strength and Fatigue strength. The lab also has equipments for carrying out non-destructive testing of materials. Profile of the Laboratories: All the laboratories are meticulously planned technical layouts, confirming to AICTE standards with latest modern equipments. It was a desire of our Management to equip the Mechanical Engineering department with all modern equipments and experimental setups so that the department will be envy of the other Engineering colleges and also which will be model for all new engineering colleges. It gives me immense pleasure to see that we have achieved this to a great degree as our laboratories setup have been imitated in almost all new engineering colleges. The management is magnanimous enough to depute their faculty to upgrade their qualification. All the faculties for the department both teaching and non-teaching have worked as a team to develop the department, that is why we are the best. attending workshops, seminars not only in the state but outside the state also, both at National and International level.

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15for the students but also for manufacturing process. The Machine shop is also equipped with Drilling machines, Milling machines, Shaping machines and Grinding machines which help the Mechanical engineering students to get hands on experience on these machines. 4) The Metrology lab: It is the most important lab in Mechanical engineering as it involves precision measurements and measuring equipments. The lab has all the precision measuring equipments like Autocollimator, Profile projector, Toolmakers Microscope and other setups and other setups provided for force, strain, temperature, pressure, load measurement etc. required for an undergraduate course. 5) Fluid mechanics and Fluid machinery lab: It is equipped with prototype models of Pelton wheel, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine. It also has pumps like gear oil pump, reciprocating and centrifugal pumps. The flow experiments are conducted on equipments well designed for accuracy. 6) The Energy lab: It is equipped with 2 stroke, 4 stroke, Petrol and Diesel engines, Mohrs test setup and variable compression test equipments in addition to equipments in addition to equipments for testing of fuel and oil. 7) The HMT lab: It has various experiments setup to conduct experiments of conduction, Convection and radiation .It has modern unit for refrigeration and Air conditioning. 8) CAD/CAM lab: It is equipped with computers with latest configuration capable of running highend softwares. The lab is connected to by local area network (LAN) and also broadband internet connectivity is provided with a speed of Faculty have been sponsored by the management under QIP for higher studies and research work like Aircraft structures, composite materials, Manufacturing etc. The facilities are Department Activities: The students have taken up projects in reputed R & D Laboratories institutes like NAL, HAL, CPRI, GTRE, IISc. Two students have developed Aircraft model, one of them has been selected at National Level. Good number of laboratory models of unconventional Machining setups have been made by our final year students in the department level. 10) Workshop: As it is the common lab for students belonging to all branches in first year, it is fully equipped with requisite number of tools and workbenches to cater to the needs of the students. It has three sections viz -fitting, welding and sheet metal. 9) Design lab: It is equipped with experimental setups needed for Design of Mechanical elements and machines. It has a digital dynamic balancing machine, Journal bearing machine test rig setup, Photo elastic bench, Governors and other precision equipments. 1Mbps.CAD/CAM softwares like Auto cad 2004, AutoDesk inventor professional 7.0, AutoDesk Mechanical Desktop, CTIA-V5 R14, ANSYSversion10, CADEM are provided in the lab for the use of under graduate students as well as faculty members who are involved in the research and development activities. The lab has a modern state of the at computer numerical control (CNC) Lathe machine. Orders have been placed for procuring CNC Milling machine and Industrial Robots.


provided to these faculties to take up most of the research work in the college itself. Entrepreneurship development program was conducted, resource persons from various industries, organizations have been invited and they have delivered expert lectures on the subject. Papers presented/ Published: Faculty have presented and published a number of papers at National and International level, with he encouragement and help from the management.

Dr. J. Fazlur Rahman BE (Hons), M.Sc. (Prod. Engg), Ph.D (IITM), MISTE, FIE (INDIA), FII. Prod. Engg. Professor and Head


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Department of Electronics & Communication EngineeringElectronics and Communication Engineering is one of the most sought after branches of Engineering and Technology in the modern day. The syllabus of Electronics and Communication Engineering is designed to suite the modern day requirements of industry and students are trained in hardware and software. We at HKBK College of engineering endeavor to impart quality education and inculcate discipline and dedication in our students so that they are better prepared to face todays competitive world with fortitude and courage. The department has an efficient and dedicated team of staff. The staff members meticulously plan, train and guide the students in their academic activities. We identify the weaker students and motivate them to achieve higher academic levels by conducting tutorial and additional coaching classes. We encourage the students to give seminars on various topics on relevance in todays technology. We also encourage them to participate in various paper presentation contest held in various colleges. The department has set up a department library with a collection of 500 books catering to the requirement of the VTU curriculum. The staff and the students utilize this to upgrade their knowledge and hone their skills. The department of E&C has 5 separate laboratories equipped with the latest equipments and satisfying the curriculum requirements of VTU. We have Communication laboratory, Analog Circuits laboratory, Digital Circuits and Microprocessor laboratory and the Computer laboratory. The department encourages the students to take up innovative projects as a part of fulfillment of the VTU curriculum. A few projects like the Anti Theft Systems, The Pre-paid Parking meter, the Anti Terrorist vehicle, Gold Code generation using VHDL drew appreciation from the examiners during the project presentation and viva voce. Through the continued and enthusiastic guidance if the Principal the patronage of the Administrator and the Management and the untiring efforts of the staff we would be able to climb the higher rungs of the unending ladder of knowledge in future. Prof. Hussain Ahmed Prof. and Head E&CE

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17Electrical Energy is an essential gradient for the industrial and all-round development of any nation. This makes Electrical Engineering branch as one of the conventional and major branches in any Engineering Institution. Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering was established in 2002 in H.K.B.K College of Engineering. Dr. A. A. Powly Thomas (HOD, EEE) INFRASTRUCTURE: The department is situated in 10,000 sft and has eleven well equipped Laboratories as per the requirement of VTU. The various Labs include Analog Electronics Lab, Digital Electronics Lab, Power Electronics Lab, Microprocessor Lab, DC Machines and Synchronous Machines Lab, Circuit Simulation & Measurement Lab, Transformers and Induction Machines lab, Control systems Lab, Power system simulation Lab. The department has a Project Lab and Relay & High Voltage Lab to facilitate the students to do their project in final semester. The department is headed by Dr. A. A. Powly Thomas, Ph.D IISc, Bangalore, who has 16 years of experience in teaching as well as research. The department has nine well-qualified and dedicated faculty members with different specializations as Power systems / Energy Systems, Control Systems, Power Electronics, to motivate and guide the students in the right path of technical education. ACHIEVEMENTS: The final year students who are the first batch of Electrical & Electronics Engineering have been successful in securing 100 % results this year. The students are exposed to the current trends in Electrical and Electronics fields and the students involve themselves enthusiastically in various mini-projects. They also actively participate in inter/intra college extra curricular and sports activities. Many of the final year students have already been placed in some of the reputed companies like Satyam, Infosys, Aztecsoft etc.


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Department of Medical ElectronicsMedical Electronics Department has six wellequipped Laboratories namely Analog Electronics Lab, Digital Electronics Lab, Power Electronics Lab, Computer Lab, Communication Lab and Medical Science Lab. The Department conducts technical seminars and encourages students to participate in paper presentation contests and seminars to develop their skills. Apart from regular labs, students also take up project work based on Micro controllers, Digital Signal Processing, real time ECG monitoring etc. Department has a library with good collections of books and magazines. We have good and efficient staff that provides quality education and a congenial environment for teaching-learning process. We also provide professional and personal counseling to the students so as to improve their academic performance and make them competent to meet the fast changing global challenges. With latest technologies used in Medicine and Biological Sciences, Medical Electronics Professionals can seek employment in Biomedical Instrumentation Industries, Software Engineers for developing Medical Application soft wares etc.

Medical Electronics is a specialized course in Engineering that is a combination of Electronic engineering and medical sciences. It includes the study of devices such as biomedical instrumentation system to monitor the functions related to human body, problems encountered in a living system, transducers and electrodes, cardiovascular measurements in respiratory system, safety of medical electronic equipments etc. Medical equipments are being intensively used for mass health care units without which it would be impossible to diagnose undetectable diseases and difficult in monitoring the health related functions. With combined knowledge of electronics engineering and medical sciences, the medical electronics professionals can take up research work with medical professionals to develop an evaluating system and real time products such as artificial organs, medical electronics instruments and health management systems.

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS Mathematics is associated with all branches of natural sciences. The elegance, grandeur, intellectual appeal and the challenge offered by Mathematics is simply unmatchable by any standards. The Mathematics department is staffed by dedicated, dynamic and experienced teachers in their areas of specialization whose qualification and caliber match the growing needs of academic standards. Staff take keen interest in bringing out the best from students and motivate them to achieve their goals. The staff engages special classes for the students who are weak in the subject with personal attention and boost the morale of the students so that they achieve academic excellence. Achievements: 1. Mr. C.S. Nagabhushan has completed his M.Phil in I Class and pursuing Ph.D., in the field of Finite Element Methods. 2. Ms. Chandrali Baishya is also pursuing Ph.D., in the field of NonLinear Differential Equations.

Medical Electronics engineers can meet the challenging requirements of medical professionals to meet the advanced technology in the everchanging demand of health management system.

Prof. Moyeed Sultana Prof. and Head

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ENGINEERING PHYSICS Physics is an integrated part of the institute from the very first day. Basic science courses lay the foundation for learning for the budding engineers. Being aware of this fact, dedicated and qualified staff of the department take utmost care in teaching. Staff members give individual attention to the students. They help the students to overcome their difficulties and create interest about the subject. Special classes are being arranged to build up the confidence of the students. The department has a spacious, well-equipped laboratory. Each student gets ample scope to learn the experiments with active help of staff members. The dedication of the staff members and the hard work of the enthusiastic students have been reflected in the good results in the past. Departmental staff take active part in other academic activities also. Currently Mr. K. Chandrakumar is actively involved in research.

ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY Chemistry is one of the basic science, which apart from its applications plays a major role in other fields of engineering and technology. Some of the fields where chemistry forms a backbone are Chemical Engineering, Polymer Technology, Bio Technology, Bio Informatics, Genetic Engineering, Bio Medical Engineering etc.. The Department of engineering chemistry aims at imparting quality education with individual care to all the students and also play an active role in overall development. The department has maintained good academic results apart from playing an important role in other college activities. All the staff members are well qualified, some have completed their Doctorates and all others have registered for Ph.D. They are competitive and are doing pioneering work in Research and Development. The staff members have maintained good discipline in the Department and also imbibed the same to the students. The Department is happy to inform that a R&D project titled Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aluminium alloys like AL7075 T7351 and AL7075 T651 has been selected by ISRO under RESPOND and is being funded by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. The department is on the verge of setting up an R&D centre and many equipments have already been installed. With this infrastructure many complex and advance tests can be conducted. Papers Published /Conferences/Seminars attended by faculty:

1) Prof. Sanaulla P.F. attended a three day National Conference at National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal on Corrosion during October 2005. 2) Prof. Sanaulla P.F. attended one day national conference on Industrial Corrosion Conducted by Electrochemical Society of India and Mangalore University at Mangalore during January 2006. 3) Dr. Shabanna Begum.S, Senor Lecturer, Dept. of Engineering Chemistry has published a research paper in Journal of the Electrochemical Society of India, paper titled Electrolytic Preparation and Characterization of Ni- Fe Alloys . (Page 19-25, Vol. No 55, No 5, January 2006 issue). 4) Mr. Syed Abu Sayeed Mohammed, Senior Lecturer and Prof. Sanaulla P.F. HOD, published and presented a paper titled Flood Control of a locality through Ground water Recharge A case study in National conference on role of Civil Engineers in Disaster Management and mitigation held at BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore from 2 4th February 2006. Consultancy Services: The Department has successfully designed and implemented Rainwater harvesting system for recharging the ground water at HKBKCE campus, the project has met with tremendous success and now the college is self sufficient for its water requirements. There is been a proposal to setup a sewage treatment plant, so that the waste water generated can be recycled for various activities like lawn sprinkling and toilet flushing. With this the college will have an environmental management plan so as to have sustainable development. The Engineering Chemistry lab has latest and advanced instruments. In the near future this lab will be registered as an approved lab for testing many environmental parameters. The department aims to be a hub for pioneering research and academic excellence.

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Department of Human Resource DevelopmentThe Human Resources Department in HKBK College of Engineering is concerned with managing the student fraternity in order to enable them to understand and identify their skill sets, capabilities and knowledge and develop the same to the maximum extent possible through an innovative and continuous learning process comprising of specialised training, counselling, evaluation and feedbacks so that they are transformed into employable professionals possessing the requisite levels of commitment, quality and reliability During the past two and half years, the HRD concept in HKBKCE has proved itself to be very successful. The HR Department is sincerely working to empower students for a lifetime of professional and personal excellence. The HR Department is playing a major role in counselling, moulding and training the students to the needs of the industry. They are informed about the need for maintaining good academic scores and are motivated periodically to achieve the same. Training programmes and industry related seminars are routine. Mock tests have been made mandatory and evaluation procedures are followed which are in line with those folloed by the corporate world. Core Objectives: At HKBKCE, the objective of the HR Department is to ensure zero defects with respect to quality management, speed and innovation, and ultimately transforming individuals into self directed, focussed and high performing intellects. The primary focus is to enhance the skills, knowledge and abilities of every individual and accordingly HKBKCE offers the following facilities for campus recruitment: Campus Recruitment Programmes: The HRD Department has a vision a vision to excel and to create a global opportunity for every student and ensure that their skills are properly identified and the students are oriented in the right direction. The department is sincerely working towards the mission of HKBKCE To empower students for a lifetime of professional and personal excellence. Not surprisingly, the students performance has been highly appreciated by many of the blue chip companies. The HR Department with its never say die and highly motivated team has a goal to achieve A goal to ensure that every student has an appointment order in hand before he or she graduates from the college. Vision / Mission: match the skill sets required by the industry. The objectives include: Counselling Identifying training needs Improvement of communication and presentation skills Personality development Aptitude, technical and psychometric tests Interview handling skills Group Discussions Profile matching Career guidance Industry interaction Brand building exercises Event Management

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21 A well furnished seminar hall with necessary modern audio visual equipment for demonstrations and lectures Exclusively furnished conference / interview rooms for group discussions and personal interviews. Adequate classroom facilities for conducting preplacement written tests. Adequate infrastructure like computers and other media facilities. Interactive executives for timely personal attention and maintenance of records. The department has been instrumental in placing the students in blue chip companies like Aztecsoft, Caritor (I) Pvt. Ltd, Torry Harris Business Solutions, Wipro Technologies Ltd., Tech Mahindra, JP Morgan, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Integra Microsystems Pvt. Ltd., Novellus Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd., ABB Ltd., Perot Systems, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., ETAAscon, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Oracle India (P) Ltd., Tavant Technologies, Mphasis Technologies, Secon Pvt. Ltd., Quinnox Consultancy Services Ltd., IBM, Hewlett Packard, SCS Globetech Pvt. Ltd., Syntel, Tech Mahindra, etc. The HR Department was instrumental in bringing about transparency in campus recruitments and organising Pooled Campus Recruitment Programmes. These pooled campus recruitment programmes involving various engineering colleges are being conducted regularly by inviting the other colleges to participate in these programmes to cater to the needs of the Corporates. This not only saves valuable time for the Corporates but also helps in interaction between the student communities of different colleges. Pooled campus recruitment In order to enable the students to get an insight into the industry, the HR department also organises technical and HR related lectures and seminars with the assistance of the core group from the respective industries. Training programmes and industry related seminars are conducted regularly right from the first semester. The HR Department is grooming the students to be self-motivated, confident, accountable, competent, innovative individuals with a definite goal who will be potential leaders of the future. This has been amply demonstrated by our alumni who have brought laurels to HKBKCE. Training and Industry related activities programmes have been organised for Accenture, Wipro Technologies, Satyam Computers Ltd., Subex Systems, Quinnox Consultancy Services Ltd., Elvista Digital Systems (P) Ltd., Jataayu Software (P) Ltd., Caritor (India) Pvt. Ltd., Accord Software & Systems (P) Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Grindwell Norton, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Perot Systems, Canarys Automations, Tech Mahindra, Syntel, etc.


The HRD is playing a major role in articulating the students to the needs of the industry. Industry collaboration talks are in progress with major MNCs. The HRD Department strongly believes in engineering young minds to be disciplined, dedicated and determined so that in future they will confidently, capably and undoubtedly steer organizations towards growth, prosperity and excellence dynamically! The changing market scenario, high attrition rate,

Apart from providing adequate placement opportunities to the students, the HR Department at HKBKCE recognises the need for imparting regular industry oriented placement training and as such actively organises short and long term programmes with an eye on achieving maximum placements. These training programmes assist in unleashing the hidden potential of every individual and aligning it in such a way to achieve the desired goals.

mergers and acquisitions, global competition and of course the pace at which the companies are now operating and non-availability of employable quality engineers has made it all the more challenging for the HRD Department which believes in working round the clock and leaving no stone unturned so that the students of HKBKCE benefit to the maximum extent possible.

Gurucharan Singh Head - HR & Training


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Library and Information Centresections i.e., stack room, circulation section, Internet lab with all PIV systems, Book Bank section, photocopy section, specious reference section and separate reading rooms for staff and student, which can accommodate 100-150 users, During the last five years the book collection has increased up to more than 14,542 volumes worth more than Rs.75 lakhs. We are subscribing to more than 35 national & 20 international technical journals worth Rs.1.5 lakhs. We have added Indian & foreign good reference books, including Conferences Proceedings, Reports etc., to our reference section. Our library has an extensive collection of E-Books and many CD arrays have been added to facilitate the use of educational CDs. The LIC provides a range of detailed information guides to its services & collections, these are available at Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). The future plan of our LIC is to increase the no. of books to at least 20,000 volumes during the ensuing academic year. In addition to books, educational CDs, video films, audiovisual materials will be added. The dream project of Digital Library and access of E-Journals, EBooks, will be made available including adoption of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) gadgets. 2. Total area of (LIC) Section vise measurement i. Internet ii. Circulation iii. Stacking iv. Reference v. Photocopy vi. Carpet vii. Reading 3. Books i. Books ii. Book Bank iii. Bound Volumes 7,510 Fq. Feet. 660 Fq. Feet. 150 Fq. Feet 2000 Fq. Feet 2400 Fq. Feet 150 Fq. Feet 600 Fq. Feet 1400 Fq. Feet 14,542 12,200 2,167 175 4. In house project reports 5. Computers (Internet) 6. Audio visual materials i. Floppies ii. Compact dicks 500 25 975 200 775

7. Journals (Periodicals) 45 Technical & Non Technical i. International 20 ii. National 35 8. Digital library (Under process) Achievements academic year 2005-06 a). Publications: 1. Preservation and Maintenance of the Digital Library-A New Challenge. K.R.Mulla, A.S.Shivakumara & M. Chandrashekara 3rd International CALIBER 2005 on Multilingual Computing and Information Management in Networked Digital Environment. Organized by INFLIBNET & CUST Kochi, Feb 2-4, 2005. 2. Digital Archives: Design and Development. K.R.Mulla, A.S. Shivakumara, Chikkamallaiah and M. Chandrashekara 7th MANLIBNET Annual National Convention on Digital Libraries in Knowledge Management: Opportunities for Management Libraries. Organized by MANLIBNET & IIMK, Kozhikode, May 5-7, 2005. 3. Electronic Resources & Services in Academic Libraries A Case Study. K.R.Mulla & M. Chandrashekara. IASLIC XXV All India Conference on 'LIS Profession in India: Vision for 2010. Jointly organized by Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres (IASLIC) and Central Library, IIT Madras on December 26-29, 2005 at Central Library IIT Madras, Chennai. 4. E-Learning and its Role in E-society. M.Chandrashekara, K.R.Mulla & Shivakumara, A.S National Conference on Digital Libraries:

The Library and Information Center (LIC) is an integral part, and heart of its institution and also life blood of academic activities, Infact it is the kaleidoscope for Educational Institution and also its goals & objectives are always derived from the goals & objectives of its parental organization. A fully automated modern LIC is on its way to becoming an outstanding learning resource center catering to the ever growing and uncompromising information and intellectual requirements of the students, faculty, and researchers. A balanced Programme on the development of the collection of hard copy, audio/video, CDROM, and other electronic forms of documents is being followed. The LIC has one of the finest collections of latest Engineering publications. The LIC is situated on the ground floor of the (D block) Prof. Zaheer Ahmed block. It made its modest beginning in November 1997 with 2000 books and a few Journals & magazines. It was shifted to the present spacious building in January 2005. The present LIC having the following

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5. Status of Automation of Libraries in Mysore City: A Survey". M.Chandrashekara, K.R.Mulla and Selvaraja. A. [Communicated with LIBRES, SERELS, ANNALS, DBIT. (2006)]

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NSS UnitNSS Stands for National Service Scheme. The main objective of the National Service Scheme as envisaged originally was service to the community, offered while undergoing instruction, in an educational institution. It was sought to arouse the social consciousness of students and provide them with the opportunity to work with the people around the educational campuses creatively and constructively and to put the education they received to concrete social use. It has been felt that the primary aim of the scheme is to enable the students to upgrade their personality and experience through community service. Every year 24th September is celebrated as NSS Day. The Motto: The watchword of the National Service Scheme is Not Me But You. This expresses the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of the other mans point of view and also to show consideration for fellow human beings. It underlines that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society as a whole. HKBK College of Engineering has been in the forefront of NSS activities in our University. The NSS unit has strength of one hundred volunteers. It has undertaken many socially and environmentally viable programmes. The Administrator, Mr.Abdul Hameed .S.A has been the Chief Patron and the Principal, Dr. D.B. Fakruddin is the Chairman of HKBKCE NSS Unit. A list of some major NSS programmes taken up by the unit are: 1) Celebration of Republic Day 2) Celebration of Independence Day 3) Celebration of NSS Day on 24th September 4) Cancer Detection Programme in association with Kidwai Institute of Oncology. 5) Blood Donation Camp. 6) Free Health Checkup camps for the poor. 7) Aids Awareness Programme 8) Pulse Polio Programmes 9) Campus Cleaning Programmes. 10) Vanamahotsava Day 11) Road Repair Works 12) Charity Day 13) Ethnic Day Five of our best student volunteers have attended a ten days special camp held by NSS unit of Visveswaraiah Technological University. Our students have brought laurels to the college in different competitions held during the camp. The impetus is to give the students best educational experience in order to make them responsible and productive citizens of the country. S. Arshad Pasha NSS Programme Officer Mr. Syed Abu Sayeed NSS Programme Coordinator Dr. D.B. Fakruddin Principal & Chairman,HKBKCE NSS Unit

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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR STUDENTS...

CONTENTSSIMPUTER - BRIDGING THE GREAT DIGITAL DIVIDE WIFI WHY IS QUALITY IMPORTANT IN SOFTWARE A NEW DIMENSION IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY UMTS INK-JET TECHNOLOGY BEYOND PAPER GROUND WATER RECHARGE AT HKBKCE POLLUTION IN CITIES A TEACHER FOR ALL SEASON WAR THOUGHTS FOR FRIENDS ADRENAL CRYOSURGERY RAIN SONET/SDH FILLER - HR I DO NOT WANT TO TEACH ENGINEERS VS MANAGERS BEGIN WITH END IN MIND ATTITUDE SOME GOLDEN QUOTES INDESCRIBABLE FEELING SNIPPETS BECOME AN ASSET AT WORK JOKES MOTTOS FOR SUCCESS THE CAR FACTS OF THE WORLD DO YOU KNOW TOP TEN THINGS DEFINING STATEMENTS TRUE FACTS REGIONAL ARTICLES 57 58 58 59 60 61 62 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 69 69 70 71 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 75 75 76 76 77


What is a Simputer? The Simputer is a low cost portable alternative to PCs, by which the benefits of IT can reach the common man. It has a special role in the third world because it ensures that illiteracy is no longer a barrier to handling a computer. The key to bridging the digital divide is to have shared devices that permit truly simple and natural user interfaces based on sight, touch and audio. The Simputer meets these demands through a browser for the Information Markup Language (IML). IML has been created to provide a uniform experience to users and to allow rapid development of solutions on any platform. Affordable Computing The projected cost of the Simputer is about Rs 9000 at large volumes. But even this is beyond the means of most citizens. The Smart Card feature that the Simputer provides enables the Simputer to be shared by a community. A local community such as the village panchayat, the village school, a kiosk, a village postman, or even a shopkeeper should be able to loan the device to individuals for some length of time and then pass it on to others in the community. The Simputer, through its Smart Card feature allows for personal information management at the individual level for an unlimited number of users. The impact of this feature coupled with the rich connectivity of the Simputer can be dramatic. Applications in diverse sectors such as micro banking, large data collection, agricultural information and as a school laboratory is now made possible at an affordable price. The Simputer Trust The Simputer Trust is the coming together of academics and technologists from industry with a broad imperative of harnessing the potential of the Simputer for the benefit of all sections of society. The vision of this nonprofit trust is to promote the Simputer, not as an end product but as an evolving platform for social change. The Trust comprises a unique combination of individuals with diverse skills from Computer Science and Automation at the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) and from Encore Software Ltd (Bangalore). The Trustees are Vijay Chandru (IISc), Vinay Deshpande (Managing 57

Trustee, Encore), Shashank Garg (Encore), Ramesh Hariharan (IISc), Swami Manohar (IISc), Mark Mathias (Encore), and V Vinay (IISc). Rahul Matthan (Trilegal) is the legal counsel for the Simputer Trust and has played a key role in definining the Simputer General Purpose License. The Proliferation of Simputers: Making it happen A rapid growth of knowledge can only happen in an environment which admits free exchange of thought and information. Indeed, nothing else can explain the astounding progress of Science in the last three hundred years. Technology has unfortunately not seen this freedom too often. Several rounds of intense discussions among the trustees convinced them that the only way to break out of the current absurdities is to foster a spirit of cooperation in inventing new technologies. The common mistake of treating cooperation as a synonym of charity poses its own challenges. The Simputer is a small handheld computer, intended to bring computing power to the masses of India and other developing countries. The device was designed by the Simputer Trust, a non-profit organization formed in November 1999. The word "Simputer" is an acronym for "simple, inexpensive and multilingual people's computer", and is a trademark of the Simputer Trust. It includes text-to-speech software and runs the GNU/ Linux operating system. Similar in appearance to the Palm Pilot class of handheld computers, the touch sensitive screen is operated on with a stylus; simple handwriting recognition software is provided by the program Tapatap. The Simputer specifications are released under an open distribution license called the Simputer General Public License or the SGPL. The organisation is actively encouraging free software developers to port their applications to the Simputer. A similar project is the $100 laptop, being developed by Nicholas Negroponte and his One Laptop Per Child non-profit organization. Govindraj .R VI Sem- CSE


Wi-fi is a local-area network (LAN) that uses high-frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet utilizing an Ethernet protocol. The term was invented by the marketing departments of wifi equipment manufacturers. It is, notionally, short for wireless fidelity, on the analogy of hifi for high fidelity audio. Using the 802.11 series communications standard developed by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (EEE), wifi has progressed in trying to solve the last mile problem of providing wireless network access to metropolitan or hot zone areas, as well as remote locations. However, a standard means for deploying IEEE 802.11 into the last mile or within a hot zone has not emerged, as each wirelessinternetservice provider (WISP) implements longdistance IEEE 802.11 solutions differently. The latest effort in unwiring the network is a meshnetwork deployment of the 802.11 standard. However, since the IEEE 802.11 standard was designed to provide wireless connectivity for LANs, this meshed network for wireless LANs and Internet access is being instituted differently by the WISPs. Consequently, quality of service is hampered because each WISP is providing its own proprietary service that may have compatibility problems with other service providers. In steps Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX).

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WHY IS QUALITY IMPORTANT IN SOFTWARE?Software is pervasive: Software has become an integral part of almost everything that we use in our daytoday life, be it our telephone or the other gadgets at home; the air planes we travel in or the support structure needed to run the power plants; the traffic controls or the bank ATMs software is literally everywhere. Any defect anywhere in any of the systems is more than likely to touch us, affect us and even paralyse one or more aspects of our lives. Software is increasingly becoming mission critical: A lot of the nuclear and power plants around the world, as well as the life saving devices in the hospitals, and those that people carry (like the pacemakers) have a significant amount of embedded software. Any defect in these software programs is bound to have a life threatening impact. Expectations are increasing: Gone are the days when people used to be resigned to the fact that software is bound to have defects and bugs. Customers are demanding that software are bug free and defect free, just as much as they expect automobiles not to stall on traffic lights. As business moves towards e Business and governments move towards e Governance, defect free software has become a table stake. Scope for errors is high: Software industry is always characterised by people waking under intense pressure and trying to meet deadlines which are not always rational or realistic. Given such high pressure situations, the scope for errors becomes very high. Infact, one may not even be aware of the possible presence of problems under such stressful situations. It is very important that the environment and the system provide built in checks to minimise the scope and incidence of error. No second chance: With the pervasiveness of software, there is really no second chance to correct a problem. Firstly, if a problem is found in a mission critical system, it may already be too late to fix it after a human life has been lost. Second, even if no untoward effects have occurred after a defect, the cost of distribution of fixes to avoid any potential mishaps would be very high and logistically impossible. For example, can you imagine a patch being uninstalled on the monitors of millions of television sets or other such customer devices? Qualified and willing people are scarce: Given that software industry is characterised by high attrition, defects become a bad legacy. Trying to unearth and fix the problems put in by somebody else is not an easy task and often times, not relished by software engineers who always look for interesting design work instead of maintenance work. Khallikunaisa Senior Lecturer Department of CSE

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WiFi is the wireless way to handle networking. It is also known as 802.11 networking and wireless networking. The big advantage of WiFi is its simplicity. You can connect computers anywhere in your home or office without the need for wires. The computers connect to the network using radio signals, and computers can be up to 100 feet or so apart. Wireless access is quickly broadening network reach by providing convenient, inexpensive access in hardtowire locations. As networks expand beyond physical boundaries, operators are struggling to retain control over network usage and privacy. To determine how wireless local area networks (WLANs) based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards for 802.11 WiFi technologies are being secured, now and in the future. This study reveals how many early adopters have deployed WLANs without adequately securing them and the reallife consequences of doing so. We consider how perceived security risks and business requirements in vertical industries like communications, manufacturing, education, healthcare and financial services influence WLAN deployment plans and how these perceived security risks impact market growth. We examine how 802.11 adopters are anticipating deployment of emerging security enhancements. Finally, we consider how traditional network security measures are being applied in new ways to secure WLAN access to small business, enterprise, and service provider networks.

WiFi Security WiFi hotspots can be open or secure. If a hotspot is open, then anyone with a WiFi card can access the hotspot. If it is secure, then the user needs to know a WEP key to connect. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and it is an encryption system for the data that 802.11 sends through the air. WEP has two variations; 64bit encryption (really 40bit) and 128bit encryption (really 104bit). 40bit encryption was the original standard but was found to be easily broken. 128bit encryption is a more secure and is what most people use if they enable WEP. For a casual user, any hotspot that is using WEP is inaccessible unless you know the WEP key. If you are setting up a hotspot in your home, you may want to create and use a 128bit WEP key to prevent the neighbours from casually eavesdropping on your network. Whether at home or on the road, you need to know the WEP key, and then enter it into the WiFi cards software, to gain access to the network. Bhagya .K Lecturer Dept of CSE

A NEW DIMENSION IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYSiemens has developed a new computed tomograph system (CT) that not only produces images of a beating heart with the highest temporal resolution, but also cuts radiation dosages by half. The Somatom definition, which represents a new dimension in computer tomography, was unveiled to the public in New York recently and is the worlds first to feature two imaging systems that work in parallel. Both rotate around the patient three times per second, making the new CT significantly faster than any of its predecessors. It can also freeze fastmoving organs. Speed combined with a resolution of less than 0.4 millimetres makes even the tiniest vessels visible. The somatom definition offers several advantages compared with previous computer tomographs. With heart scans, for example, doctors no longer need to administer beta blockers to lower patients heart rates. Although the CT has two xray tubes, it cuts radiation exposure in half compared with the traditional CT scans. In addition, the CT opens new fields in diagnostic oncology such as the differentiation and characterisation of tissue samples including tumours. The new CT has a gantry opening of 78 centimetres and a scanning area of 200 centimetres in length. The combination of high velocity, detailed imaging and doubled xray tube power allows for safer and faster diagnosis. The patients height, girth as well as physical health are no longer of relevance. 59 Gaurav Ashta VI Sem - EEE

Experts anticipate that the new system will especially help doctors diagnose coronary heart disease more rapidly in the case of patients, admitted to the hospital with sudden chest pains. A fast and reliable examination of multiple organs is important especially for emergency rooms. In these situations, the somatom definition called play a major role. The first unit has already been installed at the University of Erlangen, and another will be introduced at Munichs Grosshadern Clinic early next year. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota will follow suit at a later date as will other hospitals in the U.S.


UMTS, which is part of IMT-2000, provides service in the 2GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. Designed as an evolutionary system for GSM network operators, multimedia data rates up to 2 Mbps are expected using WCDMA. In the interim, GPRS and EDGE are 2.5G technologies that speed up wireless data for GSM users. To differentiate UMTS from competing network technologies, UMTS is sometimes marketed as 3GSM, emphasizing the combination of the 3G nature of the technology and the GSM standard which it was designed to succeed. UMTS combines the W-CDMA air interface, GSM's Mobile Application Part (MAP) core, and the GSM family of speech codecs. Like other realworld W-CDMA implementations, UMTS uses a pair of 5 MHz channels, one in the 1900 MHz range for uplink and one in the 2100 MHz range for downlink. In contrast, the competing CDMA2000 system uses one or more arbitrary 1.25 MHz channels for each direction of communication. UMTS and other W-CDMA systems are widely criticized for their large spectrum usage, which has delayed deployment in countries that have not allocated new frequencies specifically for UMTS (such as the United States). The specific frequency bands originally defined by the UMTS standard are 1885-2025 MHz for uplink and 2110-2200 MHz for downlink. For existing GSM operators, it is a simple but costly migration path to UMTS: much of the infrastructure is shared with GSM, but the cost of obtaining new spectrum licenses and overlaying UMTS at existing towers can be prohibitively expensive. A major difference of UMTS compared to GSM is the air interface forming Generic Radio Access Network (GRAN). It can be connected to various backbone networks like the Internet, ISDN, GSM or to a UMTS network. GRAN includes the three lowest layers of OSI model. The network layer (OSI 3) protocols form the Radio Resource Management protocol (RRM). They manage the bearer channels between the mobile terminals and the fixed network including the handovers. Interoperatibility and global roaming At the air interface level, UMTS itself is incompatible with GSM. UMTS phones sold in Europe (as of 2004) are UMTS/GSM dual-mode phones, hence they can also make and receive calls on regular GSM networks. If a UMTS customer travels to an area without UMTS coverage, a UMTS phone will automatically switch to GSM (roaming charges may apply). If the customer travels outside of UMTS coverage during a call, the call will be transparently handed off to available GSM coverage. Regular GSM phones cannot be used on the UMTS networks. Vodafone Japan (former J-Phone) has a 3G network which uses WCDMA technology and is compatible with UMTS. However, when VodafoneQUEST 2006

acquired J-Phone, Vodafone dramatically reduced the investments planned in UMTS infrastructure, so that, subscriber numbers of Vodafone Japan's UMTS network used to remain low, and 3G coverage of Japan was once incomplete. Now Vodafone Japan claims that more than 99% of the populated area is covered by 3G networks, and 15% of its subscribers are 3G users as of the end of 2005. NTT DoCoMo's 3G network, FOMA, was the first commercial network using W-CDMA since 2002. The first W-CDMA version used by NTT DoCoMo was incompatible with the UMTS standard at the radio level, however USIM cards used by FOMA phones are compatible with GSM phones, so that USIM card based roaming is possible from Japan to GSM areas without any problem. Today the NTT DoCoMo networks - as well as all the W-CDMA networks in the world - use the standard version of UMTS, allowing potential global roaming. Whether and under which conditions roaming can actually be used by subscribers depends on the commercial agreements between operators. All UMTS/GSM dual-mode phones should accept existing GSM SIM cards. Sometimes, you are allowed to roam on UMTS networks using GSM SIM cards from the same provider. In the United States, UMTS will initially be offered (by Cingular, formerly AT&T Wireless) on the 1900 MHz spectrum only, due to existing limitation of spectrum allocated in the United States. UMTS phones designated for the US will likely not be operable overseas and vice versa; this mirrors the current situation of GSM phones and GSM networks in the US using different frequencies from those used in the rest of the world. However, the FCC has made reasonable promises to free up additional spectrum in the 2100 MHz band and most UMTS licensees seem to consider ubiquituous, transparent global roaming an important issue. Although roaming is possible between compatible European and Asian networks, there is still no roaming possible with the United States (as of December 2004). Problems and issues Some of the rollout problems operators faced included: overweight handsets with poor battery life; problems with handover from UMTS to GSM, connections being dropped or handovers only possible in one direction (UMTS->GSM) with the handset only changing back to UMTS after hanging up, even if UMTS coverage returns; initially poor coverage due to the time it takes to build a network; for fully fledged UMTS incorporating Video on Demand features, one base station needs to be set up every 11.5 km. While this is economically feasible in urban areas, it is impossible in less populated suburban and rural areas; competition for broadband access from Wi-Fi; lack of significant consumer demand for 3G. 60

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INK-JET TECHNOLOGY BEYOND PAPER

Every time a new computer comes to the market, we know that very soon it will be replaced by a faster, cheaper model. Similar revolution has taken place in the field of printing technology, which we are not so aware of. From a humble beginning at about 30 years ago, inkjet printer technology has come a long way. These days more than 100 million inkjet printers are manufactured each year. Inkjet printers work ejecting a series of minuscule droplets from nozzle in a print head. These computer controlled droplets, deposited line by line forming the image. Usually desktop printers have several hundred of nozzles, each of which is 2030 micrometre in diameter. The volume of each droplet of ink is as little as 3 picolitres and will weigh only about 10 nanograms. Then can be placed with an accuracy of 20 micrometre. Researchers are now extending the inkjet printing technology to other areas like electronics, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals. InkJet Technology in Display Industries: In display industries transparent electrodes are required that crisscross the front and rear surfaces of computer displays. Currently, substrate for most displays are sputter coated with tindoped indium oxide (ITO). Usually pattern is formed using photolithography. But the procedure requires many steps and getting Indium is also becoming more and more difficult. Antimony doped in tin oxide (ATO) has a similar optical and conductive properties to ITO. It is much cheaper and more abundant than ITO. But it has not been used in electronic industries to make transparent conductive tracks because it is hard to etch into high resolution patterns. But researches in UK are now developing ATO inks from nano powders for inkjet printing. Those high resolution circuit patterns can be printed by inkjet printer using these special kinds of ink. Transparent conductive polymers also can be a good substitute to metal oxides. Researchers are developing conductive polymers that can be processed in solution and can be used in inkjet printers. InkJet Technology in Renewable Energy: Inkjet technology can be used to make solar cells. Now a days manufacturing of solar cells consist of different complicated steps to make parts of the equipments separately and then assembling them. By using inkjet technology it would be possible to manufacture all parts together. This would make the device much cheaper. 61

Inkjet process could also be used to lay materials to form walls of fuel cells. Fuel cells generate electrically by reacting hydrogen with oxygen. The walls have to be mechanically strong because these cells store a large amount of energy in a very small place. Such power sources can be included into a variety of electronic display system like traffic signs, advertising posters, hand held equipments, e books, etc. The electronic circuit and the power source can be incorporated together. The most exciting part of these systems are firstly they can be manufactured completely using inkjet technology and secondly, these devices would be energy neutral, i.e., they would generate the energy needed to run them. Application in Biology: The inkjet technology is setting foot in biological field also. Researchers are using it to make sensors the lest for say diabetes. The sensors consist of strips of paper or plastic where required enzymes are inkjet printed. The tiny droplets of enzymes can monitor the properties of saliva, urine or other liquids. Moreover, an electronic circuit also could be inkjet printed onto the sensor to give a clear yes or no on a small display. A team of researcher has shown that it is possible to pass live animal cells through an inkjet printer. It is also shown that the cells remain alive when they reach the substrate. Now research is going on to build materials consisting of live skin cells within scaffolds of biocompatible fibre. Nutrients are then added to help the cell multiplication. These kind of materials can be used to treat burn injuries and ulcers. These skins would be realistic giving them more chances to

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