Saturday, November 22, 2008

IT News HeadLines (NetworkComputing) 22-Nov-2008


CRM Applications in a SaaS Model to Drive Project Savings, says Gartner
Organizations are experiencing project savings of 25 to 40 percent by deploying CRM applications in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, according to Gartner Inc.
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MAIA Intelligence Introduces the 1KEY MIS Servers
MAIA Intelligence has recently unveiled its new MIS server portfolio named 1KEY MIS Servers
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VeriSign EV SSL Protection Enabled Indiaplaza.in
Indiaplaza.in has recently announced the implementation of the Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates by VeriSign
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Cisco Introduces Development Program for Future Entrepreneurs in India
The program will provide financing, loan subsidies, mentorship and training to qualified entrepreneurs and small businesses in India
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Amazon Bolsters Its Cloud With Content Delivery
With its relatively simple interface and services, CloudFront is aiming to meet content delivery needs of startups and Amazon Web Services customers
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Mergers and Acquisitions Deals in APAC and EMEA on the Rise Says Everest Research
Everest Research Institute in the recently released findings of its study has observed that ITO suppliers in the APAC region are increasingly looking at mergers and acquisitions to sustain their growth momentum
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NASSCOMs Annual IT Woman Leadership Summit in Bangalore
NASSCOM recently unveiled its 3rd Annual IT Woman Leadership Summit in Bangalore. The theme of the summit for this year is Transforming Enterprises and Societies
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Google Introduces Search via SMS
By sending an SMS with designated keywords to the number 9773300000 users can get access to a range of services via SMS which include ATM locations, booking a cab or getting the latest cricket match scores
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Indian Data Center Footprint to Reach 5.1 Million Square Feet by 2012
The research company also estimates that the data center industry in India is expected to double its capacity in the next two years, and captive and hosted data centers capacities will grow at comparable rates
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Bharti Telesoft and Telecom Italia Sparkle to Jointly Provide VAS for Roaming Users
The solution will enables prepaid users to recharge their accounts while roaming on a third party operators network
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Orange Business Services to Deploy its Business Acceleration Suite for Lenovo
Orange Business Services has recently announced the signing of a contract with Lenovo which will have the company deploying its Business Acceleration suite to help connect Lenovos sales teams across 13 countries
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HCL and TIBCO to Expand Their Joint Offerings Portfolio
HCL Technologies has recently announced the expansion of its strategic alliance with TIBCO Software which includes new and updated HCL solution frameworks for Business Process Management
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Microsoft Introduces the Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft India has recently introduced its latest offering in the High Performance Computing (HPC) segment with the Release to Manufacture (RTM) of Windows HPC Server 2008
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Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang To Step Down, Resumes Role As 'Chief Yahoo'
Questions of his departure arose after Yahoo's inability to reach an acquisition deal with Microsoft and the collapse of its advertising partnership with Google
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Sun Updates StarOffice 9 For Microsoft Office, Macintosh
With its increased compatibility, StarOffice represents a low-cost alternative for companies looking to save on their IT budgets
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Ribbit Rolls Out VoIP Developer Platform
The company's communications platform lets developers and carriers create Web applications that use voice, such as one-click calling
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Campus Management to Acquire Talismas CRM Product Suite
Talisma has recently announced the acquisition of its CRM business by Campus Management, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners
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Aladdin Offers Complimentary VPN withSafeword Token Bulk Purchase
Aladdin Knowledge Systems has recently announced a unique scheme to help enterprises with substantial savings on a complete secure access solution including VPN connectivity
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NetWitness To Release Free Cyber Forensics Software
The Windows-based app is designed to detect inappropriate network activity, simplify threat analysis, verify standards and policy compliance, monitor applications and content, and identify threats
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Sun To Cut 18% Of Jobs, Reorganize Software Business
Rich Green, executive VP for software since 2006, will leave the company, and the company's software operations would be divided between two new groups now focused on open source products
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Zenoss Monitoring Adds VMware Virtual Machine Visibility
Updates to the Zenoss 2.3 open source network management system include discovery and inventory of VMware-based virtual machines and detection of VM movement from one host to another
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ngpay Among GSMAs Top 15 Innovators
ngpay has recently announced that it has been selected as one of the Top 15 Innovators in the Asia Pacific round of GSM Associations Mobile Innovation Global Competition
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IBM Launches Six-core Intel Xeon Powered Servers
IBM has recently introduced two new System x servers featuring the new six-core processor technology from Intel
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Google Introduces Search Crawler Caller
The software's control panel allows companies using Google's service to index their Web sites on demand
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Dell, IBM, Microway Unveil AMD Shanghai Servers
With refreshed blades, racks, and towers, the computer makers are hoping to bask in the limelight from the launch of AMD's 45-nm Opteron server processor
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Citrix Netscaler 9 Swats Web Spiders
Netscaler 9 helps Web apps attain fast response times for high-priority users, while fending off resource-consuming Web spiders, scrapers, and botnets, according to Citrix
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Mahindra Group to Deploy SAP Across its Companies
SAP has recently announced the signing of an enterprise agreement with the Mahindra Group for consolidation of systems and strategic transformation across Mahindras diversified operational landscape
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3i Infotech Offers Digital Signature Solutions
With this solution the company aims to transform the way various transactions are conducted in India and empower consumers across the country to use technology beyond basic services
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Microsoft Introduces ERP Solutions for Growing Businesses in India
Microsoft India has recently announced the availability of its Dynamics NAV Business Essentials (BE)
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Newgen Automates Abu Dhabi Banks Business Processes
Newgen Software Technologies recently announced the implementation its BPM-based solution at the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)
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SAP to Offer CAs Application Performance Management Solution
SAP and recently announced its global reseller agreement with CA that will enable the company to resell the CAs Wily Introscope solution as SAP Extended Diagnostics by CA Wily
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BangaloreIT.biz 2008 Witnessed Good Success
The BangaloreIT.biz 2008, Indias primer ICT event turned out to be a successful event with 106 international and national speakers, 5100 business delegates,100 leading global and Indian exhibiters from the Infotech Hardware and Software section
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25% Of DNS Servers Still Vulnerable To Kaminsky Flaw
Security researchers say that DNS will remain a primary exploit target because many people don't understand the Internet's domain name system
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VoiceCon: Microsoft Expands On Its Communications Efforts
Investment in Unified Communications software products can show immediate cost savings and productivity boosts, Microsoft's Betsy Webb Frost stressed
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HP To Sell NetSuite's Online Business Apps To SMBs
Under the deal, Salesforce.com customers would swap their software-as-a-service vendor's sales force automation product for NetSuite's customer relationship management service called CRM+
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Securities Investments IT Spending Update:Navigating the New Volatility
According to a report published by Celent, as capital markets firms recede, reorganize, and seek safe harbors, IT spending and priorities are coming into focus
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Juniper Offers Data Center Infrastructure Solutions
Juniper Networks has recently introduced its new Data Center Infrastructure Solutions designed to advance IT initiatives for data center consolidation, server virtualization and sustainable information technology
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Brocade to Showcase its Storage Solutions at Hitachis Lab
Brocade has recently announced that it will showcase its storage solutions at the Hitachi Data Systems Proof of Concept Lab, that demonstrates world class and cutting edge storage solutions to clients in India
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HP ProCurve Among the Top 3 Enterprise Switch Vendors Says IDC Report
IDC in the recently released findings of its report has announced HP ProCurve Networking to be the third largest enterprise switching solution supplier in India in Q2, 2008
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Rediff.com Invests in Eterno Infotech
The Bangalore based company is focused on mobile enabling print, radio and television media companies as well as mobile handset makers and mobile operators
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J.P. Morgan Enhances Cash Management, Trade Finances in India
Firm recently unveiled a global investment plan of more than $1 billion
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IT Budgets Will Go Up Or Stay Flat For Most Companies In 2009
Survey of IT leaders predicts that IT budgets, hiring, salaries, and outsourcing will rise next year
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Sybase Offers Real-Time Loading Of Transaction Data
Sybase has introduced software that provides continuous loading of transaction changes into the company's IQ analytics-optimized server to enable real-time reporting
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Boomi Offers Online Integration Service To ISVs
Boomi is offering its Web-based integration platform to independent software vendors looking to provide out-of-the-box integration with SaaS vendors
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Delhi Police Takes Help of IT to Fight Crime
Delhi police recently deployed an automated solution from HCL Infosystems to track telephone calls made and to record the complaints registered on the phone
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Salesforce Ascends Beyond SaaS Into Cloud Computing
Salesforce will let customers build and run applications on its platform, customize their applications, and tap into other Web-based services
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Aims To Obsolete VPNs
The DirectAccess features lets employees connect automatically to the network without having to use a VPN client or enter any user name or password
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Web 2.0 Summit: HP, Cisco Chime In On Cloud Strategies
While some companies like Amazon have characterized cloud infrastructure as a low-margin business, HP sees infrastructure-as-a-service as "a big opportunity."
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SanDisk Develops Faster SSD Technology
ExtremeFFS, which introduces an architecture where all of the NAND flash memory channels are able to behave independently, is scheduled to ship in products next year
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