Online presence boosts sales for AEGON Religare
Using this e-sales portal, the customer can determine the ideal insurance amount needed, make the necessary payment and get secure immediately
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Windows 8 influenced by Windows Phone 7
Has Microsoft adopted the Metro interface that was part of the Zune media player and Windows Phone 7?
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CA Technologies delivers CA Services in the Indian market
CA Services, a specialist organization within the company, will offer Indian customers and global systems integrators (GSIs) on site experts in the field to design and deploy CA technologies
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SEW Infrastructure uses cloud based Oracle E-Business Suite to reduce procurement costs by 3 percent
Deployed on a private cloud model to offer access to vendors and sub-contractors, the system will manage Rs 671.25 crore worth of equipment for projects worth Rs 13,425 crore
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India BI market to grow 16 percent in 2011: Gartner
BI ranked number five on the list of the top 10 technology priorities in 2011, according to Gartner's annual global CIO survey
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Ex-Wipro CEO Suresh Vaswani joins Dell India as Chairman
Suresh Vaswani to lead Dell Services Applications and BPO global organization as Executive Vice President
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Windows 8 may feature tablet friendly user interface
Leaked images indicate the next version of Microsoft's OS borrows heavily from Office and offers one-click access to key tools
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MindTree ropes in Albert to focus on new roots
The company is realigning its growth strategy by focusing on core areas and staying close to its customers, to reach its goal of joining the billion dollar club
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‘Dynamics of competition is driving businesses to Analytics’
On the sidelines of the SAS Forum 2011 in Mumbai, Don Cooper-Williams Executive Director, Marketing & Alliances – Asia Pacific, SAS spoke to Brian Pereira about the sudden interest in analytics and how IT vendors are tapping the huge opportunity
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CIO Profile - Udayan Banerjee
While trying to anticipate the future, learn to separate hype from reality, Says Udayan Banerjee, CIO, NIIT Technologies.
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Aruba launches new context-aware device management architecture
MOVE (Mobile Virtual Enterprise) architecture by Aruba Networks claims to facilitate the evolution from port-centric to mobility-centric access networks
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Microsoft announces the availability of Windows Intune in India
Firm claims that businesses can leverage the power of the cloud to save up to USD 702 per PC per year with Windows Intune
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Cisco logs into IT sector for next level of growth
In a unique first, Cisco has created a vertical dedicated specifically to IT in India
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Paperless wave transforms ICICI Securities
Automation of physical statements has helped ICICI Securities achieve cost saving of 4 crore per annum
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How Japan’s disaster will affect your business
From components to submarine cables, the disaster can make an impact on your business
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Ariba Discovery helps buyers find suppliers
Using dating sites like Match.com as a model, the e-procurement network makes it easier for companies to find and qualify suppliers and vice versa
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IFFCO tracks fertilizer stock efficiently
The Fertilizer Monitoring System has helped in planning for supply of fertilizer in deficit areas
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Investment in IT sector not a priority for Buffet
Buffet’s investment plans are driven by his business acumen and ability to understand future of a business
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How MSRTC improved its ticketing process
By using an e-ticketing system, MSRTC brought down the cost of ticketing to only 38 percent of the pre-deployment cost
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ITGI slashes customer query resolution time
By using a comprehensive solution from CA, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance (ITGI) enhanced its customer services and also reduced the problem resolution time by 35 percent
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The top ten technology trends to watch out for
A glimpse into the key technologies that will transform our future
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HP advances 'Converged Infrastructure' strategy in India
With a list of 15 client wins in India, HP is finding acceptance for its ‘Converged Infrastructure’
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Caparo India inks 10-year deal with IBM
The deal is for the implementation of SAP ERP and outsourcing of datacenter infrastructure including managed services
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HCL Infosystems bags Rs 300 crore order from Indian Air Force
The firm will supply, install and commission a WCDMA-based portable wireless 3G mobile network for the Indian Air Force
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“Price has absolutely distorted the IT procurement process”
CIOs need to look at solutions that can be used to drive better business value rather than be focused on a cost reduction exercise says Neil McMurchy, Research Director at Gartner
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What makes SMBs ‘tick’
By making investments in IT hardware, software and networking equipment SMBs can increase operational efficiency, employee productivity, customer responsiveness, cost containment, network security as well as agility to react to business changes
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Get to know what your peers are reading thro' LinkedIn Today
LinkedIn Today allows members to consume the top trending news relevant to a particular industry and by what is being shared the most frequently by those industry’s professionals
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Wipro to drive Canara Bank’s regional rural bank initiative
To implement centralized core banking solution for three sponsored regional rural banks across 900 branches
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Reliance Communications partners with Cisco for largest 3G deployment in India
The new mobile network for Reliance Communications will cover 100,000 square kilometers
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HCl Info wins financial inclusion project from Punjab & Sind Bank
The collaboration is looking to facilitate the provision of smart card-based technology solutions for financial inclusion
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Cloud sourcing contract terms often favor the provider: Gartner
The research company has identified four risky issues that CIOs and sourcing executives should be aware of when contracting for cloud services
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SAP introduces new business solutions
The new BI and EIM releases manifest the broad range of technology innovations that are shaping the future of analytics
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Social CRM rush projected for enterprises
Gartner study finds large businesses are accelerating use of social media for customer service and brand management with 30 percent planning to adopt it over the next 24 months
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Continue taking risk and overcoming fear of failure
Leading industrialists echoed their sentiments at the opening ceremony of Enterprising India, TiE Mumbai’s annual event
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Novell unveils advanced Linux systems management solution
Novell rolled out SUSE Manager, the advanced systems management solution for enterprise Linux environments
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Ramesh Grover of CMS group passes away
Ramesh D Grover, founder and Chairman of the CMS Group of companies, passed away on March 5 in Mumbai
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'All IT solutions should be business and information related'
Girish Rao, Head- IT Solutions, Marico in conversation with Srikanth RP of InformationWeek
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Dubai Internet City to forge stronger ties with Indian ICT companies
Indian ICT companies are increasingly looking at special zones or ICT clusters to set up their operational hubs
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Focus on growth maintained
The delivery mechanism and the Government’s ability to bridge the gap between revenue and expenditure needs to be understood
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Roadmap for innovators a welcome move
The formation of National Innovation Council and State Innovation Councils to prepare a roadmap for innovations in India is a welcome move
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Not a very industry-friendly budget
The assumption being made that MAT will be refunded as a set-off against full tax paid at a later date implies that the government expects IT exports to be taxed at full rate in future
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‘Pending reform initiatives may see light of the day’
The proposals to simplify the refund of Service Tax is very welcome given that huge refunds have been stuck up in procedural delays
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Role of IT in nation building gets recognition
Initiatives such as rural broadband connectivity, IT infrastructure backbone for GST and focus on green among others will boost overall expenditure on IT in the country
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Budget 2011 promotes inclusive growth
The budget this year provides a number of measures to promote inclusive growth, which is crucial to sustain India’s development ambitions
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Top technology trends for 2011
Organizations, that invest in innovation today, will be ahead of the game tomorrow
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Investment in technology for govt sector needs to be hiked: Mastek
Government needs to bring about ways to accelerate the growth of the infrastructure sector through measures such as incentives on faster project completion
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Promote adoption of technology: Hexaware
The Budget should incentivize adoption of technology for nation-building
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IBM implements ERP solution at Roca India
The new set-up has given Roca, a robust IT infrastructure to manage end-to-end business processes and scale to match its aggressive growth plans
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MindTree bags two multi-year, multi-million IMS deals
The customers are one of the largest information and communication technology (ICT) service-providers in Europe; and a leading US-based bank.
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Standarized GST - need of the hour
Rapidly rising real estate costs in all large Indian cities threatens to become a deterrent in India's software industry
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Facebook scammers invite over 10 million people to bogus event
Spammers have invited millions of Facebook users to fake events in an attempt to generate income from online survey scams, warns Sophos
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EMC buys network security company NetWitness
NetWitness' network analysis and visualization tools, used to investigate the high-profile breach of RSA's SecurID authentication system, will be folded into EMC's RSA security management products
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SAP unifies Governance Risk and Compliance suite
Single platform combines Access Control, Process Control, Risk Management and Global Trade Services. The payoff: faster, easier deployment and more comprehensive, automated GRC
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New WiFi alliance certification aims at Next Generation hotspots
The new certification program looks extremely promising as it will empower mobile carriers to harness the power WiFi technology to complement their cellular networks
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MIEL e-Security launches cloud-based managed security service
The product can check over 200 security parameters on desktops and servers for standards like ISO 27001, PCI/DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GLB and NIST
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RSA-McAfee: Will a technology alliance between two strong competitors work?
Alliance may spur adoption of more such partnerships among other tech vendors
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53 percent of Indian mobile phone users are victims of mobile theft
Despite these alarming statistics revealed by a Norton survey, only two in five Indians currently have a password protecting their devices
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Denial of service attacks increased sharply in 2010
DDoS attacks surpass SQL injection to become most prevalent attack vector, security vendor Trustwave reports
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Microsoft set to formally launch IE9
Software maker is hoping new features and faster performance will halt steady decline in its browser's market share
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Network hacked? Call the ethical hacker
An organization should minutely and independently verify the claims of an ethical hacker
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Indian SMBs not prepared for disasters: Symantec
Symantec revealed the India findings of its 2011 SMB disaster preparedness survey, which measured the attitudes and practices of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs)
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'Severe' DNS vulnerability leaves systems open to attack
Security experts urge organizations running vulnerable versions of BIND to upgrade immediately to avoid a potential denial of service strike
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80 percent of browsers have known vulnerabilities
Most problems are caused by insecure plug-ins, such as Java, Adobe Reader, QuickTime, and Flash, finds Qualys
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Website of Karanataka Vikas Grameena Bank infected
The bank's website has been compromised by the injection of malicious obfuscated Javascript, says security firm Zscaler
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Indian security industry moving towards IP-based solutions
Growing security threat perception, integration of IT and physical security, modernization of police forces and implementation of city surveillance projects are key drivers of security industry in India
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The security industry and a look ahead
The economies of scale, flexibility and efficiencies of cloud infrastructures will save us massive amounts of capital and maintenance costs
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Akamai Technologies launches cloud defense solutions
Akamai Technologies, cloud optimization services provider, rolled out a new suite of cloud defense solutions aimed at protecting companies from increasingly sophisticated and costly Web attacks
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Google enables two-factor authentication for all
You can now protect your Google Account with security techniques employed by online banks
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An insight into data security issues in banking sector unveiled
Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a Nasscom initiative, unveiled the “DSCI-KPMG survey on state of data security and privacy in the Indian banking industry.”
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Can we successfully face the next Stuxnet?
Are there any specific standards required to meet the information requirements for SCADA?
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Scammers now targeting your phone: Cisco report
Scammers have started turning their focus away from Windows-based PCs to smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms, says a Cisco report.
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Ipaidabribe.com - a crowdsourcing initiative to weed out corruption
The website provides transaction-wise data on the number of bribes paid. It also has a bribometer which gives city wise ranking based on the reports received
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Quest Software completes acquisition of BakBone
Acquisition of Bakbone will strengthen Quest’s position in data protection capabilities
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SIEM gathers steam in 2010
Strong market growth rate attracting new start-ups, but biggest slices are increasingly being hoarded by a very short list of SIEM vendors
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New stealth rootkit steals Windows 7, Server 2008 user privileges 'on the fly'
Researcher plans to hand off code to antivirus vendors, and then to EC-Council for ethical hacking training
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Attackers broke malware records in 2010
Over the past year, online criminals created one-third of all viruses and 34 percent of all malware ever seen
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RSA SecurID authentication to protect Indiabulls’ trading platform
The online and mobile platforms will be secured using two-factor authentication
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Why don't firewalls work?
Even the best firewalls might fail an audit -- or get hacked -- if your enterprise doesn't follow proper change and configuration management practices. Here's a look at some of the common pitfalls that trip up firewall administrators
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Will malware hit smartphones in 2011?
Malware, viruses and the like have been a routine part of life for PC owners for years, at least if you are running Windows. Smartphone users have been largely ignored by the malware community, but that will inevitably change
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2011 will see upsurge of attacks aimed at Facebook, iPods and Smartphones
Websense Security Labs Research predicts that 2011 will see state-sponsored malware attacks and an increase in corporate breaches
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The six coolest hacks of 2010
Owned ATMs, a rogue cell tower, Firesheep, and a Samy comeback . Yes, 2010 has been a year to remember
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Microsoft overhauls free antivirus software
Firewall integration, a better heuristic anti-virus scanner, and network traffic inspection added to Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0
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Facebook's new automated photo tagging feature raises privacy concerns
Sophos says that users should have the ability to opt-in to automatic photo tagging rather than opt-out
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Lost laptops cost companies billions, study says
Cost of data exposure dwarfs the cost of lost equipment, according to Intel and Ponemon report
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WikiLeaks botnet continues attack on MasterCard website
Hacktivists" say their denial of service assaults aren't intended to steal personal financial data, rather to raise awareness of companies that stopped doing business with WikiLeaks
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Beware of poorly secured WiFi networks
The recent e-mail related to the Varanasi bomb blast on 8th December 2010 was traced to a poorly secured WiFi connection. Here is what you should do to secure your WiFi connection
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One third of all computer viruses that exist were created in the first 10 months of 2010
Research by PandaLabs shows that between January and October this year, hackers created 20 million new variants, the same amount as in the whole of 2009
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Aviva India signs deal with RSA for deploying DLP solutions
The insurance firm has signed a deal with RSA for deploying Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions across 8,500 users of Aviva India
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WikiLeaks – how to prevent the 'inside job'
Existing systems are built to fight past wars, not the war that has now begun – defending digital data from an internal threat
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Reliance Communications, Genpact and Aircel honored with Symantec Luminary Awards
Awards recognize innovative usage of technology for business and customer benefits
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Seclore wants IRM to be embedded everywhere
By positioning itself as a security infrastructure company rather than a security application company, the firm wants to expand beyond its traditional markets
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Biometrics and one-time passwords gaining traction among consumers
Improved technology, growing familiarity making alternative authentication more palatable to consumers
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Top 10 things your users are doing to sabotage your network
Despite best efforts of IT administrators, users can derail carefully laid mitigation plans. Here is a list of things that your users should not do
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Building confidence in the cloud
Practical points that one must consider before embracing the cloud
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Information security quadrants
Four types of implementations can be viewed as the four quadrants of information security
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Smartphones: The next generation of security vulnerabilities
Enterprises are seeing an explosion of smart devices entering the company and accessing their data. Security experts recommend some simple steps to tame the mobile beast
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Malware levels at an all time high, observes McAfee report
An average of 60,000 new pieces of malware identified per day, India suffers from the greatest concentration of Stuxnet attacks
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When to change passwords
How often should you change your password? The answer depends on what the password is used for
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Possible new threat: Malware that targets hardware
Researchers demonstrate proof-of-concept for developing malware that attacks specific hardware processors with 'surgical' precision
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Why a Unified GRC is imperative for enabling better corporate responsibility and performance
Fragmented and manual GRC processes can make GRC lose sight of its prime objective - to improve performance and efficiency
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Why do e-governance projects fail?
Government agencies must not be afraid of experimenting with new technologies to deliver better citizen services.
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Bharti Airtel to launch iPhone 4 in India
The world’s most awaited phone will be launched in India, by Bharti Airtel
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BlackBerry users susceptible to cyber attack, finds Trend Micro
The aim of the Zeus Trojan on smartphones is to monitor users' private information and in particular when they conduct mobile online banking
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Cloud IaaS market forecast to grow to USD 10.5 billion in 2014
Research firm, Gartner has predicted that the global IaaS market is forecast to grow from an estimated USD 3.7 billion in 2011 to USD 10.5 billion in 2014
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'We have removed the principal barriers for adopting SaaS'
A known name in the world of content caching, Akamai Technologies is quickly transitioning itself to play a vital role in the emerging cloud era. Akamai is benefiting from the huge interest in cloud computing, as software is remotely accessed over the Internet. In an exclusive interview David Kenny, President, Akamai Technologies, tells Srikanth RP, why the performance of the network is key for realizing the full potential of the cloud
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IBM’s Integrated Managed Services simplifies operations for SMBs
IBM's “Rational Dashboard”, a web-based application automates the collection, measurement, and analysis of data giving a visibility of on-going project performance, enhancing productivity and product quality
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HCL Infosystems gets broadband connectivity project from Indian Railways
The company will provide end to end ADSL 2+ Broadband Network on Indian Railways enterprise Wide Area Network through RailTel Corporation of India
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Mind over matter: Ashok Soota happiest
The company aims to be the fastest IT services firm from India to touch USD 100 million in revenues
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IEEE targets Cloud interoperability standards
The engineering organization aims to develop a cloud portability roadmap and interoperability standards, while breaking down single-vendor formats
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Portal transforms project service delivery
The portal has improved productivity for functions such as delivery, audit and quality by 4.5 percent
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'Adopt the cloud in an organizationally driven way'
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the cloud, or about the mistakes to avoid when transitioning to
the cloud, or what Cloud 3.0 and Web 3.0 are about, then you’ve got to meet cloud computing guru, Peter Coffee, Head of Platform Research,Salesforce.com and former Technology Editor, eWeek.
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Netmagic develops cloud computing platform with VMware and Cisco
Cloud computing platform leverages VMware vSphere and Cisco UCS solutions
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E-governance initiatives contributing to cloud computing growth in India: Zinnov
Study conducted by the management consulting firm reveals that administrators in India are trying to implement cloud computing in e-governance
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Cloud computing has the potential to drive Indian CIOs closer to the business
By leveraging the cloud, Indian CIOs have the opportunity to raise the profile of the IT organization as an indispensable influencer of business outcomes
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Smartlink Network Systems sells Digilink to Schneider
Smartlink Network Systems Ltd (SNSL) today announced that it is selling its Digilink Business to Schneider Electric India (Schneider) for Rs 5,030 million, under Business Transfer Agreement (BTA). The transaction would primarily include the transfer of the “Digilink” brand and trademarks, part of the manufacturing facility at Goa, the distribution network and employees who served Digilink. The company has agreed to a non-compete condition for a period of 5 years for the passive networking business.
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IBM to have new cloud computing data center in Singapore
New facility extends IBM’s global cloud delivery capabilities to meet growth market cloud needs of businesses in Asia Pacific
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Cisco to acquire NewScale for Cloud self-provisioning
The addition of a service catalog and self-service portal will make Cisco into more of a private cloud supplier
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Tackling the uncertainty of core network planning
To avoid breaking the economics of core network provisioning, service providers must extract every bit of cost out of their networks without compromising services or reducing quality of experience for their end users
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iPad type media tablets will drive IT spending up 5.6 percent in 2011, says Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total USD 3.6 trillion in 2011
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How LG gets a pulse of the market
The Web-based SSE Management system had increased the overall market share of the company by more than 20 percent in 2010
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Windows Phone 7 predicted to beat Apple iPhone
Google's Android will be in first place, but Microsoft's WP 7 platform will come in second with 20 percent of the worldwide smartphone market by 2015, according to IDC
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World's largest chapter of Cloud Security Alliance launched in Mumbai
Cloud adoption in India is picking up but the key concern is security
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Surviving the data explosion
With frequent and rapid changes in market, thick competition, compliance and regulatory norms, and the urgency to increase customer bases and profitability, Information Management is gaining new significance in business
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Videoconferencing, telepresence spending to double by 2015
Cisco-Tandberg, Avaya, Lifesize, and Polycom are focusing on conference room systems, projected as the area of greatest growth, according to Infonetics
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CIO KLUB launches two more chapters in Southern India
The CIO KLUB has officially inaugurated two more chapters in Bangalore and Chennai
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Tech giants push smart networking standard
Rivals Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, along with Cisco and IBM to name a few others, are overlooking their differences to promote programmable networking
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Open source vulnerabilities paint a target on Android
With smartphone exploits on the rise, an almost-successful attack against Android devices hints at future dangers
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Tablet PCs are enabling cloud based solutions
A recent AMI study has shown that firms with tablets use SaaS applications 20 percent more compared to those without
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