Monday, August 12, 2013

IT News Head Lines (InformationWeek) 8/13/2013





Is Big Data delivering on its ‘big’ promise?
Like every other technology, Big Data too has its usual crests and troughs. While some companies are touting Big Data as the solution to every problem, some market observers and CIOs believe that Big Data is just an overhyped technology. What is the truth?

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Big Data career switch: 4 key points
Looking to retool your skillset to land a job in data science? Beware these issues as you consider university programs

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Can Indian ICT industry deliver technology solutions to serve 40 million customers
Poor 40 million households are the next opportunity for the ICT sector in India and will need an innovative and radical approach to succeed

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Ground Zero Summit 2013: Asia’s largest Information Security conference, launched
Held from November 7th to 10th 2013, the summit is spread over four days and is the result of a first of a kind public-private collaboration in the information security domain in India

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Big Content: Taming the unstructured side of Big Data
While Big Data technologies and techniques are well-suited to exploring unstructured information, ‘Big Content’ remains underutilized and its potential largely unexplored

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How Product Engineering Services can bring in innovation for travel and hospitality ISVs
Let’s take a look at how Product Engineering Services providers can help travel technology companies to be the front-runner by helping them innovate and accelerate time to market new products

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11 innovative Big Data startups founded by Indian entrepreneurs
The Big Data technology and services market is on the verge of a rapid growth spurt; according to IDC the market is expected to reach USD16.9 billion in 2015.The boom in Big Data market is inspiring the establishment of a number of startups in the space who are vying to make their place and capitalize on the huge market opportunity. InformationWeek takes a detailed look at 11 promising Big Data startups founded by Indian entrepreneurs

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Rise in development of e-governance apps predicted with Indian government releasing 3500 datasets across 49 departments
In last few months, around 49 departments have contributed their data and it has grown from less than a hundred few months back to over three thousand now

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5 ways to customize Facebook News Feed
Facebook has plenty of ideas for your News Feed, as evidenced by this week's changes. Put yourself in charge with these tips

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GITAM strives to become digital university with single IP network
Single IP network will enable deployment of new age technologies like video besides saving 80 percent of cost

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Compliance should not be a CIO’s primary consideration while planning IT risk and security measures: Gartner
CIOs must stop being rule followers who allow compliance to dominate business decision making and become risk leaders who proactively address the most severe threats to their organizations

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5 ways RRAM could change mobile
Crossbar says its emerging Resistive RAM technology rewrites the rules for storage and power consumption on mobile devices

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SAP empowers Government in India to deliver citizen services
Launches three new solutions powered by SAP HANA to improve operational efficiency, child health and safety for citizens

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When to quit
Should you leave when the going is good or should you build upon past success?

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Reducing healthcare IT costs and complexities with cloud and Big Data
Let’s take a closer look at how a cloud infrastructure that can efficiently manage a healthcare organization’s Big Data provides an economically sustainable business model and can increase efficiency

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Juniper network launches partner advantage services to help accelerate partner revenue
Partner advantage services puts partners first, delivering value and increasing profitability

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Microsoft launches Office 365 University for students for Rs 4199
Besides the complete set of Office applications, students can avail of an additional 20 GB Premium SkyDrive Storage

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'Who has viewed my profile on Facebook' phishing campaign: Tracing the source
Research by security firm, eScan, has revealed the modus operandi behind malicious Facebook apps which arouse the curiosity of the user to steal login credentials. Govind Rammurthy, MD & CEO, eScan, takes us through the investigation which reveals a sophisticated infrastructure in launching the phishing campaign

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SAP to boost growth opportunities, deliver innovation with disruptive solutions from partner tie-ups
SAP AG aims to fuel further growth in the adoption of SAP HANA platform by its customers in India by introducing production ready revolutionary innovations jointly with its startup partners

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Asian, European governments hit by targeted attacks
Fake message document contains a malicious attachment, which exploits vulnerability in Microsoft that was patched more than a year ago.

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Policy accumulation: Taming the tiger in your network
Organizations employ policies to govern their IT security controls and avoid anarchy. However, policy accumulation and complexity is creating anarchy of its own. Darren Turnbull looks at how Smart Policies based on user ID or location are the answer to simplifying IT security in an increasingly complicated world

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Why open hybrid clouds are the future
A well-designed hybrid cloud enables organizations to take advantage of the scalability and cost efficiency of a public cloud, and retain the data governance, security and control of a private cloud

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Indian Idol Junior app now available on Windows Phone App Store
Users will also have the opportunity to create their own Indian Idol Avataar, a customized virtual identity and revive the Indian Idol experience

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Is social networking changing the face of the telecom sector?
Traditional telcos who have been leaders in the sector face a challenging situation from social networking websites

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TCS generates STEM jobs in US, hires 174 college graduates
Over the past four years, the company has recruited over 500 highly skilled college graduates across the United States

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Can Big Data Analytics lead to a big election win?
Leveraging the power of Big Data analytics in the world's largest democracy. The how and why of it.

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How smart TVs can be exploited to spy on their owners
Attackers can use embedded features, such as microphones, cameras, and lots of storage, to spy on people and steal their sensitive data

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5 ways to strengthen your LinkedIn profile
Whether you are job hunting or not, your LinkedIn profile deserves regular refreshing. Follow this advice to attract the attention you want

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SRL embraces private cloud to consolidate operations, drive efficiency
The story of how SRL rolled out its private cloud infrastructure to support growing business and drive laboratory standardization and efficiency

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Wipro launches co-innovation center for SAP solutions in Bangalore
Wipro anticipates that participants in the center will develop best-in-class solutions based on the SAP HANA platform, as well as next-generation technologies including mobility and analytics to offer integrated offerings based on SAP HANA for customers

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Tech Mahindra inks multi-million dollar deals in Latin America
Tech Mahindra Ltd' Brazilian subsidiary COMPLEX IT has signed two deals to deliver Enterprise Solutions for Oil & Gas and Banking vertical

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Researchers show way to breach Apple’s famed iOS security wall
Proof of concept attack called Jekyll, rearranges its own code to create new functionality that is not exhibited during Apple’s approval process

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AMD opens new global design centre in Hyderabad
New cutting-edge facility develops hardware and software innovations for the global client market

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