Tuesday, January 27, 2015

IT News Head Lines (InformationWeek) 1/28/2015





Indian companies have started realizing the importance of Travel & Expenditure automation

Concur Technologies, a travel and expense management solutions and services firm is seeing a big change in the way business travel is conducted - thanks to the overwhelming influence of mobility. Nick...



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Landmark judgment on cybercrime fines Indian banks and telecom firms for online frauds
Rajesh Aggarwal, Principal Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Maharashtra, who also functions as adjudication officer under Section 45 of the IT Act 2000, recently delivered a landmark judgment...



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Priyadarshi Mohapatra, MD, Avaya India and SAARC shares his outlook for 2015

2014 has been a landmark year for Avaya. We have transformed ourselves to become a truly customer centric organization and have managed to attract some of the best talent in the country. Over the year,...



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Voice-powered apps for business: Enhancing efficiency by simplifying user experience

So this friend of mine, well he wasn’t what you would have called a tech aficionado, in fact far from it, but he is now perhaps the most prolific Siri user I’ve seen. You ask him what got him hooked, he...



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How to get EPM assessment right
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) streamlines the way businesses manage projects and accomplish work. EPM solutions help organizations to efficiently contour and automate their processes related to organizational...



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IBM uses CAMS firepower to accelerate in India

What can a water supply authority, an online matrimony portal and a retail mall have in common? All these enterprises are using IBM’s technology in some way (Cloud, Analytics, Mobile and Social) to transform...



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7 data center trends to watch out in 2015
The data center industry has been witnessing a steady growth rate evident from the investments being made for facilities as well as IT infrastructure. Globally, the industry is growing at a rate of 10-12...



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3 security trends for 2015
Let me start with a note on security threats that a business enterprise faces as it enters a new year. The previous year has been a witness to an increase in number, complexity and sophistication of attacks...



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Cloud predictions for 2015 and beyond
Cloud computing has been slowly and steadily making inroads into the enterprise segment simply because of the agility and the scalability it provides.
Leading research firm, Gartner, expects adoption...



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Data analytics trends to watch out in 2015
We are in an era, where we leverage the benefit of SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) technologies to receive and analyze information instantaneously. This SMAC stack, which contributed to technological...



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Business and IT alignment matrix in hospitality industry: Emerging business role of CIO

We have had many definitions of CIO with the different names and abbreviations like Chief Information / Innovation / Impact Officer.
Hospitality industry is purely a guest facing industry. The role...



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5 smartphone wishes for 2015
The smartphones of 2014 were an impressive lot. Phone makers introduced new technology at a rapid pace and added useful features throughout the year. But it's almost 2015 and time to ask for more in the...



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9 cloud trends for 2015
It's that time of year again: From the enterprise's land rush to the cloud to more obscure software-defined security, here are nine cloud computing trends we expect to see in 2015.
At Amazon Web Service's...



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6 IT trends to watch in 2015
To shepherd in the new year, I've created a list of 15 IT trends for 2015 from which I list six here.
They're in no particular order, and most are not new -- they're just more relevant in 2015 given...



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Advaiya's expertise in user-centered design is a key differentiator
Manish Godha
Headquartered in Udaipur, Advaiya is positioning itself to be a big player in the world of technology marketing using its expertise in software product engineering and user design. In a detailed interview...



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6 tips for managing worldwide offices
Maintaining a healthy, productive, and fast-moving team that's located all over the globe can be a real challenge. In my company, much of our work spans multiple offices, with nine different time zones...



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‘Industrialization of hacking demands new approach to security’
Can you highlight the security threats which are weighing among various enterprises these days?
There are probably two or three different categories of threats. Some of these have been existing for...



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5 best smartphones of 2014
Some might argue that 2014 saw more evolutionary improvements in smartphone development than revolutionary ones. Even if that assessment is accurate, the last twelve months have delivered the most advanced...



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Provident Housing increases conversion ratio by 30% with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Provident Housing has implemented Microsoft Dynamics CRM to support sales, marketing and customer management functions in 2013-14.  This has helped the company increase the conversion ratio of leads to...



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Microsoft: 5 must-dos in 2015
After a rocky 2013, Microsoft has been on the rise throughout much of 2014. New CEO Satya Nadella largely led the charge with his cross-platform, cloud-focused strategies, most of which were significant...



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Beacons: The next wave of digital disruption

You are all set for the final of the cricket match and you have bought seats with vantage points and are now on the way to the cricket stadium. Your mobile tells you where you will get parking for your...



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Taxshax launches updated tax planner
Taxshax, a retail self-service portal solution for preparation and e-filing of individual income tax returns online, has launched its updated Tax Planner. This launch comes with an objective of helping...



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Big Data: 6 bold predictions for 2015
We culled an assortment of 2015 predictions from big data executives and analysts. The overarching theme: Big data gets real next year, as does the Internet of Things. What do you think? Will these prophecies...



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PaaS: A critical building block of your digital transformation strategy
Digital technologies such as mobile, cloud, social and analytics are pushing organizations to rethink their business models. These technologies are changing how customers purchase products and services....



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Why return?
For the past ten years or so, I’ve been reading a great deal about NRI-techies who have “returned” to India. 
While individual reasons for returning clearly differ, one hears the following professional...



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Wearables in 2015: 4 Predictions
If 2014 was the year wearable technologies learned to walk, then 2015 is the year they'll run. And it's inside the enterprise where wearables will pick up speed.
In a Forrester Research survey of 3,000...



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Muvi Studio launches Video on Demand platform
Muvi Studio (www.studio.muvi.com), a technology start-up in India today launched their Video on Demand (VoD) platform for the worldwide entertainment industry. The platform is a one-of-its kind offering...



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Why the network needs an NTP server
"Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves"   - Lord Chesterfield Time is extremely important in our life; it helps us structure our daily lives and activities, so that we...



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Dell and Intel study reveals technology habits of the Indian workforce
Dell and Intel today unveiled findings from its second Global Evolving Workforce Study for India which identifies and explores current and future trends pertaining to the workplace and workforce and the...



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HCL Infosystems Partners With MongoDB to Advance its Big Data Offerings
MongoDB and HCL Infosystems, has announced a global partnership which will allow HCL Infosystems to further broaden its solution offerings in the emerging big data segment by developing services around...



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