Cisco expert Ashish Wattal provides solutions to business leaders on issues of IT

Dr Mahipal Sachdev, Founder, Centre for SightCentre for Sight is Indias second-largest ophthalmology chain with 44 centers across the country. We expect a turnover of more than `125 crore this fiscal. The company has successfully leveraged private cloud to achieve real-time multi-location, multibusiness integration. We are now looking up to our IT team to further strengthen this initiative and... By varun gupta

Does Virtualisation help or hinder the Cloud Adoption?

Here are the views from the experts Sandeep Mathur, Managing Director, Oracle India Virtualisation is a key enabler of cloud computing but managing clouds is another crucial element. Managing all virtual machines and clusters is quite complex, especially with self-service, multi-tenancy, metering for billing/chargeback, and other requirements of cloud computing. To reap the full benefits of... By varun gupta

NEC strengthens its Cloud portfolio with Ramco ERP on Cloud

NEC India, a leading network and IT solutions provider, announced a strategic alliance with Ramco Systems,an enterprise software product company focused on delivering target="_blank">ERP on Cloud, Tablets and Smart Phones. The partnership aims to serve the growing customer needs for SaaS based ERP to companies in themid to large enterprise segmentsin India and could potentially expandinto other... By varun gupta

Sridhar Jayanthi is FireEyes New India MD and VP-R&D

target="_blank">FireEye Inc.,the security solutions provider today announced plans for a new research and development center in Bangalore and has roped in Sridhar Jayanthi to head the new R&D center as VP of R&D and as MD of its India operations. FireEye also announced the appointment of Ramsunder Papineni as the Regional Sales Director for India and the nations participating in... By varun gupta

Consumer Grade Apps from SAP

SAP AG announced the globalization of the SAP Mobility Design Center, addressing increasing demand for custom-built mobile apps that provide consumer-grade experiences. Originating on the SAP campus in Palo Alto, Calif., operations at the SAP Mobility Design Center will extend to corporate headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, as well as company offices in St. Ingbert, Germany; Montreal, Canada;... By varun gupta

A Soldier in IT

An MBA (Finance) gives me a birds-eye view of an organisation, while I am already equipped with BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Science; these will help in the role of a CIO, says Vijay Choudhary, General Manager - IT, HRH Group of Hotels. Hailing from Rajasthan, I always dreamed of serving in the Indian defense services from my early school days. In fact, I got through my CDSE written exams.... By varun gupta

Security Risks that affect Enterprises in 2013

>Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today issued its 2013 Security Report, uncovering major security risks that impact organizations worldwide. The new report examine stop security threats, risky web applications that compromise network security and loss of data caused by employees unintentionally. Most importantly, the report provides security... By varun gupta

HDFC Life plans 120 cr spend for Tech Edge

HDFC Life, one of India's leading private insurers, said it will spend Rs 120 crore over the next four years, as part of a technology-led business transformation initiative meant to help the company be more competitive and drive business growth. Chief executive officer Amitabh Chaudhry, who in his last job headed the business process outsourcing arm of Infosys, and Subrat Mohanty, executive... By varun gupta

Nokia Asha 310 from Snapdeal

Snapdeal.com, Indias leading online marketplace has launched the all-new Nokia Asha 310 on its site. Asha 310 by Nokia is a complete touch screen phone and comes at a very affordable price. This Dual SIM phone is powered by a 1 GHz processor and has a 3.0-inch (240 x 320 pixels), scratch-resistant capacitive touch screen display. The Nokia Asha 310 comes with a 2MP camera and has an internal... By varun gupta

Website delays curtail customer traffic

Businesses across the world are transitioning from the contemporary shelf sale model to online marketing. This trend is powered by the device eco system that enables consumers to access information from multiple devices on a wide array of platforms. Consumers are redefining what instant means attention spans are getting shorter and brand loyalty is increasingly fragile. As this marketplace... By varun gupta

iYogi to enhance real-time monitoring with NICE

NICE Systems today announced thatiYogi,a global provider of technical support services to consumers and businesses, has chosen NICE to help improve operational efficiency and enhance customer experience through big data insights and analytics from thousands of service requests every day. iYogi is deploying the NICE solution to holistically manage both voice and non-voice processes serving... By varun gupta

IT Infrastructure Programs from HP and IIITB

target="_blank">International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIITB) today announced new IT infrastructure certificate programs for undergraduate students across India. These programs will support students to explore careers in the growing remote infrastructure management industry. Remote infrastructure management technology includes management of workstations, communications and... By varun gupta