Mobile workforce mgmt firm expands India operations

ClickSoftware Technologies, a provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimization solutions for the service industry, has announced further expansion in the Indian market.Locating to a larger facility in New Delhi, ClickSoftware continues to ramp up sales, technical and support positions in order to handle the increased demand in the face of a rapidly growing economy. As India is... By sanjay.gupta gupta

5 Tactics to manage IT spending in new projects

Almost every CIO identifies reducing operational expenditure and increasing the amount spent on IT investments as a top priority. However, many fail to manage properly the operational costs of IT investment in new programs, which can erode investment funding, according to Gartner, Inc."Organizations that overspend on operational activity have little money left to invest in new projects. Without... By sanjay.gupta gupta

How the rise of mobile devices impacts organisations

CIOs and IT leaders must address three key implications of the post-PC era, as workforces and consumers increasingly access IT applications and content through mobile devices, according to Gartner, Inc.The release of the iPhone five years ago marked a shift towards a mobile-dominated future, said David Mitchell Smith, research vice president and Gartner Fellow. With phones and tablets becoming a... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Cloud based managed service for mobile device mgmt

McAfee and 2e2 have announced a partnership to globally deliver McAfee Enterprise Mobility Manager (EMM) to service providers and large enterprises as a cloud-based managed service. Partnering with 2e2, McAfee will be delivering cloud-based access to highly-scalable, customizable mobile device management (MDM) and security solutions to large and small commercial customers through Telcos and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

TPL 2012 Mumbai Winners: K Raheja Corp

Given the excitement that the recently concluded Delhi leg of the Technology Premier League generated, all the 22 teams from and around Mumbai who came to participate in the corporate IT team challenge at The Retreat in Madh Island were gung-ho. Alas, only one could be the winner! The participating teams had to solve a business case study and present their solution to an eminent panel of jury... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Act on Your Data Now

The big data buzz has invaded the industry and each vendor, be it storage, hardware, security, applications, or some other, is getting his solutions in place to capitalise on the trend. In such a situation, it is imperative for IT managers to ensure that they are not laggards in the big data game. It is time for them to grab the opportunity and make certain internal changes to mine the big data... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Fretting Over Social Media?

Archie Jackson, GM (IT), Steria Ltd: If 2010 was the year in which companies started to believe in the power of social media, then 2011 will be the year of structural implementation of social media within the organisation. It is understood that social media is more than just a new marketing channel and pivotal to progress in an organisation. As a plan, one must consider the following factors:... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Federated Dedupe Solutions

HP has announced new deduplication solutions for the HP StoreOnce Backup family that enable organizations to manage risk as they deal with explosive data growth by protecting more data in less time. The new solutions are the first to deliver backup performance of up to 100 terabytes (TB) per hour and data recovery of up to 40 TB per hour in a single system, which is up to three times and five... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Top 10 strategic technologies

The impact of Gartners top 10 strategic technologies will not center only on the business their capabilities will also increasingly become integral to future generations of management architecture, according to Gartner, Inc.We are already seeing the adoption of 'big data' within the IT and operations management [ITOM] industry. In particular, software-as-service [SaaS] management providers now... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Project Management: Delivering Value

Project management is a combination of art and science. There are three vital factors which become the guiding principles or form the authentication process in project management. These include initiation that relates to work effort analysis, team building, estimation techniques, training and knowledge transfer, and so on. Second is the execution which involves reviews, communication between... By sanjay.gupta gupta

New tech does away with card, PIN for ATM withdrawals

New software from NCR Corporation will allow consumers to initiate cash withdrawals from their banking accounts on mobile devices and then complete those transactions at an ATM by scanning a 2D barcode.NCR Mobile Cash Withdrawal will make ATM transactions faster and more secure, by removing cards and PINs from the process at the ATM. The entire transaction, while the consumer is in front of the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Tablets reach critical mass in US

comScore has released new insights into the U.S. tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage. The report found that tablets have quickly reached a critical mass in the U.S. with 1 in every 4 smartphone owners using tablets during the three-month average period ending April 2012. The study also found that... By sanjay.gupta gupta