Multimillionaire SAP exec "stealing" Legos? Come again!

Thomas Langenbach who, according to a story on NBCBayArea.com, "lists himself as the vice president at Palo Alto's SAP Labs Integration and Certification Center on his LinkedIn profile," is accused of making his own bar code stickers, switching the tags and then buying boxes of Legos at Target stores for huge discounts. According to NBC Bay Area, a representative from SAP in New York confirmed... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Soln to Unify IT, Facilities Mgmt

Emerson Network Power has announced the global availability of the first four software applications in the Trellis platform. Working with the previously released Avocent Universal Management Gateway, the Trellis software applications deliver real-time infrastructure optimization that enables up to 70 percent improved operational efficiency and 25 percent improved energy efficiency. These... By sanjay.gupta gupta

What IT Pros Need to Know about Cloud

Cloud computing promises new career opportunities for IT professionals. In many cases, existing core skill sets transfer directly to cloud technologies. In other instances, IT pros need to develop new skill sets that meet the demand of emerging cloud job roles. Companies that consider moving to cloud computing will want to educate their IT professionals about the potential opportunities ahead so... By sanjay.gupta gupta

First of kind cloud integration in a collab. platform

Citrix has unveiled its easy-to-use, team-based collaboration platform, Citrix Podio. This follows the companys recent acquisition of Podio, a freemium cloud service that supports people and teams getting work done the way they want to in a social setting, through a unique apps concept that adds structure and activity streams to any type of work and collaboration. The company also announced... By sanjay.gupta gupta

App performance mgmt that embraces cloud, big data

Compuware Corp has announced a major new release of its integrated application performance management (APM) solution, the Compuware APM platform.The Compuware APM Spring 2012 Platform Release introduces a new generation of APM with four industry-first innovations across its dynaTrace and Gomez product brands that help customers optimize the performance and value of their business-critical... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Bob Supnik: Cloud is the Change

Bob Supnik, Vice President and General Manager of Engineering & Supply Chain Operations, and CTO of the Technology, Consulting and Integration Solutions (TCIS) business at Unisys, in conversation with Manu Sharma, discusses how the cloud is transforming the work environment and creating opportunities as well as threats for IT managersHow important is product and technology innovation in... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Looking to accelerate the cloud for HR? Try this

SAP has unveiled its accelerated cloud strategy by announcing cloud solutions for four lines of business to manage people, money, customers and suppliers.These are planned to be offered in a consistent way and seamlessly integrated into enterprise resource planning (ERP) business software. SAP will leverage the market strengths of SuccessFactors, an SAP company and one of the fastest growing... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Wipro acquires Australian analytics firm for Rs190 crore

Wipro Limited has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Promax Applications Group (PAG), a leading player in trade promotion planning, management, and optimization solutions space, for a total purchase consideration of AUD35 million (about Rs190 crore).As per industry estimates, consumer focused companies spend 12 to 25% of their gross annual sales on trade promotions.... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Taking Analytics for a Test Drive

The goal of business analytics (BA) is to help organisations make better decisions. Whether management wants to know the next thousand customers the organisation is likely to lose, or what location makes the most sense for setting up a new distribution centre, business analytics can provide actual answers to complex questions, as well as a path to improved performance. Still, many companies are... By sanjay.gupta gupta

HP announces public cloud beta

HP has announced the public beta of its first public cloud services that enable developers to build the next generation of web applications.Starting on May 10, HP Cloud Services will provide its first generation of cloud infrastructure, platform services and cloud solutions for developers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and enterprises of all sizes. In line with the HP Converged Cloud... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Now, a private cloud starting at just Rs 4 lakh

Zenith Infotech has launched its private cloud infrastructure offering, called TigerCloud, for the Indian market.According to CEO Akash Saraf, its solutions are priced at 70% lower than competing offerings from large vendors such as IBM and VCE (the Virtual Computing Environment Company formed by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel).Zenith launched its private cloud solutions... By sanjay.gupta gupta

SMBs to virtualise 29% of servers in 2012

According to recent survey commissioned by Acronis and conducted by the Ponemon Institure, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) around the world are planning to adopt server virtualisation in 2012 at a faster pace than large enterprises.However, the survey also identified widespread backup and disaster recovery shortcomings for virtual servers amongst SMBs. Meanwhile, previous enthusiasm for... By sanjay.gupta gupta