A new blueprint for securing energy infrastructure

Intel and McAfee have announced a partnership to better protect the worlds energy utility ecosystem, including generation, transmission and distribution, from increased cyber attacks.The duo has provided a blueprint for a comprehensive solution of multiple products that create layers of security and operate together without great complexity or without impacting availability. McAfee and Intel... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Now, a new breed of consumers: Smartphonatics

A study of mobile banking and payment adoption rates in 14 countries by ACI Worldwide and Aite Group has discovered a new category of consumers, known as Smartphonatics, that is driving the demand for mobile payments and banking.A Smartphonatic is someone who changes their shopping, financial and payment behavior as a result of owning a smartphone. The report identifies a stark difference... By sanjay.gupta gupta

50% Americans think Facebook a fad, its IPO overpriced

A new poll by Associated Press (AP) and CNBC revleals interesting and often surprising results about what citizens of USA, home to the world's biggest social networking site Facebook, think of it on various parameters. For one, about half of the polled Americans say that Facebook is a passing fad and that it's asking price for the IPO is too high. (This is regardless of the generally considered... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Mastering Security Practices

Leakage of information and data and evolution of new threats is the order of the day across the globe and every IT manager is challenged to safeguard critical information. As threats become more sophisticated, the challenges around information security are also getting tougher to tackle. Vendors like Check Point observe that organisations of all sizes are being forced to re-evaluate their risk... By sanjay.gupta gupta

A unified approach to BYOD and rich apps

HP has announced HP Virtual Application Networks solutions that simplify mobile device access, automate secure site-to-site connectivity and improve rich media application performance across the HP FlexNetwork architecture. The new offerings include modules for HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC), to simplify on-boarding, provisioning and monitoring of employee-owned devices across wired and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

App development to shift from projects to products

The shift from project-based to product-based application organizations will affect how they are governed, according to Gartner, Inc. "Rapid evolution is coming for most application organizations," said Matt Hotle, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "Shifts in how the business will consume applications, and the increasing demand that software delivery must not slowdown the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Why mobile device management is essential for IT success

Mobile device management (MDM) has become a crucial discipline for IT departments, given the increasing number of smartphones and media tablets used within organizations, according to Gartner, Inc."The era of fully supporting company-owned devices is giving way to an era of managed diversity in which tiered support for employee-owned, consumer-class devices is the norm," said Terrence Cosgrove,... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Do More with Less

All of us -- Bill Gates, Narayana Murthy, you and me -- have 24 hours in a day. Not a second less or a second more. Why cant we all achieve what they have achieved in the available 24 hours? Time management is more about managing ourselves to make use of the time available and less about managing time. Acquiring such skills can lead to personal as well as professional success. IT professionals... By sanjay.gupta gupta

High Performance Thin Clients

NComputing has announced its portfolio of thin clients built for Citrix that deliver a high performance HDX experience for less than $100 a fraction of the cost of existing HDX-capable thin clients or PCs.Powered by the third-generation Numo 3 System-on-Chip (SoC), the N-series devices exclusively support Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp and Citrix VDI-in-a-Box deployments with rich multimedia... By sanjay.gupta gupta

So, which of these COOL VENDORS do you know?

Cloud, social, mobile and information are the four key IT forces alongside the continued impact of consumerization that are combining to produce a "nexus" in which "Cool Vendors" will operate, according to Gartner, Inc.Gartner's 2012 Cool Vendors research series identifies the innovative companies, products and services that will shape business and consumer strategies in the future. This year... By sanjay.gupta gupta

First managed service to predict failures on self-service terminals

NCR Corp has introduced Total Premise Services that leverage NCRs innovative services infrastructure in India to help branch, retail store and airport operators simplify the management and operation of all equipment through a single point-of-contact, reducing costs while they focus on growing their business and improving the customer experience. According to Gartner, Indias IT services market is... By sanjay.gupta gupta

First Indian co. to calculate greenhouse gases through ERP

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited (KNPL) has deployed SAP Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) management solution to increase operational efficiency and meet environmental compliance. This is touted as a pioneering step by KNPL among Indian paints companies.KNPL is the second largest paint company in India with more than 2,300 employees. The company was looking to implement clear, transparent... By sanjay.gupta gupta