IBM launches expert integrated systems

IBM has announced a new category of what it calls "expert integrated" systems. This new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM's decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries, the company said in a press announcement.IBMs expert integrated systems family PureSystems is the result of $2 billion in R&D and acquisitions... By sanjay.gupta gupta

CommunicAsia to be held from June 19-22 in Singapore

CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia, an established infocomm technology (ICT) and media communications event in Asia, will be held from 19 to 22 June 2012 at Marina Bay Sands and Suntec Singapore respectively. Following the success of last years event, which attracted a total of over 53,000 professional attendees from more than 100 countries, attendees to this years shows can look forward to a myriad... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Remaking IT at Accenture

When the time comes to upgrade IT equipment and systems, is it better to repair what you have-patching and tweaking systems and software to keep things running-or replace the old technology entirely and start with a clean slate? That was the dilemma facing Accenture CIO Frank Modruson.I recently faced a decision familiar to any homeowner. My furnace was nearing the end of its useful life, and my... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Capgemini to implement business intelligence for tax dept

Capgemini has been selected by the Maharashtra Sales Tax Department (MSTD) to implement a Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solution. Capgemini won the mandate amidst intense product and vendor evaluation by MSTD to meet their business needs, it said in a media release.MSTD contributes nearly Rs. 55,000 crore, which is around two-thirds of the total revenue of the State Government, and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Pitney Bowes launches security soln for visitor management

Pitney Bowes India has launched LobbyTrac visitor management solutions, which can help enterprises handle the security aspect of visitors entering their premises.According to KM Nanaiah, Managing Director of Pitney Bowes India, Organizations are constantly faced with the challenge of managing visitor entry into their facility. Providing selective access to visitors even on an ad hoc basis and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

HP rolls out HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

HP has announced the industrys most self-sufficient line of servers the HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8). The company has unveiled its ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) line of servers as a result of a $300 million, two-year program called Project Voyager.HP ProLiant servers leverage the ProActive Insight architecture, a combination of tightly integrated hardware and software, to deliver intelligence... By

Airtel launches India's first 4G service in Kolkata

Bharti Airtel has become the first telecom operator in India to offer the latest 4G technology by launching its services in Kolkata. Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal inaugurated Airtel's 4G network, which is based on the TD-LTE technology. While launching 4G services, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said he hopes that other operators will follow suit soon and make TD-LTE the defacto 4G... By sanjay.gupta gupta

TVS Motors uses software to optimize delivery routes

IBM has announced that TVS Motors Company, a leading two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer, has selected its software solutions to optimize its transport planning and assets utilization.TVS Motors has selected IBMs ILOG Transportation Analyst solution to map the most cost-effective trucking routes for timely delivery to its various dealerships. The company has a widespread dealer network... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Enterprise Mobility Roundtable 2012

Mobility is increasingly becoming a bigger reality for most enterprises. However, while there have been many major deployments of mobility solutions, top management and CIOs are often in a dilemma when trying to make their business agile through mobility: How to strike the right balance between the level of support given to the mobile users and the extent of business process enablement in the... By admin

Over 12 million PCs to be sold in India in 2012

India PC shipments are expected to reach 12.5 million units in 2012, a 17 percent increase from 2011, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc.The PC industry is benefiting from the Tamilnadu state government deal, wherein the government aims to give away laptops to the students of state-aided colleges and high schools - to fulfill the pre-election pledge made by the chief minister. This... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Now, replicate real-world datacentre for testing

Comstor, a division of Westcon Group, and a global distributor of Cisco products has inaugurated a full-fledged Cisco datacentre solutions experience centre in Mumbai. The experience centre, also known as the LEAP Center (Learn, Experience, Architect and Plan) showcases various interoperable solutions from best-in-class vendors. The centre, which is located at Santa Cruz (W), Mumbai was... By

Array Networks introduces secure access mobile gateways

Array Networks Inc., a global player in application delivery networking, has announced the immediate availability of its next-generation AG1000 Series Secure Access Gateways that offer unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and value as compared to competing solutions. Consisting of four new appliances that leverage Array's award-winning, 64-bit SpeedCore architecture, the Array AG... By