Low cost tablets to grab 60% market by 2016

The media tablet segment has evolved as a dynamic landscape since its inception about three years ago, evidenced by the fact that there are currently more than 220 models in the market. While the Apple iPad remains the market leader in the media tablet segment, the buzz created by iPad has paved the way for more and more vendors to join the race, especially in the lower price segment.The market... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Finally, HP merges printing and PC groups

As part of a major organizational realignment, HPs Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) and its Personal Systems Group (PSG) are joining forces to create the Printing and Personal Systems Group. The combined entity will be led by Todd Bradley, who has served as the executive vice president of PSG since 2005, a company release announced.Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of IPG, is retiring... By sanjay.gupta gupta

SATO announces India foray

SATO, a leading provider of barcode printing, labelling and EPC/RFID (electronic product code/radio frequency identification) solutions, has opened its full-fledged office in Gurgaon, India.SATO has already been operating and offering products in the market for the past 20 years through strategic partners. The purpose of setting up the office is to provide better service to customers and support... By sanjay.gupta gupta

A2Z, Dataserv form JV to manage e-waste in India

A2Z Group, a diversified company with interests in clean technology, energy and infrastructure management, and Dataserv Group, a global organization specializing in the reuse, environmentally-secure ethical breakdown, and recycling of e-Waste, have formed a joint venture company in India, A2Z Dataserv Limited.A2Z Dataserv will operate under the brand name weensure and provide environmentally... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Citrix launches new version of desktop virtualization soln

Citrix Systems has announced a new release of its desktop virtualization solution, Citrix XenDesktop. This new release integrates the personalization technology acquired last year via Ringcube, as well as support for Microsoft System Center 2012.Citrix also announced the release of Citrix AppDNA 6 software for application migration management. XenDesktop and AppDNA software provide a rich set of... By sanjay.gupta gupta

TCS opens Center of Excellence for Oracle Exadata

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has opened its Center of Excellence for Oracle Exadata Database Machine. Located in Kolkata, the state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to showcasing the capabilities of Oracle Exadata Database Machine for customers across industries and geographies.TCS is a Diamond-level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and has achieved multiple specializations, including an... By sanjay.gupta gupta

71% of Companies say mobile devices increase security incidents

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the results of a new report revealing the number of personal mobile devices connecting to the corporate network has more than doubled in the past two years with nearly half of devices storing sensitive data.The report, The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security, shows 71 percent of businesses believe mobile devices have caused an... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Wipro gets global recognition as one of most ethical companies

Wipro Technologies, the global IT, consulting and outsourcing business of Wipro Limited has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, the leading business ethics think-tank, as one of the 2012 Worlds Most Ethical (WME) Companies. This recognition is for a select number of companies from around the world who demonstrate consistently high levels of transparency, ethics and corporate... By sanjay.gupta gupta

10 Productivity apps that really shine on new iPad

The most impressive upgrade to Apples new iPad tablet is the new Retina Display, which features four times more pixels than the iPad 2, allowing for razor-sharp text, richer colors and a vastly more brilliant display for everything from high-definition videos, photos and interactive applications.The Retina Display on the new iPad features a 2048 by 1536 resolution, 44 percent greater color... By sanjay.gupta gupta

No cheer for IT sector in Budget 2012-13

The Union Budget for 2012-13 has received little cheer from either the IT firms or IT managers working in various companies.According to Ganesh Natarajan, Vice Chairman and CEO, Zensar Technologies, there's nothing much in the budget for IT. IT managers, too, feel the same and term the budget as hogwash.The booming technology sector is set to cross the $100 billion mark this year with $69... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Multiple challenges exist in cloud adoption: IEEE

Members of IEEE the worlds largest technical professional association are working around the globe to deliver on the promise of cloud computing by helping enterprises of all sizes address the barriers that can potentially reduce the adoption rates of this game-changing technology.The prospective benefits of cloud-based systems are widely discussed and hard to ignore: significant cost... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Tekla releases new building information modeling software

Collaboration between construction project stakeholders is on the rise and Tekla Structures 18 reflects this. All project stakeholders from architects, fabricators, contractors, designers and engineers to on-site builders benefit from improved access to more constructible, accurate and complete 3D model data.With the new version, workflow is more efficient and intuitive than before, which... By sanjay.gupta gupta