Aakash to attract students: Kapil Sibal

Aakash tablets will be almost free for students in the country, said the Minister for HRD, Communications & IT, Government of India, Kapil Sibal, who was the chief guest at ISA Vision Summit 2012. Sibal further added that based on the feedback from Aakash 1, they would be launching Aakash 2 which is a much better, faster and more efficient version than the previous model. The current... By

Chuck Hollis: Internal IT Must Compete with Vendors

Chuck Hollis, VP & Global Marketing CTO, EMC Corp, is constantly looking for those IT leaders that can move the needle for business. Hollis spoke to Sanjay Gupta about big data, social media, analytics and the service-driven model of ITHow is the emergence of big data and social media changing the role of IT leaders?First of all, IT leaders need to understand that this is not your father... By sanjay.gupta gupta

SAP HANA to unlock business insights for SMEs

SAP has announced two new offerings that will deliver the benefits of the SAP HANA platform to small businesses and midsize enterprises (SMEs). With analytics powered by SAP HANA for the SAP Business One application and SAP HANA, Edge edition, SMEs will be able to leverage powerful in-memory technology from SAP. By helping organizations act on information as it happens, SAP HANA revolutionizes... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Windows 8 beta set to launch in next few weeks

Microsoft is prepping to release its Consumer Preview of Windows 8 (also known as the beta) sometime in the next few weeks. And although many details of the upcoming operating system have already been revealed, a few new leaks suggest that the company has some radical new alterations in store for users. Chief among these, possibly, is the loss of the Start button that long occupied the left... By sanjay.gupta gupta

New solution from CA to speed up cloud delivery

CA Technologies has announced CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms, a new solution that drives business service innovation by enabling IT to provide rapid, predictable and secure provisioning and delivery of cloud infrastructure and critical IT and business services.This is the companys fifth solution certified for use with VCE Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, all of which are based... By sanjay.gupta gupta

IP Camera for Multi Surveillance

Dax Networks has launched DX-372DVP-A, an IP camera for multi-location surveillance. Priced at Rs61,880, this 2 megapixel camera delivers HD quality (16001200) video images and is also suited for surveillance within the campus or premises. This vandal proof and IP66 weather proof rated camera comes with an audio port, allowing two-way communication. The camera has 3GPP support for streaming in... By sanjay.gupta gupta

TCS To Manage IT Services Deployment For Europcar

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm announced the signing of a multi- year, multi- million euro contract with Europcar, the car rental leader in Europe.After a rigorous evaluation process, Europcar Information Services (EIS), the company's IT subsidiary, selected TCS to manage strategic IT Services development for its French operations."... By

Innovation Bug Bites KPMG

KPMG India launched its Technology Center in Bangalore. Located at the iconic World Trade Center (WTC) in Bangalore, this center houses technologically advanced teams specializing in enterprise applications, business intelligence and analytics, as well as network design, architecture, data management, and application development. Professionals working at the facility will focus on innovation and... By

IT Managers prefer Tier IV over Tier III Datacentre

Post the launch of Tier IV datacentre by Tulip Data City on February 6, and CtrlS earlier in December last year, IT Managers feel that it is essential for any company to opt for a Tier IV datacentre rather amongst others.Sharing his views on the Tulip Tier IV datacenter, one of the IT managers, Sandeep Walia, Asst GM (IT), HT Media Ltd says, "Even though the only difference between Tier III and... By

Steria, Microsoft launch first-of-kind virtualised workplace

Steria, a European provider of IT-enabled business services, has unveiled Workplace On Command, a centrally-managed aggregated services offering which provides users with easy and secure access to enterprise applications, data and cloud services, regardless of location and access device.Workplace On Command allows organisations to create a bespoke environment, combining infrastructure and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Philanthropy that Goes Beyond Money

More than just making monetary contributions, spending time with children and old-age people is something everyone appreciates. R Gracekumar, Associate Director IT, Cognizant Business Consulting, not only believes in this philosophy but has been actively following it for some time now. Says Gracekumar, who's also a recipient of the NEXT100 Award from IT Next, I believe one who loves mankind... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Huawei sets up demo zone for ICT solns at Mumbai airport

With an aim to showcase some of its next-generation ICT products and solutions offerings under one roof, Huawei Enterprise has unveiled an Experience Zone at Mumbais Chhatrapati Shivaji Domestic Terminal 1C.Spread across 40 square meters, the zone is equipped with a live Telepresence demo zone along with a Cloud Computing Zone and a Terminal Device Zone, which will deliver an opportunity for... By sanjay.gupta gupta