EMC Forum 2011

The EMC Forum is a global platform featuring EMC's newest breakthrough products and solutions. The EMC Forum spans 21 cities across the Americas, APJ and EMEA and is scheduled to take place in India.Join EMC and its partners along with other IT and business leaders and learn how EMC can help organizations of all sizes realize the benefits of cloud computing by building an information... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Sales automation tops Gartner biz app list

Business applications for the iPad and other tablet devices are moving beyond the first wave of personal productivity tools towards manageable and secure enterprise applications that support major business initiatives, according to Gartner Inc.According to Gartner vice president and analyst David Willis, initially, business applications in the commercial app stores were focused on personal... By sanjay.gupta gupta

More mobiles than people? Yes, in 2012

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), one of the worlds largest professional societies, will be holding its annual Pinkerton lecture for the second time in India on November 21, 2011. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Mike Short, President of IET and Vice President - Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe, at the Infosys Convention Centre, Electronics City, Bengaluru. Narayana... By sanjay.gupta gupta

CA Technologies tool to pick the right cloud soln

CA Technologies has unveiled new features and functionality to the Cloud Commons ecosystem, including the new Cloud Commons Marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of cloud services and content, and the Cloud Commons Developer Studio, for planning, building and testing cloud-based software solutions.The Cloud Commons ecosystem is a thriving community of more than 3,000 members.... By sanjay.gupta gupta

66% of servers in Asia Pacific virtualised: survey

A new research report from Frost & Sullivan shows that with rapidly increasing usage of server virtualization, enterprises across Asia Pacific are now looking at Ethernet fabric technology to help fully realize the benefits of business agility, operational efficiencies and lower costs. Commissioned by Brocade, the survey, Think flat with Ethernet Fabric - Importance of a Flat Network... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Securing the Cloud

Economic benefits, it is true, are the main drivers behind cloud adoption, as it promises reduction in capital expenditure (capex) and operational expenditure (opex). Given the common refrain about lack of security surrounding the cloud, which is proving to be the greatest hurdle in the cloud movement; security vendors and service providers are trying their best to resolve the issues, while... By sanjay.gupta gupta

New Fujitsu server 'shows' power consumption

Fujitsu India has launched the new Primequest 1000 series high-performance mission-critical x86 server for enterprise database, application, cloud and virtualization environments.The Primequest 1800E2 features Intel Xeon processor E7 family. It is certified for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Oracle Solaris, Oracle Virtual Machine, Microsoft Windows Server, and VMware... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Huawei to buy remaining stake in Symantec JV

Chinese telecom equipment major Huawei Technologies plans to buy the remaining 49 percent stake in a joint venture with Symantec Corp that it does not already own for $530 million, reports Reuters. The move by Huwawei is aimed at bolstering its corporate security solutions business.According to the report, the deal allows Huawei to boost its product portfolio for its enterprise customers and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

No phishing worries? It cost $520 mn in H1 2011

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, has released the findings of its October Fraud Report, which estimated that the worldwide losses from phishing attacks alone amounted to over $520 million during H1 2011. The month of October, which was coined the Cyber Security Awareness Month by several US-based government bodies and used as a platform to increase security-literacy across the tiers that make... By sanjay.gupta gupta

CIO innovation must in next-gen mobile strategy

Heightened expectations from both employees and customers mean that many enterprises need to overhaul their current mobile strategies, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said that CIOs must build innovation into their next generation mobile strategy in order to respond to rapidly shifting business and societal drivers."Second generation mobile strategies differ considerably from those of the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

New LED printers from Epson

Epson has launched the companys first range of high performance LED printers that will replace its entry-level laser printer device range. The new range comprises monochrome, colour single-function and all-in-one devices and features a high-performance LED technology that produces high-quality, high-speed prints with space and power savings. The new series will continue to use the Epson AcuLaser... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Accenture to set up massive portal for Maharashtra

The Government of Maharashtra has awarded Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a three-year management consulting and technology contract to help manage the administration of labor laws and create a management system to support services ranging from renewal of licenses to filing online grievances through an interactive portal.The contract supports the Mahashramm.gov.in initiative, designed to better manage and... By sanjay.gupta gupta