HP considering WebOS sell-off: report

HP is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, a Reuters report quoting several sources said. In its report, Reuters says that HP is being advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch in figuring out how to recoup its investment in Palm. Many analysts and investors have... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Airtel deploys customer experience mgmt solution

Bharti Airtel has implemented a Customer Experience Management (CEM) platform into its network to optimize and enrich user experience of its customers. The operator has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to provide and deploy its CEM platform and services across India. The solution will maintain and store real-time experience metrics for every subscriber in the network, enabling Bharti Airtel to... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Adobe to lay off 7% staff, focus on digital

A report by Reuters says that Adobe Systems Inc plans to lay off more than 7 per cent of its workforce and take a charge of up to $94 million as part of a restructuring to focus on core businesses such as digital media and marketing.While the world's largest maker of design software recently projected better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, the new development did not sit well with Wall... By sanjay.gupta gupta

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Crisis and the Workforce

It is human behaviour, in boom times, that employees across organisations are up to taking risks because they entail rewards, recognition and opportunities to grow in their careers. This is not the case when an economic crisis hits an industry, with its cascading negative effect on organisations and their staff. Then, the focus shifts to the lower end of Maslows hierarchy, as the workforce is... By sanjay.gupta gupta

UK's largest food producer signs up Wipro

Wipro Technologies has been chosen by Premier Foods, the United Kingdoms largest food producer, as a strategic technology partner. Premier Foods plc (LSE: PFD) produces and markets over 40 British brands. As part of the five-year strategic relationship, Wipro will be supporting both systems and processes to enhance efficiency of Premier Foods supply chain. This relationship will enable Premier... By sanjay.gupta gupta

40% data centres to refresh or outsource tech

IDC has highlighted key findings of its annual study, "Data Centre Opportunities in India, 2011," covering 10 third-party providers and 1,156 large and medium businesses for captives across verticals, including Manufacturing, BFSI and Retail. It said the third-party data centre services market clocked revenue of $360 mn for the 12-month period ended March 2011. "Adoption of third-party data... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Milagrow TabTop PC

Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions, a provider of tech-enabled solutions for growing businesses, has launched what it claims to be the worlds first 'TabTop' PC. The device, powered by a 1.2 GHz A2918 cortex processor and 1GB DDRAM, features a built-in 3G module compatible with most Indian 3G providers, direct ports in terms of USB host, Full USB, HDMI, SD card, 8 computer-5 device Wi-Fi... By sanjay.gupta gupta

TechProcess scales up server performance by 33x

TechProcess Solutions has deployed Array Networks' application delivery controllers to optimize the scalability, availability and security of its bill payment services. TechProcess services encompass three areas of expertise - payment processing, back office management and technology. More than 200 of India's blue-chip institutions have used its solutions to date. Early TechProcess bill payment... By sanjay.gupta gupta

30% of midsize firms will use RaaS by 2014

By 2014, 30 percent of midsize companies will have adopted recovery-in-the-cloud, also known as recovery-as-a-service (RaaS), to support IT operations recovery, up from just over 1 percent today, according to Gartner, Inc.RaaS describes the managed replication of virtual machines (VMs) and production data in a service-provider's cloud, together with the means to activate the VMs to support... By sanjay.gupta gupta

From hardware keys to software-based licensing

Data protection firm SafeNet has announced that several global customers have successfully implemented its Sentinel HASP licensing solution to include both hardware- and software-based license enforcement keys. The transition to software keys provides flexible, easy-to-use licensing solutions that still protect software developers from software piracy and IP theft. SafeNet customers, including... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Partially Cloudy

Even though analysts termed 2010 as the Year of the cloud, in reality only some organisations began to use cloud computing in earnest. This year, however, cloud has taken wings with SMEs taking the lead in cloud computing, specifically public cloud. The larger enterprises, though, are still scouting the sky for the perfect cloud: public, private or hybrid. IT heads have accepted that cloud... By sanjay.gupta gupta