Autodesk cloud enables access to designs

Autodesk, Inc., a provider in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, introduced Autodesk Cloud, a collection of more than a dozen web-based capabilities, products and services that enable customers to extend their desktops with greater mobility, new viewing and sharing capabilities, and more computing power, helping them better design, visualise and simulate their ideas. In addition... By

IBM opens security institute for APAC

IBM has announced the launch of the IBM Institute for Advanced Security in Asia-Pacific including India, an expansion of its company-wide initiative to provide government entities, businesses and other key organisations with a forum to collaborate with a global network of security research, services, software and technology experts. The IBM Institute for Advanced Security in the Asia-Pacific... By

Indian insurers to spend $1.8 b on IT in 2012

Indian insurance companies will spend $1.8 billion on IT products and services in 2012, an increase of 11.7 percent over 2011 revenue of $ 1.6_billion, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast includes spending by insurers on internal IT (including personnel), hardware, software, external IT services and telecommunications.Telecommunications represents the biggest spending category, and it is... By

Stage is set for iPhone 5

Apple is expected to pack lot of slick new features in its new iPhone 5, which is due to be unveiled at an event today. The device may be a showcase for improved voice controls, bringing phones closer to the realm of "Star Trek"- style speech recognition. Some technology websites are reporting that the device will have voice commands to let users make appointments in their calendars, send text... By

Kindle is on Fire: 100,000 sold on day one

According to eDataSource, a digital marketing firm that tracks consumer purchases, Amazon has taken a whopping 95,000 pre-orders for its new Kindle Fire tablet in its first day on sale. This number is still less than one-third of the 300,000 first-generation iPads sold in a day, but analysts are confident that the device will have stronger sales once it expands into other markets. eDataSource... By

Bharti Airtel selects ZTE for 4G rollout

Indias largest mobile company by revenues and customers, Bharti Airtel, has chosen China's ZTE to buy fourth generation networks (4G). The collaboration between Airtel and ZTE will bring out 4G services in Kolkata first of all, and later on Airtel may extend contract to the other regions and circles where it holds wireless broadband airwaves. The Chinese company, ZTE, already has the experience... By

VIA & Simmtronics to enable tablet manufacturing

VIA Technologies, Inc, has announced a strategic partnership with Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd under which Simmtronics will manufacture tablets powered by WonderMedia PRIZM SoC (System-on-Chip) platforms in India to target Indian Tablet projects.Under the terms of this partnership, Simmtronics will manufacture the devices in its new dedicated production facilities in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, to... By

Gartner claims investments to SaaS will grow

More than 95 percent of organisations expect to maintain or increase their investments in software as a service (SaaS) and more than one-third have migration projects under way from on-premises to SaaS, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc.In June and July 2011, Gartner surveyed 525 organisations in nine countries spanning 12 vertical industries to understand their usage patterns and key trends... By

HCL Tech and CAST announce partnership

HCL Technologies (HCL), a global IT services provider has announced a partnership with CAST, a software analysis and measurement company, to further strengthen its Assessment Services ASSESS-SMART through the suite of CAST tools.ASSESS-SMART, which provides assessment service to HCLs worldwide clients, will be augmented by the CAST AIP tool that allows analysis and measurement of essential... By

Ellison shows off Oracle's tech hardware

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison unveiled new all-in-one data center products as the world's No.3 software maker steps up its move into the hardware market.During Oracle's annual technology and user conference in San Francisco, on Sunday, Ellison touted the benefits of parallel computing and showed off the latest version of the company's SPARC Solaris computer.He also unveiled Oracle's new... By

Amazon looks beyond Android, might buy HPs webOS

VentureBeat cites a well-placed source as saying that while HP is quite keen to get rid of Palm and the webOS business, Amazon is closest to finalizing a deal among a handful of contenders. The VentureBeat story also notes that the former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, who continues to work at HP, sits on the Amazon board. With customisations from webOS, the Android powered Kindle Fire could become a... By

Will Kindle Fire become Microsofts cash cow?

Even though Microsoft claims that it evaluates each phone and tablet individually, the companys General Counsel Brad Smith is of the opinion that every hardware maker that ships an Android device has a patent issue that needs to be addressed. In a recent interview, Smith said, So far we have not seen a single Android device that does not infringe on our patents. The important thing is that Smith... By