The Might of Mbps

Though quite ubiquitous now in comparison with the wireline network, wireless in its 2G avatar is, at best, a narrowband network. It is 3G that kicks in the delivery of wireless broadband. And BWA promises to make it relatively cheaper and likely, much faster. It is the legacy limitations of the wirelinenetwork that prompted stakeholders and policymakers to turn to wireless networks. As the... By

Why Risk-based Auditing scores?

Choosing the right business critical IT systems that will meet an organisations business requirements is the first and most important decision towards accomplishing successful implementation; closely followed by the choice of the System Integrator or Implementer. During the implementation, organisations face several significant challenges or tasks which they need to overcome. These include the... By

IE9 now available in Indian languages

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced the availability of Internet Explorer 9 in 53 additional languages, including 11 Indian regional languages, specifically, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. With this launch, a wider audience base will have access to Internet Explorer 9 in their native language. Consumers can... By

Worldwide server shipments grew 9%, Gartner

In the first quarter of 2011, worldwide server shipments grew 8.5% year-on-year, while revenue increased 17.3%, according to Gartner, Inc. "The first quarter continued a quarterly trend of year-on-year growth in both shipments and vendor revenue," said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. "All regions showed growth in both shipments and vendor revenue, with the exception of Japan... By

Finally, Samsung Galaxy S II arrives in India

It has finally happened, and no later than expected the Samsung Galaxy S II (16GB) is officially on its way to India. It is destined for shelves with a June 10 retail release date and Rs. 32,890 price tag, and can be pre-ordered now. The Galaxy S II can however be procured a week earlier, if you go the Vodafone way. Having scored an exclusive launch deal, Vodafone will be offering the Samsung... By

GSM subscriber base in India crosses 580 million

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has released some interesting data about the Indian GSM mobile subscriber base, and how various operators are faring. The total GSM subscriber base increased by 1.95% in the month of April with 11.11 million new subscribers taking the total up to a nice and massive 580.67 million. Aprils growth figures are much lower than the first three months... By

Expect Windows 8 by 2012, says Ballmer

At the Microsoft Developer Forum in Tokyo, Steve Ballmer spoke about his companys upcoming Windows 8 operating system, confirming that it will be arriving in 2012. Whie weve been seeing leaks of Windows 8 milestone builds for a while now, not much has been officially revealed about the operating system, and CES 2011 was the first public teaser where Sinofsky, Microsofts Windows president, and... By

iPhone 4 to debut in India by May 27

After various announcements, the last of which was more than a month and a half ago, operators Airtel and Aircel are finally making good on their claims of bringing the iPhone 4 to India. The duo will be launching it by May 27, or Friday, almost a year after it was launched in the United States, last June. So far, only Aircel has revealed pricing, and as expected, it has a slight premium... By

Enterprises lag in the face of new tech threats

Over 73% of corporate network devices analysed by Dimension Data during 2010 were carrying at least one known security vulnerability. This is almost double the 38% recorded in 2009. The data also revealed that a single higher risk vulnerability PSIRT 109444* which was identified by Cisco in September 2009, was found in a staggering 66% of all devices, and was responsible for this jump. If... By

Boost in demand for Unix servers, mainframes, IDC

Hewlett-Packard and IBM remained one and two in server revenue during the first quarter, with revenue gains fueled in part by growing demand for high-end non-x86 systems, according to market research firm IDC. In figures released May 24, IDC analysts noted that while the x86 server market continued its steady revenue growth, non-industry-standard systemsincluding RISC, EPIC (based on Intels... By

India home for phishing emails, report

IBM recently released results from its annual X-Force 2010 Trend and Risk Report, highlighting that public and private organizations around the world faced increasingly sophisticated, customized IT security threats in 2010. According to the report India was the top country for phishing email origination in 2010 at 15.5%, followed by Russia at 10.4%. Spam has continued to incline and grow... By

CTO telecom Summit

The CTO Telecom Summit will bring together CTOs, CIOs, network specialists and wireless industry leaders from the nation's largest and most innovative service providers to discuss critical IT topics and trends currently affecting the industry.The 2011 agenda has been revamped to include CIO focus groups, think tanks, and analyst Q&A sessions, all of which will encourage more meaningful... By