Efficiency powered by 3G

Despite the constraints the ICT industry faced owing to the economic downturn, there have been significant innovations around the technologies that it offered. One such evolution is 3G, an acronym for Third Generation and is a technology for mobile services. The idea that the acronym resonates is to provide high-speed data rates and faster mobile connectivity. This of course, has a cascading... By

Dynamism in Corporate Affairs Function

In todays dynamic business environment Corporate Affairs (CA) is widely recognised as a major strategic tool in building corporate reputation and brand, forging strong corporate relationships with key external stakeholders and effective crisis management. Thus giing firms the key competitive edge they seek. With a growing trend towards proactive reputation management and a more integrated,... By

Backhaul Equipment Market to Surpass $12 b by 2016

New Delhi: The microwave backhaul equipment market is expected to surpass US$ 12 billion by 2016, according to the second edition of Maravedis' "Wireless Backhaul Market from an All-IP Perspective" report.During 2010 the PtP microwave backhaul market reached US$ 4.74 billion, representing an 18.9% decrease year-over-year. During the next 5 years the microwave market will continuously grow,... By

Mobile Broadband to boom in APAC

New Delhi: The number of connections for big-screen mobile Internet devices used for business in Asia-Pacific will increase five times over the next five years as the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, predicts Ovum.According to a new forecast* by the independent telecoms analyst, the number of big-screen broadband connections for devices such as laptops and tablets on enterprise contracts... By

NSN to upgrade Telenor Sweden Network

New Delhi: Telenor Sweden and Hi3G Access Sweden (3) have upgraded their shared 3G network by awarding a contract to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) by joint infrastructure venture 3GIS This will enable Nokia Siemens Network(NSN) along with 3GIS Telenor and 3 (Hi3G Access AB) subscribers in large parts of Sweden to enjoy mobile data at up to 42 megabits per second (Mbps) and an overall enhanced... By

Synopsys, R&S partner for design chipsets

New Delhi: Synopsys and Rohde & Schwarz have collaborated to design and verify chipsets, handsets and base stations for LTE and LTE-Advanced standards. Under the partnership, Synopsys will contribute to the collaboration its algorithm design and verification solutions, including standard-compliant reference libraries. Whereas, Rohde & Schwarz will contribute its signal generation... By

NAS revenues to reach $2 Billion in 2015

According to a recent In-Stat survey, over seven in ten small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) that use cloud-based storage solutions also use networked-attached storage (NAS). While SMB NAS represents a smaller portion of the total NAS market, SMB NAS is expected to grow at a much faster rate over the forecast period with revenues reaching $2 billion in 2015, said In-Stat. Network-attached... By

AWS launches cloud-based Oracle service

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com announced the immediate availability of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle Database. Amazon RDS manages common database administration tasks, including provisioning, backups, software patching, monitoring, and hardware scaling. Customers can now take advantage of the managed database service to run Oracle Database 11g... By

Layered fraud prevention gains ground

With the growing complexity of the security landscape, enterprises are increasing looking for newer options to safeguard their assets. Layered fraus prevention is one of them. Infact, going by the projections, by 2014, 15% of enterprises will adopt layered fraud prevention techniques for their internal systems to compensate for weaknesses inherent in using only authentication methods, according... By

How to Create Good Online Experiences

How to Create Meaningful Online Experiences If you think your companys online customer experience is not up to the mark, youre not alone. A Forrester Consulting study of 405 US and EU sales, marketing and customer service professionals from firms selling various financial, mobile phone and technology products, found that less than 25% thought that the online experience their company provided to... By akhil.bery gupta

AXA Bank: Streamlining Processes

AXA Bank: Streamlining Processes AXA Banks Bizness Fisc product, which handles the pre-payment, financing and filing of annual company taxes, was its last remaining non-automated product. The bank was facing an error rate of 25% and cycle times of two to three weeks because the Bizness Fisc loan contract was being handled manually. It needed a reliable and user-friendly automated solution to... By akhil.bery gupta

More enterprises open up to Open Source

Businesses are becoming more confident about deploying open source technology within the enterprise, instead of relegating it to the fringes or for experimental projects, according to a recent survey. A significant majority of surveyed respondents, or 95 percent, said their organizations were using open source technology in order to avoid vendor lock-in, according to the Future of Open Source... By