Wil-Kat wedding a royal hit online!

The royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana attracted a huge television audience from virtually every corner of the world in pre-Internet year 1981. As one might expect, the IT communication flow around the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William and Kate) wedding on April 29 brought one-day international messaging and shared video to a whole new level. Facebook says more than 6.8... By

India's mobile user base reaches 811 mn

New Delhi: Indian mobile service providers have added over 20 mn new users by the end of march, helping country's mobile subscriber base reaching 811.59 mn, up by 20.21 million from February's 791.38 million.According to the recent data released by TRAI, Vodafone has added 18.06 per cent of new mobile users; while 17.53 per cent chose Reliance Communications and 15.86 per cent opted for Airtel.... By

Scammers transfer $11 mln loot from SMBs to China

Scammers successfully transferred more than $11 million stolen from small and midsize businesses to companies in China in the past year, according to the FBI. Cyber-criminals stole banking credentials from companies and public institutions in the United States to fraudulently wire millions of dollars to Chinese companies, warned the FBI in a fraud alert issued April 26. There were 20 such... By

Now, an app that can make your data invisible!

A new application can hide sensitive data on a hard drive without encrypting it or leaving any obvious signs that the data is present, according to the academic researchers who developed it. This kind of a technique would allow organisations to safely conceal private information from unauthorized users. The new software uses steganography, or the process of hiding data in plain sight, according... By

Phishing gangs lure innocents using free domains

Scammers have shifted tactics to use free domain services to launch phishing attacks, according to a research report. A significant number of phishing attacks in the second half of 2010 originated from Tokelaus .tk domain and Koreas .co.cc subdomain, according to the latest survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group on April 27. The report examined all phishing attacks from July 1 to Dec... By

Cloud service sourcing immature & risky: Gartner

The $820 billion IT services market is changing quickly and dramatically, as cloud computing and offshoring become mainstream, and senior IT managers should take steps to manage inherent risks and unexpected costs during the cloud services revolution, according to Gartner. During the next few years, market dynamics will determine whether cloud-enabled outsourcing will be the demise of... By

Apple iPad 2 launches in India tomorrow

Apple is finally launching the new iPad 2 in India and 11 other countries in the next two days. Japan would be getting it first on April 28 whereas India, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and UAE will be getting it on April 29. This news takes much of India by surprise as it took little over a month and only a small number of corporate... By

Telcos need to adopt the changing dynamics

New Delhi: The rapid shift in the emerging markets of Asia may compel mobile operators make urgent adjustments to content strategies, says a new report of research firm Ovum. The independent telecoms analyst claims that while telcos are currently the dominant force in the emerging markets mobile content space, this is set to change with 3G due to strong competition from new distribution... By

Split the Desktop

When business workloads run on the same hardware that also supports personal-use applications, IT needs to intervene to protect the business. One method of separation that Ive been exploring lately is the use of desktop virtual machines and centrally managed virtual desktop infrastructure. Virtual desktop products are one of the best ways to keep work and play separated on common hardware. So... By

How an ISO 27001 can give you an edge

For most organisations today, information is the most vital asset. Information security can be described as the conservation of confidentiality, integrity and the availability of this information the three pillars of the IT Security Triad.ISO 27001 is an international standard forinformation security best practice. The standard can be implemented in, and is applicable for all types of... By

Virtualised disaster recovery holds benefits

While the first wave of virtualisation has consolidated server hardware into virtual hosts and recognized significant savings in physical machines, small and midsized organisations must now consider the impact of this consolidation on their backup and disaster recovery plans, according to a report from QuorumSoft. By encapsulating workloads that can be shifted between physical hosts and clouds,... By

Lifesize, Skype to bring passport VC

New Delhi: LifeSize executives say their Passport HD video collaboration product will now interoperate with Skype's technology. Through the deal, LifeSize gets access to Skype's 600 million users, while Skype gets to build out its enterprise capabilities.LifeSize Communications is bringing its Passport high-definition video conferencing capabilities to Skype.LifeSize officials announced April 19... By