EMC acquires NetWitness

EMC Corporation has announced that it has acquired Virginia-based NetWitness Corporation a privately-held provider of network security analysis solutions. As per the company, NetWitness technologies provide precise and pervasive network visibility, enabling security teams to detect and remediate advanced threats while automating the incident investigation process. EMCs acquisition of... By

Will WiMax be dead by 2014?

New Delhi: Long term Evolution (LTE) subscribers are expected to reach 303.1 million, surpassing the 33.4 million WiMax subscribers, says a recent research report from IHS iSuppli. The report projects that due to widespread Mobile Network Operator (MNO) adoption, LTE will have more than nine times as many subscribers as its main rival in the 4G network by 2014. As of now, over 10 operators have... By

Loss of Smartphones poses big enterprise risk

New Delhi: While smartphones have become an indispensable tool to communicate, work, share and collaborate, if not addressed, its risks can make you sweat with worry. A recent survey by Norton reveals that 53% of adults in India are victim to mobile phone loss or theft. Despite this, only two in five Indians currently have a password to protect their data.The report adds that the need for mobile... By

Enterprises use tablets to boost revenues

New Delhi: Small to midsize businesses, which have embraced mobile devices, generated 40% higher revenue growth over the last 12 months when compared with those that did not, according to a report from IT research firm AMI-Partners. While smartphones and notebooks have been the primary tools to process information wirelessly, tablets are quickly catching on. Worldwide SMB tablet penetration,... By

Juniper aims to simplify network architecture

Juniper Networks is rolling out a new networking architecture to simplify the data center infrastructure to increase throughput, and reduce latency, operating costs and the number of devices required for networking. The company is believed to have invested in excess of $100 million in 3 year development of the project. The objective of the project was to collapse the data center networking... By

Google Chrome nibbles at IE to grab 11.5% share

Google's Chrome Web browser garnered 11.5% market share through March, gaining at the expense of Microsoft Internet Explorer. IE, far and away the market leader with 15 years of legacy use behind it, commands 55.9% share but fell from last month's tally of 56.77%, according to researcher Net Applications. Mozilla Firefox share ticked up slightly to 21.8% from 21.7%. Firefox has struggled to... By

airtel 3G customers to get 21 mbps speed

New Delhi: Telecom major Airtel has partnered with Ericsson, to provide 21mbps speed to its 3G customers in Delhi and NCR. The networking major has deployed the core and radio technology to provide an advanced network infrastructure, to support the 3G services, supporting 7.6 m customers. At present, Airtel uses a 3G network based on WCDMA/HSPA technology including services like network rollout... By

Schneider Electric buys Smartlinks Digilink Biz

The board of directors of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. has granted its approval to the company to enter into a Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd.for the sale of Smartlinks Digilink Business to Schneider for a consideration of Rs. 5,030 million payable in cash.The Digilink Business comprises of the passive networking business including the manufacturing,... By

SpotCloud explores the utility computing future

One of the most popular images used to illustrate the concept of cloud computing is the electrical grid. The cloud can be tricky to pin down, but everyone is familiar with plugging into a standardized socket and drawing the juice necessary to run many electrical devices from a network of large power plants. Taking the image further, it stands to reason that if were headed toward a future where... By

Proceed with Caution

If you believe what many economists are now saying, we have emerged from a prolonged economic malaise and the United States is poised for growth. Good news surely, but IT leaders have suffered right along with other executives in the corporate suite during these bad old days. The recent downturn cost a lot of talented IT leaders their jobs. It seems, then, to be an appropriate time to ask: What... By

Beware of a 'Wikileak' at your office

The recent revelations made by the Julian Assange-led WikiLeaks have not only stormed governments around the globe, but also rings the warning bell for many IT managers, sitting in their comfort zones with outdated information security policies in the Web 2.0 world. According to industry experts, the Wiki-leaks incident (especially diplomatic cables) has confirmed that intentional data theft... By

Cybercriminals eye corporate intellectual capital

McAfee and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced findings from a global study on the security of information economies. In the study, Underground Economies: Intellectual Capital and Sensitive Corporate Data Now the Latest Cybercrime Currency, security experts and senior IT decision makers illustrate how cybercriminals have made the shift from stealing personal... By