Cyber Crime: The decade in review

New Delhi: For Internet users, it has been a decade of exciting online advances that allow people to communicate, share information and conduct business in ways that were never before possible. However, cybercrime has also flourished over the last decade, growing by double digits year after year, and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars every year. According to the latest report... By

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[image_library_tag 301/2301, width="166" height="71" " alt="" ,default] Monday, 17 Jan 2011 VOLUME 01 ISSUE 131 >Critical Myths of Master Data Management New Delhi: The adoption of master data management (MDM) promises many benefits ranging from business agility and improved business... By prachi gupta

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[image_library_tag 301/2301, width="166" height="71" " alt="" ,default] Monday, 17 Jan 2011 VOLUME 01 ISSUE 131 >Critical Myths of Master Data Management New Delhi: The adoption of master data management (MDM) promises many benefits ranging from business agility and improved business... By prachi gupta

Critical Myths of Master Data Management

New Delhi: The adoption of master data management (MDM) promises many benefits ranging from business agility and improved business performance to increased revenue and lower IT and business costs. However, according to Gartner, achieving these benefits often entails overcoming formidable technical, organizational and political hurdles.Gartner defines MDM as a technology-enabled discipline that... By

Microsoft repairs critical Windows flaws

New Delhi: Microsoft issued two security bulletins on 11 Jan, 2011 repairing two critical flaws that affect all versions of Windows. The software giant also updated a security advisory, issuing a temporary automated workaround that if deployed, would block attackers from exploiting an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability.Microsoft released only two security bulletins in January, repairing... By

Attackers will aim at Apple, Android devices

New Delhi: A sharp rise in the number of mobile devices in use globally and significant improvements in Microsoft Windows security could force attackers to target smartphones, tablets and other devices that are making their way onto enterprise networks.The Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report (PDF) cited progress by Microsoft and other software vendors to improve security by providing updates,... By

Wipro appoints T K Kurien to lead its IT Business

Bangalore: Wipro has announced the appointment of T K Kurien as the Chief Executive Officer of the Information Technology business and Executive Director of the company.Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani, the current Joint CEOs of the IT business have decided to   step down from their responsibilities effective February 1, 2011. Acknowledging their contribution, Mr. Premji said... By

Tech Wise TV: Unified Communications Goes Virtual

Migrating to Unified Communications has generated huge benefits for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Now, discover how you can take your Unified Communications investment to a whole new level, for a truly compelling ROI. TechWiseTV will show you how virtualizing your Unified Communications system can dramatically reduce your server count, simplify your Unified Communications architecture,... By admin

Use of cyber attack toolkits on rise: Study

New Delhi: As attack kits become more accessible and relatively easier to use, they are being utilised much more widely, a report by security, storage and systems management solutions provider major Symantec Corp has said.This has attracted traditional criminals who would otherwise lack the technical expertise into cybercrime, fueling a self-sustaining, profitable, and increasingly organised... By

Cloud, BPO key govt IT trends for 2011 in Asia

New Delhi: The cloud and business process outsourcing (BPO) will be two of the key trends aimed at driving efficiencies in government IT in 2011, a report by the independent technology analyst Ovum said. In a new report Ovum said that government agencies will become more open to a cloud-based approach to service delivery and outsourcing in the coming year, as the need to cut costs comes... By

Progressive rolls out private cloud at IIT

New Delhi: Progressive Infotech, a leading independent provider of IT Infrastructure Solutions and Services, has recently implemented Indias first private cloud at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. With this installation, IIT Delhi will be able to consolidate its entire departments into a common account.The Progressive Infotech and VMware cloud migration solution moves VMotion from... By

Mobile Enterprise Apps poised to take off in 2011

New Delhi: A new Kelton Research sponsored by Sybase highlights that this year 90 percent of IT managers surveyed are planning to implement new mobile applications and nearly one in two believe that successfully managing mobile applications will top their priority list. As a result both hosted and on-premise mobility solutions powered by a strong mobile enterprise application platform are... By