Facebook Closing on March 15th?

New Delhi: IT security and control firm, Sophos, warn that more than one million Facebook users are believed to have fallen for a hoax claiming that the popular website will close its doors on March 15th. A bogus news story, published by the "Weekly World News", said that Mark Zuckerberg had told reports that "managing [Facebook] has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness." In a... By

iGate to buy Patni

New Delhi: iGate, a US based software company, along with Apax Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Indian software services player Patni Computer Systems for about $920 million Apax, according to the reports, will invest about $500 million in iGate for the acquisition. The deal is being touted as one of the major acquisition in the Indian software industry and is anticipated to be... By

Comviva, airtel partner for messaging solutions

New Delhi: Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS has announced its entry into a strategic partnership with airtel bangladesh to provide messaging solutions under its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Short Message Service Center (SMSC) and BMG (Bulk Messaging Gateway) portfolio. Comviva further adds that the Framework to Launch Applications and Rapidly... By

Subex bags $12m managed services deal

New Delhi: Subex, a leading global provider of Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) for Communications Service Providers has been awarded a major Managed Services-cum-License contract worth $12 million by a global telecom service provider, for its industry leading ROC Data Integrity Management solution. The Managed Services portion is for 3 years and is renewable at the end of that... By

Mobile Apps Conclave & Mobile Solutions Expo

Mobile Apps, App Stores and the Mobile Internet - the new technology phenomenon. An App for this, an App for that. You name the task - there is an App for that. The Mobile Internet has arrived and arrived big time, riding the bandwagon of Mobile Apps. Apple iPhone revolutionized the concept of App Stores and now all major Tech behemoths have picked up on that theme. Whether it is business,... By

Social Media Marketing Conference

Social Media offers an exciting new opportunity to engage in real-time, two-way conversations with customers. However, as widespread as its usage may be, companies are still not gaining tangible benefits from it. Many fall short in their ability to use Social Media to activate brand enthusiasm to turn people into advocates. Marketers lack contact strategies with viral content that customers can... By

Symantec shares insight on Storage

New Delhi: Symantec has announced its Data Insight for Storage to help organizations better understand and manage the sharp growth of unstructured data, including files such as documents, spreadsheets and emails. Data Insight for Storage provides new visibility and control into the ownership and usage of unstructured data to help organizations reduce storage costs and align their information... By

Intel launches 2nd Generation Core processor

New Delhi: Intel has launched the much awaited second generation Intel Core processor family. Powered by new features and services, it claims to deliver an entirely new visual experience with processor graphics built in. According to company, more than 500 desktop and laptop PCs are expected from all major OEMs worldwide throughout the next year. In India, systems are likely to be available from... By

Intel launches 2nd Generation Intel Core processor

New Delhi: Intel has launched the much awaited second generation Intel Core processor family. Powered by new features and services, it claims to deliver an entirely new visual experience with processor graphics built in. According to company, more than 500 desktop and laptop PCs are expected from all major OEMs worldwide throughout the next year. In India, systems are likely to be available from... By

India continue to lead in Mobile Advertising

New Delhi: InMobi, the worlds largest independent mobile ad network, has released its updated network research report closing the year with a snapshot of mobile advertising trends in India between July 2010 and October 2010. According to the report, the mobile advertising in the country, has grown by over 1 billion impressions (+22%) to become the largest market in the Asia Pacific region The... By

India still No. 1 in Off-Shoring

New Delhi: Many organizations that choose to move IT services to lower-cost countries are daunted by the task of determining which country (or countries) would best host their operations. Gartner has conducted an analysis of these countries to assess their capabilities and potential as offshore services locations. Gartner, Inc. has identified the Top 30 countries for globally sourced activities... By

HTC brings Mozart in India

New Delhi: As expected, it looks like the second Windows Phone 7 device to officially land in India is another HTC phone, the HTC 7 Mozart. Priced at Rs. 26,490 (MOP), the Mozart is cheaper than its punctual WP7 sibling, the HTC HD7, by about Rs. 3,500 - presumably because of the smaller screen size.That doesnt mean of course that the HTC 7 Mozart is a diminutive handheld it has a 3.7-inch... By