HSPA to retain its dominance

New Delhi: Despite the hype around LTE high-speed mobile broadband technology, HSPA will retain its dominance for at least the next five years, according to Ovum. Forecasts from the independent telecoms analyst show that HSPA connections will hit 1.87 billion by 2015 and grow at a compound annual growth rate of 46 per cent. The technologys share of high-speed connections will increase from 31%... By

ABC unveils new job search site

New Delhi: ABC Consultants has launched HeadHonchos, a new online platform to make job search easy for senior management professionals. The portal claims to list only senior jobs and has a rigorous screening process to ensure that each job is genuine. Employers and recruiters, too, are assured of reaching the right talent as every resume is hand-screened to ensure the authenticity and... By

Worldwide PC Shipments to Grow 14%

New Delhi: Worldwide PC shipments are on pace to total 352.4 million units in 2010, a 14.3 percent increase from 2009, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc. These projections are down from Gartners previous PC shipment forecast in September of 17.9 percent growth. 2011 worldwide PC shipments are forecast to reach 409 million units, a 15.9 percent increase from 2010. This... By

Motorola Brings a Touch of CHARM to India

NEW DELHI: Motorola has launched Motorola CHARM, a touch screen QWERTY smartphone that packs a social networking punch with Android 2.1, a compact design and a unique BACKTRACK feature that makes screen navigation even more intuitive. Motorola strives to excite the Indian consumer with the three-way navigation capability - touch screen, QWERTY keyboard and the BACKTRACK making messaging,... By

EMC appoints Kamlakar Kaul as CSO

New Delhi: EMC Corporation, the leading player in information infrastructure solutions, has appointed Kamlakar Kaul as a Chief Strategy Officer for Government Business. According to the company, the appointment strengthens India leadership team as part of its continued focus to scale its operations and recognition of India as a critical long-term market. With over 25 years of experience,... By

The Award Ceremony

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SafeNet launches new partner programme

New Delhi: SafeNet, a global leader in information security, has announced the launch of a new Channel Partner Recruitment Program in India for partners offering SafeWord an out-of-the-box One-Time Password (OTP) two-factor authentication solution to help customers enable secure remote access to their organizations most sensitive and confidential resources and applications. The program, focused... By

New Risk factors for Cloud Uncovered

New Delhi: EMC Corporation, information infrastructure solutions provider, has released a new report from the Leadership Council for Information Advantage that explores how the use of public and hybrid cloud computing services are transforming information governance risk factors and will increasingly challenge IT creativity in developing new strategies for policy compliance and enforcement.... By

SAP Apologises for Violating Oracle Copyrights

New Delhi: Oracle will be apparently pocketing the largest U.S. copyright infringement award on record USD 1.3 billion , from enterprise application rival SAP after a court jury decided that the amount was fair compensation in a 3-year-old copyright infringement case. Oracle had claimed that SAP illegally downloaded instances of its customer-support software and pages of supporting documentation... By

Cloud Computing Heralds An Evolution of Business

New Delhi: After many years of germination, the core ideas at the heart of cloud computing pay for use, mulitenancy, external services appear to be resonating more strongly for more people, according to Gartner, Inc.Cloud computing heralds an evolution of business no less influential than the era of e-business in positive and negative ways, said Stephen Prentice, vice president and Gartner... By

Novell to be sold for $2.2 billion

New Delhi: Novell has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Attachmate Corporation would acquire Novell for $6.10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. Novell also announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the concurrent sale of certain intellectual property assets to CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of... By

Cloud computing gaining ground in Asia-Pacific

New Delhi: Proportion of Asia Pacific enterprises viewing cloud computing as relevant to their businesses has doubled to 83 per cent over the last 18 months, a survey conducted by Springboard Research has revealed.The survey sponsored by the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructureVMware said 76 per cent enterprises in India want to virtualise and adopt cloud computing in... By