Commonwealth bank implements TCS solution

New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organisation, announced that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has gone live on TCS BaNCS Banking platform supporting its first Indian branch in Mumbai. The Commonwealth Bank has leveraged its strategic partnership with TCS to deliver an Indian ready bank in a box solution to provide trade... By

Vasco launches new cloud based service

New Delhi: VASCO Data Security International, a software security company specialising in strong authentication products, today announced the availability of its new cloud based service DIGIPASS on a Service platform. DIGIPASS as a Service is VASCOs cloud based authentication platform for web based applications. The roll-out of the DIGIPASS as a Service platform for B-to-B is the first step in... By

Beetel gets achievement award at RAD meet

New Delhi: Gurgaon based Beetel Teletech Limited, (A Bharti Enterprise) a distributor of telecommunications and allied products, has won the coveted Outstanding Growth Award from RAD Data Communications at its annual partners meeting held in Eilat, Israel from October 10-14. This award to Beetel comes after only one year of activity as a RAD Partner and is an outstanding tribute to their ability... By

.COM the Most Dangerous Domain; .JP the Safest

Mumbai: The worlds most heavily trafficked web domain, .COM, is now the riskiest, according to McAfees fourth annual Mapping the Mal Web report released today. Fifty-six percent of all risky sites end in .COM. McAfee analyzed more than 27 million websites to uncover which domains are the most dangerous. While .COM is the riskiest top-level domain, the riskiest country domain is Vietnam (.VN).... By

Agile advantage to software development

By

Cloud Computing to take the forefront

New Delhi: "IT is going through major changes and challenges. It is extremely important to convert the hurdles into opportunities to sail through the tough times. Industry has been resilient to fight back these times by accepting and adapting to the changes. Change is evident in the technology being used, the services provided and the products being offered. We have evolved from being technology... By

Mainframe a Critical Component of Data Centers

Mumbai: In a challenging business environment, the mainframe continues to be the trusted platform for critical business transaction processing according to BMC Softwares Fifth Annual Worldwide Survey of Mainframe Users.According to the survey, 84 percent of respondents expected to see growing or steady MIPS usage on the platform a figure that has remained consistent over the past several years... By

What Differentiates a successful CIO?

Some of the factors that account for CIO's success include a thorough understanding of the business and people dynamics. A successful CIO has the commitment to improve, and has a mindset to an adaptation to market/organization changes and passionate to build an agile technology environment. Great Technologists, do not necessarily make great CIOs. Good IT vision of the organization will provide... By

Philippine IT-BPO industry to grow $25 B

New Delhi: Philippine IT-BPO annual revenues could more than double to $25 billionequivalent to a 10% share of the global marketby 2016, according to an industry road map released today by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP). However, the road maps authors highlighted that the industry must accelerate its talent development initiatives and obtain stronger government... By

The Security vs. Access Paradox

There is only one foolproof way to protect your networked computer systems against electronic snooping, hackers, unauthorised access, stolen passwords, denial-of-service attacks and other security breaches ... unplug them. That clearly isnt a practical solution. In fact, most companies these days are compelled to open their systems to people inside and outside their organisations in order to do... By

Croma Apps for Your Netbook

New Delhi: Infiniti Retail, announced the launch of CROMA APPS, a software application store powered by Intel AppUpSM center. Croma Apps, powered by Intel AppUpSM center offer a selection of free and paid applications for Intel Atom processor-based netbooks. With over 1,000 applications sprawling across categories like entertainment, social networking, gaming and productivity, Croma Apps will be... By

Afcons, IBM partner to drive expansion strategy

New Delhi: IBM has bagged a business transformation driven SAP engagement at AFCONS Infrastructure Limited (AFCONS), part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the third largest construction company in India. The SAP implementation is supported by business process improvement initiatives and change management at AFCONS to incorporate best practices in the construction industry. The IBM engagement... By