Hidden unveils Indias first homegrown Web Browser

Noida: Hidden Reflex, a Bangalorebased software startup has launched the first browser targeted at Indian audiences. The browser called Epic has been created by a team of Indian engineers on the opensource Mozilla platform. The browser sidebar supports Indian content by providing users access to the latestnational and regional news from popular publications, live television channels, videos,... By

Enterprise sharpeners

EDITOR'S NOTE Only a few years ago, organisations existed, functioned and competed in an age of information. Today, many of them struggle in an age of information overload!Information no longer provides a competitive edge. Too much of it in fact leads to indecisiveness, and therefore a lack of competitiveness. Dynamic and smart organisations no longer chant the information mantra; they practice... By shubhendu.parth

VMware intros Virtualization Solutions

New Delhi: VMware, the global player in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, has introduced new VMware vSphere 4.1 solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with prices starting at $83 per processor. The solution, according to the company offers advanced capabilities for virtualized environments that can be rapidly deployed at... By shubhendu.parth

Comviva enters latin America and Caribbean

New Delhi: Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, today announced its expansion into the Latin America and Caribbean region with the opening of its office in Miami. The company also announced the appointment of Max Padr as General Manager to head the region. Our expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean is part of an ongoing strategy to forge closer ties with... By shubhendu.parth

Lemon partners with Social Mobile Community mig33

New Delhi: Lemon Mobiles, the value for money mobile brand promoted by Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd announced its partnership with mig33, the worlds largest mobile-first community. Under the agreement, Lemon Mobiles will pre-install mig33 on all its new Internet-enabled mobile devices. Lemon Mobiles is currently rated amongst the top ten handset manufacturers in India today. mig33 is a... By shubhendu.parth

Telesoft unveils interactive VAS platform

New Delhi: Telesoft Technologies has introduced the ARNE IVR platform in India. Aimed at VAS & enterprise players in India and Asia, the product offers the voice and video platform on which VAS developers can build innovative new revenue streams. According to the company, the solution can easily connects to mobile and fixed networks and provides services such as colour ring-back tones (... By shubhendu.parth

Ericsson intros LTE based solution

New Delhi: Swedish networking firm Ericsson has unveiled its TD-LTE solution at the recently held China Mobile event. The solution, according to the company will help run fast mobile broadband applications such as video on demand (VOD) and video streaming using a live camera. LTE, the next generation of mobile broadband technology, includes two versions: one for paired spectrum, frequency... By shubhendu.parth

US extends its lead as a top spammer

Bangalore: IT security and control firm Sophos has published its latest report into the top twelve spam relaying countries, covering the second quarter of 2010. The USA continues to be the number one spam polluter, piping out 15.2% of all global spam messages, an increase from 13.1% in the first quarter of 2010. The UK, a nation that last year fell out of the spam hall of shame - also saw a... By shubhendu.parth

Build for the business

For most business executives, IT is confusing and expensive, with ever-escalating capital expenditures and operating budgets and poorly understood RoI.Does it need to be that way? The answer is no. IT can and should be a well-understood function for business leaders. In the coming decades, all functional leaders will need to develop understanding of systems and technologies in order to work... By shubhendu.parth

Pocket-wise, otherwise too

Quality. Price. Service. Pick any two, said a very succinct placard at Damodars tailoring shop. Damodar was among the best in the tailoring business and he definitely knew what he was talking about.However, in the software industry, the emergence of open source software (OSS) no longer allows a vendor to dictate terms. The new catch phrase is pick all three and not pick any two.Take quality for... By shubhendu.parth

Build with beyond-IT blocks

he IT manager community in India is very vibrant today and its members include some of the brightest IT minds, globally. IT managers have played a major role within and outside India and contributed to the success of the country on the global map. I am positive and confident that they can do much more in terms of their achievements. However, IT managers cannot be satisfied with being... By shubhendu.parth

Growing fear of stolen IP : A survey

New Delhi: The results of Cyber-Ark Softwares fourth annual Trust, Security and Passwords global survey show that 35 percent of respondents believe their companys highly-sensitive information has been handed over to competitors. Thirty-seven percent of the IT professionals surveyed cited ex-employees as the most likely source of this abuse of trust. While perhaps not surprising that disgruntled... By shubhendu.parth