Essar builds a shared services model

New Delhi: Essar has selected HPs Converged Infrastructure solution to build a Shared Services environment for selected applications across its group companies. This will allow ESSAR to improve time to market and reduce cost by leveraging a flexible IT model where resources can be provisioned on the fly as per business demand.Essar Group is a USD 15 billion organisation with interests in Steel,... By shubhendu.parth

Netmagic unveils cloud 2.0

New Delhi: Netmagic Solutions has announced the launch of their next generation cloud computing service offerings for enterprises. Based on the business requirements, enterprises will now be able to scale their IT infrastructure near real-time without compromising on operational efficiency and worrying about hardware management issues.Netmagic Cloud 2.0, which enables online provisioning,... By shubhendu.parth

Wipro set to win Criminal Tracking Project

New Delhi: IT consultancy firm Wipro is set to win a criminal tracking project contract to electronically link police stations across India and digitise criminal records. This is perhaps one of the largest e-governance projects available from the Indian government, which is set to digitally integrate at least 14,000 police stations as well as nearly 6,000 higher offices. The higher offices to be... By shubhendu.parth

Micro switch paves way for ultra-fast computer

New Delhi: Scientists have created the world's smallest electronic switch which may lead to making of the next generation computer with millions times faster calculation speed.The transistor, measuring four-billionths of a metre and embedded in a single silicone crystal, is the first step in a "quantum computer" which will make calculations millions of times faster than existing devices.The... By shubhendu.parth

Facebook launches new security features

New Delhi: Social networking website Facebook recently launched new security features to offer greater privacy to users. The move followed criticism regarding its privacy features and their efforts are bound to bring back the faith of its million users in the community.Facebook software engineer Lev Popov said in an official blog post that it is implementing new tools to protect users from scams... By shubhendu.parth

Wipro set to win Criminal Tracking Project

New Delhi: IT consultancy Wipro is set to win a criminal tracking project contract to electronically link police stations across India and digitise criminal records. This is perhaps one of the largest e-governance projects available from the Indian government, which is set to digitally integrate at least 14,000 police stations as well as nearly 6,000 higher offices. The higher offices to be... By shubhendu.parth

HP to power Sifys cloud service

New Delhi: HPs Converged Infrastructure and Sify is launching cloud services including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for select applications under its On-Demand Hosting Platform. BCP & DR,, Business Applications, Datacenter and virtualization, IT and business strategy, Network computing, Security and Risk ManagementHP... By shubhendu.parth

One charger for all mobile phones soon

Hyderabad: An energy efficient standard charger for all mobile phones will soon be introduced in the global market. Leading United Nations agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) issues International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said that standard mobile phone charger is ready to be introduced in the market.ITU officials announced on the first day of World Telecommunication... By shubhendu.parth

Bridgewater Systems expands in Asia Pacific

Mumbai: Bridgewater Systems the Ottawa, Canada headquartered mobile personalization Company, today announced the opening of its new Center of Excellence in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, at a ceremony in New Delhi. This will be Bridgewaters first global R&D center outside Canada.Bridgewater Systems enables service providers to personalize, manage, and deliver applications such as mobile commerce,... By shubhendu.parth

SafeNet announces security upgrades

New Delhi: SafeNet, has announced that its Luna SA and Luna PCI Hardware Security Modules (HSM) help secure Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. The SafeNet HSMs work with the database management system to provide organizations with a highly secure platform for storing and managing sensitive data. This combination delivers enhanced cryptography and encryption as well as high-speed and seamless... By shubhendu.parth

Growth Seen in software certifications

New Delhi: Following a report by Gartner on the software certifications and trainings market that it is estimated to grow from $5.59 billion in 2008 to $13.58 billion in 2013, QAI reduces prices for entry level certifications to $100 for easy availability and growth.The QAI Global Institute which administers Software Certifications' examinations, has announced revised prices for Certified... By shubhendu.parth

Wipro, SAP to develop sustainability solutions

New Delhi: Wipro Technologies announced that it has entered into a co-innovation agreement with SAP AG to develop and deliver sustainability performance management and energy management solutions to enterprise customers globally. The goal is to empower customers to drive a greener footprint while enhancing their bottom line.Wipro and SAP will work together to implement SAP solutions for... By shubhendu.parth