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Big
Blue serves to win
Proprietary technology, a huge portfolio of products aimed
at the right markets, and a rejuvenated channel partner base,
have helped IBM inch past its competitors in the highly competitive
SIAS (Standard Intel Architecture Server) market.
UPFRONT
Microsoft
opens a window in Hyderabad
Microsoft, the world’s largest software major, has drawn
up a major expansion plan to make its Microsoft India Development
Centre (MIDC) the second-largest facility after its Redmond
base in the US. The company will hire several hundred staff
in the near future as against the 800 professionals in MIDC
(product development) and Global Delivery Centre India (GDCI-support
services) in Hyderabad.
India
Banking Summit starts on December 7th
India Banking Summit, an international conference for examining
the future of banking and financial services in India, will
be held in Mumbai on December 7th & 8th at the Renaissance
Mumbai Hotel and Convention Centre.
Kerala
police find Micro Vehicle Black Box useful
Now it will be possible to park your vehicle and be free from
the stress that it may be stolen by some thief. Idea Cellular,
a leading mobile phone operator in the country, has introduced
an innovative solution, !-guard, for its customers in association
with Micro Technologies.
SiNett
commences Indian operations
SiNett Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company focusing
on the Wireless LAN segment, has commenced operations in India
by setting up an R&D lab at Bangalore. The lab will grow
to over 50 engineers during the first year of operations.
It will be engaged in developing silicon chips and associated
software for enterprise wireless networks.
TCS
clinches US $ 3 million contract
TCS has been awarded a US $ 3 million contract by the Philippine
Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS) through its subsidiary
the Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation (PDTC).
The mandate is to implement a depository, registry, clearing
and settlement system for the equities and fixed income securities
market in the Philippines.
Storage
vendors eye e-mail archiving
Consider this statistic: 80 percent of Internet usage goes
towards the use of e-mail services. If you extend this to
a situation where health records need to be maintained for
ten years for regulatory compliance, the number shoots up
exponentially.
“E-mail
should be made a paid service”
Whatever be the security problem, CA says that the path to
take in security is a combination of technology and government
policies.
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