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Servers
that sip power
The power consumed by a server over its lifetime is likely
to cost as much as the server itself if energy costs continue
to rise. This has led to the development of energy-efficient
multi-core server processors that reduce the operational cost
of a data centre. Akhtar Pasha reports.
Upfront
“Adhering
to Basel II norms is on the agenda of all major banks”
S Ramakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer, Reveleus (an i-flex
company), on the importance of Basel II and other regulations
that will affect the adoption of IT in the banking and the
financial sector.
Honeywell
eyes Indian security market
Honeywell Security is eyeing the Indian market. Ben Cornett,
Worldwide President & CEO, Honeywell Security Group said,
“India is a priority geography for us with a large on-the-ground
team of product managers, technical support, supply chain
team and sales support groups dedicated to end-customers and
independent dealers and integrators of HSG products.”
SMBs
to spend 26,709 cr on IT by 08
According to a recent study by ACNielsen, the Indian SMB segment’s
spending on IT infrastructure is poised for remarkable growth.
For the year 2005, SMBs spent about Rs 21,369.9 crore and
this expenditure is predicted to grow to Rs 26,709.423 crore
by 2008.
PTC
bullish about SMBs
Offshore product development (OPD) is the new buzzword in
the Indian software services sector. OPD is gaining prominence
because an OPD company would be in a better position to deliver
the goods than an in-house R&D team.
Towards
empowerment with e-Governance
The recently-concluded Sabha discussed the various e-Governance
initiatives being taken up at the central and state level
and the issues concerning them. Faiz Askari reports.
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