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Database
giant talks middleware
Oracle has emerged as one of the top players in middleware.
Akhtar Pasha reports on how the software giant succeeded in
a segment where it had no presence just four years ago.
Upfront
Integration
and the SOA story
Business applications drive technology, and Service Oriented
Architecture is no exception. Vinutha V says that by using
Web services, SOA is giving enterprises the opportunity to
integrate business processes and applications.
Now,
money goes mobile
State Bank of India and the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Bombay, have come together to launch an innovative
mobile payment option in India—the SBI Visa prepaid card.
mChq, a mobile-to-mobile payment option platform, will power
these cards.
Red
Hat’s 2006-07 plans will help cut IT costs
Red Hat’s plans for the year 2006-07 focus on virtualisation,
stateless Linux and developer enablement. With companies increasingly
looking at reducing the cost of IT infrastructure, Red Hat
feels that its focus areas will be the key levers to reduce
costs.
FSS
bags Rs 110 crore ATM contract
Financial Software & Systems (FSS) recently announced
that they have been awarded an ATM outsourcing contract worth
Rs 110 crore by Bank of Maharashtra and Vijaya Bank, two leading
public sector banks in India.
IDC
expects fresh concern over disposal of PCs
IDC is expecting a new debate over disposal of PCs and expansion
of the recycling industry as the installed base of PCs worldwide
shot up to 749 million in 2004.
“The
SMB segment presents a big opportunity for Brocade”
PC
scheme for students, WB Government staff
Microsoft has announced a partnership with the Government
of West Bengal and Intel Technologies for the state-wide roll-out
of Gyandeep, the People’s PC Programme, and Gyanbridhi,
the Students’ PC Programme, initiatives aimed at accelerating
IT penetration in the state.
e-mail
attacks are the biggest threat
At its annual Vision Conference for IT professionals, Symantec
released the results of a survey conducted with IDC on the
awareness and adoption of security for software among Indian
mid-sized companies.
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