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Standing
on the shoulders of giants
Time was when no CIO would consider an Open Source platform
for running his core applications. Despite the lower acquisition
cost and the perception of better security, the lack of enterprise
applications on OSS platforms was a bugbear. That is starting
to change. By Megha Banduni
The
enterprise portal rises
Companies are resorting to portals as a means of showcasing
the knowledge and information that’s usually locked in
their enterprise software systems By Vinita Gupta.
“We
allow SMBs to buy the basics and add features as their businesses
grow”
Darrell Riddle - Director, Product Management, Symantec Corporation
talks about Symantec's announcement on Windows protection
and the company's plans for the Indian SMB market. Ajay Verma
- Director, Channels & Alliances, Symantec chips in with
an Indian perspective.
Cisco
acquires IronPort
Cisco has announced a definitive agreement to acquire IronPort
Systems, a privately held company. IronPort is a provider
of messaging security appliances, focusing on enterprise spam
and spyware protection.
Moser
Baer enters home video market
Moser Baer, an optical storage manufacturer recently announced
the launch of a new initiative in content distribution, which
would mark the company’s maiden foray into the entertainment
industry through the Indian home video market.
PayMate
forays into retail
PayMate India, a M-commerce solutions company, is targeting
offline merchant sign-ups which include large chains to stand-alone
retail establishments.
100
MB file replicated between Chennai and Bangalore every two
minutes
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has deployed Riverbed’s
Steelhead wide-area data services (WDS) appliances to ensure
that its critical banking transaction data is secure and safe,
should a disaster occur.
MVAS
Predictions
The Mobile Value Added Services (Mobile VAS or MVAS) industry
could be worth nearly a billion dollars (Rs 4,560 crores)
by end 2007, from its current size of Rs. 2,850 crores says
a report from the Internet and Mobile Association of India
(IAMAI).
HDFCSL
deploys AML solution
HDFC Standard Life (HDFCSL) has implemented an Anti Money
Laundering Solution (AML) Solution from Infrasoft Technologies.
Capco
now part of i-flex
i-flex solutions pte ltd., the Signapore subsidiary of i-flex
solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
the Singapore subsidiary of Capco - The Capital Markets Company.
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