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Akamai releases First Quarter 2015 “State of the Internet” Report

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Akamai Technologies has released its First Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption across fixed and mobile networks, andIPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation. Beginning this quarter, security-related content that was previously included in the State of the Internet Report, including data on attack traffic seen across the Akamai platform and insights into high-profile security vulnerabilities and attacks, is now published in a separate State of the Internet/Security Report. akamai logo1 Akamai releases First Quarter 2015 State of the Internet ReportData and graphics from the First Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report can be found on the Akamai State of the Internet site and through the Akamai State of the Internet app for iOS and Android devices. State of the Internet Report-related discussions are also takin...

Singapore-based Start-up Spini Ventures in India

Aiming to open up a new horizon of business opportunities for common people and salespeople, a unique online marketplace app “Spini” has been launched. The increasingly crowded Indian market with brands jostling for customer attention across various platforms is set to undergo a significant paradigm shift with the launch. The start-up operated by a strong technology-backed team spread across Chennai, Bangalore and Singapore aims to play a crucial role in connecting people with the right information at the right time. Established in Singapore in 2014, Chennai becomes the first city where Spini is being launched, in addition to a strong presence in Bangalore and Singapore. Being a marketplace, people can post information related to a customer planning for a purchase and salesperson bid for and buy those as leads. Spini offers users ways to make money on information they hold and the salesperson gains a qualified lead where his chances of closing the sale are much higher and his produc...

IRCTC adds five new servers to improve e-ticketing operations

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To speed up e-ticketing operations, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has imported five new servers from Singapore. The initiative to import five new servers from Singapore comes close on the heels of IRCTC introducing two new high-speed servers earlier this month that have doubled peak-time efficiency for booking Tatkal tickets in the morning hours. Dr A. K. Manocha IRCTC Chairman 150x150 IRCTC adds five new servers to improve e ticketing operationsDr A. K. Manocha, IRCTC Chairman & Managing Director, said, “The five new HP Itanium servers, to be installed shortly in the middle layer of the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), would considerably speed up the booking of e-tickets and streamline the Next-Generation E-Ticketing System (NGET).” “There are already five servers in the PRS at its middle layer. With the addition of five new servers from Singapore, their number would go up to ten,” he informed... See more  

Delta launches Ultron HPH Series UPS

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Delta Electronics has announced the rollout of its new Ultron HPH 60/80/100/120kVA high-efficiency uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to join its existing 20/30/40kVA models for the Indian market. With the combination of maximum available power, energy efficiency, high availability and flexibility, HPH is an ideal choice for data centers as well as for industries involved in factory equipment, communication systems, computer network systems, medical systems, monitoring systems and more. Delta Ultron HPH Series UPS 300x300 Delta launches Ultron HPH Series UPS“Facilitating increased energy efficiency as well as ultimate availability, the Ultron HPH is an ideal solution for customers to achieve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization,” said Suhas Joshi, Vice-President, Delta Power Solutions (India) Private Ltd. With three-level IGBT topology, the Ultron HPH features 96% AC-AC efficiency and 99% efficiency in ECO mode. The Ultron HPH delivers fully rated power (output power fac...

Paolo Colella becomes Ericsson’s India Head

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Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella as new Head of Region India.  In this new role, Paolo will also take a seat on Ericsson’s Global Leadership Team, reporting to the Chairman of Region India and Senior Vice-President Asia-Pacific, Mats H Olsson. Paolo succeeds Chris Houghton who will assume the role as Head of Region North-East Asia. President & CEO Hans Vestberg said, “Chris has successfully managed Ericsson’s operations in India during his two-year stint in the country and enabled the India operations to grow into the largest employee base for Ericsson in the world. Paolo takes charge from Chris at a time when Ericsson in India is well poised for growth and team in India is fully geared to leverage the new market opportunities and contribute to the growth of the Indian telecom sector.” Paolo Colella Ericsson India Head 300x300 Paolo Colella becomes Ericssons India HeadPaolo Colella said, “I look forward to joining the team in India and continue the work to build stro...

Fujitsu strengthens its PRIMEFLEX Lineup of Integrated Systems

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Fujitsu has completed the rollout of its PRIMEFLEX portfolio. With its comprehensive PRIMEFLEX lineup of Integrated Systems, Fujitsu is empowering organizations to accelerate digital transformation of their businesses, eliminate complexity and reduce risk. Integrated Systems are a combination of servers, storage, connectivity and software designed to address certain specific use cases. With its portfolio of PRIMEFLEX Integrated Systems, Fujitsu provides a wide range of purpose – or task-built solutions that enable the faster deployment of more powerful data center technology design, covering areas from Microsoft Exchange to High-Performance Computing (HPC) and from SAP HANA to private cloud. Ayman Abouseif vice president fujitsu 300x300 Fujitsu strengthens its PRIMEFLEX Lineup of Integrated SystemsAyman Abouseif, Vice-President – Product Marketing, Fujitsu Global Marketing, said, “Customers who want to quickly deploy new types of workload in their data centers are looking to lea...

Polycom RealPresence Platform Revolutionizes Collaboration with new Solutions

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Demonstrating its commitment to driving highly productive collaboration experiences, Polycom has announced three new solutions to its Polycom RealPresence platform. Polycom added advanced capabilities, extended benefits and cloud offers to the RealPresence Platform, making it today’s most complete, affordable and accessible method of building and harnessing the workplace of the future. polycom logo Polycom RealPresence Platform Revolutionizes Collaboration with new Solutions“Polycom is creating new experiences that enhance the way people work, without changing the way they are used to working,” said Ashan Willy, Polycom Senior Vice President of Worldwide Systems Engineering and Product Management. “Productivity is redefined when collaboration tools are easy to use and integrated into the daily workflow. Accessibility and integration matter. Experience matters. Productivity and efficiency matter. The market is changing, and today’s announcement is symbolic of our mission to meet th...

Sify shareholders approve dividend payment of 10%

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Sify Technologies Limited has announced that further to the recommendation of the Board of Directors for dividend payment of 10% on the Equity Shares and American Depository Shares for the year 2014-15, which was subject to the approval of the shareholders, the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 18, 2015 have approved the same. Dividend will be paid earliest by Monday, June 22, 2015 to those shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members of the Company (for India) and Citibank Depository Register (for ADRs) on the Record Date, May 18, 2015. sify img 6 Sify shareholders approve dividend payment of 10%Sify also announced the reappointment of Ananda Raju Vegesna as the Executive Director of the Company for a further period of five years, effective June 22, 2015... See more  

Palo Alto Uncovers New Cyber attacks Targeting Government and Military Networks

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Palo Alto Networks has shared research that uncovers a series of potentially state-sponsored cyber attacks targeting government and military organizations in countries throughout Southeast Asia. Discovered by the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat intelligence team and dubbed “Operation Lotus Blossom”, the attacks appear to be an attempt to gain inside information on the operation of nation-states throughout the region.  The campaign dates as far back as three years and involves targets in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. paloalto logo Palo Alto Uncovers New Cyber attacks Targeting Government and Military NetworksOver 50 separate attacks have been identified in Operation Lotus Blossom. They all use a custom-built Trojan, named “Elise” to deliver highly targeted spear phishing emails and gain an initial foothold on targeted systems. Unit 42 believes the Elise malware was developed to specifically meet the unique needs of the operation, but also is bei...

Tourmaline Oil Corp. Selects Eka’s Next-Generation ETRM Software

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Eka Software Solutions has announced that Tourmaline Oil Corp. has selected Eka’s InSight CM platform to manage trading, position, risk, scheduling, and settlement for its rapidly expanding crude oil and natural gas operations. Tourmaline Oil Corp. is a leading North American intermediate crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on long-term growth through an aggressive exploration, development, production, and acquisition program. The company’s business strategy is to maximize shareholder value by increasing reserves, production, and cash flows through the development of a continually growing asset base. To support the company’s rapid growth, Tourmaline required an advanced, multi-commodity ETRM solution that was fully integrated across front, middle, and back office. They sought a solution that would provide real-time position, exposure, and risk management to efficiently run operations and meet all reporting and audit requirements. Only Eka offered...

Is Big Data just for Big Businesses? Not Anymore-How Data-as-a-Service Levels the Playing Field

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If “a week is a long time in politics” then it must be worth an eon in world of enterprise IT. Another day and another ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ cloud offering popping up to provide a new competitive advantage for beleaguered CIOs. And while it’s easy for a lot to get lost in the noise of the on demand movement – we shouldn’t underestimate the impact this technology has had in readdressing the balance of power between new and established businesses. Josh Good Director of Product Marketing Qlik Is Big Data just for Big Businesses? Not Anymore How Data as a Service Levels the Playing Field Josh Good, Director of Product Marketing, Qlik Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) is the latest and greatest in a long line of these new IT models. While every business understands that data, and the insights that can be gleaned from it, are vital, it can be somewhat overwhelming for smallerorganizations trying to contend with large volumes of scattered and often unstructured information (better known as...