VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom has announced that it is upgrading its European Network with coherent 100G technology.  Reliance Globalcom, which boasts international subsea cable assets spanning over 73,000 Route Kilometers, will be using Ciena's 6500 Packet Optical Platform and WaveLogic coherent optical processors to deploy the 100G network.  Part of the European network connecting Marseilles, London, Paris and Frankfurt is planned to be upgraded with 100G wavelength technology by the end of 2012. The upgraded network will enable Reliance Globalcom to support the surge in high-bandwidth intensive applications that encompass cloud computing, video conferencing, business continuity/disaster recovery, data center connectivity, and storage area networking, in addition to ever-increasing Internet traffic. It will also enable Reliance Globalcom to offer more flexibility and improved performance to its customers. The new 100G technolo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Sophos Labs has determined that the website of a European aeronautical parts supplier – which is currently not being named due to the sensitivity of the situation - had been hacked, and a malicious attack planted on the website which exploits zero-day Microsoft security vulnerability.    Users running any flavour of currently-supported Windows are vulnerable, from XP, up to and including Windows 7.  All supported editions of Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007 are also vulnerable.  There is not yet an official patch from Microsoft, but the company recommends that Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office users immediately install a Fix-it solution, downloadable with instructions from Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2719615, until the company issues an official fix. Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, Sophos, said, "Don't underestimate the seriousness of this vulnerability. It is being acti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A project sponsored by the European Commission under Framework Programme 7 (FP7), and supported by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MCIT), Government of India, is believed to be an ambitious strategic initiative with the core objective to enhance the impact of the significantly progressing EU-India research policy dialogues in the Information Technology domain. In this framework, the project developed a 'Position Paper' containing EU-India joint ICT research priorities and policy recommendations, including specific research dimensions of the priorities shortlisted at the 6th EU-India ICT Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting held in March 2009 in Brussels. The Position Paper is the outcome of the discussions and deliberations of two Think Thank meetings held among high level EU-Indian ICT experts who are part of the Synchroniser Steering Committee (SSC). This valuable document is said to serve as an input for t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Open Group and the Interactive Technology Software and Media Association (ITSMA) have announced that they have partnered with a consortium of leading European and Indian research and technology developers to identify future areas for coordination of government funded IT research. Supported by the European Commission, the Fostering Cooperation in Computing Systems for EU and India (EU-INCOOP) project is investing over 460,000 EURO (US$630,000) to bring together leading researchers from India and Europe to identify priorities and develop a joint research roadmap that is said to increase cooperation and address future technology needs in each region. The roadmap and recommendations is claimed to be used to identify areas of common interests and foster closer links between Governments’ funded research projects in Europe and India. A Rajashree Iyer, Director, ITSMA said, "With computing technologies being an important driver behind India...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC Corporation has announced that Generali Hellas, a member of the Generali Group has enhanced its competitive position and operational efficiencies by deploying EMC Documentum xCP, an integrated platform for building dynamic business solutions and an action engine for Big Data. Rohit Ghai, VP & GM, Content and Case Management Group, EMC Information Intelligence Group said, "Global organizations, such as Generali, deploy EMC Documentum xCP to simplify business operations, make accurate decisions, and increase return on investment. As Generali continues to transform other business processes, it can rely on its existing xCP infrastructure for even faster time-to-market benefits." Elias Mandouvalos, Asst. IT Manager, Generali Hellas said, "EMC Documentum xCP was by far the most complete offering on the market with integrated ECM, BPM and capture. We conducted an in-depth technical inspection, and Documentum xCP delivered the ...