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Managing Risk For The Flexible Bank In 2008

The generation of consumers and business people who have grown up in the internet age are as comfortable in a virtual world as many of us are in the physical world and for these consumers, the current physical and electronic banking offerings are highly limiting. Writes Anil Chakravarthy, VP Worldwide – Enterprise Services, Symantec Corporation.

 

Satish Syal, Executive Vice President & Group CIO, NIIT Technologies wirites , For decades, companies ran their software applications on their own infrastructure paying for and managing everything that was involved: buying the hardware/software, installation, application development, security, maintenance and upgrades. Software as a Service (SaaS) is a new delivery model where companies pay not for owning the software but for using it.

 

 
Verizon Business and Virtusa Corporation have teamed up to develop an innovative approach to the management of information technology (IT) assets. Verizon Business has developed specialized software that dramatically enhances the company’s ability to manage its portfolio of IT assets in line with corporate objectives. This new software is supported by a unique scoring and analysis model developed with Virtusa Corporation.  

Tejas Networks to exhibit CARRIER Ethernet @ CommunicASiA

 

 

 Tejas Networks, is going to exhibit its high-performance Carrier Ethernet solution at CommunicAsia 2008. Tejas Networks has seen significant success in the highly-competitive Indian telecom markets and is now showcasing its Carrier Ethernet products that will enable next-generation optical networks for telecom operators in South East Asia.

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    Sandeep Bhambure, National Manager – BFSI, EMC India writes on ...the Indian Banking industry, which is presently witnessing the consolidation phase growing and mergers & acquisitions (M&As) are the order of the day. 

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    It was the time when everyone went for inventory control system for materials management, Tally for accounting system and sales & distribution system for remote sales management. Subsequently people shifted to MRP, MRP II & ERP systems for elimination of data redundancy & design a transaction system for streamlining the processes. Today, it’s IT department’s role today to take the responsibility of all the individual departments separately and integrate the operations to build a transaction system. Writes Prakash Pradhan, Head-IT at Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

     

    As the fastest growing sector in IBM India, the Global Small & Medium Business (GSMB) unit is ready to address this growth and offer SMBs the solutions and technologies that are critical to their survival in the challenging Indian market. Mid-market companies have distinct needs that are often ignored by most service providers. IBM’s Technologies and Solutions for Indian Small and Mid-market businesses provide a competitive edge in this era of globalisation.

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    Newgen Software Technologies Limited announced the successful implementation of its ECM solution (based on Newgen OmniDocs™) at Compass BPO, a pioneer in third-party Finance & Accounting outsourcing from India. Compass BPO provide best-in-class, end-to-end business process outsourcing solutions in Finance & Accounting, and knowledge services.

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    Indian IT Manager's 'Status of Security' : A Report

     Websense, Inc. a global player in the domain of Web security and content protection, recently announced the findings of the SOS ‘State of Security’ survey conducted in India. The independent survey commissioned by Websense and undertaken by The Nielsen Company, India, assesses the impact of the Internet at work and gauges awareness of Internet security risks among IT managers. "Protecting company confidential information key element of Internet security"
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    Today’s threat scenario is defined by two factors. One is the emergence of user as the weakest link in the security chain and the second is the internal threats which are high in frequency and potential and are estimated at over 50% of the total threats. Blended threats like spyware, phishing, pharming, viruses and more are targeting the individual user, extracting corporate and personal confidential information or turning their devices into parts of massive botnets to further the attack. A Unified Threat Management solution provides comprehensive protection to enterprises with tightly integrated multiple security features working together on a single appliance. DIGVIJAYSINH CHUDASAMA, Vice President - CYBEROAM explains some contemporary issues relate to security and role of cutting edge technology in fighting with those security threats.

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    Manish Bapat, Senior Product Marketing Manager, EMC South Asia 

    IBM India has achieved the highest standards of quality in project management, while setting up Global Delivery Center (GDC) in India. This center is being certified for BS15000 and BS 7799. Pete Lorenzen, VP - Integrated Technology Delivery, IBM India explained in an interview explained about IBM's key points of differentiation while offering RIM. Company’s massive global footprint with 40 global delivery centers and 70 regional sites brings value to the customers. The GDC presence at IBM India is serving over 170 clients spread across the world.