Express Computer-16 - 30 November 2011

16 - 30 November 2011

Cover Story   Legacy is a liability Although the Indian Railways has made clear its intention to use technology extensively, the huge amount of legacy infrastructure owned by it is a big hindrance and a complete overhaul could be the only way out.  Editorial   • Innovations in governance The state of Punjab now offers RC registrations at vehicle dealerships  News   • HP doubles customer base of 3PAR Utility Storage systems • Wipro and Workday enter into an alliance • VIA & Simmtronics to enable tablet manufacturing in India • Huawei to localize more for emerging markets • Fraud in Asia takes longest to detect: KPMG global survey • 85% of email still mostly spam while 81% contains links to malicious Websites: eScan says • NEC’s iPASOLINK selected by Tata Teleservices for mobile backhaul • POS solutions with loyalty program boost IT spends in retail • Quikr app to be pre-loaded on Nokia phones in India • HP opens exclusive HP World store in Bangalore • Fujitsu introduces Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for SMBs • Douglas Murray appointed Senior Vice President for APAC region • Infor delivers localized version of ERP Enterprise (LN) for Indian market • CIBER opens new global delivery center • ApnaCircle rolls out API-based platform • Samsung partners with BigFlix to launch Video on Demand application • Malware attacks up due to social media; organizations lagging on proper protection • Altera introduces SoC FPGAs: integrating ARM processor system and FPGA into 28-nm single-chip solution • Kaspersky Lab’s new endpoint protection solution readies enterprises for the next cyber threat • Croma offers laptop theft protection with Intel anti-theft service • Existing transportation technologies could eliminate 90% of traffic accidents, IEEE experts say • Verizon Global Wholesale wins MEF’s ‘Best Wholesale Ethernet Service’ award for EMEA • Convergys appoints Marife Zamora as Managing Director for Asia Pacific, EMEA • HCL Technologies receives an ITSMA Diamond Award for marketing excellence • Etisalat announces first certified LTE program with Huawei  Feature   • SDCs move onto Private Cloud Some states are looking at moving to the Cloud for their second data center with Kerala being a good example of this trend. • Indians get an Unique Identity With the country's poor poised to gain an identity card, most social welfare schemes will soon be in a position to steer clear of hindrances and reach the correct beneficiaries, thanks to credentials that are validated through UID. However, the project itself has hit many a speed breaker. • IT in rural education: not quite optimal When it comes to rural education, we are miles away from leveraging technology let alone using it optimally. A few projects, however, raise hopes. • Enabling common services In the absence of adequate G2C services, the government faces the challenge of making Common Services Centers sustainable. • Mass Migration The Indian government has laid out a roadmap for agencies to migrate to IPv6. These agencies are making efforts to overcome the challenges posed by the lack of IPv6-ready equipment in the CPE segment, applications, content and customer awareness of the new IP version. • Video conferencing @ gov.in The government is purchasing both video conferencing equipment and services in a big way. • State Portals Efforts being made to bring about greater transparency and state governments are trying to ride the technology bandwagon in order to improve their internal efficiencies.  Interview   • BYOD: the next game changer in IT Bringing personal devices into the workplace is the norm in the West. It is also catching on in India. Sujai Hajela - VP/GM of Wireless Business Unit, Cisco, talked to Pupul Dutta about advances in mobility that were poised to reshape the enterprise and drive growth and innovation  Events   • Cloud Delivery HP has its sights set on the rapidly expanding Cloud computing market in the APJ region. Its recent media event in Singapore centered on new services delivery models for accelerating Cloud deployment. • Cloud Everywhere Industry leaders deliberated upon the Cloud’s impact upon various aspects of IT. The conclusion arrived at was that the technology was blurring the lines separating consumer & enterprise IT.  Products   • Products - Fujifilm FinePix T 200 - Porsche Design P’9981Smartphone - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V and Xperia pro - Stellar Phoenix CD DVD Data Recovery for Mac - IBall Slide