According to the latest outlook by IT research and advisory firm Gartner Inc global IT spending is forecast to a total of USD 3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.1 per cent increase from the previous calendar year. In 2010, worldwide IT spending amounted to USD 3.4 trillion, a 5.4 per cent increase from 2009. Gartner has raised its outlook for 2011 global IT spending from it
Telecom tribunal TDSAT today reserved judgement on new operator Uninor`s petition challenging Telecom Ministry`s drive to impose penalty on telcos that did not roll out services within the stipulated period. Uninor is a joint venture between reality firm Unitech and telecom firm Telenor of Norway. The company had contested the move to levy Liquidated Damages saying
Telecom regulator TRAI has invited an Expression of Interest (EOI) for consultancy services to help formulate a policy and regulatory framework for telecom service providers migrating to Next Generation Networks (NGN). NGN networks are advanced systems that enable telecom service operators to provide better quality signals while offering multimedia, data and voice services.
Telecom tribunal TDSAT today sought government response, on a plea by Idea Cellular, for changing spectrum allocation policy based on first-come, first-serve principle. On January 10, 2008, the Department of Telecom (DoT) had changed the spectrum (radio waves) allocation policy from first-come, first-serve to first-pay, first-served basis during the regime of former telecom minis
Federal police are investigating an apparent hacker attack on the website of Brazil`s president, just a day after President Dilma Rousseff took office, officials have told local media. The attack on Sunday was being investigated by the Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro), according to official sources cited by G1 news and Agencia Folha yesterday. "The fed
Taking cue from its counterparts in others state, J&K Traffic Police today launched its page on Facebook and also a website where people can post pictures and videos of traffic violations. It is part of efforts to bring down traffic violations and ensure better traffic management, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda told reporters here. "We are
Computer Emergency Response Team-Kerala (CERT-K) prevented a major cyber threat on government sites by hackers on New Year eve, a top official of CERT-K said here today. "Based on alerts received from intelligence sources, the team, formed in tune with national CERT-India, took preventive measures to check the hacking," CERT-K Director N Krishnan told reporters here.
The Union Communications and IT Ministry plans to upgrade 383 more post offices across India in the current phase under `Project Arrow`, Minister of State for IT and Communication Sachin Pilot said here today. "Of the proposed 383 more post-offices, 80 are in Tamil Nadu which would be inaugurated soon," he said. Under this scheme, 1,000 post offices in th
Aiming at launching a public interface to help improve the city`s sanitation standards, the MCD will start its page on popular social networking website Facebook tomorrow. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi`s account on Facebook, to be launched by Mayor of Delhi Prithvi Raj Sawhney, will give a special focus on monitoring garbage removal in the national capital. &q
In a move that could see GenNext mobile services including video calls being available to customers, the government today said telecom operators can roll out 3G telephony while working on the modalities to provide monitoring facilities to the security agencies. Responding to questions at his monthly press conference called for giving the report of Home Ministry for December, Unio
Though the volume of letters and parcels through post has declined in the last 15 years in Meghalaya because of email and SMS, people in rural areas are still dependent on postmen and there has been no retrenchment in the department. "People in villages still depend largely on postal services and postmen clear mail from post boxes twice a day," D K Dey, senior post mast
Web browser Firefox garnered the highest market share in Europe in December, pushing Internet Explorer to the second spot, reveals a study. "Firefox overtook Microsoft`s Internet Explorer (IE) to become the No.1 browser in Europe in December 2010... In December, Firefox took 38.11 per cent of European market share, compared to Internet Explorer`s 37.52 per cent," websit
Sri Lanka`s cyber security agency is worried about possible monetary scams after it received several complaints from people who have got SMSes seeking their personal details luring them with a huge prize money. Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) said that it has received at least four complaints in this regard. A top official of the agency said the
As a measure to safeguard public health, Gujarat`s drug watchdog, Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) will shortly launch a SMS and e-mail service to apprise doctors and chemists about the banned drugs. "We will soon launch a SMS and e-mail service that informs doctors and chemists here about the banned and spurious drugs, which could possibly be in circulation due t
Google Inc has approached several magazine publishers, including Time Warner Inc`s Time Inc unit for creating a digital newsstand, in a move to become the dominant distributor of newspapers and magazines for tablet computers and other mobile devices, says a media report. "Google is trying to drum up publishers` support for a new Google-operated digital newsstand for users of
The retirement fund manager EPFO plans to replace PF account number with unique identification number, a move which will help in speedy transfer of a subscribers` funds in case of job change and allow them to track their accounts online. At present when a subscriber changes job, it takes months to transfer provident fund money from one account to another, as the records are requi
With the growing diversity of operating systems among companies, and the increasing use of mobile devices, cyber criminals will put a new spin on social engineering by `malware campaign` under which they will bombard recipients with email that drop virus downloaders. According to an internet security software and service provider Trend Micro study on Threat Predictions for 2011,
The Assembly Estimate Committee has recommended to the state government various suggestions for the growth of IT sector including the setting up of a single window system for the clearance to start IT ventures in the state. The committee report, tabled in the House today, said the government should implement fast-track facility to acquire land for IT parks, ensure uninterrrupted
Known for its penchant for technology, BJP today became the first party in the country to start a system of teleconferencing between its headquarters and various state unit offices in a bid to hold interactive sessions on issues and party programmes. BJP President Nitin Gadkari launched the teleconferencing facility at the party headquarters here when he held discussions with nin
Technology giant IBM today said it is focussing on business analytics and access management segments to strengthen its portfolio in the country. The company, which is traditionally known for its hardware and servers, provides platform to software companies to develop software like business analytics and access management. The segment contributes about 25 per cent to the global re
