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  • Growth in Indian IT services exports to slow down, says Nasscom

    Growth in India's exports of IT services, business process outsourcing and related services is forecast to drop to 11 to 14 percent in the Indian fiscal year to March 31, 2013 from an estimated 16.3 percent in the current fiscal year, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) said.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 09 Feb. 12 22:57

  • Demand growing for application performance management tools, experts say

    The growing importance of reliable applications in the enterprise has opened a lucrative market opportunity for application performance management vendors, some of which have taken full advantage lately.

    Written by Colin Neagle • 09 Feb. 12 22:33

  • Salesforce.com shakes up Standard support plan features

    Salesforce.com has made a series of changes to its support services that include the removal of certain features from the Standard tier, but which the company says overall will provide a better experience for customers.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 09 Feb. 12 08:37

  • How to evaluate enterprise search options

    Google and other Internet search engine virtually never fail to deliver relevant results nearly instantly. That creates a problem for IT in terms of setting employee expectations around the search capabilities they use at work.

    Written by James A. Martin • 09 Feb. 12 08:09

  • New social site Pinterest attracts enthusiasm, scrutiny

    Just as it enjoys an initial surge of popularity, a new social networking site called Pinterest is also experiencing its first bout of controversy. Observers are accusing the site of secretly embedding code in user content to generate revenue.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 09 Feb. 12 07:10

  • iPad 3 rumour rollup for the week of February 7

    Even as the Patriots' hopes and dreams were strangled in the Super Bowl, the iOSsphere rumours for iPad 3 mounted anew on wings like eagles.

    Written by John Cox • 09 Feb. 12 02:23

  • Outsourcer Cognizant posts strong revenue and profit growth despite uncertain market

    Cognizant Technology Solutions posted strong growth in revenue and profits in the fourth quarter of 2011, indicating that a few focused players continue to grow, even as demand for offshoring is flat because of uncertain economic conditions.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 09 Feb. 12 01:43

  • CSC names Mike Lawrie CEO, ending four-month search

    CSC ended four months of speculation about the identity of its next CEO late Tuesday, announcing that Mike Lawrie, currently CEO of British IT service company Misys, will become CEO of CSC by the end of March. He has already taken a seat on CSC's board.

    Written by Peter Sayer • 08 Feb. 12 23:28

  • Yahoo! chairman, three directors step down

    Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock is stepping down from the board of the struggling internet company along with three other directors.

    Written by AAP • 08 Feb. 12 13:02

  • Dating site matches not so scientific

    Users flock to online dating sites in ever greater numbers, but despite their marketing claims, services such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be offering potential mates chosen through rigorous scientific methods, a group of psychologists and sociologists have charged.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 08 Feb. 12 08:56

  • Centrex: It's alive (for now)!

    Centrex is a lot like the talking plague victim from Monty Python's "Holy Grail": It's not quite dead yet.

    Written by Brad Reed • 08 Feb. 12 04:56

  • SAP unveils HANA in-memory database offerings for SMBs

    SAP on Tuesday announced the first products based on its HANA in-memory database aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, including a new Edge edition of the software as well as HANA-powered analytics for the Business One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 08 Feb. 12 03:47

  • New Juniper routers converge the access net

    Juniper Networks this week has unveiled access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to the service provider network from residential, business and mobile networks.

    Written by Jim Duffy • 08 Feb. 12 03:26

  • Think Tank: An elevator pitch for your project

    When you are a project owner, manager or a sponsor you are often asked what the project is about. It is important because bosses, employees, customers, and partners all need to ‘buy-in’ and become excited about your idea. They will form an initial impression in three minutes or less. This first impression is the lens through which everything else is viewed.

    Written by Hemant Kogekar • 07 Feb. 12 12:02

  • CIOs, CTOs confident in growth prospects in 2012

    CIOs, CTOs look to 2012 with confidence in their business’ growth prospects, according to technology recruitment firm.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett • 07 Feb. 12 09:13

  • An argument for keeping IT training budgets intact

    Every corporation wants an effective workforce, but few want to pay for the training that can give them one. Some executives seem to believe that their IT staff should be able to keep up with new ideas and technology on their own time, with minimal corporate financial support. Those organizations that do support training and education tend to do so only in good times, so those items are often among the first to be slashed when IT budgets get tight.

    Written by Bart Perkins • 07 Feb. 12 02:11

  • Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar

    Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on US airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7 per centof the flying public.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 06 Feb. 12 22:14

  • Micron appoints COO Durcan as CEO after Appleton's death

    Memory company Micron Technology has appointed Mark Durcan as its new CEO, quickly replacing the former CEO Steve Appleton who died in a plane crash on Friday.

    Written by Agam Shah • 06 Feb. 12 08:10

  • The future of hypervisors

    The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.

    Written by Network World staff • 04 Feb. 12 08:34

  • Micron CEO dies in plane crash

    Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.

    Written by Nancy Gohring • 04 Feb. 12 07:01
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