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Ahli Bank is part of the Ahli United Bank group headquartered in Bahrain, and present in seven countries - Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Oman, Iraq and the United Kingdom (UK). This follows the recent announcement from Qatar Exchange allowing Qatari Banks to make inroads into brokerage operations by establishing their own subsidiaries.
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Scientists require significant compute power to run complex simulations, and want the ability to scale up their computational experiments almost limitlessly; the cloud computing model potentially holds great promise.
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Argonne created Magellan, based on 560 IBM® System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M3 compute nodes with Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand networking, running three software stacks to test the viability of cloud computing for science.
NG Subramaniam, President, TCS Financial Solutions, said, “Our relationship with HDFC Bank is a testimony of our commitment to our customers, where our solutions help them transform their businesses. TCS BaNCS Treasury enables banks like HDFC Bank to complement their treasury business with a functionally rich, robust and state-of-the-art technology platform for an agile financial supply chain. We take extreme pride in launching our next-generation treasury solution across the globe.”
I have worked with all versions of Exchange, including when it was still MS Mail 3.x. During the years I have been a big fan of this messaging system – mainly due to its integration ability and use of database technology (well JET actually) to provide many features that were novel at the time of introduction. E2K10 is no exception. However, with the rise of the Cloud, and services such as Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite - BPOS or other hosted Exchange service providers, the messaging is becoming increasingly unclear.
Google's announcement of its Chromebook constitutes a real-time case study. Chromebook hinges on the idea that we no longer need local storage or applications on our computers -- that the Web can handle most tasks.
The move follows the RTS announcement in April of plans to open the firm's first office in India to service a growing client base in the country. The acquisition enables RTS to gain a highly skilled and experienced development team in India and a complementary, state-of-the-art global product suite, while substantially increasing the distribution potential of FFS products and services globally.
Today at Citrix Synergy(TM), where virtual computing takes center stage, Citrix Systems announced two powerful new cloud networking products designed to seamlessly connect enterprises to external clouds. The first is NetScaler(R) Cloud Gateway, which sits at the "front door" of corporate datacenters giving IT an easy, unified way to orchestrate the delivery of any mix of SaaS, web and Windows apps to end users. The second is NetScaler(R) Cloud Bridge, which sits at the "back door" of corporate datacenters, giving IT unlimited capacity by seamlessly and securely extending any datacenter to any external cloud service. Both products are built on a common service delivery fabric provided by the recently announced NetScaler(R) SDX(TM) platform
In addition, Symantec witnessed a 3.1 percent year-over-year unit growth in the month of April as well as a steady uptick in the previous five months while all other major Certificate Authorities* experienced a loss in unit market share for the same period.
Microsoft is getting that money thanks to a patent settlement with HTC over intellectual property infringement.
Microsoft is suing other Android phone makers, and it's looking for $7.50 to $12.50 per device, says Pritchard.
We knew hardware companies were paying Microsoft, we just didn't know how much. (In October Steve Ballmer said, "Android has a patent fee. It's not like Android's free.")
Pritchard says we can expect more legal activity to pick up around Android in the coming months because "Google appears to have very little IP to defend itself with."
Challenged with rapid growth and a complex data center infrastructure, Travelport selected Cisco® data center technologies to increase data center virtualization and to scale for future growth, while decreasing the time to add and provision servers and reducing the cost for network switches, cabling, servers, and power/cooling.
The new media advertising and consulting firm has partnered with major Hollywood studios to use MovieConnect on Facebook which officially launches today with the release of the film "The Hangover Part II."
The proprietary movie ticketing and showtime advertising technology is the only application that allows for one-click movie times and tickets. Using it as an application on Facebook will allow film studios to upload the app onto a movie's fan page and allow fans to find theaters and tickets without leaving Facebook.
Cloud Gateway helps enterprise IT streamline traditional silo-based architectures in favor of a much simpler, service-oriented approach, designed to realize the “Power of One” - one place for users to get self-service access to any app, one login for any app or service, and one point of control for IT to enforce consistent policies for compliance, access control, auditing and quality of service (QoS). Cloud Gateway supports all leading browsers and all versions of Citrix Receiver™, a universal software client that provides users with easy, self-service access to all their apps from any PC, Mac, tablet or smart phone. Unlike other alternative offerings in this space, Cloud Gateway goes beyond SaaS and web apps to fully support seamless, secure access to any Windows app or desktop as well. Moreover, the Citrix Receiver client provides a rich, native device experience that goes beyond basic browser access with custom designed support for 1,000s of different devices, including innovative new products like the HP TouchPad, BlackBerry Playbook, and Google Chromebook.
As part of this expansion, the Analytics Solutions Center is incorporating some of the same technology used in IBM's Watson, the experimental computer system that defeated the two best human contestants in the game show Jeopardy! earlier this year. Using sophisticated analytics to understand the meaning and context of medical information, advanced health analytics is increasingly being used to help healthcare organizations gain new insight from the explosion of health data growing at a rate of 35 percent per year, according to a recent study by Enterprise Strategy Group.
From the production of the first Lacoste Polo shirt in 1933, Devanlay has grown into a global business spanning Europe, US and Asia. Devanlay is now also responsible for global product distribution and marketing which has had significant impact on their IT infrastructure.
Announced at Citrix Synergy™ 2011, the offerings include:
"I said it and I mean," said Ballmer at the time. So how does today's news fit into that commitment?
Digium announced today that Skype is ending an agreement that allowed the company to incorporate Skype's technology into its open-source Asterisk software. Under the agreement, Asterisk and Skype developed propriety software that allowed Asterisk users access to the Skype network.
But in a letter to clients today, Digium said Skype for Asterisk will not be available for sale or activation after July 26, 2011.
“Delivering a positive experience is essential for any company to retain customers and grow its business,” said Brad Wilson, general manager of Microsoft Dynamics CRM product management. “Microsoft Dynamics CRM, through its familiar, intelligent and connected experiences, gives customer service professionals a complete view of their clients, along with insightful and actionable guidance enabling them to deliver the best possible customer service.”
Verizon CaaS provides a high-performance SAS 70 Type II-compliant environment in which CA Technologies can host its applications securely and reliably. This hosted software delivery option complements CA Technologies traditional on-premise software delivery and its growing on-demand, SaaS delivery model for CA Service Desk Manager On Demand and CA Clarity™ PPM On Demand.
Consumers are always on, always connected to a wide range of sources and information through a variety of devices, and are influenced by other consumers. Buying habits have evolved, incorporating a variety of digital channels and methods of interaction that span in-home experiences online, mobile applications on the go and in-person service. Retailers are expected to keep up.
But for some retailers, innovation has been an afterthought. Adopting the latest technology advancements has historically been a piecemeal proposition to address immediate pain points related to inventory management or streamlining sales transactions.
To address these needs, HP today announced a new generation of point-of-sale (POS) and kiosk systems to help retailers manage, secure and enhance the sales process at every consumer touch point.
According to Emily Dart, retail solutions marketing manager for HP’s Personal Systems Group, HP is prioritizing helping its retail customers to standardize on one system throughout their stores. In fact, the new HP rp5800 Retail System announced today was developed to do just that. Running Windows 7 Professional, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows XP, the rp5800 boasts advanced point-of-sale performance, manageability and security features that fit into existing IT infrastructures and provide rich experiences for both sales associates and their customers. It features a variety of connectivity options, allowing the system to interface with digital signage, as well as a wide variety of peripherals, including receipt printers, monitors, cash drawers and scanners. The rp5800 is expected to be available worldwide early this summer.
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Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc., a leader in SAP®-based business transformation, announced that it has been named the 2010 "SAP SME Best New Partner, India."
Awards were presented by SAP India during the SAP Partner Summit held between April 18 to April 20 in Goa, India to the top-performing SAP channel partners and SAP BusinessObjects partners in India for outstanding contributions in revenue growth, marketing and customer service.
"Today's announcement showcases the tangible benefits associated with implementing EMC's advanced unified storage systems and associated technologies in a virtual desktop implementation," said Eric Herzog, EMC's Vice President, Product Marketing and Management, Unified Storage Division. "Customers can now quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively implement and scale their virtual desktop environment while taking advantage of trademark EMC reliability, availability, multi-protocol support, disaster recovery features, replication and snapshot technology, and hardened security."
The Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Water Pilot Study empowered 151 Dubuque households with information, analysis, insights and social computing around their water consumption for nine weeks. By providing citizens and city officials with an integrated view of water consumption, the Water Pilot resulted in water conservation, increased leak reporting rate, and encouraged behavior changes.
Digital Folio, a BizSpark One startup, delivers a multichannel shopping experience that makes online comparison shopping easier, faster and more fun for consumers.
Comparison shoppers know that finding the right product at the right price can be a time-consuming process. Coupons here, sale prices there, and special short-term promotions can overwhelm even the savviest online shopper. That’s where Denver-based Digital Folio steps in. As the first “always with you” Internet shopping resource, Digital Folio allows online shoppers to compare products and prices and receive instant money-saving offers based on individual shopping behavior.
Millions of consumers use the Web to research on a variety of topics and to comparison shop. For the first time, brick and mortar retailers have the opportunity to show consumers matching products and offer instant, real-time savings to encourage purchases online.
Apache Libcloud is an Open Source Python library that provides a vendor-neutral interface to cloud provider APIs. The current version of Apache Libcloud includes backend drivers for more than twenty leading providers including Amazon EC2, Rackspace Cloud, GoGrid and Linode. Graduation signifies that both the Apache Libcloud product and community have been well-governed under the Foundation's meritocratic, consensus-driven process and principles.
In pursuit of its stated vision to help the world run better, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) is teaming up with Palantir Technologies, a leading provider of intelligence analysis tools, to help government agencies improve public safety and security. The companies have signed a global reseller agreement through which SAP will resell Palantir’s market-leading intelligence analysis platform as the SAP® Intelligence Analysis for Public Sector application by Palantir. The solution will allow public safety agencies, in particular, to upgrade their intelligence management capabilities to better anticipate security threats. It provides officials’ improved access to information so that they can make better decisions and act faster.
SAP Intelligence Analysis for Public Sector helps public safety and security agencies and state and local governments drive better preparedness and prevention, enhance service delivery and responsiveness, and improve safety and security outcomes. It strengthens the ability of those agencies to address a broad range of functions, including border protection, cyber security, fraud management, disaster response, money laundering and pandemic tracking.
“Public sector organizations have long experienced inflexible, legacy ERP systems, hindering their ability to support open government, compliance requirements and fiscal accountability,” said Charlie Johnson, global industry product director, public sector, Microsoft Dynamics. “Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 will support these requirements at the rapid pace government organizations need to better serve their citizens.”
“When we looked ahead to the next release, we wanted to stay true to the principles of Windows Phone 7 – that software should get out of your way and quickly connect you to the things that matter most,” said Greg Sullivan, senior product manager of mobile communications at Microsoft. “Mango builds on the work that we did in Windows Phone 7 and extends a lot of key scenarios around communications, apps, and Internet experiences – with even more capability and a deeper level of integration.”
Under this scheme, shortened links created on these fake URL-shortening sites are not included directly in spam messages. Instead, the spam emails contain shortened URLs created on legitimate URL-shortening sites. These shortened URLs lead to a shortened-URL on the spammer’s fake URL-shortening Web site, which in turn redirects to the spammer’s own Web site
Microsoft Corp. today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango,” through a series of media events around the world. “Mango” will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet. The “Mango” release will be available for free to Windows Phone 7 customers and is scheduled to ship on new phones beginning this fall. More details on device update timing will be provided closer to availability. Windows Phone will also add support for additional languages, expand access to apps by launching Windows Phone Marketplace in new countries, and partner with new OEMs to enable expansion to new markets.*
“Seven months ago we started our mission to make smartphones smarter and easier for people to do more,” said Andy Lees, president of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft. “With ‘Mango,’ Windows Phone takes a major step forward in redefining how people communicate and use apps and the Internet, giving you better results with less effort.”
Open Road Integrated Media Inc., a digital publisher and multimedia content company, announced today that it has secured $8 million in Series B equity financing. The round was led by Azure Capital and also includes Golden Seeds and current investor Kohlberg Ventures. Open Road will use the financing to expand its growing digital publishing and marketing program. The announcement was made by Jane Friedman, Cofounder and CEO of Open Road.
Mike Kwatinetz, a general partner at Azure Capital, said: “We are very excited about Open Road’s combination of great leadership, business model advantage, momentum with strong authors, agents and distributors and speed in which they launch and market their ebooks. This combination has given the company a step up in what should prove to be a very large market.”
Verizon has successfully completed the annual SAS 70 Type II examinations of its data centers around the globe, which support the company's colocation, managed hosting and application management services. Many of these offerings underpin Verizon's "everything-as-a-service," or EaaS, cloud-based delivery model.
Mahindra Satyam, a leading global Consulting, IT and Business services provider today announced its consolidated financial results under Indian GAAP for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31st, 2011.
Families in 15 new markets across the United States can now enjoy a fantastic selection of family-friendly LivingSocial deals each week. With the addition of these cities, LivingSocial Families is now available in 104 markets worldwide.
Beginning today, LivingSocial Families has expanded its footprint to include the following areas:
LivingSocial Families provides area residents and visitors with access to kid-friendly activities and mom- and dad-approved experiences at an amazing value. Selected by a dedicated team of on-the-ground area experts, deals from LivingSocial Families are available for one full week to allow busy moms and dads time to coordinate plans with family and friends.
Peter Molyneux, one of the video game industry’s most celebrated designers and the creative force behind hits such as “Fable,” “Populous” and “Dungeon Keeper,” credits much of his 22-year career to a happy accident involving baked beans.
It happened shortly after he graduated from university. Molyneux already had tried his hand at game design and business without much success, and was searching for a way to make ends meet. When the father of his then-girlfriend suggested he start a company that exported baked beans to the Middle East, he went for it.
He soon discovered the region didn’t have much of an appetite for baked beans. “It was a very hand-to-mouth existence,” said Molyneux, now the creative director of both Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios Europe. “I was eating more baked beans than I was actually selling.”
And then the accident: Commodore, creator of the popular Commodore 64 console, confused his floundering bean business, Taurus, with a software company called Torus. Commodore called up Molyneux and invited him to their head office, where they rolled out the red carpet and told him how eager they were to work with his company.
Sometimes, opportunity presents itself when least expected. That’s what Daniele Calabrese, founder and CEO of Soundtrckr, discovered as he boarded a plane bound to Philadelphia from Madrid. Calabrese was launching a new concept in radio called Soundtrckr, a geo-social Internet music service. In its infancy, Soundtrckr just needed the right connections to take it to the heights Calabrese was convinced it could reach. He sat down and met his seat mate.
The State of Gujarat is using Scytl's Internet voting technology with the aim to boost voter participation and avoid traditional long queues. The first binding trial was carried out in September 2010 and online voting was successfully used for the second time last month, during Gandhinagar's Municipal Corporation elections, where 77,16% of registered evoters cast their vote electronically - either from home or from e-voting booths.
By replacing its servers and storage systems with a virtualized HP storage area network (SAN) and HP BladeSystem, Knight Frank has increased capacity by more than 200 percent,(1) driven down total cost of ownership by 90 percent(2) and cut CO2 emissions by 47 percent.(3)
As companies seek to gain real-time insight from diverse types of data, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled new software and services to help clients more effectively gain competitive insight, optimize infrastructure and better manage resources to address Internet-scale data. For the first time, organizations can integrate and analyze tens-of-petabytes of data in its native format and gain critical intelligence in sub-second response times.
IBM also announced a $100 million investment for continued research on technologies and services that will enable clients to manage and exploit data as it continues to grow in diversity, speed and volume. The initiative will focus on research to drive the future of massive scale analytics, through advancing software, systems and services capabilities.