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F5 ARX Solution for Hitachi
F5 has announced recently that Hitachi Information Systems has selected its
F5 ARX file virtualization solution to achieve dramatic reductions in their
overall storage costs. By introducing ARX, Hitachi has reduced the amount of new
storage capacity required to meet their growth needs, lowering capital expenses
from approximately 8.4 mn yen to 2.5 mn yen, a savings of roughly 70%. ARX also
provides Hitachi with the flexibility to build out their infrastructure without
being tied to a single storage vendor.
JM Baxi Gets Kale
JM Baxi, a maritime logistics provider, has chosen Kales FMS (freight
management solution). The solution would encompass various functions of freight
forwarding and third party logistics including sales and customer relationship
management, multi-modal exports and imports management, international trade
documentation, tracking and integration with third-party applications. The
solution would automate manual processes and would help JM Baxi in reducing
human errors and optimize operational costs.
SBI Implements AML Software
The State Bank of India has partnered with 3i Infotech to implement Anti
Money Laundering (AML) software AMLOCK across the State Bank Group comprising
SBI and its six associate banksState Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Bikaner and
Jaipur, State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore and
State Bank of Travancorehaving more than 16,000 branches across the country.
The AML software is basically created to address the issues regarding suspicious
transfer of money and to counter terrorist financing.
Dhaka Telephone, Tejas Enter Deal
Tejas Networks has deployed the nationwide network for one of Bangladesh based
telecom providers, Dhaka TelePhone. Dhaka Telephone presently has extensive
coverage in urban districts of Bangladesh and plans extensive coverage of rural
areas as well. Dhaka TelePhone would built its network using Tejas TJ100 range
of Next Gen-SDH/SONET platforms, specifically for back hauling their wireless
network.
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Flat Growth for India Client PC
Market |
| The overall India Client PC
market shipments remained flat at 8 mn during January-December 2008 against
8.1 mn in 2007. For CY 2008, desktop PC shipments dropped 10.1% while
notebook PC shipments recorded a growth of 31.5% on a y-o-y basis.
During the October-December 2008 quarter (Q4
2008) the overall India Client PC shipments were 1.6 mn units, a drop of
22.7% over the same period previous year. The desktop PC shipments dropped
24.7% while notebook PC shipments recorded a 17.4% degrowth (Q4 2008 over Q4
2007).
During the fourth quarter, Hewlett-Packard
retained the top spot in the overall India Client PC (notebooks and desktops
combined) market with a market share* of 15.6% by unit shipments. Dell
dislodged HCL from the second spot with a 10.9% share while HCL was third
with 9.6% of total PC shipments.
In terms of desktop PC shipments during Q4
2008, HP and HCL were tied at first position with a market share of 10.6%
each, while Dell ranked third. In terms of notebook PC shipments during Q4
2008, HP retained the top spot with a reduced market share of 27.6% followed
by Dell at the second spot while Acer came in third.
The Home and SMB segments recorded the
lowest drop (in percentage terms) in CY 2008 vis--vis CY 2007. The measures
announced by the RBI to free up credit are expected to revive demand from
these segments and a moderate recovery in shipments may result during the
second half of CY 2009, said Sumanta Mukherjee, lead analyst, computing
products research, IDC India.
Despite these measures, CY 2009 could still
see a drop in the overall India client PC shipments. Judicious inventory
management coupled with marketing initiatives to explore the hitherto
untapped long tail of customers in the Indian heartland could be the key
to survival in a tough year, said Kapil Dev Singh, country manager, IDC
India. |
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Facebook Users Urged to Track
Down Rapist |
| In a rare
case of using a social networking site to track down a criminal, the
boyfriend of a rape victim in Britain has set up a Facebook page in an
effort to catch her attacker. The
group, titled Find the Sale rapist, has the CCTV images of the suspect, a
man in his 40s or 50s, and details of the attack that happened in Manchester
last August.
This man needs to be caught ASAP. He is a
danger to the public. After a frantic search I found her in the state this
beast left her in. I ask everyone to help bring this sick pervert to
justice, the boyfriend urged the Facebook users.
The group has more than 5,500 members with
more joining everyday. The woman was raped as she stepped out of a local pub
after a late night party, to walk home to her parents.
The boyfriend of the victim, a former
restaurant manager in his 20s, whose identity was not revealed due to legal
issues, said he decided to turn to the social networking site after a
public appeal for information from the police proved unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, detectives have warned that the
Facebook page could affect a prosecution if the case reaches court. Police
officials have reportedly contacted the man behind the page to advise him on
the legal risks, said reports. However, the cops were hopeful that the use
of four grainy images on the Facebook page will generate information
leading to an arrest. |
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