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GoDaddy launches program for Web developers

MUMBAI, INDIA: GoDaddy has launched GoDaddy Pro Program for Web developers and designers. It is offering them with automated tools to manage and monitor their customers’  accounts. For many small businesses in India, buying a domain name, setting up a

Samsung to cut jobs in manufacturing plants

SEOUL/SINGAPORE: Samsung Group is considering jobs cuts to save costs in countries that Samsung runs manufacturing plants in. However, Samsung Electronics, the groups flagship company is tight-lipped about the job costs. The group will increase its reduction of managerial-level workers

Mark Zuckerberg, can you address these queries on net neutrality?

MUMBAI, INDIA: A couple of days after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about Net neutrality and vouched his commitment toward the cause, volunteers of savetheinternet.in an open letter, have raised questions over the Internet.org platform. During his town hall address

Does your enterprise have the X-factor to improve customer experience?

NEW YORK: Improving the overall customer experience (CEx) is a top business priority for companies and a main driver behind their digital transformation ambitions. A new commissioned by Accenture and conducted by Forrester Consulting, titled “Digital Transformation in the Age

Ericsson strengthens video compression portfolio with Envivio acquisition

MUMBAI, INDIA: Ericsson has announced the completion of the acquisition of Envivio. The transaction was completed through a merger of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Cindy Acquisition Corporation, with and into Envivio. Envivio survives the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of

Mobile financial services increasing in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian consumers are comfortable using mobile applications for managing their finances or availing mobile financial services (MFS) to pay for utilities bills and household groceries. A new Amdocs-Ovum indicates rise in social commerce, and says that consumers

Top 5 cyber parenting tips to help facilitate online safety

MUMBAI, INDIA: As mentioned yesterday, children are exposing much more than their first names to strangers online. Addicted to the social media, the kids have no qualms physically meeting strangers who are their online pals. While recently surveys point toward

Polycom comes on-board the DGS&D panel

MUMBAI, INDIA:  Polycom has comes on-board the Directorate General Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) to boost uptake of video collaboration solutions in the government sector. Through the rate contract agreement, supported by Inspira, a national Polycom distributor, the company will offer

For $1,000, any US citizen can be the next US President

CHICAGO: Dissatisfied citizens of the US, who will vote to elect their President, now have a choice to vote any one among them. For $1,000, any US citizen can be the next US President. Groupon is stepping up to give

How Tata Sky manages high volume traffic?

MUMBAI, INDIA: Faced with exponential growth in demand for satellite broadcaster and interactive TV services, Tata Sky, one of India’s leading Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite broadcasters, has selected an advanced networking system to boost data center capacity. Tata Sky has been

How are medicines sold online, abroad?

MUMBAI, INDIA: Putting an end to yet another controversy over the sale of medicines online, the Bombay High Court has directed the state government to study safeguards used by online marketplaces abroad. A division bench of justices Naresh Patil and

The day is not far for four factor authentication: Gemalto

CIOL Bureau MUMBAI, INDIA: Atul Singh, Regional Director, India sub-continent, Banking, Transport & Telecom Solutions, Gemalto, in a free-wheeling interview with CIOL, discusses newer demands from the BFSI segment on security vendors, and the importance of four factor authentication How

Indian insurers to loosen strings for IT spends in 2016

MUMBAI, INDIA: Most Indian insurance companies expect to increase their IT budgets in 2016, and are

Cyber-relapse: Porn, PUS and ransomware

PUNE, INDIA: Pornography has possibly returned as the number one threat vector after dropping to number

IT Electronics and hardware sector will need 89 lakh skilled workforce by 2022

NEW DELHI, INDIA: According to a report by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) report, the demand

Beware! Children are disclosing a lot more than their first names on social media

MUMBAI, INDIA: Are you worried that your children are disclosing much more than they should, on

EsselWorld extends courtesy with digital package

MUMBAI, INDIA: EsselWorld and Water Kingdom have introduced a new add-on feature of travel service on

6 key take-aways from Gartner’s 2015 database management systems Magic Quadrant

MUMBAI, INDIA: Gartner recently released database management systems Magic Quadrant. The report includes commercial and open

What are your mobile apps doing these days?

MUMBAI, INDIA: Security firm Avast shared analysis of Android mobile apps. Here are some key findings:

Are Google, WhatsApp spying users for targeted ads?

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Money—for thee, ethics can go take a hike! Two of the largest social