India’s Software and Service export to grow at 5.5%
March 04, 2010

Indian software and services exports are estimated to grow at 5.5% and to generate export revenue of US$ 49.7 billion in year 2009-10 as compared to the compounded annual growth rate of over 29% of the last five years (Financial Year 2004-05 to Financial Year 2008-09).

According to information provided by Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, the main reason for the dip in the growth rate is due to deep recession in North America, UK and European markets that account for more than 85 % of Indian software and services exports. However, with signs of global economic recovery, healthier growth rates are expected in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Worldwide PC shipments to grow 20 % in 2010: Gartner
March 04, 2010

The latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc says that Worldwide PC shipments are projected to total 366.1 million units in 2010, a 19.7 % increase from 305.8 million units shipped in 2009. Again, Worldwide PC spending is forecast to reach US$245 billion in 2010, up 12.2 % from 2009.

This forecast is more optimistic than Gartner's December 2009 forecast, which anticipated 13.3 % growth in PC shipments in 2010 and 1.9 % growth in spending.

Gartner says Touchscreen mobile device sales will grow 97 % in 2010
March 04, 2010

The worldwide market for touchscreen mobile devices will surpass 362.7 million units in 2010, a 96.8 % increase from 2009 sales of 184.3 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. By 2013, touchscreen mobile devices will account for 58 % of all mobile device sales worldwide and more than 80 % in developed markets such as North America and Western Europe.

With mobile phone vendors now focused on integrating touch technologies, many are now going a step further and beginning to deliver user interfaces (UIs) that are truly optimized for touch input. They are also increasing their software skills to deliver deeper integration of touch UIs with the underlying platform, rather than software overlays.

Telecom subscribers reach 581.81 mn in Jan ‘10
February 23, 2010

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 581.81 Million at the end of January-2010 from 562.21 Million in December-09, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.49%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 49.50.

The Wireless subscriber base increased from 525.15 Million in December-09 to 545.05 Million at the end of January-2010 at a monthly growth rate of 3.79%. While the Wireline subscriber base declined from 37.06 Million in December-2009 to 36.76 Million at the end of January-2010.

Wireless tele-density stands at 46.37, whereas the overall wireline teledensity stands at 3.13.

In case of broadband, the total broadband subscriber base has increased from 7.83 million in December-09 to 8.03 million in January-2010, showing a growth of 2.42%.

PC market export sales in India touches 19.7 l units
February 20, 2010

According to market researcher IDC, the overall India PC market shipment sales touched 19.7 lakh units in the October-December 2009 quarter, recording a 25.7% year-on-year growth pointing to a strengthening recovery.

Desktop PC sales accounted for nearly two-third of total sales at 12.7 lakh units, representing a 14.6% increase on year-on-year basis, whereas Notebook PC sales grew at 52.8% year-on-year clocking 6.9 lakh units in Oct-Dec 2009.

The desktop PCs recorded sales of 12.91 lakh units, representing a year-on-year growth of 14.6%. In the overall PC (Notebooks and Desktops combined) market, HP retained the top spot with a marketshare of 16.2% in terms of unit shipments, while Dell and Acer closed in with 13.6% and 10.4% respectively.

Intel, Orange join hands on MeeGo platform to deliver a new Mobile Multimedia Experience on Intel® Atom™ processor based devices
March 05, 2010

Intel and Orange announced a strategic agreement to deliver Orange multimedia services across a number of devices based on the Intel® Atom™ Processor and MeeGo software platform.

MeeGo, a result of a merger of the Linux-based Moblin™ and Maemo software projects, enables an open software environment for rapid development of a range of smart, PC-like devices and exciting new services.

Establishing a common software framework across multiple devices, ranging from smartphones and tablets to netbooks, Intel and Orange will simplify access to an increasingly mobile and personalized internet and drive uptake of new and existing applications and services. MeeGo builds on the capabilities of the Moblin core OS and its support for a wide range of device types and reference user experiences, combined with the momentum of Maemo in the mobile industry and the broadly adopted Qt application and UI framework for software developers.

Intel and Orange will work to increase the availability of Orange Signature Services, such as Orange TV and Orange Maps, which will be supported by the MeeGo environment. Intel and Orange will also work to harness the potential of a converging computing and communication’s platform enabling customers to enjoy services across multiple devices and screens.

Boston IT Solutions (India) Private Limited unveil the latest generation of high bandwidth ultra dense low power server and storage solutions at CeBIT 2010
March 02, 2010

Boston IT Solutions (India) Private Limited, now in its 18th year as a distribution partner for silicon valley based Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), has announced a variety of new products and technologies that are being launched and showcased at CeBIT 2010.

Raising the performance stakes within the industry once again; Boston will unveil their latest GP ioServer range of servers that have been designed to take advantage of the latest developments in persistent and intelligent memory technologies. Designed in partnership with industry pioneers Supermicro and Fusion-IO; Boston GP ioServers solve the fundamental problem of slow application performance by bridging the latency gap between high performance CPU's, GPU's and physical disk drives.

With up to 1.4GB/s sustained throughput made available from a single appliance the sustained IOPS performance provided by a single GP ioServer can exceed the sustained IOPS performance of over 600 enterprise class disk drives!

Boston will also be unveiling the latest evolution in their range of liquid cooled server and storage solutions. With the exclusive use of liquid cooling data centres and large scale server installations could reduce their cooling costs by up to a phenomenal 93% cost reduction when compared to air cooling.

Dell introduces initiatives and incentives to promote Green Behavior in consumers
March 04, 2010

Dell has introduced two new initiatives designed to promote a green approach towards technology adoption for consumers in India - discount coupons and the Dell Go Green Challenge. These initiatives are the latest in Dell's mission to make "being green" easy and cost-effective for customers.

Recycling Discount Coupon
To encourage PC recycling among its consumers, consumers in India who send their old systems to Dell for free recycling will be eligible for special discount coupons toward the purchase of their next Dell system.

Dell Go Green Challenge
Dell has launched the 'Dell Go Green Challenge' in an effort to raise awareness and community involvement in green initiatives in India. The challenge invites users to share photographs, videos and other innovative depictions of key issues, concerns or thoughts on green technology at www.dellgogreen.com.

Wipro Technologies partners with The Main Street America Group
March 04, 2010

Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), announced that it has entered into a seven year strategic agreement with The Main Street America Group, a leading provider of commercial, personal and surety insurance products exclusively, sold through independent agents to individuals, families and small businesses in 24 US states.

Main Street will engage with Wipro for applications development, maintenance and quality assurance using Wipro's CMMi Level 5 quality services.

Under terms of the agreement, Wipro will supplement Main Street America's IT organization in its endeavor to support its present and future business needs. Main Street America will leverage Wipro's global delivery model to achieve faster time-to-market capabilities and reduce operating costs by utilizing economies of scale.

Wipro will also support Main Street America's Personal Lines business on its Main Street Station and legacy platforms. In addition, Wipro will support its Main Street Station Commercial Lines and Bond processing systems. Under the agreement, Wipro will bring Service Level improvements over the initial term of seven years.