India 7th amongst spammers of the world

October 9th, 2008 by Nick

NEW DELHI: India is the seventh largest spam sender in the world, according to internet content security firm Trend Micro. India is the leader amo

ng Asian countries in spam, accounting for more than 4% of the total global spam. It is ahead of other Asian countries such as China (3.39%), Republic of Korea (2.57%) and Thailand (2.04%). Asia contributes 16.57% of the global spam volume.
An electronic message is spam […]

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JPMorgan blamed for Lehman collapse in court documents: Report

October 5th, 2008 by Nick

LONDON: US bank JPMorgan Chase stands accused of precipitating the collapse of American investment bank Lehman Brothers by freezing Lehman assets days before it filed for bankruptcy protection, the Sunday Times reported.
Citing documents filed with a New York bankruptcy court late last week, the newspaper said that Lehman creditors have accused JPMorgan of freezing 17 billion dollars (12.3 billion euros) in cash and securities on Friday, September 12. Lehman filed […]

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Nomura nearing Lehman’s Mumbai BPO buy

October 4th, 2008 by Nick

MUMBAI: Nomura Holdings is said to be in final talks to acquire the back-office operations of the bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers in Mumbai
According to a report in Japan’s business daily Nikkei, the Japanese bank has reached an agreement to buy the US bank’s operations at Powai, in the outskirt of the city.
However, in an internal meeting on Friday, senior officials told employees that no deal had been signed […]

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Moser Baer gets export orders worth $500 mn

October 4th, 2008 by Nick

Optical storage maker Moser Baer India Ltd said on Wednesday it has got orders to supply solar modules to customers in Europe worth $500 million
The customers include Germany’s system integration firm Ralos Vertriebs and Colexon Energy. Under the agreements Moser Baer’s unit PV Technologies India Ltd will supply amorphous silicon thin film panels up to 2012.
The agreement terms include fixed price take or pay obligations secured by bank guarantees, it […]

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Microsoft: Bad things happen to firms that use unlicensed Windows

October 1st, 2008 by Nick

Company-sponsored report says counterfeits lead to system failures, lost data
Companies that rely on unlicensed copies of Windows are more likely to experience system failures and lose customer data, Microsoft Corp. said today, citing a company-sponsored report.
According to the research, which was conducted by the Harrison Group Inc. but paid for by Microsoft, midsize companies — those with more than 24 PCs and fewer than 500 — were 43% more likely […]

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Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

September 28th, 2008 by Nick

NEW YORK: A security hole in Adobe Systems Inc software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com Inc’s video streaming service.
The problem exposes online video content to the rampant piracy that plagued the music industry during the Napster era and is undermining efforts by retailers, movie studios and television networks to cash in on a […]

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BlackBerry Bold 9000

September 21st, 2008 by Nick

GENERAL
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

SIZE
Dimensions
114 x 66 x 14 mm

DISPLAY
Type
65K colors

RINGTONES
Type
Polyphonic, MP3

MEMORY
Phonebook
Yes, Photocall

DATA
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

FEATURES
OS
BlackBerry OS

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

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Technologies to secure WiFi network already available: Experts

September 21st, 2008 by Nick

NEW DELHI: As security agencies scramble to shield WiFi networks in the country, experts say that securing such connections is very simple and such technologies — both in software and hardware versions — are already available.
“Almost all WiFi enabled devices have some sort of in-built security functionality by default which can be activated at no extra cost. By ensuring some simple steps, you can minimise the risk of your […]

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Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail all vulnerable to Palin-style password-reset hack

September 21st, 2008 by Nick

Tactic used to access VP candidate’s e-mail works on the top three services
Yahoo Mail isn’t the only Web-based mail service that could be duped into giving up someone else’s account password, the tactic that some have argued was used to break into Gov. Sarah Palin’s e-mail earlier this week.
Google Inc.’s Gmail, Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo Inc.’s Mail all rely on automated password-reset mechanisms that can be abused […]

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Blue Star Infotech awarded MS Dynamics Best Partner

September 19th, 2008 by Nick

MUMBAI: Blue Star Infotech, a global provider of IT solutions and services and part of the 600 million dollar Blue Star Group, was awarded the 2008 Microsoft Dynamics - Best Partner - India Western Region by Microsoft Corp.
This honor, coming closely after Blue Star Infotech was named to the 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club by Microsoft Corp., further attests Blue Star Infotech’s success in vertically extending the Microsoft Dynamics […]

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