IT features

Google clears last hurdle to acquire DoubleClick; Closes deal for $3.1 billion

12 Mar 2008

Google completes acquisition of online advertising major DoubleClick immediately after receiving European Commission approval on Tuesday. Sourya Biswas evaluates what the deal means for Google and its immediate rival Microsoft.

Achieving success in Pervasive BI

21 Jan 2008

Pervasive business intelligence is trending upwards, having moved from the early adopters into the mainstream. By Dennis Samuel, Sr. VP, India & South East Asia, Teradata Corp

Mr Darling Regrets

By Andrew Kellett | 23 Nov 2007

The loss of two discs containing personal data on 25 million Britons by the UK's revenue and customs service showcases the vulnerabilities of government and security systems, which are leveraged as opportunities by cyber criminals, and serve as the starting point for many a case of identity fraud … By Andrew Kellett, senior research analyst, Butler Group

Oracle stops hinting and goes for BEA''s jugular

19 Oct 2007

Now might be a better time for BEA to seek a friendly acquisition by a vendor that is looking for something more positive than to simply trash the competition, says Rob Hailstone, Butler Group

Is your company ready for the iphone?

By | 31 Aug 2007

Mark Blowers, senior research analyst, Butler Group, says organisations must ensure that mobile devices are managed as capably as other assets.

Safety basics of online banking

17 Jul 2007

Growing popularity of online banking has also brought in growing threats for users, says Raj Jain, vice chairman and managing director, RS Software.

Secure yourself against fraud while e-shopping

By | 10 Jul 2007

Srikiran Raghavan, regional sales head, RSA, the security division of EMC, provides some useful tips to prevent misuse of your credit information while on the web.

Go slow to go fast

11 May 2007

Keeping the CFO, business users, and IT organisations smiling while building a high value business intelligence environment. By Dennis Samuel, Teradata division, NCR Corporation.

Artificial Intelligence enters the mainstream

30 Apr 2007

AI has added a new dimension to enterprise applications, helping organisations quickly adapt to changing business requirements as well as direction of market movement and actions of competitors. By Dr Kaustubh Chokshi*, CEO of UK-based Intelligent Business Systems.

Forecasting tourism demand

28 Mar 2007

With the use of neural network based models, tourism demand forecasting softwares provide ongoing, dynamic and adaptive information management. By Dr Kaustubh Chokshi, CEO of UK-based Intelligent Business Systems.

Technical support: The tail end of the technology lifecycle or the beginning?

16 Mar 2007

The quest for customer loyalty finds an ally in AI

24 Feb 2007

Every marketer's dream of attracting customers with unflinchingly loyalty comes true… with artificial intelligence, says Dr Kaustubh Chokshi, CEO of UK-based Intelligent Business Systems