Microsoft to commission 3 data centres in India: Pramanik
Software major Microsoft Wednesday said it will commission three "hyper-scale" data centres in India before the end of this year.
Jun 24, 2015, 22:38 PM IST
EU states endorse overhaul of data protection rules
European Union member states endorsed a sweeping overhaul of the 28-country bloc`s data protection laws on Monday, bringing a web of national laws into one set of rules that could see companies fined when they break them.
Jun 15, 2015, 19:40 PM IST
HP pays $100 mn to settle shareholder class-action suit
Dutch pension fund manager PGGM said on Tuesday Hewlett-Packard had agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-auction lawsuit relating to the company`s 2011 acquisition of Autonomy, a "big data" analysis company.
Jun 09, 2015, 17:28 PM IST
Google increases user privacy controls
Google increased privacy controls for users and rolled out a website on Monday that answers frequently asked questions in response to increasing concern over how the search giant collects and uses its massive amounts of data.
Jun 01, 2015, 18:57 PM IST
Gold up as dollar turns lower; focus on U.S. jobs data
Gold rose on Tuesday as the dollar turned lower and global shares fell ahead of U.S. non-farm payroll data later in the week that could give clues as to when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
May 06, 2015, 01:16 AM IST
Explicit consent of consumers must for activating data: TRAI
Telecom regulator TRAI Wednesday proposed that service providers should take explicit consent of consumers through toll free short code 1925 for activating data services, a move aimed at addressing users complaints regarding data usage.
Apr 29, 2015, 19:40 PM IST
Wall St Week Ahead - Investors eye data as stocks approach records
Investors enjoying near-record levels for major stock indexes will scrutinize housing data and other economic indicators in the coming week for hints about the timing of U.S. interest rate hikes to see if the rally will continue.
Mar 22, 2015, 18:47 PM IST
Alibaba opens US data centre in new challenge to Amazon
Chinese online giant Alibaba will open a data centre in Silicon Valley, it said Wednesday, challenging US rival Amazon in the field of cloud computing.
Mar 04, 2015, 23:39 PM IST
New Internet rules set up industry's next battle
New rules that aim to protect the openness of the Internet will allow telecom and cable groups to prioritise and earn potentially vast income from some types of data, setting up likely clashes with regulators in the future.
Mar 01, 2015, 20:12 PM IST
IBM targets $40 billion in cloud, other growth areas by 2018
International Business Machines Corp, which ruled computing in the age of the mainframe, is targeting $40 billion in annual revenue from the cloud, big data, security and other growth areas by 2018.
Feb 26, 2015, 21:52 PM IST
Hackers target Malaysia Airlines, threaten data dump
The website of Malaysia Airlines was commandeered for several hours on Monday by hackers who referenced the Islamic State jihadists and threatened to expose data taken from the carrier`s servers.
Jan 26, 2015, 16:54 PM IST
Obama calls for stronger, standardised online data protection
US President Barack Obama has said that he will introduce a new legislation to step up and standardise data protection on the Internet, for guarding the identity and privacy of Americans from commercial interests.
Jan 13, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
Data loss, downtime cost Indian biz over $54 bn annually: EMC
Data loss and downtime cost Indian businesses a whopping USD 54 billion annually, IT major EMC corporation said in a report.
Dec 23, 2014, 18:13 PM IST
6% people worldwide addicted to internet
As many as 6 percent people in the world are addicted to the internet which may be adversely affecting their lives, including their health and interpersonal relationships, according to a new global study which included data from India.
Dec 19, 2014, 13:56 PM IST
Asian shares lifted by US data, oil slides
Asian shares got a lift on Friday after upbeat US data suggested weaker oil prices are adding momentum to the American economy, though a continued slide in crude prices kept gains in check.
Dec 12, 2014, 10:53 AM IST
Microsoft cloud service partially down, MSN unavailable
They are also a headache to the many customers relying on Azure to host websites. That includes Microsoft itself, whose MSN.com site was inaccessible on Tuesday.
Nov 19, 2014, 11:28 AM IST
Global data centre traffic to triple by 2018: Cisco
Data centre traffic is poised to triple by 2018 from the current levels as almost half of the world's population goes online, a Cisco study said Tuesday.
Nov 04, 2014, 21:10 PM IST
Phone call data can accurately map population
Population maps based on anonymous mobile phone call record data can be as accurate as those based on censuses, finds research.
Oct 29, 2014, 13:24 PM IST
Flashlight apps stealing your data?
Do you use a flashlight app on your smartphone? Security experts warn that free flashlight apps are secretly recording sensitive information from your phone.
Oct 28, 2014, 14:43 PM IST
Asian shares up as upbeat earnings, data, sharpen risk appetite
Asian equities rose on Monday, taking heart from upbeat earnings and U.S. economic data that eased recent global growth fears and sharpened risk appetite.
Oct 27, 2014, 09:25 AM IST
