Digilink by Schneider Electric has rolled out a series of seminars named,Network 160- 2012. Kick started in Bengaluru on May 11,2012,these seminars will be conducted in about 55 cities across the country till August 2012.The seminars are targeted to provide Digilink’s resellers and dealers a networking platform,boosting their confidence toward the brand and access to a wider portfolio of products.Seminars will also have discussions around attractive schemes and activities like lucky Read more

InformationWeek Reports, a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, released 2012 Strategic Security Survey: Pick the Right Battles, a new report featuring results from InformationWeek’s recent poll on IT security trends and strategies.

The report informs IT professionals on areas critical to information risk management and provides strategies for handling security challenges. More than 900 business technology professionals at organizations with 100 or more Read more

It’s no secret that many small and midsize businesses (SMBs) outsource some or all of their IT needs. But what happens when that SMB grows into a larger enterprise?

That’s a question that C&J Energy Services is in the midst of answering right now. The Houston-based firm has experienced explosive growth fueled in part by its recent IPO. At this time last year, C&J had 750 employees; today its headcount is around 1,200 and rising by roughly 100 new employees per Read more

Negotiations between LightSquared and its lenders remained “far apart” over the weekend, leaving the beleaguered would-be data carrier likely to file for bankruptcy protection Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing anonymous sources involved in the negotiations.

LightSquared has until 5 p.m. Monday to negotiate a deal with lenders to keep from defaulting on loans. Sources told the newspaper that lenders are unlikely to grant LightSquared an extension to a Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is set to go on sale at retailers nationwide Sunday for $399.99, furthering the variety of tablet sizes from the vendor.

The new tablet runs Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich, and features a 1 GHz dual core processor. It has 16GB of internal storage, with a microSD card slot for storage expansion of 32 GB.

The 10.1-in. display (1280 x 800 pixels) is one of the bigger screens available today.

The new iPad, the most popular tablet on the Read more

How do I stay organized and keep up with work while traveling?

Always invest in duplicates of important items to keep in your travel bag. All traveling executives have experienced the sinking feeling that hits the moment they realize they don’t have their phone charger, hairbrush or vitamins they take almost every day.

It’s especially worth having a second set of power chargers for your tech devices because they may not be easy to acquire on the road. By leaving Read more

Cisco Systems,at its annual partner conference,announced Partner Plus,a new global channel program targeting mid-sized customers.Partners who participate in the program will receive increased preference,investment and support in the form of business accelerators such as incremental incentives,engineering support,marketing and demand generation, sales enablement,and customer intelligence.

The company said Partner Plus is a key pillar of its Partner Led strategy,which is designed to Read more

With an “e” at the end — is working on software-defined networking (SDN) and that the project is,indeed,another spin-in from former Cisco executives.CEO John Chambers confirmed Insieme’s existence and purpose during a press roundtable at a Cisco partner event Tuesday, Network World reported.The investment in Insieme is US$100 million so far and will max out at $750 million.

Insieme is founded by Mario Mazzola,Luca Cafiero and Prem Jain — the same Read more

Cisco Systems reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations Wednesday as its restructuring effort appears to finally be paying off. The company also announced plans to raise its dividend.The computer networking giant [CSCO 19.98 0.38 (+1.94%)] posted fiscal second-quarter earnings excluding items of 47 cents per share, up from 37 cents per share in the year-earlier period.

Net income grew to $2.2 billion from $1.5 billion last year.Revenue was $11.5 Read more

Mario Mazzola may have the best gig in Silicon Valley. Other innovators pursue their dreams at the risk of failure; there are few safety nets for an entrepreneur. But Mazzola, who builds computer networking products, is the main beneficiary of a controversial model known as the spin-in. Not once, not twice, but three times, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has agreed to fund and buy companies founded by Mazzola and his longtime lieutenants, Prem Jain and Luca Cafiero, when the startups were little more Read more