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3i Infotech Conferred Growth Strategy Leadership Award For Enterprise Application
3i Infotech was presented the Growth Strategy Leadership Award for Mid-Market Enterprise Application by Frost & Sullivan
APAC Sees Technology As A Powerful Tool For Helping The Unbanked
Biometric and Smart Card Technology Utilized to Grow Microfinance.

APAC SMB IT Spends To Increase By 20% in 2008
SMBs in the APAC region are predicted to spend US$95.8 billion on IT upgrades in 2008.

SMBs Benefit From SaaS Solutions Over On-Premise Applications: WebApps, Inc
Lower cost of ownership, shorter implementation period and access to data from virtually anywhere are some of the prime reasons.

FICCI Seeks $1.4 Bn Of Forex Reserve For Tech Development Of SMEs
FICCI calls for earmarking about one per cent of India's forex reserves to set up a fund for technological upgradation of domestic SMEs.
CDC Eyes India Acquisitions To Propel Growth
CDC Software is planning strategic acquisitions in India.
MS Files Lawsuit Against Online Sale Of Counterfeit Software
Microsoft has announced the filing of 52 lawsuits and the referral of 22 cases, to local law enforcement in 22 countries
Partnership To Provide Converged Platform For SMBs
Critical Links and HCL have partnered to provide HCL net edgeBOX for SMBs
Dual Core Microprocessor Power6 By IBM For SMB Market
IBM plans to migrate 70% of its product offerings to Power6.
SaaS CRM Market In Asia Estimated To Grow 68% In 2007
Springboard Research expects market to grow to $460 million by 2010.
Netgear Launches Prosafe GS748T Switch
This switch has been developed for small and growing companies
Nortel's New Solutions Target SMBs
This includes a suite of new features for its BCM 50 as well as new SMB-centric IP phones, and an advanced paging and text-messaging application suite.
IBM Launches SME Operations In Bhubaneshwar
This expansion will enable IBM to provide better support to SME clients in and around Bhubaneswar.
Coral Soff'wares Develops ERP Software For SME Sector
Coral Soff'wares has announced launch of a sub Rs 10-lakh ERP software targeted at the SMEs.
Cisco Appoints Darts As SMB Partner
Darts IT Networks is also the only Cisco Partner worldwide, to attain six specific Cisco specialisations.
Microsoft Launches Solution To Fight Piracy
The solution will enables SMBs to legalise counterfeit unlicensed Windows XP Professional software.
ATEN Launches 8-Port, 16-Port Cat 5 KVM Switches
KH1508i, KH1516i allow IT administrators to control up to 8 or 16 directly connected multiplatform servers from a single console
New Credit Checking Service In Quickbooks Software for SMBs
Developed in association with InfoBridge Software, the new service gives instant access to the UK company credit rating information from Experian.
Nortel Launches VoIP Solution To Offer Unified Desktop Services for SMBs
Nortel has tied up with Timico to launch a tailor-made, hosted VoIP service for SMBs incorporating a PC-based multimedia voice and video application that fully integrates with Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client.
Cisco Launches New Campus Communication Fabric Solutions
Cisco has introduced Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System (VSS) 1440 and Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series.
Netgear ProSafe Smart Switch GS748T For SMBs
GS748T includes performance monitoring, port configuration, VLAN for traffic control, port trunking for increased bandwidth and Class of Service (CoS) for traffic prioritisation
Airtel Broadband & Telephone Services Is Now Telemedia Services
This name change is in line with Airtel's growing focus on new media solutions and its foray into IPTV and DTH businesses.
Openbravo To Train Indian SMBs On ERP
Openbravo has created a five-day 'Get Ready' training programme, which will provide an opportunity for companies to accelerate their knowledge of Openbravo ERP.
D-Link Launches Green Ethernet Range Of Switches
The switches claim to reduce power consumption and provide energy costs savings without sacrificing operational performance.
ProCurve Targets SMBs With New Wireless Access Point
It claims to provide robust security and industry-standard 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g wireless connectivity.
Linksys Intros Smart Switch For Small Businesses
Linksys has announced its first smart switch in India - the 24-Port 10/100 + 2-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Advanced Smart Switch with 2 Combo SFPs (SLM224G2)
Satyam Launches Software as a Service (SaaS) For SMEs
Satyam is partnering with NASSCOM and FAPSIA to promote IT adoption among SMEs in Hyderabad.
MS Office Professional 2007 Prepaid Edition Launched In India
The edition is available at a 6 month subscription of Rs 1499. After 6 months, 3 month renewable subscriptions can be availed.
Red Hat HPC Solution
The new offering provides users with a range of tools necessary to deploy and manage an HPC cluster in a wide range of environments.