Stories by John Ribeiro

McAfee: Hacking group compromised 72 organisations since 2006

Security vendor McAfee has published a detailed report about a hacking group that penetrated 72 companies and organisations in 14 countries since 2006 in a massive operation that stole national secrets, business plans and other sensitive information.

Written by John Ribeiro03 Aug. 11 22:00

Satyam still risky a year after fraud revealed: Forrester

Over a year after Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services reported a major financial fraud at the company, research firm Forrester still cautions customers doing business with it.

Written by John Ribeiro09 March 10 01:53

China, India can lead global IT, says Chinese premier

A combination of Indian software skills and Chinese hardware expertise can take both China and India to a leadership position worldwide in IT, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday in Bangalore, India.

Written by John Ribeiro12 April 05 13:24

Indian call center workers charged with Citibank fraud

Former employees of a call center in Pune, India, were arrested this week on charges of defrauding four account holders in New York of Citibank N.A., a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., to the tune of US$300,000, according to a police official in Pune.

Written by John Ribeiro07 April 05 09:49

Terrorists targeted India's outsourcing industry

India's software and services outsourcing industry is a likely target for a terrorist group operating in the country, local police warned on Sunday. But Indian outsourcing and software companies said they are prepared to cope with the threat.

Written by John Ribeiro08 March 05 08:47

Interview: ARM strategy strikes delicate balance with partners

Starting off as an IP (intellectual property) provider of the ARM embedded RISC microprocessor core, ARM Holdings PLC in Cambridge, U.K. expanded into creating and licensing other technology for the silicon and software components that go into devices like mobile phones. This enterprise may occasionally irk some of its partners, ARM Holdings Chairman Sir Robin Saxby acknowledges in this interview.
ARM formally launched in May the OptimoDE data engine technology for embedded signal processing applications. In October the company launched its Neon technology, a 64/128-bit SIMD (single instruction multiple data) instruction set that will be implemented in ARM processors, for next-generation media and signal processing applications. Along the way, the company has also introduced IP for other technology such as multimedia and graphics accelerators.

Written by John Ribeiro18 Nov. 04 22:00

Interview: Oracle's Shimp outlines product strategy

Open source databases have helped Oracle Corp. as they give users their first exposure to relational databases, according to Robert Shimp, vice president of technology marketing at the Redwood Shores, California, company.
Shimp was in Mumbai for Oracle OpenWorld Mumbai, the first Oracle OpenWorld event in India. He talked to IDG News Service on issues such as Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) deciding to release the Ingres r3 database under an open source license, Oracle’s strategy for small and medium-size business, its concept of a centralized customer data hub for systems integration and a forthcoming version of its Collaboration Suite. Below is an edited transcript.

Written by John Ribeiro03 Nov. 04 22:00