KR Naik: D-Link Forced Us To Launch Digisol
In a candid admission, KR Naik, Chairman, Smartlink Network Systems said that he was compelled by D-Link India to venture into active networking business. In a recent interview with CRN, Naik said, “When D-Link was demerged, I was entrusted to guide the company for a couple of years. However within months, the new management at [...]
UXC lands Fortescue, Rio Tinto comms work
Construction firm Pindan has sub-contracted the installation of internet systems at two mine accommodation camps in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to UXC Connect. UXC will provide a mix of gigabit passive optical network (GPON) fibre and satellite systems to camps at Fortescue Metals’ Solomon Hub Project and Rio Tinto’s 200-bed Northern Link Construction Camp. Pindan [...]
Live updates from fishing boats could reduce waste
When customers of the fisheries company Sanriku Toretate Ichiba want to shop for fish, they connect to the net. The firm, based in Sanriku town in Japan’s Iwate prefecture, posts details of its catches online in real time, offering consumers the chance to buy fish almost as soon as it is hauled from the sea. [...]
Cellphone makers can expect poor reception in 2012
Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:12am EST n”> – Cellphone makers are set to struggle with slow sales growth this year as a weaker global economy discourages consumers from replacing older handsets. Fourth-quarter results are likely to show the slowdown under way. Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 4S and Samsung Electronics’ new, broad offering were likely the exceptions [...]
Social Networks Leave Americans Open To ID Theft
Nearly 13 million Americans who are on social networking sites will accept any request from a member of the opposite sex, even if they dont know that person, according to a new survey released by ID Analytics and conducted by Harris Interactive. Men on social networking sites are more than twice as likely as women [...]