Technology updates this week!
Cap Gemini to acquire Kanbay Intl
Leading IT service provider, Capgemini, has entered into an agreement to acquire Kanbay International Inc., an IT services firm based in Rosemont, IL USA.. This acquisition will enable Capgemini to boost its services from India as Kanbay has a strong developer base in that India for its offshore delivery.
Red Herring by Intel - Web 2.0
Intel has announced partnership with a group of Web 2.0 companies to form a suite of Web software that will help small and medium businesses share information in an announcement this week and this web 2.0 is the second wave in the Internet phenomenon as it allows consumers to create their own dynamic web pages, collaboration and sharing with others including share photos and videos.
Microsoft & Linux
Microsoft and Novell Corp, making Linux software, this week have entered into an agreement to allow Novell's open-source Linux software to work with Microsoft’s Windows platform.
Phising on the rise
Leading industry analysts believe that Phising scams are on the rise and innocent users are getting conned and giving away their personal data to these scam e-mails or websites. Phishing is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords, is normally done through e-mails sent to users and pretending to be from their Financial bank or retail stores.
Internet users are recommended to not take click the links to the Banks or Online Stores in the e-mails they do not recognize to avoid these scams.
It is also advisable to upgrade to the latest versions of web browsers such as Inter Explorer 7 or Firefox 2.0 as they have some built-in anti-phising features.
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