Computerworld Malaysia - CA’s new country manager for Malaysia and Thailand

Computerworld Malaysia - CA’s new country manager for Malaysia and Thailand:

"IT management and solutions provider CA Technologies has put Malaysia and Thailand into the hands of an industry veteran, Nutapone Apiluktoyanunt, who has been named as new country manager.

Apiluktoyanunt, who is based in Bangkok, will oversee the operations with the respective country representative partners (CRPs), namely, CA IT Infrastructure Solutions (CA-IT) in Malaysia and CA Solutions (Thailand).

"The opportunities associated with a company that has experience in providing leading platform-neutral software are very exciting," said Apiluktoyanunt. "I look forward to working with the CRPs in each country to address local needs and help businesses deliver operational efficiency, reduce risks and monetise innovation."

Half the team at the heart of the RBS disaster WERE in India • The Register

Half the team at the heart of the RBS disaster WERE in India • The Register:

 "Exclusive Cost-cutting RBS management had halved the team within which the banking group's recent data disaster happened, sources have told The Register. The sacked British employees were replaced by staff in India, and there had been concerns about the quality of the work done in India for a lengthy period prior to last week's catastrophe"
ED: My goodness gracious me

RBS: outsourcing not to blame for bank IT glitch | Enterprise | News | PC Pro

RBS: outsourcing not to blame for bank IT glitch | Enterprise | News | PC Pro


: "The incident has left many wondering how such a serious fault could last so long at a bank, and what the actual cause was - with reports suggesting a flawed upgrade in Computer Associates' software was the root of the problem.

A report in The Guardian said an update to CA 7, a workload automation system, went awry for three nights in a row. That meant the bank failed to properly process payments, leaving accounts out of date and the system struggling to catch up.


Things go wrong in technology - we have to learn the lessons from what went wrong here and try to make them less likely in the future


CA confirmed that RBS is a customer, and a spokeswoman said the software firm was "offering all assistance possible to help it resolve its technical issues which are highly unique to its environment." She added: "We do not comment on customer confidential issues.""

Gain a productivity advantage with Windows 8 and multiple monitors | TechRepublic

Gain a productivity advantage with Windows 8 and multiple monitors | TechRepublic:

 " I found that I can essentially forget about the Metro Start screen as it will only be visible on one monitor and then only when you click the Start Screen button or press the [Windows] key on your keyboard. Otherwise all you see is miles and miles of the beloved desktop real estate.

Not only does a multiple monitor configuration give Windows 8 a better feel on a desktop system, but all the new multiple monitor features that Microsoft has empowered the operating system with are really great! For example, you no longer need to have a third-party utility to put a Taskbar on each monitor or have a different wallpaper image on each desktop. Plus, there are a number of other features built into Windows 8 that are designed to boost productivity when using multiple monitors."

Microsoft expected to announce Windows Phone 8 tomorrow | Mobile - CNET News

Microsoft expected to announce Windows Phone 8 tomorrow | Mobile - CNET News:

 "Windows Phone 8, code-named Apollo, should headline the agenda. Microsoft has all but announced that future iterations of Windows Phone OS will support multicore processors, a hardware consideration that requires software on their end to function efficiently. However, getting developers to code for multi-threaded processing is also key. We should expect for multicore processor support to become official.
NFC support and more flexibility with the hardware and software should also come into play. As Near Field Communications (NFC) heats up, Microsoft will need to make sure that its phones don't get left behind. We'll be keeping our eye out for a virtual wallet.
ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley got some inside information that suggests the Zune phone-to-PC update software will get a makeover, code-named Daphne. Even better is if Microsoft altogether abandoned tethered handset-to-desktop communications and went completely cloud-based."'

EMA Radar for Workload Automation 2012 – Key Findings « Torsten Volk

EMA Radar for Workload Automation 2012 – Key Findings « Torsten Volk:

 "During this year’s research for the 2012 EMA Workload Automation (WLA) Radar Report, we encountered a number of very interesting core findings. These research results mostly originated from dozens of conversations with end customers, who have been using WLA software for many years and sometimes even for decades. WLA, by definition, is a mature discipline, as it started during the beginning of mainframe times, then became more complex when organizations adopted distributed computing, and today is faced with a new challenge: the cloud. Please take a look at what our research showed as the most important aspects of a modern WLA solution. The following vendors were included in the report: Arcana, ASCI, ASG, BMC, CA Technologies, Cisco, Flux, MVP Systems, Network Automation, ORSYP, Stonebranch, UC4."

Terma Software Labs' Award-Winning Workload Automation Analytics Solution Comes to the Mainframe with Support for CA Workload Automation CA 7 Edition - MarketWatch

Terma Software Labs' Award-Winning Workload Automation Analytics Solution Comes to the Mainframe with Support for CA Workload Automation CA 7 Edition - MarketWatch: "

BOULDER, Colo., Jun 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Terma Software Labs Inc. today announced the general availability of JAWS for CA 7, the fourth Workload Automation engine integrated with JAWS alongside CA Workload Automation AE, Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler and Stonebranch Opswise Automation Center. In addition, Terma has been awarded this year's "Best Workload Automation Analytics Utility" by Enterprise Management Associates in their 2012 Workload Automation Market Radar Report."

Coastal Federal Credit Union Selects BlueStripe FactFinder To Ensure Consistent Customer Experience via Personal Teller Machines

Coastal Federal Credit Union Selects BlueStripe FactFinder To Ensure Consistent Customer Experience via Personal Teller Machines:

 "BlueStripe Software, a leader in application and transaction monitoring for IT Operations, today announced that Coastal Federal Credit Union is using BlueStripe’s FactFinder to ensure the availability and performance of critical business systems including Coastal’s innovative Personal Teller Machine (PTM) system."