Gateway raising the bar for the World’s Largest ICT Expo CeBIT2011 Hannover, Germany

CeBIT is the interface between the present and the future, between users and manufacturers, and between discussion and action. It is a vibrant place full of inspiration – a place where we can join forces and generate new growth. Gateway announces its participation in the World’s largest ICT (Information Communication Technology) Expo CeBIT-2011 in Hannover, Germany from 1st – 5th March 2011. 

With increasing popularity and an overwhelming response for the past 6 years from the German market, Gateway once again is all set to showcase their captivating talent, demonstrating our expertise, experience and method of collaboration in unique ways of working with the latest technologies in IT industry at CeBIT 2011. What distinctive about Gateway from the rest of the IT fraternities in India is its unique position in European markets with long-standing client relationships that include successful geography diversification. Gateway is proud to play an important role with clients across 30+ countries, while playing an important factor with majority of our European clients. Gateway has strong presence in overall European market and has offices in Germany, Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Romania.

At CeBIT 2011, Gateway team will be demonstrating its latest services in various technologies and platforms, which include Product Engineering, Software Engineering, Game Development, Print Media, and Publishing, Independent Verification & Validation (Quality assurance), Remote Infrastructure Management Services. Gateway also has extensive experience in working with technologies and platforms like Open source technologies, Microsoft technologies, Mobile Application Development platforms such as iPhone /iPads, Blackberry, Android, Apad, Symbian, J2ME, Windows Based mobile applications, internet marketing and SEO for various industry verticals.

The stall will be located at E46-10 in Hall 6. Company also offers free entrance tickets, following are the step to get your free tickets.

1. Fixup an Appointment and get your Free Ticket via email.
2. Visit http://goo.gl/XrffO for more details.

Or write us at germany@gatewaytechnolabs.com and one of the representatives will get back to you quickly. Our committed team will be glad to help and advise.

Clients and visitors at CeBIT, will have one on one experience with Gateway team who will be there to share their innovative and creative ideas and the company’s diversified risk management approaches in terms of Geographic distribution, Technology distribution, Currency risk management, sharing experience across various industry verticals and business practices.

About Gateway

Gateway is the P2P (People-to-People) company, build entirely upon trust and skills of its people believing in long-term sustainable relationship with its partners. Gateway has a global team of 1000+ professionals cater to specific industry segments bringing the relevant expertise onboard. From companies with global presence to early stage startups, it has worked on a diverse list of clients and industries. Gateway over the years has strived hard in building and sustaining its relationship through effective and efficient delivery of their past engagements and continued their endeavor to be at the forefront of customer satisfaction in years to come.

Key Achievements:

* High revenue growth rate maintaining high operating margins

* Achieved total financial stability since inception and grown solely based on internally generated funds

* Successful in customer retention with around 80% + business coming from existing customers.

* Amongst other Accreditions as well as awards, the company was awarded as the \\\”Best Software Company\\\” in its state of domicile in April 2008 by a jury comprising KPMG & Confederation of Indian Industries – Also awarded \\\”Corp Excel\\\” award by the Corporation bank in the small enterprise category.

* Efficiently implementing innovative and diversified risk management approaches in terms of Geographic distribution, Technology distribution, Currency risk management, low cost and zero liability structure, diversity across various industry verticals, experienced global team and well planned business practices.

By gatewaytl

http://your-story.org

Motion CL900 Tablet PC review in Tablets

Intel has been talking up its potential in the burgeoning tablet market, but after taking so long to dive in it has real ground to make up on the likes of ARM. That’s what Oak Trail is for: the Atom processor refresh takes the TDP down to just 3W. It lies at the heart of Intel’s tablet assault, and it’s finally arrived in an absolute tank of a tablet.

We shouldn’t be surprised it’s so hefty: the CL900 is from Motion Computing, so it’s meant for more strenuous environments than the average iPad. It has a 10.1in 1,366 x 768 panel covered by Gorilla Glass on the front, while Motion claims its internal frame should withstand a fall from “the back of a truck” (or, less dramatically, four feet). It’s sealed and tested to MIL-STD-810G and IP-52 specifications, so you don’t have to worry about moisture and dirt in the field.

It’s understandably heavier than other 10in tablets, its 1kg weight giving it a good 400g over the iPad 2. That does make it a bit of a chore to hold in one hand, but it’s well balanced and comes with both a standard touch interface and a stylus for more precise input. The latter is stored in a little slot on the right edge, and it’s also hooked to the tablet by a cord – useful when you drop it, not so useful when you realise it just dangles loosely when the pen is stored away.

The screen gets things off to a rather shaky start. Using a colorimeter we measured a maximum brightness of 318cd/m² – middling in tablet terms – and a contrast ratio of just over 400:1. To our eyes it looks fairly washed out and limp, and the viewing angles are nothing to write home about.

The performance of the 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 also fails to excite. It’s a single-core processor, so it’s no surprise that its benchmark score of 0.16 is on a par with current single-core Atoms, despite the CL900’s 2GB of RAM and 62GB SSD. A Responsiveness score – basic window opening and switching – of 0.31 is in the same single-core ballpark too. So it’s not as fast as the latest dual-core netbooks, and Motion’s claim that it can “simultaneously run multiple enterprise applications” is questionable.

It does, however, bring the TDP down, which should keep battery life high. In our light-use test, the CL900 lasted 7hrs 32mins before dying. The fair comparison is not with an iPad – which easily outlasts that – but with other Windows 7 tablets, of which there aren’t many. The Acer Iconia Tab W500 lasted 5hrs 8mins of light use with an AMD Fusion netbook processor, so the Z670 does appear to deliver on those promises.

By David Bayon
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/tablets

Fingerprint technology to help feed India's poorest

As each customer reaches the counter, they hand the shopkeeper a plastic card with their photograph on, then they're asked for something else - their fingerprints.

In order to buy any of the supplies from this government-run ration store, they need to place their fingers on a small credit-card-style machine.

Only once they get 

a match can their purchase go ahead.

"It means only the person who is holding the smart card will get the food - no-one else can claim the food as theirs" says Bachan Singh, of Chandigarh's food and supplies department, which is administering the scheme. 

"Everyone will get the proper quantity of food, at the proper price," he says.

"I like the smart cards a lot," says Usha, a mother of three young children who is waiting to buy food. "I lost my card recently and was able to get another one easily."

Usha works as a domestic maid and earns about 1,500 rupees a month ($33; £21). By that definition hers is a BPL family, and is entitled to up to 35kg of subsidised grains per month. 

But Kunti Devi disagrees with Usha's assessment of the scheme. A widow, she earns 2,000 rupees ($44; £28) a month as a cleaner and has reported problems with the new scheme. 

"The machine doesn't always read my fingerprints properly, sometimes they tell me to go away and come back later," she says.

"I also have to wait a long time in the queue, before it was much quicker."

Fingerprints are scanned and the data recorded in the chip on the smart card

One of the biggest challenges officials face is getting people to trust the new technology. Here in this slum area there are no computers or televisions - the idea of doing things electronically is alien to many. 

Teething problems are evident in the scheme. During the time we visited, the machine broke down and led to an even longer queue of people waiting in the searing heat for their food. But government officials did turn up promptly to investigate. 

Vinay Verma, who deals with the technical aspects of the machines, says some of the problems stem from the fact the vendors themselves are unfamiliar with the machines. 

He says failure is often down to human error, such as the cable not being pushed in properly, or the cards not properly inserted. 

The city has bold plans to register 200,000 families onto this scheme by September, so far only 5,000 have signed up to the cards.

The machine checks the customers fingerprints against the biometric data on the card

"The government wants people to give their biometric data and fingerprints, and many people have a fear that this will be used in another way, so they are not coming up in numbers to give their data," says Surendra M Bhanot, from the Consumers Association of Chandigarh.

Mr Bhanot says many of the people the scheme is aimed at are illiterate and fear this biometric information could end up in the hands of the police. 

An awareness drive is one way he believes this hurdle can be overcome. 

Using this kind of technology to deliver rations is costing the Chandigarh authorities 44 crores and 66 lakhs rupees ($10m; £6.2m). None of this cost is picked up by the cardholder themselves. 

The deployment of biometric smart cards to deliver rations is one way the government could meet its bold plans to ensure food rations reach the country's poorest. In its draft food-security bill it guarantees subsidised food grains to at least 90% of rural households and 50% of urban families. 

New technology is one way it could deliver this - if the Chandigarh smart-card scheme is seen to be a success, it could be replicated across India. 

By Rajini Vaidyanatha

www.bbc.co.uk

Apple to decide on Google+ app

The news that it had submitted an iOS app was revealed by a Google employee, writing on her personal page.

For + to succeed alongside Facebook and Twitter, it will need to reach as many mobile devices as possible, according to industry watchers.

However, Apple exercises strict control over what can run on its platform and has blocked Google apps in the past.

If the search giant fails to get a "native" app approved, it may find itself restricted to a browser-based web application, as it has been for other Google services on iOS.

"There are two good reasons for getting a native app," said Torsten Stauch, chief technology officer at AppShed.

"The first is the exposure you get from being on the App Store.

"The other is the push alerts. You really need that to make the user start the app and engage with it," he said.

Google+ is launching into a competitive social networking market, where market leader Facebook has an estimated 700m users worldwide.

The new service is currently in a closed, invitation-only test mode.

Technology journalists who have tried it have praised some of the innovative features, including Circles, which allows users to drop their contacts into categories such as work or friends.

A mobile version is already available for Android smartphones.

Extending that experience to Apple products will be important, but not a deal-breaker, according to social media consultant Rax Lakhani.

"Mobile is essential to Google+. But if Apple does not approve the app straight away, there is still the web app.

"I think a lot of people, even on the iPhone, do not have the apps, even for Facebook and Twitter. The mobile web experience is just as good, if not better than the apps."\

By http://www.bbc.co.uk

IT salaries to rise in 2011-12

Despite Australia's persistent two-speed economy, the outlook for the country's ICT sector is positive, with salaries and work-life balance expected to increase, according to the latest Greythorn Australian Salary Guide and Market report.

The report, which surveyed some 3458 IT professionals from around Australia, found that there are less IT professionals changing jobs, with 27 per cent of respondents stating they had been in their current position for one to two years, compared with 19 per cent last year.

The report also found that 77 per cent of IT professionals work between 36 and 45 hours per week, suggesting that the sector is supportive of maintaining a work-life balance, and only 4 per cent of employees working over 51 hours per week. Striking such a balance has meant a high rate of happiness for employees, with 42 per cent saying they were 'fairly happy', while 76 per cent said they would recommend their current employer to a friend.

In a somewhat similar situation to the American IT jobs market, the survey revealed that Australian IT professionals are receiving an increase in job offers, with 55 per cent stating this was the case because of a positive market outlook. Such an outlook also accounts for the high level of employment in the IT community, with 55 per cent of IT leaders saying they are employed in permanent roles, while 44 per cent are working on a contract basis.

Despite high levels of employment and job happiness, the survey revealed that employees in the ICT sector are feeling less secure than last year, with 59 per cent saying they feel 'secure' compared to 65 per cent last year.

IT industry group Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association’s (ITCRA) recently released statistics stating that there was a decrease in the number of candidates to fill roles in the ICT sector.

By Lisa Banks

http://www.cio.com.au