Archive for September, 2011

Drinks firm banks on £6m software

September 29th, 2011

A leading soft drinks company has become one of the first privately-owned companies in Northern Ireland to fully exploit a new-style banking technique aimed at increasing efficiencies.

SHS Group, one of Northern Ireland’s largest firms, has completed the next stage of a £6m investment aimed at reducing costs with an agreement to integrate SAP (systems, applications and products) business and banking platforms with Northern Bank.

The company employs more than 750 staff across sites in the UK and Ireland and recorded a turnover of more than £370m in 2010.

Arthur Richmond, finance director of the SHS Group, said the introduction of the software was a long-term investment that would support ambitious growth strategy.

“Northern Bank’s system allows us to maximise accountability within each group company throughout the UK and Ireland,” he said.

Source:http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/drinks-firm-banks-on-6m-software-16056686.html

New BSIMM3 Guide Provides New Data On Secure Software Development

September 29th, 2011

BSIMM3 is a multi-year study of real-world software security initiatives, based on in-depth measurement of major enterprises. The BSIMM3 study provides insight into forty-two software security initiatives, identifying activities used by these organizations to effectively plan, structure, and execute the evolution of a software security initiative.

The current release includes 109 thoroughly updated activity descriptions and a longitudinal study describing the evolution of eleven of the forty-two firms over time.

“We have moved well past discussion of technical bugs and into the meat of how to change the development culture in a sizeable organization, and more importantly, how to measure results objectively,” says Gary McGraw, co-author of the study and CTO of Cigital.

The BSIMM3 data set offers 81 distinct measurements of secure software development. The study states that leading firms on average employ two full time software security specialists for every 100 developers.

Source:http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/167901091/security/application-security/231602366/new-bsimm3-guide-provides-new-data-on-secure-software-development.html

Wipro Technologies Recognized as 2011 Microsoft Software Development Partner of the Year

September 29th, 2011

Wipro Technologies, the Global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced that it has won the 2011 Microsoft Software Development Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions, based on Microsoft technology.

According to Srini Pallia – Senior Vice President & Global Head, Business Application Services, Wipro Technologies, “We believe that this recognition is testimony to our ability to seamlessly deliver comprehensive solutions across Microsoft technology platforms. We have been able to leverage our capabilities in Microsoft technology to adapt the enterprise system landscape to the present needs of business users. With the right expertise, blend of talent, tools and methodologies, Wipro has been able to deliver complex programs with defined business outcomes. We would also attribute this recognition to the significant investments that Wipro has made in delivering measurable business value to our clients.”

The awards were presented by Microsoft in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants worldwide. Wipro Technologies was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in Microsoft Software Development for the year. The Software Development Partner of the Year Award honors exceptional innovation from a partner who developed a custom application infrastructure solution on and with Microsoft technologies. This award recognizes Wipro Technologies for providing a highly customized solution to support unique business practices, including enhancement of existing systems, integration with new technologies and developing an extension to existing Microsoft solutions.

“Microsoft is honored to award Wipro Technologies as Software Development Partner of the Year for development of infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft technologies and customized to meet the needs of customers in the financial industry,” said Walid Abu-Hadba, Corporate Vice President of Developer and Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft. “This cloud-based solution has allowed customers to incorporate new technologies into their existing systems to better support business practices, improving overall performance.”

The Microsoft Partner Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.

Source:http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=28414

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