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Policy Commander 2.0 delivers

By Leanne Tucker, ITWeb portals business developer
Johannesburg, 01 Feb 2008

Commander 2.0 delivers

New Boundary Technologies, the IT management innovator, has released Policy Commander 2.0, which makes Windows desktop, laptop and server systems safer and more compliant, according to PR-USA.

Available immediately, Policy Commander 2.0 leverages policy management technologies that automate Windows security configuration enforcement to create sustainable compliance environments.

"Testing and implementing security policies without an automated solution can put a severe drain on IT resources," said Kim Pearson, president and CEO of New Boundary Technologies.

ITM drives down costs

ITM Software, the leading provider of IT business management solutions, has released the next generation of its vendor relationship management (VRM) module for the ITM Business Suite, says sys-con

VRM 3.6 makes it possible for companies to reduce their overall IT vendor spending as much as 10% by applying a portfolio-based approach to tracking and managing the complete vendor life cycle.

With most IT organisations spending nearly half of their annual IT budget on vendors, this equates to millions of dollars in savings.

IT in India to reach $10bn

The Indian IT services industry is poised to touch $10.73 billion by 2011, predicts research firm Gartner, reports Rediff Online.

Despite high attrition rates, the industry will grow at a five-year compounded annual growth rate of 23.2%, says the study. Agility, growth, cost takeout and innovation are some of the factors driving this growth.

The key catalyst for this growth and for companies to consider external service providers is the continuous turnover rates of key IT staff in the range of 15% to 20%. IT consulting and management, along with BPM services, are poised to be the strongest growing sectors in the next five years.

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