Web 2.0 Technologies: Trustworthy or a threat?

With rising popularity of social networking sites information security will be a major concern. Organisations need to seriously look at data loss prevention and reputation management strategy.

Over the last few years Web 2.0 technologies or social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MySpace, LinkedIn and a few others have become popular. If Internet reduced distances, social networking sites (SNS) reduced them further. Such has been the impact of SNS in our lives that even posts/comments on these sites have become news fodder for print and TV media.

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YOU Broadband, SingTel join hands to provide IP VPN to enterprises

The India arm of Singapore-based telecom operator Singtel has joined with the Citigroup-owned broadband services company YOU Broadband to provide international connectivity and broadband services to small and medium-sized businesses in India.

As a first step, the two companies will tap YOU Broadband's existing enterprise customer base to offer SingTel's ‘ConnectPlus' suite of services such as international private leased circuit (IPLC), internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) and internet connectivity .


http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2010/03/08/stories/2010030850120300.htm

YOU to lease broadband capacity

The Hindu Business Line, February 26, 2010

The Citigroup-owned YOU Broadband & Cable has ventured into leasing out broadband capacity on its fibre infrastructure.

The company is targeting telecom operators, telecom tower companies and other cable service providers who require intra-city connectivity in 12 of the top 20 cities, Mr E.V.S. Chakravarthy, Chief Executive Officer of YOU Broadband, told Business Line.

"We can also provide fibre-based backhauling to telcos so that they can conserve spectrum which is a scarce commodity in any case," he added.

YOU Broadband uses around 15 per cent of the 5,000-route km of optical fibre infrastructure, originally established to support its broadband and cable businesses. By end 2010-11, it intends to add 2,400-route km of underground optical fibre as well as 1,000 more route km of overhead optical fibre.

YOU Broadband, which has an Internet Service Provider (Category A) licence, has already leased out part of the excess broadband capacity to Tata Communications, Vodafone and Tulip, said Mr Chakravarthy.

Managed Data Storage Services will grow - YOU Broadband

"With growing customer base companies will have a challenge to manage data. Focus on core business and cost are the major factors they have to deal with. Outsourcing is the answer and managed storage services will grow" - E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Limited

YOU Broadband's Enterprise Offerings include end to end IT infrastructure services comprising of storage, security, co-location, UTM solutions.

http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/NetworkingPlus/110020305.asp

Project Prakriti - YOU Broadband's Green Initiative

“The direct impact of climate change and other related effects is felt by all now. Organisations being the torch bearers of development have started realising the magnitude of the problem and need to take action. Employees are an integral part of an organisational set up and should play an active part in environment protection. To support this initiative our employees have started commuting by bicycles and have also quit smoking. Not only that, majority of the employees refrain from using the microwave to save power," says E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband & Cable India Pvt. Ltd.


He further adds, "Under Project 'Prakriti' the onus will be on individuals to change their mindset / lifestyle to do their bit for pollution control, energy & water conservation and paper wastage among other things. While each individual should add value to this project, it is a collective responsibility to ensure the project gives desired results. Project 'Prakriti' is implemented across all 11 locations.


http://timesascent.in/article/1/2010011420100114151151703e22bcec3/Working-for-a-better-tomorrow.html

Bombay HC dismisses petition by RCom against YOU Telecom

RCIL had in February 2009 filed a legal petition against YOU Telecom for allegedly not paying Rs37 lakh in dues for services provided

Khusboo Narayan

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a winding-up petition filed by Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd (RCIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications Ltd (R-Com), against YOU Telecom India Pvt. Ltd. RCIL had in February 2009 filed a legal petition against YOU Telecom for allegedly not paying Rs37 lakh in dues for services provided. It had also sought 30% interest for delayed payment.
“We have demonstrated the court that service was not up to mark and there were series of emails of such complaints that were made to RCom. In fact RCom has admitted deficiency in its services. Under such circumstances the alleged amount should not be treated as debt against the company and any order such as winding up may not be passed,” E.V.S. Chakravarthy, chief executive officer of YOU Telecom, wrote in an email statement.

“We have also represented the court that the dispute pertains to service providers and hence RCom should have approached appropriate forum (say TDSAT) for the same. The Honourable Court was kind enough to dismiss the petition and directed RCom to approach appropriate forum for any relief....,” he added.

An immediate comment could not be had from Rcom.

YOU Telecom, a broadband service provider owned by Citigroup Venture Capital International, Citigroup Inc.’s private equity arm for growth capital, had in 2007 entered into a contract for bandwidth infrastructure, RCIL said in its petition to the court