VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NComputing has announced that the Government of Punjab has selected NComputing's virtual computers to deliver Computer Labs to 480 schools. This is a part of a major computer education initiative called ICT Education Project for Punjab, estimated to be valued at Rs.7.5 crore (US$1.6 million), which will provide computer access to thousands of schoolchildren throughout the state. This further strengthens NComputing's position as the de-facto desktop computing procurement choice for education in India. The company's products are already providing desktop computing access to millions of school children through major state education projects in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Speaking on the occasion, Stephen Dukker, CEO & Chairman, NComputing, said, "In a region of such promise as Punjab, where almost 60% of the population is under 25, much of its future lies in the next generation of educated and ICT aware students....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has unveiled the 2011 Blue Coat Web Security Report that examines Web behavior and the malware to which users are most frequently exposed. The report analyzes Web requests from the Blue Coat WebPulse service, which weekly rates nearly three billion requests in real-time, to provide a comprehensive overview of the changing ways in which people are using the Internet and the new methods cybercrime is using to target their attacks. "Today, dynamic Web links are the most powerful tool cybercrime has, and static Web ratings that require update cycles are too slow when the bad guys can harvest users within minutes," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president at Blue Coat Systems. "Only a real-time defense, like the Blue Coat WebPulse service, that can dynamically rate content and follow multi-staged malware attacks from beginning to end will be able to protect users." This report...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has unveiled the security strategy for QFabric Data Center architecture, announced earleir. QFabric is a single layer data center fabric that removes barriers to efficiency in the data center. Juniper's scalable data center security is enhanced by QFabric's ability to deliver any-to-any data center resource availability. This enables massive scale and comprehensive visibility, while at the same time reducing the complexity of the data center. In the face of security realities, innovation and integration across physical and virtual environments and strong management capabilities are required. Juniper addresses security in physical networking environments with the Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateway, virtual needs with the newly announced Juniper Networks vGW Virtual Gateway, and management with Junos Space Security Design and Security Threat Response Manager. Juniper's integrated solution is the industry...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Western Digital has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore's A*STAR Data Storage Institute (DSI), and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies. Located in Singapore Science Park, near WD's newly acquired media manufacturing operation, the Western Digital Singapore HDD R&D Center is now operational. The company is also entering an agreement with DSI to collaborate on the development of advanced head, media and hard drive system design. The proliferation of content on personal computers, storage devices and social networks is driving demand for higher capacity hard drives and the advanced science and engineering behind them. WD's focus for the new center is the development of future solutions for hard drive recording heads and media, system design and manufacturing pro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has launched the Kaspersky PURE, an integrated solution designed to protect home networks. Kaspersky PURE is Kaspersky Lab's flagship solution in the home user product range. It offers a new approach to the provision of computer security by combining a host of protection technologies in a single package. Users are reliably shielded from external attacks, operator errors and data loss as a result of computer failure and can enjoy all the benefits that modern PCs and the Internet have to offer, safe in the knowledge that they are fully protected. Kaspersky PURE includes such cutting-edge technologies as Application Control, which provides online protection by allotting programs a security rating based on information from Kaspersky Lab's reputation databases; Safe Run mode, which allows suspicious programs to be launched without damaging the system; and behavioral analysis modules to detect suspicious or dangerous program ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has consolidated a go-to-market channel strategy for its commercial channel partners to increase partner convenience, profitability and growth. Under the new initiative, Dell's PartnerDirect program will now be led by a separate Global Commercial Channel (GCC) team, which will serve as a single point of contact for channel partners across the company's different commercial business segments - Large Enterprise, Public and Medium Business. The new GCC structure, with its single point of contact for partners, will lead to higher productivity and improved time cycles and enable more customized programs to support the partners in the market. The new structure will protect partner profitability by bringing consistent pricing across different Dell commercial businesses and offer the partners increased growth opportunities with solution centric offerings and a broader end customer base. Commenting on the initiative, Mahesh Bhalla, Ge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has consolidated a go-to-market channel strategy for its commercial channel partners to increase partner convenience, profitability and growth. Under the new initiative, Dell's PartnerDirect program will now be led by a separate Global Commercial Channel (GCC) team, which will serve as a single point of contact for channel partners across the company's different commercial business segments - Large Enterprise, Public and Medium Business. The new GCC structure, with its single point of contact for partners, will lead to higher productivity and improved time cycles and enable more customized programs to support the partners in the market. The new structure will protect partner profitability by bringing consistent pricing across different Dell commercial businesses and offer the partners increased growth opportunities with solution centric offerings and a broader end customer base. Commenting on the initiative, Mahesh Bhalla, Ge...