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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WonderMedia has announced that products featuring Intel WiDi technology based on the WonderMedia PRIZM WM8720 SoC platform is claimed to be on display at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Intel is said to demonstrate products from adapter ODMs like Bitland, and monitor companies, like Briview, at CES. Chicony and Kworld will also show their Intel WiDi adapter products at their respective booths during the show. Adam King, Director, Notebook Product Marketing, Intel Corporation said, "Over twenty million people and growing have laptops with Intel WiDi, many are still looking to complete their end to end experience. Intel is excited to collaborate on this solution with WonderMedia. Ultimately people will have more choices when looking for products that allow them to share and enjoy content, apps, and the full web from their laptop to their TV, wirelessly." Tzumu Lin, President & CEO, WonderMedia Technologies, Inc said, "WonderMedia is

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zenga TV, pioneer in Mobile TV have announced that Live and Video on Demand Mobile TV has set new viewership records in the year 2011. Zenga TV has claimed to achieve a phenomenal 421 million video views across different channels compared to less than 150 million video views in 2010. Shabiir Momiin, CEO, Zenga TV said, "The phenomenal following that Zenga TV content ranging from Mobile TV, Video on Demand and even the latest launch WEB TV has garnered is truly inspiring. I would specially like to congratulate our channel & content partners and advertisers for showing faith in this new platform and encouraging our growth for a truly rewarding partnership. To thank our loyal viewers who have made this success possible, I would like to promise them even more compelling content and service in the year 2012. I would also like to extend my special thanks to content partners, especially Team Viacom 18 for their support and I am pleasantly

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE PayPal has partnered with US retail giant Home Depot. It is claimed that a group of PayPal employees can use their PayPal accounts to buy goods at five Home Depot stores. Participants are believed to either swipe a card connected to their account or enter a code and their phone number into the terminal. The company is said to plan to roll out a "one-stop shop" for merchants, covering the whole shopping lifecycle - 'acquisition', 'conversation' and 'retention'. Anuj Nayar, Director, Communications, PayPal shared in a blog post, "Stay tuned throughout the year as we continue to re-imagine money and make it work better for merchants and consumers - whatever device you're on, wherever you are in the world, and however you prefer to pay." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Foxconn has unveiled its H77 series of motherboards that is believed to support the 22nm Intel Ivy Bridge processors and compatible with Sandy Bridge CPU along with Intel HD Graphics performance, Intel Smart Response Technology and Intel Rapid Start Technology. Foxconn H77 motherboard supports PCIE Gen3.0, which is said to offer nearly double the signaling rate over Gen2 at 5Gbps along with H77 supports dual channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1600 MHz. H77 motherboard is claimed to provide 4 USB 3.0 and 10 USB 2.0 interfaces onboard. The high-speed SATA 3.0 is supposed to deliver super fast 6Gbps link speeds. Furthermore, H77 motherboard is claimed to be equipped with a wide range of connectivity options including D-sub, (DVI) for digital video display and a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) for digital video and audio output and to help consumers simplify wiring connections. It is also said to feature 7.1 Cha

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has announced that it is exhibiting a complete line of PCI Express Gen 3 products at the consumer electronics show, CES 2012, including the Big Bang-XPower II mainboard with 4-way SLI/Crossfire technology and 22-phase PWM design, the X79/Z77 series mainboards equipped with Military Class III components, and the voltage-adjustable PCI Express Gen 3 R7900 Series graphics cards.Other than mainboards, MSI also announced the PCI Express Gen 3 graphic card Series powered by AMD's latest 28nm Radeon HD 7900 graphic chip - R7970-2PMD3GD5. With MSI's proprietary overclocking software, Afterburner, the core voltage can be fine-tuned to unleash full performance potential. Afterburner is also said to provide a lot of functions and support to meet the demand of enthusiasts, such as Predator to capture gameplay video, remote monitoring of desktop graphic cards via the Afterburner App, and Kombustor benchmark to conduct various tests under oper

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MapmyIndia has launched Zx250, a 3D navigator which is said to offer an augmented reality-like experience with full 3D landmarks, 3D buildings and 3D elevation across hills and mountains along with turn-by-turn voice instructions. Zx250 is equipped with metallic grey finish and a 12.7 cm touch screen. The device has a music player, movie player and digital photo frame with in-built memory of 2GB and expandable SD card memory slot of 8GB. It is supposed to wirelessly stream both music and navigation instructions to the car audio system over a user chosen FM frequency. It is said to connect with a phone over bluetooth, enabling hands-free calling. It is also said to have an ambient light sensor, automatically adjusting screen brightness according to surroundings. There's an AV-in slot to connect a reverse camera. Rohan Verma, Director, MapmyIndia said, "The all new Zx250 takes portable navigation to the next level by offering for the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ArrayShield has rolled out a new version of its flagship IDAS Authentication Platform 2.0, claimed to be the latest version of its authentication server. IDAS Platform has a RADIUS interface as well as the XML API, IDAS 2.0 is expected to allow developers and network professionals to integrate secure, pattern based two factor authentications into any web-based application or RADIUS enabled device. The in-built RADIUS interface is supposed to allow IDAS to be integrated with all leading VPNs from providers like Sonicwall, Fortigate, Cisco, Juniper, Cyberoam, Watchguard, Checkpoint etc. to provide secure remote access to all its users. ArrayShield Pattern Based Two Factor Authentication is a method that is believed to be cost-efficient and easy to use. It is said to use sequential pattern recognition and a translucent card to reliably identify users. Users are supposed to choose a memorable pattern (sequence of cells on the array) as their sec

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has appointed B. D. Park as the President & CEO of Samsung South West Asia Operations and Managing Director, Samsung India Electronics Ltd. Park, who was Head of Mobile and IT Division at Samsung India as Director, Mobile and IT, has assumed his new role. He succeeds Jung Soo Shin who was President & CEO for Samsung South West Asia from February 2009 till date. In his new role, Park will oversee the operations of Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (SIEL); Samsung India Software Operations (SISO), Samsung’s R & D Centre at Bangalore; Samsung India Software Center (SISC) and SEL India, Samsung’s R&D Centers at Noida as well as the Company’s operations in the SAARC Region. "It will be my endeavour to leverage the synergies of the existing Samsung businesses in India to ensure stronger growth for the Company in this region and make Samsung as the Most Loved Brand in the country," said B. D. Park. For More Detai

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DIGILITE has re-launched its channel incentive scheme - "DIGILITE Karo Dil Se - 2". The scheme covers the entire range of DIGILITE motherboards purchased from authorized channel partners. The scheme is valid from 1st January, 2012 till 31stMarch, 2012. Under the scheme, on the purchase of a certain quantity of DIGILITE motherboards, the partner will be entitled to win gold ranging from 1 gm to 10 gms. Rajan Sharma, Vice-President - Sales, DIGILITE, said, "After an overwhelming response to 'Karo Dil Se…' in the channel community, DIGILITE is happy to announce 'Karo Dil Se - 2'. We are confident that this fabulous offer will provide our channel partners an opportunity to improve ROI and sustain business even in tough times. We look forward to channel's wholehearted participation and we also thank all channel partners for their help in make DIGILITE one of the fastest-growing motherboard brandsin India."

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Between June and November 2011, Ericsson ConsumerLab has carried out research that shows that the common usage of texting and Facebook has changed the dynamics of teenage dating. The biggest changes can be seen in the courting process, where the goal is to ask the other person out on a date. However, teenagers still meet potential romantic partners face-to-face. "Behaviours are dynamic, and shift as people enter different life stages. As they get older, teenagers start to use communication tools in the same way as adults. They will continue to use 'their' tools such as texting, Facebook and video chat, but at the same time, they understand the need to use voice and e-mail as they move into the next stage of their lives,"said Ann-Charlotte Kornblad, Senior Advisor, Ericsson ConsumerLab. Texting remains the teenager's tool of choice when face time isn't an option. It is a tool that does not interrupt the flow of thei

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE FUJIFILM has announced the latest addition to its X-series digital cameras, FUJIFILM X-S1 in the Indian market. The company will showcase X-S1, the long zoom camera, at the Photofair 2012, in Mumbai. X-S1 FUJIFILM combines 12MP 2/3-inch EXR-CMOS sensor of the Fujifilm X10 with a FUJINON 26x optical precision zoom lens. Optically, the lens comprises of 17 glass elements, which includes four aspherical elements and two ED lenses. It also suits to capturing subjects close up. By selecting Super Macro Mode, users can focus as close as 1cm for frame-filling close-up images. Furthermore, the lens' aperture is made up of nine blades for "bokeh" effect photography. It captures Full 1080p High Definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) video with stereo sound at 30 frames-per-second, which is saved in the H.264 format. "We are very pleased to launch our new product X-S1 which is a perfect example of our visionary direction. The features like

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has again exhibited its digital printing technology and solutions through a display of state-of-the-art applications at HP booth at Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair and Photofair 2012. The seventeenth edition of the CEIF Photofair 2012 is the third-largest Trade Show in the World and is being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. HP is showcasing the Flagship HP Indigo 5500 which is a 7 colour press along with the HP Indigo 7000 Press which is the fastest press in HP's Photo printing portfolio. This can produce around 140 wedding albums in a minute. Both these machines are put up on display for live demonstrations of the various printing applications. This time HP brings for its customers wedding photo albums which last for over 200 years. These wedding photo albums are one-third the weight of traditional albums and can be customized into miniature photo books. "Be it a collection of holiday pictures, family pho

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VIA has announced that BesTV New Media and Lenovo Group in Shanghai have adopted the VIA Nano processor to power the Lenovo A30 Internet TV Set Top Box which the two companies jointly launched in Shanghai. The Lenovo A30 Internet TV set-top box is powered by a combination of a 1.2GHz VIA Nano processor and VIA VX900 media system processor, providing processing performance and full compatibility with mainstream video and audio formats. Subscribers of the Lenovo A30 Internet set-top box will have access to standard TV content, including news, dramas, sports, documentaries, movies and children’s programming as well as Cloud-based games, karaoke and other new content services. As a special feature, BesTV is able to provide Lenovo customers with "Latest" and "Exclusive" content, allowing them to enjoy up to 90% of box office hits within a month of their release date from the comfort of the living room. Other features include a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE QNAP Systems Inc. has released new V3.6 beta NAS management software for its Turbo NAS series, which is said to provide highly anticipated features such as VPN Server, LDAP Server, and Proxy Server, cloud music and photo sharing with a web browser, enhanced backup features, and more. Firmware V3.6 beta also includes new version of MyCloudNAS 1.2, QPKG center and more compatible IP camera. Firmware V3.6 beta is believed to provide several new business-class features. The VPN Server is also expected to offer the businesses with a cost-saving way to create a secure and private network. The LDAP Server is said to simplify mass account management and saves business' IT hardware expenditure. The Proxy Server provided with the 'Squid' QPKG is believed to provide the IT administrator a great solution to manage network loading yet maintain network security. The new V3.6 beta firmware update is available for the following QNAP Turbo NAS ma

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE PTC has announced its continued support of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) answering the call to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational opportunities. PTC will sponsor over 85 FRC teams, 23 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams, and 14 FIRST LEGO League teams during the current 2011-2012 season building on previous years of support. Jon Dudas, President, FIRST said, "PTC is a fantastic Strategic Partner of FIRST. As a company, they are fully committed to the values of FIRST and share our goal of helping students develop skills to become tomorrow’s innovators and engineers. PTC provides the same CAD and Collaboration software for students used by more than 27,000 global manufacturing companies, allowing students to develop the engineering skills that are in high demand." FIRST has designed accessible, innovative, mentor-based STEM pro

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has commanded all operators to set up a complaint centre that would have a toll-free number and can be accessed by a subscriber of even another mobile operator. According to Trai's Telecom Consumers Complaint Regulations 2012, such a centre would be responsible in addressing all complaints it receives. Further, all operators are instructed to set up a web-based complaint monitoring system, through which the consumer can track their complaints, according to the regulations. As per Trai, A two-tier system is said to replace the existing three-tier complaint redressal mechanism - now comprising call centre, nodal centre and appellate authority - by doing away with the nodal officer. This is because the complaint centres are essentially registration and response centres, and do not deal with the resolution of complaints. They only facilitate registration of consumer complaints - and the level at wh

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Broadcom Corporation has introduced its family of 802.11ac (5G WiFi) chips designed for a broad range of product segments. The new IEEE 802.11ac chips are believed to be three times faster and up to six times more power efficient than equivalent 802.11n solutions. 5G WiFi is claimed to be the next generation Wi-Fi standard required for today's mobile and video era. Based on 802.11ac, 5G WiFi is said to be a major evolutionary step from the existing 802.11a/b/g/n networks. Broadcom's 5G WiFi is supposed to dramatically improve the wireless range in the home, allowing consumers to watch HD-quality video from more devices, in more places, simultaneously. The increased speed is said to enable consumers to download web content from a mobile device faster and quickly synch large files, such as videos, in a fraction of the time it would take on a similar 802.11n device. Since 5G WiFi transfers the same volume of data at a much faster rate, d

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ramco Systems has announced its agreement with Ornge Issuer Trust, of which Ornge is the beneficiary, for Ramco's Series 5 Aviation M&E software. Under the agreement, Ramco is believed to deliver the complete web based Series 5 M&E system, including Maintenance Programs, Supply Chain Management, Maintenance Execution for Line, Shop and Heavy operations and Reliability. Jim Fitzgerald, President, Ramco Systems Global Aviation Solutions said, "We are pleased to have Ornge as one of our newest Customers implementing our Series 5 M&E software. Series 5 will be interfaced to the Orngefinance system, thus providing them a full end-to-end solution utilizing Ramco's state-of-the art VirtualWorks e-connect toolset wrapped around the M&E / MRO suite." Rick Potter, Chief Operating Officer, Ornge Global Air, "Ornge is excited and we are looking forward to implementing Ramco Aviation Solution. It will assist us to en

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Altair Engineering has announced the appointment of Panduranga Rao Chirala as Vice-President of Altair ProductDesign India. In this new role, he will have primary responsibility for Altair's consulting services operations in India and support the company's global product development consultancy business with off-shore capacity. He will be responsible for managing and growing the India based engineering service team for product design. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infibeam.com (www.infibeam.com) ties-up with erupee, a network of Retail physical touch-points which provide Infibeam Vouchers redeemable against any purchase on Infibeam.com. Kartik Jain, VP, Business Development, Infibeam.com said, "erupee is an extremely convenient and safe method of paying for shopping online. We often receive requests from people who do not have credit cards but want to shop online. With features like erupee and Cash on delivery we hope to take e-Commerce in India to the masses." Ranjit Sawhney, Vice President, Ideacts Innovations said, "Infibeam.com holds expertise and leadership position in e-Retailing. We are very optimistic about our association with the company and look forward to increasing our coverage to address more customers." For More Details See www.varindia.com