VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   For thin and light systems such as slimmer notebooks,  Western Digital (WD)(NASDAQ:WDC)  has announced the launch of 2.5-inch, 7mm slim, TB hard drive meant for high-capacity storage. This hard drive is designed for OEMs, channel integrators and consumers.  This hard drive is an addition to WD’s Blue hard drive family. Matt Rutledge, Vice-President & General Manager for Client Storage Products, WD , said, "Users with large portfolios of content no longer need to sacrifice capacity when buying an Ultrabook or upgrading to a thin and light notebook. This most compact 1TB hard drive to-date offers manufacturers of systems an upsell path for their customers who will now be able to choose systems offering both sleek design and high capacity. WD’s ShockGuard technology  protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. Another technology which enables the quiet performance of the hard drive is the WhisperDriv

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To offer the victims and stranded people to make free calls to their homes affected by the Uttarakhand flood havoc,  Aircel  has set up free mobile booths at the affected locations. These mobile booths are operated by Aircel team members, who are reaching out to as many victims as possible to help them establish contact with their families. The mobile booths have been set up to  provide assistance to affected people  coming in from Kedarnath, Rudraprayag and Gaurikund areas to the Koti Relief Camp in Tehri district. The booths are being equipped with helpdesks, handsets with sufficient talk-time and mobile charging units, all available free of cost. Furthermore, the Aircel team is also assisting people with other communication facilities regarding their further movements to base stations in Dehradun and Rishikesh. Aircel has opened helpline numbers  + 91 9716215000 and + 91 9716218000  to help general public in locating relatives

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The tech giant  Google  has made a contribution to flood relief efforts in Uttarakhand by releasing Crisis Response Map which can help keep all concerned aware and up-to-date. This crisis map is only an early version aimed at providing quick information, such as, places affected, relief centers and road closures, says Jayanth Mysore, Senior Product Manager at Google India, in a blog post. As always, in times of such disaster, accurate information is hard to come by and our Crisis Response team has relied on scantily available information where available. For now, you’ll find the following information. We are hoping to add more as we go along, says the blog post. On 20th June, Google’s Crisis Response team launched Person Finder in Hindi and English to help affected people find missing loved ones. The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, which has been severely ravaged by floods...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   India today has become the main centre of start-ups. The employees and even fresh graduates are packed with ideas of what can be created into a successful business; people are giving up lucrative job offers; successful executives are leaving high-paying jobs to become entrepreneurs. While most of them have interesting ideas, at times their success is limited by a few critical factors such as lack of mentorship, access to funds and the inability to build a strong business foundation. Thus, to address these challenges, Microsoft has taken an initiative.  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has announced the graduation of its second India batch of technology start-ups, which is also its Summer Batch of 2013. The nine start-ups which graduated include explara, deck, Harness, i7 Networks, iDOS, SupportBee, TableGrabber, Tuebora and Visarity. Mukund Mohan, CEO-in-Residence, Microsoft Accelerator in India , said, “We are extremely happy with t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen environmental awareness,  Dell India(NASDAQ:DELL)  has announced installation of a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Grid Connected System at its Whitefield campus in Bangalore. This deployment will help Dell to reduce its carbon footprint by an estimated 54.9 tons of CO2-equivalent per year. The grid system comprises of a capacity of 42.78 kilowatt. Deepak Ohlyan, Executive Director of Facilities, Dell India , said, “Dell supports various environment-friendly efforts – from ways to reduce global emissions to incorporating power-efficiencies and employing sustainability practices. This Solar PV Grid Connected System installation strengthens Dell’s commitment to operate our facilities in a responsible manner.” According to Dell, this campus becomes the second campus globally and first in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region to deploy a solar PV system. Another highlight of the project is that Dell’s installation of 186

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to ensure that the channel partners of  Citrix(NASDAQ:CTXS)  are in sync with its mobility strategy which focusses on enterprise mobility and to enhance their learning curve about the company’s technologies, Citrix has started an enhanced training programme for its channel partners  in eight cities – Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata  and Colombo. Citrix aims to enhance aims its new mobile workstyles and Cloud computing environment with this channel-enablement programme. Citrix solutions empower people to work and collaborate from anywhere and securely access apps and data on any of the latest devices, as easily as they would in their own office. As a practice, Citrix organizes regular training sessions with partners on the sales aspects of the product portfolio which encompasses XenDesktop, VDI-in-a-box, XenServer and NetScaler.  Kaushal Veluri, Director – Channels and Alliances, Citrix India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Aiming to provide customers with a privilege to enjoy superfast 4G speeds,  Bharti Airtel  has introduced new plans for its Airtel 4G services in Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune and Chandigarh. These data plans start from a monthly rent of Rs.450.  With Rs.450, Rs.650 and Rs.750  Airtel 4G plans subscribers will get data quota (GBs)  at rents similar to 3G plans, whereas with the plans starting Rs.999 will offer accelerated data benefits at rate of Rs.100/GB.  Customers subscribing to Rs.999 and above plans will also be able to enjoy free access to an entertainment library of 1,000 movies and 100 games powered by BigFlix and indiagames. Airtel offers two kinds of  4G devices for customers  to choose from. The Airtel 4G dongle brings high-speed wireless internet experience to the laptop, while the Airtel 4G CPE Router offers a home WiFi solution.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced expansion of its  Converged Storage portfolio  with a number of offerings such as solid-state optimized HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 storage system that is designed to deliver performance and low latency. In addition, HP also has extended its six-year lead in software-defined storage with a new HP StoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) that cuts the cost of small site backup by up to 65 per cent. Barun Lala, Director, HP Storage, HP India , said, “It is impossible for organizations to deal with unpredictable workloads cost-effectively if they are managing disparate storage silos. With the new 3PAR StoreServ and StoreOnce innovations, customers get best-in-class purpose-built solutions to address critical new requirements while retaining the simplicity that comes from an approach that can manage and serve a variety of needs without creating new storage silos.” New features added to  HP 3PAR StoreServ  st