VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GIGABYTE Technology  is offering a range of its 8 Series motherboards at an attractive price range. Priced between Rs.6,000 and Rs.10,000, these select motherboards offer significant improvements in performance and power consumption with the latest fourth-generation Intel Core processors and Intel B85, H87 and Z87 chipsets. These motherboards, namely  GA-B85M-D3H, GA-H87M-D3H and GA-Z87M-D3H , come with a wide range of new technologies. GA-B85M-D3H has notable features like 4th Generation Intel Core processors, Ultra Durable 4 Plus Technology, Hybrid digital power engine, UEFI DualBIOS, Multi-GPU Support, GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration (USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 & 3x USB Power), GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices, LAN with high ESD Protection, HDMI 1.4, DVI, D-SUB, Intel Small Business Advantage.It is priced at Rs.6,500/- (approximately). GA-H87M-D3H supports 4th Generation Intel Core processors, Ultra Durable 4 Plus Technol

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the  International Data Corporation (IDC)  in 2013 the smartphone market surpassed 44 million units shipped, up from 16.2 million in 2012.  This surge has been mainly powered by homegrown vendors which have shown a tremendous and consistent growth over the past four quarters of 2013. The overall phone market stood at close-to 257 million units in CY 2013 - an 18% increase from 218 million units in CY2012. The India smartphone market grew by 181% year over year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13).  According to International Data Corporation's (IDC)  APEJ Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , vendors shipped a total of 15.06 million smartphones in 4Q13 compared to 5.35 million units in the same period of 2012. 4Q13 grew by almost 18% Quarter-on-Quarter. The fourth quarter of 2013 witnessed a spike in the smartphone shipments by smaller homegrown vendors like LAVA, Intex  which have shown tremendous gro

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has announced that the  Union Bank of India (UBI)  has selected IBM’s data center management services to enhance productivity and improve business operations. The service will enable the bank to enhance reliability and efficiency of critical infrastructure as well as significantly improve data management across multiple locations. Data-sensitive industries like the financial sector require a robust IT infrastructure to ensure enhanced performance across multiple workloads, while at the same time reducing the overall cost. It is, therefore, critical for financial services companies to ensure that their data centers are highly efficient and optimally utilized. “Data centers are the backbone of our business. We needed to ensure that they are equipped with the latest technology and optimally utilized. We chose to engage IBM because of their global expertise in designing and building innovative, energy efficient data ce

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Designed to transform digital marketing programmes in the country,  Adobe  and Razorfish  have outlined a joint initiative for the Indian market. Leveraging their global partnership, the two companies will develop solutions focussed on digital personalization for marketers in India. Industry reports have positioned Razorfish as a leading global digital agency and Adobe Marketing Cloud  as a leader across various digital marketing categories. Adobe Marketing Cloud customers globally include all top five media companies,  all top five automotive brands, 90% of the world’s top fifty telecom brands and 80% of the top twenty internet retailers. This partnership brings extensive combined expertise and value of global leaders to marketers in India. “India is seeing a massive change in terms of digitization that is sweeping across the country, creating new opportunities and challenges for marketers. Today, customers demand products custo

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bentley  has reportedly acquired the  eB services  business of  DocQnet Systems International , a Woodmead, South Africa-based services organization focussed on project and asset information management solutions. It also announced that 10 of DocQnet’s highly skilled and experienced consultants have joined Bentley’s extensive Global Professional Services team dedicated to meeting the demands of Bentley users employing eB-based products and solutions worldwide. With its acquisition and staff addition, Bentley has increased its capacity to provide professional services to its eB users in South Africa and elsewhere. eB is a pervasive enabler for information mobility across Bentley’s AssetWise infrastructure asset management software  and services and ProjectWise system of collaboration servers and services for infrastructure projects. Al Gray, Bentley Vice-President, Asset Lifecycle Information Management Services , “On behalf of my