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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP AG(NYSE:SAP) has announced that with a team of technology partners, including BMMsoft, HP, Intel, NetApp and Red Hat, it has generated a  new world record for the world’s largest data warehouse using the SAP HANA platform and SAP IQ software. This independently audited 12.1PB data warehouse has been recognized by Guinness World Records , and is four times larger than the prior record. The announcement was made during a press conference held March 5 in Palo Alto, Calif. "Setting a new world record with the combination of SAP HANA and SAP IQ was a 'moonshot' challenge I had laid out for our engineering team,” said Dr. Vishal Sikka, member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, Products & Innovation. “Our goal was to set new limits in bringing Big Data together with fast, ad hoc and scalable analytics. SAP has shown the ability of our platform to achieve such an incredible result, demonstrating a cost

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Though Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to release Windows 8.1 Update 1, as it is known online, in the next month, it inadvertently leaked a version of the updated operating system online to download for a short time some days back. Windows 8.1 Update 1 is intended to improve the touch interface making it more appealing to the mouse and keyboard users. Update 1 Files, which have now been removed, were leaked on Microsoft's Windowsupdate.com domain. However, going by the accounts posted online, the update has been successfully installed by a number of users including the technology magazine Verge. The update includes features like option to display the Windows Desktop taskbar over the top of apps running in the touch interface known as Modern UI, and a new search button in the Modern UI

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra Ltd. has announced their partnership to help develop the spring customer care update of Microsoft Dynamics CRM . Tech Mahindra's expert engineers helped Microsoft to develop key features which include - Mobile device support, cross browser support and enhanced user experience. Tech Mahindra is a Global SI and Consulting organization with strategic partnership with Microsoft. This collaboration with Microsoft Dynamics Product Development team leverages our experience and Microsoft's product strengths to offer significant value to customers. Tech Mahindra was a Microsoft partner on Polaris and Orion as well, the last two product releases of Dynamics CRM. "Tech Mahindra has contributed to the spring customer care update release of Dynamics CRM. Tech Mahindra’s practice capabilities will enable its customers to experience cutting edge solutions on Dynamics CRM for competitive advantage,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Verizon Enterprise Solutions has roped in Eric Cevis to lead the unit's global wholesale division. Cevis most recently led the Verizon's global wholesale sales organization for the Americas. Verizon’s global wholesale team provides a comprehensive portfolio of voice, data, Internet, Ethernet, Global IP, FiOS and advanced cloud and security solutions, as well as professional service engagements. In his new role as president of global wholesale, Cevis will lead an international cross-functional team including sales, marketing and operational support.  The global wholesale organization supports customers including wireless service providers, IXCs, CLECs, ISPs, ILEC, MSO/cable and other telecommunications companies, as well as aggregators, resellers and content providers. Cevis has been with Verizon and its predecessor companies since joining Bell Atlantic in 1986, as a staff supervisor for governmen