VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate Technology  has announced the second generation of its  sleek external storage lineup, Seagate Backup Plus Slim . With a svelte compact design and superspeed USB 3.0 interface, the 2TB Backup Plus Slim drive is the ideal storage solution to aggregate and back up valued photos, videos and other files despite being spread across numerous devices, social networks and personal computers. This new offering includes the backup software, Seagate Dashboard, which made the first generation of Seagate Backup Plus drives so popular. The Seagate Dashboard software provides an easy one-click backup solution, but can also be set as a scheduled backup up as needed. Additionally, the Dashboard software will back up Facebook and Flickr albums to ensure that even video and photos shared through these networks are backed up and easy to find. Use the Save and Share features to download and upload content from these social media network...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  all set to end support on  8 April for the thirteen-year-old operating system Windows XP , the company has issued a warning to loyal Windows XP users  to get ready to deal with the potential cyber attacks targeting their systems after the official end of the support. In India as most of the ATMs (automated teller machines) are yet to migrate to the later versions they may face the array of security issues which will be accompanied by the end of support for XP. In a blog post, Tim Rains, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Group (TwC) director, advised businesses not to use XP. Failing to do so will put them and their customers at increased risk. "Today, attackers typically steal personal and business information from the systems they go after and try to keep a lower profile, as the goal is financial profit more regularly than mischievous disruption or ego," read the post. "The ty...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys(NYSE:INFY)  has announced that it has successfully delivered a  Strategic Financial Systems (SFS) program  for  SITA . The award-winning SFS program is one of the most geographically complex ERP-enabled finance transformations ever undertaken. Designed by the Infosys and SITA’s SFS program team, and enabled by Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1, SFS can efficiently process accounting transactions for 310 legal entities worldwide operating in 125 currencies with a globally distributed user base of 4,500 people, and support the filing of tax returns in over 150 countries worldwide. SITA expects the SFS program will deliver, in excess of 20 per cent, direct operational savings and efficiencies within the finance function over four years. It has laid a strong foundation to help SITA improve the service and business value delivered to internal customers and member shareholders globally. Prasad Thrikutam, Global...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to promote its new range of Wi-Fi Datacards,  Huawei  has concluded dealers meet in Delhi and Chennai. Huawei has also introduced its marketing campaign - " Internet Pooling is Here ". The campaign aims to streamline naming structure - Laptopi-Fi, Power-Fi & Mobi-Fi to simplify data card purchase by consumers and help retailers sell easily. The event was attended by over 150 dealers from Delhi NCR and over 200 from Chennai. Huawei recognizes the efforts of the valued partners such as  Redington, Nirja Infotek  from Chennai and Uniglobe Enterprise from Delhi, in making the brand an undisputed leader in the data card market. Nirja Infotek and Unilglobe Enterprise were awarded for their outstanding Performance in the last quarter of 2013. Anand Narang, Marketing Director, Huawei India , said, "With feedback from trade partners and consumers, we have simplified the naming structure to make the purc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MindTree  has announced a strategic alliance with Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)  to develop and optimize custom  BPM solutions . The solutions will be based on Pegasystems’ Build for Change technology platform. “Customers want a solution that leverages BPM platforms across multiple lines of business. Our broad alliance with Pegasystems helps our clients accelerate their efforts to create a more streamlined organization,” said Paul Gottsegen, Senior Vice-President, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, MindTree. MindTree’s EAI / BPM centre of excellence conceptualizes and incubates key solutions that provide clients with better performance and high-quality processes at reduced costs. Through a consulting-led approach, technology expertise and proven methodology, MindTree delivers large-scale EAI/BPM transformation........ See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has unveiled new solutions and services that enable organizations to  proactively share threat intelligence  and openly collaborate as an industry to combat the growing ecosystem of adversaries.  With organizations in  Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ)  experiencing cybercrimes caused by malicious insiders, denial of service and web-based attacks that they are unable to stop due to outdated or insufficient threat intelligence, enterprises need to strengthen their security posture to defend their organizations. “Advanced attack techniques and collaboration in the criminal marketplace is fuelling an increased rate of costly security breaches in APJ. Crowd-sourced threat intelligence from our vast community of customers, partners and researchers is essential in this battle against cybercrime. By sharing actionable intelligence through our solutions, expertise and best practices, organizations c...