VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SOCOMEC UPS India has organized a series of "Critical Power Day" seminars in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. The Chennai and Delhi seminars were attended by CIOs, CTOs, system integrators and business partners. The main objective of the seminar was to explain the key trends and challenges in datacenter development and the requirement of green and efficient datacenter to drive Virtualization. To meet the power backup requirement of the virtual and evolving datacenter, SOCOMEC's recent introduction of Modulys Green Power, modular and high energy efficiency UPS has been showcased in the seminar. The product is hot pluggable and scalable UPS ranging from 20kVA to 240kVA. The product is a perfect solution for Virtual datacenters, IT networks and infrastructures and also for mission-critical applications. Modulys GP guarantees unbeatable energy efficiency certified 96% (TUV SUD) in true online double conversion mode. The product has been...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco and NetApp have announced that more than 150 customers have implemented joint data center solutions based on the FlexPod design architecture. Cisco and NetApp's FlexPod is a pretested architectural design guide that combines networking, computing and storage in a shared infrastructure, and supports multiple applications and workloads to help channel partners accelerate and simplify their customers' transition to the cloud. Last November, Cisco and NetApp introduced the first FlexPod solution with VMware, now available through 120 qualified channel partners worldwide. Today, Cisco and NetApp have announced a new additional design guide for FlexPod that supports SAP applications in the cloud. FlexPod is a design architecture with combined networking, computing, and storage infrastructure. The flexible, scalable shared infrastructure is pretested to help channel partners and customers lower deployment risk, increase data center ef...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE "DigiVive" has entered into a partnership with MTNL to provide nexGTv and Vmotion services to MTNL's customers. MTNL is set to redefine Mobile TV viewing experience through nexGTv, and the services will be available to its customers. nexGTv is a next-generation Mobile TV service offering live TV channels and an exhaustive list of Video-On-Demand (VOD)content on mobile. This service is available for both 2G as well as 3G users with compatible handsets. With nexGTv, users can now watch Live TV on their mobile anywhere, anytime by making a Video call to the 3G short code 52627 (circuit-switched) or via WAP browser (packet-switched). nexGTv will provide over 50 live TV channels ranging from entertainment, reality, news, religious to popular regional channels. It will also provide first-of-its-kind VOD (Video on demand) content that includes special scenes from the hugely popular TV serial Mahabharata. The service would be available...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced an exciting "Buy Back Offer" for its LaserJet customers in India. The programme is specially designed for businesses that demand more and want to add on to their productivity, efficiency and cost savings. The programme allows customers to avail a cash rebate of up to Rs.20,000 on return of their old printer after buying a new LaserJet printer or scanner. The offer is valid on a select range of LaserJet printers or scanners. Announcing the offer, Varadarajan Krishnan, General Manager - Marketing, HP-IPG, said, "The HP LaserJet Buy Back Offer is intended to provide growing businesses a more effective printing environment and gain competitive edge. The steps involved to avail the cash rebate are very simple. Customers have to just register with us once after purchasing an eligible HP LaserJet printer/ scanner." HP's latest range of LaserJet printers offer enhanced energy and time-saving features along w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Buffalo Technology has announced availability of new Buffalo 8x Portable DVD Drives in India. Available in a high-gloss finish, the ultra-slim and compact Buffalo 8x Portable DVD writer is the ideal companion for a laptop or Netbook and is also an high-quality alternative to laptop manufacturers' pricey options. The affordable drive includes two integrated USB cables that snap to the chassis for easy mobility. Powered by laptop USB ports, the DVD writer does not require any AC adapter and comes with an integrated USB Y-Cable for laptops that require extra power. A sophisticated LED power indicator panel, on the drive, glows red when power from a single USB port is insufficient encouraging users to connect the Y-cable to a second USB port to draw additional power. The 8x Portable DVD Drive comes with CyberLink DVD software suite for Windows, letting users create CDs and DVDs with music, pictures or videos with ease. "Designed as a po...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Belkin India is organizing channel partner meets for its Structured Cabling Solution (SCS) partners, across all major metros in India. To be held in May and June this year, the five-city tour will connect with dedicated Belkin SCS partners in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. During the meet at each location, Belkin will present its latest structured cabling solutions, discuss emerging market trends and opportunities, future product roadmaps and ongoing marketing initiatives with its growing base of partners. With over 60-80 partners expected to attend, Belkin expects to reach out and connect with over 500 partners in this tour. "We have been consistently growing our structured cabling business, quarter on quarter since its launch late last year, both in revenue terms and market share," said Mohit Anand, Managing Director, India Subcontinent. "In addition, we have also expanded our channel partner base for this ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE D-Link has rolled out a wide range of 3G devices for Indian consumers, thereby strengthening its 3G product portfolio. D-Link has launched a gamut of 3G products that include an exclusive range of portable Wi-Fi devices, namely D-Link Le Petit Mini USB Router (DWR-510), D-Link DWR-131 Ethernet Router and D-Link myPocket DIR-456U 3.75G HSUPA Router. Sharing his view on the introduction of new range of 3G devices, Jayesh Kotak, Vice-President - Product Marketing, D-Link (India) Ltd., said, "Globally, D-Link has been operating for over 25 years in the networking industry. All these years, we have ensured that our customers get to experience the best in technology space through our products that aim at building strong and reliable networks for people. Hence, D-Link has always been in the forefront when it comes to offering the latest and best in the technology space. With our new 3G range of devices, we are confident that our consumers wil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has announced that Sanjay Rohatgi has been appointed as Senior Vice-President - Sales and the leader for Cisco's Service Provider business across the India and SAARC region. In this role, Sanjay will lead the telecom vertical business for Cisco, driving the overall growth strategy and sales operations for this high priority sector. Sanjay will focus on IP-NGN (Internet Protocol - Next-Generation Networks), mobility solutions, adoption and on driving traction for Cisco's data center and cloud computing platform, collaboration solutions, video technologies for customers in this vertical. His mandate also includes the partner and go-to-market models to help Cisco's key customers in the vertical create and take to market, unique and differentiated value-added services, based on Cisco technology. Commenting on Sanjay's appointment, Naresh Wadhwa, President & Country Manager, Cisco India & SAARC, said, "We are de...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has announced the Force Series 3 family of solid-state drives. The newly announced Force Series 3 models take advantage of the new SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA 3) interface to deliver impressive speed at an attractive price. The Force Series 3 features the highest performance version of the latest-generation SandForce SF-2281 SSD Processor with out-of-box read and write speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 520 MB/s respectively, and an impressive 85000K IOPS for measurably faster system response, boot times and application load times than SATA 2 solid-state drives. All Force Series 3 models are also backward compatible with SATA 2, and include an easy-to-use 3.5" adapter to allow owners of both desktop and notebook PCs to enjoy the cool, quiet operation and enhanced system performance made possible by replacing their traditional mechanical hard drive with an SSD. "With the rapid market adoption of SATA 3, there's strong demand for affor...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. has selected IBM servers and storage technology to allow their Lubricants division to manage, track, and leverage information and processes more effectively. The new IBM Power 7 and System x servers and System Storage products were selected over other solutions because of the IBM platform's ease of management, cost-effectiveness and price-performance ratio. Gulf Oil Corporation, a part of Hinduja Group, has seen rapid growth of their lubes division in the last few years. The large number of internal business processes and expanding operations of Gulf Oil led to the requirement of an ERP application to provide real-time information analysis for business management. The IBM solution stack for the SAP ERP system was implemented across all of the offices of Gulf Oil Corporation's Lubricants division in India. It includes IBM Power 770 and System x servers mounted on the IBM BladeCenter H Chassis with IBM System S...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acer has joined the bandwagon of Tablet PC by introducing new tablets in the market, Acer ICONIA TAB A500 and Acer ICONIA TAB W500. The A500 runs on the Android platform, while W500 runs on the Windows 7 thus catering to the needs of both segments of buyers. The national distribution giant Supertron Electronics Ltd has bagged the distribution rights for the Acer Tablet PCs. W.S. Mukund (MD) Acer India said, "Innovation is part of our DNA. With the launch of the ICONIA range of tablets in India, believes this technology will change the dynamics of consuming digital content. Indian market is not too far behind to adopting this new technologies, with the growing demand for the tablets in India, Acer expect tablets to significantly contribute to the overall revenue in the calendar year 2011." Along with ICONIA A500 tablet and ICONIA Smart A300 smartphone, Acer also launched the Android-powered ICONIA A100 tablet. Acer ICONIA A100 is th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fly has launched its two touch screen mobile handsets - E-140 and E146, designed to support the highly connected lifestyle of today's younger mobile users. Both the devices are full-touch that places users at the centre of the social media revolution with full support for a wide range of social networks. "We recognize the importance of social networks in the modern mobile industry," said Prem Kumar, CEO, Fly India. "The design and functionality of our touch phones meet the needs of a highly digitally connected and style-conscious youth audience. We have a strong global legacy of providing state-of-the-art touch in our handsets, E140 and E146 also echo brand's commitment to differentiate. This offering is specially targeted at the Indian youth who like to carry a phone to complement and enhance their lifestyle." The E140 represents a complete social networking device for the youth segment, with its eye-catching des...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Amkette has launched the revolutionary Pearl Bluetooth mouse. Pearl Bluetooth Mouse is the one-stop solution for all the comfort one may require! Being a Bluetooth device, it can be synced with Bluetooth-enabled Tablets such as iPad or iPad 2, PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks and iPhone 3GS. The mouse has a 1,600 dpi optical engine which specifically caters to quick and precise movement across the screen. It gives the best possible resolution whether across a large screen or on a tablet. The Pearl Bluetooth mouse comes with an intelligent power-saving technology giving the mouse battery much longer shelf life. Available in radiant pearl white colour, it's a stylish accessory meeting the new-age lifestyle needs. The ergonomic arc design is palm friendly and takes care of not stressing the hand. Speaking at the launch of Pearl Bluetooth Mouse, Rajiv K. Bapna, Director, Amkette, said, "Amkette focusses on the fusion between design and innovati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro Infotech, India, Middle East and Africa has announced that the United Bank of India has selected Wipro to deploy a wide area network optimization solution from Cisco for all of its 1,600-plus branches and offices. The deployment is amongst the largest globally for any Public Sector bank. The solution, enabled by the power of the network, facilitates the UBI's vision of providing the benefits of banking to rural and agricultural economies, and to India's burgeoning small and medium-sized enterprise sector. The deployment will include Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) devices, Cisco's comprehensive WAN optimization solution, in addition to application accelerators for the data centre and disaster recovery sites, making this one of the largest deployments by any public sector bank globally. Speaking on the occasion, Bhaskar Sen, Chairman & Managing Director, United Bank of India, said, "With this deployment ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Delta India Electronics has announced the official launch of its new green corporate office in Gurgaon. As part of Delta's expansion plans in India, the new eco-friendly corporate office supports Delta's commitment to the environment. "Environmental and energy issues are not only a major focus of our product development and manufacturing, but they have become a part of our lives. At Delta, we realize our special responsibility to the environment and we are involved on many fronts. This new green corporate office in India supports our green mission and it also demonstrates the significant growth of Delta India Electronics. We are committed to providing energy-efficient solutions as well as being environmentally conscious by reducing waste and carbon emissions around the world," said Bruce Cheng, Founder & Chairman, Delta Electronics, Inc.. Delta has been investing in India since 2003. The company currently has three manu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mobango brings you IPL T20 action in app style. Mobango with the official IPL application by Times Internet Limited, called DLF IPL T20 Cricket comes to the rescue of the busy cricket fans and enables them to stay in touch with all the action. DLF IPL T20 Cricket app gives you an opportunity to join the madness with the rest of the nation. Users can track scores, match schedules, points tables and much more about their favourite IPL teams while on the move. The crisp user interface on this application accompanies interesting features like alerts on 4's, 6's and wickets taken, to ensure that you're always aware of critical turning points in a match. Indiagames Ltd has developed the Official Games for each team participating in the IPL (DLF IPL Game and 10 different games based on each of the Franchise teams). Carrying the teams branding and factoids, these games offer a great cricket experience with realistic, entertaining and en...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has launched of Genius HS-300A, stylish rear band PC headset. HS-300A, a rear band PC headset from Genius is good for Internet chatting and listening to music. The special design gives you a personalized fit for greater comfort. The ear pads are designed to prevent audio leakage and provide good sound for music. The rotational microphone gives higher level of adjustability. The single-sided cable reduces tangles and is easy to store. The headphones come with a sensitivity of 108dB +/- 3dB, frequency response of 20Hz~20 KHz, unit driver at φ30mm, impedance of 32ohm and cable length of1.8 meters. The Microphone is omni-directional microphone with a sensitivity of -36 +/- 3dB, frequency response at 50~15 KHz and impedance of 2.2k ohm 2VDC. The package contains one unit of HS-300A headset and multi-language quick guide. "This stylish headset from genius is very well designed to give comfort for your ears while using it"...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has announced that the company with LG-Ericsson had signed a commercial contract with LG U+ to build a ultra-high speed LTE commercial service network. With this deal, LG U+ will be able to support the existing CDMA and 4G LTE mobile service concurrently, becoming the first LTE service provider in Korea including upgraded data speeds and service quality. As an industry leader in design, deployment, integration and support services for mobile networks, Ericsson is helping bring commercial LTE services to Korea already by July 2011. Ericsson will be responsible for building LTE network in Seoul and metropolitan area with a population of 25M and will supply Evolved Packet Core network, LTE base stations and optical repeaters for access and transmission. The project will start in May this year and be completed in 2012. With the LTE service, consumers will be able to enjoy high-speed mobile broadband services like high-definition video...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VARIndia organized an Education Summit for the first time with attendance from more than 180 Principals from Delhi & NCR, schools of MCD, Kendriya Vidyalayas and public schools as also reputed educational institutions and governing bodies. Kalinga Digital Media Private Ltd. (KDMPL) successfully organized the 9th edition of VARIndia IT Forum 2011 in the Capital. Acting as a bridge between the industry and users since 1999, this year, KDMPL added a new flavour by organizing an ICT in Education Summit in the first half of the day. The 9th IT Forum began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the esteemed Chief guest, Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chairman & Chairman, Distance Education Council, IGNOU, and distinguished guests of honour – Mr Ashok Ganguly, Former Chairman, CBSE; Prof. Kailash Nath, Ph.D. (Yale), Interfinit Technologies, USA; and Prof. B. C. Tripathy, FNA, School of Life Sciences, JNU. Mr Tobias Grote-Beverbo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Close on the heels of achieving manifold expansion by offering comprehensive office solutions, new products to enhance customer satisfaction, Ricoh India Limited has acquired Momentum Infocare Private Limited. This is Ricoh India's first business acquisition in the Information Technology sector. The business acquisition will entail that Ricoh India will acquire the competency knowledge and skills of Momentum Infocare to offer a comprehensive range of IT enabled services. Tetsuya Takano, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ricoh India Limited remarked, "With the changing business environment, customers are looking for products and services that offer quality, increase efficiencies, and have short turnaround time with prompt after-sales service. The fast-changing Information technology has brought about drastic changes in the working of any organization. Ricoh has completely aligned itself with this transformation. As part...