VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With the aim to enable home users with new technology and creativity,  Canon India(NYSE:CAJ)  has launched five new top range of all -in-one photo printers to their PIXMA lineup to make it as 27 models, utilizing advanced features and design concepts to emphasize wireless and smart device connectivity. These five printers are the flagship PIXMA MG7170, the stylish PIXMA MG6470, the versatile PIXMA MG3570, the affordable PIXMA MG2570 & MG2470. Three out of these five are Wi-Fi all-in-ones which will help accentuate the need to go-wireless. The newly launched printers will bring about a technological revolution and Canon has plans to make maximum noise in the market and grow home & SOHO market for Wi-Fi printing in India. Canon will be focusing big on Above the Line (ATL) and Below the Line (BTL) activities to promote the new range of Wi-Fi printers and is planning activities like mall activation, POS materia...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to meet the need of enterprises to connect remote locations, Vodafone Business Services (VBS)  has launched a complete suite of services under Remote Connect suite. This launch will enable enterprises to connect business partners, expand business reach, and extend connectivity to travelling employees. The noteworthy benefit of this suite of services for CIO is to improve network uptime by creating back up connectivity. With these, Vodafone will unearth the true potential of VPN connectivity demand of India enterprises. Naveen Chopra, Director  Vodafone Business Services  said, This bouquet of integrated services for businesses aims to ensure uninterrupted and secured communication and will empower Indian enterprises to keep pace with the evolution in digital communication. It will help us unearth the true potential of  VPN connectivity  demand of Indian enterprises. Vodafone endeavors to offer...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With the markets abuzz with festive fervor, consumer sentiment is flying high.  Acer India  has announced an exclusive offer to bring additional excitement into this festive season. Apart from the existing Diwali offer, Acer is providing consumers a chance to save up to Rs. 11000 on the purchase of select models of Premium Acer devices. Acer has tied up with  ICICI bank , the country’s largest private sector bank, to provide a special offer. By using their ICICI debit or credit card consumers can avail up to 10 percent discount on the purchase of the company’s popular Aspire range of devices S7 Ultrabook, R7 Notebook, S3 Ultrabook, P3 Ultrabook, V5 laptop, and the Iconia W3 tablet. S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India , said, Festive season is the time for exuberant indulgence. We are facilitating this consumer need and behaviour with a range of attractive offers on our new-age products to h...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The networking company  Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  has reportedly begun the transformation of information technology (IT) by delivering Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), new professional services, and an open ecosystem of partners to help customers unleash their applications and enable greater business agility. With ACI, Cisco is delivering to customers the first data center and cloud solution to offer full visibility and integrated management of both physical and virtual networked IT resources, all built around the needs of applications. During the unveiling of ACI, and in a blog post,  Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers  discussed the imperative for IT to adapt quickly to the needs of the application economy. Applications have become the lifeblood of business. The consistent and high performance of applications is vital to CIOs’ ability to deliver new products and services, manage compliance and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate Technology  has announced two strategic executive appointments to further Seagate’s effectiveness in delivering its core product technology portfolio, customer engagement and operational excellence. Dave Mosley , who most recently served as Executive Vice-President of Operations and R&D, has been named President, Operations and Technology, responsible for Seagate’s global hard drive, heads and media manufacturing operations, as well as global research and development. Rocky Pimentel, who most recently served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, has been named President, Global Markets and Customers, responsible for Seagate’s global customer engagement, sales, sales operations, product line management, marketing and retail activities. Both will continue to report to Steve Luczo, Chairman & CEO . These appointments reflect the significant opportunities in front of Seagate. W...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   An integrated, multi-year skills development programme created by Accenture(NYSE:ACN)   and the  National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) will mobilize 3,300 Jammu & Kashmir youth and equip them with employment skills over the next five years, providing support ranging from identifying potential students through job placement. The programme is part of the government of  India’s Udaan initiative  to address socio-economic development by helping young people acquire the necessary skills to work in corporate India. Accenture is deeply committed to contributing to India’s quest to become a high-performance nation. This engagement is another extension of our effort to shore up India’s growth prospects. We are working closely with NSDC on this important mission and are committed to the programme’s success, said  Nilaya Varma, Managing Director of Accenture’s Health & Public Service bus...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a bid to advance in-memory data analysis capabilities for businesses across industries,  SAP AG(NYSE:SAP)  and  SAS  have entered into a strategic partnership. SAP and SAS will partner closely to create a joint technology and product roadmap designed to leverage the  SAP HANA platform  and  SAS analytics capabilities . By incorporating the in-memory SAP HANA platform into SAS applications and enabling SAS’ industry-proven advanced analytics algorithms to run on SAP HANA, decision-makers will have the opportunity to leverage the value of real-time data analysis within their existing SAS and SAP HANA environments. The announcement was made at SAP TechEd, which was held last month in Las Vegas. SAS and SAP plan to execute a co-sell pilot programme to engage select joint customers to validate SAS applications running on SAP HANA. The goal of this programme is to build and prioritize the tw...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To help clients solve business problems and create new market opportunities, HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new cloud-based analytics as a service built on HP's HAVEn Big Data analytics platform . By leveraging HP HAVEn, clients will be able to analyze and derive value from their information, such as increase sales with targeted client offerings, improve supply chain performance, detect fraud or discover security risks. HP HAVEn, as part of  Big Data Discovery Experience , has the potential to enable clients to not only evaluate business problems, but also quickly find solutions and implement them. HP Enterprise Services delivers end-to-end Big Data and Analytics solutions to make information actionable for clients in the key domains and industries. Harnessing the value of information is a top priority for our clients and a Big Data solution is a significant investment of time and money for any organization, regardl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  has launched  WL-330NUL router  in India to enable quick internet access for travellers and integrates full capabilities in the smallest-sized router produced to date. The device measuring 6.5cm long and weighing 17.5g has been created specifically for customers who travel frequently, especially those who use ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets to get online. The WL-330NUL provides quick secure network set-up and connection sharing with other users and works with multiple operating systems, including Windows 8, Mac OS, and iOS. Vinay Shetty, Country Head  Component Business, ASUS (India) , said, The WL-330NUL has been engineered to offer full-fledged router functionality in a miniaturized form-factor. It operates in multiple modes, including router, Ethernet, Wi-Fi hotspot, and access point. Its flexibility and convenience allow easy internet service sharing across several devices, regardless of whe...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to keep pace with the current technology, the  Ministry of External Affairs has launched the  mPassport Seva mobile app  on Windows and Apple iOS platforms. The app will provide passport-related information on the smartphones. This is an extended service of the Passport Seva Project, executed in Public-Private-Partnership mode with Tata Consultancy Services. The users will be able to search for a  Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)  or District Passport Cell (DPC) in a district where a passport application can be submitted using their Windows and iOS platforms. This can also be searched based on PIN code. For certain States and Districts, the users can search for Police Stations as well. Citizens residing overseas who apply for a passport service in Indian Missions/Posts abroad can also utilize this facility for searching address and other relevant information. The Fee Calculator feature of the applicati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As part of its IT initiatives,  HCL Technologies  and  Consumers Energy , which is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, have formally announced the opening of a  Global Center of Excellence (GCoE) called  Michigan Technology Development Center (MTDC)  in Jackson, Michigan. HCL will provide IT services to Consumers Energy at the new MTDC, which is located in the Commonwealth Commerce Center in Jackson. MTDC will also serve as HCL’s center of excellence for application and infrastructure-related operations providing significant benefits to HCL’s North American and LATAM customer base. The center will work with HCL Global Learning & Development Academy to foster their knowledge on global practices in the technology sector and provide training and development for advanced and emerging next-generation IT technologies, including cloud computing, mobility and smart products for its Michigan-based empl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP AG(NYSE:SAP)  has announced SAP Enterprise Support value maps. Delivered via the SAP Enterprise Support Academy programme, the value maps are an intelligent, innovation selection mechanism to support customers in finding the right services and tools. SAP Enterprise Support  offers the foundation to implement, operate and innovate better through collaboration, empowerment and automation. The value maps provide guidance for selecting the right offering at the right time, and for the individual customer situation. They help customers to best implement and leverage automation and analysis capabilities of the SAP Solution Manager application management solution to improve IT operations efficiency. “Value maps provide a clear answer to questions customers have on effort and outcome in their individual business situations. Through integration with SAP Enterprise Support Academy, we created a comprehensive and collaborati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Aiming at bringing together its partner ecosystem from the APJ region,  Dell Global Commercial Channel (GCC)  has reinforced its commitment to the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) partner community at the Dell GCC APJ Partner Summit in Chengdu, China. During the event, Dell will launch programmes around training initiatives, tools and best practices for success. Amit Midha, APJ President, Dell , said, Congratulations on the first APJ partner summit in Chengdu. Today marks a milestone for us. As a private enterprise, we remain committed to our strategy and our partners, and we are encouraged by the increasing interest in our end-to-end scalable solutions and continued growth in our Enterprise Solutions, End-User Computing, Services and Software businesses. We hope to win together with our partners in the Asia- Pacific region, which represents tremendous opportunities. Dell GCC entered Asia in 2010 to support the continuing glo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   RAPOO  has introduced the customizable smart touch wheel mouse wireless mouse   RAPOO T120P .   It comes with four directional touch scroll wheel with vibration response, which will be a perfect combination to work with Windows 8. RAPOO T120P works on 5GHz technology with strong anti-interference from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices, to ensure stability of wireless transmission. Sunil Srivastava, India Sales & Marketing Manager, RAPOO India , said, RAPOO T120P combines customizable touch technology with traditional mouse, and ingeniously replaces the wheel of traditional mouse with a tiny touch panel.  We are very confident about its stable 5GHz wireless connection which will support Windows 8. This is a funky technologically rich mouse which partners can offer their customers this festive season. RAPOO T120P adopts the ergonomic ambidextrous design, which allows user to handle it smoothly. It is equi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has announced appointment of VR Infotech as its National Distributor for  Kaspersky Antivirus 2014  and  Kaspersky Pure 3.0  Total Security retail products distribution in India. VR Infotech team will work closely together with the Kaspersky Lab team and hopes to strengthen the market share of Kaspersky Lab in the consumer segment. Maxim Mitrokhin, Director of Operation, Kaspersky Lab, Asia-Pacific , said, Our success in India should be attributed to the hard work of our channel partners and in particular of our distributors; those who worked with us and helped to build success all these years. By appointing a new distributor, we expect to significantly increase our presence in the tier-II and tier-III Indian cities where our local Indian competitors are traditionally strong and where we want to get a bigger market share. And we are confident that VR Infotech, with their good knowledge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Extreme Networks(NASDAQ:EXTR)  has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Enterasys Networks.  The combined company immediately becomes a networking industry leader with more than 12,000 customers. Extreme Networks will set the standard for the networking industry with a strategic focus on three principles. Extreme Networks will significantly increase R&D to accelerate the vision for high-performance, modular, open networking. The combined portfolio spans data center networking, switching and routing,  Software-Defined Networking (SDN) , wired and wireless LAN access, network management and security. The broader solutions portfolio can be leveraged to better serve existing and new customers. Extreme Networks will continue to enhance and support the product roadmaps of both companies going forward to protect the investments of customers and avoid any disruption to their businesses. "We are com...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP Enterprise Services(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new and enhanced services to support enterprises in their efforts to connect with customers via social media channels all while improving the bottom line. Arindam Dutta, Head- Global Business Analytics & Asia Business Services, HP said, "Social media can make or break a company and its brand - organizations that do not have the capabilities to monitor and engage in the conversations are letting valuable insights and opportunities pass them by with every tweet, blog posting and status update. With HP's market-leading expertise in customer engagement, organizations can confidently take the leap into social media and turn these insights into action." The new  HP Customer Engagement Management (CEM) Services  -  Social, powered by HP Explore, a multichannel analytics product and  HP Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL)  which will  support ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To its expanding portfolio of smartphones,  XOLO  has added one more impressive smartphone - XOLO A600 . A600 will be available in 2 colors - white and black. It comes with a 4.5 inch qHD IPS display that lets you enjoy videos and images from all the angles with an impeccable clarity and just the right color reproduction. XOLO A600 is only 9mm thick that makes this handset look really slim & stylish with its sharp edges and is light to hold. Despite being slim in size this smartphone comes packed with a sufficiently large battery capacity of 1900 mAh, enough to last a full day of heavy usage.   The 1.3 Ghz Dual Core processor and 512 AMB RAM enables running of multiple apps without any lag or delay, and also gives a smoother performance. It runs on Android Jelly Bean v4.2.2. XOLO A600 sports a 5 MP auto focus rear camera and VGA front camera for video calling. It comes a whole gamut of camera features incl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adding sparkle to festive mood in India,  Vodafone  has announced a massive 80% price-cut in charges for its Mobile Internet customers across the country. This rate would be applicable from November 1, 2013 for all pre-paid and post-paid customers on 2G on a "Pay-as-you- Go" basis. The rate cut from 10p/10KB to 2p/10KB will make the Internet more affordable for customers who use mobile internet in a limited way. These new PAYG rates, which are the same for both 2G and 3G, are the lowest in the market, making them extremely attractive for all customers across the country. Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India , said, “This 80% reduction in Mobile Internet charges for customers using 2G is an important step in our strategy to drive mobile internet and we are confident that this move will facilitate in faster adoption and better usage.” As part of its strategy to democratize data, Vodafone has...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Elxsi  and  Algotochip  have announced their partnership to provide rapid SoC solutions and services targeted at OEMs and custom chip makers. The companies' first collaboration is to develop digital chips and IP blocks that can support next-generation video services embedded with the latest 4K HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) technology. This leverages Tata Elxsi’s HEVC Ultra HD (4K) software that has been licensed to multiple customers. The IP blocks and services are targeted for an array of proliferating smart CE devices such as smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and media players, amongst others. “Semiconductor companies will benefit from early access to emerging technologies such as HEVC as IP blocks using Algotochip BlueboxTM tools that enable rapid design of optimal solutions, including hardware and software,” said  Satish Padmanabhan, CTO, Algotochip. Nitin Pai, Vice- ...