VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stuart Hughes, British designer of exclusive gadgets, encrusted an iPad 2 with diamonds, gold and shards of real dinosaur bone and has put it up for sale on his website for five million pounds ($8 million). The gadget's rear section features two kilograms of 24-carat gold and the front frame is made from Ammolite. To make the gadget even more individual, sections of a 65-million-year-old T-Rex dinosaur thigh bone were splintered and shaved into the Ammolite. TheApple logo is encrusted with 53 flawless diamonds and a single 8.5-carat diamond decorates the "home" button. The gadget dubbed the "Gold History Edition" is of a limited edition of only two units to be made. Hughes, and his wife Katherine, create and sell exclusive iPhones, laptops, plasma TVs and other gadgets with mind-blowing price tags. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Huawei has released LTE TDD/UMTS/GSM/CDMA multi-mode data card E392 will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2011 to LTE TDD network operators worldwide. The Huawei E392 is a USB data card that supports LTE TDD technology. Streamlined in shape, the E392 incorporates LTE FDD technology while remaining compatible with UMTS / GSM / CDMA networks, automatically switching between different networks to ensure optimal internet connectivity. This is the world's first multi-mode data card that supports LTE TDD / FDD / UMTS / GSM / CDMA. The download speed of E392 is up to 100M, making it possible to download a 4GB, HD movie file in just a few minutes. This is 20 times faster than the data transmission speed of the existing 3G network, providing ultra-speed Internet surfing, high-definition video downloading and online viewing, video transmission and real-time 3D photo navigation. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Six Indian companies were among the 21 award winning companies who walked home with awards of excellence amidst enough fanfare at the Architecture Excellence Awards 2010 organized by iCMG. "The idea behind "Architecture Excellence Awards" is to honor architects & enterprises whose work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision & workmanship, which are creating successful and enduring systems & enterprises. The international awards are awarded each year to architects and organization for significant achievements, during the "iCMG Architecture World summit. This is the second year for the awards and the response and well as awards given away have been tremendous," said, Sunil Dutt Jha, Chief Architect & CEO, iCMG. John Zachman, Father of Enterprise Architecture said, "Though the idea of enterprise architecture was seeded nearly 30 years back, only recently we find that there is growing acceptance...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vodafone's entry level Facebook phone, already launched in the UK market, is likely to be launched in India soon. The handset, named '555 Blue' presently costs US$100 (Rs. 4,500 approximately). According industry report, this new offing from Vodafone is designed to appeal people who love social networking and messaging friends. Facebook is built into the core of the device. In this phone, phone contacts are automatically synchronised with friends' Facebook profiles. 555 Blue has a 2.4-inch display and a QWERTY keyboard designed to make it easy to type chat, email, send texts and update your status. The phone has been designed for the developing markets, where this device will provide the internet access as well as social networking. Indian spokesperson of Vodafone confirmed to The Mobile Indian that the company is looking at bringing this phone to the Indian market. Indian consumers are also likely to be offered preferential d...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE West Bengal government is trying hard to impress the IT sector to divert its attention towards the state. The state government has invited Microsoft to set up a facility in West Bengal and promised necessary "support and infrastructure" to the company. Partha Chatterjee, the state IT Minister said, "We need to have you (Microsoft) in the State and we assure you that our Chief Minister will provide all the necessary support to help you set up a facility here." He was speaking in a seminar on IT organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce. Bhaskar Pramanik, Microsoft India chairman, was present on the occasion. Microsoft has a sales office in the city at present. The prominent IT players who have so far set up their facilities in the State include Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IBM. According to a market report, Chatterjee has asked for a report from Microsoft seeking the feasibility of cloud ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Starting from 22th July, 2011, ECS welcomes all fans come back to ECS Facebook page to attend the newest lottery activity. Grab the chance to win ECS magic power motherboards, A75F-A and A75F-M which are known for outstanding graphics performance and APU supporting. All one have to do is to become a fan of ECS Facebook page and answer 3 questions of A75 series motherboards on ECS Facebook wall. ECS will draw the lucky fans to take the outstanding motherboard home for free. Most importantly, Fans of ECS Facebook and Twitter always have the chance to attend events taken place by ECS. ECS Black Deluxe A75F-A, A75F-M and A75F-M2 all support the latest AMD A series APU with AMD A75 chipset and AMD FM-1 socket. With native USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0Gb/s powered by AMD A75 chipset, ECS A75 series represents the official arrival of new age of high transmission speed, and that USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0Gb/s have also officially become the basic equipment for ever...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced enhancements to its replication and data protection software suite, Hitachi Dynamic Replicator (HDR). The enhancements help large enterprises meet recovery time and recovery point objectives remotely and locally for data and applications, including Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and Oracle, in physical and virtual environments. The new HDR also extends to large enterprises to minimize business disruption by continuously collecting data changes as they occur, all while they upgrade to the latest in Hitachi storage technologies like Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP). "Disaster recovery is a critical concern for organizations of all sizes as they strive to improve the data resilience of their operations. Specifically, large enterprises are dealing with rapid data growth that requires simplified and cost-effective data protection and replication solutions for disaster planning and operati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle has announced the availability of Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7) the first release of the Java platform under Oracle stewardship delivering language changes to help increase developer productivity and simplify common programming tasks. Java SE 7 features a multicore-ready API that enables developers to more easily decompose problems into tasks that can then be executed in parallel across arbitrary numbers of processor cores. A new networking and security featured Java SE 7 comes with comprehensive I/O interface for working with file systems that can access a wider array of file attributes and offer more information when errors occur. In addition to this, it also support for internationalization, including Unicode 6.0 support and updated versions of numerous libraries and for dynamic languages. "We're very excited about Java SE 7; this is a great release with strong technology updates. I'm pleased that the Ja...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SnapDeal.com has raised $40 million from global PE firm Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors Nexus Venture Partner and IndoUS Venture Partners. This is Bessemer's first investment in the Internet Company, while Nexus Venture Partners and Indo US Venture Partners had earlier invested about $12 million into the company in January. "This investment will help us expand our products business, further strengthen the local and national merchant deals vertical and introduce various innovations to enhance consumer and merchant convenience," said Kunal Bahl, CEO of Snapdeal.com. The company plans to also expand its team from the current 500 to 800 by the year-end, recruiting largely sales and marketing professionals. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Karbonn Mobiles plans to launch its tablet PC, the Karbonn K-pad by October this year, which will be priced below Rs. 10,000. "The tablet which will be available in three sizes - 7 inch, 9 inch and 10 inch can also be used as a mobile phone. Karbonn hopes to sell about 40,000 tablets a month," Sudhir Hasija, Chairman, Karbonn Mobiles said. It has invested about Rs. 70 crore for this product and its Android-based Smartphone. The Karbonn A1 phone, based on the Android Froyo 2.2 OS is a 3G-enabled phone and has a 2.8 inch capacitive touch screen, a 3.2 mega pixel camera, 1100mAh battery and supports up to 32 GB expandable memory. The phone will be priced Rs. 6,900. Hasija further said, "The company has sought Private Equity funding of about $ 250 million from Indian and international investors, for all new launches in the pipeline. Karbonn Mobiles is looking at an IPO in 2-3 years. Karbonn proposes to take its new products to Afri...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google has now reportedly purchased more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM with a target to shore up its defences against suits by other technology companies. The search giant tried to acquire patents from bankrupt phone equipment maker Nortel Networks in April but lost its bidding war with Apple, Microsoft and other rivals. With a new wave of patent battles raging between the likes of Apple and Samsung, Google appears to be shoring up its defenses to protect its intellectual property-particularly potential legal challenges to its Android mobile operating system that runs smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices. The SEO by the Sea search engine optimization blog first reported Google's acquisition of 1,030 IBM patents and offers up a sampling of some of the search-related patents now in Google's list of properties. While Google's general consul Kent Walker this week bemoaned the rise of so called "patent trolli...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has unveiled the creation of the Services Innovation Lab (SIL), a new global lab that will initially comprise about 200 technology experts hand-picked from around the company. The lab will accelerate the expansion of real-time analytics and software automation in both IBM's technology services offerings and its global services delivery capabilities. The SIL will operate out of IBM Research’s Labs worldwide, including New York, California, China, Israel, India, Japan, Switzerland and Brazil. The SIL significantly expands IBM's nearly 10-year-old services research program by bringing together services, research, software developers and industry experts from around the company to focus initially on the creation of services software applications for cloud computing, analytics and mobility. IBM invests more than $6 billion annually on research and development and employs about 3,000 researchers worldwide, with about a third of them fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ocean Optics has opened the submissions period for its second annual Photo and Video Challenge (www.oceanphotochallenge.com) for users of the company's equipment and systems. The challenge is open to all owners of Ocean Optics spectrometers and systems - customers, distributors and business partners are all eligible. The submission period runs through November 15, 2011. Winning entries, chosen for their innovation, entertainment and educational value, will be announced December 1, 2011. Cash prizes will be awarded for best overall photograph (US$2,000) and best overall video (US$3,500). Second place prizes of US$1,000 in both categories will be given, as well as three US$500 runner-up prizes in each category. The company hopes to encourage entrants to show off how they use Ocean Optics spectrometers and systems to make the world a better place through optical sensing. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nasscom announced the annual rankings of top 20 IT-BPO employers in India for 2010-11. The rankings reveal a surge in hiring, with almost one third of the industry aiming to grow by 25 per cent, and a little over two-third of the industry planning to increase their employee base by 10 per cent in the coming year. The total percentage of women hiring reached more than 40 per cent in the last three years. Tata Consultancy Services has emerged as the largest recruiter over the last year, followed by Infosys and Wipro Technologies. However, the cost of hiring has declined over the last three years for almost half of the industry, as a result of increased referrals, campus placements and internal job postings. Hiring from tier-III cities has also increased over the last year. The latest survey findings reveal that 90 per cent reported an increase in employee referrals; 75 per cent reported increase in campus hiring and internal job postings. Offer...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Board of Directors of Capgemini S.A, chaired by Serge Kampf, was convened in Paris on July 27, 2011 to review and authorize for issuing the accounts of Capgemini Group for the first half of 2011. The Group reports growth in published revenues (i.e. at current Group structure and exchange rates) in the first half of 2010 of 12.9%. Like-for-like growth (i.e. at constant Group structure and exchange rates) is 7.4% (6.4% in the first quarter and 8.4% in the second quarter). Bookings in the first half of the year totalled euro5,205 million, roughly in line with the first half of 2010 (euro5,368 million) which was marked by the renewal or extension of several major outsourcing contracts. For the businesses most sensitive to the economic environment (Consulting Services, Technology Services and Local Professional Services), the book-to-bill ratio was 1.18 (1.27 for North America alone). Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India, said, "With ove...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VIA Labs has announced its latest USB 3.0 device controller, the VIA Labs VL751 SuperSpeed USB to NAND flash controller. The VIA Labs VL751 has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) for SuperSpeed operation, ensuring high-quality, seamless interoperability, and backwards compatibility. The VIA Labs VL751 features a four-channel NAND interface, doubling or even quadrupling maximum throughput over single or dual-channel designs. The VIA Labs VL751 offers improved parallelization and higher efficiency through integrated pre-read and pre-write buffers, support for flash memories, and a pipelined ECC engine. Cumulatively, these enhancements translate into a nearly 100% performance boost over the VIA Labs VL750 with no increase in power consumption. "With USB 3.0 functionality being integrated into next-generation chipsets, virtually all new desktops and laptops will have USB 3.0 by early next year. The VIA Labs VL751 will be ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS, Pilani) has announced that it has begun the implementation of open standards-based Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications to automate its academic and administrative functions. With this software solution, the university will be able to offer a robust and scalable online, self-service interface for its 30,000 students, faculty members and administrative staff. BITS, Pilani will integrate operations of all its campuses in India and abroad (Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Dubai) and will enable the university to integrate its student lifecycle academic, HR and finance functions of its existing legacy systems to the new-generation PeopleSoft applications. BITS, Pilani offers 50 programmes across its four campuses. Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, including PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft HCM and PeopleSoft Global Payroll 9.1 will cover the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced that hosting services provider Core Services has chosen HP BladeSystem technology as part of an HP Converged Infrastructure to support increased service-level commitments for its global customers. Based in the U.S. with locations in China and India, Core Services delivers third-party business operations solutions, information systems and support to clients worldwide. A major shift in the managed hosting landscape meant the company needed an infrastructure that could handle new customer demands for cost-effective and energy-saving solutions. Core Services partnered with The Ergonomic Group (EGI), an HP Elite Business Partner, for infrastructure recommendations to improve application performance and deliver better services. After an evaluation, EGI concluded that Core Services' current Oracle/Sun infrastructure was unable to meet its customer needs. EGI assisted the company in designing the new infrastructure based on an H...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Neoteric has added USB Flash Drives to its product portfolio further strengthening the relationship with Kingston Technology. The neoteric-Kingston association that began with Memory Modules got stronger with the addition of SSDNow and Secure Pen Drives products in January 2011. "This tie-up with Kingston Technology on the USB Pen Drives would help us achieve better penetration for Kingston range of products. With the current competitive market scenario, the introduction of USB Pen Drives will serve as an entry point to extend our reach further to newer partners and cities. "Mehul Kagalwala, DGM PC Components Group, neoteric info matique ltd said. "The Pen Drive market is an exponentially growing & competitive market and to ensure better market share we are banking on neoteric to leverage their reach. Neoteric continued the commendable job they did on the DRAM business line to the SSDNow and Secure Pend Drive Business and w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Superbrands hosted a Tribute Evening to honour for their achievements and excellence in branding India's leading brands at New Delhi. Amongst the gathering of corporate honchos, brand superpowers and marketing excellence, Superbrands also unveiled the 2011 Superbrands book featuring the story of 50 of India's strongest brands. Hundreds of leading Indian brands were evaluated first by a very knowledgeable group of brand-savvy citizens and then by the Superbrands Council which comprised some of the country's marketing minds. Only brands that achieved a very high level of recognition were invited to participate in the Business Superbrands book. This compendium traces the history and achievements of each of the brands. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, CEO, Superbrands Worldwide Limited said, "As economies grow the role that brands discharge becomes very profound. We are witnessing the arrival of not just powerful brands but those which tr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm has integrated an advanced dual-core application processor with an HSPA modem in one unit with the MSM8260, deployed in the HTC Sensation phone. ABI Research has conducted an in-depth teardown of the MSM8260. ABI Research VP of engineering James Mielke said, "Very few manufacturers can integrate a top end dual-core application processor with a leading-edge modem. With the MSM8260 Qualcomm is showing real muscle by being the first in the world to do so. Nvidia's acquisition of ICERA earlier this year may show that it too believes the modem is has vital role to play in selling high end application processors in the current market." This teardown report reveals how efficient, from a cost and power perspective, a fully integrated solution can be. ABI Research's 'HTC Sensation Teardown' includes all of the components in the MSM8260 chipset, the electrical bill of materials, measured performance numbers, and more...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm has integrated an advanced dual-core application processor with an HSPA modem in one unit with the MSM8260, deployed in the HTC Sensation phone. ABI Research has conducted an in-depth teardown of the MSM8260. ABI Research VP of engineering James Mielke said, "Very few manufacturers can integrate a top end dual-core application processor with a leading-edge modem. With the MSM8260 Qualcomm is showing real muscle by being the first in the world to do so. Nvidia's acquisition of ICERA earlier this year may show that it too believes the modem is has vital role to play in selling high end application processors in the current market." This teardown report reveals how efficient, from a cost and power perspective, a fully integrated solution can be. ABI Research's 'HTC Sensation Teardown' includes all of the components in the MSM8260 chipset, the electrical bill of materials, measured performance numbers, and more...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bengal Engineering and Science University - Shipper (BESU) has joined hands with Kolkata-based software firm Metallurgic Systems for research work in the field of mobile phone interface enabled healthcare. This will make healthcare services affordable to rural population. Metallurgic Systems is one of the first private firms to come forward and fund collaborative research projects with BESU. With this research, BESU looks at exploring the possibilities of using a portable mobile phone interfaced devices. The device will transmit medical data and images to doctors to determine the course of future treatment and at reduced costs. It will help reduce ultrasonography costs for rural populace at 2-3 per cent of existing costs. Metalogic-BESU Software Innovation and Design Centre will be set up on the BESU campus. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahindra Satyam partnered Microsoft Corporation to offer modern tools and solutions for the Child Support Systems to improve the productivity of workers. The solution is based on Microsoft SharePoint 2010 technology and other enabling products from Microsoft, Mahindra Satyam claimed. The solution can also integrate with systems to extract relevant data and generate and keep track of the numerous letters, notices and other correspondence that are needed to administer a Child Support programme. "Our partnership with Microsoft has enabled us to develop these solutions in a very flexible and rapid manner," Mahindra Satyam Strategic Accounts Senior Vice-President Arvind Malhotra said. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Facebook has made it easier for users to opt out of its controversial facial-recognition technology for photographs, an effort to address concerns that it had violated consumers' privacy. The deployment of "Tag Suggestions" technology - designed to speed up the process of labeling friends in photos - had renewed concerns about how the world's largest social network with 750 million members handles privacy. The technology scans newly uploaded photos, compares faces in those snapshots with previous pictures, then tries to match faces and suggest name tags. When a match is found, Facebook alerts the person uploading the photos and invites them to "tag," or identify, the person in the photo. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infibeam has launched a complete Rakhi Store for its customers with the widest range of rakhis and rakhi gifts starting from only Rs. 100. Infibeam.com offers so many gift options for brothers and sisters to send gifts to India and other parts of the world. The most popular rakhi gifts on Infibeam are Rakhi Thali, Rakhi Sweets, Rakhi Hampers, Kids Rakhi, Bhaiya Bhabhi Rakhi, Cakes, Chocolates and more. Anish Parikh, Vice President, Infibeam.com said, "Rakhi is one of the most auspicious festivals in India. Infibeam provides you with the easiest and fastest way to send rakhis & rakhi gifts to your loved ones at the best lowest prices." Infibeam started its Magic Box Raksha Bandhan week today with one attractive gift lined up everyday starting today. Riding on its strength in sourcing the widest range of gifts, its Magic Box following and the power of social media, Infibeam aims to provide the best possible electronic commerce exp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 crore on Microsoft India and Rs. 10,000 on its former chairman Ravi Venkatesan in a case of customs duty evasion involving sale of its software in India. The commission has collected customs duty, fine and interest of Rs. 255 crore from nine information technology companies which imported the software. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had issued showcause notices to the companies in 2008-09. The companies approached the commission and settled the cases so that no criminal prosecution could be initiated. DRI said, MS India split the sale transactions into two parts but paid customs duty only on one component where the rates were nominal. The first transaction related to the import of software and the second pertained to licence, granting customers the right to use the software. DRI said the importers had under-declared the prices of software to customs and su...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion wants software developers to use its popular instant messaging tool within their applications to enable friends to play games, share and discuss news, and decide where they will eat dinner.RIM took the covers off an update that it hopes will prod more developers to write code for its devices. The company's BlackBerry App World pales in comparison with those for Apple and Google, which garner much more interest from independent developers. Some 45 million people use BBM - which allows BlackBerry users with data plans to instantly pass text messages, pictures and other files without incurring charges from their network carrier - and 70 percent of them use it daily. "That lends itself to a different type of experience," said Alistair Mitchell, RIM's vice president for the BBM platform and integrated services. "We're trying to transpose that so it's available to our third-party developers globally...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BlackBerry, Nokia Pushmail or Skype will now have to provide interception facility. Home Minister P Chidambaram has asked the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to frame policies which will allow services to be intercepted whenever the need arises. Rubbishing the charges that his ministry was rigid with BlackBerry, on the issue of interception, he said that the Government's policies are not vendor specific. P Chidambaram further said, "The Government must be able to intercept whenever required. The DoT should ensure that if security considerations arise, we have the right to intercept and there is a way to intercept. DoT will disclose how to intercept ensuring that the intercepted material is not misused. The Government is looking to access the message or the data that is passed." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BlackBerry, Nokia Pushmail or Skype will now have to provide interception facility. Home Minister P Chidambaram has asked the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to frame policies which will allow services to be intercepted whenever the need arises. Rubbishing the charges that his ministry was rigid with BlackBerry, on the issue of interception, he said that the Government's policies are not vendor specific. P Chidambaram further said, "The Government must be able to intercept whenever required. The DoT should ensure that if security considerations arise, we have the right to intercept and there is a way to intercept. DoT will disclose how to intercept ensuring that the intercepted material is not misused. The Government is looking to access the message or the data that is passed."

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP AG has announced that it is building on its collaboration with Google to help customers manage large data volumes in intuitive, visual displays and facilitate faster, more-informed decisions. SAP plans to enhance its business analytics software with location-based data capabilities, allowing people to interact with real-time information via Google Maps. The plans continue a strong history of collaboration between the companies, most recently on advances for the SAP StreamWork application such as inclusion in the Google Apps Marketplace, integration with Google Docs and OpenSocial adoption. SAP and Google are working together to pair enterprise applications with the kinds of consumer tools that enrich millions of people's lives every day, such as Google Maps and Google Earth. With location-based intelligence capabilities, SAP envisions bringing corporate information to life via Google's dynamic, interactive map, satellite and even...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The first Smartphone running the long-awaited Windows Phone "Mango" operating system was unveiled in Japan. As per market buzz, the manufacturer: Fujitsu-Toshiba plans to bring the device to Japanese stores and carriers in September. It's not expected to come to the U.S. The phone, known as the IS12T will be the first device to run the major revamp of the Windows Phone operating system to version 7.5, an update codenamed "Mango." Coming about a year after the original launch of Windows Phone, Mango brings with it several new features (Microsoft claims 500); including multitasking and a Groups feature that has deep integration with social networks like Face book and Twitter. It also has powerful voice-to-text features. The IS12T has other features that go beyond the new OS. The phone is said to be water- and dust-proof, and boasts both 32GB of storage as well as a camera with a whopping 13.2 megapixels. Its processor ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Subex has announced that it has recorded Net Consolidated Revenue of Rs.1,169.51 million for the first quarter of FY12. The Order Intake for RMS, the core business of the company, grew 63.12% at US$23 million up from US$14.1 million in FY11 Q1. The Net profit grew 424.46% at Rs.132.27 million - up from Rs.25.22 million in FY11 Q1. The Product Revenue of the company stood at Rs.1,055.75 million, contributing 90.27 % of the consolidated revenue. The company posted a Product EBITDA of Rs.286.03 million, while the Consolidated EBITDA for the period stood at Rs.271.95 million as compared to Rs.325.81 million in Q1 of FY 2011. Commenting on the business, Subash Menon, Founder Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, said, "The beginning of the financial year has been promising as we continue to witness increased traction of our industry-leading Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) and Managed Services offering. This is evident in the significant inc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Uninor has launched the "Manipal Yuva Pack" exclusively for the students of Manipal. The Yuva pack offers 1,20,000 Uninor to Uninor seconds, 50 STD minutes free from Uninor to any network and 200 Free SMS Per Day (Local and National) along with a talk-time of Rs.40 with a validity of one year. This value for money pack has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the diverse student population in Manipal, who hail from different geographies and nationalities. Frode Haugen, EVP, Karnataka Circle, said that as a community, students have a high SMS consumption. Hence, they created the Manipal Yuva Pack where the youth can avail benefits of local calls, STD and SMS, all with a single recharge. The retail outlets are supported with attractive merchandise in terms of posters, banners, standees and arches and Uninor-branded autos. For foreign students, Uninor also offers an attractive ISD Pack of Rs.22/- which is the only tariff plan av...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has announced the availability of its 3G services in Kerala. Airtel 3G services are now available across major cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode in the first phase of the rollout. Airtel customers in Kerala will now be able to join the 3-million-strong base of customers in India that are already leveraging the Airtel 3G advantage. The launch of Airtel 3G will enable customers to enjoy multimedia services, high-speed mobile broadband, videos on phone, live TV, video calls and much more. Airtel 3G customers can enjoy the benefits of 3G speeds on the device of their choice - be it their mobile handsets, tablets and on laptops connecting using the Airtel high-speed USB data cards. Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage helping them control their expenditure on 3G and enjoy a seamless experience. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon'ble Minister of Communications and IT, Government of India, has released IAMAI-Analysis Mason Vision Document on Mobile VAS in the Capital. According to this report, Mobile VAS has the potential to become an INR 671-billion market by 2015 contributing 31% of the overall wireless revenues. This growth will be driven mainly by mobile data (both on handsets and dongles/ connected computing devices) contributing 54% of the overall MVAS market by 2015. Non-voice revenues are expected to grow to contribute 51% to overall incremental wireless revenues in 2015. Releasing the report, the Hon'ble Minister mentioned that the mobile value-added services were miniscule at present in comparison to their potential and the government would make appropriate efforts to put the industry on an equitable and sustainable growth path. However, in order for the industry to be a success, he suggested that service providers should provi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Freescale has extended its position as the market leader in wired and wireless communications processors, according to rankings recently issued by analyst group Gartner. The firm ranks Freescale number one with 53 per cent of the market in 2010 and separates Freescale from its closest competitor by more than 40 per cent. "Adoption of multicore QorIQ processors among customers targeting wired and wireless communications processors is strong and getting stronger. There is tremendous opportunity ahead for further innovation in communications processors, and Freescale is leading the way with its QorIQ communications platforms," said Brett Butler, Vice-President & General Manager, Freescale's Networking Processor Division. Freescale established the communications processor market in 1989 by delivering the industry's first multi-protocol microprocessor, and since then has shipped more than 300 million communication processor u...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL has posted 52-per cent jump in net profit for April-June, as all its verticals and geographies posted strong growth. HCL said consolidated profit rose to Rs.511 crore for April-June, compared with a profit of Rs.337 crore a year ago. Revenue rose 27.5 per cent to Rs.4,300 crore, on an average exchange rate basis. A media poll of brokerages showed analysts expected profit to rise 45 per cent to Rs.494 crore, on the revenue of Rs.4,318 crore. HCL, which follows a July-June fiscal, however, raises wages only in its fiscal first quarter, enabling it to post better margins compared to peers. HCL, which added 3,626 employees on a net basis during April - June, said the operating margin was almost flat at 18.5 per cent for the period. At 09:35 AM, HCL shares, valued at more than $8 billion, were down 1.16 per cent at Rs.509 on the National Stock Exchange. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle has announced Oracle CRM On-Demand Release 19 which introduces capabilities designed to drive revenue, reduce costs, and improve the customer experience which provides new cloud extensibility and mobile choices, including the personalized ability for customers and partners to access critical CRM information in the way that is easiest, from iPad tablet, iPhone to BlackBerry to Microsoft Outlook. Its ubiquitous access removes the update burden for sales representatives and helps ensure data is consistent, helping them focus on selling, rather than wasting precious time making manual updates. Oracle CRM On-Demand Release 19 delivers enhanced industry functionality for life sciences, insurance, financial services and automotive. "Oracle CRM On-Demand Release 19 introduces extensive new capabilities such as next-generation mobility and opportunity hierarchies to increase user productivity. Enhanced Open CTI APIs and hosted Java custom...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has announced the Enthusiast Series Modular line of power supplies (PSUs) which share a platform with the award-winning Enthusiast Series TX V2 line. Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs are 80 PLUS Bronze certified, delivering at least 85% efficiency at 50% load. Designed for operation in PCs where clean, stable power is important, they are rated for full continuous power delivery at 50 degree C. Ultra-quiet, 140mm double ball-bearing fans deliver airflow with exceptionally low-noise levels by automatically adjusting fan speed in response to system temperature. "The Enthusiast Series has long had broad appeal among demanding system builders due to its combination of exacting performance standards and affordability. The Enthusiast Series Modular line is a great new choice for hardcore PC gamers, performance enthusiasts, and anybody else who requires stable, reliable power delivery," said Ruben Mookerjee, Vice-President & Gene...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has announced the Enthusiast Series Modular line of power supplies (PSUs) which share a platform with the award-winning Enthusiast Series TX V2 line. Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs are 80 PLUS Bronze certified, delivering at least 85% efficiency at 50% load. Designed for operation in PCs where clean, stable power is important, they are rated for full continuous power delivery at 50 degree C. Ultra-quiet, 140mm double ball-bearing fans deliver airflow with exceptionally low-noise levels by automatically adjusting fan speed in response to system temperature. "The Enthusiast Series has long had broad appeal among demanding system builders due to its combination of exacting performance standards and affordability. The Enthusiast Series Modular line is a great new choice for hardcore PC gamers, performance enthusiasts, and anybody else who requires stable, reliable power delivery," said Ruben Mookerjee, Vice-President & Gene...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acer has completed a new partner engagement programme targeted at its Master Resellers across India. The theme for this initiative was "Team Up and Prosper Learn, Share and Grow". Fifty-three key Master Resellers across the country attended this three-day programme to exchange their views. This channel engagement programme is also aimed at educating and training its partners on a wide array of Acer products with insights on current industry trends. W. S. Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India, said, "We are an indirect channel distribution company. We value the continued support of our distributors and channel partners. They are the lifeline of our business operations and we will continue to support them on all fronts to execute their business effectively. These Master Resellers are important contributors to our growth story and form an integral part of our operational system. Our focus will be to strengthen existing relationsh...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cognizant and CoreLogic announced an agreement in Bengaluru. Cognizant has acquired CoreLogic Global Services' captive operations in India. The deal will be sealed for $50 million. CoreLogic and Cognizant will enter into a services agreement with a minimum revenue commitment of $324 million, plus applicable inflation adjustments, over five years with various renewal and extension rights, under which Cognizant would provide a range of services to CoreLogic globally. The companies expect to provide end-to-end business process and analytics solutions across the mortgage value chain. CoreLogic India, whose approximately 4,000 associates would become employees of Cognizant at closing, provides, among others, capabilities in software product development and technology support to CoreLogic and its customers, primarily in the US mortgage and real estate markets. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tech Mahindra has set up a mobile innovation lab in Bellevue, US. Tech Mahindra has joined hands with a North American telecommunication operator for this venture. The two firms will pre-certify mobile devices for their network. Tech Mahindra is investing in new lab for testing and development of the next-generation mobile devices. The Bellevue lab will enable Tech Mahindra, through its value-added services subsidiary, CanvasM, to further expand its suite of services to develop and test mobile devices, consumer and enterprise mobility applications. For More Details see www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has planned to increase e-literacy level in the country, especially at the grass root level. The university hosted a day-long brainstorming session to create awareness about information technology (IT) and its utility in all walks of life. IGNOU organised this session in collaboration with the ministry of human resource development division and the ministry of communication and information technology. Speaking about the plan of the university, an official said, "We intend to enhance the use of IT in areas of a citizen's interest by adopting simple and commonly used practices and methods." V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU informed that the university has worked on an action plan which will involve participants from all over the country for a brainstorming session on IT mass literacy. He said, "We can sort out all sorts of divides by eliminating digital divide...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TCS and Wipro are among three companies vying to bag the prestigious Sri Seva Project of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to provide IT solutions that will help devotees. Currently TTD offers four main e-services such as e-seva, e-accommodation, e-sudarshanam and e-hundi to the devotees and the Sri Seva project would help the administration in offering services. There are as many as 48 departments which need to be automated and brought under one platform for better services to pilgrims. The project is estimated to cost between Rs. 30 crore to Rs. 35 crore, with an additional maintenance cost of around Rs. 12 crore every year in the first phase. The phenomenal growth in the number of pilgrims visiting Tirumala has put constant pressure on all the systems, most of which are based on manual operations. According to TTD, around 50,000 devotees visit Lord Balaji's main temple in Tirumala every day and on holidays and festivals, the figu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NASSCOM has decided to focus on start-ups and small IT companies during the year. According to market report, NASSCOM praised West Bengal government's cluster approach to promote start-ups and small companies in the IT sector. R S Pawar, Chairman, NASSCOM said, 'If this approach can work in manufacturing sector, why not IT? We will analyse the architecture on how companies can work together for larger projects. Small IT companies will have great opportunities after the Unique Identification Number project is launched. The infrastructure is being rolled out. Soon the small players in the IT sector can develop utility applications to play around this infrastructure." Interacting with NASSCOM members, West Bengal industry minister Partha Chatterjee said, "The government was thinking of steps to boost the small IT companies by a similar cluster in the sector. The state has plans to create IT hubs in every district to help creat...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has made the latest version of its mobile phone software available to handset partners as it seeks to claw back market share from Apple and Google. The Redmond, Washington-based personal computer software powerhouse said the update to its Windows Phone operating system, code-named "Mango," features over 500 new features and faster browsing with Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). Microsoft unveiled Mango in May, promising it will be available by year's end for free to existing Windows Phone 7 customers and will ship on new phones from Samsung, LG and HTC and new partners Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE. Microsoft said it is also working on a Mango handset in its labs with new partner Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone titan which announced in February it would begin using Microsoft's platform as its smartphone operating system. When Mango-powered phones hit stores they'll likely be facing competition from a new iPhone from Apple an...