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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Motorola Solutions Inc. has announced Motorola RhoElements, a state-of-the-art web-based application framework. It is said to be designed to allow businesses to quickly and cost-effectively develop and deploy web-based applications on existing Motorola Windows Embedded Handheld and Windows Embedded Compact (Win-CE) mobile computers as well as Motorola's recently announced ET1 Android-based enterprise tablet. RhoElements is believed to provide a modern HTML5/advanced JavaScript/CSS application framework for high-performance web-based applications. It allows enterprise customers and Channel partners to leverage on the productivity of web-based applications, cutting down the costs for application development, management and support. RhoElements allows developers to offer enterprise users applications with a consumer-style look and feel with consistency across device type, screen size and operating system. Developers can optimize network util

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Snapdeal.com has been declared a Winner of Red Herring Asia Awards 2011, Hong Kong. Alex Vieux, Publisher & CEO, Red Herring said, "Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Asia to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Snapdeal.com embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Snapdeal.com should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong." "As Snapdeal continues its exponential growth trajectory, and rapid expansion into products e-commerce, we see this recognition by Red Herring as a commendation of our team's efforts over the last 18 months to build a best in class internet brand and technology company in India." said Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal.com. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sify has announced its consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011-12. Raju Vegesna, Chairman & MD said, "We are pleased to present our financial performance for the second quarter of FY 2011-12. Our Enterprise business continues to gain traction, supported by domestic growth in the corporate segment and a renewed spending environment. On the services front, the focus on Network, IT and software services as core offerings is beginning to show results. As the largest spender on IT and Network services, the government represents a significant growth opportunity for Sify and will remain an important focus area. The recently announced Telecom Policy is a step in the right direction in creating a level playing field among IT and Telecom service providers. Our SOHO/SMB base grew by 60%. More than half of these signups came from Tier II and III towns helped by our

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Valyoo Technologies which runs eyewear e-commerce site Lenskart.com has raised $4 million in the first round of funding from IDG Ventures India. IDG Ventures India is a $150 million leading technology venture capital fund in India. As part of the investment, TC Meenakshisundaram and Venkatesh Peddi have joined Valyoo's Board of Directors as nominees of IDG Ventures India. Already delivering to 450 cities across India, Valyoo is said to use the funds for scaling up product range, marketing activities and building superior customer centric services through phone and on-line chat. "A huge range with all sizes and colors and the ability to get them at a standard price next day at the customer's doorstep is what we are aiming to achieve. We strongly believe in an approach of educating the customers and helping them choose the right product online. Also, offline space is extremely unorganised in our product categories, where the sellin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tyroo Media was announced as one of the winners in the Vodafone Big League. Vodafone Essar had launched a campaign called the 'Drive into the Big League', claiming to give an opportunity for the winning enterprise to be recognized as the emerging business model and have its company logo on the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes cars during the race weekend. Tyroo Direct emerged as one of the top winners after a battle on an eight-part television series. Out of 80,000 entries, 21 companies were short-listed based on their growth in the last three years, and more importantly, for use of technology in driving their growth. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar Data Recovery has released its Phoenix CD DVD Data Recovery for Mac v1, a tool to recover and restore lost, deleted or inaccessible data from physically damaged or incorrectly burnt optical media. CD DVD Data Recovery for Mac is said to be a handy tool with interactive user interface. The tool comes with a Free Trail version that allows you to preview all the recoverable files (Image, Audio and Video) before actual recovery. Stellar Phoenix tool supports all Mac OS versions, including Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Additionally, it recovers data from optical media's burnt with Big-endian (Motorola) or Little-endian (Intel) data writing formats. Stellar Phoenix CD DVD Data Recovery for Mac is available for immediate download and start at a price point of Rs. 1700. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd. has launched a motherboard series with its new Glass Fabric PCB technology that repels moisture caused by humid and damp conditions in India. This unique kind of PCB process is said to protect the motherboard from moisture at the PCB level, with improvements to how the actual PCB structure is manufactured. GIGABYTE's Glass Fabric PCB technology that allows for a finer glass fiber weave makes it much more difficult for moisture to penetrate, even when holes are made to mount components. The new Glass Fabric PCB technology is believed to be the most important feature of the recently launched GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic Motherboards. The GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic technology protects the PC and components, against the four main problems that an average Indian PC user faces - Humidity, High Temperature, Power Failures and Static Electricity. GIGABYTE products are distributed in India by Ingram

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE PTC has reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2011. The Q4 non-GAAP revenue results exclude a $1.9 million effect of purchase accounting on the fair value of the acquired deferred maintenance balance of MKS Inc. The Q4 non-GAAP EPS results exclude $12.9 million of stock-based compensation expense, $10.2 million of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization, $1.1 million of acquisition-related expense and $7.7 million of income tax adjustments. The Q4 non-GAAP EPS results include a tax rate of 24% and 120 million diluted shares outstanding. The Q4 GAAP EPS results include a tax rate of 21% and 120 million diluted shares outstanding. James Heppelmann, President & CEO, said, "PTC had a very strong finish to FY'11, with record Q4 non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP EPS both exceeding the high-end of our guidance range. Our licence revenue of $111.0 million was up 25% on a year-over-year basis,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Array Networks has marked the three-year anniversary of its successful business relationship with its first value-added distributor in India, iValue InfoSolutions. "We have accomplished all our milestones for the Indian market ahead of schedule, and behind every success are few good partners who have unconditionally supported Array. Today, if we are the ADC vendor of the year and market leader in India, it is due in large part to the unrelenting work put in by iValue. The synergy between the companies has allowed both organizations to grow gainfully. We are looking forward to strengthening our partnership and to ensuring that both organizations grow exponentially for many more years to come," said Shibu Paul - Country National Sales Manager, Array Networks. Sriram S, CEO, iValue Info Solutions, said, "The Array and iValue partnership came at a time when both organizations were small and hungry for success. Over the last thre

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE AirLive has introduced AirCam OD-2025HD featuring Photo sensor, scheduler, active or passive PoE, backlight compensation. The 24 Infra LED allows IP cameras to see in dark night. IR cut filter is carrying about automatically switching between day and night mode. DI (digital input) connector is able to manage external sensors. DO (digital output) can carry about connection to sound siren, light controller or central surveillance equipment. AirLive AirCam OD-2025HD uses H.264 video compression which reduces file sizes and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. With this technology, there is 90% reduction in file size, a 1MB image can be drastically reduced to as low as 10KB using H.264. AirLive AirCam OD-2025HD supports Internet protocols such as FTP, TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP and RTSP. The two-way audio functionality increased the standards for monitoring video using microphone functional. User can connect the speaker and make live discussio

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ZOTAC and NVIDIA have unveiled GeForce G.One Signature Edition graphics cards in India. Under this new series, the companies bring GeForce GT520 and GeForce GTX 560Ti with Microsoft DirectX 11 technology. Both the new additions deliver visual computing experience with high-definition video playback capabilities. Powered by a NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 series graphics processor with 48-high-speed unified shaders paired with massive capacity memory, the ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 G.One Signature Edition enables users to speed up everyday computing tasks with NVIDIA CUDA technology. Tasks such as high-res photo editing and web browsing are accelerated with the ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 for quicker image editing and webpage loading. Gamers ready to step into the third-dimension can connect the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GT 520 G.One Signature Edition to 3D-ready monitors or televisions using the available dual-link DVI or HDMI 1.4a outputs to experience immer

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE AOL has announced the AOL HD app is available for immediate download on Samsung Smart TV and Google TV platforms. The announcement comes on the heels of AOL HD's July 2011 launch on Roku, Boxee, DivX TV, and Yahoo! Connected TV. The expansion signals AOL's commitment to reaching new audiences, providing high quality content at scale, and innovating and engaging on new platforms in the connected TV industry. The AOL HD app is available now for download on 2010 Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, with support for 2011 Smart TVs and Blu-ray players coming soon.Google TV today released the next version of its smart TV platform. The update includes a cleaner and simpler UI, a more TV-like YouTube experience, a new TV and Shows app enabling discovery of shows relevant to consumers from over 80,000 movies and TV episodes, as well as Android Market. AOL HD features high-definition video content that is updated daily from properties across

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NetApp was named the #3 best workplace in the world by the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc., joining an elite group of 25 multinational companies. The inaugural "World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list was revealed at the New York Stock Exchange. "We're honored to be named among such a distinguished list of global companies by the Great Place to Work. This recognition is a testament to our employees, who bring their passion and dedication to work every day. Creating an environment where our employees and innovation thrive helps our partners and customers around the world outpace their competition and propel their businesses forward," said Tom Georgens, President & CEO, NetApp. Jose Tolovi, Jr., Global CEO, Great Place to Work said, "NetApp employees and managers should be proud of their accomplishment on this, the first ever World's Best Multinational Workplaces list. Their high ranking demonstr

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fox Electronics has added SW Marketing Associates as a sales representative for Texas. Fox Electronics' current representative in Texas, Design Marketing, will continue to cover HP, Dell and AMD accounts, while SW Marketing will handle all other OEM accounts. SW Marketing Associates is a broad line manufacturer's representative firm serving OEM and distributor markets. SW Marketing Associates and Design Marketing will provide sales and marketing support for Fox Electronics' full product line in Texas. In addition to supporting Fox's quartz crystals, clock oscillators, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TXCOs), voltage controlled and crystal oscillators (VXCOs), SW Marketing Associates and Design Marketing will be promoting Fox's recent breakthrough in configurable frequency control solutions, the XpressO configurable oscillators that utilize a family of proprietary ASICs designed and developed with the focus on n

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sonata Software has established a dedicated Centre of Excellence (CoE) for mobility, with a dual focus on supporting Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and enterprises. The new CoE is to develop new frameworks and solutions accelerators to enable faster mobile application development across platforms such as Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iOS, J2ME and MEAP (such as Sybase Unwired Platform). Recently IDC, the premier global market intelligence firm, in its report "Strategies and Opportunities Driving Mobile Enterprise Application Development Life-Cycle Services", has highlighted Sonata's key strengths in providing mobile design and development services across various industry verticals. According to the report, Sonata's combined investments in a mobile solutions factory, along with the company's planned Travel, Transportation, and Logistics (TTL) solution accelerators, will strengthen existing offerings and help a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation (NEC) has decided to provide support for the communities affected by the flooding in Thailand, and to assist in recovery efforts with a contribution of 10 million yen. NEC expresses deep condolences to all of those who were personally affected by this flooding and sincerely hopes for the earliest recovery of the people and the areas of Thailand impacted by this disaster. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to market watchers, Foxconn Electronics' Q3 gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in Q2 with EPS to also likely to be above NT$1.30 (US$0.43), higher than the NT$1.21 in the second quarter. Some market watchers were concerned that the lower-than-expected performance could impact Foxconn's revenues in the third quarter.Foxconn's profitability and gross margin are expected to continue achieving growth in the fourth quarter on strong demand for Apple products. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) has announced that its HDTV multi-decoder processor MB86H611 (a member of MB86H61 series) with advanced security architecture has been successfully certified by NAGRA. Fujitsu Semiconductor has leveraged its expertise in cost-sensitive free-to-air STB market for the development of paid TV solutions. The MB86H61 series is a highly integrated HD Multi-Standard Digital Television Decoder designed to meet the needs of globally expanding HD set-top-box and IDTV market featuring CI+ and/or embedded CAS for advanced security. The MB86H61 is a single-chip video decoder supporting H.264 / AVC, MPEG-2, AVS and VC-1 video decoding up to high definition resolution with up to 1080p 50/60Hz output.Core processing units include a high performance ARM 1176JZF-STM CPU with more than 475DMIPS, an advanced, programmable audio processor offers full flexibility of decoding MPEG1 layer 1, 2 and 3 (MP3), HE-AAC, Dolby Digi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Riverbed Technology introduces Riverbed Stingray, its new portfolio of asymmetric software- and virtual-based offerings, including application delivery controllers (ADC), Web content optimization (WCO) and Web application firewalls. The Stingray product family is based on technologies acquired from Zeus Technology and Aptimize Limited in July 2011. With its range of best-of-breed products, Riverbed can tailor the best possible approach to deliver performance from the application to the end user, creating a richer end-user experience, enabling more productive employees, and cutting the cost of IT infrastructure in the data center, cloud and branch office. The Stingray product family is comprised of Stingray Traffic Manager, Stingray Web Application Firewall and Stingray Aptimizer, and is available in a range of cost-effective configurations for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises, including a new monthly subscription model with

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Porsche Design and Research In Motion have announced the new Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone from BlackBerry. The material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. It comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. It also includes premium, exclusive PINs that help easily identify another P'9981 smartphone user. The Porsche Design P'9981 is built on a performance driven platform that features a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24-bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications. It comes with 8GB of on-board memory, expandable up to 40GB with a micro SD card. BlackBerry 7, the operating system for the new Porsche Design P'9981, includes a next generation BlackBerry browser with a fast,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson and Sony Corporation have announced that Sony is to acquire Ericsson's 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction is said to give Sony an opportunity to rapidly integrate smartphones into its broad array of network-connected consumer electronics devices - including tablets, televisions and personal computers - for the benefit of consumers and the growth of its business. The transaction is also believed to provide Sony with a broad intellectual property (IP) cross-licensing agreement covering all products and services of Sony as well as ownership of five essential patent families relating to wireless handset technology.As part of the transaction, Ericsson is to receive a cash consideration of EUR 1.05 billion. Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO & President, Sony said, "This acquisition makes sense for Sony and Ericsson,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Putting an end to the market buzz of HP selling its PSG, HP has announced to keep its Personal Systems Group (PSG) intact. According to HP, PSG's integration with the company's supply chain, IT and procurement integration functions, and its value from a solutions and brand value standpoint, would make selling it a difficult proposition. The Company also found that the cost to recreate these in a standalone company outweighed any benefits of separation. Meg Whitman, HP President & CEO said, "It's clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees." HP's decision brings to a close the drama that began on Aug 18 when former CEO Leo Apotheker, in the company's third quarter earnings call, revealed that HP was looking at either selling PSG or spinning it off. The move came as a shock to many partners, and reportedly, to some of

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quikr is to showcase its capabilities at Nokia World 2011 global industry event being held in London. Pranay Chulet, CEO, Quikr is believed to take part in "The Rise of the planet of the Apps", a power packed panel discussion on the burgeoning app economy and the opportunity it offers to developers across the globe. Quikr also showcased its app at Nokia World. Quikr offers a web and mobile-based classifieds platform that addresses a wide variety of local commerce needs. More than 18 million consumers across India visit Quikr every month to sell, buy, rent or find things ranging from laptops to mobile phones to cars to real estate to jobs and everything in between. Over the last two years, the company has successfully transformed itself from an online to online & mobile leader by building Quikr Mobile, its platform that spans across mobile browsers, apps and text messaging. D Shivakumar,VP & Managing Director, Nokia India sa

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphones are the first SIM-based NFC smartphones to be certified by MasterCard Worldwide as PayPass-approved devices. The certification was granted on the basis of the BlackBerry smartphones meeting the functionality, interoperability and security requirements of MasterCard. With this certification, any MasterCard PayPass-issuing bank globally will be able to deploy MasterCard PayPass-enabled accounts to the SIM card of these smartphones. France Telecom - Orange believes that mobile NFC has the potential to enable a new revolution in mobile by further connecting people's mobile digital world with the physical world around them. France Telecom - Orange is the first operator worldwide to have commercial NFC launches in two countries, UK and France, with trials in several European markets. "We are happy to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9900 an

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ChatON is the free global communication service from Samsung that enables content and conversation to be shared between all major mobile devices- smartphone and feature phone platforms. Regardless of device platform ChatON lets users to join and grow their social communities, socializing instantly and flexibly, interact with friends and family anywhere in the world- share text, images, hand-written notes and videos instantly. Samsung ChatOn can be downloaded from the Android Market and is compatible with Froyo 2.2 and Gingerbread 2.3.3. It offers features like Interaction Rank, Animation Message and Trunk. With the Interaction Rank feature, consumes can check the frequency of communication with all their friends and comment on their profile pages. On the other hand, the Animation Message service allows doodling on an image or adding audio to it, which can then be shared with buddies. Trunk acts like an auto-generated content sharing box where

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS offers a diversified 9-Series motherboard lineup to support the 32nm AMD FX Series CPUs, which features up to eight cores on a single chip. Also onboard are NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI technology, providing more choice for users who wish to use a multi-GPU system and the popular Dual Intelligent Processors 2 (DIP2) feature. Along with DIP2, ASUS has adopted DIGI+ VRM, UEFI BIOS and USB 3.0 Boost technology, providing users with complete UAS Protocol Support to instantly boost USB drive speed by up to 170%. ASUS M5A99/97 Series motherboards offer the most compatible AMD AM3+ solutions available. Onboard the M5A99/97 core series motherboards is the DIGI+ VRM technology, which acts as a digital controller to perfectly match digital power signal (SVID) requests from the CPU. This eliminates digital-to-analog conversion lag, optimizing system performance and stability as well as greater power efficiency. The ROG ThunderBolt is a LAN/Audio combo card

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Raffles Institution (RI) has engaged NEC Asia Pacific (NEC APAC) to deploy real-time energy monitoring solution throughout its entire campus, as part of its bigger plan to improve energy efficiency and to achieve cost savings. This initiative is part of RI's continuous efforts towards creating a more environmentally-friendly campus. In August this year, RI was named the first recipient of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark GoldPlus Award, the second highest Green Mark rating under the BCA Green Mark for Existing Schools, which places stronger emphasis on raising the awareness among students and educating our future generation on the importance of environmental sustainability and conservation. RI is said to be the first school in Singapore to deploy the NEC Starlight Energy Monitoring Solution across its entire campus. This implementation is expected to help RI monitor its energy usage across its entire campus in real

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE North American Video (NAV) has upgraded the video surveillance recording system at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California from VHS format to a digital system that encompasses the Casino's point-of-sale (POS) transactions. The new integrated system provides Casino management with increased search functionality, enabling quicker and more proactive response to incidents. Jim Kasko, Director, Surveillance, Commerce Casino said, "Everything about the new digital recording system is easier and more efficient as compared to the previous analog system. NAV really understood our needs because the new system is a game changer in helping us tackle the specific security and surveillance issues in a gaming facility of this kind." Building on a decade-long relationship, NAV personnel worked together with Billy Dunn, Commerce Casino's Assistant Director of Surveillance, to develop a system that would fulfill the Casino's techni

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As we herald the festive season with Diwali, Id and Christmas that are fast-approaching, the scammers are out in full force scheming to lure innocent victims in cyberspace. The best way for consumers to protect themselves is to stay educated about the criminal's tricks, so they can avoid them. On must check out the following tips to ensure a safe and happy festive season: Only download apps from official app stores, such as iTunes and the Android Market, and read other users' reviews before downloading them. Use products like the McAfee Mobile Suite on your smart phones to protect yourself from malware, data loss and device theft. Consider using a safe search tool such as McAfee SiteAdvisor software, which tells you if a site are safe to click on right in your search results. Ensure that you shop from a "certified secure" mark on the websites that you shop from. This mark is a reliable indicator of a website's security.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Technologies has been named a 2011 Diamond Award winner in the "Driving Business with Thought Leadership" category by the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA). Evaluated by a panel of renowned industry experts, organizations are believed to be judged upon innovation, execution and business results-three critical aspects to marketing success. HCL won the award based on its Customer Advisory Council (CAC)-a global, collaborative forum where 80 of HCL's Fortune 500 C-level customers and thought leaders convene on a regular basis to advise HCL on industry trends, changing business priorities, and its strategic direction (including brand positioning, M&A validation and Go-to-Market strategies). HCL then translates the advice into actionable plans to transform business requirements and technology needs, creating more value for HCL's customers. The CAC also serves as an exceptional platform for HCL's customers an

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation has begun the shipments of the new iPASOLINK series of compact microwave communications systems to Mobile TeleSystems OJSC. In order to expand and modernize MTS' communications systems, NEC will deliver 15,000 iPASOLINK transmitters to MTS in 2011. iPASOLINK is to allow MTS to increase the bandwidth capability of channels and the total capacity networks on internal communication lines. New iPASOLINK equipment is being installed in all of MTS' service regions, which will facilitate their transition to fully functional IP-based networks. One of the key components of the iPASOLINK platform is a powerful embedded switch, which provides traffic optimization, support for key functions and protocol signal transferring. The usage of a high-level modulation and a cross-polarization system (XPIC) ensures that MTS clients will have an Internet carrying capacity of up to 920 Mb/sec. NEC will also deliver ePASOLINK, a digital micr

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE RIM has unveiled BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365. It is a new RIM-hosted online service for midsized businesses and enterprises that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones, and allows organizations to self-manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud. An open beta for the service is getting launched in over 30 countries. "BlackBerry Business Cloud Services is an easy and cost-effective way for businesses and government agencies to extend Microsoft Office 365 to BlackBerry smartphones and manage the deployment in the cloud," said Alan Panezic, Vice President, Research In Motion. "We have been working together with Microsoft and select customers through an early access program and we are pleased to now launch an open beta for the service." "BlackBerry Business Cloud Services will help accelerate how BlackBerry customers can realize the full benefits of the best produ

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At Workday Rising 2011, Wipro Technologies has entered into an alliance with Workday. Wipro is to provide Consulting and IT Services to clients deploying Workday solutions. Wipro has identified Cloud Computing to be the driver of a new wave of innovation. Wipro has helped customers adopt and integrate cloud services into their enterprise systems with an integrated solutions approach and managed IT as a service. Wipro's Human Capital Management Services helps customers build a "people plan" based model using solutions that range from deploying new technology or creating a shared services center to outsourcing and best-shoring. Wipro is Diamond sponsor at Workday Rising 2011. Wipro will showcase its unique HCM offerings that help customers accelerate business value with Workday, including Wipro's Cloud & Beyond for HRO. Cloud & Beyond for HRO is an innovative BPO solution that will integrate Workday with Wipro's

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP India has inaugurated its exclusive HP World store in Bangalore. This store will showcase the entire portfolio of HP consumer products including laptops, desktops, All-in-Ones, printers and accessories, with special product demonstrations. The store will display HP's strong product portfolio including the entire range of desktop PCs including Touchsmart, HP Omni, Compaq 1000 Domino, Compaq 3600 Series and HP Pavilion series. It is being launched in association with Keerthi Infosystems, a valued HP World Partner since 2009. Rajiv Srivastava, Vice President and General Manager, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd, said, "We are delighted to announce the opening of this exclusive HP showroom in Bangalore. We are the market leader in Karnataka and this store reiterates our commitment to offer the best products and services to our customers and we aim to launch more such state-of-the-art stores in the coming y

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As the latest step in their global growth strategy to provide support for local partners, projectiondesign has opened an office at Moscow.o coincide with the increased local presence, Stein Ramsli has taken on the role of Regional Director, Russia and CIS. Ramsli previously held the position of Managing Director at Cisco/TANDBERG Russia and PLC and has extensive experience in working in the region. Ramsli said, "Our opening of an office in Moscow clearly demonstrates projectiondesign's commitment to supporting partners in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Our products are already very popular in the region, and we foresee strong continued growth here. Localising sales and marketing, training and product service and support is important for us, and will ensure our continued success." At the same time, several new staff appointments have been made to support local business with partners and customers, as well as b

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Independent technology consultancy Visual Acuity has appointed Damian Andrews to the position of Lead Consultant, Project Development. Andrews brings a fresh perspective to the consultancy with a wealth of experience working in various project roles ranging from client user, owner, operator and integrator. This key role has both internal and customer-facing dimensions, as Blair Parkin, Managing Director, Visual Acuity, explains, "The technological scope of our work continues to develop, as does our geographical reach - we are currently working on projects as far afield as Asia, the Middle East, the US and Europe. Damian will lead and champion our customers' interests and provide advice and support to architects, building engineers, vendors and other service providers on each project." In addition to project-management expertise, Andrews also brings specialist skills in stage lighting and production to the party -significantly b