VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has appointed Edgar Dias as Regional Director of Enterprise Business for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Dias will be based in Singapore and will lead the company's enterprise strategy and manage its direct-touch sales force. Prior to joining Brocade, Dias served as Sales Director at Juniper Networks where he was responsible for its Campus and Data Center businesses. Before that, Dias spent 10 years at Nortel Networks where he was responsible for sales of its data communications product portfolio across Asia, Middle East and Africa. "Edgar's 15 years of industry experience gives him an intimate understanding of the APAC enterprise business climate and the enterprise networking segment," said Deb Dutta, Vice- President of Brocade Asia Pacific. "I am confident that he will add strategic depth to this role and will strengthen our executive bench in APAC." A key charter for Dias will be to develop and execute strategies

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ingersoll Rand's security technologies sector has launched HandPunch 3000, an innovative and convenient biometric security solution under its Schlage brand. Schlage HandPunch 3000 provides complete door access solutions and concurrently records time and attendance. It is an affordable, accurate and precise security solution which saves money over card- based attendance systems by eliminating badges and buddy punching, thereby reducing time theft and improving payroll accuracy. Speaking at the launch, Sameer Nagpal, Business Leader, Security Technologies, Ingersoll Rand, India, said, "India is witnessing exponential growth in the security market and Ingersoll Rand is poised to play a key role in this industry with its market-leading, futuristic and customer-centric security solutions. HandPunch 3000 with its advanced and multiple features is an ideal solution for commercial establishments for accurate recording of time and attendance

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Idea Cellular has now launched a Toll Free Number 1800-270-0000 to guide over 700 million mobile subscribers on various aspects and procedures of number portability, prior to the national launch of the service on January 20, 2011. With this, Idea continues to lead the industry in MNP communication through a series of new advertisements. MNP entitles a mobile subscriber to switch from the existing cellular service provider to any other operator, while retaining the mobile number. The service will be launched across the country on January 20, 2011, and the date is also being promoted in the Idea's new ad campaign. Idea's new Toll Free Number 1800-270-0000 is being promoted through a television ad launched recently, besides other media platforms. The dedicated helpline will offer all relevant information on the processes and procedures of availing MNP and porting requests from mobile subscribers who wish to switch to Idea. Speaking on t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Infosystems has announced awarding of the contract from Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (Keltron). HCL Infosystems has been selected as the leading vendor to provide over 6,500 units of laptops and netbooks. Keltron is the nodal agency for supplying laptops and netbooks as part of IT@School project for the Government of Kerala. This initiative is an integral part of the Government of Kerala's vision in enhancing the role of technology in the state education system. HCL Infosystems will be partnering with the State Government and will be providing best-in-class HCL ME laptops designed for Indian conditions and supported by HCL's service and support network, one of the largest in the country today. Speaking on the occasion, J. V. Ramamurthy, President & COO, HCL Infosystems, said, "We have always been committed towards the cause of revolutionizing education in the country through adoption of technolog

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rashi Peripherals has successfully completed the sixth edition of Channel Business Forum, collecting valuable feedbacks and opinions of vendors and partners alike all over the country. CBF VI started its journey from Nashik and Amravati simultaneously in November 2010, which successfully culminated at Kota in January 2011. The sixth edition of CBF revolved around the theme, "Voice of Partner" a platform specifically designed for partners to express themselves freely. This year's edition of Channel Business Forum 2010 equipped them with the power to speak and express, showcase their knowledge and impress peers and vendors alike.CBF VI saw more than 4414 partners attending at various locations and giving voice to their concerns. Commenting on the successful completion, Rajesh Goenka, VP - Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals, said, "With CBF VI, we have outdone ourselves to enhance participant experience at our events ev

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rashi Peripherals has successfully completed the sixth edition of Channel Business Forum, collecting valuable feedbacks and opinions of vendors and partners alike all over the country. CBF VI started its journey from Nashik and Amravati simultaneously in November 2010, which successfully culminated at Kota in January 2011. The sixth edition of CBF revolved around the theme, "Voice of Partner" a platform specifically designed for partners to express themselves freely. This year's edition of Channel Business Forum 2010 equipped them with the power to speak and express, showcase their knowledge and impress peers and vendors alike.CBF VI saw more than 4414 partners attending at various locations and giving voice to their concerns. Commenting on the successful completion, Rajesh Goenka, VP - Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals, said, "With CBF VI, we have outdone ourselves to enhance participant experience at our events ev

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon India and Oce have announced that they will join forces in India. Canon will sell, distribute and service Oce products in the areas of production printing, wide format printing, signage printing and business services. Commenting on joining forces, Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice-President, Canon India, said, "India is a major printing market. The size of the digital printing industry in India is Rs.1,000 crore. The Indian print industry has around 1 lakh offset printers and 1,000 print shop providers. The digital printing industry in India is expected to grow at 25% year on year." Kensaku Konishi, President & CEO, Canon India, said, "This move enhances our strategy and positions us to become technology leaders, offering greater value products and services to customers and partners of both our companies. With this move, we will change the dynamics of competition in the industry and that will also benefit customers in term

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acer has announced the grand finale to declare the winners of the "Acer Intel festive offer", the most-awaited moment for several Acer consumers. Acer had announced a special contest on its Aspire range of notebooks for the end-consumers during October-November 2010. Enthusiastic contestants registered online to share their views on why they had to win the contest. A select panel of judges chose the winners based on their zeal and the refreshing quotes to win the contest. The iconic motorcycle, aspired by most of the youth was won by Rahul Singh from Kolkata. Rahul had the most inspiring line amongst all the other participants stating "Acer has never made me lose anything. Why start with this?" Along with the winner, Acer also announced the other winners of the contest, 5 other participants won an all- expense paid trip to Switzerland along with their spouses and 30 other participants won the most stylish special edition

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has announced its entry in the Indian printing market. The company intends to create a channel-led business model and is looking to appoint partners across the country. In addition, the company has also launched its "bizhub" series product line, which includes a series of small, medium, and large office, monochrome and colour printers and MFPs (multifunction printers). Konica Minolta has been selling its products in India for over three years now. Large and medium system integrators (SIs), which the company terms as its national distributors include Infres Methodex, KMI Business Technologies, HCL Infosystems and Monotech Systems. Raju Iyyer, General Manager, Sales & Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solution India, said, "The process has already been initiated and will be a continuous activity. We have already appointed three companies in Kerala and currently we are in the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE International Data Corporation (IDC) and CyberMedia India have announced that they will end their long-standing business relationship. CyberMedia was IDC's partner and representative for its research business in India. The partnership, which started in 1987, provided vital data, trend analysis, and direction to the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in India. Effective February 28, 2011, the two companies will move forward on their individual paths after a long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnership. CyberMedia will explore diversification of its research activities into IT and other domains. IDC will expand its research business in India with a direct presence. "IDC and CyberMedia have worked closely over the past two decades to successfully develop a clear picture of India's rapidly developing ICT market and to bring global research and advisory services to the firms emerging from this dynamic market,&

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VMware has acquired NeoAccel. NeoAccel's SSL VPN-Plus product line combines the performance of IPsec VPNs with the benefits of SSL VPN technology, including increased security, simplified management and reduced cost of ownership. This acquisition dovetails into VMware's strategy to shape and deliver the next era of IT - cloud computing - by enabling customers to deploy secure private and hybrid clouds and offer secure access to applications and virtual desktops from any device, anywhere. NeoAccel's solutions complement this strategy and offer several interesting integration opportunities. NeoAccel's SSL VPN-Plus will add user VPN technology, which enables secure, high-performance access to cloud environments. These new capabilities and VMware's continued collaboration with the leading security vendors will ultimately enable automated, end-to-end security, privacy and compliance for hybrid cloud environments for our custom