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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Delta Group has launched hybrid renewable energy solutions (RenE) under its SolutionE concept. SolutionE, a recently launched concept that brings together Delta's telecom power products, aims to revolutionize market standards by enabling significant direct and indirect energy savings. Under the concept, RenE solutions feature a modular power supply concept that can use any combination of solar power, wind turbines, mains power, diesel generators and fuel cells, which may reduce payback time as well as electricity bills for over 50%. "With RenE, telecom customers can go all green using only renewable energy sources whether it's in the heart of the city or in the remotest areas of the globe. Compared with utilizing the more expensive traditional energy sources, using renewable energy sources alone or in a hybrid solution may bring down payback time from 7 to 2 years, varying with site designs," says Krzysztof Puczko, Produc

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Progress Software Corporation has announced the availability of a comprehensive order processing solution, the Progress Communications Order Management solution accelerator in India. This solution accelerator manages all the critical business processes within an order management lifecycle and enables telcos in India, to bring new and existing bundled services to market faster across multiple, disparate Business and Operation Support Solutions (B/OSS) platforms leveraging their current infrastructure. Kaushal Mashruwala, Vice President of Progress Software, India said, "The Telecom Industry is today under pressure to bundle new and innovative services. The operational and business support systems need to be at a level where the service provider has the ability to meet customer expectations for timely and responsive order fulfillment. We need to ensure that our customers don't tell us that the support systems are being constantly cha

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has launched MCA 2.0 with Notify Me, its new missed call notification service with enhanced features. Reliance Customers will receive missed call alert as at present, which tells a subscriber if they have missed a call due to their phone being either out of coverage area, battery exhaustion, phone is busy or switched off. In addition, 'Notify Me' alerts the callers, whose attempt to ring someone have failed, that the called number is now available to receive a call from them. Reliance Communication, Head of VAS- Anil Pande said "Missed Call Alert Service 2.0 with Notify Me is a great convenience for Mobile users. It offers both Caller and Called Party instant notification to connect again, without being bothered with repeatedly attempting to connect" The missed call notification SMS will detail the calling party's mobile number, time & date when the call was made, whereby calling parties will

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mobango, the largest global independent mobile application stores and publishes monthly Developer Insights Newsletter - Mobango AppSense. Mobango AppSense identifies Yumster as the Appchamp of the month. Appchamp of the month, Yumster is developed by Herocraft studios. This android based game is a mobile based version of the popular PC title; the game is based on hole-dwelling creatures that are mad about fruits and even participate in a world fruit-eating cup. The game features highly immersive graphics. The game features 64 amazing levels, 7 humorous Yumsters and a worldwide high-score table. Shockwave, one of the biggest rating portals for online gaming has rated these two games an amazing 4.35/5! Badri Sanjeevi, COO - Mobango said, "Mobango AppSense is an important initiative from Mobango to provide its strong developer community with resources and insights into the world of apps. This month we recognize Yumster from Herocraft fo

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Targus has announced its latest line of laptop backpacks - The Wanderer. Targus Wanderer Backpack features a design constructed of premium material that allows users to uniquely express themselves whether at work, travel or play. Based on extensive consumer and trend research, this new design concept was created to merge style with performance. The Wanderer case is thoughtfully designed with purposeful materials to provide specific functions such as quality laptop protection, stain-resistance, water repellency and ergonomic support. The Targus Wanderer Backpack is perfect for the laptop user who carries their life on their back. This pack provides ample space for files and documents. It features a detachable padded laptop pouch to maximize laptop protection. With contoured back panel and ergonomic adjustable shoulder straps designed for comfort, this backpack has a place for everything. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canonical conducted a successful inaugural Ubuntu Developer Day in Bangalore on January 27, 2011. Presentations were given on Ubuntu, Ubuntu uTouch and Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, as well as demonstrations on Ubuntu Netbook Edition, Ubuntu Light and Ubuntu 10.10. Also present were partners and customers to Canonical, including IBM, Freescale and Marvell. The attendees were from a various backgrounds, including engineers, developers and journalists. Marvell and Freescale both highlighted their silicon with demos running Ubuntu at Ubuntu Developer Day. "We were very pleased with the interaction at the event and the opportunity to update this very important audience for Ubuntu," said Jon Melamut, Vice-President, Product and Sales, OEM Services, Canonical. "We were expecting around 200 people so to get at least a 50% increase on our forecast shows the popularity of Ubuntu and working with Canonical in a key country for us like India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Technocrat Infotech has announced an ambitious expansion plan to open 25 branches across the country by 2012. The plan envisages providing greater reach to its existing and future partner brands. The company already has a presence in 9 cities with Pune, Indore and Lucknow opening shortly. In the last few years, Technocrat Infotech has added a number of marquee names like ADATA, Gigabyte, G Data and others to its list of blue chip clients. With a vision to emerge amongst the Top 10 IT distributors in India and sustain the growth momentum, Technocrat Infotech is bringing substantial changes and building organizational capabilities to better service its partner brands. The expansion of the distribution network is a step in that direction. Commenting on the development, Asif Khan, Director, Technocrat Infotech, said, "Since its inception, Technocrat Infotech has always adopted a growth-oriented strategy which enabled us to emerge as the fast

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp along with their exclusive India distributor Abacus Peripherals Pvt. Ltd is making its presence felt in the growing Indian market. The most significant contributor of Biostar's growth in India is the RMA support provided by them through Abacus Peripherals. As a sign of their continuous commitment towards the channel partners and end customers, they have expanded their RMA network in 2010 to over 31 locations across India covering a number of B & C class towns and are now targeting to 45 locations by the end of 2011. They believe that a strong RMA SUPPORT combined with Quality Product Range is the key to satisfying the customer's requirements and achieve higher mindshare as well as market share in this highly competitive market. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ranal Software Technologies has launched its OptiMaint maintenance management software to help organizations increase profitability through improved asset reliability, efficient asset utilization and reduced asset-related operating costs. OptiMaint's generic architecture makes it a great fit to all the industry verticals that includes Aerospace, Automotive, Healthcare, and Manufacturing to name a few. Ranal Software Technologies is the master distributor of Apisoft, France, a leader in CMMS solution, for the Indian subcontinent region. OptiMaint CMMS helps organizations deploy maintenance resource effectively, manage maintenance-related work order processes efficiently, create customized reports to meet business-specific asset management needs, minimizes downtime, improves energy efficiency and ultimately helps enable businesses to lower their cost base. "Cost benefit, quality, precision and productivity are seen as important factor

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE Technology India has launched its 6 Series motherboards, based on the Intel P67 and H67 Express Chipsets, was a runaway success as the initial shipment of 300 units was sold out within a week of being available. There has been an exceptional demand for the GIGABYTE motherboards for the new 2nd generation Intel Core processors (aka Sandy Bridge) that integrate Intel's best graphics chip technology to date directly onto the Central Processing Unit (CPU), not only from metro cities, but also from the upcountry markets across the country. This has prompted the company to increase the number of units for subsequent shipments by over 200%, to cope with increasing rate of pre-orders from distributors. Commenting on the impressive sales figures, Rajan Sharma, General Manager, Marketing and Sales, GIGABYTE India, said, "This huge initial demand, which will generate a renewed market thrust for us, has come as a pleasant surprise be

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Logica is looking to partner with the world's most innovative enterprises. It has kicked off its 2011 Global Innovation Venture Partner (GIVP) Programme to search for the company with the most innovative products and solutions. Now in its fourth year, the GIVP Programme is being driven from India on a macro level and invites nominations from across seven countries - UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and India. The nominated companies will be judged by a Logica panel who will select a country winner. Country winners will then present before the global panel, competing to be the Global Winner of the GIVP Programme. The Global Winner will be able to work with Logica to take their solutions to Logica's clients as part of a larger value offering. It will get access to Logica's global sales resources, go-to-market support and opportunities to engage with client organizations where appropriate. Speaking about the compe

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Infosystems has announced the awarding of Rs.250-crore project from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). HCL Infosystems will be responsible for deploying a state-of-the-art facility for printing and managing BSNL customer bills. The company will also be making the entire capital investment to upgrade the existing systems for higher efficiency. Commenting on the occasion, J. V. Ramamurthy, President & COO, HCL Infosystems, said, "The past few years have unveiled a new face of HCL Infosystems, where we have become one of the leading System Integrators in the country, deploying solutions and winning projects across sectors including eGovernance, power, telecom, learning, security, etc. In the rapidly-emerging space of telecom, we have developed a host of system integration solutions and this project from BSNL only speaks of our understanding and expertise. We are excited to have got this opportunity and look forward to further exp

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASRock has launched their latest P67 / H67 series Sandy Bridge LGA 1155 motherboards early in this month. Intel Sandy Bridge features in its first architecture that both the GPU and the CPU can be located on the same silicone die, sharing on-chip cache memory, and hence lowers power consumption but enhances performance at the same time. Mainly targeting at the DIY computer market, the P67/H67 platform also strives to meet various needs from entry-level to advanced users. USB 3.0 provides a faster and more efficient data transfer speed. Considering USB 3.0 is becoming a trend, ASRock implements XFast USB technology on all P67 / H67 motherboard series. ASRock's XFast USB is currently the fastest USB transfer in the world, which can boost up USB 3.0 speed up to 97.7% faster. The new boards adapt Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) utility, an innovative BIOS utility which provides user-friendly options in a meliorated viewing inter

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Eastern India's largest IT fair Computer Association of Eastern India (COMPASS) 2010-11 concluded on January 31, 2011. “Solutions - End to End” was the theme of this year. The event witnessed several new product launches and provided an excellent opportunity for consumers, channel members, distributors and OEMs to meaningfully leverage on the theme. "DELL was the main sponsor of this year's event. Microsoft and HP were the co-sponsors. Seagate was the Awards night sponsor. Almost all the major brands participated and showcased their latest products," said P. L. Suhasaria, Convener of the Exhibition. "This year, we did a pre-event channel yatra in 20 locations in Eastern India to invite channel partners and end-customers. All associations in Eastern India were invited for a round table meeting to discuss and deliberate on the road ahead for the channel community," said Pawan Jajodia, spokesperson & former Presi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hip Street has appointed Global Infonet Distribution as one of its national distributors for its entire range of state-of-the-art products. The primary agenda behind this appointment is to expand Hip Street's channel partner base and strengthen its presence as the most sought-after technology brand in India. "We are extremely happy to appoint Global Infonet Distribution, India Technologies as our national distributor. With a 30-branch nationwide distribution structure, with real-time ERP platform and a team of experienced professionals to spearhead, Global Infonet Distribution will be fetching in right value as far as our distribution and channel objectives are concerned," said Sandeep Ramani, Country Manager, Hip Street. "We are pleased to extend this relationship. This represents an excellent business opportunity for our large reseller base. Our reseller partners can expand their portfolio through addition of market-lea

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has designed a special offer christened "Republic Day Bonanza" to reward its channel partners, this season. According to this buy-and-fly scheme, the purchase of Rs.4 lakh worth of Kaspersky Retail products from the platinum partners gives the buyer a chance to fly to Bangkok. This scheme is from the platinum partners. The scheme is applicable for the Retail products (KIS, KAV and KSOS) products purchased from the registered platinum partners of the region. The platinum partners list can be obtained from Kaspersky lab channel managers or Sakri IT solutions channel Managers. Jagannath Patnaik said, "We want to share our success and reward our channel partners, who have played a pivotal role towards bringing Kaspersky Lab, India on the growth path." He further added, "This special offer has been designed to benefit our secondary level partners and we invite them to take active part in the scheme and give

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Check Point has completed testing by NSS Labs, excelling in the industry's third-party intrusion prevention (IPS) group testing, achieving 97.3-per cent security effectiveness and earning NSS Labs' Recommended rating. Check Point also achieved a rated throughput of 2.4 Gbps in real-world performance testing. With unprecedented results for an integrated IPS solution, NSS has placed Check Point as a leader in the IPS Security Value Map, adding the IPS Software Blade to the extensive portfolio of award-winning Check Point security solutions. "As cybercriminals have become more aggressive over the past few years and attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, this has been the most rigorous IPS test bed yet," said Rick Moy, President, NSS Labs. "Throughout the duration of our testing, Check Point's IPS Software Blade showcased excellent protection and ease of use. For multi-gigabit environments, the Check Poin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Top Notch Infotronix, the brand owners of India's leading IT brand Zebronics, has unveiled its first-of-its-kind innovation in India, a touch panel mouse, the ZebTouch. Demonstrating the new product, Rajesh Doshi, Director, Zebronics, showed how the mouse has no click buttons or scroll wheel. With its sleek, space-age looks and comfortable tactile feel, the ZebTouch is controlled by the user by just moving his fingers over the surface as a natural device. Zebronics has also announced of increasing its service network to about 100 centres across the country, from the present 62, during the calendar year 2011. These centres will be in a mix of company-owned and Authorized Service Partner (ASP) models. The move will further enhance the popularity of its extensive range amongst its users. Zebronics also used the platform of the Compass 2011 Expo to announce its entry into a new category of product line - the power strip. Introducing India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Panda Security has launched the security product for the Indian market, namely Panda Internet Security 2011, which will be available in more than 23 languages for worldwide users. Panda Internet Security 2011 allows the use of Internet, like shopping and banking online, with total peace of mind and without any interruption. It provides protection from viruses, hackers, online fraud, identity theft and all the other known and unknown threats. It keeps the inbox spam free allowing safe and private navigation of the Internet with Panda safe browser while an improved Parental Control feature allows safe access for children to the Internet. Speaking on the launch of the product, T. S. Wong, Sales Director, APAC, Panda Security, says, "In 2010, cybercriminals have created and distributed a third of all existing viruses. That is, in just 12 months, they have created 34 per cent of all malware that has ever existed and has been classified by t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation will collaborate with Aricent as a service partner to support the deployment of its market-leading 3G Femtocell solution for operators in India. The move strengthens NEC's local presence and support for Indian mobile operators. "NEC is strengthening its local presence in support of Indian mobile operators. At the same time, NEC is leveraging its global market leadership, experience in Femtocell deployments and mature Femtocell solution to plan and deploy 3G indoor networks in conjunction with the deployment of 3G macro networks. NEC has selected Aricent for its expertise in Femtocell technology which includes professional system integration, interoperability and post-deployment support services as it would complement NEC's advanced Femtocell technology for delivery and operation in the Indian market." said K. Oda, Managing Director, NEC India. NEC has nine contracts worldwide with mobile operators for Fe