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Gartner positions NetApp in the Visionary Quadrant

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NetApp has announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery. The new report positions providers based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute ("Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery)." "As customers look for new approaches to adapt to the growth and pace of business, they are investing in the NetApp integrated data protection platform for its application integration, ease-of-use and ability to manage terabytes to petabytes of data," said Chris Cummings, Vice-President, Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp. "We believe our position in the Gartner Visionaries quadrant is strong recognition of our long-standing history of innovation in backup and recovery solutions, and demonstrates the efficiency, performance and cost savings we provide for our customers." Backup and recovery technology is a key element

SatNav launches GPS Child Phone with Tracker

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SatNav Technologies has introduced a cutely styled SatGuide Child Phone for anxious parents who do not want to give full-fledged phones to their little ones for fear of misuse of the texting or calling features, but would still like to have a convenient way to track or talk to them in emergencies. The SatGuide GPS Child Phone only allows the parent's number to be dialled and can receive calls only from the parent's authorized phones. "Countries like China are tackling the problem of lost children by giving away such GPS devices free to their school children through bodies like Red Cross and others. In our country, we cannot expect such luxuries since the Government's apathy towards GPS is evident from the fact that it attracts an unusually high rate of import duty at almost 30%, affecting its growth. So, the private sector needs to take the lead and directly approach consumers, in this case parents of children, to take advan

SatNav launches GPS Child Phone with Tracker

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SatNav Technologies has introduced a cutely styled SatGuide Child Phone for anxious parents who do not want to give full-fledged phones to their little ones for fear of misuse of the texting or calling features, but would still like to have a convenient way to track or talk to them in emergencies. The SatGuide GPS Child Phone only allows the parent's number to be dialled and can receive calls only from the parent's authorized phones. "Countries like China are tackling the problem of lost children by giving away such GPS devices free to their school children through bodies like Red Cross and others. In our country, we cannot expect such luxuries since the Government's apathy towards GPS is evident from the fact that it attracts an unusually high rate of import duty at almost 30%, affecting its growth. So, the private sector needs to take the lead and directly approach consumers, in this case parents of children, to take advan

M.Tech tasting success in the Indian market

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A leading regional IT security, application delivery network and video communications solutions distributor, M.Tech started its operations in India in the year 2007. Within a short span of three years, the company has succeeded in establishing itself as a leading value-added regional distributor of IT security, Application Delivery Network, WAN Optimization and Storage. When it comes to providing products and solutions in India, M.Tech offers a wide array of it ranging from Virtual steel head and Cloud based storage accelerator to Riverbed; Proofpoint cloud based email archiving and email security solutions; multi factor authentication, Envision log manager to RSA; Intrusion prevention system, IPS solution to Tipping Point; Network monitoring software to Solarwinds and Net scaler load balancer to Citrix. "Vendors are seen flocking to SME customers with Cloud-based solutions, enabling the latter to outsource storage, processing, security

Yahoo! launches "Yahoo! Safely" marking Safer Internet Day

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Yahoo! India has introduced Yahoo! Safely to demonstrate its longtime commitment to providing safer online experiences for users in the week leading up to Safer Internet Day on February 8, 2011. "The Internet is a remarkably inclusive destination that fulfils both our information and communication needs. Our online identity is our new face and our email ID is our virtual address from where we chat, share, retrieve and research information each day. So, it is important that we give our young people the tools they need to make smart digital decisions," shared Alka Sharma, spokesperson for Yahoo! Safely, Yahoo! India. Yahoo! Safely is designed to educate Internet users on how to make smart online choices. Yahoo! Safely informs parents, educators and children about important topics such as protecting online privacy, managing search queries and creating secure online identities. The unique website offers a number of valuable social web

WD rolls out New Product Lines

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WD has introduced its new My Passport Essential portable hard drive, My Passport Essential SE portable hard drive, and My Book Essential external hard drive. All three drive families come in a variety of capacities and offer lightning-fast USB 3.0 connectivity. The highest industry capacity is another key feature for the My Book Essential, which is now available in 3TB capacity, in addition to 1 and 2TB capacities. Equipped with WD SmartWare visual backup software for automatic, continuous backup, these drives provide users the extra space they need to store or back up all of their digital memories, such as high-resolution photos and videos, along with music and other critical files, all in one place. "With more and more devices like the iPod touch, iPhone 4 and other smartphones adding video-capable cameras, digital video is becoming ubiquitous. Most homes already have thousands of photos and music files, increasing the need for storag

Dell enhances its Mobility Range of Products

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has announced expansion of its mobile portfolio with the new Venue and Venue Pro launch at the Bangalore Fashion week. Designed to be the ultimate social-networking and entertainment hub for professionals, families, students, gamers and more, the latest smartphones from Dell are available in India on all GSM networks. Venue and Venue Pro users on the Aircel network will enjoy exclusive privileges of a preferred partnership between Dell and Aircel, a leading telecom player with pan-India operations. Elegantly designed, the Venue with Android 2.2 is the perfect one-touch, unlocked 3.5G smartphone providing instant access to everything you love. It offers a vibrant, high-contrast 10.4 cm (4.1-inch) AM-OLED display with curved Corning Gorilla Glass that is perfect for watching videos to performing business applications. The Venue's elliptical, slender form factor feels great in hand and also slips easily into the pocket. The Venue Pro

VIA and Simmtronics successfully conclude Channel Roadshows

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VIA Technologies and Simmtronics Semiconductors have announced successful conclusion of their first round of channel roadshows held in major cities in the North, East, and West of India to promote the launch of their comprehensive range of green computing products based on power-efficient VIA pc-1 platforms. Representatives of the leading System Integrators, Distributors and Resellers attended the events. Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Ranchi, Bhubhneswer, Guwahati, Raipur, Kolkatta, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune showed an overwhelming interest in working with VIA and Simmtronics to drive the emergence of an exciting new segment in the market for affordable, energy-saving PCs. Of particular interest was the ground-breaking new SIMM PC, a low-power and full-featured system that is priced below Rs.10,000 and has been specially designed to meet the particular needs of consumers, businesses, and government and education institutions in the count