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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Adata Technology has rolled out its BN Series of power supply for personal computers, which is targeted towards consumer and professional users who are looking for economical solutions in energy-efficient power. According to the company, with 80 Plus Bronze certification, the series offer up to 85- per cent efficiency, while the 95-per cent Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) minimizes power loss. The series comes in four wattage models to meet a wide range of individual user needs, and all models meet both the European Energy Using Products Directive (EuP) and The American Energy Star 5.0 standard. The textured laminated surface product series features 400/450/500/550 wattage, FATX12V Ver.2.3 PCI-E Connectors. An aesthetic touch on what is often a bland system component is the patented design pattern on the laminated steel shell. The series power supply units are now distributed through selected distributors and resellers. For More Details

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Norton from Symantec has launched "Bag a Deal" campaign, whereby resellers will receive free travel bags on purchase of five Norton boxes and also have the opportunity to earn debit cards up to Rs.15,000 against purchases. The "Bag a Deal" scheme is valid for two months - from April 20, 2011 to June 24, 2011, on all Norton products, including Norton 360 v5, Norton Internet Security 2011 and Norton Antivirus 2011. Additionally, resellers who purchase Norton products from Star Partners will also be entitled to Norton Champs points. Under the "Bag a Deal" campaign, partners can win debit cards of varying value depending on the purchase. The campaign is part of the Norton Champs initiative, a highly successful partner program designed for Norton's channel partners. Norton Champs gives channel partners the opportunity to redeem points earned on the purchase of all Norton products for exciting prizes and goodies. F

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IMImobile has collected two awards at the World Vendor Awards last night in London. IMImobile won the "Best Outsourcing Initiative" award for outstanding results that its DaVinci Evolved Service platform delivered to MTN Group. Vishwanath Alluri, IMImobile CEO, won "CEO of the Year" for his work in evolving IMImobile into a "global powerhouse", according to the judges. On receiving the award, the World Vendor Award judges commented on IMImobile's exceptional service delivery for MTN was driven by its desire to innovate: "The winner demonstrated top-line growth for operators through service innovation and delivery speed, rather than operational savings." Vishwanath expressed his gratitude to the global mobile community on the win: "At IMImobile, we are thrilled to have won the 'Best Outsourcing Initiative' award. Our DaVinci platform has helped MTN deliver great services, a compelling

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Avnet Technology Solutions has been appointed as a value-added distributor (VAD) by Citrix India. Avnet will work with the Citrix Solutions Advisor and Solutions Integrator network on the complete portfolio of Citrix products and solution offerings that include desktop virtualization, server virtualization, networking, collaboration and cloud computing technologies. In particular, the inclusion of Citrix products and solution offerings in Avnet's virtualization portfolio will further strengthen Avnet's position as a domain expert in the virtualization space. "Virtualization has become one of the most talked about technologies in recent years because of its breakthrough approach in deploying an information technology infrastructure. Customers today are looking for comprehensive solutions that will lead them to newer technologies such as cloud computing," said Naresh Desai, General Manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, India.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Continuing with its commitment towards democratizing services like Internet and messaging, Nokia India has announced a first-of-its-kind data offer for entry consumers on its stylish and affordable, Nokia C1-01. Setting new standards, the Nokia C1-01 is now available with attractive free content downloads powered with 50MB free data by Airtel. Blending affordability with style and power-packed features, the Nokia C1-01 supports expandable memory up to 32GB, the largest in its price range which enables consumers to store up to 32GB of music, photographs and videos. In addition, this device provides consumers easy access to Internet and all key multimedia functionalities .This device is ideal to share data easily through Bluetooth, MMS and USB slot within and all in an affordable range. Additionally, this device also comes with one month free access to Ovi Life Tools service. Viral Oza, Head - Marketing, Nokia India, said, "Mobile devic

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade will play host this week to customers and press as well as financial and industry analysts at the 10th annual Brocade Technology Day Summit. The event will be held at the new Brocade San Jose-based campus and data centre, which was recently awarded by Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT for data centre design, consolidation and energy efficiency. "We are providing more proof points for our Brocade One strategy, which helps our customers reduce network complexity and support new and distributed applications. Technology Day allows us to demonstrate how our innovations provide new levels of uptime through an open, multivendor architecture that protects existing and new IT investments," said John McHugh, Chief Marketing Officer, Brocade. "Our solutions available today support the IT transformation required to embrace any and all cloud architectures." Fibre Channel continues to be the predominant information stor

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Xerox India has strengthened its presence in the state of Maharashtra and rolled out a resellers meet in Aurangabad. The event received overwhelming response and was attended by over 90 resellers and partners spanning the state of Maharashtra. Xerox also showcased a strong portfolio of solutions in A4 mono and colour lasers targeted at SME's and Enterprise businesses. Addressing the meet, Kuldeep Malhotra, Associate Director - Volume & Supplies Business, Xerox India Ltd., said, "Maharashtra has always been a strong market for Xerox and has given us positive results. Today, Maharashtra contributes 10% to our volume equipment business and our endeavour is to activate and engage with our resellers and partners with a robust engagement plan. Through our present channel activation programme, we will travel across the country and meet up with our partners and assist them in taking Xerox products and solutions closer to our customers.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced a worldwide early access program for the upcoming HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) targeted for general availability mid this year. With an installed base of nearly 100,000 EVA units deployed worldwide, this program represents a significant opportunity for clients to accelerate storage consolidation projects and reduce datacenter costs without retraining administrative staff. Part of HP's Converged Infrastructure portfolio, the HP P6000 EVA represents the company's fifth-generation EVA and features increased capacity and performance improvements. The HP P6000 EVA, one of the easiest to manage storage arrays available today, is typically deployed for core enterprise applications from messaging to enterprise resource planning (ERP). With the HP P6000 EVA, clients have the opportunity to modernize legacy infrastructure and increase return on investment. "With the introduction of the HP P6000 as an extension