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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujifilm India has launched a new digital camera FinePix X100 which has a "Hybrid Viewfinder" in it. It is a combination of two different kinds of viewfinders (those found in high-end film cameras and digital compact cameras). This 12.3-mega pixel camera has 23mm Fujinon lenses that ensure an enhanced image quality. The camera has a large-sized and high-performance APS-C / CMOS sensor. Its powerful EXR Processor helps in achieving highest resolution in the photographs. X100 also offers the ability to shoot high-quality HD (high definition) movies. K. Tanaka, Managing Director, Fujifilm India, said, "Time and again, we have been introducing products with unique features. We are pleased to introduce world's first hybrid viewfinder in FinePix X100. Laced with this revolutionary new technology, the product promises a never-before camera experience." A. Rajkumar, Country General Manager (DSC), Fujifilm India, said, "O...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has announced that it has emerged as No. 1 in the India non-x86 UNIX server market in revenue terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2011, according to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker, Q1 2011, May 2011. IBM’s success in the Non-x86 Unix market segment in India was underpinned by strong uptake for Power7 servers. According to the IDC's quarterly market tracker, IBM maintained its leadership in the India Non-x86 Unix server market capturing 42.1% revenue market share in Q1 2011, which is 11.7 points lead over its nearest competitor. In addition, IBM's non-x86 UNIX server factory revenues grew 6.5% year-on-year in Q1 2011 over Q1 2010, while revenues of all other vendors in the said segment declined during the same period. IBM's revenue growth in the Non-x86 Unix server segment in India was driven by strong performance in the financial services, communication and manufacturing verticals. "Clients ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu has launched products under DGS&D RC (Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals, Rate Contract). The products that are available under DGS&D RC include products from the Fujitsu Lifebook Notebook series. The company has introduced LH 530 and AH530 under the same series. "We are happy to bring to your attention the availability of world-class Fujitsu products under DGS&D RC. Through this initiative, we also intend to reinforce our commitment to offer the best-in-class devices at an unbeatable price point," said Ramprasad Lakshminarayanan, General Manager - Channel Sales, Fujitsu India. Fujitsu Lifebook, which is now available under DGS&D Rate Contract, is a premier notebook brand with a 20-year heritage. Lifebook reflects Fujitsu's core values of innovation, reliability, green and human-centric design. Building on more than two decades of Fujitsu's notebook firsts, the refreshed Lifebook portfol...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has announced the second edition of its "Taiwan Excellence Campaign" in India. 24 Taiwanese Technology brands from PC, Networking, projector/camcorder and peripherals, such as ASUS, BenQ, MSI, D-Link, Transcend and more, have pledged partnership to Taiwan Excellence Campaign 2011. The foremost aim of the Taiwan Excellence initiative is to showcase the Taiwan ICT hardwares as reliable, innovative and worthy offerings, catering to the needs of an increasingly aspiring audience base in India.Malaika Arora Khan displayed her Taiwan Excellence ICT kit comprising a laptop, MP3 player, pico projector and flash drive. "Indians today are savvy and well travelled and demand the best in terms of Technology, Quality and Value," said Paul Shek, Deputy Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi. "As we race against time, it has become necessary to get more done...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE iViZ Security, in association with InfoSecurity, has formally announced the winners of India's first-ever "iViZ Top 100 CISO Awards". The awards bring to the forefront contributions made by information security professionals in shaping and securing integrity of business enterprises. More than 250 of the best CISOs, representing leading BPOs, IT Service Providers and banking institutions, competed to win awards in five categories, including "Best Security Implementation" and "Best Privacy Implementation" Bikash Barai, CEO & Co-founder, iViZ Security, said, "In a small way, by co-hosting these awards with InfoSecurity magazine, we are only saluting the incredible work done by these highly committed professionals." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has announced it is using its IPv6 Secure Web Gateway solution to enable the secure and seamless migration of applications, services and content between IPv4 and IPv6 environments for World IPv6 Day. The Blue Coat IPv6 Secure Web Gateway and IPv6 WAN Optimization solutions have been deployed by global companies, including NTT. Qing Li, Chief Scientist, Blue Coat Systems, said, "The Blue Coat ProxySG appliance is the only solution in the industry that can both rate new and unknown IPv6 Web content in real time and optimize that content over the WAN, making the transition between IPv4 and IPv6 environments seamless for users." During World IPv6 Day, companies will make their Websites available over IPv6 for a 24-hour test period. The goal is to motivate organizations, including service providers, content providers and hardware vendors, to prepare their services and products for IPv6 to ensure a successful transiti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aiming at enthusiastic gamers and high-performance PC builders, Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest series of AMD motherboards supporting the latest AMD 900 Series chipsets in preparation for the forthcoming AMD FX series processors. Richard Chen, VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Gigabyte, said, "We have pulled out all the stops to make these boards the ultimate PC gaming platform with the inclusion of 4-way SLI and CrossFireX graphics technologies for the very first time on an ATX form factor AMD motherboard." Gigayte 900 series motherboards feature the new AM3+ socket supporting the forthcoming high-performance AMD FX series processors, the first-ever consumer- oriented processors to feature up to 8 native processing cores, enabling incredible performance in processor-intensive applications like video editing and 3D model rendering with unrivalled application multitasking. AMD 900 series chipsets are also the first t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Emerson Network Power has announced appointment of Accel Frontline Services Limited as its Strategic Warranty and Return Material Authorization (RMA) Service Provider in India for its Small & Home Office range of UPS. As a part of this alliance, Accel Frontline will oversee On-Site Warranty Service support for Emerson's range of UPS up to 3 kVA for both channel and enterprise customers based in India. The alliance with Accel Frontline Services extends the reach of Emerson Network Power's after-sales support across the country. Customers can now contact a Centralized Tech Help Desk managed by Accel Frontline for On-Site Warranty and RMA-related support, and a dedicated technical staff will provide doorstep repair and replacement services for in-warranty products. Additionally, customers can check on the status of their RMA / service requests through email, SMS, or on Accel Frontline's webpage dedicated for the purpose. With 16...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Today, Verizon helps the industry mark an important Internet milestone by participating in the World IPv6 Day. People around the world have been eagerly waiting to try the new Internet addressing system, which is called Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6. Verizon is expecting that many users will take advantage of the Internet Society's (ISOC) World IPv6 Day "test flight", which begins today at 8 p.m. ET (0000 Universal Coordinated Time). The company has made preparations to handle the increased traffic and to answer customers'questions. The current Internet addressing system, Internet Protocol version 4, which has been in place since the 1980s, eventually will be replaced by the new Internet protocol version 6 because the pool of IPv4 addresses is nearly depleted. The new IPv6 addressing system will expand the number of possible addresses from approximately 4 billion with IPv4 to roughly 340 trillion IPv6 addresses. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Prithvi Information Solutions has bagged a Rs.12.5-crore Mizoram State Data Center (SDC) project. Prithvi has won this project by competing with the players like Reliance, HCL, TCS and Sify. The project is primarily for the Design, Site preparation, Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance and Operations of the State Data Center at Aizawl, Mizoram. The initial build phase of this SDC is expected to be completed in six months time, followed by 5 years of Facility Management Services for the Data Center. Amitava Lahiri, SVP, IT Services, Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd., said, "The proposed SDC will be connected to the State Wide Area Network (SWAN), which will help provide access to the e-Governance applications and services to government employees through Intranet and to the citizens through public Internet/CSC." "Using our expertise in implementing data centers of various state governments, Prithvi will assist the Go...