VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Maxx Mobile has plans to invest approximately Rs.320 crore to set up a handset and lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in India. "We have a vision of being a true Indian mobile handset company. Hence, we have decided to set up a mobile handset manufacturing plant at Haridwar in India. At this plant, we will also have a unit to make lithium ion batteries," said, Ajjay Agarwal, Maxx Mobile Communications. The company sees advantages in manufacturing mobile handset in India, rather than importing them from China. Talking about the cost of labour, he said that an average skilled labourer in China costs Rs.15,000 per month, while, in India, the monthly wage for an equally skilled labour is Rs.8,000. Aggarwal added that the company's Haridwar plant falls in a tax-free zone, where it will receive tax exemption till 2020 under the current provisions. The planned mobile phone manufacturing facility will have the capacity to produce ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The mobile industry has currently contributed less than one per cent to the total carbon emissions in India and this is expected to grow to 1.5 per cent by 2015, according to Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI). The Association will formulate a detailed and sustainable emission reduction programme, with realistic time frames, the statement said. A large amount of operating expenditure is spent on running the network on diesel annually due to the shortage of grid supply and limited availability of scalable alternate energy sources. At a meeting between the representatives of the Greenpeace and COAI to discuss the details of their carbon emission reduction programme, it was felt both organizations should work together to adopt a coordinated and cooperative action plan for the industry to reduce carbon emissions. Greenp eace had asked telecom player Bharti Airtel to give the details of its carbon emissions due to the use of dies...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) plans to share its passive infrastructure, including towers, with private service providers as part of its efforts to boost revenue and put the state-owned company back in the black in two years. MTNL, which offers services in Delhi and Mumbai, has about 1,400 towers and plans to add 700 more this financial year. It had reported a loss of around Rs.2,800 crore for 2010-11. According to sources, MTNL had invited expression of interest (EoI) for sharing of base transceiver stations (BTSs) and other passive infrastructure in Delhi. Subsequently, an EoI for sharing of BTS sites in Mumbai would be called. The company had earlier shared some of its BTS sites with other service providers on an experimental basis. Following its success, MTNL has planned to extend it to both the circles it operates in, according to the official. The development comes close on the heels of another state-run telecom company, BSNL...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys Technologies Limited has announced induction of four new members to its Board. In the course of a meeting, the Nominations Committee of the Company recommended induction of V. Balakrishnan as Chief Financial Officer; B. G. Srinivas as Senior Vice-President and Head - Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Product Lifecycle and Engineering Solutions, and Ashok Vemuri as Senior Vice-President & Head - Banking and Capital Markets and Strategic Global Sourcing. The Board of Directors, in a meeting held after the Annual General Meeting (AGM), has accepted the recommendations of the Committee and appointed them as Additional Directors. The new directors will hold office up to the date of the next AGM. At that point, their appointment as Whole-Time Directors will be placed for approval of the shareholders. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman & Chief Mentor, said, "I am very happy that three outstanding Infoscions are joining the Bo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE For the first ever GeForce StarCraft II Pro/Am online tournament is now open for gamers residing in India! With more than $22K in cash and prizes up for grabs in this global tournament, Indian gamers can now dive into a world of gaming by visiting GeForce.com and securing their spot to play one of the world's most popular PC games and possibly earn the title of grand champion. There are two levels of participation: Pro and Amateur. All tournaments are 1 versus 1 (1v1) head-to-head battles. There will be at least 5 weeks of guaranteed group play, with the top players from each group moving on to the double-elimination championship brackets. To participate in this online gaming battleground, a user must be 16 years or older. The tournament encounter will be carried out in a Group Play Format with the participation of 250 groups. Post to registrations up till 16th June, 2011, users can fight it out at the online tournament beginning 23rd J...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle will host its third annual Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) global kickoff event on June 28, 2011. Registration is open for OPN Partners at http://bit.ly/lm1WPU. The live, virtual session will provide partners with specific sales strategies, messages and opportunities that will enable them to successfully plan and engage in the OPN program for Oracle fiscal year 2012. Hosted by Judson Althoff, Oracle Senior Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Channels and Embedded Sales, and top regional Oracle Alliances and Channels executives, the event will give partners deeper insight into Oracle's vision and plans for the upcoming year, as well as deliver information on how to increase revenue opportunities through service offerings, Program updates to help ISVs and OEMs grow their businesses and Strategies on how to leverage Oracle technology to differentiate themselves from the competition. During the event, Oracle will also share how part...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE D-Link has decided to welcome this change of season with another innovative & lucrative channel promotion scheme titled 'Monsoon Magic' 'Monsoon Magic' by D-Link is a month long incentive program that will provide rewarding business opportunities to resellers, partners & SI's all across India on its active product range. D-Link's 'Monsoon Magic' offer is divided into multiple slabs ranging from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.20,00,000/-. Thus offering maximum flexibility to resellers, partners & System Integrator's as they can choose slab as per their preference & convenience. What is even more exciting is the fact that partners from even smaller cities/ towns can participate & get rewarded, as the targets set by D-Link are more realistic to achieve. Elaborating on the key highlights of the scheme Mr. Kerman Rana, Vice President - Sales, D-Link (India) Ltd. said, "It has been part of D-Link cu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Logitech India is organizing a series of channel meet themed "Transformers - Make It Happen" in 20 cities across India between June and July this year. This is in conjunction with Logitech's channel engagement efforts. Channel road shows and training will also be conducted across India, to educate channel partners on Logitech's new product portfolio and technologies. Speaking at a channel event in Kolkata, Subrotah Biswas, Logitech Country Manager for India and South West Asia said, "The partner meet is a great platform for us to share the increased thrust and emphasis on the Indian market and a clear commitment to attain our goals. Partners are the key link between consumers and Logitech. I am happy that we can have quality time to get to know them better and also share what we are doing to support their efforts. With an expanded channel partner network and a growing vertical focused customer-facing team across sales ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments has introduced the new NI Digital Video Analyzer, which automates a wide range of tests for the latest HDMI sources such as set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc players and DVD players. The analyzer features configuration-based test steps that automate measurements of HDMI features including 3-D video, HDMI 1.4 protocol and picture quality analysis. With hardware based on the NI PXI Express platform and software designed for multicore computing, engineers can use the NI Digital Video Analyzer to achieve high-performance, high-precision measurements of HDMI content in a fraction of the time required by traditional video test solutions. "The new NI Digital Video Analyzer and NI Picture Quality Analysis software address the growing demand for test solutions that identify perceived audio and video quality of HDMI content," said Steve Warntjes, director of modular instruments research and development at National Instruments. ...