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IBM @ 100: Still Young and Vibrant

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Established in the year 1911, IBM has celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its founding on June 16, 2011. To celebrate the milestone, the company today released a book, "Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company", debuted a new film "Wild Ducks" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksQrJh7s7N0) and marked the anniversary by ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange. During its first century, IBM has played a leading role in transforming business, science and society. The company's history can be seen as a succession of key milestones. Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Samuel J. Palmisano said, "For IBMers, long-term thinking means continually moving to the future, IBM has survived and thrived for 100 years by remaining true to our core values, while being ready to change everything else. This has allowed us to transform technology, business and society through...

BenQ launches EW2430V Monitor

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BenQ has announced the release of their EW2430V Vertical Alignment (VA) LED monitor. With True 3,000:1 Native Contrast Ratio & 2 Crore:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio and BenQ's proprietary Senseye Human Vision Technology all on a true 8-bit colour panel, this beautiful VA LED monitor aims to bring full connectivity, smarter video design and elevate its viewers audiovisual experience. EW2430V's has an award-winning design having won iF Design Award 2011. Aiming to satisfy the demanding eyes of audiovisual lovers, designers at BenQ have used aluminum for both front and base of the frame design. To accentuate the beauty, the surface is processed through metal craft art. The contour is clean and elegant, and the use of metallic materials has added to the style essence to project simple and refined look, they can fit any place surrounding and lifestyle with ease. The black mirror surface which matches the metallic stand allows smooth and si...

Kaspersky Lab Presents Kaspersky Small Office Security 2

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A solution specially designed for the protection of small businesses, Kaspersky Lab has released the second version of Kaspersky Small Office Security. The updated solution, Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 is simple to configure and provides optimal security for small business computer infrastructure and data, with minimal impact on system resources. Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 protects servers and workstations running on Windows OS, which is the operating system of choice for many small businesses. This new version of the product is a comprehensive solution that provides wide-ranging protection against external threats. It has a host of new features, such as backup capabilities, a data encryption system, a password management module and an administration center designed to improve the level of security and system management. Flexible backup tools, which have been integrated into the product for the first time, help to prevent the le...

Ingram Micro to help RIM expand BlackBerry Enterprise Solutions in India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion (RIM) and Ingram Micro Inc. have announced to provide corporate customers and SMBs with mobility solutions. Ingram Micro India Limited, through its strong network of Value Added Resellers (VARs), will distribute the full portfolio of BlackBerry enterprise solutions in India, including smartphones, accessories, software and technical support services. The enterprise offerings include mobile solutions to boost productivity, increase sales performance and improve customer service. According to Frenny Bawa, Managing Director - India, RIM, "This is an exciting initiative for RIM as the enterprise market is evolving in India. With RIM's market leading products and services and Ingram's expertise as a world leader in the distribution of IT solutions, we are confident of providing a unique value proposition for enterprise customers in India, along with broad availability across the market." In addition to offerin...

Dell cautions Customers from Unauthorized Channel Selling

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Some partners of Dell have been indulging in sales of Dell products which have not been procured from Dell India Private Limited ("Dell"). "These products, as we gather, have been secured from an unauthorized channel, by way of parallel imports but being sold in the India market, which is totally unacceptable to Dell. Please note that warranty support by Dell is accorded only to those products that are purchased through Dell's authorized channel or those that are transferred in accordance with Dell's policies and procedures. Any products that are purchased in violation of the above will not be eligible for warranty support by Dell. These products will also not be eligible for Dell Gainz Programme and Dell Empower Programme," informs Dell. "We are investigating the issue currently, and the intention of our communication to the channel partners, was to ensure that the larger interest of the channel market is ma...