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AirLive launches Dual Stream IP Camera

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A Fast Ethernet Dual Stream IP Camera, AirLive VGA IP-150CAM has been released by AirLive. With its smart, compact design, this model is suitable for a wide range of surveillance applications from securing small businesses to homes, use in estates surveillance, indoor, office and warehouse monitoring. The camera offers easy and flexible installation to the network. It delivers high-quality video images at up to 30 frames per second in full VGA resolution. For two-way audio communication, this model includes an integrated microphone. It supports dual-streaming of MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG (MJPEG) simultaneously to provide both high-quality and bandwidth efficient compression formats. MJPEG delivers greater file integrity to make it ideal for detailed monitoring situations. MPEG-4 video has smaller file sizes making it more useful for extended recording periods or for use in low-bandwidth networks. “AirLive VGA IP150CAM is a high-performance came...

CommScope to acquire Argus Technologies

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CommScope has signed an agreement to acquire Argus Technologies by the end of the third quarter of 2011. The acquisition will enable CommScope to broaden its antenna solutions portfolio, deepen its research and development capabilities, strengthen its global market presence and accelerate its growth in the wireless market. Paul Bell, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Base Station Antennas and Microwave Products, said, “Argus will be a strong fit for us as we continue to support wireless operators globally in their evolution to new technologies and their drive to meet the ever-increasing bandwidth needs of consumers and businesses.” The demand for bandwidth and growth in network traffic continues to drive wireless carriers, enterprises and broadband service providers to invest in communications infrastructure. Wireless subscriber growth in developing markets, the adoption of 3G and 4G services in more mature markets, and network c...

ADATA ships its S511 Solid State Drive

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ADATA Technology has announced the first shipments of its highly anticipated S511 solid-state drive (SSD). The S511 is the company's first foray into the latest SATA 6 Gb/sec specification that employs the SandForce SF-2200 series controller. The timing of this release is consistent with the company's historical balance of speed and thorough testing of new technologies. YJ Choi, Senior Vice-President, ADATA, said, “ADATA does comprehensive testing and review before bringing products to market, to ensure that our customers enjoy a worry-free experience for their systems and data. We are confident that the S511 will provide dependable performance at industry-leading transfer speeds.” Extensive internal testing has confirmed read and write speeds twice that of SSDs using the older SATA II specification, with all hardware and firmware elements working flawlessly. In simulation trials, the S511 reached 550/520MB read and write speeds resp...

Apple, Intel among bidders for Nortel Networks: Report

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Apple Inc, Intel Corp and Ericsson AB are among the technology giants that will vie with Google Inc to buy patents from bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp, says a media report. The report said that RPX Corp, a US-based firm that defensively buys up patents on behalf of other companies, was also accepted as a qualified bidder. Nortel said last week it was delaying the sale of about 6,000 patents by seven days until June 27, citing a "significant level of interest" in the portfolio. The Nortel patents cover telecommunications technology used in wireless handsets and networks, as well as Internet search, semiconductors and social networking. In 2009, Nortel filed for bankruptcy after a loss of $5.8 billion, hurt by customers putting off spending on new equipment during the recession. According to the publication, representatives for Google, Intel and RPX declined to comment. Apple, Ericsson and the Justice Departmen...

Qualcomm readying 4G Launch by year-end

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE US chipmaker Qualcomm aims to launch its fourth-generation (4G) technology-based broadband services by the end of the year. The company, which had won broadband spectrum a year ago in four circles, is also close to finalizing its strategic partner in the venture. Kanwalinder Singh, President, Qualcomm India and South Asia, said that they had earlier announced a four-step strategy for our broadband venture - to invest in spectrum, accelerate the ecosystem, to introduce one or more operators as partners and eventually exit. They are at the third step and are in talks with operators. He, however, did not mention the operators which could pick stake in the Qualcomm venture. Qualcomm is betting on the TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution) technology for rolling our broadband services in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala. The company owns 74-per cent stake in the venture, while the balance is held jointly by Tulip Telecom GTL. The chi...

Brocade receives Multiple Awards at Interop Tokyo 2011

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With intense competition and more than 130,000 attendees at Interop Tokyo 2011, Brocade won top distinction for its Brocade MLXe core router and Brocade VDX Data Center Switch. The Brocade MLXe Series router was selected from more than 300 highly competitive networking solutions for the Special Prize: Infrastructure Building Products and Grand Prix: ShowNet Product Section. Additionally, the Brocade VDX Ethernet fabric switch also won the Grand Prix: People's Choice for the show. The Interop Best of Show awards were created to help network architects and administrators shorten the evaluation process in assessing new technology products. By identifying innovative new products at Interop, the awards assist network decision makers by highlighting solutions that will maximize the business value of their IT infrastructures. The Interop People's Choice Award is selected over the course of the three day event where attendees cast their vote...

Inspan Announces Availability of Vengeance 4GB Memory from Corsair

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan has announced the availability of Vengeance - 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit from Corsair. Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory modules have been designed keeping overclockers in mind. Vengeance modules run at 1.5V for maximum compatibility with all Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, as well as the 2nd generation Intel processor family. Vengeance DDR3 memory is available in single modules, and two or three module kits, making it easy for you to match the DIMM population requirements of your motherboard. Vengeance DIMMs are built using specially selected RAM for their high-performance potential. Aluminum heat spreaders help dissipate heat, and provide the aggressive look that is desired by the overclockers. Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory includes XMP performance profile and is designed for use in all DDR3 motherboards with two memory channels. The package contains two 2GB memory modules. "The thirst of overclockers for speed is increa...

Gigabyte Launches Super4 Motherboard Series

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Gigabyte has launched its Super motherboard series the desktop motherboards based on the Intel H61 Express Chipset with support for 2nd generation 'Sandy Bridge' Intel Core CPUs. Gigabyte Super4 motherboards are equipped with the very best components and a comprehensive range of unique features that raise the bar for mainstream desktop PCs. "Gigabyte was the first motherboard maker in the industry who pioneered the use of higher quality components such as all solid capacitors to provide a higher quality standard of motherboard to our customers," commented Henry Kao, VP of Worldwide Service and Marketing at Gigabyte. "With the new Gigabyte Super4 series, Gigabyte now hopes to challenge people's perceptions of what a mainstream motherboard should be by equipping them with the advanced features and extremely high quality components that you would ordinarily expect to see only on a more expensive motherboard." Com...

HP extends Cloud Leadership with New Hybrid Delivery Solutions

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP extended its Hybrid Deliver solutions portfolio so enterprises can improve their agility and quickly respond to changing customer and citizen needs. Hybrid delivery environments, which combine traditional IT infrastructures with private and public clouds, enable enterprise agility by using flexible delivery models to best meet changing market demands. HP CloudSystem the integrated and open platform for building and managing services across private, public and hybrid cloud environments - now includes the industry's first "dual bursting" capability to help clients manage uneven demands. This innovation allows clients to provision and dynamically scale resources up and down either via a public cloud provider or through an onsite pay-as-you-go cloud model. In addition, to enable service providers to take advantage of the rapidly-growing cloud market, HP announced HP CloudAgile that spans the full HP enterprise portfolio includin...