VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hewlett-Packard Co. is reorganizing its personal-computer division as part of a push to broaden use of the software it gained from the acquisition of Palm Inc. Jon Rubinstein, Palm's former chief executive officer, will take charge of product development and innovation for the Personal Systems Group, which encompasses PCs, tablets and smartphones. Senior Vice President Stephen DeWitt will run a new unit responsible for developing and promoting the WebOS computer operating system. Both will report to Todd Bradley, who runs PSG. Hewlett-Packard is counting on the integration of WebOS to differentiate its products from rival machines, including Apple Inc's iPad and those using Google Inc's Android. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Plasma television may soon go blank as sales go flat as Samsung and LG shift focus to fast-growing LCD and LED televisions. Sales of the plasma televisions have been flat for the last 6-9 months even though the overall flat panel TV segment is growing at a rate of 119%. Plasma TV now accounts for just 2% of the overall flat-panel television market, with LCD holding 85% and LED TV 13%. The largest reason for Plasma's dwindling market share could be that the products are available only in large-screen sizes of 40-inches and above, while LCD and LED TVs are available right from 14-inches onwards. Also, the 20-30 % price premium that LCD TVs used to command over plasma in like-to-like screen sizes has narrowed down to 10% as higher volumes help LCD TV makers cut production costs and work on smaller margins. Even at Panasonic India, which is a major champion of plasma TV, LCD and LED TVs account for almost 85% of the total flat panel TV sales.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HTC has rejected fresh patent infringement claims by Apple as the legal battle between the rivals escalated. Apple filed a complaint against HTC with the US International Trade Commission (ITC). It has also lodged a suit in a US District Court in Delaware. Apple in March 2010 called on the ITC to investigate HTC over iPhone patents. That was followed months later by HTC filing for a probe into possible software patent abuse by Apple. Patent lawsuits are a regular occurrence among technology giants and Apple is currently being sued by Nokia for patent infringement. Apple has fired back a countersuit against the Finnish mobile phone giant. And last week Apple hit back at an infringement claim by Samsung by calling for the South Korean company to be investigated. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco Systems may cut about 14 per cent of its workforce, to revive profit growth. Cisco is planning to cut almost 10,000 jobs. As many as 7,000 jobs would be eliminated by the end of August. Cisco is also providing early-retirement packages to about 3,000 workers who took buyouts. The pending job cuts "will help right the ship" and achieve a reduction in operating expenses by about $1 billion annually. Cisco would also need to lower its long-term revenue growth target to about 10 per cent from a forecast of 12-17 per cent. Prior to this, Cisco's record layoffs came in 2001, when the company shed nearly 8,000 jobs. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of i.MX applications processors that integrate hardware-based display controllers and ARM Cortex-A8 cores with three new members of the i.MX50 product family that enable compelling end devices featuring LCD and/or electronic paper displays (EPDs). Combined with Freescale's complementary new MC34708 power management IC (PMIC), this platform helps speed time to market and allows customers to buy right-sized, easy-to-use solutions for their specific applications. Ample memory bandwidth helps i.MX50 processors enable faster memory connections for optimized system performance. Integrating an enhanced pixel processing pipeline (ePxP) and the OpenVG hardware accelerator, the devices allow customers to display advanced graphics and UIs with minimal CPU overhead. An integrated, enhanced LCD interface offers maximum display flexibility, supporting even the simultaneous deployment of EPD and LCD di

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cognizant and Visma have announced that they have entered into an outsourcing arrangement with Norway Post. As part of the multi-year deal, Cognizant and Visma will collaborate to deliver finance and accounting services to Norway Post. Visma will combine its local Norwegian accounting and regulatory expertise with Cognizant's global delivery model, transaction processing capabilities, and Oracle solution accelerators to deliver significant process improvements, greater operational efficiencies, increased automation, enhanced productivity, and a high-quality customer experience. "This is one of the largest Norwegian outsourcing contracts ever awarded within finance and accounting outsourcing," said Peter Lauring, CEO, Visma Services. "A prerequisite to be competitive on cost is to perform all transactional tasks in a global sourcing model. An innovative delivery model has been developed in cooperation with our partner Cogni

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) is expanding its family of external storage and backup solutions with its new line of Hitachi Touro Pro desktop and mobile external hard drives. Delivering two levels of protection - local backup and cloud storage, the Touro Pro line is an all-in-one solution to help protect, transport and store your photos, music, videos and documents for easy access from anywhere. In addition to providing simple local backup, the Touro Pro family's online storage option ensures that your data is always protected and accessible in the cloud. With Hitachi's intelligent storage solutions, users can access and share files from any web browser, tablet or Smartphone - even from an iPhone and iPad using Hitachi apps. When using the cloud service, all content is stored in its natural format (no proprietary formatting). So, files are easy to view, download and share from any web browser, anywhere. You can e

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia has announced the Nokia X7 Full Throttle Tournament, inviting gaming fanatics to face off on Need for Speed using the new Nokia X7, starting from July 07 to August 07 across 8 cities in 150 Nokia retail outlets. The tournament comprises two phases, an on ground leg and an online phase on facebook.com/nokiaindia. All that consumers need to do is either visit a participating Nokia outlet or the online page, register him/herself and play away. The top 10 participants, who will be chosen on the basis of the total online and on ground scores, will win an all-expense paid trip and a ticket each to the F1 Grand Prix in Singapore being held on September 25 this year. "The large display on the Nokia X7 is perfect for internet browsing, playing games and viewing video content," said Viral Oza, Director - Marketing, Nokia India. "Not only have we preloaded the Nokia X7 with the popular games Asphalt 5 HD and Galaxy on Fire HD, but