VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MTNL is seeking 51% stake in Zimbabwe's state-owned landline operator, TelOne. The funds will be routed through its Mauritius arm, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Ltd (MTML). Saddled with sizeable debt, TelOne is scouting for a strong overseas partner to enter the mobile turf. This will be MTNL's second attempt to enter Africa - in 2006, the telco failed to bag a mobile licence in Kenya and a year later it lost out in its attempts to buy a controlling stake in Telkom Kenya. IMTNL-Mauritius is working closely with the Information & Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) - the apex telecoms regulator in Mauritius - to hasten its Africa plans. Its Zimbabwe's venture is learnt to have the blessings of ICTA chairman Trilok Dwarka, who is also closely involved in telecom regulatory matters for the 19-member Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) - the largest free trade block in Africa. Mauritius and Zimbabwe are ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle will harness Exadata, its flagship database product for data warehousing and online transaction processing (OLTP) as the cornerstone of its 'Go to Market' strategy in India in FY 2011-12. Oracle plans to increase customer adoption for Exadata amongst large Indian enterprises in sectors like government, telecom, BFSI and manufacturing, by leveraging its dominant position in the RDBMS market. Oracle, with more than 60 per cent market share in India, will leverage the installed base of customers for Oracle Database (more than 7000 Indian organisations as of now) to drive sales for Exadata. The company will appoint system integrators (SI) and distributors under its Oracle Partner Network (OPN) and enable them through a variety of initiatives designed to energise the marketing and implementation efforts for Exadata in the Indian enterprise market. These SIs, including Infosys, Wipro, HCL and Accel Frontline, have already acquired th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Akamai Technologies has announced its NetAlliance Partner Program designed for global IT solution providers to integrate Akamai services into their offerings, and to pass the value of Akamai's globally-distributed platform on to customers. With the launch of its NetAlliance Partner Program, Akamai is recruiting hardware and software integrators, application and infrastructure service providers, and commerce and digital media platform providers committed to helping its customers leverage the Cloud for business success. "As the demands on today's enterprise rapidly evolve, IT decision-makers must find the optimal solutions for cloud computing, security, mobile strategies, and site and application performance," said Brad Rinklin, Vice-President of Global Marketing & Alliances for Akamai. "Our focus on creating a diverse channel has allowed us to bring customers best-of-breed solutions for leveraging cloud business mod...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Maxx Mobiles has launched Maxx Super MX424, an addition to the "Big Battery" series. The Maxx Super is loaded with features and comes with a powerhouse battery. Maxx Mobiles already has three models as a part of the "Big Battery Series" - the Maxx Hexa (MX155), Maxx Rave (MX182) and Maxx Buzz (MX188). The Big Battery Series is designed to deliver extended battery life. Ajjay Agarwal, Chairman & MD, Maxx Group, states, "The market response for the 'Big Battery' series has been phenomenal. Seeing the tremendous demand for phones with powerful batteries, we decided to launch yet another variant in the series. This phone is best suited for users in small towns and villages who prefer a phone that can last for days without constant recharging. It also works well for the youth who enjoy having a phone that can support a higher talk time." The Maxx Super bar phone has 2200 mAh battery that offers up to 11-17...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported its consolidated IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011. CEO & MD, N. Chandrasekaran, said, "Our customer-focussed organization and balanced business model helped us drive growth across all our major customer segments and operating regions in Q1. TCS continues to partner with many customers to help them successfully execute their transformation agendas as well as negotiate a challenging business environment. Though we continue to see steady demand flow for our services, the uncertain global macroeconomic environment demands that we adopt an entrepreneurial approach and remain agile to capture growth opportunities as they emerge." S. Mahalingam, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director, said, "By focussing and optimizing operations to support our growth, we have been able to limit the erosion in opera...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TERI has launched "Laltini" - the official mascot for its visionary project "Lighting a Billion lives (LaBL)" which is committed to enabling a billion lives to access light from solar technologies. The mascot has been launched to connect with the rural communities and create awareness about the need for clean sources of lighting in these communities which do not have access to electricity. "Laltini", the mascot, is a little girl child creatively designed to look like a solar lantern who is holding an illuminating lamp, exemplifying the concept of an enlightened and empowered girl child all set to empower her community. "Laltini" signifies how something as simple as sunlight can brighten the lives of rural communities in India. Laltini is dressed in green, which signifies abundance, growth and prosperity, besides clean and safe energy. The new mascot "Laltini" will be used to spread social mess...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has unveiled the addition of two Indian organizations, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University and Learning Links Foundation to its global HP Catalyst Initiative. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University joins the Measuring Learning consortium while Learning Links Foundation joins the newly formed STEM-preneur consortium, which will explore novel ways to combine science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with the skills and passion of entrepreneurship. They will each receive more than US$150,000 in technology, cash, and professional services from HP. The HP Catalyst consortia are focussed on a range of issues, from teacher preparation and student-driven learning models to student assessment. Each consortium is tasked with investigating how emerging technologies can fuel learning experiences that inspire students and promote creative thinking, open-ended problem-solving and cross-cultural collaboration. "Social ent...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco Systems plans to eliminate about 6,500 jobs, or 9 per cent of its full-time workforce, to help trim $1 billion in annual costs and step up profit growth. Cisco stated that the cuts include 2,100 employees who took a voluntary early-retirement program. As part of the move, the company expects to record pretax restructuring expenses of $1.3 billion. About $750 million will come in the fiscal fourth quarter and the remainder will be booked in fiscal 2012. Cisco also added it will sell a manufacturing plant in Mexico, transferring 5,000 workers. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Beetel Teletech will come out with a 7-inch tablet computer next month. "It will have Android 2.2 Operating System. It will be sold at a very affordable price," Rahul Mahajan, Head of Mobile Business of Beetel Teletech, said. Refusing to indicate likely price of the tablet, he said "The Company would roll out more tablets in the subsequent months. It would also launch Android and touch phones next month". The company would also set up exclusive retail outlets besides building a distribution network across the country." The company, which sold 1.5 lakh mobiles a month, claimed would come out with two models every month this financial year. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys is planning to open an IT centre in Gujarat. N R Narayan Murthy, Chairman & Chief Mentor, Infosys said, "We are yet to get land, once the Gujarat government takes a decision, and I am sure that they will, we would look at the possibility of starting a centre here." The Infosys mentor is to meet the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and is likely to discuss the company's plans to set up a centre in the state. "A senior executive of Infosys has met us on a couple of occasions to explore the possibility of setting up a centre here. We are not providing land at concessional rates to anyone, " a top state official said. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A recent survey reveals that IBM offers more jobs in the Philippines as compared to those in India. According to the data revealed in a survey, there are 350,000 employed in call centres in the Philippines, compared to India's 330,000. Last year, the business in the Philippines earned about 6.5 billion pounds and that figure is projected to rise to 16.5 billion by 2016. The large number of young fluent English speakers who naturally talk with an American accent is one of the key reasons that have allowed the Philippines to overtake India. The country also provides the advantage of low labour costs, as a call centre shift pays just 13.20 pounds. However, India still reigns supreme in business process outsourcing like human resources, accounting and legal transcription. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SafeNet has announced the immediate availability of its new mobile device credentialing solution that enables the secure use of consumer mobile devices, including the popular iPhone and iPad, on corporate networks. Part of SafeNet's Fully Trusted Authentication Environment, SafeNet's Authentication Manager (SAM) now allows organizations to implement a comprehensive authentication strategy for multiple types of end-point devices, including personal mobile devices. By integrating mobile device credential management into a unified authentication scheme, organizations can ensure that only authorized personal mobile devices have access to corporate networks and resources. The consumerization of IT - personal computing devices accessing corporate networks - has become one of the top concerns for IT departments in 2011. There are security and manageability issues when users access corporate networks with smartphones, tablets, and personal...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Foxconn Electronics has reportedly landed orders for 10.1-inch tablet PCs from Amazon with shipments to begin in 2012, while Quanta Computer has begun shipping a 7-inch model to Amazon. Foxconn declined to comment on market speculation. Foxconn has been producing the Kindle e-book readers for Amazon and is, therefore, able to land tablet PC orders also from Amazon, according to sources at the tablet supply chain. In addition to the new tablet PC orders, Foxconn currently is also likely to produce 12 million units of Kindles for Amazon, and 38-40 million units of iPads as well as 80-85 million iPhones for Apple a year, the sources indicated. Amazon is outsourcing the production of touch sensors to Wintek, with total purchasing volume to top 1.8-2 million units before the end of September. Amazon also purchases touch modules from J Touch and Young Fast Optoelectronics, with industry sources indicating that Amazon may also add touch panel maker...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments (NI) has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of AWR Corporation (AWR) as planned and as previously announced on May 23. The fast design cycles and increasing complexity of RF and wireless systems demand more integration between design and test. RF system designers need to validate their simulations with actual measurements, while RF test engineers need to increase test reuse and decrease test time through more design integration. By increasing the level of integration between AWR design tools and NI test software and hardware, NI and AWR can significantly improve customer productivity through increased connectivity between design, validation and production test functions. "We are excited to welcome AWR into the National Instruments family," said James Truchard, President, CEO & Co-Founder of National Instruments. "The full suite of AWR design tools in combination with a complete RF t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has announced the availability of 4GB and 8GB C008 pen drives from ADATA. The C008 series has a sleek design, which features a sliding USB connector, which smoothly extends from the drive at the push of a thumb. The USB connector is concealed in the compact body, fully protected without the need for a drive cap. A simple thumb swipe forward makes it ready to use, and the reverse motion stows the connector for storage or travel. The C008 is designed with a strap hole so that one can easily loop a string through and connect to a keychain or a mobile phone. The matte texture body is scratchproof and dirt-repellent. ADATA C008 is 59.6 19.5 9.46 mm (LWT) and weighs just 10g. This comes in an elegant shape and in two colour schemes - white and black. This series is compatible with Windows98/ 2000/XP/ Vista /7, Mac OS 9.0 or later and Linux Kernel 2.4 or later versions. "Customers can be worry free about the loss of pen drive c...