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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Techcom has introduced the T-30 handset which comes in a matte finish and provides Dual SIM Dual Standby (G+G) enabling two different numbers in the same phone at the same time. Its dual Memory Card slots supporting up to 10 (8+2) GB of external memory ease transfer of data. T-30's Auto Call Record facility enables you to record all your incoming and outgoing calls and saves the conversations in your memory card. This handset also features 1.8-inch TFT screen, a digital camera with a video recorder. The Video Player 3GP/MP4 in the handset can play a full 3-hour (200 MB) movie at one go. The Audio Player with 3.5mm audio jack enables you to link up with an audio output device of your choice. The FM player, accompanied by FM recorder, enables you to record directly from the FM playing live in your handset and 1000 mAh battery which ensures a long talk-time. The T-30 offers integrated connectivity via a USB port and customized features like...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Techcom has introduced the T-30 handset which comes in a matte finish and provides Dual SIM Dual Standby (G+G) enabling two different numbers in the same phone at the same time. Its dual Memory Card slots supporting up to 10 (8+2) GB of external memory ease transfer of data. T-30's Auto Call Record facility enables you to record all your incoming and outgoing calls and saves the conversations in your memory card. This handset also features 1.8-inch TFT screen, a digital camera with a video recorder. The Video Player 3GP/MP4 in the handset can play a full 3-hour (200 MB) movie at one go. The Audio Player with 3.5mm audio jack enables you to link up with an audio output device of your choice. The FM player, accompanied by FM recorder, enables you to record directly from the FM playing live in your handset and 1000 mAh battery which ensures a long talk-time. The T-30 offers integrated connectivity via a USB port and customized features like...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos has announced its Anti-Virus for Mac which supports Apple's Mac OS X Lion (10.7) and provides automatic detection against existing and new threats for Mac OS X Operating Systems, including Lion. The solution detects both Mac and Windows malware, and is backed by Sophos Labs. "It is clear that Mac's market share has increased substantially and consequently Mac has become a viable marketplace for cybercriminals. We are committed to providing complete protection for all our users. By supporting the latest updates in Mac OS, we are better able to ensure our Mac users are constantly protected against the growing number of Mac threats," said Chris Kraft, Product Management VP, Sophos. Since November 2010, approximately 750,700,000 users have downloaded the free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac: Home Edition. Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition for Mac is available for free downloads. In addition, Sophos has also established a dedicat...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Seagate Technology has reported financial results for the quarter ended July 1, 2011. The company shipped 52 million disk drives and reported revenue of $2.9 billion, gross margin of 19.3%, net income of $119 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.27. On a non-GAAP basis which excludes the net impact of restructuring, write-down of an equity investment, gain on the sale of one of its facilities, and expenses related to the previously announced transaction with Samsung, Seagate reported net income of $126 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter ended July 1, 2011. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2011, the company reported revenue of $11.0 billion, gross margin of 19.6%, net income of $511 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.09. On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes the net impact of loss on redemption of debt, purchased intangibles amortization, restructuring, write-down of an equity investment, gain on ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Apple has beaten Nokia in the smartphones category, an area the Finnish company had been losing ground to the US tech giant since the iPhone hit the market, as per the April-June quarter results filed by the two companies. Nokia, which filed its second quarter results, sold 16.7 million smartphones worldwide, while Apple's third quarter numbers reveal that it sold 20.34 million units, across the globe. During the June quarter, Nokia saw the erosion of its smartphone sales, which dipped 34 per cent compared to 25.2 million units sold by the company in the same quarter of 2010. Sale of other mobile phone devices of Nokia was down by 16 per cent to 71.8 million compared to 85.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. Apple during the third quarter ended June 25, reported sales of 20.34 million iPhones, a 142 per cent growth, over the same period a year-ago quarter. Nokia in its June quarter results reported a 20 per cent decline in its tota...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE D-Link has joined hands with TAITRA for the second consecutive year in promoting "Taiwan Excellence Campaign". TAITRA kicked off "Taiwan Excellence Campaign 2011" recently with popular actress, Model & VJ Malaika Arora Khan as its brand ambassador. As part of the campaign TAITRA has organized a series of promotional activities for various B2C Information and Communication Technology (ICT) brands in India. This includes mall activities at various cities across India. In order to reach out to more consumers, TAITRA has also announced its biggest and unique consumer programme of the year "IT Travelers Go!" - a contest open for public registration from 11th July to 9th August at www.ITTravelersGo.com. Tushar Sighat,CEO, D-Link (India) Ltd., said, "The core objective of 'Taiwan Excellence Campaign 2011' is to enhance the Reliable, Worthy, Innovative value of Taiwan's ICT brands and promote visibi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon India has adopted an aggressive strategy for the government domain. It expects to become a Rs.1-billion company by 2015. The company said that it has been involved with many e-Governance projects such as Aadhaar for national biometric identity with UIDAI, biometric identity card initiative for coastal fishermen with BEL as integrator, Passport Seva Kendras across the country with TCS as SI, and biometric identity for employees registered with ESIC through Wipro as integrator. K. Bhashkar, Director, OIS, Canon India, said, "The Company has partnered with Wipro for providing SLR cameras and scanning devices across all locations for the project, Panchdeep. This has been initiated by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under the Ministry of Labour and handles a data of 5 crore beneficiaries spread across more than 1,500 offices and hospitals in the country. For Passport Seva Kendras, CIPL has provided high-end SLR ca...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has launched N100 Netbook in India. Containing an Intel Atom processor within a highly portable ultra-durable casing, the N100 is the answer for users looking for a simple, practical and connected device to use on the go. "The N100's design is based on our tremendously successful N150P Netbook, which has sold over 3 million units to date. The N100 Netbook demonstrates Samsung's continued innovation while delivering superior quality, mobility and satisfaction to our customers. The N100 continues our line of high-quality Netbooks and represents superb value for money," said Ranjit Yadav, Country Head, Samsung Mobile & IT. Weighing 1.03kg, the integration of Samsung's scratch-resistant Duracase ensures the Samsung N100 is durable and robust. N100 features an anti-reflective 10.1" LED display which contains a matt surface designed to reduce "mirror effect". The screen is also more resistant to scr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To reinforce the brand and its presence in the Indian market, Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba India Private Ltd. (TIPL) have unveiled an ambitious digital products business strategy and new product lineup. This year, Toshiba will move forward in India as TIPL, establish an R&D Centre at its Gurgaon headquarters to localize and develop new products, open one-stop call centre supporting all digital products, start to stretch its nationwide network of Toshiba stores to 6,000, will begin to localize production of LCD TVs and expand its lineup of products that combine technology with innovation and add user-friendly functionality. TIPL is taking steps to cultivate new capabilities and to secure a leadership position in the Indian market. In July this year, the company unified its TV and PC business operations into a single organization, combining resources and creating a wider network of customer touch points and service centres. One immediat...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cognizant is all set to become the country's third largest IT services provider, replacing Wipro, industry report reveals. Wipro reported IT services revenues at $1.408 billion for the April-June quarter. This is about $40 million less than Cognizant's April-June quarter revenue guidance of $1.45 billion. An analyst Tientsin Huang, in a report on Cognizant dated July 15 drew a revenue estimate of $1.46 billion for the company in the April-June quarter. Huang expects an upside in revenues because of Cognizant's track record of reporting premium growth in the June quarter and its more favorable regional mix (larger proportion of North America). Cognizant's $1.45 billion April-June guidance is also greater than the lower end of Wipro's July-September revenue guidance of between $1.436-1.464 billion. The underlying business fundamentals for the IT sector are healthy as the recently announced strong quarterly earnings of TCS, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Department of Telecom (DoT) is mulling over opening up the Internet telephony segment and allowing unrestricted calls by consumers using their Internet connections, revealed a source. As per senior officials in the Department, this may be included in the New Telecom Policy expected to be finalised by November. A top DoT official said, "We have received representations from the industry and from within the DoT to open up Net telephony. We are seriously looking at how to go about it." The issue was also discussed at a July 13 meeting with Indian Telecom Services officers. If unrestricted Net telephony is allowed, it will enable players such as the Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Infotel, which recently bought broadband wireless access spectrum, to offer voice services along with data. Reliance Infotel had bought the spectrum on an ISP licence. Under existing rules, only operators with unified access services licence are allowed to...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kingston has appointed Fortune Marketing, as distributor for its award winning range of solid-state drive (SSD) products in India. With direct presence across more than 15 locations across India, Fortune Marketing is expected to further strengthen Kingston's multi-level initiative to kick-start rapid adoption of SSD in India. "Having been closely involved in building, ground up, the Seagate HDD and HP USB channel business in India, Fortune Marketing is perfectly positioned to further strengthen Kingston SSD business opportunity in India. With the new partnership, local consumers will be able to purchase Kingston's top-rated SSD Now series products and benefit from the advantages of SSD." said Nidhi Sethi, Flash Memory Sales Director, Kingston India. Kingston SSD is a non-volatile, Flash-based data storage solution that offers an alternative to the traditional hard disk drive (HDD). It also offers several advantages over ha...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has announced the possession of Force10 Networks that will repair the network crashes as the company is making a plan to build an integrated technology stack for data centers. Force10 Networks is supplier with a annual revenue of $200 million and is operating in some 60 countries. 80 percent of its revenue comes from North America. They have more than 1,300 customers and six of the world's top 10 supercomputer clusters. The main supporters of this idea are oracle the VCE coalition of VMware, Cisco and EMC, and HP. Force10 has its own servers, a line of storage products, including the acquired 3PAR enterprise SAN, Ibrix scale-out NAS, and LeftHand Networks iSCSI SAN, and its ProCurve networking business. Dell has been selling networking products sourced from Brocade and Cisco and there are speculations that Dell will be buying Brocade. The underlying principle for Dell being in need of its own networking facility is that ventures and...