VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ahmedabad Police has plans to install 300 CCTV cameras across the city keeping in mind the recent serial blasts in Mumbai. The police will identify 100 important locations on which these cameras will be installed. These locations will include the entry-exit points, malls, sensitive areas, railway stations, bus stops and airports. This project will be handled by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). There is a plan to form a citizen's security trust, which will raise the funds. S.K. Sinha, Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad said, "We feel there is an urgent need to have a network of CCTV cameras in a city like Ahmedabad, as the city has always been on the terror target. The Government procedure takes time, but we require the CCTV network to be installed at the earliest. Therefore, we will form 'Ahmedabad Citizen Security Trust (ACST)', which will fund the project for the initial three years. After this, the initiative would be mer...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is all set to introduce electric rickshaws in Kolkata. Speaking about this plan, Samir K. Brahmachari, DG, CSIR said, "We will initially launch 50 electric rickshaws that can be powered by storage batteries. Only after the trial is conducted will the project be taken further. The proposed innovation complex project of the CSIR in Baruipur was expected to commence soon. The complex will act as a hub for technology and connect with clusters to promote technology companies." These battery-powered rickshaws have been running successfully in North India. Now the CSIR wishes to introduce them in West Bengal as well. CSIR is planning to launch these rickshaws on 2 October 2011 as seed project before a business model is rolled out. The process had already begun and in near future a regional innovation council will be formed under the National Innovation Council to promote local innov...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Karnataka Department of IT, BT and Science and Technology, and the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (Keonics) has inaugurated the 'Keonics Cyber Lab' facility in Mangalore. M. N. Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary, Karnataka Department of IT, BT and Science and Technology, said, "Keonics Cyber Lab is a capacity building unit for cyber security, cyber law and cyber forensics. Cyber Lab provides training on these subjects and the law enforcement agencies, judiciary department, and revenue department in the State, have shown interest in availing the benefits of this lab. Even the general public and academic institutions can make use of this facility in Mangalore. The Karnataka Government has made a request to the Central Government to start a regional cyber appellate tribunal in Bangalore. The Central Government has given in-principle approval for this proposal most cases of cyber crime in the corporate sec...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In an attempt to meet the shortage, the Government is likely to allow sharing of spectrum among telecom operators. Such an initiative will help in overcoming the shortage of spectrum which has been affecting the quality of mobile services for a long time. This move from the Government is said to help smaller operators with less subscribers to earn revenues by way of sharing spectrum lying vacant with them. There are several operators that have spectrum but are yet to start/roll-out services. Most of these operators include the new service providers who got licences and 2G spectrum in 2008. Sharing of spectrum will help in easing the pressure on operators and generate additional revenues for the Government by way of increasing subscribers. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsemi Corp. has acquired millimeter-wave technology and related assets of Brijot Imaging Systems Inc. Brijot Imaging Systems offers its products in Asia, the U.S., the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, and other CIS regions. Microsemi plans to combine its existing millimeter-wave technology to Brijot's technology. This, according to Microsemi, will help the company lead the passive millimeter wave imaging market. The particular market segment plays a key role in detection of weapons and contraband in airports, military branches, and government and law enforcement agencies. David Hall, VP, Microsemi's RFIS group said, "This acquisition strengthens Microsemi's millimeter-wave technology offering in the 70-100GHz range. The high quality products engineered by Brijot complement our product portfolio. The specific terms of the transaction was not disclosed." For More Details See www....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Maxx Mobile has planned to launch up to 40 more models this fiscal. Maxx currently enjoys a market share of 3 per cent in the mobile handset market that is estimated to be Rs. 33,171- crore. The Mumbai-based firm targets higher revenues by selling 6-million handset units this fiscal as compared to the 3.6-million units sold last fiscal. "We plan to launch around 40 models by March 2012. We will be launching 4 models in the next quarter in the smart phone series. The configuration and specification of the product (smart phone) is under planning right now. The price of smart phone would be in the range of Rs. 5,000-8,000. The company has already launched 15 models so far, with the latest being the khamoshhh, jazz and tiny series," Maxx group Chairman & Managing Director, Ajjay Agarwal said. Agarwal further shared, "Last year, we (Maxx group) had achieved revenue of Rs. 1,450-crore. This year we are expecting about Rs 1,800- c...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dax Networks has launched DX-2824-IRW, a Secure Broadband VPN Router. Priced at Rs. 21,700, DX-2824-IRW is ideal for Smart Secure Managed Solutions, a growing demand among enterprises in different verticals. With a high performance processor, DX-2824-IRW delivers advanced internet access control and network protection against hacker attacks and intrusions. Packet layer and Application layer (layer 7) filtering based on URL and keywords, and schedule-based Access Control List (ACL) ensures high stability and security of the router and network. DX-2824-IRW also supports various VPN functions such as Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and VPN failover. DX-2824-IRW features two 10/100 BASE-TX WAN and four 10/100 BASE-TX LAN onboard Ethernet ports. The two WAN Ethernet ports enable automatic failover, load balancing and network flow distribution based on bandwidth ratio, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has increased call tariffs by 20-50% in some regions of the country as it marks the first hike by an incumbent operator in three years. Industry buzz claims Bharti will extend the price hike to other parts of the country soon. Its primary competitors in the GSM space - Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular - are expected to follow suit. The six regions where Bharti has increased local and long distance call rates include Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The savage price war has resulted in Indian consumers enjoying rock bottom tariffs - the lowest in the world. The tariff cuts also destroyed the profitability of most mobile phone companies in the 14-player market. It resulted in the industry's revenues being stagnant for the last two years despite the sector adding over 400 million new customers during this period. Bharti is also the second major operator to increase call rates over the last ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Research Centre (NRC) has announced the winners of Bhasha 2011 Design Competition. "Kaccha Limbu" concept from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore emerged the winner, while Pitara's concept from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore was awarded the runner-up place. The third spot was shared by "Vijeta" concept from IIT, Kanpur and "Word of Snake" concept from National Institute of Design. Bhasha 2011 was held to identify ideas and designs that will encourage the use of the Indian languages on mobile phones, making users more literate in their native language through casual learning. The winning team was awarded INR200,000 and runner up received INR150,000. Both the teams at the third spot received INR100,000 each as prize money. Additionally, two teams from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore and IIT, Kanpur were nominated for the "Develope...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Western Digital (WD) has reported financial results for its fiscal year 2011 and fourth quarter ended July 1, 2011. For the quarter, revenue totalled $2.4 billion, net income was $158 million, or $0.67 per share, and hard-drive unit shipments were 54 million. The quarterly results included total expenses of $35 million associated with the planned acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) announced on March 7, 2011, and for unrelated litigation accruals. Excluding these expenses, non-GAAP net income was $193 million or $0.81 per share. For the fiscal year 2011, the company posted revenue of $9.53 billion and net income of $726 million, or $3.09 per share, compared to fiscal 2010 revenue of $9.85 billion and net income of $1.38 billion, or $5.93 per share. The 2011 net income included total expenses of $44 million associated with the planned acquisition of Hitachi GST and unrelated litigation accruals. Excluding these ex...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE G'Five has announced the launch and availability of its new compression technology and gaming. The new G'Five Movie King E680, E650 and E620 models come with a 4GB data card preloaded with 20 full-length movies, 20 ringtones and 5 FTV videos. These are enhanced products that can play high-resolution, good quality videos in a very compressed format. As per the regional preferences, the content has been customized into four different movie packs - North, South, East and West. Each pack is a combination of movies from different languages in the region. The North pack includes Hindi, Punjabi and Bhojpuri movies (blockbuster hits like Singh is King, Rock On, Pardes, Taal, Wakeup Sid, Bhool Bhulaiya, etc.) G'Five G20 comes preloaded with 1,000 video games from the most popular family of 16-bit games like Mario, Contra, Tetris, Goonies, Battle City, etc. To further enhance customer's gaming experience, the handset comes bundled with...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE has launched its latest series of motherboards supporting the new AMD A75 series chipsets, and the latest AMD A-Series APUs (codenamed Llano) with the best graphics performance. GIGABYTE A75-based motherboards offer DIY PC builders and integrators a new world of 3D and multimedia performance and best value upgrade path imaginable. "At GIGABYTE, we are delighted to bring to market this new and exciting motherboard range, delivering our renowned durability and exceptional feature support to AMD's ground breaking APU technology. As well as bringing AMD A-Series technology to DIY users who demand excellent gaming and multimedia performance on a budget, these motherboards also offer a compelling upgrade path that includes Dual Graphics configurations," commented Henry Kao, Vice-President, Worldwide Service & Marketing, GIGABYTE. GIGABYTE A75 series boards feature an AMD A75 "Hudson" chipset supporting the late...