VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Facebook has made it easier for users to opt out of its controversial facial-recognition technology for photographs, an effort to address concerns that it had violated consumers' privacy. The deployment of "Tag Suggestions" technology - designed to speed up the process of labeling friends in photos - had renewed concerns about how the world's largest social network with 750 million members handles privacy. The technology scans newly uploaded photos, compares faces in those snapshots with previous pictures, then tries to match faces and suggest name tags. When a match is found, Facebook alerts the person uploading the photos and invites them to "tag," or identify, the person in the photo. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infibeam has launched a complete Rakhi Store for its customers with the widest range of rakhis and rakhi gifts starting from only Rs. 100. Infibeam.com offers so many gift options for brothers and sisters to send gifts to India and other parts of the world. The most popular rakhi gifts on Infibeam are Rakhi Thali, Rakhi Sweets, Rakhi Hampers, Kids Rakhi, Bhaiya Bhabhi Rakhi, Cakes, Chocolates and more. Anish Parikh, Vice President, Infibeam.com said, "Rakhi is one of the most auspicious festivals in India. Infibeam provides you with the easiest and fastest way to send rakhis & rakhi gifts to your loved ones at the best lowest prices." Infibeam started its Magic Box Raksha Bandhan week today with one attractive gift lined up everyday starting today. Riding on its strength in sourcing the widest range of gifts, its Magic Box following and the power of social media, Infibeam aims to provide the best possible electronic commerce exp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission has imposed a fine of Rs. 2 crore on Microsoft India and Rs. 10,000 on its former chairman Ravi Venkatesan in a case of customs duty evasion involving sale of its software in India. The commission has collected customs duty, fine and interest of Rs. 255 crore from nine information technology companies which imported the software. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had issued showcause notices to the companies in 2008-09. The companies approached the commission and settled the cases so that no criminal prosecution could be initiated. DRI said, MS India split the sale transactions into two parts but paid customs duty only on one component where the rates were nominal. The first transaction related to the import of software and the second pertained to licence, granting customers the right to use the software. DRI said the importers had under-declared the prices of software to customs and su...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion wants software developers to use its popular instant messaging tool within their applications to enable friends to play games, share and discuss news, and decide where they will eat dinner.RIM took the covers off an update that it hopes will prod more developers to write code for its devices. The company's BlackBerry App World pales in comparison with those for Apple and Google, which garner much more interest from independent developers. Some 45 million people use BBM - which allows BlackBerry users with data plans to instantly pass text messages, pictures and other files without incurring charges from their network carrier - and 70 percent of them use it daily. "That lends itself to a different type of experience," said Alistair Mitchell, RIM's vice president for the BBM platform and integrated services. "We're trying to transpose that so it's available to our third-party developers globally...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BlackBerry, Nokia Pushmail or Skype will now have to provide interception facility. Home Minister P Chidambaram has asked the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to frame policies which will allow services to be intercepted whenever the need arises. Rubbishing the charges that his ministry was rigid with BlackBerry, on the issue of interception, he said that the Government's policies are not vendor specific. P Chidambaram further said, "The Government must be able to intercept whenever required. The DoT should ensure that if security considerations arise, we have the right to intercept and there is a way to intercept. DoT will disclose how to intercept ensuring that the intercepted material is not misused. The Government is looking to access the message or the data that is passed." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BlackBerry, Nokia Pushmail or Skype will now have to provide interception facility. Home Minister P Chidambaram has asked the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to frame policies which will allow services to be intercepted whenever the need arises. Rubbishing the charges that his ministry was rigid with BlackBerry, on the issue of interception, he said that the Government's policies are not vendor specific. P Chidambaram further said, "The Government must be able to intercept whenever required. The DoT should ensure that if security considerations arise, we have the right to intercept and there is a way to intercept. DoT will disclose how to intercept ensuring that the intercepted material is not misused. The Government is looking to access the message or the data that is passed."

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP AG has announced that it is building on its collaboration with Google to help customers manage large data volumes in intuitive, visual displays and facilitate faster, more-informed decisions. SAP plans to enhance its business analytics software with location-based data capabilities, allowing people to interact with real-time information via Google Maps. The plans continue a strong history of collaboration between the companies, most recently on advances for the SAP StreamWork application such as inclusion in the Google Apps Marketplace, integration with Google Docs and OpenSocial adoption. SAP and Google are working together to pair enterprise applications with the kinds of consumer tools that enrich millions of people's lives every day, such as Google Maps and Google Earth. With location-based intelligence capabilities, SAP envisions bringing corporate information to life via Google's dynamic, interactive map, satellite and even...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The first Smartphone running the long-awaited Windows Phone "Mango" operating system was unveiled in Japan. As per market buzz, the manufacturer: Fujitsu-Toshiba plans to bring the device to Japanese stores and carriers in September. It's not expected to come to the U.S. The phone, known as the IS12T will be the first device to run the major revamp of the Windows Phone operating system to version 7.5, an update codenamed "Mango." Coming about a year after the original launch of Windows Phone, Mango brings with it several new features (Microsoft claims 500); including multitasking and a Groups feature that has deep integration with social networks like Face book and Twitter. It also has powerful voice-to-text features. The IS12T has other features that go beyond the new OS. The phone is said to be water- and dust-proof, and boasts both 32GB of storage as well as a camera with a whopping 13.2 megapixels. Its processor ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Subex has announced that it has recorded Net Consolidated Revenue of Rs.1,169.51 million for the first quarter of FY12. The Order Intake for RMS, the core business of the company, grew 63.12% at US$23 million up from US$14.1 million in FY11 Q1. The Net profit grew 424.46% at Rs.132.27 million - up from Rs.25.22 million in FY11 Q1. The Product Revenue of the company stood at Rs.1,055.75 million, contributing 90.27 % of the consolidated revenue. The company posted a Product EBITDA of Rs.286.03 million, while the Consolidated EBITDA for the period stood at Rs.271.95 million as compared to Rs.325.81 million in Q1 of FY 2011. Commenting on the business, Subash Menon, Founder Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, said, "The beginning of the financial year has been promising as we continue to witness increased traction of our industry-leading Revenue Operations Centre (ROC) and Managed Services offering. This is evident in the significant inc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Uninor has launched the "Manipal Yuva Pack" exclusively for the students of Manipal. The Yuva pack offers 1,20,000 Uninor to Uninor seconds, 50 STD minutes free from Uninor to any network and 200 Free SMS Per Day (Local and National) along with a talk-time of Rs.40 with a validity of one year. This value for money pack has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the diverse student population in Manipal, who hail from different geographies and nationalities. Frode Haugen, EVP, Karnataka Circle, said that as a community, students have a high SMS consumption. Hence, they created the Manipal Yuva Pack where the youth can avail benefits of local calls, STD and SMS, all with a single recharge. The retail outlets are supported with attractive merchandise in terms of posters, banners, standees and arches and Uninor-branded autos. For foreign students, Uninor also offers an attractive ISD Pack of Rs.22/- which is the only tariff plan av...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has announced the availability of its 3G services in Kerala. Airtel 3G services are now available across major cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode in the first phase of the rollout. Airtel customers in Kerala will now be able to join the 3-million-strong base of customers in India that are already leveraging the Airtel 3G advantage. The launch of Airtel 3G will enable customers to enjoy multimedia services, high-speed mobile broadband, videos on phone, live TV, video calls and much more. Airtel 3G customers can enjoy the benefits of 3G speeds on the device of their choice - be it their mobile handsets, tablets and on laptops connecting using the Airtel high-speed USB data cards. Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage helping them control their expenditure on 3G and enjoy a seamless experience. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon'ble Minister of Communications and IT, Government of India, has released IAMAI-Analysis Mason Vision Document on Mobile VAS in the Capital. According to this report, Mobile VAS has the potential to become an INR 671-billion market by 2015 contributing 31% of the overall wireless revenues. This growth will be driven mainly by mobile data (both on handsets and dongles/ connected computing devices) contributing 54% of the overall MVAS market by 2015. Non-voice revenues are expected to grow to contribute 51% to overall incremental wireless revenues in 2015. Releasing the report, the Hon'ble Minister mentioned that the mobile value-added services were miniscule at present in comparison to their potential and the government would make appropriate efforts to put the industry on an equitable and sustainable growth path. However, in order for the industry to be a success, he suggested that service providers should provi...