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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Panda Internet Security 2012 has obtained good results in the latest detection tests conducted by the AV-Test.org and AV-Comparatives.org laboratories. These tests simulate real life conditions very closely, pitting antivirus products against actual threats that can be found on the Web or on users' computers. Panda Security ranked third out of 22 antivirus products in the tests carried out by AV Test.org in Q2/2011, receiving the Certified badge. It was also one of only four products to achieve a score higher than 15 points. Andreas Marx, CEO, AV-Test.org said, "Once again, Panda Internet Security was one of the top products in our certification tests. It's the first time we tested the new 2012 edition of Panda Internet Security, and it performed very well in our tests. We do not only focus on protection, but also on repair and usability aspects in our tests and in all tested areas, Panda Internet Security scored 5 points or high

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia has launched three new 'touch and type' models - C2-02, C2-03 and C2-06 strengthening its dual-SIM portfolio. It has also introduced a single SIM variant of the phone, Nokia C2-02. These phones are priced in the range of Rs. 4,300-Rs. 5,400 targeted at the youth segment. T.S. Sridhar, Regional Director (South), Nokia India, said elaborating on the features, "These phones offer Internet, maps and applications experience. The C2-03 phone include features that allow the user to personalise up to five SIM cards and an easy swap option that lets users change SIM cards in seconds without having to turn off the phone or remove the battery. Besides, these models have over a dozen pre-installed applications such as Yatra Travel, Bookmyshow, eBay, Quikr, ngPay, Sulekha, ESPN Cricket, News Hunt, Bharat Matrimony and GaneshaSpeaks. He added, "These phones are manufactured at the company's facility in Chennai for the global mar

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar data recovery has announced Exchange BKF repair utility Stellar Phoenix Exchange BKF Recovery v1. The Phoenix Exchange BKF repair utility is an easy to use utility which features search backup files in specified destination, view recovered file contents in tree structure and save scan results for quick recovery later. "Sometimes, when trying to access legacy mailbox data, companies face corruption situations like. The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used, hard drive crash or System software failure. Stellar Phoenix Exchange BKF Recovery is an adroit utility to facilitate repair of your corrupt or damaged Exchange Server BKF file containing .edb, .stm and .log files." said, Sunil Chandna, CEO Stellar Data Recovery. Affected users can download free Exchange Server BKF recovery trial version that scans corrupt exchange server BKF file and lists .edb, .stm and .log files contained in that BKF file. Stellar

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Silicon Power (SP) has launched its first SATA III Solid State Drive (SSD), the Velox Series V30 employs SATA III 6 Gbps interface on the market. The SP V30 SSD uses a SandForce controller chip, enabling it to reach a top read speed of 550 MB/s, and top write speed of 500 MB/s. It also supports TRIM command and Garbage Collection technology. The V30 SSD employs multiple techniques to strengthen the product's stability and durability. These include, DuraWrite and wear leveling, which extends the endurance of MLC memory providing at least 5 year lifecycles with 3-5K cycle MLC flash; Implementation of ECC (Error Checking & Correction) technology then ensures reliability of data transmission; and built-in SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Technology) enables consumers to check on the product's operating status at any time. The SP V3 SSD hard drive comes with a 3 year warranty, and a complimentary 3.5" adapter brac

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Keeping the spirit of Raksha Bandhan for the NRI's living in US, UK, Australia and around the world, Window2India has rolled its collection of Raksha Bandhan 2011 array of gift items. Gifts like Rakhis, Pooja Thalis, chocolate Hampers, Rakhi combos etc are on offer. The customer just has to select the gift online and be assured that his gift will be delivered on time by Window2India. This promotion is a special offering to every NRI around the globe. One can celebrate the joyous occasion of Raksha Bandhan this year by choosing from the special rakhi gifts on www.window2India. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nimbus Data Systems has launched its second generation S-Class series flash memory storage system. The company claims that the new line, which retains the S-Class designation, is three times faster than the original launched in 2010. The new S-Class supports Fibre Channel and Infiniband networking natively, in addition to the existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet support. The new S-Class incorporates Nimbus' Enterprise Flash Modules, which take advantage of 6 Gbps SAS connectivity. The new flash memory system features a new non-blocking internal midplane, capable of providing full line-rate 6 Gbps performance and moreover, can increase the number of processor cores from eight to 12. The new Fibre Channel IO module provides dual 8 Gbps ports with SFP+ optics and up to 4 IO modules can be added to the S-Class for a total of eight Fibre Channel ports. The new Infiniband module provides dual QDR 40 Gbps ports accommodating QSFP st

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cordiant Technologies is to set up an Information Technology Research Park in Thiruvaniyur, Kerela. The development will take place in phases, the first of which is expected to be completed in 2012. Dennis Paul, Founder President and CEO, Cordiant Technologies shared, The Company has already acquired 7.5 acres, and the park would be Cordiant Innovation Centre (Incubation Space) for young entrepreneurs and also a turn-key lab space for industry peers. The total investment of the project is expected to be around Rs. 150 crore. Cordiant IT Research Park would also work closely with select educational institutions in the region to improve the overall industry-relevance of their study programmes. An integral part of the Cordiant IT Research Park would be industry-specific Finishing Schools set up in partnership with other companies and industry associations. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay has deployed 100 terabyte of flash memory system to power its VMware virtual server infrastructure. Nimbus' deployment at eBay started with one system and expanded to 12 systems in less than a year. The Nimbus solution delivered near line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI performance to the VMware hosts, while consuming 78 per cent less energy and 50 per cent less rackspace than conventional disk-based solutions, claims the company. The system also gave SAN and NAS software capabilities of Nimbus Sustainable Storage platform. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has launched its Global Authentication Service, a cloud-based track-and-trace solution based on technology that has been used to fight the global problem of counterfeit and stolen drugs. This service allows pharmaceutical companies to monitor the movement of products through their global supply chains with a much higher degree of accuracy. This helps protect consumers against dangerous or ineffective drugs and enables pharmaceutical companies to protect their revenue and intellectual property from the growing black market. The service is initially being rolled out in India due to the phenomenal growth in the country’s pharmaceutical industry, which also is seeing the development of a parallel counterfeit drug market. The service, which runs on scalable, cloud-based technology, also can be deployed in other industry sectors, offered in any geographical region and incorporated into an existing drug production system. The solution was most r

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE iValue has received the "Best VAD for 2010" award from Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), at the recently concluded HDS "India Partner Summit 2011" at Aamby Valley, Lonavla. Kevin Eggleston, Sr. Vice-President & General Manager, Asia-Pacific, and Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice-President & General Manager, Hitachi Data Systems, India, presented the award at the two-day Summit which saw 80-plus partners from across the country in attendance. With data doubling every two years across businesses and verticals, HDS and its partners are increasingly being called upon to address customers' manageability challenges, resulting in a growth rate of over 100% in iValue's Hitachi Data Systems business during FY11. Vivekanand Venugopal, VP & GM, Hitachi Data Systems, said, "iValue has leveraged the Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Programme and expanded our partner ecosystem in emerging markets and regions. This has been a signi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kingston has announced that it is shipping the HyperX SSD, its first SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) solid-state drive. The Kingston HyperX SSD features the latest SandForce controller and is designed for enthusiasts, gamers and performance users. HyperX SSD comes with 120GB and 240GB capacities. Ships as a standalone SSD (includes HyperX branded 2.5" to 3.5" desktop mounting plate); or as a bundle with the HyperX Upgrade Kit for easy installation (includes Acronis True Image HD migration software, desktop mounting plate, external drive bay, multi-head screwdriver, SATA data cable). It also features sequential read/write throughputs of 555 / 510MB/s1,SandForce SF-2281 controller featuring SATA Rev 3.0 (6GB/s), Max 4KB random read/write of 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS2 (120GB) and a Premium Intel 25nm Compute NAND (5k P/E Cycles). Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. It is

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments (NI) has expanded its growing NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the first multicore NI CompactRIO systems and smallest NI Single-Board RIO devices. The new NI cRIO-908x systems feature an Intel Core i7 dual-core processor for increased processing power, Xilinx Spartan-6 field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and the option of a Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) OS configuration for monitoring and control applications that require exceptional performance and the ruggedness of CompactRIO. For high-volume and OEM applications, the new NI sbRIO-9605/06 devices are sized from less than 102.87 mm x 96.52 mm and offer customization and I/O support than previous versions. With the Intel Core i7 dual-core 1.33 GHz processor and up to a Xilinx Spartan-6 LX150 FPGA, the cRIO-908x systems deliver the processing power of any CompactRIO product and perform complex signal processing and control within applicati

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon has introduced a software solution that will allow SMBs and enterprises to analyze all the print and copying processes within the organization. Canon released it under the name of "Printeaze", specifically designed to serve as a one-stop solution for print management needs featuring accounting the print, fax, scan and copy functions or sending automatic e-mails to the users which include information like budget exceed, printing restriction, etc. Alok Bharadwaj, Sr. Vice-President, Canon India, said, "We have been addressing key concerns of CIOs and CTOs of large organizations for quite some time by building intelligence into our MFDs for years. We had also introduced Managed Document Services as a unique and differentiated one-stop holistic solution in the Enterprise space. Now is the time for SMEs, workgroups and small departments to harness on the simple, powerful solution that will enable them to balance the full imp