VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corensic Inc has partnered with Lexington Soft Pvt. Ltd. targeting the software market segment in South Asia. Corensic helps organizations deliver and deploy higher quality software. Corensic's product Jinx is a software quality tool for testing multithreaded program. It helps developers, testers, and IT organizations improve the reliability of their mission-critical software and finds concurrency errors in parallel applications. It significantly improves the software development process by reducing the amount of time developers spend hunting for elusive errors in multithreaded applications in a multi-core environment. With the continued growth of the software industry in India, there is also a growing concern about software quality and integrity. The testing methodologies and tools of the past don't do a very effective job of finding complex concurrency errors in multithreaded applications. Management in Indian firms recognizes the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE has launched the new G1.Sniper 2 motherboard, the latest G1-Killer Series motherboard designed for extreme gaming on the latest Intel Z68 chipset and Intel i7 Core 'Sandy Bridge' processors. Featuring several state-of-the-art onboard solutions from renowned industry leaders Creative and Bigfoot Networks, as well as many additional and exclusive. GIGABYTE features, the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 motherboard takes no prisoners in its quest for gaming supremacy. “The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 brings our acclaimed no mercy G1-Killer gaming philosophy to Intel's mainstream Z68 platform. From listening closely to the gaming community, it's clear that this is an eagerly anticipated motherboard, and one that will guarantee the fearlessly uncompromising gaming experience that so many of our customers crave,” said Henry Kao, VP, GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “Intel is pleased to see GIGABYTE extend its G1-Killer series to the hig...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Compuage has reaffirmed their commitment to the computer hardware industry in the country by strengthening their relationship with the Foxconn. Bhavesh Mehta, Director & COO, Compuage Infocom Ltd said, "Many people associate Foxconn with the manufacturing of Apple products. What people do not know is that Foxconn also makes its own branded components such as motherboards. Our dynamic team is all set to overcome this challenge within a short period of time and will successfully drive Foxconn to be the leading motherboard brand in the country." Siril, Country Manager, Foxconn said, "We believe that Compuage understands the needs of the emerging channel partners in India better than anyone else in the country. That is the reason we have entrusted our business to Compuage, because we know that they are the best and only true technology distributor in the country. We will continue to offer our support and infrastructure to Com...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo has launched the EExtraordinary 10-Second Hero Contest in recognition of its Experience 2.0 (EE 2.0) for Windows 7 program, which allows select Lenovo PCs to boot up in as little as 10 seconds. The global contest calls on "DOers" in countries around the world to submit 150 words explaining a good deed they or an organization they know of accomplished in 10 seconds. Lenovo will award $50,000 to a charity of choice based upon the person or organization who made the most significant impact in the same amount of time it takes to boot up a Lenovo PC with Enhanced Experience 2.0. "At Lenovo, we understand every second can have a big impact on our customers, which is why we created Lenovo's Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7. Our proprietary RapidBoot technology allows Lenovo PCs to boot up 20 seconds faster than any other Windows 7 PC on the market-a small feat that makes a big difference to users every day. Through ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The constant exposure to cyber threats, social media has resulted in companies the world over investing heftily in upgrading their information security system. The total expenditure on secure routers, unified threat-management appliances, VPNs, network-access control, firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems will rise from $6 billion in 2010 to $10 billion by 2016. JFPS Group is organizing Infosecurity World Exhibition & Conference 2012 with the theme "Forging New Businesses and Strategic Alliances" from 21st to 22nd March, 2012 at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Infosecurity World Exhibition & Conference 2012 is the world's fully integrated trade show targeted exclusively towards the information security industry whilst incorporating three specialized showcases, Data Storage Showcase 2012, Cloud Computing Showcase 2012, and Software Development Showcase 2012. This event is also due to run...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has announced that Blue Coat Security Labs has identified a new variant of a fake anti-virus attack that uses web advertisements to relay users into the Shnakule network. The Blue Coat WebPulse service identified the fake anti-virus payloads as malware and automatically blocked them, protecting 75 million customers worldwide. The latest Shnakule attack is a three-staged attack that utilizes Web advertisements. In the first stage, ad servers were set up as independent entities, not directly associated with each other or any existing Shnakule sub-networks, to route users to malware. In the second stage, a new Shnakule subnetwork relays users to the malware. The final stage is the malware payload, which changes frequently in an attempt to avoid detection from anti-virus software. The malware payload comes from servers that have already been identified by WebPulse as part of the Shnakule Malware Delivery Network. Because of it...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has unveiled the 2012 versions of its home user products at The Park Hotel in Kolkata. The new versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security are designed to provide Internet users with maximum protection and convenience. With just one click, users of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 can find out about the reputation of any file on a local computer and make an informed decision as to whether or not to use it. All that the users need to do is to right-click on the file's icon and select the 'View file reputation in KSN' menu option. Users will then be shown the file's threat rating as determined by the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service, which has been greatly improved since its inception and development three years ago. In addition to a file's rating, users can also find out about the geographical distribution of the file, the level of trust attributed ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has extended its 3D Video-On-Demand (VOD) service to India. The 3D content will include movie trailers, music videos, children's classics, as well as lifestyle videos and documentaries. The service will feature 3D movie trailers from How to train Your Dragon, Shrek4, Megamind and Kung Fu Panda 2 as well as music videos from popular bands - Girls Generation, Super Junior and BoA. Raj Kumar Rishi, VP - AV Business, Samsung India, said, "Samsung has explored a number of ways to allow consumers to enjoy 3D content at the touch of a button. This is why we have launched the 3D VOD service. In order to better meet the needs of our discerning consumers, we will continue to expand content provided through 3D VOD service. This serves to reinforce our commitment to our consumers, and by raising the bar, strengthens our global leadership in TV technology and competitiveness." Samsung's Free 3D VOD service is available on all 2...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has launched their latest Enjoy series tablets in India. The Enjoy series would be available in two variants - Enjoy 10 (a 10 inch Tablet) and Enjoy 7 (a 7 inch Tablet), priced at Rs.14,999/- & Rs.13,999/-, respectively. The new Enjoy series provide new design and style with its 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor and 512MB of RAM. This will translate into faster web-browsing, movie experience, video calls, gaming, etc. ARM Cortex-A8 is a low-power, high-performance processor solution. Powerful hardware accelerators provide optimized hardware performance for high-end application. Eric Kuo, GM, MSI India, said, "Enjoy series has been designed keeping the ultimate end-user in mind. It offers productivity while on the go and provides more ways to have fun and connect with friends whether surfing the Web or even enjoying the latest hit movies." For More Details See www.varindia.com It has all the functions of a computer, be it ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Groupon Inc is to cut some underperforming staff at its Chinese joint venture Gaopeng. It has entered China in February through a tie-up with China's Tencent Holdings Ltd and has faced intense competition from the start. Industry report claimed that Groupon was laying off some staff. Cuts started in April and in June department heads were asked to cut up to 5 percent of employees. A spokesperson for Gaopeng said talks of layoffs were just a rumor and there was only some "normal personnel adjustment." Gaopeng, has a small slice of the group-buying market in China, behind more popular sites such as Lashou, Meituan, Wuwutuan. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to market buzz, Samsung is all set to roll its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablets in India on 10 August 2011. Market report reveals that these two tablets are very important for Samsung as the company is probably trying to create a buzz before the actual launch. Samsung had showcased these tablets earlier in April as well. It is expected to be priced similar to the iPad 2 which costs between Rs. 32,000 and Rs. 42,000 depending on the variant as per the international prices of these tablets. The device is seen as the top contender to challenge the dominance of Apple iPad in the tablet space. Both Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 feature Android 3.0 Honeycomb, but the upgrades to 3.1 version is available for markets where the tablet is already available. The report reveals that the company has announced the over-the-air upgrade (for existing users) to its TouchWiz UI (user interface), which it has developed for tablets alo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has introduced special packs for the holy month of Ramzaan. A wide range of VAS offerings are also available for this special season. Vikas Singh, CEO, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, "The Company has launched two special recharge schemes that offer full talk time, free national SMS, and subsidised call rates to the Gulf for Airtel mobile customers." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is to finalise two private companies, Tata Teleservices and Aircel, for 3G roaming agreements in the Delhi and Mumbai circles, as per industry report. According to the report, this deal with the tele-companies is expected to bring the state-owned telecom company an additional annual Rs. 250-300 crore. It will help in improving its financial situation. Sources reveal that the final stage of the deal has been approved. Kuldeep Singh, Chairman & MD, MTNL said, "We are in discussions with both of Tata Teleservices and Aircel. The final deal will be announced soon." MTNL and BSNL, were awarded 3G spectrum a year ahead of the auction for private companies. MTNL had to cancel the earlier tender due to some regulatory issues, which is why it had invited bids from private service providers for this in June last year. The report reveals that the company had received bids from Aircel and Tata Teleser...