VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zomato.com has launched a mobile application for Nokia smartphones. The search application allows users to search for nearby restaurants based on the user's location. Available for free on the Ovi store (http://store.ovi.com/search?q=zomato), the application replicates all features of the website and lets the user look at the menus, contact details, reviews, photographs, location and discounts for restaurants on the phone itself. With the launch of the app for Nokia, Zomato.com has further extended its user reach in the Indian mobile space. zomato has application on all major smartphone platforms-Android, Blackberry, iOS and now Nokia as well. The website is present in 10 cities across India - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Chandigarh. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS Technology has announced the commencement of its 21-city roadshow to promote its recently launched ASUS X101 super thin netbook. The ASUS team would be covering these 21 cities in 24 days. The roadshow is designed to promote ASUS X101 and to help the channel partners in maximizing their success. In addition, the roadshow will also highlight how ASUS has designed a roadmap to create a win-win proposition for itself and its channel partners. The tour is being organized in cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Indore, Calicut, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Patna, Shillong, Guwahati, Aurangabad, Pune, Jaipur, Coimbatore and Lucknow. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has selected G4S as the Security Screening Contractor for the delivery of Airport Screening Services in the Pacific Region. G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) will provide services at 20 airports, including Vancouver International Airport. Grahame Gibson, COO G4S plc &CEO, Americas Region, said, "The contract with CATSA represents a great opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of partnering over the long term. We look forward to delivering high quality services that promote an efficient screening process and a positive passenger experience, while working with CATSA to continuously improve and innovate." The 5-year contract (with an option to extend for up to an additional five years) is valued at more than CAD$400M over the initial five-year term. Screening services will commence on 1st November 2011. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos has announced the midyear threat report of high-profile hacking attacks against governments and corporations have dominated the security landscape in 2011. The result is that other security issues which could pose a greater threat to businesses, governments and consumers such as fake anti-virus, search engine poisoning and social networking scams have received far less attention therefore slipped beneath the radar. With a new malware threat seen almost every half second, it's vital to understand how these new threats work and how to build the proper defenses. "2011 has seen a continued massive uptick in the volume of malware in which the Web is the dominant vector for both targeted and mass-scale attacks. The virulence of attacks such as fake AV requires a prompt move by IT organizations and consumers to employ more layered Web protection and defenses to reduce the attack surface of the devices they use." said, Mark Har

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion (RIM) has unveiled a new version of its BlackBerry App World application. Although currently in the beta Phase, the BlackBerry App World 3.0 comes with a different look than its predecessor and brings some improvisations to impress its users. BlackBerry has tried to keep it as simple as possible with the new application. The interface of the new app has been made touch friendly with bigger icons and gesture based controls. A search bar has been included right on top of the application with a new and refined search engine. Users can simply search the application based on the name, developer and even the price. Besides, the newer application also gets grouping of the similar apps in the form of tabs like games, application, and themes. Also featuring on the home page is an app banner that suggests applications to the users on the basis of popularity and users can also see 25 top apps in each category. Users can head straigh

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, nearly 13 million subscribers have changed their service provider using the Mobile Number Portability facility since November 2010. Maximum number of porting requests have come from Gujarat (12.98 lakh) followed by Maharashtra (10.32 lakh) till June 30. About 10.5 million subscribers had used MNP as on May 31, claimed sources. TRAI also said the total wireless subscriber base increased from 840.28 million in May to 851.70 million at the end of June, a growth of 1.36 per cent. Of the total 851.70 million subscribers, only 594.77 million subscribers were active subscribers. The proportion of active subscribers is approximately 69.83 per cent of the total wireless subscriber base reported by the service providers. Idea leads the tally with 92.48 per cent of its total user base in the active category. Bharti Airtel has 88.77 per cent while Etisalat DB is at the bottom with 34.84 per cent.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bizz Group has launched Biz Book, an 8-inch tablet computer. The tablet PC weighs 520 gm with 1.2 GHz. Telechips processor and comes with Android 2.3 Operating System, available in two variants. The 3G variant is price at Rs. 18,000 and the WiFi one at Rs.15,000. "We are focussing on the five metros to begin with. We are planning to sell 5,000 pieces initially. The company would set up a Rs. 10-crore manufacturing facility at the Hardware Park here in the next one year. We are in the process of acquiring land for the purpose." Nidhin Rao Polsani, Chief Executive Officer, Bizz Group, said. The company is to offer tablets at discounted price for students and on equated monthly installments. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has announced the simultaneous launch of its 3G services in 24 major towns of Haryana. With this, Airtel customers in Haryana will now be able to join the 3-million-strong base of customers in India that are already leveraging the world class Airtel 3G experience to enjoy a host of exciting capabilities including Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming of videos and social networking on the go. Airtel also offers high speed USB data cards that provide customers with 3G access on laptops. To help customer get a first hand understanding of the Airtel 3G advantage and the various services that it enables, 10 experience zones have been set up in select cities across Haryana. Airtel 3G services are now available across 24 major towns across Haryana including Ambala, Panipat, Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Jind and Sonipat. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has announced Merc Monsoon Regional Schemes for its Reseller from Kobian. This scheme is valid from 1st July 2011 to 30th September 2011 for the purchases billed out from Inspan Infotech. Gifts can be Mercury or IXA products of equivalent value or any other brand. However above scheme cannot be merged or clubbed with any other scheme that may be running at that time. Kobian reserves all rights of execution, alternation and will entertain all the scheme claims directly from partners. Kobian has exclusively launched 2 different schemes for South & East and North & West regions of India. Standard pricing and warranty clauses are applicable on the products as announced from Kobian. These products are available ex-stock across in all regional offices of Inspan in the country. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To motivate the sales force of business partners, Emerson Network Power has announced the "Liebert Warrior Programme 2.0" and "We Care" channel schemes. The schemes are designed to extend incentives to the workforce of its 70+ Enterprise Business Partners and 40+ Network Solution Providers in India. The "Liebert Warrior Programme 2.0" will reward sales representatives of EBPs and NSPs who achieve pre-defined sales targets, while service representatives will be incentivized under "We Care" for closing deals with existing customers during service visits. The new programme is exclusively dedicated to selling Emerson Network Power's solutions in the Indian market. Partners can register their best performing representatives on Emerson Network Power's channel portal. The representatives will be provided a unique user ID and password to upload sales data, supporting invoice, and details of leads pas

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has completed three years of its 10-year strategic outsourcing agreement with Apollo Munich Health Insurance (AMHI). IBM collaborated with AMHI to transform its IT infrastructure and align it to business goals. The deal, valued at Rs.196 crore over 10 years, has enabled AMHI, to manage their complex multi application environment and create a stable, scalable processing operation. "We turned to IBM to help transform our core IT infrastructure and build best practices to keep pace with rapid business growth projections and add to our competitiveness in the marketplace. Over the last three years, through IBMs robust delivery, we have increased our operational efficiencies and business uptime resulting in high levels of customer satisfaction. Our relationship with IBM has grown from strength to strength allowing us to focus on the core operations while leaving IT management to an expert," said, Antony Jacob, CEO, Apollo Munich H

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With the aim of enhancing broadband services in the country, ZTE Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Under the partnership, ZTE will deploy ultra high-speed ADSL2+ and next-generation VDSL2+ broadband devices across BSNL's network in 15 circles. This deployment will expand the reach and quality of BSNL's fixed network broadband services across the country and address the requirements of future multimedia broadband services there. ZTE has already deployed over 3 million subscriber broadband units for BSNL. Eighty per cent of the networks equipped with these units utilize ADSL2+, with the remaining 20 per cent using VDSL2+. Combined with this project, ZTE will command 40 to 45 per cent of BSNL's DSL market share. Cui Liangjun, CEO, ZTE India, said, "ZTE has been closely associated with BSNL for over a decade across multiple telecom projects, and this latest initiative

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has introduced the new HP TouchSmart 610 All-in-One PC. The PC features wide-angle, LED backlit LCD screen providing optimal viewing angles, even when reclined, a 23-inch (57.5 cms) diagonal high-definition (HD) display. "The TouchSmart 610 All-in-One PC has been designed to provide a holistic touch-enabled entertainment experience to our users and serve as a one-stop shop for all their computing needs. Its sleek reclining design with adaptable features makes it an ideal choice for users across age groups who are looking at flexibility and convenience," said Vinay Awasthi, Sr. Director - Product & Marketing (PSG), HP India. The TouchSmart610 Consumer PC has touch optimized applications from Facebook, Twitter, as well as HP's RecipeBox, webcam and music applications where users can add new applications via the TouchSmart Apps Centre. The PC will be available for Rs.74,150/- in India. For More Details See www.varindia.