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Netxcell unveils OBD

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Netxcell Limited has launched Netxcell's Video Outbound Dialing (OBD) platform which will give a new dimension to video messaging. Netxcell's Video OBD can be customized to deliver rich Video content to 3G subscribers enhancing not only the overall user experience but also making the impact of the content far more effective in a cost-efficient manner. Telecom operators/enterprises opting to offer this service can enable their customers and target audience to innovatively deliver video content - be it for information, entertainment, crisis situation management, market a product, communication of company progress or updates, shareholder communication, customer relationship management and any other application to reach out to their customers, shareholders, general public, amongst others. Netxcell's Video OBD platform can launch push-campaigns that use outbound video dialling or pull-campaigns that entice the user to make a video ca...

Connectiva Systems brings Mobile Analytics

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Connectiva Systems Inc. has unveiled Connectiva Mobile Analytics, as a part of its customer experience analytics platform. This end-to-end application suite allows telecom operators to understand data, content and application consumption across all mobile portals and channels. The suite includes the following key modules- Premium Content Analyzer, Mobile Web Analyzer, and Mobile Application Analyzer. Anandan Jayaraman, Chief Product & Marketing Officer, Connectiva Systems said, "Connectiva Mobile Analytics is a unique offering that helps operators address growing needs to understand subscriber activity related to data services. With smart phone proliferation and the explosion of data on mobile networks, enhanced customer and network intelligence has the potential to shape the future of both telecommunications and advertising industries.' For More Details See www.varindia.com

'What's Happening?' Twitter

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Twitter has introduced its own photo-sharing tool, which allows users to add images to their tweets. The feature first began dribbling out to users after it was introduced in June. Users will now find a camera icon on the bottom of the 'What's Happening?" box on Twitter.com. Clicking it will let users select a picture to upload, which they can then preview before sending it to the world. Tweets containing photos include a link to pic.twitter.com, along with a thumbnail of the attached picture. Twitter's photo-sharing is powered by Photo bucket, which will host all uploaded images. Photos can be up to 3 MB. Depending on their size, they may affect the amount of text, usually up to 140 characters, that the user can tweet. The photo feature isn't yet available for mobile users. Apple's new mobile OS features Twitter integration, essentially making it the default social network for iOS users. Users will be able to shar...

Samsung expands GALAXY Smartphones along with NVIDIA

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NVIDIA and Samsung Electronics has released its latest GALAXY smartphone, the GALAXY R, which sports a 4.19-inch screen, features the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile super chip and the Android 2.3 operating system. The GALAXY R also features a GeForce GPU for fast Web browsing with hardware-accelerated Adobe Flash Player support, full HD video and console-quality gaming. Using the GALAXY R, consumers can multitask efficiently, surf the Web quickly with fast-loading pages and Flash-based content and enjoy HD movies. They can also access Tegra-optimized games through the Tegra Zone app on Android Market. Michael Rayfield, GM, NVIDIA's mobile business said, "Samsung's newest super phone shows off Tegra's multimedia power, and is a great example of what consumers expect from one of the world’s top phone makers." The GALAXY R is available in Sweden, and is coming to other regions soon, including North & Eastern Europe, South East...

ANSYS FEM Software selected by DENSO

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DENSO has selected ANSYS FEM software to standardize and expedite product development globally, enabling the company to cut costs and boost competitiveness in a tough marketplace. DENSO is to use the CAE software to increase efficiency and enhance product quality across its portfolio, which includes automotive powertrains, advanced electronics, thermal systems, refrigerators and air conditioners. DENSO underwent a rigorous benchmarking process in choosing ANSYS, then selected the solution because of its advanced analytical abilities for structural linear, nonlinear and dynamics analysis; its ability to model with elements, its library of material models and equation solvers; and its scalability in efficiently modeling a range of engineering problems and scenarios. DENSO found the support provided by long-term ANSYS channel partner Cybernet Systems especially valuable. HansKurt Lubberstedt, VP, Asia operations, ANSYS said, "The automoti...

ASUS spreads Onsite Service network to 100 Locations

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS Technology has spread its reach to 100 Indian cities from the previous 54 locations across the country. These onsite service locations will provide Support and Service for the entire range of ASUS Notebooks and Eee PCs. Consumers, who reside within the 40km radius of the nearest ASUS service center in the 100major cities across India can now avail Onsite Service without any extra charges. With the introduction of this facility, consumers can save their valuable time and resources by simply calling the TOLL Free Number. The introduction of this Onsite Support and Service facility promises to make lives of consumers easier as they just have to call up on the toll free number at 1800-2090-365 and a service engineer will visit their premises. To ensure complete customer satisfaction, ASUS will proactively call back the customer within a week of call resolution & derive feedback and suggestions thus helping to further streamline the pr...

Airtel spreads its 3G network

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has expanded its 3G services in 42 more towns of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh under the second phase of roll out. Airtel 3G services will now be available in a total of 54 towns of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after the successful roll out in the second phase which covered Ratlam, Sagar, Satna, Rewa, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Ujjain, Harda, Bina, Singrauli and Sejbahar. Rajnish Kaul, Chief Executive Officer, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Bharti Airtel Ltd said, "As we make 3G services available to 42 more towns, more and more customers across Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will be empowered with high speed capabilities that will bring them closer to an all new world of possibilities. With a commitment towards delivering an unmatched service and network experience, we look forward to delighting our 3G customers with a host of innovative capabilities including Mobile TV, video calls, video streaming and social network...

D-Link intros high speed Wireless N USB Adapter

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE D-Link has introduced D-Link DWA-135 - Wireless N USB Adapter. Based on 802.11n technology, DWA-135 offers fast wireless connection with superior reception & allows users to Stream content up to 300Mbps. D-Link DWA-135 features 'Wi-Fi Protected Setup button' that provides a quick and secure wireless connection at the push of a button. The Wireless Connection Manager in the device is designed to save time. Further with the wireless mobility offered by this travel-sized Wireless N USB Adapter (DWA-135), one can quickly and securely get connected to a wireless network while on the go. D-Link DWA-135 is currently available all across India at an MRP of Rs.1199/- and come with 1 year warranty. For More Details See www.varindia.com

Zebronics unveils ZebMate Cinema3.0+

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Top Notch Infotronix, under the brand 'Zebronics, has enhanced their line-up of premium portable media players with the launch of the ZebMate Cinema3.0+, a touchscreen model that supports 720P HD video. With the advanced LCD display and sound, the ZebMate Cinema 3.0+ takes the Zebronics product portfolio into a new market segment of high quality in low cost and simple, intuitive user interface. Weighing 52gms and with 4GB memory in-built, it has a micro-SD card slot that enables capacity to be expanded by up to 16GB. The Lithium polymer battery is rated for uninterrupted play of up to 9.5 hours for audio and 2.5 hours for video, long enough to enjoy a full movie without a break for re-charging. The 3.0-inch color TFT screen has 400x240 pixels. The Zebmate Cinema 3.0+ supports most of the video and audio formats like mpeg-1/2, mpeg4 xvid, divx, h263/264, wmv9/vc-1, rmvb, mp3, wma, ogg, flac, ape, aac, ac3, atra, dts. The pack includes h...

Newgen launches Shrink-wrapped products

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Newgen Software Technologies Limited has launched Shrink-wrapped versions of its best of breed products OmniDocsO, OmniScanO and SAP Image Enablement Solution in the ECM space. Newgen has introduced more user-friendly and quick-to-deploy Shrink-wrapped versions of the products which will pave the way for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to achieve operational excellence, reduce business cycle time and enhance productivity. Diwakar Nigam, CEO, Newgen Software said, "Newgen's Shrink-wrapped products will enable our partners and clients to achieve quick and easy deployment of the software, and leverage the capabilities of our proven ECM expertise. The latest version enables organizations to effectively manage people, processes and transactions to achieve operational excellence and reduced Turn Around Time." Manojit Majumdar, VP -Channel Sales commented, "Newgen is working towards taking the enterprise class solutions to t...

Inspan rolls BlueEye Tracking Traveler 9000 Mouse from Genius

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has launched Blue Eye Tracking Traveler 9000 Mouse from Genius. It uses BlueEye tracking technology. The Traveler 9000 2.4GHz auto-frequency-hopping technology reduces interference for ultimate smoothness. 1200 dpi is set right for accuracy and control. Stick-N-Go mount feature keeps the mouse stationary when moving around. The power switch extends the battery life. Traveler 9000 comes with 4 vibrant colors: black, blue, yellow and ruby. Traveler 9000 is compatible with Windows 7/Vista/XP or Mac OSX 10.4+ and it requires an available USB port as its basic requirement. The package contains Traveler 9000, USB receiver, AAA alkaline battery, Stick-N-Go mount and multi-language user's manual. Sudhir S, MD, Inspan Infotech said, "This 2.4Ghz BlueEye Traveler 9000 has a perfect look to suite professional and personal notebooks. With Stick-N-Go feature the customer has to just stick the mouse on to the note book and he ca...

Digi-Key and Everlight Electronics in distribution agreement

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Digi-Key Corporation and Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. have inked a global distribution agreement. Everlight's lighting solutions are available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites. Mark Zack, VP, Semiconductors, Digi-Key Corporation said, "With this agreement, Digi-Key has recognized our customer's strong demand for Everlight products. By offering Everlight's top quality LED and lighting solutions, we are able to meet the design and supply chain needs of the engineering and purchasing communities. "Our customers expect worldwide availability and support for our products. We are convinced that Digi-key is a strong partner for the broadening of our sales channels. Digi-Key's position as a premier online catalog and e-commerce distributor allows both Everlight and Digi-Key the opportunity to serve an expanding global customer base. Digi-Key's ability to quickly deliver Everlight products to design ...

Infotech, IIT-H signs pact

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infotech Enterprises Ltd has signed an agreement with Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) to facilitate the institute's students to get exposure to live projects and scope to get internships. Infotech would also help in designing the curriculum for under-graduate and post-graduate programmes in order to enable the institute align with industry requirements. The agreement, signed by B.V.R Mohan Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of Infotech Enterprises and Prof. U.B. Desai, Director of IIT, would help Infotech and IIT to conduct joint research and development and consultancy projects. "Strong R&D capabilities and quality technical talent would be the key differentiators for success of the engineering services industry in the highly competitive world. We need to create a strong eco-system for the industry and the academia to cooperate for the benefit of all stake holders - students, faculty, industry and society,...

Nokia to flourish Chennai facility

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Siemens Networks would expand its manufacturing facility in Oragadam near Chennai from 35,000 to 55,000 square metres and increase the number of product lines by five to 33. The expansion would increase the manufacturing capacity, allowing the company to export approximately 37% of the facility's production across the Asia Pacific. Since its inception in 2008, the company has invested over $75 million in the Chennai plant that has rolled out more than 860,000 units. The expansion will enable the company to manufacture and distribute new multi-radio and LTE products, among other equipment such as GSM and LTEready 3G base stations and its FlexiPacket radio. "This expansion will strengthen India's position as one of our major manufacturing hubs in the Asia Pacific," said Ashish Chowdhary, Head of India and Customer Operations East, Nokia Siemens Network. For More Details see www.varindia.com

Oracle Solaris 11 Express available on Exadata Database Machines X2-2 and X2-8

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle has unveiled that Oracle Solaris 11 Express is available on Oracle Exadata Database Machines X2-2 and X2-8. Customers can take advantage of the mission-critical reliability, scalability, and security of Oracle Solaris to run their online transaction processing (OLTP), data warehousing and consolidated workloads on the x86-based Oracle Exadata systems. With Oracle Exadata, Oracle Solaris customers can rapidly deploy an engineered system to manage the largest and most critical database applications, enabling them to run up to 10x faster with the rock solid stability that Oracle Solaris consistently delivers. Tim Shetler, VP, Product Management, Oracle said, "Customers have eagerly awaited Oracle Exadata running Oracle Solaris. Customers running Oracle Solaris environments can take advantage of Oracle Exadata in conjunction with their deep expertise and knowledge of Oracle Solaris systems to deliver extreme data warehousing and OLT...

Patriotic offers from BSNL

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering special content on BSNL LiVE on the occasion of 64 years of Independence and Raksha Bandhan. The special content on BSNL Live includes speeches of great leaders, patriotic songs, Bollywood and regional movies and wallpapers of freedom fighters. BSNL is also offering Bollywood songs for Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi greetings, virtual Rakhi, music videos etc. The new and popular movies with patriotic significance will also be offered at a reduced price of Rs. 25. A new movie will be offered on a daily basis at a reduced price of Rs. 25. BSNL has created separate sections on its WAP portal for this special content. It is available from 10 August to 20 August 2011. For More Details See www.varindia.com

Nokia brings treat for Midival Punditz’s fans in India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As a treat to all Midival Punditz fans in India, Nokia presents an opportunity to download the band's first full-fledged film album from Nokia Ovi Store. The digital edition of the tracks from their upcoming film "Soundtrack", produced by SAREGAMA, will be available exclusively to the Nokia Ovi Store users till Aug 15, 2011. Post this, the album will be available on other conventional channels. Speaking about the offer, Jasmeet Gandhi, Head - Services Marketing, Nokia India, said, "Nokia's Ovi Music Store has always offered the latest and the most versatile content for Indian music fans. We are extremely pleased to partner with SAREGAMA to offer our consumers an opportunity to be the first ones to download Midival Punditz's album from an upcoming movie that promises to be a refreshing change for all Bollywood music fans." "Soundtrack, Saregama's latest film, as its name suggests, has music playing...

HP and Intel to launch the "Make IT Happen"

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP, in collaboration with Intel Corp, has announced the India launch of its integrated digital campaign, "Make IT Happen: See Real Results" aimed at small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the country. Created in collaboration with the media partner CBSi, the campaign this year will see HP Personal Systems Group engaging and supporting SMBs across the region through a dedicated interactive microsite (http://in.we-makeithappen.com). The platform will serve as a one-stop online information centre, where SMBs will have quick access to customer case studies, videos streams, product information and other resources aimed at helping small business owners achieve real business results. In conjunction with the launch of the campaign, HP and Intel are also running "The Small Business BIG IT Challenge", which aims to showcase how existing SMBs are taking their businesses to the next level with technology. It gives the participants a...

Objet gets official representation through Redington in India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE After HP Indigo, Objet becomes part of the Redignton's Graphic Solution Business. Objet Asia Pacific Ltd., the subsidiary of Objet Ltd., has announced Redington India Limited as its master distributor for India. Redington India will distribute Objet's 3D printing systems and products across the country. Kasturi Rangan, President, Redington India, said, "It is an honour for us to be associated with Objet, the global leader in 3D printing and rapid prototyping. While we recognize that the 3D printing industry is at a nascent stage in India, at the same time we see immense potential in this sector. Using Objet's advanced, high-quality yet cost-efficient 3D printing solutions, we are certain that we will add value to customers seeking to optimize their product development process and improve time to market for new products." Ashan Dhunna, Sales Director for India & ME at Objet Asia Pacific, said, "We are extremel...

Samsung announces new GALAXY Tabs

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Finally, India witnesses the launch of much-awaited GALAXY Tab 750 and GALAXY Tab 730, from the Samsung's stable. The thinnest mobile tablets, measuring just 8.6 millimetres, feature Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface implemented on the Android 3.1 (Honeycomb) platform, offering faster and smoother transitions between different applications. It allows more intuitive navigation to and from home screens and broader support of USB accessories. "The GALAXY Tab 750 and 730 are remarkable examples of Samsung's continuous innovation and commitment to designing products that fit the unique needs of consumers across the world. By combining Samsung's innovations in design and display with our exciting new user experience, we have created a new class of products that will lead the tablet market in India as in the world," said J. S. Shin, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia. "Consumers all over the world are ...