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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been appointed as official technology partner to the Amsterdam Marathon and has taken up the title sponsorship of the event for the five year period 2011-2015. Conceived in 1975, this event is expected to have 33.000 participants from 80 countries at the 36th edition, which takes place on 16th October 2011. It is renowned for being one of the flattest and fastest marathon courses worldwide. Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of the city, Amsterdam said, "The city of Amsterdam is proud that a prestigious international company like Tata Consultancy Services has chosen to sponsor this Marathon. This sponsorship will further strengthen the relationship between the city and TCS, therefore we look forward to the new TCS Amsterdam Marathon." Surya Kant, President, TCS North America, UK & Europe said, "Given our significant and growing presence in major markets such as the US, UK and Europe, we alway

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has rolled out Smart Temp Sensor Technology, A special coating on the fan now changes from blue to white when the ambient temperature exceeds 45 (degrees Celsius), giving users a clear indication of their system's temperature. The Smart Temp Sensor Technology's color-changing fan allows hardcore gamers and users with quieter PC setups alike to check system temperature with just a glance and adjust the system's cooling for better stability. Choosing a MSI graphics card with Smart Temp Sensor Technology means no more problems with overheating systems. Gamers often reduce the number of cooling fans in their cases to reduce noise. This may provide a quieter environment, but it also reduces airflow within the case. A simulation was used to compare a system with its normal complement of fans and a gamer's system with fewer fans. When the graphics card was operating at a full load, the GPU and graphics card components were 9 de

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SpinetiX HMP100 Hyper Media Player technology will be deployed across 3 Italia stores with support from certified distribution partner AV Store. The purpose of this installation is to standardise communications with customers and provide them with informative signage to support mobile sales, promotions and incentives. A pilot store has already successfully been built with hundreds of stores in the pipeline over the next few months. Emanuele Pollastri, MD, AVstore said, "In each of the stores, the display system comprises several LCD monitors and SpinetiX Players in various combinations. The SpinetiX Hyper Media Players powers content for each of the screens which is perfectly synchronized and manages high-definition graphics. We selected the SpinetiX HMP100 Hyper Media players thanks to their reliability, dedicated hardware and very low power consumption (only 2 watts). It has a powerful graphical engine, no moving parts and is able

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro BPO has inaugurated its first rural BPO center at Manjakkudi Village in Tamil Nadu. The Manjakkudi center has a capacity of 120 seats, and will open with a 50 seat pilot project for an international client in the retail sector. Wipro plans to expand its rural BPO operations to 500 seats by March 2013, in Tamil Nadu and to replicate this BPO model across other states in India, in the near future. The center will be focused on delivering world class outsourcing services, while connecting this rural community to the world of global business. Manjakkudi was selected due to the high levels of investment in education in the region. It benefits from more than 46 colleges within a 40 km radius where more than 13,000 students graduate from these colleges annually, thus providing a large talent pool. "Wipro's leadership has always been determined to bring opportunity to rural communities through the application of technology whether th

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS Xonar team has launched its first hi-fi USB digital-to- analog converter (DAC), the Xonar Essence One, priced at Rs. 21, 000/-. It is a high-end USB DAC with the 8x symmetrical upsampling technology, featuring a 120dB signal- to-noise ratio (SNR), audiophile-class headphone AMP and eleven operational amplifier (op- amp) design for distinct tonal customization. Hi-Fi audio achieved with the 8x symmetrical upsampling technology, while common upsampling USB DACs indistinguishably transfer various audio sources to 192kHz. The Xonar Essence One upsamples 44.1/88.2/176.4kHz input to 352.8kHz and 48/ 96/192kHz input to 384kHz symmetrically. The average SNR, of other USB DACs is about 110dB, but with a high 120dB SNR, the Xonar Essence One provides audiophiles with clearer sounds. A power supply ensures that clean power is delivered so the sharpest sound is heard. It also features a fully swappable op-amp design, unprecedented for a high end

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eScan 11 has launched 'eScan Dhinka Chika Offer 2011'- promotional offer for its channel partners, across India. This quarterly promotional activity is to end on September 30, 2011. The scheme is valid on purchase of eScan's products for SOHO & SMB. The partners in East region can qualify for SMB products. The scheme is towards rewarding our partners who have been patronizing and promoting eScan products. eScan partners can register online to qualify for this offer and will have to buy eScan products only from MicroWorld Authorized Dealers/ Distributors of their respective regions. Anil Gupta, AVP, India Sales, eScan said, "Keeping in pace with our past channel promotional offers, this offer is strategically designed to create a feel good factor among the channel community and add more benefits as well as value propositions for our partners, wherein they can achieve more benefits, accruing higher number of points. Wheth

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Host Analytics has announced its participating in the inaugural Hyderabad Marathon in support of its local office of 70 employees. Set for August 28, the marathon with Chief Guest, His Excellency Shri E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, is designed to showcase Hyderabad's status as a world-class city. By participating in the event, Host Analytics both recognizes the significance of its Hyderabad office and demonstrates the company's commitment to team fitness. Aravind Balakrishnan, Head of the Host Analytics Hyderabad office and Vice-President of Engineering, will run the full marathon of 42 km, while Mark Bauer, Vice-President of Product Management, will run a half marathon, and sixteen other employees will cover the full course in four relay teams. Among those cheering on the Host Analytics' running team will be California, USA-based CEO Jon Kondo and HR Director, Kim Morton. Jon Kondo California, USA-based CEO, H

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Gild has provided an opportunity to win the crown of India's first Tech Idol. The top developers, determined according to Gild evaluation methods, will progress through each round to compete for the grand prize comprising of a week-long VIP trip that includes flight, accommodation and spending-money, to Silicon Valley, USA, home of Oracle, Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn, and receive special tutorials from some great technology professionals. Focusing on "what you know" rather than "who you know", the competition emphasizes that skills also matter, and not merely schools or qualifications. Tests will be answerable in any major programming language. The competition is scheduled in three rounds. Round 1 will be held from 5th to 16th September, 2011; Round 2 from 19th to 25th September, 2011; and Round 3 will be held from 28th September to 5th October, 2011. Participants can register for the competition by loggin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kingston has celebrated "Independence Day" through a unique Trade Contact Program titled "A Hero is someone who understands the edge that comes with his freedom". During the 2-day program, held simultaneously in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad on August 11th and 12th, Kingston executives visited around 150-200 randomly selected Kingston retail outlets and conducted a simple 1-minute "Spot-the-freedom fighter" quiz contest. To win exciting prizes, retailers had to in one minute identify the name of Indian freedom fighters, from a poster showcasing 24 freedom fighter pictures, based on clues provided. Depending on the points scored, prizes were handed over to the retail outlet owners. Scott Chen, VP, APAC Region, Kingston Technology said, Freedom to choose is a privilege that only a free man enjoys. Through this unique contest, we can refresh memories of the efforts put in by our freedom fighters

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aircel has announced an agreement with Virtela. This agreement is to support Aircel spread its business solution portfolio to include global Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service. The service is enabled by Virtela's innovative Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC). The cloud-based application acceleration service enables enterprises to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster, leveraging industry breakthrough per-hour pricing starting at just 25 rupees per hour. Activated instantly around the globe via the highly-distributed network of LCCs, the service extends the cloud close to the end user and content source to accelerate applications immediately. With service delivery via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world, Aircel will now be able to offer application acceleration to Indian enterprises along with an array of award-winning managed services to extend and enhance their business operations

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Trivitron Healthcare has announced a strategic partnership with Hitachi Medical Systems to provide high end imaging solutions such as CT, MRI, Digital X-ray and Ultrasound systems. Dr. G. S. K. Velu, Founder & MD, Trivitron Healthcare said, "We are glad to partner with Hitachi Medical Systems who are pioneers in CT, MRI and Digital X-ray. Through this association, we will expand our imaging solutions to healthcare providers to rank amongst the top 4 players in the segment. Our goal is to become the market leader in next 3 years in Indian imaging market and the region." He also added, "Trivitron was the first to launch indigenously manufactured Ultrasound and Color Doppler from Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies which is also the first facility within Trivitron Medical Technology Park." Fujimoto Takehiro, MD, Hitachi Medical Systems said, "Trivitron's significant presence in Indian imaging market, through c

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE For delivering cloud services, Hewlett-Packard is all geared up to set up a dedicated data centre in Bangalore. The company claimed that it is expected to put up the data centre by the end of this year. Sanjay Gupta, Country Sales Head, HP shared, "The data centre would be the first of its kind from HP in India and would host and manage systems for its customers in cloud computing services. It would deliver services including public and private cloud computing." According to Leo Apothekar, CEO, Hewlett Packard, "Cloud computing will be an integral part of the approach. The Company is betting on services as it has shifted focus from hardware and consumer business (PC, smartphone and tablets)." The businesses in India are adopting cloud faster than expected as there is said to be huge opportunity for the companies in the segment in the country. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco Canada along with Ontario has entered into an agreement with an approach to increase research and development (R&D) work growth and protect the jobs of tomorrow. The mutual understanding focused at assisting both businesses and government scale up productivity through technology. Ontario is supporting Cisco Canada offer300 new R&D jobs in Toronto and Ottawa while holding 300 existing jobs. Nitin Kawale, President, Cisco Canada said, "There is enormous potential to build a solid R&D spring board in Ontario. Cisco is unique in our ability to draw upon the expertise, technology innovation and global best practices to further drive Ontario's dynamic innovation engine." Cisco is to spread its R&D projects along with provincial help to further advance Internet routing; create next-generation technology for the mobile Internet; develop new technology for the future of broadband Internet and create new ways to s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft UK PLC, Microsoft BV and Capgemini UK have been selected by Tata Steel in Europe for a project to migrate its two existing email systems to a new Europe-wide standard platform based on the Microsoft Office 365 cloud computing productivity suite. Shreekant Mokashi, Chief Group Information Services, Tata Steel said, "This move to an enterprise-ready cloud communications platform will significantly improve our ability to respond rapidly to the challenges and opportunities of today's marketplace. It will also be a significant contributor to our plans to reduce our overall IT operating costs. We found the joint Microsoft and Capgemini proposal convincing both technically and commercially and we look forward to gaining the many benefits of the new solution with speed." The two companies have a long history of customer collaboration through Capgemini's sector-specific expertise and Microsoft's innovative solutions

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Xerox has appointed Konstantin Klein, MD for Xerox India. Klein replaces Andrew Horne, who has taken a new role in Developing Market Operations for Xerox. Klein is responsible for business operations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. Klein said, "Xerox has transformed over the last few years. We have always delivered high- quality technology that enables our customers to achieve better productivity and savings, and have recently invested in delivering truly benchmark solutions and services that further differentiate us from the rest of the market. Post the ACS acquisition, Xerox is extremely well positioned to address BPO, ITO and document outsourcing services to take us to the next level. We are committed to investing in India's future as a leading exporter of innovation." To address the fast-growing services opportunities in the South Asia region, Xerox also appointed Vishal Awal, Executive Direct

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Buffalo Technology has announced the availability of the Buffalo Drive Station Velocity (HD-LXU3 Series) External Hard Drives. This device comes with a data transfer speed and serves as a perfect solution for those keen on transferring files quickly and easily. Backward compatible with USB 2.0, Buffalo Drive Station Velocity offers speed performance on account of a faster, improved USB 3.0 interface, Buffalo's "TurboPC EX" data transfer and copy utility software with a 7,200 RPM hard drive. With USB 3.0, consumers can experience digital content transfers at speeds of up to 5 Gbps for quick file transfers and backups. The unit is also optimal for users who want to restrict access to their personal drive when on a shared computer. Powerful yet easy-to-use security options include automatic hardware encryption that protects consumer data, with no loss of performance. Moreover, the eco Manager and Super Eco features help save ene

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has launched three new Dual SIM handsets which include Samsung Star II Duos (C6712), Metro DUOS (C3322) and Metro C3752. Ranjit Yadav, Country Head, Mobile & IT, Samsung Electronics, said, "The Dual-SIM market continues to be a strong focus area for us. Consumers increasingly want to stay connected with friends and family through SNS, IM and messaging while being on the move. These new dual SIM offerings from Samsung meet their needs through convenient messaging features as well as Dual SIM Standby feature that allow them to segregate their personal and professional lives. We are looking at the Dual SIM portfolio contributing at least 25 per cent to our full year mobile handset sales this year." The new Samsung Star II Duos comes with the power of Dual SIM Standby along with instant messaging, easy access to mobile applications and business related features. Its SoundAlive feature enhances earphone sound with 3D effec

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has had a large ARS operation in Endicott, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina, that reconditions or deconstructs old electronics equipment for its customers. However, this has become a global phenomenon now. In 2008, IBM Global Asset Recovery Services was recognized by the IT analyst firm IDC as one of the first recipients of its Green Recycling and Asset Disposal for the Enterprise (G.R.A.D.E.) certification. IBM's Global Asset Recovery Services (GARS), with many years of experience of managing the IT assets of IBM on a colossal scale, fully understands these needs and helps in dealing with its disposal in a much more affordable, manageable and flexible manner. Running under the tutelage of IBM Global Financing (which delivers financial services to 125,000 customers in more than 55 countries), GARS offers customers a financial opportunity with several attractive options. It offers full manufacturing capabilities, broad network

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sony India has unveiled its cutting-edge LED TV line-up powered by X-Reality. All 15 LED TV models are internet enabled. 9 LED TV models are Full HD 3D TVs providing an unparalleled 3D viewing experience. Masaru Tamagawa, MD, Sony India said, "The new Sony LED TV with its unique X- Reality picture engine will redefine television viewing once again by providing the best picture quality to the customers. BRAVIA provides complete entertainment from instant access to online video content to the immersiveness of 3D. BRAVIA is our flagship category contributing 35% to total sales. This financial year, we plan to maintain 30% market share backed by strong product line-up, aggressive marketing strategy and robust expansion plans." The 2011 BRAVIA line-up delivers instant access to online entertainment. Providing internet feature right from 22 inch to 65 inch screen size, customer can Watch, Communicate & Search the internet right in

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu has announced ex-stock availability of Fujitsu B and P series displays in India. The new line of Fujitsu B series displays are built with Environment-friendly LED technology. These displays demonstrate high efficient energy saving features including ECO operation mode and ECO standby. The P Line wide screen displays stand for picture performance with IPS (In Plane Switching) panel technology. Peak performance combined with an ergonomic design, the 0-Watt power- save mode and efficient features like the light sensor for automatic brightness adjustment and AutoPivot make the P Line unrivaled. Energy saving solutions with 0.0 watt power consumption in standby mode (with DVI and VGA), ECO button direct access to power saving operation mode The B Line offers usability for intensive office usage. The flexible, height adjustable B Line displays are the ideal solution for long-term working sessions. New power- saving technologies set a sta