VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has joined hands with Reliance Media Works and Hollywood director John Bonito to unveil the first 3D mass media ad campaign across India to promote its fastest wireless Broadband Reliance Netconnect speed. The campaign seeks to establish the "Speed credentials and product superiority of Reliance Netconnect's latest hi-speed wireless Internet product in a very edgy, exhilarating and engaging way. The campaign reiterates the fact of being the fastest wireless broadband in the country with speed up to 28mbps. Sanjay Behl, Group Head, Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications, said, "With our world- class network quality and wireless data penetration in over 1,000 towns, we are confident of delivering the fastest Wireless Broadband speed in the country, tested at levels of up to 28 MBPS, powered by the superior MIMO technology. The ad campaign demonstrates that Reliance Netconnect's GSM and CDMA wi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dish TV made DTH portability a reality with the launch of 'Dish Freedom', a conditional access module (CAM) device. A pioneering and revolutionary device, 'Dish Freedom' will enable DTH customers to opt for the quality services of Dish TV instead of their existing DTH operator without having to change their set-top boxes. The device is priced at Rs. 990/- and is bundled with an annual subscription of Dish Freedom pack of 95 channels and services worth Rs. 600/- 'Dish Freedom'. This easy to use service is quick to install- by just plugging the device into the CI slot of the set top box; consumer can instantly begin receiving all of Dish TV's channel and entertainment offerings. Dish Freedom will work on all kinds of DTH platforms including MPEG2 & MPEG4. Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dish TV India said, "TRAI mandates interoperability in the DTH licensing norms and it is obligatory for all operators to...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Softcell Technologies Ltd has accomplished Symantec Specializations in Data Protection, Enterprise Security, Storage Management, Data Loss Prevention and Small and Midsized Business (SMB). Symantec Specializations recognize and reward partners who have built expertise around a particular technology or market solution. Softcell is a Symantec Platinum Partner. According to Sunil Dalal, Managing Director of Softcell, "For over a decade, Softcell has been working closely with Symantec to guarantee successful delivery and support of Symantec solutions to customers. Symantec Specializations are a key step forward in enabling our engineers to provide expert consulting, integration and technical support." Ajay Goel, MD, India & SAARC, Symantec said, "Symantec Specializations were designed to recognize partners' investment in Symantec and reward their expertise in key technology solutions. Softcell has demonstrated a deep inve...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon is experiencing a fall in the sale of its inkjet printer in the domestic market, diminishing personal computer sales as well, but it is believed to reverse the trend from October through household sales. Canon is said to promote the sales of inkjet printers to household users through exclusive retail showroom 'Canon Image Square'. Canon India President & Chief Executive, Kensaku Konishi shared, "With PC market saturating, the function of inkjets is also diminishing and so are their sales. Declining PC market is threatening this segment now, but using inkjet multifunction and new products we will try to increase sales again from the fourth quarter (beginning October). At the moment our market share of inkjet printer is around 15 percent. We will try to acquire 20 percent by end of this year. The domestic digital printing market is around Rs. 1,000 crore and growing at 25 pc annually. Our market share in laser printer ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Actuate Corporation has announced a global alliance with Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd (L&T Infotech) to deploy BIRT and ActuateOne-based custom Business Intelligence and information applications for the financial services, construction, infrastructure and manufacturing industries to grow their pipeline of mutual clients. L&T Infotech is to train its employees in ActuateOne and BIRT as well. Pete Cittadini, President & CEO, Actuate Corporation said, "L&T Infotech and Actuate share many common traits which we believe will ensure early success. L&T Infotech is one of the fastest growing global IT services companies and BIRT is emerging as the fastest growing BI technology in terms of license revenue growth. This momentum, paired with the fact that over 40 per cent of application developers in India are already using or plan to use BIRT within the next 12 months, represents a great opportunity for L&T Infotech a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ricoh India has tie-ups with 300 channel partners and 800 employees in the country at present. According to, Tetsuya Takano, MD & CEO, Ricoh India, The Company is to enumerate 200 more channel partners to upgrade its reach among various industry verticals in the country. Ricoh India is said to empower 100 people approx to thrive its sales team in the country. AT Rajan, Associate VP (Marketing), Ricoh said, "We plan to hire 100 sales consultants in this financial year. This will be mid-level hiring and we are looking for people with more than three years experience in this domain." The company has rolled out new models of Laser printers, including A4 multi-function printers (MFP) viz SP 1210N- a single function network Laser Printer priced at Rs. 9,900; SP 1200SF- is a A4 MFP that prints, scans, copies and faxes A4 size documents and is priced at Rs. 17,000 and SP 1200S- functions as a printer, scanner and copier with a standar...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Authorities of China have terminated 6,600 websites for dishonest public relations campaigns against the business rivals of their clients. As per Ministry of Information Technology- maximum of these websites comprised crooked groups which destroyed online news stories and posts content with negative influences or hiring other netizens to spread certain kinds of information or opinions on the internet. Industry and commerce departments all over the country reported 150 cases on illegal online PR deals and seized more than 1.13 million Yuan in a campaign launched in April. According to industry buzz, Absolute figures unveils that more than 790,000 online posts and articles, 1.65 million cached pages containing illegal online PR content had been destroyed during the campaign as of the end of June. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Chief Operating Officer, P Rajendran and Vice-President, Unnikrishnan K Raghavan of NIIT has opened a cloud-learning campus in Kochi. Three courses-GNIIT, GNIIT for engineering students and post-graduate programme in IT (PGPIT) are offered in the NIIT Cloud Campus. This advanced approach enables students to study beyond the schedule of the classrooms. Student will be given a netbook, a digital courseware and a fully paid data card after enrollment. They can access the cloud-learning network consisting of study materials using a netbook or a mobile device at any time and place. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sandvine has opened a new office in Bangalore, India. Sandvine's Network Policy Control products and solutions are designed to make the Internet better. "Our new presence in India is an indication of our commitment to the region and is a move towards solidifying our global footprint. Sandvine has helped over 200 Internet service providers in over 85 countries worldwide and we are excited to play a part in bringing better broadband to subscribers in India," said Dave Caputo, CEO, Sandvine. Brad Siim, COO, VP Engineering & Co-Founder, Sandvine said, "In a rapidly growing marketplace, Internet service providers in India need to be able to meet explosive broadband demand, with a quick go-to-market strategy. Sandvine's solutions address this need, and make the difference between the success or failure of the provider by helping achieve sustained profitability. We've helped many companies overcome these industry ch...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS has rolled out Giant Lion Scheme for its channel partners. The scheme is valid only on ASUS Notebooks till 30th September 2011and is applicable to all partners, who directly buy from ASUS authorized National and Regional Distributors. Under the program, if a partner buys 26 units, he would win a 3-night trip to Pattaya and if he picks up 50 units, he would have a choice of opting for a 3-night trip either to Dubai or Tashkent. If the partner procures 150 units, then he can avail a 5-night trip to Europe. "We have been acknowledging the contribution of our partners towards the growth of our business in India through various incentive programs. Introduction of Giant Lion Scheme is one such initiative in that direction. It also reiterates our commitment for the channel community," said Unaez Quraishi, Sales & Distribution Director, System Business Group, ASUS (India). For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kritkal has displayed its revolutionary products, Trazer (Traffic Analyzer and Enumerator) and KLiPR (Kritikal Licence Plate Recognition system) at the annual Intelligent Transportation System event InTranSe 2011 in Mumbai (IIT Powai). KLiPR is the state-of-the-art automated number plate recognition system that enables real time identification of vehicles by capturing and analyzing moving vehicles number plate using live camera feeds. KLiPR is based on advanced pattern recognition, image processing and artificial intelligence techniques. The system uses Kritikal's proprietary localization & segmentation algorithms for detection and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine for reading number plates in any language. It integrates seamlessly with physical access control devices like boom barriers and sliding gates. Trazer is a non-intrusive video processing system that enables counting, classification and verification in dense traff...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mercury has launched the high-speed 1.2 GHz 3-Core processor, Mercury mTab. Mercury mTab is an infotainment power device that does everything from web access, email, videos, music, games, e-books and much more. Optional 3G slot and extendable memory up to 32 GB makes it a complete tablet in the present market. mTab incorporates Wi-Fi feature, which supports IEEE 802.11b/g for convenient browsing anywhere in the Wi-Fi spots and is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and 512MB RAM along with a 4 GB inbuilt storage. With a built-in 1.3mega pixel front camera, video conferencing and creating videos can easily be done, while the mPad is also capable of playing videos continuously for 4 hours and supporting all photo and music formats. It measures 19.3cm X 11.7cm X 1.4cm, has a 7-inch WVGA TFT LCD touch display, G sensor screen rotation for 3D G-games and weighs just 400gms. Sushmita Das, Country Manager, Kobian India, said, "At Mercury, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has appointed Nicholas Seow as the new President and Country Manager of Singapore and Brunei. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving Ericsson's business with local operators and their regional activities across the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Seow joined Ericsson in 2005 and is the first Singaporean to be appointed president & country manager of Singapore and Brunei. Prior to this position, he was vice-president for the Ericsson SingTel account in Singapore. "Under Seow's leadership, we are confident that we will be able to further strengthen Ericsson's position in Singapore and Brunei. The Singapore and Brunei markets present exciting possibilities for us to support customers with innovative new services and solutions, especially in mobile broadband, LTE, and industry verticals. Seow's expertise in business sales and solutions will enable us to capitalize on these opportunities, and will enab...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tech Data has announced that it will distribute a range of IBM cloud computing hardware and software products and services to resellers under a deal announced by the two companies. Tech Data will provide the IBM offerings, including the IBM Smart Business Cloud and Smart Business desktop on the IBM Cloud services, through the distributor's TDCloud business. "Tech Data has aligned with IBM to offer cloud solutions that enable resellers to implement a private cloud, as well as offer them the opportunity to sell IBM public cloud services such as Smart Cloud Enterprise and Managed Backup Cloud," said Chuck Bartlett, Vice-President & General Manager, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Tech Data. "Our relationship with Tech Data is a key factor for our successful alignment with IBM and choosing them as our primary software partner. Tech Data's IBM software group has been instrumental in ensuring we are utilizing all of...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro has launched the Andhra Pradesh State Data Centre (APSDC), a Mission Mode Project under the national e-governance plan. It was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Kiran Kumar Reddy, in the presence of Shri Sanjay Jaju, IAS, Secretary to Government, IT&C, and Shri Sanjay Kumar, IAS, Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Technology Services (APTS). The State Data Centre will host applications and data of various state departments to enable automation of government and citizen services. Spread across 9,000 sq. ft., the Data Centre (DC) has a storage capacity of 50 TB, expandable to 200 TB. Shri Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Hon'ble Minister of IT&C, said, "We are pleased to announce the successful commissioning of the Andhra Pradesh State Data Centre (APSDC) built by Wipro. The state-of-the-art Data Centre is equipped with complete redundancy and all set to power the State Government's technol...