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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NVIDIA has announced the dates and venue for "GTC Asia," the next event in NVIDIA's international series of GPU Technology Conference (GTC) events which focuses on the latest advances and research in science, academic and commercial fields enabled by GPU computing. GTC Asia, which will take place at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Dec. 14-15, builds on the success of recent GTC events in Israel, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan, which drew thousands of attendees across a broad range of industries and disciplines. The comprehensive two-day agenda will include keynotes, roundtable discussions, presentations, an emerging companies summit, academic posters, tutorials, and more than 60 instructional sessions. The sessions, which will be conducted in both Chinese and English, are intended for developers, programmers and research scientists working on complex computational problems by harnessing the power of GPUs. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Matrix Comsec has announced interoperability of Cetis make Teledex and TeleMatrix IP-Phones with its range of hospitality IP-PBXs. The TeleMatrix and Teledex range of IP phones were tested by Matrix's R&D team and are now interoperable with Matrix IP-PBX. The testing included interoperability of basic and advanced call management feature transparency between IP-PBX and IP-Phones. Matrix ETERNITY is a feature-rich IP-PBX designed to meet the diverse communication needs of hospitality industry. It incorporates specialized hospitality module, third-party PMS and CAS support and many other utilitarian and productivity enhancing features along with support for PSTN, GSM/3G, ISDN and IP networks. The IP-PBX actively contributes in routine functioning of the hotel with the increased staff mobility and productivity. "Matrix has developed a fine range of IP-Phones compatible with IP-PBXs, to further increase customer value, we have iden...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Westpac Life NZ Limited (Westpac) has selected TCS BaNCS Insurance to assist the financial institution to upgrade and transform its Life Insurance software platform. Kevin Crowley, Head of Insurance, Westpac, said, "After an extensive evaluation process, we selected TCS BaNCS Insurance solution due to its flexibility, ease of configuration and strategic technical fit with our insurance-related business requirements. The transformation programme will enable the insurance business to respond rapidly to the changing market conditions as well as offer improved levels of service to Westpac's customers." Pradipta Pandit, Product Head - TCS Financial Solutions, said, "We are delighted to be working with Westpac to introduce new and exciting insurance products in New Zealand. The innovative platform will provide Westpac the ability to define, configure and launch new products in a swift and efficient style. Our experienced del...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Indiatimes Shopping has crossed Rs.1-crore a day mark in sales and clocked over Rs.20 crore in July. Rishi Khiani, CEO, Times Internet Ltd., said, "With a comprehensive range of products, the best deals and our reliable and timely service initiatives like the next-day delivery promise we have been seeing a constant rise in our sales. We will continue to build on these strengths that our customers have come to expect from us. Our mission is to delight each and every customer on our portal." The top-selling category on the site is the mobile phone, with 40 per cent of the sales coming from this category alone. Closely following on its heels are computers, mobile accessories, computer accessories, apparel and electronic goods. 17 per cent of the sales were gifts. The top grossing brands are also from the mobile phone category and include BlackBerry, Nokia and Micromax. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kavveri Telecom has launched a new product for the North American market. This product is a 16dBi Array Antennae in AWS Band (1710-2155 mhz) which will be used for cellular networks in AWS Band in North America. The requirement of this product is estimated to be about US$10 million over a period of next three years. Shivakumar Reddy, Managing Director, Kavveri Telecom Products Limited, said, "We, at Kavveri Telecom, have our pulse on the North American market and have launched this product to take care of the demand in this sector. We are confident that the returns on this investment will be high and it will greatly enhance our market value." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sony Ericsson, in collaboration with Qualcomm, has launched its latest smartphones - Xperia ray and Xperia active in India. The Company brings these smartphones on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform, Qualcomm Incorporated's high-performance Snapdragon S2 processor and comes packed with Sony's camera technologies, in addition to its own capabilities to enhance multimedia experiences for users. With a 3.3 inch-screen, the Xperia ray features 1 GHz processor, camera capabilities and HD video recording. The Xperia active is a compact smartphone which is targeted at consumers with an active lifestyle. Being dust-proof and water-resistant does not stop this phone from being supported by the same technologies as the Xperia ray, and its 3-inch screen and 5-mega pixel camera are as delightful. This rugged smartphone uniquely incorporates wet finger tracking, to ensure that the phone works perfectly when either the screen or a user's fi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aspect has released Aspect Social Media Channel Integration to help businesses turn social media engagements into productive customer dialogues that create a positive experience and deliver significant business value. With the Aspect solution, organizations can better manage their interactions with today's hyper-connected consumers who are increasingly relying on social media not only to communicate with peers but to seek answers about products and services. Aspect's approach addresses the complete business issue of routing the right issue at the right time to the right resource, managing the resources needed for an effective social media response, and measuring the efficacy of the social media strategy. Aspect customers can apply Aspect's sophisticated workflow rules, call center performance analytics, and workforce optimization capabilities to social media-based communications. This allows social media communications to be eas...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE India's e-commerce portal www.homeshop18.com has introduced its TV commercial titled “India Shops Online at HomeShop18.com". It has been produced by Cell18 under the direction of Zubin Driver. The commercial also captures the instant nature of shopping and reflects the growing stature of homeshop18.com into the category leader. The TV Commercial is said to be the first in a series and has been produced in a 30 second format with 15 second versions to follow. It is believed that there will be more TV commercials to follow under the "India Shops Online at HomeShop18.com" theme. Sundeep Malhotra, CEO HomeShop18 said, "This commercial is reflective of our deep focus on the e-commerce domain and is meant to accelerate the growth of the ecommerce category and of homeshop18.com as a consequence, being the clear leader. In this commercial you will find a clear leader-like tonality and a deep association of ecommerce and home...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Keithley Instruments Inc. has signed an agreement for the distribution of its products in Finland and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) with Metric Industrial Oy. As part of the agreement, Metric Industrial Oy is to sell the comprehensive line of Keithley instruments geared to the specialized needs of electronics manufacturers for high performance production testing, process monitoring, and product development solutions, including- Digital multimeters and systems; Switching and control; Power supplies; Source and measure products; Low level measurement and sourcing, including low current/high resistance measurements and low voltage/low resistance measurements; Semiconductor test; Optoelectronics test and Data acquisition products. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm Incorporated in collaboration with Huawei, ZTE, Quanta and BandRich has released LTE TDD multi-mode devices based on Qualcomm's MDM9x00 chipsets at Qualcomm's signature event, IndiaOn 2011. This release demonstrates the ecosystem's readiness for deployment and commercialization of LTE TDD in concert with 3G to enable seamless mobile broadband experience for Indian consumers. LTE's interoperability with existing 3G HSPA and EV-DO networks enables operators to leverage investments in current infrastructure to offer seamless mobile broadband services through multi-mode devices. Offering the industry's first 3G/LTE multi-mode chipsets, Qualcomm continues to play a central role in accelerating the commercialization of LTE TDD with its announcements of multiple generations of multi-mode chipsets, support of interoperability trials with operators and, now, enabling the launch of LTE TDD multi-mode devices based on ou...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HID Global has announced the availability of its next-generation access control readers and credentials based on the company's new iCLASS SIO technology-enabled (SE) platform. This platform initiates a transformation in how secure identity is delivered and managed by introducing technology independent digital credentials that can be deployed for use on smartphones, microprocessor-based cards, contactless smart cards, USB tokens and related devices. HID Global's new access control platform supports iCLASS, MIFARE DESFire EV1 and other contactless smart card technologies. It extends physical access control beyond traditional cards and readers to enable deployment of mobile access with digital credentials. To accommodate constantly evolving security challenges, iCLASS SE provides users with the ability to increase security levels via simple firmware updates and efficiently address future changes in requirements as they occur. "T...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE 3i Infotech has selected Cloupia to offer and deliver Cloud and Data Center Automation Services worldwide. This Cloud-based service aims to reduce the capital and operating expenses through an intelligent orchestration layer for automated dynamic management of servers, storage, network and applications as a collective unit. "Together with Cloupia, we are uniquely addressing Enterprise challenges by looking at the data center from the business perspective and driving innovation down to and across all components. Cloupia's unified infrastructure controller will give customers an automated, virtualized, cloud-ready and sustainable data center infrastructure and provide the unique advantage of a flexible foundation for long-term growth and sustainability," said Babji VS, Senior Vice-President, Global Head Infrastructure Management Services, 3i Infotech. "We continue to experience strong demand for cloud and data center autom...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm and Sesame Workshop India has launched the Radiophone project, an initiative that combines community radio with mobile phones to expand access to quality educational experiences for children, particularly children of migrant populations that reside in Gurgaon. Initially, the GGSS (Galli Galli Sim Sim) show will be broadcast on Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station to an estimated 30,000 listeners. Using 3G technology, this broadcast will be made available to populations residing in radio dark areas but have mobile network coverage. Participating families will be provided with 3G-enabled mobile phones and 3G wireless connectivity. The families will be trained on how to use the mobile phones and research will be conducted to track impact and usage patterns. The other component of the project is the in school programme, supported separately by HSBC. Thirty classrooms will be provided mobile phones with speakers, enabling classes...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MTS India (formerly known as Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited) has launched Android Smartphones - MTS MTAG 3.1 and MTS Livewire, both incorporate Qualcomm's Snapdragon S1 processors, and priced in the sub-Rs.5,000/- category. The company made this announcement at Qualcomm's signature event, IndiaOn, held in New Delhi with Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, Chairman & CEO, Qualcomm, in attendance. The sleek MTS MTAG 3.1 comes with a 2.8" capacitive touch-screen offering 240x320 pixels display. Supporting Multi-format Audio/Video player with 3.5mm jack, MTSMTAG 3.1 is packed with a 3.2-mega pixel camera. The phone also has the MTS TV application allowing its users on the go access to Live TV and On-demand video playback. MTS MTAG 3.1 provides easy access to Google Mail, YouTube, Google Talk and Google Maps. The powerful Voice Search lets the users find information without having to type anything. MTS Livewire runs on state-of-the-art CDM...

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