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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced the sub-1 GHz RF performance line family, providing unmatched connectivity for low-power wireless applications in the security, Smart Grid, industrial, wireless healthcare, home and building automation, and other spaces. The sub-1 GHz RF performance line family consists of the CC1120 and CC1121 transceivers and CC1175 transmitter. The sub-1 GHz RF performance line can be more than 30 times closer in proximity to other RF systems and potential connection 'interferers' than competitive offerings, allowing streamlined coexistence between various connected devices in one environment. With 65-dB adjacent channel rejection at 12.5-KHz offset and 90-dB blocking, TI delivers the industry's most reliable sub-1 GHz connections. With a 139-dB link budget, the products' range reaches well beyond 10 km and provides maximum indoor penetration. Advanced RF sniff mode also allows systems to l

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced the launch of the TCS Global Center of Excellence (CoE) in support of SAP HANA appliance software. The TCS Global CoE in support of SAP HANA is to enable research and development focused on building applications for high-speed analytics and managing performance-intensive business transactions on the SAP platform. The CoE resides within and is closely integrated with the existing TCS CoE global landscape, which includes centers in Europe, Latin America and India. "Technologies like SAP HANA have converged with business to make enterprise intelligence possible, which further underscores the need for such offerings. By incorporating SAP HANA into our offering we are further enabled to better bring a flexible, cost-effective, real-time approach to performance-driven data analytics for our clients," said Raman Venkatraman, VP & Global Head, SAP Practice, TCS. Built on a SAP HANA large har

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ITShastra has appointed Ramesh Devare as Chief Operating Officer. Devare brings more than 22 years of Global IT experience and strong project delivery management knowledge in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) domain. ITShastra also appointed Pranali Zaware as Manager of Human Resources and Bhavana Wakale as software testing engineer. Both Zaware and Wakale bring have spent quality time in the financial industry and are well respected in their operational areas. Prasad Nagool, CEO, ITShastra, said, "We have been growing at a steady pace, and to accommodate our growth we are adding industry experts to the ITShastra team. Our clients will benefit from the expertise and experience of these individuals, and the expanded team will help ITShastra grow to the next level." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ocean Optics has expanded its software offerings with the launch of Overture, a free spectrometer operating platform for simple data and spectral collection. This more basic software is geared to users new to spectroscopy or those who do not require the more advanced features of Ocean Optics' sophisticated SpectraSuite software. Overture's standard functions include absorbance, transmission and intensity modes for use with most all Ocean Optics spectrometers. Integration time and other spectrometer operating parameters are controlled via an intuitive user interface with icons and setup wizards. The 32-/64-bit Windows compatible system allows users to manipulate how data is displayed using tools such as smoothing, snapshot and zoom, and permits simultaneous viewing of two graphs for comparison. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Info Edge (India) Ltd. is believed to be investing Rs. 13.5 Cr ($3 Million) in Zomato.com. This is said to be the second round of investment in Zomato. This announcement for Zomato comes about a year after raising the first round of Rs. 4.7 Cr ($1 Million) in August 2010 to fund Zomato.com's (then Foodiebay.com) product development, sales and marketing efforts. "Zomato.com is one of India's fastest growing consumer internet portals. The satisfaction levels on both sides of the value chain (consumer and merchant) are very high - a testimony to the great product made for the consumers and the value seen in it by the merchants. We see immense potential in their current model, in their future plans and the capability of the team to execute it well." Sanjeev Bhikhchandani, Founder & Executive VC, Info Edge said. Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, Zomato.com said, "We plan to use these funds to further scale our operatio

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dealite.in has launched their disruptive auction site where buyers compete with limited bidders in quick-format auctions to win products at up to 5% of MRP. The founding team includes ex-eBay, ex-PayPal, IIM-A alumni and eCommerce industry veterans. Dealite differentiates by being exclusive to a limited number of bidders who buy a seat to participate in an auction. Dealite offers them an equal amount of free bids which can be used in the auction in return. As the starting price is always zero and each bid increments by only Re. 1, auction participants can win premium products at 5% of MRP. Dealite provides all participants an option to 'Buy it Now', where the entire seat cost and bids are added to the final discount. For More Details see www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ricoh India Limited has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Redington (India) Ltd. as their value added channel partner for their Production Printing products. MoU was signed up at Ricoh's new office premises at Jasola Vihar between Tetsuya Takano, MD & CEO, Ricoh India Ltd. and Kasturi Rangan, President (Non-IT product Business), Redington (India) Ltd. Tetsuya Takano said, "Globally, Ricoh strives to offer products, solutions and services that are innovative, have strong customer focus and offer true value for money. Our Production Printing Solutions has delighted consumers immensely because of quality, efficiency, short turnaround time and prompt after-sales service. Within a short span, we have garnered over 33% market share in this segment in India. Our tie up with Redington has been very strategic as today Ricoh foresees exponential growth in this segment. Redington which is among the largest, supply chain

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Entering the NAND Flash market in 2004, Kingston is ranked as the top brand in the USB drive market, according to the third-party market research. The NAND Flash market is more consumer-oriented and there are many differences with the memory module market. Kingston is said to understand the differences and starts to employ tailored strategies to this new field. One of the most successful strategies is to offer the Kingston Co-Logo Program for all organizations that have the needs of building up or maintaining relationships with their employees, partners, and customers. Kingston'sCo-Logo Programs aim to increase largely the brand recognition for the clients. Kingston has offered the Co-Logoprogram for enterprises or organizations, such as Bollywood film called Dum Maaro Dum in India, Asus in Thailand and Taiwan, adidas andTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan, and etc. With Kingston Co-Logo Program, one is able to customize Kingston

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Array Networks has entered into a partnership with SentryBay to provide SentryBay's EntryProtect anti-spyware capability for Array's DesktopDirect appliance-based remote desktop access solution. This partnership eliminates this risk, making DesktopDirect that much more compelling as a secure solution for remote desktop access. "We are pleased to be working with Array Networks to integrate EntryProtect anti-spyware capabilities into the DesktopDirect product line. Incidences of spyware are growing dramatically and our technology enables IT departments to rest assured that users are not inadvertently transmitting critical company information when they are working remotely," said Dave Waterson, CEO, SentryBay. "Adding anti-spyware capabilities to DesktopDirect provides another level of security for our leading remote desktop access solution. Building on our reputation for providing industry-leading secure access solutions

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE G-Technology by Hitachi has introduced its first 4TB hard drives at IBC 2011 in its two-drive, RAID 0, G-RAID solution. The 8TB G-RAID demo shows how G-Technology is making digital production faster, super-sized and affordable. "We understand the process of creation, and today, digital video editing is no longer facility-driven. It is driven by the places and lifestyles of the people doing the work. Our G-RAID Thunderbolt demo connected to a MacBook Pro shows how our customers can get lightning speed and huge capacity in a single RAID 0 storage solution to easily edit anywhere. Built like a tank, our G-RAID solution has been the cornerstone of our business, and we look forward to bringing our Thunderbolt-based family and 4TB-based solutions to the market. With G-Technology's high-quality, high-performance commitment, our customers can continue to focus on their work and not on their equipment," said Steve Pereira, Vice-President

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE AirLive has introduced AirLive Air3G II, a wireless router which offers either 4G (LTE) or 3G (CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+) connectivity. Therefore, in some countries, Air3G II can replace the original ADSL and cable modem. AirLive Air3G II supports Smartphone tethering. It is a method to share the Internet connection of an Internet-capable mobile phone via USB data cable connected to Air3G II. Thus, it can connect more than 20 notebooks, tablet PC or other Smartphone using Wi-Fi and also provide a broadband speed connection. This model enables users to create a secure wireless network and provide access to the Internet using a cellular signal. The Air3G II operates on Wireless N standard and is backward compatible with B/G. It supports NAT, routing, firewall, DHCP server, and more. It is managed easily by web User Interface and there is UPnP and set-up wizard. SPI (stateful packet inspection) firewall is embedded in the product. It keeps track of the s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Top Notch Infotronix has launched two new gaming chassis - Poison and temptation. Both are chassis with semi-transparent front panel. Poison comes with red 120mm LED fan, temptation has a blue 120mm LED for air intake on the front. Both cabinets have glossy front panel finish. Poison chassis also comes with transparent side panel with a straircase design. There are Dual 80mm fans on the side panel. In Poison, one of the side panel fans is red LED. Both cabinets have built-in quality with very sturdy design. Both Poison and Temptation come with AC97 as well as HD audio connectors on the front. There is space for 5 HDDs and 2 optical disk drives. There is space for 7 expansion slots on the back of the chassis. There is 260mm space for installation of expansion cards. The cabinets also come with ventilated top panel, one 120mm fan can be fixed on the top panel if only one optical drive is fixed. Both cabinets are toolless installation for HDDs

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo has launched IdeaCentre B320 with one key TV function. It is a compact, space-saving TV-cum-PC with 21.5-inch full HD All-in-One which combines the All-in-One and the TV Function into one Single device. With SRS Premium Sound audio enhancement, this IdeaCentre B320 comes with the second- generation Intel Core i3 processor. It is powerful enough for majority of games and multimedia applications. Moreover, Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 ensures faster start-up and shutdown and optimized multimedia capabilities. It is equipped with a wireless mouse and keyboard to give complete comfort from unwanted wires. The Lenovo IdeaCentre B320 has standard memory as 3GB DDR3 and expandable up to 8GB DDR3 1333MHz memory and HDD of 500GB. It also carries connectors for 2xUSB2.0 (side), 4xUSB2.0 (rear, USB3.0x1 optional), 5-in-1 card reader, microphone, headphone, PS2, local area network, HWTV in, AV in, B-Case Card in. The new Integrate