VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Etisalat has rolled out its long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) mobile network in the UAE, offering 4th Generation (4G) data transfer speeds to its subscribers. According to, Nasser Bin Obood, Acting CEO, Etisalat, the corporation has completed building the first 4G LTE-FDD network in the country and the widest in West Asia. Etisalat's strategy ensures that upon launch, new technologies are made available to customers across all key areas of the UAE. The company has claimed that it is believed to be one of the first telecommunications operators in the world to complete this technological achievement, which enhances the country's global position in terms of advanced telecommunications services. With this new technical achievement, the UAE is said to be one of the first countries in the word to launch 4G, the result of years of work to develop the telecommunications sector and the corporation's significant i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Agilent Technologies has introduced the M9181A digital multimeter to complement its growing family of PXI DMMs. This new 6½ digit PXI DMM offers basic measurement features, at a competitive price point. With the M9181A, test engineers in aerospace/defense, electronic manufacturing, and automotive industries now have an economical PXI DMM alternative. The M9181A 6½digit PXI DMM measures common parameters such as DCV, DCI, ACV, ACI, and two- and four-wire resistance. The DMM offers 90-parts-per-million basic DCV and 800-parts-per-million basic ACV one-year accuracies and inputs up to 200 volts and is compatible with PXI, PXI Hybrid and CompactPCI instrument mainframes, including Agilent's PXI chassis & accessories. "The M9181A PXI DMM is a complementary member to our high-speed family of PXI DMMs providing a lower cost solution for basic measurements. Like our market-leading family of bench and system DMMs, this new PXI DMM deliver...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nalco has received the WateReuse Association's 2011 WateReuse Equipment/Manufacturer Award. Nalco received the award at the 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium in Phoenix, AZ. It honors outstanding commitment and performance by a specialty-equipment product or manufacturer. "Nalco has been involved in a number of innovative commercial, industrial, and institutional projects that have enabled significant reuse and recycling of water around the world," said Wade Miller, Executive Director, WateReuse Association. The 3D TRASAR program allows cooling towers to operate longer with less fresh water, called makeup water, cutting overall water use as well as saving energy. Because the system responds so quickly and accurately, customers can use water from a variety of sources that contain variable amounts of dissolved minerals and suspended solids. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TAKE Solutions and LIBA Centre of Excellence (CoE) has organized a Thought Leadership session on "Creating and Managing e-Supply Chains" at LIBA, Loyola College, Chennai. Mark McGregor, Author & Speaker - Business Process & Enterprise Architecture, Birmingham, United Kingdom was the chief guest and speaker of the session. The discussions revolved around best practices for building an electronically enabled supply chain system and actively engaging and driving an Internet strategy throughout the entire supply chain arena. The session enlightened on creating and managing new forms of supply enterprise in an ecosystem that seamlessly connects together with the customers, employees, contract manufacturers and other supply chain partners into a multi-site, multi-location electronic network, based on the practices and technology of the Internet. "This is an additional step in furthering our association with LIBA, which starte...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Autodesk has debuted a range of new AutoCAD products built for the Mac OS X Lion, AutoCAD 2012 for Macand AutoCAD WS for Mac software. AutoCAD 2012 for Mac was built specifically for the Lion OS and helps users create designs on their platform of choice. AutoCAD WS for Mac enables users to view and collaborate on DWG files through the Mac interface. In addition, AutoCAD WS users can plot DWG files to PDF or DWFx formats and sync with their cloud-based AutoCAD WS account, making files accessible from their AutoCAD WS mobile app. AutoCAD WS for Mac is available exclusively in the Mac App Store. "Since the release of AutoCAD for Mac last year, customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, further validating the need for professional design and engineering software on the Mac platform. Bringing AutoCAD for Mac 2012 and AutoCAD WS to the Mac shows our continued commitment to making design more accessible for an ever-greater number of p...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP Labs, Bangalore has hosted a 3-day boot camp from 20-22 September, 2011 to reward its top 10% global performers. 53 Globalization Services top talents from 10 countries across the globe congregated on a single platform in Bangalore to network, share ideas and best practices and bring about seeding of some of the innovation at the first Globalization Boot Camp. They were also mentored by a mix of global leaders from diverse locations. The attendees were high performers from different SAP Labs across Europe, Asia and the Americas, who were given opportunities to present on various topics of choice to the GS leadership team, experience cultural and intellectual diversity through a "Diversity Evening"and take part in local CSR programmes. Some of the topics covered during the camp were "Global & Intercultural Intelligence", "Technology and Innovation Intelligence"and "Operating Intelligence". A the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In June this year, RIM roped in Ingram for taking care of corporate selling. And now both have come up with a unique Employee Purchase Programme (EPP) for the corporate. EPP includes creating of 1-2 day of RIM booths offering handset exchange offers, best deal for corporate employees, etc. "We are trying to help our partners reach their customers better. By putting up a stall at the partners' existing customer's premises, we help our partners to give a personal touch while educating the customers about the features and handset selling," Sunil Lalvani, Director - Enterprise Sales, RIM India, informed VARIndia during its recently organized meet in the Capital. Though the stall is built by RIM and Ingram, but the counters would be managed by the partners, whose account it is. Sharing about investments both agreed that it is well balanced between them (RIM and Ingram). "The response of EPP has been phenomenon. We have succ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP today has announced its expanded Enterprise Security Solutions, designed to help enterprises establish and execute a security strategy that addresses threats and potential liabilities, resulting from the rise of mobility, cloud computing and social media. The HP Enterprise Security Solutions framework delivers overarching information security management capabilities coupled with modern security operations centres and technologies that provide actionable security intelligence. The expanded portfolio includes new capabilities to help enterprises assess, transform, manage and optimize their security investments. "Organizations today are quickly realizing the importance of a comprehensive risk management strategy to securing assets across their corporate infrastructures and protecting corporate reputation. HP's extended security portfolio provides the protection that enterprises require, while providing customers, employees, partners...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TRAI has regulated all the Operators- SMS service providers to limit 100 sms per SIM per day for all subscribers in its effort to stop the menace of unwanted communication and to avoid spam from 27 September. On September 5, TRAI had also come out with recommendations to stop pesky calls and text messages from September 27, ordering that no access operator shall permit the transmission of more than 100 SMSes per day per SIM. According to market buzz, the limit of 100 SMS per day per SIM cannot be over-ruled by any special scheme like Students Scheme, College Scheme, Seasonal Package, Festival Vouchers, etc. Meanwhile, TRAI is to notify Mobile operators in priority of these if there is any blackout or a special occasion. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has launched SP-U150, 4-watt USB Power Speakers from Genius. Genius SP-U150 claims to use the power supply through a USB port from a PC/notebook. With a 52mm speaker driver, SP-U150 is said to have balance and loud sound in a total of 4 watt output. SP-U150 has an extra line-in on the front panel to connect to a second music source, like CD/MP3 player or cell phone. Genius SP-U150 has a frequency response of 180 ~ 20K (Hz) and signal-to-noise ratio at 85dB. It is believed to work with Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac 10.0 or above. The package contains two speakers and a multi-language user's manual. "Plug, play and share your music' is what I call this product. The speakers look so stylish and posh that one can always carry along, as part of their laptop kit. Genius SP-U150 comes with all good features one would ask for at an affordable price. With an extra line-in provided in the front panel customers can easily plug ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE LG Electronics has tied up with Supertron Electronics Limited for its notebooks distribution across India. This partnership is to position LG Laptops in Indian markets. With Supertron's appointment, the brand further aims to boom its distribution network across this category of products. Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Product Group Marketing Head, LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. said, "We are happy about our association with Supertron that will help us in strengthening our distribution network across the country. Their expertise in the IT sector will surely add on in building a strong network and extend our business reach." V.K.Bhandari, Chairman & MD, Supertron Electronics Ltd. said, "We are very optimistic about this tie up and are looking forward to strengthen our relationship with LG, The product line up is very strong and we are expecting that Consumers will definitely like the stylish design and exemplary technology of newly...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Idea Cellular has introduced 'Special Tariff Voucher' for its prepaid customers in UP East. The new Special Tariff Voucher, priced at Rs. 35, is to provide Idea subscribers with 100 minutes of Local calling to any mobile or landline network in UP & Uttarakhand. The tariff is to be valid for 7 days from the date of recharge. Rajesh Naik, COO - UP East, IDEA Cellular said, "There is a surge in voice traffic during festive season, as people like to celebrate and wish their friends and family. We, at Idea are delighted to join the celebrations of our subscribers by launching a special product that provides more value and offers the flexibility of calling anywhere in UP & Uttarakahand, at anytime of the day." The new 'Special Tariff Voucher' is available at all retail outlets, My Idea Showrooms and Idea Points in UP East circle. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsemi Corporation and Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. have entered into an agreement in which Microsemi is to amend its existing offers to increase the price offered for all of the issued and outstanding common shares and 6% unsecured, subordinated convertible debentures maturing September 30, 2012 of Zarlink by 19% to CAD$3.98 in cash per Share and CAD$1,624.49 in cash per CAD$1,000 principal amount of Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date Debentures are taken up. After receiving fairness opinions from its financial advisors, RBC Capital Markets and Canaccord Genuity Corp, The Board of Directors of Zarlink has determined that the Offers are fair to its Shareholders and Debenture holders and has approved the Offers and recommends that Zarlink Shareholders and Debenture holders tender their Shares and Debentures to the Amended Offers. The total transaction value is approximately US $525 million, net of Zarlink's cash which...