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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a collection of fun and easy-to-play online and mobile mini games called crazieR Brands. These games are available on RB.com and players have the opportunity to win an exciting and unforgettable trip for two, worth nearly 8,000 pound, to one of eight destinations worldwide - including New York, Cape Town, Bangkok, Barcelona, Switzerland, Iceland, Brazil or India. The crazier Brands suite of games is available on iPhone and Android, putting RB squarely in the sweet-spot of its target demographic. Indeed, roughly 70% of this young careerist demographic owns a smart phone, and 81% of them play mobile games on a weekly basis. The games are available on www.rb.com/crazierbrands and are supported by a social media seeding strategy which targets relevant gaming portals, news groups and communities. In order to start playing and enter to win the amazing global adventure, participants simply need to leave their sc

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Red Herring has announced its Top 100 Asia Awards in recognition of the leading private companies from Asia, celebrating these companies' innovations and technologies across their respective industries and has been named as one of the winners of Red Herring's top 100 Asia 2011 Award. "This year was especially difficult. Despite the global economic situation, there were many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the winners. ArrayShield shows great promise and therefore deserves to be among our list of winners. We know that this year's crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact around the world." said Alex Vieux, Publisher & CEO, Red Herring. "This recognition is a result of the hard work put in by the whole of ArrayShield team and we look forward to continue building on success achieved. The a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nimsoft has announced the strong adoption of Nimsoft Service Desk by customers across Asia-Pacific market. "After evaluating many tools, we found that Nimsoft was a best in class solution for our clients. The wide range of devices and depth of monitoring impressed our team; and the smooth integration of Nimsoft Service Desk is invaluable for providing our clients a seamless monitoring and ticket management service. This is a beginning of a great relationship between Nimsoft and Olive," said Pravin Mohite, CEO Olive Solutions. Nimsoft Service Desk users can access a wide range of capabilities through a self-service portal. The portal allows users to submit change requests, request services, report incidents, and leverage a knowledge management engine to solve common problems immediately. "Many IT organizations in the Asia-Pacific region are being called upon to support more users with more services in increasingly complex

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE QlikTech has announced that in a comprehensive survey of companies using business intelligence software products, QlikView ranked first among the BI Giants peer group in customer loyalty, performance satisfaction (least complaints), bought for features, inclination to purchase more licenses, overall competitiveness, and product quality. The BI Survey 10, conducted by the Business Application Research Center (BARC) claims to be an independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users. Finucane, Lead Author, BARC said, "No one knows more about how a product performs in the real world than the customers already using it. To achieve top customer loyalty scores for three straight years says a lot about both users' experience with the product and company, and the future health of the business. In my view, this is indicative of QlikTech's focus on building a high quality, innovative, feature-rich product

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Axis Communications has rolled out two dynamic capture network cameras, AXIS Q1604 and AXIS Q1604-E. These are said to be suitable for surveillance in highly variable lighting conditions. The cameras claim to be designed with 'Dynamic Capture' capability, which enables these cameras to handle blinding light to provide high quality images in difficult lighting conditions. These network cameras are perfectly suited for monitoring of entrances, buildings with large windows and tunnel passages, airports and train stations in addition to government and city surveillance applications. The indoor AXIS Q1604 and the outdoor-ready AXIS Q1604-E is believed to deliver progressive scan image quality at 1MP / HDTV 720p resolution and multiple, individually configurable H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams simultaneously. The IP66- and NEMA 4X-rated AXIS Q1604-E, which comes with a wall mount bracket and a sunshield claims to protect from dust, rai

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Etisalat and MasterCard Worldwide have collaborated with industry leaders to announce cashless mobile payments programme in the UAE. This latest evolution in mobile payments uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to authorize everyday transactions via a Smartphone. At GITEX 2011, Etisalat and MasterCard provided a preview of the commercial introduction of an NFC service developed in conjunction with Network International, Oberthur Technologies and Research in Motion (RIM). To make a purchase, consumers holding a BlackBerry Bold 9900 with an NFC enabled Etisalat SIM will simply need to tap their smartphone at any MasterCard PayPass Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal. For security protection, consumers will be prompted to enter a PIN on their mobile phone before completing a transaction. Raghu Malhotra, GM, Middle East, MasterCard Worldwide said, "We are delighted to join forces with industry leaders to make this milestone announcement.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has appointed Kapil Gupta as VP of Program Management. Kapil is to be responsible for providing leadership for all strategic programs related to PFT's service offerings, including the award-winning CLEART technology platform, Digitisation and Media Processing. Ganesh Sankaran, COO, Prime Focus Technologies said, "Kapil was the perfect choice for this exciting and challenging new role. With his background in IT services and processes, he will bring further best practice elements to our work with the M&E industry, and his excellent understanding of the business and economic demands that our clients are facing means that he will be perfectly placed to help drive forward our many forthcoming initiatives." Kapil Gupta said, "Prime Focus Technologies provides the most innovative solution to the M&E industry sector. I am excited at the prospect of contributing to the ongoing success of thi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cyberoam has announced a nationwide NetGenie Empowerment Program for its product NetGenie. The road shows will offer in-depth knowledge awareness into these new products for Home/SOHO security along with Cyberoam's extensive sales and marketing support to the partners. Bishwajit Sutradhar, National Sales Manager - NetGenie said, "Becoming a Cyberoam NetGenie partner gives our partners a unique portfolio with the first-of-its-kind offering for home and small office users, helping them create a new line of growth with increasing revenues and margins. This product is all set to create a new niche in the Wi-Fi router market and will benefit from Cyberoam's strong brand pull in UTM market." The roadshow events is to be conducted across four zones in 20 cities including, Delhi, Mumbai Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad. Cyberoam offers sales and marketing support to partners with its R&D and support center based in Ahmedabad. Cyb

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu has introduced a new solution that makes the move to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) easier for small and mid-size businesses. Fujitsu's VDI Bundles bypass complexity by providing all the hardware and software necessary for an easy transition from PC- and notebook-based workplaces. Fujitsu is addressing this with its new VDI Bundles, meeting increasing demand from both channel partners and end customers for a simplified transition process to VDI. The Fujitsu VDI Bundles come in two sizes - up to 42 workplaces, and up to20 workplaces. Both include an optimized Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX200 S6 host server as well as a display, keyboard and mouse for managing the server. All software comes pre-installed and ready to run. Customers can then order the required number of Fujitsu Zero Client devices to match their VDI environment. Future system expansion is also provided by ensuring that the host server has room to add further Fujitsu Ze

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat has announced that its WebPulse collaborative defense reached a significant milestone by serving one billion requests in a single day. The high volume of requests gives Blue Coat comprehensive visibility into Web and malware ecosystems, allowing Blue Coat Security Labs to more effectively identify and track malnets (malware networks) to proactively protect 75 million users from new attacks. Of the one billion requests, there were more than one million requests to Malware Sources and an additional 1.4 million requests for Malicious Outbound Data/Botnets, indicating that a significant number of infected computers were attempting to contact command and control servers. More than 3 million requests were for content categorized as Suspicious, which is often associated with known malnets. Steve Daheb, Chief Marketing Officer & Sr. VP, Marketing, Blue Coat Systems "WebPulse is a powerful defense that analyzes and correlates a mass

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Uninor has launched a Super combo STV-47 that offers 3GB GPRS + 3000 Local and National SMS to its customers. This plan is to allow consumers to download/browse up to 3GB of free content for Rs.47 per month. Uninor's Super Combo STV-47 is said to give more value to the customer's money for free download/ Browsing in comparison to other service providers. Shiv Kumar Mudaliar, Circle Business Head, Uninor's Tamil Nadu operations said, "Uninor is committed towards offering more and more innovative services and delivering higher value to its customers. Emphasizing on this commitment, our new product is a complete value for money offer." Uninor's new plan is available to customers across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India (www.ebay.in) and Nokia have announced the eBay India Nokia App to let shoppers access the website on the go. Shoppers can now browse for deals, compare prices and shop for their favourite products directly through their mobile phones. This app showcases products in popular categories like cameras, mobile phones, computers, electronics, apparels, watches and more. The app can be downloaded from Nokia Store for free for Nokia N8, E6, E7, 701, X7, C2-03 and C2-05 handsets. The app also comes pre-loaded on Nokia C2-03 and C2-05 handsets. Users can also log onto www.ebay.in/mobile to download eBay India's Mobile Commerce offerings. Muralikrishnan B., Country Manager, eBay India, said, "The eBay India Nokia app is the latest introduction in the mCommerce suite of apps from eBay India. Nokia is the most popular mobile brand on eBay and we believe that the huge reach of Nokia in India will now allow many online shoppers to shop

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has introduced additions to its data center networking portfolio that deliver architectural flexibility and scale for physical, virtual or cloud computing environments. Cisco also added new switches with sub-microsecond latency to the Nexus 3000 ultra-low latency switching family, and introduced a virtualized version of ASA security appliance. The new Cisco switching products introduced augment the Cisco Unified Fabric portfolio, which consists of Nexus data center switches and MDS storage switches. Cisco unveiled second- generation capabilities for the Nexus7000 family and Cisco Fabric Path support for the Nexus 5500 switch. Together, they provide data center fabric scalability, supporting over 12,000 10GbE server ports. John McCool, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Core Technology Group, Cisco, said, "Aimed at helping our customers to achieve their business goals faster and with less risk, Cisco's pace of data c

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has launched the Samsung MultiView MV800 digital camera. With this launch, the Company is pioneering a new "MultiView"category in response to evolving consumer demand for maximum flexibility and creativity. The MultiView MV800 camera offers 16.1 MP, along with a 5x optical zoom lens and 26mm wide-angle lens to capture premium picture quality. Moreover, by simply connecting the Samsung MultiView MV800 to 3D HDTV, images and panoramic shots can be viewed in 3D in-depth quality instantly. The Smart Touch 3.0 with Wallpaper user interface ensures highly intuitive operation to save your fingers the effort, allowing you to drag and scroll through menu options to launch the required feature with only one touch. Raj Kumar Rishi, Vice-President, Audio Video Business, Samsung India, said, "Our aim is to continually be at the forefront of digital camera innovation and the breakthrough proposition offered by the Wide Flip-out Disp

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has launched its Intelligent Operations Centre for Smarter Cities to India. This Operations Centre leverages analytical insights to monitor and manage city services through one central point of command so cities are better able to anticipate problems, respond to crises, and manage resources. It is designed to optimize the operational efficiencies of a city and provide a unified view of all city agencies including energy, public safety, transportation, and water. The Intelligent Operations Centre is at the heart of IBM's Smarter City Solutions designed to enable city leaders to provide exceptional service to citizens. The Operation Centre's focus also lies with better coordination of the existing human and municipal resources when disaster strikes. With this approach, cities can minimize disruptions to public services and reduce the overall cost of maintenance and repairs. "The future is smart cities: using intelligent techno

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Watchdata has been selected as a finalist (banking/retail/loyalty category) for the SESAMES Award at the upcoming CARTES event in Paris from 15- 17 November 2011. Result of the SESAMES Award is to be released on 15 November. Michael Yu, Group VP & President, International Business, Watchdata said, "One of the challenges facing the NFC payment world is the lack of NFC phones in the industry. With Watchdata's SIM-based solution, we have made it possible to successfully integrate 3 chips into 1 SIM card, therefore providing emulation, reader and P2P modes in one card. That means that users don't have to change their handset and can still get full NFC functionalities." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mouser Electronics Inc. has announced that it is an authorized global distributor for the complete portfolio of National products from Texas Instruments (TI). Building upon record sales and an ongoing commitment to global expansion, the addition of National products from TI increases Mouser's offering of analog products to its global customer base. Mike Scott, VP, Semiconductors, Mouser Electronics said, "The addition of the National portfolio to our Texas Instruments line allows Mouser to offer our customers one of the industry's broadest in-stock selections. Designers have long-awaited the ability to procure National products from Mouser, and we are working diligently to ensure we have the components they need for their new designs." Mouser is said to cater design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies with its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service. Mouser is to offer cust

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that CUA has selected TCS BaNCS Online Banking Platform to revitalize and transform its online banking system. The selection of TCS to deliver CUA's online banking platform follows the announcement made earlier this year that TCS and its BaNCS banking platform would be delivering CUA's new core banking system. The online banking transformation program is expected to be delivered over the next two years. Chris Whitehead, Chief Executive Officer, CUA said, "Following the selection of TCS to implement our core banking system, we also reviewed TCS BaNCS online banking platform and determined it would meet the needs of both our business and our customers for the long-term. The benefit of having one partner delivering an integrated technology solution also brings obvious advantages. Enhancing the experience our customers have with our brand and ensuring consistency across all channels is

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Genius has introduced its SP-i500, a concise iPhone speaker which is perfect for playing music from the iPhone. SP - i500 claims to have an iPhone docking station which can charge the iPhone or iPod and play music from the 1.5" high quality driver with a total output of two watts. Genius has a 'Musical Alarm' app that can be downloaded to the iPhone. Sp-i500 has a snooze key that can combine with the apps. SPi500 has a sleek black surface which is perfect for the iPhone. The Genius SP-i500 is available at the price of USD 55 through Inspan Infotech. For More Details See www.varindia.com