VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As the latest step in their global growth strategy to provide support for local partners, projectiondesign has opened an office at Moscow.o coincide with the increased local presence, Stein Ramsli has taken on the role of Regional Director, Russia and CIS. Ramsli previously held the position of Managing Director at Cisco/TANDBERG Russia and PLC and has extensive experience in working in the region. Ramsli said, "Our opening of an office in Moscow clearly demonstrates projectiondesign's commitment to supporting partners in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Our products are already very popular in the region, and we foresee strong continued growth here. Localising sales and marketing, training and product service and support is important for us, and will ensure our continued success." At the same time, several new staff appointments have been made to support local business with partners and customers, as well as b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Independent technology consultancy Visual Acuity has appointed Damian Andrews to the position of Lead Consultant, Project Development. Andrews brings a fresh perspective to the consultancy with a wealth of experience working in various project roles ranging from client user, owner, operator and integrator. This key role has both internal and customer-facing dimensions, as Blair Parkin, Managing Director, Visual Acuity, explains, "The technological scope of our work continues to develop, as does our geographical reach - we are currently working on projects as far afield as Asia, the Middle East, the US and Europe. Damian will lead and champion our customers' interests and provide advice and support to architects, building engineers, vendors and other service providers on each project." In addition to project-management expertise, Andrews also brings specialist skills in stage lighting and production to the party -significantly b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE McAfee has announced at the McAfee FOCUS 11 conference that its Deep Defender is the industry's next generation of endpoint security. McAfee Deep Defender is capable of detecting nearly all kernel-mode malware. McAfee worked closely with Intel with the purpose of delivering hardware assisted security designed to stop and remediate advanced stealth behaviors used by root kits and APTs. With the increased threat landscape of emerging persistent and targeted attacks, a new approach to security is needed. McAfee and Intel are working together to transform the security industry by combining the power of hardware and software to create more effective ways to prevent attacks and better protect every segment across the compute continuum. "Digitalera is very excited about the unique vantage point provided by McAfee Deep Defender," said Michael Dyer, vice president of Digitalera Group. "The technology opens up exciting new avenues...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Etisalat Academy has introduced the first certified Long Term Evolution (LTE) program in the Middle East region, in partnership with Huawei. The aim is for Etisalat Academy to develop a community of highly skilled and certified professionals who have a comprehensive understanding of LTE pertaining to 'Commercialisation', 'Operation' and 'Maintenance', 'Planning' and 'Optimization'. It provides Etisalat, Etisalat Group and other operators in the region with the business, strategic and technical understanding of the challenges faced in the technical and product areas of LTE. The LTE Certification program helps translate to a faster learning curve for staff, and a quicker deployment and launch of LTE networks. The program is based on the Huawei Ltd. platform and the practical aspects will include hands-on training of Huawei equipment. For those who will be exposed to other vendors' platforms the progra...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mouser Electronics Inc. has announced its global distribution agreement with ultra-low-power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Design engineers and buyers will now have access to Nordic's portfolio of 433/868/915 MHz and 2.4GHz ISM band SoCs and transceivers, single chip ANT protocol solutions, and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity ICs. The agreement further ushers in the next generation of RF communications by opening up many new design opportunities for wireless data links targeting ultra-low cost and power applications such as gaming, mobile, sports and fitness, healthcare, and an ever-growing list of other portable devices. Russell Rasor, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Mouser said, "At Mouser, we are committed to distributing technologically advanced products and Nordic's long-standing reputation for innovation and performance enhances our value offering to design engineers and buyers worldwide. Today'...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced new versions of its Advanced Design System and Electromagnetic Professional software. ADS 2011.10, the latest release of Agilent's flagship RF design software, and EMPro 2011.11, the company's updated 3-D modeling and simulation platform, both feature enhancements to further speed and improve RF design and verification. ADS claim to be the industry's leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave and signal-integrity applications. ADS 2011.10 provides users with continued enhancements for RF printed circuit board, MMIC and multi-technology design. In addition to these features, ADS 2011.10 also now supports Agilent's new 89601B Vector Signal Analysis software, and offers redriver/retimer models for the HSD channel simulator, as well as native ADS 2011 PDK documentation and a sample design kit. Agilent has also significantly improved ease of use and error detection for D...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Honeywell has announced the introduction of the O5100 mobile computer, an entry level product specially designed for end users in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The O5100 expands Honeywell's mobile computer portfolio and fills a gap within the low-to-middle market segments. Designed with ergonomics in mind, this pocket-sized mobile computer features an angled engine laser or imaging that allows users to view the screen while scanning a bar code. The 2.4" QVGA color touch screen option enhances the user experience for Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 operating system based graphical applications. "Our market research has found that the growth of retail in India has raised the bar for data accuracy and operational efficiency. Mobile computers have gradually replaced traditional manual inputs for data collection and are widely adopted in these types of enterprises,"said, Shailesh Deshmukh, Country Manager of Honeywell Scanning & ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu Semiconductor has announced the release of commercial multi-mode transceiver chip-MB86L12A. The chip, as a follow-up to the MB86L10A, can eliminate external LNAs and inter-stage SAW filters from the TX and RX paths of both 3G and LTE lineups. The transceiver features a high-level programming model for controlling the radio using an open standard digital interface (3G and 4G DigRF/MIPI), which is compatible with a wide range of industry baseband. It is ideal for multi-mode, multi-band LTE, UMTS and EDGE mobile handsets. The MB86L12A transceiver chip will be available in sample quantities from December. Nowadays, the global 4G LTE communication market is developing rapidly and the multi-band and multi-mode is the developing trend of cell-phones. Cell-phone manufactures should not only provide multiple combinations of mode and frequency, but also handle the shorted product life cycle and minimized package size. Answering to the request,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced that the service provider customer base for 3PAR Utility Storage has more than doubled in the first three fiscal quarters since the company acquired 3PAR in September 2010. This rapid customer adoption has contributed to HP 3PAR's triple-digit revenue growth year over year for the quarter ending July 31. The HP 3PAR P10000 V800 Storage System also set a worldwide OLTP (online transaction processing) performance record, based on the Storage Performance Council's SPC-1 benchmark. This world-record performance for tier 1 enterprise, virtualization and cloud data center environments will enable clients to consolidate their virtualized IT infrastructure on a massive scale. "Raising the bar for agile, efficient storage for IT-as-a-Service has been our focus since HP acquired 3PAR a year ago," said, Prakash Krishnamoorthy, Country Head, Storage, HP India. "Continuing to deliver world-record beating performanc...