VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fox Electronics has added SW Marketing Associates as a sales representative for Texas. Fox Electronics' current representative in Texas, Design Marketing, will continue to cover HP, Dell and AMD accounts, while SW Marketing will handle all other OEM accounts. SW Marketing Associates is a broad line manufacturer's representative firm serving OEM and distributor markets. SW Marketing Associates and Design Marketing will provide sales and marketing support for Fox Electronics' full product line in Texas. In addition to supporting Fox's quartz crystals, clock oscillators, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TXCOs), voltage controlled and crystal oscillators (VXCOs), SW Marketing Associates and Design Marketing will be promoting Fox's recent breakthrough in configurable frequency control solutions, the XpressO configurable oscillators that utilize a family of proprietary ASICs designed and developed with the focus on n...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sonata Software has established a dedicated Centre of Excellence (CoE) for mobility, with a dual focus on supporting Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and enterprises. The new CoE is to develop new frameworks and solutions accelerators to enable faster mobile application development across platforms such as Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iOS, J2ME and MEAP (such as Sybase Unwired Platform). Recently IDC, the premier global market intelligence firm, in its report "Strategies and Opportunities Driving Mobile Enterprise Application Development Life-Cycle Services", has highlighted Sonata's key strengths in providing mobile design and development services across various industry verticals. According to the report, Sonata's combined investments in a mobile solutions factory, along with the company's planned Travel, Transportation, and Logistics (TTL) solution accelerators, will strengthen existing offerings and help a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation (NEC) has decided to provide support for the communities affected by the flooding in Thailand, and to assist in recovery efforts with a contribution of 10 million yen. NEC expresses deep condolences to all of those who were personally affected by this flooding and sincerely hopes for the earliest recovery of the people and the areas of Thailand impacted by this disaster. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to market watchers, Foxconn Electronics' Q3 gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in Q2 with EPS to also likely to be above NT$1.30 (US$0.43), higher than the NT$1.21 in the second quarter. Some market watchers were concerned that the lower-than-expected performance could impact Foxconn's revenues in the third quarter.Foxconn's profitability and gross margin are expected to continue achieving growth in the fourth quarter on strong demand for Apple products. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) has announced that its HDTV multi-decoder processor MB86H611 (a member of MB86H61 series) with advanced security architecture has been successfully certified by NAGRA. Fujitsu Semiconductor has leveraged its expertise in cost-sensitive free-to-air STB market for the development of paid TV solutions. The MB86H61 series is a highly integrated HD Multi-Standard Digital Television Decoder designed to meet the needs of globally expanding HD set-top-box and IDTV market featuring CI+ and/or embedded CAS for advanced security. The MB86H61 is a single-chip video decoder supporting H.264 / AVC, MPEG-2, AVS and VC-1 video decoding up to high definition resolution with up to 1080p 50/60Hz output.Core processing units include a high performance ARM 1176JZF-STM CPU with more than 475DMIPS, an advanced, programmable audio processor offers full flexibility of decoding MPEG1 layer 1, 2 and 3 (MP3), HE-AAC, Dolby Digi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Riverbed Technology introduces Riverbed Stingray, its new portfolio of asymmetric software- and virtual-based offerings, including application delivery controllers (ADC), Web content optimization (WCO) and Web application firewalls. The Stingray product family is based on technologies acquired from Zeus Technology and Aptimize Limited in July 2011. With its range of best-of-breed products, Riverbed can tailor the best possible approach to deliver performance from the application to the end user, creating a richer end-user experience, enabling more productive employees, and cutting the cost of IT infrastructure in the data center, cloud and branch office. The Stingray product family is comprised of Stingray Traffic Manager, Stingray Web Application Firewall and Stingray Aptimizer, and is available in a range of cost-effective configurations for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises, including a new monthly subscription model with...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Porsche Design and Research In Motion have announced the new Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone from BlackBerry. The material choices for this unique smartphone include a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display. It comes with an exclusive Porsche Design UI and a bespoke Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app experience. It also includes premium, exclusive PINs that help easily identify another P'9981 smartphone user. The Porsche Design P'9981 is built on a performance driven platform that features a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24-bit high resolution graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications. It comes with 8GB of on-board memory, expandable up to 40GB with a micro SD card. BlackBerry 7, the operating system for the new Porsche Design P'9981, includes a next generation BlackBerry browser with a fast, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson and Sony Corporation have announced that Sony is to acquire Ericsson's 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction is said to give Sony an opportunity to rapidly integrate smartphones into its broad array of network-connected consumer electronics devices - including tablets, televisions and personal computers - for the benefit of consumers and the growth of its business. The transaction is also believed to provide Sony with a broad intellectual property (IP) cross-licensing agreement covering all products and services of Sony as well as ownership of five essential patent families relating to wireless handset technology.As part of the transaction, Ericsson is to receive a cash consideration of EUR 1.05 billion. Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO & President, Sony said, "This acquisition makes sense for Sony and Ericsson,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Putting an end to the market buzz of HP selling its PSG, HP has announced to keep its Personal Systems Group (PSG) intact. According to HP, PSG's integration with the company's supply chain, IT and procurement integration functions, and its value from a solutions and brand value standpoint, would make selling it a difficult proposition. The Company also found that the cost to recreate these in a standalone company outweighed any benefits of separation. Meg Whitman, HP President & CEO said, "It's clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees." HP's decision brings to a close the drama that began on Aug 18 when former CEO Leo Apotheker, in the company's third quarter earnings call, revealed that HP was looking at either selling PSG or spinning it off. The move came as a shock to many partners, and reportedly, to some of ...