VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acquia, the enterprise guide to Drupal has announced its plans for the Indian business and software developer community. Since its start in 2008 with Drupal creator Dries Buytaert as one of the Co-Founders, Acquia has been offering commercial support for enterprise users of Drupal, hosting and providing platform as a service options for Drupal websites, and pre-packaged distributions of Drupal for simplified installation with recommended add-on modules. Acquia Commons 2.0, the latest release of the social software version of Drupal, was released in June to position Acquia as a low cost alternative to social software providers. Dries Buytaert, Creator, Drupal & Co-Founder, Acquia said, "India is a key market for the Drupal ecosystem and I look forward to interacting more closely with our software developer community, partners and clients in India." In India, Acquia has partnered with a number of companies such as Srijan and Azri

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HID Global has announced that the company and its parent, ASSA ABLOY, have been notified by the United States Patent Office that their patent, US 2008/0163361, titled "Method and Apparatus for Making a Decision on a Card," has been allowed and will issue shortly. The patent complements an earlier patent, US 7,706,778, titled "System and Method for Remotely Assigning and Revoking Access Credentials Using a Near Field Communication Equipped Mobile Phone," which issued last year. Both patents are part of HID Global's rapidly growing investment in developing mobile access solutions using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. Dr. Tam Hulusi, Sr. VP, Strategic Innovation, HID Global said, "HID is excited to be issued these patents, which protect key innovations in our recently announced iCLASS Secure Identity Object-Enabled (iCLASS SE) access control solutions and Trusted Identity Platform. Our large IP portfolio

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar Data Recovery has announced the release of Stellar Phoenix QuickBooks Recovery v3.0, advance software to repair back corrupt and inaccessible QuickBooks database (.qbw) files. Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery said, "QuickBooks database files contain crucial financial data such as company and customers' information, vendors' transaction and paycheck or employee details. Inaccessibility of company & payroll accounting details can lead to great loss of revenue. Stellar Phoenix QuickBooks tool helps you to repair back all your financial data easily and quickly, packed with 17 new advance features.The advance version is now designed to recover the seemingly lost information from QuickBooks Enterprise Solution, Premier, Pro and Simple Start editions." QuickBooks Recovery from Stellar is DIY tool with simple steps. Stellar Phoenix is 100% risk free that comes with a Free Trial version and displays preview of r

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML), Mauritius has entered into a MOU in association with Bharat Berry Technologies Pvt. Ltd. India to offer Push Email and PIM Sync Bharat Berry services for all its mobile subscribers in Mauritius. Bharat Berry has now moved to cross borders to offer the service for MTML subscribers in Mauritius. The mobile communication service 'Bharat Berry' works with most of the mobile phones and is said to provide a more advanced 'push mail' with over the air back- up of the user's contacts, tasks, calendar and notes. Moreover, it can also sync with MS Outlook on the user's computer. MTML in alliance with Bharat Berry is targeting this service for all range of handsets carrying Blackberry, Symbian, Android, Windows Mobile and J2ME which will cover all major mobile handsets. This MTML and Bharat Berry partnership is believed to provide its customers with an easy to use, cost effective solu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has optimized UEFI BIOS support for e-sports mice from four brands, Razer, SteelSeries, Logitech, and Microsoft. With this total solution for all Intel Z68 (G3) mainboards, MSI overcame the USB mouse lag problem in UEFI BIOS. Also, MSI is increasing the thickness of the gold-plated layer in the 2-in-1 PS2 and optimized USB ports to 30um in all future MSI mainboards to meet the demand of professional gamers. Compatibility problems between professional e-sports mice and UEFI BIOS There are comprehensive games on the market. As different types of games require different strategies, e-sports mice are usually equipped with more than a dozen buttons for professional users to customize the function of individual buttons and program the macro and script settings according to the game's needs. There are also buttons supporting running fire function, sensitivity (DPI) configuration, response time adjustment, etc. Some even provide the memory fu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MediaTek and Facebook have announced a global partnership that will see Facebook embedded into MediaTek's mobile platform solutions, enabling users in emerging markets to access Facebook, many for the first time, via affordable mobile devices. This partnership is said to allow users of handsets powered by MediaTek's Runtime Environment (MRE), to better connect with their friends, family and coworkers. MRE is MediaTek's innovative middleware technology designed for mobile developers and application providers to deploy services and content for 'Smart-Feature phones'. The MRE solution claims to provide millions of users in emerging markets with the ability to enjoy rich online experiences previously available only on smartphones. MRE-enabled devices will enable many users to access leading Internet services, such as Facebook, for the first time. Cheng-Te Chuang, Corporate Vice President, MediaTek said, "Our new partner

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has implemented a Customer Experience Management (CEM) platform into its network to optimize and enrich user experience of its customers. The operator has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to provide and deploy its CEM platform and services across India. "The implementation of CEM is an added impetus to our constant endeavour of offering best-in- class service experience to our customers across GSM, EDGE and 3G networks. It will enable us to identify the root cause of a problem and rectify the same before the subscriber experiences any impairment in service delivery. This will clearly help us maintain an edge in the mobile broadband arena," said Jagbir Singh, Director, Network Group, Bharti Airtel. "Our CEM solution will enable Bharti Airtel to enhance its service experience. For instance, it can proactively correct device settings without any intervention from the customer care. In addition, it can assist the market

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Xerox India has participated in PAMEX 2011 to showcase its technological strengths through a wide range of revenue-generating applications, digital presses and solutions. Among the key attractions at the Xerox booth this time were innovative application zones on photo applications and 3UP A4 applications enabled by the recently launched Xerox iGen4 EXP with the 14.33" x 26" print size capability. Pankaj Kalra, Head, Graphic Communications Business, Xerox India, said, "Xerox's participation in PAMEX 2011 is an effort to deliver on our theme for this year - Ready for Real Business Live!, with which we will look at providing real solutions to real business challenges of our valued customers. At the event, we showcased the best-in-class, revenue-generating offerings aimed at providing a plethora of opportunities to the digital printing segment in India addressing some of their unique business challenges." The greatest att

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Technologies' has announced that it has been chosen by the United Health Group to support its transition to ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure codes. According to the agreement, United Health Group will incorporate HCL's Proprietary ICD Crosswalk Mapping (iCRM) tool into its healthcare management portfolio to ensure a smooth transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. HCL's Proprietary ICD Crosswalk Mapping (iCRM) tool will help identify the inherent financial implications of the transition and help in developing a roadmap to effectively deal with the issues. "HCL is committed to helping the healthcare industry prepare for the ICD-10 transition and will continue to add value to the customers through our comprehensive service offerings. Leveraging our deep domain expertise and ability to accelerate the ICD-10 process, our customers will be able to realize the benefits of ICD-10 transition quickly," said Pradep Nair, Senior Vice-P

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has announced that it will host Winspiration 2011, its flagship Annual Women Leadership Conference, on November 10, 2011 across six cities - Bangalore, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata. Themed "1911-2011 and Beyond: Women Inspiring Excellence", the conference promises a thought-provoking agenda that combines sessions with a business flavour. There will be interactive and thought-provoking sessions by women leaders at IBM and a panel discussion with IBM women leaders whose daily work takes them across international boundaries. They will speak on how to embrace "assignments" out of your comfort zones, discussions on issues relating to women at the workplace and how "Intrapreneurship" can bring innovative ideas within organizations. The conference will be relevant for women leaders, young achievers, managers wanting to build inclusive teams and those involved in advocacy programs for women. For M

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its India research and development center based in Bangalore. Dell India R&D has been through an eventful decade and significant investment has been made in building its enterprise business and creating a team of technologists and senior engineers. "Our India R&D center growth has been encouraging and contributed immensely to the enterprise business of Dell. We will continue to build the ecosystem in Bangalore to engage with our worldwide partners and going ahead the center will also play a huge role in delivering top-end products and solutions," said Rudramuni B, Executive Director & Head, Dell India R&D. "Dell plans to make India a hub for the development of enterprise products such as servers, storage, and software. Dell today has its strongest-ever portfolio of solutions, intellectual property and differentiated products, backed by new skills and capabilities in o

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has appointed Chakrapani GK as the head of Consumer Channels Group (CCG), India. The group will operationally consolidate all of Microsoft's consumer products and channels across retail, operator channels and OEMs. Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, said, "At Microsoft, we are focussed on three sets of customers: Businesses, Advertisers and Consumers. And today in the consumer space with Windows Phone, Windows 7, XBox, Kinect and Microsoft Office, we have a very exciting set of offerings and committed channels to reach them. Chakrapani brings with him extensive experience in the ICT industry and deep understanding of how to create scale in an emerging market. Under his leadership, we expect to deliver great devices, services and software to the Indian consumer." Chakrapani said, "It is incredibly exciting to work with one of the most revered brands in the technology industry. I am looking forward to wor

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tecore Networks has introduced the 4G evolution of its Military-Secured iCore platform. By incorporating the key components of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) into the patented Core Network architecture, the iCore is said to provide its current 3G customers with a seamless, software-based migration from the current 2G and 3G networks toward 4G LTE. This evolution is believed to offer the distinct benefit of supporting 2G, 3G and 4G technologies simultaneously, avoiding the traditional side-by-side equipment deployment as the devices and network evolves. Tecore's Military-Secured Network in a Box (MilSec-NIB) is now loaded with the new technology and can integrate 3G and 4G protocols. Tecore's iCore platform has become the optimal solution for military and government agencies deployment looking to integrate the forthcoming transition to 4G LTE, while supporting current generations of technology with only a software-upgrade. From an embed

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Empirix Inc. has announced that it has entered into an expanded agreement with Avaya. Empirix quality assurance solutions are said to be made available within the Avaya Performance Assurance Services portfolio with this agreement. The expanded agreement is believed to be focused on Avaya's upcoming Performance Monitoring offering, which delivers a unique combination of active and passive monitoring techniques to fully assess voice quality, performance and user experience across businesses and contact centers. This claims to ensure availability and controls operational costs across all locations, vendors, applications and technologies. Additionally, organizations can save time and effort in determining where problems are, thereby reducing the mean time to recovery (MTTR). Empirix's comprehensive monitoring solutions can lead to significant return on investment (ROI) for their customers. John D'Anna, CEO, Empirix said, "Empirix