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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE RAIDON has introduced its latest innovation of internal dual bay 3.5" SATA RAID 5 / SAS JBOD storage solution - iR2630 & iS2630. A new generation of internal module, iR2630 supports 3 of 3.5" SATA HDD with RAID 0 & 5 functions, offering large capacity and dependable security in only the size of two 5.25" CD-ROM, it also comes with RAIDON standard feature of hot-swappable design to convenient HDD installation, management and maintenance during operation. iS2630 provides 3 of 3.5" SAS / SATA HDD housing with JBOD function, and offers options of using SAS or SATA hard drive upon various requirements from users. iS2630 is also a flexible storage solution, it can be easily upgraded to RAID storage solution when collocating a RAID card for desired applications. RAIDON 2630 series structured from the size of two standard 5.25" CD-ROM and can be fitly installed to the industrial control systems or operating servers, i

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys BPO has set up an Alternative Delivery Model BPO strategy at Kaup in Udupi district of Karnataka. Infosys BPO has expected that this model is said to play an important role in delivering value to its clients. The operation in Kaup is supposed to be managed by Infosys in collaboration with Desicrew, Infosys BPO's service partner. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Ltd. said, "We are pleased to announce the launch of the 'Alternative Delivery Model', an important component of our strategy, wherein we are constantly looking for the next wave of differentiation and benefits for our clients. Our success in establishing and commencing live service from a tier-IV town in India, based on a model of collaboration with an outsourced service provider, reiterates our long-term vision and commitment to rural BPO." Swami Swaminathan, CEO & MD, Infosys BPO said, "We decided to enhance our delivery capa

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Omnesys Technologies has joined hands with Progress Software to deliver a trading platform that enables Indian traders to be more competitive.The partnership is said to leverage the Omnesys customer base comprising more than 200 of the top financial institutions and exchanges across India with the Omnesys NEST front office service and the algorithmic trading platform, Progress Apama. Shrikant Pandit, MD, Omnesys said, "The strategic partnership will augment our offerings in the fast-growing market for advanced algorithmic trading software in India." Dr John Bates, Chief Technology Officer, Progress Software and founder of Progress Apama said, "As interest in algorithmic and high frequency trading continues to grow, financial institutions across the globe are seeing the need to provide customised services for their clients. The key to success is to offer customised and localised algorithmic capabilities to their clients using th

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Avaya has announced an updated portfolio of future-ready Ethernet switches that is said to bring the capabilities of Avaya's Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture (VENA) to the edge of the campus network. The new additions to the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 4000 portfolio are believed to be designed to help enterprises optimize networks for communication and collaboration, and simplify the convergence of voice, video and data communications. Steve Bandrowczak, VP & GM, Avaya Networking said, "Enterprises want data networking solutions that they can forget about. Solutions that make it effortless for them to connect new IP phones, secure new devices and users, and add more capacity. Avaya's collaboration-ready ERS 4800 switches deliver these features to enterprises today. They also provide support for advanced Avaya VENA capabilities like network virtualization and wireless integration that will allow enterprises to

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Channelplay has announced the release of Hawkeye, a sophisticated retail presence management software suite. Hawkeye is designed to give brands visibility and control into the investments they are making into the retail channel. Tushar Chauhan, head, Retail Intelligence vertical, Channelplay, said, "Hawkeye is designed for brands to keep track of their visibility investments. It can be configured for signage agencies to report deployment through the tool, and can then be integrated with an audit mechanism to periodically update the actual visibility share of the brand. Brand managers get to see the real picture and can effectively measure the ROI of their investment. Hawkeye has functionality not just for enabling signage tracking, but also allows brands to measure planogram compliance, amount and condition of stock on display and can be further enhanced to measure almost any retail metric that the brand wants. There are special features

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Export Development Bank of Egypt (EDBE) and Infosys have announced the implementation of Finacle universal banking solution across EDBE's operations in Egypt. Infosys has implemented Finacle core banking, treasury and CRM solutions in over 20 branches across the country. Magdy Ramadan, CIO, Export Development Bank of Egypt, said, "New age banking requires an advanced core banking platform. A renewed technology focus is vital to achieving our business objectives of growth and customer satisfaction. Finacle with its unmatched delivery track record has proven its excellence in retail banking operations. The implementation of Finacle and the ease with which it interfaces with other external systems has helped us reduce our turnaround time and centralize operations across branches, thus radically improving our efficiency and customer service. The ease of implementation was a satisfying experience and we are excited to be part of this succ

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has announced that it will be kicking off the "Sandy Bridge Evolution" contest at HWBOT. One can join the competition with any MSI 6 series mainboard between November 20 and December 17, 2011, and can win MSI's latest X79 mainboard and evolve the desktop overclocking experience. This "MSI Sandy Bridge Evolution" contest is opened to overclockers worldwide, and requires MSI 6 series mainboards, N580GTX graphics cards and Intel 2500K or higher processors. The participants are supposed to compete on 3 benchmarks including Heaven DX11 Single GPU, Heaven DX9 IGP and Lowest CPU clock. Contest winners will receive MSI's latest X79 mainboards and THORTECH's brand new power supply unit. MSI mainboards and GeIL's memory modules will also be provided to lucky draw winners. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Emerson Network has closely examined the validity of some commonly held beliefs about the cloud and has offered its summary of those findings. Blake Carlson, VP, Global IT markets, Emerson Network Power's Avocent business said, "Cloud computing is a powerful and important tool for today's businesses, but like any tool it must be used properly to realize its true benefit. Responsible businesses and IT departments will take the time to fully understand the risks and benefits associated with the cloud, challenge common assumptions and misperceptions, and make informed decisions that benefit their organizations and their customers." In evaluating these cloud-related assumptions, Carlson said, Emerson Network Power researchers focused specifically on public clouds and posed a simple question: Fact or fiction? If it is Fiction, it may be not for long. While cloud migration isn't universal yet, there is no question it is a form

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE My Mobile Payments Ltd (MMPL) has received the RBI's approval to launch financial services on mobile phones. "Money on Mobile"(MoM), an electronic prepaid payment instrument for the mobile phone is set to launch its services for the Indian market this December. Shashank M. Joshi, MD, MMPL said, "We are elated that we've been granted the licence to offer the semi-closed m-wallet by the RBI. This means that by December, consumers can load their mobile phones with prepaid cash and use this virtual money to purchase goods and services at retail outlets. Retailers and kirana stores across the country will act as a loading point for MoM." "Started in India over a year ago, MMPL is determined to turn RBI's desire into reality of converting 70% of the country's financial transactions to electronic by 2012. We have a dedicated team of 75 employees across India that is committed to ensuring consumers the abilit