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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS Technology has unveiled ZENBOOK available in 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch varieties. It utilizes ASUS' Super Hybrid Engine II technology, which conserves battery life and allows the ZENBOOK to have up to 25 percent more battery life than other Ultrabook designs. The ZENBOOK features Intel second-generation Core processors (optimized for mobile use), SATA Revision 3.0 solid state storage of 256GB (SSD), Bluetooth V4.0 and USB 3.0. ASUS has also added USB charger and technology, which uses the powered USB 3.0 port to recharge portable device pretty fast. To accommodate all of these technologies, ASUS engineers designed custom cooling technology using a V shaped channel with a copper finish design for improved airflow and cooling. When battery life dips below 5 percent, the ZENBOOK will automatically save files in progress to prevent data loss. ZENBOOK is also equipped with ASUS SonicMaster technology, an optimized fusion of hardware and so...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo India has launched new IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook featuring HD graphics support, an HDMI output and integrated stereo speakers with SRS Premium Surround Sound along with Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology. Rajesh Thadani, Director, Consumer Business Segment, Lenovo India, said, "The new IdeaPad U Series laptops from Lenovo provides style aficionados everything they need in a slender yet efficient super chic, mobile package. The U300s laptop is slated to become the perfect style accessory this season, liberating consumers by combining productivity and entertainment in one elegant device." Shailendra Katyal, Director, Marketing, Lenovo India, said, "We plan to wow our consumers with the ultraportable U300s that merges incredible high performance with stunning, tasteful designs. The product will deliver a great user experience and a long battery life. Today, youngsters look for no compromise machines which combine both ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has launched LuxePad Ultra-thin Bluetooth Keyboards for Andriod 3.0, iPad and iPhones from Genius. LuxePad A9000 supports Andriod 3.0, LuxePad 9000 supports iPad & iPhones and LuxePad supports iPad. These keyboards can be used on desk, lap or anywhere within 30 feet of the Android 3.0, iPad and iPhones devices with the help of built-in Bluetooth technology in the keyboards. Moreover, the keyboards compact design creates more desk space. The on/off switch can effectively be used when away from the devices. The Bluetooth delivers low-power consumption. The built-in Li-ion battery of the keyboards can be charged through the mini USB cable. "'Go wireless, access your gadgets and save power' with this new range of Bluetooth wireless LuxePad keyboards from Genius. These compact devices are sure to create a buzz in the market. The customers are going to love these keyboards for the technology used and the cute looks...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Indian Telecom Equipment Manufacturers' Association (TEMA), in a communication to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has asked for a level- playing field for the indigenous telecom equipment manufacturers. According to the communication sent to the Prime Minister Office, while appreciating the UPA Government's resolve to support the Indian telecom equipment manufacturers in terms of rightful share in the Indian telecom network business, the TEMA communication highlighted the lack of implementation strategy on the part of the UPA Government. "We are not asking anything out of context from the Hon'ble Prime Minister or which is outside the National Telecom Policies of 1994 or 1999 or the recommendations made in the draft Policy 2011. We are seeking his and UPA Government's honest support in reaching the milestones mentioned in these policy papers and also the statements made by the Hon'ble Prime Mi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Neotel has announced that it will be providing connectivity for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, being held in Durban from 28th November - 9th December, 2011. Neotel will provide WiFi access for the entire conference as well as, together with partners CISCO and Dimension Data, power Telepresence rooms available for public use throughout the event, with connectivity via the Tata Communications global network. Sunil Joshi, Managing Director & CEO, Neotel, said, "Neotel is the only service provider in South Africa that can provide domestic and international connectivity with the exceptional high performance bandwidth capacity required for such technologies to be leveraged at such an event. In partnership with leading technology companies Tata Communications, Dimension Data and CISCO, COP 17 will now be able to seamlessly connect to and collaborate with the rest o...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ITC InfoTech has unveiled Optsustain, a product that has been purpose-built with the aim of simplifying the process of sustainability management across the globe. The product was showcased at an exhibition during the sixth annual conference on Sustainability Solutions by CII ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development held at The Lalit, in New Delhi. The product has been developed to internalize and improve an organization's commitment to sustainable development in a way that can be demonstrated to both internal and external stakeholders. Umashankar, Global Practice Head - Corporate Sustainability, said, "This tool has been built based on ITC Infotech's wide domain and consulting experience, and our in-depth knowledge of various sustainable reporting frameworks. We draw inspiration from ITC's exemplary sustainability performance which has helped us in conceptualizing this unique offering. This feature-rich tool wit...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments has continued to empower the research and physics industries with high-performance measurement and control technologies. NI provides commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools that help the thousands of engineers and scientists who are trying to solve alternative energy challenges with sophisticated devices. With NI LabVIEW system design software, PXI modular instrumentation, the NI CompactRIO reconfigurable control and data acquisition platform and other tools. "For more than 35 years, National Instruments has provided innovators with the tools they need to address the world's biggest engineering challenges. We are excited about the many ways we are helping customers streamline the development of advanced physics and energy projects," said Stefano Concezzi, Director, Science and Big Physics Segment, National Instruments. In physics specifically, NI has contributed product solutions to some of the most advanced ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Capgemini has announced that as an early participant in the SAP-MICROSOFT Unite Partner Connection program, Microsoft Corp. and participating partners, has re-launched its ERP+ solution portfolio and has created a development center in support of DuetEnterprise software. Located in Mumbai, India, the engineers at the centre will help build IP sector and industry solutions in the form of business packages, tailored to clients' specific needs to run on the Duet Enterprise platform. "Capgemini continues to invest in India, being the hub of innovation for the Group. Capgemini enjoys deep expertise in enterprise technologies and we have more than 6,000 experts across SAP and Microsoft in India. The Capgemini Development Center for Duet is a big step in offering IP from India and takes our innovation agenda to the next level," said Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India. Pascal Gibert, general manager, Information Worker Product Techno...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has announced that from now until the promotion ends on December 3, visit the "Share Your Afterburner iOS APP Experience" photo album on the MSI FAN CLUB page then click "Like" to enter the drawing. Users now can read other gamers' reviews for a chance to win a full Battlefield 3, Dirt 3 game or the popular N460GTX Hawk graphics card. The Share Your Afterburner iOS APP Experience Promotion continues: take a photo of the handheld device and computer screen both running the Afterburner software. Upload the photo to the blog and share the link on the promotion webpage for a chance to win prizes. Apart from sharing their photos, participants can also give a 5-star rating to the Afterburner App in the APP Store and share their experience or thoughts on Afterburner for iOS. MSI is said to select the two lucky users that wrote the best reviews to receive the MSI N480GTX Lightning graphics card and MSI WindPad 100W tablet...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to trim nearly 2,000 employees, or 20% of its direct workforce in India as part of a global restructuring exercise aimed at cutting losses. The company had last week claimed that it intends to cut 17,000 jobs globally. These planned reductions are expected to be driven by aligning the company's workforce with its new strategy as well as through a range of productivity and efficiency measures. Nokia Siemens Networks is said to begin the process of engaging with employee representatives in accordance with country-specific legal requirements to find socially responsible means to address these reduction needs. In order to reduce the impact of the planned reductions, Nokia Siemens Networks intends to launch locally led programs at the most affected sites to provide re-training and re-employment support. Nokia Siemens Networks targets to reduce its non-IFRS annualized operating expenses and production overhea...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Pesky SMS senders have joined hands with foreign mobile operators in neighbouring Asian countries and in Africa to send back the message to Indian phone users to beat the telemarketing regulations for spamming mobile phones with unwanted marketing messages. By this act, the messaging firms have been able to go against the rules implemented by the telecom regulator in September. The SMS is being sent through overseas operators who do not come under TRAI's purview and, therefore, there is no fear of being blacklisted or penalised. Therefore, unwanted SMSes have made a comeback over the past few weeks after the initial step, when TRAI had notified the new rules. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Damco has announced that myDamco; its instant-access web portal solution has quickly become popular. And now Gartner has acclaimed it an outstanding tool. In a new survey, Gartner names myDamco "one of the leading web solutions" in the logistics industry. The accolade from Gartner focuses on the portal's flexibility. Peter Suhr, Sr. Managing Partner said, "Damco has achieved the biggest growth. In 2010 Damco had little or no customer-directed IT services. Today, the company offers a mature and competitive solution." Martin Thaysen, CCO, Damco, said, "The acknowledgment from Gartner tells us we are meeting - even exceeding - the market's expectations. We have moved ahead because we maintain constant dialogue with our customers. Their input drives us to deliver what they need, and even go beyond their wishes. It's a highly competitive market, but we feel sure that our customer facing solutions will help us k...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Foxconn is said to launch Popo Cloud, self-developed and operated personal cloud computing services for handsets, tablet PCs, notebooks and other terminal devices with different operating systems, in the China market, as per the market sources. Foxconn's new cloud solution is supposed to allow data to be transferred between iOS and Android mobile devices and currently does not have any limitation over storage space and is provided for free. In addition to hardware, the software for Popo Cloud service is claimed to be developed by Foxconn. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ARM has released its Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Community Edition (CE) - a free-to-use edition of its reference software development toolkit. The new edition is believed to be dedicated to the Android application developer community and helps them create native software for compute intensive tasks that can run up to 4 times faster than Java code. DS-5 CE complements the standard SDK and NDK Android development kits by offering developers a unique set of tools to help them achieve the performance and energy-efficiency advantages made possible when ARM native code is used in Android applications. DS-5 Community Edition includes limited, but essential functionality from the premium DS-5 toolkit to help solve common Android application developer pain points. It achieves this by providing an integrated graphical debugger for NDK-generated code and visibility of advanced processor information, including ARM NEON Single Instruction Multiple Data (S...