VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sparsh marked its presence in IFSEC INDIA, 2011 organized by UBM India from 8th to 10th December, 2011 at Pragati Maidan New Delhi. Hon'ble Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Padma Shri, Chairman, ASSOCHAM's National Council on Installations, Premises & Personnel Security (IPPS), inaugurated this exhibition. Sparsh's launched its OmniSurv IP camera A-series and S-Series and the eYe and Elegant series of network DVR which were the highlights for the event. The solution comes with low-light performance and ONVIF compliance that integrate with major NVR management platforms. Award-winning product lines were also exhibited as part of the Sparsh complete video surveillance solution tailored for diverse industry segments and applications. Sparsh showcased its most extensive range of products at booth No. C66B, Hall 18. The showcased products included new Bravura 480/650 TVL EFFIO-E Series Cameras, Indoor IR S

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kingston has announced that the Romanian overclocking team, Lab501, has achieved three new world records with the dual channel memory kit, Kingston HyperX 2544MHz, during a live overclocking session. The new records were set on December 3, 2011 by Matei Mihatoiu aka "Matose", Tudor Badica aka "Monstru" and Razvan Fatu aka "Micutzu", the three Romanian overclocking champions from the Lab501 team. The records were achieved in an overclocking event organized in the eMAG showroom in Bucharest, Romania, in front of approximately 100 overclocking enthusiasts and two local TV crews. The highest record achieved was 3600MHz at CL10, which stands as the highest memory frequency using DDR3 memory. During the same event, the Lab501 team also managed to achieve world records of 3479MHz at CL9 and 3275MHz at CL8, using liquid nitrogen to cool the modules down to -196 degree Centigrade. "We have a long partnership with Ki

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has launched the cost-effective local pack in India called the "Mera Pack". This value-for-money pack offers 1,500 minutes of local calls and promises to meet the unmet demands of high local call users. The minutes are valid for a period of 30 days. Nilanjan Mukherjee, Head, Product & Services Group - Wireless Business, Reliance Communications, said, "We believe that value proposition and quality of service are the key differentiators in this highly competitive industry. With the launch of 'Mera Pack' - a unique value-based product, we are confident that customers will enjoy phenomenally low local call rates across networks. As we embark on new territories, we plan to introduce superior products for customers across the CDMA and GSM platform." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE has announced the "Xmas and New Year Contest", its latest overclocking competition run in conjunction with HWBOT.org. The GIGABYTE "Xmas and New Year Contest" is open to all Overclockers using any AMD APU on any GIGABYTE socket F1 A75 or A55 series motherboard, using any cooling solution. The contest winner will take home a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard, with second and third place taking a GA-990FXA-UD3. The GIGABYTE "Xmas and New Year Contest" will contain three stages, each crafted to test your overclocking powers, while also giving you an excuse to avoid the in-laws.This contest will run from December 15, 2011 with final score submissions until midnight on January 31, 2012. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Buffalo Technology has announced the AirStation Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Dual Band router and Access Point in India. The high-power gigabit WZR-HP-AG300H is the latest addition to Buffalo's networking solutions to its customers in the Indian market. The AirStation Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Dual Band Router is a dual-band solution, for the home and small office environments. This wired and wireless solution, combining high-power router and access point offers an easy and hassle-free install. Coupled with High Power technology, including an onboard power amplifier and optimized antennae, the WZR-HP-AG300H provides exceptional range and increased performance at range. Other features include WDS and Buffalo's AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS). "Buffalo has always been delivering high-quality, high-performance wireless solutions that serve to its consumers in the best possible manner. With the addition of the dual ba

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has announced the results of the global study which reveals that seven out of 10 young employees frequently ignore IT policies, and one in four is a victim of identity theft before the age of 30. The final set of findings from the three-part Cisco Connected World Technology Report reveals startling attitudes toward IT policies and growing security threats posed by the next generation of employees entering the workforce. The latest findings from the Cisco Connected World Technology Report reveal growing concerns for employers. The desire for on-demand access to information is so ingrained in the incoming generation of employees that many young professionals take extreme measures to access the Internet, even if it compromises their company or their own security. Such behaviour includes secretly using neighbours' wireless connections, sitting in front of businesses to access free Wi-Fi networks, and borrowing other people's device

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MIS Asia has listed NCR Corporation amongst the top "Global 75" technology vendors in the world. The annual MIS Asia top 'Global 75' technology listing is based on evaluation of an organisation on industry leadership, products and services innovation, strategic roles in the global enterprise Information Technology (IT) market, contribution to IT industry development and financial performance in the past year. Stelios Fragkos, VP, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, NCR said, "Some of the largest companies in the world rely on NCR and this recognition reinforces our commitment to be strategic partners to help grow our customer's business. We are committed to introduce new innovative self-service solutions to both mature and emerging markets and continue investing in channel partner enablement and program development to ensure our products and services are available to our customers when and where they want.&q

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE QuEST Global has inaugurated the Siemens Offshore Design Centre at its Bangalore facility. This center is believed to be the result of a multiyear agreement signed by QuEST with Siemens AG to provide engineering services to all of its divisions worldwide. The Siemens Offshore Design Centre at QuEST was inaugurated by Eckhard Sander, Head of Global Commodity Management Technical Services Siemens along with Dr. Ajay Prabhu, Chief Operating Officer, QuEST Global. As a Worldwide Engineering Partner of Siemens AG in Europe, US & Asia, QuEST Global will be offering solutions ranging from concept design, detailed performance assessment & manufacturing engineering. Ajit Prabhu, CEO, QuEST Global Engineering said, "QuEST is pleased to have been chosen by Siemens as a preferred engineering solutions partner. Through our delivery centres in India, Europe and US, QuEST is uniquely positioned to optimize, capability, capacity and cost. I am c

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IT Association of Odisha (ITAO) is organizing the Inaugural Function of IT EXPO 2011 on 17th Dec 2011 at 4pm. Hon'ble Minister of IT, Sj. Ramesh Chandra Majhi will be the chief guest of the occasion, whereas, The guest of honours will be Chief Secretary Sj. Bijay Kumar Patnaik, IAS; Sj. Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS, Commissioner-Cum-Secretary Dept. and Amar Babu Managing Director, Lenovo. VARINDIA is an Event Media Partner for the event. Many other events along with the EXPO have also been planned for the occasion. Cultural Program is to be held on 17th 'Dec'11 and 19th Dec' 11. A Mega Entertainment Program by Artha Tatwa group will be held on 18th Dec'11. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced a "Refresh Offer" for its Design Jet customers in India. The programme will allow the existing customers of Design Jet or comparable A3-size printers to trade up to the Multi-Functional Design Jet range. The programme allows customers to avail rebate of up to INR50,000 on exchange of their old printer with world-class HP Designjet T2300 e-Multi Function Printer, DSJ T790 and DSJ T1300 e-Printer series. The offer is valid until December 31, 2011. Mahesh Soni, Country Manager - Design, HP-IPG, said, "HP Design Jet Refresh will help our customers grow and build competitive edge in their core-enabled range of HP Large format printers which is super-efficient and easy to use with functions like: Integrated intuitive touch panel, direct USB Drive Printing support and lot more. HP Large Format Printer users certainly enjoy competitive edge by upgrading to a more effective printing environment with the Install Base

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Indian arm of Green Peace, the International environmental NGO has taken a route to make people pledge against the coal mining in regions like the Chandrapur region of Maharashtra or Singrauli in an ordeal to save our forests. The NGO has tied-up with a Bangalore based mobile technology company, ZipDial to make it effortless for people to pledge for the campaign. ZipDial has provided a number for the Green Peace campaign that anyone could simply ZipDial, or dial a missed call on, to pledge. Supporters also get a chance to refer their friends and win a badge. Valerie R. Wagoner, CEO, ZipDial said, "We are delighted that our platform has been useful for this important cause. The campaign has produced good results and this is the core advantage of running a campaign on ZipDial platform. One does not need a fancy phone or data connectivity to participate. Any phone with simplest of features can be used to participate in a ZipDial campai

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mission 500, a non-profit initiative focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, is launching an integrated marketing campaign beginning in January 2012 media. Mission 500's media partners have joined in offering their support in the form of over US$125,000 in print and electronic media placements to support this important cause for the first time. Media for the marketing program is being supported by SDM, Security Magazine, Security Products, Security Systems News, Security Technology Executive, Ventas de Seguridad, Seguridad en America and their respective web pages and portals. Other publications who are interested in lending their support to this cause may contact LRG Marketing Communications for further details. The goal of the campaign is to get every security professional and/or their employer to sponsor at least one child through World Vision's child sponsorship p

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Asigra Inc has announced five emerging market and technology trends in cloud backup, based on end customer and service provider adoption rates and feedback worldwide. According to the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Cloud Backup and Recovery Special Interest Group (SIG), cloud backup involves backing up data offsite to a data center (organization's central data center or service provider's data center) over a WAN, using standard internet protocols. Hardware infrastructure is shared by the provider's 'customers' which provides increased efficiencies and reduced costs due to syndication and sharing. This makes cloud backup an inexpensive and flexible way of accessing storage on an as needed basis that is highly available and secure while offering elastic capacity. With more than 400,000 customer site deployments of its cloud backup technology worldwide, Asigra is at the forefront of customer requirements and a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ESET is recognised with fourth "Advanced+" award in performance testing from AV-Comparatives. ESET tops the list of 20 antivirus brands as the product with the least footprint on the system. In addition to receiving the highest possible number of "Advanced+" awards in performance testing, ESET has received more "Advanced+" awards in retrospective tests than any other vendor. Andreas Clementi, Founder & Chairman, AV-Comparatives said, "Over the years and throughout different tests, we've seen that ESET develops high-performing security solutions that have a small impact on system performance. Receiving once again the 'Advanced+' award in our most recent performance test is further validation. Additionally, ESET has always understood the importance of strong heuristics in fighting malware and continues to be the vendor with the most amount of 'Advanced+' awards in AV-Comparatives heuris

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acronis has entered into a new distribution relationship with Avnet Technology Solutions to provide protection for businesses threatened by potential technology disasters in Thailand and Vietnam. Under the new alliance, Avnet will sell, market and support Acronis' suite of disaster recovery and data protection solutions to resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) throughout Thailand and Vietnam. William Chu, President, Avnet Technology Solutions, Asia Pacific said, "Disaster recovery and data protection solutions present a tremendous revenue opportunity for value-added resellers, especially in the mid market. With Acronis solutions, we will provide channel partners with the technology and resources they need to successfully address this market opportunity and help them build competitively differentiating business practices that help organisations of all sizes simplify and automate backup and disaster recovery processes, includi