VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Emerson Network Power has introduced the Liebert XDR in India. Liebert XDR is a heat exchanger that removes heat from IT racks before it even enters the data center. Liebert XDR packs in high density servers in a small footprint thereby eliminating the need for expansion or new facilities in Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). BB.Kale, Country Manger, Cooling Products, Emerson Network Power, India said, "SMB contribute up to 40% of India's IT spends but are faced with severe space and power constraints. The Liebert XDR saves on both as there is no need for fans to move heat across the room to wall or floor-mounted cooling systems. This translates into energy savings up to 48 percent compared to perimeter cooling, apart from the capital cost savings from not needing to expand or build a new facility to cope with growing business needs." The Liebert XDR is said to include a connection of hard-piped, pumped-refrigerant lines thro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE PNY Technologies, Inc. (PNY) has announced the new Brick Attache USB Flash drive. This new Brick Attache drive is believed to be made of non-slip polymer material with a dotted embossed texture. The Brick Attache is a tiny 6.6 g drive just 37.3 mm long, 18.3 mm wide and 9.3 mm tall. It comes with the USB 2.0 interface and in capacities ranging from 2 GB to 32 GB, thus supposed to allow one to share, store and transfer photos, videos, music, documents and more with ease. The drive claims to work with all recent versions of Windows and Mac OS 10.3 and above. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has unveiled the sixth annual "IBM Five in Five", a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years: With five innovations, users will be able to power their home with the energy they create themselves, one will never need a password again, Mind reading is no longer science fiction, The digital divide will cease to exist and junk mail will become priority mail. The next Five in Five is based on market and societal trends as well as emerging technologies from IBM's labs around the world that can make these transformations possible. At IBM, we are bridging the gap between science fiction and science fact on a daily basis. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has introduced new services that address common security concerns associated with cloud adoption, designed for clients to increase enterprise agility safely through cloud solutions. HP is clearing the path to the cloud with new consulting services that deliver a comprehensive approach to building protection into a cloud strategy, while evaluating storage requirements for effective data management in the cloud. These services include best practices, management scenarios and cloud simulation to educate clients on how to successfully secure and store data in a cloud environment. HP offers a comprehensive Cloud Protection Program across people, process, policies and technologies that deliver the same level of security for a hybrid cloud as a private IT environment. "Change can be overwhelming for clients when it comes to their IT infrastructure, especially if there is a fear of disrupting service levels to their customers. Our HP technol...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kingston Technology has held an SSD Challenge in Hyderabad early this month to showcase the features of their SSDNow product line. The challenge, called the SSDNow Challenge, was a move to challenge tech enthusiasts in India's tech hub to test their HDDs against Kingston's SSDNow products. There were two different test rounds, Speed Test and Death Match held for participants. Speed test round tested boot up time, or opening up different applications at a single time, whereas Death Match round challenged participants to drop their HDD and the Kingston SSDNow from a height of 5 feet. On winning both the challenge rounds, a participant could walk away with a free SSD. Vishal Parekh, Marketing Director, Kingston Technology, India, said, "The SSD Challenge was an enjoyable and innovative way to showcase to consumers the undeniable superiority of the SSD over the HDD. We wanted to showcase to tech aficionados the impressive performanc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Altair Engineering has announced that PBS Works has partnered with Intel Corporation to optimize its software for future Intel Many Integrated Core (Intel MIC) products. The strategic partnership was formed to proactively ensure that as the first commercially available Intel MIC product, codenamed "Knights Corner", is launched broadly, PBS Professional will be able to seamlessly schedule jobs onto both Intel Xeon processors and Intel MIC co-processors without requiring additional technical support. "Altair and Intel have worked closely together for many years and it is an honour to be part of this important development phase with Intel MIC. We are confident that the insight and expertise we have provided to Intel on hardware and software development environments, specifically those related to optimizing workload scheduling and management in the HPC environment, will ensure Altair's PBS Works and HyperWorks customers will b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With the launch of the new range of Lumia smartphones, Nokia has created "Amazing Everyday" experiences for people across the country as part of the "Amazing Everyday Campaign". The campaign also showcased the surprise match by Harbhajan Singh. Elements of the "Amazing Everyday" campaign personify the Lumia products themselves. Consumers are expected to see such little surprises from Nokia in their daily lives over the next two weeks of the campaign. "The Nokia Lumia smartphones are not your average smartphones. These devices are designed to make everyday moments more amazing with unique experiences and that is what 'The Amazing Everyday' will attempt to create for people across the country. The campaign is aimed at reminding people that even everyday routine can be amazing and there are little adventures waiting for everyone around the corner. We plan to organize many more such activities over the ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Foxconn is planning to spread its base for smartphones in China's central Henan province next year. According to market buzz, the expansion plan, costing 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) is expected to bring $20 billion in sales revenue in 2012. The base is said to be centered on the Foxconn Science Park in Zhengzhou, increasing its current production lines to 95, sources claimed. Foxconn has opened new factories in Henan and Sichuan last year, targeting low labour costs and rising markets in the inland provinces. The company is believed to employ 1.2 million people, with about one million of them based in the Chinese mainland. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Protext Mobility Inc. and Corporate Communications Group Inc. (CCG) have entered into a joint agreement to market and distribute Protext Mobility solutions directly to consumers through wireless retail stores in the CCG network. CCG is said to develop and manage a marketing and distribution initiative to make Protext Mobility solutions, SafeText and DriveAlert, available for discovery and purchase in the wireless retail stores as per the terms of the agreement. In addition to the consumer offering, CCG and Protext Mobility are believed to develop and distribute a corporate compliance mobile solution for enterprises within the networks' client base. To expand product visibility, CCG is supposed to make the Protext Mobility solutions available on the retail and corporate websites exclusively operated and managed by CCG. For More Details See www.varindia.com