VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that it is organizing a two-day BBM Hackathon Event in Gurgaon. The BBM Hackathon is expected to be attended by more than 45 developers who will create BBM connected applications with support from the BlackBerry developer relations team. The BBM Hackathon provides an opportunity for developers to create intuitive and networked applications on BBM. Developers will also get a chance to interact with BlackBerry platform experts and network with other developers while absorbing new ideas for integrating social elements into their apps. It will give participants direct access to members of the BBM development and product teams who can help attendees understand how to integrate the BBM Social Platform into their application. Attendees will also be able to learn different techniques to integrate viral/social aspects into their application and get answers for their questions from experts. Each of the participa

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahindra Satyam has announced its initiative to offer Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi) based Software quality assurance and testing services in partnership with Experimentus Ltd. "Experimentus is a pioneer in Software Quality Management and TMMi. By licensing Mahindra Satyam our TMMi Foundation accredited Assessment Method and training their staff, we are delighted to contribute to their continuous strive for delivering excellence for their clients," said Martin Adcock, Managing Director, Experimentus Ltd. "A specialized focus on testing process has been long due in the industry for defect prevention and brings predictability in business alignment of IT. TMMi-based assessment bridges this gap and helps unravel hidden cost of software development," said G. S. Raju, Global Head – Testing, Mahindra Satyam. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Belkin has unveiled a new brand identity committed to creating people and inspired products at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. "The new Belkin logo, affectionately named PIP for People Inspired Products, symbolizes our commitment to take inspiration from people, and acknowledges the connection between people and the experiences they value most. In a future where connectedness will only increase, our products have one common goal, to ensure that technology exists to serve people, and never the other way around," said Mohit Anand, Managing Director, Belkin India Subcontinent. To achieve the goal of creating people-inspired products, Belkin vows to listen to their customers and partners to build product solutions that improve upon daily challenges and anticipate evolving needs. The rebranding comes on the heels of the return of Belkin founder, Chet Pipkin, to the role of President and CEO. "

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ZOTAC has launched ZOTAC D2700-ITX WiFi Supreme – a mini-ITX platform for DIY home theatre PC users. The ZOTAC D2700-ITX WiFi Supreme combines Intel Atom processor along with NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 graphics processor that equips ZOTAC D2700-ITX Wi-Fi Supreme with hardware-accelerated Blu-ray 3D playback capabilities and HDMI 1.4a technology for the 3D high-definition experience. "ZOTAC platforms have been quite popular among home theatre PC users. The ZOTAC D2700-ITX Wi-Fi Supreme succeeds our award-winning IONITX series with upgrades to smoothly playback stereoscopic 3D content, output lossless audio formats and embrace Microsoft DirectX 11 technology while maintaining the compact mini-ITX form factor," said Carsten Berger, Marketing Director, ZOTAC International. ZOTAC D2700-ITX Wi-Fi Supreme platform also includes two DDR3 DIMM slots, a PCI Express x16 (single-lane) expansion slot, two SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports and two USB 3.0 ports. G

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sify Technologies has announced the operational readiness of their Undersea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai. On this occasion, Sify also signed a Landing Party Agreement (LPA) with MENA Submarine Cable System S.A.E. Raju Vegesna, CEO & Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, "Sify is being increasingly recognized as a leading integrated ICT (Information & Communication Technology) company and this cable landing station is an important milestone in our journey. We now look forward to partnering telecom service providers and playing a larger active role in the communication revolution that is unfolding in the Asia-Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. With capacity to land additional submarine cable systems, this connectivity will open a larger market for our industry-leading Managed Enterprise and Data Centre Services in the Middle Eastern market. Ahmed Mekky, Board Member & CEO, Gulf Bridge International, said, "W

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CSC has inaugurated its 18th delivery center in India, and the second in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The opening is said to expand CSC's footprint in the country and further enables the company to offer a wide range of services to its customers across the globe. The new state-of-the-art facility is claimed to be equipped with world class infrastructure, network, and connectivity and will offer IT services to some of the largest insurance companies in the world. It will have a seating capacity of approximately 300, while the existing facility at Indore employs around 700 professionals. The announcement builds up CSC's two recent global acquisitions of iSoft and AppLabs. The two acquisitions reinforce CSC's leadership position in emerging verticals and support the company’s multi-year strategic growth plan. Brian Manning, President & MD, CSC India said, "Indore is a strategic location for us and we are happy to launch yet anot

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ElectraCard Services (ECS) has launched electraPREPAID 3.0 under product iTx series offering products with integrated middleware electraWIRE, electraVIEW for event based monitoring and electraMAP for faster interface development with PA DSS security compliant release. The product is believed to be designed to support multiple prepaid programs, enabling the user to consolidate existing platforms into single platform catering all needs. An integrated middleware electraWIRE is expected to ensure higher performance and reduces maintenance cost of third party middleware. This version is said to come with web enabled back office that provides rich user experience and freedom to access from anywhere. Superior processing capabilities of this series enables customers to scale to the growing needs without additional infrastructure cost. The product is also functionally enhanced to support multi-currency wallet capabilities and virtual cards. Prashan

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE X Mini has rolled out mini Capsule Speaker. These claimed to provide sound beyond size. X-mini v1.1 Capsule Speakers is available in Black, Red, Silver and Pink colours. X-mini MAX v1.1 Capsule Speakers is available in Black and Red colours. X-mini 2nd Generation - X-mini II is available in Black, Red, White, Pink, Silver, Orange, Blue and Purple colours. X-mini MAX II Stereo Speaker Systems is available in Black, Red and White colours. X-mini HAPPY - MP3 Speaker (With 2GB SD Ram) is available in Black colour. X-mini Rave (FM Radio) Speaker is available in Black colour. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has highlighted the Top 10 IT Security stories of 2011. Costin Raiu, Director - Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team shares his research on the same. Costin Raiu said, "With 2011 coming to its end, it makes sense to sit back and take a look at what's been happening over the past 12 months in the IT Security world. If we had to summarize the year in a single word, I think it would have to be 'explosive.' The multitude of incidents, stories, facts, new trends and intriguing actors is so big that it makes it very hard to come up with a Top-10 of security stories of 2011. What I was aiming for with this list was to remember the stories that also indicated major trends or the emergence of new major actors on the security scene. By looking at these stories, we can get an idea of what will happen in 2012." The top 10 stories includes: The Rise of "Hacktivism"; The HBGary Federal Hack;