VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE mobiDEOS Inc. has announced Playback, a new upgrade to its MobileCamViewer mobile surveillance application that gives customers access to video from the previous hour, day, week, month and beyond. Access to past content is immediate upon connectivity with a Dedicated Micros DVR. Sri Palasamudram, CEO, mobiDEOS Inc. said, "Playback moves MobileCamViewer beyond basic live streaming to give our customers additional peace of mind and a better return on investment. The Playback feature provides users with immediate access to high-quality video of past events at their fingertips from anywhere, anytime - without reliance on a separate stream or service to transmit content. The direct, bandwidth-efficient connection also ensures that your mobile device receives an even video stream as opposed to a choppy, undesirable signal." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SanDisk Corporation has introduced the SanDisk Memory Vault, the first product in a new category of devices that are designed for long-term data preservation. The SanDisk Memory Vault is a photo album for the digital age that allows consumers to preserve images in one reliable location. The device connects to a computer's USB port for easy drag-and-drop functionality and features a sleek, ruggedized, metallic design that looks great on any desktop and fits into any drawer. Hon Wai Cheah, Director, Product Marketing Management, Asia Pacific, SanDisk Corporation said, "SanDisk already offers great image-capture products, and we've built upon that expertise to create a new category of image-preservation products. The Memory Vault allows parents to preserve photos of their daughter's first steps alongside videos from her wedding and then pass those images down for generations to come. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zicom is poised to build its distribution network through strong, proactive associations spread across the region. Zicom will continue to spearhead category creation and expansion by developing and introducing innovative services to cater to both residential and commercial customer segments. The company's strategic plans are aimed at broadening the base of its product offering by adding to the market superior products and services that best address the end-to-end security needs of its customers. With this initiative of conducting road shows across the country, the brand looks forward to building a strong base to support the offering of its trademark mix of innovative and affordable security solutions, extending its services to secure thousands of homes, offices & establishments across India. Anand Swaminathan, Director - Product and Solution, Zicom Group said, "The road show will create an experience zone for the dealers in ever...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC Corporation has announced that EMC Isilon scale-out NAS with HDFS, combined with EMC Greenplum HD. This new enterprise-ready solution combines scale-out NAS data storage and Hadoop analytics capabilities with services, training and certification, and customer support from a single vendor, ensuring a more seamless user experience. With this solution, EMC eliminates CIOs' need to spend valuable time investigating and integrating products from multiple vendors. EMC Isilon scale-out NAS with native HDFS provides Hadoop users with built-in access to a shared storage infrastructure thereby bridging the gap between the innovative powers of Big Data Hadoop and mission critical enterprise IT analytics. EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, now integrated with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) protocol, provides customers with a solution for accelerating enterprise-wide deployment of Apache-based Hadoop. Up to now, early adopters of Hadoop have r...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahindra Satyam has announced its unaudited financial results under Indian GAAP for the Third quarter ended December 31, 2011. Financial Highlights for the Quarter ended December 31, 2011 are Consolidated Revenue was INR 1718 crores, up 9% QoQ, up 34% YoY. EBITDA was INR 278 crores up 15 % QoQ. EBIDTA Margins expand by 87 bps QoQ to 16.2%. Profit after Tax was at INR 308 crores versus Rs 238 Crores in Q2, up 29% QoQ, 424% YoY. EPS was at Rs. 2.62 in Q3 FY12 versus Rs. 2.02 in Q2FY12 Vineet Nayyar, Chairman, Mahindra Satyam said, "We continue on our path of building the organization and improving our operating metrics, in the face of some headwinds on the economic front." CP Gurnani, CEO, Mahindra Satyam said, "Our 3-pronged approach to the market through vertical, regional and service-line penetration coupled with effective portfolio management focus is showing consistent results in this changing environment. Investments into...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Capgemini has been positioned by Gartner in the leaders quadrant in the latest "Magic Quadrant for SAP Application Service Providers, Europe". Capgemini has been positioned based on "ability to execute" and "completeness of vision." According to the report, "The positioning of vendors in this Magic Quadrant is based on factors determined by Gartner to be relevant to this market. We analyze consulting and system integration projects and multiyear IT management engagements that may require a blend of business, industry, technology, program and project management, process and delivery capabilities aligned with end-user organizations' objectives, institutional and business culture, and employees." Christophe Lacroix, SAP Alliance Lead, Capgemini, said, "We believe our leaders positioning by Gartner is a result of our dedicated endeavors to exceed client expectations. It fully recognizes our capabil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE An IC from STMicroelectronics is said to enable compact digital cameras and camera phones to satisfy demands for increased power from the built-in flash unit while supporting more sophisticated user controls. ST's new chip, the STCF04, is an integrated camera flash and torch controller that raises the maximum power of an LED flash module from a few Watts, to over 40 Watts. The new device also provides extra flash and torch brightness controls, with eight user-selectable levels for the flash and 12 for the torch, as well as a light-sensor input. Flash and torch safety timers, temperature sensing and short-circuit protection features are also built in. The STCF04 is used in a unique configuration combining a super capacitor, a discrete high-current MOSFET switch and high-power white LEDs. The discrete MOSFET is the key to the STCF04's power advantage over other controllers that usually integrate a MOSFET of lower rating on the chip. Fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Virtusa Corporation has reported consolidated financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2012, ended December 31, 2011. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $72.2 million, an increase of 3% sequentially and 30% year-over-year on both a reported and constant currency basis. Virtusa has reported income from operations of $6.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase compared to $5.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, and an increase compared to $5.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $5.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, an increase compared to $4.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, and an increase compared to $4.2 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 included $0.2 million of foreign currency transacti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE KINGMAX has announced the launching of its latest quad channel DDR3 2200MHz overclocking memory module series. This series supports the Intel X79 series and also processes 4 times faster than the conventional single channel products. The new series of DDR3 quad channel overclocking module from KINGMAX is said to design for optimizing the maximum performance on X79 related motherboard. The main clock rate of this series is set as 1333 MHz, but it is also available in 1600MHz, 2000MHz and 2200MHz. Intel X79 is an upgrade from the previous X58 series, thus building on the X79 platform means KINGMAX's DDR3 quad channel overclocking module offers even better performance and system stability. Moreover, this series of modules unleashes the top performance of Intel Core i7-3930K processor and takes gamers, overclocking enthusiasts and digital content producers to a never –before level of experience. KINGMAX DDR3 module utilizes only the IC chips...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google has introduced Women Entrepreneurs on the Web (WEOW) program in India, as a targeted business diversity program for women entrepreneurs. The program is believed to increase the reach of technology with this community and with the large number of women entrepreneurs in India made it a natural decision for the company to pilot this initiative here. The program is claimed to be a 5 circle approach designed to cater to women entrepreneurs with varied degrees of online presence and expertise. The program is supposed to start with building an online presence and moves towards collaborating effectively, connecting with customers, promoting their organisations to then tracking and optimising their online presence. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The IT industry's Premier sporting tournament kicks off next week & is set to see leading IT companies clash for the winner's title. The TAIT Kaspersky IT cup 2012 kicks off on 4th Feb with the first match being played between HP & TAIT. Sponsored by leading Anti-Virus company Kaspersky, The tournament will be played in the popular T20 format. This is the 19th year of the tournament. 8 teams are playing in 2 groups are participating this year. Each team is said to play 3 league matches in their group & the top 2 teams in each group go on to play the semi-finals. The winners at this stage will then compete for the grand trophy. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC Corporation has announced a new EMC Proven solution for Citrix XenDesktop environments. The solution expands EMC's portfolio enabling Citrix customers to accelerate the adoption of virtual desktop infrastructures and realize the benefits of a secure, centrally managed end-user computing environment. The robust, flexible and cost-effective solution built on the EMC VNX unified storage with full NFS support, and the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) platform that has unparalleled desktop density and IO performance provides integrated application streaming and centralized desktop management for 1000 users. The solution utilizes a building-block approach which can then scale to thousands of virtual desktops. EMC also announced updates to the EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) plug-in, simplifying the task of creating multiple virtual desktop machines and registering them withCitrix XenDesktop. VSI continues to support self service ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Riverbed Technology Inc. has announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the 2012 "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers (WOC)" authored by Joe Skorupa and Severine Realand published in January 2012. According to Gartner, the report positions vendors in one of four quadrants - Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players - based on the companies’ vision and ability to execute on that vision. Eric Wolford, Executive VP & GM- Products, Riverbed said, "Riverbed is proud to be recognized as a leader in the WOC market by Gartner. We have long focused on addressing the needs of our enterprise customers by delivering world-class technology and providing the high-quality, fast-response support and services required by globally distributed organizations. As we work closely with our customers on our product innovations, we’re finding that there are several new technology framewo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SMC Networks has introduced an upgraded and well-advanced version of SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2, a Wireless Modem Router. It is claimed to be a highly integrated residential broadband access device which combines the function of ADSL modem, wireless N access point and 4-ports Ethernet router. SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2 is said to be fully compliant with latest ADSL2/2+ and Ethernet standards like IEEE802.3/802.3u, it is also TR-067 compliant, ensuring the interoperability with your ISP's network infrastructure. SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2 provides high performance access to the Internet, downstream up to 24Mbps and upstream up to 2Mbps, making it ideal for individual users, SOHOs, and small enterprises. With SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2, computers on the LAN side can communicate and share the Internet access and files with each other wired or wirelessly. One of the main features SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2 is the detachable 5dbi antenna which enables better and enhanced coverage ar...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Gujarat Telelink Private Ltd. (GTPL) has announced that it is rolling out high definition (HD) digital cable set top boxes from Cisco in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). Being one of the first HD digital cable set top box deployment in the country, this move is believed to revolutionize consumer entertainment in the state and enable subscribers to experience superior HD TV along with other services such as DVR (digital video recording), HD gaming, VoD (Video on demand) and future Connected Home services to consumers. This announcement was made on the sidelines of Cable TV Show 2012, SAARC region's largest cable TV show, at Nehru Indoor stadium, Kolkata. GTPL and Cisco are expected to work together to usher in cable digitization across the key states of Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam and Jharkhand to deploy more than 8,00,000 next-generation digital set-top boxes, both HD and SD, over the next 12 months in these markets. Anirud...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has announced software advancements to the Brocade Server Iron ADX Series of cloud-optimized application delivery switches designed to help customers gain greater application control and service scalability. To foster innovation and enable the deployment of advanced capabilities in production environments, Brocade has introduced the OpenScript engine that allows network operators to customize the capabilities of their network to match their specific needs. To enable application delivery professionals to learn, browse and share application scripts, Brocade has created the OpenScript community. It provides a social networking space for real-time discussions, solutions, technical guidance, and configuration examples for the OpenScript engine. "Application delivery performance, scalability and flexibility are critical requirements for our customers. These requirements have a direct effect on our ability to scale our business while e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Trend Micro has announced the latest addition to Trend Micro's Mobile arsenal, Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition, a solution designed to protect both Android smartphones and tablets that includes a free app scanner, lost device protection and enhanced security to block threats while surfing the Web, calling or texting. "We believe mobile users need to be protected against malicious applications. To help protect as many people as possible and stifle criminal attempts to steal personal and financial information we are offering our anti-malware scanner for free," said Amit Nath, Country Manager India and SAARC, Trend Micro. Additional enhancements offer a secure Web-based portal that enables users to remotely find a lost device on a Google map and set off an alarm, even if the device is set to silent. If the device can't be found it can be locked from the portal and if all else fails the user can wipe the contents...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Oracle has shipped thousands of midrange SPARC T4 servers with Oracle Solaris. The Oracle SPARC T4 has been adopted by more than 800 customers across industries, including Indian customers like TCS and Wipro. Other customers to adopt this include BBVA, Core Services Corporation, Emerson, iXtend, Motorola Solutions, Portugal Telecom, Qualcomm, Sirsi Dynix, Sky Online, Super Valu Telefonica de Espana, United Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation and Ziggo BV. "Oracle SPARC T4 server delivers higher performance over its predecessor as well as over other competing products. Our customers can consolidate multiple mission-critical database and application tiers onto a single server, thus significantly reducing system complexity and lowering the total cost of ownership," said Kapil Sood, Vice-President, Systems, Oracle India. Designed to power enterprise and mission-critical applications on Oracle Solaris 10 or11, the Oracle SPARC T4 enter...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced that it is organizing a Latex Summit in Mumbai, an education programme on Latex Technologies, and aims to set a stage for greener technologies for indoor and outdoor advertising. The Latex Summit will be a two-day event to be held on 1st & 2nd February, 2012. At the Summit, HP is showcasing two of its world-class large format printers, HP Designjet L26500 and HP Designjet L28500, to edify the print service providers about the latest advancements in HP Latex technology. "HP has always believed in strong market presence in the printing space. Now with an initiative of reducing the carbon footprints, HP's Latex Technology promises the consumer a greener tomorrow while providing him the best-of-the-class prints. The eco-friendly promise by HP will take the printing industry to a new paradigm and will create a benchmark for the brand advertising business," said Puneet Chadha, Director - GSB, HP India "It is...