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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has worked with Tulip Telecom to design and help build the largest data center facility in India to deliver new cloud and networking services. IBM's data center and SmartCloud infrastructure services is believed to support Tulip in extending its existing offerings to quickly meet customer demand. Covering more than 900,000 square feet, and 20 Enterprise Modular Data Centers in a four tower building, the facility is engineered to support up to 100 megawatts of power. Lt. Col. HS Bedi, Chairman & MD, Tulip Telecom Ltd. said, "Our goal is to be the largest data connectivity and managed services provider, and to succeed we needed a modernized data center that could support both business and operational requirements. With a project of such magnitude at hand, we chose to partner with IBM because the company has global expertise in designing and building innovative, energy efficient cloud data centers that should support our needs

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SanDisk has announced the availability of its 128GBExtreme SDXC UHS-I card. One is believed to preserve their images for generations to come using the SanDisk Memory Vault. The SanDisk Memory Vault is claimed to be tested to preserve digital photos and videos for up to 100 years5, making it an ideal solution for passing down precious memories for generations to come. The SanDisk Memory Vault is expected to allow consumers to consolidate important photos and videos in one convenient and reliable location. The product features a sleek, ruggedized metallic casing that looks great on top of a desk and fits into any drawer. 128GB SanDisk Extreme SDXC UHS-I card is designed to capture Full HD2 videos and high-resolution photos. The card features up to 45MB/sec3 read/write speeds, enabling consumers to shoot sequences of high-resolution photos using their camera's burst mode and then quickly transfer the files to a computer. For More Details Se

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fortinet has appointed Datacipher Solutions, as an Authorised Training Center (ATC) to provide its channel and customers with easy access to Fortinet Training Programs across the country. The two courses currently offered by Datacipher cover administration and content inspection for the vendor's flagship FortiGate multi-threat security appliance. Code-named 201 and 301, the modules are designed to provide participants with the ability to fully configure and manage FortiGate devices. They can also help participants prepare for the Fortinet Certified Network Security Administrator (FCNSA) and Fortinet Certified Network Security Professional (FCNSP) certifications, which are widely recognised in the industry. Vishak Raman, Senior Regional Director, Fortinet India and SAARC, said, "Datacipher Solutions' appointment is strategically important, as their highly structured training programs will help partners and end-users in the countr

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP AG has announced two new offerings that will deliver the benefits of the SAP HANA platform to small businesses and midsize enterprises (SMEs). With analytics powered by SAP HANA for the SAP Business One application and SAP HANA, Edge edition, SMEs will be able to leverage powerful in-memory technology from SAP. By helping organizations act on information as it happens, SAP HANA revolutionizes decision-making, dramatically increasing the speed of existing processes and accessing large amounts of data in shorter periods of time. These new offerings from SAP aim to provide SMEs with real-time access to information tailored to their individual requirements. SAP HANA is in-memory data management software on SAP partner hardware. For a quick and predictable implementation of SAP HANA, customers and partners can use SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, including the SAP ERP rapid-deployment solution for operational reporting with SAP HANA. SAP Rapid

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC Corporation has introduced EMC VFCache, a new server Flash caching solution. Together, VFCache and EMC Flash-enabled storage systems dramatically improve application performance by leveraging intelligent software and PCIe Flash technology - testing resulted in up to 3X increased throughput while reducing latency by 60%. VFCache combined with VMAX, VMAXe, VNX and VNXe storage delivers turbocharged performance with protection. VFCache is the next evolutionary step of EMC's Flash strategy requiring no disruption to customers' existing storage architectures. Coming in the next year, EMC will add deduplication technology to VFCache, enabling customers to achieve even more efficiency from Flash technology. Additional Flash capacity and form factors will also be supported. VFCache will also more deeply integrate with EMC storage management technologies, and additional integration with FAST architecture. For more Details See www.varind

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has appointed Lalit S. Chowdhary as Sr. Vice-President, System Engineering for India & SAARC sales organization. Reporting to Naresh Wadhwa, President & Country Manager, Cisco India & South Asia, Lalit's primary responsibility will be to drive Cisco's technological leadership in Borderless Networks, Collaboration and Data Center & Virtualization architectures across Government, Services Providers and Enterprise customers in the region. "The Systems Engineering organization has been pivotal in ensuring solution differentiation and customer satisfaction for Cisco. We are happy to have Lalit as the leader for this strategic team. We are confident that Lalit's collaboration with his counterparts in Cisco across the globe will help us drive closer alignment of Cisco's technology direction to our customers' business needs in the India & SAARC region," said Naresh Wadhwa, President & Cou

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) has launched an extended portfolio of software and services designed to improve the experience that consumers have with their smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. Adolfo Hernandez, President, Alcatel-Lucent's Software, Services & Solutions group, said, "Alcatel-Lucent has established a strong reputation in customer experience with hundreds of communications service providers around the world. What we are announcing today is a commitment to continue our investments in the area of customer experience with the introduction of our new portfolio – which we have called Motive Customer Experience Solutions." The Motive Customer Experience Solutions (CXS) portfolio is designed to proactively address the consumer experience, providing a suite of software and expert services to help communications service providers manage their customer relationships over a wide range of touch points. For More Detail

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Belkin India has launched a Digital campaign Feb Dhamaka across its various product lines. Feb Dhamaka will run on all platforms - on mobile phones, laptops, desktop computers at work, and more. The month long campaign, which ends on March 30, 2012, is believed to cover different verticals such as lifestyle, business, finance, technology, travel, and entertainment among others, to reach to mass consumers. For the campaign, Belkin has tied up with 10 websites where the online campaign would be running. These websites are: Sulekha.com, Yahoo.com, and MakeMyTrip.com, Indiatimes.com, Shaadi.com, Tech2.com, Ebay.in, BookMyShow.com, NDTV.com and Naukri.com. Mohit Anand, Managing Director, India subcontinent Belkin Inc. said, "Given the changing generational dynamics and the ever expanding use of the Web, it is proven that the world rapidly is shifting from analogue to digital, and people are consuming more and more digital content on a daily

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE F5 has announced support for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, including Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and others. Anil Pochiraju, MD, F5 Networks India said, "Many organizations aren't aware that they can overcome the most significant challenges of VDI deployments by leveraging their existing network infrastructure, specifically, their BIG-IP advanced application delivery controllers. BIG-IP products are unique in that they integrate authentication, directory services, SSL offloading, and other services throughout the desktop infrastructure so organizations can optimize virtual desktop delivery with fewer resources, while also supporting network and application access control for non-VDI enabled applications. Unlike the current alternatives, BIG-IP gives organizations the flexibility to implement a VDI solution that best meets their needs today, as well as tomorrow, while ke

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acro Engineering Company (AEC), the national distributor of Cooler Master's entire range of products has announced the commencement of channel Incentive program titled 'Cooler Master Boost Scheme' (CMBS). It is claimed to be a nation-wide sale promotional program divided into multiple slabs namely, Fiery boost, Nitro boost and Ultra boost that will provide better opportunities for Sis & VARs. System Integrators stand to win exciting prizes such as Mobile phones, Gift vouchers etc. Niranjan Singh Country Manager, Acro Engineering Company said, "With the launch of the Cooler Master Boost scheme we expect to help our Partners reach out to their respective second tier and help them earn better margins and maximize their profit." Cooler Master Boost Scheme (CMBS) is valid for a period of three months, starting 25thJanuary till 25th April 2012. The scheme encompasses three product categories namely Elite chassis, Extrem

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE LG further strengthens its Optimus portfolio with the addition of Optimus Sol- LG E730 and Optimus Hub E510 in line with its strategy of focusing on the Smart phones. Running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread both models is said to promise smarter performance in sleek designs. These modern devices created with the use of innovative solutions and designed to build on the success of previous models will open many new opportunities LG Optimus sol comes with 3.8-inch, 800 x 480 resolutions, and "Ultra AMOLED" display. LG E730 is claimed to be powered by an impressive 1GHz processor which truly transforms the user experience with smooth screen transitions and ultra-fast download speeds. It also features Wi-Fi, DLNA, HSDPA, GPS, 5MP autofocus camera, revolutionary Social + and uses an enhanced idle-based power management system that boosts battery life by 20 to 30 per cent. Soon Kwon, President South West Asia Region & MD LG India said, &q

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SICT Mobiles has introduced a new dual SIM handset iV 168. This dual band offering is said to support both 900 and 1800 GSM bands. It comes with a dual language big keypad (English & Hindi). The new offering also comes with 2.4 inch (6.1cm) QVGA (320×240 pixels) screen for videos, dual big speaker for video and 1.3Mega Pixel Camera to capture quality photographs. Anil Kaushik, Co-founder & CEO, IVK Mobile said, "Our endeavor has been to offer best of the technologies and products to our customers across the country. The all new iV168 with 1500mAh battery is a state of the art offering that helps the user to talk for more than 10hours. In addition, its look and feel, style, color combination and shape suits the needs of our urban customers as well." With fully functional multimedia, the phone plays all major audio formats like MP3,WAV, MIDI, AMR and comes with dual 22*35&15*24 mm speaker for loud and quality sound along

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE has announced the winners of the GIGABYTE 'Xmas and New Year Contest', an overclocking contest that was hosted on HWbot.org, with scoring challenges based on AMD Llano APUs. Several world records related to the AMD Llano platform were broken, with contest winner Christian Ney settings three new world records: The 'GIGABYTE Xmas and New Year Contest' was hosted on HWBOT.org, open to members from December 15th 2011 until January 31st 2012. The first place winner 'Christian Ney' will take home a 990FXA-UD5 motherboard. Second and third places will be awarded a 990FXA-UD3 motherboard. For More Details See www.varindia.com

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Genpact has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2011. Revenues from Global Clients grew 42.7% for the full year 2011 and 46.9% in the fourth quarter. Business process management revenues from Global Clients grew by 23.4% for the full year, and 20.5% in the fourth quarter and were led by growth in Smart Decision Services of 52.4% for the full year and 54.8% for the fourth quarter. Revenues from Global Clients represented approximately 69.8% of Genpact's total revenues in 2011, with the remaining 30.2% of revenues coming from GE. GE revenues increased 1.6% for the full year 2011 and were relatively unchanged in the fourth quarter. N.V. 'Tiger' Tyagarajan, Genpact's President & CEO said, "We had a great 2011 and finished the year with a very strong fourth quarter. Genpact delivered growth in revenues, adjusted operating income and margin, as well as EPS for the year. We al

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dax Networks has launched DX-372DVP-A, an IP camera for multi-location surveillance. This 2 megapixel camera delivers HD quality video images and is also suited for Surveillance within the campus or premises. This vandal Proof & IP66 weather proof rated camera comes with an audio port allowing two-way communication. The camera has 3GPP support for streaming in 3G mobile phones or any RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) compatible multimedia software. It supports H.264 and optional MJPEG dual streaming up to 30 Frames per Second (FPS) for all video resolutions to provide high quality and bandwidth efficient compression formats. DX-372DVP-A has 1/3" CMOS Sensor and 3D noise reduction technology. This POE (Power over Ethernet) enabled Dome camera supports infrared illuminator to deliver clear images in a dark environment up to a distance of 15 meters. Dax DX-372DVP-A has a built-in web browser that enables easy configuration and manag

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Technologies has planned to market i GET IT, the online self-paced training solution for engineers, in India. It provides engineers in more than 60 countries with a user experience including online training, online technical assistance, and engineering industry news. Dan Miles, Vice President - iProducts, Tata Technologies said, "In the US, most Fortune 500 companies already have a corporate Learning Management System (LMS) and the average spend per employee on training a year is $600-$1,200 (13-16 Training Hours). With more and more of auto majors setting up base in India, we expect the demand for i GET IT, the online self-paced training solution for engineers, to grow at a fast pace." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation has announced the sales launch of the MB4300, a compact all-in-one LTE base station system. The MB4300 series is said to allow for a wide range of installation options in areas with limited space, such as rooftops and compact indoor spaces. This series paves the way for more cost effective installation of small cell base stations, helps boost capacity and improves overall performance. Kazuya Hashimoto, VP & Sr. GM, NEC Corporation said, "In response to the rapid growth in communication traffic accompanying the increased use of smartphones and tablets, telecom carriers are working to boost communication capacity by introducing LTE technology and enhancing the efficiency of wireless capacity. There is also greater demand for environments that ensure stable communications in areas where communication speeds are likely to fall due to heavy traffic or where radio waves are weak. NEC is confident in the ability of this in

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NCR Corporation has announced the appointment of Kunwar Kishore Arora as Country Head for NCR Services India as part of its strategy to significantly grow its services business. Kunwar will be based in Mumbai and responsible to lead NCR's services strategy and expand its services foot-print across the country. Jaivinder Gill, MD, NCR India said, "By further strengthening our services team, NCR is investing and reinforcing its commitment to the India market that offers significant opportunity for growth. Kunwar's diverse experience and his proven ability to manage dynamic global organizations make him an excellent choice to lead the NCR India services team to accelerate NCR's growth strategy and self-service leadership position." Kunwar said, "Consumers today are demanding banking solutions to be available how, when and where they choose. Thus it is extremely important for banks to ensure maximum availability of its

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to Kaspersky Security Network data, over the last three months Trojan bankers have been detected on an average of 2000 unique users' computers every day. Moreover, 780 signatures for new malicious programs that target sensitive financial information are added to Kaspersky Lab's antivirus database on a daily basis - that is 1.1% of the total number of malware detected every day by the company's software. Notably, in January Kaspersky Lab experts discovered Trojan-Banker.MSIL.MultiPhishing.gen which is designed to steal account details from clients of numerous banks including Santander, HSBC Bank UK, Metro Bank, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, and Barclays. After launching, the Trojan waits for an online banking service to start running. It then opens a window that imitates an authorization form for the respective bank. Interestingly, the Trojan allows no mistakes, checking the accuracy of the data that is entered. The frau

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The One Globe 2012 knowledge conference, organized by Salwan Media, in partnership with US India Business Council, UK India Business Council, International Institute of Education, FICCI, TiE, India Knowledge@Wharton, IHT, YES BANK and PricewaterhouseCoopers, also focused on reforming K-12 school education and helping students seeking higher education abroad through international educational partnerships, career and resume building, demystifying visa procedures, and cracking the admission tests at campuses. Harjiv Singh, founder CEO, Salwan Media said, "There are several new career options and courses available today in India as well as abroad. Parents need to step up to their responsibility to help their children explore these and actualize their true potential." Besides delegates, the conference also saw participation of several students and parents. The session on 'emerging trends in K-12' was moderated by Arun Kapur, Dir

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Buffalo has recorded 1000 likes on their official fan page on 'Facebook'. In order to establish its presence in social media, the page titled as 'Buffalo India' comprises of all the latest happenings in terms of new product launches, corporate achievements, and many more. Buffalo India's page on Facebook is prepared to interact with Consumers or gain knowledge that they seek from Buffalo. Here, they can easily share and get information on new products, other existing products and also post their queries on the same. It will also focus on different weekly and monthly contests where every fan can win exciting prizes. Susumu Kobayashi, Country Head, Buffalo India said, "We are overwhelmed with such a response from our consumers. This significant step in such a time frame has enabled us to establish a stance in the Indian IT Market. We wish to serve our Indian consumers in a better manner and provide them with the best o