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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Freelancer.com has launched its Indian website, Freelancer.in - bringing localised features and enabling users to work in Indian Rupees. Users can post projects, tasks, and jobs for users around the world to complete. Matt Barrie, CEO, Freelancer.com said, "With a third of our user base coming from India, and with many of our employers choosing to hire Indian freelancers above others, it was apparent that we should provide our Indian user base a more personalised experience on our site. Through Freelancer.in, our users are now able to transact in Indian Rupees. Freelancer.in also allows users to withdraw funds directly to their bank accounts in Rupees, providing convenience and saving them a lot of money. More local features will be made available soon." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Symphony Service and Teleca have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create Symphony Teleca Corporation. The transaction, which is approved by the boards of directors of both companies, believed to build upon the complementary strengths of each company to create a truly global leader in the transformation of software, connected devices and enterprise mobility. The company will be head-quartered in Palo Alto, California and led by industry veteran Sanjay Dhawan as Chief Executive Officer. "This union is about a strategic fit between two experienced and well-respected global companies that together will continue to serve existing customers and new organizations as the clear services partner of choice for those in the business of making or using software and software-enabled products in the connected world. Symphony Teleca is global in scale, has clear leadership in the areas that will define next-generation cloud and connected

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Agilent Technologies has announced the addition of the U1610A andU1620A oscilloscopes to its portfolio of handheld instruments. For enhanced safety, both models include two isolated input channels, certified to CAT III600 V, that protect users and prevent damages to devices when performing floating measurements. The U1610A has a 100 MHz bandwidth and 1 GSa/s sampling rate while the U1620A provides 200 MHz bandwidth and 2 GSa/s sampling rate. With a maximum memory depth of 2 Mpts, users can capture non-repeating signals. This also allows users to capture pulse width modulated waveforms commonly found in Variable Frequency Drive and power inverter systems over a wider time base. Ee Huei Sin, VP & GM, Basic Instruments Division, Agilent said, "From full sunlight to darkest night, our handheld oscilloscopes offer the ultimate viewing experience and provide tremendous convenience in a variety of industrial and electronics applications. T

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VIA Technologies Inc. has unveiled VIA EPIA-M910 Mini-ITX board, the latest dual core Mini-ITX board featuring one of the richest I/O sets available for a wide range of embedded applications including ATM, kiosks, POS, digital signage, healthcare and digital media applications. The VIA EPIA-M910 is available in both active and passive cooling configurations with the choice of either a performance oriented 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 dual core processor or a fanless 1.0GHz VIA Eden X2 dual core processor and is paired with the VIA VX900 media system processor, which provides the ideal platform for today's HD-intensive applications. Epan Wu, Head - VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. said, "The VIA EPIA-M910 Mini-ITX board delivers a highly optimized platform that boasts comprehensive HD video performance, HD audio and HDMI support in a compact, power-efficient package. The rich I/O provides the connectivity and flexibility

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE 3M has announced Inge G. Thulin as the President and Global CEO. He succeeds Sir George W. Buckley, Chairman, President and CEO, who will retire on June 1, 2012. Thulin immediately becomes a member of 3M's Board of Directors while Buckley will remain the Chairman of the Board until the Annual Meeting of stockholders on May 8 at which time the board intends to elect Thulin to the position of Chairman. Ajay Nanavati, MD, 3M India said, "We thank George for his exemplary leadership over the last six years. He has been a true visionary and has taken 3M to new heights of success. We wish him all the best for his future and welcome Inge Thulin. We believe he will carry on George's legacy and ensure that the company remains on a strong growth track driven by innovation. We hope 3M India will continue to hold its position as a significant player on the global map under his leadership" For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE InterDigital Inc. has announced its collaboration with Ittiam Systems Private Limited. Together, the companies have developed a system to extend Wi-Fi technology into TV White Space (TVWS) and other underutilized frequency bands. Integrated Dynamic Spectrum Management technology harvests TVWS and other available frequency channels to increase the data throughput of Wi-Fi devices, addressing the congestion of heavily-used unlicensed bands and the ever-growing demand for wireless bandwidth. The system will be featured at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, February 27 through March 1, 2012. Ravishankar Ganesan, VP & Head - SOC IP Business Unit, Ittiam said, "It is an honor for Ittiam to be associated with co-creating advanced Wi-Fi solutions with a wireless technology leader like InterDigital. Ittiam invested in the Wi-Fi Silicon IP over a decade ago with full understanding that all consumer devices will one day get

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd. has launched three new websites for Activity Reporter www.activity-logger.com, Parental Control www.parentalcontrolutility.com and Data Leakage Prevention www.dlpsoftware.com. Activity Reporter, utility software in www.Activity-logger.com and www.parentalcontrolutility.com collects all user activities on the Computer and power the owner/ Parents to have the reports of system's activity any time anywhere. It is a very important tool for parents as it acts as parental control utility software and helps parents to monitor their child internet activities helps them in giving positive counseling. Activity Reporter records from keystrokes, internet activity to application activities of every user silently on their computer and maintains it in a log file for several days with the option to send the details at specified email id. This is said to be the best PC monitoring software which automatically records all types of

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Creative Synergies Group (CSG) has launched their 2nd engineering centre in Bangalore. The launch of this Centre signifies their focus on expanding their global presence and in tapping the Indian Engineering Service Outsourcing (ESO) segment. The new facility located at Vrindavan Tech Village (SEZ), Varthur Hobli, is said to house over 130 engineers. CSG plans to invest over $10 million towards expanding its engineering centres and operations in India over the next 2 years. CSG India currently employs over 400 engineers and is looking at expanding their strength to 800 engineers by the beginning of 2013. Dr. Mukesh V Gandhi, Founder, CEO, Creative Synergies Group, said, "The new engineering development and solution centre in India will help us gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region and better serve our customers globally. We are witnessing an acute demand from our global customers for India–based engineering support, especially in h

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Myntra.com is aiming revenue of Rs. 500 crores in the financial year 2012- 2013. The company which entered the lifestyle and fashion retailing segment in December 2010 has registered a 10 fold growth in 2011 and is relatively, the fastest growing company in the e-commerce space in India. Mukesh Bansal, Founder & CEO said, "Myntra has undergone phenomenal growth in the last 12 months and has emerged as the clear leader in Fashion/Lifestyle space. We have been consistently doubling every 4 months and have now reached a scale where we ship up to 10,000 products every day. We are planning to cross revenue of Rs 500 crores in FY 12-13 which will further strengthen Myntra's leadership position in the lifestyle category. This is an exciting category with the total market size projected to be over $100 billion in 5 years with mid single digit portion being online, making this, possibly the largest online category in India." He furth

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE 15th National Conference on e-Governance was organized at KIIT Convention Centre, Bhubaneswar. Sri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha inaugurated the event. Among others the conference was attended by the Union Minister Sri V. Narayan Swamy, Union Minister of State, Sri Sachin Pilot, Chief Secretary Sri Bijay Kumar Patnaik, Secretary, DARP, Govt. of India Sri Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Secretary IT, Sri P.K. Jena. Sri Naveen Patnaik shared in his inaugural speech, "My Government having recognised the importance of the sector has adopted a pro-active policy in promoting investment in the IT sector for economic development. India has been one of the fastest growing economies since the 1990s. Not only has the growth been stable, it has also opened up opportunities for people of both rural and urban areas. This phenomenon is primarily led by the service sector which is a key factor in India's current economic development. Transparency a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Yahoo! India and Ananda bazar Patrika (ABP) has announced a partnership to deliver premium digital content in Bengali to the Indian Internet audience. The co-branded property bengali.yahoo.com will leverage the combined editorial strengths of Anandabazar Patrika and Yahoo! India. Bengali content is believed to be the latest in language offerings from Yahoo! in India, after the release of Hindi, Tamil and Marathi. It is said to offer fresh news ranging from politics, sports, entertainment from across the world, as well as local news from in and around Kolkata. Select articles from ABP's supplements such as Pustak Porichoy (book review), Kolkatar Korcha (snippets from Kolkata), Baracharcha (celebrity interviews), Natyo Samalochana (theatre review), Probondho (essays), and weekend specials will also be showcased on the site. Arun Tadanki, Managing Director, Yahoo! India & South East Asia said, "The launch of Bengali on Yahoo! Indi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has introduced its Universal Access solution that is designed to support more mobile calls and transactions with fewer dropped calls, while also improving network utilization and revenue opportunities for service providers. Igor Semenov, Deputy Chief of Networks Development Department, Rostelecom Volga said, "Juniper's new Universal Access solution is very promising. The ability to seamlessly support our customers with new cost-effective MPLS that enables rapid and reliable service delivery with network monitoring is a very compelling story to our operations team. As a converged carrier with Juniper's MPLS solutions already widely deployed on our network, we expect to achieve an unprecedented reduction in our capital and operating expenses while providing our customers with the most advanced mobile and wireline services powered by the proven operating system, Junos." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Gaming start-up, Gamiana (www.gamiana.com) has got Angel funding of under a million US dollars from Indian Angel Network (IAN) to fuel its growth over the next few quarters. With this investment Gamiana is believed to grow its customer base, enhance gaming software development for existing games--Jamia Online and Vinashi--and bid for new gaming contracts in overseas markets Vishal Golia, Co-founder, Gamiana said, "Gamiana approached IAN because it has a vast network of investors representing the who's who of successful Indian entrepreneurs. We, at Gamiana, will now be able to leverage the global presence, market insights and network of IAN's global members to fuel our growth." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SUSE has announced its plans to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary with a year-long campaign highlighting the company's history and future. The long-time provider of enterprise Linux solutions will showcase major historical milestones and discuss plans for the future through a series of worldwide events that will include SUSECon 2012, the premier event for SUSE customers, partners and enthusiasts. Nils Brauckmann, President & GM, SUSE said, "We have a lot to celebrate in 2012. SUSE today is the recognized market leader in several important segments, and is well positioned to take advantage of an ever expanding market for commercial Linux and open source technologies. We plan to recognize the people, the events and the technological developments that have helped bring us to where we are today." SUSE claims to plan to roll out information and activities highlighting how the company has evolved from its early beginni

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has been selected by Bouygues Telecom to transform its existing 2G and 3G radio networks in order to improve network performance as data traffic increases and more people move into French cities. The contract also calls for rollout of a fourth-generation network, or 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution), combined with a comprehensive package of services ranging from design, integration, rollout, to customer support. This major, multi-year project has already begun and will be based on Ericsson RBS 6000 multi-standard equipment for the populous regions Île de France, Centre-Alpes and Méditerranée. The result will be greater operational and energy efficiency for Bouygues Telecom and a further enhanced user experience, higher quality of service and faster connection speeds for the operator's 12 million subscribers. Bouygues Telecom covers 87% of the French population with its 3G+ network. Olivier Roussat, CEO. Bouygues Telecom, said, "

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CSC has announced that Mike Lawrie has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer. Lawrie succeeds Michael W. Laphen. The CSC board of directors also announced that Rodney F. Chase, a current director on the company's board, has been appointed non-executive Chairman of the board of directors, effective upon Lawrie's start as President and CEO. Lawrie has also been appointed to CSC's board, effective immediately. Lawrie is currently Chief Executive Officer of UK-based Misys plc, a global leader of IT solutions for the financial services industry publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. Irving W. Bailey, II, Lead Director, CSC's Board of Directors said, "We are very pleased to welcome Mike Lawrie as CSC's next president and CEO. Mike has extensive experience in managing publicly-traded global companies and a reputation for driving shareholder value and helping companies to reach their potential. CSC

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infotech Enterprises has announced that B.V.R Mohan Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd have been awarded the 'India Geospatial Leadership Award' for corporate leadership. He received the award at the India Geospatial Forum 2012, held in Gurgaon from Mr. Shashidhar Reddy, Vice President, National Disaster Authority (NDMA). B.V.R Mohan Reddy is recognized for his contribution to the growth of GIS in India through Infotech Enterprises Limited, for providing cutting edge geospatial solutions worldwide. Under B.V.R. Mohan Reddy's leadership and guidance, Infotech's deep domain expertise in GIS has won global recognition. Established in 1991, Infotech pioneered GISservices in India and have been responsible for the growth of Geospatial services in India. Through their Network and Content Engineering (N&CE) services, Infotech has been extending their GIS services to various industries globally. This

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a new joint venture, Nippon TCS Solution Center Limited, for the Japanese market. Nippon TCS Solution Center is believed to offer a full service suite of IT, BPO and Infrastructure services to Japanese corporations. TCS Japan will have 60 per cent stake with Mitsubishi Corporation having a 40 per cent stake. The new joint venture will also establish a nearshore delivery center in Japan. The nearshore delivery center is said to leverage Mitsubishi's significant domestic market expertise as well as the global expertise of processes and best practices of the TCS Global Network Delivery Model (GNDMTM), to meet the various needs of Japanese companies through enhanced solutions and service offerings. N. Chandraseakaran, CEO & MD, TCS said, "Japan is a very important market for TCS and we are delighted to partner with strong partner like Mitsubishi Corporation in this market. The new joint

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC Corporation and CA Technologies has announced that NEC will offer a new robust and scalable security solution as a cloud service that uses CA Technologies proven, cloud-ready advanced authentication technology. The service is said to deliver a flexible security solution that helps operators and content / application providers address the need for multi-device, multi-service authentication. As smart phones and tablets continue to proliferate among business users and consumers, user identities become associated with multiple devices. As a result, carriers, corporations and governments need to streamline security and usability for their customers, employees and constituents across devices and services with a seamless and strong authentication system for both users and devices. Shigeru Okuya, VP & Sr. GM, Carrier Services Operations Unit, NEC Corporation said, "Mobility increases the complexity of security and how to control access

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research Cites Company's Agility, Technology and Market Leadership Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has again been cited by COMSYS as the dominant provider in both enterprise and consumer industry segments by a wide margin. Simon Bull, Sr. Analyst, COMSYS said, "Hughes' presence casts a shadow over almost every player in the market. Its dominance of the enterprise VSAT industry is remarkable in the fact that the company has been able to sustain its lead for over 20 years and that it has rolled with the punches and constantly responded with new developments which have kept it at the forefront of an intensely competitive market." Pradman Kaul, CEO, Hughes said, "One of the most gratifying aspects of this report is recognition that we're not sitting on our lead. Customers come to us and stay with us because they see steady improvements in bandwidth and download speeds. In our case, big does not mean slow and infle

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mindteck (India) Limited has appointed Wayne Berkowitz as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Indresh Narain, Board member said, "Mr. Berkowitz joins us at an important time in Mindteck's ten-plus year history. Despite several challenging periods the world over, the company has posted good results, sustained an enviable client roster and continued improving upon its sound, high-quality deliverables. We're very pleased to have Mr. Berkowitz on board, as his insight, energy and proven skills are sure to help build the brand and increase shareholder value." Berkowitz said, "I'm truly thrilled to be on board. Mindteck has a solid platform from which many exciting opportunities can take shape. For instance, building upon their strong partnerships and alliances hold much promise, as do their Cloud initiative, and their focus on Industries such as Life Sciences, Smart Energy, and Semiconductors. I look forwa