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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HTC has unveiled its new HTC One series of smartphones that represents its most premium mobile experience with a new level of iconic design and camera and authentic sound experience. "The best moments in life are captured with a photo or remembered by a song, so it was key for the HTC One series to improve these emotional experiences with an amazing camera and authentic sound experience. We are very focused on creating camera and audio experience that the customers will love and use often and we believe that the HTC One series delivers this experience in a way never seen on a phone before," said Peter Chou, CEO, HTC Corporation. With HTC's most premium experience, the HTC One series integrates Android 4.0 (ICS) with HTC Sense 4, the new version of HTC's branded user experience that is introducing HTC Image Sense, a new suite of camera and imaging features that set HTC One apart from other phones. HTC Sense 4 also includes b

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has expanded its investment in the vibrant Asia Pacific region with the opening of a regional briefing center (RBC) located in Singapore. The new networking-solutions center will showcase product demonstrations and facilitate discussions for enterprise, campus and service provider customers throughout the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Brocade opened the RBC in a formal ceremony hosted by Brocade CEO Mike Klayko and a number of VIP guests including customers, partners and members of the regional media. "These investments are aimed at achieving our company's goal of constantly enhancing our ability to serve the needs of our customers worldwide. While we are justifiably proud of our world-class executive briefing center facility at our corporate headquarters, these regional briefing centers make it easier for our Asia Pacific customers to do business with us by enabling them to access Brocade resources, explore solution options,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV). The MoU was announced by Professor Piyush Trivedi, Vice Chancellor, RGPV at a ceremony in the city. The ceremony was attended by Kuncheria P Issac, member-secretary of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Rajesh Janey, President, EMC India & SAARC Shri Hariranjan Rao Secretary to CM and IT Secretary, Shri Sanjay Singh, Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Professor Arun Nahar, Director Technical Education, among other dignitaries. As a part of this MoU, EMC will provide RGPV with information and knowledge in the field of Information Storage and Management, Cloud Infrastructure Services, Backup Recovery Systems & Architecture and Data Science and Big Data Analytics to enable RGPV to equip the university with expertise and knowledge in line with the latest industry trends. As part of the collaboration, EMC is

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has announced the availability of series of Vengeance gaming mice and keyboards. Corsair Vengeance K60 and K90 are premium mechanical keyboards designed for high-performance First Person Shooter (FPS) and Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) / Real Time Strategy (RTS) gaming. Crafted with high-quality components and materials, Vengeance USB keyboards offer easy on-the-fly configuration, great key feel, and the mechanical responsiveness you need if one is playing to win. Both the keyboards have cherry MX red mechanical key switches. The K60 has full Key Matrix Anti-Ghosting 20 Key Roll-over on USB with a soft cushioned wrist rest, whereas K90 has 18 dedicated, customizable macro keys along with backlit keys. Both the keyboards are of aluminum chassis. "We have always tried to innovate and introduce technology rich attractive products which are futuristic in design and usage. These products are a perfect match for the current and t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NVIDIA has announced that its NVIDIA Tegra 3 mobile processor is powering the new HTC One X unveiled at Mobile World Congress. The smartphone represents the first collaboration between the two companies. The NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor features a unique 4-PLUS-1 quad-core architecture. It does this by progressively powering on each of its four main CPU cores as they are needed for increasingly more demanding tasks, and relying on its fifth battery saver core for less demanding tasks and active standby mode. "The HTC One X with Tegra 3 provides an experience that consumers will absolutely love. We knew our next super phone had to be fantastic. That is why we chose to work with NVIDIA," said Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer, HTC. "HTC has quickly become one of the world's most innovative makers of mobile devices. The HTC One X exemplifies what we have come to expect from one of the world's top phone makers," said M

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo has inaugurated its first PC store for SMEs in India. Opened in Pune, this store aims to address the specific needs of the SME customer by making the Think brand accessible to them and offering solutions that address the SME community. The kind initiative is a step forward in Lenovo's commitment to the SME market and in sync with being the largest PC brand retailer in the country. Rajiv Rao, Director - SMB, Lenovo India, said, "We are continually evolving our business and innovating products to better meet the needs of the SME community. With this store, Lenovo is making the Think range easily accessible to the retail buyer." The exclusive store spread across a total area of 450 square feet, will stock an entire range of SME-focussed Think products -Notebooks, Desktops, Tablets and All-in-Ones to address the dynamic computing needs of the fast-growing SME market. Offering a perfect blend of brand display, information, g

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has launched a new camera - the WB150F. Enhanced with the optical zoom and image quality, the WB150 with its Wi-Fi capability facilitates sharing and saving of images along with a light and durable body. "Samsung's innovative new smart Wi-Fi technology in the WB150F aims to change the way consumers take pictures, share and store them. The built-in Wi-Fi capability makes sharing quicker and easier than ever. From any Wi-Fi hotspot, users can email photos or share them on social networks such as Facebook and Picasa directly from the camera itself in a few simple steps," said Raj Kumar Rishi, Vice-President - Audio Video Business, Samsung India. The WB150F comes with 18x optical super zoom and precision-cut 24mm wide-angle lens. The camera is powered with 14.2 megapixels and a 3.0" hVGA LCD screen that provides improved contrast and colour reproduction. Its hVGA LCD brightness automatically detects environmental illum

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro Technologies has launched "Wipro RAPIDS 2.0" (Rapid Application Integration & Deployment Solution), a pre-integrated solution that enables Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to significantly accelerate their transformation journey. Wipro RAPIDS 2.0 is a pre-integrated solution with support for quad-play and convergent services, which has been built and tested in Wipro's state-of-the-art 4G lab in Bangalore, India. With a highly decoupled architecture, the solution is ideal for CSPs who are looking to transform their IT stack in entirety or parts. The solution also has several reusable assets like process libraries, use cases and migration accelerators which not only gives a significant head start to users, but also reduces the risks associated with such large transformation programmes and is expected to help accelerate the speed of the transformation journey by at least 30 per cent. "We are pleased to announc

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM India has launched its Storage Speciality Programme for partners with a focus on the entry-level and mid-range market. Around 40 partners (including leading STG partners) have been roped in for the purpose. "This year, the mid-range market as well as the small business is very critical for IBM. We are beefing up our portfolio by increasing the choice a partner has to go to market with," said Laura Guio, Vice-President, Storage, STG Growth Market Unit, IBM. IBM India has also recruited Subrato Das as Vice-President, Storage Business, STG, India and South Asia. The focus will be on the entry-level models DS 3000 and DS 5000, as well as the V7000 series. Guio further added, "Virtualized storage has caught the imagination of customers. We want to push the V7000 series through partners aggressively this year. A lot of training will be on V7000 because we are seeing the product as a differentiator. Last year, IBM had introduced

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Epson has launched its newest mini photo printer - the Epson PictureMate PM245. It is a compact 4 x 6-inch format photo printer that allows users to enjoy great cost savings and supreme print quality at the same time. In addition to brilliant 4 x 6-inch photos, the mobile photo printer also allows users to customize special prints like their ID or passport photos easily with a click of a button. It also delivers professional quality prints with excellent speed - it only takes 37 seconds to produce a 4 x 6-inch photo. "The Epson PictureMate PM245 gives users the convenience of printing high quality 4 x 6-inch photographs without needing to visit a photo lab. It is designed to suit home users or print-for-pay users who require portability and high performance at the same time," S M Ram Prasad, Deputy General Manager - Consumer Products, Epson India. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wynncom has launched its first Touch 'n' Type mobile phone - W451 with lots of 'Dual Benefits' in a single handset for its customers like Dual Input (Touch & Type), Dual Colour (Silver & Red / Black), Dual SIM (GSM & GSM) and Dual Language (English & Hindi). Arvind Vohra, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Wynncom Digital Devices Pvt. Ltd., said, "Taking care of the needs and demands of the customers, Wyncomm has come up with its first Touch 'n' Type mobile handset encompassing the latest features at an affordable price." This phone combines the convenience of 2.6 inches coloured touch screen display as well as the physical Alpha-Numeric keypad. At the same time, it is a phone with power packed 1800 mAh battery ensuring a 30-day-long battery standby time. The BAR Phone comes with 1.3 MP camera with flash along with video capture & video play back supported by MP4/KMV

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson and MTN Group are establishing a strategic partnership to launch m-wallet services in Africa and the Middle East. The partnership between Ericsson and MTN supports the operators' strategy to secure a flexible, reliable and efficient solution in the area of mobile financial services. As part of the co-operation, Ericsson will offer a prime integrator engagement model encompassing software, systems integration and managed operation services. Hans Vestberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson, said, "2012 will be the year of partnerships across the emerging m-commerce eco-system. MTN has long been a nearly adopter in mobile money, and this new partnership builds on our ongoing relationship of collaboration. Driving accelerated time to market for operators and linking wallet accounts to purchases across multiple payment systems is a clear next step in next generation mobile financial services." Christian de Far

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Schneider Electric has launched ChillRack, the new air conditioned IT server cabinet from APW President at Acrex, India, 2012. The ChillRack facilitates the installation and fault-free maintenance of sensitive electronic equipment even in harsh environments where dust, dirt and varying heat levels are common. This product is used in areas where room air temperature is not adequate for peak IT electronic equipment efficiency. ChillRack is a self-contained server cabinet that works on a closed loop cooling system. With the AC unit built into the rack itself, precise delivery of inlet air and immediate capture of warm return air keeps the electronic equipment at optimal temperature. Also displayed at ACREX were two other innovative Datacentre solutions - the LiquiCool Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx), and COOL WA, a cold aisle solution. LiquiCool is a water-cooled door that mounts on the back of server cabinets and cools computer equipment exh

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Genius has introduced its latest high definition quality webcam, Genius FaceCam 1020. This has High Definition 720P resolution up to 30 frame rate. It has a unique clip design and no driver is required for Windows 7, MAC and Linux systems and is great to use with Skype, MSN, Yahoo messenger and instant message communication. In addition, it can rotate 360 degrees and tilts up and down 90 degrees. The package includes CrazyTalk Cam suite. It includes the new IPM function to help prevent unauthorized outside access gain control of your webcam. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Huawei has introduced the world's fastest quad-core smartphone, the Huawei Ascend D quad. Powered by the Huawei's K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz processor, the Ascend D quad expands the realm of possibilities for consumers with an Android 4.0 operating system and Huawei's proprietary power management system which provides upto 30% in energy savings. "We've listened to people's top demands from smartphones: speed, long-battery life, high quality visual and audio capabilities, and a compact, lightweight handset. The Huawei Ascend D quad exceeds these expectations. In January at the Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas, we achieved a world record for the world's slimmest smartphone with the Huawei Ascend P1 S. We are proud to once again introduce a world-first at the2012 Mobile World Congress with the Ascend D quad, the fastest smartphone," said Richard Yu, Chairman, Huawei Device. The Ascend D quad is an entert

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Buffalo has organized a High End NAS "TeraStation Pro Series" Technical Training session with KDDI in Delhi for their customers. This exercise aimed to intensify the application of the latest TeraStation Pro by providing a deep insight into it. Buffalo's Technical training session, highlighted the launch and working of the Tera Station Pro and also shared details on operations, future plans and strategies for the Indian market. It was focused to educate the System Integrators, Engineers associated with KDDI India, about the product series and its different features. The event was graced with the presence of Satoshi Inaba, GM, Buffalo Inc. along with several other big guns of KDDI India and people who have been a part of our Buffalo family. "In such a short span of time Buffalo has captured a huge part of the Indian Market by providing the best of solutions in different verticals. With just a handful of partners representing

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has launched an application to run on its IP networking Smart Services Router (SSR) 8000 family offering that can handle more mobile data traffic than any other mobile packet gateway on the market. The Evolved Packet Gateway application, designed to be used with the SSR 8020, offers an order of magnitude higher capacity than the nearest competitor. With the Evolved Packet Gateway on SSR8020, operators can attract and efficiently serve active mobile subscribers who drive traffic growth with their smartphones and tablets. It introduces network intelligence that enables operators to offer an unparalleled diversity of applications and choice in devices. Ericsson's new Evolved Packet Gateway employs the application software that has successfully been used in the GGSN-MPG, operating in 240 networks in 130 countries, serving billions of subscribers. Working on the SSR 8020, capacity increases more than ten-fold and brings the same intel

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Trend Micro has concluded the Partner's meet, Pinnacle (Empower& Excel) at Kathmandu, Nepal. The event meet was attended by more than 70 leading channel partners (Distributors & Dealers) from across India. The partner meet was held to recognize and reward the partners, who had sincerely and whole heartedly been actively promoting and supporting Trend Micro's Titanium range of consumer products in Indian market last year. The event was hosted by Sadichha Shrestha (Miss Nepal2011) and followed with the presentations by Amit Nath - Country Manager, Bivash Chaterjee - National Sales Manager and Shiori Ryu - Marketing Program Manager for APAC and followed in the evening with entertainment session starting with Nepal's traditional dance and Bollywood themed dance program to enthrall the partners. Rajat Sahu, Product Marketing manager, India and SAARC, Trend Micro, said, "Though Trend Micro Globally is known for its strong

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intex has launched INTEX SENSE- a touch screen phone loaded with many applications. The Intex Application Store- WStore available in the phone is preloaded with 41 international and popular games. Additionally, the user can save upto 500 books in secondary storage of the phone. The phone has inbuilt memory of 79 MB and a 4GB Micro SD Card which is given free with this phone. INTEX Sense features audio equalizer, sound recorder along with torch light with Dual LED being offered in the phone. It has a dual camera; the back camera is of 3 megapixels while the frontage camera is of 1.3 mega pixels. The language support is dual, with English and Hindi. Other features include motion sensor, dynamic wallpaper, messengers, king movie and sketch notes etc. users can enjoy talktime of 4.5 hours and standby time of 380hrs. Sanjay Kumar, GM, Mobile Business, Intex Technologies (India)Ltd. said, "We are a consumer oriented company and with every la

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infotech has announced their tie-up with Health Awareness Promotion Project India (HAPPI) to create awareness amongst their associates regarding Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). HAPPI is a voluntary project of the Prevent NCD Foundation consisting of eminent cardiologists, entrepreneurs and fitness management experts. The project came into being after these eminent personalities came across vital statistics according to which young, urban professionals have been proven to be highly vulnerable to NCDs. B. Ashok Reddy, President–Global Human Resources & Corporate Affairs, Infotech Enterprises, said, "Corporate wellness programmes are the need of the hour, particularly for the IT industry given the prevailing lifestyles and work pressures. Creating awareness on simple lifestyle modifications at the workplace can help us create a healthier group of associates. Hence, we decided to tie up with HAPPI to make our associates aware of the da