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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ESET has announced discovering a dangerous Botnet (a network of compromised computers) managed through a governmental website in Georgia. ESET researchers assume that Win32/Georbot was created by a group of cyber criminals trying to find sensitive information in order to sell it to other organizations across the globe. Earlier this year researchers at ESET discovered a botnet named Win32/Georbot. It uses a Georgian governmental website to update its command and control information. Amongst other activities, the Botnet aims to steal documents and certificates. Another unusual characteristic of this malicious program is that it looks for RDP (Remote Desktop Configuration Files) and thereby enables attackers stealing these files to upload them to remote machines without exploiting any vulnerability. Bitnet is also capable of creating audio and video recordings and browses the local network for information. According to ESET, of all the infected...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ING Belgium has selected Finacle universal banking solution to transform its core banking software. Finacle will power multiple lines of the bank's business including savings and current accounts, deposits and loans. With this transformation, ING will modernize services for its growing customer base in Belgium, deliver operational efficiencies, bring products to market faster and improve customer experience. Frank Stockx, Chief Information Officer, ING Belgium said, "For many years now, we have seen a standardization and globalization of the back-office processes. The current solutions have grown up and are mature enough to integrate our banking IT environment. Working with Finacle gives us more flexibility and let us concentrate our efforts on the customer’s needs, which is part of our strategy to become the first universal direct bank." Sanat Rao, VP & Global Head Client Services, Finacle, Infosys said, "Our relation...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ZOTAC International has unleashed the next-generation in PC graphics with the GeForce GTX 680 graphics card. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 graphics card redefines smooth, seamless and lifelike gaming with a new architecture, features and unprecedented performance. Next-generation SMX unified shaders empower the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 with double the performance-per-watt and six-times the amount of processor cores per shader unit compared to the previous generations for out-of-this-world gaming performance. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 graphics card packs 2GB of the world's fastest GDDR5 video memory with a clock speed of 6008 MHz thanks to a new 28nm manufacturing process for unrestricted performance capabilities. New NVIDIA GPU Boost technology maximizes clock speeds using available energy headroom on the fly for an instant performance boost in every gaming scenario. NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync technology virtually eliminates the compromi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has released the new GeForce GTX 680 graphics card featuring the latest 28nm GeForce GTX 680 GPU and 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The GeForce GTX 680 graphics card is said to be outfitted with the latest GPU that not only meets PCI Express 3.0 standards and supports DirectX 11 technology, but also features NVIDIA's GPU Boost technology. GPU Boost technology is supposed to allow the core clock to be automatically adjusted on the fly for optimal gaming performance. When used with the MSI Afterburner overclocking utility, the power limit and clock offset can be adjusted as well for better overclocking capability. A single card can also support NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround technology for up to four monitors to give gamers the best gaming experience. The MSI GeForce GTX 680 graphics card supports NVIDIA's GPU Boost technology that allows the core clock to be adjusted on the fly for optimal gaming performance. It uses the 28nm GeForce GTX 680 GPU ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Adobe has announced Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta is available as a free download from Adobe Labs. Customers can download the beta, try out the experience and provide feedback to the product team. Moreover, Photoshop CS6 beta is available for the Mac OS and Microsoft Windows platforms. The final release is expected in the first half of 2012. "Photoshop CS6 will be a milestone release that pushes the boundaries of imaging innovation with incredible speed and performance. We couldn't wait to share this beta of Photoshop CS6 with our customers and are looking forward to hearing from them and seeing the ways they are incorporating the beta into their daily creative workflows," said Winston Hendrickson, Vice- President - Products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. In addition, the Photoshop CS6 beta features new 3D editing features and quantitative imaging analysis capabilities. These features will be included in the shipping version of P...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft is collaborating with accelerators in India to help start-ups grow their business through the availability of its global program, BizSpark Plus. It is an extension of the BizSpark program that works through select incubators and accelerators to provide added value products and services to high potential start-ups. In India, The Morpheus and Accel, as part of the Global Accelerator Network, are the appointed accelerators. Working with the accelerators, the program will offer each of their start-ups up to US$60,000 of Windows Azure compute and storage over a 24-month period, at no cost. Shekhar Kirani, Founder Member, Accel, said, "Our simple aim is to help Indian start-ups succeed. BizSpark Plus will allow us the chance to provide the entrepreneurs we work with even more valuable support and services. Access to technologies like Windows Azure and other software and services from Microsoft should provide an impetus to our compan...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has acquired additional shares in LG-Ericsson. Before the purchase, Ericsson held 50% of the shares plus one share. After the share purchase, Ericsson holds 75%of the shares in LG-Ericsson. LG-Ericsson is a joint venture between LG Electronics and Ericsson in which Ericsson acquired Nortel's part of the company in July 2010. The company provides customized solutions for operators and enterprises with a portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband, voice and data network solutions for enterprises. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has announced that Cisco Video Surveillance software is available on Cisco's Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) platform, now in use by more than 11,000 customers. The Video Surveillance Manager on UCS solution represents the first Cisco Video Surveillance Building Block that meets the deployment requirements for large-scale city, transportation, healthcare and energy requirements. Guido Jouret, General Manager, Enterprise Video Group, Cisco, said, "Virtualizing video surveillance offers organizations reduced infrastructure costs, faster disaster recovery and deployment, reduced staffing needs and cooling costs and improved application performance. Our solutions-led building block strategy focusses on virtualizing all Cisco software applications with Cisco Unified Data Center applications to support optimal end-to-end video quality." Dave Temple, Assistant Director, Technology Strategy, Loughborough University, United K...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE FUJIFILM has introduced its first interchangeable lens camera along with all-new spring collection. The company also announced the appointment of Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba as its new brand ambassador who will be a part of the company's marketing and consumer-connect initiatives. The collection includes HS25EXR, F660EXR (EXR Series), T350 (T series), JX500, JZ100 (J series), AX550 (A series), SL260, S4200, S2980 (S series), L30 (L series) and C25 (C series) cameras. X Series models X100, X10, X-S1 and X-Pro1, launched earlier this year, were also on display at the conference. K. Tanaka, Managing Director, FUJIFILM India, said, "We are very delighted to launch our latest 16-digital cameras in Indian market and specially excited to take the step of introducing interchangeable technology. At FUJIFILM, our effort is always to bring the latest and innovative technology in our product with the support of R&D team. With our lates...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has launched its application service HP Wall Art, targeted at savvy home owners. During the launch event, HP also introduced "Arun & Rajive", the first HP print provider offering HP Wall Art through their website www.createyourwalls.com. Puneet Chadha, Director - Graphics Solutions Business, HP Imaging and Printing Group India, said, "HP Wall Art is a revolutionary service that leverages HP’s advanced printing technology to offer a uniquely customizable home décor option for the home. The sheer ease of choosing wallpaper from diverse designs, spanning a wide range of themes, colours and moods, makes HP Wall Art a compelling proposition for home owners who wish their walls to make an aesthetic statement." Sidharth Malhotra, Owner, Arun & Rajive, said, "HP Wall Art offers a stunning new option in home décor that allows home owners to express their creativity on their walls. We are excited to bring this servi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kalinga Digital Media organized its 2nd Western India Information Technology Fair (WIITF) -2012 on 22nd March, 2012 in the City of Dreams - Mumbai. The event was marked by the presence of Government PSUs, corporates, heads of IT Assocations and IT experts. The Fair was inaugurated by Shri Savitur Prasad, Principal Controller, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India; Shri Raj Prem Khilnani, Director General of Police, Commandent General, Home Guards and Director, Civil Defence, Maharastra; Anand Swaminathan, CEO, Zicom Electronics; Chetan Hingu, Country Sales Manager - ESSN, HP India; Tushar Sighat, CEO, D-Link India; Pratik Raj Sharma, Security Consultant, Checkpoint Software; Sunil Kripalani, Vice-President, Global Sales & Marketing, Microworld; Tadigadapa, Srinivas S, Director - Sales, Intel; Champakraj Gurjar, President, TAIT; Harinder Salwan, Secretary General, ISODA; Chetan Shah, Governing Board, ASIRT; Rohit Srivastawa, Managing Direc...