VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Orange Business Services has bagged a five-year contract from Rio Tinto to deliver global networking and security services to more than 280 Rio Tinto sites around the world. The services support users in both global offices as well as remote mining locations such as Canga East in Guinea, Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and Almaty in Kazakhstan. This new contract is believed to consolidate IT infrastructure, enhance network performance and further integrate global resources cost effectively. Building on a 10-year working partnership between the two companies, this contract is expected to allow further consolidation of IT infrastructure and services while addressing developing business requirements and improving agility and flexibility. Orange Business Services claims to provide WAN services including satellite access and network management, as well as secure Internet gateways and traffic optimization. These services will be provided under a dedicated ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Newgen Software has launched its mobile capture application called ZapIn for enterprise customers. ZapIn is believed to enable enhanced customer experience in Banking, Insurance, Telecom, Healthcare etc. The app is available both on Smart phones and Tablets. The company claimed that some of the leading players in the Banking and Insurance industry have already signed up for this application. Diwakar Nigam - CEO, Newgen Software said, "ZapIn is a revolutionary product in the enterprise mobile application market. ZapIn is designed for enabling drastic reduction in Business Process cycle times and enhanced customer experience. We find significant traction for ZapIn in verticals like Banking, Insurance, Telecom, Healthcare and Logistics." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab Expert Stefan Ortloff has announced a report. He said that last September, in partnership with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), SurfNET and Kyrus Tech, Inc., Kaspersky Lab successfully disabled the dangerous Hlux/Kelihos botnet by sinkholing the infected machines to a host under our control. A few months later, our researchers stumbled upon a new version of the malware with significant changes in the communication protocol and new "features" like flash-drive infection, bitcoin-mining wallet theft. Now, we are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the CrowdStrike Intelligence Team, the Honeynet Project and Dell SecureWorks to disable this new botnet. Last week, we set up worldwide distributed machines for this sinkholing operation and on Wednesday, March 21, we finally began the synchronized propagation of our sinkhole IP-adress to the peer-to-peer network. After a short time, our sinkhole-machine i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cooler Master has released its new tower, Cosmos II Ultra Tower. It retains the stoic and trademark pose of the original Cosmos to the T. The structure is reinforced with steel that enhances airflow. Press a button and the aluminium side panel swings open like the doors of a Supercar - a sight to behold! The Cosmos II offers serious potential for an extreme system builder. It supports XL-ATX motherboard form factor along with 240mm radiator near the top. And one more 240mm rad can be added by simply removing the bottom hard drive near the front. The Cosmos II is 20% larger than its predecessor. It gobbles 13 hard drives along with two X-Dock and a separate cooled section that harbours six HDDs. There are 10 expansion slots for 4-way SLI/CrossFire set-ups and one additional slot that take care of CCFL lighting controls or other PCI extensions. Furthermore, it also features a fan controller, which allows on-the-fly changes to fan speed...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Genius has introduced the latest DV camera G-Shot DV800. Its handy designed unit has an 8.0 mega pixel CMOS sensor. It makes the photos clear using the 16x digital zoom, up to 20 mega pixel by interpolation software. Moreover, it comes with the battery that can record over 90 minutes of video along with CD Rom, including application software to edit videos and photos easily. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Polycom has partnered with Right To Play, an humanitarian organization that uses the transformative power of sport and play. Polycom is donating Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions to Right To Play to expand the reach of their programmes by improving global communications throughout the organization and directly linking donors to see the impact of their support. A key application of video implementation is to enable experienced coaches at Right To Play's Toronto headquarters and other regional offices to train coaches and other community members in countries such as Ghana, Ethiopia, China, Peru and Jordan from thousands of miles away, but connected face-to-face with the visual and audio clarity of Polycom video. The live video training sessions will teach in-country coaches how to lead and implement Right To Play programmes in their communities. The sessions will also demonstrate how to be positive role models for ch...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mahindra Satyam has launched Structural Testing Analysis & Measurement of Projects (STAMP). An offering aimed at beaming a unique spotlight into the unexplored structural quality of its clients’ most business critical applications. This launch is a first step of the strategic partnership between Mahindra Satyam and CAST. This new offering aims at analyzing structural quality of the application stack resulting in delivering higher performance, greater reliability and increased security to the customers as well as reducing underlying technical debt. G. S. Raju, Global Head - Testing Services, Mahindra Satyam, said, "We are very enthusiastic to differentiate by partnering with CAST, the undisputed leader in the domain of analyzing and measuring complex multi-tier, multi-technology applications from a structural quality perspective. We see great opportunities in upscaling the value to our existing clients and prospects and e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco has announced an investment in Aavishkaar, a venture fund founded to promote development in rural and semi-urban India. Cisco will invest in Aavishkaar India II Company Ltd. (Aavishkaar II) and will collaborate with other investors to drive sustainable business models with social impact that utilize the power of the network. Vineet Rai, Founder & Managing Partner, Aavishkaar, said, "Participation by Cisco in Aavishkaar II clearly demonstrates the opportunity that rural India holds for creating value and impact. We are confident that Cisco's expertise as a technology giant and their interest in rural transformation in India as a strategy would benefit not only the fund but our investee companies as well. Aavishkaar's long track record of working with early stage entrepreneurs and keen understanding of rural India may allow Cisco to improve its intervention strategy in rural India." Joydeep Bose, Managing Director, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has announced that its 4GB Kinect (White) Sports Value Bundle is now available in India. The bundle includes a 4GB Xbox console and controller with a Kinect sensor, along with two gaming titles - Kinect Adventures and Kinect Sports and an Xbox Live Gold subscription for three months. With this bundle, users can enjoy the complete Xbox 360 experience including the controller-free fun of Kinect or grab the wireless controller to play blockbuster games. They can also log into Xbox Live. Available at an exceptional value, the bundle also comes packed with 6 great games: Bowling, Boxing, Track & Field, Table Tennis, Beach Volleyball and Soccer/Football. Anshu Mor, Category Lead – Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd., said, "Our constant effort is to ensure we bring the latest in interactive entertainment to India and we are excited to bring in limited edition the 4GB Kinect (White) Sports ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion has released its BlackBerry Mobile Fusion software, which is said to enable companies to manage iOS and Android devices through the same servers used for BlackBerry smartphones and the Playbook tablet. That is believed to include configuring devices with email and calendar access, creating groups, establishing security policies, managing lost phones, controlling roaming to avoid pricey fees, and more. RIM has claimed to offer a 60-day free trial for the new service and after that a Client Access License is supposed to cost $99 per user plus an additional $4 per user a month, with discounts available for bulk orders. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar Data Recovery has announced its new Stellar Phoenix OLM Repair v1, a tool that repairs the damaged Microsoft Outlook backup file (.OLM) and helps in recovering the inaccessible mailboxes. Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Information Systems Ltd. said, "In today's advancing world where communication is key to success even few hours of lag or delay in email revert scan lead to business loss. Most of us work on MS Outlook that creates backup file (.OLM) for accessing the mails, in case of any problem. However there are instances when OLM files get corrupt such as closing of mailbox between the saving processes or accidentals hut down of computer. Stellar Phoenix OLM repair is a robust software to repair corrupt Mac Outlook backup files (.OLM), created in MS Outlook 2011." Stellar Phoenix OLM repair features preview of all recoverable mail objects, recovery summary report, simple- easy repair process & easy access to all yo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WatchGuard has appointed Scott Robertson as Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales. In this new role, Robertson will oversee WatchGuard's Asia Pacific sales, which includes general oversight of South Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, China and India. Joe Wang, CEO, WatchGuard Technologies said, "Asia Pacific continues to be one of WatchGuard's high-growth markets. Given Scott's consistent record of sales growth, his hands-on experience, and his unyielding commitment to his channel partners, Scott will prove to be a tremendous asset in growing our presence throughout Asia Pacific." Robertson concludes, "This new role offers an exciting opportunity for me to extend the outstanding experience I have gained in the Australia/New Zealand market to not only sustain, but significantly boost our success in the Asia Pacific region." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE kleeto.in has introduced a new element to manage huge amount of papers. One is supposed to upload or download digitized documents in bulk faster and easier with a click. It is said to be based on consumer's feedback. Moreover, this feature is available for individuals and SMB sector. Sunil Mahajan, Co-Founder & CEO, kleeto.in said, "We take customer feedback very seriously and hence have introduced the capability of adding and downloading documents from kleeto account in bulk. Users can now download folder or complete hierarchy of folders with one click, similarly users can upload multiple documents with one single command." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Agilent Technologies has introduced the E4982A LCR meter, the newest addition to its LCR family of meters. The E4982A LCR meter offers PC connectivity via GPIB, LAN and USB; an easy-to-use, intuitive user interface; a10.4-inch display; and a compact design with 277-mm depth. The Agilent E4982A comes with 0.8 percent basic impedance measurement accuracy and repeatable measurements with small measurement variation. It also delivers measurement speeds of 0.9 ms, 2.1ms or 3.7 ms. The meter’s accuracy improves test quality, while its measurement speed translates into fast test throughput. Akira Nukiyama, VP & GM, Agilent’s Component Test Division, Japan said, "The new E4982A LCR meter is really set apart from other commercially available solutions. Its features ensure manufacturers and system integrators fast, accurate impedance measurements while realizing improved test efficiency and a lower overall cost of test." For More Details...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Opera Software has launched App-Tribute via its advertising subsidiaries AdMarvel, Mobile Theory and 4th Screen Advertising. App-Tribute is claimed to be one-of-a-kind technology works for app-based advertising campaigns and enables cost-per-click (CPC), cost-per-download (CPM), cost-per-install (CPI) and cost-per-mille or 1000 impressions (CPM) promotions. It works across all ad formats, including banners, interstitials and within rich-media creative and is available for iOS and Android devices. For app developers, App-Tribute is said to provide clear feedback to determine which publisher app should be attributed for promoting an app download and installation. Mahi de Silva, EVP, Consumer Mobile, Opera Software said, "Since the launch of iOS in 2007 and Android in 2009, we've watched both sides of the industry - both developers who want to advertise their apps and those that want to monetize their app traffic - struggle with the th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zenga TV has entered into agreement with Micromax to offer media & Entertainment content on Funbook ICS tablet worldwide. Zenga TV is said to enable Funbook ICS tablet users to exploit licensed TV and video-on-demand content-on-the-go with good quality streams even on non-3G connections. Shabir Momin, CEO, Zenga TV said, "We are excited to be associated with a renowned brand like Micromax to offer class leading TV viewing experience to customers. With this tie up, Funbook ICS tablet would carry our pre-loaded android app which will give access to our wide range of TV channels, including bouquet of movies and songs. This partnership will furthers Zenga's commitment in bringing rich and differentiated TV content to mobile, tablet and web users globally. We welcome Micromax Funbook users to our current club 7 million users in India." Zenga TV services are accessible across mobile networks such as Idea, Vodafone, Airtel, Airce...