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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE An "all-in-one" intelligent point of interface from CommScope offers a smarter way to bridge the connection between base transceiver stations (BTS) and the distributed antenna systems (DASs) that enable wireless connectivity in buildings and large venues. CommScope's new i-POI lends insight into BTS conditioning, helps gain control over passive intermodulation (PIM), provides power control for multi-operator deployment and blends all of these capabilities into a single, compact module. "Wireless operators, system integrators and facility owners commonly face issues when planning a DAS deployment or upgrading an existing system. Their most pressing concerns surround the lack of visibility into the BTS conditioning process, drops in data throughput due to PIM and space constraints. i-POI meets these challenges head on - whether in the current CommScope Intelligent Optical Network (ION) environments or a third-party DAS infra

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ZOTAC International has redefined the mini-PC form factor with the extra small ZBOX nano XS AD11 Plus mini-PC. The new ZOTAC ZBOX nano XS chassis shrinks the ZBOX nano chassis by nearly 17 per cent into a 106-milimetre box that is only 37-milimetres tall that can easily slip into a jacket pocket. ZOTAC ZBOX nano XS AD11 Plus features An AMD E-450 APU with Radeon HD 6320 graphics processing along with an Integrated Gigabit Ethernet that allows high-speed wired network transfers and a USB 802.11n WiFi adapter for users. "Size matters when it comes to desktop systems. We are always trying to push full-featured systems into the smallest size possible. Our new ZOTAC ZBOX nano XS AD11 Plus shows that you can pack a complete high-definition capable desktop PC into a miniature form factor that conveniently fits in the smallest places," said Carsten Berger, Marketing Director, ZOTAC International. Moreover, solid-state storage makes a ZBOX

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Logitech has unveiled their latest products in the wireless product category in India. The latest addition to the family - Logitech Touch Mouse M600, a wireless mouse featuring a touch surface that lets one navigate intuitively with their fingers. Subrotah Biswas, Country Manager, Logitech India and South West Asia, said, "People are becoming more accustomed to touch devices using fingertip gestures to navigate on their smartphones and tablets. Today, one wants the device to react to a touch of a fingertip." "The recent wireless survey has revealed that India has a huge opportunity for the wireless technology adoption as only 10% of the consumers have embraced this technology as of today; but on the contrary, there is a high awareness of wireless mice (98%) and keyboard (88%)," Biswas further added. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson will provide a range of video processing solutions and support services to NBC Olympics, during its coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games from London, England July 27 - August 12, 2012. The announcement was made by David Mazza, Senior Vice-President, Engineering, NBC Olympics, and Staffan Pehrson, Vice-President & Head of TV, Ericsson. The Ericsson solution is helping to deliver NBC Olympics' HD content across both contribution and distribution feeds to ensure the highest picture quality from the Olympic venues to millions of viewers in the United States. Ericsson is providing a range of products including MPEG-4 AVC encoders, professional receivers, multiplexers and satellite modulators as well as a team of support engineers in both London and New York. These engineers will assist in equipment/system set-up, maintenance and troubleshooting ensuring no great sporting moments are lost in transmission. "The Games are

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has announced the new GTX 680 Twin Frozr /OC graphics card equipped with the latest NVIDIA 28nm GeForce GTX 680 GPU, 2GB video memory and PCI Express Gen3 support. The new GTX 680 Twin Frozr /OC sports the Twin Frozr III thermal design, featuring dual 80mm Propeller Blade fans, a nickel-plated copper base heat sink and SuperPipe technology. MSI's GTX 680 Twin Frozr /OC has 22°C lower temperatures and runs 10.2dB quieter than the reference design, providing the perfect balance of low-noise and great cooling capabilities. In addition the GTX 680 Twin Frozr / OC also supports MSI's Afterburner overclocking utility, which enables one to tweak power and clock settings to get even more performance out of your graphics card. Both NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround and 4 display out from a single card are supported ensuring that gamers can enjoy the best entertainment and multitasking experience possible. The MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr/OC graphics ca

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft Corporation have announced that AICTE is deploying Microsoft Live@edu as one solution amongst many such initiatives with IT majors and industries, over the next three months to more than 10,000 technical colleges and institutes throughout India. In one such initiative being implemented, Live@edu is a hosted communication and collaboration service that offers email, Microsoft Office Web Apps, instant messaging and storage to AICTE’s more than 7 million students and nearly 500,000 faculty members, for a total reach of 7.5 million users. AICTE also plans to deploy Microsoft Office 365 for education when it becomes available later this year, providing access to Microsoft Exchange Online email and calendar, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft LyncOnline and Microsoft Office Professional as the technical infrastructure to support member colleges and institutes. "Microsoft'

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced HP Converged Cloud, the industry's first hybrid delivery approach and portfolio based on a common architecture spanning traditional IT, private, managed and public clouds. HP Converged Cloud brings together HP Converged Infrastructure, HP Converged Management and Security, Converged Information and hardened OpenStack technology. "The convergence of cloud computing and mobile connectivity is changing the way infrastructures are built, applications are developed and information is delivered. HP Converged Cloud enables enterprises to incorporate a blend of public, private and managed cloud services with their existing IT to create a seamless hybrid environment that rapidly adapts to their changing requirements," said Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, HP India. New research highlights the need for a new approach Research commissioned by HP reveals that organizations are undergoing major shifts in how services are d

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MonsterIndia.com has launched Monster application for mobile devices powered by Windows Phone for job seekers and career minded professionals. The new application can be downloaded through Monsterindia.com and Windows Phone Marketplace. Sanjay Modi, MD, Monster.com (India/ Middle East/ South East Asia) said, "We are excited to introduce our latest addition, Monster Windows Phone app, to our robust suite of Monster Mobile Solutions. Microsoft has taken a unique and fresh approach with Windows Phone, and it is great to see the rapid growth of these devices. At Monster, our goal is to connect seekers to the right career opportunities by giving them a variety of mobile and web site options that meet their job search needs. The mobile industry in India is growing at a rapid pace. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this country's mobile subscriber base has increased from 893.84 million in December 2011 to 903.73 mil

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion is believed to release a slew of updates for its BlackBerry apps very soon. The Company has claimed that Apps such as Facebook, Twitter, BBM Music and BlackBerry App World will now include BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) connectivity. Users will also be able to automatically share their Facebook status or Twitter update with their BBM friends from the apps. Alec Saunders, VP, Developer Relations, RIM said, "About one in every five apps being downloaded on BlackBerry App World is BBM-connected." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google Plus has got a makeover. The new design is said to be easier to navigate than its predecessor. Google has made its social network site on the Web cleaner and smoother, with soft gray tones that flow into a central stream of updates from users. It presents a neat stack of icons that sit off to the left of the screen. The input box to share updates, links or photos is also much smaller. Photos have become a focus of the new Google Plus design. Google has also hidden icons on the page to avoid cluttering up the site. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Serco has launched a new global BPO division that will improve the services Serco provides to its customers and enable it to target global opportunities both in the public and private sector. Also referred as the Global Services division within Serco, it heralds the emergence of a formidable top-tier BPO player, both within the international and Indian markets, with revenues in excess of $ 1 billion by the end of this year. Tom Riall, CEO Designate, Global Services, Serco said, "The evolution of the Global Services division supports Serco's vision to create a leading international Business Process Outsourcing Company. We will now be reckoned as an end to end service provider offering the complete spectrum of business services to customers in the public and private sector around the world, by combining Serco's front end service capabilities along with world class middle and back-office capabilities. Furthermore, the Global Service

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Ken Wirth as head of Customer Operations for North and Latin America. In this role Wirth will be responsible for the company's sales throughout the Americas and will join the company's Executive Board. Wirth will be reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev Suri. "Ken is an ideal addition to the Nokia Siemens Networks team at a time when we are seeing increasing market recognition of our technological strength, and strong momentum in our LTE sales. I look forward to him joining us during this key period of mobile broadband evolution, said Suri. Wirth said, "This is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to driving the innovations and new technologies that Nokia Siemens Networks has in the market today, particularly around LTE and small cells. They enable operators to deliver and manage more efficient and effective networks while improving customer experience. Coupled with Noki

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VMware Inc. has celebrated the first birthday of Cloud Foundry, the industry’s open platform as a service (PaaS), with announcements of new partnerships, a new system for managing open source software contributions, new tools for operating large-scale services, and additional multi-cloud deployment choices. At the event, Steve Herrod, CTO and Senior Vice President of R&D, VMware demonstrated how Cloud Foundry is becoming the open PaaS of choice for the cloud era, giving developers a choice of clouds for deployment, frameworks and application services while dramatically simplifying deployment and scaling of applications. Steve Herrod said, “Since the launch of Cloud Foundry as the first open PaaS one year ago, we’ve seen incredible developer excitement for a better way to build and deploy cloud applications as well as tremendous industry investment in and around Cloud Foundry. By offering a simplified approach that embraces the diversity a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dassault Systèmes and the UK National Composites Centre (NCC) have announced the signature of a partnership to create a collaborative environment where the NCC and its partners will work on tomorrow's advanced composites products. As the first official Associate Member, Dassault Systèmes joins other companies and enterprising academics, to develop new methods and technologies to become the UK's hub for design and rapid manufacture of high quality composite products. Peter Chivers, Chief Executive, National Composites Centre said, "We warmly welcome Dassault Systèmes as an associate member of the NCC and are appreciative of the support and expertise that they bring. With Version 6, Dassault Systèmes provides NCC with a complete, open and fully integrated design, simulation and virtual manufacturing 3D Experience system. Our mission in developing composite product manufacturing knowledge excellence will be greatly helped by Dassaul

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bubble Motion has launched its Bubbly social voice application for Android in India. It has brought its Android smartphone app to some 11 million Indian Android users. Indian users can enjoy the breadth of voice bubbles being generated by its existing 16 million Bubblers worldwide. Android and iPhone users can download the Bubbly app. Bubbly is now available in India on Android, having previously rolled out on iPhone in March 2012. "Bubbly has seen incredible growth since launching in 2010 and has registered a million new users across Asia in the last month alone," says Bubble Motion CEO, Thomas Clayton. "We hope the new Bubbly app for Android brings the experience of voice blogging to millions more, allowing for Indian Android users to join in, connect, and follow our vibrant community of Bubblers." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BioEnable has launched its first Iris scanner developed and manufactured in India. "BioEnable Iris one" is a computer based USB plug and play device and capture high resolution iris images as per international standards. BioEnable Iris one is said to be a single eye Iris scanner with advanced security features. It has been specially designed with looks and operations very similar to a barcode scanner used commonly in retail stores. It can be used like a barcode scanner with difference being; instead of barcode it shall be held in front of the eye to scan the Iris. Pradeep Bhatia, MD, BioEnable said, "Considering the importance of Iris recognition in UID Aadhaar project and high cost of Iris scanners available from few international manufacturers, we decided to develop our own Iris Scanner. We are very excited to announce that we are the first company to have launched it. We will soon send our scanner for certification for use

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A study proves that after using ClassTopper for 1 year for 20 minutes a day on average, students improved their math age by 1.5 years. The Mathematical Institute in Oxford conducted an independent study with data collected from 1976 students across 35 elementary (K-5) classrooms across Greater London. Jatin Patel, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer said, "ClassTopper offers a large catalog of quick-to-practice visually appealing math exercises that boost and sharpen cognitive powers. They are organized from Pre-KG to Grade 12 (K12) and into progressive levels of difficulty and different categories of brain challenge - like "cognitive control" and "processing speed." The fact that the exercises are divided into small bite-sized chunks makes this site very friendly for regular practice. And it is all aligned to local curriculums, like CBSE, ICSE and local boards so that your child is ready for standardized testin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bang & Olufsen has appointed Shreyans Group as its master dealer for India, effective from June 1, 2012. As master dealer for India, Shreyans Group will distribute Bang & Olufsen's wide range of audio and video systems through its network of dealers and undertake marketing and PR efforts for the Indian market. Danny Feltmann Espersen, Vice-President - Sales, Service and Marketing, Bang & Olufsen A/S, said, "We warmly welcome Shreyans Group to our network of Asian partners. This partnership reinforces our commitment to growing the Bang & Olufsen brand here. India plays an important role in Bang & Olufsen's growth strategy. We have seen the market here reach a level of maturity where Bang & Olufsen products are in greater demand." "Unique technology, creative solutions and outstanding quality and design are just some of the trademarks of Bang & Olufsen. Their strong reputation and legacy will

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ISACA has released COBIT 5, the business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. The new version of COBIT promotes continuity between an enterprise's IT department and its overall business goals, and represents a major evolution of the globally accepted framework in use at enterprises worldwide for more than 15 years. Furthermore, COBIT 5 provides globally accepted principles, practices, analytical tools and models designed to help business and IT leaders maximize trust in, and value from, their enterprise's information and technology assets. To date, more than 16,000 professionals have preregistered to receive a copy. "COBIT is the recognized framework globally for IT Governance and has been adopted by various organizations. In India, COBIT has been recognized by the Reserve Bank, SEBI and C&AG. By bringing the COBIT Process Assessment Model and other related documents, ISACA is helping organizations g

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has announced an attractive scheme for the resellers on the sale of Genius products for AMJ 2012. This scheme is valid from 1st April, 2012 to 31st June, 2012 and is valid for purchases billed out from Inspan Infotech. However, the above scheme cannot be merged or clubbed with any other scheme that may be running at that time. Genius reserves the rights of execution, alternation and will entertain all the scheme claims directly from distributors. "Genius always comes up with new ideas to reward its resellers and this time they have chosen Gold vouchers to be one of them. Resellers always love Genius schemes because of their reasonable targets and attractive rewards," said Sudhir S, Managing Director, Inspan Infotech. For More Details See www.varindia.com