VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Adobe Systems Inc. has rolled out the latest version of its software package for designers and Web developers with the launch of Adobe Creative suite 6 product line in India. The Company has unveiled 14 Creative Suite 6 applications and 4 Creative suites- Adobe Creative suite 6 Design & Web Premium, Adobe Creative suite 6 Design standard, Adobe Creative suite 6 Production Premium; and Adobe Creative suite 6 Master Collection. David Wadhwani, Sr. VP, Digital Media, Adobe said, "Designers get a tone of innovation with CS6 with milestone release across all our flagship stores. With CS6 we're also introducing new products, new mobile workflows and advanced publishing capabilities that show we are laser-focused on ensuring design, web and video pros have everything they need for the delivery of high-impact content and apps." The Company as part of the global launch of Creative Suite 6 announced support for 10 Indian languages- H...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CommVault has expanded collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to offer a cloud storage capability that combines the power of Simpana software with the benefits and flexibility of storing data on the Windows Azure cloud platform. The new offering provides enterprise organizations a simple solution to archive, index, search and access massive amounts of data for long-term retention and compliance. This combined data management solution for Windows Azure offers up to 62 TBs of cloud storage capacity and the data and information management capabilities of Simpana 9 Express for a starting price of approximately $50,000. CommVault also announced that it has deepened its strategic alliance with Microsoft, expanding collaborative development and sales and marketing activities around the Windows Azure platform. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has unveiled its new range of consumer notebooks, the Pavilion G-series. The updated consumer notebooks reflect HP's new Mosaic design approach and are available in black, blue and red colors. Vinay Awasthi, Senior Director, Product Category, PSG, HP PSG India said, "We are really excited about the launch of our new range of consumer notebooks, the Pavilion G-series that have been designed keeping in mind the 'evolved' computing needs of the young technology enthusiasts. Based on our Mosaic philosophy, this series features funky, fully featured notebooks that exude elegance- in form, functionality and appeal, making it everything you need, anywhere you need to go." The redesigned HP Pavilion G-series feature curved, beveled edges along with a bowl-shape keyboard deck and textured touchpad with bowl-set curvature. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported its consolidated financial results according to IFRS for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2012. The company became the first Indian IT company to cross the ten billion dollar milestone posting annual revenues of $ 10.17 billion. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD said, "We have carried our strong momentum through the fourth quarter to close out a year of strong growth. We have kept our focus on profitability and consolidated our market leadership." He added: "With our customer-centric approach, strong solution set and investments in game-changing technologies like mobility, big data and cloud, we remain well positioned to help our customers transform and drive growth in their businesses. TCS is well prepared to achieve balanced growth across the industries and markets it operates in, given its holistic portfolio of services which are now achieving significant scale across m...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intel Corporation has introduced the quad-core third-generation Intel Core processor family. The new processors are the first chips in the world made using Intel's 22-nanometer (nm) 3-D tri-Gate transistor technology. The combination of Intel's cutting-edge 3-D tri-gate transistor technology and architectural enhancements doubles the 3-D graphics and HD media processing performance compared with Intel's previous generation of chips. In the coming months, additional versions of the third- generation Intel Core processors will be available to power a new wave of systems ranging from Ultrabook devices. Kirk Skaugen, Vice-President & General Manager, PC Client Group, Intel, said, "The third- generation Intel Core processors were created from the ground up to generate exciting new experiences. Our engineers have exceeded our expectations by doubling the performance of media and graphics versus the best processors we have buil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys and WPP have unveiled Infosys BrandEdge in partnership with Fabric, a WPP company. This comprehensive cloud-based offering simplifies digital marketing by bringing together integrated marketing and technology expertise on a single unified platform. Powered by an underlying BLUE framework, the platform comprises four modules that enable marketers to efficiently BUILD digital assets, effectively LISTEN to and UNDERSTAND target segments and easily ENGAGE consumers across a wide array of digital channels. Offered in the Cloud, the platform is available in a subscription-based, pay-per-use model. This will enable marketers to convert their capital expenditure into variable operational expenditure. S. D. Shibulal, CEO & Managing Director, Infosys, said, "As organizations work towards building tomorrow's enterprise, they must deliver personalized products and services to an informed and discerning digital generation. Infosys Br...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL has been selected as a key software development partner by GridPoint. As part of this multi-year deal, HCL will extend existing development efforts of GridPoint's software solutions to help accelerate the pace of delivering new capabilities to the market. "We were looking for an IT services provider with a strong global presence that had extensive industry experience plus a robust set of development capabilities. HCL was an ideal choice and we believe their network of resources will help us in deploying solutions even more quickly," said John Spirtos, CEO, GridPoint. "We are very pleased and honoured to provide our expertise to GridPoint and share their passion for bringing innovation to enterprise and utility customers. We are very confident that our breadth of experience and extensive engineering background will help GridPoint provide a best-in-class experience to its customers," said Rajeev Sawhney, Corporate...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DassaultSystemes has announced the general availability of its Version 5 PLM platform, including CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA and SIMULIA. This new release furthers the adoption of the powerful 3D Experience Platform designed by DassaultSystèmes and includes a major new evolution in V6-to-V5 compatibility. DassaultSystemes has renamed this release of V5 to V5-6R2012 to emphasize the continuing compatibility and synchronization between V5 and V6, as well as the enrichment of V5 solutions with select V6 technology. V5 customers can, therefore, experience the open V6 portfolio and gain select benefits of DassaultSystemes' extensive V6 R&D investments. Customers can transition to V6 at their own pace, while continuing to collaborate seamlessly with departments, customers and suppliers who use V5. V6 models opened in V5 retain features created in, for example, V6's Part Design, Sketcher and Generative Surface Design workbenches and knowled...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bitdefender has launched Power Tune-Up, a free app to maximize the performance of Android, while sparing precious battery power and controlling data traffic. Power Tune-Up keeps Android users from reaching data traffic limits through notices and thresholds, frees up space to maximize performance and lets one keep on communicating with its Battery Saver option. "Bitdefender is strengthening its offering of services for mobile devices with this incredibly useful utility for Android devices. Power Tune Up does a great job, while minimizing CPU usage and battery impact. It is part of the luxury fleet of Bitdefender apps for mobile devices," said AlexandruCatalinCosoi, Chief Security Researcher, Bitdefender. Power Tune-Up keeps one updated on the status of their battery, tweaks settings to save power, monitors data traffic volumes and frees up space from internal memory as well as internal and external SD cards. Power Tune-Up, fine-tune...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments has announced that NI Alliance Partner G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration now sells microphone kits for use with NI dynamic signal acquisition (DSA) hardware. NI offers several different microphone types, from array microphones to condenser microphones appropriate for class 1 sound-level measurements. Customers in a number of industries, including aerospace and defense, are already having success using these products for applications like acoustic holography, environmental noise, noise mapping and sound power. "For more than 10 years, G.R.A.S. and NI have worked together on joint projects, and there has always been a great collaboration between our companies. I am proud that one of the biggest players in the industry has chosen G.R.A.S. as an official partner," said Peter Wulf-Andersen, Managing Director, G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration. NI's new microphone kits include a G.R.A.S. microphone capsule and preampli...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vodafone has reached an agreement to buy British firm Cable and Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for about £1.04 billion (about $1.67 billion or Rs 8,800 crore). Vodafone claims, "Vodafone Europe and CWW have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which Vodafone will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of CWW." The acquisition of CWW is believed to strengthen the enterprise business of Vodafone in the UK and internationally. CWW shareholders will receive 38 pence in cash for each CWW share held under the terms of the agreement. Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group said, "The acquisition of CWW creates a leading integrated player in the enterprise segment of the UK communications market and brings attractive cost savings to our UK and international operations." He added, "The offer from Vodafone will enable shareholders to crystallise a value, in cash, that repre...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC has announced the availability of its new trunk microwave communications systems, the 5000iP Series, featuring 1.6 times the transmission capacity of existing 5000S systems. The new 5000iP Series supports full packet networking for long-distance communications of up to 50 kilometres between metropolitan and mountainous areas where it is difficult to lay optical cable. The new systems strengthens trunk networks with LTE and 4G communications, and they support full packet, high capacity communications that reach 1.6 times (4Gbps) higher than existing 5000S products. Moreover, in addition to maximizing transmission volume with a Cross Polarization Interference Canceller (XPIC), the new system also automatically changes the modulation method and the transmission rate in response to wireless link quality as well as optimizes transmission capacity in response to weather conditions with the Adaptive Modulation Radio (AMR) functions. For More De...