VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) in a special engagement with SAP India brought forward a unique proposition for its members across India. As a part of this proposal, SAP provided customized packaged offering of ERP and Business Analytics applications to the ACMA members. Since its initiation, SAP has seen significant deployments and traction for its solutions amongst the member companies. Arvind Kapur, President, ACMA said, "Enterprise-wide solutions are imperative to integrate the supply chain and efficiently manage and respond to dynamic business needs. A solution which is tailored to cater to the needs of the automotive sector will enable quick access to reliable business information, thereby servicing our customers better. Our members have already shown keen interest for this offering and we are expecting more in coming months."  Priyadarshi Mohapatra, Vice President - Emerging Business

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   LSI Corporation has released the Axxia network accelerator AXP3420 card designed to accelerate critical networking tasks in enterprise and cloud datacenters. The AXP3420 card plugs into a standard PCIe slot to accelerate network functions such as application recognition and security and improve networking performance for servers and networking equipment. Noy Kucuk, Vice-President - Marketing, Networking Components Division, LSI, said, "Datacenter managers and architects must contend with traffic growth driven by everything from video to cloud services. The Axxia network accelerator card provides a drop-in network performance boost, helping customers to cost-effectively speed up their network’s performance without adding servers or additional hardware." Abhi Dugar, Research Manager, IDC, said, "As the amount of traffic flowing through the world's networks continues to grow, so does the need for scalable and fl

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kobian has launched Mercury USB 3G Dongle Router. Kobian has introduced two models - a dongle which can be converted to a Wi-Fi router giving access to 6 devices, and a simple universal dongle, which is compatible with all telecom providers. Sharing a fast mobile broadband network connection has never been easier, with the range of devices being presented to the Indian consumer by Kobian. With the all-new Mercury Dongle Router, one can easily create a Wi-Fi hotspot around it with just push of a button. With One SIM card, users can save money with multiple sharing from one. One can save his spending on multiple dongles, contracts and subscriptions by replacing the home router with this cable free dongle router and connect the whole family to one Dongle Router. Mercury USB Dongle cum Router is portable mobile Wi-Fi terminal which can be used by simply using it for high-speed wireless broadband connectivity up to 7.2 Mbps at home, at

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Trend Micro has strengthened its consumer business with the appointment of Anupam Rahi and Anand Shringi as National Sales Managers for consumer products for India & SAARC. Trend Micro now looks at creating a strong channel partnership for its Titanium Brand for consumer segment. Amit Nath, Country Manager, India & SAARC, Trend Micro, said, "After establishing our strong leadership among the Enterprise and SMB segment for the last six years in India, we are now poised to address the consumer segment with our Titanium Brand. India consumer business, which is pegged at more than Rs.1,000+ crore, is growing at a rapid pace YOY. Trend Micro already has a global leadership position in the consumer segment, which contributes more than 50% of its $1.2 billion revenue. We strongly believe that, with our strong R&D strength in the security domain, we will be providing the consumers in India with a robust security solution a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Avnet Technology Solutions has expanded its SolutionsPath methodology in conjunction with innovative partner programme aimed at extending technology expertise to support their channel ecosystem of partners. The first part of this programme was the launch of Avnet StoragePath University which was held in Singapore in February.   Derek Ewell, Solutions Manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, Singapore, said, "We had an excellent turnout, with more than 40 people from our partner community attending. The business partners stayed with us over the entire 2-day university programme, which demonstrates the commitment and desire our partners have for the programme. Using a combination of market and technology enablement sales training, StoragePath University provided the tools and education for business partners to achieve profitable growth opportunities, and strengthen their existing sales pipeline opportunities." Clement Chan,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has signed an engineering and R&D services (ERS) engagement with HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL). BD also officially inaugurated its first R&D facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This facility is a significant milestone for BD in its efforts to expand its R&D into Asia, and demonstrates its strong relationship with HCL, which began in 2007. The new facility is part of BD's efforts to accelerate R&D innovation to develop new products and markets, achieve time-to-market advantage for its products and enhance operational efficiencies. This facility will be directly managed by BD - Singapore.  According to the engagement, BD will focus on creating innovative solutions by leveraging HCL's capabilities and service expertise such as sustenance engineering and product - testing services delivered out of this facility.  HCL will also conduct product life cycle and design verification studi