VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   AMD has announced that Colette LaForce, will join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer Rory Read. In her new role, LaForce will lead global integrated marketing for AMD, including marketing strategy, branding, internal and external communications, corporate events, sponsorships and entertainment marketing. Read said, “Colette brings strong technology marketing and brand-building experience, a fresh perspective and a results-oriented approach that will strengthen AMD’s global marketing organization. Her deep expertise will accelerate the revitalization of the AMD brand, amplifying our voice in the marketplace while helping position the company for long-term growth.” For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   InfoComm has announced that its latest UK Roundtable was the largest ever held in London. In all, some 40 invited guests attended the event, held at the Manton Studio, Tate Britain on Thursday 26 April. Attendees came from all links in the AV buying chain, and included systems integrators, product distributors, manufacturers, live-events professionals, content creators and end-customers. The event followed a successful Cardiff Roundtable held at the Hilton Cardiff on Thursday, 19 April. The panel addressed a number of issues, including key technology and business trends and whether the whole notion of ‘AV’ was still relevant to today’s (and tomorrow’s) market. The discussion was moderated by Dan Goldstein, Director of Marketing & Communications at Integrated Systems Europe, co-owned by InfoComm and CEDIA. After the discussion, visitors divided into four tables with one consultant joining each of the tables to debate the issue

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Verbatim has launched, Store 'n' Go V3 USB 3.0 Drive for the much faster USB 3.0 ports. These USB ports offer up to 2 times faster transfer rate than earlier generation USB 2.0 ports. There is a stripe which acts as a retractor and allows the user to push out and pull in the USB head from the flash drive. The strip comes in different colours including Grey, Orange and Blue. The retractable design keeps the connector and data protected without the worry of losing a cap. In addition, this USB drive is available in storage capacities of 8 GB and 16 GB. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Trend Micro is announced as the major player leading the fast-growing Global Cloud Security Software market, According to TechNavio's Global Cloud Security Software Market report, the current overall estimate for the global cloud security software market was valued at US$241 million in 2010 and is expected to reach US$963.4 million in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 41.4 percent. Of the four major players in the global security software market, Trend Micro leads with the greatest estimated market share. The TechNavio report points out that Trend Micro is able to dominate the market because of its diversified geographic reach, established customer base, and brand reputation. The company's partnerships with cloud and virtualization service provider, VMware, and partnerships with companies such as HP, Cisco, Dell, Microsoft Corp., Oracle, and Wipro, also were cited. Amit Nath Country Manager India and SAARC Trend Micro said, &quo

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   QlikTech has announced that its global corporate social responsibility programme, Change Their World, has awarded 50 grants in 18 countries on 6 continents since launching in February 2010.  Nonprofit organizations can apply for a QlikView Change Their World grant to receive free QlikView licences, deployment and training to help them to gain visibility into data sources that can accelerate outcomes, connect donors with recipients, and make their good work better.  Change Their World’s growth proves that QlikView is opening up infinite possibilities for advancing causes for the greater good. Lars Björk, CEO, QlikTech, said, “We are thrilled with the momentum of our Change Their World grant programme. In tandem with an overwhelming response from QlikTech partners and employees, we have created a powerful community of giving that is empowering organizations at the forefront of charitable causes with an effective solution that allows

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced its partnership with the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the premier trade body representing the Indian Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) industry. Both institutions will organize membership promotion activities to increase awareness of the member benefits and activities of the other institution. The ISA and IET will also work together on joint projects, events, conferences, forums, publications, standards, educational materials and awards. Nigel Fine, Chief Executive, IET, said, “India is a key part of our growth plans and this collaboration with ISA further strengthens our growing international network of partnerships. I am delighted that this new partnership with the ISA will help Indian engineers develop their sector expertise, widen their professional community and access world class engineering intelligence via the IET.” PVG Menon

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Riverbed Technology has announced new Steelhead models, the Steelhead 150 appliance and Virtual Steelhead 150, as part of its comprehensive wide area network WAN) optimization product suite. With these additions to the Steelhead product family, businesses in emerging markets, retail customers, and governments and municipalities that have minimal bandwidth or few users at each location, as well as current customers who would like to extend the deployment to offices with fewer employees, can obtain a cost-effective solution that optimizes bandwidth and reduces remote infrastructure.     In addition, the new Steelhead appliance models provide robust WAN optimization solutions for locations in emerging markets that require low-cost flexible deployment models. “Our new Steelhead appliances, both physical and virtual, provide vertical markets, such as retail, healthcare and even SMB organizations with a cost-effective solution to red

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Plantronics has introduced the new Blackwire300 corded USB headsets for UC. These headsets aim to keep the cost per user low while trying to achieve widespread adoption to enable end-users to embrace the new communication platform.  According to Frost & Sullivan, the UC market in India amounted to $465 million in 2010 up from $411 million in 2009. The growth projection for 2010-17 is 11.8%. Majority of this includes enterprise IP telephony and applications like presence, mobility and conferencing and collaboration are around 10%.  Bobby Joseph, Country Director, Plantronics, India, said, “Given the changing industry scenario, it was essential to create a product that satisfies the need for a low-cost, entry-level UC headset that offers a superior user experience. Plantronics has been constantly innovating and providing solutions that add comfort and convenience to the lives of our customers.” For More Details See ww

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZTE has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hi3G Sweden with a value of UD$74 million in the presence of China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt when Wen visited Sweden during his recent tour of Europe.   According to the agreement, ZTE will deploy several thousand UMTS/LTE TDD/LTE FDD base stations, as well as auxiliary microwave and data transmission equipment over the next three years.  "We are very glad to ink the deal with Hi3G in Sweden where the two companies launched the world’s first multi-mode LTE network. The deployment of ZTE equipment in Sweden shows that we have achieved a world leading position in terms of telecoms technology, product solutions and services," said Huang Zheng, CEO, ZTE Sweden. Jörgen Askeroth, CTO, Hi3G Sweden, said, “Over the past 12 months, Hi3G Sweden and ZTE went all out to deploy the LTE network in Sweden. ZTE offers professiona

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZOTAC has introduced new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 graphics card, featuring a pair of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series graphics processors. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 obliterates the latest Microsoft DirectX 11 games. Each graphics processor is matched to 2GB of the fastest GDDR5 available for 4GB total of video memory on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 to let gamers play the latest games at maximum detail settings. “PC gamers are what push the gaming industry to advance visual realism beyond ‘good-enough’. Our new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 is the benchmark for how phenomenal gaming visuals and immersion can be. Just pair up the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 with three 3D displays and the experience will blow you away,” said Carsten Berger, Marketing Director, ZOTAC International. Moreover, an enhanced cooling system enables the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 690 features to operate quieter than a pair of high-end graphics cards, along with Polycarbonate windows

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Three Ericsson employees who submitted in all 275 patents in radio technology have been named “Inventors of the Year”. It is the 17th consecutive year that Ericsson puts the spotlight on individuals with exceptional ideas and contributions to the company’s patent portfolio. The Inventors of the year are Thomas Cheng, Paul Schliwa-Bertling and IanaSiomina. Gustav Brismark, Vice-President, Patent Strategy and Portfolio, Ericsson, said, “Substantial R&D efforts and creative inventors have ensured our position as the number-one patent holder in mobile telecom. The Inventor of the Year Award is an important means of acknowledging outstanding contribution to these valuable company assets.” On winning the award, Thomas Cheng said, “A single great invention can transform a very difficult problem into real applications and bring real benefits to the end-user and value to the economy. That is why Ericsson should train and nurture inn