VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   FUJIFILM India Pvt. Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holding Corporation, Japan, has launched FinePix F660 EXR, a digital zoom compact in the Indian market. Superb image in low light is the trademark of FUJIFILM’s F-series digital cameras, thanks to Fujifilm's pioneering EXR CMOS sensor. This latest addition from FUJIFILM gives users Fujifilm's acclaimed imaging technology, 1/2-inch 16-mega-pixel EXR CMOS sensor.  With FinePix F660EXR getting closer to a point or far off is possible without losing image clarity. It also features 30x intelligent digital zoom for those who are not satisfied with 15x optical zoom.   “The FinePix F660EXR’s brilliance is not limited to still photography; the camera offers 1080p Full HD movie capture at 30 fps for seamless quality. The face detection feature, which precisely follow subjects’ faces throughout a scene, combined with stereo sound recording will definitely captur...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Google has released Google Apps Vault (Vault) for Google Apps for Business customers in India. Vault is believed to be an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for managing information critical to your business and preserving important data. It can reduce the costs of litigation, regulatory investigation and compliance actions. Jack Halprin, Head of eDiscovery, Google, said, “Businesses of all sizes need to be prepared for the unexpected. In today’s environment, using Vault to manage, archive and preserve your data can help protect your business. Litigation costs can really take a toll on a business when minor lawsuits can run up to many thousands of dollars, and larger lawsuits can cost even more. Significant litigation costs come from having to search and find relevant data, which is also known as electronic discovery (eDiscovery).” Vault claims to protect business with easy-to-use search so one can quickly find and preserv...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Delta has rolled out the Ultron Series UPS high-performance uninterruptible power supply (UPS) series to Taiwan and South East Asia. Delta’s Ultron Series is a double-conversion and IGBT-rectifier three-phase UPS. With a smaller footprint, higher efficiency, and lower cost, the Delta Ultron Series is transformer less and offers an optional inbuilt isolated-transformer model for when galvanic isolation is needed by the application.  Dr. Charles Tsai, General Manager, Mission Critical Infrastructure Solutions Business Unit (MCIS BU), Delta, said, “The excellent power performance and high system availability of the Ultron Series provides customers with the benefits of stable power supply, high-power efficiency, low-capital investment and low overall operational cost. In terms of size and footprint, we are proud to claim the Ultron Series as the most compact UPS of its kind in the market.”     “In Europe, Russia and Indi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   eBay has announced plans to open a new development center in Bangalore, India, and expects to hire up to 1,000 technologists over the next three years. The new Bangalore facility will feature several centres of excellence and house technologists from both eBay Marketplaces and PayPal.  Anupam Pahuja, General Manager, PayPal, said, “PayPal is growing at a phenomenal rate globally, as we continue to execute on our bold vision of re-imagining money. To support this growth, we are looking to tap into the large pool of software engineering talent in Bangalore to come innovate with us and create the future of commerce. We are committed to India as a technology hub and see India’s software engineering talent as a critical driver for the long-term success of PayPal’s global payment platform.” “eBay’s ecosystem provides technologists a unique combination of start-up culture to innovate and product excellence culture to build produc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAS has joined platinum partner Capgemini to help government agencies reduce revenue losses from tax and welfare fraud, and improper payments. Together, SAS and Capgemini provide an end-to-end offering in revenue fraud and improper payment protection to public sector organizations in Europe, Brazil, India and Asia-Pacific.  "There is a need for cutting-edge business analytics in the public sector. These products apply intelligent business rules and advanced predictive analytics to help governments identify subtle clues to uncover fraud in large amounts of data.  Also important is end-to-end capability from data integration through detection through investigation management that can be deployed across the enterprise to address many fraud and improper payments issues on a single platform. SAS working with Capgemini is going to have dramatic impact in assisting government agencies," said Stu Bradley, Sr. Business Director, F...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung has introduced the Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012, a global app competition aimed at boosting the mobile ecosystem for GALAXY Tab and GALAXY Note users. The contest is divided into two categories - “Samsung Apps Super Apps” and “Best S Pen Apps”. A total of 80 entries will be selected as winners, receiving a record total of $4.08 million in prize money along with a variety of promotional benefits. Kang-hyun Kwon, Sr. Vice-President, Media Solutions Centre, Samsung Electronics, said, “Given the size of prize money and a variety of other benefits, we expect the competition will foster the growth of the ecosystem for GALAXY Tab and GALAXY Note applications. Since their launch, the GALAXY Tab and GALAXY Note, along with Samsung GALAXY smartphones, have become must-have items for the smarter lifestyle. The Samsung Smart App Challenge will greatly enhance application choices for these devices so users can enjoy a richer exp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intel has hosted hundreds of Asia-Pacific channel partners at its annual Intel Solutions Summit, held this year in Bali, Indonesia. The Summit, held over three days, will provide Intel’s partner community with the tools to deliver solutions to businesses and consumers across the region. The Intel Technology Partner programme saw a massive increase across Asia-Pacific during the past year, with 7,000 new organizations added. Kamil Hasan, Director, Reseller Channel Organization in Asia-Pacific, said, “Partners across Asia-Pacific are seeing new possibilities in the compute continuum, and opportunities to deliver parts of a smarter, more secure, and always-connected computing experience that spans a range of device segments - including laptops, digital signage, all-in-one devices, and servers  – even the data centers to which they connect,” said Hasan. “In the last year alone, 7,000 more partners joined Intel’s Technology Provi...