VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Brocade has appointed Charlie Foo as Vice President for Asia Pacific (APAC). Foo succeeds Deb Dutta to assume the region’s top role responsible for charting the company’s overall growth strategy across Asia Pacific and will be based in Singapore reporting directly into Ian Whiting, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. “Charlie is a dynamic leader with deep knowledge of the APAC market and is highly experienced in creating and implementing market-leading partner initiatives and strategies. During the past five years, Charlie has built and led a robust and successful partner organization throughout the region, which is instrumental in accelerating our IP business growth and maintaining our SAN leadership position in the region. As APAC continues to take on an increased significance for our global business, we are confident that this region will quickly emerge as one of our primary growth engines under Charlie’s leadership,” said...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   eScan has announced that Shweta Thakare will be handling additional responsibilities as AVP for APAC & SAARC, in addition to Europe. She will continue to report to Sunil Kripalani, Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing. “With her previous vast experience while heading Europe and strong understanding about IT market and products, I have great confidence in Shweta's ability to guide eScan through the challenges ahead in these regions and accelerate the growth of eScan as a brand”, said Kripalani. Shweta, said, “I would like to thank the board for trusting my capabilities and assigning me with the new responsibilities. I am honored with this opportunity, and look forward to bringing eScan at the forefront of the IT Security market in APAC & SAARC.” For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EduKart.com has launched a certificate course in Digital Marketing, in association with Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The course is available online and can be accessed anytime and anyplace. Participants can also request for a CD version without any additional cost. Each participant is assessed during the course through online quizzes and then a presentation at the end of the course. The participant gets a Certificate at the end of course, endorsed by IAMAI. During the course, participants can get unlimited academic telephonic support for solving their doubts and queries by calling EduKart.com national helpline. Ishan Gupta, CEO, EduKart.com, said, “We are delighted to be associated with IAMAI to provide Digital Marketing course. The methods of marketing are changing today, faster than ever before and it is becoming important for marketers to get the understanding of online marketing. Our course will cater...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Autodesk also introduced a new feature for 123D products called My Corner, which provides cloud storage for all 123D design projects while connecting 123D product workflows. This feature will enable users to share files between products – 123D, 123D Catch, 123D Make, and 123D Sculpt to explore their ideas. Users can also share their projects and explore other people’s creations from an online gallery that supplies an abundance of ideas for creative projects. “The Autodesk family of 123D products breaks down barriers between the physical and digital, empowering users to customize the world around them. The launch of 123D Catch for iPad allows anyone to capture, explore, experiment and experience the 3D design and personal fabrication process,” said Samir Hanna, Vice-President, Consumer Products, Autodesk. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Stellar Data Recovery has launched the updated version of Stellar Phoenix PowerPoint repair v2; a tool that restores damaged or corrupt PowerPoint files to its original state. New tool is packed with advance features to repair office 2010. Improvised recovery options to recover with table, charts, audio, hyperlinks. “According to Microsoft study, approximately 500 million people use PowerPoint worldwide where 30 million presentations are created daily. There are various scenarios where your PowerPoint file may get corrupted due to reasons like improper application shut down, virus attack, moving a PPT from one drive to other. Stellar Phoenix PowerPoint recovery v2 uses advance algorithms to restore the corrupt or damaged file to its original state,” said Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery. Stellar Phoenix is simple DIY software that repairs your corrupt PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx/.pptm) file and restores inaccessible PowerPo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Realizing the importance of enabling service for the enterprise set of customers, Huawei Enterprise, has announced its “Service Strategy” for the channel community in India. Care Service is sold and delivered by partners working in collaboration with Huawei and on the other hand, Hi-Care is sold and delivered by Huawei.  Eric Yu, President, Huawei Enterprise, said, “In today’s scenario, Enterprise customers coming from segments like Government, Transportation, Finance, etc. want enterprise services to be delivered in a focussed manner. We know that service is very important for enterprise customers and it is equally important for channel partners to get into service as this is one way to move up the value chain and gain respect of their end-customer community. We are firmly committed to support our ecosystem and this is one way to achieve our objective.” In order to bring its globally proven ICT products and solutions clos...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks has announced the immediate availability of its Microsoft-approved load balancing solution for Lync Server 2010. Array's APV Series application delivery controllers ensure the availability of Lync services by optimizing resource utilization, maximizing throughput, minimizing response times and ensuring a user experience in the event that application servers become unavailable.  "Array has worked closely with Microsoft to create products that accelerate and optimize the delivery of Lync services. In essence, the qualification by Microsoft assures enterprises that they will gain the greatest value from their Lync investment. The joint solution is an integral part of Array's application delivery architecture and addresses the growing challenge of providing highly available unified communications to any user, anywhere, on any device," said Neville Nandkeshwar, Director, Product Marketing, Array Networks...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   McAfee has announced increased focus and updated security solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of today’s small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).   McAfee will offer SMBs the same level of protection as enterprises in an easy-to-manage solution that is tailored for the needs of cost constrained SMB budgets. Because the channel is critical for growth within this market, McAfee has designed a programme that accelerates growth, offers marketing support, includes sales incentives all with increased profit for SMB partners. “SMBs face the challenge of increased threats including spam, phishing, viruses and Web attacks that can easily disrupt the network and the livelihood of the business. Without constant updates, security software becomes obsolete. Keeping the business continuously up to date requires total protection against known and unknown threats. McAfee understands the unique needs of SMBs,” said Gavin Str...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced HP Virtual Application Networks solutions that simplify mobile device access, automate secure site-to-site connectivity and improve rich media application performance across the HP FlexNetwork architecture. Introduced at Interop Las Vegas, the new offerings include modules for HP Intelligent Management Centre (IMC), to simplify on-boarding, provisioning and monitoring of employee-owned devices across wired and wireless networks. The new HP Dynamic Virtual Private Network (DVPN) enables the automation of secure network connectivity to any location. The company also introduced HP 10500 campus core switch that delivers throughput for rich media applications.   Sanjay Jotshi, Director, HP Networking, HP India, said, “Legacy networks are not equipped to handle initiatives like bring your own device, mobility and bandwidth-intensive rich media applications. HP’s Virtual Application Networks solutions ensure that...