VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications has appointed Gurdeep Singh as President & CEO of its Wireless Business. Gurdeep will be responsible for leading Reliance Communications Wireless Business to achieve higher revenues and profitability. Additionally, Gurdeep Singh will also be a member of the Reliance Management Board (RMB). Gurdeep Singh said, "I am delighted to be a part of the Reliance Group and look forward to an exciting journey in taking Reliance Communications Wireless Business to greater heights". For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Verbatim Marketing India Pvt. Ltd., a group company of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group, has introduced Freecom Mobile Drive Sq, a stylish mobile hard drive, for Indian consumers that can be plugged in all those television sets which have a supporting USB port. With its unique appearance and state-of-the-art technology, Freecom Mobile Drive Sq is said to strike a perfect balance between elegant design and practicality. Mobile Drive Sq can also be connected directly to a TV set for USB recording and playback, enabling users to store and watch their favourite shows quickly and easily.    The Mobile Drive Sq boasts the latest USB 3.0 interface, ensuring ultra-fast transfer speeds compared to standard USB 2.0. At the same time, the drive is fully downwards compatible with older USB 2.0 ports. It contains 2.5" SATA hard drive type, which produces low noise. Mobile Drive Sq is available in slimline version with a thickness of 10.5

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Corsair has announced major upgrades to the GS Series line of high-performance power supply units (PSUs). A new improved design boosts energy efficiency, enabling the new GS Series PSUs to achieve 80 PLUS Bronze certification while also providing quieter, fan-less operation at low-power loads. The newly enhanced models are available in three wattage models – the GS600, GS700, and GS800. Ruben Mookerjee, Vice-President & General Manager, Components, Corsair, said, "The GS Series line has been popular with PC enthusiasts who demand quiet, good-looking and affordable power supplies they can count on. Now, we are proud to deliver the next evolution in the GS Series PSU line, with higher levels of energy efficiency and a new striking, customizable industrial design." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Brocade and NEC Corporation of America (NEC) have expanded collaboration to bring to market combined solutions around Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and OpenFlow switching, including network virtualization. Brocade and NEC will jointly market solutions for network virtualization, large-scale data center infrastructure management, traffic engineering and Wide Area Network (WAN) flow management, with an open standards-based approach. Brocade and NEC will market these high-value solutions built around Brocade's OpenFlow-enabled products and NEC's award-winning Programmable Flow Controller. As part of the collaboration, Brocade and NEC are committing to ongoing certification, interoperability and solution validation testing. Brocade and NEC are collaborating on technology and implementation alignment, including OpenFlow standards, tunnel technology and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to help ensure ongoing innovati

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has set up an exclusive delivery centre for Aerospace and Defense in Toulouse, France. This is a part of the company's larger strategy of expanding the European footprint with a focus to strengthen relationships with regional Aerospace and Defense businesses. The centre is Mahindra Satyam's second such investment after setting up its first dedicated Aerospace centre in Hamburg, Germany in 2008. The new centre is expected to ramp up operations and create opportunities for local talent in the Engineering, Information Technology and Communications domains. C. P. Gurnani, CEO, Mahindra Satyam, said, "We are excited to have reached another milestone in Europe. France is an important market for us and we are committed to investing on multiple fronts and enhancing the value delivered to our customers. The large talent pool coupled with excellent infrastructure in the region offers an environment conducive to d

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Indian Railways has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its partner for equipping the Kolkata metro line with Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway (GSM-R) infrastructure. This is said to further improve the safety and reliability of the Kolkata metro line while lowering operational costs for Indian Railways.  As part of its GSM-R deployments, Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its Flexi Base Stations and Flexi Base Station Controllers that offer vastly improved capacity. The company is supplying all operational components including switching centres, Intelligent Network (IN) platforms, service and management platforms, controller data transmission elements and mobile handsets for drivers. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its In-Building Solution to enhance indoor coverage for the Kolkata metro project. The scope covers care services that include spare part management, software maintenance, third-party s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), in association with Albion Infotel, has organized a national Seminar on Information Security - Cloud Computing: Implications for MSMEs. The seminar provided a platform to reflect on the importance of remote storage of information through cloud computing and the growing threat to information security – a major area of concern for most subscribers of cloud computing. Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and IT, Government of India; Sanjeev Gupta, President & Managing Director, Albion Infotel Pvt. Ltd; and Sandip Somany, President PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, were present at the day-long seminar and discussed pertinent issues relating to Data, Information and Cyber Security. The focus of the seminar was on leveraging IT at its best without compromising the security of remotely stored data.  Shri Kapil Sibal said, “With over 2,50,000 gram panchayats bei