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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Ricoh has announced around 5% increase in the prices of their office products, with effect from 1st June, 2012. Additionally, the company had recently announced aggressive expansion plans through IT Dealer / Reseller channel, with the launch new models of Printers at the entry level. The newly launched SP 100 series targeted at SME consumers has been kept out of the current price hike.   "In spite of the huge depreciation of Indian Rupees vis-a-vis USD, we have been trying to hold on to our pricing to our customers till now, hoping that the situation would improve soon. However, we are now constrained to increase the prices of our office products by up to 5%, so as to at least partially cover the impact," said Tetsuya Takano, MD & CEO, Ricoh India. "India is a high-growth market for Ricoh and we have ambitious plans here. From around Rs.300 crore in FY'11, we plan to expand to Rs.1,000 crore by FY'13,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra has announced strategic partnership with ZTEsoft to offer customers the best of both Telecom focused IT Consulting & System Integration services and the only homegrown Telecom B/OSS Suite currently available in the global market.  Raju Wadalkar, CTO, Tech Mahindra, said, "ZTEsoft's R&D capabilities and home-grown B/OSS product suite delivers immense benefits to Operators globally. The partnership between the two companies will help our customers accelerate their transformation journey to a world-class IT architecture." Zhou Yong, Vice-President, ZTEsoft, said, "Tech Mahindra is the world's best-known Telecom services provider. Through our partnership, ZTEsoft can successfully help customers transform their current IT landscape and grow their business." For More  Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco has issued results of the annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2011-16), the company's ongoing initiative to forecast and analyze Internet Protocol (IP) networking growth and trends worldwide. The VNI Forecast update covers 2011-2016, and quantitatively projects the significant amount of IP traffic expected to travel public and private networks, including Internet, managed IP, and mobile data traffic generated by consumers and business users.  This year, Cisco has also developed a new complementary study, the Cisco VNI Service Adoption Forecast, which includes global and regional residential, consumer mobile, and business services growth rates.  Sanjay Rohatgi, Senior Vice-President, Service Provider, Cisco India & SAARC, said, "The Internet plays a pivotal role, for emerging countries like India, to address its ambitions. The findings from the Cisco Visual Networking Index report, project a s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bharti Airtel has selected Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) to create CEN (Carrier grade Ethernet) based IP - access network, Duo to create CEN-based IP. This IP network will allow Bharti Airtel to meet the surging bandwidth requirements of customers while accessing data, video and Internet services on an array of devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. Jagbir Singh, Director - Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel, said, "Given the exponential growth in the uptake of data in India, we thought it is the right time for us to transition to a scalable IP-based access network for reasons of both cost and performance. With this we will usher in the next level of user experience that brings alive high-bandwidth applications such as high-speed Internet, interactive TV, mobile video blogging and many more. Alcatel Lucent's IP/ MPLS solutions currently operating on our network have been able to manage our data delivery requirements

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has unveiled research from HP Labs. The research shows how the architecture, combined with holistic energy-management techniques, enables organizations to cut total power usage by 30 per cent, as well as dependence on grid power and costs by more than 80 per cent. With the HP Net-Zero Energy Data Center research, HP aims to provide businesses and societies around the world the potential to operate data centres using local renewable resources, removing dependencies such as location, energy supply and costs.  "Information technology has the power to be an equalizer across societies globally, but the cost of IT services, and by extension the cost of energy, is prohibitive and inhibits widespread adoption. The HP Net-Zero Energy Data Center not only aims to minimize the environmental impact of computing, but also has a goal of reducing energy costs associated with data-center operations to extend the reach of IT accessibili

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell is reimagining the all-in-one computer, with a new portfolio of solutions for consumers. The new computers include the Inspiron One 2330 and Inspiron One 2020 all-in-one computers and Inspiron 660s small form factor desktop for families. Featuring the latest Intel processors and optional powerful discrete graphics these computers allow parents and kids to stay connected to each other.  A result of direct customer feedback, the Inspiron One 2330 will soon also feature  a new sleek pedestal stand that supports a Full HD 1080p WLED 58.4 cm (23) display. Moreover, Inspiron One 2330 comes packed with an optional Blu-ray disc drive and optional internal TV tuner, as well as ample storage for music, movies and photos.   The Inspiron 660s comes with a Blu-Ray combo drive and discrete graphic options (Nvidia GeForce). With a USB 3.0 ports and a 8.1 card reader, it has convenient data transfer capabilities, designed for small space.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft has announced the availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview (Windows 8RP). Available for download today in 14 languages, the Windows 8 Release Preview delivers a fast and fluid experience, along with a new user interface that responds equally well to touch as it does to keyboard and mouse. Since the February release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, it was downloaded more than one million times in the first 24 hours. "We are thrilled to be at this milestone with the Windows 8 Release Preview," said Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division, Microsoft. Windows 8 Release Preview delivers new apps from Microsoft and partners. Highlights include Bing Travel, News and Sports apps, as well as Gaming and Music Xbox apps that integrate with users Zune pass. The Windows 8 Release Preview also features notable improvements to the Mail, Photos and People apps that initially debuted with the Windows

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   COMPASS 2012 Mega IT Fair was recently held at the Milan Mela grounds, Kolkata, a new venue for the first time. The Mega IT Fair was inaugurated by Partha Chatterjee, Information Technology (IT) Minister of West Bengal and was organized by the Computer Association of Eastern India (COMPASS). This year Mega IT Show was based on "INFINITE POSSIBIL|T|ES" which were in tune with the fast-moving changes that were taking place in the IT world. "The Milan Mela venue in Kolkata for COMPASS 2012 is spread over 34,000 sq. ft. of space, which enables us to bring on board about 10 new international brands to participate at the IT Fair this year," said Pawan Jajodia, Chairman, Exhibition Committee, COMPASS 2012 Mega IT Fair. B. Hari, President, COMPASS, said, "The West Bengal IT Minister has promised to offer land to COMPASS to set up an integrated office complex and also sought the support of the Association to hel