VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE KyaZoonga has introduced “iTicket”, Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) online service. It is said to enable event organizers to sell tickets anywhere in the world. KyaZoonga claims that anyone can be an event organizer and with iTicket, organizing a kitty party or a sold-out concert or conference is just a click away. Neetu Bhatia, Co-Founder & CEO, KyaZoonga said, “We are delighted to announce the launch of iTicket. Having pioneered the concept of professional ticketing in India, we now wish to further democratize ticketing by giving the organizer full control over how they manage the ticketing process for their events. The idea is to have a credible and transparent solution for smaller event organizers who want to project a professional image but perhaps don’t have the resources to pay for expensive development work or manage complicated solutions. With iTicket, organizers now have the ability to create an event, manage attendee information...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GlobalOutlook has appointed Prabhakar Reddy as their Global CEO. The hire is said to be a part of a series of strategic actions by the company to expand its strong presence in India as a secure cloud-based Business Communication provider to additional global markets such the Middle East, Sri Lanka, UK and the US as well as to establish local cloud-based infrastructure capabilities in these market. Reddy’s appointment follows the announcement from the company in February that Naya Ventures would be committing additional funds to expand the management team and grow the company’s international customer base and product roadmap. Dayakar Puskoor, Executive Chairman, GlobalOutlook & MD, Naya Ventures said, “We are delighted that GlobalOutlook will benefit from Prabhakar’s strong entrepreneurial, sales and financial acumen in leading the company’s growth and the further penetration of key international markets.” Reddy is responsible...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MSI has release its GTX 670 Power Edition (P/N: N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC and N670GTX PE 2GD5) graphics card. The new GTX 670 Power Edition is based on the MSI Power Edition architecture which incorporates Triple Overvoltage, a strengthened PWM enabling an impressive 22.5% boost in overclocking potential compared to the reference design. The new Twin Frozr IV Thermal Design keeps the card cool and MSI's exclusive Dust Removal technology ensures that the cooling module remains free of dust for optimal cooling performance. In addition, Propeller Blade technology offers 20% more air flow than conventional fans, effectively reducing temperatures by up to 20°C and noise levels by 11.7dB. The MSI GTX 670 Power Edition uses Military Class III components that give overclockers a level of quality and stability they can count on. The power, cooling, and other components of the MSI GTX 670 Power Edition incorporate more functions and technologie...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab has announced the discovery of a highly sophisticated malicious program, known as The Flame, which was actively being used as a cyber weapon targeting entities in several countries. The Flame was discovered by Kaspersky Lab’s experts during an investigation prompted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the analysis of the malicious program revealed it was the largest and most complex attack toolkit to date.  Kaspersky Lab’s analysis of the malware revealed that it was currently being used for cyber-espionage and it would infect computers to steal data and sensitive information. The stolen data was then sent to one of The Flame’s command & control (C&C) servers. For More Details See www.varindia. com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Newgen and Dharmatech have jointly entered into a partnership for serving the Brazilian market.   Manojit Majumdar, Vice-President – Channels, said, “Brazil will be the pivot of our growth in the region. We have laid out an aggressive growth plan for the next five years and plan to set up operations in the key cities, beginning with the ‘Country Sales and Support Centre’ in Curitiba City.   Jorge Edison Ribeiro, Chief Executive, Dharmatech, said, “The usage of specific IT resources to increase business’ performance is a universal need and this is no different in Latin America. There is a lot of enthusiasm involved in bringing one of the most solid corporate systems in the world to Brazil, that is, Newgen.”  The joint BPM, ECM and CCM based offering by Newgen and Dharmatech would enable cost efficiencies, faster response times, top-line growth and compliance for customer organizations. As a result, end customers wil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Allied Telesis has announced a programme for the partners - “Where Eagles Dare". Under this programme, channel partners will be identified and rewarded. Partners will be eligible for special awards and prizes depending up on the business they do for Allied Telesis products during the programme period.  Subhasish Gupta, Country Manager - India & SAARC, Allied Telesis, said, "It gives me immense pleasure to introduce the ‘Where Eagles Dare’ programme to our partners across the country. This is an effort from Allied Telesis to recognize and reward the partners who have shown their effort in selling our products and solution to the customers. This is a step to strengthen our relationship with our partners. I am very sure that our partners will be very happy to participate in this scheme." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   National Instruments has collaborated with TU-Dresden on the exploration of new technologies for 5G wireless systems using NI LabVIEW system design software.  Research on 5G wireless systems is in its infancy as 3.5G and 4G systems are still largely in development. TU-Dresden previously pioneered 3G systems research in conjunction with the Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems, which is dedicated to cutting-edge research in wireless communication technology. Dr. Gerhard Fettweis, Head, Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems, said, “National Instruments RF and communications tools will enable us to design OFDM prototyping systems within a single software design flow. With the modular NI PXI system, we can start with a SISO link and expand to complex MIMO configuration with limited modifications to the code, exceeding an 8x8 setup, as our research evolves.” Dr. James Truchard, President, CEO & Co-Founder, Nati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EMC has speeded up the delivery of cloud-based services to IT consumers in support of ITaaS initiatives with new management tools. With EMC's Unified Infrastructure Manager, the company helps customers transform IT organizations into a more responsive ones, while assuring availability of services with automated root cause and impact analysis.          The tools helps customers utilize a unified approach to managing the infrastructure service lifecycle - from the ability to create, provision/activate, change, monitor/alert, deactivate/release and decommission in one simple way. EMC also helps automate virtual application and infrastructure provisioning utilizing web-based, self-service portals. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has launched Oracle Campus Solution offering on Cloud for higher education institutions in Malaysia. This is the first time that such a complete cloud-based service for student recruitment, enrolment, administration to student financial information management is being offered in the country.  Under this offering, Mahindra Satyam will provide complete end-to-end solutions, including hardware, application software from Oracle, implementation services and ongoing management. Support services to customers will also be provided in a virtual Private Cloud Model.  Ram Ramachandran, Vice-President & Business Head, Mahindra Satyam, ASEAN, said, “Cloud-based services are a prime focus for Mahindra Satyam and the launch of Oracle Campus Solution on Cloud plays a key role in expanding our market reach in Malaysia. This service – the first to be launched in the Malaysian market by an IT services company – will be d...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) has urged the Ministry of Finance, Ministries of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to address the critical challenges being faced by the Indian IT hardware industry due to the existing foreign exchange volatility. MAIT pointed out that the IT hardware industry has already proven to be the backbone of the nation’s growth as it is a critical enabler in enhancing inclusion, reach, productivity and speed in all kinds of economic activities. It is particularly most relevant to all Government projects and programmes like those of Education, e-Governance, Healthcare, Financial Inclusion, etc. as more and more use of technology is being adopted. Every nation considers IT as integral to their success which has made this industry worldwide as one of the fastest-growing in the world. World Bank’s reports state that 10% increase in com...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Opera Software has released its Opera Mini 7 mobile Web browser for basic phones and Blackberry devices.   It is supposed to be available as a free download for Java-compatible (J2ME), S60 and Blackberry feature phones. Opera Mini 7 comes with a new feature called Smart Page. Smart Page is a one-page summary of all the news from your Facebook and Twitter feeds. Using the data-crunching and money-saving technology behind Opera Mini, Smart Page keeps one updated with the social life quickly. The Smart Page includes suggestions for news sites to follow, as well as the possibility for one to add the feeds of sites browsed most often.  Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software said, "I've spent hours typing web addresses on my mobile phone, but now there's a super smart way to get most of your content at a glance. With Smart Page, you just open the browser, and the content is right beside your Speed Dial shortcuts in the s...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Red Hat has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its flagship solution, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which has transformed the deployment of business-critical applications for IT organizations around the globe.  Paul Cormier, President, Products and Technologies, Red Hat said, "Red Hat is thankful to the worldwide Linux community and all our partners, and is proud to recognize the achievements we’ve made with Red Hat Enterprise Linux." "Intel and Red Hat have collaborated for years on Linux and open virtualization, bringing innovative datacenter technologies to market. Intel congratulates Red Hat on the tenth anniversary of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. We look forward to our continuing collaboration and innovation in key areas such as open, trusted, and federated clouds, as well as mission-critical platforms based on open source software and Intel Architecture," said Doug Fisher, VP, Systems Software Division, I...