VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   My Mobile Payments Ltd (MMPL) has announced the launch of ‘Money-on-Mobile’ (MOM), an M-Wallet service which permits a mobile phone subscriber to purchase a wide range of goods and services using the mobile phone for the Indian market. Shashank Joshi, MD, Money-on-Mobile said, "We are happy to launch our services in one of the fastest growing mobile markets. In a country like India where mobile phones are more widespread than the financial systems, mobile payment is the next big alternative payment method. MOM does all paperless transactions and it is in line with RBI’s vision of making 70% of the financial transactions paperless by end of 2012. MOM is committed to ensuring consumers the ability to make safe, convenient and flexible payments thus empowering them to - 'Stop at nothing. Pay for anything'." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ELECOM India has launched "Multi–Function Bluetooth Keyboard" for Apple & Android Devices, which lets user "Type, Talk and Listen" all with one device. This product can be used as an external Bluetooth Keyboard (TK-MBD041 Series) to "Type" lengthy e-mail messages or type notes. The newly launched is compatible with a hands-free speech profile, and has a 'Receive Call' and 'End Call' button, just like a handset. There is an a Organic EL Display that shows the Battery Level, Wireless Pairing Status, and also displays the number of incoming calls. It also displays Volume Levels as well as Play / Pause in Music Mode. Furthermore, the product has an in-built Lithium Ion battery, which can be conveniently re-charged with a Micro-USB Data Cable, and can last for approximately 3 days on a full charge. It is compatible with "Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR", compatible with all Apple and A...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE India Infoline has chosen Team Computers for their IT needs. The upgraded email technology allows employees to have access to work from their mobile devices, hence allowing them better work flexibility. In addition to that, a maximum number of employees are using features such as Google docs and mail filtering to further enhance their user experience and productivity.   Sankarson Banerjee, Chief Information Officer, IIFL said, “At IIFL our growth and expansion has been steadily increasing, we’re at a stage where we needed the best in technology services. Better web interface, multi-device support, efficient server-management are an absolute must for our functoning. Our association with Team Computers has provided us with a one-stop solution for all our needs. Cloud email solutions are fuss-free, have an improved bandwidth and enhanced data security. Our alliance with Team Computers is leading to an enhanced productivity for us.” ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks has released its IPv6 gold-certified APV Series application delivery controllers.  Array's new IPv6-enabled and gold-certified solutions provide a  gateway capable of delivering IPv4 resources to IPv6 clients, delivering IPv6 resources to IPv4 clients, and enabling secure and efficient application delivery in pure IPv6 environments. Powered by Array's SpeedCore platform and leveraging the latest in 64-bit multi-core processing technology, APV Series application delivery controllers aim to support the performance and scalability to accommodate the larger address space of IPv6 and ensure compatibility with IPv4 systems. Michael Zhao, CEO, Array Networks, said, "For application delivery vendors, it is not enough to simply support IPv6. It was important for Array to create a solution that would help our customers at every phase of their transition from IPv4 to IPv6. I'm very excited to announce the w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEWMEN has released its highly popular and fastest gaming mouse range in India. The newly launched GX1 Gaming Mouse series is available in two different versions. GX1-F FPS Blue LED Version (Perfect Precision on Slow Movement) and GX1-R RTS Red LED Version (Perfect Precision on Fast Movement). GX1-F FPS Blue LED Version is said to come with Blue Botton Case, FPS Gaming Engine, acceleration:30G, follow up Speed 130in/s, 400-800-1600-3200CPI Dpi, 25/500/1000Hz Optional USB report rate and durable Nylon cable gold plated USB connector  whereas, GX1-R RTS Red LED Version comes with Red button Case, FPS Gaming Engine, Acceleration: 20G,follow up speed 60in/s, 1000-1500-2000CPI Dpi,125/500/1000Hz Optional USB report rate and Nylon cable gold plated USB connector, anti-Rust, good Flexibility, anti-jamming.. Winnie Wang, Export Manager, NEWMEN said, “Stylishly designed we expect good response for the Fastest Gaming mouse in Indian...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TÜV Rheinland (India) Pvt Ltd. has adopted A. Thimmaiah Reddy School in Hosur Road, Bangalore, as a part of its ongoing CSR activities. The Government of Karnataka has accorded permission to TUV Rheinland India to adopt the school and to contribute to the overall development of the school by providing, within a span of 5 years, infrastructure development in the school. Enrico Ruhle, MD, TUV Rheinland India, said, “The Rest Rooms for female students has already been taken up and shall be completed by mid May 2012. Drinking water filter has also been provided to the school. We would also be donating books to the School’s library and some of our colleagues would also be interested in spending their leisure time on Saturdays to educate the children in domains they are familiar with. We would also undertake painting of the school premises in a phased manner”. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Symantec has announced that it will extend Symantec’s Storage Foundation High Availability for Windows and Veritas Volume replicator disaster recovery (DR) software solution to the Windows Azure cloud platform. The solution will expand the ability of Symantec’s existing business continuity solutions for Microsoft Corp., providing on-premise-to-cloud disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). Walid Abu-Hadba, Corporate VP, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft said, “Windows Azure is designed to provide resilience and availability. Symantec’s service aims to extend the built-in reliability of Windows Azure and help customers recover on-premises applications and data with a disaster recovery and business continuity solution utilizing complementary technology from both Symantec and Microsoft.” Deepak Mohan, Senior VP, Storage & Availability Management Group, Symantec said, “Windows Azure is growing rapidly as a platf...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CA Technologies has announced its CA AppLogic cloud platform is now available to channel partners in the U.S. via the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, a transactional, online marketplace where solution providers and MSPs can shop, procure, provision and obtain invoices for their cloud services directly from Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro's cloud team will market, sell and support the CA AppLogic platform to its growing base of cloud-focused channel partners in the U.S under the terms of the agreement. Mike Sargent, GM, Enterprise Management, CA Technologies said, "Inclusion of the CA AppLogic platform in the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace enables even more solution providers and MSPs to realize the benefits of our turnkey platform for easily assembling and deploying applications. Cloud services and solutions powered by the CA AppLogic platform will enable Ingram Micro's channel partners and MSPs to help customers seamlessly t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Juniper Networks has appointed Andrew Bach as Chief Architect for its Financial Services Team. Gene Chao, VP, Global Industries, Strategy & Solutions, Juniper Networks said, "As an industry expert and award-winning innovator, Andy brings invaluable insights in the global financial marketplace, and specifically, the network infrastructure requirements and challenges facing global financial exchanges. Andy's depth of passion, combined with his deep knowledge and expertise, will be invaluable for customers as Juniper continues to lead the charge to architect the new network." Reporting directly to Chao, Bach will be responsible for guiding Juniper's sales team and elevating the company's thought leadership in the financial services marketplace, as well as collaborating closely with customers to define next-generation architectures that support emerging requirements in cloud computing and the mobile Intern...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Appsicum has released Future Scheduler that makes it possible for users to schedule SMS, Email, Status Update or Phone Call on a later date and time. Available on the iPhone, Blackberry and Android, the mobile tool allows users to Schedule chores/activities for a future date and time. Future Scheduler is said to be an example of how developers can use the unique capabilities of the latest Smart Phones to turn their app ideas into a reality. Future Scheduler app is supposed to be beneficial for people who always seem to have a million and one things to do on a daily basis.  For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASRock Inc. has announced that it is the first motherboard manufacturer passed Windows 8 hardware certification in the world. ASRock motherboard is hardware ready to support the newest operation system Windows 8, delivering a safest and most convenient computing environment to their users with the outstanding R&D capability. James Lee, V.P., Sales & Marketing, ASRock said, "ASRock is the real winner in Windows 8 competition, which claims the title for the logo submission. As a leader in mobo industry, it's our mission to bring the most fresh tech kit to users. Starting at ASRock motherboard, any ignoramus was able to reach every aspect of hardware. Users were able to select the right motherboard for their requirements." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Servion Global Solutions Ltd. has appointed Samir Sayed as Vice President and Head, Sales - India SBU. In his role at Servion, Samir will be responsible for consolidating Servion’s leadership position in the CIM industry by working closely with existing customers. Samir will also be directly  responsible for increasing growth of the India SBU by 40% through specific focus on acquiring new clients.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NCR has announced new software which will enable consumers to initiate cash withdrawals from their banking accounts on mobile devices and then complete those transactions at an ATM by scanning a 2D barcode. NCR Mobile Cash Withdrawal will make ATM transactions faster and more secure, by removing cards and PINs from the process at the ATM. The entire transaction, while the consumer is in front of the ATM, can take less than ten seconds. Consumers will authenticate through their existing mobile banking application and pre-stage the transaction via an embedded NCR Mobile Cash Withdrawal function. Consumers can use any iOS or Android smartphone at any location and at any time and then choose the amount of their transaction. Once at their bank’s ATM, the consumer will use the embedded functionality to scan the 2D barcode on any participating ATM's home screen, and the pre-staged cash transaction will be authorized and funds dispense...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SUSE has announced that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE can now be run in Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Additionally, through SUSE Studio, customers can rapidly develop cloud-ready applications and automatically launch them on Windows Azure.     "As enterprise adoption of Windows Azure and cloud computing grows, the importance of coming together to solve interoperability issues is only growing.  We, at Microsoft, want to work with the ecosystem of vendors and communities to deliver cloud solutions to customers based on their specific needs and scenarios. Through our continued engagement on technical interoperability with SUSE, we look forward to delivering core value to those running mission-critical, mixed-source IT environments from the data center and into the cloud," Sandy Gupta, General Manager, Open Solutions Group, Microsoft. "By delivering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in the cloud, SUSE h...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has partnered with Oxygen Finance to market Oxygen's cloud-based Accelerated Payment system. This cloud-based application will aim to attract public sector bodies and companies in travel, transport, telecoms and financial services sectors.  "We are excited about this partnership with Oxygen which will directly help the hard-pressed SME sector and provide significant opportunities for Mahindra Satyam to extend this value for our existing and new customers," said Vikram Nair, Head - Europe, Mahindra Satyam. David Brown, CEO, Oxygen Finance, said, "We are delighted to enter into this agreement with Mahindra Satyam. Their capability will enable us to provide SMEs the opportunity to receive early payments which in these difficult economic times, we know, they value very highly." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Nokia Siemens Networks has recently announced that it has become a member of the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) Partner Forum. Nokia Siemens Networks also offers a complete portfolio with network infrastructure, devices, applications and services for TD-LTE.  "As more and more users demand high-speed connectivity to their favorite apps on-the-go, TD-LTE is gaining momentum as an efficient technology for superior mobile broadband. As one of the companies at the forefront of TD-LTE, Nokia Siemens Networks has always worked closely alongside the GTI. The company's membership further reiterates its commitment to TD-LTE as a major, global 4G mobile broadband standard," said Craig Ehrlich, chairman, GTI steering committee. "We have significantly invested in advancing TD-LTE so operators can reap the benefits of delivering mobile broadband using unpaired spectrum. We have been major contributors to numerous initiati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco and NetApp have launched a global channel initiative to accelerate the market momentum of the popular FlexPod converged infrastructure solution. The FlexPod Premium Partner Framework will reward FlexPod channel partners for investing in sales capabilities and services practices.  In addition, the companies also announced that more than 1,000 customers have deployed the FlexPod solution since it was launched in November 2010. Nearly 100 percent of FlexPod solutions are now sold through Cisco-NetApp channel partners.   Peter Howard, Senior Director, Data Center Alliances, NetApp said, "Our partners play a critical, consultative role helping customers understand and achieve the financial and operational benefits of moving from inefficient infrastructure silos to converged, virtualized environments built on FlexPod. The FlexPod Premium Partner Framework reflects Cisco's and NetApp's commitment to recognizing partners...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bank of India (BOI) will commence deployment of Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD_RMS), under the project BOI Info-Guard. As this technology is being deployed, Bank of India will also adhere to the compliance requirements laid down by RBI Data Security Guidelines and ensure that its confidential and sensitive corporate information does not leak through unauthorized channels, with this deployment. Microsoft AD RMS is currently available for 100 users of BOI and will be extended to about 15,000 users in the next phase of deployment. "Completeness, Compatibility and Productivity gains were the key drivers for Bank of India to select Microsoft AD RMS. By being in line with the RBI data security guidelines, it ensures safety and security of corporate data. It demonstrated deep and seamless integration into Microsoft Office solutions, thereby protecting information, which, in turn, boosts productivity while hel...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The power of HP technology and DreamWorks Animation SKG, has been combined to give audiences a wild treat with the breakthrough animation of the studio's 3-D movie, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted", which recently hits theatres. HP technology was used to help DreamWorks animators solve the artistic challenges that bring "Europe's Most Wanted" to the big screen in the third installment of the blockbuster "Madagascar" franchise. It is the first time that global audiences can experience a "Madagascar" film in 3-D.  "HP Z Workstations power the creative genius at DreamWorks and help bring the next big thing in animation to audiences around the world. HP is committed to professionals in media and entertainment and will continue to work with leaders like DreamWorks to understand the needs of the industry and bring in the next big thing in technology," said Anurag Gupta...