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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It has announced that DNA has chosen Ericsson to provide a Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution based on User Data Consolidation (UDC) for data consolidation and exposure. With the new solution, DNA benefits from reduced time per call and escalations to second-line support. Tommy Olenius, VP, Technology, DNA "Delivering high-quality customer care is at the heart of our business. The implementation of this solution gives us the optimal tools to monitor the customer experience and to proactively make adjustments as issues arise.” Magnus Furustam, Head or Product Area Core and IMS, Ericsson Business Unit Networks, said, “DNA’s focus on end-user satisfaction and operational efficiency and Ericsson’s expertise in optimizing service have combined in this project to support a new generation of mobile broadband users who constantly pose new challenges to the customer experience management area.”  For More Details

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To capitalize on the European demand for cloud, BMC Software and Capgemini have significantly expanded their relationship to help European customers accelerate cloud adoption while also satisfying EU regulations concerning security, privacy and energy consumption. Steve Wanklin, Sr. VP & Head of Global Operations of Infrastructure Services, Capgemini said, “BMC Remedy OnDemand speeds up our ability to roll out new IT services and resolve incidents while reducing the overall cost of service management deployments. As a market leader in the Software-as-a-Service, we are proud that BMC has trusted us to be their infrastructure provider of choice for the European market.  We feel that the combination of BMC technology and Capgemini services will enhance our leading position in service management and integration here in Europe.” Paul Avenant, President, Enterprise Service Management, BMC said, “As one of our first Remedy customers

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EAFT Technologies India Private Limited has partnered with the Art of Living Foundation to offer their members a one stop solution in carrying their information with them through the Enlighten range of tablets. In two phases EAFT has delivered 5000 units of the Enlighten tab to AOL. A simple app loaded on the indigenously built tablet lets an AOL member watch videos of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s discourses, partake in a yoga session, meditate listening to AOL bhajans or perhaps read a transcript of the latest talk or AOL book. All this has been made possible through the OEM Enterprise solution provided by EAFT Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. Jitendhar G S, President & CEO, EAFT Technologies said, “EAFT has been providing customized enterprise solutions to clients in the education and entertainment verticals. The project with AOL gave us a unique opportunity to showcase our technical capability and deliver a complete solution through

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sesame Workshop India, the organisation behind GalliGalliSimSim, the children’s television program on Cartoon Network and POGO has launched for the first official Sesame Street Apps in Hindi - Bharat ka Bag and Grover ka Number Special - for Windows and Nokia Symbian^3 Phones. This is part of the worldwide roll out where both Windows and Nokia mobile users can share in the lovable eccentricities of Bert and Grover with the two new Apps available from the Microsoft Marketplace for Windows mobile phones, and the Nokia Store for Nokia Symbian^3 mobile phones across the United States, and countries in Asia, Latin America, and Europe Sashwati Banerjee, MD, Sesame Workshop India Initiatives said, “GalliGalliSimSim has pioneered the use of technology as a tool for learning. The mobile phone has been an amazing medium accelerating the pace of innovation for children whose education cannot wait. Our mobile modules led by our much loved Mu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After the success of X-Pro1 digital cameras, FUJIFILM has announced a new line of FUJINON XF lenses which includes two lenses, a bright F2.8 super wide 14mm (21mm in 35mm equivalent) single focal length lens and a bright F2.8-4 zoom lens that covers the shooting range of 18mm to 55mm (27-83mm in 35mm equivalent), in addition to the three single focal length lenses in the first series of FUJINON XF Lenses. K. Tanaka, Managing Director, FUJIFILM India, said, "Since the launch of X-Pro1 in January 2012, we had been receiving a huge number of requests concerning interchangeable lenses from the users. With the support of our R&D team, we are on the verge of introducing a new line in the category of interchangeable lenses. In the future, you can expect development of more lenses that cover a wide range of focal lengths and offer bright and high-resolution reproduction even at the periphery."    Rohit Pandit, Executive V

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   F5 has announced services to help organizations intelligently respond to DNS queries and application requests, consolidate infrastructure, and provide end-to-end protection for their essential DNS systems.  With this announcement, F5 is introducing new capabilities including DNS caching and resolving, DNSSEC validation, monitoring, and other performance enhancements - building on previously announced solutions for Communications Service Providers and DNSSEC signing. "As applications and DNS infrastructures have become more complex to address security and performance concerns, organizations are finding it impossible to scale and efficiently manage their systems. With F5, customers enjoy a complete global DNS and application delivery solution with the intelligence to enhance the security, performance, and availability of their essential DNS services," said Anil Pochiraju, Managing Director, F5 Networks. For More D

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Schneider Electric has introduced StruxureWare Data Center Operation v7.2, Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software that identifies underutilized and comatose servers enabling the optimization of IT equipment within the data center.  Updates to the Operation platform include the addition of IT Power Control, powered by Intel Data Center Manager (DCM), and the inclusion of the Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in. "Businesses are increasingly looking to the data center for opportunities for optimization, which can be achieved through right-sizing and consolidating the physical infrastructure and optimizing the IT layer. StruxureWare Data Center Operation version 7.2 provides crucial information for making key decisions on how to run data centers more efficiently.  The platform provides data center managers with the ability to operate, monitor, analyze and optimize the energy usage of a data center all the way down to the se

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZUNO Bank and Infosys have rolled out a new lending product portfolio which includes personal retail loans and overdraft lines in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, powered by Finacle core banking solution.  Since its first six months of operation, the Bank has increased its customer base from 34,000 to over 100,000.  Andras Hamori, CEO, ZUNO Bank, said, "The IT system is the backbone of ZUNO's banking model. We need it to support our operations across countries while at the same time allowing us to continually offer new products to our customers. This requires a reliable and strong business partner, and Infosys has successfully delivered to meet our needs. It is something we are very proud of." Amit Dua, AVP & Head - EMEA, Finacle, Infosys, said, "The direct banking phenomenon continues globally and ZUNO Bank is a great success story of how a bank can take advantage of changing market needs to grow their b

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate and DensBits have announced a strategic agreement for the development of low-cost, high-performance Solid State Drives ("SSDs") for the consumer and enterprise markets. In conjunction with the agreement, Seagate has made an undisclosed equity investment in DensBits. Under the agreement, DensBits' Memory Modem controller technology will be integrated with Seagate's various storage technologies to power a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications including 3 bits/cell ("TLC") 1Xnm Flash-based consumer-grade SSD, and 2 bits/cell (“MLC”) 1Xnm Flash-based enterprise-grade SSD. Rocky Pimentel, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Seagate, said, "For the last 30 years, Seagate has delivered technology and product innovation to become the global leader in storage solutions, from high-end enterprise drives to solid-state hybrid drives. Seagate is excited to be working with the talented D

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DIGILITE has extended its range of DIGILITE AMD chipset motherboards with the launch of two new AMD motherboard models - DL-960GM-GS3 FX and DL-E35M1 with AMD Radeon Graphics support. Rajan Sharma, Vice-President - Sales, DIGILITE, said, "We have been working closely with different chipset vendors to offer the customer the world-class technology products. AMD chipset-based motherboards are becoming a popular choice in the market as it combines features and robustness. The prime objective to strengthen AMD chipset motherboards supply is to offer the customer greater options in terms of technology and affordability. With success on our premium AMD fusion series, we are confident of ramping up affordable computing with DL-E35LM1." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM has recently announced its "Smart Camp Kickstart" event in Bangalore, India. This event, part of IBM's Global Entrepreneur Programme will bring together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academic leaders and experienced mentors with innovative ideas that can help to build a Smarter Planet. The KickStart events are a new component to the SmartCamp programme this year. These events are day-long versions of the full SmartCamps that focus on a particular topic or industry. The winner from the Bangalore KickStart event will have the chance to participate in the Asia SmartCamp, being held in Beijing in September. The winner of the event in Asia will further participate in the IBM SmartCamp global finals. "SmartCamp 2012 is a programme designed to leverage top tier mentor networks in support of building strong city communities, which are globally connected to help build a Smarter Planet. IBM SmartCamp 2011 was