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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SMART has announced the upcoming release of the SMART Board 8055i interactive flat panel for education. The SMART Board 8055i combines a 55" (139.7cm) LCD display with multitouch capability along with SMART Notebook collaborative learning software and access to the SMART Exchange website. Linda Thomas, VP, Products, SMART Technologies, said, “The introduction of this interactive flat panel expands our display line, offering educators flexibility and choice as they plan their teaching, learning and student collaboration spaces. We will continue to develop and expand our line of displays, including our interactive projectors, in order to offer even more choice to our customers and strengthen our position as a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions.” For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour was held in the capital today. This event was dedicated to providing the app developer community with insights on the BlackBerry 10 platform; its strengths, the vision, and how developers can make apps that stand out to app-hungry BlackBerry users. “BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour will give us the opportunity to engage directly with BlackBerry developers here in India. At the same time, to provide them with insights and support that will help developers to bring out the best apps to customers on the BlackBerry 10 platform,” said Sunil Dutt, MD, India, RIM. Alec Saunders, VP Developer Relations, RIM, said, “There are many talented developers in India so we were pleased with the great start to the Asia leg of the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour in Bangalore, and we’re keeping the momentum going here in Delhi. Our priority on the World Tour is to ensure our developer communities around the world have the resourc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is said to be planning to establish manufacturing plants in Indonesia as the minister of Indonesia's Ministry of Industry recently revealed that Foxconn is set to invest US$1 billion in Indonesia, and the investment is expected to create about one million jobs, during his attendance of Indonesia Taiwan Chambers of Commerce, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. Foxconn confirmed that the company has been approached about the possibility of making investment in Indonesia; however, the company has not yet started any evaluation for the investment, while the project is also not yet decided. However, market watchers are taking an optimistic view about the investment in Indonesia since the country has the fourth largest population worldwide. The country also offers Foxconn advantages in transportation to countries in Southeast Asia. For More Details See www....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   KINGMAX has launched PD-06 USB flash drive -- a capless flash drive that aims to make data storage easy to use with a simple flick of one thumb. Furthermore, the new PD-06 flash drive meets the RoHS regulations (Restriction of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical and electronic equipment), and were certified by CE and FCC; It supports Microsoft Windows 7 and other major OS. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE    iValue has shared its growth performance during 2011-12 and discussed its plans for the year ahead. iValue also plans to further invest & focus on this promising vertical which has over 20Bn USD sanctioned budgets. "We are collating customer information in a structured way for leveraging new business and relationship which will become IP and business differentiator for iValue. 90% of the work is completed on this key initiative. We now have 6800+ customers with contact details and buying pattern to do a focused marketing activity. Work is underway to normalize, validate & structure the data and integrate with CRM to help front end sales with their daily call planning," said Sunil Pillai, Co-founder & MD, iValue InfoSolutions.  For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   STMicroelectronics has expanded its sensor portfolio with an e-compass module. The integration of motion and magnetic sensing in a tiny 3x3x1mm package opens new possibilities for advanced navigation and location-based services in portable consumer devices.  The ST e-compass’ features the ability to provide accurate heading information, it indicates the direction in which a person or vehicle is moving - enables a wide range of applications, including pedestrian dead-reckoning, map/display orientation, and direction finding. Tied to location-based service apps, compassing capabilities can help consumers identify and retrieve information on nearby points of interest, by simply pointing their GPS-equipped mobile devices in the direction of the object concerned. The LSM303D module provides accurate output across full-scale ranges up to ±16g (linear acceleration) and ±12 Gauss (magnetic field).The device embeds a temperatur...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Belkin India has launched the Screencast AV 4, a device that allows the users to connect their Audio Video equipment to their HDTV without the hassle of hiding the clutter of unsightly cables. The Screencast AV 4 enables users to enjoy full HD 1080p resolution and Dolby 5.1 surround sound through their Audio Video equipment wirelessly. Mohit Anand, MD, Belkin India sub-continent said, "Belkin products are specifically designed to ensure a comfortable technology lifestyle for users. The Belkin screencast AV 4 is a solution to consumer's biggest hassle of cluttered wiring around electronic devices. The product further deepens Belkin's belief in creating product offerings inspired by the consumers." For More Details See www.varindia.com

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ncubate Capital Partners (Ncubate) has closed its debut transaction by picking up a significant minority stake in Pune-based Nevis Networks (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Nevis), an emerging network security provider. The funds raised from Ncubate will be used to finance product development and operations expansion across the globe. Radha Shelat, CEO, Nevis said, “The funding will help Nevis build a next generation product and expand the presence in existing markets and opportunistically enter newer markets. Nevis has a well established presence in the network security market in India with its indigenous NAC product. I am very pleased with this partnership and looking forward to taking the business forward.” Rakesh Malhotra, Founder & Managing Partner, Ncubate said, "We were very impressed by the Management team at Nevis. They have an opportunity to build a global company providing state-of-the-art security solutions. Ncubate is loo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eScan has launched its latest offering for Mac users, eScan Anti-Virus Security for Mac. Macs are believed to be less vulnerable to cyber attacks. However, similar to Windows OS, the recent developments show that with its growing usage, cyber criminals are focusing equally on finding vulnerabilities in Mac OS and its applications. Hence, in order to provide secured computing environment for Mac users, eScan has launched its Mac Edition. Govind Rammurthy, MD & CEO, eScan, said, “Macs are as vulnerable to cyber threats as any other operating systems. Generally, IT users have an impression that Macs are less available to hackers due to their security technology. However, the OS has been facing a number of vulnerabilities lately and new vulnerabilities are disclosed regularly. Earlier, with Mac OS having only about 10% of the market share, hackers generally did not intend to develop viruses that would only influence a smaller portion...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE It is recently announced that Four of the top twenty-five supercomputers in India featured on the Top Supercomputers –India list released by Indian Institute of Science (IISC), leverage NVIDIA Tesla GPUs to accelerate and improve the output of high performance computational design and analysis. Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director – Asia South, NVIDIA, said, ““Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based supercomputing systems have already been adopted in leading economies such as the US, China, Europe. It is positive to see that India is also now recognizing the potential that can be unlocked in various industries by harnessing the power of a GPU,” Supercomputers from India have begun making their mark globally in scientific and aeronautical, medical and life-sciences as well as engineering computational researches and analysis. Hybrid systems that combine the horsepower of GPUs with CPUs can dramatically accelerate the research analysis and pe...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Syntel has congratulated the finalists from the recently concluded SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) south and west regional competitions in India. Syntel sponsored SIFE India's south and west regional competitions, which were held in Chennai and Mumbai, India respectively. The SIFE India National finalists were chosen by a panel of more than 50 business leaders, who evaluated each team's community outreach projects. The national champion will go on to represent India at the SIFE 2012 World Cup. Rakesh Khanna, Syntel COO and keynote speaker at the SIFE Mumbai competition, said, "Syntel pioneered the entry of SIFE in India and we are very proud to have seen it become stronger with each passing year. We fully support SIFE's goals of creating responsible corporate citizens and challenging students to adopt a social attitude towards business to benefit society at large." For More Details See www.varindi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Zync has launched its first Android 4.0 ICS tablet -Zync Z-999 plus with voice calling and 3G.  This new tablet features 7-inch LED screen with an 800 x 480 pixel resolution along with 1.5GZ single core ARM Cortex A8 processor and 512 MB RAM. The Z-999 plus comes with an inbuilt Wi-Fi for file transfer along with a 2 mega pixel back camera and VGA front camera for video chat. The tablet is also equipped with a HD video playback support, HDMI support, 8GB iNand memory expandable to 32GB, keyboard support function and has an inbuilt 3G sim card slot. In addition, Zync Z-999 plus comes pre-loaded with apps such as browser, Movie player, IBibo, BBC news and What’s app messenger. Ashish Garg- Director, Zync Global Private Limited said, “We were the first players to launch a low-cost tablet on Android 4.0 a few months ago and are constantly working on innovation by adding more features to match the varied needs and lifestyles of...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE KeyPoint Technologies has launched Adaptxt beta version 1.0 for Android Tablets, powered by Predictive Text2.0 specifically designed to learn and adapt to the users writing style. Adaptxt comes packed with, ‘Learn from Socials’ based personalization feature that helps users learn unique writing style from social profiles as well as their SMS messages and contacts. Moreover, Adaptxt for tablet supports 50+ language add-ons and 35+ industry specific add-ons which are free to download from Google Play store. This beta version also offers new ATR (Automatic Text Replacement) feature that allows users to assign a certain text or phrase as a shortcut and enables them to retrieve and text the entire phrase with a simple tap using the ATR shortcuts. Sumit Goswami, CEO, KeyPoint Technologies said, “We have been expanding horizons with Adaptxt Tablet Beta 1.0 for Android; Adaptxt has been consistently evolving for the best since its incept...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ace Data has entered into an agreement with Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited (Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals) for providing “Backup Vault” solution for server host applications and database backup.  Neeraj Mediratta, Chief Executive officer, Ace Data Devices Pvt. Ltd, said, “Initially we started with the SQL database backup project with the Apollo Hospitals. Based on the experience and the visible benefits of our solution, the scope of the agreement has already been scaled up to include MS Exchange 2010 data base spread over multiple information stores.” Srinivasan Raman, Head - IT, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said, “With ‘Backup Vault’ in place, we have been able to secure our data base, which is very critical for a business like ours. Today, we are sure that all the information regarding our patients is secure and easily available. The fast and reliable software service from Ace Data’s Backup Vault has enabled us to ac...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP AG has announced that Bhavnagar Energy Company Limited Bhavnagar Energy Company Limited (BECL) has selected SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) running on Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE). BECL will get a streamlined end-to-end experience, from integrated product experience to customer service, support and lifecycle management with SAP Business Suite application on Sybase ASE.             Mathew Thomas, VP - Strategic Industries, SAP India said, “Public sector companies in India are realizing the benefits of process optimization across departments and need for better database management to improve operational efficiency and reduce overall costs. SAP ERP on Sybase ASE at BECL, will serve as a single source for acquisition, management and maintenance of information across the organization and enable them to execute and optimize their IT and business strategies.” For More Details See ...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZTE has has won a share of the IP procurement contract with China Telecom. ZTE’s share of the contract was the largest of any bidding company this time. As part of the contract, ZTE will deliver its M6000 high-end router to China Telecom for use in the infrastructure project. The IP procurement also involves the use of several technologies, including broadband remote access servers, service routers, multi-service edge, aggregation switches, and high-end routing switches. Further, the China Telecom large-scale IP centralized purchase aims to provide fiber-optic telecommunications capabilities to over 100 million customers. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Compuware has launched SpeedoftheWeb.org, a new free online cloud service that enables organizations to compare the speed of their website's performance against leading competitor sites. SpeedoftheWeb offers 15 key performance indicators (web performance optimization KPIs), in-line expert recommendations and immediate action paths to improve web performance. Compuware dynaTrace's dynamic cloud-based architecture and patented PurePath Technology provide the deep Web 2.0 details behind the metrics. "With end-user expectations higher than ever, the cost of poor website performance is huge, both in terms of lost revenues and brand loyalty. End-users are showing less patience for slow-performing websites and expect their applications to perform at lightning speed. Even a slight reduction in application performance can determine if a customer will return to a website to do business again," said Alois Reitbauer, Comp...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Micro Focus has launched Silk Mobile - a mobile application testing solution designed to provide a comprehensive approach to the functional testing of applications on mobile devices across multiple OS platforms, including Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and HTML5. Moreover, Silk Mobile test scripts can be exported to a number of scripting languages such as Java, C#, Python or Perl. David Taylor, President, Micro Focus, Asia-Pacific and Japan, said. "The demand for smartphones is voracious. This trend is powering the demand for innovative applications with much higher degrees of sophistication. There is an ever-increasing pressure on the testers to keep pace with the explosive growth of mobile apps. With most of these applications being used for commercial purposes, businesses are striving to deliver a smooth and flawless customer experience on the mobile devices." "The extent to which Smartphon...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EDIMAX has launched Edimax EU-4208 USB 2.0 fast Ethernet adapter specifically designed to give fast Ethernet connectivity to ultrabooks, or any computer without an Ethernet port. Upon plugging it into their computer's USB 2.0 port, users can get a stable 10/100Mbps Ethernet connection. With power over USB support, the device works without the need for an external power adapter and can install an Ethernet connection on a desktop computer without opening up the case. Backwards compatible with the USB 1.1 standard, the EU-4208 is capable of working with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7, as well as Mac OS 10.x. The Edimax EU-4208 uses the USB 2.0 standard and is capable of transferring   data at 480Mbps, ensuring full 10/100Mbps Ethernet performance. This is in contrast with older USB 1.1 adapters, which only offer 12Mbps transmission speeds over USB. For More Details See www.varindia.com

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Fortinet has conducted a global survey that reveals the extent of the challenge posed to corporate IT systems by first generation Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) users; people entering the workplace with an expectation to use their own mobile devices. The survey describes the degree to which security is widely given low consideration by Gen-Y employees using their own devices, including the disturbing fact that two-thirds of Indian employees would contravene a company’s security policy that forbids them to use their personal devices at work or for work purposes. Overall, the findings underscore the urgency with which enterprises should develop security strategies to successfully secure and manage BYOD activity. The global survey, conducted in 15 territories during May/June 2012, asked over 3,800 active employees aged 21 to 31 about their perspectives on BYOD, its impact on their work environment and their approach to personal and ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Fujitsu has launched the new PRIMERGY RX500 S7 four-socket server, optimized for large consolidation and virtualization projects. It can be upgraded from a dual-socket server to a quad-socket solution, whenever required.  In addition, starting with a dual processor configuration, the rack server PRIMERGY RX500 S7 can easily scale up to four processors whenever necessary and therefore double its memory up to 1536GB and expand the available PCIe Gen3 slots to 11 inside the same chassis - without changing the server and rack infrastructure. "Nowadays, customers need top price/performance and flexibility in their IT infrastructure to meet impending future solution demand and to grow successfully. With the PRIMERGY RX500 S7, we are delivering a highly energy-efficient and scalable four-socket server with new cost effectiveness. We are providing our customers with an excellent, economical solution that can be expanded to meet to...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Oracle has recently announced that its FLEXCUBE 12.0, the latest version of the Oracle FLEXCUBE banking platform, is now available. The release includes features that enable banks to deliver more personalized and convenient service to customers across all channels. In addition, this release also signifies a strategic shift in release strategy for FLEXCUBE with new versions of Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking, Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking and Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking being released simultaneously in a pre-integrated manner. "Oracle FLEXCUBE 12.0 gives financial institutions the power to redefine the banking experience and deliver a 'personal banker' experience to each and every customer. It gives bankers the intelligence needed to truly understand customers and how they interact with the institution  along with the flexibility to deliver a highly responsive, personalized experience and robust transaction c...