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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Ericsson has announced the extension and expansion of its managed services agreement with Mobilicity in Canada. This announcement marks the extension of the first managed services contract between Ericsson and Mobilicity, originally signed in 2009 in connection with the rollout of Mobilicity's network in Canada. In addition to the current scope, Ericsson will expand its role to also take responsibility for network planning, engineering, optimization, customer management as well as integration support for new sites. Loris Zaia, Executive Vice-President, Ericsson Canada, said, "I am excited that we are further extending our relationship with Mobilicity. It reaffirms the high quality of Ericsson’s technologies and services and creates new opportunities for Mobilicity to maximize the value of its capital expenditures and operating cost to improve capacity, coverage and ultimately the quality of service for its customers.&q

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Capgemini has recently signed a contract for the provision of IT services from India. The contract includes global application development and services, as well as infrastructure services including service management and will run over a period of five years. Under the terms of the contract, Capgemini will take over the operations of Bayer Business Services' captive IT service centre in Mumbai, India, with approx 550 employees. The contract was signed between the legal entities Capgemini Deutschland GmbH and Bayer Business Services GmbH. Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India, said, "We are excited about our strategic partnership with Bayer and welcome the 550 transferring team members to the Capgemini family. The Bayer team come with vast business and IT sector knowledge and will support our growth ambitions and transformational programs in India and globally. Our business expertise, global delivery capabilities and our abil

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Clavister has launched a new portfolio of network security products and solutions aimed at cloud service providers, enterprises, and telecom operators. Clavister's new security solutions known as Clavister cOS, has been released in two versions, cOS Core and cOS Stream which replace Clavister CorePlus and SlipStream. Andreas Asander, CEO, Clavister, Asia-Pacific Region, said, "Clavister is experiencing tremendous business growth in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysia where there is a high demand for outsourced data centers, cloud hosting and mobile services. With today's sophisticated threat landscape, risk management and compliance are high on the agenda of companies and this trend is fuelling the demand for robust, yet simple and reliable security solutions." Clavister cOS Core introduces Application Control which will identify and control more than 1,000 applications such as Facebook, YouTube and Skype

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BenQ has announced that it was Gold Sponsors at the BYOC Summer 2012. The event scheduled during June 22nd–24th, 2012, got together more than 3,000 gamers from across the country at one platform. Moreover, the company also presented its LED products from the XL and RL series at BYOC. Rajeev Singh, Country Head & General Manager, BenQ India, said, "Indian PC and Online Gaming Industry in India is poised to grow at a healthy rate due to rising penetration of PC and internet connectivity. This trend is governed by the young population in India which has the highest demand for gaming.  By being a part of BYOC, we showcase the best of display technology through XL and RL series gaming monitors to the youth and gave them a first-hand experience of our world-class products." "We are pleased to partner with BYOC ones again this year. Our products offer a great visual experience for the gamers. Our XL & RL Series

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Antec has launched the P280 cabinet, the newest member of the Performance One Series supporting up to XL-ATX sized motherboards and four-way GPU configurations.  It integrates quiet technologies such as sound-dampening steel / polycarbonate side panels, a triple-layer front door and hard drive trays with preinstalled vibration-reducing silicone grommets.   The P280 includes tool-less optical drive bays, 3.5" drive trays that are also compatible with 2.5" drives, 30mm of cable routing space behind the motherboard tray and six total cable routing holes, four of which are grommet-lined. The front and PSU intake filters can be removed without taking off the side panel or tipping the case.  "Performance One has always had a special place in the hearts and minds of our customers. With convenience and ease-of-use coupled with an attractive price point, we expect P280 to introduce customers new and old to the next genera

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bitdefender has launched a new anti-theft system for PCs and Android devices that turn the tables on thieves, enabling users to have control over their phone, laptop or tablet.  Bitdefender Anti-Theft runs stealthily - most thieves won't even know it is there. Plus, it locks the device up tight with PINs and passcodes. Anti-Theft quickly gives you back control of your device through an online account - wipe, lock or locate with a few clicks. "With Bitdefender Anti-Theft, we have extended our world-renowned silent security from the realm of the internet to the actual physical world. We now protect you from viruses, phishing, Trojans - plus those brutes who simply want to make off with your devices. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can take action in an instant with Anti-Theft," said Catalin Cosoi, Chief Security Researcher, Bitdefender. Moreover, even if the missing Android device is not connected to the intern

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has launched its power-efficient desktop, the HP Pavilion P2 that works on a 90W power adaptor, resulting in up to 60-70% less power consumption under normal usage conditions. "With the onset of summers in India, consumers are facing regular power cuts, especially in the tier-II and III cities. To counter this issue, HP's newly-launched Pavilion P2 desktop consumes such low power that even a regular UPS can support this product with up to 1 hour of backup, for the uninterrupted computing experience," stated Vinay Awasthi, Senior Director, Products & Marketing, PPS, HP India. "Part of HP's commitment to the environment is providing customers with products that leave minimal carbon footprint on the planet. This energy-efficient product, therefore, helps us achieve our broader goal of protecting the environment while remaining true to designing products that suit and benefit the consumers’ preference

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adding a new feather to its cap, VARIndia, the monthly IT Magazine by Kalinga Digital Media Private Limited has successfully organised the third edition of Eastern India Information Technology Fair (EIITF), in the City of Joy- Kolkata. The event comprised of two sessions- afternoon and evening, wherein it witnessed a lot of discussions and expert opinions on the talk of the town technologies ranging from Cloud, Security, Surveillance and Virtualization. The Theme of the Afternoon Session was "Challenges in providing affordable solutions to SMEs". This acted as the end-customer networking session with customers across Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, FMCG where they got to meet the various industry leaders, share their market perception and exchange ideas being presented by LG, VMware, Checkpoint, eScan and Enevent. The evening session kick-started with the auspicious lamp lighting graced by Shri. Prabir Kumar Das,