VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Foxconn has reported a 200% growth in the last one year, in its motherboard category. This was achieved due to its H61 series motherboard in the market. On an average, Foxconn has sold 20,000 motherboards per month during the year. Foxconn representative commented, "It is an amazing feeling to have achieved huge success in one of the largest IT markets of the world -India. Our first year of operations in India has been very fruitful. The numbers are very impressive for us. We would like to thank all our partners who have made this possible. We are looking forward to have good sales of products in other categories as well." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEC India has announced the latest generation of its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) software, UNIVERGE Cloud Services for its SMB and business enterprises customers in India. The UNIVERGE Cloud services enables access anywhere, anytime, operates across premise, cloud or hybrid environments and ensures business continuity through a single application platform. NEC's UNIVERGE Cloud services includes a comprehensive suite of voice, data and video services featuring a simple, web-based end-user client that is deployable across any device.  The cloud service integrates multiple communication and collaboration tools in a simple, service-based model that is designed to replace high costs with an affordable monthly fee. Ravinder Raina, Country Head - Private Network Solutions (PNS), NEC India Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are strong in the SME space in India and we see a strong uptake for cloud-based unified commun...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Yahoo! India Research & Development has announced the fifth edition of Open Hack in India, which will take place on August 11 & 12, 2012 in Bangalore. Over 2,000 developers have registered this year, of which around 700 developers from 20 states across India have been accepted for the event. Yahoo!'s Open Hack 2012 begins on August 11 with a series of technical workshops, followed by a hackathon - a non-stop 24-hour coding marathon. The key Internet themes under which developers are encouraged to hack include multi-device experiences, search, communications, mobile and video.  To build their application, hackers are provided with popular technologies and tools from the Open Web, including Yahoo!'s YUI, YQL and Mojito, as well as geo-location and Flickr APIs (Application Programmable Interface). "Open Hack Day celebrates the culture of innovation, bringing developers from all over the country to turn ideas i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Optus has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as a partner for its key network initiatives. The agreement includes modernization of the mobile network, refarming the 900 MHz GSM frequency band, and providing infrastructure and services for LTE (4G) rollout in Sydney and Perth. In addition, as part of this agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks is the sole LTE core provider for Optus. "Spectrum is a scarce resource, so operators are seeking ways to make the best use of it. With this deal, Optus will re-use its existing spectrum to modernize its radio network and also offer 4G services cost-efficiently in one of the largest spectrum migration programs globally. Our mobile broadband offering, based on the Liquid Core and Liquid Radio architectures, will assist Optus in managing the dynamic capacity and technology demands in one of the most advanced mobile broadband markets," said Stephen McFeeley, Head of Australia and New Zealand, N...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   "The Wipro San Francisco Marathon" (TWSFM) was run on Sunday, the 29th July, 2012, and culminated with the winners taking home the spoils.Nathan Krah and Devon Crosby-Helms were the winners of The 2012 Wipro San Francisco Marathon.  Both athletes claimed a prize purse of $1,500. Krah said, "Even coming from a mountainous area, this was still really hard.  It was just an endless assault of hills." Crosby-Helms said, "That was extremely satisfying. This was my third time racing here, and I really felt I had a good chance to win." The Wipro San Francisco Marathon this year drew more than 7,000 runners, a marked increase from the 4,000 who finished in 2006. Another 18,000 runners participated in the race's two separate half marathons, as well as a 5K and Munchkins Kids Fun Run. That total reflects a new record participation figure for the race.    Thirty-eight hardy runners took part in the fir...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It is recently announced that Cisco has completed the acquisition of NDS Group Ltd., that enables service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetize new video experiences. On March 15, 2012, Cisco announced a definitive agreement to acquire NDS. NDS' employees join Cisco's Service Provider Video Technology Group (SPVTG), led by Senior Vice-President  & General Manager Jesper Andersen. With the close of this transaction, Dr. Abe Peled, formerly NDS Chairman & CEO, becomes Senior Vice-President & Chief Strategist for Cisco's Video and Collaboration Group, of which SPVTG is a part. Dr. Peled reports to Marthin De Beer, Senior Vice-President of Cisco's Video and Collaboration Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco paid approximately $5 billion, including the repayment of debt and retention-based incentives, to acquire all of the business and operations of NDS.  The net impact ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced new services designed to help clients enhance customer satisfaction and increase revenue by optimizing the operating efficiency of their contact centers. With HP Transformation Services - Customer Engagement Management (CEM), HP can assist clients in their efforts to enhance their bottom line by increasing revenue per transaction as calculated by contacts handled, products sold or revenue earned per agent. Additionally, clients can benefit from increasing the percentage of calls where higher-margin "add-on" features are offered to, and purchased by, the customer. "Contact centres must transform to meet the needs of customers who expect a personalized and customized experience. HP consultants help drive this transformation based on our deep heritage of contact-centre operations, industry experience and global presence, assisting clients so that they can increase revenues and customer satisfaction,...