VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   K7 Computing is offering a Scheme for all their channel partners for the month of March - May 2012 titled BigFish 2012 scheme, a billing value based offer. The scheme was specially targeted reaching the large resellers through which the major chunk of market share can be gained and also to reward their partners who have been patronizing and promoting K7 Security Products. The gifts ranged from Samsung 1.5 Ton Split AC to Hyundai Eon Car. Keseven, M.D & CEO, K7 Computing, said, "The online world is changing at a very fast pace. While the change has brought about a lot of good things there is equal amount of evil that lurks around. They take multiple forms, have different names but operate with the sole objective of terrorizing the virtual life of millions of people. To combat these forms of threats we need more than just anti-virus software. We need a specialized army that can fight them and guard you round the clock. And

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Eaton Corporation has hosted a Technology Day to showcase leading solutions, technologies and capabilities that make electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power operate more efficiently, effectively, safely and sustainably. The Technology Day is part of a strategic initiative - a series of events - to reach out to customers and end-users, and enable effective market interactions at major regions and key customer locations. As part of this Technology Day, Eaton displayed its key offerings in India that come in the form of electrical solutions for IT and industrial segments and hydraulic solutions that cater to manufacturing, construction, infrastructure and transportation industries. Eaton also demonstrated its expertise in delivering uniquely designed solutions to suit the varying requirements of the automotive and commercial vehicle segments. Raja Kochar, MD - India, Eaton Corporation said, "Gujarat is India's lead

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   APC by Schneider Electric has announced a price increase across all its products as an outcome of the depreciating value of the rupee and the consequent increase in costs of key input materials. With the current Forex depreciation, the input costs to APC have increased to the tune of 20% - 22% across the product portfolio, depending on the SKU’s form, size and usage of raw material. APC intends to pass on only a smaller portion of the total cost increases to its customers. Shrinivas Chebbi, Country GM & VP - India, APC by Schneider Electric said, "In the current scenario our objective is to minimize the impact of raw material costs & forex on our customers while maintaining the high quality of our solutions & investments in R&D and hence only a smaller portion of the total impact is being actualized in the price increase. For the company to keep investing in superior technology and provide customers with the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Canon India Pvt. Ltd. has announced yet another significant move in the imaging and printing industry with the launch of Canon Arizona 360GT Flatbed printer. The highly versatile solution that commands more than 60% market share in the super wide UV Curable printer business, enables users to print on almost any surface, ranging from stainless steel plates to marbles. The Canon Arizona 360GT can print up to 360 square metres per hour. Canon Arizona 360GTThis state-of-the-art printer has been installed at S.V. Color Graphics located in Bangalore.  Inaugurating the new gallery, Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India, said, "This launch is a testimony to Canon's leadership in digital imaging and printing industry and our belief in adoption of green technology. With the launch of Canon Arizona 360GT, the company has taken yet another step towards adoption of technologies that offer green printing, thereb

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NBS (Newzstreet Broadcast Services Private Limited) has launched "iRadioIndiia". The web radio platform has been designed on an audio streaming technology by the NBS engineers. With the launch of "iRadioIndia", web listeners not only will access entertainment shows, songs and educational programmes of Community Radio stations but also allow listeners to listen NBS audio shows such as full-length Hindi Movie in audio, devotional discourses, regular news events and talk shows on current affairs. Alok Verma, Editor-in-Chief, said, “We have received a good response to our web radio since we launched our pilot project with CEMCA last year. The response has so far been overwhelming as listeners from all parts of the world have already started listening the web radio.  M. Sidheswar, COO, NBS, said, "Online radio gives a listener much more freedom as its reach is global. Soon, the iRadioIndia website will a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SightLogix has announced the appointment of TaylorLong & Associates, Inc. as its manufacturer's representative for the Northwest U.S. region.  "The demand for critical infrastructure protection of large assets requires an organization with systems expertise and customer focus. TaylorLong & Associates is well positioned to support SightLogix customers who need to protect mission-critical assets in this important geography," said Dan Hearn, SightLogix Vice-President - Sales.    "We are very pleased to represent the SightLogix outdoor video analytics system, an outstanding product line that delivers a unique functionality. Our customers will benefit from the innovative SightLogix approach to securing perimeters and outdoor assets," said Matt Doumitt, TaylorLong & Associates President. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Netmagic has become India's first managed IThosting services provider to offer true Disaster Recovery (DR)-as-a-Service to support the business continuity and IT disaster recovery needs for enterprises. The DRaaS will use Sanovi's CloudDRM software and Netmagic's multi-location Datacenters and Infrastructure Management Services for end-to-end management of DR Operations. This tool lead Service aims to provide built-in data replication, customizable DR SLAs that are monitored in automated DR drills and tamper-proof audit & compliance reports.    Nitin Mishra, Vice-President - Product Management, Netmagic, said, "If a disaster occurs, customers simply cannot afford to have their business-critical systems down. In certain industries, regulatory compliances too ensure that organizations do not take this lightly. By offering DR-as-a-service, Netmagic has improved the convenience and affordability of adopting a h

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate has reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 29, 2012. During the fourth quarter, on a GAAP basis the company reported revenue of approximately $4.5 billion, gross margin of 33.1%, net income of $1.0 billion and diluted earnings per share of $2.37. On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes the net impact of certain items, Seagate reported gross margin of 33.6% and diluted earnings per share of $2.41. In the June quarter, Seagate generated approximately $1.4 billion in cash from operations, paid cash dividends of $106 million and used approximately $1.2 billion to redeem approximately 45 million ordinary shares.  For the fiscal year ended June 29, 2012, on a GAAP basis Seagate reported revenue of $14.9 billion, gross margin of 31.4%, net income of $2.9 billion and diluted earnings per share of $6.49. On a non-GAAP basis, the company reported gross margin of 31.7% and diluted earnings per share of $

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Clavister has appointed VADIS Systems as its new distributor for the Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) market.  VADIS Systems will distribute Clavister’s full suite of network security solutions for telecom operators, cloud service providers and large enterprises. "Clavister is a great addition to our security offerings and will lead the way in the ANZ region with their advanced and superior range of network security products for the Cloud, Enterprise and Telecommunication markets.  We are very excited to partner with such a visionary and quality vendor from Europe," said Sepp Stepanian, Managing Director, Vadis. Andreas Asander, CEO, Clavister Asia-Pacific, said, "Clavister is optimistic with the Asia-Pacific market growth potential. On the telco side, Clavister will support transition to 4G, LTE and data offloading trends. With the growing adoption of cloud services and today's mobile workforce, we also see incre

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE It has been recently announced that the 3rd Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India has opened its Call for Participation. The annual conference will be presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and ACM-India.  The theme "Beyond Boundaries" recognizes that technical women need to work together crossing geographical, corporate and role boundaries to become empowered and inspired as one community. The Grace Hopper Celebration is designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering. The technical conference features well- known keynote speakers, panels, workshops, technical posters, birds-of-a-feather sessions and an Awards Celebration.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lenovo and EMC Corporation have announced a broad partnership. In the joint venture, Lenovo will contribute cash, while EMC will contribute certain assets and resources of Iomega. Upon closing, Lenovo will hold a majority interest in the new joint venture. During and after the transition from independent operations to the joint venture, customers will experience continuity of service, product delivery and warranty fulfilment.  The joint venture is subject to customary closing procedures including regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of 2012. Yuanqing Yang, Chairman & CEO, Lenovo, said, "This announcement with industry leader EMC is another solid step in our journey to build on our foundation in PCs and become a leader in the new PC-plus era. This partnership will help us fully deliver on our PC-plus strategy by giving us strong back-end capabilities and business foundation in servers and storage, in add