VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Manufacturers’ Association for IT (MAIT) has urged the Ministry of Environment & Forests to address the hindrances in the successful implementation of e-waste management rules.  MAIT had welcomed the announcement of the e-waste rules notified in 2011 and which came into effect in May 2012. The notification aims at the safe handling and disposal of the growing volumes of e-waste in the country.  MAIT, in a collaborative approach with the industry, has suggested some measures which were aimed at simplifying procedures, thereby increasing levels of compliance. The ministry had accepted MAIT’s suggestions in principle during the consultative meetings, but no actions have been taken so far. Alok Bharadwaj, President, MAIT, said, “The industry had extended all support to the Government to ensure the successful implementation of the rules. However, it is unfortunate that the apprehensions voiced by MAIT when the Rules were f

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom has announced that it is upgrading its European Network with coherent 100G technology.  Reliance Globalcom, which boasts international subsea cable assets spanning over 73,000 Route Kilometers, will be using Ciena's 6500 Packet Optical Platform and WaveLogic coherent optical processors to deploy the 100G network.  Part of the European network connecting Marseilles, London, Paris and Frankfurt is planned to be upgraded with 100G wavelength technology by the end of 2012. The upgraded network will enable Reliance Globalcom to support the surge in high-bandwidth intensive applications that encompass cloud computing, video conferencing, business continuity/disaster recovery, data center connectivity, and storage area networking, in addition to ever-increasing Internet traffic. It will also enable Reliance Globalcom to offer more flexibility and improved performance to its customers. The new 100G technology ena

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infor has announced plans to more than triple the number of Indian channel partners in the Infor Partner Network (IPN) by June 2013.  The objective of the recruitment campaign will be to achieve both geographic coverage and partner with niche players to provide Infor solutions to customers in the specific chosen market verticals. Infor seeks to strengthen its channel strength in India to increase reach and also effectively position its solutions in the chosen market segments throughout India and the subcontinent. Infor plans to more than triple its number of Indian channel partners in the Infor Partner Network by June 2013 focussing the recruitment drive particularly on partners specializing in Industrial Manufacturing & Equipment, Automotive, Metal Fabrication, Textiles, Food & Beverages, Speciality Chemicals and High-Tech industries. The IPN is a global channel partner programme that includes a network of people, syst

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VMware has announced the vCloud Service Evaluation, an online service for customers to test-drive a cloud built on the VMware vCloud platform. The vCloud Service Evaluation will provide a quick and easy way for users to learn about the advantages of a vCloud through hands-on testing and experimentation.  “VMware and its vCloud service providers have created a broad ecosystem of cloud services to meet the needs of any business, and now we are going to give customers an easy way to see the power of a vCloud for themselves. With the VMware vCloud Service Evaluation, customers will have a quick, simple and low-cost way to evaluate a vCloud so they can understand the value of working with a vCloud service provider and be prepared to make an informed decision on which public cloud best suits them,” said Mathew Lodge, Vice-President, Cloud Services, VMware. Furthermore, VMware will also be enhancing the vcloud.vmware.com experience wi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SafeNet has extended its comprehensive portfolio of data security solutions into the storage security market with the immediate availability of StorageSecure. It is the network attached storage (NAS) security solution that encrypts data granularly over the network at multi-Gbps speed.   StorageSecure was developed in partnership with NetApp. By providing granular encryption, customers can compartmentalize the use of data in NAS, mitigate the risk of storage admins accessing high-value data and demonstrate audit trail for all StorageSecure-protected data access events. “As data volumes proliferate and breaches become a more common occurrence, organizations need to employ a new mindset that will help protect their digital assets from internal and external threats.  StorageSecure does just that by employing intelligent storage encryption and high-assurance key management to existing storage solutions,” Sangeeta Anand, Corporate Vi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GIGABYTE has recently opened its Exclusive Service Centers in Kolkata (West Bengal) and Kochi (Kerala), while its New Delhi center is scheduled to be inaugurated shortly. GIGABYTE’s service partner, Accel Frontline, will also provide manpower support for the centers’ activities. The centers will cover every aspect involved in providing after-sales services. While high-end BGA machines and skilled engineers (including those from Taiwan), will take care of motherboard repairs even up to Level 4, the centers will also be equipped with buffer stock to facilitate Across the Table Replacement (ATR). In addition to the space, the company has also invested in the fixed costs involved. Sunil Grewal, Sales Director - India, GIGABYTE Technology (India), said, “After-sales service has always been a major focus area for GIGABYTE India, and we are consistently striving not only to meet, but also exceed, customer satisfaction and demands. Hav

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The recently introduced new version of Ocularis, OnSSI’s flagship surveillance and security platform, focusses on system-wide administration and optimized hardware utilization. The new version of Ocularis introduces automatic licensing, a huge time-saver for system administrators and overall cost-saver. System-wide administration is further enhanced with a new streamlined method of assigning user privileges for viewing and controlling cameras.  In addition, Ocularis 3.5 has also introduced 64- and 32-bit support for its ES feature set, in addition to dual streaming in all feature sets, for much improved hardware utilization.  Ocularis 3.5 streamlines the job of the system administrator in every possible way, bringing down costs while adding new functionality,” said Gadi Piran, President & Chief Technology Officer, OnSSI. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Considering the popularity of photography, Research In Motion (RIM) has rolled out various smartphone apps, specifically aimed to make Photography Day memorable not just for professionals, but also amateur photographers. Ghost Camera app captures ghosts with the user’s camera just for fun. Photo Port app for BlackBerry PlayBook is an online group-based photo collaboration tool for events, places, and common interests whereas, PhotoFunia app finds the face in the user’s photo and integrates it with the scene of their choice. Photo Studio Pro Limited Edition app helps user edit their photo and directly share them from photo studio and supports various languages. LensBoost app is the photo filtering app for the BlackBerry Smartphone that has been updated. One can add vintage/retro Filters, Frames, and Overlays to their photos with LensBoost. Liquid-Photo for BlackBerry PlayBook Turn user’s BlackBerry PlayBook into a liquid photo s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE It is recently announced that WINIT enables JAZEERA AIRWAYS to simplify and enhance customer experience via a Mobile app for iTunes Store and Android Platform. JAZEERA AIRWAYS customers can now access the travel services using their mobile phones. Prakash Sreewastav, CEO, WINIT said, "While managing flight bookings and travel services through our computers has eased our lives quite a lot, now the need of the hour was to access it on our phones. Hence this partnership was created to give the flyers the option to book tickets while on the move.  This app will help develop an interactive and practical platform for the consumers." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BioEnable has announced the launch of Child ID solutions, in Pune, India. With this improved electronic tracking system, the company aims at reducing the incidents of newborn child swapping and child thefts.  "There are lot of cases of child theft and newborn child swaps by mistake or intentional. Most of them are either not reported or are never known to parents. All these can be controlled with such Child ID solutions," said Pradeep Bhatia, MD, BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  Moreover, the system is completely based upon Cloud networking, with advanced Terminal kits for registration and verification of every new born child in the hospital.  Bhatia further remarked, "BioEnable is glad to offer Child-ID solutions, which will cater to the identification requirements for the children in the age group of 0(newborn) to up to 12 years. Further, the system is completely modularized and can be extended to integrate