VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Crime involving mobile devices is on the rise, with a 93 per cent increase in mobile vulnerabilities observed last year.  Addressing this, Norton by Symantec has announced a partnership with Digilife Distribution and Marketing Services, a subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Ltd. for distribution of Norton Mobile Security for Android devices across India. With this partnership, consumers can now purchase Norton Mobile Security at over 60,000 mobile retail outlets, apart from leading e-tailers. A recent Norton survey that sheds light on Indians’ mobile phone usage habits revealed that 73 percent of connected Indians believe that security software would have helped in their mobile data recovery. Ritesh Chopra, Country Sales Manager, India, Norton, said, “We are committed to expanding our product portfolio in the country, in line with changing digital lifestyles and are delighted to partner with Digilife. The partnership reinforces our com...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Global Production agency, hub+, has successfully installed Acronis vmProtect to backup and protect its entire virtual environment. In doing so, it has cut the time taken to recover a failed virtual machine by over a fifth.    Crispin Green, IT manager, hub+, explained, “We initially picked Veeam but realised quite quickly that when we needed to add extra hosts and VMs the price went up considerably due to the extra licenses. We decided to have another look at the options and after carrying out numerous tests, we opted for Acronis’ fast and simple to use, Acronis vmProtect 7.” Acronis vmProtect has been engineered for VMware vSphere servers (v4.0, 4.1 or later) using ESX and ESXi hypervisors. It provides hub+ with a simple-to-deploy, easy-to-manage disaster recovery solution for agent-less back up and quick recovery of its VMware virtual environments. By deploying Acronis, hub+ can carry out scheduled daily incremental backup...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Freescale is extending its Xtrinsic touch-sensing software (TSS) portfolio with a flexible solution that provides added microcontroller (MCU) functionality without increasing system cost. New features include water tolerance, noise detection and a touch-detection algorithm for reduced false touches under electrical noise. Building on the TSS library, TSS 3.0 offers a comprehensive solution with complementary licensed software and cost-effective development tools. In addition, TSS 3.0 works with Freescale’s touch-sensing input (TSI) module, which is embedded into several hardware platforms. The library provides commonly used touch-sensing decoding structures to allow upgrades from mechanical to touch-activated interfaces. “The latest release of our touch-sensing software comes with feature-rich updates that provide robust functionality for more of Freescale’s microcontrollers,” said Geoff Lees, Vice President and General Manager, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HID Global has announced its new Crescendo C1150 smart card suite of credentials that provide a standards-based solution across a broad range of converged logical and physical access applications.  The smart cards come pre-loaded with a default configuration that has been tested across a range of logical access applications including Microsoft products as well as HID’s 4TRESS AAA authentication server.  The Crescendo C1150 smart cards work in stand-alone mode without card management system involvement for out-of-the-box deployment.  The cards provide broad support for Microsoft’s logical access products through interoperability with the Microsoft-approved smart card Minidriver specification, as well as third-party applications.  Helmut Dansachmueller, senior director, product marketing, HID Global, said, “This latest addition to the Crescendo smart card family reinforces our Genuine HID value proposition to continu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung has announced the launch of its GALAXY Note 800, a new device that promises to re-define the tablet experience for consumers in the Indian market. The GALAXY Note 800 incorporates a 1.4GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of internal RAM. The device also includes 5-megapixel main camera and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera.  Combining the S Pen with a 10.1-inch large display, the device comes pre-loaded with Adobe’s Photoshop along with game changing Multi-screen feature, which allows users to actually operate two different apps side-by-side, simultaneously, on the same screen. Ranjit Yadav, Country Head, Samsung Mobile & IT, said, “India is one of the first 10 markets in the world where the Galaxy Note 800 is being launched. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 800, Samsung provides a unique user experience that goes beyond passive content consumption to a new world of productivity, active creation and personalized comm...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quantum Corp. (QTM) has certified Quest Software’s vRanger Pro software with the Quantum DXi V1000 virtual deduplication appliance for data protection in VMware environments. The integrated 100 percent virtual solution provides vRanger customers with enterprise-class backup and disaster recovery (DR) and is designed to maximize protection while minimizing costs. The DXi V1000 joins other DXi-Series physical deduplication appliances already certified with vRanger - including the DXi4500 (SMB), DXi6700 family (midrange and enterprise) and DXi8500 (enterprise) – extending the Quantum-Quest joint solutions. Both companies will be demonstrating their integrated offerings at VMworld 2012, August 26-30 in San Francisco. John Maxwell, Vice President, Product Management, Data Protection, Quest Software, said, “Quest and Quantum have been working together for three years to help solve customers’ challenges around protecting data in virtual...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE It is recently announced that element14 (formerly Farnell) now offers over 60,000 semiconductor tools, ICs, discretes and passives from industry-leading manufacturers such as Analog Devices, Bourns, Fairchild Semiconductor, Kemet, Microchip, NXP, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vishay. A comprehensive selection of over 1,500 development kits for applications such as analog, power management, MCU and FPGA development are also available. “Production and electronic design engineers can choose easily from a wide range of semiconductors and passive components for use in lighting, medical, wireless, telecommunications, smart metering and contract manufacturing. element14’s new web search feature has made it easier than ever for users can simply filter products according to specific attributes. This means information can be obtained faster and in the format that they find most convenient to use,” said Athena Wang, Regional Directo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) has recently opened the eighth edition of the company’s annual Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) India in Bengaluru. The unique event provides an avenue for Freescale’s customers, partners and employees to meet and explore the latest innovations in embedded design from around the world. The theme for the global FTF 2012 program was “Powering Innovation.” The forum is opened with a keynote address by Freescale’s Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Henri Richard. Henri Richard Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Freescale said, “We’re pleased to return to India to host the Freescale Technology Forum in 2012. India is an important market for us and it is experiencing dynamic growth with very diverse yet distinct technology needs offering tremendous opportunity for Freescale and our industry partners.” Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Elect...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Sony India has launched DSC-RX100, claimed to be the world’s first Cyber-shot with 1.0-type 20.2 effective megapixel sensor and bright F1.8 lens.The larger sensor is partnered with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 3.6x optical zoom range. In common with high-performance DSLR optics, the lens features seven- bladed circular aperture along with an Advanced Aspherical (AA) glass element that contributes to the camera’s compact dimensions without sacrificing optical performance or resolution. With a 1229k dot resolution, the screen debuts new WhiteMagic technology that uses white pixels in addition to RGB. DSC-RX100 also comes with handy Fn (function) button for instant access. Memory Recall stores up to three groups of settings for instant recall. The camera’s Picture Effect offers an inspiring choice of 'in camera' effects that can be previewed on the LCD screen and is aimed at automatically detecting faces and c...