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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Vodafone Business Services (VBS)  has unveiled its venture into wireline services with a suite of offerings for businesses for its growth in India. With this introduction, VBS is targeting to achieve 20% of its enterprise revenue coming from wireline services over the next five years. Vodafone’s wireline services infrastructure comprises of 120,000 km of fiber across the country, over 350 PoPs across 130 cities and an ISO 27001-certified Network Operations Centre (NOC) for 24x7 performance management.  Naveen Chopra, Director - Vodafone Business Services , said, “Having built a robust infrastructure over the last three years, we are now looking at wireline services as a key revenue driver for Vodafone Business Services. With our suite of offerings in this space, we are now a total communication services provider in the true sense. This is going to be one of our strategic priorities at VBS and we are expecting that it will con

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Over 10,000 students across India have joined forces to unleash their creativity at the Microsoft Student AppFest , a unique coding event enabling students from colleges of all sizes and stature to develop their “dream app” ideas alongside professional developers using the latest Microsoft technologies. Landing in 54 key hubs in 45 key cities across 18 states of India, the reverberations of the day-long coding fest were felt across the country with each state hosting a bustling hands-on workshop run by a total of 150 Microsoft Student Partners on-call to give students a first-hand app development experience. An average of 250 estimate students from each college contributed to the total number of 10,000 participating students. The tremendous response amounts to over 60,000 collective hours of coding. An estimated total number of 3,000 full apps were imagined and created during the one-day code-a-thon..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adobe Systems India  has announced the immediate availability of a new version of  Adobe Photoshop Touch , optimized for iPhone, iPod touch, and Android smartphones. Inspired by the highly successful Photoshop Touch for tablets, the phone app brings core features of Photoshop desktop software to mobile devices and offers similar intuitive, touch-based gestures and features. “Mobile phones are increasingly becoming the primary tool for people to take and edit photos," said Winston Hendrickson, Vice-President – Products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe.  Photoshop Touch for phone is integrated with  Adobe Creative Cloud  and includes access to 2GB of Creative Cloud storage with a free account. Users can sync photos and projects to Creative Cloud, and then continue working with the files from a tablet or Photoshop desktop software. Creative Cloud is a radical rethinking of the entire creative process and an industry-defining

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell India (NASDAQ:DELL)  has organized a series of “Solutions for Success” events in 10 cities of India, namely Hyderabad, Surat, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Rajkot, Nasik, Raipur and Mumbai, in association with the respective partners. The aim of these events was to empower the Dell partners to better address their customers’ requirements. The campaign has enabled Dell’s partners in engaging their customers with respect to the key solutions that Dell provides.  The company recognizes channel as an integral part of their business. Hence, they are continuously and proactively taking an extra step for their partner community to help in business development. Ajay Kaul, Director & General Manager, Global Commercial, India , stated, “These kinds of event series indicates strong commitment from Dell to enable our partner with the power to do more. We feel that this event campaign is a perfect platform to reach out to

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  has launched the revolutionary  MeMO Pad  which offers a smooth browsing experience and fantastic quality at an affordable price. Venturing in the Rs.5,000/- to Rs.10,000/- tablet market with the best-in-class features, the 7-inch ASUS MeMO Pad is the company’s first tablet in the segment. It is light in weight, easily fits in your hands and is great for your life on the go.  Available in three colours - Sugar White, Titanium Gray and Cherry Pink - the MeMO Pad sports an elegant, non-slip diamond-patterned finish. “After offering various mid- and high-end products in the Indian market with innovative technologies, we believe it is time to bring the same grandeur to the low-end market. We are pleased to announce the launch of the ASUS MeMO Pad that gives you the mobility to stay connected in today’s socially connected environment. With an ultra-light, minimalistic and anti-slip design, the MeMO Pad will not only h

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Funambol  and  Mahindra Comviva  have announced a partnership to help mobile service providers get to market quickly with personal cloud services. Through this association, Funambol will provide its award-winning solution that enables service providers to deploy a self-branded digital lifestyle personal cloud. Mahindra Comviva will leverage its wide product portfolio and extensive geographic presence to create and deliver personal cloud solutions, leveraging Funambol technology that meets the unique needs of customers in its markets. It has been estimated that the global personal cloud market will grow from $6.6 billion in 2013 to $43.5 billion in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.61% from 2013 to 2018. "The increase in Mobile Internet users in the emerging markets and consumption of digital content, but without a similar growth in PC and computer infrastructure, has accelerated the need for persona

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Google  remains India's Most Trusted for the third year in a row, but it is noteworthy that the gap with the second-ranked Facebook is a miniscule 3%. An analysis of the All India Brand Trust (AIBT) ranks shows that Google (All India rank 44) fell 13 ranks and Facebook (All India rank 48) gained 17 ranks to bridge the gap. Yahoo still stood as the third Most Trusted Internet brand despite its 62-rank fall in the All India Brand Trust rank. Google's Orkut steadied at the fourth rank despite a significant fall in daily visitors from India. Ebay follows as India's fifth Most Trusted Internet brand with a very small difference in BTI from the previous. The top six of the last year are repeated in the same order this year as well. This year's research was conducted in 16 cities generating 19,000 unique brands across 211 categories.  Trust Research Advisory  is a part of the Comniscient Group, a group of India's

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At Mobile World Congress,  Nokia  has announced plans to extend high-end innovations to more people in more markets. Four new devices bring innovation to new price points, while  Nokia’s HERE location  suite becomes available for non-Nokia phones in the Windows Phone ecosystem. Nokia has also announced new developer partnerships that use Nokia expertise in imaging, location and entertainment to deliver exclusive application experiences. Finally, Nokia and Microsoft are combining their strength in the enterprise sector to bring more business customers to Windows Phone. “The momentum behind Nokia is gathering pace. The launches today reflect our commitment to broadening our devices and services portfolio to meet the demands of people and businesses around the globe,” said Stephen Elop, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nokia. By offering better experiences at a more affordable price we are reinventing the battle for af

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE: IBM)  has unveiled  IBM MobileFirst , the mobile portfolio that combines security, analytics and app development software, with cloud-based services and deep mobile expertise. Using IBM MobileFirst solutions, businesses can now streamline everything from the management of employee mobile devices, to the creation of a new mobile commerce app that will transform their entire business model.  IBM has also announced an expanded relationship with AT&T to provide developers with tools to create faster, richer mobile apps and services for customers. For instance, organizations can now quickly incorporate payment and messages into their apps. “To date, mobile computing has been dominated by discussions of new smartphones, operating systems, games and apps. But enterprises have yet to tap into the potential of mobile business. Just as the Internet transformed the way we bank, book vacations and manage our healthcare, mob

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   CMC Academy  launched an Authorised Training Centre at Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, as part of its initiative to make large numbers of youth employable by providing Job Enabled Training. “CMC Academy offers industry relevant education and training of the highest quality, preparing the youth for a strong career across a variety of jobs. We are happy to have K M Ventures as our franchise partner”said  Arun Varma, CMC’s Global Business Head for Education and Training. CMC Academy, Gurgaon, will offer flagship Diploma Programs like CMC GRAD in software engineering and IT Infrastructure Management and it’s Accelerated version for 2013 Graduates; CMC EDGE, advanced Diploma for Engineering and Science Graduates and a host of entry-level and high-end short term courses for professionals; ADFA - Advance Diploma in Finance and Accounts for graduates and Several Fast Track Diploma Programs for graduates as well students in high school..... See Mor

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Capgemini  has announced its performance report 2012 in Paris by the Board of Directors of Cap Gemini Paul Hermelin.  Despite a slow market, 2012 saw the Group cross the €10 billion revenues milestone (€10,264 million) which is up by 5.9 % according to the report.  Bookings during the year totaled €10,084 million with book-to-bill ratio of 1.07 and was 1.16 for the fourth quarter for Technology Services, Local Professional Services (Sogeti) and Consulting Services together, confirming the dynamism of these activities. The operating margin rate is €787 million which is 7.7% of 2012 consolidated revenues, representing an increase of 0.3 points. Profit for the year attributable to shareholders is €370 million after an income tax expense which increased by 40.0% (€140 million).Net cash and cash equivalents total €872 million up €418 million year-on-year. Cumulated organic free cash flow for the period 2012-2013 is anticipated to b

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys  has announced the launch of  BigDataEdge  to radically simplify the complex task of analyzing  Big Data to discover relevant information. Infosys BigDataEdge will help enterprises to reduce the time taken to extract information by up to 40 percent and generate insights up to eight times faster. Infosys BigDataEdge includes a powerful collaboration wall and pre-built workflows that allow teams across functions to interact on insights and collectively implement decisions and Out-of-the-box’ applications for specific industry needs such as fraud detection and prevention, predictive analytics and monitoring, and customer micro-segmentation that deliver faster returns on investment.  The need for physical availability of data to build and test insights is eliminated by the Logical Data Warehouse present in BigDataEdge. The other inclusions are 50 customizable dashboards, 250 built-in algorithms and 50 data source. Vishnu B

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BlackBerry has introduced the new  BlackBerry Z10 smartphone  powered by BlackBerry 10 in India. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, which offers customers a faster, smarter and smoother experience than any other BlackBerry smartphone they have used before.  “Without a doubt the BlackBerry Z10 is among the most important and much awaited BlackBerry launches in the history of the Indian smartphone industry, and we are thrilled to launch the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone with our carrier and retail partners across India. With BlackBerry 10, we have re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry to create a new and unique mobile computing experience, and we are uniquely positioned to change the way in which our customers view mobile technology. With BlackBerry 10, every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HCL Infosystems Ltd  has announced the outsourcing of its manufacturing facility located at Ambattur (Chennai) to  Astra Global Private Limited . The manufacturing facility specializes in networking racks, specialized custom designed sheet metal enclosures, Ticketing & self service  kiosks and subsystems for Medical and Aerospace products . Through this partnership, Astra will supply products manufactured in the Ambattur facility to HCL for its internal requirements as well as to HCL’s customers. The partnership will enable both HCL and Astra to focus on their respective core competencies. Astra is based out of Verna, Goa and is engaged in the business of manufacturing precision assemblies for the Medical & Engineering industries with over 20 years of experience. Harsh Chitale, CEO & Whole Time Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd . said, “Through this partnership with Astra, our customers will get the best of both HCL’

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NETGEAR  has expanded its switching services with a full range of  10 Gigabit Copper (10GBASE-T) switches  for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), government organizations, educational facilities and other networks supporting fewer than 500 users. The company has introduced three new switches including the lightly managed ProSafe 8-port 10 Gigabit Plus Switch (XS708E) for small networks, the ProSafe 12-port 10 Gigabit Smart  Switch (XS712T)  for small and medium-sized networks and the ProSafe 24-port 10 Gigabit Copper M7100 series Managed Switch (XSM7224). On the launch of 10 Gigabit Copper Switches for SMBs, Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, NETGEAR said, “NETGEAR is a leading provider for Unmanaged and Smart Switches, and our first-to-market advantage in 10GBASE-T switches positions us as leaders in 10GbE switches as well. NETGEAR 10 Gigabit switch solutions features the latest developments in hardware and software

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Communications Limited  has unveiled details of its 18-month intensive trial to deliver one of the industry’s first complete  LTE Roaming Services to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) . The LTE Roaming Service is designed to eliminate the interconnection and interworking complexities of global LTE roaming. The experience gained from the trial resulted in a managed service that simplifies global roaming complexity, offering a single interconnect point and facilitating protocol interworking across multiple mobile operators. With 4G LTE revenues projected to exceed $100bn globally in 2014, enabling users to roam in 4G is critical to maximising revenues. Tata Communications’ LTE Roaming Service enables MNOs to fast track their roll-out of LTE roaming in a cost-effective and scalable manner, while creating differentiation in a highly competitive marketplace. The end-to-end managed solution leverages the company’s extensive experience a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After the successful launch of  "XPAD" X-720  and "XPAD" X-801 Simmtronics ties -up with  Tata Docomo . Under this alliance, Simmtronics XPAD customers with get a Tata Photon Plus Dongle at just for Rs. 850. The offer entitles customers having Simmtronics XPAD to a Tata Photon Plus Dongle connection at discount of Rs. 449. XPAD user will also enjoy the downloading of 3GB additional data (1GB/month) of usage worth Rs. 750 absolutely free. This offer also gives the customer a 100 percent money back option. Through this partnership, customers will enjoy Simmtronics XPAD with DOCOMO's connectivity via the Photon Plus device, ensuring an unmatched browsing experience. Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics  said,“Now a days, consumers want to access content & participate in social and commercial interactions anytime from anywhere. We constantly strive to come up with innovative offerings to enha

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Alcatel-Lucent's  Board of Directors has approved the appointment of  Michel Combes  as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2013. Michel Combes will also join the company’s Board of Directors, subject to the approval of shareholders at the Alcatel-Lucent annual general meeting on May 7, 2013. Michel Combes, 51 has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry on a worldwide basis. He was Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Europe and a Board member of Vodafone PLC. During his career, he has held the positions of Chairman and CEO of TDF as well as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of France Telecom. Philippe Camus, Chairman of the Board said: “It is a great pleasure for us to welcome Michel Combes to Alcatel-Lucent. As chief executive he will be responsible for delivering sustainable profitability. His deep knowledge of the industry as well as his expe

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BenQ  has showcased new technologies across segments (Projectors, monitors, digital cameras and televisions) at the BenQ National Partners Meet, 2013. BenQ has already established its leadership in the Projector business in India and with the introduction of new technologies over the years; the company aims to lead the increasing growth in demand for other product segments. Rajeev Singh, Country Head & General Manager, BenQ India  said, “The BenQ National Partners Meet witnesses the coming together of all our valued partners, stakeholders and the entire BenQ India team over a two day conference where we showcase innovative technologies entering India from the hub of innovation- Taiwan. This year at the NPM 2013 we have showcased range of products across segments which are set to enter the Indian market soon” BenQ in India has strong focus on education segment with commanding 50%+ market share, in addition to No. 1 rankin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Riverbed Technology has announced that it has been awarded IDG's InfoWorld 2013 Technology of the Year Award for Best WAN Accelerator for Steelhead wide area network (WAN) appliance running Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) 7.0. Selected for the seventh consecutive time, the Riverbed WAN optimization solution enables businesses to run faster and more efficiently, delivering consistent service levels to end users and cutting the costs of IT infrastructure. In the review, Steelhead appliances running RiOS 7.0 were specifically recognized for their added support for UDP, Citrix ICA, IPv6, end-to-end Kerberos and video stream splitting. Additionally, RiOS 7.0 was given the distinction of Editor’s Choice and a high score of 9.1 out of 10 in the WAN Accelerator category. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition by InfoWorld for best WAN accelerator for the seventh consecutive time. Hypercovergence and new data center architectu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP AG (NYSE:SAP)  has announced the appointment of  Suprakash Chaudhuri as Managing Director, SAP India & Subcontinent . Suprakash will be responsible for all market-facing activities across the field organization, overseeing customer operations as well as general management like sales, consulting, partner ecosystem expansion and marketing. “The SAP leadership team expressed great appreciation for the business and market leadership Suprakash  provided as the acting MD for SAP India since 3Q’12,” said Steve Watts, President, SAP Asia-Pacific Japan. A veteran with 18 years of industry experience, Suprakash has been associated with SAP for six years. He has been a key leader at SAP India since 2008, leading Enterprise Sales business units and in 2012 became the Head of SAP’s Database and Technology business for India. Under his leadership, the team brought a solution-centric go-to-market approach to drive revenue and build mu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   California-based  Swipe Telecom  has strengthened its presence in the Fablet segment, with the launch of Swipe Fablet F2- 2G Dual SIM Smartphone Fablet and Swipe Fablet F3 -A Fablet with 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.   The Fablet F3 supports a RAM of 512MB DDRIII and is powered by a 1GHz Dual Core Processor. The Fablet stacks a 4GB built-in memory which is expandable up to 32GB. The Fablet F3 performance is boosted with a 2200 mAH battery. Weighing only 260 gms, the Fablet F3 has a 5-inch display with 5-Point Multi Touch Screen helps in providing clearer pictures, superior sound quality, and a wider viewing screen. The Dual Camera which has 0.3MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear camera that lets users capture the fun moments of life.    Fablet F3 comes with Bluetooth connectivity and Wi-Fi Module 802.11 b/g/n. Other features include USB 2.0 slot and an FM Radio. Swipe Fablet F2 comes powered with Android Ginger Bread 2.3.6 OS

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL)  has recently conducted a Survey on Cyber Attitude of School Children across schools in India. The survey covered 13,050 school students (7th, 8th, 9th and 10th standards) spread across Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patiala, Bhatinda and Nellore. The survey was conducted in physical form with printed questionnaires being handed over to the students in class during regular school hours. Participants were gifted specially designed bookmarks based on the theme of "Cyber Security". The survey disclosed interesting statistics on how school children perceive social networking sites. These sites have claimed an important place in their habitual lifestyle. Despite being underage (social networking sites require one to be 18 or above according to policies on their web sites), countless school students were found to be active with multiple accounts on social networking sites. According

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EMC Corporation  has announced results of the EMC-sponsored  IDC Digital Universe study , " Big Data , Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East - India", which revealed that the digital universe in India will grow 23-fold between 2012 and 2020. The digital bits captured or created each year in India are expected to grow from 127 EB to 2.9 ZB between 2012 and 2020. India’s digital information explosion is being driven by proliferation of devices such as PCs and smartphones worldwide, increased Internet access within emerging markets and the boost in data from machines such as surveillance cameras or smart meters. Other contributing factors include increasing machine-to-machine communication (M2M), falling cost of technology, and digitization of TV, among others. Over time, the distribution of the bits within the digital universe by the country of origin will more and more closely mirror the distribution o

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ)  has rolled out an overhaul of its  PartnerOne channel programme  backed up by a partner recruitment effort that could add more than 3,000 new solution providers to the fold. The new PartnerOne initiatives were unveiled at the company's Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas this week where 2,000 of the $120 billion company's partners - representing more than $35 billion in sales - will gather to gauge HP's channel commitment. At the heart of the channel charge is what HP is calling a simplified "pay for performance" PartnerOne programme backed up by a recruitment initiative. HP, in fact, is looking to add 2,500 new partners in its Enterprise Group, 500 new partners in its Software Group and 200 new  cloud service providers . Doug Oathout, Vice-President, Channel and Alliance Marketing, for the Enterprise Group , said, “We are out there trying to get value-added partners in s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   YES Bank  has selected  Microsoft SharePoint 2010  to automate 150 processes to reduce turnaround time for its customers, improve efficiency, make real-time business intelligence available for its employees and help serve customers better.  The deployment of SharePoint has made it possible to reduce the processes time from 5–7 days to just 3–4 days, which translated into a 40% reduction in turnaround time. New employees can gain a better understanding of the functioning of the bank by the creation of individual discussion forums and personal blogs. Creation of rich dashboards has helped YES Bank in analyzing the latest and real-time information to quickly identify key opportunities and trends Amit Sethi, CIO, YES Bank , said, “YES BANK has carved a niche amongst peers in being the youngest and most technologically savvy Bank. It is part of our organizational psyche to adapt technological advancements and systems that shrink tur