VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Vodafone India has launched "M-Pesa" - a mobile money transfer and payment service. "M-Pesa" is the trademark of Vodafone. The service was launched in Kolkata by Marten Pieters, MD & CEO, Vodafone India Ltd, and Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank. “M-Pesa”, which is being launched initially in the eastern parts of the country, effectively leverages the combined strengths of Vodafone’s global expertise in the domain of mobile payments and significant distribution reach in India plus the security of financial transactions provided by ICICI Bank. It is initially being offered in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand through over 8,300 specially trained authorized agents and will soon be rolled out across the country in a phased manner. The innovative use of mobile technology makes it possible for customers to enjoy a fast, simple and secure way to transfer money and make payments. Vodafone India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With an initiative to increase internet usage among mobile users, Aircel has launched a data plan, Pocket Internet 24 (PI-24). This plan will provide a higher validity of 30 days at Rs.24. This offer will enable customers to experience and experiment internet on their mobile phones at an economical price of less than Re.1 per day. Pocket Internet 24 plan will offer adequate data to help familiarize with popular search engine and social networking websites. The customers will be able to download applications, surf net and stay connected with family and friends. Murthy Chaganti, Circle Business Head, Aircel, said, “India has the third-largest internet users in the world and is rapidly adding 70 million mobile internet users a year. It is ironic that despite this exponential growth a majority of the Indian population has never experienced internet on their mobile phones. These customers have used internet in cyber cafes and deskto

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   For the developers and designers to easily deploy Linux workloads on demand in Windows Azure ,  SUSE  has announced the worldwide general availability of Basic Support and Priority Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Windows Azure. In addition, openSUSE 12.3 is also being offered on Windows Azure.  These offerings will expand the strategic relationship between SUSE and Microsoft by enabling developers and organizations to benefit from the Linux distribution on Windows Azure. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft customers can run a wide range of certified applications while receiving streamlined support from Microsoft and SUSE. Michael Croney, Open Solutions Group lead, Microsoft , said, “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Windows Azure represents the latest development in the pioneering collaboration between Microsoft and SUSE. Customers will be able to access enterprise-class support services for both Windows and

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HCL Technologies  has announced its third-quarter fiscal report. As per the financial results, during the 12 months' period ended 31st March, 2013, the company  revenues have increased by 27% YoY (INR),  while the earnings per share have grown 74% YoY (INR). The company has achieved a net income of Rs.1,040 crore which is up by 72.6% YoY. The revenue received is up by 23.2 %, i.e. Rs.6,425 crore, along with the dividend achievement of 2.0 per share. The GAAP EPS (Diluted) is at US$1.07 which has gone up 60.4% YoY. Shiv Nadar, Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer, HCL Technologies , said, “HCL’s sustained growth momentum has been possible because of our uncompromising focus on some strong value fundamentals. Our corporate governance practices are one such foundation which has enabled us to generate long-term value for all of our stakeholders. Empowered by the principles of integrity and transparency, these practices continu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GIGABYTE  has launched  GA-X79S-UP5-WI-FI motherboard  for “Do it Yourself” (DIY) PC users to ensure them to benefit from enterprise-class hardware to build their own high-end workstation. The wireless motherboard supports up to 300 Mbps. It  employs the Ultra Durable 5 technology that includes high current capable components for the CPU power zone, including IR3550 PowIRstage ICs from International Rectifier, 2X Copper PCB and high current Ferrite Core Chokes rated up to 60A, which together are able to deliver up to 60°C cooler temperatures. It supports both Intel Xeon E5 and Core i7 processors and constitutes Z77 Express Chipsets. The other key features of the motherboard include dual GB LAN ports, memory support up to 2,400mhz, 64GB of ECC DDR3 memory, 8 SAS connectors support, PCI Express Gen 3.0 support, GIGABYTE Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi Card, 4 Channel Memory Architecture with 8 DIMM slots and high-quality 110dB SNR HD aud

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   That India stands high in Cisco's scheme of things was once again demonstrated when Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers, on a two-day visit to India, declared the company’s intention of increasing its commitment to India. John Chambers, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Ministers of IT and Commerce, said, company looks forward to working with the government to find technology solutions to India’s challenges in education and healthcare. “With broadband and cloud, we can change the school system, have many more children learning from good teachers remotely. Every village can have a healthcare facility with a fast network connection, where the health data of a person can be captured and a doctor in a remote location can take a look at it,” said Chambers who took over as Cisco’s CEO in January 1995. Over the past decade, the $46-billion Cisco has invested immensely in India and runs a number of pilot projects i

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has announced general availability of  Windows Azure Infrastructure  Services as well as Windows Azure Virtual Networks which will enable customers to move existing apps to the cloud to save time and money.  These services will also help customers to meet the changing business needs by providing on-demand, scalable infrastructure along with the extension of data centers and workloads into the cloud. The availability of these infrastructure services will help extend data into cloud Virtual Machines as a robust infrastructure for Microsoft SQL Server software. They will also allow customers to integrate full-trust code to run rich apps and provide Internet-facing collaboration sites. Microsoft  has made some changes and reduction in price for Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Cloud Services such as their general availability has been reduced by 21% for standard instances. Linux Virtual Machines prices hav

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   New partner training and certification programmes have been announced by Allied Telesis  for their partners and system integrators to enhance their knowledge on IP networks. This programme will help the partner engineers to receive  in-depth knowledge – on how to implement a comprehensive network, including installations, process involved in configuring the network, troubleshooting and addressing Allied Telesis' products running on AlliedWare Plus operating system.    Subhasish Gupta, Country Manager India & SAARC, Allied Telesis , said, "Allied Telesis has launched its worldwide campus network programme in the country last quarter. Being in the Indian market for close-to a decade, we have always taken a strong consultative approach with our partners and customers, and we have customized and plugged in certain important concepts and tutorials into our certification programmes, apt and relevant for the Indian market

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam  and  Tech Mahindra  have announced the launch of its ambitious innovative programme of “Young CEO” showcasing the agility of a start-up and the experience of a behemoth. The  “Young CEO”  Programme is designed to nurture Young Leaders to take on significant roles with “end-to-end” responsibility in the areas of M&A, new business initiatives, platforms, or developing a new geography. The “Young CEOs” will be fully empowered to run the Sales, Delivery and the Domain arenas. These Leaders will be given development inputs throughout and will have Mentors and Coaches to guide them to perform this task. The programme will also foster innovation by encouraging a start-up mindset while providing early leadership opportunities to the associates. “I would like to focus on the creation of our CEO FORCE – a model of distributed leadership comprising home-grown leaders and young talent within the organization, who work

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Simmtronics Semiconductors  has joined hands with  HCL’s Digilife Distribution  and Marketing Services (DDMS). Under this arrangement,  DDMS  will distribute Simmtronics tablets in South and East India, thereby reaching the distribution beyond tier-I cities. Digilife will be responsible for distribution of the Simmtronics tablets to all LFRs, Regional Organized Trade accounts, Teleshopping Channels  and Chain Stores across India. Orders from the government will also be targeted and addressed. Through this tie-up, Simmtronics is aiming at an additional turnover of Rs.300 crore and 6 lakh tablets in the year 2013. Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics Semiconductors , said, “India is the focus market for Simmtronics and this tie-up with Digilife will help us in expanding strong distribution networks along with broadened products and solutions that will further our presence in the cities across India.” Sanjay D