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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung Electronics  in partnership with Modern School , Barakhamba has launched the ‘ Samsung  School ’ a joint initiative to improve student learning with easy-to-use immersive technology for the digital classroom .Samsung believes that new technology in the classroom can lead the education revolution. Hyoil Kim, VicePresident, Enterprise Business Team at Samsung India  said, "Students today are digital natives; as they embark on their learning journey, they expect interactive software and content. This level of interactivity can only be achieved if the education sector focuses not only on devices that motivate students to be active participants in their own education, but solutions and content that increase collaboration and networking in the learning environment. We strongly believe that a collaborative learning environment improves student retention rates." The Samsung School solution includes a complet

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intel(NASDAQ:INTC)  has launched a nationwide integrated campaign to increase the relevance and demand of personal computing devices and drive domestic adoption of technology in India by targeting consumers with the message of how a PC can change their lives. This six-week-long nationwide campaign will reach out to consumers in a targeted manner across ten states through a series of interventions in the form of print advertisements, out of home visibility, radio jingles and its award-winning on-ground experiential programme called ‘ My Discoveries ’. In addition to this, through its on-ground activities and retail marketing programmes, Intel will continue to educate consumers on why a PC is a transformational device. The campaign will cover forty cities across ten states, namely Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. "Intel realizes the benefits

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   California-based  Swipe Telecom  has introduced yet another Fablet with the features catering to the special needs of the Indian market. The  Swipe 9X  has sleek exteriors and is designed for one hand operation. The latest 4.7 inch Fablet comes with a HD Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen for effort-less interactivity. Powered with  Android Ice-Cream Sandwich  4.0 OS, Swipe 9X offers easy multitasking. With 1 GHz Dual Core Processor, users can experience the efficiency, performance and nice browsing speed. Swipe 9X supports calling through 3G Dual SIM that allows users to choose two different calling networks with enhanced connectivity. Weighing 149 grams, the sleek and thin Fablet 9X has Dual Camera 8 MP rear camera with flash and a 2 MP front facing camera. Priced at Rs. 8999, Swipe 9X offers a storage space of up to 32 GB via a Micro SD Card providing a lot of space to store music, movies, pictures etc. 512 MB RAM coupled wi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adobe  has announced the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud for creatives.  Adobe Creative Cloud  is a subscription-based service that includes more than 30 tools and services enabling professional-grade content creation and delivery across print, web, mobile apps, video and photography. Creative Cloud for individuals and Creative Cloud for enterprise join Creative Cloud for teams, launched in March, completing the full Adobe Creative Cloud membership options available for sale in India. Simultaneously, the company has announced a significant update to Creative Cloud including Adobe Photoshop CC, In Design CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premier Pro CC. "Adobe Creative Cloud’s advanced capabilities are making it a hit with the worldwide creative community: more than a half million paid members, and well over 2 million free members have signed up for Creative Cloud since it was launched globally in April 2012. Creativ

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced integrated, easy-to-use and simple-to-manage solutions designed to improve communications among employees, customers and citizens. HP's new open standards-based multiservice routers (MSR) include HP MSR Survivable Branch Communications Module (SBM) - and the new HP MSR Open Architecture Platform (OAP) with VMware vSphere Series. These solutions streamline and simplify communications through true interoperability with Microsoft and cloud-based platforms, enabling organizations to improve productivity, reduce cost and complexity. "The onslaught of varied communications tools, coupled with an increasingly distributed workforce, has created complex infrastructure challenges for organizations that legacy networks just can’t handle. HP’s solutions enable organizations to create a highly collaborative, productive environment with unified communications, delivering the best employee experience no matt

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys(NYSE:INFY)  has announced that it is collaborating with  SAP(NYSE:SAP)  on the development of mobile applications for the retail industry. These efforts are focussed on giving consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies anytime, anywhere access to sales representatives and merchandisers, enabling them to capture information from the field to make them more competitive and agile. Specifically, Infosys has cooperated with SAP on the development of the SAP Retail Execution mobile application version 3.0. The application streamlines sales forces by providing data via user-friendly mobile devices, instead of cumbersome laptops and user interfaces. Rajesh Murthy, Global Head of SAP practice, Infosys , said, "SAP Retail Execution helps CPG companies boost return on brand and promotion investments by increasing promotional compliance and monitoring the success of new products. Our partnership with SAP creates new opportunities f

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EMC  has introduced  EMC ViPR , the Software-Defined Storage platform at EMC World 2013. By using EMC ViPR to manage storage infrastructure and the data residing within that infrastructure, organizations can drive improvements in automation and lay down modern storage architecture for future application deployments. Using EMC ViPR, service providers and IT departments can work towards the operational model of web-scale data centers without hiring thousands of technical experts to build a custom environment. EMC ViPR manages both storage infrastructure (called the Control Plane) and the data stored within that infrastructure (called the Data Plane). It decouples the Control Plane from the Data Plane, allowing the customers to use only the Control Plane to manage the underlying intelligence of the storage arrays through policy-based automation. This is a radical departure from prior attempts to virtualize storage. Amitabh Srivastav

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks  has announced the availability of its new  aCelera WAN optimization controller  product line which comprises of both virtual and hardware appliances for cloud and virtualized environments. Michael Zhao, President and CEO of Array Networks  said, "We are excited to offer our customers another solution to assist them in solving their application delivery networking challenges. Array's new aCelera product line aligns perfectly with our focus on cloud and mobility and complements our APV Series ADCs for cost-effectively improving the efficiency of data transferred across networks and providing a seamless end-user experience." For cloud and virtualized environments, Array aCelera is available for Windows Server, VMware ESX/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer along with the availability on Array's WanVelocity hardware.For individual users, Array Networks has made aCelera available as a softw

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to an announcement made by  Wipro(NYSE:WIT)  and  AT&T(NYSE:T) , they have signed a new pact for the development of  M2M services and systems integration  across all major industries. This development of M2M application platform will be powered by Axeda. Steve Snyder, VP and Head of Wipro's Media and Telecom Business Innovation team  said, "Wipro has deep systems integration skills, vertical industry expertise, IPs based on enhanced analytics, and the largest team of Axeda-ready consultants in the world. Our relationship with AT&T will provide our shared customers with a compelling, end-to-end M2M services and business solution." Mike Troiano, Vice President, Advanced Mobility Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions  said, "Customers are turning to us to make their M2M connectivity easy to manage and monitor in virtual real-time. Our relationship with Axeda has fueled customer interest globally

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Comguard (Spectrum Group) , a Dubai based Value Added Distributor, has recently concluded its 2nd Regional Partner Conference 2013. The two day event, started on 1st May, witnessed around 200+ Partners’ participation across the Middle East, Africa and India. The second day was culminated with an award ceremony to facilitate the hard work and success of its channel partners for the past year at the Burj AL Arab Hotel in Dubai on May 2. The India Partners who have been awarded for their hard work were Frontier Business Systems, HCL Infosystems and MSV Tech in the categories of Most Active Partner, Most Valued Tier I Partner and Most Active Sub-Distributor of the Year respectively. Ajay Singh Chuahan, CEO, Comguard and group CEO Spectrum group  said, "We express our gratitude to all our channel partners, whose effort and support has led us to become one of the major forces in the distribution business in the region."