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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In a first-of-its-kind move to offer its subscribers the best in calling tariffs,  Videocon Mobile Services  has introduced a special US and Canada ILD (International Long Distance) Pack. This never before voucher is available for both new and existing subscribers and offers the lowest calling rates to the US and Canada across the industry. This voucher offers free ILD calls to US and Canada at an effective price of less than 10P/minute, which is a discount of 98% on the rack rate of Rs 6.40 per min. The brand has made international calling even cheaper than local calls. This pack will offer the subscribers of Videocon Mobile Services 1,000 minutes of calls to the USA and Canada at a nominal price of Rs.105 for existing customer and Rs.135 for new acquisitions, validity of the pack being four weeks. Arvind Bali, Director & CEO, Videocon Telecommunications Ltd , said, Videocon Mobile Services is engaged in bringing the best

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to simplify IPsec VPN access for Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X users, WatchGuard Technologies  has announced a new partnership with  NCP Engineering . NCP's best-of-breed remote access VPN technology is available in a new WatchGuard IPSec Mobile VPN client for the XTM family of unified threat management appliances. The solution reduces administrator set-up and gives end-users one click VPN access. The new IPSec Mobile VPN client delivers key features including support for two factor authentication, pre login to Windows domains, FIPS 140 2 conformant IPsec algorithms, and a secure personal firewall. The addition of  NCP's universal IPsec VPN client to WatchGuard's VPN solution  means that, regardless of enterprises' mobile devices, operating system requirements or networking infrastructure, customers can quickly and easily meet the remote access demands of their employees. NCP is a leader in secure remo

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Continuing with its focus to foster innovation amongst users,  GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co.  has announced its latest range of 8 series motherboards based on the new Intel H81 Chipset (PCH) supporting the latest fourth-generation Intel Core processors. GIGABYTE Intel H81 series motherboards include ATX and Micro-ATX models, bringing together a blend of features and technologies that offer the absolute best in terms of quality, durability and overall lifespan. GIGABYTE H81 series motherboards  stand out from the competition with signature features that guarantee the utmost in both performance and reliability. High-quality components for key areas of the motherboard are joined by an updated and improved UEFI DualBIOS which offers a customizable, full HD BIOS environment, plus the new GIGABYTE App Center, which combines key GIGABYTE applications in a simple, unified interface. GIGABYTE H81 series motherboards also provide additional USB

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Comviva  has reportedly extended its partnership with  Vantrix , a pioneer in mobile video optimization and delivery solutions. Through this extended association, Mahindra Comviva will effectively manage, optimize and monetize the explosive growth of video traffic that service providers are experiencing in their markets. With this partnership,  Vantrix's advanced video optimization solution , Bandwidth Optimizer, will be integrated with Mahindra Comviva's Mobile Data Platform (MDP), which is targeted at addressing the broadband traffic and specifically Video Traffic for Policy Management, Optimization and Monetization (MOM). This integrated solution will enable service providers to manage, optimize and monetize their mobile broadband video traffic while offering their subscribers a high performance and rich media experience, leading to increased data adoption and reduced network congestion. Madan G. Onkar, Vice-Pre

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hexaware Technologies Limited  has announced that affiliates of  Baring Private Equity Asia ("Baring Asia")  have signed definitive agreements to purchase approximately 125 million Hexaware shares, from Promoter Entities, led by Atul Nishar (which holds 27.7% of currently outstanding share capital), and GA Global Investments Ltd (which holds 14.1% of currently outstanding share capital), an affiliate of General Atlantic ("GA"), in aggregate representing 41.8% shareholding in Hexaware. Under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, Baring Asia will pay the Promoter Entities and GA a price of INR126 or INR135 per share aggregating INR1,575–1,687 crore (approximately $242–260 million based on INR/USD rate of 65), with the higher price of INR135 per share being payable on Baring Asia reaching 50% or above aggregate shareholding in Hexaware in the transaction. Atul Nishar, Chairman, Hexaware , said, "Since I f

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new  HP Converged Storage innovations  that enable customers to maximize the return on investment (RoI) of their virtual infrastructure by lowering costs while increasing agility and capacity utilization with Data Tiering. Extending its six-year leadership in software-defined storage, HP has announced new  HP StoreVirtual Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA)  software functionality. These new features include automated sub-LUN (logical unit number) storage tiering and increased VMware and Microsoft integration to improve efficiency and performance. New licensing options provide deployment flexibility to support current workload requirements and future growth needs. HP also introduced two software plug-ins for  HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage , one for use with VMware, and the other for use with SAP. These plug-ins help customers simplify management of complex application deployments. "To reduce data cent

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IDC  has reportedly revealed the PC shipment report for Q2 2013. The report says that the overall India  PC shipments for Q2 2013  stood at 3.53 million units, i.e. a substantial year-on-year growth of 24.0% over Q2 2012 and a quarter-on-quarter surge of about 30.2% over Q1 2013. According to  Kiran Kumar, Research Manager , "State-led manifesto-driven spending on notebooks steered commercial investments in the Indian PC market in Q2 2013. Special projects currently being executed in states like UP, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu accounted for roughly one-third of the total PC market size in Q2. However, the organic demand for PCs in India outside special projects has weakened, which remains a cause of concern for PC vendors.Further, rupee slide derailed enterprise spending, as the investment decisions remained seemingly delayed across most of the verticals." On the other hand, the consumer market in Q2 witnessed a marginal

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   CyberPower  has unveiled its full range of products and channel schemes in the Capital along with plans to step further in the Indian market while creating a better completed local service network. Established in 1997, the Taiwan-based CyberPower has been committed to providing products and services with reliability, quality and value. Till today, CyberPower has successfully expanded its business coverage to over 50 countries and established 10 subsidiaries worldwide including the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Taiwan, and now India. "CyberPower has been very active in the US and other nations for years. Our leading position is beyond question but we do not stop here. Coming to India is another exciting moments of our history. Our confidence toward this market was strongly supported by not only our comprehensive product lines but our fast response ability. With our worldwide

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It seems  Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY)  is determined to achieve sustainable leadership position and strengthen its footing in the Indian soil. In an attempt to further increase their market share and reach out to their target audience, Lenovo is aggressively focussing on building its channel and retail base. Partners are Lenovo's primary route to market and partner profitability is the key focus area for Lenovo.  To fortify the existing relationships and build new associations, Lenovo has recently held SMB National Business Partner meet in Jaipur, Rajasthan where 60 dealers from all over the country have participated. The objective of this meet was to instill confidence amongst their SMB Business Partners and have them meet the Lenovo Leadership team to understand the company's India Focus and business priorities. The theme of the meet was "Winspiration". The theme was crafted keeping in mind the aim to wi