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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  has announced Z87-Deluxe/Quad, the first motherboard in the world with Thunderbolt 2 technology certified by Intel. Based on the new Intel Z87 chipset and ready for the latest fourth- generation Intel Core processors, the ASUS Z87-Deluxe/Quad ATX motherboard has two Thunderbolt 2 ports for connecting up to 12 devices at once. Each port has up to 20Gbit/s transfer rate and is backwardly compatible with Thunderbolt 1. Z87-DELUXE/QUAD  has been subjected to tremendous compatibility, BIOS validation, video/audio and other tests to verify its quality and design. Being the world’s first certified motherboard for Thunderbolt 2 technology also means setting the standard for all of the upcoming products, which is something that ASUS has always done, said  Joe Hsieh, ASUS Corporate Vice-President & General Manager  of the Motherboard and Desktop System Business Unit. Thunderbolt 2 supports daisy-chained connections with up to

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kobian  has reportedly announced the launch of its first  Dual-Core 7in Tablet - mTAB Star . Powered with the latest MediaTek chipset and Cortex A9 Dual-Core processor, mTAB Star performs at topnotch level. Enjoy lighting fast uploads and downloads with the inbuilt 3G feature. Powered with Android 4.1, the tablet is built in with 4GB storage expandable to 32GB, SGX531 3D engine, v2.1 Bluetooth support. Video calls and capturing memories and videos get easier with the Dual Camera and the special featured flash for the best picture shoots. Immerse in endless reading, social networking and internet surfing with in-built Wi-Fi module and call anyone, anytime through 3G SIM facility. Sushmita Das, Country Manager - India, Kobian Pte Ltd , said, "mTAB Star will compete and stand strong as the ultimate choice for purchase this festive season across the consumers for its lightweight and advanced features at an attractive cost.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP Asia Pacific(NYSE:SAP)  and Japan has reportedly announced that SAP Labs India has won the CMO Asia’s “ Best Organization for Women Talent Development ” award across Asia for its contribution to the empowerment of women in the industry. The award specifically recognizes the efforts undertaken at SAP Labs India to engage women successfully and have cheered and supported the development of women professionally. CMO Asia is a peer networking body dedicated to knowledge exchange through leadership and networking amongst decision-makers across industry segments.  CMO Asia’s recognition validates our commitment to the empowerment of our women employees. At SAP, there is a strong emphasis to nurture and inspire young women employees to develop their skills, abilities and career, which has resulted in a significant growth of women leaders, said  Bhuvaneswar Naik, Vice-President Human Resources, SAP India . Women constitute a sizabl

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Canon India  has appointed Andrew Koh as Senior Director of the brand’s Imaging Communication Products (ICP) business effective August 2013. Koh is based in New Delhi and operates out of Canon India’s headquarters located in the National Capital Region (NCR). In his new role as the Senior Director of the ICP business in India, Koh would be responsible to steer Canon’s positioning as leaders in Digital photography and help grow the pie for Digital SLR category. Congratulating Koh on his new role,  Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India , said, “Andrew has joined us at the time when it is a challenging year, particularly in the photography domain. There are a lot of opportunities to be explored. India is a young country and our youth are exhibiting growing intent in high-quality photography. Andrew’s addition to team India is a strategic decision to drive long-term growth for the company and specifically for the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It seems the depreciating value of the Rupee is taking a toll on the prices of IT products. As per the latest report,  LG Electronics India Private Limited (LGEIL)  has announced a marginal increase in the prices of its IT products. Sanjoy Bhattacharya, IT Sales Head, LG India , said, "The increase in the prices of our IT products is the the macroeconomic situations that are beyond our control. This price hike was necessitated due to the ongoing rupee depreciation. An increase of Rs.500 to Rs.1,500 would be applicable on all the monitor models, and Rs.100 on optical drives. We have tried to absorb the maximum cost to minimize the price increase and provide our customers with the best in class products." The price increase across all the IT products would come with immediate effect....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   RAPOO  has reportedly conducted its first partners' meet in Mumbai recently. The meet attracted 250+ partners in and around the Mumbai. RAPOO global heads addressed the partners. RAPOO provided a platform to the ITDA members who officially launched their logo at the event. RAPOO announced the lucky draw winners for " RAPOO Malamaal Offer ", conducted between July 5 & 16, 2013 and also "RAPOO Bumper Offer", which was an on-the-spot lucky draw for all the attendees. Oliver Shi, APAC General Manager, RAPOO , highlighted the global business of RAPOO and introduced a vast range of RAPOO products to the partner community. He assured full support from RAPOO to all the partners despite the volumes they would commit to move in the market. Oliver introduced upcoming products and his plans to develop a strong after-sales support system to assist the partners. He also communicated briefly on his plans for the big la

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Juniper Networks(NYSE:JNPR)  has made an official announcement that it has expanded its partnership with  VMware  to deliver a broad range of solutions for unifying virtual and physical networks within a virtualized data center environment. These solutions, which will include VMware NSX L2 Gateway integration and VXLAN routing capabilities across access, aggregation, core and edge tiers of the data center network, will offer enterprise customers seamless management of workflows across virtualized and non-virtualized systems. Juniper Networks' VXLAN routing and gateway capabilities enable both intra- and inter-data center solutions and accelerate the transition to software-defined networking (SDN). "Network virtualization is rapidly transforming virtual data centers today, and as enterprises seek to simplify IT by accelerating their use of private and hybrid cloud environments, physical and virtual networks must be viewed and

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IDC  has recently named  HP India(NYSE:HPQ)  as #1 vendor of PC (for a third successive quarter) and for Printers yet again. HP has reinforced its technology leadership in India through its superior lineup of innovative, new PC and printing products and offering best-in-class services. "In terms of vendor share, HP recorded its highest-ever quarterly market share with an astounding 34.1% share, accounting for one-third of the India PC market for Q2 2013," said  Kiran Kumar, Research Manager, IDC India . "Though the enterprise PC business was primarily driven by the single-largest notebook deal in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the vendor also led the consumer PC business in India with their well-established channel network and incentive programmes tied with their effective pricing strategies," adds Kiran. "The IT marketplace is transforming rapidly, and technology companies are challenged to deliver inno