VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has announced that it has appointed  Murli Mohan as the new General Manager  for its Software business in India. In his new role, Murli will be responsible for leading the Software portfolio and driving growth for Dell’s India market. He will focus on the areas of Sales, Operations and Marketing that are relevant to Dell’s Emerging Software business in India. Alok Ohrie, President & Managing Director, Dell India , said, Murli’s deep understanding of the India market coupled with his track record in building high-performance sales and business operations teams in complex business environments will clearly create the right platform for growth in our India business. Murli comes to Dell with over 18 years of strong, cross-functional experience in the Indian software industry. Prior to this appointment, Murli led software business environments like IBM and Wipro. He has been an integral part of the IBM India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to ensure support to both customers and channel partners,  GIGABYTE Technology (India)  has moved its Toll-Free Helpline Number (1800-22-0966) in-house. As a result, the company has removed its previous helpline number which was outsourced to its national service partner, Accel Frontline. This in-house Toll-Free number is operational from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday, with the exception of national and public holidays. It is open to any kind of pre-sales and post-sales queries regarding  GIGABYTE motherboards , including service and technical support. Sunil Grewal, Sales Director -  India, GIGABYTE Technology , said, "We are excited to launch this initiative in today's time when an increasing number of end-users, and even channel partners prefer direct interaction with vendor companies before deciding on their course of action, or taking a final decision. By moving our toll-free number in-house, we get an

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Vodafone  has announced its tie-up with eBook and eMagazine application, Rockstand to improvise the digital reading industry of the country. This partnership will help Rockstand to reach out to millions of users across the country and will include hassle-free payment through Vodafone. With this development, there will be exclusive subscription option for Vodafone users where they can purchase books and magazines at Rs.7 per day. Praveen Rajpal, CEO, Rockstand Digital , said, "Rockstand"s tie-up with Vodafone will further strengthen our relationship with them as well as with our users. We are receiving wonderful reviews for our application and recently we have crossed a mark of 50,000 downloads, which shows the growing popularity of Digital reading in India. With Vodafone support, we will be reaching to urban as well as rural areas of the country on a strong network. We are sure this association will bear rich dividends for

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to expand its customer experience portfolio further in the network domain to manage customer experience across both networks and IT, Amdocs(NYSE:DOX)  has announced signing a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Actix for approximately $120 million in cash , subject to customary closing conditions. This acquisition expands Amdocs' customer experience portfolio further in the network domain to manage customer experience across both networks and IT. The Boards of Directors of Actix and Amdocs have approved the transaction which is expected to be completed by the end of September. With the acquisition of Actix, the leading independent software provider of mobile network optimization solutions, Amdocs will be expanding its CES (Customer Experience Systems) portfolio with geo-located network data that will drive a variety of optimization use cases. Rebecca Prudhomme, Vice-President of Product and Solutions

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Post the success of its Aqua smartphone series, the brand ambassador for  Intex mobiles ,  Farhan Akhtar , has launched the next-generation  FHD smartphone - Aqua i7 . With this launch, the company aims to enhance its presence in the metros and claimed that it is targeting increased revenue by 400% from the mobile division. Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Senior GM - Mobility Division, Intex Technologies (I) , said, "After an overwhelming response to Aqua i5, we are excited to launch our flagship offering Aqua i7. Intex takes pride in consistently introducing quality and performance-oriented products for its consumers. With the launch of Aqua i7, we are foraying into the premium handsets segment and are confident of providing the best user experience to consumers who are looking for a device with pleasing aesthetics designed to offer power-packed performance." Equipped with OGS (One Glass Solution) display technology and Corni