VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   iGATE Corporation(NASDAQ:IGTE)  has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with  Associated Banc-Corp  to set up and establish a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) and provide quality assurance (QA) testing services for the IT applications portfolio. Under the agreement, this TCOE will perform testing services for all applications in the areas pertaining to Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Private Client Services and Shared Services. As a part of the TCOE, iGATE will drive efficiencies by standardizing and centralizing the testing function through the introduction of proprietary tools and solutions resulting in year-on-year efficiency improvement. Manish Sharma, AVP -  Banking, iGATE,  stated, "With this Testing Center of Excellence, iGATE will perform end-to-end testing for the bank's entire gamut of IT applications. The Testing COE framework is application and service line agnostic, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM  has made an announcement that the leading universities across India are using its technologies to improve the quality of the education process, introduce new curricula and prepare their students for jobs in the future. IBM has played a pivotal role in providing innovative technology solutions to the  Indian education sector . Tobby Kakkamthottil, Midmarket and Inside Sales Leader, IBM India/South Asia , stated, "With education being high on the public agenda, and with students, professors and the society calling out for new ideas and solutions for better and new skills, the agreement between IBM and these leading universities in India, recognizes the increasing relevance of smarter computing as an approach to IT. IBM's smarter computing approach helps clients address increasingly more sophisticated workloads and applications, efficiently. It enables organizations of any size -  from midmarket clients to large...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lava International has unveiled a budget smartphone from its Iris series named "Iris 506q". It is powered by 1.2 Ghz quad-core processor and the latest Android 4.2 (jelly bean) operating system which can enable enhanced multi-tasking and connectivity. The handset is 3G enabled, has Bluetooth (v3.0) & Wi-Fi connectivity and also features Light, Proximity, Magnification and G sensor. It also supports localized services including Navigation powered by GPS/A-GPS. It sports a 5MP camera (rear auto-focus with in-built flash) that provides multiple camera options including panorama mode, smile detection to capture stunning photographs and a 0.3MP front camera for 3G video calling The Iris 506q with its 5-inch QHD IPS screen supports expandable memory of up to 32GB and it has a battery life of 2000mAh. It is FOTA upgradable which helps to update the handset's software "over the air", without connection ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As part of its strategic move to help developers and IT professionals chart their career path and prepare to make their mark in the apps landscape, Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) , along with 23 learning solution partners like NIIT, Aptech and IT-Networkz, are hosting the "Power Your Future" initiative across the country. More than 45,000 developers and IT professionals are participating in a simultaneous orientation session across 1,000 locations, aimed at helping them chart their career path.  This initiative is projected to also provide direction to hone their skills to build apps for the global marketplace. "Microsoft is committed to helping every individual realize their full potential. This initiative will help developers and IT professionals across the country prepare for modern app development scenarios," commented Pratima Amonkar, Director - Strategic Audience Marketing, Microsoft Corporation India . T...