VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Consumers in India are leading the demand for mobile commerce services, with 97% of consumers asking for more mobile interactions with banks, telcos, retailers, utilities and other businesses.  SAP AG(NYSE:SAP)  has announced the study findings for India which indicate an impressive traction of mobile commerce in the country with 80% of the population making parallel usage of the mobile phones other than just calls and text messages. The study has found that India scores high in using mobile for banking transactions when compared to other countries in the world. As per the statistics, excluding voice messages, most of the mobile owners turn to their mobile phones for bill payments (78%), bank transactions (72%) and for setting up a new account (74%). “The dynamic nature of business as well as the freedom to operate from different parts of the world and at odd times has created a need for mobile commerce becomin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With a view to better protecting businesses with a range of complementary IT security solutions that seamlessly integrate with ESET products, the company has reportedly launched the  ESET Technology Alliance  - an integration partnership. All members of the ESET Technology Alliance are strategically selected companies that specialize in a specific IT security area which complement the ESET product portfolio. The program's partners are carefully vetted against a set of established criteria to extend "best-in-class" business protection across IT environments. The first entrant into the ESET Technology Alliance is DESlock, an encryption software company.  Ignacio Sbampato, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, ESET , said, "At ESET, protection of our customers, their data, and business infrastructure always comes first. We chose DESlock as the first strategic member of ESET Technology Alliance because of its stro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The exploding volume of data that organizations today must manage, presents new security challenges as they try to predict, locate and disrupt cyber threats. Therefore, to disrupt the life cycle of a cyber-attack and improve the overall effectiveness of security operation teams,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has introduced new and enhanced ArcSight Portfolio . These solutions have been developed through accelerated big data analytics and real-time, application-level threat detection. Ranndeep Singh Chonker, Country Manager, HP Enterprise Security Products, India , said, “The newly expanded HP ArcSight portfolio delivers solutions that help security teams and SOCs prioritize risk, automate application-level threat detection and streamline security management to reduce exposure and increase effectiveness of protecting valuable data from internal and external theft.”  The new HP ArcSight Application View solution gives security o...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Now, Seagate officially owns Samsung's hard drive business. As per the latest information,  Seagate Technology(NASDAQ:STX)  has announced a private share redemption transaction with  Samsung Electronics Co. , Ltd  by way of 32.7 million ordinary shares, representing approximately 9% of Seagate’s shares outstanding as of the end of the fiscal first quarter 2014. “We are pleased that Samsung intends to continue to be a long-term strategic shareholder and valued business partner with Seagate. Our success with the Samsung hard disk drive products that we acquired has exceeded our expectations and we are very encouraged with our joint product development for enterprise solid-state drives. We look forward to continuing to benefit from Dr Jeong’s counsel and guidance as part of our Board of Directors and we are very optimistic about the future of our flash technology partnership,” said  Steve Luczo, Seagate...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Extending its acclaimed Desire series in India,  HTC  has launched the  HTC Desire 500 . A powerful mid-range model featuring a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, HTC Blinkfeed and Video Highlights, which collates your images into a 30-second themed video reel, the HTC Desire 500 is designed for those who demand a superior mobile experience at an affordable price. “The Desire range has become renowned for bringing a premium mobile experience to the mass market. This particular model, the Desire 500, is no different. It is perfect for people who are always-on-the-go, it enables powerful multitasking and live-streaming of important and interesting information, and it boasts an excellent camera and that bring your important moments to life,” said  Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head, HTC India. The HTC Desire 500 brings HTC’s acclaimed BlinkFeed to the Desire range. Transforming the home screen into a customisable stre...