VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adding sparkle to festive mood in India,  Vodafone  has announced a massive 80% price-cut in charges for its Mobile Internet customers across the country. This rate would be applicable from November 1, 2013 for all pre-paid and post-paid customers on 2G on a "Pay-as-you- Go" basis. The rate cut from 10p/10KB to 2p/10KB will make the Internet more affordable for customers who use mobile internet in a limited way. These new PAYG rates, which are the same for both 2G and 3G, are the lowest in the market, making them extremely attractive for all customers across the country. Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India , said, “This 80% reduction in Mobile Internet charges for customers using 2G is an important step in our strategy to drive mobile internet and we are confident that this move will facilitate in faster adoption and better usage.” As part of its strategy to democratize data, Vodafone has

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Elxsi  and  Algotochip  have announced their partnership to provide rapid SoC solutions and services targeted at OEMs and custom chip makers. The companies' first collaboration is to develop digital chips and IP blocks that can support next-generation video services embedded with the latest 4K HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) technology. This leverages Tata Elxsi’s HEVC Ultra HD (4K) software that has been licensed to multiple customers. The IP blocks and services are targeted for an array of proliferating smart CE devices such as smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and media players, amongst others. “Semiconductor companies will benefit from early access to emerging technologies such as HEVC as IP blocks using Algotochip BlueboxTM tools that enable rapid design of optimal solutions, including hardware and software,” said  Satish Padmanabhan, CTO, Algotochip. Nitin Pai, Vice- President - Mark

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Norton by Symantec  has announced yet another exciting offer for its channel partners. As per the latest update, the company has announced the launch of " Norton Maha Rewards ", a national programme especially conceptualized for channel partners across India to kick-start the festive season. The Maha Rewards  offer entitles any Channel Partner (after registering on the Norton Champs programme) to win incredible rewards on the purchase of Norton Consumer Retail Products. Channel partners, during the programme period, can purchase products from any of the two Norton Authorized Distributors (Fortune Marketing and Rashi Peripherals) and Norton Premier Partners across the country. This offer is valid for purchases made during the period of October 7, 2013 till May 28, 2014. However, only channel partners who achieve 50 per cent of the slab before December 31, 2013 will be eligible for the “Maha Rewards” offer.......

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MAIT - KPMG has reportedly released a report titled -"Indian Marketplace - IT the Unrealized Potential".  The report suggests that the Indian IT hardware industry can look forward to making a substantial impact by taking some of the steps such as bringing down the hardware cost by 43% with the help of the Government subsidies, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a PC and broadband solution (currently estimated to be ~INR15,650 per annum), providing income tax exemption to individuals against PC purchase, and promote purchase of PCs amongst specific segments like students and less than INR5-lakh income households, among other steps.   The report estimates that in FY 2014-18, there could be an increase in sales of desktops and notebooks from 6 per cent to 18 per cent CAGR contributing additional GDP of INR66,300 crore, taxes of INR25,000 crore and generate new employment for 1,11,600 people. However, if

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   While the festivals and holidays are around the corner,  Jabra  has announced the launch of its new  ultra-portable Solemate mini speakers  in the market. Jabra Solemate Mini comes with the front-facing speakers with super bass response giving the players choice to play, both in wired and wireless mode. With a long playback time and battery life of up to 8 hours, the Solemate Mini Speakers can be easily paired using Bluetooth or NFC and wirelessly controlled from across the room. Solemate Mini is available in bold range of colours such as red, yellow blue and black. The product will soon be launching in India at Rs.4,999/-........ See More