VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to strengthen its global footprint and reinforce its position in Europe,  Infosys BPO(NYSE:INFY)  has announced the opening of a new delivery center in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Infosys BPO will leverage the new center to deliver critical business processes such as finance and accounting and other high value services for its global clients, and provide end-to-end outsourcing services in Dutch, English, French and German. Gautam Thakkar, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys BPO  said, The new center will serve as a regional hub for Infosys BPO. It strengthens our ability to cater to client needs across functions, languages and time zones quickly and with greater flexibility. The availability of a talented workforce and a positive environment fostered by the government makes the Netherlands an attractive destination for us. Our team in Eindhoven will play a key role to accelerate innovat...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update, it has been revealed that industry veteran Anand Naik has quit  Symantec . He was Managing Director of Symantec for India & SAARC since April 2012.  Naik joined Symantec in 2006 executing various roles at the company with success starting from pre-sales engineer, Director (west) – technology to Director-technology sales for India and SAARC. Before he joined Symantec, he was head of GSA Team at IBM from 2004 to 2006 before his stint for four years at EITA; Sun MicroSystems.  A spokesperson from Symantec India said,  “Anand Naik, Managing Director, Sales, Symantec in India  has left Symantec on Nov 01, 2013 to pursue entrepreneurial aspirations. We would like to thank Anand for his contributions to Symantec and wish him good luck for the future.” He started his career in 1993 as Service Manager- All India for Bradma of India for three years before he moved to Siemens Nixdor...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the test conducted by Dennis Technology Labs,  Kaspersky Lab  has announced that its security solution for home users, Internet Security has scored higher than any of the other eight products participating in the Home Anti-Virus Protection test in Q3 2013. Kaspersky Lab’s product earned the AAA rating, with a total of 1040 points  just eight points shy of the total possible maximum. In the Protection Ratings scenario, in which the effectiveness of a product’s anti-malware protection is measured, Kaspersky Lab’s solution earned 300 points. In the Legitimate Software Ratings test, which shows how security software programs affect the performance of legitimate applications, Kaspersky Internet Security earned 740 points, which is considerably higher than the average result achieved by the other test participants (688). Furthermore, the Kaspersky Lab product did not generate a single false positive. The t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE After a distressful hour of trying to figure out why the screen on his new smart phone freezes frequently,Ajay Verma steps into the mobile retail shop where he always buys his phones. The retailer is also the authorized dealer for the brand, and since the registered service centre is an hour’s drive away, Mr.Vermais hoping that the store’s technician has a quick and reliable fix! The technician fiddles with the phone for a short while and finally breaks thedistressing news. The phone has to be sent to the handset manufacturer since he is unable to diagnose the problem in-store, and the process will take a week’s time. In an age where technology dictates almost every facet of our lives, Mr. Verma cannot imagine surviving a week without his mobile phone which contains all his personal and business contacts and email, and serves as his infotainment buddy on-the-go!  The above scenario will most likely end in one way –the mobile retailer ...