VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intex Technologies has announced the launch of its first ever dual functionality smartphone, Aqua QWERTY .A unique feature of the phone is its combination of a touch-sensitive screen and a user-friendly Qwerty interface, aimed at offering users more choices in the way they use their smartphones. This ergonomically designed smartphone is equipped with a 3.5 HVGA display touch screen that makes navigating an easier task for users. Commenting on the launch Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head- Mobile, Intex said “Intex has always been at the forefront in bringing innovative products to its customers. Aqua Qwerty is one such product which offers the convenience of both touch and type features for users who are Qwerty lovers but wish to explore the touch experience at the same time.We have stepped into the qwerty keypad smartphone segment after a lot of market research, and we believe that the Aqua Qwerty w...

Canon reaching every nook and corner in India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As per the latest report, Canon(NYSE:CAJ) has launched its 110th Canon Image Square in Jaipur. The company plans to expand its retail business by setting up exclusive CIS outlets to engage with customers and tap potential customers. Canon currently has 110 Canon Image Square (CIS) stores across India and plans to reach the target of 300 stores by the end of the year 2015. The store in Jaipur is equipped with advanced technology and facilities to cater to the growing base of Canon consumers in the State. The brand has developed robust plans including aggressive marketing strategy, new product launches and attractive pricing. In line with its commitment to promote photography culture in India, Canon has recently introduced an all-new DSLR EOS 1200D in its much-acclaimed EOS range. Canon’s new ad campaign "Everyone can with a Canon" around EOS 1200D aims to target women and family and would like people to captu...

SAP continuously gaining momentum in APAC and Japan

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With the increasing trend of cloud, mobile, social and big data for driving business and technology in new ways, SAP AG(NYSE:SAP) is continuously gaining momentum in Asia-Pacific Japan. Customers, especially in emerging markets, see the benefits of replacing legacy systems with new, transformative solutions that can help their business run better, be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction. “We are seeing customers adopting SAP solutions to run their business faster, smarter and simpler, especially in emerging markets. Now with SAP’s cloud offerings, customers can extend their existing infrastructure to develop new ways to drive information and insights and gain a competitive advantage in a more efficient new way,” said Adaire Fox-Martin, President, SAP APJ . As a testament to the company’s strength in delivering solutions with transformative power for entire industries, SAP saw double-digit growth ...

Finally, Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia's assets

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced to the effect that it has completed its acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services business . The acquisition has been approved by the Nokia shareholders and by the governmental regulatory agencies around the world. The completion of the acquisition marks the first step in bringing these two organizations together as one team. "Today, we welcome the Nokia Devices and Services business to our family. The mobile capabilities and assets they bring will advance our transformation. Together with our partners, we remain focussed on delivering innovation more rapidly in our mobile-first, cloud-first world," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella . As part of the transaction, Microsoft will honour all existing Nokia customer warranties for existing devices, beginning April 25, 2014. Microsoft will continue to deliver new value and opportunity, and it will work closely with a range o...

Akamai reveals "State of the Internet" Report

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Akamai Technologies has released its Fourth Quarter, 2013 State of the Internet Report . Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as network connectivity and connection speeds, attack traffic, broadband trends and availability, and IPv6 adoption. It also includes measurements of page load times using Akamai’s real user monitoring (RUM) capabilities, and provides insights on Akamai traffic activity related to Internet disruptions in Syria, Suriname, Guyana, Libya and Cuba. The global average connection speed continued to improve, with a quarterly increase of 5.5%, reaching 3.8 Mbps. Despite this improvement, half of the countries/regions listed among the top 10 in global average connection speeds - including the top four countries/regions - actually saw nominal declines quarter-over-quarter, ranging from a loss of 0.7% in the Netherlands to a...

Pitney Bowes Partners with INRIX

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Pitney(NYSE:PBI) has entered into a multi-year partnership with INRIX to deliver advanced Location Intelligence solutions through the company's traffic intelligence platform. By integrating location capabilities with traffic analysis, INRIX and Pitney Bowes will enhance the driving experience of today’s connected drivers. By delivering this information through INRIX’s mobile app, users are empowered to make better location-based decisions in real time. "Pitney Bowes’ location intelligence solutions can add compelling new capabilities to the existing products of mobile-oriented companies such as INRIX. Our products help unearth non-obvious relationships between specific locations to improve the customer experience and drive loyalty," said James Buckley, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Location Intelligence, Pitney Bowes . Pitney Bowes Location Intelligence solutions merge organi...

Redington to distribute Dell's Enterprise Products

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell(NASDAQ:DELL) has made an official announcement regarding its partnership with Redington for the distribution of its enterprise products. The partnership will aim at strengthening Dell’s distribution business strategy launched last month in the Indian market. The Dell-Redington partnership is established on national distribution framework and will enable smooth availability of Dell enterprise solutions in 33 Indian cities. The enterprise solutions available through Redington are Dell’s server and storage products. S. Sridhar, Director & General Manager, Enterprise Solutions Group, Dell India , commented, "Our Enterprise solutions have been well received by our customers because of the evident value of open architecture and flexibility of Dell solutions. In order to meet the demand for our solutions, we need to ensure they are available anytime, anywhere for our customers. Dell has been working very closely wi...

Nokia makes Asha touch phones more user friendly

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bringing new functionality and improvements to its Asha range of devices, Nokia has rolled out a new software update, platform 1.4, for its Asha touchscreen phones. The new firmware offers several improved features such as MixRadio (an enhanced music application), a better camera, OneDrive access and a more social and updated Fastlane. The update is available for Asha 230 , Asha 500, Asha 501 , Asha 502 and Asha 503. The latest Asha software update brings Nokia's MixRadio, the free and personalized music streaming service. For those without access to data connection on the move, Nokia MixRadio will even allow users to listen to music offline. Nokia MixRadio is available on Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 devices. Nokia is also offering 7GB of free storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive and it is possible to automatically or manually transfer digital content to the cloud directly from the phone. The software updat...

India sees 54% of total phishing volume in APAC in 2013, says RSA report

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE RSA, the security division of EMC has revealed the Fraud report 2013 . As per the report, India has emerged as the top nation in the APAC region in terms of phishing attack by volume closely followed by Australia and China. The estimated loss in India from phishing attacks stood at $225 million. Globally, the loss due to phishing attack was close-to $5.9 billion which is significantly higher than $1.5 billion loss in 2012. The total number of phishing attacks in 2013 stood at 448,126 as against 445,004 in the previous year. Phishing Increase year-on-year from 2010 to 2013 The overall trend in the attack number showed a significant rise in volume through the year, reaching an all-time high in Q4 2013 (1,41,254). Phishing growth by Quarter 2012/2013 The report further reveals that the phishing volumes will not drop considerably, though we may see a slight decline. The decline will be mainly due to growin...

Cyberoam witnesses over 50% revenue growth over 2012-13

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As per the latest update, Cyberoam has revealed the results and growth achievements for FY2013 . Besides achieving sequential growth for the fourth quarter ending March 31, 2013, the company successfully achieved growth targets set for enterprise and large customers, with enterprise business contributing to over 20% of the total business. The company’s concerted efforts to break in emerging growth markets coupled with an expanded portfolio of network security solutions and a series of partner and channel-focussed initiatives resulted in Cyberoam registering an impressive 50-per cent growth over FY2012. "We continued to execute on Cyberoam’s growth plan and successfully expanded presence among enterprise and large customers, making important gains with unique security offerings and differentiated approach on channel and customer empowerment. We also maintained our commitment towards tier 2-3 partners and entrenched...

Micromax begins smartphone manufacturing in India

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As per the latest update, the domestic mobile device company Micromax has started manufacturing handsets in India. Going by the reports, Micromax will make handsets at its Rudraprayag facility in Uttarakhand . According to a spokesperson from Micromax, “Micromax has a manufacturing plant in Rudraprayag where it manufactures LED and tablets. The company started manufacturing mobile phones a couple of months back. Micromax is already producing all the tablets that are being sold in India at this facility. However, production of mobile phones is at the initial stage presently.” As per the 2013 market research report firm IDC , Micromax had 13-per cent market share in the total mobile phone segment and 16 per cent in the smartphone market in the last quarter...... See More

Canon launches a slew of PIXMA inkjet printers

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With an aim to enhance appeal of inkjet printers for students, Canon(NYSE:CAJ) has introduced 9 new inkjet printers. The new lineup includes PIXMA Ink Efficient E400 & E560 , Business AIO PIXMA MX 477 & MX 537 , Photo AIO PIXMA MG 5570, Compact Single Function PIXMA iP 2870, Business A3+ Single Function PIXMA iX6770 & iX6870 & Photo A3+ Single Function PIXMA iP 8770. Canon has also rolled out a brand new marketing campaign titled "Super Student" to build thrust for its new PIXMA range of printers. The campaign focusses on the star product PIXMA E400 and talks about how this product enables every student to bring out the best in him/ her. Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India , said, “In total, we are launching 9 new inkjet printers some of which are meant for business users, CAD users and professional photographers.” The new PIXMA Ink Efficient E560 and E400...

Micromax expands Canvas portfolio with Doodle 3

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reinforcing its Canvas series of smartphones, Micromax has unveiled its new smartphone - the Canvas Doodle 3 , offering a larger canvas to communicate with your friends, family and colleagues. The Canvas Doodle 3 is packed with entertainment on the go with applications like BigFlix offering unlimited movies to users for 6 months. Shubhodip Pal, CMO, Micromax , said, "At Micromax, we have always aimed to offer something new and different with every product launch with affordable innovation being our core DNA. The Canvas Doodle 3 further reinforces our commitment to empower our consumers with larger screen to help them express their imagination in a more creative way like never before. This is complemented by an entire ecosystem of applications." Canvas Doodle 3 comes with a 6-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) . Powered by a 1.3GHz dual core processor, the smartphone promises sea...

Freescale revolutionizes display-centric, real-time embedded processing

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To meet the demands of increasingly discerning end-users, system designers need processors with the performance to run rich user interfaces without sacrificing real-time responsiveness or power efficiency, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the industry’s first applications processor to integrate an ARM Cortex-A9 processor and an ARM Cortex-M4 processor in a single chip design. This design enables enhanced flexibility, performance and low-power functionality for the company’s flagship i.MX 6 applications processor family. “Freescale has leveraged its experience and deep understanding of microcontrollers, microprocessors and heterogeneous SoC design to deliver yet another industry first,” said Rajeev Kumar, Worldwide Director of Marketing and Business Development for Freescale’s MCU business. Freescale’s i.MX 6 series of applications processors is growing quickly, particularly in the...

Dell secures critical business data, devices with new solution

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell(NASDAQ:DELL) has showcased new security services and solutions that further expand its security portfolio at the Dell Enterprise Forum customer and partner event. With the new offerings, businesses can defend all technology touch points to better safeguard the corporate network, critical data and devices while enabling employee productivity and confidently protecting the mobile workforce. As security threats continue to evolve and multiply, organizations are struggling to both keep pace with major technology trends such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) , cloud and mobility, and defend their perimeter. The frequency of attacks is expanding at an alarming rate globally. In fact, Dell prevented 1.06 trillion intrusion events in 249 countries in the past year alone. A Dell global security survey released in February found that 74 per cent of global respondents had experienced a security breach in the past year, bu...

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