VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE A grand evening marked by the presence of luminaries from the ICT industry, distinguished government dignitariesand who's who of public sector enterprises stood witness to the  12th VARINDIA IT Forum  and the unveiling of the  3rd VARINDIA Brand Book . Built around the theme, 'Broadband for Sustainable Development,' the Forum succeeded in striking the right chord in exploring and discussing new evolving topics around it, thus setting the ball rolling for the evening.  The event started with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp in the presence of the Chief Guest for the evening,  Dr. B. K GAIROLA ,Mission Director,  NeGP, Government of India  and other eminent guests, Shri. Savitur Prasad, Principal Integrated Financial Adviser (Army) - Govt. of India; Mr. Vinit Goenka, National Co-convener, BJP’s Information Technology (IT) Cell; Mr. Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director- MAIT; Mr. Mukul Mathur, Dire...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   63-year-old  Narendra Modi  became  India's 15th Prime Minister . The glittering oath-taking ceremony attended by more than 4,000 guests and held at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan was graced by leaders from the  SAARC nations , top politicians and bureaucrats of the country. Forty-five other members of the Council of Ministers  were also sworn in. Among the senior leaders sworn in the cabinet ranks included former  BJP President Rajnath Singh ,  Sushma Swaraj  and  Arun Jaitley . Top luminaries at the function included names like outgoing  PM Dr Manmohan Singh ,  Mrs Sonia Gandhi ,  Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ,  Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai ,  Nepal PM Sushil Koirala , former Presidents of India  Dr APJ Abdul Kalam  and  Pratibha Patil  and former PM H. D. Deve Gowda . India Inc. bigwigs and industry leaders includin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BlackBerry Limited(NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB)  has unveiled a series of initiatives, codenamed Project Ion, to help businesses easily connect people, devices and machines, and derive value from these connections. The project Ion is a cornerstone of BlackBerry’s vision to offer end-to-end solutions for the Internet of Things. According to Forrester Research, Inc., "New smart products and the systems that connect them will eventually provide users with more personalized experiences. By collecting and combining both personal data and contextual information from the surrounding environment in real time, these products will give individuals experiences that serve them in their immediate moment of need." "As connectivity costs continue to fall and connected technologies become pervasive, a new market is emerging - the Internet of Things. Billions of connections, generating trillions of transactions and exabytes of data daily...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To incorporate the study of SAP solutions into university coursework,  SAP AG(NYSE:SAP)  has announced a cloud-based offering designed specifically for students. The student edition of SAP Learning Hub offers a comprehensive library of electronic content that universities can provide to students for self-study covering close-to 150 SAP solutions. It also includes access to e-learning courses, handbooks and other training materials from the SAP Education organization tailored for students' needs. Through the student edition of SAP Learning Hub, students can prepare for future employment on their chosen career path or prepare for SAP certification exams. This is the latest edition of the new and expanded version of the cloud-based SAP Learning Hub site announced earlier this year.  Universities can purchase access to the student edition of  SAP Learning Hub  on behalf of students who then receive access to th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the  International Data Corporation (IDC) , the overall India PC shipments for Q1 2014 stood at 2.03 million units, representing a year-on-year drop of -25.2% over Q1 2013. The overall India PC market continued to decline in Q1 2014, largely owing to poor end-user demand. The overall Commercial PC segment recorded total shipments of 1.02 million units, showing a marginal increase of 4.1% sequentially over Q4 2013.  Kiran Kumar, Research Manager of Client Devices, IDC India , comments, "The overall Commercial PC market showed first signs of improvement over the last 9-10 months as investment activities have improved in the Banking and Government verticals. Vendors are optimistic about the overall market sentiments and believe it will pick up gradually among other verticals too in the course of 2014." The top 3 vendors include Dell, HP and Lenovo. IDC India anticipates the overall sentiments to get a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Delivering on its promise of presenting its consumers with the most innovative and advanced products,  Panasonic  has unveiled its latest  smartphone – P81 . This latest offering from the company showcases its proficiency to innovate and offer its customers with unique software and design-based features specifically designed for the Indian market. P81 is Panasonic’s first flagship device of the year and the latest addition to the “P” series. The newly-launched Panasonic P81 is 13.97cm (5.5) IPS HD (720×1280), 1.7GHz true octa-core smartphone, running on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with 13MP Full HD capable Autofocus camera & 2500 mAh battery. The 7.9mm thin Leatherette smartphone will be available to consumers in India from the third week of May 2014, at the best price of Rs.18,990. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India , said “With the launch of the Panasonic P81, we have reached yet another milestone as ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aditya Infotech  has made an official announcement that  Yogesh B. Dutta  has been promoted to  Chief Operations Officer (COO)  of the company. In his new role, Dutta will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring company’s wide alignment with competitive strategies to enhance marketing plan, sales strategies and their execution and service delivery to business and strategic partners. Dutta will manage overall organizational operations, customer experience, marketing, sales and public affairs. Most recently, Dutta was the Senior Vice-President for Adityas’s Business Operations. He joined the Aditya group in 2003 as National Sales Manager to lead and oversee the expansion of business interests in the IT region. He has served in multiple roles throughout the enterprise. On his appointment,  Adity Khemka, CEO of Aditya Infotech Ltd , stated, “The move is aimed at bringing overall effi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In continuation to  Pitney Bowes’ Accelerator Program where the company will be incubating software start-ups in India, the company recently organized a start-up pitch session, in association with NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) , premier organization which represents and sets the tone for public policy for the Indian software industry. During the session, each prospective start-up was given the opportunity to present their business development ideas illustrating the project concept and strategy to be a part of the accelerator program. This initiative falls in line with the company’s commitment in connecting and supporting start-ups in India. So far, seven of the top start-ups in the country across location intelligence, cloud computing and navigation industries presented their ideas to the jury. Manish Choudhary, Vice-President, Worldwide Engineering, Pitney Bowes , said, “We are looking at excepti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Addressing customers’ needs to combat zero-day attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs),  Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  has broadened its  Advanced Malware Protection  and data center security offerings. These innovations, spanning the Cisco security portfolio, protect against threats across the full attack continuum – before, during, and after an attack. The innovation to both portfolios, along with today’s acquisition of ThreatGRID, further supports Cisco’s strategy to deliver intelligent cybersecurity for the real world. The newest updates to  Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)  make it the first solution to correlate Indications of Compromise (IoC) data between network and endpoint, with integrated threat defense and shared intelligence – providing customers with continuous and pervasive protection against the most advanced threats. AMP also now features Mac OSX support and a private cloud appliance, an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Wipro(NYSE:WIT)  has announced the launch of its  “Finance and Accounting Business-Process-as-a-Service”  (F&A BPaaS) solution for enterprises. Developed in partnership with  NetSuite (NYSE:N) , the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, Wipro’s F&A BPaaS is a comprehensive, end-to-end business process solution that can help improve business agility, user experience and process efficiency. Wipro’s F&A BPaaS is built on the industry-leading NetSuite platform, along with best-in-class Wipro process capabilities in finance and accounting. The solution empowers customers to selectively manage and control their finance and accounting processes on a standardized platform, in a 100% variabilized cost model. It also enables rapid implementation of business processes, improves compliance standards, and provides operational readiness, leading to signific...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In continuation to  Pitney Bowes' Accelerator Program  where the company will be incubating software start-ups in India, the company recently organized a start-up pitch session, in association with  NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) , premier organization which represents and sets the tone for public policy for the Indian software industry. During the session, each prospective start-up was given the opportunity to present their business development ideas illustrating the project concept and strategy to be a part of the accelerator program. This initiative falls in line with the company’s commitment in connecting and supporting start-ups in India. So far, seven of the top start-ups in the country across location intelligence, cloud computing and navigation industries presented their ideas to the jury. Manish Choudhary, Vice-President, Worldwide Engineering, Pitney Bowes , said, "We are ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Addressing customers' needs to combat zero-day attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs),  Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  has broadened its  Advanced Malware Protection  and data center security offerings. These innovations, spanning the Cisco security portfolio, protect against threats across the full attack continuum - before, during, and after an attack. The innovation to both portfolios, along with today's acquisition of ThreatGRID, further supports Cisco's strategy to deliver intelligent cybersecurity for the real world. The newest updates to  Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)  make it the first solution to correlate Indications of Compromise (IoC) data between network and endpoint, with integrated threat defense and shared intelligence - providing customers with continuous and pervasive protection against the most advanced threats. AMP also now features Mac OSX support and a private cloud applian...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro(NYSE:WIT)  has announced the launch of its  "Finance and Accounting Business-Process-as-a-Service"  (FandA BPaaS) solution for enterprises. Developed in partnership with NetSuite (NYSE:N) , the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, Wipro's F&A BPaaS is a comprehensive, end-to-end business process solution that can help improve business agility, user experience and process efficiency. Wipro's F&A BPaaS is built on the industry-leading NetSuite platform, along with best-in-class Wipro process capabilities in finance and accounting. The solution empowers customers to selectively manage and control their finance and accounting processes on a standardized platform, in a 100% variabilized cost model. It also enables rapid implementation of business processes, improves compliance standards, and provides operational readiness, leading to sig...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vinit Goenka  is the  National Co Convener of BJP’s IT Cell who contributed majorly in digitalizing the promotional methods of the party’s communication and has accomplished many tasks with his strategic skills and vision. Coming from a strong corporate background, from his role as a staffing partner at IBM. Good Governance by E-governance, an initiative that saw participation of more than 35 mayors across nation is his brainchild. He closely worked with  Shri. Narendra Modi  on preparing his 3D van for Delhi elections and with  Shri. Arun Jaitley  on digital strategy for the election campaign. He was also the in-charge of Digital Visibility Campaign for Delhi Vidhan Sabha election 2013 along with Chief Minister incumbent  Dr. Harsh Vardhan . Vinit Goenka spearheaded unique initiatives that Indian politics witnessed for the first time and thus created ripples in the country. Apart from various initiati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sanjay Zadoo Country Manager, Channel Business, Emerson We always focuses on providing specific solutions. This is exactly what we try to instil in partners too. Steer away from being box pushers and adopt a solutions based approach…. See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Apratim Sharma, Country Product manager – System Business Group, Asus India  Our channel partners are extremely important for us. We value their contribution and ensure substantial incentives in return…. See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rahul Agarwal Executive Director, Commercial Business Segment, Lenovo Ind ia In a difficult market situation, we would like to thank all the partners for their sustained support. Throughout the last year, partners’ support has been our strength in the enterprise segment…… See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE R. Murugesan Director – Enterprise Networks, TE Connectivity India Channel Partners are experienced in handling the present situation but at the rate at which the industry is developing they must keep up with the new technologies in the industry…. See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Praveen Sahai VP, Channels, India & SAARC, EMC I would like to encourage the channel ecosystem to invest in skilling themselves in new technology innovations like software defined data center, software defined storage and Big Data….. See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rajesh Gupta Country Manager India SanDisk Corporation Our growth in India is a result of our strong channel partnerships; we value our esteemed channel partner base….. See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Girish Mamtani Country Head ViewSonic India We have always stood by the channel and as a brand have been endorsed and recommended, when others have expressed ‘they-can’t’…… See More OR Click For Downlaod

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Salini Pandey Sales Director Monitor Business AOC India Working with partners is a mutual learning experience. Through our programs we try to motivate them to increase their numbers and earn more incentives…… See More OR Click For Downlaod