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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE  BlackBerry revolutionizes its smartphone range with BlackBerry Passport BlackBerry(NASDAQ:BBRY) has launched the BlackBerry Passport in India. Featuring a large square touch screen and new QWERTY touch-enabled keyboard, the BlackBerry Passport is a device purpose-built for productivity-driven business professionals. "It is a matter of immense pride to launch an industry defining product as we continue to build on our productivity portfolio. BlackBerry sets yet another benchmark with the BlackBerry Passport that will radically transform the mobility experience of today’s power users and enable them to achieve more. With its unique design and innovative features, the BlackBerry Passport is a testament to our continued focus on innovation and productivity, specifically to strengthen our enterprise segment offerings," said Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director, BlackBerry India.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Care opens 300 service centres across India HCL Care, the consumer business unit of HCL Services Ltd., has expanded its multi-brand, multi-product service network to 300 centres under the brand name TOUCH. TOUCH service centres are a part of HCL Care's Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) initiative which is a one-stop destination for a consumer’s after-sales servicing and support needs for various brands across mobility, IT and consumer electronics & home appliances. Sharad Talwar, Head - HCL Care, HCL Services Ltd. said, "We have a legacy in service excellence spanning over decades. The exponential rise in electronic gadgets makes it imperative for consumers to have a trusted after-sales service partner. Keeping this in mind we launched HCL TOUCH centers, with an aim to become the first organized player to offer a reliable, hassle-free service for multiple product & brands under one-roof. This landmark expansion of 300 walk-

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that by the end of 2015 it will offer commercial cloud services- Azure and Office 365 from local datacenters in India. Satya Nadella in his first visit to India as Microsoft CEO said," Microsoft is deeply committed to helping people and organizations thrive in our mobile-first and cloud-first world - that's why we are proud to offer our commercial cloud services through datacenters in India. With more than 250 million Indians using internet-connected devices today, there is incredible demand and opportunity for India with Microsoft's cloud services." The Cloud services from Microsoft is expected to accelerate public and hybrid cloud adoption in the country with organizations benefiting from data sovereignty, lower latency and geo redundancy with the availability of local infrastructure...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The IT Capital of India, Bengaluru, recently witnessed the  Fifth Southern India Information Technology Fair (SIITF) – 2014 (Tech Summit)  organized by  VARINDIA  in the midst of CEOs from IT companies, educationists, heads of top IT associations, VARs and SMEs, as well as government dignitaries from the ICT sector. Themed " Best Practices for High Performing Partner Ecosystem" , the event aimed to discuss and showcase excellence in technology innovation and entrepreneurship, while it also acted as a torchbearer for VARs from the southern region of the country by highlighting some of the major challenges they face in the competitive area of sales and services.     The event commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and was graced by eminent guests includes Prof H. S. Jamadagni, IISC, Bangalore; Shri A. Gururaj, Managing Director, Vittal Innovation City; Cmde J. Jena, Director, TCOE India; Mr K. Bhaskhar, Senior

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Elitecore Technologies has announced the opening of the next-generation “Centre of Excellence” (CoE) in Hinjewadi, Pune. CoE aims to leverage Pune’s ecosystem to steer company’s growing footprint in the global telecom market. Nikhil Jain, CEO, Elitecore Technologies, says, “The Centre of Excellence will work towards our company’s vision of enabling our customers’ ability to market  its services on time  and bring utmost customer satisfaction and differentiate their services. CoE will play a major role in our global expansion strategy.” Elitecore Technologies is a Carlyle Group investee global IT product company, Elitecore is rated as Niche Player by GARTNER in its Magic Quadrant for IRCM.   

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The IT Capital of India, Bengaluru, recently witnessed the Fifth Southern India Information Technology Fair (SIITF) – 2014 (Tech Summit) organized by VARINDIA in the midst of CEOs from IT companies, educationists, heads of top IT associations, VARs and SMEs, as well as government dignitaries from the ICT sector. Themed " Best Practices for High Performing Partner Ecosystem" , the event aimed to discuss and showcase excellence in technology innovation and entrepreneurship, while it also acted as a torchbearer for VARs from the southern region of the country by highlighting some of the major challenges they face in the competitive area of sales and services. The event commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and was graced by eminent guests includes Prof H. S. Jamadagni, IISC, Bangalore; Shri A. Gururaj, Managing Director, Vittal Innovation City; Cmde J. Jena, Director, TCOE India; Mr K. Bhaskhar, Senior

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     HP India has launched its new ‘Bend the Rules’ campaign featuring brand ambassador, Deepika Padukone. The campaign celebrates how millennials in India ‘Bend the Rules’ by taking the unconventional road to success. Millennials strive for success at an early age using the power of technology. HP is inviting them to share their stories by uploading a video on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube using the hash-tag #BendTheRules, of how they have bent the rules to achieve success. A winning entry from India will get a chance to share their inspiring story with a larger audience through a short film which will be aired on Bindass, a popular youth entertainment TV channel in India. “India has one of the youngest populations in the world, and through the #BendTheRules campaign, we are highlighting the ideas and philosophies of this generation. Keeping millennials’ needs in mind, HP has a ran

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen its position in India, AirTight Networks has appointed ComGuard as its national distributor. The two companies have also announced a new channel partner programme for India - Channel XPRESS, aimed at arming the partners with disruptive solutions for high profitability. Aren Naidu, Assistant Vice-President - Sales, Comguard , said, "We are excited about the partnership and want to grow the business together to notch a decent pie in the market. We are confident about the goodwill of AirTight as a brand and looking forward to building our business based on the reputation and the technology prowess that comes with it." "The biggest trend that we are observing in the partner ecosystem is that ‘box moving’ is no more profitable and sustainable. Partners have to innovate and provide value-added services to differentiate themselves, and, in turn, find new stre

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft kicks off In an initiative to bring more women in the Tech world, Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched "Women in Tech". Through this programme, Microsoft will attract and retain women talent in the industry. Along with partners, Microsoft will train and mentor one million girls and women in the next 12 months. These will include girl school students, young women students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) colleges, women IT professionals and women entrepreneurs. As part of the initiative, Microsoft has launched a unique online platform. Announcing the new initiative, Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, said, "Today, the IT industry in India has about one million women. Our Women in Tech initiative aims to double that number in the next few years. In the first year, our partners and we will train and mentor the next one million women and help them join, grow and succeed in the IT i

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vodafone releases report on its social projects Vodafone has announced the release of "Footprints IV - Steps Today for a Better Tomorrow", the fourth edition of its annual sustainability report. A digital version of the report was formally released by Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group Plc. Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group Plc, said, "In the last two decades, mobiles have truly transformed the way people engage and interact. Seamless connectivity and easy availability have made mobile services the engine for accelerating inclusion and propagation of information across sectors. In fields such as education, healthcare, agriculture and financial inclusion, the progress enabled by mobile is unparalleled. Importantly, the social development sector has also significantly benefited from advances in both mobile reach and technology." Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group Plc "Footprints IV - Steps Today for a Better

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE AMD displays new range of graphics solutions at AMD Technology Showcase 2014 AMD has unveiled a broad range of graphics solutions designed for professionals and gaming enthusiasts at the AMD Technology Showcase 2014. The event witnessed the presence of key global spokespeople - Raja Koduri, Corporate Vice President, Visual Computing, AMD and Richard Huddy, Chief Gaming Scientist, AMD sharing some of the significant announcements with a special focus on graphics. Furthermore, the company commemorated its 30 years of leadership in graphics and gaming highlighting its graphic strategy for the Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Raja-Koduri-with-Mandira-Bedi-with-Richard-Huddy The new range of AMD FirePro W-series professional graphic cards – W8100 and W9100 are designed for desktop workstations and personal supercomputers featuring active cooling for flexible deployment in a wide variety of systems. While the AMD RadeonTM R9 285 Series is t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   “Make in India” initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a concrete step in the right direction, according to MAIT. It was the need of the hour and long overdue. MAIT welcomes the speed at which the current government has moved after the first announcement was made by the Prime Minister on August 15. MAIT also welcomes the Prime Minister’s focus on smoother centre-state relations with regard to ease-of-doing business. This will also create a positive environment and result in states and centre working together to attract investment in the manufacturing sector. The focus on building trust factor is a welcome sign of the way the present government is creating positive environment to attract investors to consider manufacturing in India. The emphasis on removing on ground hurdles is also an important move which would help build confidence amongst the investors. The need for buildi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Adobe has announced the availability of Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 and Adobe Premiere Elements 13, the latest versions of the No. 1 selling consumer photo- and video-editing software. Adobe serves up a fresh collection of easy-to-use editing tools and guided techniques to help consumers achieve the results they want. "Our customers don’t always have the time or the know-how to get the results they desire. In Photoshop Elements 13 and Premiere Elements 13, we focussed on developing tools that automate the process or guide customers through the steps to create the photos they’ll love and want to share," said Shanmugh Natarajan, Senior Director, Engineering, Core Technologies and Products at Adobe. Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 and Adobe Premiere Elements 13 (Mac and Windows) are immediately available for purchase for US$99.99 via adobe website and retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, Staples,

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact launched in India Sony India has unveiled its most powerful flagship smartphones to date, Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact. The Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact have been priced at Rs. 51,990 and Rs. 44,990 respectively. The latest Flagship Smartphones from Sony will be available from 25th Sept, 2014 onwards at over 10,000 retail outlets across India. Taking into consideration the strong lifestyle connect in premium smartphones, Sony has introduced exciting new bold and trendy colours, including Copper for Z3, and Orange and Green for the Xperia Z3 Compact, in addition to the classic black and white colours. sony xperia z3 and z3 compact Kenichiro Hibi, Managing Director, Sony India, said, “The launch of the Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact reinforces Sony’s commitment to offer the latest cutting-edge technology to our customers. With the two size options, customers now have the option of choosing th

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Motorola announces the new Moto X for INR31,999 for the 16GB base variant and INR33,999 for the wood finish and the leather back panel. The new Moto X is designed with a sense of style and balance, featuring a curved metal frame, vivid 5.2” Full HD display, and authentic materials such as FSC certified woods and genuine Horween leather that feel great in hand. The pure Android experience on the new Moto X gives user an amazing performance and speed. With a powerful 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, Moto X responds faster than ever with less battery drain.The new Moto X ensures that user never misses the moment. Just pick it up and twist the wrist twice and Moto X is ready to shoot. Touch anywhere on the screen to take the photo. It is exclusively available on Flipkart.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google starts social campaign #ReachForTheSky with MARD Google has announced the launch of a new social campaign called #ReachForTheSky, in association with MARD initiative. The joint campaign launched a website as part of Google's helping women get online initiative, will look to build support from existing Internet users and encourage more women to learn and use the Internet to excel in their lives. Joining hands with Google’s “Helping Women Get Online” initiative, MARD (started by Farhan Akhtar) stands to inspire change in society, to gather support for women empowerment. The jointly promoted campaign will look to generate awareness around the need to get women online as well as encourage existing users to help get more women online, and spread awareness of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment. Rajan Anandan, Vice-President & Managing Director, Google India, said, “There are 616 million women in India. Close-to half of th

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad foresees opportunity for e-com in India Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology (IT) Ravi Shankar Prasad, at an ASSOCHAM event, has predicted a vast opportunity for e-commerce in India, which can have a couple of players like Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba if the Government is successful in the rollout of its Digital India project. “As Flipkart is growing so big, as we see the success of Alibaba and as we see the aspirational India evolving with great enthusiasm particularly in rural areas, I see a vast opportunity for e-commerce,” said Prasad while inaugurating the 10th national Summit on “E-governance & Digital India: Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”, organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India. “I see almost an explosion of various kind of availability of services through e-commerce, particularly you will have warehouses,” said Union

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quikr ropes in Vineet Sehgal as CMO Quikr has announced appointment of Vineet Sehgal as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Vineet will be responsible for marketing strategy and plans across all the areas, including brand building, performance marketing, partnership and alliances at Quikr. Vineet brings to the company more than 18 years of experience in marketing and business strategy across diverse industries such as telecommunication, FMCG, banking and management consulting. He has helped scale several operations from start-up to maturity in some of the world’s leading organizations such as Nokia, Nestle, Accenture, Cadburys and HSBC. Pranay Chulet, Founder & CEO, Quikr, said, “We are delighted to welcome Vineet to Quikr. Quikr is made in India and for India, and Vineet has built his career scaling consumer businesses in the country so there was natural chemistry here. Vineet knows the Indian consumer and he knows the Indian co

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cisco initiates To help Government convert India into a Digital India, Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO) has announced the "Cisco Smart City" as a blueprint for the future of smart and connected communities in India. The Cisco Smart City, unveiled along with the announcement of the next phase of the company's India site, symbolizes what the digitization of a country means for the future of work, education, healthcare and the electronic delivery of citizen services. As part of the inauguration, Cisco demonstrated the possibilities of the Government’s Digital India programme where infrastructure would be offered as a utility to every citizen, governance and services would be on demand and citizens would be digitally empowered. Using the Internet of Everything, Cisco showcased how connected education, connected healthcare, smart buildings, connected transport and smart parking can transform the way cities and communities are designed, bu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP launches ProLiant Gen9 Servers to cope Data Center demands HP(NYSE:HPQ) has announced a new portfolio of HP ProLiant Generation 9 (Gen9) Servers that will help customers reduce cost and complexity, accelerate IT service delivery and enable business growth. With new technology features and workload-optimized design, the new server portfolio advances HP’s vision for compute, the future of data center technology. The new HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers are designed to address these challenges, delivering flexible, scalable computing resources that are aligned to companies’ business goals. The combination of HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers and HP Technology Services help customers capitalize on compute innovations while confidently moving their traditional infrastructure to the New Style of IT. "The rise of mobile, cloud, social and big data is driving the need for a new approach to the data center and its processing engine - the server - to enab

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Red Hat to buy FeedHenry Red Hat(NYSE:RHT) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FeedHenry, a leading enterprise mobile application platform provider. FeedHenry expands Red Hat's broad portfolio of application development, integration, and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions, enabling Red Hat to support mobile application development in public and private environments. Aligned with Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud strategy, FeedHenry enables enterprises to accelerate their mobile app development and backend integration via private clouds, public clouds, and on-premises. FeedHenry is an important addition to Red Hat’s JBoss xPaaS for OpenShift strategy, providing a platform and services for mobile developers and applications. Red Hat has agreed to acquire FeedHenry, a privately-held company, for approximately 63.5 million Euros in cash, subject to certain adjustments at closing. The transaction is expec

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade realigns its SDN Strategy with Vyatta Controller Brocade(NASDAQ:BRCD) has introduced the Brocade Vyatta Controller as a keystone product in its Software-Defined Networking (SDN) portfolio and the next step toward delivering on the customer benefits of its open networking platform strategy. Commercially supported by Brocade, this SDN controller is built continuously from the OpenDaylight Project, a community-led open-source initiative aimed at accelerating the adoption of SDN and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) in order to provide levels of agility and efficiency not possible in traditional IP networking. The increasing adoption of cloud, mobile and social technologies by consumers and businesses has brought user-centrism to the strategic front for both IT organizations and service providers. Along with required changes in how network services are deployed, such as NFV, this trend has also added significant management and

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen its position, D-Link has extended its Network Storage Business line. D-Link, at its recently concluded channel/ System Integrator meet in Mumbai, presented its business and distribution model for network storage. Additionally, D-Link also introduced a range of Network Storage devices for businesses and enterprises, that are engineered for performance, flexibility, improved productivity, mitigate risk, simplify management and lower overall cost of ownership. Sumith Satheesan, AVP – Security & Storage Business, D-Link (India) Ltd, said, “With growing emphasis on network infrastructure across various business verticals, and exponential rise in data has made Network Storage a top priority for most CTOs. Industry reports suggest Network storage market in India was at $346 million in 2013 and is estimated to reach $550 million by 2017. Hence, the business potential in th

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google and DIT join hands over Digital India Initiatives With focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a Digital India, Google has come up with some initiatives that will help realize this dream. Google will run a number of campaigns as part of the Government of India’s Digital India programme. The highlights are: ● MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government and Google are collaborating to launch a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for the PM's Office. The mobile app will bring the PMO to every citizen and the contest will showcase how Indians can build a world- class app. ● Google India will continue to build a vibrant language ecosystem online and help the Government transition into the increasingly “mobile” India. ● Programmes such as Helping Women get Online, getting Indian SMEs Online and showcasing India’s rich heritage and culture online will further promote the digital empowerment of citizens

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE McAfee reveals consumer outlook on future lifestyle, digital revolution McAfee, part of Intel Security has released the findings of its Safeguarding the Future of Digital India in 2025 which examines India’s thoughts and attitudes towards lifestyle and technology trends a decade from now. The study provides insight into how Indians believe technology will impact their homes, workplace, cars, wearables, mobile devices and the intersection of these technologies with online security and privacy. One of the key revelations of the study was how truly high-tech Indians believe their environment will be in 2025. 92% envision artificial intelligence and robotics helping them in their jobs. 87% believe the refrigerator will automatically add to the grocery list when items are running low and 90% are keen on a wearable device that let you scan the barcode of a particular product (grocery or otherwise) and automatically add it to the shopping ca

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC, DTE, Government of Tamil Nadu and ICTACT join hands to train teachers EMC, DTE, Government of Tamil Nadu and ICTACT have announced that they will be training teachers from over 350 polytechnics in Tamil Nadu on the newly introduced Information storage management courses in Polytechnic institutes. The syllabus for Diploma in Computer Engineering, Computer Networking Engineering and Information Technology sees an inclusion of the new courses under the L Scheme Syllabus for Government, Government Aided and Self-financing polytechnic colleges. Thiru. Kumar Jayant, IAS, Commissioner, Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, said, “With over 1,000 engineering and Polytechnic colleges and over four lakh engineering and polytechnic students, the state of Tamil Nadu is contributing towards creating ICT workforce in a big way. This initiative is a step further towards bridging the skill gap and providing a competitive

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Himanshu Gupta, Deputy Director, ZTE India     As a technology player, the new wave of digitalization is very exhilarating for us. Every day, new changes are coming up with the Mr Narendra Modi-led government in terms of technology, which seems to be quite promising for India. Digitalization will enable the government in meeting the public needs and demands in a more convenient fashion and vice versa. We, at ZTE, see this phenomenon as a chance to grow in the Indian market. ZTE has always considered going digital as an important aspect of what the future has in store for us. A smartphone for every Indian with a fast Internet connection will not only enable the people but also drive growth in the country faster. Since India is still majorly an agrarian economy, the prospect of being a fully digitized nation is a bit futuristic. Even today, more than half the population cannot access the Internet. In order to make In

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hitesh Shah, D rector, Channel Sales, BlackBerry, India       Recently government of India announced the ‘Digital India programme.’ The program seeks to end the huge divide between rural and urban India and the digital haves or have-nots. This program is already being touted as the government’s master stroke in creating a 21st century India, with the government gearing up to offer better services, foster innovation, generate more jobs for the citizens of India while leveraging technology as the critical leveler. The government has further embarked on a plan to build 100 smart cities, urban fiber optic-connected digital clusters that will provide next-generation services to its residents, thereby transforming the dreams of a digital India in reality. Mobile phones and technology will play a significant role in driving this digitization process. M2M (Machine 2 Machine) technologies will be vital to realize this vision

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India    Panasonic has always envisioned becoming a Green Innovation company achieving both business growth and environmental contributions. While the concepts of sustainable smart cities are new for countries across the world, the Japanese Government and Panasonic have made pioneering efforts to create a sustainable, self-reliant and smart city – the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST). The company’s aim and mission when it comes to town-creation is to structure a smart town based on people's lifestyles, designed for the way people live. We are now actively developing the concepts and processes behind Fujisawa SST into other projects around the world. Especially in India, with the new government’s enhanced focus on creating 100 smart cities, the brand can bring together its inherent strength of innovation and sustainability, combined with its product and solutions pr

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Manoj Khadkikar, HOD for Channel Solutions Group, Zicom       The Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled connectivity in a big way. Every device is now connected with other devices and they are all together linked to the Command Control Centre. Zicom is helping this process so that more and more devices become automated and the vast data empower these devices to predict ahead of things that are going to happen. This, in turn, makes them more preemptive and preventive rather than simply reactive which was the case hitherto. So, from the security perspective, digitization augurs well, and Zicom is offering security solutions both directly and indirectly to many of these projects. Making India digital is a humongous task and therefore challenges en route are inevitable. Some of the challenges like inadequate infrastructure, lack of education and necessary skills, economic and linguistic barriers are all known bottleneck

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Rahul Agarwal, Executive Director-Commercial Business Segment, Lenovo India    India, with 243 million internet users, is a striking example of the Internet’s growth potential. Even with a rapid rate of adoption, a major part of our population is currently not connected. Meanwhile, there is growing evidence that access to the Internet can boost GDP, jobs and incomes. The Internet currently contributes 1.6 per cent of India’s GDP, and McKinsey & Co. has projected that this could go up to 2.8–3.3 per cent by 2015 (Online and Upcoming: The Internet’s Impact on India, 2012). The upcoming rollout of the Government’s ambitious Digital India initiative is expected to positively impact the current levels of Internet penetration, thus enhancing and improving educational, economic and social development of the country. As a growing brand with a consistent focus on innovation, we are confident that this new e-governance p

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The stage is all set to create long term sustainable growth and reposition India on the global map with strategies like minimum government, maximum governance; empowering the poor; digital India and relationship building with Asian nations. Government plans to take digitalization to the next level by implementing the digitalization of agriculture & PDS data, enabling e-governance & m-governance, facilitating the National Rural Internet and Technology Mission, using IT for real time information gathering, and the digitization of all government files.Digital India, India as the Innovation Hub, Next Gen Infrastructure, Enhance Ease of Doing Business, and Revive Manufacturing and the government is planning to invest $11 billion in the key focus areas to drive the next wave of technology-backed infrastructure growth. The key focus is to create national optical-fibre networks and to build 100 smart cities with high-speed digital highw

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Arya has announced the launch of Z2. The brand has partnered exclusively with Amazon.in to make device available to customers across India. The partnership has paved the way for an aggressive customer pricing through a much lower cost of distribution and reduced marketing overheads, leveraging the scale and reach of the marketplace. The "Beyond the Ordinary" Z2 has a 12.7 cms (5") HD IPS screen that provides a brilliant and vivid display across a wide viewing angle. The Arya Z2 has an 8MP (Interpolated to 13MP) auto-focus camera with a Sony BSI sensor. It supports HD recording and a host of smart features like smile detection, Voice activated Camera Operation and high speed continuous shooting. The BSI sensor and the LED flash allow for detailed images even in low-light situations. The 2MP (Interpolated to 5MP) front camera makes great selfies and supports 3G video calling.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intending to change the way organizations protect against sophisticated threats, the networking giant Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO ) has launched next-gen threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services provides the full contextual awareness and dynamic controls needed to automatically assess threats, correlate intelligence, and optimize defenses to protect all networks. By integrating the proven Cisco ASA 5500 Series firewall with application control, and the industry-leading Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems (NGIPS) and Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) from Sourcefire, Cisco is providing integrated threat defense across the entire attack continuum - before, during and after an attack. Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services is an adaptive, threat-focused NGFW that delivers superior, multi-layered protection, extending its capabilities far beyond legacy NGFW solutions. Until now, NGFWs h

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys and Microsoft extend partnership over adoption of Cloud Solutions Infosys(NYSE:INFY) has announced expansion of partnership with Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) to help enterprises transform their business and tap opportunities in a cloud-first, mobile-first world. As one of Microsoft’s partners globally, Infosys has thousands of Microsoft Certified Professionals. It will now expand its capabilities for analytics and other service offerings on Microsoft technologies. Infosys will also establish a global centre of excellence for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning capable of training more than 1,000 engineers by the end of fiscal year 2015. Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice-President, Cloud and Enterprise, Microsoft, said, "Our mobile-first, cloud-first world provides a unique opportunity to help customers accelerate and transform their business. Working together, Infosys and Microsoft will bring the benefits of enterprise-grade cloud compu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS hosts its Annual Channel Meet in Goa ASUS is holding its annual channel meet in Goa from September 18th to 21st, 2014. Over 160 partners are attending this meet, including Partners, Regional Distributors, national Distributors, Branch Heads, Head Office and Territory Product Managers. The partners will encounter a mix of entertainment along with the corporate interactive session with product and process updates for ASUS Gold Partners, Asus Wholesale Partners, ASUS Exclusive Stores, Regional Distributors and partners. The first day of the meet witnessed performances by celebrated comedian Sunil Pal and dancers from India’s Got Talent. The meet has been organized to reward the partners on the successful completion of the targets to be as primary partner and be part of the tour along with ASUS Wholesale Partners, National Distributors & Regional Distributors. Peter Chang, Regional Head – South Asia & Country Manager - System

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate strengthens PCIe Portfolio with new flash accelerator cards Seagate Technology has announced the expansion of its Seagate Nytro XP6000 product family with the introduction of two new PCIe flash accelerator cards- the Nytro XP6302 and XP6209 cards. The new cards are designed to address market demands both for high performance and high capacity in a smaller form factor and for thermally challenging environments, such as low-profile servers with lower airflows. The new Nytro XP6302 card delivers high PCIe flash capacity with competitive performance characteristics in a half-height form factor. The Nytro XP6302 card is designed for optimal density and for graceful performance scaling for high thread count and queue depth workloads. The second expansion to the Nytro portfolio, the XP6209 card adds a new 1.86TB capacity point doubling the capacity.  The new 1.86TB SKU addresses customers’ needs for increased capacity density in l

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Acer has announced the launch of its new range of Aspire E series notebooks - Aspire ES1-511, E3-111, E5-511, E5-471, E5-571 and E5-571G that have been designed to address the needs of a cross-section of consumers. Available in 29.464cm (11.6-inch), 35.56cm (14-inch) and 39.624cms (15.6-inch) models, the power-efficient Aspire E series laptops are the perfect blend of optimized productivity and ultimate portability. In addition, the laptops are available in a variety of fashionable colors to accentuate users’ personalities as well. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India, said, “With a lineup of six variants, we are thrilled to offer our consumers a multitude of options that will address their unique needs. Our latest range of Aspire E series notebooks fuses the latest advancements in technology with mobility and style providing consumers’ unparalleled performance in computing.” All Acer Aspire E5 seri

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Information Technology Association of Orissa (ITAO) is all set to kick-start its annual IT Expo from 5th November to 19th November, 2014 at the Exhibition Ground, Bhubaneshwar . This four-day event will present Odisha as the future IT hub. This year ITAO is expecting a footfall of more than one lakh visitors from eastern part of India.  This occasion will provide a unique platform for both the Manufacturers and the Distributors to interact with more than five hundred dealers as privileged invitees from all over Odisha for mutual benefits. Their presence at the venue would add great significance towards the awareness and growth of future business. Arrays of multifaceted activities are due to be held at the IT EXPO that has the twin motto of increasing the awareness amongst the public and bringing the IT industry closer to public. The Expo is expected to witness the presence of various corporate house decision-make

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The technology giant Oracle(NYSE:ORCL) has announced that CEO Larry Ellison will step down from his position to take on the role of Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of the company.Co-Presidents Mark Hurd and Safra Catz have been elevated to the positions of Co-Chief Executives. "Safra and Mark will now report to the Oracle board rather than to me. All the other reporting relationships will remain unchanged. The three of us have been working well together for the last several years, and we plan to continue working together for the foreseeable future. Keeping this management team in place has always been a top priority of mine," Ellison said. Ellison plans to continue to work full time and focus on product engineering and strategy, said Michael Boskin , the Oracle Board's Presiding Director.The appointment comes at a critical time for Oracle. The company is expected to release its long-

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell India has announced its “Celebrate Dell Se” festive offers for consumers. This festive season, Dell plans to add excitement to consumers’ shopping experience by offering compelling gifts on its Inspiron notebooks, Inspiron Desktops, XPS laptops, Alienware as well as Dell Venue tablets. These offers are valid on purchases made between September 20thand October 26th, 2014.  Ritu Gupta, Director, Marketing, Dell India said, “This is an initiative to add value and further empower our customers while celebrating the spirit and sentiment of festivity that so enraptures Indians, nationwide. Through the gift of technology, we want our consumers to stay connected with their loved ones during the festivals, regardless of whether they are close or far.” On purchasing Dell Venue tablets – Venue 7 & 8 Android tablets and the Venue 8 Pro Windows tablets, consumers can opt to receive an exciting festive gift hamper worth

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Reliance Jio) and GTL Infrastructure Limited (GTL Infra) have engaged in the business of Shared Passive Telecom Infrastructure in India, has announced the signing of a Master Services Agreement (MSA) for tower infrastructure sharing. Sanjay Mashruwala, Managing Director, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited , said, "Our mission is to launch a pan-India next-generation voice and data services. We will build the same through a judicious combination of own build and rented infrastructure. This agreement with GTL Infra is not only a step in that direction but will also help us accelerate our rollout." Charudatta Naik, Group CEO, Global Group , said, "We are happy to be partnering with a leading 4G player like Rjio. The launch of 4G networks and the rise in the consumption of data services is a growth driver for tower companies, and we, at GTL Infra, are geared up to capture the opportunity

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BenQ has unveiled its new and exclusive product range at the InfoComm India 2014 . Reiterating on its successful stride in projectors, displays and monitors, BenQ is launching its advanced range of Interactive Flat Displays, High Brightness, Wireless & Laser Hybrid Projectors the event. The newly-launched product range includes Interactive Flat Panels RP 700+, RP 650, High Brightness Projectors, PU 9730 and SH 963, Interactive Projector MW853UST, Wireless Projectors W1070+ and MW665 Rajeev Singh, Country Head & General Manager, BenQ India Private Ltd , said, "BenQ continues to pioneer the market by launching innovative products and embarking on new heights in brightness, image quality, and energy efficiency. Riding on the success of its newly expanded product lineup of flat-panels and interactive touch displays, we are bringing innovations to today's public spaces. Through its various products and solution