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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Arun Parameswaran, Managing Director, VMware India  2014 has been a momentous year for VMware, particularly in India. We are witnessing a pretty significant business transformation, where businesses are digitizing and their products and go-to-market strategies are changing. For IT, it’s a question of how do all of the things they do to support their businesses change to keep up with and help drive the transformation. To help CIOs gain the flexibility, agility and innovation needed to succeed, VMware rolled out significant announcements in the region this year, including the launch of EVO:RAIL at VMworld 2014 with Inspur in China and NOS in Japan; the expansion of vCloud Air in Australia and Japan; along with our acquisition of AirWatch earlier this year, which will propel the most mobile region in the world (APJ) towards the inevitability of the software-defined enterprise. With just a little under a

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE By Jagdish Mahapatra, MD- India and SAARC, McAfee   Following are the mega trends that will dominate 2015’s security industry in India- 1.       Increased use of cyber warfare and espionage tactics. Cyber espionage attacks will continue to increase in frequency as long-term players will become stealthier information gatherers, while newcomers to cyber-attack capabilities will look for ways to steal sensitive information and disrupt their adversaries.       •         Established nation-state actors will work to enhance their ability to remain hidden on victim systems and networks.       •        Cybercriminals will continue to act more like nation-state cyber espionage actors, focusing on monitoring systems                    and      gathering high-value intelligence on individuals, intellectual property, and operational intelligence.       •        McAfee Labs predicts that more small nation states and

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman at Microsoft India Management guru Tom Peters said, “Celebrate what you want to see more of.” And, as we stand on the threshold of 2015, I want to reflect on the string of positive moments we have seen over the past 12 months. It is a year that I wish had lasted a little longer! Reinventing productivity Triggered by new leadership, both India and Microsoft saw exciting developments in 2014. As part of Microsoft’s transformation journey, we focused on helping people and companies all over the world thrive in this mobile-first, cloud-first world by reinventing productivity and providing platforms to work from. When we talk about productivity, we are not just referring to being more productive at work. We see productivity as the engine of human progress, and helping people get more out of their time, whether it be for work, family time or to conquer their own pursuits. It’s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Anil Valluri, President, NetApp India & SAARC If 2014 was a year of big change in technology and new visions for India by the government – the digital India, Make in India and the smart cities campaign, 2015 will solidify these changes and start a transformation. Technology will play an important role, with massive deployments in network, data, storage and analytics. Some top technology trends we envisage in India are –  # Mushrooming of Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics  The year ahead will see quantum increases in data generation, led by the IOT phenomenon. Data will become the new gold. A leading industry analyst firm’s Digital Universe analysis of the growth of data projects that intelligent connected devices will increase the amount of “useful data” that can be analyzed and used to make decisions from 22% in 2013 to 35% in 2020. This “useful data” needs to be in digital storage in ord

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Geoff Webb, Senior Director, Solution Strategy, NetIQ 1. The IoT is going fast We’ve been talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) for what feels like years now.  Yet the reality is that while it’s quickly starting to dominate technology conversations, it’s still a new and not broadly understood trend.  And like any potentially highly disruptive trend we tend to develop a sense of buzzword fatigue long before the real impact is felt.  This is especially true for IoT if for no other reason than so many people are discussing it in so many different contexts.  But it would be a mistake to underestimate both the rapidity of change and the impact of the IoT.  It’s moving fast – far faster than anything we’ve seen before.  From early thinking around smart devices to the current developments in connecting home management, appliance and car computers to form a much smarter ‘home’ experience.  What we’re seei

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     NETGEAR has extended its line of ProSAFE wireless products with ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller products, designed specifically to offer easy-to-deploy access for mid-sized hospitality facilities, healthcare and educational institutes, etc. The expanded NETGEAR family of ProSAFE wireless LAN products are designed for the special requirements of these markets: built with high-performance, flexibility and ease-of-use in mind, while offering the best cost-performance solution on the market today. “Our customers in hospitality, education and healthcare are looking for solutions that enable them to add more users to the networks very quickly and easily, in denser deployment scenarios. NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 helps meet these needs, for high performance, flexibility and ease-of-use along with support for the complete range of NETGEAR PROSAFE Managed Access Points to better support the increasing BYOD trend

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Vodafone Delhi has taken a leadership position for providing quality and unmatched customer experience to its over 95 lakh customers in Delhi NCR. With more than 50,000 retail touch points including Global design & exclusive Stores, Mini Stores, Angel Stores and Multi Brand Outlets, Vodafone is bringing a world-class retail experience to its customers. One such innovation is the Vodafone Red Box Service – first-of-its-kind free-of-cost telecom service offering by Vodafone India, that facilitates secure data transfer, specially pictures, videos and documents, from one mobile handset to another. The service is available at any Vodafone RoTo (Retail of Tomorrow) stores in Delhi. The service will be provided free of cost to customers, irrespective of their mobile network. Trained Vodafone customer service personnel at these stores will take care of the data transfer requirements of the customers. Vodafone Red

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Gurgaon-based mCommerce and mobile application/solution company, Triotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has received their first round of funding of US$3 million (approximately Rs.19 crore) from Singapore-based venture capital firm, BlueHill Asset Management Pte. Ltd. This fund will be used for expanding the number of Post Offices providing “Mobile Money Transfer Service” across the country through its subsidiary "Maverick Mobile". At present, 15,000 post offices across the country have the facility of Mobile Money Transfer Service, which operates on specially designed Point of Service (PoS) for the Post Office. Triotech Solutions through its subsidiary is engaged with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Department of Post (DoP) to digitize their Money Remittance Business.. "We are working towards creating multiple use cases on the same platform for ease of the end consumer, which would increase the footprint of t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Huawei has commenced its first Annual Enterprise Summit 2014 for the Huawei Enterprise Business Group in Bangalore, India. Huawei has come together with over 300+ partners from all over the country, in order to reiterate its commitment to the partner community, which has been spearheading the growth of Huawei’s enterprise business in India. This includes a vast network of partners, resellers and distributors who are responsible for amplifying Huawei Enterprise’s presence in the country. Huawei collaborates with partners to target sectors, including finance, hospitality, education, retail and ecommerce, telecom, MSO, ISP, ITeS for achieving multi-win outcomes. Combining Huawei and our partners’ professional capabilities and expertise in product and solution development and marketing, we strive to create values for our customers and help them to succeed. In addition, engaging and sustaining relationships with partners has always be

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     neoteric conducted Campus Buddies Season II in Mumbai, in association with Intel, at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research on 11th & 12th December, 2014. This initiative aims at offering cutting-edge technological products and services to students at best prices, right within the comfort of their own college campus. The neoteric Team shortlisted a few students and gave them an opportunity to conduct this activity all by themselves in their college-campus. This was a part of their live project. They were accordingly trained by the neoteric Team and provided with the necessary resources to ensure effective execution. neoteric’s Sales Champ explained product specifications to them and coached them on how to conduct product demonstrations. The event showcased an array of products like Intel i5 and i7 processors-enabled notebooks and AIOs. The Team addres

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Manoj Kumar, Executive Vice President & CEO, Ricoh India Ltd, has been appointed as the Chairman of CII Office Automation & Imaging Industry Division. He takes over from Dr. Alok Bharadwaj - Executive Vice President, Canon India. Kumar is going to lead this industry forum under the CII banner. OA & Imaging Division comprises of members from IT peripherals, office automation, digital printing & finishing and digital photography industries. The division works to build an environment conducive to the growth of this industry in India, partnering industry and government alike, through advisory and consultative processes. On his appointment, Manoj Kumar said, “I thank all the members for giving me this opportunity and responsibility as the new chairman of the Office automation and Imaging Division. With the industry growth of the annualized rate of above 10%, there is a huge demand for faster decisio

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infotech Software Dealers' Association (ISODA) has announced ISODA Tech Summit Season 5 which will take place at Colombo in Sri Lanka from 5th to 7th February, 2015. ISODA Tech summit is a flagship technology event from ISODA and is a platform where vendors and ISODA members pan India renew their relationships and forge new alliances and create an invaluable network of information sharing in the industry. An entertaining and interactive space to meet new people, learn new technologies and lay foundation for new business relationships and everlasting friendship. The theme for this year is TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE. Transformation is a change that needs to happen, and evolution is an eternal continuum of change and development.  The entire IT industry is on the verge of transformation with disruptive technologies like cloud, mobility, BYOD, virtualization, Big Data bringing along various challenges and opportun

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Tata DoCoMo has hosted the third of its ten-city industry confluence “Do Big Symposium” in Delhi recently. Hosted by the Enterprise business of Tata Teleservices, "Do Big Symposium" aims to create a unified platform for industry experts, entrepreneurs and CIOs to come together and conduct a meaningful discussion on technology trends that are impacting and enabling businesses to: •         Differentiate their services vis-à-vis their competitors •         Initiate in-depth interactions with existing and potential customers •         Improve productivity and operational efficiencies The theme for this year’s Do Big Symposium is “Harnessing the power of SMI (Social, Mobile and Internet of Things)” for business transformation – The future is closer than you think!” The discussion at the event revolved around how companies are leveraging SMI to create significant businesses differentiators to win in the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MapR Technologies has announced it has formed an alliance with SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services. The two companies are collaborating in the area of business analytics and enterprise-grade Hadoop for customer environments. Customers will be able to leverage powerful SAS business analytics with the MapR advanced distributed data platform to empower organizations with the insights needed to make the best decisions possible for competitive advantage. "SAS is committed to helping customers leverage the power of advanced analytics on their big data. The use of SAS analytics software with MapR will help data scientists and analysts gain new business insights from their Hadoop-based data,” said Elishia Rousos, SAS Sr Manager, Alliance Management. "Through this alliance, customers benefit from the ability to make better business decisions faster through the market-leading analytic

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     To transform operations across the data center to enable growth, improve profitability and increase business agility, HP has unveiled new enterprise products and services that will benefit customers. Infrastructure is the foundation for the rich, impactful next-generation applications, web services and user experiences that are enabled by trends in big data, cloud, mobility and security. As the business requirements for infrastructure multiply at an exponential rate in the coming years, a strong foundation will be more important than ever to help customers compete and succeed. HP’s new solutions and services enable IT leaders to optimize their infrastructure for today’s needs while preparing for the workload and application demands of tomorrow. “The new style of IT requires organizations to have a technology infrastructure in place that drives innovation and business outcomes. Today, HP is bringing to marke

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to International Data Corporation (IDC) APeJ server tracker; the x86 server market in India grew by 10% in terms of unit shipments in Q3 2014 as compared to Q3 2013. The major contributors to this growth were Professional Services, Communications & Media, Banking and Retail verticals. The non x86 server market, however, saw a decline of 58% in terms of revenue in Q3 2014 as compared to Q3 2013 due to large refreshes in the verticals like banking and telecom being on hold due to various factors. This market is expected to revive in the coming quarters as these verticals battle the need for more compute due to transitioning needs of their business teams. According to Janmaijai Dhyani, Server Market Analyst, "Large deals in professional services vertical that were on hold previously due to elections, are opening up now as there is a stable government at the centre. Continued investments by t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Schneider Electric has cited the latest India Infrastructure Research report titled "ICT in Urban Governance - Survey" to stress that higher ICT budgets were required for faster conversion of existing cities into Smart Cities. With civic agencies in 53 cities across India responding to the survey, the report revealed ICT adoption among cities varied according to their size, requirements, financial resources and approach to ICT by the city’s Municipal Commissioners and IT heads. New Delhi was among 10 civic agencies in India with the highest municipal budgets for 2014-15. With a municipal budget of approximately Rs.30,000 million, New Delhi will spend up to 0.5% or around Rs.150 million on ICT deployment in 2014-15. Anil Chaudhry, Country President & Managing Director, Schneider Electric India, said, “The present Government’s vision of building 100 Smart Cities will be contingent upon the effic

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Brocade(NASDAQ:BRCD) has appointed Swapna Bapat to the newly created role of director of Systems Engineering for India. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the company’s technical developments in data center and software networking, as well as developing best practices and excellence for systems engineering in India. Bapat will be based in Bangalore, India, and will report to Brocade senior director of Systems Engineering for Asia Pacific (APAC), Orcun Tezel. Bapat brings more than 16 years of experience in the networking industry to Brocade, with a remarkable track record in conceptualizing, developing, and deploying products and solutions in both the service provider and enterprise markets. She was most recently with Cisco India, where she was responsible for charting the go-to-market strategy for the Enterprise Networking portfolio. Prior to Cisco India, Ba

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wind River has unveiled Wind River Edge Management System, a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform that enables devices to connect securely to a centralized console, providing device management and solution extensibility. The platform is an integral part of the newly-launched Intel IoT Platform. Edge Management System is a pre-integrated technology stack running from the device to the cloud that has been validated to work out-of-the-box with all Intel IoT Platform components, as well as other IoT vendors’ components. Specifically, the Edge Management System agent enables cloud connectivity to facilitate capabilities such as data capture, rules-based data analysis and response, configuration, and file transfer.  It allows customers to quickly build industry-specific IoT solutions and integrate disparate enterprise IT systems, utilizing API management. The cloud-based middleware runs from the embedded devi

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     To reinforce its position in India, Teradata has announced the opening of its third Indian professional services center in Airoli, Navi Mumbai.  The new Americas Development Center (ADC) will provide services to Teradata’s customers across the Americas region. The Airoli Center is Teradata’s third professional services center after Mumbai and Pune. Sunil Jose, Managing Director, Teradata, India, said, “India’s skilled pool of talent, backed by a favourable business environment fostered by the new government makes India the obvious choice to host a professional services center serving Teradata’s growing client needs. I am confident we will be able to provide the best technical expertise and experience to accelerate growth and development for our clients globally.” The new center will boost Teradata’s efforts to help clients tackle big data and business analytics challenges. The

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Indusface has predicted that Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) will be the biggest value-added "service innovation" that service providers will be forced to make in 2015. With multiple industry experts predicting 200–300% increase in SMB breach incidences, vendors will have to offer more customizable, flexible and cost-effective solutions, says the company. In its recently released security predictions for 2015, Indusface emphasized the need for fully- managed integrated security solutions that can effectively monitor and detect online vulnerabilities and defend against them anytime, anywhere. The year 2014 witnessed some of the most notorious security breaches with major attacks from Heartbleed, Bash, Poodle and Drupal core SQL injection vulnerabilities. Such incidents cannot be handled by just issuing random software patches. They have to be prevented or fixed immediately through a proactive defence mechan

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE After capturing the world’s largest smartphone market in China, global smartphone manufacturer Vivo is all set to enter the Indian market with its Hi-Fi and Smart technology. All geared up to take the market by storm, Vivo marks its India entry in style by launching the world’s slimmest smartphone – X5Max along with four edgy and trendy smartphones targeted at the versatile Indian youth.  Shen Wei, Global CEO, Vivo Mobile Communication, said, “Vivo focusses on creating products that combine beautiful design, professional acoustic fidelity as well as extreme video display in order to create a joyful experience for the young and trendy. We dare to pursue the ultimate and constantly build surprises in our products and we are excited to present our marquee products in India. Vivo is derived from the responsibility, integrity and from the values we adhere. We insist on doing things right and dealing with the benefit bal

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Red Hat has announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the SAP HANA platform is now available for customers to deploy across the open hybrid cloud, including via public cloud providers certified by Red Hat. The additions of new cloud provider partners through the Red Hat Certified Cloud Provider program, as well as new SAP-certified hardware available from provider Hitachi Data Systems, provides customers of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA with an extensive choice of deployment options for big data applications, from new hardware configurations to the ability to leverage public, private and hybrid cloud services. In June 2014, as the foundation of an enhanced collaboration between Red Hat and SAP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA offers an open, scalable, integrated and highly available platform featuring the industry-leading reliability, quality and stability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat Ent

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen its position in South India, Array Networks has announced a strategic tie-up with Valuepoint Techsol for local sales and support. The exclusive partnership aims to reach out to small and medium businesses present across different locations in South India. The partnership will extend broad reaching marketing services, technical training and support and will focus on building relationships with their listed manufacturers. Both Array and Valuepoint Techsol will collectively work at attracting more customers by providing them the best margins on networking products. Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director – India, ME and SEA, Array Networks, said, "The partnership with Valuepoint Techsol is a significant milestone for us. We will work together to explore opportunities for customers and offer them with superior products and services round the clock. We take pride in delivering leading networking solutio

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     M.P. State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (MPSEDC), an undertaking of the Government of Madhya Pradesh, working towards promotion and implementation of IT and e-Governance, has announced the launch of Data Center Cluster in Madhya Pradesh. Announced at ResellerClub’s HostingCon India, MPSEDC has promised over 100 acres of land in Indore for establishing a Data Center Cluster and invited key partners and investors from across the world to discuss possible business and collaboration opportunities. M. Selvendran, Managing Director, MPSEDC, said, “We are committed to generating IT business for the public and private sector in the state of Madhya Pradesh while also aligning to the government’s ‘Make in India’ vision. Not only will this cluster enable increased benefits for the Indian IT business but it also represents a significant milestone in putting India on the global map.” The Data Center Cluster in M.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     The Federation of All IT Associations of India (FAIITA) has issued directives in which it has advised its members to voluntarily refrain from purchasing any materials. The ban is effective from December 15, 2014. The directives read, “All members are advised to voluntarily refrain from purchasing any material from 15th December, 2014 onwards. All states are advised to join the national movement of All India Associations to fight for a level-playing field and to stop predatory pricing practices indulged by OLS / Others.  There are some states that have already started the movement. It is time to show solidarity all across the country. It is a fight for our survival. So let us hold hands together for showing our unity to ourselves and the entire country for a bright future.”  FAIITA, after discussions with the State Presidents, understood the various operational difficulties and has advised to take action on the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung Electronics has announced appointment of HyunChil Hong as President of Southwest Asia Headquarters, effective immediately. In his new role based out of Gurgaon, India, Hong will lead all of Samsung Electronics’ business in South West Asia that includes India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, as Samsung further strengthens its leadership in the region.He previously served as the President of Samsung Electronics Latin America, a sales subsidiary in Central America, for three years. Prior to that, he successfully headed Samsung Electronics’ sales subsidiaries in Chile. In his new role, Hong will leverage his experience in emerging business environment and operational excellence to continue to build Samsung Electronics’ success in the Southwest Asia region.He replaces outgoing President BD Park, who will now head Sales & Marketing for Digital Appliances Business in HQ, Korea. Park has been servi

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra has announced inauguration of the new IT block in the city, adding to the existing block that houses 500 associates. The total capacity of the Bhubaneswar facility with the addition of new building will be 1,111 seats. Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, inaugurated the facility at a glittering function in the presence of various cabinet ministers and dignitaries from the state and leadership team from Tech Mahindra. The new building is based on modern architecture completely controlled through Integrated Building Management System. Hon’ble Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “I hope Tech Mahindra will continue to expand its growth and employment contribution from Bhubaneswar in future. I congratulate the management of Tech Mahindra and wish them all success in this endeavour.” “Tech Mahindra has been present in Odisha since 1997, and we are overwhe