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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Red Hat(NYSE:RHT)  and the CentOS Project have announced that they are joining forces to build a new  CentOS, capable of driving forward development  and adoption of next-generation open-source technologies. This collaboration strengthens Red Hat's proven business model by extending the Red Hat open-source development ecosystem. Red Hat anticipates that taking a role as a catalyst within the  CentOS community  will enable it to accelerate development of enterprise-grade subscription solutions for customers and partners, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, Red Hat Cloud Infrastructure, Red Hat Enterprise virtualization, Red Hat JBoss Middleware, OpenShift by Red Hat, and Red Hat Storage. Red Hat will contribute its resources and expertise in building thriving open source communities to the new CentOS Project to help establish more open project governance and a roadmap, broaden opportu

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lenovo Group  has recently opened a state-of-the-art research, development, sales operations and production facility for smartphone and tablet products. The facility is located in the  central China city of Wuhan . Lenovo, which is the world’s number 1 PC company, number 2 PC + tablet company and number 3 smartphone maker, will use the facility to both accelerate growth and drive significant new innovation in smartphones and tablets. The 200,000-square metre facility has production lines, as well as sales operations and an R&D centre that expands Lenovo’s research and development capabilities for tablets and smartphones at a time when demand for such products is at an all-time high. “Opening this state-of-the-art facility not only strengthens our in-house manufacturing capability for PC Plus products, but it also helps us drive even greater speed and efficiency, cost savings and innovation so we can continue our rapid growth

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  has announced Transformer Book Duet TD300, PadFone Mini, VivoTab Note 8, ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, ZenFone 6 at CES 2014. Transformer Book Duet (TD300)  allows users to switch between Windows and Android in either laptop or tablet modes in just four seconds - and with just a single push of the Instant Switch button or a virtual key on the tablet. With a powerful Intel Core i7 processor at its heart, Transformer Book Duet runs up to twice as fast as existing tablets based on ARM processors.  ASUS SonicMaster technology and two speakers ensure that Transformer Book Duet delivers incredible audio for immersive entertainment. PadFone mini is a beautiful 4-inch smartphone that transforms effortlessly into an elegant 7-inch tablet. PadFone mini comfortably fits the palm for an instantly expanded view on a glorious 1280 x 800-pixel display - even better than HD. VivoTab Note 8  is a Windows 8.1 tablet featuring a professional Wacom

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As technology leaders from around the globe arrive in Las Vegas for the 2014 International CES, AMD has showcased an array of innovations powered by its latest APU and graphics technologies, from stunning graphics on 4K displays, gaming on a variety of devices including tablets and the latest game consoles, to new consumer-friendly PCs supporting both Microsoft Windows and Google Android applications. The star of the show was a 360-degree surround-computing demonstration, “Surround House 2: Monsters in the Orchestra”, that leverages the immense computing capabilities of AMD technologies to create an immersive, first-of-its-kind audiovisual and interactive experience. Lisa Su, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, AMD Global Business Units, said, “We live in an exciting new world where computing is everywhere and transforming our daily lives. AMD is at the heart of the innovations, driving a vision of ‘Surround Computing’ to

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Credit rating agency of India, SMERA Ratings (SMERA) has announced completion of 25,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – (MSME) ratings in India. This milestone was achieved by SMERA in 8 years of its operations. Within a short span, SMERA ratings have established a credible track record within the lending fraternity with Memorandum of Understanding – (MOU) with 36 banks in the country. The popularity of credit ratings within the MSME sector was possible due to affordable cost of rating facilitated by the subsidy provided by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, and efficient execution of the scheme by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC). Parag Patki, CEO, SMERA Ratings, said, “The MSME sector is the backbone of any economy, and the heath of the MSME sector is critical to ride the forthcoming wave of economic revival for the country. We expect increasing opportunities for the MSME sector with the Indian Gover

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a consumer electronics world dominated by smart¬phones, HDTVs, laptop computers and tablet PCs, a new market category is generating significant consumer buying interest which is wearable technologies. A new Accenture survey (Accenture Digital Consumer Tech Survey 2014) has found that more than half of consumers (52 per cent) are interested in buying wearable technologies such as fitness monitors for tracking physical activity and managing their personal health. “In the past year, wearable technologies have emerged as the next big consumer electronics market category, particularly for health and wellness. Every consumer is a digital consumer, and the keen interest in wearable technology provides further evidence of that,” said Mattias Lewren, Global MD of Accenture’s Electronics and High-Tech Industry Group. In addition, the survey found significant consumer interest in purchasing phablets, an emerging category of mobile device

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Riverbed Technology has announced that it has been positioned as a “Leader” in Gartner’s 2013 “Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring”. This marks the third consecutive time that Riverbed has been named to the Leaders Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring. Paul Brady, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Riverbed Performance Management, said, “Riverbed is proud to again be recognized as a leader in the Application Performance Management (APM) market. Today’s application ecosystem has become much more complex with cloud, SaaS and mobile applications being accessed by countless devices from people in all locations. Our customers need integrated, powerful and intelligent application monitoring and management solutions that can analyze and master such a complex global environment, and provide actionable information to the business.” Riverbed continues to focus on delivering solutions that increase vis