VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a step to revolutionize the international calling market in India,  Aircel has launched international calling plan -  Aircel ISD 54444 . Aircel’s existing as well as new customers will enjoy special ISD call rates through this new pre-activated tariff plan. Introduction of “ Aircel ISD 54444 ” a prefix-based calling plan, will redefine the user experience and consumption of international calling services in the country. The plan which is industry’s first will have no additional charges. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel , said, “At Aircel, we constantly innovate plans that fit the needs of our customers and ensure they get best products and services. With an aim to establish Aircel as the preferred operator for international calling, we have introduced special plans to give our customers more value and low rates which will enable them to stay connected with their family and friends living abroad. International call

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With the objective of promoting academic and research interactions for industry-centric knowledge and skill development, a collaboration agreement has been signed between IIIT- Bangalore and  Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore  at the  International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore campus . The agreement was signed by Professor S. Sadagopan, Director of IIIT Bangalore, and Dr Jason Dongwon Kwak, Managing Director, SRI-B.  With this agreement, IIIT-B would run educational programs to meet the human resources development needs of Samsung leading to specific degrees of IIIT-Bangalore through its Work Integrated Learning Programs. The educational programs conducted under this collaborative arrangement will offer the employees of Samsung an opportunity to enhance their academic qualifications and synergize theory and practice on a sustained basis so as to be multi-skilled with exposure to upcoming technologic

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY)  and  IBM(NYSE:IBM)  have reportedly entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM’s x86 server business . This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software, networking and maintenance operations. The purchase price is approximately US$2.3 billion, approximately two billion of which will be paid in cash and the balance in Lenovo stock. IBM will continue to develop and evolve its Windows and Linux software portfolio for the x86 platform.  Lenovo and IBM plan to enter into a strategic relationship which will include a global OEM and reseller agreement for sales of IBM’s midrange Storwize disk storage systems, tape storage systems, General Parallel File System software, SmartCloud Entry offering, and elements of IBM’s system software portfolio. Yang Yuanq