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RCOM ropes in Airtel's Vinod Sawhny as CEO

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Reliance Communications  has appointed an ex-Bharti Airtel executive  Vinod Sawhny as its new Chief Executive Officer . Prior to joining RCOM, Sawhny had served Bharti for ten years in various roles spanning telecom, retail and consumer durables. According to a spokesperson from RCom. “The Company’s previous CEO of wireless operations, Gurdeep Singh will have an expanded role, taking overall charge of its consumer business arm comprising wireless, DTH and consumer broadband divisions.” Besides Shawny’s appointment, RCOM has also announced some other top management changes. RCOM’s new management board will include Indian Enterprise Business head Puneet Garg, IT and Services President Suresh Rangachar, Chief Financial Officer Manikantan Iyer and Human Resources head Amit Das. Here it is worth mentioning that  RCOM revealed its Q3 results  last week that missed expectations.....

Cyberoam is now a Sophos Company

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cyberoam Technologies Private Limited , the spinoff from Elitecore Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and funded by the Carlyle Group, has made an official statement that it has been acquired by  Sophos . Originating from Ahmedabad, India,  Cyberoam has consistently grown faster  than the market and gained cost leadership and operational efficiency advantages in the global network security market. “Cyberoam is a fine example that not all successful technology product innovation happens in Silicon Valley. It can happen anywhere, with the right drive and vision. We have been successful in building Cyberoam into a global IT product company that displays great product strength, team strength and unique innovation capabilities,” said  Hemal Patel, MD & CEO, Cyberoam Technologies . Cyberoam Technologies has more than 550 employees working across its worldwide offices with R&D and Global Support Management Centr...

ViewSonic eyeing LCD Touchscreens for biz growth in India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The touchscreen market is expected to reach 14% growth by 2015. Keeping this in mind,  ViewSonic players in premiere  LCD touchscreen technology  are working towards making their premiere products available in cars, homes and offices in India. Girish Mamtani, Country Manager, ViewSonic India , said, “We have ensured the ample supply of our TD2340 , Windows 8 certified 10-Point Touch Display in India because we can see that touchscreens are becoming widespread due to the ease-of-use and intuitive interfaces they enable, which can save time and increase productivity. Falling prices have also spurred adoption. Finally, touchscreen devices are now perceived as cool and fun. Touchscreen penetration has been rapidly increasing in mobile phones, portable navigation devices, gaming and other applications. Over the next several years, touchscreens will undergo strong growth in large-size applications, such as retail, ticketin...