VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Making its biggest announcement as leader in analytics,  IBM(NYSE:IBM) has announced Watson Analytics, a breakthrough natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses.  According to analysts, only a small fraction of business people use powerful analytics tools as part of their decision-making. Watson Analytics is designed to make advanced and predictive analytics easy to acquire and use for anyone. The first release of  Watson Analytics  will include a freemium version of its cloud-based service designed to run on desktop and mobile devices. Watson Analytics offers a full range of self-service analytics, including access to easy-to-use data refinement and data warehousing services that make it easier for business users to acquire and prepare data - beyond simple spreadsheets - for analysis and visualization that can be acted upon and interacted

Canon offers new range of office imaging products to SMEs and SOHO Targeted at corporates, SMEs and SOHO, Canon has announced the launch of its new range of office imaging products. With the launch of these seven new scanners and one MFD – image FORMULA DR-M160, DR-C225, DR- C225W, DR-M1060, DR F120, CR-135i UV, P-215II and the image RUNNER 2002, Canon’s Office Imaging Solution Division (OIS) has expanded its offering, further strengthening its office automation product portfolio. Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India, said, “There are two kinds of strategies behind new product launches – Push and Pull. These products are completely a result of Pull that we felt from the market. Canon has been successfully addressing the digitization requirements for governments and corporates for many years now. The high-speed ADF-based document scanner market in India is about 30,000 units and with these new workgroup and departmental scanners, we intend to expand our presence

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Technology leaders  Dell(NASDAQ:DELL) ,  Emerson Network Power(NYSE:EMR) , HP(NYSE:HPQ)  and  Intel(NASDAQ:INTC)  have announced the creation of Redfish, a specification under development for data center and systems management that delivers comprehensive functionality, scalability and security. This is one of the most comprehensive specifications since the  Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)  was launched in 1998.    Redfish uses a modern network interface style, allowing access to data using even simple, script-based programming methods. This solution will be designed to improve scalability and expand data access and analysis, help lower costs, and further enable feature-rich remote management while ensuring a secure solution that protects investment. The group collaborating on Redfish development is focussed on ensuring the specification enhances interoperability across multiple server environments and significa

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Union Minister Kalraj Mishra has launched an Android application, especially prepared for the MSME sector by the  PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, during the inauguration of 2nd Innovation Summit – 2014. This Android App called the  PHD-MSME App. The App has been developed with the help of the students of Delhi University. It provides solutions to budding entrepreneurs and existing MSME entrepreneurs of different dimensions like marketing, finance, training and capacity building, different government schemes and opportunities. The Minister said that micro, small and medium enterprises across the country needed capital at relaxed rates of interest to run their enterprises and cater to the needs of their big brothers as well as contributes substantially to India’s manufacturing and external engagements. The Union Ministry of Miscro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is lobbying hard with the public sector banking

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SanDisk Corporation has launched its 512GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I memory card. The new offering is designed to meet the demands of industry professionals who require the most advanced gear available for shooting 4K Ultra High Definition (3840x2160p) video, Full HD video (1920x1080)1 and high-speed burst mode photography. “The 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card is a tremendous advancement that enables professionals to reliably store more content on a single card than ever before,” said Rajesh Gupta, Country Manager India, SanDisk Corporation.  Since SanDisk unveiled its first 512MB SD card in 2003, capacity demands have increased exponentially and the new 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card represents a 1,000-fold capacity increase in just over a decade, yet maintains the same size footprint. SanDisk’s most powerful and highest capacity SD UHS-I memory card yet, the 512GB card delivers write speeds up

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Acronis has announced the official opening of its international headquarters in Singapore. For Acronis, launching the international headquarters in Singapore is also returning to its roots, as the company was founded in Singapore in 2002, started sales operations in Asia. Singapore is a strategic choice for the international headquarters to focus on rapidly-growing Asian market, and continue successful international operations from this neutral technology and business hub. “Singapore is a convenient location for international technology business. The country is well connected to the rest of the world; more than 50% of the world’s population and economy is in the distance of 8-hour flight from here. Singapore serves as a business and technology hub in Asia, and this is important for us, as we believe that in 5 years more than 50% of Acronis revenue will come from Asia. Also, it is important that Singapore is a neutr

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MediaTek and Opera Software have announced that Opera Max, a data-savings app for Android phones, will be embedded into MediaTek’s LTE System on a Chip (SoC). The first two MediaTek SoCs to be shipped with Opera Max are the high-performing 64-bit LTE SoCs MT6752 and MT6732 chips. Opera Max will enable smartphones with these chips to consume half as much the data within the same monthly plan at no extra cost. Opera Software has leveraged its market-leading video and data compression technology in Opera Max, which compresses video, photos and text across most apps and browsers on a smartphone by up to 50%, extending the life of a user’s data plans at no cost. The app also enables videos to start faster and take far less time buffering. “We want consumers to fully enjoy the 4G LTE multimedia experience while minimizing data costs associated with powerful smartphones,” said Jeffrey Ju, General Manager of the MediaTek Smartphone Busines

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Micromax Informatics  has announced a strategic partnership with an endeavour to drive data growth in the country. Under this partnership, Micromax and BSNL will extend unique reverse bundling handset offers of free data usage of up to 2GB per quarter to the Indian consumers. BSNL’s focus on data innovation and its expertise in mobile network, along-with Micromax’s expertise in device marketing will redefine the user experience and take data penetration to the next level. Vineet Taneja, Chief Executive Office, Micromax , said, "At Micromax, it has been our constant endeavour to understand the Indian consumers and come up with products and services which act as a solution for their needs. We are delighted to partner with BSNL, as this collaboration will be an excellent unification of BSNL’s offerings and Micromax’s design capability, thus enabling millions of Indian consumers to enjoy seamless connectivity through data usage,