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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As a part of a radical restructuring plan, the US technology firm HP (Hewlett-Packard) is mulling to split itself into two separate companies. The company is dividing its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations. If reports are to be believed, HP will also go for another 5,000 layoffs as part of its turnaround plan. According to the latest update, HP’s present Chief Executive Meg Whitman will head both HP Enterprise and printing & PC business and the enterprise segment will house the corporate hardware and services operations. Meg Whitman said, “The split would give both firms the required ‘flexibility’ they need to adapt quickly to market and customer dynamics. We can now more aggressively go after the opportunities created by a rapidly-changing market." It is reportedly said that the division is expected to be complete by the end of the 2015 financial year an

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Red Hat has announced availability of the newest major release of Red Hat Storage Server. The advanced capabilities in Red Hat Storage 3 are well-suited for data-intensive enterprise workloads, including big data, operational analytics and enterprise file sharing and collaboration. With its proven and validated workload solutions, Red Hat Storage Server 3 enables enterprises to curate enterprise data to increase responsiveness, control costs and improve operational efficiency. Red Hat is committed to building agile storage solutions through community-driven innovation to drive agility within the enterprise so as to better respond to competitive threats and changes in the evolving IT landscape. Based on open-source GlusterFS 3.6 file system and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Storage Server 3 is designed to easily scale to support petabytes of data and offer granular control of your storage environment while lower

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With the increasing use of smartphones, mobile internet and new technologies, the customer is evolving at a fast pace. To provide this customer with a best-in-class service experience, Vodafone India has introduced its third Global Design Store in the city. Located at Juhu Princess, Juhu Tara Road, in Mumbai, Vodafone’s Global Design Store is in line with Vodafone’s “Retail of Tomorrow” initiative to deliver an unmatched retail experience to its customers.  The store was inaugurated by Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India. Arvind Vohra, Business Head – Mumbai, Vodafone India, said, “We, at Vodafone, strive to create innovative ways to engage with our customers and provide best-in-class experience. In our endeavour to delight our customers, we are extremely pleased to announce the opening of the third Vodafone Global Design Store in Mumbai, an industry first retail in

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cyberoam has announced its plans for Cyberoam Channel Convention (CCC) to be conducted in Dubai from October 9 to 11, 2014. Sunil Sharma, Vice-President – Sales & Operations – India & SAARC, Cyberoam, commented “We are lucky to have a very energetic and focussed group of people as our partners. We share common business philosophy and this synergy gets reflected in our results every year. Hence, we are certain that our association with partners will get stronger and bigger in the coming years.” It is the third edition of CCC. Prior to Dubai, CCC has been conducted in Goa and in Pattaya, Thailand. The event with the theme “Think Big. Think Success” is already a big hit among the channel partners as it provides a welcome break from work routine. Cyberoam recognizes the best annual performers during the event and discusses its future roadmap.