VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To provide customers with the tools and knowledge needed to test and validate network security in their labs, Ixia has announced a partnership with NSS Labs. In combination with Ixia's security solutions, the new NSS Test Packs provide enterprises and equipment manufacturers the ability to find network security issues and failures in their own labs prior to deployment, saving time and costs. “The core competencies of Ixia’s security solutions coupled with our testing know-how, provides a level of assurance for companies looking to manage risk against a backdrop where threats are constantly evolving. By partnering with Ixia, our testing expertise and procedures can now be implemented by a wider range of businesses to ensure their investments are ready to go to market at a much lower cost,” said Vikram Phatak, CEO, NSS Labs. "When conducting security testing, organizations need a foolproof methodology...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To help small and medium businesses maximize their Return on Investment, neoteric infomatique limited, in association with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, will be conducting channel engagement road shows in India, starting from 5th November to 5th December. This will cover seven major cities, namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. Varun Mata, Business Head, neoteric infomatique, said, "These road shows complement Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's major focus on the Indian SMB market. This initiative will empower our channel community to explore business opportunities and at the same time help us in partner recruitment and brand-building. Through this event, we look forward to educating partners on the latest technologies in a solutions format so that they can position and pitch end- to-end solution to their customers. Accordingly, we will be able to enhance Alcatel-Lucent Enterp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hughes Communications India Limited (HCIL) has connected over 12,000 off-site ATMs and rural bank branches with a secure broadband satellite network in 2014. Valued at INR 300 million, the new contracts were awarded to Hughes by eight different banks including Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, Dena Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, and Odissa Gramya Bank.    Shivaji Chatterjee, head of Enterprise Business at HCIL said, “One of the biggest bottlenecks facing development in India is the lack of financial inclusion for the masses in under-served areas. As the leading provider of VSAT connectivity in India, Hughes has been at the forefront in helping fulfill Prime Minister Modi’s mission (Jan Dhan Yojana) to put development on the fast track by ensuring that almost every Indian across 600,000 villages has access to banking services. It is a proud moment for us...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VMware has showcased the future of IT at its annual vForum conference in Mumbai.  Charting a path till 2020, the enterprise in India will leverage IT outcomes to drive business benefits and increase efficiency, control and agility as a transition to the mobile cloud era. “The old model of IT is not good enough in the software defined era, where traditional businesses are being challenged and a new approach to align IT with the business is needed to compete,” said Sanjay Mirchandani, senior vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, VMware.  “We’re on the cusp of the next big technology era in Asia where IT will adapt to the speed of business and drive business outcomes with a software defined enterprise - and many Indian organizations are already on this journey,” Mirchandani added. At the vForum event, VMware showcased new products and solutions designed to drive business benefits in the software defin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Facebook has announced the India Client Council to better serve our partners. Comprised of a diverse group of leading client and agency partners, the India Client Council is a forum where some of India’s leading marketers can listen, inspire and share ideas about the future of marketing. In India and around the world, the rate of people with access to digital services and devices is skyrocketing, and for many here the mobile phone has already become a true lifeline, providing information about market prices, healthcare, banking, employment and entertainment. “As a client that has advertised on Facebook for both direct response as well as brand campaigns, I’m delighted to work with some of finest marketing gurus in India to incubate ideas that will make this platform and the marketing ecosystem even better for brands,”  says Mohit Beotra, Head of Brand - Airtel.  This rapid acceleration of mobil...