VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Huawei has been conferred with “Best Innovative CSR Project in Education” for its programme E- hope, implemented in multiple locations across India, by the India CSR Community Initiative Awards. The case study was based on the project – E-hope – to equip, educate and empower young minds. This programme aims to digitally equip rural schools in India and aid in bridging the digital divide by providing access to the information technology and computer systems. By providing computers and promoting equal access to connectivity, the program contributes significantly to narrowing the gap between the digital ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’.  E-Hope intends to reach about 100,000 children annually. The program was launched across India in phases with an objective to build a knowledge network of 1,000 schools within the next two to three years. Cai Liqun, CEO, Huawei India said, “Huawei is committed to creating a win-win industry ecosystem that promotes the sustainable development of the economy,

Hitachi Data Systems has announced a leap forward in its technology leadership for delivering software-defined infrastructures that enable customers to simplify IT and free data from traditional hardware and location constraints, making it more accessible for all existing and new analytics-driven workloads. These new and enhanced offerings have been designed to help customers achieve greater levels of information access through virtualized, hyper-converged and scale-out platforms that are built to accelerate the journey to IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) through application-led, software-defined architectures. Hitachi Data Systems has also announced new solutions and services to make society safer, smarter and healthier. To effectively unlock the value of a software-defined infrastructure, technology must simplify operations through automation, drive insight through better access to information, and improve agility through abstraction that turns fixed assets into flexible resources. Hit

Rackspace and Digital Realty Trust have unveiled its new UK data centre. Based in Crawley, West Sussex, the 130,000 square foot data centre will help to meet the growing demand for managed cloud services in the UK and Europe. The facility has been designed with the specific needs of Rackspace customers in mind, encompassing top speeds, availability and energy efficiency. Delivering outstanding Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.15 compared to the average data centre today rating of 1.7, and with a design BREEAM assessment certification of ‘Excellent’, it is one of the UK’s greenest data centres. The new operation is the first data centre in the UK to make use of innovative ‘indirect outside air’ cooling technology on this scale, without mechanical cooling, which means the overhead energy required to operate the data centre has been cut by almost 80 per cent. The use of these cutting-edge technologies in the facility is testament to both Digital Realty’s and Rackspace’s full supp

Accenture and a group of 10 leading financial institutions have opened the application period for the second class of the FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, kicking off a competitive search for the top financial technology (fintech) innovators in the region. The 12-week program helps early- and growth-stage financial technology innovators accelerate product development and gain exposure to top-level financial industry executives. Entrepreneurs developing potentially game-changing technologies for financial services – particularly in the areas of alternative currencies, Big Data and analytics, mobile and wireless payments, risk management and compliance, as well as social media and collaboration technologies – are invited to apply.  Applications will be accepted through May 31. Senior executives from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, China Construction Bank (Asia), China Citic Bank International, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Credit Suisse, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Maybank, Morgan Sta

To provide ideas for enriching and accelerating the rollout of Digital India Programme across the Country, MAIT has launched the Digital India Action Group (DIAG). DIAG will strive to ensure the success of the Digital India Programme by providing strategic inputs to various Committees and Teams that would be constituted under the aegis of the PMO, DeitY and other Government Departments and Ministries. Debjani Ghosh, Vice-President, MAIT, said, “Technology has the potential to connect the whole of India and benefit each and every citizen. Digital India should enable the percolation of technology to the people and each citizen should be able to access government services with ease.” She further said that MAIT is best suited to support and complement the efforts of the Government in implementing Digital India as it has a vast knowledge base from across the IT ecosystem, which can prove to be a game-changer for this ambitious programme. Ajai Chowdhry, Founder, HCL, said that Digit

Samsung is focussing on strengthening its position in enterprise-ready devices that meet the needs of business professionals for everyday productivity. This is reiterated by the recently unveiled Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, which offer a bouquet of technology. The Samsung GALAXY S6 and GALAXY S6 edge redefines the future of enterprise mobility. The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are equipped with defence-grade security and enhanced manageability in order to foster a new level of productivity for business professionals and provide industry-leading, out-of-the-box business solutions. The devices come fully equipped and preloaded with Microsoft Office Mobile and OneNote and offers 115GB of additional free cloud service for two years with Microsoft One Drive, allowing for extra storage space that business professionals need for various documents.  samsung galaxy s6 new Samsung strengthens its position with enterprise ready devices In addition, through Samsung’s longstanding par

Adobe has partnered with Microsoft, and the partnership will redefine how enterprises manage their marketing, sales and services to better engage with customers across all touch points. The partnership will include the integration of Adobe’s Marketing Cloud Solutions with Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM and allow brands to deliver experiences that take all customer’s engagements into account – from reach and acquisition to retention and loyalty. This new integration will help eliminate frustrating customer experiences that result when marketing, sales and service interactions are siloed. “Helping our customers reinvent productivity and business processes is one of our top priorities. Partnering with Adobe enables us to deliver a comprehensive set of customer engagement processes to enterprise customers to help them be more productive and better engage with their customers. The integration of our industry-leading Dynamics CRM solution with Adobe Marketing Cloud will enable business professi

Modi government’s two leading schemes – 100 smart cities and urban rejuvenation programme for 500 towns and cities got a nod from the Cabinet. These initiatives are aimed at reorganization of urban landscape and to make such areas more livable and inclusive, besides driving economic growth. A sum of Rs.98,000 crore has been sanctioned to execute these schemes in the next five years. The work is to be undertaken for smaller cities and towns with one lakh or more population under a new scheme named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). The Centre will spend Rs.50,000 crore for this scheme. This will be the new scheme in place of JNNURM named after India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru during the UPA rule. The cities selected through a “city challenge” competition under the smart city initiative will get central assistance of Rs.100 crore per year for five years. To start with, around 20 cities would be chosen

New research from Oracle reveals that nearly 55% of millennials say a poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to use a company’s products or services. According to the global report, Millennials and mobility: how businesses can tap into the app generation, 39% of millennials would also be less likely to recommend a company’s products or services to others following a poor app experience, and 27% admit it would even give them a negative view of that organization’s products or services altogether. These findings make it clear that if companies cannot provide current and prospective customers with engaging mobile app experience that also accurately reflects the values of their brand, they risk alienating the millennial generation and seeing their competition pull ahead with a more convincing mobile offering. Suhas Uliyar, VP Mobile Strategy and Product Management, Oracle, said, “An engaging and personalized user experience has become the new weapon in the battle to

Eaton, a power management company, has inaugurated a Mobile Technology Day at its office in Noida. The Mobile Technology Day is hosted on a fully-equipped 45-feet long trailer exhibiting Eaton solutions for the IT/ ITeS industry and data center segment. The initiative is aimed at maximizing the combined strengths of Eaton and HCL Infosystems. This synergy is capable of supporting emerging trends and address rising challenges of the IT/ ITeS industry. “Technology Days are part of a global Eaton initiative to reach out to customers, influencers and end-users and enable effective market interactions across major regions and key industry segments. This Mobile Technology Day will further enable us to reach out to customers in distant towns and cities through HCL Infosystems’ distribution network; which we have earlier leveraged to expand our market presence for our power quality products. This initiative will certainly take our partnership to a higher level,” said Nitin Chalke, Managin

RSA, the Security Division of EMC, has announced new capabilities have been added to RSA Security Analytics that are designed to help organizations extend protection of their infrastructure into the cloud.  RSA Security Analytics is engineered to give organizations the necessary context to help detect and respond to today’s advanced attack campaigns before they can damage the business. This release also is built to offer visibility into attacks that target critical customer-facing web and mobile applications, and introduces data privacy capabilities. In addition to extending the reach into the cloud, RSA Security Analytics is now being offered with new pricing and packaging options including throughput-based pricing that better aligns the investment to the scale of the customer deployment for better cost efficiency. In addition, customers will also be able to leverage their own storage investments. While logs are a valuable piece of the puzzle, they’re limited by what the preventa

Ericsson ConsumerLab has released a new report titled “The Changing Mobile Broadband Landscape” which highlights the evolving mobile broadband adoption and usage in urban India. The report focusses on consumers from different socio-economic backgrounds who are using mobile internet on smartphones. The study reveals diverse behaviour and needs of different mobile broadband users and the need for service providers to offer personalization. Users’ needs are evolving as usage of services and applications on smartphones is becoming a way of life. With the decrease in smartphone prices, the adoption of mobile Internet within the lower socio-economic segment has increased over the last two years: from 38 per cent in 2013 to 45 per cent in 2015.  Three in five smartphone users use mobile broadband in urban India. Mid-size and small cities are showing higher smartphone penetration levels at 33 per cent, as opposed to the smartphone penetration levels of 27 per cent in big non-metros and la

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has introduced the latest mini PC – LIVA X, a fan-less design, zero-noise and power-saving small-size computer. It features Intel Bay-Trail M SOC and 15W ultra-low-power design, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Linux, and Ubuntu operating systems. Moreover, it could upgrade to Windows 10 for free – once it becomes available. Meanwhile, LIVA X supports USB 3.0 port, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth wireless connection technology, and can upgrade storage capacity via mSATA SSD. The most important is the size of LIVA X ringing in at only half a litre. LIVA X Mini PC brings a whole new PC experience to the world.  ECS LIVA ECS rolls out Mini PC LIVA X Sunny Yang, ECS General Manager, said, “We believe that the concept of mini PC is a fast- growing trend within the Indian tech-savvy community. Users who are at home, even at office, are looking for the most convenient way to enjoy video, music, gaming of course and business PC usage. The end-user need which should be desi

Naaptol Online Shopping has raised a new round of equity funding from the Japanese conglomerate, Mitsui & Co. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEAs), Canaan Partners and Saama Capital. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Jefferies India Private Limited acted as Sole Financial Advisor to Naaptol. Manu Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Naaptol, said, “Naaptol is at an important juncture in its evolution with a strong presence on television through advertisements on third-party channels as well as on 24-hour television shopping channels. We are glad to partner with Mitsui & Co. as we expand our business in our journey to become the largest home shopping network in the country. Our existing investors NEA, Canaan and Saama Capital have also participated in the funding round and continue to demonstrate confidence in our business model. We plan to use the funds raised to upgrade our studio capabilities, expand th

BlackBerry has announced a limited period Loyalty Program on select BlackBerry 10 smartphones for its customers in India. Customers can now purchase flagship devices like BlackBerry Passport, BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Z3 and newly-launched BlackBerry Classic smartphones at attractive prices. This exclusive offer can be availed only at Infibeam.com where existing BlackBerry customers can get a discount of up to Rs.10,000 on BlackBerry 10 smartphones and assured JPMiles from JetPrivilege. The offer is valid till 30th May, 2015. Amar Thomas, Marketing Head BlackBerry India, said, “We are excited to announce the BlackBerry loyalty program for customers in India. The uptake of our BlackBerry 10 smartphones among the Indian customers has been encouraging and we believe that through this unique program, customers will be able to take advantage of the powerful BlackBerry 10 platform that comes with amazing refinements post our latest software release.” Neeru Sharma, Director, Corporate

Spice Mobiles has announced the launch of its first 4G LTE smartphone – Stellar 519 at a very attractive price. The power-packed Stellar 519 smartphone allows users to surf the internet, download files, watch their favourite videos, make video calls with excellent voice quality owing to its latest generation 4G LTE technology. Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said, “We are thrilled to introduce our first 4G LTE smartphone – Stellar 519, which promises to deliver an outstanding and seamless internet browsing experience. The new Stellar 519 offers a scintillating combination of an amazing user experience with excellent speed and multitasking options. This is a great device for customers looking for a smartphone that has it all. We have packed in our latest technology complemented with a one-of-its-kind, unique 4G experience never before seen on a mid-range smartphone.” The latest generation Stellar 519 is equipped with an 8-megapixel rear camera with Autofocus, a front-fa

iBall has expanded its Cobalt Series with “iBall Oomph”. Elegance, Styling and cutting-edge looks stand resilient with iBall Cobalt Oomph, which fills this void impeccably. With impressive design and premium build Oomph drives in craftsmanship at par with utility. Oomph flaunts well-rounded smooth edges along with a curved back, which provides a very comfortable grip. It also comes in with innovatively designed embedded side keys and volume rockers that enhance its aesthetics. Designed to the last detail, it seamlessly and flawlessly adapts to the usage pattern of the consumers. Priced at best buy of Rs.7,999/-? ?only, Oomph is the perfect balance of design and functionality. It rides high on its blazing speed with 1.3GHz Quad core, cortex A7 processor, which allows running multiple apps without any lags building an amazing gaming experience. Its 4.7-inch IPS HD display with a super responsive and smooth capacitive touch makes the viewing experience from all screening angles, br

At Interop, HP has unveiled new campus networking solutions and services that support customers on their path to a mobile-ready workplace that enhances business productivity. The new campus networking solutions – which include the HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 Modules and the HP Network Visualizer SDN App – lay the foundation for simplified enterprise networks engineered for performance, security, visibility, and optimization of the digital enterprise. Software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities allow IT professionals to easily administer network operations and troubleshooting, as well as enforce security policies in a rapid, simplified and agile manner. The new HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 modules are powered by the sixth-generation HP Networking ASIC, purpose built for the SDN era, allowing it to deliver more than four times the performance of competitive solutions, and three times lower latency. Its two terabits per second backplane supports increased bandwidth and perfor

With a mission to support India in creating a “Superior Digital Highway”, UTStarcom has announced its aggressive plans and product portfolio for transport, aggregation and access networking solutions for Indian market in “Nextgen Access & Transport India 2015”. In line with the government initiatives like NOFN and Smart City, the company discussed the future of Wi-Fi, Nextgen access and transport in India. “Nextgen Access & Transport India 2015” witnessed the presence of experts from the fields of telecom, Wi-Fi, Mobile Services, Network Transport and Telecom Infrastructure. Industry leaders including BSNL, Airtel, MTNL, VVNL, Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) Tata DoCoMo and DEN Network discussed the great industry insights, strategies, demands, and challenges for Superior Digital Highway in India. N.K. Gupta, Director (Consumer Fixed Access), BSNL; Deepak Sanghi, Vice-President (Transport), Bharti Airtel; Sunil Kumar, Director, MTNL; Chetan Kumar, Vice-President, Technic

Dedicated to delivering high-quality experiences and customer success, Polycom has announced several new services offers designed to help IT administrators make smarter decisions, drive adoption and protect their unified communications and collaboration investments – now and into the future. One of the new unique innovations, Polycom RealAccess services delivery platform, puts personalized and near-real-time data at their fingertips through a secure, cloud-based portal, giving them the power to analyze, manage and make evidence-based decisions about their collaboration environment. “Polycom’s new services provide a clear roadmap for success from planning and evaluation through deployment and ongoing operations. Having the right partner every step of the way helps our customers create better user experiences, which drives adoption and faster return on their investment,” said Navin Mehta, Polycom Senior Vice-President of Global Services.  polycom RealAccess New Polycom Services en

SanDisk has unveiled a new generation of its Fusion ioMemoryTM PCIe application accelerators to dramatically improve performance, while helping to drive data center consolidation and lower total cost of ownership. The new Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators – comprised of SanDisk NAND flash, and Virtual Storage Layer (VSL) data access acceleration software – deliver up to a 4x price performance improvement, with up to a 61-per cent list price reduction over the previous generation Fusion ioDrive2 product. “Combining the power of Fusion ioMemory technology with SanDisk’s vertically integrated NAND flash, our engineering talent and portfolio of SATA and SAS SSDs, provides customers with an unparalleled combination of flexibility, performance, scalability, quality and value to help solve their data center challenges,” said Vivek Tyagi, Director – Business Development & Sales, SanDisk India – Enterprise & OEM Sales. The Fusion ioMemory portfolio offers an array of

Dell Networking has expanded its data center portfolio with the new Z9100, S4048, and S3048, giving customers operating system choices with low-latency and high-density, flexible 1, 10, 25, 40, and 100GbE switching to address the shift to next-generation multi-rate, open-enabled architectures. The new flexible, open networking (ON) products help enterprise customers move toward software-defined networks and prepare for the future-ready data center. Open networking is inherent to Dell Networking’s strategy. Dell is supporting this shift to a modern network by delivering network switches for every area of the enterprise and providing state-of-the-art service to ensure businesses can support growing bandwidth demands and address the challenges associated with scalability and network management. The range of switching speeds (1-100GbE) offered provides customers flexibility for the life of their technology investment. Manish Gupta dell Dell introduces Networking Solutions for Next G

AXIS A8004-VE Network Video Door Station is an open IP-based door station for two-way communication, high-definition video and remote entry control. It is an ideal complement to any surveillance installation and offers new levels of security for effective identification and entry control. “Axis has a proven track record of bringing product innovation to the security and surveillance market. With AXIS A8004-VE, we will provide our customers with an easy-to-install video door station that extends the capabilities of the security system. AXIS A8004-VE allows our customers to quickly and easily identify and communicate with persons at the door and securely let them in.  This is a perfect complement to any surveillance system and as easy to install as any network camera,” said Peter Lindström, Director of New Business, Axis Communications. For small- to mid-sized installations, such as retail stores and offices, AXIS A8004-VE will help improve security of the premises and simplify ev

Zebronics India has unveiled its first Video door phone product Line with ZEB-VD7RT. With the combined benefit of Security and convenience ZEB – VD7RT is more of a necessity than an option. Priced at Rs.14,000/- ZEB – VD7RT, is the perfect solution for those looking to enhance the security of their home along with convenience. Additionally, it also adds on to the aesthetic value of Indian Homes. The range of video door phones starts at Rs.5,500/-. The VDP features infrared night vision technology, which has max range of 5 metres, which helps surveillance in difficult lighting conditions. Particularly the challenging situations wherein there is a lot of variation in light levels simultaneously within a scene. The outdoor unit has an array of infrared lights, the Night Vision light that helps the camera capture pictures even in darkness, leaving you to sleep in peace even after switching off the porch lights. The brightness and chroma control features adds to the functionality dur

Ruckus Wireless has announced the signing of a new distributor agreement for India and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with Ingram Micro. Founded in 1979, Ingram Micro’s global infrastructure and focus on cloud, mobility, supply chain and technology solutions enables business partners to operate more efficiently and successfully in the markets they serve. Ingram Micro will help Ruckus Wireless maximize the value of the Smart Wi-Fi technology they offer to Ruckus BiG DOG channel partners in India and SAARC region. “We believe our partnership with Ingram Micro will be extremely significant and beneficial to the continued growth and success of our business in India and SAARC,” said Sudarshan Boosupalli, Sales Director, India and SAARC Operations, Ruckus Wireless. “Our Smart Wi-Fi products and technology have been extremely well-received by corporate enterprises and service providers that demand carrier-class Wi-Fi networks to serve a myriad of mobile de

BenQ has announced its tie-up with Iris computers as their National Distributor.  With the association, Iris Computers is entitled to distribute the entire range of projectors and monitors from BenQ India. Rajeev Singh, Managing Director, BenQ India, said, “Iris Computers has a wide knowledge, network and an in-depth understanding of both consumer and B2B technology market. We are confident that their rich background in the industry and an exceptional distribution reach will help us strengthen our goal of increased market penetration in the year 2015. We look forward for a mutually rewarding strategic relationship for both the companies.” Iris has more than 35 billing locations across countries which have full-fledged offices having sales, operations and finance team to support channel partners in fulfilling their customer’s orders. Today, its channel base consists of 2,500 channel partners, aggregators, regional distributors and large SI partners to whom they supply high-end te

HCL Technologies has successfully completed ten years of engagement with Merck & Co., a global healthcare leader. The engagement that started in 2005 is one of the longest running strategic partnerships for HCL globally and includes delivery of a whole range of services, including transformational software-led IT solutions, infrastructure management, business and knowledge process services. “HCL shares our vision of making a difference to people’s lives by providing leading innovations and solutions for tomorrow,” said Clark Golestani, Executive Vice- President & CIO, Merck & Co. “HCL’s commitment and deep IT expertise have been critical in our journey towards a successful technology-enabled enterprise.” HCL has been a key partner in helping Merck accelerate R&D and cost optimization through integrated application and infrastructure management. HCL continues to work with Merck, leveraging its cross-industry expertise in Digital, Mobility and Big Data Analytics to

HyperX has announced HyperX Savage, its next-generation SATA Rev. 3 (6 GB/s) SSD. HyperX Savage is powered by the Phison S10 quad-core, eight-channel controller delivering incredible read/write speeds for both compressible and incompressible data, as well as high IOPS. It replaces the highly successful HyperX 3K SSD. HyperX Savage is the fastest SATA-based SSD in the HyperX family. With sequential speeds of up to 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, and IOPS of up to 100,000 read and 89,000 write, HyperX Savage offers higher performance, ultra-responsive multitasking and an overall faster system. It features an eye-catching red steel and aluminum case with a low profile to fit most notebooks, desktops and small-form-factor PC builds. This new design continues the HyperX trend as a leader in stylish gaming products. “We are proud to introduce the HyperX Savage as our latest and fastest SATA-based SSD,” said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston. “The HyperX 3K

Capgemini and IGATE have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Capgemini will acquire IGATE for a cash consideration of $48 per share. The transaction will amount to $4.0 billion and is expected to be immediately accretive to Capgemini’s normalized Earnings per Share (EPS). The merger agreement has been approved unanimously by both Capgemini’s and IGATE’s Board of Directors. The transaction has also been approved by the written consent of shareholders holding a majority of IGATE’s shares. This transaction fulfils one of the essential components of Capgemini’s strategy in expanding its presence in the North American market. With its established position in the financial services sector (42% of revenues), IGATE brings an attractive portfolio of major clients complementary to those of Capgemini. This transaction also reinforces Capgemini’s position in the retail, manufacturing and healthcare sectors, and prompts a faster transition to platform-based solutions. The tran

Dell Networking has expanded its data center portfolio with the new Z9100, S4048, and S3048, giving customers operating system choices with low-latency and high-density, flexible 1, 10, 25, 40, and 100GbE switching to address the shift to next-generation multi-rate, open-enabled architectures. The new flexible, open networking (ON) products help enterprise customers move toward software-defined networks and prepare for the future-ready data center. Open networking is inherent to Dell Networking’s strategy. Dell is supporting this shift to a modern network by delivering network switches for every area of the enterprise and providing state-of-the-art service to ensure businesses can support growing bandwidth demands and address the challenges associated with scalability and network management. The range of switching speeds (1-100GbE) offered provides customers flexibility for the life of their technology investment. Manish Gupta dell Dell introduces Networking Solutions for Next Gener

Aircel has offered free calls to Nepal for all its customers for two days, i.e. 27th & 28th April, 2015, in its support towards the natural calamity faced by the country. This facility has been extended to all Aircel customers across India for the next 48 hours, in the light of the vulnerable situation prevailing in Nepal after the massive earthquake hit the country. The offer has been extended to all prepaid and postpaid customers of Aircel. Additionally, those customers travelling to Nepal during this hour of crisis will also get Free Incoming while Roaming into Nepal for the next 48 hours. Aircel has also waived off International Roaming Rental Deduction for its prepaid customers. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said, “We are extremely distressed to see the mass devastation in Nepal caused by the earthquake and our hearts go out to all affected by this reflection of nature... See more

Vodafone, in its efforts to support the local community and brothers of Nepal along with other disaster relief initiatives, has announced that all calls made from its network from anywhere in India to Nepal will be charged as per local rate. This move will enable people to reach out to their friends and family members in the earthquake- impacted areas in Nepal. Vodafone is facilitating all calls made to Nepal at just Re.1/min against the regular call rate of Rs.12/min with immediate effect up to 10:00hrs on 28th of April, 2015?... See more

Videocon Telecom has extended all ISD calls to earthquake-hit Nepal at local call rates for the next two days starting from 26th April midnight. Videocon Telecom shall charge all ISD made from its Network to Nepal at local calling rate of 90p/min against the ISD rate of Rs.9.2 per min. The special tariffs shall be applicable for the next 48 hours, i.e. starting midnight tonight till the end of the day of April 28th, 2015 as a gesture to enable callers from India to reach out to their friends and family in the earthquake-affected areas in Nepal... See more

Huawei has unveiled its OceanStor 5300, 5500, 5600 and 5800 V3 mid-range storage systems (also referred to as the V3 mid-range storage systems). The unveiling of the solution was carried out in the presence of esteemed partners such as Intel and Nextra, while the launch event was graced with the presence of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, with whom Huawei has recently extended its partnership for three years. Speaking at the launch, Derek Hao, Vice-President, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, South East Asia, said, “Huawei has developed a versatile range of storage solutions, generating its own unique competitive advantages and leaving its mark on the global storage market. Reinforcing our intent to deliver more and better in this region, we are delighted to unveil the OceanStor V3 storage solution in the esteemed presence of our global partners, who strive to deliver Huawei’s technological innovation as they cater to the right needs for the right customers.” Adding to th

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”) has announced that starting from 27th April its broadband customers can enjoy free voice calls to any network in the country 24X7. The company has launched two voice calling packs for its broadband customers offering unlimited free voice calls at unbeatable prices to any number in India on any network, both fixed line and mobile, round the clock.  Customers can enjoy unlimited free local calls with the pack priced at just Rs.49/- per month and unlimited free STD+local calls at just Rs.99/- per month to any network, anywhere in the country to both landlines and mobile phones round the clock. Launched exclusively for broadband users, the offers are available exclusively for non-commercial use.  Existing customers can opt for the packs by sending an SMS to 53636 for Rs.49/- pack or to 53636 for the Rs.99/- pack from their registered mobile number. New customers can book a new broadband connection to avail these offers by sending an SMS to 53636.

Olive Data Center has announced a partnership with Vision Solutions. This relationship enhances both Olive Data Center and Vision Solutions’ position in the industry, while significantly expanding Olive Data Center’s reach in Malaysia, the Philippines, Middle East, India and other key, high-growth MARKETS. Under the terms of the agreement, Olive Data Center will distribute and provide technical support to Vision Solutions’ Double-Take products in India and selective countries in the Middle East and Africa. The new partnership is expected to spark innovation by maximizing the product development talents and resources at both companies, while driving scale and efficiency in the partners’ respective supply markets. “Olive Data Center was chosen as the support service partner for India and selective countries in the Middle East region for its ability to reach different channel segments – system integrators, resellers or corporate resellers. Vision Solutions is confident that this part

To enable Indian businesses to promote their products and services, the Confederation of Indian Industry has announced the launch of a new online business gateway for its members. The marketplace is powered by the secure technology platform from cloudBuy, the global e-commerce solution provider. T.T. Ashok, Chairman, CII National SME Council, said, “We are pleased to be able to bring this e-commerce gateway to global supply chains to the CII members. They are invited to list their company, products and services and trade securely online. We have made sure that the marketplace has low transaction costs and delivers fast payments direct to sellers’ bank accounts. We believe the initiative is a simple way to increase visibility. It will provide Indian businesses with a new gateway to the world.” Lyn Duncan, CEO of cloudBuy, said, “We are delighted to be working in collaboration with CII in India to deliver the B2B marketplace infrastructure to enable secure e-commerce on the CII bu

NVIDIA has announced the India availability of the new Quadro M6000 and Quadro K1200 graphics cards for professional design and visualization applications. The company has kicked off a four-city roadshow, which began on April 24, 2015 in New Delhi, to demonstrate the value proposition of the professional graphics cards solutions to customers. NVIDIA will also showcase its revolutionary Iray technology, a highly interactive and intuitive physically based rendering process. In combination with Quadro graphics cards, Iray provides the highest level of visual realism and interactivity in design workflows by simulating the physical behavior of light and materials, while more than doubling the rendering speed. Therefore, professionals do not need expert knowledge of computer graphics techniques to quickly achieve photorealistic results. Through the roadshow, NVIDIA will seek to increase awareness of the applications of the new Quadro M6000 and K1200 cards in a specialized setting and de

Philips Mobile has announced the launch of two new Philips Mobile feature phones – E310 and E160. With powerful battery and user-friendliness, the two phones aim to simplify mobile phone usage for consumers. The two phones live up to the Philips mobile legacy of long-lasting battery life, thus ensuring extended talk time for consumers. The new Philips mobile devices address these conveniences in addition to several unique features to make the phone useful to specific target segments. S.S. Bassi, Country Manager – SAARC, Sangfei Mobility, said, “We have already seen a great traction for our feature phones in India. As a brand that has touched lives in India in every aspect, Indians look towards Philips for durability and quality. Through our newly-launched phones we are building on the advantages of feature phones of extended battery life and affordability to give users many more features commonly found in smartphones.” E310 The successor of the Philips X2566, the E310 has be

With a view to connecting the one billion citizens of India, the telecom association, COAI, has announced “Sabka Internet, Sabka Vikas”, an initiative to   connect the one billion unconnected citizens of India. Launching the online platform sabka internet.in, COAI has reiteratred that Internet should be for all and should not remain the preserve of a few.  The Association has invited all stakeholders to have a comprehensive and informed debate on the subject of Net Neutrality to develop a framework that caters to the infrastructure and diverse socio-economic needs of the country. The leadership team of the member-companies of COAI, namely  Ashok Sharma of Aircel, Gopal Vittal of Airtel, Himanshu Kapania of Idea Cellular, Shanker Adawal of Reliance Jio, Rajiv Bawa of Telenor, Arvind Bali of Videocon, and Sunil Sood of Vodafone India, were present to reaffirm their commitment to “Sabka Internet, Sabka Vikas” programme and promote Net Equality. Elaborating its position on the o

ZTE has announced its net profit rose 41.9% to RMB883 million or $142 million in Q1 2015, whereas revenue grew up to 10.2% to RMB21 billion. The operating revenue from telecom software system, services and other products increased 23.4%. Its growth is from video and networks terminal product, in addition to services. ZTE will focus on its main operations of carrier Networks,enterprize bussiness and mobile devices.ZTE will committed for developing solutions for smarter networks to support carrier in their transformation in to information based operations. ZTE said revenue from Carriers’ Networks increased 8.9 per cent – driven by growth in sales of products such as wireless communication systems, wireline switch and access systems, routers and router switches... See more

According to reports by Boston Consulting Group in India, the number of Internet users is expected to reach 400-550 million in 2018 from 200 million in 2014. Internet Users are spending more time with their smartphones as they discover new capabilities and content. Indians, particularly rural consumers, have bypassed the PC and using mobile devices to get online on the go. The first destinations for digital consumers are websites and apps such as Google, Facebook and YouTube .The use of vernacular content online is estimated to increase from 45 per cent in 2013 to more than 60 per cent in 2018... See more