VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Polycom has announced appointment of new reseller, Inspira Enterprise, to further strengthen the company’s market outreach for its collaboration solutions and services offerings in India. This appointment is a strategic move to boost uptake of collaboration solutions among business verticals, including government, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services, extending Polycom’s reach to major cities and industrial belts in the country. Inspira will further bolster Polycom’s presence across public sector, enterprise and mid-market segments of India’s corporate world. “Inspira is very excited to be partnering with Polycom as the company has a solid track record of implementing the best collaboration solutions that specifically addresses customers’ requirements and business concerns. I am confident that our joint partnership will strongly address the growing technology needs of a rapidly-expanding video collaboration market,

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced that its automation and security systems will help Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) expand its southeast Texas liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal into a world-class liquefaction and export operation. This expansion will give Freeport LNG 13.9 million tons a year of export capacity. Start-up is expected in 2018. Freeport LNG’s is one of 10 new or expanded import or export LNG terminals that have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. honeywell logo Honeywell solutions chosen for expansion of major liquefied natural gas terminalHPS will be the integrated main automation contractor (I-MAC) for the expansion project. In this role, HPS will be responsible for designing, delivering and installing the automation, instrumentation, controls, and safety and security systems. The unified approach will be critical in helping the project meet operational and business readiness goals on day-one of start-up. “

Swan Solutions has announced implementation of unified management solution at a leading manufacturing company. The US$2-billion engineering conglomerate is a pioneer in designing, manufacturing and marketing products related to power generation, transmission and distribution (T&D). With the new deployment, its management can now easily handle its network infrastructure spread across various countries and be assured of business continuity with a single-point network monitoring. The manufacturing company wanted to upgrade its network infrastructure to meet an increasing demand for scalability, performance and reliability. The previous solution didn’t allow a single-point network monitoring, and switches could not be remotely controlled. Its management required a unified management solution to handle its network infrastructure. It also desired higher network redundancy and business continuity. swan solution logo Swan Solutions Unified Management Solution implemented by manufact

In the present financial year, Bharti Airtel is investing 1 billion dollars (Rs.6,400 crore) to extend its 3G services across the India, expanding the network in new and existing circles to deploy data spectrum. According to a source, Airtel will roll out 3G networks aggressively over the first six months of this financial year as it has acquired additional 3G airwaves in many circles to plug coverage gaps. The company will take a call on injecting additional funds in 3G network expansion after getting a fix on whether the targeted revenue growth has been generated. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & CEO for India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel, had stated that while rolling out 3G networks, the company “would look at up fronting this capex in the first half” itself. According to a report released by UBS brokerage, the proportion of the mobile phone operator’s 3G sites increased to 33.3% of the total in the quarter ended March

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will open an AWS infrastructure region in India for its cloud computing platform in 2016. Senior Vice President of AWS, Andy Jassy stated, “Tens of thousands of customers in India are using AWS from one of AWS’s eleven global infrastructure regions outside of India. Several of these customers, along with many prospective new customers, have asked us to locate infrastructure in India so they can enjoy even lower latency to their end users in India and satisfy any data sovereignty requirements they may have. We’re excited to share that Indian customers will be able to use the world’s leading cloud computing platform (AWS) in India in 2016 – and we believe India will be one of AWS’s largest regions over the long term.” amazon web services logo e1435660981788 Amazon Web Services to expand platforms in IndiaCustomers in India such as Hike, PayTM, ZEDO, Freshdesk, Inmobi, Capillary Technologies, HackerEarth, Getit, Ferns N Petals, redBu

Nexian has launched an exclusive “Back to School” offer for students on its revolutionary Chromebook priced at Rs.12,999 available exclusively on Amazon.in. As a part of this exclusive offer, consumers will get a complimentary Strontium 64GB SD Card worth Rs.2,229 by using the promo code and complimentary access to 100 GB cloud storage on Google Drive for up to two years from the date of purchase. Additionally, consumers can also avail a buyback offer worth Rs.10,000/- off on their purchase in exchange for an old laptop and a discount of Rs.400/- on the purchase of a Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player along with the Nexian Chromebook. The Nexian Air Chromebook sports an 11.6-inch TFT display with a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution and runs on Google’s popular Chrome OS. It is powered by a 1.8GHz Cortex A17 Quad-core processor coupled with a 2GB RAM. On the storage front, the Nexian Air Chromebook offers a built-in storage of 16 GB (up to 9.6 GB available for storage), expandable usi

iBall has added a new product in the lineup of its Andi Series – “iBall Andi Avonte5”  with a rotating camera. iBall Andi Avonte 5, which is slim in design and extremely rich in looks, has 180-degree rotatable 8-megapixel Auto Focus camera with dual-LED flash. It could be used both as a selfie shooter and also for video recording. Its several pre-loaded camera features and image enhancements make it enjoyable and fun experience. iball Andi Avonte 5 300x300 iBall adds Andi Avonte 5 to its PortfolioIt is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and has a high bright 5-inch IPS FWVGA touch screen display that embodies excellent graphic quality and offers users images with dynamic contrast and colour. It comes with 1GB of RAM for multi taking and downloading apps and games and 8GB of internal storage which can be further added with up to 32GB on micro-SD card. The power packed smartphone also offers a 2,150mAh battery to meet the ever-increasing need of Indian consumers on the mov

Lenovo has appointed Rahul Agarwal as Managing Director for Lenovo India. Rahul takes over from Amar Babu who will now take on a regional mandate as COO, Lenovo, Asia-Pacific and Chairman, Lenovo India. Rahul Agarwal takes charge at a time when Lenovo is gearing up for its next phase of growth, diversifying beyond PCs into the smart connected devices while maintaining a strong PC focus. rahul1 Lenovo appoints Rahul Agarwal as Managing Director, IndiaThe company is transforming into a global consumer technology brand differentiating itself on innovation and design. India plays a key role in this transformation and therefore is an extremely critical market for the company. Rahul’s extensive and multifunctional experience will help in India’s continued growth and increased contribution to Lenovo’s global success. “Rahul’s wealth of experience has been instrumental in driving Lenovo’s growth and making him the natural choice to take over from Amar Babu. India, under the stewardshi

To help banks enhance support and service for their small and medium business enterprise (SME) customers, Infosys has launched Finacle SME Enable. The mobile-based financial and business management solution is exclusively designed to help SMEs not only experience banking services on the move, but also manage their business operations efficiently. SME Enable is a unified application for both banking and non-banking services aimed at helping SMEs run their businesses efficiently. It will provide a bank’s SME customers real-time access to their account information and relevant financial management tools to manage their day-to-day business operations in a self-service mode. Michael Reh infosys 300x300 Infosys Finacle brings SME Enable for Banks SME CustomersMichael Reh, Sr Vice-President & Global Head, Finacle, Infosys, said, “SMEs today constitute a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). Convenient banking services as well as agile and cost-efficient operations are

Dell affirms that Prestige Estates Projects has chosen an end-to-end solution comprising of SAP HANA ERP solution backed by Dell servers, storage and networking infrastructure. The company has chosen Dell as the preferred solution provider because of its expertise in SAP solutions and in providing end-to-end support to the company. Prestige Group was looking at the deployment of a foolproof ERP solution to support the growth and expansion of its business. Milan Khurana, CHRO, Prestige Constructions Ltd, said, “We were impressed by the flexibility and ease of deployment of Dell’s server, storage and networking architecture. Our requirement was holistic – we needed a compact, flexible and scalable SAP infrastructure coupled with a solution provider known for ‘Service Excellence’.  We chose Dell as our preferred hardware vendor and we are confident that we made the right decision.” manish gupat Dell Dell powers Prestige Group with SAP HANA ERP SolutionManish Gupta, Director, Ent

The GSM Association is all set to build a case for four new spectrum bands as part of its 2025 vision in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) forum. spectrum india India telecom industry may come up with new spectrum bands in Vision 2025Geneva-based ITU, which deals with spectrum management issues globally, is a multinational collective effort between governments and private companies to recommend new technologies and standards. At the ITU’s World Radio Communication Conference, the GSM Association is presenting a case for new bands that include sub-700 MHz frequencies (470-694MHz), L-Band (1350-1400MHz & 1427-1518MHz), 2.7-2.9 GHz band and the C-Band (3.4-4.2GHz). The sub-700 MHz band is mainly used for traditional free-to-air broadcast delivery, and the “L band” is delivered widespread mobile broadband services and currently supporting aeronautical telemetry as well as military and civilian radar systems. For civil and military radars located at airports, the 2

Himanshu Khona, Director – Done Solutions in a chat with VARINDIA has discussed about the positioning of DONE, the adoption rate of his solutions in the country, the challenges that the company is facing at present besides its marketing strategy How is DONE doing in the Indian market? What kind of a market share are you looking at? The Indian market has welcomed us with open hands. We have served more than 2 lakh orders till date and our monthly orders have recently crossed the 30,000 mark. Our steady growth ascertains customers’ faith in us as our clientele is increasing by 28% average month over month. We are aiming to become a complete single package solution to run a restaurant. What kind of responses are you getting from your clients? Name some of your esteemed clients and what kind of services have they adopted? Endorsements from clients and being approached by many start-ups through word of mouth demonstrate a warm response to our services. We have empowered our clie

Taking a step forward to “Make-in-India” initiative, Celkon has opened its manufacturing facility in Telangana’s Medchal industrial estate. Celkon has announced that it will be investing around Rs.200 crore in the next three months for this facility. celkon mobiles logo Celkon opens its manufacturing plant in IndiaStarting with four production lines with a capacity to manufacture 2 lakh handsets per month, the facility will eventually be increased to 12 production lines, which are expected to produce 5 lakh handsets a month. However, the company aims to reach a capacity of producing 10 lakh handsets a month in India. The consumers of Celkon will receive a 7–8% cost benefits on the handsets initially, with the production happening in India. In a statement, the company said that sixty per cent of the handsets manufactured in the factory will be feature phones, while the rest will be entry-level and mid-level smartphones. The facility is also generating a huge employment opportunit

Vodafone has been certified as the Fastest 3G service provider in the circle by Ookla Speed Test. According to the Ookla Speed Test, a popular internet speed test analysis tool, Vodafone Haryana’s mobile internet is found to be the fastest in the circle for the month of May. The test results showcase that Vodafone subscribers in Haryana enjoy 22-per cent faster download and 130-per cent quicker upload speeds with minimum response time vis-a-vis other telecom networks in the circle. vodafone logo Vodafone certified as Fastest 3G Network Provider in HaryanaThe speed test also highlighted the fact that Vodafone’s mobile internet speed in Haryana is significantly faster than competition. Vodafone Haryana also has the minimum response time for data transmission as against other telecom service providers in the region. Commenting on the performance, Tejinder Khurana, Business Head, Haryana, Vodafone India, said, “With the rise in usage of social media in rural India, the consumption o

Tech Mahindra has declared about its selection by Circle Health after a competitive procurement process to become their chosen technology partner for the next 10 years. The project will be delivered by its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary in United Kingdom, nth Dimension.  In response to the creation of the partnership, Circle will provide access to its hospitals, clinicians and experience of running healthcare, allowing Tech Mahindra to develop and adopt new technologies that will improve patient care, operational delivery and to reduce costs for all parties. The company will also develop new IT solutions for Circle’s hospitals and NHS management contracts – giving its facilities access to state-of-the-art technologies that it has deployed in other sectors such as the telecoms sector, supporting the adoption of mobile healthcare solutions. tech mahindra logo Tech Mahindra and Circle Health sign pact for better healthcareSteve Melton, Chief Executive of Circle, said, “This

Akamai Technologies has released its First Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption across fixed and mobile networks, andIPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation. Beginning this quarter, security-related content that was previously included in the State of the Internet Report, including data on attack traffic seen across the Akamai platform and insights into high-profile security vulnerabilities and attacks, is now published in a separate State of the Internet/Security Report. akamai logo1 Akamai releases First Quarter 2015 State of the Internet ReportData and graphics from the First Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report can be found on the Akamai State of the Internet site and through the Akamai State of the Internet app for iOS and Android devices. State of the Internet Report-related discussions are also takin

Aiming to open up a new horizon of business opportunities for common people and salespeople, a unique online marketplace app “Spini” has been launched. The increasingly crowded Indian market with brands jostling for customer attention across various platforms is set to undergo a significant paradigm shift with the launch. The start-up operated by a strong technology-backed team spread across Chennai, Bangalore and Singapore aims to play a crucial role in connecting people with the right information at the right time. Established in Singapore in 2014, Chennai becomes the first city where Spini is being launched, in addition to a strong presence in Bangalore and Singapore. Being a marketplace, people can post information related to a customer planning for a purchase and salesperson bid for and buy those as leads. Spini offers users ways to make money on information they hold and the salesperson gains a qualified lead where his chances of closing the sale are much higher and his produc

To speed up e-ticketing operations, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has imported five new servers from Singapore. The initiative to import five new servers from Singapore comes close on the heels of IRCTC introducing two new high-speed servers earlier this month that have doubled peak-time efficiency for booking Tatkal tickets in the morning hours. Dr A. K. Manocha IRCTC Chairman 150x150 IRCTC adds five new servers to improve e ticketing operationsDr A. K. Manocha, IRCTC Chairman & Managing Director, said, “The five new HP Itanium servers, to be installed shortly in the middle layer of the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), would considerably speed up the booking of e-tickets and streamline the Next-Generation E-Ticketing System (NGET).” “There are already five servers in the PRS at its middle layer. With the addition of five new servers from Singapore, their number would go up to ten,” he informed... See more  

Delta Electronics has announced the rollout of its new Ultron HPH 60/80/100/120kVA high-efficiency uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to join its existing 20/30/40kVA models for the Indian market. With the combination of maximum available power, energy efficiency, high availability and flexibility, HPH is an ideal choice for data centers as well as for industries involved in factory equipment, communication systems, computer network systems, medical systems, monitoring systems and more. Delta Ultron HPH Series UPS 300x300 Delta launches Ultron HPH Series UPS“Facilitating increased energy efficiency as well as ultimate availability, the Ultron HPH is an ideal solution for customers to achieve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization,” said Suhas Joshi, Vice-President, Delta Power Solutions (India) Private Ltd. With three-level IGBT topology, the Ultron HPH features 96% AC-AC efficiency and 99% efficiency in ECO mode. The Ultron HPH delivers fully rated power (output power fac

Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella as new Head of Region India.  In this new role, Paolo will also take a seat on Ericsson’s Global Leadership Team, reporting to the Chairman of Region India and Senior Vice-President Asia-Pacific, Mats H Olsson. Paolo succeeds Chris Houghton who will assume the role as Head of Region North-East Asia. President & CEO Hans Vestberg said, “Chris has successfully managed Ericsson’s operations in India during his two-year stint in the country and enabled the India operations to grow into the largest employee base for Ericsson in the world. Paolo takes charge from Chris at a time when Ericsson in India is well poised for growth and team in India is fully geared to leverage the new market opportunities and contribute to the growth of the Indian telecom sector.” Paolo Colella Ericsson India Head 300x300 Paolo Colella becomes Ericssons India HeadPaolo Colella said, “I look forward to joining the team in India and continue the work to build strong p

Fujitsu has completed the rollout of its PRIMEFLEX portfolio. With its comprehensive PRIMEFLEX lineup of Integrated Systems, Fujitsu is empowering organizations to accelerate digital transformation of their businesses, eliminate complexity and reduce risk. Integrated Systems are a combination of servers, storage, connectivity and software designed to address certain specific use cases. With its portfolio of PRIMEFLEX Integrated Systems, Fujitsu provides a wide range of purpose – or task-built solutions that enable the faster deployment of more powerful data center technology design, covering areas from Microsoft Exchange to High-Performance Computing (HPC) and from SAP HANA to private cloud. Ayman Abouseif vice president fujitsu 300x300 Fujitsu strengthens its PRIMEFLEX Lineup of Integrated SystemsAyman Abouseif, Vice-President – Product Marketing, Fujitsu Global Marketing, said, “Customers who want to quickly deploy new types of workload in their data centers are looking to lea

Demonstrating its commitment to driving highly productive collaboration experiences, Polycom has announced three new solutions to its Polycom RealPresence platform. Polycom added advanced capabilities, extended benefits and cloud offers to the RealPresence Platform, making it today’s most complete, affordable and accessible method of building and harnessing the workplace of the future. polycom logo Polycom RealPresence Platform Revolutionizes Collaboration with new Solutions“Polycom is creating new experiences that enhance the way people work, without changing the way they are used to working,” said Ashan Willy, Polycom Senior Vice President of Worldwide Systems Engineering and Product Management. “Productivity is redefined when collaboration tools are easy to use and integrated into the daily workflow. Accessibility and integration matter. Experience matters. Productivity and efficiency matter. The market is changing, and today’s announcement is symbolic of our mission to meet th

Sify Technologies Limited has announced that further to the recommendation of the Board of Directors for dividend payment of 10% on the Equity Shares and American Depository Shares for the year 2014-15, which was subject to the approval of the shareholders, the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 18, 2015 have approved the same. Dividend will be paid earliest by Monday, June 22, 2015 to those shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members of the Company (for India) and Citibank Depository Register (for ADRs) on the Record Date, May 18, 2015. sify img 6 Sify shareholders approve dividend payment of 10%Sify also announced the reappointment of Ananda Raju Vegesna as the Executive Director of the Company for a further period of five years, effective June 22, 2015... See more  

Palo Alto Networks has shared research that uncovers a series of potentially state-sponsored cyber attacks targeting government and military organizations in countries throughout Southeast Asia. Discovered by the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat intelligence team and dubbed “Operation Lotus Blossom”, the attacks appear to be an attempt to gain inside information on the operation of nation-states throughout the region.  The campaign dates as far back as three years and involves targets in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. paloalto logo Palo Alto Uncovers New Cyber attacks Targeting Government and Military NetworksOver 50 separate attacks have been identified in Operation Lotus Blossom. They all use a custom-built Trojan, named “Elise” to deliver highly targeted spear phishing emails and gain an initial foothold on targeted systems. Unit 42 believes the Elise malware was developed to specifically meet the unique needs of the operation, but also is being u

Eka Software Solutions has announced that Tourmaline Oil Corp. has selected Eka’s InSight CM platform to manage trading, position, risk, scheduling, and settlement for its rapidly expanding crude oil and natural gas operations. Tourmaline Oil Corp. is a leading North American intermediate crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on long-term growth through an aggressive exploration, development, production, and acquisition program. The company’s business strategy is to maximize shareholder value by increasing reserves, production, and cash flows through the development of a continually growing asset base. To support the company’s rapid growth, Tourmaline required an advanced, multi-commodity ETRM solution that was fully integrated across front, middle, and back office. They sought a solution that would provide real-time position, exposure, and risk management to efficiently run operations and meet all reporting and audit requirements. Only Eka offered

If “a week is a long time in politics” then it must be worth an eon in world of enterprise IT. Another day and another ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ cloud offering popping up to provide a new competitive advantage for beleaguered CIOs. And while it’s easy for a lot to get lost in the noise of the on demand movement – we shouldn’t underestimate the impact this technology has had in readdressing the balance of power between new and established businesses. Josh Good Director of Product Marketing Qlik Is Big Data just for Big Businesses? Not Anymore How Data as a Service Levels the Playing Field Josh Good, Director of Product Marketing, Qlik Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) is the latest and greatest in a long line of these new IT models. While every business understands that data, and the insights that can be gleaned from it, are vital, it can be somewhat overwhelming for smallerorganizations trying to contend with large volumes of scattered and often unstructured information (better known as

Juniper Networks has expanded its Converged Supercore architecture with the introduction of the PTX1000, the 3 Tbps fixed configuration core router. The new two-rack unit (RU) router leverages Juniper’s recently announced ExpressPlus chipset for performance and efficiency gains while also giving service providers a platform that is right-sized to support the evolving needs of distributed peering in order to speed access to cloud services on the network. “For telecom service and cloud content providers, the network is the lifeblood of their business. Juniper is always looking for new ways to ensure the network is a true competitive advantage for them. In developing the PTX1000, we recognized that these customers can increase performance while reducing operational complexity by distributing the load of serving up content across multiple peering points to deliver the high quality user experience that consumers expect,” said, Paul Obsitnik, vice president of service provider marketing

There had been a lot of discussion on safety and security and lot of companies are making wearable and application about safety and security, health and fitness, etc. According to Gartner, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020. But for this it is important that everyone should follow the same standards. In line with this, the Government of India under the initiative of Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) has created the guidelines for M2M Communications. In the conference held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, TEC with contribution from Smart24x7, introduced its report on M2M communications and claimed that this innovation would certainly change the way humans live. According to the report, DoT would contribute in policy making and setting up of safety standards in India. These guidelines are very much instrumental and are used in the smart cities where wearable and the others safety and security a

Tata Communications’ branded Heathrow Express trains have rolled into service as part of a campaign that will see the company wrap Heathrow Express’s entire fleet of trains. Tata Communications will also be using on-board digital screens and TV-spots alongside digital airport panels and cross track advertising to raise awareness of its role as a global connector of businesses through its global network, cloud enablement and mobility solutions. Heathrow Express, London’s airport train service, carries 17,000 passengers a day between Paddington and Heathrow Airport. With a journey time of 15 minutes, it is the fastest way to get to central London from one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs. tata communications logo e1424342313560 Tata Communications rolls out new campaign with Heathrow ExpressBuilding on the theme “We are the connection”, the campaign will build on the shared role of Tata Communications and the Heathrow Express in connecting businesses and people around the wo

LigoWave has revealed its plan to address the requirement of Indian wireless technology market. According to Steven Ho, Head Marketing – Asia Region of LigoWave, the company would be targeting the Indian ISPs with its new generation LigoDLB Point-to-Multipoint products dedicated for the last-mile and light backhaul applications. The software flexibility to operate as either an access point or client makes the DLB series suitable for a wide range of wireless applications to service providers, security firms with video surveillance, as well as enterprise customers. Being a partnership-focussed organization, LigoWave would offer technology and support to its Indian partners. He further added, “We are looking for partners to explore new market opportunities in India. We believe that Wireless is the future. We know that the relentless desire for data will prompt new and exciting applications, and that inspires our passion to lead the world in wireless innovation.” ligowave logo 300x3

After the success of MOWA mobile app to simplifying the mobile payment process, iKaaz has launched “MOWA Wave”, the MOWA Tap and Pay terminal for merchants. Providing innovative Tap & Pay solutions, iKaaz presents this terminal to enable merchants to accept payments without the need to install any additional hardware or software. The biggest advantage of MOWA Wave is that consumers who have the MOWA app can start paying using their phone by simply tapping at these terminals. iKaaz is also constantly evolving and is pushing with introduction of an innovative protocol from iKaaz that can transform any smartphone into a proximity device, eliminating the need for the customers to buy any hardware like NFC card or NFC phone. The customers need to simply download the MOWA mobile app. ikaaz logo 300x180 iKaaz revolutionizes Mobile payments technology with MOWA WaveThe free mobile app, MOWA can be downloaded from the Android playstore. Currently, MOWA platform is clocking half a mil

The Information Generation: Transforming The Future, a new study by EMC has explored the impact of a growing global community of digital citizens. These individuals are always connected and engaged online, and have the world’s information at their fingertips. Based on input from 3,600 Director-to-C-Suite business leaders across 18 countries, the study reveals new expectations of these individuals and identifies the fundamental business attributes critical for organizations to successfully compete and thrive in this new landscape. The Survey said that globally nearly 96 per cent business leaders believe new technologies have forever changed the rules of business. In addition, 93 per cent reported that recent technology advancements are resetting customer expectations, and nearly all say this will accelerate over the next decade. The top reported consumer expectations are faster access to services, 24/7 and “everywhere” access and connectivity, access on more devices, and a more uni

Synopsys has announced that it has hosted its 16th annual Synopsys User’s Group (SNUG™) in India to help engineers better address the productivity challenges they face when designing today’s chips and electronic systems. The conference highlighted advancements in semiconductor design and verification that can be used to design even the most complex systems on chips (SoCs). More than 3,000 Synopsys tool, IP and software users attended the two-day conference in Bangalore, making it the largest SNUG India event to date. SNUG India 2015 featured 57 user papers with 41 presentations that discussed a wide range of technical topics relating to design exploration, low power implementation and verification, test, mixed-signal verification, emulation and FPGA prototyping. This user-driven event promotes strong engagement with other semiconductor professionals and provides a platform for sharing best practices and methodologies in the area of semiconductor design. SNUG aims to showcase user

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security will collaborate to help bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Intel Security’s McAfee technologies will be integrated with Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions, providing Honeywell customers with enhanced security software to protect their control systems from malware and misuse. Jeff Zindel, Global Business Leader for Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions group said, “Our collaboration with Intel Security will enable integrated, validated solutions for our industrial process customers to more rapidly deploy and better protect their investment. This approach is critical to enable the productivity potential of Honeywell automation solutions and the Industrial Internet of Things.” “Protecting our critical infrastructure and the emerging IIoT from cyber threats is a priority, and the collaboration of two industry leaders will go a long way towa

Nokia Networks has showcased some of its futuristic and cutting edge global technologies in the mobile broadband segment on its India Innovation Day 2015 that it hosted. The technologies showcased are aimed at empowering operators in their journey of evolution in order to effectively manage and monetize the surging mobile broadband growth. Nokia’s real time live demos highlighted company’s innovations in Telco Cloud (VoLTE/ VoWiFi), 5G, Security solutions, Predictive marketing, etc. The experts at the event demonstrated how solutions like Ultra Dense Networks, Telco Cloud, Big Data Analytics and Smart Location Experiences can enable operators to serve huge data demands and optimize spectrum investments. Arno Koch, Head of Business Development, Mobile Broadband, Nokia Networks & Suresh Kalyanasundaram, Senior Specialist, Technology & Innovation Research, Nokia Networks were present at the event. They talked about how Nokia is bringing in cutting edge solutions in the netw

Array Networks has announced its India-specific partner programme, “Array Wings”, at a recent partner event “Success Bridge 2015”. Array Wings partner incentive programme will provide as an opportunity to bridge the gaps between the partners and the industry, to get to know each partner better and to embark on a journey towards mutual growth and success. This is an innovative sales initiative to connect and engage with partners to rise above business goals and celebrate the true spirit of partnership. Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director – India, ME and SEA, Array Networks, said, “The partner programme Array Wings will help Array Networks reach out to the partner community and ease critical pain points of customers by offering our unique topnotch technical solutions at an affordable cost. This programme will help Array Networks reach out to more enterprise customers who are in need of our solutions.” See more  

HP has partnered with FireEye to make incident response, compromise assessment and threat detection offerings available to HP Enterprise Services’ most strategic clients globally. Customers will benefit from HP Enterprise Services’ global reach, portfolio of security service offerings, including a comprehensive suite of security remediation services underpinned by FireEye’s advanced threat detection, intelligence, methodologies and incident response expertise. The companies will develop an industry standard reference architecture providing customers with a blueprint for advanced threat protection services and incident response capabilities. “This partnership with HP extends FireEye’s growing influence in cybersecurity by bringing the expertise of our Mandiant team, the power of our threat intelligence resources, and the capabilities of FireEye-as-a-Service and other offerings to providers of IT and security services. By partnering with HP to provide new advance threat defenses

Spice Mobiles has launched its new X Life series of smartphones, targeted at first-time smartphone buyers in the Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Under X Life series, the company has launched four smartphones – XLife 404, XLife 431q, XLife 431qLite and XLife 512, offering superior technology features at very attractive price points keeping in line with its brand promise of always offering the latest technology to its consumers at affordable prices. The X Life series is specially designed for consumers seeking an exciting combination of innovation and great design. Spice Mobiles has aggressive plans to expand its market share in the smartphone segment considering the huge upgrade potential for feature phone users towards smartphones. The X Life series has been conceptualized on the basis of a growing demand for high-quality and good-looking phones in the sub-Rs.5,000 segment. Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Amandeep Singh, CEO, Spice Mobiles, said, “After extensive market res

Infor has announced a strategic partnership with HCL Technologies. This collaboration will help to significantly expand implementation, development and support resources for Infor customers across all geographies through HCL’s local operations in more than 30 countries. “This strategic partnership will help Infor accelerate the adoption of our applications. We have shipped over 400 new products and 16,000 enhancements in recent years and our customers are anxious to upgrade to Infor CloudSuite. HCL’s deep technical bench and global scale will expand the talent pool around Infor applications and quickly deliver value for our customers,” said Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor. Charles Phillips CEO Infor 300x300 Infor partners with HCL Technologies over implementation, development and support resourcesAs part of the alliance, HCL will build a practice specifically to support key Infor products, including Infor M3 and Infor Lawson Enterprise Financial Management, dedicating approximately

NetRack’s new campus is designed to meet the increasing customer demand for high-quality products and services. The facility will enable NetRack to expand nationwide with highly improved manufacturing and service capabilities. NetRack has witnessed an impressive 50% growth over the previous year, and has over 30 distributors in India, besides Dubai, UK and Nepal. Ravi Raj Brand Head netrack 300x300 NetRack expands its capacity with a new campusRavi Raj, Brand Head, Director Sales & SupportNetRack, said, “Our successful growth has motivated us to set up a new campus which has the capability to deliver exceptional benefits to customers and partners across country. The new facility will help us expand by adding new end-users, distributors and partners. In addition, we will be able to enhance our production capabilities and guarantee faster response time to serve customers better. The R&D team has also become stronger and is ready to face the upcoming.” See more  

The Indian Cellular Association has inked an MoU with the Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan to give further boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Smart Bharat”. The Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan – the global leader in digital technology deployment and information society programs – will provide its expertise to ICA’s ongoing digital India initiative – “Action Centre for Smart and Broadband Bharat (ACSBB)”. Pankaj Mohindroo President ica 300x300 ICA signs MoU with Taiwans IIIWith this objective, the MoU between the two bodies was signed during ICA’s National President Pankaj Mohindroo’s recent visit to Taipei. “Our partnership with the global leader in digital technology deployment and information society programs will speed up swift realization of PM Modi’s vision of Smart Bharat. This is one more of our initiatives towards unlocking the country’s digital potential while strengthening Government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ program,” ...

Brocade has announced the launch of Brocade Flow Optimizer application and new SDN capabilities in Brocade MLX Series routers. In the New IP, the Brocade Flow Optimizer enables the network to play a role in understanding anomalous traffic patterns and behaviours, and flags them or takes action in real time. The Brocade Flow Optimizer is an SDN application that supports an OpenDaylight-based controller that provides real-time policy-based management for network traffic flows. When coupled with Brocade MLXe routers, the Brocade Flow Optimizer enables service providers and enterprises to gain proactive insight into their network traffic, mitigate network attacks, and eliminate network congestion, with the ultimate goal of improving the end-user’s experience. jason nolet 300x300 Brocade launches Flow Optimizer ApplicationBrocade also announced Brocade NetIron OS 5.9 software, building on the continued advancement of SDN capabilities in the Brocade MLXe routers. Providing new Open

With its theme “Learning Meets Doing”, Dell has announced the “Dell Champs-2015″ School Programme, a 20-city student-outreach programme. This programme has witnessed growing interest and participation from school going students and parents over the last five years. Dell Champs is based on the thought that computing can transform the process of learning with intuitive technology and contribute to the all-round development of a child. This programme is in line with Dell’s latest “Back to School” campaign which lays heavy emphasis on the evolution of the process of learning. krishna e1435049326222 Dell introduces Dell Champs 2015 School ProgrammeThe “Dell Champs – 2015” programme features an interactive technology-based quiz contest that provides a unique platform for parents to participate with their child and be a partner in their success. The teams comprising of a parent and child studying in class 5th – 7th standard will compete for the title of “Dell Champs” 2015. According to

To celebrate the holy month of Ramzan, Uninor has launched two special portals – “Maulavi talk” and “call on me, I will answer your prayer”, in West UP. With “Maulvi talk”, Uninor subscribers can speak to learned Maulvis and seek guidance from the scholars to get enlightened with religious values. With “Call on me, I will answer your prayer” portal, subscribers can listen to Quran readings, Tasbih, Nath/songs, surah and get Namaz alerts on their mobile phones. uninor logo1 Uninor presents special offers on the eve of RamzanSatish Kumar Kannan, Circle Business Head – UP (West), Telewings Communications Services Pvt. Limited (Uninor), said, “Ramzan is a month when people come together and celebrate every day. We hope and pray this festival brings contentment, joy and happiness to all our brothers and sisters. Our subscribers can simply use the portals to hear spiritual music and hear Quran readings during this month. We wish everyone a very happy Ramzan.” Maulvi Talk portal can be a

Infosys has announced a multi-year partnership with NBTY, a global manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of market-leading vitamins and nutritional supplements. As part of this agreement, Infosys will provide development and support services for NBTY’s IT systems. Andrea Simone, Sr Vice-President & Global CIO, NBTY Inc., said, “We are creating a global, world-class IT architecture that will provide competitive advantage to NBTY in continuously driving profitable growth. We selected Infosys as a strategic partner to provide next-generation application services and work with us on transformation initiatives that are expected to drive business and IT innovation.” infosys logo Infosys to transform NBTYs IT SystemsInfosys will provide enterprise-wide application development and maintenance services for NBTY’s IT landscape, including Oracle E-Business Suite and legacy systems. The scope of services, which started with the support of Oracle E-Business Suite, will now ext

Nasdaq has appointed Senior Vice-President Stacie Swanstrom to lead its Global Corporate Solutions business. In this role, Swanstrom will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business while managing the success and growth of Nasdaq’s current IR, PR, governance and multimedia offerings. She will report directly to Adena Friedman, President, Nasdaq, effective July 1, 2015. Swanstrom is a Nasdaq veteran, with over twenty years of experience in various leadership roles within the Market Services segment. Swanstrom is currently the head of Global Access Services for Nasdaq, a business with over $200 million in annual revenue and a strong strategic and financial track record during Swanstrom’s six-year tenure managing the business. Stacie Swanstrom nasdaq Stacie Swanstrom to lead NAsdaqs Global Corporate Solutions BusinessEarly in her career, she led the strategic development of the Nasdaq Workstation, expanding it from a standalone trading interface to a suite of

Good news for iOS users, as they will now be able to enjoy LINE’s free group calling app Popcorn Buzz that supports up to 200 people. LINE has announced the official iOS launch of Popcorn Buzz. line logo LINEs Popcorn Buzz is now available on iOS platformSince the first global launch for Android devices, Popcorn Buzz has been receiving outstanding user feedback for its revolutionary technology that allows an unprecedentedly large number of participants to voice chat simultaneously. Getting started with Popcorn Buzz is easy by simply choosing a username and uploading a profile picture. Existing LINE users can log in to Popcorn Buzz with their LINE accounts to enjoy the app. The app supports almost 18 languages, including, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, etc... See more

To accelerate transformation to the all-flash data center, HP is lowering the cost of all-flash storage to $1.50 per usable gigabyte and introducing ultra-dense and scalable flash systems. The new HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage 20000 enterprise flash family boosts performance with over 3.2 million IOPS at sub-millisecond latency and consumes 85% less space than traditional high-end arrays  for massive footprint reduction. To support mission-critical workloads and enable greater agility, HP is unveiling flash-optimized software for end-to-end availability and non-disruptive workload balancing across the data center. These capabilities build on an already strong set of tier-1 data services unmatched by competitive all-flash arrays. The new Family includes the all-flash 3PAR StorServ 20850 and 3PAR StorServ 20800 converged flash array. The new HP 3PAR StoreServ 20000 family scales out to eight nodes and is ideal for customers consolidating multiple racks of legacy high-end storage while

HID Global has announced the opening of its design center in Chennai, India that enables the company to deliver more comprehensive product development for customers. The design center features 10,000 square feet of R&D facility space in the Tamarai Technology Park. The state-of-the-art facility represents a significant investment in HID Global’s ongoing advancements in delivery performance and product quality. The center will accelerate the development of new features and capabilities for Genuine HID products and reduce time to market for new products. It also features validation and verification service for all electronic and software products and services. “The new center in Chennai is a critical part of HID Global’s long-term growth strategy in emerging markets. It will also play a vital role in developing key secure identity technologies across HID Global’s business portfolio,” said Darren Learmonth, Global Vice-President, Engineering, HID Global. hid logo HID Global l

LG Electronics has rolled out Leather and DSLR feature-packed smartphone, the LG G4, in India. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled the LG G4. On the occasion, Soon Kwon, Managing Director, LG India, said, “We are really proud to bring the LG G4 to India. With this smartphone, we are living up to our promise of Innovation for a Better Life. This is a fashionable, premium smartphone that is more focussed on delivering a balanced user experience. With the G4, we are giving users a truly human-centric device that combines the analog sensibilities with technologies that deliver real-world performance. The G4 is by far the most ambitious phone from LG.” Mr Amitabh Bachchan and Mr Soon Kwon Managing Director LG Electronic 300x300 LG debuts G4 in Indian Market Mr-Amitabh-Bachchan-and-Mr-Soon-Kwon-Managing-Director-LG-Electronic With the G4, LG is focussing on delivering a great photography and visual experience, comfortable elegance and a human-centric user experience. Its