VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

India being a prospect market for iPhones and iPads, Apple has planned to increase its sales in India from 1 million to as many as 7 million by 2018. To achieve the target and sell its devices, Apple has roped in distributor giant Brightstar. Brightstar is headquartered in the US and is controlled by Softbank. It distributes mobile phones and other devices to more than 200 carriers in over 50 countries and has revenues of around $11 billion. Recently, it has bought a 51% stake in (Bharti Enterprises chairman) Sunil Mittal’s Beetle Teletech. Currently Redington and Ingram are the two main distributors of Apple in India, who are supplying the products to regional distributors, multi-product trade channels and Apple Premium Re-seller stores and Apple Authorized Reseller outlets. Redington is one of the biggest partners for Apple in India and is believed to account for nearly 70% of its sales. According to sources, Brightstar has decided to adopt an aggressive stance for its India

Driven by creating high-quality, an easy-to-use collaboration experience, Polycom has announced new breakthroughs to its market-leading portfolio of video, voice and content collaboration solutions. The industry-first audio and video innovations have been developed to help organizations defy distance, create a culture of effective collaboration, enable “always-on” connectivity, and usher in the workplace of the future – today. “Polycom is focussed on leading our customers’ success by creating solutions to help them build a collaborative experience that is both natural and easy to use. The innovations we have unveiled are a direct reflection of that commitment and our vision to unleash the power of human collaboration. With the right combination of technology, people and processes, organisations can improve productivity, boost innovation and hone their competitive edge,” said Peter Leav, Polycom President & CEO. Polycom casual-huddle-meeting RealPresence Group 300 Polyco

To address the huge market potential created by streaming analytics in conjunction with IoT and other emerging technologies, Wipro and Software AG have come up with a solution that provides enterprises with a competitive edge by responding to events in real time with unlimited scalability. Wipro has developed a streaming analytics-based IoT solution platform, with a unique architectural framework called “Wipro Looking Glass”. In the first release, Wipro is leveraging Software AG’s Big Data Streaming Analytics product suite. The platform provides enterprises with a fast and easy entry into the vast business possibilities offered by the IoT. Wipro Looking Glass current version embeds Software AG’s Streaming Analytics product suite which is designed to integrate, capture, analyze and respond to IoT data. The solution components include a real-time analytics engine, in memory database technology, a real-time user interface and mashup technologies. These components are proven to sc

Panasonic has joined hands with Reliance Communications (RCOM) to launch Cloud Video Intelli-Surveillance – an end-to-end video surveillance solution with advanced analytics for the Enterprise segment. RCOM’s Enterprise Business arm will take this solution to the market, leveraging its deep relationship with over 39,000 businesses across the country. Cloud Video Intelli-Surveillance is packed with a host of offerings, such as easy scheduling, managing IP cameras fully in the cloud and advanced cloud video analytics like Human Detection, Tripwire and many more. This solution also offers various advantages such as Alerts, API usage, User Management and HD-like image quality. With apps available for iOS and Android devices, one can easily access their cameras on-the-go. This allows for seamless checking of live streams and footage or receiving push notifications during the course of an event. Panasonic partners with RCOM over Cloud based Video Surveillance Manish Sharma, Manag

Following the wide acceptance of the Z1-Tizen operating system based smartphones in India, Samsung has planned to manufacture its Z1 phones at the Noida manufacturing unit in UP, India. The Noida facility manufactures over four million phones, both affordable and high-end devices, a month.  Targeted at first-time smartphone buyers, after the launch of Z1 at Rs 5,700 last month, Samsung has till now sold 50-55 thousand units. Only a few devices run on the Tizen platform which includes Samsung’s smart watch products. Samsung developed Tizen with Huawei Technologies and Intel Corp to challenge the Android software that powers most of the world’s mobile devices. Z1 is one of the affordable smartphones from Samsung’s offering with localized entertainment apps and a simple user interface with the Tizen OS. It is a dual SIM device powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768MB RAM and 4GB internal memory expandable up to 64GB. It features four-inch display, 3.1MP rear and a VGA front

VARINDIA, the leading National IT Publication house, has tried to bring different major IT companies together with a small effort of arranging a Cricket Tournament for last three years in Bhubaneswar with support from STPI, OCAC and other IT corporate. It has drawn an outstanding response from different major IT industries in Odisha. The Ultimate mission to start this match is bringing the Corporate in touch, where they can know each other and experience the real spirit of game.