VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

With a mission to digitally upgrade the underserved children, NASSCOM Foundation has launched the “Ignite the Spark” programme – a Tablet donation drive across the country – at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum. NGO Literacy India will present the tablets to underprivileged students. Shrikant Sinha, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation, said, “The Tablet donation drive is a manifestation of NASSCOM Foundation’s commitment to digitally empowering the underserved sections of the society. With tablets becoming the primary vehicle for digital engagement, in villages where power is scarce, we hope to bridge the digital divide and empower the bright sparks in rural India.” Actor and social activist Nandita Das, R. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, NASSCOM; Dr Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation; Neeraj Aggarwal, Director, Boston Consulting Group; K. K. Natarajan, CEO & MD, MindTree; Aruna Jayanti, CEO, Capgemini; Amit Agarwal, Senior VP, Genpact; and Prof. Amit Lahiri from Centennial Col

McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks and Symantec, co-founders of the cyber threat alliance, have announced that Barracuda Networks, ReversingLabs, Telefónica and Zscaler have joined the Cyber Threat Alliance in their efforts to make united progress in the fight against sophisticated cyber adversaries. The mission of the Cyber Threat Alliance is to drive a coordinated industry effort against cyber adversaries through deep collaboration on threat intelligence and sharing indicators of compromise. “We appreciate the charter of the Cyber Threat Alliance and believe there should be closer collaboration across security researchers, industry, education, and government. We look forward to sharing critical data across threat vectors that can be leveraged not only for delivering Total Threat Protection for our customers but also toward benefiting the community as a whole,” said Stephen Pao, GM – Security, Barracuda, which provides cloud-connected security and storage solutions that simplify

India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) has disclosed details of their key role in enabling the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cricket Semiconductor and the Government of Madhya Pradesh for an analog fab proposed to be set up in the state. They provided a strategic roadmap to the company for locating the proposed unit in the country. The industry body is also helping Madhya Pradesh for their investment promotion initiatives. The proposed investment is expected to be Rs.6,000 crore (US$1 billion) to set up an analog wafer fab in the country. The creation of this fab ecosystem coupled with the products and systems value chain is expected to create close-to 450,000 new jobs, making a potential future economic impact of $40 billion, over its project life span and reduce electronics import burden for the nation. Madhya Pradesh recently approved the “Analog Semiconductor Fabrication [FAB] Investment Policy”  that provides for free government land, reimburs

Intex Technologies has launched the first Android Lollipop smartphone by an Indian brand, the Aqua Star L. The company has packed this handset with rich features and is priced it at Rs.6,990 only.  Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Mobile Business Head, Intex Technologies, said, “Our newest offering in the Aqua collection, the Aqua Star L proves Intex’s dedication to remain a technology supernal. It is absolutely imperative to run along with the technological advancements to stay in a competitive environment. Looking at the demand, the smartphone has been instilled with a 12.7cm (5-inch) fully laminated screen and an 8MP camera along with various features. We are excited to bring Intex’s latest phone to our customers.” Boasting its dual-Sim capabilities, the phone sports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, ensuring full-time connectivity for the users who like to stay social. The phone has dedicated 1GB RAM and 8GB of inbuilt memory that is expandable up to 32GB for smooth processes. Along with the GPS,