VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Akamai Technologies has introduced two new managed security service offerings available as part of the Company’s Cloud Security Solutions. Managed Kona Site Defenderand Kona DDoS Defender are designed to provide customers with both proven security technology and world?classsecurity expertise to protect their websites and web applications from malicious activity, keeping them online and providing high performance, even in the midstof an attack. For such organizations, Akamai is now making available two new offerings – Managed Kona Site Defender and Kona DDoS Defender. These newly introduced services are designed to provide customers with 24×7 monitoring and attack support through Akamai’s globally distributedSecurity Operations Center (SOC), staffed by more than 100 security experts at five locations worldwide.The Akamai global SOCteams, which average more than 10 years of collective web security experience and have earned crucial certifications such as CISSP, CISA, GPEN, GSEC,

Lifesize has announced enhancements to its award-winning Lifesize Cloud video conferencing service. The new features provide greater accessibility, control and collaboration to enable every person and every conference room with easy-to-use, powerful performance in video communications technology. These-and regularly scheduled future enhancements to Lifesize Cloud-continue to fuel global adoption of the video SaaS offering and Lifesize Icon family to deliver a truly Connected Experience as more than 1,000 companies have subscribed to the service, logging millions of meeting minutes during the first 10 months of availability.  “From small businesses to global corporations, the demand for cloud-based video communications is exploding,” said Gagan Verma, Regional Director India & SAARC Region, Lifesize. “Consumer applications have influenced the need to be fully accessible, anywhere at any time. Lifesize Cloud delivers the industry’s most integrated video experience, making it e

Xiaomi has slashed the prices of its Mi 4 smartphones. Now, Mi 4 16GB will be available for Rs.17,999 (down from Rs.19,999), while its 64GB model can be purchased for Rs.21,999 (down from Rs.23,999). The company which recently announced Rs.2,000 price reduction as part of its Mi Fan Festival in the country has decided to make it permanent. Xiaomi Mi 3 comes with the best features of stainless steel metal frame and a 5-inch full HD display made by Sharp or JDI. It also has changeable plastic back covers. Xiaomi Mi 4 is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor and 3GB RAM. It will be available in 16GB and 64GB storage variants. The phone runs MIUI 6, a new version of the company’s operating system, based on Android 4.4 KitKat. It has 13MP rear and 8MP front Sony stacked CMOS camera and a 3080mAh battery. With good battery backup, the battery lasts one-and-a-half days with normal usage and will offer quick charging, reaching 60% charge in an hour’s time...

Good news for Android users! Now Google Search can help to find a misplaced Android phone with the help of this latest version of Google app. Just type in “Find my phone” into the Google’s search engine on PC with approximate location of the device and it will be shown. For this, the latest version of Google app is required. The user has to ensure that he has the latest version of the Google app on their registered device. The Android Device Manager will allow users to ring their device, by using which they can locate their device. The phone will ring for five minutes, once the ring option is chosen. This feature allows users to lock and erase all important data off the device in case of theft or loss of the handset... See more 

Recognizing the crucial role data analytics play in more effectively fighting cloud security threats, Akamai Technologies has unveiled the foundation underpinning its Cloud Security Solutions. Known as Akamai Cloud Security Intelligence, a data processing engine within the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the engine is used to continuously analyze more than two Petabytes of data related to web security threats. Akamai uses the resulting intelligence to not only continuously update and improve the Kona Site Defender application security rule set, but also provides the framework around which innovative offerings, such as the newly available Kona Client Reputation solutions are built. Akamai Cloud Security Intelligence is designed to provide more comprehensive insight into how malicious actors are attacking web properties, which in turn can be used to inform the direction of Akamai’s Cloud Security Solutions. “The Akamai Cloud Security Intelligence data analysis engine provides a solid

Rio Tinto has partnered with Accenture to move to information systems and technology (IS&T) delivery model, to shape and deliver the transformation. The new model will migrate core enterprise IS&T systems to an “As-a-Service” solution based in the cloud. It also incorporates consumption-based pricing to ensure costs are fully flexible and in line with business demand. Rio Tinto Group CIO Simon Benney said, “We selected Accenture to help us manage this transformation based on its global delivery capabilities, its vision for the intelligent business cloud and its ability to support our digital transformation programme.” The programme will include the modernization of the company’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and Information Management (IM) platforms, consolidating and hosting these applications in the public cloud. Under the terms of the agreement, Accenture will also manage the maintenance and upgrade of this application landscape and related infrastructur

Aiming to engage more with its customers and educate them about mobile services, Uninor has launched a unique Grahak Shiksha Kendras’ (customer education hubs) across all its operational circles. Uninor has opened 200 Grahak Shiksha Kendras (GSKs) that will act as a knowledge and awareness centres where existing and potential customers can walk in to get information related to Uninor voice and Internet services as well as resolve queries around the use of mobile phones. Katja Christina Nordgaard, Executive Vice-President & Head of Corporate Affairs, Telenor Group, comments, “With our ambition to offer Internet for All, we believe in building and developing society through affordable mobile connectivity with reasonable and relevant services. In markets like India, we also see the need to spread awareness and educate people on how to use mobile technology, so they can enjoy and explore the full potential and use it more responsibly. The Grahak Shiksha Kendra is a step to build

Aiming at the customers who are likely to upgrade from a feature phone or are first-time smartphone buyers, Lava International has introduced an entry-level device in the Iris series of Android smartphones the Iris X1 Atom. This phone runs on 1.2 GHz Quad-Core processor and has a 5MP PureCel rear camera with high-intensity LED flash that offers an excellent camera experience. It comes with Android KitKat, 4.4 with a guaranteed upgrade to Android Lollipop, 5.0 through FOTA. Iris X1 Atom has a 4-inch WVGA (480*800) display that offers 233 pixels per inch and 16.7 million colours. It packs in 512 RAM and an internal memory of 4GB, which is expandable up to 32GB via micro-SD card, giving its target users enough space to store their multimedia content. The smartphone also offers software features such as Smart Swipe. This is essentially a 4 way gesture/shortcut that includes Smart View (use two fingers to rotate the images in gallery), Double Tap to Wake up, Active Shot (one step sho

Sandisk Corporation has launched its new iXpand flash drive. It is a first specifically designed flash drive for iPhone and iPad. The iXpand Flash Drive is available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities and is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini running iOS 8 or iOS 7. It comes with two years warranty. iXpand Flash Drive comes with a unique flexible designed connector. It can directly connect to iPhone or iPad without first removing the protective case. It is simple-to-use solution that quickly transfers photos and videos from an iPhone or iPad to a Mac or PC – all without cables, Internet connections, or bandwidth limitations. Rajesh Gupta, Country Manager, said, “According to IDC, nearly three-quarters of all images are now captured on smartphones and tablets. With this significant increase in mobile-generated content, consumers are looking for easy ways to manage it all. We crea

Servion Global Solutions has announced appointment of Ashish Koul as a Seniour Vice-President and General Manager for Product Engineering and Digital (PED) Services Business. Ashish is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Science and Technology (BITS), Pilani with specialization in Management and Information Systems and has been based in the Silicon Valley for the last 12 years. K.Balakrishnan, MD & CEO, Servion Global Solutions, said, “We are extremely excited about Ashish joining the Servion leadership team to drive growth for our PED business. Ashish’s years of experience in driving better business outcomes for our clients powered by the effective use of technology would be the key for Servion in the coming years.” Koul said, “I look forward to working with Servion and providing direction to the team for designing and implementing solutions that drive forward Servion’s demonstrated market momentum.” Ashish will be responsible for driving PED business globally including sale

Apple has acquired an Israeli camera tech company LinX for about $20 million. This will give DSLR-like mobile performance and other offerings include parallax images and 3D picture capture. This acquisition helps in pushing image quality while helping slim down camera design. LinX targets on tablets and smartphones which could achieve better low-light performance, best for capturing picture indoor and outdoor without using flash. It also offers the kind of background defocus on low apperture lenses when paired with DSLRs. Apple’s plans could also include putting the technology to use in its notebooks, replacing those camera modules with better performing parts while respecting ... See more

R&M (Swiss cabling specialist) has unveiled a new module in India called “Cat.6A EL”. The letters “EL” stand for Easy Lock, whereas 6A EL plays a very important role in situations where simple and quick installations are required and a permanent link has to deliver high-performance conforming to standards. This module comes with a newly developed feature for optimized signal transmission. Cat. 6A EL is compatible with the modular R&M freenet cabling system, R&M security systems and the R&M inteliPhy infrastructure management system. It is robust in connection with other makes of connectors. Cat. 6A EL can be combined with non-R&M ranges for mounting frames, sockets and switches. Michel Riva, CEO, R&M, said, “Cat. 6A EL is an evolutionary leap forward in copper connectivity technology. The real and most significant step forward, however, lies in the mounting solution.” Gaurav Ahluwalia, Managing Director, R&M India, said, “Installers can wire Cat. 6A

ManageEngine has announced the launch of its free Disk Monitor Lite. Immediately available, the free disk-monitoring tool lets IT admins in SMBs and large enterprises monitor the disk space on an unlimited number of windows servers, VMware and Hyper-Vhosts. Vidya Vasu, Head of ManageEngine Free Tools and Community, said, “Visualization of disk capacity on physical and virtual servers from a single console enables an admin to quickly identify capacity issues and free up or re-allocate resources. This free tool helps them decide when some files or folders can be compressed, or when they can be moved to an external storage.” It enables agile management by allowing the IT admins in SMBs to monitor disk space on unlimited remote machines from a single console. The monitored disk parameters on Windows servers include used and free space against the total disk space as well as disk read/write rates. Besides the disk space, this free tool also monitors the top ten folders and top ten fi