VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

A Workshop on Net Neutrality from the social and economic perspective was organized by the Computer Society of India, Noida Chapter, and IMS-Noida on 5th May, 2015. In the Workshop, dignitaries like Dr Arvind Gupta, Keynote Speaker and National Head of the IT Cell of BJP; Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators’ Association of India; Gopal Agarwal, BJP Economic Cell and a senior active civil society member; and Deepak Sahu, Editor-in-Chief, VARINDIA, were present. In the inaugural address, Anuj Agarwal, Chairman, Computer Society of India, Noida Chapter, mentioned that the internet is the only non-discriminatory medium and platform for the world where nobody is discriminated on the basis of nationality, colour, caste, creed, birth, social or economic status, gender or any other thing. Internet is not governed by any particular government or company and it is guided by we the people, “the global citizen”. The Indian e-commerce space is dotted with not only flipkart...

Brother, along with its “Customer-First” approach, has launched a range of Inkjet Multi-Function Centres that features a new Refill Tank System. This exciting series introduces low-cost ink bottles with ultra-high 6,000-page yield, and a smart design with embedded tank that takes the hassle out of ink refilling. The latest offering from Brother comprises three 3-in-1 inkjet Multi-Function Centres (DCP-T300, DCP-T500W, DCP-T700W). “At Brother, we understand customers are often seeking affordable ink when it comes to printing. Whether you are a personal user, or business user printing from small office home office (SOHO) or small business environment, our competitively-priced ultra-high 6,000-page yield ink meets the need for low running cost. We are offering extremely low-cost per page of only 10 Paise per black page. What is more, with our smart design, our customer’s benefit from an easy and hassle-free ink refilling experience,” said, Toshiyaki Isayama, Managing Director, Brot...

Facebook and IBM Commerce have come together to provide the brands with tailored marketing capabilities that reach the right people at the right time with the right message. IBM’s marketing cloud clients can now utilize Facebook’s powerful ad capabilities such as Custom Audiences, along with IBM’s deep analytics and design features, to create meaningful experiences for their customers across applications, devices and time. Using IBM’s new Journey Designer, brands can create personalized customer experiences across all engagement touch points and then use Journey Analytics to gain an understanding, at an aggregate level, of how customers responded. “Our partnership with IBM will help top brands achieve personalization at scale by using IBM’s marketing cloud to find and engage their target audiences on Facebook, as well as solve their vexing challenges by consulting with IBM Commerce THINKLab. We will also be working closely with IBM Commerce THINKLab to help deliver people-based ...

Aiming to help customers leverage their data assets, HP has announced new and enhanced purpose-built Compute platforms and solutions, in order to drive business outcomes, such as faster decision-making, improved operational efficiency and direct content monetization. In addition, HP has announced the new HP Converged System 500 and storage plug-ins to increase business agility and safeguard next-generation deployments of SAP HANA. HP’s new Compute platforms are purpose-built for a range of emerging technologies and applications including mass content storage, block and file storage, unstructured and real-time analytics, as well as simple and transactional databases. The new and enhanced servers and solutions include: HP Apollo 2000; the HP Apollo 4000 Systems family; the HP Big Data Reference Architecture; HP Integrity Superdome X; and the HP ProLiant DL580, DL560 and BL660c Gen9 servers. These servers are designed to optimize capacity and performance scalability, flexibility an...

Brocade has announced its Fibre Channel and IP-based storage networking technologies will be deployed by EMC as a key component for customer solutions based on the new EMC XtremIO 4.0 all-flash storage arrays that were announced at EMC World. Brocade storage network switches, along with related storage management software, are branded and sold by EMC as part of the EMC Connectrix family. Deployment of all-flash arrays has experienced exponential growth, as enterprises move to managing both mission-critical and business-critical applications in consolidated, highly virtualized environments. According to Gartner, “By 2019, 50 per cent of traditional general-purpose storage arrays used for low-latency, high-performance workloads will be replaced by SSAs [solid-state arrays].” XtremIO 4.0 is a non-disruptive free software upgrade for XtremIO v3.X arrays, which have become the industry’s top-selling all-flash storage, according to IDC. The software upgrade will enable petabyte-scal...

Keeping Indian customer’s preference for choosing a smartphone with enhanced battery life in mind and making an ideal choice for youth, Lenovo has introduced two devices – P70 and A5000. The biggest challenge is that people are consuming more video content and are constantly engaged online which drains the battery life of the smartphone faster. Taking this into consideration, Lenovo’s smartphones are designed to be a multitasking gadget that is meant to be used on the go, anytime and anywhere. Sudhin Mathur, Director – Smartphones, Lenovo India, said, “With P70 and A5000, we are looking at further extending our relationship with long-lasting smartphones. Customers have repeatedly highlighted a desire for improved battery life at the top of shoppers most wished for smartphone feature. With both these smartphones now available in the Indian market, the users can stop worrying about the battery life, enjoy uninterrupted gaming experience or watch high-definition movies and stay conne...

Axis Communications has introduced the first camera in the new AXIS Q37 Series. AXIS Q3709-PVE provides situational awareness of a large area, making the camera ideal for city surveillance applications, as well as in installations in logistic centers, airports and train stations. “An effective one-camera installation providing overview and image detail at the same time is an efficient way to ensure that surveillance needs are met in large open areas,” Erik Frännlid, Axis’ Director of Product Management, explains. “Multi-sensor cameras are also well-suited in applications such as squares, stadiums, parking lots and perimeter surveillance, where large areas need to be monitored in high image detail in order to ensure complete situational awareness... See more