VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

A retailer’s scheme has been introduced by the “True” value-added distributor, Rashi along with its vendor Plantronics. The scheme comes with a maturity period of three months, from May to July. As a part of the scheme, the retailers would be awarded monetarily in accordance with their pre-set targets achieved. The scheme would help the Plantronics capitalize market share but also help increase retailers profits. With various aids-to trade, pitching Bluetooth headsets to a new smartphone buyer would make an additional sale much easier. An additional added advantage comes as a great boon, with 6 months of additional warranty support from Plantronics on offline purchase. It gives the retailers a chance to lure potential customers to opt for retail outlets. “This scheme creates a win-win situation for all. The scheme is an opportunity for the city distributors and to earn higher revenue through selling Plantronics Bluetooth headsets, especially when the rewards are in monetary te

Videonetics has announced appointment of Arun Khazanchi as Chief Executive Officer. As part of his new assignment, Arun will be responsible for taking Videonetics to the global market. His mandate includes setting up a world-class software development centre which will roll out cutting-edge technology products using the proprietary Intelligent Video Management platform for the CCTV surveillance as also the retail industry in India and overseas. Dr Tinku Acharya, MD & Founder of the company, said, “Videonetics team is excited to have Arun on board. We strongly believe that his strong industry exposure and rich experience in large Indian and global companies will augment the team and help in making Videonetics globally successful.” Arun Khazanchi said, “I am excited to join Videonetics, an Indian company that is doing pioneering work in Visual Computing and surveillance space globally. I am eagerly looking forward to this exciting challenge to take a home-grown Indian comp

PHICOMM has entered India with the launch of its flagship LTE Android smartphone – PHICOMM Passion 660. This versatile and easy-to-use smartphone based on a Qualcomm Reference Design by Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (QTI) has a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution (FHD) and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with 4G LTE. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. PHICOMM Passion 660 features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. With PHICOMM’s own EXPECT 5.0 UI, Global 4G Roaming support and its unique pedometer, PHICOMM Passion 660 offers consumers a dream like technologically advanced device aimed to enhance their mobile experience. “PHICOMM Passion 660 is an innovative smartphone which reflects the distinctive needs of the Indian consumers. Indian smartphone market is constantly evolving and consumers here are looking for unique smartp

Capgemini has announced that it has secured a multimillion euro contract extension from Nokia. The additional three-year agreement will see Capgemini continuing to optimize Nokia’s order management operations worldwide. The contract extension is a testament to Capgemini’s expertise in telecommunications and supply chain Business Process Outsourcing. Capgemini has had a longstanding relationship with Nokia since 2010. The contract, which was due to expire in 2017, has now been extended to 2020, further strengthening the alliance, where Capgemini will continue to provide customer order management services, including preparation for delivery, distribution and customer invoicing to Nokia throughout its global network. Christopher Stancombe, CEO Business Process Outsourcing, Capgemini and Member of the Group Executive Committee, said, “We are delighted with the contract renewal with Nokia, one of our key Business Process Outsourcing customers globally. We have a strong relationship w

Dell Software has added two new offerings to its DL series of backup and recovery appliances. Combining the reliability of Dell’s PowerEdge servers with the power of its AppAssure data protection software, the new Dell DL4300 and DL1000 1TB appliances provide mid-sized and small companies with easy-to-deploy, turnkey data protection solutions. Dell DL series backup and recovery appliances work across physical, virtual and cloud environments, enabling customers to confidently protect critical data and applications regardless of location. Murli Mohan Director dell software 300x300 Dell Software strengthens its position with two new backup and recovery appliances“Customers using traditional backup and recovery solutions face several challenges with reliability and scalability of these solutions as well as complicated interfaces. New generation customers have moved on from the convolution of legacy backup and recovery solution. They are now looking for a solution which is more efficie

As part of “Back to School” Campaign which aims to empower the student community and first-time buyers, Acer has announced its association with Vedantu, an online tutorial platform which uses the power of technology to bring together teachers and students to enable live learning between them. Vedantu provides live online tutoring sessions for students from grade 6 to 12. As part of the association, upon signing up on Acer’s website, students can avail of Vendantu’s offerings ranging from monthly tuitions, IIT foundation course to preparing for exams such as NTSE and PSA. Acer’s Back to School campaign will run all the way till 15th June, 2015. Vedantu will provide free live online tuition classes worth Rs.500 to anybody who registers on Acer website. In addition to the aforesaid service, Vedantu will also provide additional free live online tuition classes worth Rs. 500 to anybody who buys Acer’s notebooks during the campaign period. Consumers who purchase any Acer Notebook or t

According to Dimension Data’s annual Network Barometer Report, the remote monitoring and automated management reduces the time to troubleshoot faulty networking devices by a massive 75%. Consequently, it takes 32% less time to repair such devices than those not managed in this way. Furthermore, this year’s research again shows a strong correlation between the failures caused by devices and their lifecycle stage. According to the report, networks have continued to age for the fifth consecutive year, making 53% of the over 70,000 technology devices that were analyzed either ageing or obsolete – up by two percentage points since last year. There’s also been a slight drop in the percentage of obsolete devices – down to 9% from last year’s 11% – while the percentage of ageing devices has increased by four points. The percentage of the current devices analyzed is at its lowest in three years. The research looked at corporate networks in organizations of all sizes and all industry sect