VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Taking forward the mission of the ongoing Digital India Week, the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) has spread the message of digital literacy through a cycle rally from Electronics Niketan (CGO Complex) to Harijan Basti (Valmiki Colony), Mandir Marg, with a view to sensitize the local residents of Harijan Basti about “Digital India”, which is an enabling framework, irrespective of age, gender, caste or religion. 50–60 officials of NIELIT, DeitY, Industry, etc participated in the rally, followed by an interactive session with the local residents led by Dr Ashwini Kr. Sharma, MD, NIELIT. The NIELIT officials elaborated on the benefits of various e-Governance initiatives, including digital literacy, Swachh Bharat, Make-in-India, etc. The initiative showcased the Government’s initiatives to make access to technology and governance an extremely easy process, besides highlighting the endeavour of the Government in ensuring that the information regard...

eBay India has exclusive launch of Sonic 1, a new smartphone from Zen Mobile on its platform. Priced at INR5,999/- Sonic 1 will be available exclusively on ebay.in for a limited period. zen mobile sonic 1 Zen Mobile launches Sonic 1 exclusively on eBay IndiaSonic 1 offers 2GB RAM and 16GB Internal Memory, along with up to 32GB expandable memory support and 2,000 mAh battery for longer use. This stylish and sleek phone has 5-inch IPS capacitive screen and is powered by 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor coupled with Android Lollipop 5.0 operating system. It has 5-mega pixel auto-focus rear camera with flash and 2- mega pixel front camera. Commenting on the launch, Vineet Bhatia, Executive Director, Zen Mobile, said, “Sonic 1 is developed for the modern-day smartphone gamer, with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and has an affordable price of just Rs.5,999/-. We are delighted to partner with e-bay and hope to further strengthen our association with many m...

SMBs are looking to migrate discrete workloads to the cloud to take advantage of the flexibility, predictability and cost savings offered by cloud payment models. They want to equip employees with much-needed productivity tools and solutions which can be accessed any time, any place via different devices. AMI Talk Business, Bundle Your Cloud Offerings AMI PartnersAMI-Partners’ upcoming 2015 India Small and Medium Business ICT and Cloud Services Tracker Overview shows that higher proportions of SMBs are adopting multiple cloud services rather than single-point cloud solutions. Service bundling will take on increasing significance going forward. India SMBs are showing growing interest in on-demand accounting, ERP and CRM solutions, if offered at the right price and bundled with essential services of interest to the firms... See more  

Android has a stranglehold on the smartphone market worldwide. According to Strategy Analytics, Android dominated the global smartphone market again last year with one billion units shipped worldwide. It accounted for 81 per cent of all smartphones shipped last year, followed by Apple with 15-per cent market share and Microsoft with 3 per cent at third. Without doubt, Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world. trendmicro 7 Things You Need to do to secure Your Android Devices“Many users choose Android over other OS-based devices because first, the devices can be relatively cheap; second, it is known for fast and efficient data storage; and third, it is available across different form-factors, brands, and price points,” said Paul Oliveria, Researcher of Trend Micro. Moreover, Android is popular among mobile developers and manufacturers for its capacity to house innovative app development without licensing fees and its simple, yet powerful Software Development ...

Salezshark, a customer relationship management platform based on Relationship Cloud has been launched. SalezShark is the next-generation platform for sales and marketing that harnesses the power of customer intelligence and provides a 360-degree view of customers to drive better engagement and strengthen professional relationships that ultimately lead to exponential sales. salezshark logo SalezShark launched to harness power of customer intelligenceAjay Chauhan, Co-Founder, SalezShark, commented, “In the era of customer centricity, it is all about creating superior customer experience and better engagement. Traditional CRMs handle sales automation but do little to facilitate better relationships. SalezShark is born to address this void with its Relationship Cloud via Personalization, Contextual Intelligence and Customer 360 along with sales and marketing automation that makes it a complete solution to strengthen business relationships and perform better sales. We are excited to an...

PNY Technologies has officially announced the DUO-Link M for the lightning equipped iOS devices. With the DUO-Link, one can transfer digital files at one’sown comfort without connecting with computer and i-tune. Simply plug the DUO-Link M to iPhone, ipad, Mac or PC and enjoy quickly, easy transfer of files, to expand your device’s storage capacity. With the DUO-Link M, one can also directly access data on an external storage device and play movies or musicwithout a network and without having to store them on your device. pny logo PNY Launches DUO Link M for Apple devicesDUO-Link M has a standard USB interface and a lightning connector for iOS Devices and can use to free up spaces on iPhone or iPad. Users can also play music or video directly from the drive. It offers faster and more convenient file transfers without dealing with the hassle of bulky cables or wireless / PC connection. PNY’s DUO-Link M compatible with Apple lighting integrated and Type-A USB 2.0 connectors for shari...

Canon India has opened a new training centre in Noida to provide technical skill development to its engineers and channel partners. The new centre will empower them with techniques and information which will equip them to handle customer queries and installation with utmost care. This is a first-of-its-kind training facility that has been initiated with an objective of increasing the product knowledge of the engineers. The training centre houses the best-in-class and technologically advanced printers like DreamLabo 5000, OCE Vario Print 6000, iPR1135 and iPRC 800, iPRC7000VP, TDS 750, TDS 350 and CW 300. Canon India aims to improve the efficiency of the engineers and the channel partners with the help of this training facility. Workshops and in-house learning sessions are frequently organized in the facility to make the engineers well adapt with the products. The engineers will also be given field trainings to identify and rectify problems in the products. Product demonstrations...

HP has continued expansion of its HP Helion Network in Asia-Pacific and Japan with the addition of a leading community of 50 channel partners, system integrators (SIs), service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and developers working with HP to deliver open standards-based hybrid cloud services designed specifically to customer needs. As trends like cloud, mobility and big data govern the future of enterprises in a digital world, business leaders are looking for expertise to bridge their move from traditional IT to becoming a successful digital enterprise. The extension of the Helion Network will now give enterprises in Asia-Pacific and Japan access to an ecosystem of cloud partners and service providers who offer a portfolio of open-source hybrid cloud solutions for a wide range of customer requirements and applications. These include workload migrations from traditional IT to the cloud, cloud native and DevOps platforms, data sovereignty, private to public cloud or...

In line with the Government’s Digital India vision during the “Digital India Week”, Intel has launched the Digital Wellness Online Challenge in collaboration with National e-Governance Division (NeGD). This online quiz is aimed at sensitizing and creating a culture of digital wellness amongst children from classes 6 to 12 by promoting awareness on the benefits as well as the potential threats of Internet-based interactions and familiarizing students with different types of cyber threats, consequences and protective measures. Speaking about the challenge, Debjani Ghosh, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Group and Managing Director, Intel South Asia, said, “Intel has long been committed to the vision of Digital India and strongly believes that it is the foundation for transforming India into a technology empowered entrepreneurial economy. For this vision to become a reality, enhancing digital awareness is a must amongst our young citizens who will create the future of the country....

HCL Infosystems has appointed Kannika Sagar as its Chief People Officer. She joins HCL from AON Hewitt. At HCL Infosystems, Kannika would lead the People Strategy and its execution as the company builds further momentum on its Transformation pillars. A global career spanning over two decades across Technology, FMCG and Consulting, she brings with her a multi-dimensional people perspective. Kannika Sagar chief people officer hcl 150x150 Kannika Sagar becomes HCL Infosystems Chief People Officer Kannika Sagar, Chief People Officer, HCL Infosystems Speaking on the appointment, Premkumar, Executive Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd, said, “Our People strategy is core to our growth plans and towards that, it was important that we entrust this to a professional, whose experience and credentials across HR Consulting, Strategy and Execution aligns with our focus on people aligned transformation. We are confident that Kannika would bring the desired energy and ...

ixigo has launched a PNR prediction feature for train travellers. ixigo’s popular train information application with over 1.5 million monthly active users, “ixigo trains & hotels”, will now get PNR confirmation predictions in addition to the market-leading information, search & planning tools for train travellers. For any given train’s wait-listed status, ixigo is now able to show the near accurate probability with which the ticket will confirm, so that travellers may decide whether or not to book a waitlisted ticket. PNR prediction feature also shows the probability of getting your ticket confirmed if already booked. ixigo.jpeg ixigo introduces Train PNR predictionTalking about the new feature, Rajnish Kumar, co­-founder & CTO said “ixigo has always believed in simplifying the lives of travellers and one of the pain areas we wished to solve was to make it easier for train travellers to decide whether they should book a waitlisted seat / berth on a train or not. Over...

AMD has unveiled innovation in heterogeneous high performance computing (HPC) by delivering more than 1.5 petaFLOPS of AMD FirePro S9150 server GPU performance for the Next Generation Sequencing Centre (NGSC) at the Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw in support of bioinformatics research related to next generation sequencing (NGS) studies. The new ORION cluster features 150 Dell PowerEdge R730 servers with two AMD FirePro S9150 server GPUs, for a total GPU peak of 1.52 petaFLOPS single precision and 0.76 petaFLOPS double precision performance1. The energy-efficient cluster enables high speed and efficient calculations for genomic data, applicable to a range of genomics and bioinformatics studies, using a fast and power efficient OpenCL implementation for research applications. Corporate vice-president and general manager, AMD Professional Graphics, Sean Burke said, “We’re committed to building our HPC leadership position in the industry as a foremost provider of comp...

Germany based TÜV Rheinland has announced the India launch of its new division ‘ICT & Business Solutions’, (ICT = Informa­tion and Communications Technology) in order to accompany its customers through the digital transformation process with even more effective future-proof solutions and added value around the country. Worldwide TÜV Rheinland has extensive experience in IT Security for all major industries and Telecommunications consulting since more than a decade. Today Cyber Secu­rity, IT Services and Telecommunications are among the fastest growing business fields in the Group. tuvrheinland logo TUV Rheinland announces launch of its new ICT and Business Solutions division“We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of our new business stream ‘ICT & Business Solutions’,” said Thomas Fuhrmann, CEO and MD of TUV Rheinland India. “For our customers in the Indian market, this is an important signal as they will benefit from the concentration of our national and interna...