VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) in association with FICCI hosted the WBA Vision Forum 2015 at FICCI offices, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. WBA introduced its first initiative in India to discuss the transformational role of Wi-Fi in Connected City Deployments by bringing together close to 200 executives and experts from around the world, including Indian network operators, technology providers, senior government officials and regulators. The ‘100 Smart Cities’ mission was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year to encourage implementation of smart solutions to all the developmental issues and complications for proficient use of available assets, resources and infrastructure. Facilitating a profound dialogue and a collective process for the same, WBA founded the Connected City Advisory Board to help deliver the vision of Connected Cities being pursued by a growing number of cities from around the world. It provides an exclusive platform for City Managers and CIOs to

PNY Technologies has officially released the compact HP v215b. The mini-sized drive comes with a vast array of functional features, which makes it a coveted item that is practical yet stylish. It is encased in polished metal casing with bright mirror furnishing revealing a smooth and durable surface that retains its stainless finish without leaving any fingerprints or scratches. Its cap less design eliminates the usual possibility of a cap getting misplaced or lost. This allows you to carry the drive anywhere you want without worrying about a misplaced cap or fear of it getting lost. pny logo PNY launches slim and stylish HP v215bThe drive is perfect for storing all work, homework assignments, and entertainment or media files at once. Simple plug-and-play operation allows users to transfer files and offers easy navigation without any lags or system stalling immediately... Read more

Symantec Corp. has announced that its planned spinout Veritas Technologies Corporation is appointing Balaji Rao as the India Sales Leader to accelerate growth of its information management business in India. In his role, Rao will be responsible for leading the sales team to drive revenue growth; develop go-to-market business strategy to capitalize on market opportunities; and spearhead initiatives to deliver next-generation information management solutions to customers and partners in India. Rao is an industry veteran with close-to 20 years’ experience working in bluechip technology companies and has held several leadership positions. He has a deep understanding of the Indian market with diverse experience across the domains of virtualization, cloud, security, enterprise management software and storage. Rao has also achieved an excellent track record of setting up successful sales teams and delivering significant business growth... Read more

JDA Software Group has announced that it is hosting the 9th Edition of the Supply Chain Practitioners Council (SCPC) at its Bangalore office on August 21. The day-long event will bring together supply chain experts from different industry verticals and organizations, including Mukesh Singh, Founder & CEO, ZopNow.com; Suresh Satyamurthy, Co-Founder & CEO, Tarnea; Vinay Mohan Sharma, Director, Retail Solutions, JDA Software; George Kochumman, Senior Manager, Chainalytics; and Prashanth Mahadevaiah, Head of the  Supply Chain Group, Capgemini India. The SCPC aims to bring together the leading supply chain practitioners from across industries to showcase achievements and share best practices, while building a community which can influence policy making.  This forum intends to foster an environment to propel India towards global supply chain leadership and make it a go-to place for supply chain excellence. This widely attended supply chain forum has occurred successfully in Bang

CA Technologies has announced it has been named the “Overall Leader” in API management in the recent Leadership Compass report issued by KuppingerCole, an analyst firm for identity-focussed information security. CA’s API Management solutions were evaluated for the report, which evaluated existing integrated API management solutions, with a strong focus on API security. “CA’s API Management portfolio provides a complete solution for practically all API management scenarios imaginable, while ensuring a high degree of integration and one of the best implementations of API security and identity features. By combining the pioneering technology with strong global market presence, CA Technologies can definitely be recognized as the leading contender for most organizations,” Alexei Balaganski, Senior Analyst, KuppingerCole, wrote in the report... Read more

SP/ Silicon Power has unveiled the latest addition to its Armor Series portable hard drives ?Armor A85 and Armor A85M. Inheriting the ultra-rugged specifications of Armor series, the A85/A85M utilizes the special internal structure design and rigid aluminium exterior to strengthen its protections against various kinds of treats including shock, pressure, water and dust. With rigorous mechanism designs, the hard drives passed the U.S. military’s drop test of MIL-STD 810G Method 516.6 Procedure IV (transit drop test) and the IP68 standard that it can resist water and dust invasion. Those also proved to be perfectly pressure-resistant for it can withstand up to 500 kg of force... Read more

The National Apex body of professionals has committed to promoting the HRD movement in the country. National HRD Network is all set to hold a seminar on “Skilling Young India for Global Leadership” in Jaipur. Bringing forward the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Kaushal Bharat, Kushal Bharat” initiative, NHRDN has partnered with CII, FICCI, Jaipuria Institute of Management and Manipal University in Jaipur to understand and generate best ideas that can help shaping Indian human resource capital to take global leadership. Padma Bhushan Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas will be chairing the seminar with two eminent guest speakers, K. Ramkumar, National President of NHRDN, and Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman of Jaipuria Institute of Management. For driving a healthy and fruitful discussion, a blend of discussants representing varied bodies like CII, FICCI, Manipal University, Suresh Gyan Vihar University will share their thoughts in a panel discussion with the audience... Read more

A10 Networks has announced the availability of aGalaxy 3.0 – a powerful centralized management system for configuration and monitoring of ACOS (Advanced Core Operating System) devices. aGalaxy 3.0 expands support beyond A10 Thunder ADC (Application Delivery Controller) to include Thunder TPS (Threat Protection System). New features such as an attack mitigation console and an interactive services map ensure organizations can efficiently scale operations while maximizing network uptime and security. For large organizations, the aGalaxy centralized management system can drive down administrative costs by automating IT processes and streamlining ... Read more

Wipro has launched a first-of-its-kind Open Data Center – Centre of Excellence (CoE) with the underlying theme of “Software-Defined Infrastructure” (SDI). Wipro’s Open Data Center – CoE integrates proprietary and Open-Source solutions across all layers, including Network, Storage, Compute and Cloud. The centre is aimed at transforming client Data Centers leveraging Wipro’s Adoption Framework, comprising of Wipro IP assets, including accelerators, tools, migration methodologies and infrastructure automation applications. It also draws from Wipro’s significant investments in emerging areas such as Open Stack framework. This is part of Wipro’s organization wide initiative to build in-house SDI and Open-Source solutions... Read more