VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Toshiba has announced a new 31.75cm (12.5) 2-in-1 detachable ultraportable with reversible dock to meet the needs of mobile enterprise users. The Portege Z20t is optimized for business users with a variety of productivity and security features plus the powerful new Intel Core M processor, which support both content creation and consumption with ease. With an extra-long battery life of up to 16 hours, lightweight magnesium c hassis and sleek, thin design, the Portege Z20t is prepared for professional life. Portege Z20t is priced at Rs 1, 30,000/- and will be available in India through B2B channel. “The Portege Z20t represents a remarkable technological achievement and delivers everything a modern business professional require in a full mobile computing experience. Built for professional users, the Portege Z20t offers a slim-line and lightweight device whether it’s used in laptop or tablet mode in any scenario while still satisfying the security and IT management features that are c...

Micromax’s sub-brand YU has launched a new portable photo printer called YUPIX. It has an image quality (IQ) score of 175 and converts digitally captured memories into 2.1×3.4-inch printed photos in 60 seconds. According to the company, the printer’s image transfer speed is 10 times faster than Bluetooth due to a Wi-Fi/NFC/Wi-Fi Direct enabled connection compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones. It has a resolution of 291dpi and supports 16.7million colours. The printer has a size of 2.99×6.01×0.94-inches and a net weight of 273gms including the battery and cartridge. It’s backed by a 750mAh battery. Using Dye Sublimation technology and a printing resolution of 291 dpi, YUPIX prints 10 continuous copies which can be attributed to the cartridge which has Ink Ribbon & Photo Paper Integrated into it apart from being water and finger print proof, as per the company... Read more

Avnet has roped in Mathias von Bescherer as Vice President, Operations for Avnet Technology Solutions, Asia Pacific. Within this role von Bescherer will lead and provide strategic direction for business operations, as well as drive effective consolidation and optimization in the region. Based in Singapore, von Bescherer will be focused on driving further operational excellence, identifying efficiencies across the business and delivering best in class customer service for the Asia Pacific region. He will also work to enhance and maintain an optimum balance in productivity, service and financial results for the company. “With an excellent track record in sales and operational functions, Mathias will be a great asset to our Asia Pacific team. The ongoing transformation in business, technology and the channel allows Avnet to continue to evolve and create innovative solutions that drive next-generation opportunities. With talented resources such as von Bescherer, Avnet can better eng...

Array Networks has partnered with Dell to promote “open sandwich” Layer-3 architecture for scaling next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). Leveraging the open firewall sandwich design, Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive NGFWs can be horizontally scaled using Array Networks’ APV Series application delivery controllers (ADCs) to overcome the challenges posed by the dramatic increase in secure web-based content and applications. “This combined Array/Dell solution offers unique synergies for education institutions, service providers and other businesses with high-volumes of secure web traffic. Both Array and Dell are industry leaders in price-performance and innovation in their respective markets. In addition, the joint solution is both tested and proven to give users the assurance of a deployment-ready solution,” said Paul Andersen, Senior Director of Marketing at Array Networks... Read more

To empower enterprise IT operations teams to deliver containers in production on-premises and on VMware’s public cloud and VMware vCloud Air, VMware has introduced two new technology previews – VMware vSphere Integrated Containers and VMware Photon Platform. VMware is expanding its cloud-native technology portfolio with two new projects that promise to improve the developer experience for building applications using container technology while addressing enterprise IT requirements. VMware’s cloud-native technology portfolio is being designed to meet IT requirements across security and isolation, service-level agreements, data persistence, networking services and management... Read more

Over 20 percent of enterprises will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of Things (IoT) by year end 2017, according to Gartner. Gartner defines digital security as the risk-driven expansion and extension of current security risk practices that protect digital assets of all forms in the digital business and ensures that relationships among those assets can be trusted. “The IoT now penetrates to the edge of the physical world and brings an important new ‘physical’ element to security concerns. This is especially true as billions of things begin transporting data,” said Ganesh Ramamoorthy, research vice president at Gartner. “The IoT redefines security by expanding the scope of responsibility into new platforms, services and directions. Moving forward, enterprises should consider reshaping IT or cybersecurity strategies to incorporate known digital business goals and seek participation in digital busines...

For 60 years, the Jim Henson Company has been entertaining children and adults alike while redefining educational programming on a global scale through its iconic characters. As digital technologies became increasingly important in creating the Henson magic, the Company recognized the need to enhance its network to support its evolving needs. To accomplish that, the Company’s animatronics, visual effects, and CG animation division known as Jim Henson’s Creature Shop turned to Brocade. Jim Henson’s Creature Shop has deployed a new Brocade-powered network that removes obstacles to creativity and timely content development while improving overall editing productivity across the production team. The Brocade solution has enabled the Shop to reduce data download time by 94 percent, increase production efficiency by empowering multiple editors to work on the same job simultaneously, maximize lead times, and achieve higher visual and editorial quality... Read more

Dorf Ketal has adopted Oracle Sales Cloud to streamline and enhance its sales processes. Oracle Sales Cloud offers a complete sales automation solution that gives sales and operations teams the tools they need to close the revenue gaps without surprises, compromises, or hidden costs. Oracle does this as part of a complete and integrated solution designed to enhance the customer experience (CX) at every customer touch point including sales, service, marketing, commerce, and social channels. Niraj Kaushik, Vice President, Applications Business, Oracle India said, “Oracle is observing traction across sectors and the partnership with Dorf Ketal goes to show the depth of our business including the chemical industry. By increasing business opportunities for them, Oracle Sales Cloud enhances productivity and adds ease to the lives of their sales representatives. Customer profitability has always remained pivotal to Oracle. With Oracle Sales Cloud, Dorf Ketal increases pipeline visibility...

Pantel Technologies has launched their latest tablet Penta T-pad WS704DX on Homeshop18 on September 3, 2015. This latest tablet from Pantel Technologies Penta T- Pad is the best Android based tablet in the 7-inch category for budget buyers as it is priced at 4999. The tablet is offering high resolution 7-inch screen, 1GB RAM and 8GB external memory latest quad-core powerful GPU. The Dual SIM tablet comes with Android 4.4. KitKat, Dual Core 1.3 GHz processor and powerful GPU.  Enjoy a superb viewing experience on the 7″ LCD Multi-Touch screen. It comes with a Memory of 8GB, expandable upto 32GB. Vijender Singh, MD of Pantel Technologies quoted, “Penta T-Pad WS704DX is a Tab which gives you all the facilities you want in a tab in such a reasonable price. We want our products to reach one and all without compromising on their budget. We have collaborated with Homeshop18 to make shopping experience for our customers memorable.” Read more

Juniper Networks has announced that Telefonica Spain has selected Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers to build a next-generation Metro network across Spain. The new network will deliver fixed and mobile broadband services, including high-speed TV for residential users, as well as cloud services for businesses, all from a single IP network. After a comprehensive search, Telefonica selected the Juniper Networks MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router portfolio to consolidate its wholesale, residential and business services onto a single end-to-end IP infrastructure. Powered by the Junos Trio chipset and Junos operating system, the SDN-ready MX Series scales up to 80Tbps of system capacity, providing Telefonica with investment-protecting performance and the density to meet surging bandwidth; and service demands of its customers over the long term. “This partnership with Juniper is a further step in Telefonica’s technological transformation strategy. We are making huge a...

Ushering the spirit of festivity, Dell has introduced special offers for Ganesh Chaturthi, the Hindu festival celebrated with fervour and joy, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha; the Lord of knowledge, wisdom, prosperity and good fortune; starting September 4 to September 25, 2015 in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. The offers include -     On purchasing Dell Inspiron Notebooks consumers can avail of an additional 2 Year Warranty plus a 15 month subscription of the McAfee Antivirus security software and Absolute LoJack, a proprietary laptop theft recovery software worth Rs.7499 for Rs.1999.     For the Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop, users can avail of an additional 1 Year Warranty plus a 15 month subscription of the McAfee Antivirus security software and Absolute LoJack, worth Rs.5499 for Rs.1499.     On Inspiron Desktops and All-In-Ones consumers can receive an additional 2 Year Warranty and a 15 month subscription of t...

Rashi Peripherals has announced a service application that would benefit the end consumer / Channel Partners waiting to get their product repaired through any of Rashi’s 56 service centers. Rashi has been committed in redefining the end consumer experience. Introduction of this application cuts the consumer’s time in long queues, instead customers can now have a status update in the palm of his hands. Once the consumer has dropped off his product at a Rashi Peripherals service center, popularly known as RCC (RPTECH Care Centre), the applications data base would be updated in real time.  The consumer after entering his mobile no / email id or inward receipt details, would then be able to access the status product from his smartphone. The app data will be updated in real time thus ensuring accuracy of the application... Read more