VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Dedicated to enabling the workplace of the future, Polycom has announced three new additions to its industry-leading Polycom RealPresence Group Series solutions offering. The new solutions solidify the company’s commitment to delivering technologies that provide rich collaboration experiences that are easy to use and integrate into any work environment. The Polycom RealPresence Touch solution is an easy-to-use next-generation touch control designed with simplicity in mind for the end user. Compatible with Polycom RealPresence Group Series, Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio, and the new Polycom RealPresence OTX Studio, the RealPresence Touch control will feature an intuitive tablet interface that makes it easier than ever for users to control their visual collaboration experience. Since every organisation and culture is unique, Polycom RealPresence Touch interface will also allow IT administrators to optimise the end user experience, while maintaining a consistent experience ac

At VMworld 2015, VMware has announced new innovations for the company’s unified hybrid cloud platform. These new public cloud services and software-defined solutions will enable customers to build applications faster, improve IT security, rapidly recover from disasters and drive meaningful business value. Raghu Raghuram, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Software-Defined Data Center Division, VMware, said, “Digital business transformation is creating new opportunities and new risks across every industry. Applications are the fuel of this digital business transformation. With our One Cloud, Any Application, Any Device strategy and our unified hybrid cloud platform, VMware is empowering the next wave of industry leaders to deliver applications with the stability, security and reliability of an enterprise, while allowing organizations to innovate with.” Read more

Elitecore Technologies has announced that a leading Tier 1 Operator in Malaysia has deployed Elitecore’s 3GPP compliant Online Charging System (OCS) for their voice and data services; the solution enables its subscribers to keep track of their account, services and usage in real time. It supports dynamic notifications to customers prior to reaching their credit thresholds and also supports admin action in real time on threshold breach. The solution enables real-time charging of VOIP calls over SIP interface for post-paid subscribers on FTTX network. Elitecore’s real time OCS is a modular solution integrated with operator’s existing CRM and Billing systems, without having to go through a transformation of its existing billing system to support next generation services. The platform supports features such as single touch Point of Credit Governance for customer, Self Care service interaction in real time with accurate and timely information related to their usage, time/volume based rat

AEROHIVE NETWORKS together with BROCADE has announced that Springhill Medical Center and Cumberland University have selected Aerohive and Brocade’s wired and wireless solutions. The solutions together dramatically simplify the customers’ ability to scale network capacity as their wireless needs grow. Organizations like Springhill Medical Center and Cumberland University are seeing phenomenal growth in their Wi-Fi infrastructure needs, driven by the rapid adoption of smartphones, tablets, and wireless devices. At the same time, Wi-Fi technology advances, such as 802.11ac with Gigabit Wi-Fi speeds, put severe demand on wired networks. This has necessitated a shift to wired networks with the performance, flexibility, and scalability to grow with enterprises’... Read more

With the launch of TranSecure, Ricoh has marked its entry into the service solutions space for financial institutions. TranSecure is a security solution for banks. The company will take this service across the financial institutions in the Indian market, which will allow banks to detect suspected fraud transactions and arrive at a more intelligent decisioning methodology to reduce false positives. TranSecure, a geolocation technology-based payment security solution from Ricoh India, is used to help in the prevention of e-and m-commerce fraud. The service enables a bank to authenticate a user’s identity based on their mobile phone location at the point of transaction, which can be an ATM Machine, Merchant Outlet or e-commerce website. As a result, a bank can effectively and proactively determine a potential fraud transaction and take necessary precautionary measures. The solution is easy to adopt as it does not require any mobile application installed by the end-user. The service p

Kestrel Mobiles has announced its foray into the smartphone and tablet accessories segment. To mark the launch, the company has introduced its first product – the Hawk KP-252 power bank. At 12 mm and 80 g, the Hawk KP -252 is one of the slimmest and lightweight power banks in its category and boasts of a powerful 4000 mAh li-polymer battery Reliable and safe to use, these sleek looking, high quality power banks come with  one USB output and a  micro USB cable charger of same matching colour as the power bank, a unique concept. Additionally, the Hawk KP -252 sports a LED indicator. Commenting on the launch Pankaj A Sureka , Co founder and Director, Kestrel Mobiles, said,” After the successful launch of our range of affordable smartphones, we at Kestrel Mobiles want to offer products that support the entire mobile ecosystem and cater to the various needs of our customers. Hence, we decided to foray into the smartphone and tablet accessories segment with the launch of our all new p

UCWeb has released the biggest update in the last one year to its mobile browser for Android users. UC Browser 10.7 for Android is the first of its kind to give its users complete freedom to personalize the way they discover and access web content. It redefines the role of a modern mobile browser as a content aggregator and distributor. The new browser also comes with a new selection of specially designed background images for an enhanced and classy browsing experience. UC Browser empowers all of its 100 million daily active users to discover and access the content with brand new customizable homepage offering various options to make it easier and faster for users to discover and access content through a manageable card system. They can rearrange the cards (in-app widgets) – such as Headlines, Top Sites, Jokes, Cricket Match, Cricket Topic, Top Free Apps, Opinion, Trending Video, Shopping, and more, according to their own preferences and pin their favourite .. . Read more

MediaTek has announced that its Board of Directors had approved a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Richtek Technology Corporation. As per the LOI, MediaTek and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively and individually, hereinafter, “MediaTek”) shall launch a tender offer for Richtek common stock. Under the tender offer, MediaTek plans to acquire a minimum of 51,981,057 shares (approximately 35% of Richtek’s outstanding shares) to a maximum of 75,743,826 shares (approximately 51% of Richtek’s outstanding shares) for NT$195 per share.  Upon completion of the tender offer, MediaTek plans to further acquire 100% of Richtek’s outstanding shares and it is now expected to be completed at the second quarter of 2016, subject to relevant regulatory approvals. “As a global leader with significant presence in smartphones, tablets, and the digital home, MediaTek offers tremendous growth opportunities for power management related products through the cross-platform advantage,” said Ming-

Acer has kicked off IFA 2015 event in Berlin with the launch of new products and gaming devices on the sidelines of its showpiece next@acer event. The devices range from day-to-day use desktops to dedicated and powerful gaming devices. An industry-leading portfolio of gaming devices spanning from desktops, notebooks, tablets, monitors, to peripherals were showcased at the event, which was joined by members of TeamAcer eSports who shared how their professional insights helped push the Predator line to its limits. Acer also shared its vision for future additions to the Predator family including projectors ideal for bringing along to LAN parties and smartphones optimized for gaming with virtual surround sound. Powered by the Intel Atom x7 processor, Android 5.1 and the latest 2×2 MIMO wireless technology, the thin and lightweight Predator 8 has up to 64GB of on-board storage and expansion capabilities via a microSD card of up to 128GB.. . Read more

BMC has announced Digital Enterprise Management, a blueprint for companies seeking to transform into fast-moving, innovative enterprises able to seize the opportunities, and overcome the challenges, presented by the digital economy. Highlighting the critical need for Digital Enterprise Management among large enterprises, BMC released results from a comprehensive August 2015 survey of 100 Fortune 1000 IT managers regarding how they are managing the transition to digital services and the consumerization of IT. The survey results confirm digital transformation is a top priority for increasing productivity, improving customer satisfaction and lowering costs Bob Beauchamp, CEO, BMC, said, “The transformation to digital services is a top priority for every CEO and public sector leader I meet. Leaders are striving to deliver better user experiences while also searching for new revenue channels and product opportunities. If this transformation isn’t effectively managed, companies run the