VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

NETIS SYSTEMS has expanded their business by appointing Rx Infotech P Ltd as their Authorized Distributor in India. Rx Infotech will distribute the complete range of NETIS SYSTEMS Security and Surveillance range of products. Rx will distribute the NETIS product all over India except eastern market, Gujarat and MP. Recently they organized dealer meet with product launch session in Ludhiana and New Delhi... Read more  

Maintaining his image of a People’s leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) has used Twitter’s platform for live, public conversations to effectively reach out to his audience in India and worldwide, including world leaders, corporate honchos, political colleagues and Indian citizens. He zoomed by the 15-million follower milestone on Twitter just days after his 65th birthday celebrations, a testimony to his strong engagement on the platform. PM Modi is known as India’s first and most digital-savvy leader, using Twitter to enhance digital diplomacy and digital governance in his administration. PM Modi has lit up Twitter with engaging milestones and moments. Since he was sworn in as Prime Minister last May 26, 2014, Modi has added 10.8 million followers, more than doubling his follower base before he won the Lok Sabha election... Read more

VeriSign has announced two million domain names were added to the Internet in the second quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 296 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of June 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of two million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 0.8 percent over the first quarter of 2015. Worldwide registrations have grown by 16.4 million, or 5.9 percent, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth in the second quarter of 2015, reaching a combined total of approximately 133.5 million .com and .net domain names in the domain name base. This represents a 3.1 percent increase... Read more

HP has announced innovations for HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to support the transformation to hybrid IT and all-flash data centers. It includes a new 8000 family featuring the industry’s most affordable all-flash array (AFA), twice the workload performance of previous generations and automated performance assurance with flash-optimized quality of service (QoS) controls. HP is accelerating customer transition to all-flash data centers with the new quad-controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 8000 Storage family as well as a new eight-controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 20800 AFA Starter Kit and software updates for the full HP 3PAR StoreServ family. Only HP 3PAR StoreServ is able to span from a $19K entry price to multi-petabyte systems reaching 3.2 million IOPs, with scale-out capabilities from 2 to 8 controllers, and proven tier-1 resiliency giving businesses a simple approach to meet virtually any workload requirement... Read more

Ingram Micro has participated in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in India. The program is designed to strengthen customer relationships and expand cloud sales by allowing channel partners to provision, bundle, invoice, manage and support Microsoft cloud offerings, including Microsoft Office 365, Windows Intune, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Azure, and CRM online subscriptions with greater ease and efficiency. “We are committed to providing our partners with top-tier cloud solutions that will transform their business and help them increase profitability in the cloud. Ingram Micro’s Microsoft CSP offering paired with our Cloud Marketplace platform delivers a seamless end-to-end customer experience, while providing flexible monthly billing options that stimulate and enhance partner profitability,” said Harish Laddha, Director – Cloud Sales, Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd... Read more

For the implementation of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project, IIT Roorkee (IITR) has announced a “kick-off meeting”. The project will be implemented in multiple phases and would cover the end-to-end life cycle management of the operations. The launch function was held on 21st  September, 2015 at the Multi Activity Centre Auditorium in the IITR Campus. The function was graced by the top managements of IITR and ... Read more

To collaborate on the development of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, Ericsson and LG Uplus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The agreement will initially run until 2020. Ulf Ewaldsson, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson, said, “By enabling essentially unlimited access to information anywhere and anytime, 5G can deliver enormous benefits to people, business and society. Realizing this transformative vision requires a strong industry ecosystem, and we are delighted to partner with LG Uplus to lead the development .” Read more

Exotel has announced its plans to triple their headcount by the end of year 2016. Currently with 70 employees, the company is looking forward to increase their headcount to over 200 people in the next 15 months, hiring across technology roles and sales positions. Shivakumar Ganesan, CEO, Exotel, said, “We see a huge growth potential across sectors, especially in the e-commerce and logistics start-ups in India. Over the past few months, we have seen good adoption, and demand, driving our growth and hiring plans.” “We, at Exotel, believe that we are an essential service for every start-up to scale up. Businesses are utilizing features of Exotel like IVR, Call Recordings and our powerful APIs to build telephony applications that power their businesses,” said Ishwar Sridharan, COO, .. Read more

Micromax, in partnership with Snapdeal, has launched the Canvas Spark 2. The launch is Micromax’s yet another attempt to break price barriers for driving smartphone adoption in India and empowering the average Indian consumer with smartphone and mobile Internet access. The Canvas Spark 2 will be available exclusively on Snapdeal at a disruptive price of Rs.3,999. Users can register on the Snapdeal website starting on 23rd September, 2015 to book their Canvas Spark 2. Commenting on the launch, Vineet Taneja, CEO, Micromax, said, “The Canvas Spark proved to be a huge success for Micromax, selling over half a million units in less than two months of its launch. With the Canvas Spark 2, we are yet again reaffirming our commitment to massify the smartphone and Internet usage in the country. With this launch, we are looking at adding a further impetus to this and drive the overall entry into ...” Read more