VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft has announced availability of Microsoft Azure services via local datacenter regions in India. As the first public cloud provider from India, Microsoft has opened three new regions – Central India in Pune, South India in Chennai and West India in Mumbai. Built on the foundational principles of security, privacy & control, compliance and transparency, Microsoft cloud services are designed to enable individuals and organizations to achieve more. In the words of Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, “The Microsoft cloud in India will transform the way computing is done in the country.” Read more

NETGEAR has introduced a new modem router that supports blazing-fast dual-band WiFi speeds, better range, and more devices than typical modem routers in the equipment bundle from your Internet Service Provider. The NETGEAR Modem Router D3600 with 802.11n Dual- Band Gigabit is designed for  Faster Wi-Fi speed up to 600 Mbps. The NETGEAR Modem Router D3600 with dual-band technology provides Wi-Fi connectivity throughout your home for all your Internet-enabled devices. It also has GIGABIT wire, which makes it ideal for HD gaming and WAN for fibre connections and NETGEAR geniemanager for easy installation and home network management. You’ll enjoy its ultra-fast speed, reliability, secure wireless Internet connections and QoS technology that enable applications such as smoother HD video streaming and low-latency ... Read more

Lenovo has announced the launch of its “Start up with Lenovo” initiative to increase PC usage in Karnataka. This is part of the ongoing initiative by Lenovo to jumpstart India’s computer penetration, which is currently at 10% and is the lowest among developing countries like South Africa (18%), Turkey (49%) and Malaysia (64%). This program is a significant step by Lenovo tying in into the “Digital India” program of the current Government that aims to transform India into a digitally-empowered society. Through “Start up with Lenovo” campaign’s successful pilot phase in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Punjab and Maharashtra, Lenovo is now widening this initiative to benefit and empower the youth in tier-2 markets across India. Even though Bangalore is the silicon valley of India, Karnataka only has 13% computer penetration which is even lower than states likes Kerala (16%) and Chandigarh (33%). This offers a huge opportunity to increase the computer penetration in the state owin...

HP has brought in a new portfolio of HP PageWide XL Printers with the launch of HP PageWide XL 8000 Printer in India. It offers the fastest large-format production printing available in colour and black-and-white. HP PageWide XL Printers do the job of two printers in one single device, providing monochrome and colour prints at breakthrough speeds up to 60 per cent faster than the fastest monochrome light-emitting diode (LED) printer.  Included as part of the new portfolio, the HP PageWide XL Blueprinters are also designed to deliver more pages of translucent prints, black-and-white whiteprints and digital blueprints with superior... Read more