VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VMware is planning to acquire Boxer, a privately-held company that offers a comprehensive and secure personal information management (PIM) solution for mobile devices to businesses and consumers. The proliferation of applications, devices and an increasingly mobile workforce has driven up the cost and complexity of managing end-users. Access to mobile email is essential for employees who need to work on the go. However, corporate email often contains sensitive data and documents. It is important that companies have a strategy for productivity and social collaboration applications keeps data secure while providing an intuitive experience for end-users. Boxer enables secure synchronization and use of native and third-party productivity applications (email, calendar, tasks and contacts) and enterprise social collaboration tools (Salesforce, Box, Evernote, etc) across mobile devices and platforms (iOS and Android)... Raed more

Aircel is encouraging its existing and potential customers to be online by availing an entire gamut of exciting and industry first data offers. The operator has also partnered with leading e-commerce website Snapdeal, mobile insurance provider Ingram and with NexGTV, a mobile TV destination, to provide relevant content for the customers. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said, “Our newest innovations are in line with the evolving data and mobile internet scenario in the country. While India’s smartphone base has seen an increase of 55% in 2015, at Aircel we witnessed a 75% increase in our 3G user base. Having said that, there remains to be a huge opportunity to get more first-time internet users on board as well as help graduate existing data users to faster technologies like 3G... Read more

HP has announced new multifunction printers (MFPs) and printers powered by JetIntelligence to help businesses complete their work much more quickly and use less energy. Along with it, the company has also launched three new enterprise-class LaserJet printers that deliver increased protection against malicious attacks. The new HP LaserJet 400 series printers and MFPs provide the speed and efficiency to keep businesses at their most productive with the fastest first page out, fastest two-sided printing, and lowest-energy consumption in their class. The new HP LaserJets will also help to secure businesses’ print environment, from boot up to shut down, by bringing built-in security features such as job storage with PIN Printing... Read more

WD, a Western Digital company, has announced expansion of its WD Black line of performance hard drives up to 6TB capacity. Shipping now, the 3.5-inch, 7,200 RPM drive is the perfect solution for gamers and professionals in need of high-performance desktop systems and workstations. WD Black hard drives combine 7,200 RPM spin speed, 128 MB cache, dual-stage actuator technology, SATA 6 gigabits per second (Gb/s) interface, and an integrated dual processor to deliver ultimate performance in a maximum-capacity drive. The WD Black 6TB is up to 29% faster than the previous WD Black 4TB version in maximum data rate throughput and 10% faster in PCMark Vantage... Read more

The US technology firm HP (Hewlett-Packard) has announced its split into two separate companies – HP Enterprise and HP Inc. The company has divided its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations. According to the latest update, HP’s present Chief Executive Meg Whitman will head both HP Enterprise and HP Inc., and the enterprise segment will house the corporate hardware and services operations. Rajiv Srivastava, Vice-President & General Manager, PPS, HP India, said that the operational separation is taking place and legal separation will take 17 days on the line. They will function as two different entities, from lobby perspective to engagement with the customers and partners. He also added that, for him, everything seems going to the right direction. The company is engaging with the customer and partner far more deeper... Readmore