VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Panasonic has unveiled its new high-battery smartphone – Panasonic ELUGA A2 . The new smartphone with innovative lightweight 4,000mAh battery makes the 5-inch sleek profile device weigh only 167gm. The urbane 5-inch HD IPS display smartphone is available in metallic finishes, complementing every style of the user. Equipped with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, the phone comes along with expandable memory card slot, which can be used to extend the capacity by a further 128 GB... Read More

In a recent report released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ,The total telephone subscriber base in the country rose marginally in March to 105.88 cr. on the back of growth in wireless as well as wireline users. The overall user base stood at 105.18 cr. at the end of February.The wireless subscriber base increased by 0.68% to 103.36 crore at the end of March, from 102.66 crore last month. As for the wireline, the subscriber base arrested its decline and rose marginally to 2.522 crore at the end of March, from 2.521 crore in February. The overall tele-density in the country went up to 83.36% at the end of March, from 82.89% last month. The urban tele-density grew to 154.01% and rural tele-density to 51.37%. In the wireless space, private access service providers held 91.30% market share whereas BSNL and MTNL accounted for only 8.70%.In wire line though, the two state-run companies enjoy a market share of 72.42% while private operators’ stood at 27.58%

Juniper Networks has extended its product portfolio with two new EX Series access switches. The switches are expected to enable secure, simplified management for campus and branch networks, regardless of size and complexity. The EX2300 , an entry-level switch, and EX3400, a mid-range switch, offer new options for companies to leverage Juniper Networks Unite for a cloud-enabled enterprise, including Junos Fusion Enterprise and Juniper Networks Virtual Chassis technology to streamline network provisioning through a single point of management. The new solutions are expected to also further Juniper’s Software-Defined Secure Networks (SDSN) framework by serving as additional enforcement points throughout the network. The new EX2300 and EX3400 switches provide small and mid-market organizations with an easy-to-manage network solution, liberating overextended IT resources to concentrate on high-impact projects. The new access switches also give large enterprises greate

Supporting Digital India programme, Intel India has announced a series of new initiatives. The announcement includes three projects designed to accelerate digital literacy  at the grassroots level by reaching out to the population in non-urban India, upskill citizens in the tier-II cities and beyond, and encourage innovation from the local level. Additionally, as a part of the recently launched “ Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur ” initiative, Intel has also inaugurated “Unnati Kendra at Common Service Centre” ( UK at CSC ) in Haryana to accelerate access to technology in non-urban India. The company is also looking forward to opening several more of these facilities in the state with the aim to serve as one of the common access digital learning centres for people of the state... Read More

Brocade has announced Brocade Workflow Composer that enables enterprises and Cloud service providers to improve their IT operations and drive greater business agility through Network Automation Platform. Brocade Workflow Composer provides DevOps-style Network Automation for provisioning, validation, troubleshooting and remediation of multivendor networks – while integrating with workflows across multiple IT domains for end-to-end automation. This New IP architecture enables the network to become a platform for innovation and for developing, delivering and securing new applications. “Embarking on the digital transformation journey can be overwhelming for most organizations requiring changes to the network infrastructure, organizational and operational models and new skill sets. However, when broken down into digestible and evolutionary steps, organizations can navigate the journey at their own pace,” said Jason Nolet, Senior Vice-President, Switching, Routing and

Wipro has launched the Total Customer Centricity (TCC), a Master Data Management solution for the manufacturing sector which will be powered by the Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) suite of solutions. Total Customer Centricity (TCC) will enable global manufacturers to transition from a product-centric to a customer-centric approach. TCC will also provide visibility into the relationships between devices, locations and customers. The solution will allow manufacturers across the globe capture a comprehensive, single view of each of their customers and products... Read More

Dell has kicked off its “Back to College” campaign for 2016 with a tagline of “Aim High for Success with the Dell Advantage”. The programme was conceptualized using insights on what drives the youth of today. Dell celebrates the dedication of India’s youth to aim high and explore their limits, by providing the right technology tools to help them expand their potential to grow and succeed. The Back to College campaign also aims to provide avenues for the youth to pursue their passions and discover new-age skills that could help them to chart their own path. Dell believes technology plays a crucial role in shaping the overall development of an individual and is intent on being a constant companion throughout this journey of self-discovery. Alongside the seasonal Back to College purchase offers and vouchers, the integrated 360-degree campaign aims to build a deeper connect with the youth across offline and online platforms, to help them become “future ready” by equip

LAVA International has announced the launch of Lava A79 smartphone. With a 5.5” large screen, Lava A79 is an impeccable device for an immersive multimedia experience.  It is ergonomically designed to meet the ever evolving needs of the consumers combining entertainment and work productivity on the go – as even with its large screen size, it provides ease and comfort to carry. The device will be available across all multi-retail outlets in India. Lava A79, with its technological excellence in product design and performance, aims to strengthen Lava’s core value proposition of reliability and trust... Read More

A surprise announcement made on Tuesday saw Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) spinning off its technology services division by merging it off with Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), an American company. The outsourcing and management services deal that follows the split of Hewlett-Packard Co. last October will have HPE owning half of the new company. HPE CEO Meg Whitman will be on the new company’s board, and HPE and CSC will each nominate half of the board members. CSC’s current CEO, Mike Lawrie, will become CEO of the new company. HP got into the IT services business by acquiring EDS for $14 billion in 2008... Read More

With the aim to bridge the business as well as IT Divide, Informatica and Tableau Software have entered into partnership. Together, Tableau’s self-service analytics and Informatica’s clean, trusted data and metadata enable business users to make even faster and smarter decisions. Both the companies will provide the industry’s end-to-end architecture and framework for agile business intelligence. Business users and IT alike are frustrated with data that results from traditional waterfall processes and lengthy cycles. Business users are further aggravated by lack of easy access to key data sources and the inability to easily combine data across sources. Meanwhile, IT is naturally concerned over the use and proliferation of potentially poor quality data... Read More

QNAP Systems has released the 8-bay business NAS TS-831X that features two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports to fully support 10GbE high-speed networks as a cost-effective NAS solution. The TS-831X further supports VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) to introduce an economical way to utilize unused NAS storage space for expanding the storage capacity of other QNAP NAS. Taking advantage of TS-831X’s native support of Container Station, organizations can rapidly develop and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) apps to create more business opportunities.   The TS-831X uses an Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 quad-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processor, and features 8GB/16GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable to 16GB), RAID 5/6 support, hardware-accelerated encryption and an SSD cache. It is 10GbE-ready with two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports, and allows users to install a third 10GbE port via the extra PCIe slot for flexible high-speed network deployment... Read More  

Targeting the entry-level smartphone users and selfie enthusiasts, Micromax has launched two new selfie smartphones – Bolt Selfie and Canvas Selfie 4. Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax, said, “Our Bolt Selfie has been designed to keep the new and young smartphone users especially women in the tier-II & -III cities which have limited options and avenues to shop, are very price-conscious and yet desire a perfect selfie experience. While with the Canvas Selfie 4 and its tap sensor, we are upgrading the selfie experience of our young hyper-social youngsters who are looking for a perfect integration of innovation, style and performance with an excellent selfie experience.” Read More

To help accelerate the industry shift to modern, flash-based storage architectures, Dell has announced Storage Center Operating System 7. Neeraj Matiyani, Director, Storage Solutions, Dell India, said, “We, at Dell, are customer-focussed in our product innovation and SCOS 7 marks Dell’s most groundbreaking storage software release, to date. It offers a revolutionary approach and economics for all-flash and hybrid flash arrays with deeper intelligence and efficiency. SCOS 7 also delivers industry-leading deduplication, greater flexibility, virtualization and control with enhanced support for VMware, cloud and multi-tenancy environments. With this new OS release, customers will now have access to better technologies that will enable them in addressing workload demands and significant business benefits.” Read More

Coolpad has unveiled its flagship product ‘Coolpad Max’ – a phone with its Dual In One technology.  Coolpad Max comes with a unique dual-system, an external open system as well as an internal security system which allows for encryption of the phone user’s calls and texts. The secure internal system can be used to download ‘fully secure’ apps in a way that the users’ privacy and security aren’t compromised. The high- performance and premium design smartphone is priced at Rs 24,999. Coolpad has launched a power packed innovative smartphone at such a price point. The phone will be available exclusively on Amazon.in and in two color variations, Royal Gold and Rose Gold... Read More

To safeguard businesses from evolving cyber threats, Radware has expanded its portfolio of Cloud Security Services to ensure optimal service level for applications in virtual, cloud and software-defined data centers. This new Cloud Security Service offering is an adaptive solution that combines cloud DDoS, volumetric, and application firewall attack protection into a configuration that is unique to the client’s needs, whether that is an always-on, on-demand, or hybrid solution. Radware’s new suite of Always-On Cloud Security Services will automatically detect and mitigate a wide range of attack vectors, including DDoS, burst attacks, complex volumetric attacks, SSL-based attacks, zero-day attacks, SQL injections, and more. In fact, it is the only cloud-based solution available today that can mitigate SSL-based attacks while maintaining user data confidentiality. This means that the organization can remain focussed on business operations, while Radware address

Cisco has announced the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan to be the first Smart+Connected Community “Lighthouse City” in South Asia. Cisco Lighthouse City status credential is assigned to a select list of cities all over the world. With this development, Jaipur will gain access to Cisco’s huge global network and channel programme capabilities; and the city will also benefit from the economic and social transformation set to occur as the country embarks on the next phase of the Digital India programme. The Lighthouse City engagement will be enabled through a joint working group, which will focus on deploying next-generation technologies to impact citizens and society. With this announcement, Jaipur joins the league of Cisco Lighthouse Cities globally such as Hamburg (Germany), Barcelona (Spain) and Adelaide (Australia)... Read More

Tableau Software has announced new partnerships which include Lynda.com, a LinkedIn company, Pluralsight, Udacity and General Assembly (GA). In these partnerships, Lynda.com would be developing Tableau training materials targeted for data science practitioners as well as for those entering the field, especially in transition from other IT career. Pluralsight will teach in-demand skills from industry experts with real-world experience in data analytics... Read More

LEADTEK , the authorized channel partner of NVIDIA® professional graphics card in the Asia-Pacific region, Leadtek releases NVIDIA® Quadro® M2000 featuring an NVIDIA Maxwell™-based GPU, 4 GB of ultra-fast on-board memory, and the power to drive four 4K displays natively. It provides industry-leading performance in the mid-range segment, giving designers the performance and features they need to realize their designs. The Leadtek NVIDIA Quadro M2000 has 768 CUDA cores, powered by the latest NVIDIA Maxwell™ architecture and 4GB of DDR5 GPU memory with fast bandwidth up to 106GB/s that delivers up to 2x the visualization performance of the previous-generation product. This makes it an excellent choice for artists, animators, and editors to accelerate product development and content creation workflows that demand fluid interactivity with complex models and scenes... Read More

In line with technology solutions, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has expanded its portfolio of products and services to help customers transform to a hybrid infrastructure. Technology innovations include solutions that deliver agility, performance advantages and overcome business complexity enabling customers transform their IT departments using SAP HANA . “Customers today need to respond quickly to critical demands in this rapidly-evolving business environment. The latest products and solutions from HPE and SAP will provide customers access to tightly integrated, full-stack solutions that will give them real-time business analytics and applications, managed in a secure, scalable, cost-effective cloud environment,” said Vikram K, Director – Servers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India . .. Read More

Dell Cloud Client Computing has extended its security solution portfolio with two new additions to provide organizations with advanced threat prevention that spans from the endpoints to the data center for Windows-based thin clients and virtual desktops. Leveraging IP from its Dell Data Protection portfolio of security solutions, the company is applying its endpoint security expertise beyond the PC to the thin client and virtual machines, to give customers an industry-leading approach to comprehensively securing their data. “While other vendors depend on a ‘ detect and remediate ‘ approach that alerts IT staff to an attack after the damage has been done. Dell employs a ‘ prevent and protect ‘ approach that prevents these attacks from succeeding, and has been shown to be 99-per cent effective against even zero-day and polymorphic malware attacks, well above the catch rate of traditional antivirus products based on malware signature recognition,” said Jeff McNaught,

EMC has announced EMC Unity , a new family of storage systems that helps simplify and modernize the data center. Unity is the latest member of EMC’s all-flash portfolio delivering highly affordable file and block storage for small- and medium-sized IT departments. Unity joins EMC’s portfolio of all-flash storage arrays – XtremIO, VMAX All-Flash and DSSD D5 – to ensure that, no matter what a customer needs, EMC has a purpose-built solution to fit virtually any data center use case. EMC Unity offers cloud-like proactive management and monitoring through a modern HTML5 task-oriented interface that leads the user through daily operations and integrates with VMware and Microsoft ecosystems for easy third-party management. It features new Proactive Assist capabilities designed to give IT control, visibility and automated management of Unity storage systems. Unity service data can also be viewed within EMC MyService360, a new online service providing customers with real-

IBM has set up Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) to enhance efficiency of critical infrastructure and utilities at Presidential Estate. Rashtrapati Bhavan has been transformed into a smart township with the deployment of IBM Smart City Solutions  for the digital transformation. Spread across 330 acres of land and home to over 5,000 residents, the self-sustained Presidential Estate is adopting IBM’s technology and solutions to become future ready. The Intelligent Operations Center addresses challenges that are inherent to townships – water supply, security, electrical infrastructure and solid waste management. The partnership to reimagine the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the Digital age was announced at an event graced by the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee . The occasion also saw the presence of the Union Minister of Urban Development, Shri Venkaiah Naidu; Union Minister of Communications & IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad; Secretary to the President, Madam Omita Paul

Canon Expo opened its floors in Shanghai for its showcase of innovative imaging and printing solutions.  Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO of Canon Inc . , inaugurated the Canon Expo and greeted all the guests with a keynote speech. Canon’s reach goes far beyond the realm of photography, with imaging products. Canon’s super creative printing with 8k ride experience gives a world-class look, where one can take 360 degrees imaging and sound... Read More

Nokia has planned to bring Nokia brand back to the mobile phone and tablet markets on a global basis. The company has signed a strategic brand and intellectual property licensing agreement enabling HMD to create Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets for the next ten years. Under the agreement, Nokia Technologies will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of Nokia-branded mobile products, covering both brand and intellectual property rights. HMD has been founded to provide a focussed, independent home for a full range of Nokia-branded feature phones, smartphones and tablets. Also, HMD has conditionally agreed to acquire rights from Microsoft to use the Nokia brand on feature phones, and certain related design rights. The Microsoft transaction is expected to close in H2 2016. Together, these agreements would make HMD the sole global licensee for all types of Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets. HMD intends to invest over US$500 million over the next thr

Idea Cellular has expanded of its hi-speed 4G LTE service to 22 more towns in Karnataka circle, taking the total tally to 61. Covering all major towns across all 27 districts, the company has increased its presence exponentially in a short span of time. Siva Ganapathi, Chief Operating Officer – Karnataka, Idea Cellular , said, “As a part of the aggressive rollout of Idea 4G LTE service , our focus has remained on providing our customers with world-class mobile broadband experience coupled with superior service delivery. With better consumer offers and affordable tariff plans, we aim to provide the best-in-class experience to our subscribers in the region.” Read More

In line with expansion of external storage solutions, Western Digital Corporation has launched its new HGST Touro Mobile external hard drives with up to 3TB portable storage. HGST Touro Mobile is a fast, USB 3.0 portable drive in a slim and compact enclosure with easy usage and features both local and cloud backup. Two levels of data protection enable customers to keep their photos, movies, music and documents safe and can be accessed by smartphone or computer web browsers when using the 3GB of cloud storage. In addition, customers can share their online content with others by simply sending a web link... Read More

Polycom has publicized the availability of Polycom RealPresence Clariti globally.  It delivers Polycom’s powerful HD voice, content, video and web collaboration to businesses of any size which is deployable on-premises, in a private hosted cloud or through a partner-hosted service. Customers, including small and mid-sized businesses, can connect and experience the power of enterprise-grade visual collaboration with the help of the RealPresence Clariti solution. With budget price and improved user adoption as well as experience, The RealPresence Clariti solution features audio, video and content collaboration software, which connects people through a wide range of devices. It includes Polycom RealConnect technology for Skype for Business, it connects Skype for Business and other video conferencing environments leveraging native Microsoft Outlook calendaring and One Touch Dialling... Read More

Expanding service portfolio, Zebra Technologies has introduced its Asset Visibility Service (AVS). Designed to increase mobile computer and thermal printer performance, AVS enables organizations to proactively track device health and location to gain productivity and operational efficiency. KEY FACTS AVS utilizes a factory-installed agent available on Zebra devices which, when activated, provides quick and easy asset visibility for retailers, manufacturers, healthcare organizations and transportation and logistics companies with no lengthy configuration or commissioning process... Read More

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Siemens have expanded their partnership to enhance the delivery of big data analytics to the global manufacturing industry. Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business will support TCS’ big data experts in the delivery and effective use of the Siemens Omneo Performance Analytics solution. By leveraging Omneo big data analytics, which is provided as a cloud-based Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) offering, manufacturers will have the potential to unearth product performance intelligence that will enable them to identify and resolve complex product issues in seconds instead of days... Read More

Wipro Limited has entered into partnership with Xactly Corporation, an enterprise-class, SaaS and cloud-based incentive solutions for employee and sales performance management. The companies will jointly offer Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions for customer organizations across industry sectors in a Software-as-a-Service model. Sales performance management (SPM) solutions will help organizations bridge the gap between their business goals and sales performance. By bringing together Xactly’s technology prowess in the area with Wipro’s domain and system integration expertise, the two companies seek to help customers drive incremental business growth by incentivizing and rewarding employee behaviour. The partnership will enable customer organizations improve the performance of their employees, including that of their salesforce... Read More

LG Electronics has launched its Smartphone – LG Stylus2 in India. The device features a set of proprietary functions developed specifically for the LG Stylus 2 to enhance the user experience such as Pen Pop, which toggles a popup menu when the stylus is removed to offer shortcuts to Pop Memo and Pop Scanner. Also new to LG Stylus2 is Pen Keeper, which prevents the stylus from being misplaced by displaying a popup message when the phone is detected as being in motion when the stylus bay is empty. The new Calligraphy Pen font allows one to write as beautifully and decoratively as if using a fountain pen with automatic improvement of one’s handwritten impressions... Read More

Registering an impressive business growth in March 2016, Kyocera Document Solutions India has taken timely and strategic advantage of the shift in the market from entry-level (below 20ppm) to enhanced entry-level (20–30ppm). The company has registered a phenomenal 1,500-per cent growth over March last year in its entry-level 20ppm printers, and in the mid-segment 30ppm printers, the company has registered 760-per cent growth over last March. In High-end Colour printers, Kyocera Document Solutions India has recorded 144-per cent outstanding growth over March last year. Overall, the company has showcased a commendable performance of 16-per cent y-o-y growth from March last year to March this year... Read More

Reinventing mobile storage portfolio, SanDisk has launched the New iXpand Flash Drive , a mobile storage device which frees up space quickly and easily on iPhone and iPad with up to 128GB of additional capacity. The iXpand Flash Drive features a new, modern design that fits with most iPhone and iPad cases, a USB 3.0 connector for faster transfer speeds to Mac or PCs, and a completely redesigned app to easily manage photos, videos and music. According to a recent consumer survey on the “Storage Consumption needs of the Indian consumer” conducted by AMI for SanDisk India, many iPhone users are looking to free up more space on their phones. “People are using their mobile phones to capture tons of photos and videos, and about 70% of iPhone users in India run out of memory every week and end up deleting files,” said  Rajesh Gupta, Country Manager – India & SAARC, SanDisk Corporation . .. Read More

On the occasion of the National Technology Day , Deskera has launched a  technology enabler programme  to enable SMEs and youth on Cloud ERP technology to enhance their technological expertise and help them thrive. As part of the programme, Deskera would be providing training to the SMEs and university students on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). After the completion of the practical sessions, Deskera, would be granting free licences to these enterprises   while the students would be learning a new skill set to add to their professional profile... Read More

IBM has today announced that Credit Information Bureau India Limited (CIBIL) has selected IBM Security to strengthen security and protect their critical business systems from cyber-attacks. Under the agreement, IBM Security Services has developed a customized security operations framework to monitor real-time threats and help CIBIL proactively identify fraud. CIBIL is India’s pioneer Credit Information Company that collects credit information pertaining to borrowers from banks and credit institutions which are its members. CIBIL collates this information into credit reports and credit information solutions and provides them to banks and credit institutions to help evaluate risk while lending to a consumer... Read More

MediaTek and Intex Technologies are expanding their joint efforts towards delivering a range of disruptive wearable devices for the rising urban millennial classes in India. This partnership has brought the range of smartwatches that include iRist , newly-launched iRist Junior , and the upcoming iRist Pro . Both the companies have come together to deliver state- of-the-art wearable devices for the burgeoning Indian consumer tech market. MediaTek, for its part, seeks to provide innovative solutions that will help power the next range of wearable and IoT devices with a range of its leading processors that include MT2502, MT2503 and MT2601. The MT2502 (Aster) is the commercial System-on-Chip (SOC) for Wearables. This SOC works with MediaTek’s energy-efficient Wi-Fi and GNSS companion chipsets which easily create devices that connect to other smart devices or directly to cloud applications and services... Read More

Wipro and Etiya have entered into strategic partnership to transform the Communications and Digital Service Providers’ businesses. In this partnership, both the companies will offer joint solution to Communication Service Providers with capabilities which allow them to deliver digital services that address the requirements of the future market and customer expectations.  The customer experience is focussed around domains such as Sales and Marketing, Omni-Channel Access, Social Listening and Analysis & B2B Extensions... Read More

Dell has released its award-winning SharePlex database replication and near real-time data integration solution. With the latest release of Dell Shareplex, company continues expansion beyond traditional Oracle-to-Oracle replication enabling users to replicate Oracle Data directly to SAP HANA, Teradata, and EnterpriseDB Postgres it supports a host of target environments, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP ASE, Java Message Service (JMS), SQL and XML Files. With a wide range of innovative new platforms to choose from, organizations are moving away from single-platform consolidation and deploying a variety of database types to lower costs and better align with business and analytics objectives. The expanded platform support from Dell SharePlex gives organizations the agility and flexibility needed grow, diversify and modernize their database infrastructure to better leverage improved performance from in-memory databases and better manage evolving analytic r

Expanding its product portfolio, Meizu Technology (MEIZU) has unveiled   Meizu m3 note in India. It is dual 4G version and available at the price of Rs.9,999. Commenting on the launch,   Leon Zhang, Marketing Head, Meizu India,   said, “It has been an exciting journey for us so far in India. The welcome we received last year from our Indian fans was heartwarming and we took it upon ourselves to bring our global products on priority to India, with minimal lag. The m3 note launch is a testament of our commitment toward our Indian fans. With the m3 note, we are striving to re-energize the Indian sub-Rs.10k category by offering a power-packed product at an affordable price point. The m3 note is geared towards the Indian youth who are looking for a seamless user experience, backed by a robust OS and exquisite craftsmanship.” Read More

Vodafone India has rolled out its second phase of 4G services, which will cover the key circles Gujarat, Haryana, UP (E) and West Bengal. With this rollout, Vodafone SuperNet 4G will be available across 1,000 towns this year. The first circle was of Mumbai, Delhi & NCR, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala. Sunil Sood, MD & CEO, Vodafone India , said, “The response from customers who have experienced our 4G services in the five circles of Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi & NCR is positive and encouraging. With the expansion of Vodafone SuperNet 4G across nine circles, our customers in Gujarat, Haryana, UP (E) and West Bengal too will enjoy the multiple benefits of the world’s largest 4G network. As we expand our 4G coverage across the country, we remain steadfast in our commitment to offer our customers a world-class data and voice experience.” Read More

iBall, in a strategic association with Intel and Microsoft, has launched its latest category laptops – under its sub-brand “iBall CompBook” offering at a revolutionary price of Rs.9,999 only. With this new offering, iBall aims to address the need of affordable computing, in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Digital India Initiative, to narrow the gap between consumer’s needs and the devices currently available in the market. Bringing in the power to empower, this Digital revolution initiative by iBall aims to reshape the social landscape by presenting the first Laptop in India to provide the experience of Intel and Microsoft, with the best of both the worlds, at the unbelievably affordable price... Read More

Sony has come up with VPL VW320ES home projector with 4K HDR capability. The VPL VW320ES home projector with the upgrade of HDR technology support brings best-in-class image quality experience for customers providing best cinematic experience to all home projector users. This upgrade also highlights Sony’s commitment to developing HDR support and ultimate image quality across its home cinema portfolio. Giving the projector a second life, the VPL VW320ES Home Projector is the third Sony home cinema projector to support 4K HDR format in the existing range, after VPL-VW5000ES and VPL-VW520ES... Read more

To celebrate World Red Cross Day, Ricoh has organized a free health checkup camp for the community residing at Jaitpur Extension on the outskirts of South-East Delhi. The medical camp witnessed Ricoh’s technology expertise by leveraging the company’s remote healthcare delivery platform for conducting remote diagnostics and live consultations at the camp site. T. Rajan, MD & CEO, Ricoh India , said, “At Ricoh, we are committed to providing excellence to improve the quality of living. We believe that being healthy is important for all and the company can play a meaningful role in the betterment of community by organizing such technology-enabled health camps. We strive to enhance healthcare services for the nation through our domain expertise in information and communication technology (ICT) and the value chain of our healthcare vertical.” Read more

ManageEngine has announced its entry into the self-service IT analytics market with the launch of Analytics Plus. Designed for mid- to large-size organizations that want to draw insights from their IT data, Analytics Plus integrates easily with various data sources and tools, analyzes vast data volumes and presents findings with rich visualizations. “Most companies want the IT analytics payoff, but few want to pay the steep IT analytics price. We are uniquely positioned to drive the widespread adoption of this powerful technology. We know IT management and how to make it both powerful and simple. We know IT admins, managers, CIOs and CEOs and what they expect in analytics-driven insights. And we know business intelligence and analytics, thanks to the 10 years our sister division, Zoho.com , has spent refining those technologies, which we are leveraging in Analytics Plus,” said SridharIyengar, Vice-President, ManageEngine... Read more

Quick Heal Technologies has released Version 17 of Quick Heal Total Security, Quick Heal Internet Security and Quick Heal Antivirus Pro . The new version is aimed at better equipping its customers to save their data, transactions and computers from spyware, adware, keyloggers, riskware and other malicious programs. The enhanced Parental Control feature will enable parents to keep better track of what the kids are accessing online. Sanjay Katkar, MD & CTO, Quick Heal Technologies , said, “Our aim is to understand the evolving challenges of our customers. This has inspired us to innovate and include new features in our products and empower our customers to work, interact and transact safely in the evolving threat landscape.” He further added, “Version 17 reflects our commitment towards providing safe computing environment to our customers.” Read more

Wipro(NYSE:WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) has announced that it has successfully implemented its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform- Managed File Transfer-as-a-Service (MFTaaS) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for organizations, thereby helping them integrate digitally with their clients, partners and employees. Wipro’s MFTaaS Platform handles millions of file transfers across a portfolio of global clients and is one of Wipro’s most successful enterprise SaaS platforms. Wipro anticipates that the MFTaaS Platform can potentially reduce up to 30 per cent in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for its clients vis-a-vis traditional .... Read more

Extending its document management services portfolio, Xerox has announced multivendor fleet management services – a “first-of-its-kind” service in the industry.  Under this service, Xerox now has the capability and capacity to offer Document Management Services and Managed Print Services across multi-brand printing devices at customer locations spread across India. “Xerox has always been the first movers in the document management industry to innovate and introduce new services. This new capability gives us the opportunity to reach out to a larger base of enterprises and SMEs across the country, which are currently on non-Xerox equipment and devices. Furthermore, this service will be a boon for CIOs and IT Managers as they do not need to worry on replacing their existing assets and IT infrastructure for deployment of MPS,” said Sushant Dwivedy, Director – Global Document Outsourcing, Xerox India . .. Read more

NASSCOM has tied up with Facebook to build a “Product Design Initiative” in India. This programme of NASSCOM Product Council aims to support 500+ product start-ups on product design and train 5,000+ product designers over a period of two years. Mr. R Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM said, “ Design as a tool for innovation has developed rapidly in recent years. Design thinking, methodologies and tools enable solutions for complex and challenging issues and help re-imagine systems. With this initiative, NASSCOM plans to scale up the focus on product design and engage the young entrepreneurs into becoming problem solvers and solution builders.” Read more

DIGISOL has introduced its new eight port Fast Ethernet PoE unmanaged switch DG-FS1009PF-A with 1 uplink port. The new switch is designed to enhance network performance in a compact form-factor. The DG-FS1009PF-A Switch offers 8×10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet ports with Power over Ethernet support. These PoE ports are IEEE 802.3af compliant and can supply up to 15.4 watt. The existing Ethernet cables can be used to power up IEEE802.3af compliant network devices. This eliminates the need of an external power source and power cabling for such devices. The switch provides flexibility to users for connecting a PoE or non-PoE device. The PoE devices connected to switch can be easily identified by the separate PoE LED status indicators for each port... Read more

Aiming to drive “Digital India” initiative to the next level, Micromax Informatics has come up with new Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160 at an attractive price of Rs.10,499/-. Targeted at youth, students and first-time laptop users, the new launch will accelerate the PC adoption in the country. Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax Informatics Limited , said, “This is yet another step from Micromax towards making Digital India a reality by providing every Indian with an affordable, creative multimedia tool that will enable them to live, learn and work in an information-rich society. After successful launches of Canvas Laptab I, Laptab II and Canvas Lapbook, Micromax is ardently building its presence in the laptops category in India. With the new Lapbook L1160, Micromax aims to provide students, small-time business owners, on- the-move executives, an extremely convenient and efficient way to handle everyday computing tasks.” Read More

SanDisk(NASDAQ:SNDK)  has introduced the SanDisk Technology Partner programme , a collaborative platform for SanDisk and data center partners to work together to design, develop and deliver integrated flash-based storage solutions to joint customers. With 20 data center ecosystem partners already participating, the new programme offers certification, tools, resources, SanDisk flash storage expertise and complements SanDisk’s commitment to address the demand for extreme performance and massive capacity in the data center through flash storage and software-defined flash storage solutions. The programme aims to deliver SanDisk certified Independent Software Vendors ‘ (ISV) software and hardware integrated solutions across the compute, networking, and storage landscape. Through these flash-optimized, end-to-end solutions, data center customers can potentially realize tangible benefits such as high-performance, IT consolidation and lower overall total cost of ownership

Wipro and Qlik will work together to offer advanced enterprise analytics solutions to joint customers across industry sectors. Wipro’s competency in delivering end-to-end Business Intelligence (BI) solutions combined with QlikView will widen the scope and scale of visualization solutions offered to customers. Pallab Deb, Vice-President & Global Head – Analytics, Wipro Limited , said, “Data Visualization enables faster and better decision-making for businesses and that is the reason why organizations across the globe are investing in newer and more sophisticated business intelligence solutions that incorporate visualization tools. QlikView is a great platform... Read more 

NowFloats , a Hyderabad-based technology company, has produced the second edition of its report, Digital Desh – “Inside the Internet of India”. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Communications & IT, Government of India, launched the book along with Jasminder Singh Gulati, Co-Founder, NowFloats; Chetan Krishnaswamy, Country Head – Public Policy, Google India; Sharad Sharma, Co-Founder, iSPIRT; Dr Subho Ray, President, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI); Manav Sethi, Group CMO, AskMe, India & Malaysia; and Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder, Paytm. Digital Desh 2.0 takes readers “ Inside the Internet of India ” through a 4,000+ km journey across 18 cities, towns and villages and meet the real “superpower” of Digital India, and reveals fascinating human stories of how Indians are using smartphones to innovate, empower and create... Read more

Tally solutions has announced that it powers one million customers across the globe with its solutions. It offers its solutions in over 100 countries, including India, Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific, and SAARC countries. Tejas Goenka, Executive Director, Tally Solutions , said, “In our three-decade-long journey, our customers and partners have contributed immensely to our growth. On this momentous occasion, we thank all our stakeholders for their continued support and commitment towards Tally. Looking ahead, we aggressively aim to add to the million and penetrate deeper globally while continuously enhancing the product.” Read more