VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Lenovo has extended its product portfolio with the introduction of next-gen devices: eight new laptops, desktops and monitors across our YOGA, ideapad and ideacentre brands that upgrade nearly every PC experience from work, gaming to entertaining. Leading with the YOGA 900S ultraportable convertible laptop, the new collection offers people distinct choice in performance, aesthetic and mobility. YOGA 900S is slim and noticeably lighter than previous models at 12.8mm and 999 g with a new carbon fiber construction. The Windows 10 laptop features up to 10.5 hours of video playback so travellers can slip it into their carry-on luggage and fly. The convertible laptop’s 360-degree watchband hinge with four modes makes it easy to work through a long-haul flight in laptop mode with up to Intel Core m7 processor, or to scan social media feeds in tablet mode. It delivers an immersive entertainment experience, thanks to Dolby Audio Premium for crisp sound and optional QHD screen ...

Micromax Informatics has roped in Vikas Thapar as its new Senior Vice-President – Finance. In this role, Thapar will be responsible to build the company’s asset and revenue base while leading the external relationship developments with all the key stakeholders, including bankers, equity partners, investors and government authorities, among others. Thapar will also be responsible for overall financial and management accounting policies and procedures, fund syndication & financial resourcing, group operations, legal entity structuring while providing strategic support for business expansion through operational and functional optimizing activities. He will also be taking charge of risk management, control and ... Read more

As per IDC’s (International Data Corporation) APeJ Quarterly Switch and Router tracker, with a quarter-on-quarter growth of 5.8 per cent and year-on-year by 2.5 per cent, the Ethernet Switch market clocked end-user revenue of US$134.5 million during Q3 2015. The Router market stood at US$71.95 million, a de-growth of 6 per cent in the market year-on-year and a growth of 5.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter in terms of end-user revenue. With government initiatives now taking shape and form in various ministries/state governments and telecom sector getting ready for its next battle in terms of 4G LTE rollouts, network remains the key for these initiatives to be achieved. Digital initiatives have taken centre stage in most of the organizations and as third-platform technologies move from acceptance to adoption stage, network is expected to experience strain and hence will witness opportunities of upgrade as well as refresh in the next few quarters... Read more

In line with its CSR initiative, Sophos has adopted Ropda village which is situated at a distance of 11 km from Ahmedabad, as a part of its CSR initiative to contribute to the welfare of people in rural India. Village adoption is one amongst a long lineup of Sophos’s short- and long-term CSR initiatives in India that include, but are not limited to, organizing blood donation camps for thalassemia children, joining hands with the Polio Foundation, to fight diabetes in India through Sophos Juvenile Diabetes Centre and working with the Blind People’s Association and Smile Foundation to help the physical challenged live with dignity... Read more

SanDisk Corporation has announced the availability of the new SanDisk X400 SSD, the thinnest one terabyte (1TB) M.2 solid-state drive (SSD). It is the first single-sided 1TB SATA M.2 form- factor with a mere 1.5mm height. The X400 SSD is designed for fast start-up and application launch, as well as for extended battery life. Consumer research conducted by SanDisk in late 2015 indicates that these benefits are important for more than 70% of consumers when using PCs. “Consumers have spoken. They want to work faster, with fewer interruptions. Our ultra-slim 1TB2  M.2 X400 SSD enables our OEM customers to build completely new form-factors with outstanding reliability and the near-instant boot-up and application loading that consumers expect. The X400 SSD is the flexible, highly reliable platform that our customers need to ensure an exceptional user experience for consumers,” said Tarun Loomba, Vice-President & General Manager of Client Storage Solutions, SanDisk.....