VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

WizIQ has taken forward its brand proposition of creating a rich experience for learners while opening up more opportunities for instructors. The company has recently launched the latest product update for its Virtual Classroom to allow WizIQ instructors to enhance the live video streaming experience and quality of class recordings. The launch is aimed at offering a viable solution to ensure a seamless online learning experience.  With the latest update, the instructors can select from various MP4 video recording quality (low, medium, high) options while conducting live classes on WizIQ’s Virtual Classroom. The feature will be available for all WizIQ Desktop App users... Read more

Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, is all set to become a Wi-Fi enabled city. The free Wi-Fi service will help the citizens to access Internet at public places, with the help of handheld devices. As part of the smart city project to make the city Wi-Fi enabled, the state government’s IT Department has planned to invest Rs.150 crore. The state nodal agency, Odisha Computer and Application Center (OCAC) and Software Technology Park of India (Bhubaneswar), is working closely towards this ambitious project. In a recent meeting to understand the readiness, the senior officials of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) are working together... Read more

TP-LINK has announced the launch of its mobile phone Neffos and released detailed technical specifications. Neffos C5 Series is TP-LINK’s pioneering generation of smartphones and trio features high running speed, large storage space, smart multithreaded background programme and powerful camera to offer a balanced and joyful experience for users. “Neffos is a new journey for TP-LINK to bring more extension of lifestyle to our users. We expect its performance in global market will provide us references to develop more and better products in the future,” said Justin Tu, Vice-President, TP-LINK. “The philosophy of ‘Smart and Simple’ is reflected in all our products that aim to make user’s life easier. TP-LINK will continue to build a smart lifestyle.” Read more

Intending to support businesses with compliance and address eDiscovery requests, Barracuda has announced availability of the new Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service. Barracuda has also outlined its Microsoft Office 365 strategic initiative designed to help organizations manage their businesses more easily, securely, and efficiently when moving to, and operating in, Office 365. The new cloud-based archiving service supports the company’s Office 365 initiative and when used in Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, or hybrid environments compliance is easy to demonstrate... Read more

Blue Coat Systems has roped in Nick Noviello as New Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Noviello brings an extensive financial and operational expertise with global, publicly-traded companies. He will report directly to Greg Clark, CEO of Blue Coat, and will be responsible for leading the company’s finance, information technology (IT), human resources, manufacturing and supply chain teams. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Nick to the Blue Coat team. Nick’s financial leadership experience in large public companies will be invaluable to us. His experience across both technology and the traditional industries of our customers makes him an extraordinary fit for Blue Coat today and our aggressive plans for the future. I have no doubt that he is going to have a significant and immediate impact on the company, as well as serve the strategic long-term objectives of our investors,” said Clark... Read more

Karbonn has unveiled K9 Smart handset which allows users to access the entire Smartphone in the users’ own local language. Karbonn K9 Smart is an extension of the K9 phone series, which is one of the longest running mobile phone models in the Indian market. Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles, said, “With the launch of K9 Smart, we aim to dissolve the language barrier which is one of the major impediments inhibiting smartphone adoption amongst non-English speaking population. As per IAMAI, the local language user base grew 47% and touched 127 million in June. The growing consumption of local language content on mobile phones is a clear indicator of the need for vernacularizing the smartphone ecosystem for bridging the gaping digital divide. With K9 Smart launch, we aim to bridge this divide by offering Indian users an affordable smartphone device which offers access in their native language for ease of use, thereby encouraging adoption.” Read more...