VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

A technology focused equity partner Francisco Partners, along with Elliott Management Corporation (an American hedge fund management firm) has signed an agreement with Dell to acquire the Dell Software Group . The agreement enhances the business portfolios with the addition of Dell Software’s diverse combination of security, systems and information management and data analytics solutions. The transaction includes Dell’s Systems and Information Management (SIM), Security, and Advanced Analytics business units. The price of the deal is not disclosed yet. Hopefully, Dell will get a good price from this deal, estimated to be above $2 billion. Dell sells software group to finance EMC acquisition , Dell Software Group, which consists of Quest Software and SonicWALL, the software group provides services like mission-critical software to a large and loyal base of over 180,000 customers, it seems significant opportunity to build upon the company’s impressive technology and

Barracuda Networks has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointment of Hatem Naguib as Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Security Business, and Ezra Hookano as Vice President of Channels. “With the dynamic changes in the IT landscape, sophisticated security threats, and ongoing demands on IT professionals to affordably manage the ever-expanding network, our customers face enormous challenges. Hatem’s experience in building a fast growing security product line at a growing technology company, coupled with Ezra’s extensive knowledge of the channel, undoubtedly will give us the opportunity to continue to strengthen Barracuda’s position as the go-to provider of security and data protection,” said BJ Jenkins, President & CEO, Barracuda ... Read More

Looking forward to strengthening its hold in the budget mid-segment smartphone category and the budget Tablet category, Honor, Huawei’s Smartphone e-brand for digital natives, has launched the Honor 5C in India. The phone is powered with Kirin 650- 16nm processor, the fastest processor available in the segment. In line with its philosophy of “Dare to Perform” the Honor 5C promises enhanced performance, faster processing and optimum battery usage. Honor 5C will be available in three colours – gold, silver and grey. Pre-orders at the Honor store and Flipkart start from 15:00 hours today. The flash sale for Honor 5C will open on 30th June and again on the 7th July at 1400 hrs. Honor also debuted in the tablet category and showcased a new tablet- Honor T1 7.0. Honor T1 7.0 comes with a 4100 mAh battery for a sustained usability. Honor T1 7.0 will be available through open sale on Flipkart from today 1400 hrs... Read More

Raising the bar for the premium PC experience, HP India has come up with a stylish Notebook Spectre 13 . It is the thinnest laptop – as thin as an AAA-battery at just 10.4 millimetre, weighing only 1.1 kg. In symphony with the stylish new Spectre 13, HP has collaborated with celebrity designers Meera & Muzaffar Ali to launch the device in a uniquely choreographed fashion event showcasing an extraordinary collection inspired by the looks of HP Spectre 13 . Blending stunning looks with top-of-the-line performance, Spectre 13 is equipped with powerful Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, 8GB RAM and hyperbaric cooling technology that keeps the laptop cool and provides peak performance... Read More

Western Digital has announced a new software-defined, all-flash storage solution, with HPE ProLiant DL Rack Servers and VMware Virtual SAN running SQL Server 2016 workloads. Leveraging SanDisk’s enterprise-grade flash storage products, the virtualized storage and server infrastructure solution offers performance for SQL Server 2016 database, demonstrating online transaction processing (OLTP) performance results of 2.4 million New Orders Per Minute (NOPM). It helps customers significantly enhance the management of a variety of demanding workloads, including business-critical applications, virtual desktops, remote IT, disaster recovery, and more... Read More

SAP Labs will host the inaugural of SAP Startup Social event on June 23rd at the SAP Labs campus, Bengaluru.  The event will bring together early and mid-stage startups, unicorn startup founders, startup evangelists and the investor community to share experiences, connect startups with experts and drive thought leadership within the startup ecosystem. “On average, three to four new businesses come to life every day in India. Many of these have great ideas, products and people but need help to either get started or move to the next level. SAP Startup Social event will provide some of these startups with a single event where their biggest questions or challenges are addressed and I’m very excited about bringing our experts together with some of the most promising new businesses in our country,” said Dilipkumar Khandelwal, Managing Director, SAP Labs India . .. Read More