VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunication service providers, is offering gaming enthusiasts a new destination Vodafone U Game-a-Thon, as part of the first ever 15-day online gaming fest in the country. Available on Google Play Store, the gaming extravaganza kicked off on December 1, and includes several gaming categories including sports, simulation, puzzles, among others.            Gaming has a huge Indian following. 71 per cent smartphones users play mobile games on a regular basis and it is the second highest engaging category after chat apps. It is a growing trend amongst youth in India... Read More

Arrow Electronics has joined hands with Vodafone, a global market leader for cellular network services and managed internet of things (IoT) connectivity to market Vodafone's IoT services as part of its eVolve IoT offering.   Vodafone's solutions and services expand and enhance Arrow's go-to-market strategy in the fast-growing market segments within IoT. Arrow's extensive IoT technology solutions stack and professional services are now complemented with differentiated network services from a global leader.   The combination of Arrow and Vodafone solutions creates a compelling offering with global network coverage, wireless and embedded edge technology, system integration, data platform and cloud integration, enterprise computing, IoT edge device connectivity and application enablement for millions of connected devices.... Read More  

Cloudera brings various value-added services (VAS) for four key important sectors that include financial, telecom, health and cybersecurity. By seeing the growing concern on the cybersecurity across the globe, Cloudera works with more than 180 leading global financial organizations, including Allstate, Bank of Mandiri, DBS Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Suisse to realize business value in the areas like customer Insights, Fraud Detection, Cybersecurity, Risk and Compliance. In an exclusive interaction with VARINDIA, Amr Awadllah, Founder, CTO, Cloudera, said that financial institutions have many challenges to overcome as they move to embrace digital transformation, including customer journeys, fragmentation, security, privacy and data quality. Cloudera brings its enterprise data hub from financial firms that need to address these complex business challenges and enable faster and more accurate analysis while adhering to regulations and requisite security a...

Ricoh has introduced a Printer-as-a-Service platform (PaaS). The lineup consists of two models - SP 313 SFNW_V, Printer, Copier, Scanner & Fax and SP 313DNW_V, Printer.  The PaaS platform developed exclusively ensures the machine uptime is maximized through real-time monitoring of machine status and proactively taking care of maintenance requirements.  Through this platform, one can pay a fixed cost per print irrespective of coverage area, bringing in predictability in print costs and ensuring complete transparency in usage.... Read More  

Dell EMC has integrated PowerEdge servers with its hyper-converged infrastructure portfolio. This move by Dell EMC will help customers move forward by incorporating the technology they want and need to become more agile, flexible and competitive. Customers opting for Dell EMC VxRail Appliances will now benefit from the performance and reliability of PowerEdge servers with the latest Intel Broadwell platforms and a new 3-node entry for a lower starting point. New addressable use-cases include: Storage heavy workloads including Big Data Analytics and Microsoft Exchange can take advantage of high-capacity VxRail nodes... Read More

Microsoft Accelerator is built to empower start-ups and Wipro has entered into a partnership that will provide start-ups with greater opportunities to innovate and grow their business. This announcement was made at the accelerator’s flagship event – Think Next 2016 that brings together thought leaders who are driving transformation via innovation. Think Next 2016 also marked the graduation of 13 start-ups from its ninth cohort. This partnership is part of Microsoft Accelerator #CoInnovate program which provides start-ups with more go-to-market (GTM) opportunities by working with enterprise businesses. Wipro will also refer select start-ups for Microsoft Accelerator programs and events. Under the partnership, referred start-ups will gain access to Wipro Open Innovation initiatives, such as:  *             Global GTM reach to rapidly build scale *             An opportun...