VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

OnePlus has announced its first wave of Diwali sale, with attractive offers and discounts on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 3T to help consumers make the most of the festive season. During the first round of its pre-Diwali sale, the company's flagship device – OnePlus 3T will be available at a special price of only Rs.24,999 against the regular price of Rs.29,999 on Amazon.in. The promotion offer will be rolled out on the 21st of September, 2017 and continue till the 24th of September, 2017..... Read More

Capgemini has announced acquisition of Lyons Consulting Group (LYONSCG), an award-winning digital and global commerce service provider with deep expertise in Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, LYONSCG accelerates the Group's growth strategy focussed on digital, notably in North America. Along with Capgemini's recent acquisition of Itelios, a prominent European Salesforce Commerce Cloud solutions provider, this addition enables Capgemini to meet the digital customer experience needs of its clients around the world, and positions the Group as a global leader for Salesforce Commerce Cloud solutions. "LYONSCG creates world-class digital commerce experiences. With their focus on design and innovation, and their passion for nurturing talent and a customer-centric approach, they are a perfect fit with Capgemini," comments John Mullen, Head of Application Services in North America and member of the Group Executive Committee, Capgemini. ...

Cisco has unveiled Cisco Intersight, a management and automation platform for Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) and Cisco HyperFlex Systems, marking the start of a multi-year strategic program to provide customers with clear IT advantages that support their competitive business goals. Cisco Intersight simplifies data center operations by delivering systems management-as-a-service, alleviating the need to maintain islands of on-premise management infrastructure. Complete system lifecycle management is delivered by Cisco Intersight through machine learning, analytics and automation. Application architectures are transforming with scale-out and multi-site deployment models, delivered by containers and micro-services. In addition, DevOps accelerates the rate of application development and continuous feature delivery. Cisco Intersight addresses these challenges, helping IT staff optimize operations while enjoying a more intuitive user experience.... Read More

Huawei has entered into partnership with Intel and launched the 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR)- based Interoperability Development Testing (IODT) to verify the 5G technologies and degree of maturity. The partnership is a sign that the industry is rapidly maturing and preparing for the upcoming commercial deployment of 5G from end-to-end under unified 5G standards. At the global 5G testing summit at 2017 MWC this February, Huawei, Intel and their telecom operator partners jointly announced that they would work to drive globally unified 5G standards through 5G testing, enhance cooperation among telecom operators, equipment manufacturers and vertical industry partners, create a unified 5G industry chain from chips, terminals, to network infrastructure and test equipment, and build a global 5G ecosystem. Commencement of IODT is a solid step taken by Intel and Huawei to realize this goal.... Read More