VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

With a recent mandate of Law on tampering of IMEI number- which is a 15-digit serial number of mobile devices,  - a punishable offence that can attract jail term of up to 3 years as it seeks to curb incidence of mobile theft. The move will help curb issues pertaining to fake IMEI numbers and also ease tracking of lost mobile phones. "It shall be unlawful, if a person, except the manufacturer - intentionally removes, obliterates, changes, or alters unique Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number," the Department of Telecom said in a notification dated 25 August.  The new rules called "the prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017" bar a person from knowingly using mobile device whose IMEI number has been changed unlawfully or software that can change or tamper the unique number. IMEI is a unique ID of a mobile handsets. Since,IMEI is a unique ID of a mobile handset. Whenever a user makes a call, the call re...

Rajesh Gupta, Country Manager, India & SAARC, SanDisk Corporation, A Western Digital company, who oversees the retail sales and marketing of SanDisk Flash Memory portfolio of SD , Micro SD cards, USB and SSD products through distribution & retail channels by covering traditional small format, IT malls, LFR and E-tail channels. Established as the No.1 brand in the consumer segment for flash memory storage solutions in India , Rajesh joined SANDISK on May 2012, with 5 year and 5 month of strong work with SANDISK- WD, finally he put his paper and last date is end of October 2017. Before joining SANDISK, Rajesh had worked with Intel Corporation as the Director sales & marketing for a longer period of 15 years and 4 months as per his Linkedin profile. Rajesh is a though leader in the Industry and take right decisions at the right time, having a clear vision for the company of what lies ahead and managing people effectively to bring out the best in them. Rajesh manages co...

Amadeus, the Spanish travel technology that provides the software, confirmed a "network issue" had been causing disruption. Amadeus confirmed that our systems are recovered and are now functioning normally. As a result, the incident, customers experienced disruption to certain services.  This was a worldwide failure and it shows on how airports were affected after the widely used computer check-in system” Amadeus Altea” crashed. Following the news of Amadeus Altea check-in software crash, passengers worldwide could miss their holidays, lose their luggage or even be left stranded in the airport. Depending on the situation an IT glitch might not be regarded as an ‘extraordinary circumstance’, so if your flight is delayed or cancelled you could be entitled to up to £510 in compensation.... Read More

In a recent announcement, Microsoft Philanthropies has declared that it has donated cloud services to 90,000 nonprofits worldwide globally. The company has also reached its $1 billion Public Cloud for Public Good commitment a year ahead of schedule. In early 2016, Microsoft had committed to donating $1 billion in cloud computing resources, over three years, to help 70,000 nonprofit organizations digitally scale their impact and serve the public good. Building on this and deepening its commitment to non-profits further, Microsoft has also announced the formation of a Technology for Social Impact group that will work to bring cloud services to a total of 300,000 nonprofits in the next three years. This group brings new offers to create the most comprehensive suite of enterprise-grade software and services, customized to the unique needs of nonprofits. Through these offers, Microsoft aims to empower nonprofits with the new abilities to scale impact, engage more donors, and achieve...