VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   For strengthening IT infrastructure and reducing power consumption by 80 per cent, IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has announced that Thermax has selected its Smarter Computing solutions. Thermax chose  IBM SmartCloud and PureSystems  over solutions from Cisco and Dell, allowing the company to strengthen its IT infrastructure and enable its clients to operate at reduced cost and with greater safety, energy efficiency, reliability and flexibility. With more than 30 offices in India and abroad, the company was quick to recognize changing market dynamics in energy and environmental sectors at home and worldwide. Rahul Bindal, Country Leader – PureSystems, Systems & Technology Group, IBM India South Asia , said, “The IBM Flex System gives Thermax excellent performance and the possibility to scale as they grow without necessarily adding new hardware. The technology enables a resilient, high-performance cloud platform for Therm...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MTV and  Swipe Telecom  have jointly announced the launch of a new Dual SIM Fablet named  MTV Volt 1000  which is the successor of MTV Volt. Featured with 6 inch HD display screen,  Dual Core 2X1GHz processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, MTV Volt 1000 offers 1 GB RAM . It also constitutes a 4GB inbuilt memory which is expandable up to 32 GB and has 8.0MP rear & 1.3MP front camera.  These features of  MTV Volt 1000 enables the users to seamlessly manage multiple open applications, work with larger databases, spreadsheets, etc. faster processing of audio & video files, better gaming interface and much more. The Fablet also features an exclusive inbuilt TV-player, offering viewers on-the-go access to MTV. MTV Volt 1000 is both a portable TV set and a fully functional high-definition Android tablet with Wi-Fi, dual cameras, FM player and GPS functionality..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To streamline and enhance the printing infrastructure of YES BANK across its 430 branches,  Canon India(NYSE:CAJ)  has announced that it will be outsourcing the Bank’s entire printing requirements with over 500 equipments. The engagement with Canon will help  YES BANK  to manage all the printing services, including consumables, on a per-click model basis. With this acquisition, Canon will implement Managed Document Services (MDS) to help the Bank to combat a challenge in consolidating its printing infrastructure especially in tier-II and -III markets. YES BANK’s goal of attaining standardization across all locations was achieved with the support of Canon providing them accessibility to monitor and track company’s print environment and usage on Real-time basis. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India , said, “We are privileged to be associated with YES Bank’s growth journey in India. Our five-ye...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To increase storage investments and generate new offerings for small and  midsize businesses (SMBs)  and government agencies,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new enhancements to its StoreEasy Storage portfolio and a new programme for HP channel partners. These new solutions are available under HP’s new Simply StoreIT programme. This programme offers training, marketing and incentives for HP channel partners to quickly address their small and midsized customers’ challenges and pursue new revenue opportunities. Barun Lala, Director – Storage, HP India , said, “Virtualization and other emerging workloads threaten to drown SMBs in a sea of complexities that hinder, rather than support, growth. Simply StoreIT allows our partners to serve their small and midsized customers who are stressed for time, budget and resources to support a growing business, with a stress-free storage solution.” Limited IT resources and a ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has named Alok Ohrie as the President & Managing Director for India. Sameer Garde , who previously led the Dell India Commercial business, has moved on to pursue career opportunities outside of the company. In his new role, Alok will be responsible for driving growth for Dell’s India market, developing and delivering end-to-end solutions for global & Indian corporations, state and local governments and the consumer business. Alok said, “Dell has a great presence in India. I am very happy and excited to join Dell in leading the company’s transformation to be a top technology solutions provider in India and reinforce its position as an employer of choice in the country.” Amit Midha, President, Asia-Pacific and Japan, and Chairman, Dell Global Emerging Markets , said, “India continues to play a crucial role in Dell’s transformation, and we are confident tha...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adobe Systems Incorporated  has announced the availability of  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5  for Mac OS and Windows. The product is available as an individual licence or as part of Adobe Creative Cloud . Designed for both photography enthusiasts and professionals alike Lightroom 5 adds critical photo editing capabilities and creates groundbreaking workflows. Lightroom 5 was initially released as a free, public beta in April 2013. "Lightroom was originally conceived through the requests of Adobe customers, and this feedback continues to drive each new iteration. As the digital photography landscape advances and evolves, Lightroom is the best solution for photographers and passionate hobbyists who want to get the most out of their digital images," said  Winston Hendrickson, Vice-President of Products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. Lightroom 5 adds powerful new editing tools to help photographers create bet...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To drive stronger incremental growth in the future,  Wipro Ltd(NYSE:WIT)  has announced expansion of its  operations in Germany . Wipro plans to triple its employee strength in Germany over the next three years, by hiring over 1,000 professionals. Wipro expects to see significant traction in the retail, automotive, telecom, healthcare, banking and energy and utilities sectors in Germany, in the years to come. Wipro is also looking to address the requirements of medium-sized enterprises in the region, in addition to its existing focus on large global enterprises. Rajat Mathur, Chief Sales & Operations Officer - Growth Markets, Wipro , said, "We believe that Germany is one of our focus geographies that will play a significant role in driving our future growth and are delighted to substantially increase our investment in the region.” Wipro has a three-pronged strategy for Germany. "We are making investments in b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   CtrlS  has entered into strategic partnership with  Redington India Limited . The partnership will make select set of partners of Redington capable of selling Managed Services, Network Services and other offerings such as Disaster Recovery, Cloud offerings, Messaging solutions, among others. With the partnership, CtrlS aims to increase its reach and also address challenges faced by companies, for a smooth functioning in a  dynamic and complex IT environment . With the strategic partnership of its distribution and overall India business strategy, CtrlS has set the tone for an aggressive growth plan and strategies for the Indian market. Under the alliance, Redington will also offer CtrlS marketing support in order to promote the Products and Services of the Company to all prospective customers who look to avail similar services in the territory. Sridhar Reddy, Founder & CEO, CtrlS , said, "We, at CtrlS, realize...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   One of the latest headlines that grabbed the eyeballs is about the search giant  Google's Waze acquisition . As per the latest update, Google has just completed Waze acquisition for $1.3 billion.   Founded in 2006,  Waze is a mobile-oriented navigation device for drivers  that rely on information provided by its 47 million members to populate its maps.  Waze uses satellite signals from members’ smartphones to generate maps and traffic data , which it then shares with other users, offering real-time traffic information. Also, Waze blends elements of a social network into its maps to produce more precise directions and more reliable information regarding local traffic conditions.  In a recent blog post,  Brian McClendon, Google Vice-President  who oversees maps, wrote, "We are excited about the prospect of enhancing Google Maps with some of the traffic update features provided by Waze an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At a time when parents and school going children are looking for creative ways to spend their summer vacations, Hewlett-Packard India(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced the  "HP Print Art"  contest in partnership with children's TV channel Pogo. The contest will last till 30th June. Children from across the country are invited to participate through various platforms like Radio, TV and POGO’s microsite. A spokesperson of HP said, "Schools today encourage students to do their research, assignments and projects at home.  Choosing the right tools will help your children create and exercise their imagination. We, at HP, have the widest range of PCs and printers for home that are ideal tools for creativity. The Ink Advantage range of printers offers high quality affordable printing to school children helping them in their assignments and study materials...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  is holding its annual Partner Summit in Boston bringing together senior executives and premier partners in business and technology to celebrate the relationship and chart the course for future growth. One of the key announcements for the day was around the  Cloud Partner Programme , the first phase of which was introduced two years ago to enable partners capture cloud computing opportunities along with Cisco as Cloud Builders, Cloud Providers and Cloud Services Resellers. Since then, Cisco's partner community has embraced the cloud opportunity, introducing clouds for themselves and/or their customers as evidenced by the nearly 1,700 cloud and  data center partners . Cisco's cloud strategy tightly focusses on "enablement", i.e. as a cloud enabler, Cisco aims to help customers build, deploy, and consume cloud services, while at the same time stimulating demand fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest announcement made by  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) , the company has appointed  Karan Bajwa  as the new Managing Director of its Sales and Marketing Group (SMSG) in the country. Karan, who is currently the head of the enterprise business in India, will report to Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India. Karan has been with the company for over five years. As part of this planned transition,  Sanket Akerkar , the current Managing Director, is moving back to the United States to take up another assignment in the company. He has been with Microsoft Corporation since 2003, and moved to the Indian subsidiary in 2010. Making the announcement,  Bhaskar Pramanik  said, "In the last two and a half years, Sanket has led the organization to greater progress across various areas. His deep understanding of enterprises and their needs in an evolving economy, his engagement with our customers and par...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to an update,  Xerox(NYSE:XRX)  has announced that it has entered into a unique tie-up with  Print Bindaas , which is a web-based printing solutions provider. The partnership is made to deliver personalized printing solutions to consumers and businesses across India. Vipin Tuteja, Executive Director, Technology, Channels & International Business, Xerox India , said, "Print Bindaas has a team of highly talented individuals who focus on delivering innovative solutions to its customers through unique service delivery models. We are pleased to partner with Print Bindaas and contribute to the growth of the web-to-print industry. Our technology leadership in digital printing and widespread presence across the country will enable Print Bindaas to address needs of its customers in any region at an unmatched turnaround time." Suraj Goyal, Founder, Print Bindaas , said, "Our partnership with Xerox is uniqu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After becoming a successful player in the electronics industry in India,  Samsung  has reportedly strengthened its presence in the Health and Medical Equipment Business in the country by launching Digital Radiology and In-vitro diagnostics equipment and technologies under the GEO Brand in the country. The GEO brand includes XGEO for digital radiography,  UGEO for ultrasound diagnostic system and LABGEO for in-vitro diagnostics . "We are leveraging our strengths in technology and R&D to offer medical products that offer fast, easy and accurate diagnosis to both doctors and patients. We are focussing on time engineering that enhances the efficiency of all products being used in hospitals and clinics. By upholding customer values as its top priority, Samsung will continue to develop products which will improve the quality of people's lives through its advanced technologies and contribute to the growth of the gl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd  and  Reliance Communications Ltd  have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for sharing of  RCoM’s nationwide telecom towers infrastructure . Under the terms of the agreement, Reliance Jio Infocomm will utilize up to 45,000 ground and rooftop-based towers across RCoM’s nationwide network for accelerated rollout of its  state-of-the-art 4G services . The agreement provides for joint working arrangements to configure the scope of additional towers to be built at new locations to ensure deep penetration and seamless delivery of next- generation services. This agreement follows the inter-city optic fibre sharing agreement already signed in April 2013 as part of a comprehensive framework of business cooperation between Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To deliver rich user experience anywhere and anytime from any device,  HP(NYSE:HPQ) has announced a new portfolio of application transformation software and services solutions. The solutions introduced include  HP Real User Monitoring (RUM) 9.22 software  which helps to monitor the user experience of mobile applications running on the Android platform and HP Performance Anywhere Software as a Service for monitoring the performance and availability of mobile applications and wireless networks. "Mobile devices are attached to the hip, hand or briefcase of nearly everyone, making access to an organization as easy as a swipe of the finger. HP application solutions enable enterprises to use those devices for competitive differentiation by quickly creating quality mobile applications that deliver the ultimate customer experience," said Faisal Paul, Head, Marketing and Solution, Alliances, Enterprise Group, HP India. HP...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco's(NASDAQ:CSCO)  Visual Networking Index Forecast Projects India to have the highest IP traffic growth rate As per the latest update,  Cisco has released Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for the year 2012-2017 . It revealed the information that the global Internet protocol (IP) traffic will grow three-fold between 2012 and 2017. India IP traffic (Fixed and Mobile) is expected to reach an annual run rate of 33.5 exabytes in 2017 which is equivalent to 8 billion DVDs per year. On a monthly basis, India IP traffic is expected to reach nearly 2.8 exabytes per month by 2017, up from about 454 petabytes per month in 2012. Global IP traffic (fixed and mobile) is expected to reach an annual run rate of 1.4 zettabytes - more than a trillion gigabytes per year – by 2017. In 2012, in India, non-PC accounted for 10% of the IP traffic, but by 2017 the non-PC share will grow to 53%.  Portable devices, such as smartp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After the successful launch of  BlackBerry Z10 , BlackBerry has now launched the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone in India. Meticulous attention has been paid to every detail of the  BlackBerry Q10 smartphone’s  design, from its form to its QWERTY keyboard, which features a wider layout and sculpted keys. With the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone’s advanced hardware, communications and multimedia features, along with long battery life, users can confidently stay ahead and take action all day long. Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for India  at BlackBerry said, “We are thrilled to launch the first QWERTY BlackBerry 10 smartphone with our carrier and retail partners across India. The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone gives customers the assurance of typing on a classic BlackBerry keyboard, which combines with BlackBerry 10 to offer them a powerful and unique mobile computing experience.” Available in two colours, Black a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Chennai based technology solutions and software service provider, Zylog Systems has announced its quarter fourth and twelve months results ended 31st March 2013. Sudarshan Venkatraman, Chairman  & CEO, Zylog Systems said, “The Direct costs vis-à-vis the Revenue have jumped 2.9% year-on-year which was due to re-deployment onsite of costs due to several project and manpower related issues which are in the process of getting resolved during the FY 2014. The PAT has taken a sizeable hit primarily due to substantial increases in interest and depreciation charges.” He added, “There has also been an increase in global clientele, who have appreciated the Company’s solutions in a highly competitive environment. The Company has raised USD 20 Million during the first quarter of the FY2014 by diluting its equity capital by way of a GDR offering. " The highlights of the quarterly results show that the consolidated revenues stood a...