VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest update, Infosys( NYSE:INFY ) has won the prestigious CII-ITC "Sustainability Significant Achievement"  award in Category “A” for Large Business Organizations (with turnover of above Rs.500 crore). This award recognizes Infosys’ efforts towards deployment of sustainability policies and processes. The awards were announced at a formal presentation ceremony in New Delhi on January 14, 2013.  Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee , presented the awards to the winning organizations.  Srikantan Moorthy, SVP & Head of Education & Research, Infosys , received the award on behalf of the company. The annual CII-ITC Sustainability Awards are conferred on Indian businesses that demonstrate excellent performance in the area of sustainable development..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest update,  Genius  announces that it has been named an International  CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards  Honoree for the Gila GX Gaming Series MMO/RTS Professional Gaming Laser Mouse. Products entered in this award programme are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honour outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 29 product categories. Gila is a twelve button professional gaming laser mouse with a dpi range from 200 to 8,200 that allows gamers to not only make quick yet controlled movements and turns in the battlefield..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Capgemini has presented the 'Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation 2012' to its Indian client VFS Global at the NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards, held in Mumbai. "We are honored to present along with NASSCOM this award to VFS Global, an important client who is committed to bringing a positive business impact through technology. With over 40 years of global expertise and collaborating with leading corporations, we are keen to make a positive impact on society through our solutions." said Salil Parekh, CEO, Application Services (UK, North America & Asia Pacific) and Global Financial Services. "We are honored to have won this prestigious award. Over the last 10 years we have managed to inculcate the value of innovation into the organizational culture. This was actually not too difficult to achieve due to our legacy, where the creation of VFS Global itself was one of the biggest and most successful innovations bo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE FUJIFILM has won Smart Photography Awards 2012 for "Manufacturer of the Year" and its FINEPIX X100 digital camera won "Best Professional Compact Camera of the Year" at the Photofair 2012, held at Mumbai. FUJIFILM FINEPIX X100 is a high-grade digital compact camera featuring an APS-C CMOS sensor, a Fujinon 23mm fixed focal length lens and a Hybrid Viewfinder. A. Rajkumar, Executive Vice President (EVP), FUJIFILM India, said, "We are very proud to receive Smart Photography award for best manufacturer of this year. We always strive to bring the latest to the fore for our discerning customers. This award has recognized our efforts in this regard. The multi award-winning Fujifilm FinePix X100, once again proved its uniqueness among the digital cameras of its kind." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Infosys Science Foundation has awarded the winners of Infosys Prize 2011, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of scientific research. The Guest of Honour, Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, felicitated the six laureates across five categories - Engineering and Computer Science, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences in Bangalore. The prize in each category comprises a 22-karat gold medallion, a citation expounding the laureate's work and INR 50 lakhs as prize money. Expanding the scope of the awards with the aim to recognize research work being undertaken in other fields, the Infosys Science Foundation also announced the introduction of a sixth category for the Infosys Prize 2012. The new category - Humanities will cover Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics and Literary Studies. The Social Sciences category will continue to include ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Datamatics Global Services and Blue Star Limited were awarded with the 'CSI 2011 Award for Excellence in IT' during 46th Annual National Convention of Computer Society of India 2011. The Company was adjudged '1st Runner up' in Product/Manufacturing sector for Channel Partner Bill Processing System designed and developed as per requirements given by Blue Star Limited. Rahul Kanodia, VC & CEO, Datamatics Global Services said, "We are elated to win this prestigious award from Computer Society of India. The project was challenging not only for the sheer scale of integration it offered, but also the level of customization it demanded. I congratulate the Project Team for not only ensuring client's delight but also creating a top of the line solution." . The CSI Awards for Excellence in IT are presented in six categories - BFSI, Product Manufacturing, Service Sector, Non-profit organizations and Quality Assurance. T...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharti Airtel has been honoured with "Telecom Centre of Excellence (TCOE) Award" for service provider with customer focus for best delivery of Network Services - for the year 2011. The evaluation criteria were primarily focussed on Network Quality of service KPIs, Network Coverage, Product Innovation and Network Benchmarking processes based on network parameters and customer voice. Jagbir Singh, Director, Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel, received the award from Sachin Pilot and Milind Deora, Ministers of State for Communications and Information Technology, in a glittering ceremony at New Delhi. Bharti Airtel has implemented Customer Experience Management System (CEM) to optimize and enrich user experience of its customers. The CEM platform maintains and stores real-time experience customer metrics for every subscriber in the network enabling Bharti Airtel to diagnose provisioning and transactional issues and respond in an app...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al-Maktoum has awarded the US$14.4-billion Mahindra Group with an Appreciation Award during a special ceremony titled "40 Years of Achievements", which was recently held at the Atlantis Hotel as part of the ongoing celebrations commemorating the 40th founding anniversary of the UAE. The award was received by C. P. Gurnani, CEO, Mahindra Satyam, and was given in recognition of the Mahindra Group's contribution to the continued growth and development of the UAE. The citation complements the Mahindra Group's implementation of a strategic initiative called "M-Cube", which aims to merge the strengths of Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, and Tech Mahindra, a global systems integrator and business transformation consulting organization, focussed on the communications industry, in a move to empower local industries and businesses in the UAE and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has announced the winners for the "Samsung Innovation Awards", instituted by the Company at the IIT, Delhi this year in association with the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT). Instituted with the objective of recognizing the spirit of innovation amongst the IIT students, the Samsung Innovation Awards sought student innovations in the areas of product design, user interface and research. JungSoo Shin, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia, said, "We are very encouraged by the response we have received for the first-ever Samsung Innovation Awards. Through the Samsung Innovation Awards, we are seeking to foster a culture of innovation and encourage young minds to think differently so that we can get more innovative and relevant solutions for products. We hope through this partnership, we will get innovative ideas that can be further supported and incubated at the Samsung R&D Centre."...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Seagate has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for GoFlex Satellite wireless mobile storage. Products entered in this program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 32 product categories. Patrick Connolly, VP & GM, Seagate Branded Solutions said, "We are pleased to be recognized by the CEA with such an esteemed award to acknowledge innovation in engineering and design. With GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage, we wished to address a need in the market that had as of yet not been addressed. A first for the industry, the GoFlex Satellite drive extends the limited capacity of mobile devices by wirelessly streaming media without the use of an external power source. We are proud of this successful accomplishment and strong...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Bharat Goenka, 50, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tally Solutions, was honored with the 'Life Time Achievement Award' by NASSCOM. This award was given to recognize him as the "Father of the Indian software products industry". "Receiving this has been an overwhelming experience. Recognition from your peers and contemporaries is very special. The award really belongs to my father, Shri S. S. Goenka, to all our customers who have given their love and affection, to our partners who have given their loyalty and our Tally family who have given their sweat and blood. Together, we promise to live up to the award and make Tally one of the transformational agents for the economic growth of India." said Goenka. Bharat attributes the success of Tally to the core philosophy set by the founding duo - "To make everyone who touches Tally - happier". Over the past 25 years, this has seen lakhs of customers, part...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP has felicitated 24 Indian Enterprises with the SAP Awards for Customer Excellence (ACE). The awards were handed over in a glittering ceremony at the fifth SAP ACE Awards 2011 held in Mumbai, India. Peter Gartenberg, MD, SAP India said, "Indian enterprises are creatively using Information Technology to derive significant value from their IT investments and drive business transformation across their organization. With the ACE awards for SAP customers, we celebrate excellence in SAP projects." This year SAP ACE received more than 300 nominations across 21 different categories. The jury panel included Dr. DB Phatak, Professor, Department of Computer Science, IIT Mumbai; Atul Jayawant, CIO, Aditya Birla Group; Pradeep Rathi, Managing Director Sudarshan Chemicals. Recognizing the recent information technology adoption trends, Enterprise Mobility Adoption and Best Cloud ERP Implementation were added this year. Alok Goyal, Chief Operat...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Actis Technologies was awarded with the 'dealer of the year' title from Biamp, The award was recognition of Actis' phenomenal rise as the largest partner for Biamp in the world outside the US market. The award was presented by Graeme Harrison,VP- International Sales, Biamp at the Infocomm meet held in Florida, to Abhimanyu Gupta, Director, Actis Technologies. PrashantGovindan - Regional Manager, India, Middle East & Africa, said, "Actis has been our partner since 2004 and has grown the Biamp business very nicely in India. We value their contribution to bringing Biamp to their customers and building innovative AV solutions." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat has announced that its Blue Coat MACH5 WAN Optimization appliance has won the Computerworld Singapore Readers' Choice Award 2011 in the WAN Accelerator category. The Readers' Choice Awards are conferred on IT vendors selected by professionals in the IT community based on price, performance, functionality and ease of use. "This third consecutive win of the Computerworld award affirms the value and uniqueness of our next-generation approach to WAN optimization by solving a broader set of challenges facing IT. The Readers' Choice Award signals that the industry is expecting WAN optimization solutions to work harder at solving wider business challenges particularly given the swift growth of video and Cloud- or Web-based applications," said Steve Daheb, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice- President, Blue Coat Systems. "WAN optimization requirements are evolving in ways never seen before, as IT seeks to ...