VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Finally,  Fujitsu's X series cameras , the  X100s  &  X20  in the premium compact segment have come to India. While the X100S is a high-speed successor to the X100 with AF of 0.08 seconds, X20 inherits its high-precision lens and refined design, featuring performance over X10. The X100S features Fujifilm's newly-developed 16.3 million pixels  APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor  with randomized, colour filter arrangement, making the sensor’s performance comparable to full-frame output. With built-in Phase Detection, the X100S offers the AF speed of just 0.08 seconds. The Hybrid AF can switch to Contrast AF, dependent on the demands of subject or scene, to ensure that the camera always auto-focusses quickly and with precision.  Making use of the in-built phase detection pixels for AF action, the X100S is a camera to offer a “ Digital Split Image ” feature, which displays dual images on the left...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MindTree  has announced its results for the fourth quarter and the year ended March 31, 2013, as approved by its Board of Directors. The key highlights of the results reveal that the company has earned a net profit of 55% which is at Rs.789 million, showing a decline of 20.1% q-o-q but a growth rate of 14% y-o-y. The revenue received is at Rs.6,124 million with a growth of 3.8% q-o-q and 16.5% y-o-y. The year ending revenue showed a net profit of Rs.3,389 million which has grown up by 55%. The revenue generated is Rs.23,618 million – up by 23.3%. As of March 31, 2013, the company added 232 new active customers. MindTree added 974 employees during the quarter on a gross basis, whereas 11,951 employees were added as of March 31, 2013. As per the report, MindTree will provide service desk and  End-User Computing (EUC) services  for its users across multiple countries. The company will also provide managed servic...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced a new thin client that provides simple and reliable access to business critical data, in a flexible design developed specifically for enterprises in Asia. Designed for growing markets in Asia including China, India, and the Southeast Asian countries, the  HP t505  Thin Client comes with connectivity options to support both legacy as well as future peripherals in enterprise environments. With four serial ports and four USB ports, businesses are able to continue using their legacy devices while adapting to new computing technologies. They can, therefore, deploy thin clients easily without having to worry about device compatibility issues. "Businesses in the growing Asian markets are using thin clients for virtual PC computing to gain increased agility and cost control, but many struggle to find one that is legacy-friendly yet future-ready," said  Paul Broyles, Director of R&D, HP Th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With an initiative to increase internet usage among mobile users, Aircel has launched a data plan, Pocket Internet 24 (PI-24). This plan will provide a higher validity of 30 days at Rs.24. This offer will enable customers to experience and experiment internet on their mobile phones at an economical price of less than Re.1 per day. Pocket Internet 24 plan will offer adequate data to help familiarize with popular search engine and social networking websites. The customers will be able to download applications, surf net and stay connected with family and friends. Murthy Chaganti, Circle Business Head, Aircel, said, “India has the third-largest internet users in the world and is rapidly adding 70 million mobile internet users a year. It is ironic that despite this exponential growth a majority of the Indian population has never experienced internet on their mobile phones. These customers have used internet in cyber cafes and deskto...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam  and  Tech Mahindra  have announced the launch of its ambitious innovative programme of “Young CEO” showcasing the agility of a start-up and the experience of a behemoth. The  “Young CEO”  Programme is designed to nurture Young Leaders to take on significant roles with “end-to-end” responsibility in the areas of M&A, new business initiatives, platforms, or developing a new geography. The “Young CEOs” will be fully empowered to run the Sales, Delivery and the Domain arenas. These Leaders will be given development inputs throughout and will have Mentors and Coaches to guide them to perform this task. The programme will also foster innovation by encouraging a start-up mindset while providing early leadership opportunities to the associates. “I would like to focus on the creation of our CEO FORCE – a model of distributed leadership comprising home-grown leaders and young talent within th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEC Asia Pacific  has announced that  Toshiya Matsuki  has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. Toshiya Matsuki has over 30 years of overseas business experience since he joined  NEC Corporation of Japan  in 1983 and has held both executive and sales management positions during his career. His work experience spans from serving at the Jakarta Representative Office as Chief Representative for two years and NEC Europe Ltd as Deputy General Manager for four years. Matsuki later returned to NEC Corporation to assume position as the Deputy General Manager of Americas and EMEA Sales Division in 2010 and became the Vice-President of the International Sales and Operations Business Unit in 2011. Prior to his appointment as the new CEO of NEC Asia Pacific, he is also the Associate Senior Vice-President of NEC Corporation since the beginning of April 2013. With his new appointment and responsibilities,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS India  has launched metal-styled  touch VivoBook S550CM Ultrabook . It comes with an Optical Drive. It packs touch, discrete performance, SSD speed and hard drive storage capacity in a sleek design. The ASUS VivoBook S550CM comes with glass panel touchscreen and optimized software. With its Ultrabook form-factor, the notebook packs exciting features in a slender build, matching the dynamic nature of the new, high-portable and intuitive computing. The notebook provides a deeper and richer bass, a wider audio range, true-to-life surround, powerful output, distinct vocals and clarity. It operates with Windows 8 OS, ASUS Smart Gesture technology and has i5-3317U Intel Core processor, thus improving touch input with a wide range of supported motions. It also has a range of features such as 15.6” HD touchscreen, 4GB DDR3 RAM and a HD camera, which ASUS has developed especially for the Windows 8-based devices, en...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Elxsi  has entered into partnership with  AISB  to promote and provide greater market access for technology start-ups in the Asian region. As per the partnership deal, Tata Elxsi and AISB have agreed to extend their incubation offerings and contribution to the value chain of each other’s portfolio companies, providing them with a platform for growth, mentorship, go-to-market and funding support in India. Kausik Mandal, Partner (Technology Division), AISB , said, “AISB brings its focus to boost business value by deep commitment to Business Operation Strategy. Working together with Tata Elxsi, we bring our companies global growth and execution capabilities.” Rajesh Kumar, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, Tata Elxsi , said, “This partnership provides portfolio companies with access to capital, South-East Asian & Japan markets and complementary capabilities. We look forward to working together to n...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has announced  Dell Precision Performance Optimizer (DPPO)  that automatically configures Dell Precision workstation settings to maximize performance of engineering, design and digital content creation applications. DPPO is preloaded with profiles for popular applications such as Autodesk Maya, PTC Creo and Dassault SolidWorks and once activated automatically adjusts system settings to optimize performance. Additional features include proactive system maintenance and tracking and reporting of system utilization, helping Dell Precision customers enhance and speed up their design and render times.    Dell Precision Performance Optimizer  is an extension of Dell’s existing workstation tools designed to provide customers maximum performance and dependability so they can remain focused on being creative. Dell Precision Performance Optimizer  offers three main features to enable c...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS India  has announced the much-awaited  ASUS Nexus 7 tablet  in India. ASUS Nexus 7 comes with a textured tactile design measuring 10.45mm thin and 340g light and featuring Android 4.2. It also features the ASUS TruVivid technology with Corning Fit Glass for improved colour clarity, scratch resistance and a 178° wide-viewing angle IPS display ensures unrivalled visual acuity. “We are elated to announce the most-awaited ASUS Nexus 7 to the Indian consumers. We have received an assenting reception for this tablet from the users globally and we are happy to cater to the growing demand in India by making it easily available in the country. The ASUS Nexus 7 is a promisingly thin, light and portable marvel which will revolutionize your computing experience and to become your permanent travel companion. It is one of the finest products available at an affordable pricing with exceptional speed and performance. We believe...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To link the company’s products into cloud services arrangement and flow management solutions, Arista Networks has unveiled software-defined networking (SDN) extensions to its data center switch operating system. The new release of Arista's EOS software, include APIs for integration with orchestration, provisioning tools and customer applications. Among the APIs are an enhanced OpenStack Quantum plug-in, OpenFlow 1.0 support and enhanced data plane programmability for OpenFlow. According to Arista Networks, the extensions in EOS are designed to speed up provisioning of cloud services and IT workflows from weeks to seconds. These extensions will enable data plane manipulation of flow tables in Arista switches for programmatic control of network path selection. The OpenFlow implementation allows customers to implement a heterogeneous IP and OpenFlow switch. OpenFlow allows the Arista switch to be orchestrated through an Open...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Datamatics Global Services Ltd (DGSL)  has announced its strategic partnership with Netherland-based  Dutch Adminfactory .  The partnership would aim to capitalize on the strengths of both companies in the F&A space with promising and large corporate based in the European region. The partnership will provide a win-win proposition to the existing as well as prospective clients of Datamatics and Dutch Adminfactory to consolidate their admin processes within one umbrella, thereby eliminating the complexities associated with document and intensive manual processes. Rahul Kanodia, CEO & Vice-Chairman, DGSL , said, “In a highly competitive world, we, at Datamatics, believe in the power of collaborative partnerships. In Dutch Adminfactory, we have found a company that shares our passion for excellence and innovation. The goal of our partnership is to offer credible solutions towards empowering senior managers in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Nimbuzz  has announced its association with  Aircel  for making communications affordable on data in  Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) . Aircel has launched a plan to promote the app ecosystem, with an offer to provide free data for all the subscribers in J&K which can be used anywhere in India over a period of 30 days. The objective is aimed at exploring the data-based communication behavioural pattern of J&K consumers.  Aircel has exclusively introduced the plan for prepaid subscribers of J&K where Aircel would send SMS to its subscriber base for downloading Nimbuzz from a fixed URL and 40MB data would be transferred to the users who would download the app and sign in within 24 hours of activation. Vikas Saxena, CEO, Nimbuzz , said, “We have always been committed to the cause of taking mobile communication to every citizen in the country. We are thankful to Aircel for making an effort towards...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   AIMA has honoured Uninor with the Breakthrough Innovation in HR Practices Award. Uninor has received this award for its efforts to innovate and and substantiate the value add towards the success of HR in organizational structures. The award was presented during a convention that focussed on “Breakthrough Innovations”. Uninor  was presented this award by Vijay K. Thadani, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Ltd, at the 4th Global Innovation Conference hosted by AIMA.   Sumit Sharma, Chief HR Officer, Uninor, said, “We started with an ambition to make Uninor stand out among peers in its work environment and people policies. We aimed at being more open, more transparent, more engaging and much flatter than others. We were tested in 2012 and I can attribute every success Uninor has seen in its response to a difficult business environment to the passion and committment from its people...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   23" Windows 8 certified touch display - the  TD2340  has been introduced in the Indian market by  ViewSonic . The TD2340 features an ergonomic design with a dual hinge stand to adjust the height of the monitor. The key features of  TD2340 include its 10-point projected capacitive touch display technology , grade IPS panel with 1920x1080 full HD resolution. It has a dynamic Contrast Ratio of 20,000,000:1 for providing exquisite picture and colour performance. Other inputs such as display Port, HDMI and VGA, along with USB HID compliance and VESA mount compatibility are also included in this touch display. ViewSonic believes that the 7H surface hardness of the touchscreen monitor makes it long- lasting with touch accuracy. The touch display includes integrated SRS Premium Sound speakers and Energy Star and EPEAT Silver certifications. Erik Willey, LCD Monitor and PC Product-Marketing Director, ViewSo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Belkin  has announced completion of its acquisition of Linksys.  Linksys' technologies , including its routers and the popular and innovative Smart Wi-Fi portfolio and services, will be managed and maintained as a separate brand and product portfolio. “Linksys has a rich heritage, a passionate customer base and a wide product line, all of which fuelled our decision to acquire the company and our plan to maintain the Linksys brand,” said Chet Pipkin, CEO, Belkin. “The Linksys’ portfolio will continue to exist and evolve to include even richer user experiences and network management functionality. Smart Wi-Fi is an innovative and easy way for consumers to stay connected to their home network and we look forward to continue investing in it by adding more features and products.”  Linksys’ customers and retailers will continue to see new Linksys’ products come to market in the near future, starting with several a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Belkin  has announced the completion of its acquisition of  Linksys . After the acquisition, Linksys’ technologies, including its routers and the popular and innovative Smart Wi-Fi portfolio and services, will be managed and maintained as a separate brand and product portfolio. “Linksys has a rich heritage, a passionate customer base and a wide product line, all of which fueled our decision to acquire the company and our plan to maintain the Linksys brand. The Linksys portfolio will continue to exist and evolve to include even richer user experiences and network management functionality. Smart Wi-Fi is an innovative and easy way for consumers to stay connected to their home network and we look to continue investing in it by adding more features and products,” said Chet Pipkin, CEO of Belkin. Linksys customers and retailers will continue to see new Linksys products come to market in the near future, starting with sever...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VMware  has announced  Partner Exchange 2013  on Tour for the India and SAARC region. The tour aims at enabling partners in the region to learn how to grow and transform their businesses for the cloud era with VMware. Partner Exchange 2013 on Tour is expected to attract more than 1,500 senior executives, sales professionals and technical experts from VMware’s community of solution providers, technology alliances, system integrators, distributors and OEMs in the region. The tour kicks off in Mumbai on April 8, 2013 and will also cover Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Partners will have an opportunity to engage and hear first-hand from VMware executives and their peers about new partner programmes, best practices and training roadmaps to help them successfully deliver VMware virtualization and cloud solutions in the region. Leading industry experts and senior executives from VMware – ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)  and  The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)  have released a report on IT enablement of Indian business, titled “IT for India – New Horizons, New Opportunities” by the CII and BCG by Hon’ble Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal at the CII’s Industry-IT Summit 2013 in New Delhi. The report discusses the trends in IT enablement of Indian businesses and lays down the opportunities, challenges and the role of different stakeholders – IT providers, end-user industries and the government’s need to play in faster and better penetration of IT. Kris Gopalakrishnan, President-designate CII and Founder & Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys Ltd, said, "Effective IT adoption by Indian companies will be the key to realizing India’s GDP growth potential. It will improve the competitiveness of the industry, help them grow faster, capture new markets and create new...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco has aimed to increase over 20 per cent growth in Indian video conferencing business in targeting the small and medium business (SMB) enterprises in the country. Minhaj Zia, Director for Collaboration Sales, Cisco India said, “Cisco expects to grow faster or higher than market growth of video conferencing in India which is 20 per cent. We are making video experience to be top notch at an affordable price so that SMBs can also adopt it.” Zia further said, "We are thinking of doing as well is to work on a pay-as- you-go model wherein they don't have to make an initial investment which is very high. We are also exploring options of a premium model where we offer a software-based video conferencing solution to SMBs.” Cisco is expecting to capture the market share of websites which are providing free solutions and are used by many SMBs. The company is looking forward to almost double its revenue share from SMB segmen...