VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

OPPO has announced the launch of Mirror 3 in the India market. Powered by a 64-bit processor, the budget smartphone is aimed at the mid-range market and is available at a price of Rs.16,990/-. Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO Mobiles India, said, “The smartphone technology is constantly evolving. We are excited to introduce Mirror 3 to our picture-loving Indian customers. It comes with phenomenal camera quality. No matter day or night, the image quality taken from a Mirror 3 smartphone is greatly enhanced as a result of increased CMOS sensitivity, higher resolution, and effective filtering for infrared light. This packed with a host of other features gives the consumer a power-packed selfie experience.” The OPPO Mirror 3 uses a 4.7-inch screen with a compact body that measures only 137.6 × 68.8 × 8.95mm and weighs as little as 126g. It features an 8-megapixel SONY IMX179 Backside Illuminated (BSI) sensor, with a sensor size of 1/3.2 inches and a pixel size of 1.4µm, as well as a large F/2.0 a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cyberoam  has announced the culmination of its Cyberoam Channel Convention 2012. Befitting Cyberoam’s partner centric Channel Approach, it was a get together of the top 50 Cyberoam partners from across India and the SAARC region. The high points were the announcement of several award categories for partners based on performance evaluation and an open session by key Cyberoam executives. The award ceremony in the meet bestowed partners with many honours. Technoware Director Naveen Arora was awarded ‘Best Enterprise Partner’ from North while Leading Minds Director Lakshmi Das won ‘Best Sub distributor from AP’. Managing Partner Rohit Krishna and Support Head Rajesh of 4Ways won the award for the ‘Best Emerging Commercial Segment Partner’. Micropro owner Meher Pophali was declared ‘Best Partner’ from ROM. From SAARC region, RoseWare Cop Pvt. Ltd. owners Ahmed Faisal and Mohammed Shams of Maldives were announced ‘Best Regional Pa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Ericsson has announced the global availability of its  new Channel Partner program , which will bring a new structured approach to working with partners who implement and resell its leading edge technology. There will be three levels of partnership, Select, Premier, and Strategic, with Select being the entry level. While Select will be a relatively straightforward channel partnership, at each level the ties between the two companies will become stronger. At the Strategic level Ericsson will work closely with the partner’s sales efforts, having a personal channel manager guiding them.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infor has announced plans to more than triple the number of Indian channel partners in the Infor Partner Network (IPN) by June 2013.  The objective of the recruitment campaign will be to achieve both geographic coverage and partner with niche players to provide Infor solutions to customers in the specific chosen market verticals. Infor seeks to strengthen its channel strength in India to increase reach and also effectively position its solutions in the chosen market segments throughout India and the subcontinent. Infor plans to more than triple its number of Indian channel partners in the Infor Partner Network by June 2013 focussing the recruitment drive particularly on partners specializing in Industrial Manufacturing & Equipment, Automotive, Metal Fabrication, Textiles, Food & Beverages, Speciality Chemicals and High-Tech industries. The IPN is a global channel partner programme that includes a network of people,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC has appointed Praveen Sahai as Vice President of Channels for EMC India and SAARC region. In this role, Praveen will be responsible for growing and driving EMC’s partner strategy in the region. He will also spearhead EMC’s distribution and systems integrators strategy, deepening current partnerships and creating new ones to increase EMC’s footprint in the market. The company has identified 2012 as the year of the channel and this appointment reinforces EMC’s commitment to the channel community. Joergen Jakobsen, Vice President, Channel Operations, Asia Pacific & Japan, EMC said, “The Indian sub-continent is an extremely important market for EMC’s overall strategy in the channel segment. The channel has worked as a prime growth engine in this market and we continue to have a determined focus on channel development. Praveen’s appointment will strengthen our commitment to the channel community as we plan for further growth in th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc. is extending its Total Value Channel Program to tier II application vendors. The new comprehensive partner program enables select partners to drive new business opportunities and increased profits selling application, desktop and cloud service delivery products and solutions. Tier II partners including Tashee Infosystem, Conventus Technologies and Mediaware Infotech are among the first to benefit, having already gained more orders through the program. Shibu Paul, National Sales Manager – India, Array Networks said, "After successfully educating the partners in the west, we started to extend the Total Value Channel Program in few of our tier II cities. With the huge acceptance rate, we are now planning to extend the same in PAN India. In addition to providing a complete understanding of Array Networks' ADC solutions, the training program provides additional marketing and sales support. We are confident t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SOCOMEC UPS INDIA has launched power-packed 3 months scheme named CPL “Channel Premier League” effective from April 1 to 30th June, 2012. The CPL scheme is KVA based and it is formulated based on the IPL cricket season. Every Channel Partner or Partner sales representative can achieve rewards on the total KVA sales of NETYS & ITYS range from 1kVA to 11kVA UPS products. The scheme also gives opportunity to new partners comes under the eligibility as soon as they get registered with SOCOMEC and National Distributor Redington. The CPL scheme is KVA based and it is formulated based on the IPL cricket season. Jerome Rodriguez, Managing Director, SOCOMEC UPS INDIA, said, “With this channel scheme, we are determined to encourage channel partner sales force and aim to make a profitable proposition for our partners.” Arunabh Ghosh, National Head – Channel Business, SOCOMEC UPS India, said, “At the outset, we congratulate all the partner sales fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sify Technologies Limited has announced its lineup of activities towards coverage of the Railway Budget and Union Budget on its Finance portal, Sify Finance (http://www.sify.com/finance/). Last year, Sify Finance was a preferred destination, during the Union Budget. The focus this year is on simplifying the Budget details for the regular internet user through the integration of visuals and social media applications. The coverage will include pre- and post-budget analysis with live coverage of both the Railway Budget on March 14 and the Union Budget on March 16, 2012. Natesh Mani, President - Commercial & Consumer Business, Sify Technologies, said, "Sify Finance has emerged as a very popular destination for regular investors, with its in-depth analysis and rich insights. For the forthcoming Union Budget, our focus is to simplify coverage of the Budget using graphical representations and social media applications, thereby making it in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies, has started its 6-city seminar on UTM Security for its partners. The seminar was first kicked off in Delhi, but it is yet to roll out in other cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune. This seminar is based on the theme of "Securing You". Sunil Sharma, Vice-President - Sales, India & SAARC, Cyberoam, said, "The purpose is to roll out new incentive schemes and showcase its products. This forum provided hands-on experience to customers and demonstrated enterprise-class offering that drives productivity. Moreover, we have plans to cover all the other five cities by the end of March. The key takeaway of this seminar is to ensure that our partners get energized with our plans and at the same time partners can take their business to new heights." The company will be rolling out its partners incentive programme for the JFM quarter in the seminar, and will ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Unistal Systems has planned to expand its channel base for its Flagship security product Protegent. As part of its channel strategy, Unistal is in a pursuit of adding more than 400 channel partners all over India by March 2012. It is focussing on strengthening its current network by launching various schemes. Unistal has launched schemes for its Gold partners, Silver partners till resellers. 50 lucky users of Protegent will get a 10-mega pixel cameras. These schemes are valid from 1st December, 2011 till 31st March, 2012. The resellers will get different items like cordless mouse, fastrack wrist watch, Bluetooth stereo head sets, 14-mega pixel cameras, Apple Iphone3, Apple Iphone4S and many more as per their sale between 1st December, 2011 till 31st March, 2012. Schemes are designed in such a way that the entire channel partners are benefited and by the end of March, 4 lucky Gold partners one from all four regions will get an overseas trip. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has introduced several new channel initiatives designed specifically to enhance partner enablement and profitability. The new initiatives encompass a wide range of updates to the Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) program, including elements tailored to attract new partners who are looking for a compelling vendor alternative, as well as new aspects to better reward existing APN partners. Chris Ilg, Director, Market Research, Infrastructure Channels and Alliances, IDC said, "Data center infrastructure vendors clearly recognize the vital role that the channel plays during any period of major IT transformation, and the transition to the cloud is no exception. IDC estimates that worldwide spending on private IT cloud services will top $13 billion by the end of 2011, and shrewd vendors are those who are adapting and augmenting their programs with inventive elements that bring value to a wide range of partners." Recognizing t...