VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To help the consumers get access to a wide variety of gadgets including Audio, Accessories, Communications, Computing, Home Entertainment, Home and Kitchen Appliances, Imaging, Personal Entertainment & Gaming, eBay India has announced the launch of an eBay brand store by Ezone, the electronics retailer from Future Group. With this launch, Ezone aims to optimize the large user base of eBay India to reach a wider set of consumers as part of their multi-channel strategy. Vidmay Naini, Business Head – Technology & PaisaPay, eBay India, said, “We are delighted to announce our association with Ezone. We are confident that eBay Indian users will be equally excited to gain easy access to a wide range of consumer electronics from Ezone. The eBay India marketplace is a great platform for brands to leverage as part of their multi-channel strategy. We provide an eCommerce ready store, popular deal properties, high internet shopper tr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India has released the eBay iPad app for India - now available for free download from the iTunes App Store. The eBay App allows iPad users to shop, browse & compare prices seamlessly on the go as well as log onto their eBay India account. The app enables shoppers to search and select their favorite products from over 6 million live listings on eBay India across 2,000 categories of products in Electronics, Lifestyle, Collectibles & Media verticals. Muralikrishnan B., Country Manager, eBay India, said, “We are delighted to announce the eBay iPad app where shoppers can access eBay India on the move and can take advantage of the iPad's stunning image resolution, large touchscreen, and on-the-go portability to deliver a revolutionary shopping experience. The eBay iPad App offers consumers an enriching eCommerce experience on their tablets & is the next step after the launch of the eBay India iPhone, Android, Windows a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   eBay has announced plans to open a new development center in Bangalore, India, and expects to hire up to 1,000 technologists over the next three years. The new Bangalore facility will feature several centres of excellence and house technologists from both eBay Marketplaces and PayPal.  Anupam Pahuja, General Manager, PayPal, said, “PayPal is growing at a phenomenal rate globally, as we continue to execute on our bold vision of re-imagining money. To support this growth, we are looking to tap into the large pool of software engineering talent in Bangalore to come innovate with us and create the future of commerce. We are committed to India as a technology hub and see India’s software engineering talent as a critical driver for the long-term success of PayPal’s global payment platform.” “eBay’s ecosystem provides technologists a unique combination of start-up culture to innovate and product excellence culture to build produc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) will enter into an agreement with eBay and Paypal in a bid to encourage exporters to utilise the online platform to push sales. The Apex Body of Exporters shared, "FIEO is entering into a memorandum of understanding with eBay and Paypal on April 12. FIEO envisages the MoU to open up international market, especially for the small and medium enterprises in a big way. Noting that exports through the online channel had grown 400 per cent to $1.4 billion. Exporters need to increase their sales by adopting channels like e-commerce, which is the order of the day, to reach out to more and more customers globally and supply them goods directly while reducing the product cost at the end users' end." FIEO also expects retail exports to be encouraged in order to compete with countries like China. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EBay India has named Law & Kenneth as its Creative Agency. It is claimed that the size of the business is estimated at over Rs. 25 crore. Anil S Nair, CEO & Managing Partner, Law & Kenneth said, "We are really excited and honoured that eBay has chosen us to be their brand partners. The category is poised for some big action and we are looking forward to reinforce the leadership position of eBay." Kashyap Vadapalli, Chief Marketing Officer, EBay India said, "eBay India has signed on Law & Kenneth as our brand and creative agency. Law & Kenneth impressed us with their understanding of the eBay brand, e-commerce insights as well as the strong brands they have helped to build." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India (www.ebay.in) and Nokia have announced the eBay India Nokia App to let shoppers access the website on the go. Shoppers can now browse for deals, compare prices and shop for their favourite products directly through their mobile phones. This app showcases products in popular categories like cameras, mobile phones, computers, electronics, apparels, watches and more. The app can be downloaded from Nokia Store for free for Nokia N8, E6, E7, 701, X7, C2-03 and C2-05 handsets. The app also comes pre-loaded on Nokia C2-03 and C2-05 handsets. Users can also log onto www.ebay.in/mobile to download eBay India's Mobile Commerce offerings. Muralikrishnan B., Country Manager, eBay India, said, "The eBay India Nokia app is the latest introduction in the mCommerce suite of apps from eBay India. Nokia is the most popular mobile brand on eBay and we believe that the huge reach of Nokia in India will now allow many online shoppers to shop ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India (www.ebay.in) has announced the eBay India Battle of Gadgets2011 which ranks India's most popular gadget purchases online over a 12-month period based on an analysis of all eBay transactions in the electronics category. The research report showcases interesting trends of India's Top Gadget Cities, Models and Brands across seven popular gadget categories of Laptops, Cameras, Mobile Phones, Televisions, Gaming Consoles, Pen Drives and MP3 Players. B. Muralikrishnan, Country Manager, eBay India, said, "Gadgets have always been very popular on eBay India with as much as 50% of all transactions coming from the electronics category. We see a great demand for gadgets from consumers across both metros and tier-II and tier-III cities. We believe that the rankings of popular gadgets from eBay Battle of the Gadgets 2011 will be a useful guide to gadget shoppers across the country." eBay Battle of the Gadgets 2011 research fi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sling Media has associated with eBay India, Rediff.com and Infibeam.com to further reach out to customers and businesses and facilitate them with Slingbox that transforms the way consumers watch television. Sling Media's innovative SlingPlayer software is believed to connect consumers on all types of computing platforms to their Slingbox. The Slingbox is also said to give consumers the ability to control practically any audio/video device including, a digital cable box, satellite receiver, digital video recorder (DVR), DVD player, gaming system or even a still video camera. Raman Venkatachar, GM & Head of operations said, "I see great potential in online shopping as it gives the customer the freedom to shop at ease and choose from a wide range of products, all under one roof. We at Sling are extremely happy to be associated with eBay India, Rediff.com and Infibeam.com and believe this association will help us see online traction ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India (www.eBay.in) has revealed that Delhi was the largest eCommerce Hub in the country, according to the eBay India Census 2011. Muralikrishnan B, Country Manager, eBay India has unveiled the 4th edition of the annual eBay Census Guide which documents the key trends in online buying, importing, selling & exporting across Indians in the Top 20 eCommerce Hubs, 28 states and 7 Union Territories. eBay Census also revealed export trends to 189 countries as well as import trends from 120 countries. India's Top 5 eCommerce Hubs are Delhi, closely followed by Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur & Chennai. According to the eBay India Census, Muralikrishnan revealed Online Shopping is mainstream & a nationwide phenomenon, Metros (India) have a dominant share of purchases, with Tier 2 & 3 cities (Bharat) catching up fast, Online Indians are brand savvy, Women Shoppers are increasingly addicted to shopping online and Electronic gadgets ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay India has shared key findings at eBay's Asian export business. Kashyap Vadapalli, Director - Categories, eBay India & Ajay Sahai, Director - General & CEO, Federation Of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) jointly unveiled the first eBay Asian Exporters Index report. Kashyap Vadapalli shared, "eBay India is committed to encouraging more Indian entrepreneurs to benefit from the large export opportunity provided by eBay's 97 million strong customer bases. I am pleased to announce that sales from large Indian exporters on eBay grew 85% YoY, the second fastest across the Asia Pacific region. We hope the Asian Exporter's Index & our partnerships with leading export promotion bodies like FIEO will inspire more Indian Exporters to participate in this large global opportunity." eBay helps Indian exporters create a global market for categories where the country has developed particular manufacturing expertise sc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE eBay has deployed 100 terabyte of flash memory system to power its VMware virtual server infrastructure. Nimbus' deployment at eBay started with one system and expanded to 12 systems in less than a year. The Nimbus solution delivered near line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI performance to the VMware hosts, while consuming 78 per cent less energy and 50 per cent less rackspace than conventional disk-based solutions, claims the company. The system also gave SAN and NAS software capabilities of Nimbus Sustainable Storage platform. For More Details See www.varindia.com