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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE AMD(NASDAQ:AMD) has announced expansion of the FreeSync ecosystem as technology partners, including BenQ, LG Electronics, Nixeus, Samsung, and Viewsonic showcased their upcoming commercially available FreeSync1-enabled displays at the 2015 International CES. The unveiling of new FreeSync-enabled displays demonstrates the industry’s commitment to open standards-based technology that enables improved gaming by synchronizing dynamic refresh rates of the displays to the frame rate of AMD Radeon R-Series graphics cards and current generation APUs. The result greatly reduces input latency and helps reduce or eliminate visual defects during gaming and video playback. The new displays range in size between 24” and 34”, supporting refresh rates of 30 to 144 Hz, and resolutions of 1080p up to Ultra HD, offering a variety of options for every gamer’s needs and at virtually every price point. “The broad adoption of FreeSync technolog...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aimed at growing the number of Pega-certified professionals, Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA) has announced PegaDAY, a new initiative. Pegasystems is working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch the first PegaDAY program. TCS will be conducting sessions at their centres in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar and Chennai, India on the 18th, 21st &  25th of March. These sessions will enable TCS associates on the latest Pega solutions which they can use to help transform client businesses into digital enterprises.  “ PegaDAY represents a significant investment in the best training and enablement for our partner organizations, as we provide them with the tools necessary to help our mutual clients transform into digital enterprises,” said John Barone, Vice-President of Global Strategic Alliances, Pegasystems. Pegasystems currently has a network/ecosystem of more than 12,000 certified professionals in India. Addition...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications (RCOM)  has announced their exclusive partnership with  Lenovo  to redefine the CDMA device ecosystem in the country by launching a range of innovative smartphones in the country. The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smartphones will be exclusively available to Reliance CDMA and GSM customers on its superior network with the widest coverage area covering over 20,000 towns across the country bringing in the best customer experience on the attractive smartphones. Reliance Communications’ partnership with Lenovo is aimed towards leading the next wave of smartphones and tablets across the country with the widest footprint of High Speed Data network of Reliance. The range of products and special customer plans will be available across 2,500 Reliance stores and 1,000 company stores of Lenovo. The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smartphones will operate on the latest Android operating system with a dual-cor...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys has been named a  global leader in implementing Oracle systems , according to the IDC MarketScape report, Worldwide Oracle Implementation Ecosystem 2012 Vendor Analysis. According to the report, Infosys is a global leader based on the company’s end-to-end consulting and systems integration services on Oracle platforms for services ranging from business consulting to technical consulting. This includes integrated services for organizational change management, business value realization/value governance, training services, and programme management... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Huawei India  has launched a comprehensive 24-page detailed paper called Cyber Security Perspectives; 21st century technology & security - A difficult Marriage. The paper was launched in conjunction with the visit of Huawei's Global Chief Security Officer and author of the white paper, John Suffolk to India.  As part of the ICT ecosystem, Huawei has shared its experience and knowledge in cyber security through this paper, with the industry with the aim to help everyone to safely, easily and equally benefit from the vast information flow.  According to John Suffolk, “This White Paper is a step towards improving industry awareness of Huawei’s global efforts in the area of cyber security and presents our view on actions companies and governments need to carry out to manage the global cyber security challenge.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infosys has launched the Infosys Cloud Ecosystem Hub. This comprehensive solution enables enterprises to create, adopt and govern Cloud services across the ecosystem. Businesses can now accelerate time-to-market of Cloud services by up to 40 percent, improve productivity by up to 20 percent and achieve cost-savings of up to 30 percent. The Infosys Cloud Ecosystem Hub enables rapid adoption of Cloud services. The unified self-service catalog feature enables enterprises to quickly subscribe to relevant information technology (IT) and business services across multiple environments. The solution can dynamically provision IT infrastructure and platforms on a hybrid cloud environment in minutes. Daryl C. Plummer, Group Vice President & Chief Gartner Fellow said, “As hybrid Cloud ecosystems are a reality today, there is a need for enterprises to work with Cloud services brokers for smartly assessing and brokering Cloud services. To trul...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Polycom has launched the Polycom Partner Network, which coalesces all previous partner programmes into a single, unified global partner framework for Polycom's ecosystem of approximately 7,000 channel and alliance partners.   As part of the Polycom Partner Network, Polycom has launched a new developer programme to enable ISVs to leverage Polycom APIs (application programming interfaces) and SDKs (software development kits); and  "Polycom Ready" and "Polycom Powered" branding for technology partners integrating or embedding Polycom software in their devices, products, or software applications. Tracey Newell, Executive Vice-President, Global Sales, Polycom, said, "The sophisticated nature of today’s enterprise communications infrastructure, combined with the need to deliver communications solutions to employees or users who may be on-the-go, at home, or in the office in any number of work environments...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEC India has announced a dynamic partner enablement programme starting from July 2012. Designed to bring greater depth and breadth into the existing partner ecosystem and to cultivate new relationships, this new partner enablement programme includes training, certification and appointing of new partners across 20 cities in India. Abhilesh Guleria, Country Head, Multimedia Product Group & IT Platforms Group, NEC India, said, "Our vision is to drive the ONE NEC approach to empower our customers with holistic IT and networking solutions to meet their display, communication and security needs. With this vision in mind, our go-to-market strategy aims to strengthen and enable our partner ecosystem to deliver these solutions more effectively. We remain committed to educating and authorizing partners who share our passion and vision of empowering by innovation. With this new initiative, we strive to broaden our services footprint...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   At EMC World 2012, EMC has announced significant progress with its global partner ecosystem, validating 45 partner-generated "EMC Certified Solutions" in the first year. The certification is for tested, proven solutions that extend the functionality of products from the Information Intelligence Group (IIG) division of EMC. The Certified Solution programme demonstrates a shared commitment for EMC and its partners to deliver solutions that drive direct business value for customers. These partner solutions are validated by EMC Proven Professional Certified Architects as well as an independent third-party organization for functional completeness, performance and scalability, security and interoperability. Certified status instills high standards of customer confidence in the solution architecture and foundation. Chris McLaughlin, Vice-President, Channels and Alliances, EMC's Information Intelligence Group, said, ...