VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vodafone has reached an agreement to buy British firm Cable and Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for about £1.04 billion (about $1.67 billion or Rs 8,800 crore). Vodafone claims, "Vodafone Europe and CWW have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which Vodafone will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of CWW." The acquisition of CWW is believed to strengthen the enterprise business of Vodafone in the UK and internationally. CWW shareholders will receive 38 pence in cash for each CWW share held under the terms of the agreement. Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group said, "The acquisition of CWW creates a leading integrated player in the enterprise segment of the UK communications market and brings attractive cost savings to our UK and international operations." He added, "The offer from Vodafone will enable shareholders to crystallise a value, in cash, that repre...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To make learning fun for kids, McDonald's India and HCL Infosystems Ltd. have come up with yet another innovative offer. McDonalds has tied up with HCL Infosystems to give its tiny tot patrons a chance to win the HCL ME Kids Educational Laptops with the purchase of a Happy Meal. A coupon will be given to every customer who buys an Air Toy Happy Meal. The customer will have to answer a simple question printed on the coupon and send the answer, name and first three letters of their city to 56767 and lucky winners will get the HCL ME Kids Educational Laptops EVERY HOUR!! Commenting on the promotion, Rameet Arora, Sr. Director - Marketing, McDonald's India, said, "With this initiative, we are delighted to serve them quality food, entertainment through fun toys and education through educative HCL ME Kids Education laptops. It is an effort extending the I’m lovin it experience." Rothin Bhattacharyya, Executive Vice-President, HCL...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE Technology India has launched a trendy version of its popular quarterly GIGABYTE Value Partner Program (GVPP). Named "The No. 1 Choice - GVPP" and effective from February 11, 2011, the online Q1 2011 scheme is open only to registered channel partners who buy GIGABYTE motherboards from the company's authorized distributors and GIGABYTE Premium Partners. To be eligible for the "The No. 1 Choice - GVPP", partners need to be registered on the GVPP website, http://event.gigabyte.com/india_reseller, wherein they have to enter the purchased motherboards' serial and check numbers to earn reward points. As partners will win gifts worth the same amount as the number of points earned by them, more purchases will ensure more prizes for them. Purchase of higher-end motherboards will ensure more points. Announcing the launch of "The No. 1 Choice - GVPP" Rajan Sharma, General Manager, Marketing & Sales, GI...