VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has appointed Redington India as its Value Added Distributor (VAD). Redington's expertise in Valued Added Distribution will help Hitachi Data Systems build a strong VAR (Value Added Reseller) community in India. This will attract new partners to offer storage technologies, services and solutions to enterprise and mid-market customers across the country thereby increasing the company's footprint. Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President and General Manager, Hitachi Data Systems, India said, "We are very excited to partner with Redington, one of the largest distributors in the country. With Redington's market leadership in the Value Added Distribution and its complementing relationships we see a strong synergy that will help tap the Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. This association will build a committed channel eco-system, encouraging our Tier 2 partners to move up the value chain and become storage con...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To protect customers proactively from viruses, spyware, and Trojans, Juniper Networks has integrated Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware into its Networks SRX Series Services Gateways for the Branch. The integration will be available with the Junos operating system 11.1 release, Q1 2011. Sophos Live Protection Anti-Malware draws from up-to-date intelligence from SophosLabs, a global network of threat analysis centers, through cloud look-ups of URLs and checksums that deliver effective protection against real world threats, including traditional viruses and infected Websites, with minimal impact on unified threat management (UTM) performance such as CPU, memory, and storage. Michael Rogers, Vice President, Global Alliances and OEM, Sophos said, "security landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, which makes it more challenging than ever before for businesses to protect against these increasingly sophisticated threats. With the inte...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Agilent Technologies has expanded its mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio with 26 new models that comprise its next-generation InfiniiVision 2000 and 3000 X-Series. The new scopes incorporate breakthrough technology that allows advanced capabilities to be included in affordable instruments. The Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X- Series offers bandwidths from 70 MHz to 200 MHz and boasts the fastest waveform update rate in its class for superior viewing of signal detail and capture of infrequent events. First-in-class optional 8-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO) capability, and the industry's only optional integrated function generator, offer more capabilities to engineers and educators with highly constrained equipment budgets. The Agilent InfiniiVision 3000 X-Series scopes step up performance while aggressively holding prices in line, offering bandwidths from 100 MHz to 500 MHz and industry-leading waveform update r...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sify Technologies has appointed David Nishball as their Chief Strategic Officer. In his new role, Nishball will work closely with the Chairman & Managing Director to drive the strategy to maximize Sify's global market opportunity and delivery footprint, expand the current portfolio of products and services and drive momentum to become a major global ICT player. Nishball will also assist in guiding and catalyzing Sify through its growth phase by tapping into new global venture opportunities. Commenting on his new engagement, Nishball said, "With its systematized and scalable delivery capabilities, Sify is in an enviable position to address business opportunities across the globe. Sify has scope for immense growth in the Enterprise, Consumer and international markets. With its strategically planned investments in the last four years in Network, Data Centers, Application Services and now in setting up a Cable Landing Station, Sif...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DIGISOL has introduced its wireless USB adapter DG-WN3150N. Wireless USB adapter enables notebook/desktop computers having USB interface to connect wirelessly with other clients in the network. It complies with IEEE 802.11n standard and is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g standard. The DG-WN3150N wireless USB adapter can achieve wireless data transmission rate up to 150Mbps which enhances the sharing of files, photo, audio, video and gaming experience over wireless network. The DG-WN3150N wireless USB adapter supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), which simplifies wireless client set-up procedures, so that even an inexperienced user can set up a secured wireless network without any configuration. DG-WN3150N supports robust security using WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x with AES) which enhances the security of wireless network to protect sensitive data from hackers. DG-WN3150N also supports 64/128 bit WEP encryption which offers first level of ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Openwave Systems has announced that Juniper Networks has selected the Company as a strategic partner to integrate its Media Optimizer into Juniper's Media Flow solution for mobile video optimization. The combined solution is expected to dramatically improve the economics of delivering video over mobile networks while revolutionizing the user viewing experience. "As mobile networks move towards an all-IP 4G network architecture, they need to switch from basic service management to service orchestration," said John Giere, senior vice president, products and marketing, Openwave. "While many network and middleware providers claim they have integration into the service provider infrastructure, we believe that the joint Openwave and Juniper solution will be the first solution in the market that can actually enable unprecedented scale and flexibility to enable service providers to effectively manage their network resources whil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE OnMobile has announced Karaophone - an innovative service that allows users to play karaoke with their social networks via mobile or landline phones. The service represents a significant step in the convergence of entertainment and social networks, and can help media houses, record labels, and operators stand out amongst competition. With Karaophone, users can access social networks and choose a song of their choice. They can then share the music they create, challenge their friends and share it all through their desired social network platform. Karaophone also provides the facility to measure one's performance which can then be published and shared with friends and even ranked against fellow players. This innovative application takes mobile entertainment and social networking to the next level by offering voice based real-time updates. "The next frontier of mobile is enabling people to enjoy entertainment services on their mobile ph...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson and Novatium have announced the global launch of PC as a service. By making use of a cloud based operating system, PC as a service removes the complexities of virus protection, software updates, application installation and maintenance. These features are moved away from the user to the cloud. The service, including client hardware, is remotely managed end to end by experts. PC as a Service is an operator offering and includes a managed monetized PC desktop and brings the strengths and advantages from mobile prepaid to the personal computer by allowing flexible recharging and diverse subscription models. The service holds tremendous promise for telecom operators globally looking at ways to monetize their mobile broadband infrastructure, while ensuring subscriber value. Several leading telecom service providers in India have already deployed the concept under their brand names. "PC as a Service is a first-of-its-kind concept an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC India has announced the launch of a new software solution - EXPRESSCLUSTER X 3.0 Series that ensures business continuity in the event of planned and unplanned disruptions. The EXPRESSCLUSTER series offers powerful and accurate failure monitoring features, failover features that quickly inherit jobs to a healthy server when a failure occurs, and operation management features that determine where failures have occurred at a glance. Abhilesh Guleria, Head-IT Platform & Display Solutions Business, at NEC India, says, "Due to recurring natural disasters and increasing security threats in India, business continuity and disaster management have assumed significant importance in the enterprise community. NEC is committed to empowering its customers with high reliability solutions with proven technology that can ensure business continuity and protect mission critical systems. Keeping this in mind, we are glad to announce NEC's unifi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced a portfolio of products, solutions and partnerships that deliver open, scalable and secure solutions for mobile operators seeking profitable growth from the accelerating smartphone revolution. Juniper's new network solutions for the mobile Internet integrate the scale and simplicity of IP with the pervasive connectivity of mobility allowing mobile operators to monetize smartphone growth and lay a solid foundation for higher bandwidth, rich media applications. "By 2020, there will be billions of smartphones and tens of billions of machine-to-machine devices on the market which will accelerate the move to IP-based mobile architectures and new business models. To capitalize on these dynamics, Juniper offers mobile operators a differentiated pathway to profitability," said Manoj Leelanivas, Executive Vice-President & General Manager of Junos Application Software, Juniper Networks. "Juniper ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The 4th edition of the Confed Summit 2011 will be held in Kollam (Quilon), Kerala on 26th & 27th February, 2011. The Summit is being organized by Confed-ITA, which is an amalgamation of 22 associations. Around 1,000+ proven dealers from 22 associations from across Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerela would be a part of this annual event. The theme for the Confed Summit 2011 is "Change to Grow". While explaining the theme of the event, Rtn. Muthuswamy A,President, Confed-ITA - 2011-2012 and Chairman, Confed Summit 2011, said, "Changes are inevitable, changes are natural, not something to be afraid of, as nothing remains static. All changes may not result in growth, but the Changes that lead to Growth are to be identified and pursued. In Summit 2011, let us together explore the areas that need to be changed to Grow Together. Positive changes lead to Positive Growth." "Business in India through channels is growing yea...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Delta Display Division, part of the $6-billion Delta Group, will be presenting its premium range display solutions at the InfoComm India 2011 Road Show in three different cities, starting from New Delhi on 14th February, 2011 moving on to Mumbai on 16th February, and to Bangalore on 18th February. The Delhi Road Show has been concluded and has won wide acclaim from the visitors and exhibitors. InfoComm India 2011 Road Show brings a selected group of AV manufacturers - all international brand names under one roof. These brands will present their latest AV systems and applications for various industries like Transportation, Security, Education, Corporate/IT/Finance, Building Design & Development, Leisure & Entertainment, Retail & Hospitality, Meetings & Conventions and Government Services such as Legal, Healthcare and Defence. "The motive behind organizing such a show in India is to help bring the products and services of ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Designed to address the growing RFID market for high-volume item-level tagging, Zebra Technologies Corporation has unveiled its first high-performance RFID printer/encoder in Asia Pacific. The R110Xi4 streamlines business improvement and supply-chain management applications such as item-level tracking, asset tracking, inventory management and more across retail, manufacturing, healthcare and distribution channels. "Targeted at verticals with intensive printing needs, Zebra R110Xi4 is a real workhorse that delivers quality prints in large volumes,"said Andrew Tay, President, Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific. "It is a smart investment for organizations that are ready to make the shift from compliance-based tracking to more item-level tracking as it offers innovation, functionality, and cost benefits without compromising on performance and quality delivery." According to a recent survey from VDC, average corporate investment ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acer has introduced an attractive end customer scheme to celebrate Valentine's Day this season. With its special promo -"Acer Love Machine Offer", the consumer can now charm their valentine with free couple tickets to their favourite movies or a gift voucher to an extravagant lunch buffet at a fine dining restaurant or a Reebok gift voucher. The offer will be valid from 11th to 28th February, 2011 targeting its end-consumers. Customers can avail this offer on purchase of an Acer Aspire notebook only available at select stores across India. Acer has launched several end-consumer schemes and this Acer Love Machine offer too will benefit its users. Customers can choose from the multiple options available to keep impressing their valentine. "We, at Acer, have a clear understanding of the mindset of our consumers, especially the youth and we are extremely confident that this offer will be immensely popular among them during th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has introduced ViewSonic VA1938w - 18.5" monitor with LED and DVI port without speaker. The ultra-slim bezel makes more productive use of the screen area while minimizing the image gap in multi-display applications for continuous data display which enhances the visual experience with clean, minimalist borders around the active image area. Sudhir S, Managing Director, Inspan Infotech, said, "The high quality products from ViewSonic have always excited us. The ViewSonic 18.5" LED Monitor is feature rich and this cricket season will help partners to sell in good numbers." With an impressive 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, it provides greater detail and definition with darker black levels and better overall front-of-screen performance. High brightness and 10,000,000 DCR reflect the true colour, 250 nits high brightness delivers precise accurate colour to realistically display a full array of brilliant sha...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has emerged as the leading 3G mobile infrastructure and services vendor in India with 30-per cent market share. The company has won deals from Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices and Vodafone for the deployment of 3G networks in twenty of the country's telecom circles. With the rapid growth of smart mobile devices in India, a strong 3G infrastructure will boost the country's broadband penetration. "3G promises a transformation for India. The opportunity given by our customers to build one- third of India's 3G network infrastructure allows us to implement industry benchmarked practices learnt on networks that serve more than half of the world's3G subscribers," said Ashish Chowdhary, Head of Customer Operation East & Head of India Region for Nokia Siemens Networks. "Our customer-focussed approach, combined with strong local capabilities and our industry-leading...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Idea Cellular is about to launch its Online Application Store based on Ericsson's eStore solution. Using Ericsson's business model that features Software as a Service, Idea will be able to set up a successful business in the mobile application market and easily introduce new services to their subscribers. The ecosystem between Idea and Ericsson will support a developer community, thereby bringing richer, more relevant and better applications and games to the subscribers. The application store will give Idea's customers a superior user interface, transparent and affordable pricing, and all of Idea's 2G and 3G subscribers using mobile handsets that support web browsing will be able to choose from more than 30,000 applications - both free and paid. Ambrish Jain, Director, Operations, Idea Cellular, says, "The application store will offer a rich mobile experience through a combination of both web and mobile platforms. We are...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a five-year contract with du, the integrated telecom service provider in the United Arab Emirates. As an IT Managed Services Partner, TCS will support du in its efforts to enhance customer excellence and service delivery levels. This agreement supplements du's aggressive growth strategy and its continuous focus on enhancing the company's capabilities in service delivery, enriching customer experiences, offering a better scope in developing and managing customer-centric products and services, besides creating more value for shareholders. Fahad Al Hassawi, Chief Human Resources and Shared Services Officer, du, said, "In a dynamic business sector such as telecom, we are constantly looking at enhancing customer experience - made possible by further enhancing our IT operations. With TCS' capabilities, we expect to further streamline our efficiencies in service delivery quality of service...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP and Bank of Baroda have been working together through an Enterprise IT agreement to support its banking transformation. This is helping the bank to support its rapid expansion plans, streamline its operations and utilize emerging technologies to deliver innovative new services. The bank selected HP for this transformation, including assessment and refresh of the bank's applications and IT infrastructure. HP will provide application modernization services and business intelligence to support new business services. HP consulting services will map out the datacenter transformation, utilizing HP Converged Infrastructure. This includes server, storage and networking, supported by HP Mission Critical Support. HP will also a roll out a new mobile banking solution platform allowing customers to access banking services through mobile devices. "At Bank of Baroda, we are embarking on a new phase of banking transformation that will allow ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HDFC Bank has announced one common easy-to-remember telephone number for its millions of PhoneBanking customers. The Bank already offers this service in 9 regional languages. Now customers in Mumbai, New Delhi & NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata can call 61606161 and Chandigarh, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Kochi, Patna (Bihar and Jharkhand) can call 6160616 for all their queries and banking needs. The numbers for upcountry locations remain unchanged. Ramnath Raikar, Head - PhoneBanking, said, "With over 3.5 million calls every month, our PhoneBanking has emerged as popular channel for our customers. Being increasingly on the move, they should, therefore, welcome this change." For More Details See www.varindia.com