VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Videonetics, the world-leading Visual Computing Platform Development company, is proud to have been selected as the technology provider to secure Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, for the largest football tournament ‘FIFA U-17 World Cup’ India, 2017.  Covering an area of 76.40 acres, the stadium has the seating capacity of nearly 85,000. Being an international tournament, the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is attracting huge masses, both Indian as well as International visitors, dignitaries, VIPs, Government officials to name a few. Considering underlying challenges associated with such massive occasion, Videonetics has successfully designed and deployed a combined solution of Intelligent Video Management System (IVMS) and Intelligent Traffic Management system (ITMS), covering more than 250 cameras including 4K, full HD, 360◦ Pan Tilt & Zoom and specialized license plate cameras. The solution is not only securing various areas like field area, entry & exit gates, gallerie...

In line with the Centre’s ambitious Digital India programme, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that Kolkata will become the country’s first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in the next two to three months. As a first step, the iconic Park Street will become wi-fi enabled from February, Banerjee said at the inauguration programme of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair. The service will then roll out in a phased manner across 144 municipal wards. The whole city is expected to come under Wi-Fi coverage by Bengali New Year in mid-April. The WiFi would initially be offered free during the trial period by private service provider Reliance Jio. Later, the free time may be reduced to 30 minutes in a day or even less as price packages are introduced. The service is believed to be offered free-of-cost to ministers, bureaucrats and police. However, cellular operators are skeptical about the feasibility and business viability in a city like Kolkata where less th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lalani Group has launched its Large Format Tech Retail Store  ‘ LALANI e-TECH CITY'  in Kolkata. Shri Partha Chatterjee, Hon’ble IT Minister of West Bengal, inaugurated the store today at Ganesh Chandra Avenue. The sprawling 13000 square feet, state-of-the-art ‘LALANI e-TECH CITY’ will house IT, Office Automation, Mobile Phones and all the other premium electronic gadgets of all the leading brands including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Blackberry, Nokia, Canon & Nikon amongst others. The store promises to change the way a consumer sees, feels and experiences technology.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has launched "Oracle Communications Solution Engineering Centre". The new centre developed by Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra together will cater to the telco customers’ ever-increasing demand for different services and will offer innovative solutions to the telecommunications industry. "The ‘Oracle Communications Solution Engineering Centre’ will help us build and deliver high- value integrated solutions to Telcos and Telecom Equipment Manufacturers leveraging Oracle suite of products. With the increased strength of Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam’s Oracle Practice at Kolkata, we are geared up to support Telcos in achieving business excellence and in expanding their business to enterprise customers," said V. Srinivasa Rao (VSR), Senior Vice- President & Global Head-Oracle Practice, Mahindra Satyam. The “Oracle Communications Solution Engineering Centre” will have solutions which prov...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GIGABYTE has recently opened its Exclusive Service Centers in Kolkata (West Bengal) and Kochi (Kerala), while its New Delhi center is scheduled to be inaugurated shortly. GIGABYTE’s service partner, Accel Frontline, will also provide manpower support for the centers’ activities. The centers will cover every aspect involved in providing after-sales services. While high-end BGA machines and skilled engineers (including those from Taiwan), will take care of motherboard repairs even up to Level 4, the centers will also be equipped with buffer stock to facilitate Across the Table Replacement (ATR). In addition to the space, the company has also invested in the fixed costs involved. Sunil Grewal, Sales Director - India, GIGABYTE Technology (India), said, “After-sales service has always been a major focus area for GIGABYTE India, and we are consistently striving not only to meet, but also exceed, customer satisfaction and demands. Hav...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has launched its power-efficient desktop, the HP Pavilion P2 that works on a 90W power adaptor, resulting in up to 60-70% less power consumption under normal usage conditions. "With the onset of summers in India, consumers are facing regular power cuts, especially in the tier-II and III cities. To counter this issue, HP's newly-launched Pavilion P2 desktop consumes such low power that even a regular UPS can support this product with up to 1 hour of backup, for the uninterrupted computing experience," stated Vinay Awasthi, Senior Director, Products & Marketing, PPS, HP India. "Part of HP's commitment to the environment is providing customers with products that leave minimal carbon footprint on the planet. This energy-efficient product, therefore, helps us achieve our broader goal of protecting the environment while remaining true to designing products that suit and benefit the consumers’ preference ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adding a new feather to its cap, VARIndia, the monthly IT Magazine by Kalinga Digital Media Private Limited has successfully organised the third edition of Eastern India Information Technology Fair (EIITF), in the City of Joy- Kolkata. The event comprised of two sessions- afternoon and evening, wherein it witnessed a lot of discussions and expert opinions on the talk of the town technologies ranging from Cloud, Security, Surveillance and Virtualization. The Theme of the Afternoon Session was "Challenges in providing affordable solutions to SMEs". This acted as the end-customer networking session with customers across Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, FMCG where they got to meet the various industry leaders, share their market perception and exchange ideas being presented by LG, VMware, Checkpoint, eScan and Enevent. The evening session kick-started with the auspicious lamp lighting graced by Shri. Prabir Kumar Das, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand has launched a range of competitive and value for money data plans for MTS MBlaze customers across Kolkata & West Bengal Circles. These tariffs will be available in 28 towns across the two circles. Keshhav Tiwary, COO, Kolkata & West Bengal circles, MTS India, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce the launch of new tariffs for our MBlaze customers. We have specially designed these tariffs to provide our data customers with a world class mobile internet experience at the most affordable price. MBlaze customers would now be able to enjoy up to 300% greater usage benefits through this initiative. MTS has always been at the forefront of innovation and I am sure our customers will find this latest initiative extremely appealing.” MTS has also introduced a range of special recharge options starting as low as Rs....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Indian Railways has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its partner for equipping the Kolkata metro line with Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway (GSM-R) infrastructure. This is said to further improve the safety and reliability of the Kolkata metro line while lowering operational costs for Indian Railways.  As part of its GSM-R deployments, Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its Flexi Base Stations and Flexi Base Station Controllers that offer vastly improved capacity. The company is supplying all operational components including switching centres, Intelligent Network (IN) platforms, service and management platforms, controller data transmission elements and mobile handsets for drivers. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its In-Building Solution to enhance indoor coverage for the Kolkata metro project. The scope covers care services that include spare part management, software maintenance, third-pa...