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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys(NYSE)  has announced the launch of  AssistEdge  to deliver an integrated and seamless cross-channel experience to its customers. The product’s distinctive context-passing capability, patented self-care technology and intuitive dashboard helps in enhancing customer experience and boosting agent’s productivity, both of which are persistent challenges for the call center industry. AssistEdge empowers customers to resolve issues by themselves through a powerful self-care engine. Equipped with interactive text, visual and video troubleshooting mechanisms, it also offers recommendations from relevant social forums and communities for peer-to-peer assistance. AssistEdge incorporates an intelligent routing algorithm which analyzes and directs queries requiring expert assistance, in real-time, to the right expert based on parameters such as skill, geography, priority, and workload. This aids faster call resolution...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE : HPQ ) India has launched a new range of document management scanners in India. Designed for large enterprises with extensive paper-based workflows, these scanners can help streamline and optimize document workflows and lead to increased productivity and reduced operational costs. Nitin Hiranandani, Director, Printing, HP PPS India , said, “Large enterprises looking to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies are increasingly turning to document management solutions to help move from paper-based systems to paperless, electronic workflows. Our latest range of document management scanners is designed to help streamline document management processes and provide necessary tools to help improve efficiencies and speed up decision-making through quicker access to data.” HP’s new range of enterprise scanners is targeted at large enterprises in verticals such as telecom, healthcare, banking and financia...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a bid to bring more innovation to computing solutions,  AMD(NYSE)  has provided an early look at its new 2013  accelerated processing units (APUs)  and announced a new OEM relationship with VIZIO. At an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event for press and analysts, AMD demonstrated working silicon of its first system on chip (SoC) APUs, “Kabini” and “Temash”, both scheduled to ship in the first half of 2013. Demonstrations included a range of leading-edge applications and games on a “Kabini”-based ultrathin notebook and a “Temash”-based performance tablet and hybrid notebook. AMD  also introduced the new “Richland” APU, which is currently shipping to OEMs, which delivers a 40-per cent increase in performance over the previous generation of A-Series APUs. “Richland” is expected to come bundled with new software for consumers such as gesture and facial recognition to dramatically expand and en...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE)  intends to transform traditional wedding albums with the first-ever video album concept. According to the latest update, Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its innovative digital printing technology through a creative display of state-of-the-art applications at the  Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair  (CEIF) 2013. Announcing a major innovation in wedding album printing,  HP  showcased the concept of video albums. With the help of augmented reality software Aurasma, the HP team displayed video which can be directly played from a printed wedding album on to the screen of a scanning device. HP also displayed 3D albums that can be printed on an  HP Indigo press . Other innovations introduced by HP include special effects like the raised print, which is now available on HP Indigo digital press. The wedding industry in India continues to grow. Taking into consideration the annual growth rate, this ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest update,  IBM(NYSE)  has announced appointment of  Vanitha Narayanan as Managing Director of IBM India Pvt. Ltd.  She takes over from Shanker Annaswamy who will continue to remain in IBM as the Senior Adviser to the corporation on India Enterprise. Both Ms Narayanan and Annaswamy will report to Jim Bramante, Senior Vice-President,  IBM Growth Markets Unit . The appointments are effective immediately. Ms Narayanan will be responsible for all of IBM's Sales, Marketing, Services and Global Delivery Operations in the India/South Asia (ISA) region, including operations in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Vanitha has over 25 years of experience working for IBM with multiple client sets and in several countries. Since 2009, she has been a part of the IBM ISA business.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to manage, understand and work with big data,  HP(NYSE)  Enterprise Services has reportedly introduced  new telco big data and analytics solutions  for  communications service providers (CSPs). HP’s new portfolios of offerings include HP Smart Profile Server and HP Actionable Experience Management system.  HP Smart Profile Server  will reportedly facilitate evaluation of vast amounts of data collected daily by networks and will use its insight to deliver new targeted offerings for subscribers. Besides this, it will also lay the analytics foundation for HP Actionable Experience Management and HP Ad Personalization...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE)  has reportedly unveiled new software and services that bring the  power of big data analytics  into the hands of today's social savvy workforce anytime, anywhere. Now, organizations can apply analytics to their social business initiatives, allowing them to gain actionable insight on information generated on networks and put it to work in real-time. As part of today's news,  IBM  is announcing the availability of its industry-leading social software platform, IBM Connections. IBM Connections incorporates sophisticated analytics capabilities, real-time data monitoring, and faster collaborative networks both inside and outside the organization, whether on premise, in the  IBM SmartCloud  or using the broadest range of mobile devices. View the demo today..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to a latest update, the consulting and technology services giant  Accenture  has opened an innovation center at  Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai. It is reportedly said that Accenture’s new innovation center will focus on  Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software at the management institutes. These institutes include  Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering (MPSTME).  According to a press note released by Shantiprakash Motwani, vice president, Accenture said, "This initiative will strengthen our partnership with NMIMS University and will give an edge to the students.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro Technologies(NYSE)  has chosen  Compuware  to be the preferred solution provider of application performance management (APM) for Wipro’s performance engineering practice, which is a part of Performance Testing. Software performance engineering-which is a key part of the software development life cycle--is used to describe the processes, people and technologies required to effectively test non-functional requirements and ensure adherence to service levels prior to deployment. Wipro  is investing in the high-growth performance engineering space and has selected Compuware APM--dynaTrace--to couple their performance expertise with the industry’s most comprehensive APM solution. Wipro customers will be using Compuware dynaTrace for application performance in combination with performance testing across their pre- and post-production environments..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys(NYSE)  has won the  National Energy Conservation Award 2012  for its energy conservation efforts at the company’s campus in Jaipur and Pune. Infosys BPO building in Jaipur received the first place in the BPO Building category, followed by the two Infosys buildings in Pune which won the second place in the Office Building category. The Hon’ble  President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee , presented the two awards to  Swami Swaminathan, MD & CEO, Infosys BPO , and Rohan Parikh, Head of Green Initiatives and Infrastructure, Infosys . Company’s these buildings incorporate a  host of energy-saving features, including insulated walls, energy-efficient lighting design with sensor-based fixtures , optimized Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems, Building Management Systems, and high-performance glass, among others...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a bid to increase the cloud adoption and deployment,  HP(NYSE)  has strengthened its Converged Cloud portfolio  with updates enabling the organizations succeed in a hybrid world, providing the essential foundation of solutions to drive agility, speed innovation and lower costs.  The new cloud updates span private, managed and public cloud environments. These include  HP CloudSystem  and  HP Cloud Service Automation (CSA) 3.1 , which provide both the foundation and the necessary management platform for fast deployment of cloud services. HP Continuous Delivery Automation (CDA) 1.1 will completely automate the application..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM’s(NYSE)  Managed Resiliency Services solution is now used by  ESAF Microfinance and Investments Pvt. Ltd to support business continuity and ensure optimal utilization of IT resources. The solution will provide a wide range of managed business continuity and disaster recovery services to reduce risks and improve availability while controlling operational expenses. ESAF is also leveraging the IBM hosted  data center facilities  as their primary data center for cost-effective, ready-to-run computing power and capacity. The company will enjoy the flexibility to expand capacity, adopt new technologies, and migrate critical applications without any business disruption..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Vodafone(NYSE)  India has received the “Green Telecom Company of the Year 2012” Award for its efforts in the implementation of multiple initiatives in its ongoing contribution to the socio-economic fabric of the country. As part of its sustainability initiatives, Vodafone India instituted mechanisms to measure and report carbon emissions. It resulted in 10% reduction in diesel consumption, thus leading to a tangible outcome of 850,000 tonnes reduction in CO2 in all cell sites owned by the Company in the year 2011-12. The award was presented to  Vishant Vora, Director – Technology, Vodafone India Ltd , by  Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India , at the Telecom Awards. This award signifies Vodafone’s green initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions on per unit of traffic basis by employing hybrid solutions...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Infosys(NYSE)  has announced that it has been awarded the No. 1 spot globally for its corporate governance practices by  IR Global Rankings (IRGR) . IRGR is the technical ranking system for investor relations websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures. The 14th annual edition of the IRGR saw participation from more than 280 companies from 45 countries this year.  In the global technology sector, IR Global Rankings awarded Infosys No. 2 spot for its financial disclosures policies. In the regional rankings for India, IR Global ranked Infosys first in three categories - corporate governance practices, financial disclosure procedures, and investor relations websites.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Phase-II of  EMC(NYSE)  India Center of Excellence (COE), a  113,235-sq.ft facility located in Bangalore, was recently awarded with  Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification .  Phase-II of EMC India COE earned a total of 91 points as against a minimum of 80 required to earn the Platinum title.  Following this, EMC India COE received a felicitation certificate from the Indian  Green Building Council  (IGBC) at the Green Building Congress, India's flagship event on green buildings, held in Hyderbad recently.  “EMC India COE is committed to reach the highest level of environmental..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE)  has released the results of its  X-Force 2012 Mid-Year  Trend  and Risk Report, which shows an increase in browser-related exploits, renewed concerns around social media password security, and continued challenges in mobile devices and corporate “bring your own device” (BYOD) programmes.  India has shown nearly continuous growth and now dominates the scene by a large margin, sending out nearly 16% of all spam. This might be the result of a 25% growth in the Indian Internet users over the past 12 months. It is the first time that a country accounts for about 16% of all spams. The previous record holder was the United States, which accounted for 15% in 2007. “Today’s security risks are fundamentally different; businesses have to be proactive about security, anticipating the kinds of risks that expanding the business or opening up operations to more clients and partners will create,” said  ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE)  has announced the innovations for its  Converged Storage portfolio  that break through complexities and inefficiencies with a single architecture for all sizes of client deployments.  Designed for virtualized, cloud and big data retention environments, these solutions include new HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, HP StoreAll Storage and HP StoreOnce Backup product offerings. Many organizations waste as much as 70 per cent of their budgets on capacity that is not actually storing data while administrators struggle to manage dozens of disparate storage architectures. This creates a rigid sprawling infrastructure that often forces organizations to choose between features and affordability..... See More