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KPMG in India and Forcepoint strike an alliance to offer information protection services:  With an aim to offer information protection services to businesses in India,   KPMG   in India and Forcepoint have announced a strategic alliance. The partnership will bring together KPMG in India’s cyber security services along with Forcepoint’s data-first cybersecurity innovations which enable enterprises and government agencies to protect their critical data anywhere it is accessed.   According to KPMG’s 2021 India CEO Outlook Report – Towards a digitally-driven and purpose-led recovery, as many as 14 percent CEOs in India compared to 12 percent globally saw cyber security risk as one of the greatest risks to growth today. KPMG in India’s experience in information protection advisory, understanding of various data privacy requirements and adoption of data protection technology measures on different technology platforms coupled with Forcepoint’s skills in delivering modern cy...

With the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is become the stressed topic with in the technology companies such as Google, Apple, IBM and others ,there is radical amount of transformation ,which we could find in the works is a "For You" tab that will show nearby points of interest, with a "Your Match" feature attempting to custom-tailor recommendations. Now Google maps to get augmented reality(AR), with VPS (Visual Positioning System). With AR on, a future version of the Maps app will merge its traditional interface with a live camera view. When doing navigation, superimposed arrows will appear at each turn, making it harder to misinterpret directions. The company is even experimenting with inserting animated characters such as a fox, which would remove any doubt and make the app more entertaining. VPS is a related feature, combining the live camera view with Google's data trove to get a better sense of position than possible with just GPS. Th...

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has inaugurated the start-up warehouse in Kochi in the presence of Shri P. K. Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and IT, Government of Kerala, and Shri P. H. Kurien, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology. The start-up warehouse has been launched in support with the Kerala Government to build entrepreneurial capabilities in the state of Kerala, create a vibrant community to connect investors, mentors and start-up entrepreneurs, and building tech-entrepreneurship as a preferred career option. The warehouse will be managed by NASSCOM’s 10,000 Start-ups program. The steering committee of Start-up Warehouse, Kochi includes Dr Jayasankar Prasad, CEO, Kerala Start-up Mission; Hrishikesh Nair, CEO, Infopark; Mukund Krishna, CEO, Suyati Technologies Pvt. Ltd; Sunil Balakrishnan, Global Head for Development Center Operations, UST Global; and Ashok Madaravally, Deputy Director, NASSCOM 10,000 St...

Opera Software has announced a partnership with a smartphone company Xiaomi to power a new Data Saver feature through integration of the Opera Max technology. This will bring an OS-wide, industry-leading data-savings capability to the smartphone maker’s new OS, MIUI 7. xiaomi and opera 300x300 Xiaomi and Opera Software to make Mobile Internet access easierThe Opera Max technology has been successfully powering the MIUI Data Saver feature for millions of Xiaomi users in China for more than a year. The partnership between the two companies is based on a shared vision of making it easier to access mobile Internet. As soon as the user turns on the MIUI Data Saver feature on Xiaomi phones, powered by Opera Max compression technology, the service works across any app on the device. This release will also include the latest Opera Max innovations, enabling compression and optimization of streaming video and audio, including popular services such as YouTube, Instagram, Line, Lazada, amon...

Wipro has launched a first-of-its-kind Open Data Center – Centre of Excellence (CoE) with the underlying theme of “Software-Defined Infrastructure” (SDI). Wipro’s Open Data Center – CoE integrates proprietary and Open-Source solutions across all layers, including Network, Storage, Compute and Cloud. The centre is aimed at transforming client Data Centers leveraging Wipro’s Adoption Framework, comprising of Wipro IP assets, including accelerators, tools, migration methodologies and infrastructure automation applications. It also draws from Wipro’s significant investments in emerging areas such as Open Stack framework. This is part of Wipro’s organization wide initiative to build in-house SDI and Open-Source solutions... Read more

Intex Technologies has launched the first Android Lollipop smartphone by an Indian brand, the Aqua Star L. The company has packed this handset with rich features and is priced it at Rs.6,990 only.  Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Mobile Business Head, Intex Technologies, said, “Our newest offering in the Aqua collection, the Aqua Star L proves Intex’s dedication to remain a technology supernal. It is absolutely imperative to run along with the technological advancements to stay in a competitive environment. Looking at the demand, the smartphone has been instilled with a 12.7cm (5-inch) fully laminated screen and an 8MP camera along with various features. We are excited to bring Intex’s latest phone to our customers.” Boasting its dual-Sim capabilities, the phone sports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, ensuring full-time connectivity for the users who like to stay social. The phone has dedicated 1GB RAM and 8GB of inbuilt memory that is expandable up to 32GB for smooth processes. Along with the ...

As per Ovum, the wearables market will be worth US$27bn in 2020, with almost 400 million wearable devices sold in the year. Ovum expects sales of wearable devices to reach 394 million units in 2020, up from 24 million units in 2014, corresponding to a CAGR of 60%. Revenues generated from the direct sale of wearable devices to consumers will reach US$26.6bn in 2020, up from US$3bn in 2014. Multipurpose wearables such as the Apple Watch will account for 31% of the installed base, with simple activity trackers and smart clothes making up the rest of the market. Wearables also offer additional software revenue opportunities via a dedicated app ecosystem that will serve up to 176 million installed devices by the end of 2020. Ronan de Renesse, Ovum lead analyst for consumer technology said, “Affordability and better quality of service for smarter wearable devices will be key drivers in the shift from activity trackers to multipurpose wearables such as the Apple Watch. Currently, th...

ZipDial has become the first Indian technology product startup to be brought by Twitter.  This is the third such deal led by a global corporation following the acquisitions by Facebook and Yahoo last year. announced in an official tweet  on Tuesday  morning is expected to cost Twitter $34-35 million. The Bengaluru based startup, co-founded by Valerie Wagoner has built a thriving business round the “missed call”. This feature is expected to help Twitter reach people who will come online for the first time in countries such as Brazil, India and Indonesia, mostly using a mobile device. Twitter’s purchase has spurred anticipation in India’s exit-starved technology product sector. According to a study by iSpirt and investment bank Signal Hill, India recorded just 141 deals, compared with 4,728 in the US during 2010 and 2013.   See more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GOOGLE has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value in the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking , worth $159 billion, an increase of 40% year on year. After three years at the top, Apple slipped to No 2 on the back of a 20% decline in brand value, to $148 billion. Whilst Apple remains a top performing brand, there is a growing perception that it is no longer redefining technology for consumers, reflected by a lack of dramatic new product launches. The world’s leading B2B brand, IBM, held onto its No 3 position with a brand value of $108 billion. "Google has been hugely innovative in the last year with Google Glass, investments in artificial intelligence and a multitude of partnerships that see its Android operating system becoming embedded in other goods such as cars. All of this activity sends a very strong signal to consumers about what Google is abou...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vipin Tuteja Executive Director, Technology, Xerox India   Channel partners are our extended team; Xerox lays a lot of emphasis on robust channel engagement, programs & recognition platforms...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Acknowledging the significance of mega technology trends like Mobility, Cloud, Big Data, etc, the Redmond giant  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  is betting big on these technologies. It is reportedly said that Microsoft will invest $10.1 billion in R&D across the five megatrends. In 2012, Microsoft spent over $9.5 billion in R&D which was more than its nearest competitor. Microsoft has sustained its investment in product development and innovation year over year and continues to do so. Microsoft has a comprehensive cloud strategy that is enterprise grade as well as people focussed. Some of the company’s offerings for cloud are: Office 365, Yammer, and Skype for productivity and collaboration; a database platform with SQL; and business applications with Dynamics CRM and Dynamics ERP. Enterprise social is all about enabling and empowering employees and partners to connect with the people they need to connect with, a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro Technologies(NYSE:WIT) , in partnership with  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) , has announced the launch of  Wipro AssureHealth platform . This is primarily targeted at healthcare providers  to deliver innovative solutions for Remote Fetal Monitoring and Cardiac Care that will ensure high-quality treatment at reduced costs, especially for chronic diseases. The Wipro AssureHealth platform leverages Microsoft’s Cloud, Mobility and Analytics offerings to allow care providers to monitor patients regularly and precisely. This is done through hosted services and mobile apps that integrate medical devices,  IT infrastructure and 24/7 customer support, to deliver highly scalable solutions. This is a value-based service aimed at revolutionizing user experience like never before. The foetal monitoring service delivers accurate recordings of maternal, foetal heart rate and uterine activity from the expectant mother to the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate Technology  has announced its next-generation, networked home storage solution,  Seagate Central shared storage  and  Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device storage . Seagate has also taken a new step in making Central storage a low-profile horizontal design, which takes cues from home entertainment and looks great in any living room. Seagate built this product for simplicity. By focussing on the number one need for homes with more than one computer, Seagate designed an easy, centralized backup for each computer in the home, regardless of operating system. Seagate retooled the software and user experience for the Seagate Central shared storage so that it seamlessly provides a backup for each system on a home network, even in a mixed platform environment of Windows OS and Mac OS X computers. In addition to automatic and continuous backup of all the computers in a home, Seagate Central can also back up photos...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MphasiS  has announced its strategic partnership with  Ixsight Technologies Pvt. Ltd .  The partnership will enable MphasiS to foray into the existing as well as potential market for real-time solutions around “Data Cleansing” and “Unique Customer Identity Creation” in its key focus verticals of Insurance, Banking & Capital Markets and Telecom. This partnership would also help MphasiS in developing a suite of customer-centric offerings in Fraud detection, Claims, Compliance, Business Intelligence, etc. The initial offerings from this partnership will include  data cleansing with custom business rules , data enrichment and data de-duplication. The solutions offered have potential in MphasiS’ client base, especially in the BFS&I and Telecom sectors. The partnership will see further enhancement of offerings with new features around data analytics. These innovative solutions could be critical to a client’s e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In less than a week from now, thousands of charged-up students in Karnataka will get together at the  SJB Institute of Technology, Kengeri, Bengaluru , to develop apps for the Windows platform. On February 26, more than 10,000 students from across the length and breadth of the country will gear up to code applications for a whole day, at more than 50 hub centres like the SJB Institute of Technology. The colleges are currently holding training sessions for students who wish to brush up their coding skills as they register. On the day of the AppFest, the young developers will code under the supervision of Microsoft mentors, trainers and  Microsoft Student Partners (MSPs) , and submit the app online - an opportunity to make it available on the Windows Store after due diligence. Microsoft  will provide students at each of the hubs with free software such as Visual Studio Express for  Windows 8 , and with f...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EDIMAX Technology  has launched  AR-7186WnA/B , redesigned for India, a high- performance ADSL2+ router boasting a detachable 5dBi high gain antenna, wireless 802.11n speeds up to 150Mbps and an impressive host of features. Edimax' redesigned and versatile ADSL2+ modem is ideal for cost-conscious homes and small businesses looking for a reliable, effective networking system. Advanced MIMO technology, built-in virtual server and DMZ features, ADSL2/2+ modem and IP sharing and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ensure powerful functionality and robust performance which is synonymous with Edimax Technology products. The AR-7186WnA/B modem router presents data rates up to six times faster and three times greater coverage than a standard 802.11g/b router. Fast, dependable Wi-Fi for PCs, laptops, game consoles, smart TVs and any other network devices from a single modem router. Share content, media and printers across multiple compute...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Western Digital(NASDAQ:WDC)  has announced expansion of its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses with the addition of network backup software and appliances from  Arkeia Software , recently acquired by WD. WD has also announced that the Arkeia Network Backup version 10.0 software, for which a limited release was delivered in December 2012, becomes generally available.  “Arkeia’s products expand WD’s growing product portfolio of solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses. SMB organizations are managing ever-growing volumes of critical business data, which need to be stored, shared, protected and secured. Our easy-to-manage small storage server, WD SentinelDX4000, provides backup and storage centralization capabilities for small businesses and workgroups, while Arkeia’s network backup software provides a more feature-rich data-protection solution for larger SMB customers,” said Jim Wels...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Strengthening its presence further in India,  ASUS Technology has launched its exclusive store in Imphal, Manipur . The outlet will feature the entire range of Notebooks and Netbooks that have been launched in India till date. Mangall Infotech, the retail outlet is Opposite Dhaneshori Steel, Thangal Bazar, Imphal–795 001, Manipur. ASUS has persistently strive to be the No. 1 in terms of quality, speed, service, innovation, and cost-efficiency and retains the purpose of making life better through innovation. The company has been diligently focussing on the retail expansion across the country to provide access to all the latest and forthcoming technology to the customers in the Indian market, including small cities and towns. The company has already set up stores in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Calicut, Goa, Thane, Raipur, Bhillai, Gurgaon, Durgapur, Kanpur, Cochin, Siliguri, Kolhapur, Noida, Pune, Amravati, Kottayam, Lucknow, Ja...

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