VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NetApp  has announced plans to strengthen its base and accelerate growth in the Ahmedabad market. The decision is a strategic move to capture market share in the growing Tier-II cities across India. NetApp is focussed on extending its leadership in the information infrastructure market in India with a strong go-to-market plan underlined by robust relationships with key service provider partners and  value-added reseller (VAR) partners , enabling them to work together to more effectively address the customer base in Ahmedabad. It is worth noticing here that with over 422 medium- and large-scale industries worth US$133.2 billion, Ahmedabad is emerging as one of the most promising IT technology and R&D hubs in India. Krithiwas Neelakantan, Director, Channel & Alliances, India & Saarc, NetApp , said, "We see tremendous opportunities in Ahmedabad. Our go-to-market strategy is channel partner-intensive and given t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Emerson Network Power (NYSE:EMR)  has announced that it will reward its Network Solution Partners (NSPs) and Value Added Resellers (VARs) in India under the "Fab Feb" channel scheme on achieving pre-determined sales targets of UPS systems during February 2013.  "Fab Feb" is a monthly scheme running throughout February 2013. Under the scheme, channel partners will have the freedom to choose their target slabs and take home gifts of their choice on achieving them. Channel partners that consistently deliver on their target slabs chosen in December 2012 and January 2013, will also stand to win additional gifts in the form of a loyalty bonus under the “Fab Feb” scheme. All registered NSPs and VARs of Emerson Network Power in India are eligible to be rewarded under “Fab Feb” scheme, based on sales of UPS products (excluding battery) from Ingram Micro..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Foxconn has launched a new range of NanoPCs. This series includes  NanoPC models AT-7300, AT-7500 and AT-7700 . These models have been designed to set a new standard in innovation, performance and ease-of-use. The slim NanoPC 7000 series supports dual display design with 1080p display standard. It offers a perfect balance of portability and productivity. They also offers the full Windows 8 experience and hence supports high-precision input for leading business, graphics and productivity applications. The NanoPC is around 30 times smaller than a typical Micro-ATX PC. It is designed to fit to the back of a monitor or flat screen television by using the VESA mounting bracket included. AT-7300 is powered by Intel Core i3-3217U dual core 1.8GHz processor without the turbo button, AT-7500 is powered by Intel Core i5-3217U dual-core 1.7GHz processor with the turbo of about 2.6G and the AT-7700 is powered by Intel Core i7-3217U d...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BUFFALO Inc .  has launched  TeraStation TS5400R  series  business-class rack mountable Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers. It offers storage solutions for SMB and SOHO users. With fault tolerant data solutions, file security and Gigabit Ethernet networking, TeraStation TS5400R allows users to deploy simple, cost-effective data storage to their office without sacrificing performance, features or expandability.  TeraStation TS5400R series is available in a 4-bay, 1U form-factor with storage capacities available in 4TB, 8TB, 12TB, and 16TB, as well as an enclosure model. With the Intel Atom D2701 processor,  TeraStation TS5400R  provides exceptional performance during file transfers and everyday NAS functions, with the ability to focus on concurrent tasks with minimal performance degradation. TeraStation TS5400R is capable of managing and recording up to 10 IP cameras and can be used as a survei...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   neoteric infomatique limited  has successfully conducted a  Channel Partners’  Meet in Coimbatore. The main objective of the event was to promote and generate product awareness for Intel’s latest products amongst the partner community. During the Xplore & Evolve live-experience  “look and feel”  session conducted by neoteric, the channel partners got a hands-on experience on the demo products on display, viz., 2nd- Gen Intel Core processor and the 3rd-Gen Intel Core processor families. 2nd-Gen Intel Core processor and the 3rd-Gen Intel Core processor.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell has announced the winners of the  Dell Education Challenge (DEC) . It is a global competition for university students with entrepreneurial ideas to improve education, both in and out of the classroom.  The team comprising two Indian students,  Sonali Gupta from Manipal Institute of Technology  and  Priyadeep Sinha from Indira Gandhi National Open University , was adjudged the first runner-up for its project Gyan (Knowledge) Lab and awarded a cash prize of $5,000. This team was among the four finalists who travelled to Dell World to compete for a $10,000 grand prize and other support to advance their innovative ideas. “To participate on an enormous global platform with the Dell Education Challenge has been a very important lesson for us. We now feel more confident about the success of the project and are looking forward to utilizing the award and resources provided by the Dell Education Challenge to...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Emerson Network Power  has announced the ‘December Mania’ gifts scheme to reward its  Network Solution Partners (NSPs) and Value Added Resellers (VARs)  in India on New Year’s Eve. Under the scheme, channel partners can set their own targets for the month of December 2012 and take home gifts of their choice. ‘December Mania’  is a monthly scheme running from 01st Dec 2012 through 29th Dec 2012. All registered NSPs and VARs of Emerson Network Power in India are eligible to be rewarded under the scheme, based on sales of UPS products (excluding battery) from Ingram Micro..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a move to enhance business productivity and keep place with the growth plans, Visaka Industries deployed  Microsoft Office 365  across its India offices. The second largest cement sheet manufacturer in India selected Office 365 over Google Apps to improve employee productivity, boost team communication and collaboration, and save money. Microsoft’s productivity and collaboration solution - Office 365 aptly resolved the issues of Visaka Industries. Moreover, just when the company was about to invest in a multi-party video conference solution, they found the right solution in Microsoft Lync.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cyberoam  has announced the culmination of its Cyberoam Channel Convention 2012. Befitting Cyberoam’s partner centric Channel Approach, it was a get together of the top 50 Cyberoam partners from across India and the SAARC region. The high points were the announcement of several award categories for partners based on performance evaluation and an open session by key Cyberoam executives. The award ceremony in the meet bestowed partners with many honours. Technoware Director Naveen Arora was awarded ‘Best Enterprise Partner’ from North while Leading Minds Director Lakshmi Das won ‘Best Sub distributor from AP’. Managing Partner Rohit Krishna and Support Head Rajesh of 4Ways won the award for the ‘Best Emerging Commercial Segment Partner’. Micropro owner Meher Pophali was declared ‘Best Partner’ from ROM. From SAARC region, RoseWare Cop Pvt. Ltd. owners Ahmed Faisal and Mohammed Shams of Maldives were announced ‘Best Regional Pa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In partnership with CMO Council, Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced a new study of  APAC Digital Marketing Performance Dashboard . The study benchmarked the levels of adoption, traction and success of digital marketing in Australia, China, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and India. The study highlights some very interesting contrasts that exist in India with regard to the adoption and execution of digital marketing strategies.  According to the survey, Indian marketers indicated the key drivers of digital marketing adoption in the country to be Size and demography of Internet-connected population - 70%; Greater ability to better engage audiences - 65%; Social networking and gaming - 63%, Proliferation of mobile devices - 54%..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To develop smartphone-based connected-car solutions,  Wipro Technologies has joined the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) . The Consortium is a body dedicated to developing cross-industry collaboration global standards and solutions for smartphone and in-vehicle connectivity. MirrorLink a technology standard created by the consortium, ensures seamless communication between compliant smartphones and in-car systems like steering wheels, dashboard buttons and screens.  “Membership in the Car Connectivity Consortium is the logical next step in our endeavor to create the best driving experience for consumers. We’ve been working on similar technology for more than two years and have built solutions for interfacing with Terminal Mode and Non-Terminal Mode mobile devices. Our membership in CCC will further enable us to provide MirrorLink certified well tested and up to date solutions quickly to our customers.” said John Slosa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE For easy and intuitive navigation of Windows 8, Logitech has announced new lineup of products. The company has launched Logitech Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad T650, Logitech Touch Mouse T620, Logitech Zone Touch Mouse T400, Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 and Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400R rare each specifically designed to work with the Windows 8 touch interface. The Zone Touch Mouse T400 delivers simple, easy-touch navigation with familiar point and click action with quick gestures on the full, smooth touch surface of the Touch Mouse T620. While Logitech’s exciting new touch devices offer an ideal Windows 8 experience, the other mice and keyboards will continue to deliver performance and reliability in Windows 8. Subrotah Biswas, Country Manager, Logitech India and South West Asia, said, “Logitech believes in providing improved consumer experience, aimed towards assisting efficiency an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell SonicWALL  has surveyed about the anticipated impact to business as a result of Cyber Monday, the largest online shopping day of the year. The survey found that most employees are not able to recognize online threats against the corporate network and companies are most concerned that online shopping could open the network to potential new threat vectors. Dell SonicWALL solutions help companies drive employee productivity and network efficiency by eliminating the non-business-critical use of bandwidth and applications and by protecting the corporate network against threats..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Genpact Limited has entered a partnership agreement with Calypso Technology Inc.  Genpact's Enterprise Applications Services (EAS) group is believed to be able to provide a range of support services including implementations and upgrades for the Calypso Trading and Risk Management application software suite utilized by major financial institutions globally under the agreement. Genpact and Calypso Technology is supposed to help capital markets clients increase the efficiency in their trading and risk management operations, including helping to reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) and implementation and upgrade cycle times, as well as efficiently manage ongoing maintenance and support requirements. Sandeep Sahai, Sr. VP, IT Solutions & Capital Markets, Genpact said, "As global business... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Consultancy Services has opened its Solutions Center - Minneapolis in Bloomington, Minnesota .  The center is supposed to serve as a hub for delivering technology services to customers in the region and is an integral part of TCS' Global Network Delivery Model, which provides a quality of service and certainty of outcome that TCS' customers have come to rely on. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO  & MD,  TCS  said, "The decision to open a new TCS facility ... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) has released the Q1 FY13 performance of the US$25 billion Indian electrical equipment industry. For the first time in 10 years, the Indian electrical equipment industry has seen a negative growth of 2.4% in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal (2012-13) compared to the corresponding period of Q1 FY12 (13.82 %) and sequential quarter Q4 FY12 (14.10%). Ramesh Chandak, President, IEEMA said, “Ironically in Q1 of FY13, there was over-achievement of the country’s power generation and transmission &sub-stations capacity addition targets. So, under ideal conditions, domestic manufacturers of power equipment should have correspondingly gained business, but reality is otherwise. In recent years, a surge in imports of cheap and inferior quality electrical equipment from abroad is significantly impacting the Indian electrical equipment industry with under-util...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   OCZ Technology has launched its Synapse Cache Series 2.5" SSDs. The new Synapse SSDs are optimized for caching applications and leverages Dataplex cache software to dynamically manage the Synapse SSD in conjunction with standard hard disk drives (HDDs).  "The industry has shown that it craves the performance advantages that SSDs provide. However, many users still value the high capacities associated with HDDs. We see the Synapse Cache SSDs integrated with Dataplex software as a big win for a large number of customers who value SSD performance but still require HDD capacity. We are proud to be the first to offer this no-compromise approach to enabling high-performance and high-capacity storage for virtually any PC platform," said Tobias Brinkmann, Director, Product Management, OCZ Technology Group. This comprehensive caching solution prioritizes the recently used "hot" data on the Synapse Cache SSD, whil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Inspan Infotech has recently announced the availability of 2GB SODIMM DDR3 laptop memory modules from Mercury. With the frequency ranging from 1066Mhz - 1333MHz and Chip configuration of 128*8/256*8/512*8, the laptop memory comes in 2GB and 4GB density. The Memory modules are available in class latency of 9 and 11 with a voltage of 1.5V±0.075V. "Mercury has always been known for its reliable hardware products in the IT market. The DDR3 memory modules have all the latest features and are available at an affordable price. Partners will be very happy to make this available for their customers," said Sudhir S, Managing Director, Inspan Infotech. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Foxconn has expressed its desire to come up with a manufacturing plant in Indonesia. The investment will be approximately US$1 billion and will create over 1 million jobs for the Indonesians. Talks are going on between Foxconn and the Indonesia's Ministry of Industry.     Foxconn representative commented, "We are looking forward to establishing a new manufacturing plant in Indonesia, although nothing is finalized yet. This will help us in manufacturing good quality products and make them available in the markets at lower prices. With this, Indonesians will also get better employment opportunities. We will continue our efforts in establishing more manufacturing plants across the globe."  For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Polycom has recently taken a major step forward in its vision to help drive the adoption, delivery, and management of UC and video collaboration for enterprises, governments, and organizations focussed on healthcare, education, and manufacturing, with a new suite of open APIs that facilitate the development of custom applications and extend the value of the PolycomRealPresence Platform. In addition, Polycom has also announced new enhancements to its UC software platform including the new PolycomRealPresence Resource Manager and support for Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers that improve the scalability, manageability and secure delivery of video collaboration across organisations.  Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President, Products and Services, Polycom, said,  "Our new suite of APIs for the RealPresence Platform will provide this integration and give customers greater flexibility to innovate as they further build out ...