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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar Information Systems has launched Stellar Speed-Up Mac version1.0 software for Mac OS. Speed-Up Mac is a tool that efficiently gets rid of all the unwanted files and applications that eat up space on Mac drive and thereby optimizing the Macintosh hard drive performance. The software works not only as a cleanser but as an uninstaller. "The interactive and user-friendly interface of Speed-Up Mac makes it an easy-to-use utility. The main screen provides a user with a comprehensive idea about the software, by showing all the executable tasks," commented Manoj Dhingra, Director, Stellar Information Systems Ltd. The application wipes out all unnecessary files from the main hard drive and the volumes of secondary drives. Large, duplicated, temporary, cache files/items eats up space on drive; Speed-Up Mac erases such files from main hard drive, enabling more working space on drive. The unused applications, widgets ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Posted on - Monday, December 20, 2010 By VARIndia Correspondent Claiming to be the world's fastest memory, Corsair has launched a new, highly overclocked, low-voltage memory kit. This 4GB Dominator GT DDR3 memory kit, implemented using a matched pair of 2GB DIMMs, is guaranteed to operate at 2133MHz, with latency settings of 9-11-9-27, and at a memory voltage of only 1.5V. "We have seen an increasing number of requests from overclockers for memory that can achieve high clock speeds at lower voltages," stated Thi La, Vice-President, Memory Products, Corsair. "At 2133MHz, this 4GB memory is the world's fastest commercially available memory at 1.5 volts."

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Posted on - Monday, December 20, 2010 By VARIndia Correspondent Sify Technologies has announced a number of interactive user applications to enrich user experience in partnership with Microsoft India. The applications include an Interactive Cricket Scorecard on Sify sports powered by Microsoft Silverlight platform, an Interactive photo gallery on Sify movies enabled on the latest HTML5 standards and lastly the IE 9 Jumplists on Windows 7 for all properties of Sify.com enabling one-click access and ease of navigation for users. Commenting on the partnership, Natesh Mani, President - Consumer Business, Sify Technologies Ltd., said, "With Sify.com, we strive to offer our consumers the latest and relevant content powered by the best-of-breed technology. The latest comScore (September 2010) ratings reflect the growing popularity of Sify Sports. This is well timed as we gear up for the exciting sports season ahead. With...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Posted on - Monday, December 20, 2010 By VARIndia Correspondent Vadodara based Matrix Comsec has won the most-coveted design awards IF and Red Dot for its COSEC range of security products. With this achievement, Matrix becomes the only company in its field to have won two such prestigious awards for its security products. Matrix has won the Red Dot Award for its COSEC eDoor model and the IF Award for COSEC DOOR FCP model. COSEC eDoor is a next-generation access control, time attendance RFID smartcard, and finger point terminal. It was designed to meet the growing need for physical access control, time attendance, pay roll, cafeteria management, library management, visitor management and cashless smart card payments. It is a feature-rich modern security product that fulfills safety and security requirements and offers higher productivity to any organization. It is equipped with a 7-inch WVGA resolution colour TFT and cap...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE This New Year Loginworks Softwares will roll-out the mobile version of TaskTrek and exciting new features to this application. The company had formally launched TaskTrek in July this year to counter basic communication problems at workplace, targeting all businesses in SMEs. After its successful launch, Loginworks Softwares is now all set to launch the mobile version thus making the application accessible through all mobile devices. TaskTrek allows seamless communication, information management, online web collaboration on activities and projects and team monitoring. In short, TaskTrek is a one stop solution for organizing all work related communication and information. In the new version, both online and mobile, TaskTrek fits in perfectly with any organization big or small, irrespective of organizational structure complexities. The mobile version of TaskTrek allows users to access messages and files; perform actions such opening new tasks, r...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quest Software has announced the availability of Quest vWorkspace 7.2, a new version of its desktop virtualization solution featuring a new installer and Quick Start Wizard, PowerShell support, and a highly extensible reporting capability. vWorkspace 7.2 provides organizations with enterprise-class features to ensure deep adoption and integration with other management systems, as well as easier management and tracking of administrator and user activity. "Our development team took a fresh approach to how we walk the administrator through the steps needed to set up a desktop virtualization infrastructure," said Simon Pearce, vice president and general manager of the Desktop Virtualization Group at Quest Software. "With vWorkspace 7.2, we have reduced the number of actions required to deliver a working proof of concept or pilot installation by over 80 percent. Setup of the core elements of vWorkspace can be done in less than 10 m...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Cyberoam has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the visionary quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management" report. A total of thirteen security vendors were included in the Magic Quadrant based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. Says Hemal Patel, CEO - Elitecore Technologies, "We consider our position in the visionary quadrant as a testimony to our in-depth understanding of SMB security issues, and the amount of innovation we put into addressing those challenges. Cyberoam's product development efforts are directly driven by customer pain points and we stand out in the security space due to our timely ability to launch innovative products based on a well-defined market feedback analysis." With a deployment base now across 97+ countries, Cyberoam UTM secures global corporations in the manufacturing, healthcare, finance, retail, IT sectors and more in addition to educational instit...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE RAD Data Communications is all set to conduct its first pre-sales and technical seminar in India. This technical seminar will broadly focus on three application areas of Ethernet Access over Fiber, DSL; Ethernet Access over PDH/SDH and SDH Access. "India is a very important market for RAD and this is our way to make sure that we get closer to our end customers and elevate their technical skills in a focused manner. This would also be an ideal chance for our end-user ecosystem to see the equipment working, and to meet the support team that stands behind this equipment," explains Jayant Deo, President RAD India. Specially designed for the partners as well as the end user community of RAD products and solutions in India, this seminar presents an ideal opportunity for them to get hands-on experience on latest RAD product suites targeted towards the Indian sub-continent.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Motorola Mobility India has launched QUENCH XT5 in India. With a winning combination of power, usability and style, the QUENCH XT5 is designed to bring the power of Android 2.1 and an easy and fun touchscreen mobile Internet experience at an attractive price. "As the Android-powered market in India continues to grow significantly, we remain committed to expand our portfolio of smartphones to deliver wider choices across price segments to the Indian consumer," said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head of India, Motorola Mobility. "The QUENCH XT5 showcases Motorola's design heritage by offering a compelling differentiation from the traditional Android experience, giving people an easier way to enjoy messaging, web browsing and music." The slim and sleek QUENCH XT5 is just 12.5mm thin, weighs a featherweight 114 grams and fits naturally and easily into the palm of the hand with a comfortable soft-touch finish. The user can navi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its first dedicated IT Brand shop in Kolkata. Located at CR Avenue in Kolkata, this brand shop displays and retails the entire gamut of Samsung IT products including the Company's sleek and stylish Netbooks and Notebooks, its advanced 2010 range of Printers and hi-end Monitors. The IT Brand shop was inaugurated on site by Uday Bhat, General Manager, Samsung IT Solution Business. Announcing the launch, Bhat stated, "The new brand shop in Kolkata represents our endeavour to have a pan-India presence with our exclusive IT Brand Shops. These exclusive IT showrooms represent a one-stop shop where our consumers can see and experience all our IT products in one location." The new brand shop has on display the N series and R series of Samsung Netbooks and Notebooks as well as the Company's recently launched SF & NF series of Notebooks and Netbooks. The range of Printer products on display inc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Matrix has presented ETERNITY NE, the Next Generation IP-PBX, to mature today's small businesses into enterprises of tomorrow. ETERNITY NE supports all sought networks - POTS, GSM/UMTS and VoIP in an integrated platform. This offers the convenience and advantage to avail different network connectivity. The quick and recurring returns matter the most for small businesses than anyone else. Completely unbiased of the network from where a call arrives, ETERNITY NE delivers seamless communication across all forms of extensions - Mobile, IP, Digital and Analog extensions. ETERNITY NE is built with high-end features does not need an expertise to handle and operate. Easy to use and configure, the system offers high- performance and exceeds expectations. Highlighting the key considerations, Dhaval Bhagora, Product Manager of Matrix Comsec, said, "With our commitment to deliver cutting-edge technology and incorporate innovative techniques, Ma...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Motorola Mobility India has launched QUENCH XT5 in India. With a winning combination of power, usability and style, the QUENCH XT5 is designed to bring the power of Android 2.1 and an easy and fun touchscreen mobile Internet experience at an attractive price. "As the Android-powered market in India continues to grow significantly, we remain committed to expand our portfolio of smartphones to deliver wider choices across price segments to the Indian consumer," said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head of India, Motorola Mobility. "The QUENCH XT5 showcases Motorola's design heritage by offering a compelling differentiation from the traditional Android experience, giving people an easier way to enjoy messaging, web browsing and music." The slim and sleek QUENCH XT5 is just 12.5mm thin, weighs a featherweight 114 grams and fits naturally and easily into the palm of the hand with a comfortable soft-touch finish. The user can navi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Matrix has presented ETERNITY NE, the Next Generation IP-PBX, to mature today's small businesses into enterprises of tomorrow. ETERNITY NE supports all sought networks - POTS, GSM/UMTS and VoIP in an integrated platform. This offers the convenience and advantage to avail different network connectivity. The quick and recurring returns matter the most for small businesses than anyone else. Completely unbiased of the network from where a call arrives, ETERNITY NE delivers seamless communication across all forms of extensions - Mobile, IP, Digital and Analog extensions. ETERNITY NE is built with high-end features does not need an expertise to handle and operate. Easy to use and configure, the system offers high- performance and exceeds expectations. Highlighting the key considerations, Dhaval Bhagora, Product Manager of Matrix Comsec, said, "With our commitment to deliver cutting-edge technology and incorporate innovative techniques, Ma...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced that it is the first to ship products based on a new energy-efficient Ethernet standard it helped develop that enables clients to reduce the energy consumption and operational costs of their IT equipment. The IEEE Energy Efficient Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3az) reduces power consumption of IT devices by automatically adjusting energy use based on actual network traffic between switches and other networked devices in real time. The new HP E-Series zl modules are the first IEEE Energy Efficient Ethernet-enabled switches to automatically enter "sleep mode" as will connected EEE-devices, when no traffic is being transmitted. Through HP's implementation of the standard, clients benefit from lower power consumption, both at the switch and the end-point device, reducing total cost of ownership by up to 51 percent. In the future, the IEEE Energy Efficient Ethernet standard will be used across multiple devices, includ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At the 45th Annual IT Convention, Computer Society of India (CSI) presented the CSI 2010 awards for Excellence in IT to HDFC Bank in the BFSI category. The CSI Awards for Excellence are given to technological projects and innovation in various sectors like BFSI, Product Manufacturing, Service Sector, Non-profit organizations and Quality Assurance. The six CSI criteria for selecting the winners of IT Excellence Awards were criticality of IT usage, improvement of customer service, innovation, return on investment, quality of management, and impact of the project (on organization/society/industry). The evaluation process included two rounds of scrutiny and elimination, followed by presentations by 10 finalists before the jury. "Sanovi has partnered with HDFC Bank in to ensure that HDFC bank's IT has a disaster recovery plan that works and meets business needs. The goal was to ensure recovery within set time objectives and provide seaml...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Omnitech InfoSolutions has strengthened its global position in Business Continuity Management (BCM). The Business Continuity Institute (BCI-UK), the world's largest and most respected BCM institute, has recognized Amit Abhyankar, Associate Vice-President - Business Continuity Services, as a certified Business Continuity practitioner. Abhyankar has been accredited as a Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) by BCI-UK. He joins an elite group of only 30 Indian members to hold this prestigious qualification. Commenting on the accreditation received, Atul Hemani, Managing Director, Omnitech InfoSolutions, said, "We are proud to have Amit as a statutory professional member of BCI, UK. This would definitely add a star to our credibility, thereby helping us to demonstrate knowledge and experience in the field of Business Continuity. Further, the strategies and practices recommended by Omnitech would be at par with the global s...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo India has completed two successful years (and is counting) in the fast-growing All-in-One PC segment. To commemorate this milestone, Lenovo India has announced a New Year special offer for all customers. Lenovo's AIOs have been a smashing hit with consumers. Alex Li, Vice-President, HSB (Home and SMB), Lenovo India, said, "We wish our consumers a very happy Christmas and New Year festive season. Even as we celebrate two successful years of AIO leadership in India, we aspire to sustain and further enhance our leadership in this segment by launching innovative, energy-efficient, feature-rich AIOs from time to time. This New Year special bundle offer helps strengthen our value proposition among consumers and reiterates our commitment to channel partners and regional distributors to help increase our overall sales." On purchasing a Lenovo IdeaCenter B300, customers will get a printer worth Rs.2,399/- for just Rs.699/-, with...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced plans to expand the India Excellence Center (IEC), its research and development center in Bangalore, India. With 1,800 Juniper staff and 300 development partners working at its existing campus, the company plans to add another 750 seats and 450 equipment racks at a new site in Bangalore over the next two years. This initiative is designed to provide Juniper Networks with the capacity to continue growing the IEC's pool of engineering talent and better service its customers. The new office will be located at Bangalore's new Prestige Exora Business Park and is being developed in two phases. "This expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to increasing the depth of experience and expertise in the India region, which is becoming increasingly important not just as a source of engineering talent but also as a fast-growing market for Juniper Networks," said Sridhar Sarathy, Managing Director of IEC at...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE Technology has announced the winners of its Q3 2010 GIGABYTE Value Partner Program (GVPP). Effective from July 1 to September 30, 2010, the online scheme, named the 5 million Salebration Program (to highlight GIGABYTE India reaching 5 million installed base of its motherboards in India), proved to be a huge success with the registration of over 2,000 resellers. Of these, over 1,000 have won attractive prizes, such as gold coins, laptop bags, trendy jackets, and movie tickets, depending on the points redeemed by them. GIGABYTE also randomly selected from the entries, 6 participants as winners of bumper prizes. The Q3 2010 GVPP received an overwhelming response from the channel community with the number of registered Value Partners tripling over the figures achieved in Q2 2010. The GVPP not only ensured wider geographical penetration for GIGABYTE motherboards, but also ensured the graduation of a large number of resellers from Value ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Toshiba has announced the availability of Canvio 3.0 Portable Hard Drive product line in India through its distributor, Rashi Peripherals. Toshiba Canvio 3.0 products have been designed and manufactured in accordance with Toshiba's high-quality product standards, incorporating the latest technology and user-interface, while ensuring best-in-class performance, quality and workmanship. Each Canvio 3.0 Portable Hard Drive includes an internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to help keep the drive safe. The Computer backup is made fast and simple with the pre-loaded software. The Canvio 3.0 HDD includes NTI Backup Now EZ software which scans the system and recommends the best coverage for computer. The restore button can help recover a file or folder and also if users chose to boot to Canvio 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, it will restore all the files saved on the computer. The Canvio 3.0 HDD comes with a utility which helps to burn a boo...