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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE RAD Data Communications has announced the availability of highly regarded RADcare Professional Services in India. By taking advantage of these services, local RAD customers will now be able to receive expert consulting, troubleshooting assistance, online tools, and technical training support. RADcare Professional Services will be provided by the company's set of three channel partners in India. "RADcare offers a globally-recognized set of service modules that are specifically designed to propel our end-customers towards achieving their goals and objectives in a cost-effective manner," explains, Jayant Deo, President, RAD India. "This is our way to ensure that our customers get best service clubbed with our world-class quality products." "While our customers expand their reach and maximize on delivery of Next Generation applications, acquiring the right service and support for their equipment becomes complex and d...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VMware has launched VMware Zimbra 7, the latest version of its next-generation email and collaboration platform. Customers can download Zimbra Collaboration Server 7 (formerly Zimbra Collaboration Suite) along with beta versions of VMware Zimbra Desktop 7 and VMware Zimbra Appliance 7 at http://www.zimbra.com/downloads. VMware Zimbra 7 features new data sharing capabilities, expanded calendaring and search functionality, and upgraded management features for both IT and end-users. With this update, Zimbra is further optimized for both the casual and power-user, establishing a platform for a next-generation workspace within the VMware End-User Computing vision. VMware's End-User Computing vision seeks to free users and IT from more than two decades of complex, device-centric computing and deliver a more consumer-focussed cloud experience for the enterprise. VMware Zimbra is among the largest business collaboration providers and is the larg...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE COMPUTERLINKS has announced the signing of a distribution contract with Blue Coat Systems to expand their existing coverage in Europe and the Middle East into India. As the link between the manufacturers and resellers, COMPUTERLINKS will smooth the path for the successful distribution of intelligent IT solutions from the areas of e-security and e-business. "This represents our overall strategy to be the key distribution partner for Blue Coat Systems across multiple continents and geographies and leverages on our existing experience of adding value to Blue Coat through our knowledge of the markets and technology," said Lee Reynolds, Managing Director Middle East and APAC, Computerlinks. The official launch was announced in Mumbai where the Senior Management of both Computerlinks and Blue Coat were present to host a night with the Channel Partners from the Indian market, the aim of which was to discuss the opportunities and challenge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC India has appointed Vinod Sadarangani as Chief Architect, Global Services, for India. In this new role, Vinod will be responsible for developing a solutions-centred consulting practice in India, as well as lead the Specialist Technology Consultants in the pre-sales organization. He will work closely with Sumant Pal, Head, Global Services, EMC India, and the EMC sales team to help key enterprise customers build an information infrastructure strategy and optimize their datacenters Commenting on the appointment, Manoj Chugh, President, EMC India & SAARC, said, "EMC views Global Services business as key to its growth strategy in India and is bringing in the best talent to offer our customers strategic counsel to address their information management challenges. Vinod's extensive industry experience and deep knowledge of IT infrastructure will further strengthen EMC's ability to provide superior information infrastructure cons...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Mobile Control, the company's extension to its data protection and endpoint security product lines. A steady surge in smartphone adoption poses a new set of challenges for businesses as the workforce wants constant connectivity from their individual devices, going beyond what is company-issued. With this new offering, Sophos addresses a major pain-point for businesses by safeguarding data on a broad range of popular smartphone's and handheld devices, including Apple iPhones and iPads, Google Android, and Windows Mobile devices. Sophos Mobile Control provides comprehensive mobile device management, enabling the ability to simply and quickly secure, monitor, and control the configuration of these devices connecting to the corporate network, allowing similar levels of control and protection with company laptops and desktops. Smartphone security is the leading concern among IT executives, a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zapak Games has launched the official ICC World Cup 2011 game in India. With the cricket fever on, Zapak is all set to bowl its gaming fans over with the most-awaited game of the season! Zapak will launch Cricket Power, a PC game and will be available for players through both online and offline mediums. Fans can download online through Zapak.com, the gaming portal and offline at any of the gaming CD retail outlets. Cricket Power aims to immerse the cricket frenzy gamers with all the on-pitch drama, intensity and excitement of fiercely competitive international cricket. Gamers can now indulge in scoring wickets or making the last winning run, saving deliveries and experiencing the thrill of hitting sixes. The game lets its users to experience the same adrenaline rush as their favourite players on field. Commenting on launching the official game, Vaibhav Odhekar, Business Head, Zapak Games, said, "Cricket World Cup appeals to the entire ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mobango is hosting India's biggest financial portal Moneycontrol.com's M3 application. M3, which is now live on Mobango, is the latest in the series of services from Moneycontrol to take the unique financial platform beyond the internet. The application enables its users to view real-time stock quotes from Indian and global market indices, track personal investment portfolio, watch live TV and stay updated with the latest stock market news. In addition, it also helps people to share their views and opinions on the financial information available on the app. Badri Sanjeevi, COO, Mobango, said, "Mobango is excited to host the Moneycontrol M3 app on its appstore and drive thousands of downloads for this application in India and globally. Mobango drives over 1 million downloads a day of which 20-25% are from India. This is part of Mobango's initiative to bring apps that are highly relevant to the Indian consumers of Mobango a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has launched the availability of the Rs 2.5 lakh Ultimate Dream PC, targeted at gamers at the pinnacle of their profession striving for a competitive edge where gaming tournament decisions and response times are measured in nanoseconds and heroes can be reduced to zeroes in a blink of an eye. Corsair and partners have selected the best PC gaming and digital entertainment components available in India to create a masterpiece of hardware, enabling Ultimate Dream PC pilots, split second sensory advantages such as detection of enemy footsteps and reduced game lag, resulting in offensive manoeuvre advantages. The Ultimate Dream PC is a thoroughbred Gaming machine and also features the very latest in digital entertainment technologies, including Blu-ray DVD, 3D LCD monitor and Dolby 5.1 surround sound for a truly immersive entertainment experience. "Corsair forecasts explosive double-digit growth for the Indian PC gaming market in 201...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft India has announced the availability of Office Web Apps in India. Users can access Office Web Apps, the online companions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, for free using their Windows Live ID on the SkyDrive or Hotmail. This will allow them to create, view, edit and share Office documents from anywhere with an Internet connection. "Office Web Apps are a key piece of Microsoft's overall cloud strategy and are designed to empower people to take their familiar productivity experience on the web," said Sanjay Manchanda, Director, Microsoft Business Division. "Features like ease of sharing and high document fidelity make Office Web Apps a powerful enabler of productivity in the cloud for modern information workers and consumers alike. Moreover, this is a great tool for students to collaborate on their school and college projects in a seamless way," he added. Office Web Apps provide consistent for...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WatchGuard Technologies has organized a two-day XTM Multifunction Firewall Partner Training Programme in New Delhi. More than 25 key partners from North India had participated in the training programme, which was organized on 1st & 2nd February, 2011. The company will also be organizing XTM Multifunction Firewall training programmes for partners in other zones as well. The two-day programme included hands-on training and insight on a range of new and powerful features of WatchGuard XTM Multifunction firewalls. It also demonstrated newly launched Application Control which has been integrated with WatchGuard XTM series of appliances. The newly launched "Application Control" by WatchGuard was also demonstrated during the training programme. The new application has been integrated with WatchGuard XTM series of appliances and will facilitate allow or deny access to over 1,800 applications by user, group or time of day, including IM...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To commemorate 20th year of its presence in India, Epson has announced that it was likely to achieve a turnover of Rs.500 crore this fiscal (2010-11). With ambitious plans in place, Epson said it would be confidently targeting the Rs.1,000-crore mark by 2015, if not earlier. Sharing details, T. Sukumar, Deputy Country Manager, Epson, India traced the history of Epson in India dating back to 1990 when a liaison office was set up in Chennai for Epson. The first product Epson introduced in the Indian market was Dot-Matrix printers in the same year. In 1995, Point of Sale printers were introduced and then subsequently Projectors and Inkjet printers. In 1997, an Epson India Branch Office was created under Epson Singapore. In 2000, Epson India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary, was created and Epson's Head Office was shifted to Bangalore - the IT capital of India. According to Samba Moorthy, Senior General Manager, Sales & Marketing, "Epson Ind...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has introduced Reliance Job Search on Voice - a first-of-its-kind voice-enabled job search services for its customers. "Reliance Job Search on Voice" service is a real-time connection between the recruiter and the candidates and is initiated by playing the phone number of the employer to the job-seeker which enables the job-seeker to listen to the job announcements and the recruiter can listen to profiles of hundreds of candidates that matches his requirement. Reliance Communications, Head VAS, Anil Pande announced, "We are pleased to announce this pioneering service on Reliance, where we have a strong tradition of providing quality services to our customers. The new mobile platform fulfils the desire of thousands of eager candidates to be able to submit the resumes to recruiters from anywhere, even when they do not have access to internet connected computers and listen to job profiles and offers."...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rashi Peripherals has announced promotional offer on ECS motherboards for its channel partners. Under this promotional scheme, partners will be entitled to get free gift items on the purchase of specific numbers of ECS motherboards. In order to qualify for the free gifts, the partners will have to ensure that the required numbers of motherboards are billed. Rashi has launched this scheme in order to enhance channel reach and presence of ECS range of motherboards and will look to launching more such offers and new schemes on the brand throughout the year. The basic objective of launching this offer is to build and strengthen channel's engagement with the brand. Highlighting the details about the scheme, Karan Khemka, Product Manager, Rashi Peripherals, said, "Last year, we looked at establishing the acceptability of brand ECS, and through this scheme we are looking at further strengthening the rapport between the brand and th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IMImobile has announced its strategic partnership with krishcricket.com to provide cricketing services through operators across the globe. Founded by former Indian cricket team captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Krishcricket.com is a leading cricket entertainment service provider in multiple platforms like mobile, web and IVR. Excited about the partnership, Krishnamachari Srikkanth said, "In tune with the modern trends and the panache of the youth to adhere to modern gadgets, we have made the Mobile as the primary tool to reach out to cricket lovers across the globe. We understand how strong the craze is and hence we decided to partner with IMImobile with their world- class technology platforms having presence across the globe and primarily all cricketing countries during this cricket season. This gives us the platform through which we can offer our interesting mobile-based entertainment services to all cricket lovers over SMS, USSD, IV...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With Valentine's Day around the corner, the season of gifting is here! Lenovo is bringing the choice to all its users to rejoice with utility gifts, which are trendy and functional. On the purchase of any of these products: Lenovo IdeaPad Z series Notebook, Lenovo IdeaPad Y series Notebook, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s Netbook and Lenovo IdeaPad U260, consumers will get a free goodie combo - a Lenovo Hi-End Gaming Multimedia Headset + a wireless Optical Mouse - worth Rs.2,500 absolutely free. This offer is available by web redemption and is valid from 5th to 14th February, 2011. Keeping in mind the flavour of the season, the offer has been introduced on the most youthful and zesty products from the Lenovo stable. The Y and Z-series Notebooks not only offer mainstream performance and multimedia features but also offer an unprecedented array of entertainment features. On the other hand, the IdeaPad S10-3s and IdeaPad U260 Netbooks are a perfect b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS has launched an entire range of DirectCU II-enhanced graphics cards that include the latest technologies from both AMD and NVIDIA GPU rosters. On the AMD side, ASUS offers the HD 6970 and HD 6950 graphics cards with DirectCU II while for NVIDIA, the GTX 580, GTX 570 and new GTX 560 Ti all ship with the advanced cooling technology. Based on ASUS DirectCU, which uses copper heat pipes in direct contact with the GPU core for up to 20% cooler performance, DirectCU II adds a custom cooler that uses twin 100mm fans for a massive 600% increase in airflow on HD 6970, HD 6950, GTX 580, and GTX 570 DirectCU II cards. ASUS has also launched the GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II TOP graphics card with dual 80mm fans for the best performance in its segment through doubled air power. The new DirectCU II graphics cards also include exclusive ASUS Super Alloy Power technology, which uses a unique alloy formula in power components such as chokes, capacitors, POSC...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung India Electronics has unveiled its "Smart solutions" for the education segment - latest display solutions and customized applications on the Galaxy tab that make the classroom experience more interactive and "smarter". The new display solutions are an intrinsic part of Samsung's IT B2B business portfolio and the Company is seeking to give a strong fillip to this business by integrating its IT and HHP B2B solution marketing this year. The Company has announced the launch of Interactive e-Boards that are designed to revolutionize the classroom experience for students and teachers alike. In a media interaction organized here, Ranjit Yadav, Country Head - Mobile and IT, Samsung India Electronics, stated, "With our complete portfolio of display solutions- digital signage solutions, thin clients, e-boards and video wall solutions, we are well poised to service the institutional sector in display, whether it is ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The IT Association of Orissa (ITAO) has elected its new office-bearers for the year 2011-12. ITAO has elected its new office-bearers in Bhubaneswar on 26th January, 2011. While Manoj Patra, Info World, has been elected as its new President, Sukant Mohanty, Linker is the new Vice-President of the Association. Dayananda Ratho, Cyber Software & Services, has been unanimously elected as the new Secretary and Sunil Panda, System World, as the new Treasurer. The Meeting was attended by many members and they all appreciated the work done by the outgoing team and desired more new and better things to be carried out by the present team. The new team got into action immediately with the forming of its Executive Board belonging to all sectors - old and new - and held their first Executive Board meeting on 5th February, 2011. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NetApp has announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery. The new report positions providers based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute ("Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery)." "As customers look for new approaches to adapt to the growth and pace of business, they are investing in the NetApp integrated data protection platform for its application integration, ease-of-use and ability to manage terabytes to petabytes of data," said Chris Cummings, Vice-President, Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp. "We believe our position in the Gartner Visionaries quadrant is strong recognition of our long-standing history of innovation in backup and recovery solutions, and demonstrates the efficiency, performance and cost savings we provide for our customers." Backup and recovery technology is a key element...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SatNav Technologies has introduced a cutely styled SatGuide Child Phone for anxious parents who do not want to give full-fledged phones to their little ones for fear of misuse of the texting or calling features, but would still like to have a convenient way to track or talk to them in emergencies. The SatGuide GPS Child Phone only allows the parent's number to be dialled and can receive calls only from the parent's authorized phones. "Countries like China are tackling the problem of lost children by giving away such GPS devices free to their school children through bodies like Red Cross and others. In our country, we cannot expect such luxuries since the Government's apathy towards GPS is evident from the fact that it attracts an unusually high rate of import duty at almost 30%, affecting its growth. So, the private sector needs to take the lead and directly approach consumers, in this case parents of children, to take advan...