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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NComputing has announced that the Government of Punjab has selected NComputing's virtual computers to deliver Computer Labs to 480 schools. This is a part of a major computer education initiative called ICT Education Project for Punjab, estimated to be valued at Rs.7.5 crore (US$1.6 million), which will provide computer access to thousands of schoolchildren throughout the state. This further strengthens NComputing's position as the de-facto desktop computing procurement choice for education in India. The company's products are already providing desktop computing access to millions of school children through major state education projects in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Speaking on the occasion, Stephen Dukker, CEO & Chairman, NComputing, said, "In a region of such promise as Punjab, where almost 60% of the population is under 25, much of its future lies in the next generation of educated and ICT aware students....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has unveiled the 2011 Blue Coat Web Security Report that examines Web behavior and the malware to which users are most frequently exposed. The report analyzes Web requests from the Blue Coat WebPulse service, which weekly rates nearly three billion requests in real-time, to provide a comprehensive overview of the changing ways in which people are using the Internet and the new methods cybercrime is using to target their attacks. "Today, dynamic Web links are the most powerful tool cybercrime has, and static Web ratings that require update cycles are too slow when the bad guys can harvest users within minutes," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president at Blue Coat Systems. "Only a real-time defense, like the Blue Coat WebPulse service, that can dynamically rate content and follow multi-staged malware attacks from beginning to end will be able to protect users." This report...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has unveiled the security strategy for QFabric Data Center architecture, announced earleir. QFabric is a single layer data center fabric that removes barriers to efficiency in the data center. Juniper's scalable data center security is enhanced by QFabric's ability to deliver any-to-any data center resource availability. This enables massive scale and comprehensive visibility, while at the same time reducing the complexity of the data center. In the face of security realities, innovation and integration across physical and virtual environments and strong management capabilities are required. Juniper addresses security in physical networking environments with the Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateway, virtual needs with the newly announced Juniper Networks vGW Virtual Gateway, and management with Junos Space Security Design and Security Threat Response Manager. Juniper's integrated solution is the industry...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Western Digital has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore's A*STAR Data Storage Institute (DSI), and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies. Located in Singapore Science Park, near WD's newly acquired media manufacturing operation, the Western Digital Singapore HDD R&D Center is now operational. The company is also entering an agreement with DSI to collaborate on the development of advanced head, media and hard drive system design. The proliferation of content on personal computers, storage devices and social networks is driving demand for higher capacity hard drives and the advanced science and engineering behind them. WD's focus for the new center is the development of future solutions for hard drive recording heads and media, system design and manufacturing pro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has launched the Kaspersky PURE, an integrated solution designed to protect home networks. Kaspersky PURE is Kaspersky Lab's flagship solution in the home user product range. It offers a new approach to the provision of computer security by combining a host of protection technologies in a single package. Users are reliably shielded from external attacks, operator errors and data loss as a result of computer failure and can enjoy all the benefits that modern PCs and the Internet have to offer, safe in the knowledge that they are fully protected. Kaspersky PURE includes such cutting-edge technologies as Application Control, which provides online protection by allotting programs a security rating based on information from Kaspersky Lab's reputation databases; Safe Run mode, which allows suspicious programs to be launched without damaging the system; and behavioral analysis modules to detect suspicious or dangerous program ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has consolidated a go-to-market channel strategy for its commercial channel partners to increase partner convenience, profitability and growth. Under the new initiative, Dell's PartnerDirect program will now be led by a separate Global Commercial Channel (GCC) team, which will serve as a single point of contact for channel partners across the company's different commercial business segments - Large Enterprise, Public and Medium Business. The new GCC structure, with its single point of contact for partners, will lead to higher productivity and improved time cycles and enable more customized programs to support the partners in the market. The new structure will protect partner profitability by bringing consistent pricing across different Dell commercial businesses and offer the partners increased growth opportunities with solution centric offerings and a broader end customer base. Commenting on the initiative, Mahesh Bhalla, Ge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has consolidated a go-to-market channel strategy for its commercial channel partners to increase partner convenience, profitability and growth. Under the new initiative, Dell's PartnerDirect program will now be led by a separate Global Commercial Channel (GCC) team, which will serve as a single point of contact for channel partners across the company's different commercial business segments - Large Enterprise, Public and Medium Business. The new GCC structure, with its single point of contact for partners, will lead to higher productivity and improved time cycles and enable more customized programs to support the partners in the market. The new structure will protect partner profitability by bringing consistent pricing across different Dell commercial businesses and offer the partners increased growth opportunities with solution centric offerings and a broader end customer base. Commenting on the initiative, Mahesh Bhalla, Ge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tata Consultancy Services has been appointed as official technology partner to the pro-cycling team - Team Garmin-Cervelo - for the racing season 2011. Team Garmin-Cervélo is dedicated to ethical sport and developing the next generation of cycling champions. The team comprises several world champions including Thor Hushovd and Emma Pooley, sprint sensation Tyler Farrar, Ryder Hesjedal and Tour de France veteran Christian Vande Velde. The team also boasts several current and former national champions, including Murilo Fischer, Cameron Meyer, Jack Bobridge and Alexis Rhodes. TCS will put in place an expert team to work with Team Garmin-Cervelo and determine how technology can be better leveraged to enhance the performance of the team, working hand-in-hand with the team's internal Sport Science group. "We are always looking for partners who share our commitment to using the best innovations in technology to ethically enhance performan...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has unveiled QFabric, the world's first true data center fabric. An outcome of "Project Stratus" Juniper's multiyear data center network research and development initiative, QFabric delivers quantum leap improvements in data center performance, operating cost and business agility, from the enterprise to the large-scale cloud provider. Engineered as a simplified, highly scalable data center network solution, QFabric enables a superior approach to building and securing virtualized data centers that eliminates the tradeoff between quality of experience and economics that plagues today's legacy networks. QFabric enables exponential improvements in data center speed, scale and efficiency, by removing legacy barriers and improving business agility. QFabric's flat architecture also enables the industry's first integrated security solution that provides visibility, enforcement and scale across the enti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Emerson Network Power has appointed Ausim Khan as the country manager for the India channel business, replacing Mandeep Gupta. Ausim will continue to further strengthen the channel business and will focus on expanding Emerson Network Power's reach, introducing new products and technologies and concentrate on marketing initiatives on the channel front. Commenting on the appointment, Sandeep Nair, Managing Director for Emerson Network Power in India, said, "Emerson provides great growth opportunities to its employees and Ausim's elevation is a good example of this philosophy. Given Ausim's experience in successfully developing and strengthening our business through channel networks, we are well positioned to enhance existing market penetration and tap new market opportunities." Ausim has a rich experience of over 11 years in the channel business. Prior to joining Emerson Network Power, he has worked with Tech Pacific and ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP India has announced Neeraj Sharma as the Vice-President of the Imaging and Printing Group in India. He will be replacing Ravi Aggarwal who is retiring from HP after 21 years. Neeraj will join the senior leadership team for HP India and will be reporting to John Solomon, Senior Vice-President, HP, Imaging and Printing group, Asia-Pacific and Japan. "Neeraj is a strategic thinker, passionate about technology, with panache to sniff out new growth opportunities," said John Solomon. "We believe these are the qualities that will lead us to the next level of growth in India." Formerly an IBM senior executive, Neeraj joins HP with 20 years of experience, of which seven were spent in senior leadership roles across varied technology portfolios. He has successfully led complex B2B, SME and Enterprise PC and peripherals businesses with both retail and distribution strategies and comes with a solid understanding of the Indian lands...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The management of MIS equipment is getting more and more important and it is required to have higher efficiency wherein the IT staff will require total solutions to have easier operation to thoroughly manage all kinds of servers. This is where D-Link provides a simple solution that allows you to control multiple PCs through as a single console. D-Link KVM-440/450 KVM switches provide high-end local remote management solution that allows you to control up to 4096 (with KVM-450) PCs from a single console. With convenient installation and option to daisy chain up to three levels, KVM-440/450 proves to be ideal products to manage the servers efficiently. The KVM Switch connects to the keyboard/mouse via PS/2 and computers via PS/2 and/or USB. It supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS 9/ OS X, and Sun Microsystems Operating Systems. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Arecont Vision camera technology has announced that a wide range of Arecont Vision mega pixel camera models have achieved UL listing by Underwriters Laboratories, under the UL-60950-1 standard for Information Technology Equipment. Arecont Vision is the first high volume mega pixel security camera manufacturer to UL list its products. "The UL listing provides confirmation of safety and quality, and ensures design consultants, specifiers and systems integrators that Arecont Vision mega pixel cameras are compliant," said Raul Calderon, Senior Vice-President of Marketing, Arecont Vision. "UL listing paves the way for even greater acceptance of Arecont Vision mega pixel cameras into applications having strict regulatory requirements." Arecont Vision indoor H.264 models listed by UL include series AV1305, AV2105, AV3105, AV5105 and AV10005 models with Day/Night or auto-iris options. Other UL-listed indoor H.264 cameras include...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aircel continues its growth momentum by announcing the much-awaited launch of its 3G services. Aircel, during the last financial year made a strong commitment to the potentially fast-growing data market in India, by grabbing a strong suite of 3G and BWA licences. It has already been the first Telco to get consumers to experience 3G, by creating a 3G experience zone in November 2010. Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel, who launched the services, said, "We have been working very hard in getting this right and have taken every step with deliberation. This is reflected in our success in the years leading up to 2010. 3G is a natural next step. We are excited about 3G, as we see it as something that will begin to transform our lives in many ways. The youth comprise over 50 per cent of the country's population and are among active internet users and also avid users of Facebook, YouTube and other social networking sites. The launch of 3G services o...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sloka Telecom has launched the cost-effective wireless broadband solutions targeted at Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) of emerging countries. Sloka Telecom offers these solutions in both licensed and unlicensed spectrums of 3.3 - 3.6 GHz and 5.8 GHz. Sloka's solution provides last-mile access for broadband and telephony networks. The suit consists of Point-to-Multi Point access for wide area coverage, and Point-to-Point access for long-distance backhaul. The WiMAX solution provided by Sloka Telecom will reduced the cost of the equipment to Rs.2,700 for the ISPs in providing a new broadband connection. The Ethernet solution provided by Sloka will enable wide area coverage of 5 to 6 kms in urban areas and even cover more widespread geography for the rural areas. The WiFi solutions by Sloka Telecom will enable the Point-to-Point access up to 50 kms. These solutions provided by Sloka Telecom require very low capital and operatin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VMware has announced that major Japan-based telecommunications operator, SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. has joined the VMware vCloud Datacenter Services Program, which delivers globally consistent enterprise-class hybrid cloud computing infrastructure services. Through the partnership, SOFTBANK TELECOM's private and public sector customers will be able to move workloads seamlessly between their private clouds and SOFTBANK TELECOM's public cloud. By offering a common infrastructure, VMware vCloud Datacenter Services place full and rapid control in the hands of IT departments, enabling them to monitor, manage and secure their applications across environments. In contrast to the IT industry’s widely-held belief in a "one-cloud-fits-all" approach, VMware's customer-centric philosophy is that a cloud environment must be tailored to the unique business needs of each enterprise, while enabling organizations to leverage investment in e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acronis has launched Acronis Backup and Security 2011, an updated solution to safeguard critical data and systems from both internal and external threats. The latest edition delivers three elements for home computer protection - local backup and disaster recovery, online backup and Internet security. Acronis Backup and Security 2011 provides comprehensive information protection that combines award-winning backup and recovery with Internet security, delivering a comprehensive alternative to existing point solutions. This combination of backup and security technologies allows users to back up systems locally for fast recovery of both data and their entire PC, protecting them against user error, disk failures and system failures, and to implement industry leading firewall, anti-virus, parental controls and other security protections. Acronis Backup and Security 2011 also provides online backup - an additional layer of protection with remote l...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Corsair has announced its plans for the upcoming transition from 34-nanometer to 25- nanometer flash chips used on its solid-state drives. "There is a lot of confusion in the market about the impact the move from 34 to 25nm flash will have on both the price and the performance of solid-state drives," said John Beekley, Vice-President of Technical Marketing, Corsair. "We have been working closely with SandForce to ensure the smoothest possible transition and we are sharing the details today." Flash memory manufacturers are transitioning to using 25nm process for fabrication, allowing them to boost capacity and reduce costs, which in turn will allow SSD suppliers to pass those savings to the consumer. The downside is that SSDs built using 25nm flash ICs may require more over-provisioning (a technique used to ensure reliability) which lowers the capacity of the SSD and may also see a reduction in performance. "The Corsa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Tally Solutions has launched its Tally.ERP 9 Series "A" Release 3.0, specifically designed for seamless business execution. With this new release, Tally has introduced new features and enhanced functionalities including incorporation of the new Rupee symbol; extending its reach in the Middle East with the introduction of its bidirectional language feature; simplification of business processes via Job Work, and Payroll via Income Tax for payroll. With all this and a host of other new capabilities, Tally has become India's most comprehensive business management software and extended its reach beyond borders. Tally.ERP 9 Series "A" Release 3.0 allows the use of the new Rupee symbol, thereby addressing the pressing needs of the industry in terms of output capability. Tally also provides another interesting feature that facilitates for "inter-currency" conversion. Tally allows the user to select a base currency (...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acer has increased its footprint in the commercial PC market through its unique novel channel strategy. The program is focussed on strengthening and increasing the existing partner base to loyal channel partners in the commercial segment. As part of this strategy, Acer announced the "Acer Select Program" for its "Select" channel partner which enabled them to fully address the requirements of the commercial segment. In the past one year, Acer has tripled its loyal partners, as the company moved from direct to an indirect model to approach Commercial, Government, Education and SMB businesses. Acer, through its various schemes, infused its commercial channel network with high levels of energy and motivation, critical for driving sales and powering the success of the brand. Within a year after the rollout of the program, Acer built an active partner base and witnessed a steady quarter on quarter growth, focussing on new acco...