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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Antcor S.A. has announced that it has been selected by Zylog Systems India Limited to empower the massive rollout of its 'Wi5 Broadband' fixed wireless data services across India. Through this partnership, Antcor will enable 'Wi5 Broadband' equipment with tailored and state of the art software, which will allow the efficient and reliable operation of the wireless network. Wi5 Broadband is an initiative of Zylog Systems India Limited (ZSIL). Antcor's solid experience in outdoor WIFI solutions and the flexibility to provide tailored solutions that meet customer's needs, have been the main drivers of Zylog's strategic decision. Costas Meimetis, Antcor's CEO said: "We are excited to partner with Zylog on this promising project and take active part in their vision to revolutionize broadband connectivity in India. Our WIFI software technology has been deployed in hundreds of networks around the globe with excep...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Amdocs has released the findings of a research report that shows increasing adoption of managed services strategies to support B/OSS (business and operational support systems) operations by communications service providers in developing Asia. The research, conducted by leading analyst firm Analysys Mason, finds managed services adoption is growing faster in developing Asia than anywhere else in the world, and is driven by heightening competition, coupled with a double-digit growth rate in subscriber counts. The Research highlights that Managed services adoption is growing faster in developing Asia than anywhere else in the world. The revenues developing out of these services in Asia are estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10.2 percent. For comparison, managed services revenues in developed Asia and in Central and Latin America are expected to grow at CAGRs of 6.4 and 8.2 percent. India is one of the major investors in managed services in developin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Vdopia has announced the expansion of its management team. Joining the company are Robert Palma as Senior Vice President of Network Sales for North America and Joshua M. Kruter as Vice President of Marketing. According to Saurabh Bhatia, Vdopia co-founder and Chief Business Officer: "Our iVdopia mobile ad portfolio is now serving upwards of 100 million mobile video advertising impressions a month, along with billions of rich media ads, across iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry devices. We're connecting the world's biggest brands with their target audiences via premium content sites. The addition of these proven leaders enables Vdopia to super-serve our existing clients and partners, while also preparing us to deliver new, game-changing solutions we have planned for 2011." "Vdopia is expanding from being No.1 in the online advertising space in India to creating exciting ad formats and platforms on the mobile front...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Stellar information system ltd has launched the Stellar Phoenix EDB to PST converter. A professional EDB to PST converter that efficiently converts working MS Exchange database (EDB) files to Outlook Data (PST) files. On the launch, Manoj Dhingra, Director-Domestic business of Stellar Data recovery commented, "We are Pleased to launch this exclusive EDB to PST converter. It is very user friendly and secure software. This is a very useful tool to save data even from your mailbox, which is prone to corruption due dirty shut down or file size error etc." This exclusive software gives immense power to users to work tension free. This software converts the EDB files of your mailbox to PTS files and saves it in MS outlook, which means you can restore your mailbox, even if a mail has been deleted. The software is a boon to the people who are always on the move, as it displays a preview of the user mailbox. This keeps your communication an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has announced that Gartner has ranked the company as the third- largest vendor of consumer IT security software worldwide in its annual "Market Share: Security Software, Worldwide, 2010" report published on March 30, 2011 by Ruggero Contu and Matthew Cheung. According to Gartner, Kaspersky Lab's share of the global consumer IT security market reached 9% in 2010, a 2-percentage point increase compared to the company's 2009 results. Kaspersky Lab's consumer security revenue grew 42% in 2010, compared to the results of previous year. Since 2008, Kaspersky Lab has seen a 7% increase in its share of the consumer IT security market, significantly outperforming the growth rates of its main competitors and in 2010, the company became the third-largest vendor of consumer IT security software worldwide. "Consistent market growth relies on several crucial points - quality of products, better detection rates and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SanDisk Corporation has announced that Inter Foto India will serve as an authorized distributor for SanDisk imaging products in India. Inter Foto will make SanDisk products more readily available to Indian consumers, who may enjoy a broader range of services and convenience as a result of SanDisk's increased distribution capacity. India is a fast-growing digital camera market, recording a healthy growth in unit sales of 76 per cent year-on-year (April-June 2010 over April-June 2009), according to IDC. SanDisk offers an array of products to meet the needs of all consumers. SanDisk Ultra memory cards are fast, reliable and rugged, allowing consumers to capture any moment under any conditions. SanDisk Extreme memory cards for DSLRs offer the fast-performance photographers need to take their skills to the next level. "Indian consumers are growing more passionate about digital photography, and SanDisk memory cards help them do more with ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NEC India has launched a new IP-enabled Communication Server SL1000, in India. With this solution specially designed for SMEs, NEC aims to increase its presence in the SME sector and garner a domestic market share of 30% by end of 2011. The SL1000 is an intelligent cost-effective telecommunication system, which packs affordability, efficiency and IP-telephony all into one system. This cutting edge solution caters to the communication needs of SMEs, small offices and home offices (SOHOs). Speaking at the launch event, Taichiro Hashizawa, Vice President & Senior General Manager, NEC Corporation said, "NEC is one of the top three players in the Unified Communications space globally and has customers in more than 80 countries. India as a market is of strategic importance to NEC. It is one of our fastest growing markets today and we are committed to addressing the needs of Indian customers. The SME sector is a lucrative market segment, a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE China Unicom's subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%. The operator will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks' Energy Solutions including cooling box and battery-cooling cabinet to replace more costly air-conditioning units. "This is truly a win-win situation for us," said Li Chao, General Manager of Anhui Unicom. "It will help us meet the government imperative to mobile operators to reduce energy consumption. In the long run, it will also help us reduce our network operating costs from anywhere between 10%-30%, while improving service availability." Nokia Siemens Networks' leading Energy Solutions can help lower average ambient temperatures to reduce dependency on expensive air-conditioning reducing total power consumption. "Our solution provides a comprehensive approach to reduce energy consumption in mobi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Avid has selected top-of-rack (ToR) access switches from Force10 Networks to integrate with its Avid ISIS 5000 shared storage system and provide customized end-to-end media editing solutions for small to mid-size production facilities. The ultra-low latency, port density and dynamic buffering capabilities of selected S-Series ToR access switches will enable Avid to provide a variety of cost-effective, flexible and real-time shared media storage solutions. To provide customized solutions for a variety of environments, Avid is integrating the S25N, S25P, S60 and S4810 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ToR access switches into the ISIS 5,000 offerings. For smaller editing environments with fewer ports, Avid is integrating the Force10 S25N while the S25P ToR switch is being used for similar-sized environments operating fiber-based networks. For its mid-range customers, Avid will incorporate either the S60 (for 1 GbE backbones) or the newly offered S4...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos is warning Facebook users to be wary of bogus event invites that are currently circulating on the social network. Spammers have invited millions of Facebook users to fake events in an attempt to generate income from online survey scams. One event, called "Who blocked you from his friend list?" has already tricked more than 165,000 people into signing up, with a staggering 10.3 million users still debating whether to respond or not. The scammers embed instructions into the 'More info' section of the event's summary, which leads unsuspecting Facebook users into visiting webpages for online surveys or competitions, designed to earn commission for those behind the scheme. In some instances, users are also asked for a mobile phone number, which is then signed up to an expensive premium rate service.” "These spammed-out event invitations and links to survey scams are one of the biggest nuisances on Facebook right ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SMC Networks has introduced ATM ROUTERS globally. This router connects to 3G networks using your existing USB wireless modem. It also connects with many wireless peripherals and other Wi-Fi devices, hence creating a Wi-Fi hotspot from almost anywhere. The Wireless Router is hugely used in ATMs as well as Mobile ATMs. It is simple enough to be set up in just minutes. The Router is compatible with most modems in the market. It is user-friendly and ready-to-use device. The ATM ROUTER features 1-port 10/100 MB/s LAN & WAN port, high-speed wireless-N access point, NAT firewall with SPI, a user-friendly web-based management interface. The one-of-its-kind unique feature is that it works with a number of service providers like Reliance, Tata and many other eminent Teleservices. Unlike the VSAT connection, SMC ATM Routers are extremely cost-effective and also require very less time for its installation. Within a few minutes, the connectivity is ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Spice Mobility has announced its alliance with Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week-2011 as official Gold Mobile Partner for the event. India's most anticipated fashion event will witness Spice Mobility sponsoring and presenting the show for the renowned designer Manish Malhotra. Announcing the association, Kunal Ahooja, CEO, Spice Mobility, said, "After our debut here last year, we are delighted to be a part of the prestigious fashion week and showcase our stylish products, again this year. The event is looked upon not only by the fashion fraternity but the vast youth segment that modulates its fashion statements based on the stylish and trendy innovations showcased here. Spice, with its ever innovative approach, is elated to be a part of this event for allowing it to showcase technology in a style forum. Presenting a style icon like Manish Malhotra's show is an honour. I am sure this will enhance Spice's style quotient.” On ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Celebrating its 15th year of existence, Intex Technologies has unveiled its new corporate logo. The new logo is designed to reflect the new-age Intex. In the words of Narendra Bansal, Chairman & Managing Director, Intex Technologies, "I am delighted to present the new brand identity. It carries forward the traits of the brand persona - dynamism, creativity, flexibility and strength - and at the same time aims for infinity and a boundless world; a reminder to our quest of enhancing our growth rate and moving ahead to become a company with a strong global footprint." Along with the logo, the new avatar also comprises of a "Grid", which will be seen in all of INTEX communications. In the grid, one can see a reflection of "infinity" (derived from the letter "x" in the new logo) - a boundless and limitless hunger for expansion in reach, in consumer base, in product range and presence across borders. The...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Amkette has introduced the next-generation of multimedia players with Flash TV HD. The new Flash TV HD delivers crystal-clear movie quality and incredible sound effect in DTS/Dolby format giving users stunning 1080p full high-definition entertainment. Amkette's Flash TV HD boasts several first-of-its-kind features such as a Photo Movie with music effect, upscaling feature for high-definition viewing, playlist creation, smart navigation for content access and resume feature for power cuts. Amkette's Flash TV HD supports playback of digital media on most USB mass storage devices and supports all the video and audio formats like MKV, AVI, H.264, M2ts(Blu-ray), MP4 including the photo formats JPEG, GIF and BMP in high-resolution output of 1080p directly on the television. With the Flash TV HD, users can share their videos and photos instantly from their PCs and notebooks in enhanced clarity and high-definition with friends, family and co...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has added a Norwegian languagev module to the cloud-based Blue Coat WebPulse service, a collaborative community that unites 75 million users in a common defence against Web-based threats. The addition of the new module provides real-time analysis of new and unknown Norwegian Web content and provides the WebPulse service with greater visibility into the Web ecosystem for more comprehensive protection from dynamic, Web-based threats. "Trying to keep pace with the dynamic, international nature of malware is a losing game for businesses that rely on traditional security utilizing static databases," said Steve Daheb, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice-President at Blue Coat Systems. "The support for real-time language ratings gives WebPulse a more holistic view of the Web and the visibility to identify and block multi-lingual malware attacks." The Blue Coat WebPulse service provides real-time Web int...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HTC Corporation has launched the latest HTC Desire S in the Indian market. The Android-powered HTC Desire S, equipped with the latest HTC Sense experience, perfectly combines a sleek unibody design with powerful features and is a worthy successor to the much-acclaimed HTC Desire. "HTC developed the HTC Sense experience to bring cutting-edge innovation to our customers in simple and natural ways that just make sense. This is what the HTC Desire S represents best," said Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC India. "The new phone offers an exhilarating mix of style, innovation and features that extends people's mobile experience in ways that feel personal and completely original. The HTC Desire was extremely well received in India and met with immense success and we are positive that the new HTC Desire S will prove to be a worthy successor," he added. As a successor to the popular and award-winning HTC Desire, the new HTC Des...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fortinet has added a new consolidated security appliance to its award-winning FortiGate product family. The FortiGate-3140B consolidated security appliance is designed for large enterprises and data centers requiring maximum firewall, virtual private network and intrusion prevention system (IPS) performance to optimize protection against blended threats, destructive malware and constantly evolving attempts to breach security in high-speed network environments. Leveraging custom FortiASIC processors, the FortiGate-3140B appliance provides large enterprises with up to 58 gigabits-per-second of firewall performance, 10 Gbps of IPS performance, and up to a robust 22 gigabits-per-second of VPN performance, all in a highly compact two-rack unit (2-RU) form factor designed to preserve precious wiring closet real estate. The new appliance comes standard with ten 10-gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) ports. To provide the most flexible protection for the m...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM is providing Finance and Administration Shared Services for PepsiCo India (PI) in order to help the food and beverage giant to focus on growth in the booming Indian consumer marketplace. In 2009, PepsiCo India and IBM signed a five-year business process services agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM Global Process Services business will help PI centralize its financial processes across multiple plants, office locations and business units under a single shared services operation. The agreement covers Payments, Revenue and Reporting processes and will help PI enhance governance, drive standardization and simplification and create value through increased productivity. Kimsuka Narasimhan, Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo India, said, "India is one of the most important markets for PepsiCo. It is large and complex and the core objective of the finance function will be to partner with the business in strategic decision making a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE CommScope has named Randy Crenshaw as Chief Operating Officer. Crenshaw has served CommScope as chief supply officer since late 2009 and previously was executive vice-president and general manager of CommScope Enterprise Solutions. In his new role, he will lead CommScope's supply chain, manufacturing, quality, product development and management, and business unit functions. Crenshaw reports to Eddie Edwards, who had served as CommScope's chief operating officer prior to his January 2011 appointment as president and chief executive officer succeeding Frank Drendel, who remains as chairman of the board. "Randy is a talented, experienced leader who brings considerable operational skill and a long track record of success to this position," Edwards said. "He will serve a key role as we build upon the company's many strengths and grow our business profitably through providing outstanding service and solutions for our ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Techcom has introduced SSD 3300 FM, a 2.1 multimedia speaker system. With simple yet elegant looks, the 3300 FM offers a very friendly user interface coupled with a fully functional remote control for ease of operations. The LED display adds to the clarity and crispness of information and subsequent control of the system. The digital MP3/CD Player enables playback of sharp, digital quality music for an enriching experience. The built-in digital FM radio allows you to tune into your favourite station as per your convenience. The SD / USB input facilities enable direct playback of music from memory cards and data storage devices enabling users to just plug in a pen-drive or an SD Card. The SSD 3300 FM is available in the market for a price of about Rs.1,550/- only. For More Details See www.varindia.com