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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Global IT consultancy ThoughtWorks has launched its Consulting Services Offering in India. Founded in 1993, ThoughtWorks has consistently improved competitive advantage, innovation and growth for market-leading companies by helping them adopt collaborative and adaptive methods in software development projects globally. Having pioneered advanced methods and tools to overcome problems that beset large-scale IT projects, ThoughtWorks' Consulting Services will help share the knowledge it has gained from hundreds of successfully completed projects, and meet both client and market demand in India. Explaining the rationale behind opening their doors to the Indian market, Preethi Madhu, Head - Consulting Practices, ThoughtWorks India, says, "Change like the kind we talk about involves organizations changing their mindsets and leadership styles, while relooking at driving value. These are reflected in the macro trends that we see in the indus...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mistral Solutions has joined Texas Instruments' (TI) Elite Design House Network. Mistral is now a part of a niche group of international companies that offer system-level design services and products, providing accelerated product innovation and time-to-market to product developers. TI's Elite Design House (EDH) is a network of members who provide design feasibility, research, complete system/product design, hardware/software system integration, prototyping, manufacturing, and product life-cycle management services to a worldwide customer base. The EDH has 24-member companies from across the world catering to product engineering and design requirements of international customers in domains such as medical, industrial, video and imaging, and wireless. Anees Ahmed, Chairman, Mistral Solutions, said, "Mistral has a very successful, long-term association with TI and this has strengthened our expertise on TI's platforms. We are p...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acronis has announced Acronis Backup and Recovery 11. This new product will help organizations simplify their disaster recovery and data protection needs across physical, virtual and cloud environments by providing its established disk imaging technology fully integrated with purpose-built data protection and backup features such as catalog and search. In a market where disaster recovery and data protection are traditionally provided in two separate solutions, Acronis is the first to announce a product that provides the two elements of file-based backup and system-level recovery in a single, affordable, and easy-to-use product. This allows organizations to reduce complexity, as well as software maintenance and management costs. Acronis Backup and Recovery 11 is an integrated solution for the backup and recovery of images, files and Virtual Machines (VM). Support for applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server will bec...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE EMC Corporation has further extended its product portfolio in storage for the Indian market by introducing a record-breaking number of new systems and capabilities designed to make it simpler than ever for businesses and organizations of all sizes to harness and exploit the massive amounts of information they generate each day. EMC has announced multiple new storage systems and software features - more than 40 new technologies and products in all -including a new family of unified storage systems - EMC VNX - for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), new unified systems for the midrange, new software for its high-end systems and new disk-based backup and recovery and archiving systems. The technologies are part of a multi-billion-dollar investment in storage that positions EMC at the intersection of all the major trends that are driving massive information growth, including cloud computing and Big Data applications. Manoj Chugh, President...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DIGISOL has introduced its new Wireless Green Broadband Router DG-BR4000NG. This new broadband router enables communication between wireless and wired notebooks/desktop computers in the network and it also allows Internet connectivity to the network. The DG-BR4000NG wireless broadband router can provide wireless data transmission rate up to 150Mbps which enhances the sharing of files, photo, audio, video and gaming experience over wireless network. DG-BR4000NG is truly a high-performance and cost-effective solution for your home and small business environments. DG-BR4000NG is an energy-efficient router which helps to save power by using advanced power-saving technology. When the wireless radio is idle, i.e. no wireless client is accessing the WLAN network, the router saves power by offloading CPU. The Smart Transmit Power Control mechanism in DG-BR4000NG transmits optimum power depending upon the distance of wireless clients from the router....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Iomega has announced the worldwide launch of the exciting new Iomega ScreenPlay DX HD Media Player line, a family of easy-to-use multimedia devices that changes the way you experience digital entertainment in your home. With the Iomega ScreenPlay DX HD Media Player, you can access and enjoy videos, movies, photos and music on the Internet as well as content you own - all on your own TV in full 1080p high definition. The new lineup of Iomega ScreenPlay DX HD Media Player products is compatible with the most popular formats, including H.264, WMV and RMVB, as well as being DLNA certified for easy streaming with compatible devices on your home network. Other notable features include DivX Plus HD certification for stunning playback of MKV movies, Wi-Fi capability right out of the box, thanks to the included 802.11n adaptor, and a user-friendly remote control featuring a ful QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text entry of online links, websites a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TCS Financial Solutions, which is dedicated to providing business application solutions to the banking, insurance and capital market industries, has announced that it will provide ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. with TCS BaNCS integrated Custody, Cash and Corporate Actions solution as part of a modernization programme to replace its legacy infrastructure. Andrej Bolkovic Global Chief Information Officer of ABN AMRO Clearing commented, "This project will significantly lower our maintenance and IT-related costs. TCS BaNCS not only meets our needs from a functionality perspective, but supports and enhances our operation's capabilities in a rapid and ever-changing business environment." N. Ganapathy Subramaniam, President, TCS Financial Solutions, said, "The ideal promise of technology is the harnessing of the benefits while keeping the cost low. We are glad to be chosen by ABN AMRO Clearing to be a part of their extensive moderni...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Subex has launched their Prepaid Channel Assurance solution, a packaged solution offering based on their industry-leading ROC solution suite. According to a report from KPMG, prepaid is the largest and most vulnerable revenue stream for a majority of operators. Prepaid revenue represents around 90% of total revenue of many operators in emerging markets and since prepaid CSPs operate in real-time, they require more dynamic revenue assurance procedures to limit losses. In such a scenario, assuring processes around cash management activities plays an important role because of the increase in number of payment channels and the complexity involved in customer payment transactions and cash management processes. The Prepaid Channel Assurance solution uses control systems and processes based on its advanced analytics techniques to accurately reconcile and report customer payment transactions and adjustments in a service provider organization. Its adv...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Om Nanotech has become the first manufacturer of 6 GB and 10 GB Pen Drives in India. These unique capacities fill an exisiting capacity void that was hereto not addressed, providing users a wider range to choose from. The drives are High speed USB 2.0 interface compliant and backward compatible with USB 1.1. The drives are supported by all the Microsoft operating systems including Vista, XP, Win 2000, 98SE, Linux 2.4 and above, providing seamless data exchange. The stylish Zipmem USB Drives are a sophisticated and convenient tool for storing multimedia contents and also boast of impressive endurance and data retention. Om Nanotech can also customize the drives with options for Password protection, invisible partitions and other security features. Talking about the exclusive USB Drives, Atul Khosla, Director, Om Nanotech Pvt. Ltd., said, "With our manufacturing plants present in India, we can make modifications in our Products on the bas...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SafeNet has launched a series of Webinars to train its channel partners across the country. Through the webinar series, the company is looking at increasing the awareness and to help the partners in their technical enablement of its channel partners. More than 60 channel partners from across the country have already registered for the program. In addition to creating awareness, the program will also help channel partners to maximize sales opportunities and accelerate their profitability. "The idea behind this initiative is to familiarize our channel partners with SafeNet's technology and product portfolio and to offer them opportunities for predictable and profitable growth. I am sure the webinars that we are going to organize will add lot of value to our partners across the country," commented Mr. Rana Gupta, Business Head, India & SAARC, SafeNet. Through the webinar series, the company is looking at creating an identity...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Seagate has unveiled the 3.5-inch hard drive featuring 1TB of storage capacity per disk platter, breaking the 1TB areal density barrier to help meet explosive worldwide demand for digital content storage in both home and office. Seagate's GoFlex Desk products are the first to feature in the new hard drive, delivering storage capacities of up to 3TB and an areal density of 625 Gigabits per square inch - the industry's highest. Seagate is on track to ship its flagship 3.5-inch Barracuda desktop hard drive with 3TBs of storage on 3 disk platters - enough capacity to store up to 120 high-definition movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or virtually countless hours of digital music - to the distribution channel in mid-2011. The drive will also be available in the capacities of 2TB, 1.5TB and 1TB. "Organizations of all sizes and consumers worldwide are amassing digital content at light speed, generating immense demand for sto...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fujitsu has launched products under DGS&D RC (Directorate General of Supply & Disposals, Rate Contract). The products that are available under DGS&D RC include are the products from Fujitsu LIFEBOOK Notebook series. Recently, the company had introduced LH 530 from the same series. "We are happy to bring to your attention the availability of world-class Fujitsu products under DGS&D RC. Through this initiative, we also intend to reinforce our commitment to offer the best-in-class devices at an unbeatable price point," said Ramprasad Lakshminarayanan, General Manager - Channel Sales, Fujitsu India. Fujitsu LIFEBOOK, which is now available under DGS&D Rate Contract, is a premier notebook brand with a 20-year heritage. LIFEBOOK reflects Fujitsu's core values of innovation, reliability, green and human-centric design. Building on more than two decades of Fujitsu's notebook firsts, the refreshed LIFEBOOK portf...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To address the needs of an evolving workforce that demands anytime, anywhere access to business applications and data, Dell has announced new business computing solutions and form factors including laptops and tablets. The new offerings include the Dell Latitude E5420, E5520, E6220, E6320, E6420, E6520, E6420 ATG laptops and XT3 convertible tablet. The way workers connect to and access business data and applications is rapidly changing, providing them unprecedented levels of productivity and knowledge. Additionally, the workforce is becoming more dispersed and global. IDC estimates that one-third of the world’s workforce will be mobile by 2013. The new Dell solutions give businesses the Power to Do More and raise the bar in terms of design, manageability and security and are engineered from the ground up to make end-users more efficient while providing the right level of control for IT. "As a leader in providing business solutions to or...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Jabra has been elevated to Platinum Membership in the Avaya DevConnect programme by Avaya. As a global headset provider for Avaya Unified Communications solutions, Jabra has been recognized for a higher level of commitment in developing and integrating a wide range of wireless and corded headsets that offer superior audio quality, increased workplace productivity, and enhanced ergonomic comfort. "Platinum Membership in Avaya's developer community allows Jabra to continue to develop deeper integration with Avaya platforms which will lead to an enhanced user experience," said Ralph Ede, Managing Director for Jabra in South Asia. "Building on Avay''s resources and Jabra's innovative product development, customers in offices, contact centres and on the road will have a broader portfolio of compliance-tested solutions designed to meet their individual needs and budget requirements. Jabra is dedicated to enhancin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE neoteric has announced "Trend Micro BEAT the HEAT' Quarterly incentive programme for its Channel partners. It is a point-based programme, wherein Trend Micro products have been assigned points and the channel partners have to accumulate the points. The programme is targeted at Tier-2 (Crusaders) set of partners and would be valid on purchases made from Authorized Sub-distributors (Titans) as well as neoteric. At the end of the quarter basis the amount of points accumulated by the partner, the partner can redeem those points against cool gifts that are on offer for each slab. The programme is an extension of "Be the Invincible" the loyalty programme that was launched in January. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Xerox India has kick-started a multi-city roadshow campaign to expand consumer outreach in the northern markets. Having already started with the Chandigarh chapter on 27th April, 2011, the roadshow showcased range of printers in the MFD category like Xerox Workcentre 5700 series, & Xerox Workcentre 7120 multifunction, Xerox wide format 7142, Xerox Wide format 6604 & 6605 solution & Xerox workcentre 5225/5230. Commenting on the consumer outreach campaign and the multi-city roadshows, Arvind Chabra, Regional Head, North & East, Value Segment, Xerox India, said, Presently, North India contributes a considerable amount of value businesses. With the first of our consumer outreach programme in Chandigarh and multiple other roadshows that are in the pipeline in May, we plan to increase our market share and brand equity by the end of 2011. We are also looking at strengthening and expanding our channel base in Chandigarh so that they ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP Enterprise has become an SAP-certified global provider of cloud services in support of SAP solutions. HP provides standardized IT solutions and services based on shared resources via the Internet enabling the delivery of SAP applications to clients in a scalable manner via HP Hybrid Delivery Cloud Services. The certification covers a range of HP solutions, including application hosting, cloud management, disaster recovery and networking. "The race to the cloud is causing many cloud service providers to offer Infrastructure as a Service, but leave service levels and risk management to their resource-strapped clients," said Marshal Correia, Director, Enterprise Services, HP India. "With this certification, HP can deliver SAP solutions via the cloud with increased flexibility and rapid provisioning, resulting in lower costs and less risk for companies to consume the full benefits of enterprise applications." "The cer...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IBM has announced ConnectM as the winner of the IBM SmartCamp Bangalore 2011, an exclusive networking and mentoring event for entrepreneurs in India. ConnectM creates machine to machine technology that links analytics from disparate systems to provide business intelligence for the Telecommunications, Utilities, and Transportation industries, among others. The IBM SmartCamp that was held in Bangalore was the first among the series of such initiatives to be undertaken by IBM globally this year. This is an exclusive program, part of the IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and experienced mentors with innovative ideas that can help build a Smarter Planet. These initiatives help IBM to work with the new generation of entrepreneurs tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues like water, transportation, healthcare and the environment that impact the way people live and work. ConnectM was the winner ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Raritan has announced its dcTrack data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software has won "New Product of the Year" award from Network Computing magazine in London. It also collected the runner-up award in the "Data Centre Product of the Year" category. Raritan received the awards at the presentation ceremony of the fifth Network Computing Awards, held at London's Hotel Russell. Nominations for these awards were made by readers of Network Computing. Once finalists in each award category were determined, readers were asked to vote on the finalists to determine the winners. Approximately 6,000 individuals cast votes for the 2011 awards, making this one of the most significant surveys relating to networking technology in the UK, according to the magazine. "We are proud our dcTrack software is being recognized for its exceptional and innovative asset and connectivity management capabilities, and its abili...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BirdRes has recently partnered with PVR Cinemas for booking movie ticket(s) to offer value add-ons to its customers. The cinema tool allows BirdRes customers to select show timings, seats and other preferences for a hassle free movie watching experience. Customers can book their ticket(s) through an agent credit limit or an agent credit card on its website. Tickets can then be collected at the PVR outlets by showing the transaction SMS or e-mail confirmation along with a photo identity card. This is the first B2B partnership for PVR, enabling the customer to pay through the credit shell via BirdRes, without providing any credit card details. Ankur Bhatia, Executive Director, Bird Group said, "We are delighted that PVR Cinemas have chosen BirdRes as their preferred B2B partner to offer their services. This collaboration with BirdRes will help customers to book their movie ticket(s) through the easy credit shell facility. Partnerships such...