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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Plintron Global Technology Solutions Private Limited (Plintron) and Lycamobile has announced their global partnership to lead the MVNA (Mobile Virtual Network Aggregator) market. This partnership builds on Plintron's successful 14 country launch of Lycamobile's services and hosting on a private cloud based mobile core network infrastructure. In the last one year, Plintron and Lycamobile jointly have been instrumental in commercialization of the MVNA business model in the UK. MVNA is a partnership of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) to enable mobile telephony based services for other brands. This service will enable a range of brands to launch a mobile proposition to complement their core businesses in the most efficient cost and timeframe. Mohan Kumar, Founder & CEO, Plintron said, "In the dynamically growing telecom industry, the MVNA model would play a vantage role in the c...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Adding to its stable, FUJIFILM India Pvt. Ltd. has introduced FinePix T 200 - a super-slim digital camera. FinePixT 200 has an impressive 14-mega pixel resolution that won't miss the finest details of the subject. Images are captured sharp, clear and in vivid colours, even when printed at large sizes. It is a highly sensitive camera with maximum sensitivity of ISO3200 resulting in photos appear natural and more true to life even with limited available light. "Fujifilm is putting efforts to bring more and more quality products to its customers. The latest addition to the list of fine digital cameras by Fujifilm is the super-slim FinePix T 200. Its compact body and user-friendly features are sure to attract the attention of camera buyers and photography enthusiasts," said K. Tanaka, Managing Director, Fujifilm India. A. Rajkumar, Country General Manager (DSC), Fujifilm India, said, "FinePix T 200 breaks the cluttered segment...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Logitech has announced the availability of its award-winning range of Harmony remotes in India. Equipped with advanced features like wireless RF technology, full-colour touch screen, one-touch activity control, ergonomic design and rechargeable batteries, the Logitech Harmony remotes are designed to enhance the digital entertainment experience. The Logitech Harmony remotes are optimized to control multiple devices and consequently minimize the piling up of remote controls. Logitech Harmony remotes can be easily set up - just connect it to your computer and you are guided through every step of configuring your remote. "The Logitech Harmony remotes simplify the complexities involved in today's home-entertainment systems," said Subrotah Biswas, Logitech Country Manager for India and South West Asia. "The Logitech Harmony remotes are powerful, yet elegant replacement to multiple remotes that are needed even for a simple task l...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited has partnered with IBM to build a scalable and efficient IT environment. Thriveni will implement enterprise SAP ERP for improving process efficiency and ensuring greater business insights. IBM will be the systems integrator for the entire deployment and will also provide application management support (AMS) for the next five years. The ERP system will run on IBM's Systems X server and storage. As part of the deal, IBM will help Thriveni integrate its entire operation onto a single IT platform encompassing different business units, including finance, purchasing, planning & budgeting, plant & project operations, and human resource. The new system will also ensure regulatory process compliance - related to environment, health, and safety - involved in mining operations through better controls and check points. "Since its inception two decades ago, Thriveni has grown significantly and the leg...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has expanded the award-winning Brocade VDX product family with two new switch models designed to deliver a comprehensive solution for future-proofing data center networks, cost-effectively supporting 1 GbE server and storage environments and allowing Ethernet-based server access to all the data stored on Fibre Channel SANs. The Brocade VDX switches support VCS fabric technology, enabling enterprises to gracefully evolve their traditional network architectures to an Ethernet fabric in order to better support virtualized and cloud-optimized data centers. "First-generation VDX 6720 was unveiled in November 2010. And now with VDX 6710 and 6730, we are announcing second generation of our solutions," informs K P Unnikrishnan, Marketing Director, APAC, Brocade Communications Singapore Pte Ltd. Further, Brocade has announced significant advancements to the Brocade CloudPlex architecture with new Brocade Virtual Compute Blocks. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acronis has launched a fast and simple-to-use backup and disaster recovery solution for VMware customers. Acronis vmProtectTM 6 has been engineered exclusively for VMware vSphereTM servers (v4.0, 4.1 or later) using ESX and ESXi hypervisors. It provides businesses with a simple-to-deploy, easy-to-manage disaster recovery solution for agentless back up and quick recovery of their VMware virtual environments. Priced at US$499 per CPU and with unlimited P2V (physical to virtual) migrations, Acronis vmProtect 6 represents an affordable backup, migration and disaster recovery solution for the growing number of businesses moving to a VMware virtualized server environment. Bill Taylor-Mountford, President, Asia Pacific, Acronis said, "Protecting VMware servers should be neither complex nor costly. By using a solution that speaks directly to VMware requirements, businesses can accelerate their virtualization adoption. IT managers need never ques...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Video Lumiere Son (VLS) has invested in its offering to end customers by adding five Delta media servers from 7thSense Design to its inventory. Cyril Toussaint of VLS explains, "There are plenty of video playback systems out there, but most of them compress the image in some way. For example, this compression inevitably leads to the creation of artefacts such as banding effects when displaying shaded tones. Out of respect for the artists' work, we prefer to use uncompressed video wherever possible. However, until Delta came along, none of the uncompressed playback systems had enough flexibility for the events we were being asked to support." Cyril Toussaint further shares, "Delta gives us edge-blending, multiple warping features, real-time 3D object mapping and, last but not least, fast timeline encoding. Furthermore, the fact that 7thSense Design uses high-end hardware such as SSD hard drives and multiple-output graphics ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Inspan Infotech has announced the penetration of 'Inspan Insights - 2011' road show series for Q2. Continuing on the momentum built in last Quarter, Inspan continued to reach out to its partners at Coimbatore and Pondicherry. The road show attracted an overwhelming response in both the places. With 65 channel partners attending at Coimbatore and 35 channel partners at Pondicherry. The participation ratio has gone up compared to the Q1 series that was held at Kannur, Mallapuram and Calicut. This initiative from Inspan was supported by brands like Mercury, Genius & Corsair. Viewsonic, ADATA, MSI Lap Tops, Numeric and Quick Heal Anti-Virus products were also on display. Jayasimha Daruru, National Manager at Genius presented a detailed Genius product road map, new product information, Q2 reseller's scheme and launched new products. Corsair team unleashed the future roadmap and introduced lots of new products that corsair has launc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Volunteers from the Gurgaon office of Sapient has carried out a collection drive of toys, games and other sports equipment for donation to Butterflies, an NGO that works for the benefit of destitute and underprivileged children of Delhi and NCR region. Commemorating the Sports Day celebration organised by Butterflies, members of the India Leadership Team, along with other volunteers handed over the collection at a function held at the India Gate, attended by over 200 children and the members of the NGO. This joint initiative will benefit around 500 underprivileged children who have limited or no access to any kind of toys. Pawan Vaswani, Director & Office Lead of Sapient Gurgaon said, "Sapient takes its responsibility as a global citizen to heart and has a focussed initiative on giving back to the society. It is a matter of immense contentment to partner with Butterflies for this noble initiative to make a difference in the lives of...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IMImobile has launched a unique service, My SMS which breaks the language barrier in India. 'My SMS' application from IMImobile is said to empower the users to access content in their local language. My SMS is an SMS based application which allows user to request SMS services in their native language and get messages in requested language on demand. My SMS is an application which allows a user to receive SMS in his very own language irrespective of the make of his handset. This application will overcome one of the major limitations of SMS and will increase the overall penetration of P2A SMS. The benefit of this application is it can be provided as a white-label application for Telecom Operators, Media Companies, Device Manufacturers and Enterprises. This service is available in 8 major languages, English, Hindi, Telegu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi and Bangla. The USP of this service is its easy scalability of the application w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos has made a video demonstrating how easy it is to hijack a Facebook Page, due to a loop hole in the social network's settings. While the onus is on Facebook Page creators to be careful about who they grant admin access to, it is possible for newly appointed administrators to hijack the Page, removing the original creator's admin rights - effectively taking permanent control of the Page. Facebook's own help pages state that 'the original creator of the Page may never be removed by other Page admins'; however Sophos video proves this may not be the case. Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, Sophos said, "There are two issues here. Even if a trusted friend or colleague is working as an administrator on a Facebook Page, it is possible that their account may be compromised, giving the bad guys a chance to hijack the Facebook Page you've created. The other possibility is that the Page founder grants a str...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. has introduced its brand mascot, 'FINDY'. GETIT ka Findy, the spunky little pup, is like a 24 hour powerhouse of information who helps users locate anything, anytime, anywhere instantly in different avatars and has a great presence on the social media with more than 20000 fans following this little pup. Findy makes the online local search experience an exhilarating one through his zippy, lively and peppy responses. Sidharth Gupta, CEO, GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. Said, "We are experiencing an upsurge in local information search on the online & social media platforms by young consumers who are hooked on to social networks. This phenomenon has resulted in the birth of Findy. He has been created to connect and engage with our trendy users in a way that finds instant appeal with them." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Symantec Corp. has announced the findings of its 2011 Small Business Virtualisation Poll which examined the adoption of virtualisation within small businesses and its impact on their organisations. According to the survey, small businesses have a strong interest in virtualisation, but are still learning how to adopt it in their organisations. As they implement server virtualisation, small businesses are putting their data at risk. The survey found that most small businesses aren't taking the most basic steps to secure and protect their virtual environments. The survey is based on 658 respondents in 28 countries worldwide, of which 306 were from the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Ajay Goel, MD, India & SAARC, Symantec said, "Virtualisation presents an opportunity for small businesses with seventy-two percent in the APJ region considering server virtualization. The majority of respondents cited cost efficiencies and disast...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Loop Mobile has introduced the popular Dus Ka Gang Prepaid Plan with 10 new benefits. New subscribers can recharge with Rs. 52 and Rs. 92 while existing subscribers can recharge with Rs. 5 to avail & upgrade to new DKG benefits. DusKaGang Fully Loaded - Dus Benefits are: A chance to select 10 friends to form own Dus ka Gang & make local gang calls as low as 10p minute, local SMS at 10p, unlimited Facebook browsing at Rs. 10 month and new innovative value added services as Loop Mobile Infoservices, Loop Mobile Mail free for 6 months; Local SMS at 10p, National SMS at 50p, STD calls at 50p / min; Full Talktime offer is Rs.111 Talktime on Rs.110, Extra Talktimeoffer is Rs.240 Talktime on Rs.220, Extra Talktime offer : Rs.375 Talktime on Rs.330. Mobile Internet service offered is 2GB Day & Night at Re 1/day, and Push Mail Service is offered at Rs. 75 per month. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NagraID Arrow Secure Card (NASC) is to introduce credit and debit cards equipped with a LCD display to show a one-time password (OTP) for secure online transactions. Neeraj Malhotra, VP, NASC said, "The OTP will be displayed by the card for online transactions. Such cards are equipped with a high contrast, ultra-fast LCD flexible display that enables scrolling of characters. The password is generated as and when customers want to carry out a transaction by pressing a button on the credit card or the debit card. Each time one has to do a transaction, a unique password is provided. It is a more secure way of making online payments and reducing card-related fraud. NagraID Arrow is in talks with various private and public sector banks for the introduction of credit and debit cards equipped with this technology." The technology used for generation of passwords is linked to the server of the bank and is authenticated within a minute. For ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE LG Electronics Inc targets to raise its market share for 3D TVs fivefold this year. The Company aims to become the top seller of 3D televisions next year, it claimed. Lee Kwan Sup, Head of marketing, LG's home entertainment unit said, "The Company will probably reach 20 per cent of the market for the devices by the end of 2011, up from 4 per cent at the beginning of the year." According to market buzz, The Company is pushing 3D to revive falling demand in major markets. TV shipment is believed to decline through 2015 in Western Europe and Japan and stagnate in the US. "The market will total about 200 million TVs this year, with 3D accounting for some 10 per cent, from 1 per cent last year. If we make a strong push into this newly developing premium segment, we can set a trend and establish an image as an innovator. This is a fortuitous cycle for us, and that's why we're really focusing on this 3D technology",...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Dell has launched a new generation storage solutions and supporting software to address data management requirements of virtualised data centres. Darren Thomas, VP & GM, Dell Enterprise Storage said, "The new storage arrays and virtualization tools can help our customers run highly optimised and efficient data centres by automating configuration and improving performance without forcing forklift upgrades. It has introduced the EqualLogic PS6100 and PS4100 family of virtualised, IP-based storage offerings. Together with its new EqualLogic firmware version 5.1, its storage solutions will seamlessly integrate into existing environments without downtime or a major overhaul." S Sridhar, Director, Dell India Marketing said, "With our newly launched next generation EqualLogic Arrays PS4100, PS6100 and FS7500, we are increasingly committed to focused leadership in storage. We are also offering proactive support that helps all our...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Alcatel-Lucent and INEO have announced the official signing of the "RDIP-Air" (for air force base Internet Protocol service networks) Partnership Agreement with the Direction Generale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defense agency. Closely associated on this project as industrial partners, Alcatel-Lucent and INEO Defense have also the support of financial partners: Caisse des Depots and the SEIEF investment company (South Europe Infrastructure Equity Finance). This Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is backed by a 16-year contract valued at Euro350 million. As part of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent - as the consortium lead - will coordinate the design, deployment, financing, management and maintenance of IP (Internet Protocol)-based telecommunication networks at French metropolitan air force bases. These networks will carry general air force base data as well as information pertaining to military air control and airspace protecti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In its latest addition of USB 3.0 flash drives, SP/Silicon Power has launched Marvel M01. Considering the everyday usage, the flash drive is designed with durable aluminum solid casing protecting it from fingerprints, scratches and a new look. The strap hole attached turns the USB drive into a charming accessory, keychain or necklace. It incorporates USB 3.0 interface and is also compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 interfaces. The colour selection of icy blue is suited to all settings and the build-in LED indicator light displays power on and data transfer status. Every SP flash drive product comes with a lifetime warranty, as well as the SP Widget application software, providing 7 major backup and security tools. A 60-day free trial of Norton Antivirus 2011 is also provided to further ensure user security and convenience from the value-added services. M01 comes in the various choices of 8GB, 16GB or 32GB storage capacities. It is available fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At VMworld 2011, Riverbed Technology has announced its Steelhead appliance WAN optimization solutions. These solutions aim to accelerate VMware vSphere Replication, a new feature of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5. This joint collaboration between Riverbed and VMware enables organizations to build public, private and hybrid clouds for connecting global enterprises. The combination of the Riverbed and VMware solutions address the challenges of replicating data across the WAN in cloud and virtualized environments. This is an integral component to improve business continuity and disaster recovery. When replicating data across the WAN, challenges may arise due to bandwidth constraints, high latency in the network and packet loss - all of which results in unsatisfactory performance that ultimately leads to replication not completed within an allotted timeframe. "VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager complements VMware vSphere Replic...