VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Market Xcel Data Matrix Pvt. Ltd. has announced the appointment of Rajaram Senapaty as Vice President, India. Rajaram Senapaty will play a critical role in identifying growth opportunities for Market Xcel to strengthen its position as one of India's leading market research firms as well as making the company the employer of choice for high-delivery. Vishal Oberoi (CEO), Market Xcel Data Matrix Pvt. Ltd. said, "We are delighted to welcome Rajaram Senapaty on board to accelerate the growth of the organization to a next level. This is an important and strategic appointment for Market Xcel and we believe that Senapaty will play a crucial role in providing thought leadership to business plans by monitoring business performance, and creating successful positioning strategies to deliver excellence for the firm." Rajaram said, "I am honoured to become a part of Market Xcel and its team at a time when India is one of the most rapid...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Strontium Technology has announced that it has taken 30% share of the Indian PC memory module market in year 2011 at its sales conference held in Bangkok. Ajay Kogta, India Country Manager, Strontium Technology said "We have established ourselves as a leading memory module manufacturer. Presently we are enjoying around 30 per cent market share for memory modules in India. For us achieving leadership position is to continue to have this 30 per cent market share this year and for the years to come. Our strength has been our channel and our service standard and moving forward we will give all the support we can to our channel with marketing and schemes. We will continue to engage our channel and consumers by keeping competitive and honest prices." "In 2012 we will continue our focus on NAND Flash products like microSD cards, USB drives and SSD markets which have the potential for strong growth of around 20 per cent year-on-year....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Mobuute Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd has launched its Mobuute Technology Platform and also announced the deployment of the first set of mobile consumer services based on the platform. The Mobuute Technology Platform is believed to allow consumers to use innovative mobile applications that consolidate and bring together data that is dispersed across desktop, mobile and web based applications, and share consolidated information using any device, with the benefits of trust relationships intelligently across their desktop, mobile and web based services. The company has developed its first two mobile applications, Bute Secure and Bute Share, developed using the Mobuute Technology Platform and expects these to be available to customers in India shortly. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE TRENDnet has announced 500 Mbps Compact Powerline AV Adapter, model TPL-406E, and the 500 Mbps Compact Powerline AV Adapter Kit, model TPL-406E2K, which comes with two TPL-406E adapters. These high performance 500 Mbps adapters are believed to be the smallest form factor till date. TRENDnet's ground breaking 500 Mbps Compact Powerline AV Adapters are said to connect media center devices and computers to the Internet using existing electrical lines. Sonny Su, Technology Director, TRENDnet said, "Consumers are looking for solutions to help connect their TVs to the Internet and TRENDnet Powerline products couldn't be easier-with no complicated CD installation required. The TPL-406E defines a new category of ultra-compact high performance 500 Mbps Powerline adapters." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAPPHIRE Technology has announced a new mainboard developed to support the latest family of CPUs from Intel, the SAPPHIRE Pure Black X79N. The SAPPHIRE Pure Black X79N is a full ATX sized board that supports the latest generation Intel processor family using socket LGA2011. It has 4 DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 32GB of quad channel memory, including the latest high speed types. The board is claimed to be firmly aimed at the enthusiast, with many high end features such as a new SAPPHIRE UEFI BIOS, Dual BIOS switch, status monitor, voltage test pads and thermal monitoring. The multi-channel Digital power management circuitry uses server grade PWM components capable of delivering up to 270W on demand. Hardware monitoring tools and the SAPPHIRE proprietary Mainboard TriXX software is supposed to allow users to review and adjust a range of system parameters while optimising performance of the CPU. The SAPHIRE Pure Black X79N will be available ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Jammu and Kashmir State Government has launched an official website- JKEducation.gov.in. It is believed to be rolled out for the state's School Education Department for better assistance and access to information regarding the education sector. As per industrial buzz, a circular is said to be issued by the Ministry, information regarding government orders, seniority lists, circulars and other important official communications has already been made available on the website. The State Education Ministry officials shared, "We have launched the website of School Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir for information and assistance to people on the state's education sector. This has been done to prevent officials and general public from making unnecessary visits to the school education department for collecting petty information regarding department orders and circulars.”.gov.in launched for School Education Department. For Mo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia India has partnered with Indiatimes. This partnership is to launch an online store for its range of mobile phones called NokiaShop. The backend of the website is believed to be powered by the Indiatimes shopping engine and the stocks are supposed to be supplied by the Nokia distribution network as it is a joint venture and authorized by Nokia India. Indiatimes has also claimed to take care of all the customer support related to online customers. According to the sources, the prices at this store are said to be the exact Best Buy prices and the discounts marked on some phones are basically discount on MRP. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE WonderMedia has announced that products featuring Intel WiDi technology based on the WonderMedia PRIZM WM8720 SoC platform is claimed to be on display at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Intel is said to demonstrate products from adapter ODMs like Bitland, and monitor companies, like Briview, at CES. Chicony and Kworld will also show their Intel WiDi adapter products at their respective booths during the show. Adam King, Director, Notebook Product Marketing, Intel Corporation said, "Over twenty million people and growing have laptops with Intel WiDi, many are still looking to complete their end to end experience. Intel is excited to collaborate on this solution with WonderMedia. Ultimately people will have more choices when looking for products that allow them to share and enjoy content, apps, and the full web from their laptop to their TV, wirelessly." Tzumu Lin, President & CEO, WonderMedia Technologies, Inc said, "WonderMedia is...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zenga TV, pioneer in Mobile TV have announced that Live and Video on Demand Mobile TV has set new viewership records in the year 2011. Zenga TV has claimed to achieve a phenomenal 421 million video views across different channels compared to less than 150 million video views in 2010. Shabiir Momiin, CEO, Zenga TV said, "The phenomenal following that Zenga TV content ranging from Mobile TV, Video on Demand and even the latest launch WEB TV has garnered is truly inspiring. I would specially like to congratulate our channel & content partners and advertisers for showing faith in this new platform and encouraging our growth for a truly rewarding partnership. To thank our loyal viewers who have made this success possible, I would like to promise them even more compelling content and service in the year 2012. I would also like to extend my special thanks to content partners, especially Team Viacom 18 for their support and I am pleasantly ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE PayPal has partnered with US retail giant Home Depot. It is claimed that a group of PayPal employees can use their PayPal accounts to buy goods at five Home Depot stores. Participants are believed to either swipe a card connected to their account or enter a code and their phone number into the terminal. The company is said to plan to roll out a "one-stop shop" for merchants, covering the whole shopping lifecycle - 'acquisition', 'conversation' and 'retention'. Anuj Nayar, Director, Communications, PayPal shared in a blog post, "Stay tuned throughout the year as we continue to re-imagine money and make it work better for merchants and consumers - whatever device you're on, wherever you are in the world, and however you prefer to pay." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Foxconn has unveiled its H77 series of motherboards that is believed to support the 22nm Intel Ivy Bridge processors and compatible with Sandy Bridge CPU along with Intel HD Graphics performance, Intel Smart Response Technology and Intel Rapid Start Technology. Foxconn H77 motherboard supports PCIE Gen3.0, which is said to offer nearly double the signaling rate over Gen2 at 5Gbps along with H77 supports dual channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1600 MHz. H77 motherboard is claimed to provide 4 USB 3.0 and 10 USB 2.0 interfaces onboard. The high-speed SATA 3.0 is supposed to deliver super fast 6Gbps link speeds. Furthermore, H77 motherboard is claimed to be equipped with a wide range of connectivity options including D-sub, (DVI) for digital video display and a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) for digital video and audio output and to help consumers simplify wiring connections. It is also said to feature 7.1 Cha...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MSI has announced that it is exhibiting a complete line of PCI Express Gen 3 products at the consumer electronics show, CES 2012, including the Big Bang-XPower II mainboard with 4-way SLI/Crossfire technology and 22-phase PWM design, the X79/Z77 series mainboards equipped with Military Class III components, and the voltage-adjustable PCI Express Gen 3 R7900 Series graphics cards.Other than mainboards, MSI also announced the PCI Express Gen 3 graphic card Series powered by AMD's latest 28nm Radeon HD 7900 graphic chip - R7970-2PMD3GD5. With MSI's proprietary overclocking software, Afterburner, the core voltage can be fine-tuned to unleash full performance potential. Afterburner is also said to provide a lot of functions and support to meet the demand of enthusiasts, such as Predator to capture gameplay video, remote monitoring of desktop graphic cards via the Afterburner App, and Kombustor benchmark to conduct various tests under oper...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MapmyIndia has launched Zx250, a 3D navigator which is said to offer an augmented reality-like experience with full 3D landmarks, 3D buildings and 3D elevation across hills and mountains along with turn-by-turn voice instructions. Zx250 is equipped with metallic grey finish and a 12.7 cm touch screen. The device has a music player, movie player and digital photo frame with in-built memory of 2GB and expandable SD card memory slot of 8GB. It is supposed to wirelessly stream both music and navigation instructions to the car audio system over a user chosen FM frequency. It is said to connect with a phone over bluetooth, enabling hands-free calling. It is also said to have an ambient light sensor, automatically adjusting screen brightness according to surroundings. There's an AV-in slot to connect a reverse camera. Rohan Verma, Director, MapmyIndia said, "The all new Zx250 takes portable navigation to the next level by offering for the ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ArrayShield has rolled out a new version of its flagship IDAS Authentication Platform 2.0, claimed to be the latest version of its authentication server. IDAS Platform has a RADIUS interface as well as the XML API, IDAS 2.0 is expected to allow developers and network professionals to integrate secure, pattern based two factor authentications into any web-based application or RADIUS enabled device. The in-built RADIUS interface is supposed to allow IDAS to be integrated with all leading VPNs from providers like Sonicwall, Fortigate, Cisco, Juniper, Cyberoam, Watchguard, Checkpoint etc. to provide secure remote access to all its users. ArrayShield Pattern Based Two Factor Authentication is a method that is believed to be cost-efficient and easy to use. It is said to use sequential pattern recognition and a translucent card to reliably identify users. Users are supposed to choose a memorable pattern (sequence of cells on the array) as their sec...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has appointed B. D. Park as the President & CEO of Samsung South West Asia Operations and Managing Director, Samsung India Electronics Ltd. Park, who was Head of Mobile and IT Division at Samsung India as Director, Mobile and IT, has assumed his new role. He succeeds Jung Soo Shin who was President & CEO for Samsung South West Asia from February 2009 till date. In his new role, Park will oversee the operations of Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (SIEL); Samsung India Software Operations (SISO), Samsung’s R & D Centre at Bangalore; Samsung India Software Center (SISC) and SEL India, Samsung’s R&D Centers at Noida as well as the Company’s operations in the SAARC Region. "It will be my endeavour to leverage the synergies of the existing Samsung businesses in India to ensure stronger growth for the Company in this region and make Samsung as the Most Loved Brand in the country," said B. D. Park. For More Detai...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DIGILITE has re-launched its channel incentive scheme - "DIGILITE Karo Dil Se - 2". The scheme covers the entire range of DIGILITE motherboards purchased from authorized channel partners. The scheme is valid from 1st January, 2012 till 31stMarch, 2012. Under the scheme, on the purchase of a certain quantity of DIGILITE motherboards, the partner will be entitled to win gold ranging from 1 gm to 10 gms. Rajan Sharma, Vice-President - Sales, DIGILITE, said, "After an overwhelming response to 'Karo Dil Se…' in the channel community, DIGILITE is happy to announce 'Karo Dil Se - 2'. We are confident that this fabulous offer will provide our channel partners an opportunity to improve ROI and sustain business even in tough times. We look forward to channel's wholehearted participation and we also thank all channel partners for their help in make DIGILITE one of the fastest-growing motherboard brandsin India."...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Between June and November 2011, Ericsson ConsumerLab has carried out research that shows that the common usage of texting and Facebook has changed the dynamics of teenage dating. The biggest changes can be seen in the courting process, where the goal is to ask the other person out on a date. However, teenagers still meet potential romantic partners face-to-face. "Behaviours are dynamic, and shift as people enter different life stages. As they get older, teenagers start to use communication tools in the same way as adults. They will continue to use 'their' tools such as texting, Facebook and video chat, but at the same time, they understand the need to use voice and e-mail as they move into the next stage of their lives,"said Ann-Charlotte Kornblad, Senior Advisor, Ericsson ConsumerLab. Texting remains the teenager's tool of choice when face time isn't an option. It is a tool that does not interrupt the flow of thei...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE FUJIFILM has announced the latest addition to its X-series digital cameras, FUJIFILM X-S1 in the Indian market. The company will showcase X-S1, the long zoom camera, at the Photofair 2012, in Mumbai. X-S1 FUJIFILM combines 12MP 2/3-inch EXR-CMOS sensor of the Fujifilm X10 with a FUJINON 26x optical precision zoom lens. Optically, the lens comprises of 17 glass elements, which includes four aspherical elements and two ED lenses. It also suits to capturing subjects close up. By selecting Super Macro Mode, users can focus as close as 1cm for frame-filling close-up images. Furthermore, the lens' aperture is made up of nine blades for "bokeh" effect photography. It captures Full 1080p High Definition (1920 x 1080 pixels) video with stereo sound at 30 frames-per-second, which is saved in the H.264 format. "We are very pleased to launch our new product X-S1 which is a perfect example of our visionary direction. The features like ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has again exhibited its digital printing technology and solutions through a display of state-of-the-art applications at HP booth at Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair and Photofair 2012. The seventeenth edition of the CEIF Photofair 2012 is the third-largest Trade Show in the World and is being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. HP is showcasing the Flagship HP Indigo 5500 which is a 7 colour press along with the HP Indigo 7000 Press which is the fastest press in HP's Photo printing portfolio. This can produce around 140 wedding albums in a minute. Both these machines are put up on display for live demonstrations of the various printing applications. This time HP brings for its customers wedding photo albums which last for over 200 years. These wedding photo albums are one-third the weight of traditional albums and can be customized into miniature photo books. "Be it a collection of holiday pictures, family pho...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VIA has announced that BesTV New Media and Lenovo Group in Shanghai have adopted the VIA Nano processor to power the Lenovo A30 Internet TV Set Top Box which the two companies jointly launched in Shanghai. The Lenovo A30 Internet TV set-top box is powered by a combination of a 1.2GHz VIA Nano processor and VIA VX900 media system processor, providing processing performance and full compatibility with mainstream video and audio formats. Subscribers of the Lenovo A30 Internet set-top box will have access to standard TV content, including news, dramas, sports, documentaries, movies and children’s programming as well as Cloud-based games, karaoke and other new content services. As a special feature, BesTV is able to provide Lenovo customers with "Latest" and "Exclusive" content, allowing them to enjoy up to 90% of box office hits within a month of their release date from the comfort of the living room. Other features include a...