VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP has announced that it will work closely with Citi and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to co-innovate a cloud-based services platform. The highly interoperable, multi-bank platform aims to seamlessly integrate banks with their corporate customers. A combination of SAP’s deep expertise in enterprise resource planning (ERP), treasury management software and new cloud services technologies is driving the solution development. Sanjay Poonen, President, Global Solutions, SAP, said, “SAP has prided itself in customer-centric innovation, in this case creative innovations in banking that can increase the velocity of information flow between banks and their corporate customers.” “Integrating banks with corporate ERP and treasury systems has always been an expensive proposition for banks and corporations alike. Furthering SAP’s commitment to the cloud, the banking industry and our many thousands of corporate customers, this solution will dramatica...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HyperCITY has implemented Oracle Retail solutions to integrate retail store operations and help deliver better insight into its 12-store hypermarket business to optimize sales, profitability and customer service initiatives. In addition, the Oracle Retail solutions integrate with existing Discovery Club customer loyalty programme and employee discount interfaces to allow HyperCITY to coordinate activities, manage compliance and provide a comprehensive view of the business.• “Our investment in Oracle Retail solutions is enabling us not only to provide a more consistent customer experience in store but also to optimize our performance by better matching consumer demand with merchandising and operational requirements. Ultimately, this will help HyperCITY to continue to deliver that differentiated and superior shopping experience that we are committed to providing,” said Mark Ashman, CEO, HyperCITY Retail India. “HyperCITY has...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intel Corporation and Lava have announced the general availability of the XOLO X900, the first smartphone with Intel inside. Lava also announced its long-term partnership with Croma, for promotion and sale of the XOLO X900. The partnership between Intel and Lava was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. The XOLO X900 is based on Intel’s smartphone reference design featuring the Intel Atom processor Z2460 with Intel Hyper Threading Technology and supporting HSPA+ 3G connectivity. This phone features 1.6 GHz Atom processor with Hyper Threading Technology along with 400 MHz graphics clock and the full 1080p HD video encoding and playback. It also features an 8-mega pixel camera delivering advanced imaging capabilities including burst mode that allows 10 pictures to be captured in under a second. “Through XOLO X900, we are happy to bring to the Indian market a device that addresses the needs of those for whom speed and ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced new versions of Hitachi solutions built on Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track. These new solutions add broad support for System Centre 2012. This support provides seamless integration with the Virtual Machine Manager component of System Centre 2012 and transparent live migration of virtual machines on the same site and across multi-site deployments up to distances of 200 kilometres. The new Hitachi solutions built on Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track also support full provisioning of compute and storage resources and combines Hitachi compute and storage with industry-standard network infrastructure and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and System Centre 2012 software. “The new Hitachi solutions built on Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track provide our customers with a consistent and scalable infrastructure as a service that can be quickly deployed to host Microsoft applications,” said Brian Householder, S...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE has launched its GIGABYTE B75 series motherboards, designed to offer small business users a simple, easy way to manage office IT infrastructure using the new and exclusive Intel Small Business Advantage software suite. Henry Kao, Vice-President, GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit, said, “The GIGABYTE B75 series represents an exciting step in the GIGABYTE’s commitment to Intel’s business platforms, and we are investing significant company resources to promote broad adoption amongst our global customer base. We plan to go to market on the launch day with no less than 4 models that will be an integral part of our product portfolio as we believe the features offer an opportunity for our system integrator and retailer partners to differentiate their products and services with the elegant and easy-to-use Intel Small Business Advantage IT management system.” GIGABYTE B75 motherboards are designed to fill the gap between traditional entry-l...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hewlett-Packard has launched its new Indigo Press 5600 for the Indian market. HP has partnered with Redington as the official distributor of this newly launched press. Built on the success of HP Indigo 5500, the HP Indigo 5600 model runs at 68 ppm in standard colour mode, 136 ppm for two-colour jobs and 272 ppm for mono jobs. In addition, the press features EPM, allowing colour printing at 90 ppm. A new red-fluorescing invisible ink for the HP Indigo 5600 model gives PSPs a path to pursue new security-printing applications. A white ink option and upgraded media sensors on the press allows full-colour printing on black and fully transparent substrates, features that help PSPs expand into new markets. The white ink feature, when combined with Color-Logic software, also gives users the ability to produce metallic effects. Puneet Chadha, Director – Graphics Solutions Business, HP Imaging and Printing Group India, said, “As a technology company, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has announced the opening of its first “Samsung Mobile Brand Store” in Delhi. This store features Samsung’s entire smartphones range, including tablets and accessories. The Store was inaugurated on site by B. D. Park, President & CEO, South West Asia, Samsung Electronics and Managing Director, Samsung India Electronics Ltd.; Ranjit Yadav, Country Head, Samsung Mobile & IT; H. C. Ryu, Vice-President, West Asia Sales & Marketing, Samsung Electronics and leading film actor Shazahn Padamsee. “The Samsung Mobile Brand Store is a significant step in the direction of creating new, unique and holistic product experiences for consumers at the retail level. The Samsung Mobile Brand Store will allow consumers to engage and interact with Samsung Smartphones and tablets through convenient table top displays, multiple product demonstrations and dedicated areas for interacting with Samsung Product Consultants. We are confident that our...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nokia Siemens Networks is strengthening its TD-LTE (time division duplex long term evolution) technology to support the 1.9GHz frequency bands. The move is said to allow operators to use existing 1.9GHz spectrum allocations to provide TD-LTE services. China Mobile has specific plans to evolve its TD-SCDMA network to dual-mode, supporting both TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE services in the 1.9GHz band via a simple software upgrade. Markus Borchert, President, Nokia Siemens Networks, Greater China said, "The expansion of our TD-LTE portfolio to the 1.9GHz bands marks another step forward in Nokia Siemens Networks' commitment to driving the TD-LTE ecosystem by supporting China Mobile's strategy, and at the same time accelerating TD-LTE deployments globally. TD-LTE provides a much faster and highly responsive mobile internet experience, offering speeds of up to 112 megabits per second (Mbps) and enabling HD video and immersive interactive gami...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) has announced that a webportal has been developed for the effective implementation of Skill Development Scheme (SDIS) to promote training of around 6 lakh people in India annually. Hewlett Packard (HP) India has developed the portal. Mallikrjun Kharge, Union Minister of Employment & Training congratulated HP and DGET while dedicating this portal to the nation.DGE&T works closely with the State Governments and Vocational Training Providers (VTP) are engaged to provide professional training to unskilled and semi-skilled workforce in the country. The trained candidates are then assessed by empanelled Assessing Bodies (ABs) and certified ready for employment. "The Skill Development Initiative (SDI) scheme was introduced to develop skilled manpower, provide employment and help citizens to have an improved standard of living," said Sharda Prasad, Director General /Join...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has announced that there will be three versions of the new Windows. The first, Windows 8 for home PCs and laptops. Second, Windows 8 Pro for enthusiasts and professionals, and third, Windows RT for devices running low-power ARM processors, such as tablet devices and lightweight ultrabooks. Brandon le Blanc, Head of communications, Windows said, "We have "worked to make it easier for customers to know what edition will work best for them. Windows 8 has all the flexibility you need. You can use a touchscreen or a keyboard and mouse -- and switch anytime. It's beautiful, fast and fluid design is perfect for a wide range of hardware. Windows RT is the first version of Windows designed for tablets." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon India Pvt. Limited has launched new range of imageRUNNER 1700 series and Document Scanners to further strengthen its stand as the market leader in India in Document Management Space. The imageRUNNER 1700 series which includes imageRUNNER 1730,1730i, 1740i and 1750i models offers high speed A4 black and white printing, scanning and copying to address the Mid and High end Desktop A4 Printing requirements where A3 MFD has space constraints. This series comes with four variants with speed ranging for 30ppm to 50ppm. Also this comes with inbuilt universal send feature. The new range of Document Scanners P-215, DR C-125, DR M-140 and DR M-160 covers all personal, workgroup to department level digitization needs. Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Sr. VP, Canon India said, “India Inc prints about 15 crores documents annually and is expected to grow at rate of 15% YOY. The government and SME sector are the key growth drivers for this segment, the A4 Copier b...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE VMware has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Revenues for the first quarter were $1.06 billion, Operating income was $217 million, Non-GAAP operating income was $344 million and Net income was $191 million, whereas Licence revenues for the first quarter of 2012 were $482 million, an increase of 15% from 2011. Service revenues, which include software maintenance and professional services, were $573 million for 2012, an increase of 35% from 2011. “The quarter’s solid performance across our portfolio underscores the value that VMware is providing customers as they work to transform their IT organizations,” said Paul Maritz, Chief Executive Officer, VMware. “VMware is well positioned for growth as the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure. The second quarter 2012 revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.10 and $1.12 billion. Annual 2012 revenues are expected to be in the range of $4.525 and $4.625 bi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Infotech has announced its Q4 and annual results-FY 2011-12. The revenue for the year is Rs.15,531 million, Y-o-Y growth of 30.7%. Y-o-Y growth in dollar terms is 24%. Operating profit is Rs.2,704 million, an increase of 50% Y-o-Y. Operating margin is at 17.4% for the year, an increase of 220 bps over last year. Whereas in Quarterly performance revenue for the quarter is Rs.4,173 million, Y-o-Y growth of 28%, Q-o-Q growth of 0.2% and Q-o-Q growth in dollar terms at 1.6%. The company sustained the improved Operating margin. During Q4, OPM (at 19.8%) further improved by 20 bps over Q3 in real terms, due to operational excellence initiatives. There was adverse exchange impact of 100 bps in Q4 compared to Q3. BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director, Infotech said, “In spite of the macro-economic uncertainty around the globe, we had a very good year in line with our expectations. We posted robust growth and higher profits because of cus...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SOCOMEC UPS INDIA has launched power-packed 3 months scheme named CPL “Channel Premier League” effective from April 1 to 30th June, 2012. The CPL scheme is KVA based and it is formulated based on the IPL cricket season. Every Channel Partner or Partner sales representative can achieve rewards on the total KVA sales of NETYS & ITYS range from 1kVA to 11kVA UPS products. The scheme also gives opportunity to new partners comes under the eligibility as soon as they get registered with SOCOMEC and National Distributor Redington. The CPL scheme is KVA based and it is formulated based on the IPL cricket season. Jerome Rodriguez, Managing Director, SOCOMEC UPS INDIA, said, “With this channel scheme, we are determined to encourage channel partner sales force and aim to make a profitable proposition for our partners.” Arunabh Ghosh, National Head – Channel Business, SOCOMEC UPS India, said, “At the outset, we congratulate all the partner sales fo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Symantec has announced the results of the first annual Cost of a Data Breach Study among Indian organizations. The benchmark study, conducted by Ponemon Institute in partnership with Symantec, found that data breaches have serious, quantifiable consequences. The average total cost of a breach to an organization was INR53.5 million (INR5.35 crore), with malicious breaches by hackers or criminal insiders being the most expensive type at INR4,224 for one compromised record. “The value of data has never been greater, especially with organizations rapidly adopting new technologies to provide access to business information anywhere, at any time. On the other hand, the economic impact of a data breach is immense and necessitates C-level involvement, and adequate information protection policies and practices,” Anand Naik, Managing Director – Sales, India and SAARC, Symantec. The study revealed that, on an average, it costs Indian organizations INR2,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE At its annual partner conference, Cisco has announced Partner Plus, a new global channel programme targeting mid-sized customers. Partners who participate in the programme will receive increased preference, investment and support in the form of business accelerators such as incremental incentives, engineering support, marketing and demand generation, sales enablement, and customer intelligence. Partner Plus is a key pillar of Cisco's Partner Led strategy, which is designed to empower and reward channel partners to lead the sale with small and mid-sized customers. This approach combines the power of the partner sales force and Cisco's sales force in an innovative way to go after these market segments. This is part of the $75 million investment that Cisco announced in 2011 for enablement, systems, and support capabilities. Andrew Sage, Vice-President, World Wide Partner Led, Cisco, said, "For Partners that are committed to co...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has announced Virtual Application Networks, a new cloud functionality that speeds application deployment, simplifies management and ensures network service level agreements (SLAs) in cloud and other dynamic computing models across the HP FlexNetwork architecture. Virtual Application Networks provide a virtualized view of a network - abstracted from the physical equipment – that transforms a rigid physical enterprise network into a programmable, multitenant and application-aware virtual network. Virtual Application Networks use templates to characterize application-delivery requirements and ensure optimal application performance and reliability. Sanjay Jotshi, Director, HP Networking, HP India, said, “In the cloud era, clients need to be able to deploy applications on the fly to any device and any user accessing the network from anywhere with guaranteed quality of service levels. Today, only HP is positioned to provide clients with a comp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft India has appointed Avnet and Redington as its Value-Added Distributors in the country. Under this tie-up, Avnet will provide complete solutions to Microsoft’s value-added resellers for “Virtualization & Management and Identity & Security” and Redington will cater for “Unified Communications, Security and Cloud Services” and would reach out to all cities across India, adding reach and presence portfolio of Microsoft. Rajiv Sodhi, Director, India SMB, Microsoft, said, “We are delighted to introduce our global Value Added Distributor programme to the Indian market. Our partners, Avnet and Redington both have experience and expertise in the providing services and products for Virtualization, Unified Communications, Security and Cloud and we are confident that they will help us strengthen our support to customers, specifically in for small and mid-enterprises to capture increased market share.” “With Microsoft’s inclusion ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE National Instruments will renew its Green Engineering Grant program in 2012. In the last two years, the program has provided assistance to more than 40 companies developing next-generation control and measurement solutions in the renewable energy market. The program helps small companies and research groups around the world with up to $25,000 USD in software and training for graphical system design tools and techniques. Brian MacCleery, Principal Product Manager - Clean Energy Technology, National Instruments said, "The NI Green Engineering Grant program is helping clean-tech startups get the training and graphical system design tools they need to accelerate the crossover to the era when clean energy is cheaper and more abundant than fossil fuels. National Instruments is proud to work with leading green engineering innovators like Xtreme Power, whose utility scale energy storage technology can make it possible to get a greater percentage...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MathWorks has announced that Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India has implemented a campus-wide license for the MATLAB and Simulink product families. Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) has standardized on the same tools used by engineers and scientists across industries for technical computing, simulation and Model-Based Design with this implementation. MIT's students will gain hands-on, practical experience with software used widely in industry, and MIT's faculty can engage is research and devise curriculum based on their experiences with these tools. Dr. Vinod Thomas, Associate Director (Development), Manipal Institute of Technology said, "Manipal Institute of Technology aims to train world-class engineers tuned to the demands of a fast-changing global economy. The campus-wide implementation of MATLAB and Simulink is a major stride towards arming our students with the relevant engineering knowledge and the sk...