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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE This quarter saw a significant shift in the way the security industry approaches targeted attacks and advanced persistent threats, which are now viewed more as a long-term, ongoing campaign versus the typical "smash-and-grab incidents" favoured by cybercriminals in the past, according to the Trend Micro Q1 2012 Security Roundup Report. The report also noted that cybercriminals who launch APTs will often keep track of the different attacks within a campaign in order to determine which individual attack compromised a specific victim's network. The Lucky cat campaign, in particular, attacked a diverse set of targets using a variety of malware, some of which have been linked to other cyber-espionage campaigns. New social networking site, Pinterest, gained not just popularity but also notoriety. Site users were drawn into "re-pinning" a Starbucks logo to get supposed gift cards but instead got malware. This quarter's t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP Enterprise Services has expanded its Enterprise Cloud Services portfolio of offerings with solutions for private clouds, continuity and unified communications that deliver greater IT flexibility and enterprise agility for clients. Strengthening the capabilities of Enterprise Cloud Services - Messaging and Collaboration, the new capabilities enhance user experience with voice and video features that enrich employee interactions. The services improve operations while reducing expenditures on traditional telecom services like long distance and conferencing. "Organizations need to optimize IT environments while improving security, agility and flexibility. HP's complete family of cloud services allows clients to leverage their current infrastructure investments while immediately taking advantage of the benefits delivered by the cloud without unnecessary disruption to their integrated operations," said Marshal Correia, Director, E...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As it could be claimed, Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind, made a bold move by calling the media fraternity to one common platform and address all the queries. Following are the excerpts of the claims made by Datawind… IIT-Rajasthan showed an unethical conduct All throughout the product cycle of Aakash, Datawind kept sending them units that met their specifications, which they kept rejecting until they were satisfied with one of them and placed an order for 8,000 units. But later on in spite of placing purchase order they came up with a set of highly unscientific test criteria without prior intimation. "They plagiarized military-ruggedized test criteria from HP laptops and told us to create a cheap tablet that could resist 4 inches per hour of rain and 20G of force, which as you can imagine is quite impossible considering the time and price," Tuli shared. Not only this, they floated a limited tender (excluding Datawind) for a tablet...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has unveiled new presses that allow print service providers (PSPs) to apply digital printing's supply chain, inventory and product marketing advantages to the sizes common in packaging production. The 30-inch/762-milli meter (mm) wide, web-fed HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press and the 29.5-inch/750-mm wide, sheet-fed HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press use the same printing technology that top brands choose for label and packaging production on HP Indigo WS6000series digital presses. Christopher Morgan, Sr. VP, Graphics Solutions Business, HP said, "HP Indigo digital printing already has transformed the label market, and the larger format and higher throughput brings the unique benefits of digital to other segments of this market. With these new presses, we can help packaging printers offer their customers the benefits of digital printing and redefine what is possible for the brands they serve." HP will demonstrate the new presses i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. has launched Intellect FABX (Financial Advisor Business eXchange) on the iPad, the most comprehensive financial advisor workstation available on the iPad. Intellect FABX's customer engagement solution is expected to dramatically change the way financial advisors engage with clients in result oriented conversations. The unique solution empowers the advisor with a single point interface offering a comprehensive 360-degree view of the client, to manage rising core system complexities thereby increasing productivity by up to 30%. Arun Jain, Chairman & CEO, Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. said, "The Financial world is moving from Transactions to Conversations. The Financial Advisors therefore need to be enabled with not just comprehensive views of their customer, but a Superior interaction layer and Analytics that can help them take Smart decisions, quickly. With classic 'design thinking' in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Luminous Power Technologies has launched its new series of Solar products celebrating the spirit of World Earth Day i.e. 22nd April and driving in its range of pioneering offerings for the rural sector. The company has introduced the brand new series of solar products consisting Solar Charge Controller and Solar Lantern. Offered by Luminous, the new series of solar products is believed to be an ideal low cost resolution for rural home lighting requirements. IVR based activity to take place as well educating the farmers regarding the solar offerings of the company. Sudhir Kalla, President, Marketing and Sales, Luminous Power Technologies said, "A part of Luminous's brand commitment is to bring in effective power backup solutions into the rural hinterland of the country which in the absence of basic electrification processes are untouched by the general progress of the country. With the spirit of world earth day, Luminous Power Techno...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has unveiled an expanded portfolio of digital presses enhancing its leadership position in photo applications. The new HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press is a new B2 size format press (750 x 530 millimeters [mm] / 29.5 x 20.9 inches) that enables new oversize photo applications and efficient production of standard-size photo products. Other new HP Indigo photo solutions include HP Indigo W7250 Digital Press, The HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press, The HP Indigo 5600 Digital Press and HP Indigo WS6000p. The HP Indigo 10000, along with the entire extended portfolio of HP Indigo digital presses, will be displayed at drupa 2012. Christopher Morgan, Sr. VP, Graphics Solutions Business, HP said, "Thanks to the immense popularity of smart phones, photo apps and social networks, people are now taking and sharing more digital photos than ever before, creating huge portfolios of images they can use for photo books, cards, calendars and keepsakes." F...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos has published the latest 'Dirty Dozen' of spam relaying countries, covering the first quarter of 2012. In the space of a year, India has overtaken the United States to become the top global contributor of junk messages, being responsible for relaying one in ten spam emails. Most spam comes from home computers that have been compromised by hackers. India's rise to the top spot comes as the number of new internet users in the country is growing very rapidly, suggesting that computers in the country are not properly protected and that ISPs are not taking spam as seriously as they should. At the same time last year, the UK resided in sixth place in the table, contributing 3.2% of global spam. Since then, it has fallen off the Dirty Dozen entirely and, in terms of sheer numbers, UK spam has decreased by 47%. Overall throughput of global email spam messages has decreased since Q1 2011, partly because of better work by ISPs aro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ordered all Mobile Operators to offer their customers a tariff plan of one paisa per second along with other offerings. It is now said to become "mandatory" for service providers to provide in each service area at least one tariff plan each for both postpaid and prepaid subscriber with a uniform pulse rate of 'one second'. TRAI claimed that, "It has been observed that per second billing system is more acceptable among the majority of subscribers, because it enables the subscriber to pay only for the actual usage. The service providers will be at liberty to offer alternative tariff plans with any pulse rate within the overall ceiling of 25 tariff plans." The operators are believed to offer up to 25 tariff plans, but at least one should be on 'per second pulse' basis. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Carzonrent India (P) Ltd. (CIPL) has launched two new important features for its EasyCabs Mobile Application suite wherein the customers will now be able to track the location of their booked cabs and will also have the option of getting live traffic information once they book a car on the Easycabs Mobile Application. The feature Powered by the Traffic information provider Traffline.com will facilitate the Easycabs customer with the traffic situation on their way enabling them to sketch out a different route to surpass the traffic chaos, if any. Rajiv Vij, CEO, Carzonrent India (P) Ltd. said, "Carzonrent is committed towards its customers for providing them quality and convenient services round the clock. It has been a constant endeavor of the company to meet the customer’s expectations and raise the service standards. My objective is not just building my own organization but also improving the industry standards simultaneously, thereby...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zee Business presents IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum, a joint initiative of IndiaMART.com and Zee Business will host the finale at Eros Hotel managed by Hilton, New Delhi, on April 26, 2012. The closing ceremony is expected to witness over 500 delegates from various SME clusters who participated in the series, officials from government associations, noted SMEs from Delhi NCR, among others. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com said, "The driving force behind IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum has been to empower SMEs with knowledge, practical solutions to operational & management issues with expert guidance. It is so encouraging to see results bearing fruit eventually. We hope that the learnings gained from these sessions would be a life-long experience for all SMEs." IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum travelled through Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Agra, Pune, Mumbai, Surat, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur, Chen...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google + has rolled out its new SMS notification feature across 41 countries. It is believed to allow people to share updates using their mobile even when they are offline. A team of motivated engineers in India has introduced this Google+ SMS features. Google India Blog is said to provide more details on the same. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE D-Link (India) Limited has been in the process of revitalizing its go-to-market strategy with renewed focus on Channel, Telco, Lifestyle etc. It has recently streamlined its internal business structure and has appointed separate business teams for Channel & enterprise segment. As a result D-Link India has delivered remarkable growth in the last two quarters. Now moving forward, the company plans to enhance its focus in Enterprise segment & looks at re-aligning its engagement strategy with System Integrators (SIs) across India. As part of D-Links’ renewed strategy to focus on Enterprise business, it has made extensive plans to reach out to its business associates & customers that includes, focus on key business verticals and product lines during FY 2012-13. In addition to this D-Link will also soon be rolling-out multi-city roadshow across India. Sanjay Sehgal, AVP-Enterprise & Project Business, D-Link (India) Limited said, “W...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sophos is warning Android users about malware being distributed disguised as the popular photo-sharing app Instagram. Cybercriminals have created fake versions of the Instagram Android app, designed to earn money from unsuspecting users. Cybercriminals have played on the popularity of the Instagram app - which has millions of users around the world, and was recently acquired by Facebook for a staggering $1 billion. If Android owners download the app from unapproved sources, rather than official sites, they run the risk of infecting their Smartphone. Once installed, the app will send background SMS messages to premium rate services earning its creators revenue. Sophos products detect the malware, which has been distributed on a Russian website purporting to be an official Instagram site, as Andr/Boxer-F. Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, Sophos said, "Android malware is becoming a bigger and bigger problem. Just last week, w...

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 ...