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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DIGILITE has launched DL-H61MXEL & DL-IPMSB-H61 motherboards with IVY BRIDGE processor support. DL-H61MXEL & DL-IPMSB-H61 supports Intel third-generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3 Ivy bridge processors in LGA 1155 CPU package with DDR3 memory and PCI express controllers integrated. DL-H61MXEL is a mainstream performance segment motherboard model target to meet DDR3 platform demands. Rajan Sharma, Vice-President - Sales, DIGILITE, said, “We, at DIGILITE, are committed to be in pace with changing technology and introduce new products with the latest technology. Ivy Bridge’s main advantage is with multimedia and graphics performance. Although the overall performance is about 20% better than the last generation (Sandy Bridge) visual activities like high-definition game play and transcoding HD video would boost performance of up to 100%. This will help in optimum performance levels for H61MXE with its Multiple Video Output ability...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a new report by its ConsumerLab research team, Ericsson looks at the aspects of satisfaction in city life based on environment and social networking. Among the findings are that people in mega cities give mobile network coverage the fourth-highest satisfaction rating alongside water distribution and the availability of social spaces, ranging from cafés to entertainment facilities. On the other hand, poor air quality and lack of parking can impact dissatisfaction. “Urbanization is a global mega-trend. City populations grow by 7,500 people per hour, and people are clearly feeling some stress from overcrowding. But we also see how people in cities use ICT as a means to alleviate such feelings and to better experience city life,” said Michael Björn, Head of Research, Ericsson ConsumerLab. Highlights for living in a city are the accessibility to restaurants, cafés, entertainment facilities, and markets. People in cities are m...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Epson has announced that it will mark its 70th year in business on May 18, 2012. Epson’s journey began in 1942 with the establishment of a watch components manufacturer named Daiwa Kogyo in the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The company started with only nine employees in a modified miso storehouse.  Epson’s ability to provoke dramatic improvements in people’s lives and businesses comes from its origins as a watch manufacturer, where it developed the compact, energy-saving and high-precision technologies that enabled products such as the world’s first quartz watch, colour inkjet printers that made printing photos at home possible, and projectors that revolutionized the way presentations are made. Going forward, Epson will continue to refine its technologies with the aim of creating revolutionary products and services that allow it to deliver surprise and delight to customers worldwide. For More Details See w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   L&T Infotech has used Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 to create CliquePoint, an enterprise social collaboration platform to foster the culture of innovation through dynamic collaboration, reducing email usage dramatically, increasing business agility, thereby increasing active user’s productivity up to 20 per cent. “We wanted to provide a platform where everyone including enterprise business systems could come together and share information. To get there, it needed a technology platform that would facilitate collaboration across the organization in an easy, responsive and accurate way. We concluded that Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 was the best fit for our needs and an excellent technology foundation on which we could build. CliquePoint was designed to connect easily to our existing IT environment. It offered many out-of-the-box features as well as the flexibility and customizability to develop a comprehensive enterprise s...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Riverbed Technology has announced that the Whitewater family of cloud storage gateway solutions now supports HP Cloud Object Storage. Organizations that deploy Whitewater gateways can now choose HP Cloud Object Storage as a cloud storage option to meet their requirements for disaster recovery (DR). The addition of HP Cloud Object Storage to the growing Whitewater gateway ecosystem extends Riverbed’s ability to give organizations unparalleled choice and flexibility when upgrading their data protection infrastructure to replace tape-based technology with fast, secure and cost-efficient cloud storage. “Deploying Whitewater gateways with HP Cloud Services enables organizations to eliminate the administrative burden and costs associated with tape technology. Now, HP Cloud Services can become a low-cost storage tier for backup data sets. The Whitewater gateway’s real-time replication greatly improves DR readiness, streamlines IT oper...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Brocade has appointed Charlie Foo as Vice President for Asia Pacific (APAC). Foo succeeds Deb Dutta to assume the region’s top role responsible for charting the company’s overall growth strategy across Asia Pacific and will be based in Singapore reporting directly into Ian Whiting, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. “Charlie is a dynamic leader with deep knowledge of the APAC market and is highly experienced in creating and implementing market-leading partner initiatives and strategies. During the past five years, Charlie has built and led a robust and successful partner organization throughout the region, which is instrumental in accelerating our IP business growth and maintaining our SAN leadership position in the region. As APAC continues to take on an increased significance for our global business, we are confident that this region will quickly emerge as one of our primary growth engines under Charlie’s leadership,” said...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   eScan has announced that Shweta Thakare will be handling additional responsibilities as AVP for APAC & SAARC, in addition to Europe. She will continue to report to Sunil Kripalani, Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing. “With her previous vast experience while heading Europe and strong understanding about IT market and products, I have great confidence in Shweta's ability to guide eScan through the challenges ahead in these regions and accelerate the growth of eScan as a brand”, said Kripalani. Shweta, said, “I would like to thank the board for trusting my capabilities and assigning me with the new responsibilities. I am honored with this opportunity, and look forward to bringing eScan at the forefront of the IT Security market in APAC & SAARC.” For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EduKart.com has launched a certificate course in Digital Marketing, in association with Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The course is available online and can be accessed anytime and anyplace. Participants can also request for a CD version without any additional cost. Each participant is assessed during the course through online quizzes and then a presentation at the end of the course. The participant gets a Certificate at the end of course, endorsed by IAMAI. During the course, participants can get unlimited academic telephonic support for solving their doubts and queries by calling EduKart.com national helpline. Ishan Gupta, CEO, EduKart.com, said, “We are delighted to be associated with IAMAI to provide Digital Marketing course. The methods of marketing are changing today, faster than ever before and it is becoming important for marketers to get the understanding of online marketing. Our course will cater...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Autodesk also introduced a new feature for 123D products called My Corner, which provides cloud storage for all 123D design projects while connecting 123D product workflows. This feature will enable users to share files between products – 123D, 123D Catch, 123D Make, and 123D Sculpt to explore their ideas. Users can also share their projects and explore other people’s creations from an online gallery that supplies an abundance of ideas for creative projects. “The Autodesk family of 123D products breaks down barriers between the physical and digital, empowering users to customize the world around them. The launch of 123D Catch for iPad allows anyone to capture, explore, experiment and experience the 3D design and personal fabrication process,” said Samir Hanna, Vice-President, Consumer Products, Autodesk. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Stellar Data Recovery has launched the updated version of Stellar Phoenix PowerPoint repair v2; a tool that restores damaged or corrupt PowerPoint files to its original state. New tool is packed with advance features to repair office 2010. Improvised recovery options to recover with table, charts, audio, hyperlinks. “According to Microsoft study, approximately 500 million people use PowerPoint worldwide where 30 million presentations are created daily. There are various scenarios where your PowerPoint file may get corrupted due to reasons like improper application shut down, virus attack, moving a PPT from one drive to other. Stellar Phoenix PowerPoint recovery v2 uses advance algorithms to restore the corrupt or damaged file to its original state,” said Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery. Stellar Phoenix is simple DIY software that repairs your corrupt PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx/.pptm) file and restores inaccessible PowerPo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Realizing the importance of enabling service for the enterprise set of customers, Huawei Enterprise, has announced its “Service Strategy” for the channel community in India. Care Service is sold and delivered by partners working in collaboration with Huawei and on the other hand, Hi-Care is sold and delivered by Huawei.  Eric Yu, President, Huawei Enterprise, said, “In today’s scenario, Enterprise customers coming from segments like Government, Transportation, Finance, etc. want enterprise services to be delivered in a focussed manner. We know that service is very important for enterprise customers and it is equally important for channel partners to get into service as this is one way to move up the value chain and gain respect of their end-customer community. We are firmly committed to support our ecosystem and this is one way to achieve our objective.” In order to bring its globally proven ICT products and solutions clos...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks has announced the immediate availability of its Microsoft-approved load balancing solution for Lync Server 2010. Array's APV Series application delivery controllers ensure the availability of Lync services by optimizing resource utilization, maximizing throughput, minimizing response times and ensuring a user experience in the event that application servers become unavailable.  "Array has worked closely with Microsoft to create products that accelerate and optimize the delivery of Lync services. In essence, the qualification by Microsoft assures enterprises that they will gain the greatest value from their Lync investment. The joint solution is an integral part of Array's application delivery architecture and addresses the growing challenge of providing highly available unified communications to any user, anywhere, on any device," said Neville Nandkeshwar, Director, Product Marketing, Array Networks...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   McAfee has announced increased focus and updated security solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of today’s small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).   McAfee will offer SMBs the same level of protection as enterprises in an easy-to-manage solution that is tailored for the needs of cost constrained SMB budgets. Because the channel is critical for growth within this market, McAfee has designed a programme that accelerates growth, offers marketing support, includes sales incentives all with increased profit for SMB partners. “SMBs face the challenge of increased threats including spam, phishing, viruses and Web attacks that can easily disrupt the network and the livelihood of the business. Without constant updates, security software becomes obsolete. Keeping the business continuously up to date requires total protection against known and unknown threats. McAfee understands the unique needs of SMBs,” said Gavin Str...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced HP Virtual Application Networks solutions that simplify mobile device access, automate secure site-to-site connectivity and improve rich media application performance across the HP FlexNetwork architecture. Introduced at Interop Las Vegas, the new offerings include modules for HP Intelligent Management Centre (IMC), to simplify on-boarding, provisioning and monitoring of employee-owned devices across wired and wireless networks. The new HP Dynamic Virtual Private Network (DVPN) enables the automation of secure network connectivity to any location. The company also introduced HP 10500 campus core switch that delivers throughput for rich media applications.   Sanjay Jotshi, Director, HP Networking, HP India, said, “Legacy networks are not equipped to handle initiatives like bring your own device, mobility and bandwidth-intensive rich media applications. HP’s Virtual Application Networks solutions ensure that...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The future development of the UK audiovisual industry will be at the top of the agenda for InfoComm’s new UK Task Force. Appointed for a year’s term by the InfoComm International Board of Directors, the UK Task Force will develop, investigate, formally research and address issues affecting the UK audiovisual industry.  Greg Jeffreys, President, InfoComm International, said, “The formation of the UK Task Force is a sign that the UK has got to a certain point, maturity and critical mass and we have appointed some key figures to manage and drive that growth locally.” The UK Task Force comprises a diverse mix of industry professionals, including integrators, distributors, manufacturers, end-users and consultants. Chairing the UK Task Force is Frank Sheehan, Director of Technology at independent media and technology consultancy, Visual Acuity. The UK Task Force participants will deliver a webinar on 23rd May highlighting th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has expanded their partnership with Alfresco from APAC region to the MiddleEast region.  Mahindra Satyam has been a Gold System Integrator with Alfresco over four years. We have been able to leverage a unique “Partner Technical Support”, that helps us understand the functionality much early in the product life cycle.  "We are excited to expand our successful partnership with Mahindra Satyam from APAC to business-dynamic territories such as Middle East countries. Our Global System Integration partners are experts in Alfresco as well as in helping their customers to transform and improve their IT operation and processes, which empower the business value Alfresco is bringing to customers," said Jean-Michel Birck, Channel & Alliance Director, Alfresco.  “We believe that Alfresco is one of the most trusted and highly scalable open platforms, with enterprise-class content management products. Their ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Symphony Teleca Corporation has unveiled m-Suite, the enterprise mobility industry’s first complete, managed solution to create, deploy and manage mobile enterprise applications. m-Suite fully integrates an advanced application development environment, enterprise application store, mobile device management, analytics and expense management into a single solution driven from a common management system. Paul Chapman, Vice-President - IT, VMWare, said, “The biggest IT challenge today in enterprise mobility is the fragmentation of the various software, tools, services and management systems required to deploy even the simplest of solutions. Clearly, there is a significant market need for solutions like Symphony Teleca’s that simplify the mobilization of the enterprise.” Keerti Melkote, Chief Technology Officer, Aruba Networks, said, "We see enterprise mobility and the recent, intense phenomenon of ‘bring your own device (BYOD)...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ViewSonic has launched GMS-certified ViewPhone 3, the 3G Android smartphone with dual SIM card and dual standby capabilities along with 8.89 cm (3.5”) multi-touch display screen, with TouchPal virtual keyboard.  Powered with 800 MHz processor for optimum performance, ViewPhone 3 supports ultra-high speed browsing with the HSDPA protocol at 7.2Mbps over GSM network. It features 512MB of RAM & ROM while microSD card support enables a 32GB expandable memory.  With SRS TruMedia surround sound, the ViewPhone 3 sports a 5-mega pixel rear autofocus camera, along with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 resolution, including Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR support and built-in GPS/AGPS. Moreover, it also comes with a 3.5mm audio jack, Micro-SD expansion, G-sensor, E-compass and 1500 mAh battery.   For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Axis has launched an offering for the SMBs - AXIS Camera Companion (ACC). It is an entry-level IP video solution for small installations. Consisting of a free software client and Axis network cameras or video encoders with SD-card support, the solution is designed for systems from 1 to 16 cameras. Sudhindra Holla, India - Country Manager, Axis Communications, said, “While network video is increasingly replacing analog technology in larger installations, smaller video systems still rely heavily on analog cameras and DVRs. India has the largest SMB base in the world, so we are thrilled to offer a solution that addresses the needs of this important segment.”  The AXIS Camera Companion solution consists of three parts: Standard Axis network cameras or video encoders with edge storage support for recording onto SD-cards; a free software client and third-party mobile apps used for viewing live and recorded video; and standard th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Nokia Siemens Networks has entered a global reseller agreement with Ruckus Wireless to help operators integrate Wi-Fi networks to deliver cost-effective mobile broadband services. The contract, announced, will enable Nokia Siemens Networks to offer easily deployable and manageable Wi-Fi coverage as part of its comprehensive small cells portfolio.   "With the explosion of mobile data, operators need more economical and practical ways to handle huge volumes of traffic while maintaining a high-quality customer experience. With this agreement, we will be able to provide operators with Wi-Fi access and Wi-Fi offload solutions right now for integration into their cellular networks," said Hossein Moiin, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks. Selina Lo, President & CEO, Ruckus Wireless, said, "Operators simply cannot inject capacity into their networks fast enough to address the mountains of data hitting t...