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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GETIT Infoservices (P) Ltd. has announced its association with the 13th edition of the Supply Chain and Logistics Expo 2012. GETIT's services will enable purchase managers to reach out to suppliers via its strong B2B database in various sectors.  The Expo addressed opportunities related to the realm of Supply Chain and Logistics in IT & BPO, Healthcare, Construction, Automobile and Retail Industry. The event presented strategic solutions to the challenges of accelerating financial returns, containing costs, implementing information technology, streamlining supply chain management processes, among others.  Sidharth Gupta, CEO, GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd., said, "GETIT being one of the few players to have the biggest B2B databases in India for sectors like Healthcare, Construction, Automobile and Retail will facilitate beneficial interface between purchase managers and suppliers. We feel honoured to be associated w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Riverbed Technology has announced its participation at EMC World 2012 from May 21–24 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Both Riverbed and EMC will showcase a joint proof of concept comprised of EMC storage solutions with Riverbed Granite that demonstrates a storage architecture for globally distributed enterprises looking to achieve the highest levels of consolidation. In addition, Riverbed representatives will discuss performance as the critical factor for successful backup and replication, and storage solutions in the cloud.  The Conference attendees can visit the Riverbed and EMC booths to see storage architecture proof of concept(POC). The POC combines EMC's Symmetrix VMAX and VPLEX with Riverbed Granite, and allows IT managers to consolidate and manage all edge applications, servers, and storage, centrally at the data center. The edge virtual server infrastructure (edge-VSI) supports the commitment to virtualization and consol...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   LifeSize has announced its Unity Series, including LifeSize Unity 50 and LifeSize Unity 500. These all-in-one HD video conferencing solutions are designed specifically for simple set-up and ease of use, enabling companies of all sizes to reap the benefits of HD telepresence without the hefty price tag or the need for a room makeover.  "With the LifeSize Unity Series, the telepresence experience is now in reach for companies of all sizes. Let us face it, businesses need to speed decision-making and improve productivity across the entire organization. By creating a series of products optimized to provide a telepresence-class experience, yet simple to deploy and use, we are making HD video conferencing easier than ever to bring to every home office, executive office or conference room," said Simon Claringbold, General Manager & Vice-President, LifeSize Asia-Pacific. LifeSize Unity 50 is a True HD 720p30 tabletop or w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   PNY Technologies has brought forth the next step in innovation and design by successfully combining a whistle and USB drive together in a single device, the new Whistle Attache USB Flash Drive. PNY Whistle Attache delivers ease in portability and transfer of files and documents at the go and adding a creative and fun look. The Whistle Attache' drive incorporates waterproof and shockproof features to ensure long and continued pristine performance. The drive comes attached to a beaded chain that can be adorned around the neck and serve as a fashionable accessory. Targeted specifically at children, woman and sports enthusiasts, the whistle has passed the RoHS test for non-toxic concern. The Whistle Attache drive offers storage space starting from 4GB up to 32GB, respectively. The drive is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS: 10.3 and above.  For More Details See www.varindia.com ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   InfoWatch has revealed that, in 2011, having compromised 223 million records, organizations spent more than $500 million on damage control following information leaks. Throughout the investigated period, 801 incidents involving confidential data leaks were reported, an increase of 1% from the previous year. The proportion of accidental and intentional leaks was almost equal - 43% and 42%. Commercial enterprises were, as before, most typical sources of confidential information leaks, at 45%. However, when compared to the previous year, their proportion decreased by 25%. The lion's share of all incidents of data leaks involves personal data (92.4%). A large number of personal data leaks occur as a consequence of improper disposal of paper documents, or loss or theft of devices. As before, confidential information leaks through the Internet (webmail, chat, and publication of databases in open access account for 21.7% of all le...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Edge-Core Networks Corporation has launched ECS5510-24S, a 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ Layer 2 switch, adding another member to its family of 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center switches. The switch offers next-generation data center design, including advanced features such as 802.1Qbb Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) for delay-sensitive services, 802.1Qau Quantized Congestion Notification (QCN), and 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) to support incipient data center Ethernet standards. Moreover, the switch supports ACL and FIP snooping, redundant power supplies, and hot-swappable fan trays, enabling seamless 10 Gigabit Ethernet traffic aggregation and FCoE storage interconnection. "The high-density ECS5510-24S is designed to deliver the superior performance, speed, and bandwidth data centers require in both today and tomorrow's networks. Edge-Core Networks is aggressively expanding into a number of p...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Edimax Technologies has announced that it is adopting the Regional Distributor (RD) model to further enhance its impressive growth story in India. Edimax invites Regional Distributors across India for distribution of its quality products and to cater to the increased demand across various customer segments for its networking as well as newly-launched IP network cameras.    Till Q1 2012, the North region was the largest contributor to the Edimax business in terms of revenue and RD base, providing more than 40% share of its total business in India. It is followed by West at 35% and South at 25% shares of the pie. The East region is yet to be explored, but holds promise for additional numbers. To start off, Edimax has appointed Advance Infotech, to distribute its range of IP cameras in Mumbai and Maharashtra. Edimax is looking for similar tie-ups in other regions as well to provide closer focus in each region.  Eric...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The 17th annual Cards & Payments Asia has announced that it now includes 7 other co-located events, namely, Prepaid Cards Asia, Near Field Communication World Asia, Digital ID World Asia, RFID World Asia, Retail World Asia, Online Retail World Asia and Digital Signage World Asia. More than 7,500 executives from various industries across 57 countries were present at the event. The event saw an increase of 17% visitors from various countries.  A total of 198 exhibitors showcased many game-changing innovations and products. As Cards & Payments Asia is the most recognized industry event of its kind in the region, many exhibitors also premiered their new products and worldwide launches at the event.  Complementing the showcase of cutting-edge innovations and solutions, 8 high-level conferences and 4 workshops were held alongside the exhibition to provide attendees with in-depth knowledge and valuable insights into ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Epson has launched its first series of portable stationery label printers under its own "Epson" brand. This is to form part of a comprehensive set of labelling solutions for its customers ranging from large volume industrial labelling with the Epson SurePress L-4033 launched last year, to the stationery labelling market. The new printers are: Handheld stationery label printers: Epson LabelWorks LW-300 & Epson LabelWorks LW-400 and PC connected stationery label printer: Epson LabelWorks LW-900P. The new Epson LabelWorks printers are ideal for office environments, including large corporates, small and medium businesses (SMBs), small offices home offices (SOHOs) , or even homes for labelling anything from archival files and documents to household items, scrapbooks, school books and stationery items. They can also be used to print on cable wraps and iron-ons that are part of the large variety of media Epson offers for...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   WatchGuard has conducted its channel partner meet for APAC partners in Phuket, Thailand. The 3-day channel partner conference started from 15th to 17th May, 2012 was organized for elite partners. The objective of the meet was to discuss the strategy for further accelerating the growth of the company. 2011 witnessed a record-breaking growth for WatchGuard and the company aims at maintaining the same by introducing new products and increasing the number of channel partners. Recently WatchGuard announced launch of XTMv & XCSv, which is virtualized version of award winning XTM & XCS, content and network security solutions.  "We organized this conference exclusively for elite channel partners to efficiently strategize as to how to sustain and further channelize the growth of the company. Keeping pace with the record breaking growth, we wanted to confer with all the APAC partners under one roof. We are certain that with ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The popular MSI HD 7870 Hawk, which based on the same design principles as world's fastest graphics card series "Lightning", has now set multiple world overclocking records. Utilizing MSI's exclusive "Unlocked Digital Power" architecture, Swedish overclocking enthusiasts crushed the opposition with a highest score of 39,788 in the 3DMark Vantage Performance benchmark, while Belgian overclocker Massman set new 3Dmark 11 Entry and Extreme records with scores of 14,964 and 3,305 respectively.  The MSI HD 7870 Hawk is based on the same design principle as the MSI Lightning series and features the Unlocked Digital Power architecture consisting of Unlocked BIOS, Digital PWM chipset and an improved power supply. Unlocked BIOS allows enthusiasts to disable graphics card protection at the touch of a button to increase the CCC limit, boost PowerTune limit by 57% and remove OCP restrictions.  The MSI HD 7870 Ha...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab's monthly report on spammer activity shows the proportion of spam in email traffic was up 2.2 percentage points in April compared to the previous month and averaged 77.2%. There were also some major changes in the geographical distribution of spam sources. The most noticeable change over the month was a surge in spam originating in the US that saw it jump 18 places, making the US the second-biggest distributor of junk mail in April. The amount of spam emanating from China also increased by 5 percentage points and the country is now ranked fifth among the world’s top sources of spam. Meanwhile, the proportion of unwanted correspondence originating in Indonesia fell by 5.2 percentage points, with the country falling 10 places and ending April in twelfth place. "In the months to come, we expect a return of the all-too-familiar spam mailings with scandalous news items about current US President Barack Obama. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Ericsson has expanded its treasury stock in order to provide shares for the Long-Term Variable Remuneration Programme (LTV) 2012 for employees in Ericsson in accordance with the resolution adopted at the Annual General Meeting 2012.  The Board of Directors of Ericsson has resolved, by virtue of an authorization given by the Annual General Meeting to direct an acquisition offer to all holders of C shares to acquire these shares. Acquisition shall be made during the period May 25 - June 13, 2012. Payment for acquired shares shall be made in cash with SEK 5.0052 per share.  The offer is part of the financing of Ericsson's Long-Term Variable Remuneration Programme 2012 and includes all 31,700,000 C shares which Ericsson has previously decided to issue to AB Industrivärden and Investor AB, for the programme. AB Industrivärden and Investor AB have informed Ericsson that they intend to accept the offer.  For More ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZTE has introduced the world's first SIM-based NFC (near field communication) mobile device to be used for toll payments in Turkey. Launched in January this year and available on Turkcell T11 (also known as the ZTE Racer II), the service is supported by Turkey's largest mobile operator, Turkcell.  Turkcell T11 is powered by Android 2.2 Froyo and an ARM processor running at over 600MHz. It comes with 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM and 200MB of internal memory. Multi-tasking on the phone is smooth. It does not slow or delay when opening a map, using handwriting recognition and chatting simultaneously.   Kan Yulun, Vice-President & CTO, Handset Division, ZTE, said, "People always carry mobile phones with them and Turkcell T11 is able to provide a friendly interface and rich interactive features that enable customers to use their handsets in new and innovative ways. ZTE offers a number of NFC handsets around the world, and i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Docomo has introduced 'Roam Free' plan for its existing and new GSM and CDMA pre-paid customers across India. The Company has claimed that the customers recharging with Rs. 46 are supposed to enjoy free incoming roaming anywhere across the country on Tata Docomo's network under this plan. Also all the calls will be charged at 1.20 paise/second. The validity period for this plan is said to be 60 days.  A P Sriram, COO, Karnataka, Tata Teleservices Limited said, "The extension of our exciting Roam Free plan on prepay is yet another moment of triumph for us as we continue to offer refreshingly different and value for money products which further enriches our customer's life. This plan is launched to meet the requirements of our prepay customers who are frequent travelers and don't want to pay extra for receiving calls while on roaming. This free incoming roaming value proposition symbolizes the br...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco has announced findings from the Cisco IBSG Horizons Study of 600 U.S. IT and business leaders that shows IT is accepting, and in some cases embracing, BYOD as a reality in the enterprise. The study also shows some of the quantifiable benefits and complexities associated with allowing employees to use their own mobile devices on their employer's networks. Cisco also highlighted 'Smart Solutions' for the enterprise and opportunities for service providers to help customers and end users.   The study found most organizations are now enabling "Bring Your Own Device" in the enterprise, with a staggering 95% of respondents saying their organizations permit employee-owned devices in some way, shape or form in the workplace. This study also concluded that the average number of connected devices per knowledge worker is expected to reach 3.3 by 2014, up from an average of 2.8 in 2012. IT managers are balancing se...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has announced its audited consolidated financial results under Indian GAAP for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2012. The highlights include Consolidated Revenues at Rs.1,666 crore, up 21% YoY, EBITDA at Rs.292 crore, Margins at 17.5%, up 132 bps QoQ. PAT at Rs.534 crore, as compared to Rs.308 crore in the previous quarter and EPS was Rs.4.5 per share in Q4. Vineet Nayyar, Chairman, Mahindra Satyam, said, "We continue to make steady progress in our transformation journey. Our results for the past three years and the current quarter are a vindication of our growth strategy and the fighting spirit of team Mahindra Satyam. Despite the uncertainties in the global market, our team has proved its mettle through sustained volume growth, improved margins, key client additions and creation of innovative platform and offerings." C. P. Gurnani, CEO, Mahindra Satyam, said, "While the business world...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm has announced the third edition of its venture investment competition in India to identify the industry's most promising early stage technology companies. The Qualcomm Ventures QPrize competition was first launched in 2009 to promote innovation in the technology industry and is managed by Qualcomm's venture investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures.   Dr. Avneesh Agrawal, Qualcomm's Senior Vice-President & President of Qualcomm India and South Asia, said, "The QPrize competition reflects Qualcomm's deep-rooted philosophy to foster innovation and advance the use of mobile and other technologies for the benefit of people and businesses in India and around the world. Through QPrize, we are looking to identify breakthrough ideas at early stages and help them grow by providing entrepreneurs with mentorship, investment support and exposure to the global technology ecosystem. We look forward to another round of e...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   At its Annual Cisco Collaboration Summit 2012, Cisco has introduced new people-centric innovations, ranging from new desktop and mobile applications that include Cisco Jabber and Cisco TelePresence systems, making it easy for users to move from one collaboration solution to the next with ease.  In addition to the above announcements, Cisco Collaboration Summit 2012 also showcased enterprise-class solutions that can enable employees to interact across a broad range of tools.Bryan Tantzen, Senior Director, Collaboration, Cisco, said, "The post PC era is requires a workspace that is more mobile, social, visual and virtual. Customers need secure enterprise-class options that enable employees to interact across a broad range of tools. We, at Cisco, understand this and are delivering on the need of people-centric collaboration experiences that offer anytime and anywhere communications." Dinesh Malkani, Managing Director, Co...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HCL Infosystems has been chosen as a strategic technology partner by Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) Hospitals. The tie-up is the result of a rigorous evaluation and a painstaking proof of concept exercise which took almost a year to come to fruition. HCL blu Enterprise Cloud’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution is being deployed across 22 NH hospitals and has been already rolled out in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Jamshedpur and Jaipur. The other centres are in the process of being hooked up to the central system. The partnership has been signed for a period of 5 years. This implementation by HCL Infosystems is also the first of its kind in India where the Hospital Information Systems (HIS) application for a hospital is completely deployed on the cloud. The solution would reduce capital and operational expenditures for Narayana Hrudayalaya and will enable the hospital to provide faster access to healthcare for its patients such as fac...