VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Capgemini  is expanding its global alliance with  salesforce.com , through a joint fast growth initiative. As part of this agreement, both companies will work together to help organizations unlock the benefits of cloud and strategically transform into social enterprises, using an integrated approach.      George Hu, Chief Operating Officer,  salesforce.com , stated, "We...... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VIA has unveiled VIA EPIA-P910 Pico-ITX board. It is believed to be the first VIA board to include the VIA VX11H MSP in combination with a VIA QuadCore E-Series processor.  The newly launched provides DirectX 11 support along with 3D stereoscopic display and HDMI and USB 3.0 features. Epan Wu, Head, Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies..... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bitdefender  has announced that Security for Virtualized Environments (SVE) is now available in Tech Data's StreamOne Solutions Store. With SVE by  Bitdefender , Tech Data's channel resellers can immediately access to security technology specifically designed for virtualized environments. VARs are able to select Bitdefender's enterprise technology directly from the StreamOne Solutions Store to include in an overall end-to-end offering or to sell as a single solution to customers. Robert Krauss, Director Enterprise Sales and Alliances, North America,  Bitdefender , said... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Brocade  has announced support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 server operating system across all product lines. This partnership enables SAN and IP Networking Solutions to support Private Cloud, Server and Network Virtualization. Mike Schutz, General Manager, Windows Server Marketing,  Microsoft , said.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP  has revealed that  Asian Paints  has achieved newfound business capabilities with the successful implementation of mobile solutions from  SAP . Using the SAP mobile platform and the SAP Afaria mobile device management solution, Asian Paints is the first SAP customer to extend the capabilities of SAP software onto the Android mobile platform. Chris McClain, Executive Vice-President, Global Mobile Sales and Solutions,  SAP , said... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Polycom  has announced an initiative with  IBM  Research to co-develop next-generation innovations that are designed to further accelerate cloud-delivered video collaboration applications. Under the initiative,  Polycom  will work with IBM Research to explore and develop technologies that leverage the Polycom RealPresence Platform and real-time video capabilities in the cloud.  "At its heart, this collaboration with  IBM  is about laying the foundation... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung  has declared that its GALAXY S III smartphone has achieved 20 million unit sales in just 100 days. The company believes it to be  Samsung 's most successful smartphone to date, generating sales quicker than any of its predecessors. The GALAXY S III is equipped with 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display along with various camera.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Motorola  has introduced new Droid smartphones, viz. Droid Razr HD, Droid Razr Maxx and Razr M - all three running on Verizon's 4G LTE network and come pre-loaded with Google's Chrome Web browser. It is believed to be their first major product launch by the company since being acquired by Google. The new Droid smartphones are also equipped with Android 4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich. Dennis Woodside, CEO,  Motorola , mentioned the handset maker as "the new  Motorola  Mobility..... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE  NetApp has announced support for Windows Server 2012 with storage solutions for server and desktop virtualization, storage and availability, Web and application platform development, and private cloud deployment. Phil Brotherton, VP, Enterprise Software Ecosystem, NetApp said... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EduKart.com and Computer Society of India (CSI) have together launched online certificate courses in Programming languages. Duo will provide a certificate at the end of these courses, along with a Rating of Employment.  CSI will periodically review the content of the courses and online assessments to ensure they are updated with requirements of the industry. S. Ramanathan, Hon. Secretary, Computer Society of India,  said.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The recently released  McAfee  Threats Report: Second Quarter 2012, founded the largest malware rise in the last four years. McAfee Labs detected a 1.5 million increase in malware since Q12012 and identified new threats such as mobile “drive-by downloads”, the use of Twitter for control of mobile botnets, and the appearance of mobile "ransomware".... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung  has expanded its Dual SIM smartphone portfolio with the launch of the GALAXY S -Duos (GT-S7562) and GALAXY Y -Duos Lite (GT-S5302). Powered with a 1GHz CPU processor speed and based on the Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the GALAXY S Duos comes preloaded with ChatOn messenger and a host of applications like "My Music", "My Movies" and "Handy". Samsung GALAXY Y Duos Lite  is powered with 832 MHz processor.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hitachi Data Systems  (HDS) has announced broad support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP), Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS), and Hitachi Compute Blade are now fully certified with full support for the Windows Server 2012 operating system. Jim Beckman, Vice-President, Alliances,  Hitachi Data Systems , said, “With leading information technology solutions from HDS and Microsoft Windows Server 2012, customers can now host and manage Microsoft application deployments in an always-on environment. Our customers have already started deploying Windows Server 2012 in their production IT environments with plans for large-scale deployments for their Microsoft Windows and Linux applications.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Nokia  has launched its new Lumia series, viz. Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, as part of their strategy to penetrate markets in China, India and South America. It is believed to be the company's first smartphone launch, using Windows 8 software in a joint event with Microsoft.  Steve Balmer, CEO,  Microsoft , said, "The launch is an 'important milestone' in the tie-up between the two companies." Stephen Elop, CEO,  Nokia , stated, “The latest smartphones from the company would serve as an alternative to faceless black and grey mono blocks that you see out there... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Bharti Airtel has launched 'my airtel' app for its customers in India. The app claims to allow Airtel customers across various services to check their bills, recharge their accounts, make payment, activate deactivate any service; raise requests-complaints, at just a click of a button at no additional cost. The app will also allow Airtel digital TV customers to order movies and games, without any assistance from the customer care.  K Srinivas, President-Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Happiest Minds has concluded its first year of operations and also scaled its operations to 9 locations with plans to enter two additional geographies. The company has also said to gather substantial business momentum with customer wins in US, UK and India with its strong focus on disruptive technologies. Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds, said... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   KPIT Cummins has appointed Manisha Girotra as an independent Director in the Board of Directors. Ravi Pandit, Chairman and Group CEO, KPIT Cummins said, "We are excited to have access to Manisha's experience in the areas of corporate finance and markets. Towards our goal of achieving USD 1 billion in revenues, our expansion and penetration in overseas markets.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEC has appointed Bharat Khanna as General Manager - Public Safety business. He will be responsible for establishing NEC India as the major public safety player in government, public sector and commercial enterprises. In his new role, Bharat will also be responsible for leading and managing NEC India's Public Safety team, build alliance partnership with major consultants and system integrators, and identify growth areas.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Sony  is believed to soon release two new members in its Xperia Series viz. Xperia Tipo and Tipo Dual. Both the Smartphones are said to be available for pre order on Infibeam.com. The  Sony Xperia  Tipo and Tipo Dual are claimed to be easy to use and navigate; as they are fitted with a 3.2 inch scratch-resistant TFT touch screen.... more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  in association with Intel and Microsoft has launched its Intel's 3rd generation Core processor based mainstream Ultrabooks 'S series' and the Thin & Light 'F series'. Asus S Series offers a range of Ultrabooks positioned for mainstream computing and is equipped with Intel’s Ultra low voltage Ivy Bridge processor Whereas,  Asus F501A-XX187R is a Portable Notebook, which incorporates Intel Core i3 processor 2350M, 2.3G, 3M and supports an instant on (2 seconds Feature) and has up to 14-day standby. Alex Huang, MD, System Business Group,  Asus India  said.... more