VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HTC and Microsoft have together unveiled  Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC running on Windows Phone 8 operating system along with Beats Audio and various camera capabilities . It is believed to be the first signature Windows Phones.                                                                                           The company also revealed that both the newly-launched Windows Phone will be available in November with several operators globally. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft, explained... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ON Semiconductor has rolled out BelaSigna R262 , an all-new system-on-chip (SoC) solution that enables wideband single or dual-microphone noise reduction in a different voice capture devices. BelaSigna R262 is offered with a digital signal processor (DSP), voltage regulators, phase-locked loop (PLL), level translator and memory all within a WLCSP package of less than 6 square millimetres (mm). Michel De Mey, Senior Director, Portable Audio Products, ON Semiconductor, said, “BelaSigna R262... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   India has been hosting  Extreme Networks Development Center  for the past eight years in Chennai. "The reason why it was chosen is because we see India has a great talent pool. People are passionate here. We started with 8 people and today the strength has reached 120. As part of expansion, we are going to appoint 65 more people in a couple of years," informs Frank Blohm, Sr. Vice-President, Worldwide Operations and Chief Quality Officer, Extreme Networks. To further strengthen its market position, Extreme Networks has recently appointed... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has recently commenced HP 3PAR program  that promises qualified participants a minimum two times increase in virtual server density by doubling performance in VMware environment. The company further explains that it is all part of "Get Virtual Guarantee Program" that facilitates clients to improve server virtualization return on investment by doubling physical server virtual machine performance when deploying HP 3PAR Storage in VMware environments. Gary Green, Vice-President, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware, stated, "To manage exponential data growth, organizations need a storage architecture that can meet their requirements.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate has recently entered into a new Cloud Builder Alliance, a new strategic partner category  within the company’s existing Seagate Partner Programme. The Alliance highlights system builders that design, integrate, and deliver custom servers and storage systems used in cloud data centers. As part of this Alliance, partners will receive business and technology planning, sales and marketing resources and system reference design development from Seagate Design Centers globally... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm (QCOM) has recently initiated the 2012 AllJoyn Peer-2-Peer App Challenge for developers . The company invites app developers to submit original apps using AllJoyn, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC)’s open-source, application development framework. The winner will be rewarded with total cash and prizes worth more than $170,000.  Liat Ben-Zur, Senior Director, software strategy and business development,  Qualcomm , stated.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Mahindra Satyam has unveiled REIMS (Retail Enterprise Information Management System) , an all-new business insights solution, allowing global retailers to advance decision-making processes. The company also stated that  REIMS  is a Cloud- and Mobile-enabled solution covering numerous process areas, including Assortment & Merchandizing, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse management, Category Performance Analysis, Customer Analytics, Multi-channel web, mobile and social media analytics with the aim to address key business challenges in strategic, tactical & operational areas... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HCL has launched its first HCL Ultrasmart ME Ultrabook - the HCL Ultrasmart ME Series 3074 . It is believed to be the first device launched in India to be powered by third-Generation Intel Core i3 processors.  The  HCL ME Ultrabook features a 14-inch WXGA , LED Backlit display with a 1366x768 HD resolution along with 3 USB ports, 1 HDMI Port and DivX11 support for HD content playback. Princy Bhatnagar, Vice-President & Head Consumer Computing, HCL Infosystems Ltd., said, “With the launch.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Genpact Limited has entered a partnership agreement with Calypso Technology Inc.  Genpact's Enterprise Applications Services (EAS) group is believed to be able to provide a range of support services including implementations and upgrades for the Calypso Trading and Risk Management application software suite utilized by major financial institutions globally under the agreement. Genpact and Calypso Technology is supposed to help capital markets clients increase the efficiency in their trading and risk management operations, including helping to reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) and implementation and upgrade cycle times, as well as efficiently manage ongoing maintenance and support requirements. Sandeep Sahai, Sr. VP, IT Solutions & Capital Markets, Genpact said, "As global business... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Consultancy Services has opened its Solutions Center - Minneapolis in Bloomington, Minnesota .  The center is supposed to serve as a hub for delivering technology services to customers in the region and is an integral part of TCS' Global Network Delivery Model, which provides a quality of service and certainty of outcome that TCS' customers have come to rely on. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO  & MD,  TCS  said, "The decision to open a new TCS facility ... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Synology has launched DiskStation DS413 ,  a 4-bay NAS server powered by DiskStation Manager 4.1 (DSM 4.1). It is claimed to be the first NAS servers to deploy Freescale Semiconductor's QorIQ Processor platform. DS413 incorporates advanced technologies including passive CPU cooling, two redundant 92 mm system fans, and easily swappable drives... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has released a new research related to the discovery of the nation-state sponsored Flamecyber-espionage campaign.  During the research, conducted by  Kaspersky Lab  in partnership with International Telecommunication Union's cybersecurity executing arm, IMPACT, CERT-Bund/BSI and Symantec.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It has been announced that  MindTree is hunting for engineering talent across Tier-1, Tier-2 and Tier-3 colleges and will use AMCAT , an adaptive assessment tool from Aspiring Minds to acquire "Top Talent" on a merit-based system. The company also claimed that having validated AMCAT's capabilities to assess performance, it will use an objective pre-set quality benchmark, which will help define the skill set required for an engineer to perform well in IT services roles irrespective of biases based on college or location.  Parthasarathy N. S., Chief Operating Officer,  MindTree Limited , said, "We believe that..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Brocade  has rolled out an all switching platform,  the Brocade VDX8770 Switch, along with VCS Fabric technology enhancements . The  Brocade VDX 8770  is specifically designed for enterprises and service providers striving to both simplify and scale out their data center infrastructure. The company claims that the newest family member... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM  has announced that VRL Media Ltd. has adopted IBM’s Integrated Managed Services (iMS), an IT solution to operate their newspaper, “Vijayvani”, from ten different locations. Under this 5-year partnership, IBM will manage all infrastructure services to address the IT needs for the newspaper, published in the Kannada language.    It is believed that IBM’s iMS solution enables the newspaper to improve their current level of services, and deliver new offerings with reduced costs... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It has been announced that  Wipro (WIT)  has recently partnered with the Chennai Runners, as the title and technology sponsor of " The Wipro Chennai Marathon (TWCM) 2012 ". It is also stated that  Wipro Chennai Marathon 2012 - Powered by Chennai Runners, is the inaugural marathon which will be run over 42 km and is expected to have more than 5,000 runners. TWCM 2012 will also provide runners with technology support such as RFID (Radio-frequency identification) based timing technology. Suchira Iyer, Chief Marketing Officer, IT Business,  Wipro  Limited, said, "Marathons are... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After the success of Lumia series,  Nokia  has now unveiled  Lumia 900 . This Windows-based Smartphone is available on Infibeam.com. The phone is powered by 1830 mAh battery along with an internal memory capacity of 16GB. The  Nokia Lumia 900  runs on the  Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system  along with 1.4 GHz Scorpion and 512MB RAM. The 4.3” touchscreen having the Corning Gorilla Glass and AMOLED display technology is the window to the world of the Lumia 900... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MSI  has unveiled GTX 650 Power Edition graphics card incorporating MSI's Power Edition architecture along with the Triple Overvoltage and enhanced PWM Design features.  The graphics card also features TransThermal cooling design and  MSI's  Dust Removal cooling technology with the aim to automatically remove dust from the heat sink module and maintain optimal cooling performance... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It has been recently announced that  BenQ  was the official tournament partner and gaming monitor sponsor of the recently concluded Intel Extreme Masters Season 2012/2013, a global eSports gaming tour. The event was organized by Electronic Sports League, and BenQ supplied over 200 professional gaming monitors, along with an on-site professional tournament monitor crew. It was also stated that Top gamers from around the world will compete for their titles using  BenQ's  XL2420T tournament-grade professional gaming monitors.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Sophos  is strengthening their business in India with 40% growth QoQ. It is also believed that, after Kuldeep Raina's appointment as Country Manager - India for Sophos, the company has started climbing up to regain its lost position in the market.    Kuldeep Raina, Country Manager - India,  Sophos , said, "It feels really great... See More