VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It has been recently announced that India's telecom leaders are meeting with investment bankers, investors and advisers in Mumbai to debate new growth strategies at the  TMT Finance and Investment India Conference on October 18. The conference, which is part of the acclaimed TMT Finance global series, takes place at a critical juncture for the Indian telecom industry as regulatory and economic uncertainty is driving major players to review strategy. The conference features a series of leadership panel discussion, visionary keynote speeches and targeted networking sessions.  Amanda Hale, Partner, TMT Group, global law firm Herbert Smith, said, “In addition... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lenovo has recently opened a new store in Alwarpet, Chennai  and has also partnered M/s Ziptech Infosolutions Pvt Ltd. for the new store. The new Lenovo Exclusive Store (LES) will showcase the entire consumer range of Lenovo's Notebooks, Netbooks, Desktops and All-in-Ones and accessories. Ashok Nair, Director – South, Lenovo India, said, "Chennai is one of the most important markets for Lenovo in this region, thanks to the huge market potential of a progressive populace. We foresee a huge opportunity here with speed, entertainment, convenience and mobility in PCs as main catalysts. Our latest range performance machines are riding on this wave and our strong retail success will make latest computing extremely accessible to our customers across Chennai... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro has recently declared the formal opening of a 2,000 seat delivery centre in Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh . The campus was inaugurated by Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development (Higher Education), Government of India. The Centre, which is currently operational with about 100 employees, will ramp up to more than 300 over the next three months. Hari Hegde, Vice-President & Global Head of Operations, Wipro, said, “We have been present in Andhra Pradesh for the last two decades, and it gives us great pride to expand our footprint to Visakhapatnam, the second-largest city in the state. The city’s business-friendly environment, local infrastructure and talent pool make it an ideal location for our business operations... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Thousands of developers made world record for the  in a Software Development Marathon in  Bengaluru  . The record has been set at  2567 developers coding non-stop for 18 hours . Developers came from all over India and beyond to participate in the event hosted by Microsoft - building, designing and testing apps for the Windows platform.  The event was filled with activities throughout the day and night including performances from DJRink, rock band Swarathma and morning yoga sessions.Emceed by  Gaurav Kapoor  and  Roshan Abbas , And of course, developers building new apps for Windows. As the clock struck 8 am, the world’s largest app marathon was realized.   Paul O’Neill, Vice President Guinness World Records . Commercial announced Microsoft’s( NASDAQ "MSFT" ) entry into the Guinness World Records... See More

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