VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco and Citrix  have announced an expansion of their successful desktop virtualization partnership into three strategic areas:  cloud networking, cloud orchestration, and mobile workstyles. Cisco and Citrix believe the IT industry is on the verge of the next major architectural transition:  the mobile-cloud era. To help enterprise and service provider customers capture the market transition and transform their business models, Cisco and Citrix will collaborate to unify best-of-breed technologies into innovative solutions for the mobile-cloud era... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Spice Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Huawei to launch S Huawei brand in the India market. The company will launch 7-10 series of handsets under this partnership in the near future. The first in a series of 3G smart phone Ascend Y 100 has recently been launched in the market. Spice has also tied up with Google for Android handsets. The company aims to sell approximate 1.5 million android 2G WiFi and 3G handsets in partnership with Google. Spice also plans to sell approximate 1 million S Huawei handsets this fiscal. Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi, Global Chairman , Spice Group said, “These strategic partnerships with Huawei & Google are steps in line with our vision to provide new age high technology devices to the customers.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM has rolled out a broad set of security software to help holistically secure data and identities to reduce the biggest security inhibitors that organizations face in implementing cloud, mobile and big data initiatives.  This is the biggest announcement since the launch of  IBM’s new Security Systems division earlier this year, The Big Blue is unveiling ten new products and enhancements to help organizations deliver real time security for big data, mobile and cloud computing.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   McAfee has announced four new  Data Center Security Suites  to help secure servers and databases in the data center.  The suites offer a unique combination of whitelisting, blacklisting and virtualization technologies for protecting servers and virtual desktops.  These solutions provide optimal security for servers and databases in physical, virtualized and cloud based data centers, with minimal impact on server resources which is a key demand for data centers.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MAIT has announced the appointment of Anwar Shirpurwala as its new Executive Director with effect from 16th October, 2012. The announcement was made by  Dr Alok Bharadwaj , President,  MAIT .    Anwar has taken over from Sabyasachi Patra, who has resigned from MAIT to pursue his passion of wildlife filming and Conservation issues full time.  Anwar comes with a diverse experience of 15 years in IT Training, Sales & Marketing, Retail and Government Affairs.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Oracle has unveiled new bundled offerings around its  x86 servers , entry-level SPARC servers and storage solutions to enable mid-sized organization drive superior consolidation and virtualization as they embrace cloud computing. This new Volume Business Initiative will be driven through partners and is being rolled out across APAC markets.  Stuart Long, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Sales Consulting Director, Systems Division, Asia-Pacific and Japan, Oracle Corporation, said, “Oracle’s new bundled offerings address these challenges as these include built-in operating system, virtualization, infrastructure provisioning and system management in one integrated stack. In addition, taking advantage of Oracle hardware and software engineered together, all these components are tested together and supported together by one vendor – Oracle.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Smartlink Network Systems has announced its channel reward programme “ Bangkok Calling ”. The programme is designed for DIGISOL Connect Partner and DIGISOL Select Partners and will run from 1st October to 31st December, 2012. This scheme is available through purchases made by channel partners from authorized DIGISOL Regional Distributors all across India. The incentive programme enables channel partners to aim for various slabs and earn rewards. There are a host of rewards under the Bangkok Calling promotion, including an all-expense paid trip to Bangkok. Partners can earn as much as three tickets. Other rewards offered under the promotion include Double Door Refrigerator, Nettop PC, Digital Cameras and Big Bazaar Vouchers.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP Enterprise Services has announced new  Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)  analytics services designed to accelerate discovery of growth opportunities, efficiencies and cost savings while supporting improvements in compliance and mitigation of risk.   With the new HP Business Analytics Services, skilled HP BPO professionals analyze structured and unstructured data using proven best practices and methodologies to derive insights, facilitate decisions and define recommended actions for clients... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Continuing its leadership in the managed print services,  Xerox India  is offering its services in the space to a wide array of clients, including Vodafone, Cisco, Standard Chartered Bank and Alstom. This has resulted in savings on document-related costs, reduction in energy consumption and increasing worker productivity.  Xerox MPS also helps meet the needs of today’s changing workforce - with mobile print solutions for on-the-go workers and security features to protect confidential information..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Seagate Technology has announced  three new enterprise-class hard disk drives (HDD) optimized for traditional data centers and emerging cloud infrastructures. Perfect for cloud bulk data storage, the Seagate Enterprise Value HDD provides up to 3TB of storage in a low-power configuration that is perfect for efficiently and affordably storing the ever-growing amount of unstructured data typically stored in the cloud.  The company also announced its next generation of highly-reliable hard disk drives, the Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD featuring the industry's widest range of capacities (1, 2, 3 and 4TB) of secure data storage for robust data center usage and the Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD which delivers best-in-class performance and built-in security for optimized storage efficiency and data protection..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kingston has announced that today marks  25 years in the business  as the largest third-party manufacturer of computer and device memory. Kingston was founded on October 17, 1987 by CEO and co-founder John Tu, and COO and co-founder David Sun. “It is a great and humbling feeling to be a part of this company. The best aspects of the last 25 years here have been the people who work here, our partners and all of the great relationships we have been a part of,” said John Tu, CEO and co-founder, Kingston. “I am truly amazed by the thought of where we started and where we are today, and look forward to the next 25 years.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Top Notch Infotronix has introduced industry’s most advanced  Portable Media Player  - the Zebmate Cinema 1.8 Touchscreen Media Player. The device is the most recent addition to lineup of premium portable media players by Infotronix , India’s leading supplier of products and accessories for computers, consumer electronics and communication under the brand ‘ZEBRONICS, The game-changing feature of the new player is its ultra-light weight, a 1.8-inch touch-screen (160x128 pixel). The player comes in an elegant smoked-black + Sky blue colour body with a sturdy build and quality feel to it. In keeping with the Zebmate line-up of players, known for good sound quality, premium design and features, the Zebmate 1.8 has 8GB capacity inbuilt as standard while a micro-SD card slot takes care of expandability.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks  has announced its new vxAGVirtual Secure Access Gateway for cloud and virtualized environments. Powered byArray's 64-bit SpeedCore platform, the new product gives enterprises and service providers the ability to run Array's proven AG Series secure access gateways as virtual machines on commodity servers running VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer or OpenXen hypervisors.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Epicor Software has completed its previously announced acquisition of  Solarsoft Business Systems . The company completed its acquisition of Solarsoft Business Systems for $155 million which was funded with cash on hand and a draw on an existing revolving credit facility of $69 million.   The acquisition of Solarsoft extends Epicor’s position as a leading provider of complete end-to-end enterprise business solutions for discrete manufacturing and distribution and wholesale management solutions in key vertical industries, including lumber and building materials, automotive, and print and packaging.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Honeywell’s control system, Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) has been selected by  Hyundai Engineering for Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) company’s two key geothermal plants in Olkaria, which will increase KenGen’s total electricity generating capacity by 25 per cent and help meet the country’s increasing demand for energy.   Experion PKS will be used to integrate data from Olkaria’s different operating systems and share that information with the plant’s workforce, enabling them to make quicker, better- informed decisions. It will also be used to centralize control room strategies........ See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS has launched  VG23AH, the 3D IPS LED monitor  featuring ASUS All-in 3D technology, providing users with the smart choice when it comes to the ultimate 2D and 3D multimedia. It immerses users in a cinematic 3D home theatre experience with crisp, clear visuals accompanied by audio from its built-in 3W stereo speakers. With a wide-view angle IPS display, 80,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio, and ASUS-exclusive Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, the VG23AH delivers a colourful visual experience in Full HD 1080p... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM has announced that  Nakoda Limited  has implemented an integrated  IBM Smarter Computing solution . After implementing the solution, Nakoda has been able to reduce its IT costs by up to 20% in one year. Nakoda is one of India’s fastest-growing companies located in the region of Gujarat,  The move, which displaced existing competitive server systems, was designed to help the company standardize and streamline business operations running on SAP and increase operational efficiencies while maintaining both high product quality and attractive pricing.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Qualcomm Technologies, Bharti Airtel and Huawei have announced India’s first  multi-mode LTE TDD smartphone  at Innovation Qualcomm India 2012. Powered by QTI’s Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, Huawei Ascend P1 LTE smartphone handles high-speed data on the LTE network and voice calls on the underlying 3G network using Circuit Switched Voice Fall Back (CSFB voice) technology..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Canon has introduced yet another model to its Cinema EOS line - the compact, lightweight EOS C100 digital video camera , equipped with automatic functions facilitating solo operations. Designed for independent videographers, the C100 combines impressive hardware specifications with a range of new automatic features - aking it ideal for professionals who shoot without a crew, or EOS videographers entering the Cinema EOS System for the first time.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ZenFocus has launched a new tablet “ myZenTAB ”.  The new offering distinguishes itself from the sea of tablets with its smart and stylish features to meet the growing requirements of general consumers as well as enterprise customers. The tablets are based on Android Ice cream Sandwich platform and has inbuilt 3G support to provide high speed connectivity. The myZenTAB Model 773B is the second generation tablet by ZenFocus with 7.... See More