VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Actis Technologies  is trying to give a new life to virtual offices. As per a latest report, Actis Technologies has unveiled new Virtual Office Solutions for corporate India. A virtual office is a combination of offsite live communication and address services. Actis’ Virtual Office Solutions include technologies like Virtual Meeting, Virtual Presentation, Webinars, Intranet, and Skill Mapping. The technology can be used by individuals and companies to operate a fully fledged business from any remote location. Abhimanyu Gupta, Director, Actis Technologies, has shared his views. He said, “The conservative boundaries of office rooms have opened up to new dimensions. The major beneficiaries of this groundbreaking automated management technology are SMEs, budding entrepreneurs, and large corporations”. The applications for Actis’ Virtual Office Solutions are multiple and cost effective. Virtual Office helps in reducing the tra...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a bid to bring more innovation to computing solutions,  AMD(NYSE)  has provided an early look at its new 2013  accelerated processing units (APUs)  and announced a new OEM relationship with VIZIO. At an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event for press and analysts, AMD demonstrated working silicon of its first system on chip (SoC) APUs, “Kabini” and “Temash”, both scheduled to ship in the first half of 2013. Demonstrations included a range of leading-edge applications and games on a “Kabini”-based ultrathin notebook and a “Temash”-based performance tablet and hybrid notebook. AMD  also introduced the new “Richland” APU, which is currently shipping to OEMs, which delivers a 40-per cent increase in performance over the previous generation of A-Series APUs. “Richland” is expected to come bundled with new software for consumers such as gesture and facial recognition to dramatically expand and en...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NVIDIA(NASDAQ)  has introduced  NVIDIA Tegra 4 , the  world’s fastest mobile processor , with record-setting performance and battery life to flawlessly power smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto infotainment and navigation systems, and PCs. Tegra 4 offers exceptional graphics processing, with lightning-fast web browsing, stunning visuals and new camera capabilities through computational photography. Previously codenamed “Wayne”, Tegra 4 features 72 custom  NVIDIA GeForce GPU   cores  –or six times the GPU horsepower of Tegra 3 – which deliver more realistic gaming experiences and higher resolution displays. It includes the first quad-core application of ARM’s most advanced CPU core, the  Cortex-A15 , which delivers 2.6x faster web browsing and breakthrough performance for apps. Tegra 4 also enables worldwide 4G LTE voice and data support through an optional chipset, the fifth-gene...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Matrix Comsec  is reportedly participating in the Convergence – 2013. Matrix will showcase its complete portfolio of  Telecom products encompassing range of IP-PBXs,VoIP and GSM Gateways. Citing about the new converged office communication solution, said  Dhaval Bhagora, Product Manager – SMB Division .  “Today, what a user comes asking for is a single solution for problem a, b and …x.” Matrix Comsec addresses many of these needs with its new upcoming solution. To be precise, the solution is defined as “Office-in-a-Box”. The new converged solution resolves it all-communication needs over the wireline, wireless network or the internet, voice and data, the user’s urge to be more mobile, freedom from office desk extensions, the freedom to roam between networks. Name it and you find the need addressed with the new series..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to expanding its product portfolio further in the Indian market, the electronics giant Sony has announced the launch of 9 new cutting-edge and revolutionary  DSLT professional cameras , professional video cameras, compact cameras with a variety of lenses and accessories at the Consumer Electronics Imaging Fair (CEIF) 2013. It also marks the launch of some the most-awaited and innovative Full-frame Imaging sensor equipped products such as DSC-RX1, α99, NEX-VG900 and NEX-FS700K, amongst others. Kenichiro Hibi, Managing Director, Sony India , said, “We are very serious about professional camera and video-camera business in India and would like to utilize this platform to showcase our strength in the digital imaging segment and reach out to photography & videography enthusiasts and professionals, who are expected to visit this fair.” He added, saying, “The new Full-Frame Imaging sensor camera range from Sony is very h...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Strengthening its presence further in India,  ASUS Technology has launched its exclusive store in Imphal, Manipur . The outlet will feature the entire range of Notebooks and Netbooks that have been launched in India till date. Mangall Infotech, the retail outlet is Opposite Dhaneshori Steel, Thangal Bazar, Imphal–795 001, Manipur. ASUS has persistently strive to be the No. 1 in terms of quality, speed, service, innovation, and cost-efficiency and retains the purpose of making life better through innovation. The company has been diligently focussing on the retail expansion across the country to provide access to all the latest and forthcoming technology to the customers in the Indian market, including small cities and towns. The company has already set up stores in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Calicut, Goa, Thane, Raipur, Bhillai, Gurgaon, Durgapur, Kanpur, Cochin, Siliguri, Kolhapur, Noida, Pune, Amravati, Kottayam, Lucknow, Ja...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE)  intends to transform traditional wedding albums with the first-ever video album concept. According to the latest update, Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its innovative digital printing technology through a creative display of state-of-the-art applications at the  Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair  (CEIF) 2013. Announcing a major innovation in wedding album printing,  HP  showcased the concept of video albums. With the help of augmented reality software Aurasma, the HP team displayed video which can be directly played from a printed wedding album on to the screen of a scanning device. HP also displayed 3D albums that can be printed on an  HP Indigo press . Other innovations introduced by HP include special effects like the raised print, which is now available on HP Indigo digital press. The wedding industry in India continues to grow. Taking into consideration the annual growth rate, this ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In its commitment to offer innovative products and services to youth,  Aircel , one of India’s leading telecom players, has launched an exciting and innovative service “Pocket Music International” for the young music lovers of international music. Aircel subscribers can now download and enjoy full tracks from a vast catalogue consisting of international music provided by top two global music recording giants –  Sony  and Universal . The catalogue includes top international artists like  Justin Bieber ,  Rihanna ,  Beyonce ,  Michael Jackson ,  Enrique Iglesias ,  Bryan Adams ,  Pitbull ,  Black Eyed Peas ,  Jennifer Lopez  and many more. This is the “first-of-its-kind” service exclusively offering international music genres. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer ,  Aircel , said, “As a brand, Aircel has always understood the pulse of the youth and introduced in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The  Quick Heal Annual Windows  and Mobile Malware Report, 2012, released by Quick Heal Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a leading player in India’s antivirus segment with about 35% market share, clearly reveals that India is under the grip of cyberattacks. The Quick Heal Research shows rapid increase of almost 90% in Windows malware and a mind-boggling increase of 170% in its modifications. The bad guys are also winning the war in the Mobile platform and have swarmed India. Virus attacks in the Mobile space have also started soaring at a rapid pace with 30% growth registered in 2012 and a phenomenal 80% increase in its modifications. The Mobile device malware has also reached a new stage of evolution, the Quick Heal Report said.  The findings from Quick Heal’s  Annual Malware Report  show that, though PC is still the prevalent target for malware authors today, there is an obvious peak in the growth of malware and th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Swipe Telecom  has announced the launch of their  F1 Fablet . It is in addition to the line of products already launched by Swipe Telecom in the country. The Swipe design team has coupled design with the advanced technologies, by leveraging their expertise from the design of their previous tablets. F1 Fablet supports Dual SIM and is compatible with 1 GHz, MTK 6575 processor and 512MB RAM. F1 Fablet comes with enhanced GPS features with voice navigation which enables an easy experience for users. The F1 Fablet runs on Android 4.0 (ICS) operating system and has a 5-inch capacitive touchSwipe forays tablet mkt in India; launches F1 Fablet Swipe Telecom has announced the launch of their F1 Fablet. It is the addition to the line of products launched by Swipe Telecom in the country. The Swipe design team has coupled design with the advanced technologies, by leveraging their expertise from the design of their previous Ta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest update,  IBM(NYSE)  has announced appointment of  Vanitha Narayanan as Managing Director of IBM India Pvt. Ltd.  She takes over from Shanker Annaswamy who will continue to remain in IBM as the Senior Adviser to the corporation on India Enterprise. Both Ms Narayanan and Annaswamy will report to Jim Bramante, Senior Vice-President,  IBM Growth Markets Unit . The appointments are effective immediately. Ms Narayanan will be responsible for all of IBM's Sales, Marketing, Services and Global Delivery Operations in the India/South Asia (ISA) region, including operations in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Vanitha has over 25 years of experience working for IBM with multiple client sets and in several countries. Since 2009, she has been a part of the IBM ISA business.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Redmond giant has notched yet another acquisition. According to the latest update, Microsoft Corp  has bought a new start-up id8 Group R2 Studios Inc. The latest acquisition will help Microsoft to expand further in technology focussed on the home and entertainment. Started in 2011, id8 Group R2 Studios is founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Blake Krikorian. Recently, Krikorian launched a Google Android application which is likely to facilitate users to control home heating and lighting systems from smartphones.  It is worth noticing here that Krikorian is an ex-amazon.com. Inc. employee. He resigned from Amazon.com Inc.'s board in late December after serving the organization for about a year and a half as a Director..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to  Mr. Kyle Adams, Chief Software Architect for Mykonos at Juniper Networks , the Most Interesting Developments in the threat landscape that emerged in 2012 are, Simple attack methods on web applications remain effective - Many of the large public companies this year fell victim to web application vulnerabilities like SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting. These types of attacks have been known about for several years and remain a popular hacking method because of the relatively low level of sophistication needed and the potential difficulty in preventing them. Mobile malware  and application-centric threats continue to pose a risk to enterprise data - With the continued adoption of Bring Your Own Device policies in the workplace, the risk of mobile malware and invasive applications infiltrating critical corporate data continues to be a top concern...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Array Networks Inc .  has appointed  Kaizen Infoserve , engineering services provider, as their RMA service provider. Kaizen's focussed and neutral RMA services across pan India will fuel Array Networks' long-awaited plan of offering gold class support to its customers, while expanding support services across India. Array Networks will now be able to offer 4 hour/standard NBD replacement service to customers with gold level support agreements. This new partnership aligns with  Array Networks' strategy to provide  customized and localized their customer support offerings. Kaizen Infoserve will provide support and services for the entire line of Array Networks' products. With the strong support coming in from Kaizen, Array Networks bolsters its future plans of penetrating deeper into tier-II and -III Indian markets..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Internet users, who are accessing the web through mobile devices including smartphones and tablets and dongles in India, are continuously increasing. According to the latest report generated by IAMAI, mobile Internet users in India are expected to reach to a benchmark of  165 million by March 2014. The report generated by  Internet and Mobile Association of India  (IAMAI) further revealed that the number of mobile Internet users is expected to reach a milestone of 87 million by December 2012 from 78.7 million users in October 2012.  Further, it is said that the number is expected to reach 92.9 million by March 2013, 130.6 million by March 2014 and 164.8 million by March 2015...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest announcement,  Ericsson signed a new agreement with Etisalat Egypt  to transform the telecom operator’s radio network to enable a full range of converged information and telecom services that will bring improved quality and speed of services to its subscribers. As part of the deployment,  Ericsson  will provide  Etisalat Egypt  with its latest RBS 6000 radio base station technology. This will enable energy-efficient and cost-effective operations while allowing the operator to meet the demands of its growing subscriber base with better and faster mobile Internet connectivity and quality mobile coverage throughout the country. What is more, it will enable Etisalat Egypt to prepare the network for LTE (4G). Saeed ElHamly, CEO, Etisalat Egypt, said, “Demand for voice and data services is constantly increasing. This is why we are always striving to cater to our subscribers’ needs...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd  has signed a tie-up for Wi-Fi service across the country. As a result,  Simmtronics XPAD  users will be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi services at over 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in all across the country.  Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics , said, “Simmtronics XPAD, after major success in the Middle East and GCC, has recently been launched in the Indian retail market. Keeping in mind consumer’s need to stay connected everywhere and all the time, we have exclusively tied up for these services. They need to access content and participate in social and commercial interactions on the go. We have made this facility only for our XPAD users by providing Public Wi-Fi service which is available at all major outlets..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to the latest update,  Genius  announces that it has been named an International  CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards  Honoree for the Gila GX Gaming Series MMO/RTS Professional Gaming Laser Mouse. Products entered in this award programme are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honour outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 29 product categories. Gila is a twelve button professional gaming laser mouse with a dpi range from 200 to 8,200 that allows gamers to not only make quick yet controlled movements and turns in the battlefield..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In this New Year,  Rashi Peripherals  has brought SIs (System Integrators) special offers. Through this offer, SIs are encouraged to power their PCs with Asus MB, Asus-Nvidia GPU, Toshiba HDD, Logitech KB/Mouse, AMD CPU, LG Monitor, APC UPS and Adata RAM. This offer provides the best to the system integrators and is valid from 1st to 31st January, 2013. This is one-of-its kind offers, where a distributor has taken this initiative to merge various popular brands into one special offer which can benefit the many SIs. Rashi’s Special offer has already started to create a buzz in the market. Rohit Sangle, an SI from Rohtas, said, “Time when everyone is talking of branded laptops and tablets. This initiative from Rashi is appreciated by us. We hope to get best advantage out of this offer – made for us only.”  Rajesh Goenka, Vice-President – Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd , said...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In association with  Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) ,  Sparsh  has launched  “Made in India”  series of DVRs at the Security Exhibition held in Beijing, China. TI is the technology partner of Sparsh.  Sparsh has also received a lot of appreciation from the visitors which has launched 4, 8 and 16 channels designed and developed DVRs based on TI’s DaVinci DM8107. Sanjeev Sehgal, Managing Director, Sparsh , said, We are very excited about our relationship with TI and getting the next-generation video surveillance products to the market. We believe the flexibility and scalability..... See More