VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications (RCOM)  has announced their exclusive partnership with  Lenovo  to redefine the CDMA device ecosystem in the country by launching a range of innovative smartphones in the country. The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smartphones will be exclusively available to Reliance CDMA and GSM customers on its superior network with the widest coverage area covering over 20,000 towns across the country bringing in the best customer experience on the attractive smartphones. Reliance Communications’ partnership with Lenovo is aimed towards leading the next wave of smartphones and tablets across the country with the widest footprint of High Speed Data network of Reliance. The range of products and special customer plans will be available across 2,500 Reliance stores and 1,000 company stores of Lenovo. The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smartphones will operate on the latest Android operating system with a dual-cor...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DIGISOL  has introduced its two new 8 ports Fast Ethernet unmanaged Switches  DG-FS1008PF/E  and  DG-FS1008PH with PoE Ports .  These switches are designed to enhance network performance in a compact form factor. These switches offer 10/100Mbps Ethernet PoE port complaint with IEEE 802.3af. The DG-FS1008PF/E offers 8 fast Ethernet PoE ports and DG-FS1008PH offers 4 fast Ethernet PoE ports. Thus, these switches are an ideal solution for small Ethernet workgroups and applications requiring PoE. These switches uses store and forward packet switching technology which ensures reliable data transfer. The switches also support automatic MDI/MDI-X detection which eliminates the need of a crossover cables or dedicated uplink ports. The switch has a sturdy and versatile desktop design which can also be mounted in a network rack. The DG-FS1008PF/E and DG-FS1008PH offer 8x10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet ports with P...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Sanovi Technologies  has announced  RAH InfoTech  as its national distributor for India and SAARC. With this alliance, RAH InfoTech will now be authorized to distribute the entire range of Disaster Recovery Management solutions. Sanovi Technologies is an independent software vendor founded in 2002, offering a suite of software products and solutions in the  IT Disaster Recovery Management (DRM)  space. Sanovi has its corporate headquarters in Bangalore, with sales and service offices across India, Dubai, and South Korea. Sanovi's flagship DRM product enables organizations to ensure that their IT applications recover predictably in a disaster scenario to meet the required recovery goals. Ashis Guha, Sanovi’s President of Global Sales, said, “With RAH InfoTech’s extensive network , credentials and industry experience, we would look to significantly expand our coverage of the market to enhance Sanovi’s lea...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   D-Link (India) Ltd  has announced the unaudited  financial results  for the quarter and nine months ended 31st December, 2012 at its recently held board meeting. According to the report, the net sales grew at 68.75% for 9 months ended 2012-13 at Rs.253.99 crore in comparison to Rs.150.51 crore during the same period for 2011-12. The company registered 108.5% rise in the net profit for nine months ended 2012-13 at Rs.8.44 crore against Rs.4.04 crore during the same period for 2011-12. As far as the net profit for Q3, 2012-13 is concerned, it stood at Rs.3.56 crore as against Rs.1.28 crore during the same period for 2011-12, thereby witnessing a surge of 176.83%. Tushar Sighat, CEO, D-Link (India) Ltd , said, “We have successfully managed to deliver consistent growth quarter over quarter even under volatile market situation. Our strategy and committed focus enabled us to record relentless growth along with impr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP India(NYSE:HPQ)  has launched  HP Connected Music , a ground-breaking and seamless service that will give Indian consumers immense choice and access to global and regional digital music and content.  For this, HP India has joined forces with the entertainment giants Universal Music India and Hungama.com to offer this unique subscription-based music service. This brand new service is available on selected  HP notebooks  with the imbedded Windows 8 launcher. HP Connected Music has been introduced in India to provide HP customers exclusive content and access to Hungama.com’s and Universal Music's diverse catalogue which includes over one million songs from more than 20,000 artists from different genres, including Bollywood, Devotional, Rock, Classic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Regional, R&B, Country and others.   Speaking about the service,  Ranjivjit Singh, Head – Marketing, HP PPS India , said, “Our...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP AG  (NYSE:SAP) has announced it will join the  Livelihoods  Fund with an investment of EUR3 million. The  Livelihoods  Fund is a carbon investment fund organized as an investment company, with the goal to create social value for rural communities and contribute to their food security through the restoration of their ecosystems. Put in simple words, the fund plants trees, which fights climate change and poverty. “This investment supports our vision of helping the world run better by improving people lives,” said Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP. “It confirms our sustainability commitment of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to the level of year 2000 by the year 2020, representing a decrease of more than 50 per cent. To date, we have achieved a reduction of 18 per cent and avoided cost in excess of more than EUR220 million over the last four years.” “SAP is executing across all t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Recognizing  Nokia’s  commitment to the Indian market, consumers have ranked Nokia as the Most-Trusted Brand in India for the third consecutive year. The ranking is a part of the recently launched “Brand Trust Report 2013”, an annual research-based report by the Trust Research Advisory. The recognition highlights Nokia’s commitment to the Indian market and its continued focus on delivering consumer-centric innovation. The Trust Research Advisory’s “Most-Trusted Brand” survey identifies brands that have won that most special attribute – the consumer’s trust. The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2013 is the third in its series and this year the report lists India’s 1,100 Most-Trusted Brands from 211 categories. It comprised comprehensive primary research based on 61 attributes called the Brand Trust Matrix, and was conducted among 2,505 influencer-respondents from 16 cities across the country. “Trust is one of the most ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft Corporation (NYSE:MSFT)  has announced the availability of  Office 365  for consumers, a reinvention of the company’s flagship Office product line. Families can now subscribe to Office 365 Home Premium, which includes the latest and most complete set of Office applications; works across five PCs/Macs plus five mobile devices; and comes with extra SkyDrive storage. “This isn’t just another version of Office. This is Office reinvented as a consumer cloud service,” said  Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corp . “Together with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Office 365 gives you the freedom to do things when and how you want.” Microsoft also announced it will now deliver many new features and services to the cloud  first, transforming the company’s traditional three-year release cycle.  Now, new features and services stream to subscribers as soon as they’re ready. “This is a major leap forward,” ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   RIM(NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM)  has launched  BlackBerry 10  platform that creates a new and unique mobile computing experience. Available on two new LTE-enabled smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 (all-touch) and BlackBerry Q10 (touch with physical keyboard) smartphones powered by BlackBerry 10 offer you a faster, smarter and smoother experience than any other BlackBerry you have used before. BlackBerry has unveiled the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones at events held simultaneously in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, and Johannesburg. “We are thrilled to be introducing BlackBerry 10 on the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, to deliver a faster, smarter experience that continuously adapts to your needs. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail in BlackBerry 10 is designed to keep you moving,” said  Thorsten Heins, President & CEO, BlackBerry . ...... See More ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Amidst reported talks of acquisition of some firms including Canadian smartphone maker RIM by PC manufacturer  Lenovo , the Chinese company has said it is on its way to explore possibilities in the direction. “However, we will never depend on acquisition,” said  Wong Wai Ming, Senior Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, Lenovo Group . India remains high in Lenovo’s scheme of things. Commenting on the year gone by,  Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo India , said, “The year 2012 marked a series of milestones for us – our Protect & Attack strategy, which refers to securing our leadership in our core businesses, while attacking newer opportunities, ensured that our overall profitability was not compromised in the run for market share. We will continue to invest in the India business, and I am confident that we will sustain this momentum in the years to come.” Meanwhile, Lenovo has reported a quarterly...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Broadcom Corporation(NASDAQ: BRCM)  has announced a new line of switch system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions optimized to address workforce mobility and evolving network requirements in the enterprise. Broadcom’s new  StrataXGS BCM56340  Series  delivers a broad range of innovative features that simplify the provisioning and monitoring of mobile user traffic whileproviding secure, seamless and high-speed connectivity to the data center and cloud-computing storage resources.  As the number of connected devices and emergence of cloud-based applications continues to climb, demand for higher-bandwidth enterprise networks is growing at a rapid pace. With the trend toward bring-your-own-device (BYOD) in the workplace, enterprise IT managers must adapt with scalable, affordable, secure platforms in a unified infrastructure. Built on the proven StrataXGS architecture, the BCM56340 Series delivers more than 120 Gb...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   GIGABYTE  has announced two new models of workstation motherboards and one new model dedicated to mission-critical server applications. All of them being based on the  Intel  Xeon processors E5-2600 product family , these new models are designed to answer demanding needs for computing resources across various usage models, form factors and scales.  While these products have been naturally thought for scenarios requiring heavy computing power through GPUs or GPGPU / co-processors cards, from CAD/CAE to rendering, simulation and modelling, their most notable advantage relies in their unique memory performance capability: Achieved through GIGABYTE's capabilities in design, PCB layout and BIOS fine-tuning, this feature will be most appreciated in the many workstation applications where improvements in memory frequency result in speeding up the user's productivity and in all the industries relying on server appli...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EDIMAX Technology  has launched  AR-7186WnA/B , redesigned for India, a high- performance ADSL2+ router boasting a detachable 5dBi high gain antenna, wireless 802.11n speeds up to 150Mbps and an impressive host of features. Edimax' redesigned and versatile ADSL2+ modem is ideal for cost-conscious homes and small businesses looking for a reliable, effective networking system. Advanced MIMO technology, built-in virtual server and DMZ features, ADSL2/2+ modem and IP sharing and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ensure powerful functionality and robust performance which is synonymous with Edimax Technology products. The AR-7186WnA/B modem router presents data rates up to six times faster and three times greater coverage than a standard 802.11g/b router. Fast, dependable Wi-Fi for PCs, laptops, game consoles, smart TVs and any other network devices from a single modem router. Share content, media and printers across multiple compute...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Canon India Pvt. Ltd(NYSE:CAJ)  has unveiled an Out-of-Home initiative in India. Canon India went a step further by setting up Neon Signs at international airports in New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Designed by Dentsu India, the concept lies in the growing popularity of Neon Signs in the country that surround consumers with unique and ubiquitous visual impact. Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India , said, “Today, we have pioneered the ‘Out of Home Media’ initiative by launching the Canon Neon sign at specific locations in three major cities of India becoming the first Japanese company to create such a major launch in India. This is part of our growth strategy for 2013 to create a powerful brand recall for our customers.” Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India , said, “As part of the company’s commitment to India and its growth, we, at Canon India, are delighted to launch the Neon signs...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Keeping in mind the current growth trend of Tablet Devices in the upcoming days, WishTel  has introduced a new range of its very popular  BSNL IRA ICON tablets that are loaded with Hindi OS interface. This tablet allows all Android users not only to type in Hindi but read and access all functions and icons in Hindi. This tablet PCs delivers optimized experience in typing and surfing in the Hindi language using Hindi keyboard.  Designed and manufactured in India, Wishtel’s IRA ICON, the 7inch Tablet PC, IRA ICON is a 1024X768 pixel full angle TFT LCD capacitive multi-touchscreen that runs on Android 4.0 with Hindi OS , 1.2 GHz processor and a non-standard 1GB of RAM. The IRA ICON supports calling features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and also comes with built-in stereo speakers and a microphone. The device comes with a full complement of ports, including USB, SD Card, audio and HD video to simplify the use of in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kobian  has announced its special scheme –  Mercury Bonanza  for its partners. The scheme covers all Mercury products and is designed for pan-India channel partners. The scheme is designed for partners to work on a wide range of products and earn attractive rewards like Bangkok trips, LCD television, Tablets and LED Monitors. The schemes are valid from 1st January to 31st March, 2013 and valid for the purchases billed out from Kobian authorized distributors. Targets for the quarter are varied allowing smaller B and C city partners also to avail the scheme and maximize their business and earn attractive rewards. However, above schemes cannot be merged or clubbed with any other scheme that may be running at that time. Gifts can be  Mercury or iXA products  of equivalent value or any other brand. Kobian reserves all rights of execution, alternation and will entertain all the scheme claims directly. Sus...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Moser Baer  has, yet again, introduced a new collection of pen drives this Valentine. Keeping pace with the changing times, the collection is for those who are no longer interested in mundane gifts. It boasts of four attractively designed pen drives in unconventional shapes and forms giving consumers an interesting gifting option to celebrate the season of love. The heart-shaped pendant  USB with a chain in golden color  will surely make her feel special. Studded with crystals on one side and shiny gold finish on the other, it is a classy gift for her. The bracelet-shaped USB in silver hue with shiny blue crystals on the top is the perfect gift to convey your sentiments. The guitar-shaped pen drive dazzles with red and white crystals on a golden base. It comes with a key chain making it a valuable buy for him. The fourth and the last offering in the range has been named as Macho. The pen drive, designed for men, com...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  and  SHARE INDIA  are planning to work together to improve the access to  quality healthcare in rural India . Based on a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),  HP  and SHARE INDIA will collaborate to deploy HP’s cloud-enabled healthcare solutions in rural Andhra Pradesh.   SHARE INDIA – a non-government organization (NGO) – is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the  Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India , for its work in improving healthcare awareness and facilities to the underprivileged in India through affordable community welfare initiatives. As part of the MoU, HP intends to transform an existing rural health centre in Aliyabad, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Hyderabad, into an eHealth Centre by deploying a fully-integrated cloud technology solution.  The solution will connect the medical equipme...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Toshiba  has been awarded as the “Storage Manufacturer of the Year” for external storage device in India. This award is testimonial of the Brand power and Quality of Toshiba storage products, and Rashi Peripherals is proud of the same. Polad Garda, Manager Marketing – Storage Devices, Toshiba India , said, “We, at Toshiba India, are very excited and immensely motivated to be named as the best in the market of external storage devices. Such appreciation from the media helps us grow in the highly competitive Indian market. We will in future try to maintain this position and this endorses our commitment to quality & focus for the Indian market. ” Rajesh Goenka, VP- Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd , Said, “This is just the beginning...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Genius  has presented a new generation of multimedia keyboard, experience the  Genius desktop keyboard KB-M205 , the low profile key cap structure provides maximum typing comfort and a quiet typing experience. There are six keys for media control and Internet access, giving you one-touch controls to access music, volume and the internet so you can accomplish tasks faster. In addition, a spill-resistant design protects the keyboard from accidental spills. The KB-M205 classic black and red finish provides a sleek, eye-catching design with durability to match and it is expected to be the most popular multimedia keyboard this year....... See More