VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  has announced that it has been named the  “Best Performing Consultancy Brand”  at the MPF Awards for Management Excellence, which is held in association with Harvard Business Review. Recently, TCS has announced an over  US$1-billion increase in brand value  as measured by Brand Finance, the world-leading brand valuation firm. Brand Finance’s assessment also confirms that TCS has improved its brand strength and now belongs to its industry’s top club of three AA+ rated IT Services Brands. The TCS brand value stands at US$5,247 million in 2013, up from US$4,068 million in 2012, consolidating the company’s position as “Big Four” IT Services brand. Richard Chaplin, Founder & CEO, MPF , said, “TCS’ impressive increase in both brand strength and brand value was a key factor in winning this intensely competitive category. The shortlist included other Big Four IT services firms...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom  has announced the upgrade of its Trans-Atlantic FA-1 South submarine network with  Ciena Corporation’s  GeoMesh solution. This upgrade will help Reliance Globalcom to better address growing global bandwidth demand for cloud computing, video and other high-bandwidth services, along the critical Trans-Atlantic corridor. With  Ciena’s GeoMesh solution  Reliance Globalcom will have  trans-Atlantic submarine networks  capable of supporting OTN-based client services from OTU2 (10G) to OTU4 (100G). It will allow Reliance Globalcom to provide 100GbE services between continental points of presence (PoPs) – whether a large data center or a central office. Reliance Globalcom will also benefit from Ciena’s Specialist Services portfolio, specifically for installation, integration, testing and support. Punit Garg, President & CEO, Reliance Globalcom , said, “Ciena’s unique GeoMesh so...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   McAfee  has introduced the “Year-end Dhamaka” reward scheme valid till March 31, 2013, which entitles registered  McAfee Rakshak partners  to win reward points on the purchase of  McAfee Antivirus Plus 2013 ,  McAfee Internet Security 2013  and  McAfee Total Protection 2013 . Under the scheme, McAfee Rakshak will receive reward points and cash back up to 9.50% on the purchase of INR5, 00,000 and above.  Lubna Markar, Senior Marketing Manager, India and South Asia, McAfee , commented, “The Rakshak Channel programme is one of our channel-friendly initiatives to create a community of well-rewarded and motivated McAfee partners, driven to sell McAfee solutions more effectively. Partner profitability is our motto and we invite channel partners to participate in this programme and enable us to show our appreciation by incentives designed for them.” The Rakshak Retailer Channel Programme is ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BenQ  has launched their first flicker-free monitor with the release of the  GW2760HS VA display . Featuring a slim design, flicker-free technology, energy-saving solutions, Reading Mode, 3000:1 native contrast and a true 8-bit panel, the GW2760HS is 27 inches of visual enjoyment for the office or home environment. Nice and compact with a base stand, curvaceous neck and carbon fibre-patterned exterior rear, the monitor features a slim 11.5mm bezel and chassis design. The GW2760HS’s virtue is the inclusion of flicker-free technology which essentially makes it a better choice for comfortable usage. Eye fatigue is caused by flickering backlight and can result in headaches, eye strain and blurred vision with prolonged computer use. By replacing the conventional Pulse Width Modulation LED backlight, BenQ effectively eliminate flickering at all brightness levels, making the GW2760HS  easier on the eyes when a computer is u...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell India(NASDAQ:DELL)  has unveiled India marketing campaign to showcase real customer experiences, highlighting how Dell enables customers to ‘achieve’ their personal & professional passions. The Brand and marketing campaign will feature themes of ‘Personal Achievement’ and ‘Business Achievement’ to connect with consumers & enterprise customers respectively.  Ravi Bharadwaj‚ Executive Director – Marketing‚ Dell India  said, “At Dell we create solutions with our customers in mind, to give them the best user experience possible. While the achievement platform will provide an opportunity to highlight our customers stories and the role our solutions play in their everyday life‚ it also brings forth the human and emotional connection between our customers and technology that will break the clutter in a market led by celebrity endorsers. We see the campaign as an extension of our strategy to strengthen brand lea...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Corsair  has announced new  Vengeance Extreme 8GB dual-channel DDR3 memory kits  rated at 3000MHz. Fitted with low profile "racing red" heat spreaders, the new 2x4GB memory kits operate at 3000MHz air-cooled, with latency settings of 12-14-14-36, at 1.65V. A Kingpin Cooling memory cooler is included for overclockers who want to use LN2 (liquid nitrogen) to reach memory speeds well beyond 3000MHz. The extreme-speed 3000MHz rating of the  Vengeance Extreme memory kits  is the result of a rigorous internal four-stage hand-screening process performed by Corsair engineers. This process is passed by fewer than one in 50 memory ICs. Performance qualification is performed on select Intel® Z77 based motherboards, including the  ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE  and  ASRock Z77 OC Formula . To hit their rated speeds, the modules require a 3rd Generation Intel Core™ unlocked processor with an Integrated Memory Con...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell India has unveiled India marketing campaign to showcase real customer experiences, highlighting how Dell enables customers to ‘achieve’ their personal & professional passions. The Brand and marketing campaign will feature themes of ‘Personal Achievement’ and ‘Business Achievement’ to connect with consumers & enterprise customers respectively.  Ravi Bharadwaj‚ Executive Director – Marketing‚ Dell India said, “At Dell we create solutions with our customers in mind, to give them the best user experience possible. While the achievement platform will provide an opportunity to highlight our customers stories and the role our solutions play in their everyday life‚ it also brings forth the human and emotional connection between our customers and technology that will break the clutter in a market led by celebrity endorsers. We see the campaign as an extension of our strategy to strengthen brand leadership in the consumer ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Nimbuzz has announced that it has exceeded more than 150 million users in 200 countries. Nimbuzz has consolidated free voice and video VoIP calls, instant messaging and other data between all major communications platforms on any mobile device or desktop.  Nimbuzz has provided mobile service to more than 9 million users to communicate with friends and family overseas for free. Vikas Saxena, CEO, Nimbuzz said, “People want to be able to communicate without borders or limitation now more than ever. Nimbuzz opens up the world of global communications to friends and family everywhere by providing a single platform capable of handling immense amounts of data for little or no cost at all. We are providing the solution to a global demand, as we have now reached an astounding 150 million users worldwide, with no signs of slowing down." Through Nimbuzz, users can make free video and voice calls to other Nimbuzz users, while reduc...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Symantec Corporation has unveiled the findings of ‘Avoiding the Hidden Costs of Cloud 2013 Survey’. According to the survey Indian organizations are widely migrating to the cloud to gain competitive advantages around speed, agility and flexibility. Enterprises and SMBs are experiencing escalating costs tied to complex backup and recovery, and inefficient cloud storage as per another finding from the survey. Anand Naik, Managing Director-Sales, India & SAARC, Symantec said, “ For Indian businesses cloud computing means reduced CapEx, more predictable OpEx, easier management, enhanced scalability and better disaster preparedness. However, in a rush to implement cloud, a majority of organizations in India are unwarily incurring hidden costs which can be avoided by taking control of cloud deployments while also minimizing the data control and security risks linked with rogue cloud use.”  According to the survey, rogue clou...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BlackBerry has announced the release of Secure Work Space solution that will separate and secure work and personal data on mobile devices to third party platforms. Secure Work Space for iOS and Android will be managed through BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. An update for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 will soon extend BlackBerry security capabilities for data-at-rest and data-in-transit and provide complete separation between work and personal data. The BlackBerry Secure Work Space solution includes secured client applications for email, calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, secure browsing and document editing for each device . David J Smith, EVP, Enterprise Mobile Computing said, “With BlackBerry Balance technology, we offer the industry's only true compromise-free separation of work and personal data and applications. With Secure Work Space for iOS and Android devices, we're extending as many of these features as pos...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ViewSonic Corporation has announced about the launch of another exciting Channel scheme for its Partners on their Projectors. The scheme is active from February1st 2013 till 30th April 2013.  ViewSonic Finch Club members can avail this scheme by gathering points on their sales of Projectors (non PJD5126). The partners can gather 1 point on sale of SVGA Models and 2 point on non-SVGA Models respectively. The offer is valid for 3 months (1st February’13- 30th April ‘13).  With the maximum number of sales during this season the potential partners can win up to Rs.27000, minimum incentive starting at 15 points. PJD5126 has been excluded from this scheme. The partners can avail an incentive of Rs.4000 on completing 10 points in 3 months duration. Similarly for 25 target points and 50 target points the slab includes incentive of Rs.15, 000 and Rs. 40,000 respectively. Kuldeep Ramaiya, Country Manager, ViewSonic Technolo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY has announced the release of its latest overclocking competition, the GIGABYTE ‘Dig for Victory’ contest hosted at HWBOT.org The GIGABYTE ’Dig for Victory’ overclocking contest will start from March 13th to April 12th 2013 .The contest will consist of two stages centered on the new 3DMark from Futuremark. The Stage 1 includes 3DMark Cloud Gate - Any AMD Trinity APU and Stage 2 includes 3DMark Fire Strike – Any AMD Bulldozer CPU + any AMD 5000 Series GPU. The GIGABYTE Dig for Victory contest is open to all HWBOT members until April 12th 2013.  The 1st place finishers of each stage will each win a GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 motherboard and an AMD FX 8350 processor. Supporting the latest Piledriver FX Series processors, the GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 motherboard features exclusive GIGABYTE Dual UEFI BIOS, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 technology and support for 3-way CrossfireX and SLI multi-graphics setups. Based on the la...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE BT has opened a new Global Shared Service facility in Kuala Lumpur in partnership with Malaysia’s Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). With the establishment of the new facility in Malaysia, BT has aimed to create 600-800 high-income and high-value jobs such as software developers, quality-assurance managers, technical leads, project managers and other support functions in Malaysia over the next three years.BT also hopes to attract new talent to Malaysia and create a digital economy driven by a knowledgeable workforce. Kevin Taylor,Global Services President for Asia Pacific, Middle-East & Africa, BT said,  “It is an exciting time for BT. Our investment in Malaysia allows us to better serve our customers by leveraging local talent globally, and supports our expansion drive in high growth regions.” The facility consists of two centers, where BT teams will be providing services supporting the company’s business needs g...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   CA Technologies will host user conference, CA World 2013, April 21 – 24, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The event is expected to bring together more than 5,000 CA Technologies customers and partners to showcase its latest initiatives. The event will feature real- life customer use cases discussing successful IT strategies mapped to disruptive trends like DevOps, cloud computing and mobility for better business results. CA World 2013 will present keynote from speakers including CA Technologies CEO Mike Gregoire and Executive Vice President, Peter Griffiths discussing the latest IT trends and the need for actionable strategies to drive innovation and business growth.  The conference also will feature a keynote from Sir Richard Branson on Monday, April 22 at 5 p.m. PDT. He will discuss how technology can drive business innovation that changes the world. Andrew Wittman, Chief Marketing Offi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Zinnov has released a report titled, ‘Indian SMB Sector 2013’ capturing facts and figures on the growing SMB segment in India. The study revealed that with a total base of 48.8 million SMBs, India is the fast growing and is to become the largest SMB nation globally.   As per the released report, the Indian SMB sector gives employment to approx. 81.16 million people in India which has increased at a CAGR of 5.29%, while the fixed investment has been consistently increasing over the years at 11.48%.Indian SMB segment is dominated by micro scale businesses, contributing 95% of the SMB landscape, followed by small scale businesses contributing 4.8% and the rest 0.2% by medium scale businesses. Out of the 48.8 million SMBs around 55% are located in urban areas while the rest 45% constitutes to the rural regions. Initiatives like tax incentive for growing SMBs in the Union Budget have helped SMBs enhance their competitiveness in the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NTT DATA Corporation has announced that it has reached $1 billion in SAP software-related services globally with the completion of its fiscal third quarter.  NTT DATA has experienced continued growth in its mid to large enterprise market focus. NTT DATA helps clients around the world work more effectively and gain business insight through SAP solutions and services that span consulting, upgrades and implementations, and applications management and hosting.   Kaz Nishihata, Executive Vice President Global Business Sector NTT DATA Corporation stated, “Our clients want a partner that not only has advanced expertise and success in implementing SAP solutions, but depth and knowledge in their industry. Supporting SAP solutions globally is important to us. We will continue to invest in building value-added intellectual property and innovative solutions designed to drive growth, improve ROI, and lower risks for our clients.” Throu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Plextor has announced the launch of its M5PRO SSD series with random read and write speeds of 100,000 / 88,000 IOPS. The two series of SSD’s are M5Pro series and M5S series backed by five-year and three-year warranty respectively and are available in 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB capacities.  The Plextor M5Pro is a professional SSD designed for business and advanced users demanding high performance, reliability, and true data integrity. It has double-data protection system to protect the integrity and confidentiality of user’s data.  128-bit error correction code is used in M5 Pro to confirm that each piece of data is correctly stored with one hundred percent accuracy .This is backed by a unique Robust Data Hold-out Algorithm in Plextor’s exclusive firmware. For data confidentiality the M5Pro supports full drive encryption with an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 bit algorithm using its US Government AES-validated ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Stellar Data recovery has announced the release of ‘Stellar Phoenix JPEG Repair’ version 2. This is an upgraded version of the tool that was launched earlier to repair damaged JPEG/JPG image files which are rendered unusable and inaccessible due to file corruption. The upgraded version has a scanning & recovery engine that is up to 30% faster than the previous version. This new version is also capable of extracting thumbnails from completely unusable or corrupt JPEG files. The file repair process is completely automated now and is able to provide a distinction between thumbnails and repaired images.   Sunil Chandna, CEO Stellar Data Recovery said, “JPEG is the most commonly used file format to save images from digital cameras, mobile phones etc, as it successfully compresses heavy images. There are various scenarios that can corrupt your JPEG files like virus infection, or during erratic file transfer etc. ‘Stellar Phoenix...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to the BCG report on ‘People’s Productivity ‘ the global people productivity of Indian manufacturing sector lags developed nations such as US and Japan, as well as  in most manufacturing sectors to China. While earlier, many explained this to differences in technology, level of automation, etc.; such differences are not only rapidly shrinking, but they do not fully explain the significant gaps in productivity that exists. Skill Gap and Engagement Gap are the two critical factors that indicate towards lower people productivity. Indian manufacturing sector faces significant challenges in attracting quality manpower that is 'right' skilled prior to entering the workforce. In addition, continuous skill development efforts are required for the work force, throughout their careers, as processes and technologies evolve. This applies to contract workers, unionized work force, as well as lower levels of managerial work force...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SP/Silicon Power has proudly announced that Firma F80 (USB pen drive) is awarded the “red dot” for high design quality, as well as Armor A15 (Portable Hard Drive) an “honourable mention” by “red dot Award: product design “ 2013. It’s the highest recognition and achievement for Silicon Power and the product design team, and also reached a remarkable milestone on the 10th year of Silicon Power this year.  Firma F80 USB flash drive incorporates functionality with design and artistic craftsmanship; the circular shape on the end makes it easy to grasp and use by users and can be easily fitted on a keychain. Produced from sand blasted zinc alloy, the case creates a delicate metallic shine. The metal unibody is heavy-duty and can be easily recycled for environmental purpose. Armor A15 is a military grade portable hard drive that is built to withstand shock and vibration. Featuring a specialized durable anti-shock rubber outer cas...