VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kingston  is set to launch their new marketing campaign, which will redefine the way the Indian market views technology. The concept at the heart of Kingston’s new brand campaign is keeping memories alive. The memories referred to in its brand campaign are childhood memories making the emotional connect even sweeter. The new Kingston campaign will kick off in May and will be seen in-shop, outdoor and also on social media and digital platforms. Scott Chen, Vice-President, APAC Region, Kingston , explains what this means for the brand said, "Kingston Technology has always believed in going the extra mile and thinking out of the box. It is this tradition that we are proud of and it is amply reflected in our new marketing communication in India. Over the 25 years that Kingston has been in the business, we have carried with us a wide range of memories. There have been victorious moments that have made us proud and there have been...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications  has announced ambitious plans to expand its pan-India network significantly through strategic 2G GSM Intra-Circle Roaming agreements with existing operators, offering its customers wider coverage and uninterrupted service across the country. Once in place, RCOM’s 2G GSM customers will be able to roam seamlessly on all partner networks, free of any additional cost. These ICR agreements will increase RCOM's national 2G GSM network footprint by 10,000 base stations and bring in an addressable market of over 150 million customers, adding up to a market opportunity of over Rs.10,000 crore. All agreements with existing telecom operators are likely to be completed by the end of the second quarter of the ongoing financial year. "We are already in advanced stages of talks with several operators across the country to put these agreements in place, and are delighted to announce the first of many such allian...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Micromax  has introduced its first  3D phone, Canvas 3D (Model No. A115)  strengthening its Canvas series in India. The latest offering from Micromax needs NO 3D Glasses to view its content in 3D, thereby giving the user a hassle-free rich lifelike experience. Powered by a 1GHz dual core processor, Canvas 3D (A115) promises nice graphics, multi-tasking and improved application performance. Canvas 3D comes with a 5" full touchscreen and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). Packed with a 2000 mAh battery, the phone provides a talktime up to 4.5 hours ensuring a strong battery backup. The phone sports a 5.0MP rear camera with auto focus and features a 0.3MP front camera which will facilitate video chatting. Users can also convert the regular pictures into the 3D picture format. The 3D-enabled A115 will help users in faster browsing, downloading attachments and watching streaming videos with excellent 3D quality. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As the world experiences sweeping business change powered by big data, cloud, mobile and social business technologies,  IBM  has unveiled new  business process and integration of software and services  that will enable global organizations to accelerate adoption. IBM's new business process and integration software and services will enable organizations to extend and connect their existing infrastructures to a wide variety of mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies. As a result, clients will now be able to simplify day-to-day operations and reach their customers and constituents with insightful information, anywhere and anytime. At the cornerstone of this strategy is IBM MessageSight, a new appliance designed to help organizations manage and communicate with the billions of mobile devices and sensors found in systems such as automobiles, traffic management systems, smart buildings and household...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IPsoft  has announced that it has formed a partnership with  Infosys(NYSE:INFY) . IPsoft’s proven autonomics platform - IPcenter, together with managed services from Infosys, will help reduce costs of IT operations and generate greater value for clients. IPcenter delivers self-learning and self-healing systems to automate recurring manual IT tasks, and substantially reduce human intervention. IPsoft’s autonomics services, along with standardized processes and metrics from Infosys, maximizes the efficiency of IT operations. The partnership will bring to market a powerful new strategy to accelerate business outcome-based sourcing and free up critical resources otherwise engaged in managing routine tasks. This will help CIOs transform their departments to meet not just technology enablement mandates but business enablement goals. Chandrashekar Kakal, Senior Vice-President & Global Head of Business IT Services (BITS),...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Nokia India , in collaboration with  AppCampus (Finland)  and members of  Harvard Business School Alumni Angels  (India Chapter) , has announced their initiative, "Appcelerate-India", to boost mobile app development on Nokia Lumia and Windows platform. As a part of this unique initiative, AppCampus and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels India will invest in excess of $500,000 in "Appcelerate-India" and provide a combination of grants, seed funding, mentoring, incubation resources to discover disruptive applications and nurture talented Indian mobile start-ups. Gerard Rego, Director – Developer Experience, Nokia India , said, "At Nokia, our aim is to support Indian app developers to drive path-breaking innovation on our platform. We believe that this will open up countless opportunities to shape the app ecosystem, giving developers the chance to give new and innovative experiences to consumers."...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP Labs India  has hosted Barcamp in Delhi. The 9th edition of Barcamp Delhi was attended by over a hundred techies participating in various workshops and discussing some of the latest technology and trends. The event provided a great platform for techies to exchange ideas, share insights and knowledge on a variety of technology topics. The format of Barcamp allows participants to post the topic of their choice on the Barcamp website, and the topic with the most number of user votes are given a stage to conduct their workshops.  "HANA" , "Creating Hybrid Applications", "Design Thinking", "HTML5", “EnterpriseGamification”, and "SQL Server" were some of the topics covered during the conference. Akash Kumar, Barcamp Organizer & employee of SAP Labs India , "Barcamp is great platform to connect with the like-minded people and engage in intense conversations not only a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to a latest announcement made by  NEC India , the company has appointed Partho Dasgupta, as the first Managing Director from India. He will undertake the leadership of NEC’s business operations in the local market and report to Toshiya Matsuki, regional CEO at NEC Asia Pacific based in Singapore. Dasgupta will be responsible for fostering the growth of NEC India and integration of Computers and Communication (C&C) technologies to build an information friendly society. He will also work to empower societies through CSR initiatives. In addition to advancing NEC’s commitment to the Indian market, Dasgupta will also focus on building NEC as a global leader in the IT and telecom space, as well as to deliver cutting edge technology in the fields of Public Safety, Unified Communications, and Cloud Services.   Dasgupta is a veteran in the IT industry, with more than 25 years of experience. He has held...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has unveiled new solutions that can help organizations to plan better, deploy and manage mobile and BYOD environments to help drive greater business value from their IT investments. These solutions will also simplify complex data environments, accelerate cloud transformations, reduce mobility obstacles and mitigate security risks. In addition to Dell’s new mobility solutions and enhancements to its PartnerDirect channel programme, Dell Software has released Toad Business Intelligence Suite 2.0 which will deliver a host of enhancements designed to further facilitate self-service business intelligence across complex data environments. Dell Services has also announced the Dell ProSupport Enterprise Suite to assist customers in achieving the highest levels of performance and productivity for critical systems. John Swainson, President, Dell Software , said, "Dell is uniquely positioned to deliver highly differe...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   NEC Technologies India Limited (NTI)  is taking on a vital role in developing solutions, providing system integration and supporting global pre- and post-sale operations. NTI, formerly NEC HCL System Technologies, a joint venture between NEC Corporation and HCL Technologies Limited, has formally started its operations from April 26, 2013. NTI aims to double its footprint in India within the next two years. It will focus on providing solutions for emerging opportunities in the retail, security, smart energy, e-governance and infrastructure fields. "NEC Technologies India will be at the forefront of the NEC Group’s global system integration business. India is the cross point of Asia and Western markets and the new company will play a strategic role in business creation and standardization of our solutions for global markets," said  Takaaki Shimizu, Senior Vice-President at NEC Corporation  and Chairman of the Boa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has released new unified wired and wireless solutions as well as switching platforms at the HP Global Partner Conference that deliver a simple, scalable and secure network supporting bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives while creating incremental revenue opportunities for partners. The offerings also enable partners to leverage the HP FlexNetwork architecture to better support their clients’ BYOD essentials with new device on-boarding and provisioning functionalities through a single management application and automated security with software-defined networks (SDN) technology, while being supported by mobility connectivity services. Prakash Krishnamoorthy, Country Manager, HP Networking, HP India , said, "Organizations are struggling to deploy BYOD solutions within a complex, legacy infrastructure that spans two separate networks and management applications. HP’s complete unified BYOD solution is the fi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hitachi Data Systems Corp  and  Avnet Technology Solutions(NYSE:AVT)  have announced a pan-India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) distribution partnership. This extension of a successful 13-year relationship between Hitachi Data Systems and Avnet in the U.S. and EMEA regions marks a focus for both companies on empowering the channel to deliver enterprise-class infrastructure solutions to customers across India and SAARC. The agreement allows Avnet to provide the entire portfolio of Hitachi Data Systems’ best-in-class technologies to customers through its strong network of value-added resellers and system integration channel partners. "Businesses of all sizes are facing challenges when it comes to dealing with ever-growing amounts of mission-critical data and demanding compliance and regulatory requirements related to content storage. Customers are looking for storage solutions that all...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a first-of-its-kind partnership,  Airtel  and Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  have launched a  unique Xbox 360 + Airtel Broadband  offer  for Indian consumers. The offer is available for consumers across Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, and Mumbai and is valid until 30th June, 2013. Free Xbox games, attractive offers on Airtel High Speed Broadband connections and free Xbox LIVE gold memberships – these are just some of the goodies available for consumers.As part of this Microsoft-Airtel entertainment offer, consumers in India can take advantage of the amazing offer in two great combinations tailored just for them. Anshu Mor, Business Group Lead - Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd , said, "Consumers can now enjoy a smooth Xbox LIVE entertainment experience which includes the best multiplayer action that Xbox is so well known for on an Airtel broadband.It is the perfect ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Expanding the product portfolio of its flagship smartphone range Galaxy, Samsung has now launched  Galaxy S4 smartphone  in India. It is reportedly said that the new Galaxy S4 comes in two variants – one powered by a 1.9 GHz quad-core processor andthe other by a 1.6 GHz octa-core processor. However, Samsung has launched the octa-core version (1.6 GHz quad core processor + 1.2 GHz quad-core processor) in India. The device is powered by Android 4.2.2 and is customized with Touchwiz user interface. The phone comes with a 5-inch full-HD screen with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, and pixel density of 441ppi. It has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage with provision to extend it through a micro SD card of up to 64GB. Also, the Galaxy S4 sports a 13-mega pixel rear and a 2-mega pixel front-end camera. It also offers more camera features, including dual-shot, employing the use of both front and back camera, an eraser sho...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Oracle  has announced the India availability of new  Oracle SPARC T5 and M5 servers , powered by the new T5 and M5 microprocessors. With this announcement, Oracle continues its strategic investment in hardware to become the company delivering the IT architecture of the future - hardware and software engineered to work together, to redefine mid-range and high-end computing. In India, Oracle will be targeting telecommunications, government, healthcare and financial services industry verticals for these new servers. "Businesses are demanding extreme performance servers that are also cost-effective - and Oracle's new generation of SPARC T5 and M5 servers are exactly that. The new range provides unmatched performance for midrange and high-end enterprise computing compared to any other offering in the market today," said  Sandeep Mathur, Managing Director, Oracle India. The new Oracle SPARC T5 and M5 servers join...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro Ltd(NYSE:WIT)  has announced the unveiling of its  "Lend Value" suite of enterprise loan origination solutions  to the Asia-Pacific lending market. The Wipro Lend Value suite of solutions include the NetOxygen Loan Origination system, the Enterprise Mobile Origination (EMO) application and the LendCentric user portal, which are designed to deliver complete optimization across the entire lending value chain; from back-end processing to front-end customer experience. “In the current economic environment, many Asian financial institutions are facing increasing customer demand for a differentiated lending experience. The competitive pressure to grab wallet share is increasing as well,” said  A. Srinivasan, Vice-President & Head, Banking Products and Emerging Markets, Wipro .   Wipro’s flagship NetOxygen Loan Origination System is at the core of the product suite. The flexible, rules-based lending ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell's(NASDAQ:DELL)  investment in developing its India Networking R&D as a global Centre of Excellence has come of age. The R&D Centre acquired from Force10 Networks in 2010 now has development infrastructure across Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing & Sales, Research & Development and Operations & Support, enabling it to play a key role in Dell’s complete end-to-end solutions offering for customers across the globe. Dell’s Networking R&D Centre has global transformation projects in several domains like Servers, Networking and Storage. Dell also recently announced the launch of its Active Fabric solutions, which had major contributions from the Chennai R&D Centre. The Solution flattens the traditional data center network architecture using high-density and low-latency fixed form-factor 10/40GbE switches that can be deployed quickly and easily while reaching to hyper scale proportions. This...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS India  has announced the availability of the  ASUS Fonepad  in India. The Fonepad is a competitively priced Phablet with 3G connectivity and calling features of a smartphone, with the versatility of a 7-inch tablet. Powered by the latest Intel Atom processor Z2420 with Android 4.1, ASUS Fonepad features a vibrant HD display with IPS technology for wide viewing angles and outstanding clarity. Users now want a better screen with entertainment, social media and other online activities and this is playing an increasingly important part in our mobile lifestyles. By incorporating 3G mobile data connectivity with full telephony support, we have made the ASUS Fonepad the perfect combination of a tablet and phone in one single device at an affordable price," said  Peter Chang, Regional Director - South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India . Innovation is the key to success in the mobility...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hewlett-Packard India(NYSE:HPQ)  has unveiled the  HP Officejet Pro X series  and the HP Officejet Pro 3610/3620 Black & White series, the latest breakthrough technologies that broaden HP’s Inkjet portfolio for businesses in India. The new HP Officejet Pro 3610/3620 Black & White series offers laser-like quality and performance at very low running costs, comparable to laser toner refills. These new inkjet innovations offer laser-comparable, robust performance along with affordability, which will empower businesses to decrease running costs and greatly increase productivity, thereby driving the adoption of Inkjets in the Indian offices. Nitin Hiranandani, Director, Printing Systems, PPS, HP – India , said, “HP’s new innovations in inkjet printing technology are set to transform the office printing environment for Indian businesses. Enterprise workgroups and SMBs have told us that they require technologi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  has added live TV and mobile video capabilities to its Videoscape architecture by integrating the Video Delivery Platform from Apalya Technologies Private Limited. This capability was demonstrated at the Cisco Video Summit in New Delhi, which is an annual event for the company’s customers and partners in the cable and broadcast sectors. To demonstrate Cisco's commitment to delivering best-of-breed solutions to multi-system operators (MSOs) in India, who operate multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems, Cisco has also made an investment in Apalya. This investment was done along with existing investors  IDGVI  (IDG Ventures India),  IUVP  (Indo-US Venture Partners) and Qualcomm. "Video is a key priority for Cisco, and we have been investing in innovative technologies to enhance the delivery of quality video content across platforms. We are excited to work together wi...