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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To perform several tasks such as provision of wireless internet access, backup/storage and media distribution,  NETGEAR(NASDAQGM:NTGR)  introduces Centria to cover everything that users might need from a router, backup device and NAS server. NETGEAR CENTRIA is a 900Mbps , Dual Band WiFi router that delivers smooth streaming and gaming and with its extended range, provides connectivity throughout even the largest of homes. Easy to set up, use and manage, CENTRIA is an all-in-one device with three essential functions. It is an Automatic Backup system for PC and Mac that safeguards all of the data; a Media Server that centrally and securely stores media and is accessible from any Internet-enabled device; and a high-performance N900 WiFi router. Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR , said, "The NETGEAR WNDR4700 series brings in a revolutionary concept in the form of an all-in-one storage...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Hyundai Corporation  has announced their foray into the Indian market with a strategic alliance with Aditya Infotech Ltd. As part of the association, Aditya Infotech will be the exclusive Indian distributor for Hyundai's entire range of security solution products that include analog cameras and digital video recorders. D. H. Kim, Vice-President, Hyundai Corporation , said, "We are delighted about partnership with Aditya Infotech and look forward to strengthening our presence in India through their elaborate network and support systems." He further added, "We are completely equipped and skilled at providing world-class security solutions, tailored according to the requirements of the customers and this engagement compliments the strengths of both parties and would also fortify our capabilities in this region." Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd , said, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To drive innovation solutions based on  SAP HANA platform ,  Wipro(NYSE:WIT)  has announced the launch of the Wipro Co-Innovation Centre at its Electronic City campus in Bangalore. The centre will be focussed on developing new solutions as well as next-generation technologies, including mobility and analytics to offer integrated offerings based on SAP HANA for customers. Additionally, this centre is expected to provide customers with process-specific business solutions, and thought leadership around existing and emerging SAP solution-based technologies.  This facility, in cooperation with SAP, will develop use cases and conduct customer-specific demonstrations. It will also be a centre for providing training and building specific competencies around new SAP products. Bhanumurthy B. M., Sr. VP & Head, Business Application Services, Wipro , said, "As customers seek greater value and innovation, it is our en...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra's  Brazilian subsidiary, Complex IT has reportedly signed two deals to deliver Enterprise Solutions for Oil & Gas and Banking verticals. The first project is with Schahin Petróleo to deliver a  new enterprise business solution  for the operations of the Oil & Gas division of the Schahin Group. The project includes implementation of SAP ERP and addresses business pain points around complex supply chain logistics and strengthening of the integration process. In another instance, Complex IT has also signed a transformational contract with a leading bank in Brazil to deliver enterprise business solutions for SAP demands on AMS, Projects and ongoing demands. This will help them overcome High Complexity environment and help internal SLA. "Our growth strategy in Latin America leveraging a combination of inorganic and organic plays is showing early results. I am proud to announce the above deal...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In its next step to accelerate the detection of persistent threats,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced updates to its HP ArcSight portfolio, offering enterprises unified security analytics for big data with expanded identity monitoring. Strengthening its existing portfolio of security solutions for big data, HP has introduced a series of updates including HP ArcSight Threat Detector 2.0 with out-of-the-box threat profiles and threat profile intelligence, and  HP ArcSight Threat Response Manager 5.5  with cloud-ready, closed-loop capabilities for accelerated threat detection and response to mitigate APTs. In addition, HP ArcSight IdentityView 2.5 has been enhanced with expanded correlation of user identity, roles, and activities across events and security incidents. "Adversaries only need to get it right once to invoke serious damage on an organization's private data, ability to provide critical service or corporate ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   WatchGuard Technologies  has introduced a new  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution for its  Unified Threat Management (UTM)  platform that simplifies compliance with leading regulatory standards in the key markets worldwide. Users can select from a pre-configured library of more than 200 rules that monitor multiple file types, standards and sensitive data. This includes national identification numbers and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and can enable complex checks for HIPAA and PCI with a single click. This allows businesses to instantly protect data and prevent costly regulatory violations, which can top $5.4 million per breach. "Since 2005, more than 600 million records have been breached, and the stakes continue to rise as companies struggle to protect data in the face of increasingly complicated regulatory requirements and numerous file types. With our DLP's broad range of pre-configure...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell Services(NASDAQ:DELL)  has entered into partnership with  Microsoft's Windows Azure platform  to provide its customers a complete portfolio of application services and workload solutions. With this collaboration, Dell is aiming to expand its comprehensive suite of application services to include the leading cloud application platform from  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT). As per the collaboration, customers can now work with Dell as a single point of contact for design, delivery and ongoing management of applications hosted in the  cloud on Windows Azure . This will make it quicker and easier for them to adopt Windows Azure and drive benefits such as increased speed-to-market and agility, better collaboration across organizational boundaries, more modernized application portfolios and a greater ability to manage variable demand capacity needs. Raman Sapra, Executive Director & Global Head, Strategy and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a bid to help drive Global Expansion Strategy,  IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has announced that  Homestead India  has collaborated with the company. As part of the 5-year engagement,  IBM will provide comprehensive consulting services to Homestead  and its affiliated companies, and will also manage its technology application development and maintenance requirements. The goal of these efforts is to help Homestead expand its presence globally by bringing more efficiency to its worldwide operations and enhancing the productivity of its IT applications. "We  are   excited about the Homestead engagement and consider this as a great opportunity  to  work  with  a  client  who  aspires to create a new benchmark  for the real-estate industry. IBM believes in fostering strong partnerships with its customers and providing them with maximum value for their investments...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   AMD(NYSE:AMD)  has announced a new low-power  Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) in AMD G-Series SoC family with the GX-210JA , further reducing x86 power requirements for embedded designs. The new GX-210JA APU, a full System-on-Chip (SoC) design, uses one-third less energy than the previous low-power Embedded G-Series SoC product while providing industry-leading graphics capabilities. At only 6 watts maximum thermal design power (TDP), and approximately 3 watts expected average power1, this new member of the G-Series SoC family will enable additional fan-less designs for a variety of applications ranging from industrial controls and automation, digital gaming, communications infrastructure and visual embedded products, including thin client, digital signage and medical imaging. "The advance of APU processor design, the Surround Computing era, and The Internet of Things has created the demand for embedded device...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It seems budget smartphones are becoming the latest rage. As per the latest update,  Videocon Mobiles Phones Division  has announced its latest Budget Android Smartphone device -  the Videocon A24 . This well-built, faster, smarter, value-for-money smartphone from Videocon Mobiles brings in an Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) experience out-of-the-box. The smooth and sleek Android "Jelly Bean" ecosystem brings in huge improvements from the previous versions and enables the users to experience top-notch Android experience on their smart device. The device brings together innovative features like Dual SIM, 1.2 GHz processor, 1450mAh battery, preloaded apps and others. Designed in a sleek contoured body with the latest technologies on offer, the Videocon A24 is an answer to all budget smartphone needs of the country's evolving consumers. The Videocon A24 is also enabled with the one-of-its-kind "V-Store" whic...

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a globally groundbreaking initiative, Vodafone India has announced partnership with  Twitter to drive faster , smarter and better mobile internet usage among its millions of customers. Under this arrangement,  Vodafone India  customers will experience the "Twitter for Android" app and mobile.twitter.com free of any mobile charges for three months. Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India , said, "Vodafone India has always been at the forefront of providing innovative and user-friendly mobile internet experience for its customers in India. Our partnership with Twitter and this offering is yet another step in our ongoing endeavour to make mobile internet more fun, smart, engaging and easy." Rishi Jaitly, Market Director, Twitter India , said, "As a real-time information network full of links, media, and content, our platform offers the mobile ecosystem novel ways to introduce their su...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Alcatel-Lucent (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)  and  Qualcomm Technologies(NASDAQ:QCOM)  have announced their plans to collaborate to develop small cell base stations that enhance 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to improve wireless connectivity in residential and enterprise environments. These next-generation small cells would combine Alcatel-Lucent's proven expertise and innovation in developing small cell solutions with Qualcomm Technologies' industry-leading mobile and networking technologies, to enable ultra-broadband wireless communications. The planned collaboration brings the two industry leaders in wireless communications together in the development of small cells to enhance wireless network reception in environments such as urban areas, shopping malls and other enterprise venues. Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent ,  said, "This initiative perfectly illustrates the Shift Plan we announced last month, whi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to support data-intensive workloads in a more automated, responsive system that increases efficiency and lowers operational expense,  Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  and NetApp(NASDAQ:NTAP)  have jointly broadened the FlexPod portfolio with new validated designs across the entire portfolio. This will help to make data center infrastructure more responsive to applications’ dynamic needs. The enhanced FlexPod portfolio includes FlexPod Datacenter for core enterprise data centers and service providers, FlexPod Express for medium-sized businesses and branch offices, and FlexPod Select for data-intensive workloads. The new offerings will ensure to unify branch offices, core data centers, service providers, and dedicated application infrastructures. The  FlexPod Datacenter solutions  now feature the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch. The new FlexPod Select family of this FlexPod portfolio will enable to address t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to reinforce its commitment to entrepreneurs,  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has consolidated all of its start-up-related offerings under a single umbrella. In alignment with the recent  Microsoft Ventures announcement , Microsoft India will now offer start-ups a single point of entry to engage with Microsoft through a broad-based and holistic approach - featuring a seed fund, an accelerator programme and the community evangelism programme called BizSpark. Microsoft Ventures in India will be spearheaded by Mukund Mohan. Ravi Narayan, previously the Managing Director of MentorPartners, has joined the team and will be responsible for Microsoft Ventures Accelerator and its connections with other community initiatives. Mukund Mohan  said, "Through this coordinated effort, we will now engage with entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey from ideation to maturity and support them with compelling offerings. O...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   ASUS  has announced the launch of its latest  M51AC desktop with Windows 8 operating system and powered by the latest fourth-generation Intel Core processors (Haswell) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics. The M51AC also has a Wireless Charger tray for wireless recharging of smartphones and tablets and is the first desktop PC to feature ASUS SonicMaster audio technology for enhanced sound quality. It also features ASUS Power Pack - a removable UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) that acts like a mini UPS for the PC providing 60 seconds of power backup and after the 60 seconds it automatically deploys hibernate mode to save the user session. The M51AC desktop features exclusive ASUS Smart Cooling System which reduces dust accumulation, lowers operating temperatures by up to 11.4℃ and Q Fan Quietness Technology adjusts CPU fan speeds according to its current load for stable, reliable operation. It comes in a matte finish with a t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dassault Systèmes  has reportedly announced acquisition of  SFE GmbH . The addition of SFE's technology to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enhances Dassault Systèmes' transportation and mobility industry solution experiences, such as "Target Zero Defect".  This acquisition expands its  CATIA and SIMULIA applications , bringing to the market an innovative technology for seamless transitions, from early conceptual engineering and performance optimization to detailed body design. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. "The combined SFE and Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform capabilities will lead to complete coverage of the entire value chain for the transportation and mobility industry.  From quick modelling to post-processing analysis, to product performance simulation and shape optimization, the full design process is integrated. I see numerous places where this capability can bring value to other ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest report, Spectrum Training has been recognized as an Authorized Education partner by  Juniper Networks  in India. Spectrum Training is well equipped with labs to provide global standard technical training to enterprises based in the region. Spectrum Training  is now authorized to provide world-class technical training courses on products from Juniper Networks in India. These courses are designed upon proprietary training curriculum direct from Juniper Networks. Course begins from introductory level to intermediate. Sanjeev Singh, Managing Director, Spectrum Training , said, "We have been providing high-quality training on the product portfolio from Juniper Networks for the last seven years. We have set a benchmark in EMEA, by being the top performing partner in the region, and we are glad that we are getting this opportunity in India now and are looking forward to repeat the same success in the Ind...