VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Su-Kam Power Systems  has announced becoming the technology partner in the " Solar Electrical Training Programme " offered by Rural Electrification Corporation in association with the Advit Foundation as part of the curriculum of Engineering and ITI students and especially for the economically weaker sections of the society. The programme will be rolled out in a phased manner in other colleges in the country with the first step being taken at DAV College, Mahindergarh. This programme is being initiated in order to meet the demand for trained manpower in the aggressively growing Indian solar market. It will span over a period of 5 months and is expected to churn out 200 qualified engineers and technicians who are well versed with the technicalities as well as the economics of Solar Photovoltaic. During the course of the training, candidates will undergo classroom training as well as hands-on solar workshops. Successfully tra...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per a latest update,  Delhi International Airport  has announced successful implementation of  Road Traffic Safety (RTS) Management System - ISO 39001:2012 . With this development, IGIA has claimed that it has become the first Airport in the world as well as the first organization in India to be conferred this certification as stated by  British Standards Institution (BSI) . DIAL has embarked on the journey of implementation of " Road Traffic Safety (RTS) Management System -  ISO 39001:2012 " in May 2013. The certification body -  BSI -  then conducted two rounds of in-depth assessment including road network site visits in July & August 2013. By finding DIAL's RTS Management System in accordance with ISO 39001:2012 standard requirements, BSI conferred DIAL for this coveted certification. I. Prabhakara Rao, CEO-DIAL , said, "This certification is a testimony to our commitment towards ens...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As global insurance markets recover, insurers are moving from a cost-cutting stance to investment in strategic IT projects. According to a recent research report by  Ovum , it has been found that the overall global insurance IT budgets will grow at a 6.5-per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), with total  IT spend reaching US$109 billion by 2017 . Insurers are prioritizing investment that will drive customer acquisition and retention and improve operational effectiveness, says the global industry analyst. The life-insurance sector in Asia-Pacific will see the most rapid growth - expanding at 11.6-per cent CAGR by 2017, overtaking Europe as the second-largest regional market. The key business priority for European life insurers centres on reducing operating costs. This is driving IT investment in legacy system modernization, online channels and fraud detection systems. Ovum expects to see continued expansion of IT budge...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hughes Communications India (HCIL)  has announced that it will provide a managed tele-education network to the  Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences  for postgraduation medical coaching. This satellite-based, online service will assist medical students in attaining success in their postgraduate medical exams. With a network of over one million schools and 18,000 higher educational institutions, India has one of the largest educational systems in the world, and the online education market is forecasted to grow to $40 billion by 2017. Dr Sumer Sethi, Director, Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences , said, "This technology is bound to help medical students, particularly those based in the tier-II and -III cities. We have the largest face-to-face classroom network in India with 30 classrooms. We are looking to leverage the advantages of satellite technology from Hughes, pioneers in tele-education and e-learning software to reac...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft Corporation (India)(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has launched the  Sculpt Mobile Mouse  optimized for Windows.Equipped with a Windows 8 key for easy access to the start screen and to all the favourite apps with just one click, it is designed for consumers who want enhanced mobility and productivity. The mouse is compact in its design and packed with wireless USB capabilities and BlueTrack Technology, which works on virtually any surface, making it an ideal device for the office or on the go. It is compatible with both Windows PC devices and Macs. Along with portability, it supports all types of computing – serious computing for professionals, basic computing for students, gaming & entertainment, and also mobile computing for on-the-go consumers. Alka Kaul, Category Lead -  Hardware, Microsoft Corporation (India) , said, "Microsoft has a legacy of creating innovative, design-friendly hardware products. The...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Dell(NASDAQ:DELL)  has announced that it has appointed  Murli Mohan as the new General Manager  for its Software business in India. In his new role, Murli will be responsible for leading the Software portfolio and driving growth for Dell’s India market. He will focus on the areas of Sales, Operations and Marketing that are relevant to Dell’s Emerging Software business in India. Alok Ohrie, President & Managing Director, Dell India , said, Murli’s deep understanding of the India market coupled with his track record in building high-performance sales and business operations teams in complex business environments will clearly create the right platform for growth in our India business. Murli comes to Dell with over 18 years of strong, cross-functional experience in the Indian software industry. Prior to this appointment, Murli led software business environments like IBM and Wipro. He has been an integral part o...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to ensure support to both customers and channel partners,  GIGABYTE Technology (India)  has moved its Toll-Free Helpline Number (1800-22-0966) in-house. As a result, the company has removed its previous helpline number which was outsourced to its national service partner, Accel Frontline. This in-house Toll-Free number is operational from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday, with the exception of national and public holidays. It is open to any kind of pre-sales and post-sales queries regarding  GIGABYTE motherboards , including service and technical support. Sunil Grewal, Sales Director -  India, GIGABYTE Technology , said, "We are excited to launch this initiative in today's time when an increasing number of end-users, and even channel partners prefer direct interaction with vendor companies before deciding on their course of action, or taking a final decision. By moving our toll-free number in-house,...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Vodafone  has announced its tie-up with eBook and eMagazine application, Rockstand to improvise the digital reading industry of the country. This partnership will help Rockstand to reach out to millions of users across the country and will include hassle-free payment through Vodafone. With this development, there will be exclusive subscription option for Vodafone users where they can purchase books and magazines at Rs.7 per day. Praveen Rajpal, CEO, Rockstand Digital , said, "Rockstand"s tie-up with Vodafone will further strengthen our relationship with them as well as with our users. We are receiving wonderful reviews for our application and recently we have crossed a mark of 50,000 downloads, which shows the growing popularity of Digital reading in India. With Vodafone support, we will be reaching to urban as well as rural areas of the country on a strong network. We are sure this association will bear rich dividends for ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to expand its customer experience portfolio further in the network domain to manage customer experience across both networks and IT, Amdocs(NYSE:DOX)  has announced signing a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Actix for approximately $120 million in cash , subject to customary closing conditions. This acquisition expands Amdocs' customer experience portfolio further in the network domain to manage customer experience across both networks and IT. The Boards of Directors of Actix and Amdocs have approved the transaction which is expected to be completed by the end of September. With the acquisition of Actix, the leading independent software provider of mobile network optimization solutions, Amdocs will be expanding its CES (Customer Experience Systems) portfolio with geo-located network data that will drive a variety of optimization use cases. Rebecca Prudhomme, Vice-President of Product and Solutions...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Post the success of its Aqua smartphone series, the brand ambassador for  Intex mobiles ,  Farhan Akhtar , has launched the next-generation  FHD smartphone - Aqua i7 . With this launch, the company aims to enhance its presence in the metros and claimed that it is targeting increased revenue by 400% from the mobile division. Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Senior GM - Mobility Division, Intex Technologies (I) , said, "After an overwhelming response to Aqua i5, we are excited to launch our flagship offering Aqua i7. Intex takes pride in consistently introducing quality and performance-oriented products for its consumers. With the launch of Aqua i7, we are foraying into the premium handsets segment and are confident of providing the best user experience to consumers who are looking for a device with pleasing aesthetics designed to offer power-packed performance." Equipped with OGS (One Glass Solution) display technology and ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Delta Power Solutions  has launched a channel incentive scheme “Sell More & Earn More” for its authorized Channel Partners. The Channel scheme will cover Delta UPS products from 600VA - 40kVA. This offer is valid from 1st September till 30th November, 2013. The Delta Scheme is for the proprietors of the companies. Channel partners who achieve more than 100% of their sales target will be entitled to receive attractive gifts. Suhas Joshi, Director, Delta Power Solutions , said, “The Indian market plays an important role in global business strategy, so we are looking forward for new ways to reward our distributors, dealers and resellers. This scheme is an extension of our constant endeavour to delight, satisfy and encourage our partners to overachieve their targets.” The scheme is aimed at driving partners to push the sale and create a profitable proposition....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As part of a strategic move,  Rashi Peripherals  has announced that it has been appointed as  Intel's distributor in India . This distribution will cover the complete range of products from Intel which includes desktop Processors, Mobile Processors, Server Processors, Desktop MB, Server and Workstation MB, Networking and Chassis, SSD, NUC. Being the new distributor, Rashi will promote Intel products across 650 towns/cities through 59 branch offices, channel partners even in remote locations.   Rajesh Goenka, VP - Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals , stated, "We are excited to be the distribution partner for Intel.  It has been endeavour to take Intel distribution to the smallest towns of India and make Intel available at wider spectrum of resellers and retailers. Our current leadership in Hard Drive, RAM, Motherboards, will help us to promote CPU more. With our sound technical expertise, we are al...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to provide a fully managed server recovery solution to ensure faster restoration, while minimizing data loss and enabling continued customer service in any disaster scenario,  IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has announced that its Cloud-based disaster recovery service named  SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery (VSR)  has been selected by three organizations in India. The organizations that have adopted the IBM SmartCloud VSR solution include: Servion Global Solutions, a Customer Interaction Management (CIM) solutions firm; Synthite Industries, a manufacturer of natural products and Luminous, a power back-up solution provider. "It is important for organizations to have a strategic approach to business continuity and resiliency. In the event of a disaster, a physical recovery approach may drastically increase the risk of data loss while significantly increasing recovery time as well. But the IBM SmartCloud VSR so...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)(BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS)  has  signed a six-year managed services contract with  Norway's financial group DNB . TCS has been selected by DNB to drive the company’s strategic transformation by leveraging Information Technology (IT). Amit Bajaj, Head, TCS North Europe , said, "The financial services sector is heavily impacted by the confluence of technology, evolution of regulatory requirements and change in the customer behaviour.  We see DNB being at the forefront of driving the actual execution that this new environment requires and are committed to working with them in their transformational journey towards becoming  Europe's most efficient digital bank . " "Selecting TCS as our IT partner is an important and concrete step in DNB's transformation process. It will lead to increased stability in IT operations, high degree of efficiency and easy access to competencies and skil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As the Nordic Region is poised to become an important growth market,  Wipro(NYSE:WIT) has announced its plans to reinforce its presence in the  Nordics with an increase in headcount  by 500 over the next three years. Additonally, Wipro has also announced appointment of Carl-Henrik Hallstrom as Regional Head for the region. Carl-Henrik will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, and report to Rajat Mathur, Chief Sales & Operations Officer, Growth Markets, Wipro. Prior to this appointment, Carl-Henrik was associated with KPMG, Sweden, where he held the position of Head of Sourcing Advisory, Nordics. KPMG had globally acquired EquaTerra in 2011, where Carl was the Managing Director of EquaTerra's Nordic operations since 2005. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the IT and BPO outsourcing industry. Prior to KPMG, he held management positions in the Swedish IT industry in companies, including Fujitsu Services, Daltek and Ta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Understanding the needs of fast-moving life, iBall Andi has announced the launch of its 35 Lumens Projector Smartphone. iBall Andi 4a Projector with its technology is expected to meet the business needs and entertainment needs of customers. This smartphone with its 35 lumens projector will allow the user to beam videos, photos and movies. Running on Android version Jelly Bean 4.1, Andi 4a Projector comes with 8MP auto focus camera, 3G video calling with capacitive touchscreen. It is also bundled with a tripod stand on which the phone can be clipped providing you stability to enjoy your movie or presentation for hours without hindrance. With the powerful dual-core 1Ghz Cortex A9 processor at its heart, this smartphone is backed up by a 1500 mAh battery, 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage expandable up to 32GB. The connectivity options of this phone include GPS/A-GPS capabilities, 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi.  It also house...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As a part of its nationwide initiative to impart communication and soft skills training to undergraduate students, predominantly from non-engineering colleges in India, Wipro(NYSE:WIT)  has announced the launch of  Wipro Integrated Skill Enhancement Programme (WISE) . This WISE programme will further help to improve the student's employability in the Information Technology, Business Process Management (BPM), as well as other services sectors. The pilot programme of the WISE initiative has been introduced to the student community at Kolkata-based Techno India Group. Wipro is also planning to extend this programme nationwide to over 5,000 students by the end of FY14 and especially make inroads into smaller centres in India, besides the large cities. This self-learning programme consists of a "Business Communication Skills" module and a "Corporate Readiness" module. In addition to the e-learning modules, the pr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Adobe(NASDAQ:ADBE)  has reportedly announced a new  Single App version of Adobe Creative Cloud  to enable creative teams for purchasing membership of a single desktop application like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC or any other of the entire collection of CC desktop applications. Along with this announcement, Adobe now offers two team plans for  Creative Cloud : the complete option that delivers 14 Adobe desktop applications and sophisticated, cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities; or the new single app plan that includes access to one desktop application along with 20GB of storage and the ability to showcase work on Behance, the world's leading creative community. "With the availability of the new single app plan for Creative Cloud for teams, we are making it even easier for workgroups to create and collaborate. In fact, there has never been a better time for small to medium bu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update, the Redmond giant  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire  Nokia's Devices  and Services business, licensed patents and its mapping services. As part of the deal, Nokia will sell its mobile phone unit to  Microsoft for EUR5.44 billion ($7.17 billion) in cash , payable at closing. The Devices and Services business acquisition accounts for EUR3.79 billion of that, with the patent licensing deal making up the remaining EUR1.65 billion. With this agreement, Nokia will also grant Microsoft a 10-year non-exclusive licence to its patents and will itself focus on network infrastructure and services. Besides this, Nokia's CEO  Stephen Elop  will be stepping aside as Nokia President & CEO to fill a new role at Microsoft as "Nokia Executive Vice-President of Devices & Services". He will be replaced by Nokia's Chairman of the Boar...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to deliver performance and convenience for indoor and outdoor applications, vPinnacle  has introduced high-resolution  700TVL cameras  in India. These 700TVL cameras include PCD-C28 (Dome Camera), PCD-C28N2 (IR Dome Camera), PCT-C28N2 (Bullet Camera),  PCT-C28V1J5 (Vari Focal Bullet Camera)  and  PCT-C28N4 (Bullet Camera) . By incorporating 1/3" Digital Image Sensor, this new range provides a horizontal resolution of 700TV Lines and True Day/Night mode which capture natural, exceptional picture quality, high-definition video for clear, crisp images. Leveraging COP (Control OSD Platform) technology in complete range of vPinnacle 700TVL, the cameras provide flexibility to change the OSD settings remotely, henceforth capturing true colour pictures with higher sensitivity in any lighting conditions. PCD-C28 , PCD-C28N2 and PCT-C28N2 are shipped with 3.6mm lens PCT-C28N4 comes with 6mm lens,...