VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Internet access is becoming mainstream as people are spending more time on their mobile devices and exploring new possibilities. Taking a step in this direction, Huawei  has announced its partnership with  Tata DoCoMo  by bringing an offer for the people of Bangalore. As part of the joint offer, the passengers of EasyCabs in the region can enjoy Wi-Fi using Tata Docomo Photon 3G while on-the-move and at no charge, on Huawei’s E355/ E8131Wi-Fi data card. At present, the passengers in Bangalore can avail this offer in 100 EasyCabs. The offer will be valid for a period of 90 days starting today, in Bangalore. Victor Shan, President, Huawei Device India , said, "At Huawei, we aim to foster connectivity and help consumer access information in the most convenient way. We are happy to announce Free Wi-Fi connectivity on the go in Easy Cabs, powered by Tata Docomo Photon 3G and enabled by Huawei E355/ E8131 Wi-Fi data...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tri-Ed  and  Aditya Infotech  are pleased to announce the formation of The International Alliance of Independent Security Distributors. This collaboration will allow Tri-Ed and AIL to share information on new trends and market insights within their areas of operation, resulting in a sharing of knowledge that will help all members increase their market share through best practices. Tri-Ed and Aditya Infotech Ltd will be inviting other key distributors from other parts of the world to join The International Alliance of Independent Security Distributors. "The Alliance will serve as a high-level focus group, and be very beneficial to both our vendors and customers. It will be of great value to our vendors in their R&D efforts, allowing them to tailor their products and technologies to current market conditions. Just as importantly, our customers will benefit by our increased ability to deliver the products the...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to deliver industry solution experiences to customers in plant, infrastructure, construction and building sectors,  Autodesk(NASDAQ:ADSK)  and Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd (TCEL)  have reportedly entered into a strategic partnership.   J. P. Haran, Managing Director, Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd , said, "Tata Consulting Engineers is present in the key industry sectors managing projects that are complex and large scale, especially in building, town planning and infrastructure. We are committed to providing responsible consulting solutions to our customers that are sustainable, smart and cost efficient. This partnership with Autodesk will help Tata Consulting Engineers add value by implementing  BIM solutions  in the building, infrastructure and plant solution space.  Providing technology-enabled solutions also complements our larger strategic goals in spreading our business i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   After the announcement of  Nokia's  buy out by  Microsoft , another shocking revelation about  BlackBerry's  acquisition has been made. As per the latest update, BlackBerry has agreed to a buyout by a consortium of investors who is further planning to take the struggling Canadian handset maker private. If reports are to be believed, the deal is going to close for $4.7 billion. It is worth noticing here that  Fairfax  is a Canadian firm headed by an India billionaire Prem Watsa. Fairfax is already BlackBerry's largest shareholder with approximately 10 percent of its shares. Watsa resigned from BlackBerry's board in August 2013. Watsa said that the sale will open an exciting new private chapter for BlackBerry, its customers, carriers and employees.  He can deliver immediate value to shareholders while Fairfax continue the execution of a long-term strategy in a private company."...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   eScan  aims to leverage the Desktop and Smartphone users with real-time protection against evolving cyber threats. With this thought, eScan has introduced a scintillating offer for the end- consumers connect. The offer will bequeath the buyers with free eScan Mobile Security Solution for six months along with the purchase of eScan Internet Security Suite for home users. eScan’s range of security solutions are trusted by businesses and consumers around the world for protection against the most sophisticated and targeted attacks in the cybersecurity landscape. The eScan consumer offer is to ascertain that consumers persistently cherish the benefits provided by the product. eScan’s special offer for end customers is valid for IT users pan-India till November 30, 2013. The IT users can reap the benefit of this offer on a direct purchase from the resellers. The offer will not be viable if the purchase is made from the website...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With a view to helping partners to boost their revenue,  Dell India(NASDAQ:DELL)  has reportedly made an official announcement regarding availability of a new tool -  the Online Solutions Configurator, The online Solutions Configurator allows partners to create multipart, customized enterprise solutions for their customers in an easy, collaborative and intuitive way. This tool is also integrated with deal registration, thereby helping partners close deals more quickly and easily. This enhancement to PartnerDirect provides pre-configured solutions and training videos, as well as the option to create custom solutions to meet specific customer needs. The tool has dedicated sales support for the full range of  Dell Enterprise Solutions  including  Dell Storage , Servers, Networking and Converged Infrastructure offerings. It enables partners to collaborate with a Dell Enterprise Solutions Specialist ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Currently, many organizations are missing opportunities for customer interaction as they lack the tools and expertise needed to identify the hidden value within their Big Data. As a result,  HP Enterprise Services(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced a new suite of smarter analytic services that will enable enterprises to derive value and insights from  Big Data . This will further lead towards improving customer engagement and enabling organizations to drive revenue growth.   The new HP Actionable Analytics Services which are an expansion of  HP's Information Management and Analytic Services  will enable clients to implement analytics to impact their top line and streamline key business processes such as customer offers, procurement, supply chain and inventory operations. HP Actionable Analytics Services  combine innovative technologies from HP Labs, HP Autonomy and HP Vertica with HP's experienced an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Aiming to boost multimedia gaming with easy options to add more storage or graphics, Lenovo  has announced the launch of a new range of feature-rich gaming PCs, powered by Windows 8 and the Intel Core i7 processor. With this move, Lenovo has marked its entry into the high potential Gaming space that caters to the Next-Gen PC user with products that offer robust performance. The new range includes the  Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p  which is designed for gamers and enthusiasts. Also part of the new portfolio,  Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27  is considered as the first multi-user, multi-touch, multi-mode table PC with hundreds of pre-loaded games that can be played anywhere at home. This interpersonal device brings families together for a shared computing experience. Its USP includes graphics and touchscreen. Shailendra Katyal, Director -  Consumer Business, Lenovo India , said, "We are happy to enter the ga...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Celebrating the power of modern-age communication,  Nokia  has brought Social Media Week 2013 , which is a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media, to India. Launched in 2009, Social Media Week is making its debut in India with Mumbai as the host city from September 23 to 27, along with 8 other cities globally. To identify the emerging trends of social media, this biannual multi-city gathering is organized across the world simultaneously and hosts multiple events of different formats and themes at several venues. To engage more people and provide them an amazing experience throughout SMW, Nokia this year is giving 8 lucky people the chance to really immerse themselves in a new culture. As SMW kicks-off around the globe, Nokia will be taking people from four different countries, including India, UK, USA and Germany, and will swap their locations with one another. These particip...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has announced the release of its  Internet Security solution for Mac owners . This product is made by combining traditional antivirus technologies with advanced proactive and Cloud-based protection methods to provide premium, easily-managed security for Mac computers. This new solution replaces the company's existing product - Kaspersky Security for Mac - by adding security technologies already found in the Kaspersky Lab's advanced Internet Security products for PCs. In addition to standard signature protection technologies, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac can integrate proactive behavioural technologies, which can detect previously unknown malicious programs. Jagannath Patnaik, Director -  Channel Sales, South Asia, Kaspersky Lab , said, "Today, any connected device requires a dedicated security solution. Apart from the sophisticated malware attacks, Social engineering and phishing atta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The Mahindra Group  has marked its entry into the Higher Education sector with the inauguration of a premier Engineering institution - "Mahindra Ecole Centrale" (MEC).  This is in collaboration with  Ecole Centrale Paris , and  Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) , Hyderabad. Mahindra École Centrale is the maiden venture of Tech Mahindra’s 100% subsidiary Mahindra Educational Institutions. The Hon'ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, unveiled the ceremonial plaque along with Vineet Nayyar, Chairman - Board, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, C. P. Gurnani, Board Member, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, at the newly-built campus at Hyderabad, in the presence of Ecole Centrale’s representatives and the Consul General of France in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and Dr Rameshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor, JNTU(H). Vineet Nayyar, Executive Vice-Chairman, Tech Mahindra , said, "It is a proud moment for us ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Huawei  and  Intel  have reaffirmed their collaboration and highlighted the incorporation of Intel's innovative hardware virtualization technologies into Huawei's Cloud operating system FusionSphere at the 2013  Huawei Cloud Congress (HCC 2013) . The collaboration has substantially boosted FusionSphere's reliability, compatibility, and security. The integrated Cloud platform, FusionSphere helps customers improve IT infrastructure utilization, increase operating and management efficiency, and reduce costs on IT system management.Through persistent project implementation, testing, and verification, we hope to promote the evolution of cloud computing and application implementation. In this regard, Huawei has been a major strategic partner of Intel. Huawei FusionSphere cloud operating system incorporates cutting-edge technologies from both companies, and it will continue to bring significant business value to custom...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT   SanDisk Corporation(NASDAQ:SNDK)  has reportedly announced a festive campaign for consumers across India. With the purchase of SanDisk products, consumers have the chance to win a trip for two to Hong Kong every week or a Cruzer Force USB Flash Drive every hour*. The six-week campaign starts September 22, 2013, and will be valid until November 2, 2013, just in time for the festive season.  To participate in the promotion, consumers can purchase any of the SanDisk products ranging from SanDisk microSD memory cards, SDHC and SDXC memory cards, USB flash drives and SSDs, and simply SMS SNDK, the product type - for example SanDisk Extreme or SanDisk Ultra - along with the invoice number to the code 53030. Consumers can double their chance of winning by purchasing SanDisk Ultra and SanDisk Extreme high performance products. We would like to make the festive season memorable for our consumers through this campaign. We have great w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Through a lineup of new and innovative data card products and services,  ZTE  has reinforced its data card leadership in India. "The Indian data card market is primarily driven by key growth propellers like rapid growth in travel, traction in social media, the need to stay connected and surge in the tablet and PC market amongst other factors. These numbers are a validation of ZTE India's market strategy to deliver state-of-the-art and cutting-edge innovations with best-in-class customer experience," said   Xu Dejun, CEO, ZTE India. ZTE recently entered in the Indian open market with its 3G data cards, hence further strengthening its leadership in the Indian data card market. ZTE recently introduced its swift series of 3G data cards come in four variants comprising of Swift (7.2Mbps with Voice Call), Swift Plus....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   BBM -  the iconic mobile social network  - will begin rolling out for Android and iPhone customers around the world from September 21. Previously exclusive to BlackBerry smartphones(NASDAQ:BBRY) , BBM will be available as a free download in Google Play and the App StoreSM. Customers will be able to download BBM by visiting www.BBM.com from their smartphone browser. "BBM is a very engaging messaging service that is simple to use, easy to personalize and has an immediacy that is necessary for mobile communications. With more than a billion Android, iOS and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and no dominant mobile messaging platform, this is absolutely the right time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone customers," said  Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice-President for BBM, BlackBerry. BBM will be available as a free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginni...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Google India  has announced its plan to get 50,000 small medium businesses in Gujarat online by the end of 2014. The initiative is part of Google’s national campaign titled  “India, get your business online”  which offers free web sites and hosting to small medium business in India. The campaign is aimed at bringing down the barrier that prevents small and medium businesses to get on the Internet. Giving a headstart to this project, Google has also unveiled the details of a special project, wherein Google India and  HostGator  went to popular traditional markets in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot and built web sites for 5,000 small businesses making them accessible to the world. In addition to creating the websites, Google India also created Google maps listings and Google+ business pages for these businesses. All these 5,000 businesses can also use 24X7 customer support to manage their web sites a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   AMD(NYSE:AMD)  has reportedly launched two new additions to its 2013  A-Series and E-Series Mobile Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) lineup , delivering solutions ideally positioned to address today’s evolving PC market with dramatically increased performance and power efficiency, as well as a portfolio of unique user experiences, and superior gaming and graphics:The 2013 AMD Elite Mobility APU (formerly codenamed "Temash") is the world’s first 28nm, quad-core x86 system-on-a-chip (SoC) APU designed for touch small form-factor notebooks, tablets, and hybrids 13-inches and below.    The 2013 AMD Mainstream APU (formerly codenamed "Kabini") is the first and only quad-core x86 SoC solution for entry-level and small-form factor touch notebooks. Chandrahas Panigrahi, Country Manager, Consumer Business, AMD India , said, "By combining the strength of  superior graphic capabilities and a broad range of c...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to enable enterprises to disrupt the adversary marketplace, manage risk and extend their security capabilities to better protect themselves against a growing threat landscape,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new products and services. Cybercrime  continues to increase, with 92 per cent of Forbes Global 2000 companies reporting data breaches in the last 12 months. This growth is due to adversaries forming a more sophisticated and collaborative marketplace through which they share information and advanced data theft tools. Studies estimate that the global cybercrime black market has a value of $104 billion per year. Evolving regulatory and legislative requirements are further adding to enterprises' security burden, with an estimated average cost of non-compliance at $13.7 million for global organizations. Additionally, in the world of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) , IT no longer controls the endpoint, offeri...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To mark a new beginning of the New Year,  Rashi  and  AOC  have together organized the Onam Feast for all their partners. This celebration was attended by over 450 partners.  The speciality of this celebration was that partners not doing business of AOC or even Rashi participated with enthusiasm. Equal participation was also from various vendors and fellow distributors. The agenda was no business but a get-together with greeting for a great upcoming year. This initiative was a great way for the vendors to interact directly with the partners in an unofficial backdrop. Rajesh Goenka, Vice-President  Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals , said, The efforts put in by Rashi Cochin and AOC was commendable. The huge participation of partners is testimonial of Rashi preference in Kerala. We are touched by the enthusiastic participation by partners, vendors and all. We are proud of our Kerala BH ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   iGATE Corporation(NASDAQ:IGTE)  has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with  Associated Banc-Corp  to set up and establish a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) and provide quality assurance (QA) testing services for the IT applications portfolio. Under the agreement, this TCOE will perform testing services for all applications in the areas pertaining to Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Private Client Services and Shared Services. As a part of the TCOE, iGATE will drive efficiencies by standardizing and centralizing the testing function through the introduction of proprietary tools and solutions resulting in year-on-year efficiency improvement. Manish Sharma, AVP -  Banking, iGATE,  stated, "With this Testing Center of Excellence, iGATE will perform end-to-end testing for the bank's entire gamut of IT applications. The Testing COE framework is application and service line agnostic, ...