VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT   Strengthening its product portfolio further in India,  BlackBerry(NASDAQ:BBRY)  has reportedly introduced the new  BlackBerry Z30 smartphone  in India. BlackBerry has also introduced BB 10 OS version 10.2. The new all-touch BlackBerry Z30 smartphone comes with a 5” display and the largest battery ever on a BlackBerry smartphone. It is designed to keep you hyper connected, productive and always in control, and lets you share like you’re there and collaborate with ease. The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone offers a unique and engaging user experience with features like the powerful BlackBerry Hub, its exceptional touchscreen keyboard and industry leading browser. BlackBerry Z30 is the ultimate smartphone for the urban youth and consumers who are looking for a bigger screen size, long-lasting battery performance and a best-in-class productivity experience on the go,said  Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has announced the release of a new free app to ensure safety of users while surfing the web on their iPhones and iPads. The new Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS is available from the Apple App Store on October 22. Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS  blocks links to phishing sites and other web-based resources that can be dangerous for users. The new application can also filter content according to selected user criteria. This way, users can automatically block pornographic sites, material containing violence or profanity, gaming sites, social networks, chats, forums and more. There are 17 pre-defined content filtering categories in total. Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS provides real-time protection from known and emerging threats, thanks to data it receives from  Kaspersky Security Network , which processes threat intelligence delivered by users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To redefine the Cloud storage infrastructure,  Seagate Technology(NASDAQ:STX) has unveiled its Seagate Kinetic Open Storage platform. A significant leap forward in scale-out storage architectures, the Seagate Kinetic Open Storage platform is designed to simplify data management, improve performance and scalability while lowering total cost of ow.nership (TCO) of average Cloud infrastructures by up to 50 per cent. "With the  Seagate Kinetic Open Storage platform , our internal R&D teams have designed an unique, first-of-its-kind storage architecture to enable cheaper, more scalable object storage solutions that free up IT professionals from having to invest in hardware and software they don't need, while empowering them with the most innovative storage technology available. This technology optimizes storage solutions for a new era of cloud storage systems, while drastically reducing overall costs," said  Rocky...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen the coordinated development of  Dell's(NASDAQ:DELL) servers , storage and networking in alignment with the company's focus on IT convergence solutions and its broader enterprise business portfolio, the company has announced the launch of its Dell Storage Design Center in India. Dell plans to ramp up operations with its state-of-the-art engineering lab by adding storage architects, design engineers, software developers and engineering managers focussed on enterprise storage technologies and data center integration. As an additional design center, the Bangalore Storage Design facility will focus on a variety of key development areas including management software, support tools, integration, validation and sustaining activities for the Dell Storage portfolio. "India centers are critical for innovation and product engineering for Dell. Bangalore is the city of choice for Dell's storage design cen...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY)  has reportedly commenced a multicity marketing activation for industrial clusters starting with Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, followed by Ludhiana. Lenovo "Lead the Change" Campaign is being launched with the purpose of reaching out to SMEs and enabling them to choose the right devices and improve their productivity and output.    In India, Lenovo formed the Small and Medium Business (SMB) unit in 2010-11. Since then, the SMB segment has grown from a market-share of 2.8% in Q1 CY2010 to 7.2% in Q1 CY2013. In sync with the Unstoppable India goal, ably supported by Lenovo’s Protect & Attack strategy, the business is emerging with the right products and strategy for a customer win-win.    Ashok Nair, Director - SMB, Lenovo India , stated, "We are glad to start the Lead the Change Campaign. Concurrent to our motto of Unstoppable Lenovo India, this will help us take the latest in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to help banks mitigate risks while complying with the new  Reserve Bank of India's guidelines  in the present volatile financial market,  Oracle  has announced availability of its Financial Crime and Compliance Management (FCCM) solutions in India. Oracle Financial Services Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Analytics provides an end-to-end solution that leverages a robust data model and comprehensive dashboard capabilities to deliver a single transparent, holistic view of all financial crime and compliance related activities across the enterprise. Gaurav Harode, Senior Director, Financial Crime and Compliance Management, Oracle Financial Services , said, "Conventional rudimentary anti-money laundering solutions have put several banks at the brim of facing negative reputational risk. According to a recent announcement by RBI, the number of reported frauds in the Indian banking system over the past decade ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the third annual  Cisco Global Cloud Index (2012-2017) , Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO)  forecasts that global Cloud traffic is expected to grow 4.5-fold -  a 35per cent combined annual growth rate (CAGR)  from 1.2 zettabytes of annual traffic in 2012 to 5.3 zettabytes by 2017. Overall, global data center traffic will grow threefold and reach a total of 7.7 zettabytes annually by 2017. For the period 2012–2017, Cisco forecasts that 7 per cent of data center traffic will be generated between data centers, primarily driven by data replication and software/system updates. An additional 76 per cent of data center traffic will stay within the data center and will be largely generated by storage, production and development data in a virtualized environment. People all over the world continue to demand the ability to access personal, business and entertainment content anywhere on any device, and each transaction in a vi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Brocade  has announced appointment of  Ari Bose to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) . Responsible for strategic transformation of the global Brocade IT organization, Bose will report to Gale England, Vice-President of Customer Advocacy and Operational Effectiveness. The data center networking industry is in the midst of dramatic transformation. With the increasing pressure being placed on corporate networks to manage rising data volumes and extract the most value out of existing assets in order to increase business efficiency, IT organizations are now a strategic business partner and no longer a backoffice function.  In his new position, Bose will leverage Brocade's world-class portfolio of data center networking solutions and partner solutions to create an IT function that can drive the company forward and become a showcase for the industry. Specifically, Bose is ta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To keep the Indian mobile users connected with their networks across the world without having to worry about the international calling rates,  Nimbuzz  has announced its partnership with Spectranet "hello ip" to make international calling affordable for Nimbuzz users across the country. This move will allow Indians to call abroad using the internet at rates as low as 1 Paisa per second. With this partnership, Nimbuzz and Spectranet “hello ip” are all set to give users an opportunity to make international calls at rates as low as those of domestic calling.  Indian internet users can avail Spectranet “hello ip” by creating an account on Nimbuzz. The service is purely a pre-paid offering and users can recharge their accounts through credit card payments. Spectranet “hello ip” is only an outbound calling service and will not support domestic calling with India. Vikas Saxena, CEO, Nimbuzz , said, “Nimbuzz has alway...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Based on continuous demand from System Integrators and success achieved in the first five programmes,  Rashi  has announced the sixth edition of the SI scheme. The focus of the scheme is on System Integrators and with SI-6, partners will get an opportunity to get almost all the products from the same source. Through this offer, SIs will be encouraged to power their PC with ASUS MB, ASUS-NVIDIA GPU, Toshiba HDD, Logitech KB/mouse, AMD CPU, LG monitor, APC UPS and ADATA RAM. The Rashi team has kept in mind the demand for components as well as the profitability quotient of the System Integrators while designing this scheme. The company is in its twenty-fifth year in the business celebrating its silver jubilee anniversary with the system integrators as well by giving away a silver coin through this scheme. Rajesh Goenka, Vice-President – Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals , stated, "We are happy to include all the syst...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra  and  Bosch Software  Innovations have announced signing a global strategic business partnership to focus on the global manufacturing and transportation industry. The collaboration aims to develop and deliver scalable digital enterprise solutions in "Internet of Things and Services" space. This space is expected to grow exponentially as more than 20 billion devices are expected to be connected to the Internet by 2015 and 50 billion by 2020. This partnership will also empower Tech Mahindra and Bosch to be the forerunners in enabling customers to be prepared for this transformation. Tech Mahindra and Bosch will jointly develop solutions for industrial equipment management, connected services, and intermodal transportation. "Tech Mahindra's expertise in enterprise solutions and its global market presence, along with the state-of-the-art product portfolio and industry experience will enable this partner...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Symantec(NASDAQ:SYMC)  has released the next edition of IT Security Report, which reveals that India is among the world’s top five countries for the highest number of incidences of cybercrime such as ransomware (11 per cent), identity theft (11 per cent) and phishing (9 per cent). With cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated, the average cost per cybercrime victim is in India is up at US$207 from US$192 last year. "At first glance of the India findings, we were happy to see a significant drop from the last year in the total number of victims and the total cost of cybercrime, but a closer scrutiny revealed an alarming trend. Today's cybercriminals are using more sophisticated attacks, such as ransomware and spear-phishing, which yield them more money per attack than ever before. With 66 per cent of Indian consumers using their personal mobile device for both work and play, this creates entirely new security risks for enter...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Groupon India(NASDAQ:GRPN)  has launched  "Groupon Partner Network"  - the new affiliate programme to monetize and reward web partners. The programme will allow online marketers and publishers to earn revenue by directing consumers to sign up on Groupon web site and purchase a deal from an array of sections like local, travel and shopping category. "We, at Groupon, believe that our affiliate programme will not only enable us to take our deals to a larger audience by capitalizing on the reach of our affiliates, but also help our partners to monetize their existing web portals. We are excited about this launch and extremely positive about building strong partnerships with likeminded partners across the country," said  Sachin Kapur, CMO, Groupon India . The "Groupon Partner Network" programme will not just help the brand to capitalize on the reach of the affiliates, but will also give these partner...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to connect with young minds across the country and helping them realize their true potential,  Acer India  has partnered with  Bloomberg TV India  in the show "The Pitch". A one-of-its-kind show, The Pitch invites India's best entrepreneurs to a contest of skills and business plans. "India is set to become the youngest country in the world by 2020. Given the increasing significance and visible impact of entrepreneurship, these young entrepreneurs need to be nurtured well. We have always reached to the country's youth, enabling them with cutting-edge technology. With our association with the Pitch show, we aim to take our youth-connect to another level and encourage young talent in India," said  S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India. The Friday, 18th October episode of The Pitch show, will feature contenders creating innovative television commercials for the top-of-the-lin...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Simmtronics  has launched the most advanced technology weaved,  XPAD Freedom  in the Indian market. The tablet runs on Android OS, v4.2.2 Jelly Bean enriched with fast-pace speed and  3G calling, processed all at once with super-powerful Quad-core processor. The tablet comes with free cover worth Rs.1,999/-.  The cover will be useful to make it like a table top and watch movies comfortably. The resolution of this sleek yet stylish tablet is 1024 X 768 along with 19.9cm IPS Retina Screen, that makes its touch smooth and captive, which makes you dive into crystal rich polychromatic shades displayed by just one click on this multi-captive touch tablet. Indrajit S. Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics , reiterated, "We are very enthralled with the introduction of this new tablet. This all-in-one workhorse designed as the perfect companion for professionals and students who desire both reliable comm...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Western Digital Corp.(NASDAQ:WDC)  has announced that it has completed acquisition of  Virident Systems Inc . The acquisition furthers HGST's strategy to address the rapidly changing needs of enterprise customers by delivering intelligent storage solutions that maximize application performance by leveraging the tightly coupled server, storage and network resources of today's converged data center infrastructures. The  Virident acquisition follows HGST's recent purchase of sTec , an early innovator in enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs) and VeloBit, an advanced I/O optimization software company. These investments expand HGST’s presence in the rapidly-growing and strategic enterprise SSD space, which IDC predicts will grow from $2.5 billion in revenue in 2012 to $7.2 billion in revenue by 20171. "We welcome the talented Virident team to HGST and look forward to working together to solve customer challenges ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has once again underlined its commitment to India with the launch of a new affordable A3 multifunction printer (MFP) developed for Indian businesses - the HP LaserJet Pro 400 M435nw  - and two new  HP LaserJet Enterprise M800 series  flow MFPs that come with near field communications (NFC) touch-to-print and wireless direct. HP also launched a new Managed Print Specialist Resell programme - a partner Managed Print Services (MPS) programme that allows Indian SMB and Enterprise customers to access HP's latest MFP innovations and differentiated services including multi-vendor support. The programme creates a secure and centrally managed print environment that streamlines workflows, optimizes document output and related business processes. "Organizations need to adapt quickly to the changing landscape of information technology, which includes dealing with the vast amounts of data and processes cr...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has announced that  Chairman and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky  will be speaking at the 82nd INTERPOL General Assembly next week. The annual gathering of INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, bringing together representatives from all member countries, will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, on October 21-24, 2013. Eugene’s presentation will address a wide range of problems in connection with cybercrime, including how international cooperation can help in tackling it. On the sidelines of the summit, Eugene will be comparing notes with INTERPOL’s  leaders and meeting top law enforcers from all around the world. Eugene Kaspersky said, “Global cooperation in fighting and preventing cybercrime is essential if we want to have a safer world tomorrow. Cyber threats are growing both in number and sophistication, so it’s of vital importance for the whole world to be prepared for targeted attacks from criminals, hack...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Huawei India  has announced appointment of  Suresh Reddy as Vice-President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group . Prior to this new appointment at Huawei, Suresh has worked with organizations like HCL Infosystems, Dell, HP India, Oracle and GE. His last assignment was with HCL Infosystems as Vice-President and Business Unit head for DDMS IT and OA business groups. Daniel Jiang, President, Enterprise Business Group , Huawei , stated, “We are delighted by Suresh’s decision to join our team. Suresh is a seasoned professional who has achieved significant success during his earlier stints. We look forward to his contributions towards our business in the drive to make Huawei, India’s leading global ICT solutions provider. Suresh is extremely talented and will add further depth and heft to our core team at Huawei India. I take this opportunity to wish him every success and welcome him to the team........ See More ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen the company's strategy of delivering innovation for specific customer segments,  Brocade(NASDAQ:BRCD)  has announced an addition to its networking portfolio with the  Brocade ICX 6450-C Switch . It is designed for the unique and stringent requirements of US Federal agencies and public sector organizations. The Brocade ICX 6450-C can further expand the company's comprehensive core-to-edge switch portfolio, a key factor in the recent announcement with Aruba to deliver secure integrated wired and wireless mobility solutions for enterprise and public sector customers based on open standards and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)  principles. This integrated solution can enable Federal agencies to deploy a secure, modern, enterprise network that is simple to maintain and responsive to the evolving needs of warfighter and civilian missions through operational efficiency and optimal total cost...