VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Global networking company  NETGEAR(NASDAQGM:NTGR)  is planning to expand its all-India presence by getting into five state capitals and five major cities. World leader in products for home segments, NETGEAR has been continuously expanding its business in India. As a part of their expansion plan, they propose to reach out to 10 new locations in India, including state capitals like Lucknow, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Raipur, Patna, and important cities like Guwahati, Vijayawada, Cochin, Pune and Nagpur. Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR , said, "India is a growing market. The adoption of broadband and introduction of 3G internet and 4G services are set to expand at a high pace in India. We realize that our growth will only come if we penetrate into the tier-II and tier-III cities and that is where we are trying to show our presence. We are committed to provide proper services to...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) , a subsidiary of Reliance Industries subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has announced that it has received Unified Licence for all 22 Service Areas across India. The Unified Licence would allow RJIL to offer all telecom services, including voice telephony under a single licence. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) signed the Unified Licence Agreement with the Government of India,  Ministry of Communication & IT, Department of Telecommunication (Access Service Division)  on 21st October, 2013 after submission of desired documents and   payment of requisite entry fee. With the grant of Unified Licence, RJIL has migrated its existing ISP licence along with Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum to the Unified Licence with authorization for all services, except Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite Service (GMPCS) under Unified Licence........ See...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to provide customers with information on latest exchange rates, offers and updates from their region on their phones,  UAE Exchange , in association with  Nokia  and Asgatech, technology partner of UAE Exchange, has launched its exclusive mobile application.  It is integrated with Nokia’s HERE maps and HERE Drive. Users of the app will also be able to find branches on the map and use the voice-guided navigation that comes on  Nokia Lumia smart phones . Y. Sudhir Kumar Shetty, COO – Global Operations, UAE Exchange , said, “Through this initiative of going mobile, we have reached another milestone in our efforts to be easily accessible to our customers. We are glad that we partnered with Nokia to make this dream, a reality. We are working on improving the app with transactional features, which will enable our customers to send money right from their phones.” Praveen Prabhakaran, Head of Develope...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Multitasking on your smartphone will no longer be a task as  Micromax  has announced new  Canvas Turbo A250 , offering super-fast speed and seamless experience. The first full HD smartphone from Micromax, the Canvas Turbo boasts a 5” SHARP FHD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) power-saving display that offers a dynamic contrast coupled with superior 360-degree wide angle viewing and colour clarity making visuals appear brighter and more vivid. Powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and a 2GB RAM, the Canvas Turbo promises to take care of all you are multitasking and gaming needs. Canvas Turbo comes with a unique :”Camerazzi” camera which offers a host of innovative features, including 360-degree panorama, Cinemagraph and Object Eraser. The camera offers a 360-degree panorama feature for the first time on a Micromax smartphone.   The Object Eraser feature allows users to erase unwanted objects from still picture...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Wipro Ltd(NYSE:WIT)  has launched Wipro Mobility Center of Excellence with  Kony, Inc.  in Hyderabad. The focus of this Center of Excellence (CoE) is to  drive multi-channel app experiences based on the Kony Experience Platform . It will enable Wipro and Kony to develop best-in-class solutions based on Kony’s leading mobile application development platform as well as next-generation technologies, including mobility, cloud and analytics. Inaugurated at Wipro’s Gatchibowli Campus in Hyderabad, this is the first CoE created with Kony to help enterprises deliver multi-channel applications. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure that will enable Wipro to develop and showcase innovative mobile solutions leveraging the Kony Experience Platform to joint global customers. Gaurav Dhall, Global Head, Wipro Mobility Solutions , said, "Enterprise customers are now seeking greater innovation and...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to meet the significant demand for knowledge sharing from the growing community of Pega designers and developers in India,  Pegasystems  has begun its Pega Developers Conference 2013 at the Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC). The opening day of the conference witnessed participation of more than 1,700 delegates from various IT domains such as developers, system integrators, business analysts, project managers from IT companies in India. Suman Reddy, Vice-President & Managing Director, Pegasystems India , said, "I welcome you all to Hyderabad for the first edition of the Pega Developers Conference 2013. With a one-of-its kind format, we bring to you a whole new world of opportunities and possibilities with our latest offering  Pega 7. It is our great pleasure to host the first edition of the Pega Developers Conference in Hyderabad, as the region consists of one of the largest technology hubs...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced the release of new enhancements to its  global PartnerOne programme , making it easier and more predictable for partners to do business with HP. The simplified programme will focus on a structure that offers a predictable and profitable compensation model with new competitive rebates. This includes streamlined certification requirements and the creation of role-based certifications spanning all regions and HP business units, including  HP Enterprise Group , HP Software, and  HP Printing and Personal Systems. The HP PartnerOne enhancements also include an intuitive membership structure and an enhanced partner portal navigation experience.HP is introducing new HP PartnerOne membership levels – Platinum, Gold, Silver and Business Partner – which will be consistent across HP business units and available in all the regions. This new structure offers greater partner differentiation and is s...

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...