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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA)  has announced that representatives from global IT Infosys(NYSE:INFY)  and  SAP(NYSE:SAP)  are the newest members of the ODCA Steering Committee and have joined the ODCA Board of Directors. Senior executives from Infosys and SAP join ODCA board members from BMW, Capgemini, China Unicom, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., NAB, NTT Data, T-Systems, UBS, Verizon Terremark and The Walt Disney Company in driving the strategic direction and output of ODCA on a global basis. The expansion of the leadership team marks the significant momentum ODCA is experiencing in global markets and comes as enterprises worldwide increasingly rely on ODCA usage models and requirements for easing and speeding the migration of data center IT operations to the cloud. We welcome the deep industry experience Infosys and SAP bring to ODCA and look forward to the contributions these two compan...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP AG(NYSE:SAP)  and  Vendavo  have announced a significant expansion of the development roadmap and partnership based on the SAP HANA platform aimed at providing customers with new real-time profit optimization solutions. The announcement was made at SAP TechEd which was held in Las Vegas last week. Vendavo plans to run the next release of its Profit Analyzer application on the  SAP HANA database . The solution will harness companies’ enterprise Big Data to identify opportunities to help sell more profitably. The power of SAP HANA will help make the solution a more powerful margin analytics application designed to give pricing analysts guided insight into high value profit improvement opportunities and is planned to offer superior performance and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for both existing and new customers. Our experience working with SAP and developing on the SAP HANA platform has greatly exceed...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Hello India Digital Pvt. Ltd  has launched “ Sony Camcorder Battery ” from Uniross. Sony camcorder battery from Uniross offers durability and long-power supply. The battery has been manufactured in accordance with the strict RoHS standards. With the highest quality components, the Sony camcorder battery will last the duration of the warranty and beyond. The ultra-high 6600mAh makes battery powerful and lasts longer. With a model number NP-F970/F950/F930, lithium range Sony camcorder battery is compatible with other models. With replacement battery features, it has a capacity of 6600mAh and 7.4V of output power. Small and lightweight, lithium-ion batteries can be charged or discharged at any time without developing memory effect. Sony batteries communicate remaining running time so the user is well-informed at all times. Yogendra Kumar Varshney, CEO, Hello India Digital , said, For the ideal video experience, Sony- NP-F970/F9...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   National Security Database (NSD) , an initiative of  Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC)  in association with Ground Zero Summit 2013, organized a Seminar on Reverse Engineering in New Delhi on October 28th. The Seminar was organized to identify and create the need for the most credible and valuable Information Security professionals in India, especially in Reverse Engineering, to protect the National Critical Infrastructure and economy of the country. National Security Database has joined hands with Ground Zero Summit (G0S) 2013 and is promoting Asia's largest Information Security Summit (G0S) scheduled to take place from 7-10 November, 2013 in New Delhi. Speaking at the Seminar,  Rajshekar Murthy, Director, National Security Database , said "Hacking has become a growing threat to Indian IT industry. Some recent data theft cases by hackers has made India's $100 billion IT industry a primary ta...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VMC Technologies  has announced the launch of its channel partner programme which has been designed to help market the company's state-of-the-art cloud telephony offerings, sold under the brand name MCube , across the country. MCube  is a full-featured cloud telephony solution that enables organizations to greet, route and track all incoming calls 24x7 to exercise complete control over their customer interactions. The state-of-the-art solution, in addition to providing an automated business telephony solution, offers a number of business applications that run on the telephony platform, including Lead Management, Campaign RoI, Support Management and Telephony-aided research.  Completely customizable, MCube APIs are also available to ISVs for integration into any web/mobile application. Sundeep Misra, CEO & Co-Founder, VMC Technologies , said, "We offer the widest cloud telephony solution stack for the servi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update,  Kaspersky Lab  is happy to announce its new strategic partnership with  Vertu . According to an agreement signed by the two companies in September 2013, all Vertu customers will be offered 12 months complimentary access to  Kaspersky Internet Security for Android  –  a premium class IT security solution for Android devices. Vertu Chief Executive Officer,  Massimilaino Pogniliani , said, "Our customers should be free to use their Vertu without security concerns. Hence, we required a partner that could provide them with an industry-leading solution for protection against all types of attack, including anti-theft and anti-malware." "Kaspersky Lab is embarking on a new stage of cooperation with mobile phone manufacturers," said  Nikolay Grebennikov, Chief Technology Officer, Kaspersky Lab . "Everyone should be able to get the most from their technology - without...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced expansion of its Z portfolio of professional workstation and display products, including the Ultrabook -  the  HP ZBook 14  -  and the line of workstations to offer Intel's Thunderbolt technology for high-speed data transfer. The announcement was made at HP Workstation Solutions World in India. The new portfolio includes three new  HP ZBook Mobile Workstations , processor and graphics enhancements to the award-winning line of HP Z Desktop Workstations, and two new  HP Z Displays . The HP Z family of products is engineered to meet the needs of the world's most demanding customers, where mission-critical operations require the best performance and reliability. The first workstations to incorporate Thunderbolt, select HP Z Mobile and Desktop Workstations now can take advantage of high-speed data transmission between Z Workstations, displays and peripherals, provid...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS  has announced the launch of the Transformer Book T100 and ASUS Fonepad 7. The Transformer Book T100 is a compact ultraportable device powered by the new Intel Atom quad-core processor featuring a 10.1-inch HD display. ASUS Fonepad 7 is an updated version of the 7-inch Android device with full voice telephony for people who want smartphone features with a tablet-size screen. Transformer Book T100  features a new Intel Atom Z3740 quad-core processor for multi-tasking performance and lasts for up to 11 hours on battery power. Fonepad 7 comes as a 7-inch Android device with voice telephony for people who want smartphone features with a tablet-size screen. Fonepad 7  features a 1.2MP front facing camera, plus a 5MP autofocus rear camera with a 100 continuous-shot "burst" mode and 1080p Full HD video recording. The 3950mAh battery provides up to 28 hours of 3G talk-time, 35 days of standby time and up to 10 ho...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As part of a strategic move to address the increasingly growing demand for bandwidth throughout the Asia-Pacific region and all over the world,  Pacnet  has announced the successful deployment of an  optical mesh network with 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) technology  between Asia and the United States on its EAC Pacific fiber optic cable system integrated with Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching over its Asia-Pacific region’s high-capacity submarine cable systems.  Pacnet can now offer its Carrier and Enterprise customers 10Gbps, 40Gbps and 100Gbps services between Asia-Pacific and the U.S. In 2017, global IP traffic is expected to reach 1.4 Zettabytes per year, or 120.6 Exabytes per month, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 per cent from 2012 to 2017.  IP traffic in Asia-Pacific will reach 43.4 Exabytes per month by 2017, at a CAGR of 26 per cent. Andy Lumsden, Chief Techno...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   VMware  has announced the findings of a study named 4th annual  VMware Cloud Index , that was conducted by Forrester Research across 12 Asia-Pacific countries. The study reveals that nearly 9 of every 10 (89 per cent) respondents in India believe that Cloud Computing, or “as-a-service” approach, is relevant to their organization and nearly 8 of every 10 (79 per cent) respondents in India say they currently have a cloud-related initiative in place within the organization, or are planning to implement cloud, or “as-a-service” approach, in the next 12 months. An interesting trend according to the VMware Cloud Index 2013 highlights an important trend that Indian organizations are turning to IT to help them grow the business in the current economic environment. IT is seen as a change enabler and source of business value for organizations by 85 per cent of the respondents. In terms of the top business priorities in India over...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   LG Electronics  has announced the launch of its latest smartphone device,  LG G Pro Lite Dual , in India. This dual-SIM Phablet features hot key, which allow users to manage two phone numbers from a single phone easier than ever.  The new phablet comes with 5.5-inch qHD IPS display, runs on Android Jelly Bean and packs a huge 3,140mAh removable battery along with 8MP BSI camera and 1.3MP front camera which produces detailed and sharp imagery which gives clarity even when zoomed in. In addition to its large IPS display that produces true to nature colours and clearer images, the newly launched G Pro Lite has a qHD resolution and is powered by a 1GHz Dual-core processor along with 1GB of RAM. Soon Kwon, M.D, LG India , stated, “The LG G Pro Lite is a feature and experience-rich smartphone specifically designed to provide communication flexibility to our growing customer base. We are strengthening our mobile p...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Celkon Mobiles  has launched RahmanIshq series smartphones -  AR40 and AR50. Y. Guru, Chairman & Managing Director, Celkon Mobiles , said, "We are committed to our promise of extending unparalleled services to millions of consumers across the country. We are proud to share that our customers can enjoy the special tune composed for Celkon RahmanIshq series that will be used extensively for the celkon smartphones. Affordable innovation is the genesis of RahmanIshq. We, at Celkon Mobiles, would continue to build on our promise to efficiently deliver to our consumers with novelties that directly cater to their needs." The key features of Dual-SIM AR50 include 5MP camera with Smile Detector, 5-inch screen and 2000 mAh battery. Dual-SIM AR40 includes 4-inch screen, 3.2MP camera and 1500 mAh battery. However, both the phones feature Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 operating system, 1.2GHz Dual-Core Processor, 3G video call...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to highlight product integration and combined leadership in virtualization and cloud security,  Trend Micro  has announced to participate in  VMware's vForum and VSS events across Asia-Pacific. Trend Micro will be working with VMware to integrate its Deep Security with VMware NSX, the platform for network virtualization. This will produce a best-of-breed security framework for joint customers that increase protection and automate security deployments in virtualized data centers. At these VMware events, Trend Micro will be discussing the latest advances in virtualized server and VDI security, along with sophisticated capabilities for detecting the latest in targeted attacks and web application vulnerabilities. Dhanya Thakkar, Managing Director, India & SAARC, Trend Micro , said, "With the rise of software defined data centers, Trend Micro is excited to work alongside VMware to create a compre...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Samsung Electronics  has announced its global "Launching People" campaign to strengthen its commitment to unleash the dreams, passions and potential of individuals around the world with ideas and technology. The "Launching People" campaign can help identify and invest in the potential of inspiring individuals across the globe. Together with Samsung’s support and access to advanced technology, this potential can be actualized. "We believe that technology only begins to have meaning when you put it in the hands of a human being and when this technology collides with people's potential, amazing things can happen. Over the next year, we will work with people all over the world on new and exciting projects that launch people's potential with the assistance of technology, helping people not only explore personal passions, but also inspire others," said  Sue Shim, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To analyze the volume and variety of IT data to predict, prevent and respond to application and infrastructure issues and deliver actionable insights into complex IT landscapes,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has released a Big Data Analytics solution for IT operations teams. HP Operations Analytics platform can provide advanced analytics through contextual analysis of structured and unstructured data. This new solution can also integrate into existing IT operations tools to provide actionable insight to pinpoint performance or end-user experience problems. Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software India , said, "Effectively managing IT is impossible without proper visibility into the full environment, and IT organizations are struggling to capture all the information, let alone analyze it. Today, we are unleashing the power of HP Operations Analytics to tackle IT 's biggest challenge -  to generate actionable ...

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...