VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to accelerate mobile and cloud-based testing and improve user experience, HP(NYSE:HPQ) has announced new software offerings. To help organizations drive quality, performance and velocity into their mobile, cloud, hybrid and traditional applications, HP is unveiling new versions of the products within its HP Application Lifecycle Management portfolio . The new software offerings help enterprises improve planning and development, shrink testing costs and speed the delivery of applications while continuously reducing potential business disruptions. Ease-of-use, quality and performance are at the forefront of today’s global enterprise applications since poor user experience can quickly and directly impact brand perception and the financial bottom line. HP’s enhanced offerings are the foundation for delivering quality digital content, innovative applications and reliable services to the “anywhere, anytime...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab has been focussing on increasing its presence in the tier-II markets and Nagpur. Trailing this, Kaspersky Lab along with its National Distributor for Enterprise, Sea Infonet and partner Optimistic Technologies (OTSPL) conducted a Customer Pitstop in Nagpur. According to Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab - South Asia , We recently signed up Optimistic Technology Solutions as one of our focussed resellers for Enterprise business with the aim to offer a broad range of solutions to our customers and work together to enlarge our reach to newer customers in the tier-II markets."

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Expanding its reach in India, Unistal Systems has appointed Conduit Technologies as its regional distributor for Maharashtra. With this appointment, Unistal will primarily target B- and C- class cities to strengthen its presence across Maharashtra. This appointment will help in extending better and faster service to their customers in this region. Rajib Banerjee, Vice-President - Sales, Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd. , said, "With the appointment of Conduit Technologies as RD, we have confidence that they will certainly facilitate Unistal's growth and will help us in reaching the tier-II and tier-III cities of Maharashtra. Our main focus lies on the quality of the product and the service which we offer. Our regional distributors will also have the same approach in representing Unistal. We are also looking forward to appointing regional distributors in other regions." Conduit Technologies will primar...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has unveiled a new ThinkCentre M73 Tiny, a compact, high-performance desktop , perfect for modest workspaces. Starting at Rs.28,500 plus taxes, the affordable desktop comes with VESA mount support, which allows the M73 Tiny the flexibility to fit anywhere in the workspace - on the desk, or behind a monitor. It is equipped with 4th-generation Intel Core i processors that improve performance by 10%. The PC Cloud Manager 2 offers failure warnings, troubleshooting and power consumption reports to keep the PC healthy and green. The Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) 3.01 allows for working in hotter temperatures and enables system monitoring with thermal alerts that preempt overheating possibilities. Ashok Nair, Director - SMB, Lenovo India , said, “The SMB market is witnessing a surge in the adoption of compact technology which helps them save space. M73 Tiny is an affordable, po...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft India(NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that a significant portion of its growth in India in the last 12 months has come from its cloud business. Scalability, reduced costs, flexibility, business agility and speed in new service rollout are some of the reasons enterprises in India are attracted to cloud services. With its large partner and developer ecosystem, Microsoft is helping Indian organizations assess and transition to the cloud easily. Microsoft has 10,000 partners and engages with an ecosystem of 1.6 million developers in the country. “Microsoft is powering the cloud transition in India with Windows Azure and a set of comprehensive offerings across private, hybrid and public clouds,” said Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India , at the Windows Azure Conference in Bengaluru. “We are adding over 2,000 commercial cloud customers every month in India and these are customers across all industry sectors ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To strengthen the mobile ecosystem in India, Micromax has announced a strategic partnership with MediaTek and Aircel . Aimed at offering the best out-of-the-box experiences for the Indian users, the partnership will see a unique amalgamation of the expertise of the three companies. While Aircel will offer one-stop solutions to address the increasing data demands, MediaTek along with Micromax will redefine the user experience creating a win-win ecosystem for the Indian users. Under this unique alliance, Aircel will team up with Micromax to introduce a range of offers for the consumers which will be almost equivalent to the cost of the device. Powered by MediaTek chipsets, the devices promise to deliver a seamless and a powerful user experience, while the bundled Aircel offers will drive data growth in the country. The offers initially will be available across 4 Micromax devices – MMX 377G, Funbook Mini 410i , A090...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     Motorola has unveiled Moto X, representing the best of Motorola and Google, and it is coming to Indian customers exclusively through Flipkart.com from 19th March, 2014. Moto X has a unique curved back, designed to fit user’s hand. With two flicks of user’s wrist, the device becomes one’s camera and captures the shots one used to miss. It has a continuous shooting capability, as well as a 10-mega pixel camera. Magnus Ahlqvist, GM of EMEA and Asia-Pacific, Motorola Mobility , commented. “We are very excited about Motorola in the Indian market and we want to bring strong propositions that will completely change mobile experience for the buyers. Moto X has been very well received across markets and would continue to add to Motorola’s momentum in India.” Without touching it at all, one can get directions, set an alarm or do just about anything – just by talking. Say “OK Google Now” to get started. Mo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has been focussing on increasing its presence in the tier-II markets and Nagpur. Trailing this, Kaspersky Lab along with its National Distributor for Enterprise, Sea Infonet and partner  Optimistic Technologies (OTSPL)  conducted a Customer Pitstop in Nagpur. According to  Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab - South Asia , We recently signed up Optimistic Technology Solutions as one of our focussed resellers for Enterprise business with the aim to offer a broad range of solutions to our customers and work together to enlarge our reach to newer customers....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to accelerate mobile and cloud-based testing and improve user experience,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced new software offerings. To help organizations drive quality, performance and velocity into their mobile, cloud, hybrid and traditional applications, HP is unveiling new versions of the products within its  HP Application Lifecycle Management portfolio . The new software offerings help enterprises improve planning and development, shrink testing costs and speed the delivery of applications while continuously reducing potential business disruptions. Ease-of-use, quality and performance are at the forefront of today’s global enterprise applications since poor user experience can quickly and directly impact brand perception and the financial bottom line. HP’s enhanced offerings are the foundation for delivering quality digital content, innovative applications and reliable services to the “anywhere, anytime”...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Karbonn  and  MediaTek  have announced a strategic partnership in smartphone business. This major partnership integrates MediaTek's innovative product engineering roadmap into Karbonn's new portfolio of "true" octa-core and hexa-core processor-based smartphone range. Through this collaboration, Karbonn has introduced a new portfolio of smartphones, including  Titanium Hexa , Titanium Octane and  Titanium Octane Plus . With this partnership, Karbonn has become the first Indian brand to offer the “KitKat” OS experience to the Indian consumers. Aiming to capture the fastest-growing Indian smartphone market which grew by nearly 229% in 2013, Karbonn’s partnership with MediaTek will allow Karbonn to consolidate its domestic market position and make strategic inroads into untapped international markets. The new portfolio with KitKat OS will bring innovative features like gesture control, extensive voice co...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With an aim to improve Haier's overseas service and achieve multi-channel interaction with customers, Haier Group Overseas Customer Service has recently adopted Oracle Service Cloud(NYSE:ORCL) to build a new overseas service managing platform. As the first home appliance company to start using RightNow in APAC, the first phase of this project went live at the end of 2013 in India. Capgemini China facilitates Haier to improve the customer experience and reputation with a multi-channel consolidation including social network monitor and customer care communication as well as crisis management for emergencies with Capegmini India devoting. Song Xuewu, Overseas Market Service Director, Haier Group , said, “As the leader in global white home appliance, Haier hopes to establish a real-time interaction platform for its users and resources required, which enables users and resources providers to keep interaction wit...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Citrix(NASDAQ:CTXS) has reportedly made an official announcement regarding the new security and feature enhancements to the Citrix XenMobile solution . The new release empowers organizations in highly regulated industries, such as government agencies, to embrace device choice, improve productivity with quick access to more apps, and provide support for Microsoft Lync online meetings and other communication environments, without sacrificing security, control and, most importantly, user experience. Citrix also enables enterprises and government agencies that are planning to phase out BlackBerry devices to transition smoothly, knowing their data and existing apps are secure, integrated and supported. Tom Simmons, Area Vice-President, U.S. Public Sector, Citrix , added, "By embracing these mobility trends, agencies can improve employee productivity and job satisfaction while taking advantage of the latest in devic...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As per the latest announcement made by NetIQ , the company has made MobileAccess available . MobileAccess is a virtual appliance that enables convenient, secure access via a single touch from iOS or Android mobile devices to business-critical corporate services and data that employees need to remain productive. By leveraging existing employee identities and extending pre-determined policies to support today’s BYOD initiatives, NetIQ MobileAccess allows secure access from the personal mobile devices upon which today’s workforce thrives. IT organizations can struggle with the conflicting need to tightly control access to sensitive data while staying in step with business demands for mobility solutions as well as SaaS, Web and legacy applications underpinning business processes. NetIQ MobileAccess provides secure direct access to corporate services and information housed in today’s rich Intranets – via single touch ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rashi Peripherals has celebrated its Silver Jubilee Anniversary recently, marking its 25 years in the IT industry. It was this day that Rashi Peripherals was incepted with the objective of bringing IT products and solutions to each and every town of India.  True to its vision, Rashi takes pride in having a large reach of 58 branches, 62 service centers, 95 locations all over the country and 9000 customers across 750 towns. A humble beginning with just 2 employees, Rashi now employs more than 800 people, distributing 18 brands and marketing 18 million units annually.  With CAGR of 30%, Rashi is also amongst the fastest growing distributors in the country. 100+ awards won by Rashi is testimonial of its rapid but consistent growth year over year. Rashi is also unique in many ways; it is not only a distributor but a true Marketer and has strong service networks all over India. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   MindTree(NSE:MINDTREE)  has announced that it now provides application support and evolutionary maintenance services to SITA for its  new Strategic Finance System (SFS) platform. SITA’s new Strategic Finance Systems (SFS) , based on Oracle’s eBusiness Suite, consolidates all internal and external finance processing across the globe for 200 countries, encompassing 310 entities. SFS enables a central finance shared function for all receivables and payables activities across its global network of suppliers, airlines and airports. “Together, MindTree and SITA have had a successful relationship for more than 7 years, delivering next-generation technology solutions to airlines, airports and in turn millions of passengers across the world,” said Krishnakumar Natarajan, MD & CEO, MindTree . “We have been operating and supporting SITA’s billing and invoicing systems for more than five years and we are excited to be part of t...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   A new cloud-based desktop service-VMware Horizon DaaS has been launched by VMware(NYSE:VMW)  that delivers cost-effective enterprise-class virtual desktops running on VMware vCloud Hybrid Service. VMware Horizon DaaS  supports both types of desktops in addition to full Windows Client Desktops - all at an affordable price point. The service provides an adaptive user experience across devices, locations, and media for consistent quality and exceptional user experience. It simplifies the delivery of high-quality desktops and applications as a cloud service so customers can quickly bring up desktops from the cloud for any number of end-users in just a few clicks. VMware Horizon DaaS supports enterprise mobility by enabling end-user access to full Windows desktops and applications through the cloud - from anywhere, at any time – using desktops or laptops (PC or Mac), zero/thin clients, Chromebooks or mobile devices (Android or...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   With the increasing advent of data, the customer has become far more sophisticated and is evolving at a fast pace. The recent market trends indicate a huge spurt in smartphone sales. However, there is still a tremendous scope for adoption of 3G on these smartphones. Taking the lead to reach out to the smartphone users in New Delhi and National Capital Region,  Vodafone India , one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has launched  "BE SMART"  Mobile Internet initiative. While data offers an exciting opportunity with, many consumers using data-enabled handsets still do not use mobile internet. Vodafone’s  "BE SMART"  Mobile Internet initiative communicates the need for synergizing 3G technology with HSPA-enabled handsets, for a faster, smarter and better mobile internet experience. Subrat Padhi, Business Head – Delhi, Vodafone India , said, “Vodafone is a leading telecom service pro...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SAP AG(NYSE:SAP) has announced that with a team of technology partners, including BMMsoft, HP, Intel, NetApp and Red Hat, it has generated a  new world record for the world’s largest data warehouse using the SAP HANA platform and SAP IQ software. This independently audited 12.1PB data warehouse has been recognized by Guinness World Records , and is four times larger than the prior record. The announcement was made during a press conference held March 5 in Palo Alto, Calif. "Setting a new world record with the combination of SAP HANA and SAP IQ was a 'moonshot' challenge I had laid out for our engineering team,” said Dr. Vishal Sikka, member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, Products & Innovation. “Our goal was to set new limits in bringing Big Data together with fast, ad hoc and scalable analytics. SAP has shown the ability of our platform to achieve such an incredible result, demonstrating a cost...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Though Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to release Windows 8.1 Update 1, as it is known online, in the next month, it inadvertently leaked a version of the updated operating system online to download for a short time some days back. Windows 8.1 Update 1 is intended to improve the touch interface making it more appealing to the mouse and keyboard users. Update 1 Files, which have now been removed, were leaked on Microsoft's Windowsupdate.com domain. However, going by the accounts posted online, the update has been successfully installed by a number of users including the technology magazine Verge. The update includes features like option to display the Windows Desktop taskbar over the top of apps running in the touch interface known as Modern UI, and a new search button in the Modern UI

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tech Mahindra Ltd. has announced their partnership to help develop the spring customer care update of Microsoft Dynamics CRM . Tech Mahindra's expert engineers helped Microsoft to develop key features which include - Mobile device support, cross browser support and enhanced user experience. Tech Mahindra is a Global SI and Consulting organization with strategic partnership with Microsoft. This collaboration with Microsoft Dynamics Product Development team leverages our experience and Microsoft's product strengths to offer significant value to customers. Tech Mahindra was a Microsoft partner on Polaris and Orion as well, the last two product releases of Dynamics CRM. "Tech Mahindra has contributed to the spring customer care update release of Dynamics CRM. Tech Mahindra’s practice capabilities will enable its customers to experience cutting edge solutions on Dynamics CRM for competitive adv...