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Google beats Apple to become World's top brand

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE GOOGLE has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value in the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking , worth $159 billion, an increase of 40% year on year. After three years at the top, Apple slipped to No 2 on the back of a 20% decline in brand value, to $148 billion. Whilst Apple remains a top performing brand, there is a growing perception that it is no longer redefining technology for consumers, reflected by a lack of dramatic new product launches. The world’s leading B2B brand, IBM, held onto its No 3 position with a brand value of $108 billion. "Google has been hugely innovative in the last year with Google Glass, investments in artificial intelligence and a multitude of partnerships that see its Android operating system becoming embedded in other goods such as cars. All of this activity sends a very strong signal to consumers about what Google is abou...

Ranjit Nambiar, Director of Sales, South Asia, HID Global

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ranjit Nambiar Director of Sales, South Asia, HID Global We may change the way we interact with customers, change the way solutions are provided, but old fashioned trust and a strong business value for partners is the bedrock of our success…… See More OR Click For Downlaod

Rakesh Gupta, Head- Products & Strategy JAINHITS

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Rakesh Gupta Head- Products & Strategy JAINHITS JAINHITS is the most cost effective and time efficient way for LCOs to digitize their networks….. See More OR Click For Downlaod

Sudhindra Holla, Country Manager, Axis Communications India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sudhindra Holla Country Manager, Axis Communications India We not only provide the knowledge foundation, but we regularly have open dialog with our partners through our partner forums and regular surveys….. See More OR Click For Downlaod

Microsoft Devices releases Nokia XL in India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft Devices(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has announced that  Nokia XL , the flagship large screen offering under the Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that run Android apps, will begin selling in India.With a 5" IPS capacitive color touch screen, the Nokia XL brings the much desired large screen experience at an affordable price point of Rs. 11,489/-. The device further augments the imaging experience with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls on Skype and a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus and flash. It comes with a powerful 2000 mAh battery, rated for 16 hours of talktime and upto 41 days of standby. "With the Nokia X Family we look to offer a variety of choices to our consumers at different price points.  After receiving a great response with the Nokia X, which introduced the category to this market, we are now bringing the much awaited Nokia XL and X+ to our consumers. Nokia XL, our flagship of...

IBM launches Software-defined Storage Products

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has unveiled a portfolio of  software-defined storage products  that deliver improved economics. At the same time, they enable organizations to access and process any type of data, on any type of storage device, anywhere in the world.One technology in the portfolio, codenamed  "Elastic Storage" , offers unprecedented performance, infinite scale, and is capable of reducing storage costs up to 90 per cent by automatically moving data onto the most economical storage device.  This technology allows enterprises to exploit - not just manage - the exploding growth of data in a variety of forms generated by countless devices, sensors, business processes, and social networks. The new storage software is ideally suited for the most data-intensive applications, which require high-speed access to massive volumes of information - from seismic data processing, risk management and financial analysis, weath...

India's Hardcopy Peripherals Market grows sequentially–IDC

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   The  India Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) market  is reviving as seen in 2014 Q1, despite the slowdown in the consumer segment. The growth was primarily driven by the Government’s procurement and supported by the Medium and Large Enterprises in India. According to the  International Data Corporation (IDC) , the HCP market in India grew 1.5% sequentially in 2014 Q1 and reached 801,000 units in terms of shipments. This was largely driven by the Government’s buying in the Laser segment, which recorded a significant sequential growth of 12.8%. But, on the other hand, Inkjet segment performed weakly due to low consumer demand across all price band segments, resulting in a marginal growth of 1.5%. Mohammed Riyaz Ahmed, Market Analyst, IDC India , says, "Excluding the Government business, the demand of Laser printer is slowing among the Medium and Large Enterprises due to the combination of national and state elections where En...

Cisco Chief Chambers urges Obama to rein in NSA snooping

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Cisco Systems' chief executive officer and chairman  John Chambers   has written a letter to  US President Barack Obama urging him to curtail  National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance  activities after evidence circulated showing the NSA had intercepted the networking equipment giant. According to Chambers, it will have a dire effect on the global economy. In the letter, he warned of warned of an undermining of confidence in the US technology industry and called for new "standards of conduct" in how the NSA conducts its surveillance. "We simply cannot operate this way, our customers trust us to be able to deliver to their doorsteps products that meet the highest standards of integrity and security," Chambers wrote in the letter."Confidence in the open, global internet has brought enormous economic benefits to the United States and to billions of people around the world. This confidence is b...

Ganesan Arumugam, Senior Director, VMware

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ganesan Arumugam, Senior Director, VMware We’re encouraging the partner community to focus on building competencies to differentiate themselves in the market and to remain focused on cultivating strong customer relationship…… See More …………  Download Here

Altaf Halde MD Kaspersky Lab South Asia

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Altaf Halde MD Kaspersky Lab South Asia “We recommend our channel partners to play the role of a consultant to their customers, look beyond traditional solutions, and focus on bottom-lines to support their customers.”………. See More …………  Download Here

Zubair Alam GM, Enterprise Business, NEC India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Zubair Alam GM, Enterprise Business,  NEC India While designing any program for partners, we usually keep in mind the potential, opportunities, industry trends as well as profitability for partners……… See More ………… Download Here

Ravi Koul Channel Manager-Distribution and Sales, Brocade

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE  Ravi Koul Channel Manager-Distribution and Sales, Brocade   Brocade prefers to work with those partners who build and tailor solutions to specific industries, as they have in-depth knowledge of the industry…… See More ………… Download Here

SM Ramprasad DGM, Consumer Products, Epson India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE SM Ramprasad DGM, Consumer Products, Epson India The aggressive nature of Epson partners along with their need for understanding their customer is very crucial that will help the Epson channel to put forward us…. See More …………  Download Here

Yogesh Sawant, director, partner sales and field alliance organization, India, Hitachi Data Systems

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Yogesh Sawant, director, partner sales and field alliance organization, India, Hitachi Data Systems We have the relevant technology which will help you address your customers’ pain points and unearth new opportunities…. See More …………  Download Here

Pradeepto Dey Sr. Manager, Channel Sales, Red Hat India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Pradeepto Dey Sr. Manager, Channel Sales, Red Hat India We provide complete support to partners at every level including organizing business planning session, defining joint solution, identifying target customers and providing support through demand generation activities. .. See More …………  Download Here

Niraj Kaushik VP, Alliances & Channels Oracle India

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Niraj Kaushik VP, Alliances & Channels Oracle India For Oracle, channel fraternity means partner nirvana, a partner that can go and sell a software application all the way down and make a successful business out of it…… See More …………  Download Here

Kaushal Veluri Director- Channels & Alliances, India subcontinent, Citrix

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaushal Veluri Director- Channels & Alliances, India subcontinent, Citrix   Partners need to demonstrate how technology can aid the IT roadmap; therefore, they need to be more of solution providers with a consultative approach than just being product resellers…. See More …………  Download Here

B.Suryanarayanan, Director Sales, Intel South Asia

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE B.Suryanarayanan, Director Sales, Intel South Asia We want to develop a broad community of channel members who support each other and participate in a network, supported by Intel that leads the industry in innovation… See More …………  Download Here

Sunil Grewal, Director – Sales, GIGABYTE Technology (India)

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sunil Grewal Director – Sales, GIGABYTE Technology (India) We like to treat channel partners as GIGABYTE’s extended family members. Since all our business comes from partners, we go the whole hog to ensure their profitability….. See More …………  Download Here

Sandeep Arya, MD, Amtrak Technologies

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sandeep Arya MD, Amtrak Technologies The channel fraternity is the face of a corporate, and also an extended family. We are working towards all the uniqueness, newness, and competitive technology for the channel.