VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

2014 has been a good year for the Global Group, the Parent company of Global Infonet. Having grown 25% YoY, the Group last year has had a turnover of $ 1.15 billion. It has also made major investments worldwide; the most significant however will be its acquisition of a German brand I-onik that has a line-up of smartphone and tablet products. However, what is of interests is that the growth that Global is projecting is expected to come from India and Latin American markets in times to come. And this is evident very much when we talk of India – from 27 branches in 2013, Global has added 7 more branches making it 34 branches, added 10 new brands to its list of principals and most importantly grown its revenue from 1100 crore to 1230 crore. The youngest of all the top 10 Distributors in India, India contributed 21% to the overall revenue of the group in 2014, which is expected to go upto 27% this year. Prashant Prakash CEO Global Infonet Pvt Ltd 300x300 Global Infonet Bets High on I...

Dell has been consistently delivering on its planned strategy for the consumer business focussed on product innovation, wider retail and distribution network and market communication. Signalling its commitment towards driving PC awareness and usage in India, Dell has also announced an expanded portfolio of award-winning devices featuring premium materials, stylish finishes and the latest technologies from its Inspiron, XPS and Alienware and Venue families. Recognizing that the demand for a PC is on the rise in emerging towns, Dell is intent on ensuring that technology is made available to consumers who lack access to computing devices. With focussed expansion in Tier-3 to Tier-5 markets, Dell today has a retail presence in over 1,000 cities across India and 475 Dell Exclusive Stores in over 300 cities. Dell plans to double these numbers by the end of 2015. To gain a better understanding of the unique needs of consumers across India, Dell has also commissioned a study with Greyho...

Applicable from May 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, the Partner Rewards Programme will recognize IRs under two categories – Biggest and Fastest Achievers – for their overall business performance in driving sales for the Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Suite for SMB, engineered specifically for SMB customers in India. The OpenTouch Suite for SMB offers all-in-one, end-to-end converged solution for voice and data, with zero touch deployment. It is the perfect response to the social, mobile and visual forces currently driving the needs of the SMBs. The Biggest Achievers category is open to IRs registered under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Partner Program. The accredited IR who achieves minimum ALE business with at least 20-per cent growth during the program period, as against the earlier eight months, will compete in the Biggest Achievers category. The Fastest Achievers category is open for existing as well as new IRs. New IRs need to get accredited by November 30, 2015 to participate in...

The acquisition of privately-held Grid-Tools will enable CA Technologies to expand its DevOps portfolio with an enhanced focus on quality acceleration. Time consuming, manual testing and data management have prevented enterprises from realizing the true potential of agile development and continuous delivery (CD). Grid-Tools’ solutions allow organizations to significantly accelerate their quality lifecycle by providing greater test coverage, faster test creation and repeatable test execution for software assets, while considerably reducing the time and resources required to bring products to market. ca technologies logo e1425889028205 CA Technologies Acquires Grid Tools“The global application economy requires our customers to deliver higher quality applications faster than ever before. Legacy testing tools and reliance on manual testing are not suited for the speed and number of changes necessary to achieve continuous delivery,” said Jacob Lamm, Executive Vice-President, Strategy a...

Mahratta Chamber Of Commerce Industries & Agriculture (MCCIA) and Microsoft will help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the state adopt information technology and cloud computing to connect better with suppliers, distributors, government agencies and reach out to more customers across India. Maharashtra is home to thousands of SMBs. Microsoft’s partners are gearing up to advise and guide SMBs in the state and help them through their cloud journeys. One Microsoft partner, Genie InfoTech Pvt. Ltd (GITPL), has registered a 150% growth in business in the last 12 months in the cloud computing area, especially Office 365. GITPL aims to extend this success to more SMBs in Maharashtra. Anant Sardeshmukh, Director General, Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries & Agriculture (MCCIA), said, “In a competitive environment, businesses of all sizes must embrace technology if they are to transform and scale at a minimum cost. We believe that technology will drive the next w...

D-Link (India) Limited has announced availability of DIR-890L, a new high-performance 11AC Ultra-Fast Wi-Fi Router. Ushering in the bold new look of D-Link home networking range, DIR-890L part of ULTRA Performance Series of 11AC Wi-Fi Routers is built with the speed, coverage and processing power needed to support the most bandwidth-demanding applications and devices. Resembling a spaceship, DIR-890L by D-Link brings an aggressive and stylish look to home networking with a premium red finish that is designed to match the ultra-performance delivered by these new routers. In addition, the sleek form-factor features a broad base with angular points. With Six high-powered antennas D-Link DIR-890L optimizes coverage & offers extreme performance in a modern form-factor for today’s homes. Powered by Tri-Band Technology and with speed up to 3.2Gbps, DIR-890L delivers the necessary ultra-performance to power even the most demanding connected homes, making it the best wireless home rout...

EMC Corporation has announced partnership with Rajasthan Technical University (RTU), Kota to support the faculty and students in enhancing their skills in the areas of Cloud Computing, Information Storage and Data Analytics. EMC, through its Academic Alliance initiative, will offer unique “open” curriculum based-education on technology topics like cloud computing, big data analytics and information storage and management to faculty and students from the institute. With this association, the company expects to train over 1,000 faculty members, in turn benefiting over 7,000 students who are currently pursuing cloud computing as a core subject in RTU’s B. Tech programme. The rapid growth in digital information is spurring the demand for trained storage, IT infrastructure, cloud, data science and analytics professionals who possess the skills and knowledge relevant for the changing industry. This fast-paced increase in demand has resulted in a massive shortfall of skilled industry-rea...

Canon India Private Ltd is all set to revolutionize the digital imaging industry with the introduction of the highest resolution full-frame DSLR cameras – EOS 5DS and EOS 5DSR. With this launch, Canon moves a step further to provide photographers with uncompromising image quality through the newly-designed EOS models. Perfect for commercial, studio, portrait, landscape and architectural photography, the ultra-high resolution of these cameras allows for large-format printing and extensive cropping capability while maintaining fantastic image quality. The company has also introduced the XC10 4K Professional Video Camera that features a compact, lightweight and versatile design for convenient 4K/Full HD video shooting and 12- megapixel digital still photography... See more

Cisco has announced new offerings to embed security throughout the extended network – from the data center out to endpoints, branch offices, and the cloud – for pervasive threat visibility and control. By integrating security everywhere, enterprises and service providers gain the ability to deliver the threat-centric security requirements demanded by today’s dynamic threat landscape and capture emerging business opportunities created by the rise of the Digital Economy and the Internet of Everything (IoE). Cisco logo new1 Cisco embeds Security across Extended NetworkTo minimize the complexity of managing security across a distributed organization and to increase threat visibility into the farthest reaches of the enterprise and global service provider infrastructures, Cisco is embedding security throughout the extended network. Cisco is adding more sensors to increase visibility; more control points to strengthen enforcement; and pervasive, advanced threat protection to reduce time-...

Stellar Data Recovery has opened its new facility in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After receiving significant success in the Eastern region with its branch in Kolkata, Stellar has decided to launch their second branch in Bhubaneswar to have a deeper penetration in the regional market. This facility is their fifteenth in the country, making Stellar Data Recovery the only organized player with global credentials to be present across more than ten Indian cities. The Bhubaneswar facility of Stellar Data Recovery is located at a convenient and popular locality in IRC Village, Nayapalli and will cater to the data recovery and sanitization needs of customers in the state. Being a global player, the company offers industry best practices with zero compromise on “consumer privacy” and “security” of data... See more  

Visa and FireEye have announced their intention to co-develop tools and services to help merchants and issuers protect against advanced cyber attacks targeting payment data. Visa and FireEye Community Threat Intelligence (CTI) offering will bring together threat information from both companies, allowing merchants and issuers to quickly detect and respond to attacks against their IT and payment infrastructure. Under the offering, FireEye will operate the easy-to-use web-based service to enhance stakeholders’ knowledge of attacks targeting the ecosystem, providing a significant improvement over current industry practices of sharing threat intelligence via e-mail or static documents. “The threat environment for merchants is more hostile than we have ever seen — attack groups focussed exclusively on stealing consumer data are continuously expanding their operations and employing new techniques. It is a daunting prospect for any merchant whose business could collapse if they lose custo...

At HP Discover 2015, the company has announced updates to the HP Helion portfolio that will help enterprises realize the benefits of transitioning to a hybrid infrastructure. HP introduced HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0 and enhancements to HP Helion Managed Cloud Services to manage enterprise workloads in a secure hosted cloud environment. “Enterprise customers have a range of needs in moving to the cloud – some need to cloud-enable traditional workloads, while others seek to build next-generation ‘cloud native’ apps using modern technologies like OpenStack, Cloud Foundry and Docker. The expanded support for multiple hypervisors and cloud environments in HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0 gives enterprises and service providers added flexibility to gain cloud benefits for their existing and new applications,” said Narayanan Chellappan, Country Director, Cloud Division, HP India. HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0 expands support for multiple hypervisors and multiple clouds to provide enterprises and s...

Schneider Electric has selected OpenText to enable its global supply chain platform. Schneider Electric currently has an annual turnover in excess of €24 billion, and more than 150,000 employees worldwide. Building on the success of its initial implementation, Schneider Electric has expanded its relationship with OpenText, using the OpenText Managed Services as the basis of the company’s global supply chain platform. Philippe Azoulay, Director IT Supply Chain in Scheider Electric, said, “Schneider Electric was looking for a reliable partner offering a business-to-business (B2B) workflow management platform in the cloud, and able to work with us across our global operations. OpenText is a natural partner, and its expertise in B2B integration and the high-quality service provided were the key criteria for our decision to expand the deployment.” schneider Schneider Electric selects OpenText to enable its global supply chain platformSchneider Electric’s common supply chain platfor...

To build on to the leadership position in the Indian smartphone market, Micromax has launched its flagship product Canvas Knight 2, the first in the range of 4G smartphones and showcased its upcoming 4G range. The company has been consistently revolutionizing the 3G market since 2012 with the launch of some compelling affordable smartphones and aims to help the Indian consumers unlock the true potential of 4G with this new launch. Commenting on the launch, Vineet Taneja, CEO, Micromax Informatics, said, “India is at the cusp of digital revolution and we expect 4G technology to push internet usage to an unprecedented level. Consumer demand is constantly shifting towards devices offering multi-tasking capabilities, 24×7 data connectivity with increased video consumption and real-time mobility solutions. Smartphones always lead any such technology shift, much before full-scale network rollouts are done by operators. In our estimate, 4G handsets already account for 15% of total smartp...

Chang-gyu Hwang, CEO of South Korea’s telecom provider KT, visited Ericsson’s headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 29 to meet Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg. The two have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in leading the 5G evolution and to extend this to the Internet of Things (IoT). Hwang said, “We are delighted to lead 5G next-generation network technologies in cooperation with Ericsson, the world-leading provider of communications technologies and services. KT is preparing to preview the world’s first, innovative 5G communications services at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. Our cooperation with Ericsson will strengthen our strategy to lead 5G and provide seamless connectivity to our consumers.” Ericsson and KT have been working closely together to enable the Networked Society. They have successfully verified heterogeneous network carrier aggregation technology, a key element of 5G last year. More recently, they have successfully demonstrated 5G Multipoint...

Amdocs has announced the launch of Amdocs CES 9.3, the company’s latest portfolio release introducing new solutions for online commerce, interactive bills, big data marketing, care and network analytics, as well as cross-portfolio enhancements to improve system performance. As a result, service providers are able to inspire customers with exciting services, create intelligent interactions and deliver a dynamic quality of experience, all the while accelerating business value. Amdocs CES 9.3 spans industry-specific business and operational support systems (B/OSS) and network control and optimization systems. Continuing to build on strong portfolio integration, Amdocs CES 9.3 enables service providers to respond to the multi-dimensional market demands that are driving The New World of Customer Experience, an era where service providers are expected to offer innovative and personalized services, delivered consistently across channels and with a seamless network service experience. Thi...

Wipro has announced a strategic alliance and partnership for its Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider (LSP) business in India with COMPAREX. Wipro has been one of the largest Microsoft LSPs in India for over a decade. With the licensing industry constantly maturing, the need to focus on core competencies such as providing IT and business services, managing client relationships, etc has intensified. Wipro has, therefore, formed a partnership alliance with COMPAREX India, to provide the backoffice support for its Microsoft LSP business in India. This enables Wipro to focus on its customers with a resource-specific approach and ensures its ownership of the entire customer relationship. Soumitro Ghosh, Chief Executive, Wipro Infotech, said, “This partnership will, undoubtedly, increase the focus on growth strategies for both COMPAREX India and Wipro along with providing value to the Microsoft LSP customers in India.” COMPAREX operates as an LSP in India and various other countrie...

Dell has kicked off of its “Back to College” season for 2015 with exciting offers for its college going audience. Through the Back to College campaign “Learn It Share It Make It Happen” Dell aims to encourage college students to explore their creative side and identify their fortes through the use of personal technology. The spirit of the theme – “Learn. Share. Inspire” strives to offer various platforms for college students to enrich their experience with the Dell brand and enhance their learning through the online space. Dell will conduct several online activities and contests like, #CarryYourColour Picture Contest encouraging students to  upload pictures with their favorite colours on Dell social media properties, and #PackedwithPotential contest to drive user generated content highlighting how colours are an extension of one’s personality. With #LearnitShareit campaign, Dell will showcase through videos how technology plays a vital role in achieving more. The engagement wi...

Symantec’s newly announced Data Loss Prevention 14 will give CIOs greater confidence that employees can take advantage of storing information in the cloud without worrying about data loss or theft. “Symantec Data Loss Prevention is a content-aware security technology that helps companies understand where their sensitive corporate information is being stored, how it is being used and how to protect it against loss and theft,” said Amit Jasuja, Sr Vice-President, Product Development, Symantec. “With the latest release, we are extending DLP to cloud email and storage to provide our customers the control and visibility they need to secure their sensitive information as they take full advantage of the cloud. We have also announced a new, robust integration with Box, as it is one of the top requests we have seen from our DLP customers.” Symantec DLP 14 now supports Microsoft Office 365 for companies which are using it for cloud-based email. For current Symantec DLP customers, this mea...

On the occasion of “World Environment Day”, Ricoh India Ltd has announced that it has received Silver ratings for a total of 32 of its imaging equipment products marketed in India, including MFPs and printers, as qualified by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry. Ricoh is the first manufacturer to have its Imaging Equipment products meet the stringent environmental benchmarks in India, as established by the EPEAT rating system. Speaking on the occasion, Manoj Kumar, CEO & Managing Director, Ricoh India Ltd, said, “Ricoh believes that business development is compatible with social sustainability and we are proud that we are able to lead the way to higher, more reliable levels of environmental excellence.” “As part of our important focus on initiatives to achieve those goals, Ricoh has developed environmentally friendly products while promoting energy conservation, production of smaller and lighter products, resource circulation, and a reductio...