VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Juniper Networks has expanded its Converged Supercore architecture with the introduction of the PTX1000, the 3 Tbps fixed configuration core router. The new two-rack unit (RU) router leverages Juniper’s recently announced ExpressPlus chipset for performance and efficiency gains while also giving service providers a platform that is right-sized to support the evolving needs of distributed peering in order to speed access to cloud services on the network. “For telecom service and cloud content providers, the network is the lifeblood of their business. Juniper is always looking for new ways to ensure the network is a true competitive advantage for them. In developing the PTX1000, we recognized that these customers can increase performance while reducing operational complexity by distributing the load of serving up content across multiple peering points to deliver the high quality user experience that consumers expect,” said, Paul Obsitnik, vice president of service provider marketing...

There had been a lot of discussion on safety and security and lot of companies are making wearable and application about safety and security, health and fitness, etc. According to Gartner, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020. But for this it is important that everyone should follow the same standards. In line with this, the Government of India under the initiative of Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) has created the guidelines for M2M Communications. In the conference held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, TEC with contribution from Smart24x7, introduced its report on M2M communications and claimed that this innovation would certainly change the way humans live. According to the report, DoT would contribute in policy making and setting up of safety standards in India. These guidelines are very much instrumental and are used in the smart cities where wearable and the others safety and security a...

Tata Communications’ branded Heathrow Express trains have rolled into service as part of a campaign that will see the company wrap Heathrow Express’s entire fleet of trains. Tata Communications will also be using on-board digital screens and TV-spots alongside digital airport panels and cross track advertising to raise awareness of its role as a global connector of businesses through its global network, cloud enablement and mobility solutions. Heathrow Express, London’s airport train service, carries 17,000 passengers a day between Paddington and Heathrow Airport. With a journey time of 15 minutes, it is the fastest way to get to central London from one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs. tata communications logo e1424342313560 Tata Communications rolls out new campaign with Heathrow ExpressBuilding on the theme “We are the connection”, the campaign will build on the shared role of Tata Communications and the Heathrow Express in connecting businesses and people around the wo...

LigoWave has revealed its plan to address the requirement of Indian wireless technology market. According to Steven Ho, Head Marketing – Asia Region of LigoWave, the company would be targeting the Indian ISPs with its new generation LigoDLB Point-to-Multipoint products dedicated for the last-mile and light backhaul applications. The software flexibility to operate as either an access point or client makes the DLB series suitable for a wide range of wireless applications to service providers, security firms with video surveillance, as well as enterprise customers. Being a partnership-focussed organization, LigoWave would offer technology and support to its Indian partners. He further added, “We are looking for partners to explore new market opportunities in India. We believe that Wireless is the future. We know that the relentless desire for data will prompt new and exciting applications, and that inspires our passion to lead the world in wireless innovation.” ligowave logo 300x3...

After the success of MOWA mobile app to simplifying the mobile payment process, iKaaz has launched “MOWA Wave”, the MOWA Tap and Pay terminal for merchants. Providing innovative Tap & Pay solutions, iKaaz presents this terminal to enable merchants to accept payments without the need to install any additional hardware or software. The biggest advantage of MOWA Wave is that consumers who have the MOWA app can start paying using their phone by simply tapping at these terminals. iKaaz is also constantly evolving and is pushing with introduction of an innovative protocol from iKaaz that can transform any smartphone into a proximity device, eliminating the need for the customers to buy any hardware like NFC card or NFC phone. The customers need to simply download the MOWA mobile app. ikaaz logo 300x180 iKaaz revolutionizes Mobile payments technology with MOWA WaveThe free mobile app, MOWA can be downloaded from the Android playstore. Currently, MOWA platform is clocking half a mil...

The Information Generation: Transforming The Future, a new study by EMC has explored the impact of a growing global community of digital citizens. These individuals are always connected and engaged online, and have the world’s information at their fingertips. Based on input from 3,600 Director-to-C-Suite business leaders across 18 countries, the study reveals new expectations of these individuals and identifies the fundamental business attributes critical for organizations to successfully compete and thrive in this new landscape. The Survey said that globally nearly 96 per cent business leaders believe new technologies have forever changed the rules of business. In addition, 93 per cent reported that recent technology advancements are resetting customer expectations, and nearly all say this will accelerate over the next decade. The top reported consumer expectations are faster access to services, 24/7 and “everywhere” access and connectivity, access on more devices, and a more uni...

Synopsys has announced that it has hosted its 16th annual Synopsys User’s Group (SNUG™) in India to help engineers better address the productivity challenges they face when designing today’s chips and electronic systems. The conference highlighted advancements in semiconductor design and verification that can be used to design even the most complex systems on chips (SoCs). More than 3,000 Synopsys tool, IP and software users attended the two-day conference in Bangalore, making it the largest SNUG India event to date. SNUG India 2015 featured 57 user papers with 41 presentations that discussed a wide range of technical topics relating to design exploration, low power implementation and verification, test, mixed-signal verification, emulation and FPGA prototyping. This user-driven event promotes strong engagement with other semiconductor professionals and provides a platform for sharing best practices and methodologies in the area of semiconductor design. SNUG aims to showcase user ...

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security will collaborate to help bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Intel Security’s McAfee technologies will be integrated with Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions, providing Honeywell customers with enhanced security software to protect their control systems from malware and misuse. Jeff Zindel, Global Business Leader for Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber Security Solutions group said, “Our collaboration with Intel Security will enable integrated, validated solutions for our industrial process customers to more rapidly deploy and better protect their investment. This approach is critical to enable the productivity potential of Honeywell automation solutions and the Industrial Internet of Things.” “Protecting our critical infrastructure and the emerging IIoT from cyber threats is a priority, and the collaboration of two industry leaders will go a long way towa...

Nokia Networks has showcased some of its futuristic and cutting edge global technologies in the mobile broadband segment on its India Innovation Day 2015 that it hosted. The technologies showcased are aimed at empowering operators in their journey of evolution in order to effectively manage and monetize the surging mobile broadband growth. Nokia’s real time live demos highlighted company’s innovations in Telco Cloud (VoLTE/ VoWiFi), 5G, Security solutions, Predictive marketing, etc. The experts at the event demonstrated how solutions like Ultra Dense Networks, Telco Cloud, Big Data Analytics and Smart Location Experiences can enable operators to serve huge data demands and optimize spectrum investments. Arno Koch, Head of Business Development, Mobile Broadband, Nokia Networks & Suresh Kalyanasundaram, Senior Specialist, Technology & Innovation Research, Nokia Networks were present at the event. They talked about how Nokia is bringing in cutting edge solutions in the netw...

Array Networks has announced its India-specific partner programme, “Array Wings”, at a recent partner event “Success Bridge 2015”. Array Wings partner incentive programme will provide as an opportunity to bridge the gaps between the partners and the industry, to get to know each partner better and to embark on a journey towards mutual growth and success. This is an innovative sales initiative to connect and engage with partners to rise above business goals and celebrate the true spirit of partnership. Shibu Paul, Regional Sales Director – India, ME and SEA, Array Networks, said, “The partner programme Array Wings will help Array Networks reach out to the partner community and ease critical pain points of customers by offering our unique topnotch technical solutions at an affordable cost. This programme will help Array Networks reach out to more enterprise customers who are in need of our solutions.” See more  

HP has partnered with FireEye to make incident response, compromise assessment and threat detection offerings available to HP Enterprise Services’ most strategic clients globally. Customers will benefit from HP Enterprise Services’ global reach, portfolio of security service offerings, including a comprehensive suite of security remediation services underpinned by FireEye’s advanced threat detection, intelligence, methodologies and incident response expertise. The companies will develop an industry standard reference architecture providing customers with a blueprint for advanced threat protection services and incident response capabilities. “This partnership with HP extends FireEye’s growing influence in cybersecurity by bringing the expertise of our Mandiant team, the power of our threat intelligence resources, and the capabilities of FireEye-as-a-Service and other offerings to providers of IT and security services. By partnering with HP to provide new advance threat defenses...

Spice Mobiles has launched its new X Life series of smartphones, targeted at first-time smartphone buyers in the Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Under X Life series, the company has launched four smartphones – XLife 404, XLife 431q, XLife 431qLite and XLife 512, offering superior technology features at very attractive price points keeping in line with its brand promise of always offering the latest technology to its consumers at affordable prices. The X Life series is specially designed for consumers seeking an exciting combination of innovation and great design. Spice Mobiles has aggressive plans to expand its market share in the smartphone segment considering the huge upgrade potential for feature phone users towards smartphones. The X Life series has been conceptualized on the basis of a growing demand for high-quality and good-looking phones in the sub-Rs.5,000 segment. Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Amandeep Singh, CEO, Spice Mobiles, said, “After extensive market res...

Infor has announced a strategic partnership with HCL Technologies. This collaboration will help to significantly expand implementation, development and support resources for Infor customers across all geographies through HCL’s local operations in more than 30 countries. “This strategic partnership will help Infor accelerate the adoption of our applications. We have shipped over 400 new products and 16,000 enhancements in recent years and our customers are anxious to upgrade to Infor CloudSuite. HCL’s deep technical bench and global scale will expand the talent pool around Infor applications and quickly deliver value for our customers,” said Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor. Charles Phillips CEO Infor 300x300 Infor partners with HCL Technologies over implementation, development and support resourcesAs part of the alliance, HCL will build a practice specifically to support key Infor products, including Infor M3 and Infor Lawson Enterprise Financial Management, dedicating approximately...

NetRack’s new campus is designed to meet the increasing customer demand for high-quality products and services. The facility will enable NetRack to expand nationwide with highly improved manufacturing and service capabilities. NetRack has witnessed an impressive 50% growth over the previous year, and has over 30 distributors in India, besides Dubai, UK and Nepal. Ravi Raj Brand Head netrack 300x300 NetRack expands its capacity with a new campusRavi Raj, Brand Head, Director Sales & SupportNetRack, said, “Our successful growth has motivated us to set up a new campus which has the capability to deliver exceptional benefits to customers and partners across country. The new facility will help us expand by adding new end-users, distributors and partners. In addition, we will be able to enhance our production capabilities and guarantee faster response time to serve customers better. The R&D team has also become stronger and is ready to face the upcoming.” See more  

The Indian Cellular Association has inked an MoU with the Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan to give further boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Smart Bharat”. The Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan – the global leader in digital technology deployment and information society programs – will provide its expertise to ICA’s ongoing digital India initiative – “Action Centre for Smart and Broadband Bharat (ACSBB)”. Pankaj Mohindroo President ica 300x300 ICA signs MoU with Taiwans IIIWith this objective, the MoU between the two bodies was signed during ICA’s National President Pankaj Mohindroo’s recent visit to Taipei. “Our partnership with the global leader in digital technology deployment and information society programs will speed up swift realization of PM Modi’s vision of Smart Bharat. This is one more of our initiatives towards unlocking the country’s digital potential while strengthening Government’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ program,” ......

Brocade has announced the launch of Brocade Flow Optimizer application and new SDN capabilities in Brocade MLX Series routers. In the New IP, the Brocade Flow Optimizer enables the network to play a role in understanding anomalous traffic patterns and behaviours, and flags them or takes action in real time. The Brocade Flow Optimizer is an SDN application that supports an OpenDaylight-based controller that provides real-time policy-based management for network traffic flows. When coupled with Brocade MLXe routers, the Brocade Flow Optimizer enables service providers and enterprises to gain proactive insight into their network traffic, mitigate network attacks, and eliminate network congestion, with the ultimate goal of improving the end-user’s experience. jason nolet 300x300 Brocade launches Flow Optimizer ApplicationBrocade also announced Brocade NetIron OS 5.9 software, building on the continued advancement of SDN capabilities in the Brocade MLXe routers. Providing new Open...

With its theme “Learning Meets Doing”, Dell has announced the “Dell Champs-2015″ School Programme, a 20-city student-outreach programme. This programme has witnessed growing interest and participation from school going students and parents over the last five years. Dell Champs is based on the thought that computing can transform the process of learning with intuitive technology and contribute to the all-round development of a child. This programme is in line with Dell’s latest “Back to School” campaign which lays heavy emphasis on the evolution of the process of learning. krishna e1435049326222 Dell introduces Dell Champs 2015 School ProgrammeThe “Dell Champs – 2015” programme features an interactive technology-based quiz contest that provides a unique platform for parents to participate with their child and be a partner in their success. The teams comprising of a parent and child studying in class 5th – 7th standard will compete for the title of “Dell Champs” 2015. According to...

To celebrate the holy month of Ramzan, Uninor has launched two special portals – “Maulavi talk” and “call on me, I will answer your prayer”, in West UP. With “Maulvi talk”, Uninor subscribers can speak to learned Maulvis and seek guidance from the scholars to get enlightened with religious values. With “Call on me, I will answer your prayer” portal, subscribers can listen to Quran readings, Tasbih, Nath/songs, surah and get Namaz alerts on their mobile phones. uninor logo1 Uninor presents special offers on the eve of RamzanSatish Kumar Kannan, Circle Business Head – UP (West), Telewings Communications Services Pvt. Limited (Uninor), said, “Ramzan is a month when people come together and celebrate every day. We hope and pray this festival brings contentment, joy and happiness to all our brothers and sisters. Our subscribers can simply use the portals to hear spiritual music and hear Quran readings during this month. We wish everyone a very happy Ramzan.” Maulvi Talk portal can be a...

Infosys has announced a multi-year partnership with NBTY, a global manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of market-leading vitamins and nutritional supplements. As part of this agreement, Infosys will provide development and support services for NBTY’s IT systems. Andrea Simone, Sr Vice-President & Global CIO, NBTY Inc., said, “We are creating a global, world-class IT architecture that will provide competitive advantage to NBTY in continuously driving profitable growth. We selected Infosys as a strategic partner to provide next-generation application services and work with us on transformation initiatives that are expected to drive business and IT innovation.” infosys logo Infosys to transform NBTYs IT SystemsInfosys will provide enterprise-wide application development and maintenance services for NBTY’s IT landscape, including Oracle E-Business Suite and legacy systems. The scope of services, which started with the support of Oracle E-Business Suite, will now ext...

Nasdaq has appointed Senior Vice-President Stacie Swanstrom to lead its Global Corporate Solutions business. In this role, Swanstrom will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business while managing the success and growth of Nasdaq’s current IR, PR, governance and multimedia offerings. She will report directly to Adena Friedman, President, Nasdaq, effective July 1, 2015. Swanstrom is a Nasdaq veteran, with over twenty years of experience in various leadership roles within the Market Services segment. Swanstrom is currently the head of Global Access Services for Nasdaq, a business with over $200 million in annual revenue and a strong strategic and financial track record during Swanstrom’s six-year tenure managing the business. Stacie Swanstrom nasdaq Stacie Swanstrom to lead NAsdaqs Global Corporate Solutions BusinessEarly in her career, she led the strategic development of the Nasdaq Workstation, expanding it from a standalone trading interface to a suite of...