VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

CA Technologies has unveiled the results of a global study on the role of software as a business enabler. It reveals that in today’s application economy it’s clear that digital transformation has reached every aspect of business. Put simply, exploiting modern technology and communications to transform one or more key aspects of the business to achieve a state of digital readiness has now become a mainstream activity to drive ROI. In the application economy, businesses are moving at the speed of light to leapfrog their competition and accelerate the digital transformation of their organization. The study, Exploiting the Software Advantage: Lessons from Digital Disrupters, found that Digital Transformation is being driven as a coordinated strategy across a majority of organizations (55 percent), with many projects underway in multiple areas of the company, including customer services, sales and marketing, and product/service development. As a result, 45 percent of respondents have a...

Acer has announced two new Windows 10 devices, the Aspire R 14 convertible notebook, and the Aspire Z3-700 portable all-in-one PC. Joining Acer’s extensive Windows 10 device portfolio, both of the new innovative Windows 10 devices will change how people interact and connect with what’s important in their world. “With Windows 10, we can now deliver a unique and consistent experience across our comprehensive product portfolio, be it notebooks, desktops, tablets or smartphones, and empower users to do great things with more personal and human technology,” said Jason Chen, Corporate President and CEO, Acer. “We worked closely with Acer to help ensure their devices would make the most of Windows 10. With Cortana, the personal assistant that helps you get things done, Continuum, which enables Windows Phones to act like a PC when paired with a larger display, great gaming with Xbox, and our new browser Microsoft Edge, we are excited to welcome these Acer devices to the Windows 10 famil...

In it’s first-ever acquisition in India, Technology giant Cisco has acquired Bangalore based Pawaa which provides security solutions and cloud-based file-sharing software. It will be integrated with Cisco’s Software Platform Group. The company has not yet divulged the amount of money paid for the takeover. Pawaa was a part of Cisco’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme, an initiative that supports early-stage entrepreneurs working on the next big ideas in technologies, such as big data analytics, smart cities, cloud computing and enterprise security. Prakash Baskaran, the Founder of Pawaa has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer for Cisco’s security solutions division. Cisco has also invested in many Indian companies like Covacsis, MobStacs and MobiKwik but Pawaa is the first acquisition by the company in India. To improve the capabilities of the company and tap new markets, the company follows the strategy of acquisition and ... Read more

In a bid to transform itself from a PC manufacture to a computing powerhouse, Dell has sealed a deal to acquire EMC for a sum of $67 billion. This merger is one of the largest takeovers in the history of technology industry. With this Dell will be more powerful to serve customers across all key enterprise computing segments. The deal would make Dell a Premier End-to-End Technology Company. Dell will offer EMC shareholders $33.15 per share in a deal that includes EMC subsidiary VMware as a tracking stock that amounts to about $9 per share. The deal includes $40 billion in financing from SilverLake. This deal is creating history in every possible way in the competitive IT business and enterprise computing market. Now, Dell is all poised to become the leader in the enterprise segment with a large portfolio of products in the enterprise technology segment, including servers, storage, virtualization, networking, cloud computing services, security, big data and IT services... Read mor...

Engineered for maximum design flexibility and high port density application, R&M has introduced its ThinCompact Data Center Cabling System. The latest innovation by R&M is a pre-terminated Cat. 6A S/FTP copper cable with an extraordinarily small outer diameter of only 13.9 mm. Despite its comprehensive shielding, it consumes 70% less volume in cable trays than conventional 6-link trunk cables and saves over than 50% in weight. This makes it the world’s thinnest and most flexible 6-link copper trunk cable. The powerful and installation-friendly Cat.6A system offers pre-terminated cable assemblies in custom lengths and configurations. R&MinteliPhy-ready 48-ports HD and 24-ports PC panels accept ThinCompact systems. These can be snapped in and out with one hand for quick ... Read more

Coolpad has debuted its first fingerprint smartphone Coolpad Note 3 on Amazon.in at Rs.8,999. This is the first smartphone in India to be launched at such a price point. India being one of the key markets for Coolpad, the company has announced an investment of over $300 million in manufacturing, R&D and ID design. Dr Johnson Luo, Coolpad, Vice-President, Coolpad Group, said, “India is a very crucial market for Coolpad and we believe that we will learn a lot from our investments in the country which will affect the company and its business globally. The Indian consumer knows his smartphones well and to develop a successful product that is both robust and technically sound is imperative, however it all boils down to the price of the product and we have decided to modify that too, as it is Coolpad’s philosophy to bring affordable technology to all. The Coolpad Note 3 stands testimony to our commitment and effort.” Read more

Infosys has announced that its Chief Financial Officer Rajiv Bansal has resigned from the company. He will be replaced by MD Ranganath, who has been with the company for nearly 15 years. Bansal will continue as an advisor to the CEO and the Board through December 31, 2015 to provide a smooth transition. Infosys informed that, MD Ranganath has taken his responsibility as chief financial officer and key managerial personnel from October 12. He is responsible for strategic planning, risk management, mergers and acquisitions and corporate marketing. The executive vice president and head of strategic operations, Ranganath has held several leadership positions during tenure of nearly 15 years with Infosys. In earlier roles at the company, he was the chief risk officer for over five years, implementing the Enterprise Risk Management Programme and leading cost optimisation initiatives as senior vice president in the chairman’s office... Read more

Security cameras are an essential component of any security plan, serving as an effective deterrent to incidents of crime and a source of evidence when they do occur. Panasonic technologies is going beyond providing safety and contributing to the efficiency and control of transportation networks by providing advanced, real-time information sharing systems and improving response times. Panasonic i-Pro SmartHD CCTV camera products are ushering in the next-generation of video surveillance requirements in the public transportation space with one-stop solutions to management software, controllers, recorders, in addition to cameras. The range of i-Pro SmartHD CCTV cameras provide high resolution and high visibility images regardless of environmental conditions, with 18 wide-angled, low-distortion models that are resistant to blind spots. The clear-sight coated cameras offer the real-time capacity of removing factors that hinder vision such as rain, mist, and snow, and the LED enabled de...

Ricoh India has opened its first Indian flagship Brand store at Lucknow. The Brand store is an effort to strengthen consumer experience and engagement. The diverse array of Ricoh India product line up comprises single function and multi-function printers for home & office use. Ricoh SP111 series is the first Jam free printers and SP 210 (“kanjoos”- much in use) has highest duty cycle (20000 pages) and RAM (120 MB) in the industry along with the Genuine Refill Program which gives customer a smooth and hassle free printing experience. At Ricoh store, the customer can also experience the recently launched, Ricoh THETA m15, which is a spherical camera that captures the space around you with just one touch. The camera range also includes Pentax K-500, which is an impressive entry-level DSLR, all weather and all-purpose underwater camera WG4 among many other products. Brand Store will also have range projectors which allow bright and rich visuals, enabling users to operate the dev...

Ameyo has been presented the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Contact Center Applications Customer Value Enhancement Award. Bishal Kumar, CEO of Ameyo said “The hard work, commitment and passion of the Ameyo team has paid-off. We are extremely thrilled and proud that the effort of Ameyo has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan. The award showcases how we have delighted our customers by making significant changes in our service environment and leveraging technology that enables proactive service delivery with rapid communication and effective collaboration to enable customer success”. In order to meet increasing customer expectations, businesses need to move to contact center architecture and away from telephone-only architecture to support myriad customer interaction channels. To support an omni-channel experience and better manage cost, enterprises seek a solution that knits together complementary functionality to broaden the experience ... Read more

Practo has announced its entry into the Indonesian market, the 4th most populous country in the world to bring its award-winning product Practo Search to the region. Practo Search will be available both in Indonesian bahasa and English. This will be the first time Indonesians will be able to find the right doctor and book appointments online. Practo Search enables consumers to search through this verified database of doctors and find the one that’s right for them. Consumers can search using doctor’s name, specialization, and even symptoms. Once they get results, consumers can click through the Practo Profile for each professional or establishment to read more details including years of experience, qualifications, affiliations and specializations as well as see clinic photos and get GPS co-ordinates of location for easy turn-by-turn navigation right from within the Practo App. With this, Practo will provide Indonesians with the largest database of doctors in the country. Consumers ...

Motorola has rolled out its Moto X Style smartphone. It is the perfect blend of premium performance and design – a phone that is truly beautiful inside and out. It will be available for pre-orders exclusively on Flipkart from 14th October midnight at INR29,999 for 16GB and INR31,999 for 32GB, with multiple exciting launch offers during the Flipkart Big Billion Day sale. It has a stunning 5.7-inch Quad HD display with 520 ppi, that’s enhanced by dual front stereo speakers with smart boost. It is backed with 3,000mAh battery and it is world’s fastest-charging smartphone that get 8 hours of power in just 15 minutes with the in-box turbocharger. User can take crystal-clear photos and 4K videos on the 21MP camera with zero shutter lag and rapid focus. It also possesses a 5MP front-facing camera featuring a wide angle lens and flash. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor with 1.8 GHz Hexa-core CPU and with a ... Read more

Aircel has announced that it selected Tech Mahindra to roll out a comprehensive set of Internet-of-Things (IoT) service offerings. Tech Mahindra is providing the IoT services in association with Aeris Communications. Aircel’s strong presence in enterprise market combined with the IoT solutions from Tech Mahindra will give an edge to position it as one of the leaders in machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT services in India. “M2M and IoT are enabling business transformation around the world and are expected to see an unprecedented growth in the Indian Market,” said Suren Amarasekera, Chief Enterprise Officer, Aircel. “The need of the hour for digital enterprises is innovative technologies that would transform the way organizations operate. With Tech Mahindra and Aeris, Aircel is well poised to deliver on this through a comprehensive suite of M2M and IoT services.” Read more

With the theme of “A World with One Trillion Connected Devices”, Intel is hosting its second Intel India Academic Forum 2015 in New Delhi. The two-day conclave will feature talk tracks on Communications & Networking, Sensing & Security and Large-Scale Machine Learning, with the aim of accelerating technology innovation and academic research. Marking the occasion, Intel also announced the setting up of 100 Internet of Things (IoT) centres across Indian academia institutions and awarded the Intel India PhD Fellowships for 2015 to five students. As part of Intel’s continued efforts to promote innovation and research with higher education students, 100 Intel IoT centres at academic institutions across India are being supported with Intel Galileo boards, which are specifically designed for makers, students, educators, and DIY electronics enthusiasts to build product prototypes. Intel Galileo boards are equipped with the required platforms and technologies and are aimed at empow...

Extending the reach of its security intelligence sharing network, HP has allied with Hitachi, designed to capture and share Japan-specific threat information. Through this partnership, Hitachi will join the HP Global Threat Intelligence Alliance and contribute threat intelligence to HP’s existing security information sharing platform, HP Threat Central. The platform delivers automated and open sharing of information and contextual analysis that allows organizations to take action. This intelligence will also inform periodically published reports from HP Security Research. To arm enterprises against an ever-growing array of threats, HP Security Research created the HP Global Threat Intelligence Alliance to foster their collaboration. The alliance program provides members with access to private, value-added intelligence from leading industry researchers, analysis of underground forums, and threat actor profiles. In return, these participant enterprises contribute their own intelli...

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has finalized 37 consultants for 88 smart city projects for preparation of city-wise Smart City Action Plans. As per MoUD, the remaining 10 cities in the North-Eastern states and Union Territories will finalize their consultants by this weekend, whereas Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir are still to nominate one city each for smart city project. CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions, in association with Pri Move Infrastructure Development Consultants and Probity Soft Private Ltd, have bagged contracts for six cities, followed by Jones Lang La Salle Property Consultants India, in association with Townland Consultants, and Tata Consulting Engineers, ICRA Management Consulting, in association with NJS Engineers India and All India Institute of Local Self-Government, have bagged five cities each... Read more

Google has launched the next two Nexus smartphones, manufactured by Chinese firm Huawei and Korean electronics major LG. The Nexus phone manufactured by Huawei is named as Nexus 6P and the LG made phone is called Nexus 5X. Hiroshi Lockheimer, VP Android, Chromecast and Chrome OS at Google, said in company’s official blog that the Nexus 6P is the first all-metal-body Nexus phone. Built in collaboration with Huawei, this 5.7″ phone is crafted from aeronautical-grade aluminium, with a USB Type-C port for fast charging, a powerful 64-bit processor, and a 12.3MP camera sensor with massive 1.55µm pixels (hello, better photos!). The 5.7-inch device comes with WQHD AMOLED display and framed upon an all-aluminium metallic body. The phone uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor and 2GB RAM. The phone is supported by 3,450mAh battery... Read more

AT&T and IBM plan to deliver a scalable mobile cloud solution to help protect corporate data and apps. IBM and AT&T’s new approach enables a workforce to be productive without compromising security and the mobile user experience. Steve McGaw, Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T Business Solutions, explained that more employees are using mobile devices to be more productive. At the same time, data and apps are moving to the cloud. The changes are exciting, but security needs to be top-of-mind. Trusted collaborators like IBM are helping them better address changing business models. Together, they are giving options to deliver highly secure mobile access to cloud apps... Read more

Array Networks has announced availability of its AWF Series web application firewall appliances. Three new hardware appliances and a software appliance for virtual environments protect web applications and cloud services from a variety of attacks that slip through general-purpose security solutions. Array’s AWF Series web application firewalls extend beyond traditional firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs) to provide comprehensive protection for business-critical web applications. The AWF Series not only detects the complex web application attacks of today, but also blocks the attack traffic in real time without affecting the normal flow of business data traffic. In addition, the AWF Series provides extremely fine-grained attack detection and analysis capabilities, while protecting against the most common web application threats including SQL injection attacks, web page tampering, website malicious code, and disclosure of sensitive information... Read more

Nokia has announced planned leadership and organizational structure that it intends to implement after and subject to the successful closing of the public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities announced on April 15, 2015. With this transaction, Nokia expects to create an innovation leader in next-generation technology and services for an IP-connected world, and to position the combined company to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are. “We are making very good progress on being ready to operate as a combined company when the proposed exchange offer closes,” said Rajeev Suri, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nokia. “After a thorough selection process, I am pleased to announce the company’s future organizational structure and exceptional leaders who will help chart the next steps... Read more