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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Panasonic India has unveiled its P66 Mega smartphone sporting 21 Indian languages to facilitate communication in vernacular languages.  Empowering Digital India Mission, this newest P-Series model has been designed to transcend language barriers which would help people to talk, type and text in their own native language. The P66 Mega smartphone is powered by a mega 3,200mAh battery and mega 2GB RAM and available at Rs.7,990... For More Details

To enhance the broadband connectivity in rural India, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has partnered with Nokia to create technology solutions. Under the 3-year partnership, Nokia will fund and provide technological expertise for research at IIT-M’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Technology (CEWiT). The project will evaluate the option of using unlicensed spectrum to deliver cost-efficient, last-mile broadband connectivity to remote rural communities in India, complementing the government’s National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) initiative... For More Details

Targeting the midmarket segment, Avaya has announced its multichannel unified communications and contact centre cloud offering. Avaya Midmarket Cloud solutions will give its channel partners two flexible deployment options, enabling them to seamlessly evolve midsize companies to the advanced capabilities needed for digital business. The Cloud offerings are powered by Avaya IP Office and OnAvaya – Google Cloud Platform. These will allow customers to maximize their investments in more than one million Avaya systems worldwide... For More Details

Avnet has opened a VMware NSX lab within its Innovation Centre located in Mumbai. The Innovation Centre provides partners with access to leading enterprise hardware and software in a live business environment. The new VMware facility will be open for demonstrations and proof of concepts (POCs). VMware NSX is a network virtualization platform for the software-defined data centre (SDDC) that brings the operational model of a virtual machine (VM) into the data centre network. With VMware NSX, customers can quickly and easily add new services and automate complex workflows. This eliminates manual configuration requirements and optimizes capacity utilization, significantly reducing operational costs... Read more

In its newly-announced research, Amdocs has highlighted the need for operators to consider optimizing their radio access networks (RAN). This will enable operators to contend with the annual doubling of demand for data, increased network complexity, the increased demand for video viewing on smartphones and tablets, and the initial instability of new services being introduced such as voice over LTE ( VoLTE ). The research is based on the analysis of more than 25 million voice and data connections from 80 different network operators around the world in the past 12 months... For More Details

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Langkawi has witnessed a unique opportunity for tech vendors and VARs to address the US$ 100 billion e-commerce market in India by 2020. India is on the cusp of change with various opportunities in the space of ICT. To have a better understanding of this business opportunity, ISODA kick-started its annual flagship event, ISODA Tech Summit 6 that attracted 120 key decision makers from leading software companies and the VAR community (System Integrators, Solution Partners ... Read more

SUSE has appointed three senior executives as the company continues to evolve and expand its leadership structure to support rapid growth and momentum in both its core Linux operating system business and more recent cloud infrastructure and storage solutions. Ronald de Jong , previously Vice-President of EMEA Sales for SUSE, has been named President of Sales . Michael Miller , previously SUSE Vice-President of Global Alliances and Marketing, is now President of Strategy, Alliances and Marketing. And, Ralf Flaxa is now President of Global Engineering for SUSE, promoted from Vice-President of Engineering. The appointments were effective 1st February, 2016... Read more

Designed to leverage Microsoft Azure IoT Suite to accelerate enterprise IoT adoption, HCL Technologies has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) Incubation Center in Redmond, Washington, USA. The HCL Incubation Center will build vertical solutions focussed on two key growth areas: Industrial & Manufacturing and Life Sciences & Healthcare, with use-cases around Industrial Automation, Remote Patient Monitoring and Fleet Management, among others. The center will also deploy a new model of innovation leveraging real-time analytics, sensory data and rapid co-creation allowing customers to experience the impact IoT can have on their ability to create ... Read more

In regard to the growing usage of internet by urban children below 18 years of age, Telenor has organized # SafeInternetForum 2016   by calling on teachers, parents, government, cybersecurity experts , NGOs and private partners for responsible use of internet and strengthen the defences for a safer internet experience for children. Speaking at the forum, Sharad Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer, Telenor India Communications , said, “Protecting and providing a safe internet experience for children through education and guidance is a focus for Telenor. While we extend the benefits of being connected and empower our customers with affordable services, we also encourage responsible use of Internet.  Our webwise program aims to build defences amongst children by guiding them on how to be safe online. In addition to this, we have integrated 1098 Child Helpline on our SIMs for easy access. These are small steps towards developing a safe online universe for .” Read mor...

Lenovo has unveiled the latest lineup of its award-winning YOGA devices – the YOGA 900 convertible laptop and YOGA Tab 3 Pro . Commenting on the launch, Bhaskar Choudhuri, Director – Marketing, Lenovo India , said, “We have disrupted the market with the YOGA brand, which is synonymous with consumer- centric innovation.  Over the years, we have consistently invested, nurtured and built YOGA as a benchmark for mobility, versatility and personal entertainment. This ultra-thin and light device is packed with top of the line features, making it the right choice for those who are on the move.” Read more

Following the trail of the recently announced 20 Smart Cities in India, the 8th Odisha Information Technology Fair – 2016 (OITF) dwelled upon the success by discussing on how Bhubaneshwa r has geared to emerge as a Smart City. The event saw participation from across verticals – government dignitaries, IT heads, corporate honchos, distributors and the business partners from the state of Odisha. Shri. Priyadarshi Mishra, MLA, Bhubaneshwar , who graced the occasion as a Special Guest, marked the beginning of the event by lighting the ceremonial lamp and he was joined by other dignitaries included Mr. R. N. Palai, ITS, Special Secretary to the Government, IT Department, GoO; Dr. Y. V. S. Lakshmi, Head – Marketing, C-DoT, Bangalore; Mr. Dinkar Adlakha, Vice-President – Government & PSUs, EMC India; Mr. Praveen Kalugotla, Director – Product Sales, NetApp India; Mr. Mohit Puri, Head – Pre-Sales, India & SAARC, Sophos Technologies;  Mr. Sudipta Datta, Zonal He...

Sophos (formerly Cyberoam Technologies Private Ltd) has hosted a meet for its partners in UP and Uttarakhand. The event was organized with an aim to appreciate the efforts of Sophos’ regional partners in extending the company’s reach in the security market while introducing them to a world of new opportunities in the evolving tech landscape. With a strong focus on providing integrated security for small and mid-market enterprises, Sophos is making rapid strides towards market expansion in India. Sophos already has a huge presence in India with education, healthcare, banking and finance, manufacturing, retail, IT, pharmaceutical, government and other leading verticals favouring its solutions for securing their network infrastructure. The company’s extensive portfolio of solutions for network, endpoint and server protection is all backed by Sophos “Security made Simple” approach, which resonates well in the Indian security market... Read more

Targeting a growth year ahead, OPPO Mobiles has charted out its strategies for the Indian market. Signifying the growing importance of mobile photography globally, the Chinese smartphone brand will increasingly emphasize its continuous focus on mobile photography via “OPPO Camera Phone”, and the launch ofthe “Selfie Expert” F1 and a higher spec variant, F1 Plus with even more sophisticated camera functions. Also, OPPO will further expand its offline channels and is targeting 35,000 sales outlets and 180 official service centres to achieve radical development in India in 2016... Read more

Microsoft has announced the availability of new capabilities in Office 365 across analytics, security and collaboration, available in a new enterprise plan called Office 365 E5. Priced at $35 per user/ month (existing enterprise Office 365 users can upgrade to this version at more competitive rates), this service is designed to modernize voice, video, and meeting experiences, while saving companies substantial time and money on an enterprise’s communication infrastructure. Together, the new capabilities mark the single-most substantial release of new enterprise value in the history of Office 365, and make Office 365 the most complete, most secured cloud productivity offering ever... Read more

BT has announced globally the BT Connect Intelligence IWAN that integrates the Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) solution into the BT Connect portfolio of network services. It is an innovative managed service that enables organizations to automatically route and optimize network traffic and gain visibility of applications performance without spending more on bandwidth. The new launch has been built on BT’s existing intelligent network capabilities by using a hybrid environment and managed Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. It brings new options to reduce the cost of customers’ networks whilst securing the performance of applications. The services are offered as part of Connect Intelligence IWAN that also help customers reap the business benefits of the “Cloud of Clouds” by taking advantage of broader virtualized functions such as application performance management and security... Read more