VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The much anticipated Union Budget 2016-17 has outlined a positive structure for infrastructure, education and agricultural segment which simply indicates the government’s move towards Digitalization mission and creating skilled employees across the country. Though there has not been much in store for start-ups and the India Inc, women entrepreneurs will have good to time to kick off their business journeys. In the networking segment, Routers, broadband modems, set top boxes, Digital video recorder and CCTV cameras will become cheaper which signifies that the IT hardware industry will get a big boost in these lines... Read more

The Cisco annual Partner Summit 2016 has been kicked off in San Diego, California, USA, showcasing significant business transformation by moving into cloud and “Hyperconverged” Systems. The company has also mentioned that partners are the drivers of growth for Cisco. The event witnessed 2,500 delegations, including the partners from all over the globe. They have attended the summit to understand the latest technologies of Cisco. Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems , has addressed the keynote session on how the digital transformation leads to industry revolution. In this event, Cisco has also announced its intent to acquire Cliqr for $260 million to expand into Hybrid Cloud Management ... Read more

Polycom has announced the availability of its new collaboration solution Polycom RealPresence Centro . This solution is purpose-built to put people into the centre of collaboration. The new solution brings a new paradigm for group conferencing. It drives deep engagement and highly productive meetings by bringing people to the centre of collaboration. The RealPresence Centro solution keys on the instinctive human behaviour to gather in a circle to work together in a ... Read more

Infosys and Microsoft Corp. have collaborated to deploy advanced analytics solutions to support healthcare organizations in their digital transformation. As the healthcare industry is undergoing a paradigm shift largely due to consumerization and increasing costs. In order to process, store and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured datasets at a lower cost, Infosys has developed healthcare analytics solutions to augment the current processes and make them more efficient using Microsoft Cortana Analytics Suite which can provide benefits to various healthcare processes... Read more

Kingston has finalized the integration plans for IronKey and will utilize its IronKey product line to deliver FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification solutions for customers who need the highest level of encryption and security. The company has ensured to work with its collective partners to enable access to sales and technical support as well as access to Kingston’s world-class product and service resources to offer smooth transition for its existing IronKey customers... Read more Here

The newly launched Ringing Bell’s Freedom 251 still has not reached the user who has ordered it online, but the makers are claiming the phone to be having great features at such a small price. They are also trying every bit to make this phone a big success, in contrast to what everyone else is talking about. The company now has gone one step ahead by having announced the ‘Cash on Delivery’ payment method for its clients to ensure its best services to its customers and to clear the air surrounding many misgivings that the company has got embroiled in. Henceforth, the company will offer ‘Cash on Delivery’ mode of payments for those who have placed an order for the Freedom 251 Smartphone... Read more

To protect organizations’ business-critical systems, applications and data in a better way, Dell has launched a new series of data protection solutions. The offerings are the general availability of Dell Data Protection | Rapid Recovery; three new data deduplication appliances models; new Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Recovery – Free Edition; and the new Dell Data Protection | NetVault Backup 11. “Customers face a major challenge in backing up and protecting their data, especially in complex heterogeneous IT environments. Data is gold. Organizations understand the need to securely protect and back up their mission-critical data in today’s competitive ecosystem... Read more  

Verint Systems has enhanced its Verint Workforce Optimization software. It is designed to help contact center, backoffice and branch operations better manage the performance of employees and operations. This latest release features a new user interface that supports advanced visualization, data exploration, and analysis of employee and company-wide performance, providing critical executive insights that support time-sensitive decision making. The enhancements also enable managers to work more effectively with the addition of new flexible scorecard widgets and dashboards. Likewise, employees benefit from a more intuitive performance scorecard and greater visibility into their individual metrics and achievement of goals... Read more

Allied Telesis has announced IPv6 Ready compliance for a range of its switching and security products. Seiichiro Sato, Global Product Marketing Director, Allied Telesis, explained, “Now that the global supply of IPv4 addresses is almost completely consumed, new services will be increasingly offered as IPv6-only. Therefore, organizations need to be developing IPv6 transition plans now, so they can adapt to the new IPv6-centric world in a controlled manner, rather than waiting to be forced into making abrupt changes later on. Allied Telesis has more than a decade of experience in implementing IPv6 networks, and knows how to achieve a smooth, painless introduction of IPv6 into an IPv4 network.” Read more

element14 has announced the launch of the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The new-generation board is faster and more powerful than ever before and comes with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth connectivity. This new board adds to element14’s broad product portfolio which includes an ecosystem of accessories such as the recently launched Raspberry Pi Touchscreen Display. Claire Doyle, Global Head of Raspberry Pi, element14, said, “The new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B offers a higher level of performance than any other Raspberry Pi board on the market. We are very excited, as the leading manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi, to launch this product and to get it into the hands of customers worldwide. Supported by our growing accessory portfolio, the new Raspberry Pi 3 allows customers to develop specific applications and build new projects – and we can’t wait to see what customers will do with it!” Read more

Reliance Retail has come up with LYF smartphones – LYF Wind 6 and LYF Flame 1. Both the devices are affordable and superior entry-level smartphones in the Indian market. The devices come equipped with technologies such as VoLTE and VoWi-Fi, which will deliver a True 4G experience when used on a VoLTE supporting network. LYF Wind 6 and LYF Flame 1 come attractively priced, in the sub-Rs.7K category and are everyone’s gateway to a Digital Life. VoLTE and VoWi-Fi features, implying Voice over Long-Term Evolution and Voice over Wi-Fi, will ensure a true 4G experience for the user when used on a VoLTE network... Read more

TelExcell Information Systems has now entered into Value-Added Distribution and System Integration business. It has been known to launch some of the most innovative Wireless, Access Control, Security, Surveillance, Networking and Storage products. TelExcell has a wide range of products and solutions to address the high-performance network needs of its esteemed clients through various exclusive tie-ups with global vendors. Its niche expertise in the IT networking domain allows it to offer clients a single point of contact for all integration projects, from analysis to deployment and support of the network infrastructure throughout the country... Read more

With the intent to improve Data Center operations, NETRACK has launched an LCD Rack Console drawer with IP & Non-IP KVM switches. Highly flexible 19″ widescreen LCD console drawer is designed to simplify data center management and other IT tasks. With easy installation process and configurable OSD hot key combinations, Combo DB-15 KVM and Combo Cat6 IP KVM switches offer multi-lingual on screen display menu option. Ravi Raj, Brand Head, Director Sales & Support, NETRACK , said, “Combo DB-15 KVM and Combo Cat6 IP KVM along with flexible LCD rack console help in maximizing the efficiency of server rooms. They make it easier for IT administrators to control and manage data center operations, which in turn helps in improving the overall performance.” Read more

Brocade’s virtual Application Delivery Controller (VADC) solution has been leveraged by South Korean beauty and wellness direct-selling company Atomy to support its rapid global expansion. With the Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager (VTM) in place, Atomy has been able to increase its international market footprint, handling a steep rise in transactions without impacting its physical network even when the number of members accessing its online mall has tripled. “Reliable, 24/7 operation of our online mall is critical to the business and, due to our high rate of growth, we’d reached the limits of our existing Layer 4 load-balancing switches. The Brocade vTM is in a different league in terms of its capability and, as software running on virtual machines, it gives us on-demand capacity to cope with spikes in traffic from members accessing the mall. Following the Brocade vTM deployment, our server loads decreased and user response times improved by 50 per cent. We’ve also...

Blue Coat Systems and NetApp have joined forces and are working together to provide high-density storage solutions that enable extended network forensic analysis. This combination of NetApp’s high-density storage and Blue Coat’s Security Analytics incident response and forensics solution provides customers a high-performance and high-density storage solution that significantly expands the capture window from weeks to months within the same physical footprint. Customers can retain more valuable evidence that can help limit exposure in the event of a breach, together with the ability to replay and reconstruct exactly how the attacker compromised the system and what was extracted. “Security professionals rely on an unprecedented volume of data that they must be able to swiftly capture, control and analyze. At NetApp, we ensure that security professionals have the freedom and mobility to access the data and insights they need and support key data security and complian...

To offer benefits to security and surveillance channel network, Western Digital has announced the myWD Certified Surveillance Storage Provider Programme . The programme aims to offer training, sales support, value-added benefits and incentives to security and surveillance system integrators, installers, solution and service providers to help them enhance their business opportunities and profitability... Read more

To bring opportunities to more than 700 start-ups of TechHub across the globe, Google and TechHub have announced their global partnership. David Grunwald, Google for Entrepreneurs’ Head of EMEA Partnerships, said, “We are excited to expand our work with TechHub beyond Google for Entrepreneurs’s Campus network, where we have collaborated successfully over a number of years. TechHub’s ‘community first’ values and their focus on supporting founders and start-ups with education and programmes align perfectly with the goals of Google for Entrepreneurs.” Read more

XOLO has launched XOLO ERA X, for break-free performance with 2GB DDR3 RAM and 4G VoLTE. The device with 2GB DDR3 RAM ensures flawless performance which further clubbed with 4G VoLTE, also assures of superior quality audio/video calls. XOLO ERA X will be exclusively available for purchase on Amazon.in at Rs.5,777. XOLO ERA X with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Processor and 2GB DDR3 RAM provides a smooth gaming experience and makes multitasking a sheer delight. The device with 4G VoLTE enables the users to connect faster and better over the data network with enhanced call quality. 4G VoLTE with download speeds of up to 150 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps keeps users hooked on to their web browsers all day long... Read more

OPPO has launched SmartSensor image stabilization and Super VOOC Flash Charge technologies. “With our commitment to equipping consumers with the best technology, OPPO invests great efforts in technological innovation. We are excited to share these breakthrough technologies with the world at MWC 2016 – they are the result of our commitment to listening to consumers and valuing their feedback to create more delightful user experiences for them in the future,” said Sky Li, OPPO Global Vice-President, Managing Director of International Mobile Business and President of OPPO India. Super VOOC Flash Charge: Giving a full charge in 15 minutes Slow charging times and underwhelming battery life is a consistent problem for smartphone users. To address this problem, OPPO is proud to present Super VOOC Flash Charge technology... Read more

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected by Element Financial. TCS will help the company to significantly evolve its fleet management technology platform and user experience. “We are delighted to team up with Element in its journey to deliver world-class experience to fleet managers and drivers. TCS will leverage its Digital Reimagination experience and global assets to accelerate discovery and delivery of new digital solutions for Element,” said Anupam Singhal, Vice-President, Tata Consultancy Services... Read more