VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Panasonic India has launched the Eluga Arc phone today at a price of Rs.12,490. With its latest 2.5D curved HD IPS, the device also features additional security with a fingerpoint sensor. In terms of specifications, the Panasonic Eluga Arc comes with a 4.7-inch HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor coupled with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB RAM. The phone comes with 16GB of internal memory which is further expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card. The dual-SIM phone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop and supports 4G VoLTE connectivity option. On the camera front, the Eluga Arc has an 8-megapixel camera on the rear with LED flash along with a 5-megapixel camera on the ... Read more

On April 7th and 8th LeEco has announced LeEco Day v2.0 . The not-to-be-missed offers bonanza is the largest shopping carnival organized by any smartphone brand on the e-commerce platform. Celebrating its success in India, which the company has received in a short span of its launch and the great response that its Le Superphones have got from consumers, LeEco proudly brings back its Super Offers carnival. Great offers and benefits that the company has put up are- Offer #1 – The first in the row of benefits is an exciting exchange offer that gives consumers a chance to exchange their old smartphone and get upto Rs 9,999/- off on the Le 1s Superphone , the company’s flagship killer and upto Rs 21,000/- for the premium big & bold Le Max.  This is incredible since it means that on April 7 and 8, 2016 , the special LeEco Day, consumers can avail close to 90% off on ... Read more

Oracle has launched Oracle Cloud at Customer in India. It is a new suite of offerings that remove the biggest challenges organizations face while adopting cloud. The new suite provides Chief Information Officers (CIOs) with new choices wherein they deploy their enterprise software and a natural path to easily move business-critical applications from on-premise to the cloud. “This is the first offering from a major public cloud vendor that delivers a stack that is 100-per cent compatible with Oracle Cloud , but available on-premises. Companies in India, especially those bound by regulatory pressures, can now leverage the cloud and speed up their business transformation. Oracle Cloud at Customer supports complete control over data, while facilitating data sovereignty and data residency requirements,” added Shailender Kumar, Managing Director, Oracle India . .. Read more

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) , in partnership with Google , has launched “ Internet Safety Program “. The Workshops aim at enhancing trust in the cyberspace by empowering MSMEs with knowledge and understanding to deal with cyber security challenges to stay safe and secure while operating online. Under the program, DSCI and Google will organize a series of workshops in various cities, to help inculcate safe and responsible behaviour in cyber space by sharing best practices and guidance with the audience, equipping them with necessary guidance, instructions and techniques to address cyber security challenges, and spreading awareness on legal and regulatory obligations. The program was inaugurated by Shri Amitabh Kant , CEO, Niti Aayog and Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India... Read more

Barracuda has announced multiple updates to its Barracuda Backup product line – including expanded subscription and cloud storage pricing options and two new large-scale Barracuda Backup models. Barracuda Backup Vx and Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup provide customers with integrated backup functionality. Barracuda’s new Barracuda Backup 790 and Barracuda Backup 895 offer 12 TB and 24 TB of usable capacity, respectively. Rod Mathews, GM – Storage, Barracuda , said, “Many businesses deploying backup software for virtualization are forced to deal with the headaches of licensing, deploying, and maintaining a ‘build-it-yourself’ solution with multiple point products. Barracuda Backup Vx delivers the same integrated functionality and quick set-up experience as Barracuda physical appliances. Barracuda offers a cost-effective integrated backup solution – regardless of how customers want to deploy. Today’s announcement reinforces our commitment to helping customers simpli...

Citrix has updated its partner programme and incentive portfolio. Citrix is delineating its partner incentives to reward distinct sales activities. Specifically, Citrix is introducing a new suggested upfront discount for partner-identified and qualified opportunities, clarifying existing incentives to focus rewards on objective activities, and expanding its marketing development funds to fuel partner growth. Kimberly Martin , Vice-President, Worldwide Partner Sales and Strategy, Citrix, said, “We are focussed on helping our partners bring our solutions to the mid-market and making Citrix the most profitable vendor on which our partners can build a business. We are committed to increasing the value of our partner programmes and resources. The changes we are announcing represent a second wave of improvements in 2016 and are designed to promote growth, drive profit and give our partners greater predictability, especially for those partners that invest in their rela...

AMD  has announced availability of its new mobile 7th Generation AMD A Series Processors , timed to support an exciting new notebook design by HP Inc. Equipped with advanced video, graphics, performance and security features designed to boost productivity and enhance the entertainment experience, 7th Generation AMD A Series Processors (codenamed “Bristol Ridge”) also provide outstanding energy efficiency. New OEM PC designs powered by mobile 7th Generation AMD A Series Processors – from ultrathin notebooks and convertibles to sleek All-in-Ones – will come to market first with HP in the new  HP ENVY x360 , and with other OEM announcements expected later in the year... Read more

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has chosen AuthShield , a unique and patented Make in India solution developed by the Indian Information Security Group – Innefu Labs to protect CRPF from data stealing, identity theft and online security threats such as phishing, ransomeware and system hacking. CRPF has requested 1,500 AuthShield Tokens in the first phase and is expected to deploy it in different parts of the country. AuthShield Authentication security is a unique and patented Multifactor authentication technology that works at the protocol layer and combines device mapping with multiple authentication form factors including Facial Biometrics. Working at the protocol layer offers AuthShield the advantages of integrating Multifactor Authentication with mails clients on smartphones and desktops, SAP, Transaction Authentication and Internet of Things (IoT). These unique features were not available with any existing authentication solution... Read more

Quantum Corp. has announced that storage solutions combining Quantum’s StorNext 5-tiered storage platform with Milestone’s XProtect IP video management software (VMS) offer additional long-term data retention options as a seamless part of the video surveillance infrastructure. The file-based plug-in developed by Milestone’s Custom Development team provides a cost-effective storage option to overcome storage challenges posed by migrating from analog to digital network cameras and by increasing IP camera resolutions. This also helps to extend the utility of surveillance video beyond security applications... Read more

Aircel and BSNL have signed 2G ICR agreement on a pan-India basis. This is a first agreement between a state-owned operator and a private telecom player that will see the culmination of an intra-circle roaming (ICR) agreement with the private operator for all circles. With this strategic tie-up, both organizations will be able to enhance customer’s experience, besides utilizing each other’s assets and network strength. Besides reducing call drops, this deal is expected to improve the quality of services to mobile subscribers along with better connectivity. Starting this financial year, BSNL expects to earn Rs.300-Rs.400 crore a year through signing various ICR arrangements. In ICR agreements, passive infrastructure such as base transceiver stations will be shared among the operators when a subscriber of an operator roams in that circle... Read more

By end of 2016, LeEco will set up in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India. The in-house CDNs across 10 locations in India (including key cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore) will be connected to LeEco’s global 650 CDNs through cloud, allowing LeEco smartphone or television users to stream audio, video or internet television content on-demand seamlessly and reliably, wherever they are. LeEco is also planning to investment over 10 million USD to set up this CDN/cloud infrastructure which will provide content delivery capabilities in linear channel, live events, and video on demand serving both mobile and TV segment, giving consumers a better user experience on LeEco products. Through this service, the company is aiming to reach out to close to 10 million user base in smart devices in these 10 locations across India... Read more

To enable businesses deliver new services faster and drive revenue growth, Intel has come up with a new range of technologies, investments and industry collaborations. This will help in easy deployment of agile and scalable clouds. Intel is easing the path with new processors, solid-state drives and a range of industry collaborations to help businesses deliver new services at the scale and speed previously found only in the most advanced public clouds. “Enterprises want to benefit from the efficiency and agility of cloud architecture and on their own terms – using the public cloud offerings, deploying their own private cloud, or both. The result is pent-up demand for software-defined infrastructure. Intel is investing to mature SDI solutions and provide a faster path for businesses of all sizes to reap the benefits of the cloud,” said Diane Bryant, Sr Vice-President & General Manager, Intel’s Data Center Group ... Read more

Emerson Network Power has introduced the new Liebert GXT MT+ CX uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with 1/2/3 kVA capacity in India. The availability of the true double conversion online backup power feature on this new UPS system makes it a reliable and uninterruptible power supply source for optimal running of small data centers, data networks, voice networks and process automation equipment, even in harsh power environments. Emerson Liebert GXT MT+ CX model will be sold through various channels including VAR’s (Value Added Resellers), IT Resellers, Distributors and Business Partners in India. A major feature of this product is its adjustable battery charging current of up to 16 Amps... Read more

Smartron has announced the launch of its first-ever range of products, t.book, the impressive high-performance Ultrabook convertible, t.phone, the lightest 5.5” Smartphone,  and tron.x, its unique Smartron experience.  On the occasion, Sachin Tendulkar, legendary cricketer , shareholder and brand ambassador of Smartron along with Mahesh Lingareddy, Founder & Chairman, unveiled these devices, platforms and services in the presence of Narsi Reddy, Co-Founder & Managing Director; Rohit Rathi, Co-Founder & President, Smartron, and its global partners, customers and vendors. These next generation of smart IoT devices, platforms and services from Smartron are built on the breakthrough concept of Internet of Trons (IoT) to deliver truly amazing “tron xperience” for the discerning customer at home or on the go or at office or in the car. Tron.x seamlessly integrates all the devices, software, cloud, crowd, hub, services and care platforms to deliver h...

NetApp has introduced a new software for its NetApp EF Series all flash and E-Series storage arrays . It has dramatically boosted the performance and value of data analytics applications. Lee Caswell, Vice-President, Products, Solutions and Services Marketing, NetApp , said, “Our SANtricity software meets the challenge with high-bandwidth analytics when delivered on disk arrays and low-latency response times when matched with all-flash media. By combining this performance with enterprise reliability and unmatched density, the E-Series and EF-Series arrays make enterprise storage economically superior to even white-box servers for real-time analytics applications.” Read more

To meet the growing storage requirements for private and public cloud-based data centers, Seagate has launched its first 10TB enterprise capacity hard disk drive (HDD). The Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD has been selected by enterprise market leaders globally for its ability to address storage demands unlike any other technology in the industry. “Cloud-based data center storage needs are expanding faster than many current infrastructures can sustain, rendering the capacity demands of users a herculean task for cloud managers. Built on our years of research and development of sealed-drive technology, our new helium-based enterprise drive is designed precisely to help data-centric organizations worldwide solve the needs of their growing storage business,” said Mark Re, Sr Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer, Seagate . .. Read more

Hitachi and Virtusa have inked a global strategic partnership.   Both the companies will leverage their core competencies, industry IT solutions and thought leadership to provide joint services to their global clients and broader market. They will jointly provide value to clients by helping to increase operational and technology efficiency, implementing new functionalities and optimizing complex operational processes. “I believe that Virtusa provides a great fit for Hitachi. It is a strong technology partner with deep domain knowledge and industry-based solutions which complement and extend upon our own. By combining Hitachi’s strong programme management, Japanese market understanding, diverse capabilities in technologies and knowledge in Financial Services and other industries, I believe that our combined potential will be significant and continue to drive tremendous value for our clients,” said Masayoshi Ogawa, President of Financial Information Systems Divi...

Lava International has launched KKT Ultra+ Union which supports 22 official Indian languages. The phone has been designed with an aim to minimize the communication gap, arising due to language barriers, between people belonging to different parts of the country. Competitively priced at Rs.1,500/-, the users will be able to send and receive SMS in all 22 languages. Apart from English, the other Indian languages include Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu... Read more

To foster the start-up ecosystem in India, Kstart and IBM have entered into collaboration. Kstart portfolio start-ups will have access to IBM mentors and training sessions and gain exposure to IBM’s Global Entrepreneur Program. This program provides business mentoring, technical support, networking opportunities with enterprise clients and credits to help entrepreneurs build their applications on IBM Cloud. To support this boom in the Indian start up ecosystem, Kstart and IBM will work together to spur the next generation of innovation throughout the country and ensure that start-ups have access to the support they need to get their solutions into the marketplace. IBM business leaders and technology experts will help Kstart portfolio companies create go-to-market strategies, achieve market alignment and augment their technology roadmaps. IBM will also invite Kstart participants to training sessions on cognitive learning, analytics and produ...

Delivered as a service on Microsoft Azure , HPE Haven OnDemand provides more than 60 APIs and services that deliver deep learning analytics on a wide range of data, including text, audio, image, social, web and video. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced commercial availability of this innovative cloud platform that provides advanced machine learning APIs and services that enable developers, start-ups and enterprises to build data-rich mobile and enterprise applications. HPE first pioneered this effort in December 2014 with the beta launch of HPE Haven OnDemand. Today, HPE Haven OnDemand has more than 12,750 registered developers who currently generate millions of API calls per week, and have provided feedback to improve and ... Read more