Wednesday, April 1, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNR) 01/04/2009



Channel Champion 2008: Cisco Takes Pole Position in Enterprise Security
Cisco beat end-point security players such as Symantec and McAfee, and pure-play security appliance majors like Fortinet and Cyberoam to bag the top slot in the enterprise security category
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K7 to Enter Perimeter Security Market
Chennai-based K7 Computing is all set to enter the perimeter security market and is expected to launch a UTM appliance by H2 of 2009
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MicroWorld Appoints Shani Peripherals as Gujarat Disti
MicroWorld has appointed Shani Peripherals as its distributor for Gujarat. With this partnership, the vendor aims at expanding its market reach for its anti-virus and content security solutions in the state
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Microsoft Talks Up Security In IE8
Microsofton Thursday released Internet Explorer 8 to the public and talked about how the new navigation and security features it contains will help stem the browser's declining market share and make life more difficult for hackers
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Mcafee Appoints New Senior Director for Avert Labs
McAfee has appointed Prabhat Singh as Senior Director for Asia-Pacific-Japan operations of McAfee Avert Labs. His appointment is part of the vendors continued focus on the anti-malware and security services space in India
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Cyberoam Launches On-Appliance SSL VPN
Cyberoam SSL VPN claims to offer web-based and client-based access, allowing secure access to internal applications through any endpoint device from any location, by any authorized person
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SonicWall Appoints Two New Distributors
{IslandAd} Security vendor, SonicWall has appointed two new value-added distributors—Luminous Technologies and Westcon Safenet Introduces Cryptographic Solution as a Web Service SafeNet, information security vendor, launched a cryptographic security solution as a web service for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)
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Websense Acquires Defensio
Websense has acquired Defensio, a technology platform on solving spam on the social web
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MicroWorld Aims to be in Top Five
MicroWorld is eying to be among the top five security players in the country this year. For this, the vendor will focus on the SMB market and will tap into the tier-2 and tier-3 cities
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Trend Micro Restructures Channel Strategy
Security vendor, Trend Micro is restructuring its channel business in the country and has elevated Delhi-based ACPL and Chennai-based Raksha Technologies as sub-distributors
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Norton Redefines Distribution Strategy
In a bid to widen its geographical coverage, Norton, the consumer arm of Symantec, plans to appoint a large network of sub-distributors across the country
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Norton to Focus on Data Backup in 2009
In a bid to widen its product range, Norton, the consumer arm of Symantec, plans to focus on information and data back-up in the current year. The vendor is planning to launch software for the same this year
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Quick Heal Introduces Enterprise Security Products
Quick Heal Technologies has rolled out enterprise security products—Admin Console 4.0 for managing desk top security and Quick Heal Protection for Microsoft Exchange server 2000 and 2003 for protecting mails
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Checkpoint to Appoint New ND
This new distributor will be appointed specially to focus on the SMB market and is expected to come on board this month
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Transition Systems is Distributor for Barracuda Networks
Transition Systems India (TSI) has inked a distribution agreement with Barracuda Networks, provider of email and Web security appliances
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Verisign Discontinues Flawed MD5 Certificates
VerisignInc. is getting rid of its MD5 digital certificates a month early after researchers revealed that an exploitable flaw in the algorithm could allow hackers to impersonate a banking or retail Web site and steal customers' financial data
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Cyberoam to Start CEH Certification
Cyberoam will offer Certified Ethical Hacking certification for its customers and partners as a part of its security awareness program
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Check Point To Acquire Nokia Security Appliance Business
Building on this collaboration, the company will provide an extended security appliance portfolio developed, manufactured and supported by itself
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Symantec to Double Back-end Rebate Under Aspire Program
Symantec has announced a series of programs and promotions—the refreshed Aspire Rebate Program, Real Deal promotion and revamped training programs through its online University for Partners
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Cyberstar to Focus on Networking, Security
After recently tying up with HP Procurve, Bangalore-based Cyberstar is looking to focus on adding more enterprise networking and security products to its distribution portfolio
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Fortinet to Provide Virtualized Security Appliances to Tata
Tata Communications has appointed Fortinet as its technology provider for their virtualized UTM (vUTM) service
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Symantec CEO John W Thompson Retires, Salem to Take Over
Symantec has announced the retirement of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Thompson
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MicroWorld Releases Beta Version of eScan 10
Anti-virus vendor, MicroWorld has released the beta version of eScan 10, its latest antivirus and content security solution
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CA Expands ID Management With Security Acquisition
CAon Thursday expanded its ID management portfolio with its second acquisition in as many months
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Unistal Introduces Protegent 360
This software is powered by Locate Laptop, Port Locker and Internet Security 2009 from BitDefender
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Trend Micro Rolls Out Affinity Partner Program
The program is designed to provide partners with the opportunity to advance through the program based on five categories - coverage, contribution, commitment, capability and capacity
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Virtual Netcomm Eyes Middle East Market
Ahmedabad-based value-added distributor, Virtual Netcomm is branching out of India, and is setting up a base in Dubai
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Vasco Rolls Out Connectable Card Reader
Vasco Data Security International unveiled the Digipass 865, a USB connectable card reader which can be used in connected and unconnected modes
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Corporate Security Policies Found Ineffective
A Cisco-commissioned study on data leakage revealed that many employees fail to adhere to security policies because due to poor communications with IT professionals
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Microsoft Releases Emergency Critical Patch
Microsoft issued an emergency critical update Thursday addressing a malicious Internet worm that could allow attackers to infiltrate systems remotely and take control over users' computers without any user interaction
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Mcafee Appoints Neoteric as ND for Consumer Products
Mcafee has appointed Neoteric Infomatique as distributor for its consumer products. Neoteric will help to push the vendors retail products targeted at home, SOHO and SMB segment
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McAfee Launches Plan To Fight Cybercrime
McAfee announced the launch of an initiative to fight cybercrime with techniques that range from educational outreach to legal partnerships and technical innovation
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Symantec Rolls Out Symantec University for Partners
The company on Thursday announced the rollout of Symantec University for Partners, a newly expanded training program aimed at reducing sales cycles and expanding its portfolio of offerings with enhanced resources and accreditations
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Mcafee Launches 2009 Security Suites
Mcafee has announced the availability of the Mcafee 2009 security suites, that include Total Protection, Internet Security, and VirusScan Plus suites
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India is the Number One Spamming Nation in Asia
According to Trend Micro, India is the seventh largest spam sender in the world
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Symantec to Double its Market Coverage
Symantec India has embarked on a major market expansion initiative, aimed at increasing its market coverage from the present 150 cities to almost 300, within the next 12 months
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CA Acquires Idfocus LLC
CA announcedacquisition of Idfocus LLC and its identity management technology, ACE
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IBM Unveils Midmarket Security Offerings
IBMhas launched into midmarket security full force with the rollout new security solution targeting the midmarket
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Cisco Survey Designates 10 Riskiest Data Loss Behaviors
Despite data breaches that seem to grace front page news on an almost daily basis, employees continue to alter security settings on computers, leave passwords in plain sight and share sensitive company information with non-employees
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Wep Launches Managed Security Services
Wep Solutions has launched its managed security services business for mid-sized and large enterprises
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Cyberoam Wins Frost Sullivan Emerging Company Award
Cyberoam, the company providing identity-based UTM range of appliances has been awarded the Frost and Sullivan's Emerging Company of the Year award for Network Security in Asiapac
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Netgear To Acquire Security Vendor CP Secure
Networking vendor Netgear said Monday it will acquire integrated security company CP Secure. Cupertino, Calif.-based CP Secure, which has offices in Nanjing, China, offers network protection, Web filtering and email security
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McAfee Buys Secure Computing For $465 Million
McAfee, in a bid to decisively round out its network security product portfolio, on Monday announced plans to purchase San Jose, Calif.-based Secure Computing for about $465 million
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Mcafee Names Most Dangerous Celebrities
Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace, according to Mcafee
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ONGC Does Largest Deployment of Vista
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has deployed 18,000 units of Windows Vista, thereby reducing security threats by more than 50 percent in their organization
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McAfee Launches Cloud-Based Security
Cybercrime could take a few more hits after McAfee announced its new Artemis Technology, a Web-based hosted service designed to protect victims from viruses, Trojans and other security threats as they occur
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Plustek Redefines Surveillance
With fast Ethernet connectivity, the network camera has 2X Digital Zoom and an enhanced CMOS sensor that provides a resolution up to 640 X 480 pixels
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K7 Ropes in Lee as CTO
Chennai-based antivirus vendor, K7 Computing has hired security veteran Andrew Lee as chief technology officer
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Red Hat Issues Security Advisory Following Network Intrusion
Open-source software vendor Red Hat has released an update to OpenSSH packages relating to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux software after hackers attempted to break into servers belonging to the company and the community-supported Fedora Linux project earlier this month
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SafeNet Rolls Out Encryption Solution for IBM Mainframes
SafeNet has introduced a mainframe solution which leverages data privacy solutions provider, Ingrian Networks' advanced encryption capabilities to allow customers protect sensitive information in z/OS environments
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Confed-ITA Moots a Soulful Idea
Confed-ITA has mooted a new fundraising idea to support members in trouble. The idea, conceptualized by former President D Karthikeyan, has been christened Stand on Your Legs (SOUL)
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Juniper Enhances J-Partner Program
Juniper Networks has added new specializations to its J-Partner Program which include the new J-Partner Managed Services Provider, J-Partner Consultant and J-Partner Service Provider
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Frontier Invests $4 Million in Green Office
The new facility in the heart of Bangalore has been built with an estimated investment of $ 4 million and is built over an area of 14,000 sq ft that will house 250 employees
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HPs Recycling Program for Consumers
HP has extended its recycling program in India beyond corporate customers to include consumers and SMBs
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WD Acquires SiliconSystems
Western Digital has completed its $65 million acquisition of SiliconSystems, a supplier of solid-state drives for the embedded systems market
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Intel's Otellini Bets On IBM-Sun Merger
The Intel chief executive also thinks his company has "a really strong position" in an ongoing dispute over its x86 cross-license agreement with rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices
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Dell's Distribution Deals: Ingram Micro, Tech Data To Carry Desktops, Notebooks
The onetime channel nemesis has come full circle, signing a deal to carry fixed-configuration Vostro desktops and notebooks through Ingram Microand Tech Data in the U.S.
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Simmtronics Opens New Branches
Simmtronics Semiconductors has set up sales and service support offices in Nagpur and Indore. The new offices will serve as both sales and service support centers
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Aditya is the New Distributor for Corel
Corel India has signed on Aditya Infotech as its distributor for the range of digital media and graphics software
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iValue to Sell Services Through Partners
iValue Infosolutions has launched branded value-added services offerings in security, storage and compliance space targeted at resellers looking at migrating to solution selling
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AMD Appoints Accel as RMA Service Provider
AMD India has appointed Accel Frontline Services as its service provider for Return Material Authorization (RMA) operations for both channel and corporate customers
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Inspan Revamps to Beat Slowdown
Chennai-based distributor, Inspan Infotech is restructuring its business in a bid to fight the economic slowdown
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Reported Acquisition Of Sun By IBM Rattles Channel Partners
Reports that IBM is negotiating to acquire Sun Microsystems has unsettled some in the Sun reseller community while others think the vendor's hardware and software products are too valuable to be discontinued even if Sun, the company, were to disappear
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RCTA Revived
Although, the association was present in the city for the last 10 years, it became defunct due to the lack of initiatives from its members
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Cincom Partners Uneecops
Cincom Systems has appointed Uneecops Technologies as implementation partner for its range of solution and services that include contact center management, document management solutions and database management services
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Cooler Master Renews Tie-up with Acro Engineering Company as ND
After terminating their tie-up with Top Notch Infotronix, Cooler Master has renewed their tie-up with Acro Engineering Company as its national distributor
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Xerox to Help Partners Deal with Slowdown
Printing major, Xerox is looking to equip its partners with ways to counter the current slowdown. The vendor would be specifically working on aspects like change management and product positioning
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SES to Open 100 Branch Offices
SES Technologies is planning to open 100 branch offices in the next twelve months. 21 locations including Roorkee, Dharmshala, Bareilly, Mangalore, Vellore and Aurangabad have been identified
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AMD Hosts Annual Channel Meet
AMD has announced the completion of its annual High Flyers Challenge
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HP Builds Telecom and Media Unit
The new unit has been created to accelerate solution development and streamline the delivery of solutions, to help communications and media industry customers compete more effectively in a fast-changing market
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Confed-ITA Gets Samsung's Support
Samsung India is flying down a team of senior executives to Chennai on March 5, 2009 to meet Confed-ITA respresentatives to discuss in detail the issues arising out of the ST notice to resellers
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Alwar Forms New IT Association
Alwar partners in Rajasthan, has formed a new channel association called the Alwar Computer Dealers Association (ACDA)
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Distributors Stop Billing in Support of Confed-ITA
The association has been pressurizing vendors to bail out partners who have received notice from regional tax authorities for paying service tax on back-end rebates
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Gujarat Associations Ban HP, HCL, Acer
Members of all associations across Gujarat have been directed to stop the sales and purchase of these three brands till March 3. Thereafter, Fitag will review the situation and take further actions
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HP Rolls Out Training and Development Programs for Partners
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has rolled out new training and development programmes for its partners with the aim of enhancing their skills that will drive business growth in the long run
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Rashi Scouting for ACPs
Following its recent exclusive partnership with Asus for LCD monitors, Rashi Peripherals is looking at appointing sub-distributors across the country
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Belkin Designates Comnet Vision as Delhi Sub-Distributor
Belkin has appointed Comnet Vision as its sub-distributor for Delhi and NCR region
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Tulip Announces Double Bonanza
Salespersons who sell fifteen 10 Mbps Internet connectivity deals before March 31, 2008 stand to win a new Hyundai i10 from Tulip Telecom
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Emerson Rolls Out Two New Schemes
Emerson Network Power has launched two new schemes More the merrier and Online Bonanza scheme for its partners across India. Both the schemes are valid till February 28
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TCCDA Revived
The Twin Cities Computer Dealers Association (TCCDA) has been revived after three years with a new set of office bearers. In 2005, the association became defunct due to lack of initiatives from the members
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Neoteric Unveils Road Shows
The road show will focus on bridging the technological divide between vendor and partners, and will also focus on the emerging markets
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Tax Authorities in TN Asks Resellers to Pay ST on Back-end Rebates
Notices have been issued to hundreds of partners and sub-distributors of major vendors in TN to cough up ST on all incentives, price protection discounts and rebates received since 2004
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WeP to Fly Winners to Taipei
WeP Peripherals has announced a three-month program Fly to Computex Taipei 2009 with WeP Dot Matrix Printers
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SES Forays into Retail
The company intends to reach out to new customers and explore business opportunities in the retail market
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Plantronics Appoints Rashi as its ND
Plantronics has appointed Rashi Peripherals as its national distributor for its range of consumer headsets including mobile, computer and gaming
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ISODA Organizes First National Meet
Infotech Software Dealers Association (ISODA) held its first national meeting in Mumbai in the beginning of this month
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TAIT-CRN Forum on Combating Slowdown
Mumbai's premier channel association, TAIT is planning a series of seminars and workshops aimed at providing its members with ideas and tools to counter the slowdown
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Gigabyte Charts Aggressive India Strategy
Targeting a 50 percent growth in overall business revenue across the country, the company plans to surpass the 1 million mark in motherboard sales in this year
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McAfee Plans Consumer Push
McAfees consumer business has embarked on an aggressive expansion strategy to increase its distribution coverage and retail presence
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Logitech Flies Dreams Come True Winners to Las Vegas
Logitech recently treated the winners of their national channel promotion program Dreams Come True to a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month
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Astric Partners Accel Frontline
Patna-based sub-distributor Astric Computer has tied-up with Accel Frontline as an exclusive Authorized Service Provider (ASP) across Bihar
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Belkin Appoints RDs; Revamps Channel Model
Belkin has revamped its channel infrastructure in India. The company has appointed seven regional distributors who will focus on distributing Belkins range of products in their geographies
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Cyberbackoffice Rolls Out Rich Ticket Scheme
Mumbai-based Cyberbackoffice (CBO) has launched a new incentive scheme called the Rich Ticket that is targeted to encourage resellers to do more consistent business for their LANwriter product
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Socomec Appoints Redington as ND
The vendor also launched a series of UPS systems ranging from 1 to 800 KVA. The company aims to generate a turnover of Rs 200 crore by 2011
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Datawind Rolls Out PocketSurfer2, Appoints HCL as ND
Datawind, a provider of wireless web access products and services, has unveiled the PocketSurfer2 in India. It has also appointed HCL Infosystems as the distributor for the same
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Corsair Rolls Out Voyager Port
Corsair has launched Voyager Port portable backup solution for USB flash drives
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Blue Coat Initiates Product Recycling Service
Blue Coat Systems has initiated a product recycling service that encourages customers to returnthe outdatedappliances to thevendor at no extra charge
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The Visual Evolution
The demand for LCD monitors is gradually catching up with the slow phasing out of CRT monitors from the market
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Nvidia Fires Back At Intel With Countersuit
Graphics chip maker Nvidiais being sued by Intelover alleged breach of contract by marketing Nvidia chipsets for Intel Nehalem-class processors
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HCL to Help Microsoft Expand its SME Reach in India
Microsoft India has recently partnered with HCL Infosystems to increase the availability of its Dynamics NAV Business Essentials (BE) ERP solution for growing businesses across India
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XFX Rolls Out Radeon HD-Powered 4000 Series GPU
Following its recent collaboration with AMD, XFX has rolled out Radeon HD-powered 4000 series cards which includes 4870, 4850, 4650 and 4350 graphic cards
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Inspan to Provide 3-year Warranty on SMPS
Inspan Infotech has introduced the KT series of feature-rich Mercury cabinets and increased the warranty to three years on SMPS of all Mercury cabinets supplied henceforth
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Transcend Unveils Card Reader
Transcend Information has introduced P8 all-in-one USB card reader, which comes with free photo recovery software that features previews of recoverable data
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Cisco to Acquire Pure Digital
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire privately held Pure Digital Technologies. Pure Digital, creator of the Flip Video brand, is a pioneer in developing consumer-friendly video solutions with mass-market appeal
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HP Rolls Out New Products and Services to Boost Printer Demand
HP India has announced a comprehensive suite of printing solutions and programs to help businesses obtain more value from their IT investments in the present challenging economic climate
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HP: New Batteries Will Live As Long As Your Notebook
Hewlett-PackardMonday started offering notebooks with "green" batteries that carry a three-year warranty--generally the life span of those PCs
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Netgear Introduces Managed Stackable Switch
Netgear has rolled out Prosafe 24-Port 10/100 MBPS L2 managed stackable switch with static routes FSM7226RS
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Gigabyte Partners Neoteric for Motherboards
The distributor would drive this business for the vendor independently using its network of partners across the country in close coordination with the product team
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Hitachi Data Systems Promotes Jack Domme as CEO
Hitachi Data Systems has promoted Jack Domme as the Chief Executive Officer and Minoru Kosuge as the Chairman of Hitachi Data Systems. The new executive appointments are effective from April 1, 2009
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Samsung Throws Freebies to Popularize Mobile PCs
Samsung India has rolled out an end-user promotion scheme for notebooks whereby consumer purchasing any notebook gets an assured Samsung J700 multimedia mobile phone worth Rs 6,089
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Memory Prices Go Up, LCD Down
DDR2 memory prices have shot up by almost 15 percent, while that of DDR1 have risen by 40 percent during the last 30 days
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SES to Exclusively Distribute HP Photo Frames
In a move to further establish its photo frame business in India, HP has appointed SES Technologies as its exclusive national distributor for its entire range of photo frames
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Static Control Launches Free Cartridge Remanufacturing Training in Mumbai
Static Control Components will conduct free cartridge remanufacturing training programs for its partners in Mumbai on March 5 and 6
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Socomec to Launch Consumer UPS
Socomec UPS India, the subsidiary of French power systems major, is all set to enter the consumer UPS market with a range of 600VA products
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Belkin Launches Scheme for Partners
Belkin has launched Gold Rush scheme to encourage partners promote its products in target markets across India
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AGS Launches Thin Client
AGS Infotech has rolled out AGS 7, a thin client computer which offers companies desktop management, data accessibility from any location, lower total cost of ownership (TCO) besides high quality, reliability, lower administrative cost and less maintenance
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Asus Launches M4 Series Motherboards
Asus has launched the M4 Series motherboards to fully support the AMD next generation AM3 processors. The Phenom II AM3 processors are able to support up to DDR 3 2000MHz memory speed
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HP Unveils EliteBook Notebook Series
HP has launched EliteBook Notebook PC series, targeted at the style-conscious corporate mobile professional
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Xerox to Award Partners
Valid till February 28, the scheme is valid on its top selling models—Xerox WorkCentre 3119 and Xerox WorkCentre PE 220
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Asus Unveils Eee PC 1002HA Netbook
Targeted at working professionals, the netbook is equipped with 802.11n technology that provides connectivity on-the-go
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Intel Declares SES as Topmost Distributor
Intel has recognized SES as its number one distributor in India for Q4 2008. SES has been distributing Intel's entire range of motherboard and CPUs across the country
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Aten Unveils Enterprise KVM Switches
These new IP-based Cat 5 KVM products feature remote management functionality and provide secure local and remote access to up to 256 and 512 servers through cascading
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Samsung India Appoints New GM, IT Volume Sales
In this role, Brar will handle the company's volume business, comprising LCD monitor, hard disc drive, optical media solution and notebook PC categories along with the company's retail business for both the volume and printer business in India
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Buffalo Unveils MiniStation Lite
Buffalo has rolled out external storage device, the MiniStation Lite, which allows the user to store, back up and transport digital images, music and other files without taking space on the PC hard drive
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Nvidia Pushes CUDA, Tesla
Nvidia India and its Bangalore-based partner Connoiseur Electronics have launched an aggressive campaign to sell the Tesla platform to high performance computing users
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Western Digital Appoints SES as ND
SES Technologies has tied-up with Western Digital as its national distributor for the entire range of internal hard disk drives
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Rashi to Distribute Asus LCD Range
Asus has appointed Rashi Peripherals as its distributor for its LCD range of monitors
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WD Launches Mac Compatible External Hard Drives
Broadening its storage solutions for Mac, WD has rolled out two new hard drives called My Passport for Mac and My Book Mac Edition external hard drive
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Intel to Launch Core i7 for Mainstream Market by Mid 2009
Intel said that it will be re-positioning the premium and pricey Core i7 processor for the main stream market in second half of 2009
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Sony Launches Dust-proof ODD for India
Sony Electronics has rolled out its AD-7220S-ID optical disk drive (ODD)—a dust-proof drive designed especially for the Indian market
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Plustek Rolls Out New Scanner
Targeted at government offices, institutions and enterprises, this scanner comes with utility software that helps users scan, edit, store, manage and share documents
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Transcend Unveils New SSD
With both eSATA and USB 2.0 interface options, this portable SSD features connection flexibility, offering speed along with multi-platform compatibility
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Dell Rolls Out Inspiron Mini 12
Weighing only 1.24 kg and measuring only 0.92-inch in thickness, the netbook comes with Windows XP Home, built-in webcam, 1GB of RAM and 80 GB hard drive
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Asus Rolls Out Eee Top
Asus has rolled out its Eee Top ET1602, the all-in-one touch-screen computer that comes with the full functionality of a regular desktop. The desktop is mainly targeted at the home users
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Trend Micro Rolls Out 'Take the Dive' Program
Trend Micro has rolled out Take the Dive promotional offer on its PC-Cillin Internet Security 2009 for partners
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Gartner: XP To Windows 7 Leap Won't Be Easy
Many Microsoft solution providers say their customers are planning to skip Windows Vista and migrate directly from Windows XP to Windows 7
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Raritan Unveils Energy Management Software
Raritan has introduced Power IQ energy management software that will support efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and data center energy consumption
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SAP India Appoints New VP Business User
SAP India has appointed Sanjay Deshmukh as Vice President, Business User for India
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Vascos Digital Signature Solution for Mobile Phones
Called the Digipass for Mobile 3.0, the device is designed to bring banking level security to corporate environments by offering time and event-based two-factor authentication and digital signature capability
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Microsoft Announces Dynamics NAV 2009
Microsoft India has announced the availability of Dynamics NAV 2009, a role-specific user-friendly ERP solution, which will help businesses boost productivity and work smarter, maximizing their effectiveness in driving business impact and thereby overcoming the challenge of reining in costs during these economic conditions
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Red Hat and Microsoft Collaborate for Virtualization Interoperability
Red Hat has signed reciprocal agreements with Microsoft to enable increased interoperability for the companies virtualization platforms
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Microsoft Slapped With XP Downgrade Rights Suit
The downgrade rights option that Microsoftallows OEMs to offer with new Windows Vista PCs are one of the most telling signs of the market's distaste for Vista
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Server, Desktop Virtualization To Skyrocket By 2013: Report
Analyst firm Gartner expects upwards of 60 percent of server workloads to be virtualized within the next five years
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Microsoft Relents, Will Change Windows 7 UAC
After some hemming and hawing, Microsofthas decided to change User Account Control in Windows 7 to address security issues raised by Windows 7 beta testers
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Avnet to Distribute IBM Software Solutions
Avnet Technology has signed up with IBM to distribute latters software solutions in India. These software solutions include IBMs Tivoli Service Management and Information Management portfolio
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Microsoft Rolls Out Customized Language Computing Solutions
In an effort to overcome language barrier to computing, Microsoft India showcased a host of custom made solutions for the Indian market
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Xerox to Build Channel for Software Applications
Xerox is looking to set up a box pushing model for its workflow and document management software in the market and create a channel for the same
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McAfee Predicts Slumping Economy Driving Malware Threats
The top trend to emerge is the continued exploitation of the financial crisis by scam users with fake financial transactions services, fake investment firms, and fake legal services
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MicroWorld Rolls Out eScan 10
MicroWorld announced the release of eScan 10, antivirus, content security and firewall software
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Microsoft Continues Anti-Piracy Measures
Software major, Microsoft has become more aggressive with its initiatives to curb piracy in the market. It launched telecalling initiative promoting the usage of genuine software amongst the channels
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Aladdin Rolls Out HASP SRM SaaS Pass
Aladdin Knowledge Systems launched the HASP SRM SaaS Pass, which allows on-demand software providers to prevent users from sharing their username and password with unauthorized individuals
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First Look: Microsoft Blocks XP-to-Windows 7 Beta Upgrades
The version of Windows 7 Beta 1 that Microsoft made available for download on its Technet site Thursday does not support upgrades from systems running its Windows XP operating system, according to a first look at the available code in the CRN Test Center
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Ninad Karpe Quits CA
After serving as Managing Director of CA, India and Saarc for six of his 11 years with the company, business veteran Ninad Karpe is to take up the role of CEO of an Indian organization
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Cyberbackoffice Scouts for ND
Mumbai-based Cyberbackoffice is aiming to appoint a national distributor for its software-based product, LANwriter
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Microworld Launches Golden Bonanza 2009 Offer
Microworld has launched a new sales promotion scheme titled Golden Bonanza 2009 for its registered premium partners in India, which will be effective from January 1 to March 31
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Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors
Microsoftsystem builder partners who've been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009, deadline for selling PCs with Windows XP pre-installed can now breathe a bit easier, as Microsoft is giving them a way to obtain XP licenses through distribution after the deadline
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Microsoft Raises Alarm Over SQL Server Flaw
Microsoft is warning customers of a remote code execution vulnerability affecting certain versions of SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 that miscreants could use to gain elevated privileges and wreak all kinds of havoc on affected systems
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Sejutronics is RD for Intellisys
The distributor will be handling the sales of the vendors IP-based video conferencing software
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Microsoft To Patch Giant IE Bug
Microsoft said it will release an out-of-band patch for a flaw in Internet Explorer that allows remote hackers to take over a user's computer
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Oracle: Sales Held Steady Despite Recession
The strengthening of the US dollar compared to foreign currencies took their toll on the company's sales and earnings numbers. Without the hit from currency fluctuations, sales growth would have been up 12 percent and net income up 10 percent
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IBM Signs IT Outsourcing Agreement with Madhav Nagrik Sahakari Bank
IBM has signed a five-year IT outsourcing agreement with Madhav Nagrik Sahakari Bank, a co-operative bank of Rajasthan
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Wipro Introduces Disaster Recovery Assurance Services
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CA Scouts for Partners to Sell Erwin
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IBM Fights Microsoft With Virtual Linux Desktop
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Microsoft Releases Vista SP2 Beta To Testers
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Sun Laying Off 5,000 To 6,000, Restructuring Software Business
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Interop Comes to India
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Microsoft Signs Up Iris for OEM Products
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Microsoft Study: Malware Up, Vulnerabilities Down
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Microsoft Partners Impressed By Windows Azure
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CA to Provide Support for z10 BC
CA announced its plans to provide essential support for the new IBM system z10 Business Class (z10 BC) mainframe in its portfolio of mainframe management solutions
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Compuage Opens Branch in Kottayam
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Buffalo Rolls Out TeraStation lll Series
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HP Unveils New Storage Virtualization Solutions
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EMC Appoints Tech Pacific as ND
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Sun Plans Major SSD Server Expansion
Sun Microsystemson Wednesday said it now has solid state drives available for certain of its x64 and CMT rack-mount and blade servers
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Red Hat Outlines its Virtualization Agenda
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IBM to Deploy Blade Server Technology forHFCL Group
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Nanopoint is Now Abertek
The company will officially close operations as Nanopoint Technology and start its operations as Abertek Company Limited from February 1, 2009
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Apacer Unveils 32 GB Photo Memory Card
Apacer Technology has launched its 32 GB Photo Steno III Compact Flash (CF) card that is targeted at professional photographers and designers
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Wipro Ships Energy Efficient Servers
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Netweb Scouts for Partners
New Delhi headquartered Netweb Technologies are scouting for partners across the country
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Hitachi Signs Ivalue as VAD
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Hitachi to Focus on SMBs
Hitachi Data Systems have shifted gears with focus on the SMB market in India. The vendor intends to target this segment extensively for the next 12 months
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Fusionstor Targets Verticals With Atomic NAS
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Verbatim Rolls Out Multimedia Drives
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Oracle, With HP, Debuts Database Server, Storage Hardware Systems
CEO Larry Ellison Wednesday unveiled two hardware systems, an advanced database server and a programmable storage server, co-developed with Hewlett-Packard, that will make Oracle a player in the computer hardware market
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Seagate Rolls Up Data Services Into New Company: i365
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Verbatim Introduces Two New Products
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Avnet on Track with India Plans; Signs Up IBM
Avnet Technologies, the value-added distribution arm of the $18 billion Avnet Inc. has began operations of its Indian subsidiary and signed its first distribution pact with IBM India
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IBM Looks To Scale With Latest Storage Move
IBMis making a major shift in how it handles future data storage requirements in the face of demands by customers that their data be available any time and anywhere they require it
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Verbatim Gets Aggressive
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Lenovo To Bundle EMC Storage With Thinkpad Notebooks
Lenovo plans to provide unlimited online data backup services to small businesses thanks to an OEM arrangement with EMC's Mozy service
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EMC Restructures India Operations
EMC has announced the realignment of its India business in order to boost its share in the fast growing storage market
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Netmagic Data Centers Attains ISO 27001
Three of Netmagic Solutions' data centers in India have received the ISO 27001 certificate from BSI India
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Maxell Appoints Rashi as ND
Hitachi Maxell, manufacturer of batteries, has appointed Rashi Peripherals as national distributor for their information storage media products
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A-Data bets big in India
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Buffalo Ships Palm-sized NAS Device
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Transcend Introduces 64GB SSD
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GDCM Partners with APW President to Launch Nylte in India
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Buffalo Adds iSCSI TO Terastation
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Hewlett-Packard is the latest major storage vendor to enter the data deduplication market and start gunning after market leader Data Domain
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Symantec Unveils Advanced Storage Management Solution for Server Virtualizations
Symantec has recently introduced its early solution which will offer advanced storage capabilities for virtual server environments that effectively manage storage in large scale x86 production environments
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Imation Appoints Neoteric as ND
Imation has appointed Neoteric Informique as national distributor for its entire range of products
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Nanopoint Launches Combo Offer
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Storage Sizzles While Economy Fizzles
No matter how much doom and gloom is in the economy, customers are continuing to buy storage capacity, according to the latest quarterly report from IDC
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LG Hikes Price, Other Vendors to Follow Suit
LG India has announced a price hike on monitors and optical storage devices. The targeted price increase is around 7 to 10 percent
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Corsair Announces India Presence
Corsair Memory has announced its entry into India with the appointment of three national distributors namely, Tirupati Enterprises, Inspan Infotech and Technologies and Gadgets (TAG)
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Apical Launches External SATA Enclosure
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Buffalo's LinkStation EZ500 Hits the Indian Market
Buffalo's economical NAS Device is the ideal solution for the end users facilitating them to simplify file sharing for home or small office networks
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HP Unveils Scalable NAS for Web 2.0
Anticipating an accelerating growth in storage requirements, Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday unveiled a new massively scalable NAS infrastructure based on blade servers and storage capacity aimed at Web 2.0 cloud computing applications
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Kingston Launches Memory Modules for Xeon
Kingston has released a family of DDR2-800 fully-buffered dual-inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs) designed for systems using Intels Seaburg S5400 chipset
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HDS Unveils EcofriendlyData Center
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Review: USB Storage At Less Than $23 Per Gbyte
Germany-based TrekStor is offering up to 8 Gbytes of storage in its new USB thumb drive, the TrekStor USB-Stick CS-D
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Spot Market Watch: Intel Price Cuts, Memory Prices Stable, Microsoft OEM Pack Prices Up
With less than 10 days to Intel price cuts, most sub-distributors across the country are known to be keeping low volumes on Intel microprocessors
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Iomega Partners Upbeat About EMC Acquisition
With EMC finally acquiring Iomega for about $213 million, the channel partners of Iomega in the country are elated, as they expect the brand value of EMC at the enterprise level to brush off on Iomega
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India Server Market Crosses US $700 Million Revenue in 2007, Says IDC
According to market research firm IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker, 4Q 2007, March 2008 release, the overall Indian Server market has seen a healthy growth
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Apical Forays Into Bare Bone Storage
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Memory Prices Hit an All-time Low
Memory module prices have plummeted to an all-time low, and have fallen by as much as 15 percent in the past 20 days
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Stellar Goes Global
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IBM Leads India Server Market
As per IDCs Asia/Pacific Enterprise Server Tracker, IBM has recorded a market share of 38.1 percent in terms of factory revenue
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Sun Appoints Redington for Open Access Channel Program
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3Com Designates Inspira as Exclusive Distributor
The distributor will handle all of 3Coms sales, marketing, distribution and servicing activities in the country
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Cisco Partners with Accel to Enhance Customer Services
Cisco and Accel, has announced the establishment of the first Linksys by Cisco Exchange Center in India. The new center will provide end users with convenient and efficient product exchange services
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D-Link Rolls Out Green Multi-port Switches
D-Link has launched its 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch (DGS-1005D) which reduces power consumption by 73 percent, without sacrificing network performance
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Riverbed Scouts for More Partners
WAN and application delivery optimization vendor, Riverbed is scouting for new partners in the country. The vendor also is banking on its recent tie-up with HP Procurve to reach more solution providers
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Huawei and Intel Unveils WiMAX Test Lab in Beijing
Huawei Technologies and Intel have launched a WiMAX Interoperability Testing (IOT) laboratory in Beijing
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D-Link to Reward Partners
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Seimon Introduces Z-MAX
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Supertron Ties Up with Buffalo for Wireless Range
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Cisco CTO Signals Company Entering Server Market
Cisco CTO said in her blog that Cisco is looking at ways to develop a common data center architecture, indirectly confirming rumors that the networking vendor is entering the server business
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Juniper Expands India Enterprise Team
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Proactive Achieves Ciscos Silver Certification
Proactive Data Systems has achieved Silver Certification from Cisco based on networking competency, service, support and customer satisfaction set forth by Cisco
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CommScope Appoints SES as Distributor
CommScope Enterprise Solutions has appointed SES Technologies as national distributor for its Systimax brand of network cabling products and systems enclosures
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Cisco Appoints HCL Infosystems as ND for Linksys
Cisco has appointed HCL Infosystems as its national distributor for its Linksys consumer home networking products
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Nortel Networks' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday came as no surprise to partners and industry analysts, who said the Toronto-based vendor will come out of bankruptcy a more profitable and viable company
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NeoAccel Rolls Out VMware Ready VPN
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Queenslands Education Body Extends Contract with 3Com
3Com has announced that the Department of Education, Training and Arts (DETA) in Queensland, Australia has extended its relationship with the company for five years
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Cisco Goes All Out For 11n
Cisco Systemsis taking 802.11n wireless to the next level, offering up a new access point and tools to better integrate 11n in legacy Wi-Fi environments
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D-Link to Appoint 20 ASP Partners
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HP ProCurve to Set up POCs
Networking major, HP Procurve is looking to set up Proof of Concept (POC) along with partners in every major city in the country
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No Cybersquatting: Verizon Wins $33 Million Judgment
A California company has been ordered to pay Verizon more than $33 million for trying to "take advantage" of Verizon and its customers by using Internet domain names that could be easily confused with legitimate Verizon domains
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RM Signs up Inflow Technologies
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Is Cisco Readying Blade Servers?
By next year, Cisco Systems will be in the blade server business, sources have told ChannelWeb
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Avnet to Distribute Juniper
Avnet Technology Solutions has joined Juniper Networks J-Partner Distribution Program to distribute Junipers high-performance network infrastructure to the Indian channel
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D-Link Brings RMA Support Closer to Partners
In order to make its warranty support infrastructure more accessible to partners and customers alike, D-Link plans to locate its RMA centers closer to the IT hubs in all major cities
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D-Link Reduces Prices by up to 4 Percent
Following the recent announcement by the Indian government to reduce excise duty, D-Link has decided to pass on the benefits to its partners and customers
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Cisco Accused Of Monopoly In Antitrust Lawsuit
Cisco Systemsis the target of an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the vendor of holding a maintenance services monopoly for its networking equipment
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Cisco To Cut Costs With Holiday Shutdown
Cisco Systemsis implementing a mandatory shutdown for the holidays in an effort to trim costs amidst a tough global economy
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Procurve Appoints Cyberstar as ND
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Nortel to Deploy SWAN in Chhattisgarh
Nortel has bagged the contract to deploy State Wide Area Network (SWAN) for the Chhattisgarh government to modernize its communications infrastructure and connect all the departments of the state
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MAIA Introduces MIS Servers for SMBs
Indian BI company, MAIA Intelligence has recently unveiled its new MIS server portfolio named 1KEY MIS Servers
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Tejas Networks Appoints New Sales President
Tejas Networks has appointed Anil Batra as the President, Sales, Marketing and Support
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Locuz is Ciscos Silver Partner
Locuz Enterprise Solutions has achieved Silver certification from Cisco
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D-Link Appoints Distributor for South Gujarat
D-Link India has appointed S Kumar Computers as the new distributor for south Gujarat territory
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BA Systems Scouts for ND
BA Systems, an integrated routing platform vendor, is looking to rope a national distributor to re-organize its distribution network
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Cisco Preps For 'Zettabyte Era' With New Router
Cisco Systemson Tuesday pulled the curtain off a massive router to give service providers an edge with next-generation networks that run advanced services like video, IPTV, mobile broadband and other high-bandwidth services
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Cisco Certified Partners Get To Skip Audit This Year
Cisco Systemsplans to let some of its channel partners skip their annual certification audits in a move designed to help solution providers cut costs during the economic downturn
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3Com Designates New Regional Product Marketing Manager
3Com Corporation appointed Andrew Hindmarch as Regional Product Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific
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Cisco Cuts Forecast, Costs
Cisco Systemschairman and CEO John Chambers said he expects the "challenging global economy" to hit the networking giant hard into the second quarter
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Edimax Reveals Aggressive India Plans
Networking vendor Edimax Technology launched its India operations with the opening of its corporate office at Nehru Place in New Delhi and has appointed Ravians Kumar as director for sales
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Judge Rules Cisco Reseller Agreement 'Unconscionable'
A judge has ruled that parts of Cisco's reseller agreement are "unconscionable," possibly opening the door for solution providers who have issues with their vendors in respect to term, termination and damage limitations
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Array Networks Taps Second Tier Channels
Array Networks, which started its India business around three months back, is on the lookout for partners with expertise in security and networking
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