Magma’s Titan Delivers Higher Quality and Faster Design Convergence for Analog IP

Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the availability of a new release of the Titan™ Analog/Mixed-Signal (Titan AMS) Design Platform. With patent-pending analog design technology, Titan provides an innovative FlexCell-to-GDSII™ analog/mixed-signal (AMS) flow that organically integrates both electrical design and physical design into one unified design methodology. This paradigm-shifting, electrical-physical co-design flow ranges from front-end design such as schematics to circuit optimization in Titan Analog Design Accelerator (Titan ADX) to back-end design such as placement and routing in Titan Analog Virtual Prototyper (Titan AVP) and Titan Shape-Based Router (Titan SBR). Leveraging tight integration through a unified database and enhanced algorithms Titan further accelerates AMS design and reuse, setting a new standard in design automation for productivity, portability and quality.


This new Titan release supports Magma’s Silicon One initiative by providing faster design convergence, larger capacity and highly automated design flows that address the increasing size, complexity, and shortened development cycles, of today’s AMS designs. Key enhancements include updates to foundry partner AMS reference flows, more efficient legacy data format support through native OpenAccess (OA) support, embedding Magma’s super-fast FineSim™ SPICE circuit simulation for faster and more efficient process modeling, the addition of several new advanced FlexCells that serve as process-independent analog building blocks, support of higher frequency transistor characteristics for RF design, increased capacity to simultaneously handle hundreds of multi-corner scenarios, parallel optimization through distributed implementation for faster runtime and better quality of results (QoR), and tight integration with Magma’s digital implementation tool Talus® for more efficient top-level routing and chip finishing. Titan’s enhanced co-design flow has proven its value for early adopters who have experienced 2X improvement in design productivity while achieving better results.

“As evidenced by initial successes by and Panasonic, iWatt and Exar as well as recent achievements by Fujitsu and other users, Titan is experiencing very rapid adoption for a wide variety of analog designs being manufactured in process nodes ranging from 180 to 28 nanometer and below,” said Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma’s Custom Design Business Unit. “More than half of the top 20 semiconductor companies in the world are Titan customers and several more are actively evaluating this technology. This growth is a direct result of Titan’s advanced analog circuit design capabilities, such as non-linear constraint-based circuit optimization and high capacity and high quality analog routing that allow Titan to offer significant quality and turnaround-time advantages over traditional analog design and implementation tools. Backed by Magma’s talented engineering, R&D and worldwide FAE teams, new customers can be confident in adopting this innovative solution.”

Titan AMS Design Platform: Improving Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Productivity and Enabling Reuse

At the heart of the Titan AMS Design Platform is an advanced analog design acceleration technology that consists of Magma’s proprietary FlexCell-based circuit optimization, analog virtual prototyping, floorplanning and placement and constraint-driven shape-based routing. Complementary to this acceleration technology, Titan also provides a comprehensive AMS design environment that includes the Schematic Editor (SE), Analog Simulation Environment (ASE) with FineSim, Schematic-Driven Layout (SDL), Layout Editor (LE) and Physical Validation (PV).


· Titan ADX and FlexCells - Magma’s Titan ADX and FlexCell models greatly improve productivity, accelerating the creation of new analog IP and simplifying analog IP reuse. A FlexCell represents a circuit in a mathematical, parameterized model format that includes circuit topology, functionality and physical information such as resistance and capacitance. Because they are process independent, modular and reusable, FlexCells can be easily targeted to new process technologies and optimized for different design specifications. After optimization, Titan ADX outputs a schematic with a netlist that meets the design specifications across multiple process, voltage and temperature (PVT) corners. FlexCell models include testbenches, allowing further validation of the netlist using Magma’s FineSim SPICE simulator.

· Titan AVP and Titan SBR - Magma’s Titan AVP and Titan SBR take the Titan ADX optimized design (netlist) and automatically place and route it to meet design specifications and constraints. Titan AVP takes hybrid placement in area/row/stack-based requirements into consideration and supports a wide variety of constraints for pins, devices, cells and blocks to achieve optimal global placement results. Titan SBR is architecture-friendly, easily extending support for any new routing topology and constraints. Its trademark high-quality routing includes detailed RC matching, river route, differential pair with 45 degree twisted tri-bit routing, bus routing with shielding, double cut via for high reliability, and balanced-skew clock tree routing. Titan SBR is also widely used with Magma’s digital implementation tool Talus for top-level routing and chip finishing.


Availability



The Titan AMS Design Platform version 2011.11 is available now. For more information, please contact a Magma sales representative.


About Magma

Leading semiconductor companies worldwide use Magma’s electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for a wide variety of vertical markets including tablet computing, mobile devices, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Silicon One, Magma’s technology solutions for emerging silicon, address time to market, product differentiation, cost and performance while making silicon more profitable. Magma products include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma’s stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com

Texas Instruments Begins the Hunt for India’s MCU Design Wizard

Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the launch of the TI MCU Design Contest 2011. The contest aims at inspiring and challenging top design engineers across the country to demonstrate their skills and innovation to drive the future. The three phased contest involves contestants developing designs incorporating industry leading TI controllers (MSP430/ Stellaris/ C2000/ Hercules) from Texas Instruments.


The TI MCU Design Contest 2011 is introduced to help popularize electronic system design among companies, design houses, engineers in individual capacity and hobbyists in India. Along with TI microcontrollers, participants are encouraged to leverage the wide portfolio of TI products in this project. After the acquisition of National Semiconductor in 2011, Texas Instruments (TI) has a combined portfolio of nearly 45,000 analog products, customer design tools catering to the needs of Indian customers.

“Texas Instruments believes technological innovation is the propeller of future economic and social success,” said Shailesh Thakurdesai, Business Development Manager, Microcontrollers. “With Texas Instruments MCU Design Contest 2011, we offer design engineers an environment where their talent can be nurtured and an ecosystem in which novelty can thrive.”


The qualifiers of the first phase will be given a period of 3 months to develop their projects for the grand finale. During the project development stage, qualifiers will have access to support from TI experts. The top ten projects will be felicitated by TI with awards. The best projects will be felicitated with cash prizes including a cash prize of $15000 for the best design, followed by $5000 for the first runner up and $3000 for the second runner-up. Along with a wide range of prizes, the selected projects also stand a chance to be showcased in presence of potential investors and commercialize the product. Attractive prizes will be given to participants at every level competition.

The contest takes place in three phases.

Phase I: Starting December 1st, participants across India are invited to submit a 3 – 4 page proposal with block diagrams and schematics elaborating their project. The entries for the contest should be submitted by January 31st 2012 at http://www.timcucontest.com/

Phase II: Among the received proposals, top 50 contestants will be shortlisted by an eminent panel of jury. Each entry will be judged on basis of innovation, technical merit, originality, usefulness, cost-effectiveness and design optimization by an independent panel of judges. The shortlisted contestants of Phase I will be provided with TI MCU toolkits to develop their prototypes. Qualifiers of this stage will also have access to TI support throughout the design development phase. Once completed, the developed prototypes can be submitted either at local TI office or be presented though a video by May 5th 2012.

Phase III: From the 50 entries, the top 10 projects will compete amongst themselves at the national finals of the competition. The top 10 contestants will also get an opportunity to display their work during the grand finale in May 2012.

For more details on the contest, please log-on to http://www.timcucontest.com/

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 80,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be – smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do – from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at www.ti.com.

NI Extends Leading PXI Innovation With Six New Product Announcements

National Instruments today introduced six new PXI products including a real-time embedded controller, PXI Express system expansion modules and high-speed data storage products for streaming data to and from disk. These announcements follow the introduction of more than 40 other NI PXI products this year and further extend the possibilities of PXI across diverse industries. With such numerous product introductions, NI continues its leading innovation in the ever-growing global PXI market.


The new high-value NI PXIe-8100 RT embedded controller incorporates the Intel® Atom™ D410 processor and is designed specifically for deploying embedded real-time measurement and control applications. By using the new controller with NI LabVIEW system design software, engineers can gain efficiency in a variety of test, measurement and control applications.

The NI PXIe-8364/74 are the first NI PXI Express remote control modules that make it possible for engineers to interface multiple PXI Express chassis directly to a single host computer using any expansion topology, without requiring complex custom solutions. The modules’ simplified interconnectivity and industry-standard PXI-based architecture increase system design efficiency and overall system performance in a variety of high-channel-count data acquisition and high-speed automated test applications including RF and semiconductor test.

NI also announces upgraded NI redundant array of independent drives (RAID) products for high-speed record and playback, RF test and high-channel-count data acquisition, including the new 24 TB option for the NI HDD-8265 high-speed data storage enclosure. With these new options, engineers can now stream 100 MHz of real-time bandwidth for more than 13 hours continuously. For advanced parallel signal intelligence (SIGINT) and communication intelligence (COMMINT) applications, engineers can combine four NI HDD-8265 modules in a single PXI Express chassis to achieve up to 2.8 GB per second of streaming data to and from disk. Other new NI RAID options include 3TB HDD and 1TB SSD versions of the NI 8260 in-chassis RAID module.

All these new products further expand the already broad NI PXI platform, which currently includes more than 450 different PXI products. Engineers and scientists can mix and match a variety of NI PXI products and control their entire systems with LabVIEW software, making it possible to address virtually any engineering challenge.

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with its largest customer representing approximately 4 percent of revenue in 2010 and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has approximately 6,100 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 12 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

Axis Bank launches ‘Young Bankers’ Program for banking aspirants

Axis Bank, India’s third largest private Bank, in association with Manipal Global Education Services ( MaGE) today announced the launch of ‘Young Bankers’ Program, an initiative to attract young graduates to a career in banking with Axis Bank. Young Bankers Program, a one year full time residential program will be conducted at Manipal University Bangalore Campus and will impart knowledge and skills in banking, etiquette & grooming, enhanced communication skills and other soft skills.


Upon successful completion of the program, the students will be awarded with a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Services by Manipal University and will be absorbed in the Assistant Manager grade by Axis Bank.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Rajesh Dahiya, President, Human Resources, Axis Bank said, “Axis Bank offers young graduates a bright career opportunity in the exciting field of financial services. We provide our employees a stimulating opportunity conducive to learning, performance and growth. This programme is aimed at equipping graduate students with necessary banking knowledge and skills for a career in Banking with Axis Bank.”

Mr V Sivaramakrishnan, President - Distributed Learning, Manipal Global Education Services added, “We are delighted to sign the MoU with Axis Bank, a premier banking institution. Our aim is to provide quality education and training with strong industry connect and this MoU reflects that deep interest and commitment. We believe working relationships such as these will be truly beneficial to the industry, ensuring first-day-first-hour productivity. We are sure this association too will pave the way to many active collaborative engagements that will benefit the BFSI industry”

The program includes classroom sessions of 9 months split into 3 trimesters followed by an Internship of 3 months at any Axis Bank branch/office across the country. The Bank will provide financial support to the students during the one year period.

About Axis Bank: Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India. Axis Bank offers the entire spectrum of services to customer segments covering Large and Mid-Corporates, SME, Agriculture and Retail Businesses.

With its 1446 branches (including extension counters) and 7,594 ATMs across the country, as on 30th September 2011, the network of Axis Bank spreads across 953 cities and towns, enabling the Bank to reach out to a large cross-section of customers with an array of products and services. The Bank also has overseas offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Colombo, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The Bank’s website http://www.axisbank.com/ offers comprehensive details about its products and services.

Blyk on Aircel celebrates its first anniversary with over 1.5 million members

Blyk on Aircel, India’s first mobile messaging media company has completed first year of its operations in India. Since the time of its launch in November, 2010, Blyk has expanded its subscriber base to over 1.68 million opt-in members in the country with successful campaigns for more than 40 leading brands across different industries.


”We feel felicitated with the kind of response we have got from the youth of the country today as we complete our first year of very successful operations in India. Blyk offers a powerful platform for youth engagement with the brands of their choice by providing content which is relevant & customized to their interests. India as a market has a great potential and, we believe Blyk will offer one of the most powerful platforms for brands to connect with a profiled audiences” stated Antti Ohrling, Co-Founder Of Blyk and Chairman, Blyk India.

Blyk has laid down a framework for mobile advertising by re- inventing the way brands operate in India. Blyk’s offering involved interactive text & multimedia messaging as an advertising format. It is based on customization and opt–in format where its members receive relevant and interesting content, such as updates, promotions, trivia and opinion polls – according to their preferences on their mobiles. Blyk’s formula to engage with its audiences is very simple: Basic Targeting + Behavioral Targeting (based on responses) = Relevant Content + Relevant Ads. The result is an impressive 25 percent response rate as against average response rate of 3-4% at best in the industry.

For the consumers, ‘Blyk on Aircel’ is a no-fuss service where they get to enjoy deals, information and more in the areas they want—and only in the areas they want. At a time when SMS spam is a big challenge for advertisers, ‘Blyk on Aircel’ provides the answer to them by sending users only relevant information that they asked for. It creates a clear distinction between permission-based marketing and spam. And this is why the service is able to add 3500-4000 members every day.

Aircel is India’s fifth-largest GSM mobile operator with over 50 million subscribers. While Blyk is not the first attempt at mobile advertising in India, this partnership with Aircel is unique, due to its sharp focus on the youth segment as well as the complementary capabilities that each party brings to the table. This new engagement model has inspired fresh thinking on how to tap into high-growth, profitable segments by creating a meaningful dialogue with its consumers.


About Blyk

Blyk is a mobile messaging media that works with operators to link young people with brands and other stuff they like. Blyk launched its innovative mobile service in the UK in September 2007 and quickly became known as a leader in mobile advertising, audience engagement, and for its ability to drive unprecedented response rates and return on investment for advertisers. Blyk pioneered the use of interactive text and multi-media messaging as an advertising format, leveraging the most predominant, everyday behavior of young people (sending and receiving messages on their phones) and enabling young people to communicate with brands in the same way they do with everyone else. Blyk has offices in London, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Singapore and New Delhi.



For more information, please visit http://www.blyk.com/



About Blyk on Aircel in India

Blyk on Aircel is friendly, warm, knows your pulse and is your partner for life. It truly offers you the best deals by way of a Lifetime Blyk on Aircel membership of “Network for the Youth” with referral schemes as you bring your friends on board and profile linked offers and benefits. Over and above this there are a host of VAS benefits such as the Pocket Internet, Unlimited Dailer tunes, Music Connect etc. for a period of time on Blyk on Aircel recharges.



The Blyk product is available in all retail outlets and exclusive Aircel stores which are state- of -the art experiential zones where the consumers get a first-hand experience on products and applications. It will also be available on the web at, www.aircel.com/blyk

Wind River and Clarion Collaborate On Next Generation Android-based In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems

Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, announced that Clarion, a leading manufacturer of high-performance in-car entertainment systems, is collaborating with Wind River to develop Android-based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems.


Wind River is creating a custom Android software platform for an automotive environment and providing software integration services to ensure Clarion delivers a reliable and high quality device. Leveraging Android’s flexibility for innovation, Clarion Malaysia’s new IVI device is designed to deliver a compelling user experience, especially in areas of multimedia, entertainment and connectivity. The Clarion Malaysia IVI device is based on the Freescale i.MX applications processor family. Clarion designs and manufactures leading automotive audio and video products and related accessories for the aftermarket and original equipment manufacturers.


“With two decades of automotive experience, as well as extensive Android project knowledge, Wind River provides an ideal mix of expertise to address the latest IVI trends,” said Georg Doll, general manager of automotive solutions at Wind River. “Wind River delivers commercial-quality Android software and takes care of the complex matters of custom software development, integration and testing to allow customers to concentrate on developing innovative features that will distinguish their devices.”

“Clarion continues to be at the forefront of the newest automotive technologies. With Wind River’s expert help, we are taking breakthrough Android technologies that have resonated with consumers and leveraging it for the automotive market,” said T.K. Tan, Managing Director of Clarion Malaysia. “Ensuring that new technologies work for the automotive industry is a complicated task. In order to get to market quickly and deliver the highest quality device, it was critical to collaborate with an expert like Wind River who possesses deep automotive and Android experience.”

Wind River’s world-class customization and consulting services and global support help customers in the management of highly detailed requirements and complex project planning associated with the automotive industry. In addition to Wind River’s Android software platform and services and support, Clarion is using Wind River FAST to test for device software quality and user experience. Wind River FAST is an automated software testing solution that is able to rapidly test any Android or GENIVI-based implementation for software quality, performance and compliance with the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS).

As a veteran in the automotive industry, Wind River is an expert in handling complex matters such as automotive regulations and combining the latest automotive innovations with integration services, life cycle support offerings, testing and validation, while working closely with a dynamic partner ecosystem to meet the needs of the automotive market. Additionally, Wind River’s automotive portfolio also includes Wind River Platform for Infotainment, a software platform on which automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers can develop sophisticated IVI devices. Wind River Platform for Infotainment is among the first GENIVI-compliant automotive solutions.

For additional details about Wind River automotive solutions, visit http://www.windriver.com/solutions/automotive/

About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices in 20 countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or www.facebook.com/WindRiverSystems.

Magma's Tekton Achieves Adoption Milestone with More than 25 Companies Now Using the Advanced Static Timing Analysis Solution to Accelerate Timing Sign-off

Bangalore, November 30, 2011: Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced that since its release 18 months ago, Tekton has grown its customer base to more than 25 companies, achieving the fastest adoption rate of any tool in the company’s history. Tekton, the most advanced sign-off-quality static timing analysis (STA) tool on the market, was introduced to the industry in the spring of 2010. This unprecedented growth was accomplished despite the chip industry’s shrinking electronic design automation (EDA) budgets and designers’ historical unwillingness to change sign-off tools.



“Tekton has garnered strong customer interest for multiple reasons,” said Jacob Avidan, general manager of Magma’s Digital Sign-Off Business Unit. “First and foremost, the need for faster runtimes and true multi-mode, multi-corner (MMMC) sign-off is not being met by legacy tools today. Second, Tekton’s superior architecture, which was designed specifically for multi-core processing and concurrent MMMC analysis, has been proven on production designs. And third, customer confidence is high in Magma’s ability to sustain its performance and technology leadership in timing sign-off solutions.”

Customers are using Tekton to accelerate post place-and-route engineering change order (ECO) loops as well as for final sign-off runs. With the slow runtimes of legacy tools and the increasing number of scenarios that need to be analyzed, today’s timing closure phase can take two to three months to complete. Tekton’s concurrent MMMC analysis and multi-threaded architecture can save tens – if not hundreds – of hours over the span of numerous ECO loops. Tekton also provides a huge savings in hardware costs for MMMC analysis. Recent customer results show savings between 75 and 95 percent of machine-count usage for running large numbers of scenarios. With fast and sign-off-accurate results in the ECO flow, customers can have confidence in using Tekton for final timing sign-off analysis and eliminate the need for additional STA point tools.


Tekton’s customers range from the largest networking and mobile broadband design houses to some of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. More than half of the top 20 IDMs and fabless semiconductor companies are committed to using Tekton. “The diversity of customers using Tekton has driven our R&D and support resources to produce a robust tool that works across a broad range of design styles and technology nodes including advanced nodes such as 28 and 20 nanometer. This diversity has also driven continued development to maintain Tekton’s competitive edge over other STA tools,” Avidan added. “In the last 9 months alone, Tekton’s runtime has been improved by over 2X while maintaining the same sign-off accuracy.”

Tekton was developed as part of a fully integrated system that includes extraction sign-off and place-and-route capabilities that use the same data base and are MMMC aware. This allows the platform engines to work simultaneously and to achieve higher quality of results and throughput compared to competitive point-tool solutions.

About Magma

Leading semiconductor companies worldwide use Magma’s electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for a wide variety of vertical markets including tablet computing, mobile devices, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Silicon One, Magma’s technology solutions for emerging silicon, address time to market, product differentiation, cost and performance while making silicon more profitable. Magma products include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma’s stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com

HP Bridges Human Information and Extreme Data to Drive Insight, Foresight, Action

HP today extended its Information Optimization portfolio with new solutions that help Instant-On Enterprises turn information, intuition and ideas into insights to drive better decision making.


An explosion of data is being driven by new sources that challenge traditional methods for storing and analyzing information. Today, only 15 percent of data is found in structured formats that computers understand. “Human Information,” data found in video, audio, email, texts, social media and more accounts for 85 percent of the world’s data and provides richer meaning by consisting of ideas and concepts. In addition, the growing amount of “extreme information,” generated from sensors and tags provide new opportunities for organizations to exploit. This full continuum of data presents real challenges to today’s enterprises.



New research conducted on behalf of HP reveals that one out of three executives in India indicated that more than half of the information within their organization remains unconnected, undiscovered and unusable.(1)



Sixty percent of the executives surveyed indicated that their organizations lack an effective information strategy that cuts across organizational silos, technologies and strategic functions. In addition, less than 1 percent of surveyed executives said their organizations can deliver the right information at the right time to support the right business outcomes 100 percent of the time.



“Exploiting information across its many forms is the next big wave to drive competitive advantage,” said Kamal Dutta, director, Asia Pacific and Japan, HP Software. “Until now, enterprises were tied to only using 15 percent of the data available to them. With HP’s strong portfolio of Information Optimization solutions, enterprises can harness the power of 100 percent of their data to drive insight, foresight and action.”



HP’s Next Generation Information Platform



The HP Next Generation Information Platform – IDOL 10 enables organizations to automatically understand and act on a combination of human and extreme information by identifying ideas and patterns in place and in real time. The combination of an information processing layer from Autonomy, an HP Company, with a high-performance real-time analytics engine from Vertica, an HP Company, allows organizations to analyze 100 percent of unstructured, semistructured and structured information in a consistent, uniform way.



HP Autonomy Appliances for Archiving, eDiscovery, and Enterprise Search



The new HP Autonomy Appliances for archiving, eDiscovery and Enterprise search are designed to provide organizations with simplified, reliable and turn-key solutions for these specific applications. Powered by IDOL 10, the new Archiving Appliance allows organizations to quickly use and extract metadata from all data types and sources. The eDiscovery Appliance provides analysis of critical data points to case status, data volume and litigation trends. With the Enterprise Search Appliance, enterprises can categorize, tag, link, retrieve, and profile of all forms of data to deliver large volumes of pertinent information.



HP Social Intelligence Solution and Advanced Information Services for Vertica



The HP Social Intelligence Solution helps organizations harness unstructured data generated in social media channels to optimize the customer experience, manage brand reputation, empower resources, as well as drive product innovation.



In addition, HP Advanced Information Services for Vertica accelerate the implementation of the Vertica Analytics Platform, which analyzes structured, semistructured, and unstructured data on a massive scale to quickly gain critical business insight. These services assist clients in defining their specific data analysis requirements and determining the best options for integrating the Vertica Analytics Platform into their existing infrastructure.



HP Converged Storage Solutions



For customers with big data requirements, the new HP B6200 StoreOnce Backup System represents the industry’s fastest large scale deduplication appliance at 28TB per hour(2) and is the only solution in its class to provide fully automated high availability.(3)



New HP Data Protector software integrates the HP Labs StoreOnce deduplication engine to deliver high-performance and resource-efficient data backup for smaller IT environments.



For midsize clients, a new high-density Converged Storage appliance, the HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System designed by HP and Microsoft, offers simplicity and efficiency to manage rapidly growing Human Information content. Capable of supporting over 10,000 users on a single system, it is easily expandable to over 100TB of capacity.(4)



HP IT Performance Suite



HP IT Performance Suite is the next-generation enterprise performance platform that enables IT management to improve performance with operational intelligence. It delivers a comprehensive view across all IT assets, automates IT management and adjusts IT performance to meet specific business goals.



· HP IT Performance Suite: VP of Operations Edition contains more than 50 out-of-the-box key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive better performance measurement, as well as automation, delivery and monitoring of services. It features HP Business Service Management (BSM) 9.1 software, which helps anticipate IT incidents before they happen, enabling IT management to be proactive by analyzing and remediating potential issues before they impact.



· HP IT Performance Suite: VP of Applications Edition benchmarks performance data against more than 60 out-of-the-box KPIs and uses HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software to optimize application development.



HP Information Optimization is a core component of an Instant-On Enterprise. In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.



A recording of the HP DISCOVER Vienna press conference and additional information about HP’s announcements at its premier client event, HP DISCOVER Vienna, is available at www.hp.com/go/optimization2011.



About HP



HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.



(1) “HP Research: Information Optimization,” Coleman Parkes Research, Ltd., October 2011.



(2) Based on HP internal comparative analysis of publicly available data from major competitors.



(3) “HP B6200 StoreOnce whitepaper,” Edison Group, November 2011.



(4) HP internal research. Result is based on a specific system configuration (X5000 G2 with 16 x 600 GB 15K RPM LFF SAS HDDs configured as two storage pools, one pool assigned to each of the two X5000 G2 nodes. Each storage pool configured as an eight-drive RAID 1 LUN). Not all clients may achieve these results.

TI's new MSP430(tm) microcontrollers enable more performance and higher precision in home automation, industrial and portable medical applications

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the MSP430 563x and 663x families adding more performance and features to its ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontroller portfolio. Developers can immediately take advantage of the microcontrollers’ larger memory, display capacity and analog peripherals, which enable high precision measurement and connectivity. The 563x and 663x devices meet the needs of portable measurement applications, including blood glucose meters, pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors, electrocardiograms (ECG), activity monitors and sensor hubs. Home automation and industrial applications requiring a user interface such as utility meters, remote sensing and thermostats also benefit from the ultra-low-power, high-performance capabilities of these MSP430 families. As part of the MSP430 portfolio, the 563x and 663x families are scalable to the entire series of MSP430F5xx and MSP430F6xx devices.

Metropolis Pan India survey on World Aids Day

A pan-India survey, conducted by Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. ahead of the ‘World AIDS Day’ indicates that there is maximum incidence of HIV in both males and females within the age group less than 30 years. With a total of 918, 277 people screened, the survey spans 8 major cities namely Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Surat & Kerala. The survey has been conducted across 3 tests namely Western Blot Test for HIV-1 specific & 2, HIV Proviral DNA - blood by PCR & HIV-DUO by CMIA (IVth Generation test) that highlights the fact that incidence of HIV is more prevalent in younger age groups which is highly alarming.



According to the United Nations 2011 Aids Report, every day over 7,400 people are infected with HIV and 5,500 die from AIDS- related illnesses. Fortunately, there has been a 50% decline in the number of new HIV infections in the last 10 years in India. (www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_6_EN.pdf)

It has been inferred that less than 30 years of age group are the maximum afflicted group. The confirmed cases with HIV infection is between 30 – 40 years of age. It has been observed that HIV infection is predominant in males over females i.e., ratio is 60 : 40 where the former is males and latter is females. Out of the screened positive tests, more than 50% are confirmed cases tested with Western Blot Test for HIV-1 specific & 2. Rate of positivity out of the screened tests is 10 % in Mumbai and Surat but 30 - 40% at other places especially north. (due to the high awareness levels & rise in the number of HIV screenings conducted at Mumbai and Surat than other parts of India)


Commenting on the survey, Dr. Mrs. Jatinder Bhatia, Chief of Lab Services, Projects – North India, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd said,” Globally, the incidence of HIV that was rapidly increasing between 1990-1996 has slowly declined between 1996-2010. Various treatment methods and awareness programs helped in controlling the disease by creating mass awareness, educating people about safe sex and ill effects of HIV infection. As per the recent data, the incidence of HIV is maximum in younger age groups i.e. 20-30 years which is a major concern”.

There have been recent advances across various fields focusing on the prevention, diagnostics & treatment of this life-threatening disease. Overall, globally, with a healthy trend of the declining rate of HIV infections, individuals have become more aware of the ill effects of the disease and therefore are more focused towards working on the preventive measures to combat the disease.


About Metropolis Healthcare

Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. was founded by Dr. Sushil Shah in 1981. The Board of Directors include Dr. Sushil Shah, Metropolis Healthcare is one of the India’s leading multinational chain of diagnostic centers across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa and Middle East. It provides around 4500 specialized tests under a single roof ranging from oncology to genetics, molecular biology and immunoassays using best-of-breed and latest diagnostic equipment. Metropolis Healthcare Ltd has also been recently voted as the sole recipient for the Frost & Sullivan - 2010 India Excellence in Healthcare Awards - Diagnostic Services Company of the Year. Ms. Ameera Shah has won prestigious award in 2nd CMO Asia Award as Young Achiever of the year'2011 & Franchisee India - Young Entrepreneur of the year 2011.eHealth World Expo 2011 – has also awarded Metropolis Healthcare Ltd as “Best Jury Award” for ICT enabled diagnostic service provider for the project IT integration of customer service management.


Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, has recently invested up to $85 million in Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. With 70 State of Art laboratories, Metropolis is a preferred referral center for more than 10000 laboratories, clinicians, hospitals and research institutions across 125 cities India. The CAP, US FDA for the SMO services, NABL accredited and ISO 15189 certified Metropolis chain of laboratories has over 600 collection centers and is a preferred laboratory for providing quality testing to over 50, 000 Doctors across the country. Services include Clinical Referral Laboratory Hospital Laboratory Management, Preventive Health Checkups, Home Health Services, Site Management Services and Clinical Trial

LENOVO LINES UP 2 NEW AIOs TO OFFER UNMATCHED, EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE TO SMBS

Lenovo, the world’s 2nd largest PC maker and the market leader in the All-In-One (AIO) desktop segment in India recently launched two powerful AIOs: the ThinkCentre Edge 71z and the ThinkCentre Edge 91z. The new range has been designed specifically keeping in mind the entrepreneurs and small businesses, with sleek designs and spectacular features for performance, productivity and space saving.



Small businesses need to take advantage of PC hardware and software innovations like faster processors, stability and security, that are most likely to make them more competitive. With a good line up of products for the SMB segment, Lenovo is evolving as a preferred partner in this category with both consumers as well as small businesses. Today it enjoys a leadership position in the AIO segment with market share close to 45%.


Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71z is the company’s latest mainstream all-in-one AIO powered with Intel® Core i5 power efficient processors and upto 8GB RAM enabling better stability and speed. The Edge 71z is more eco-friendly than its predecessors enabling greater energy savings along with 20” widescreen display for stunning, high-resolution visuals and standard digital display port for Dual Independent Display.


With the ThinkCentre Edge 91z, small details make a big difference. The AIO brings with it VESA mount (A device used to mount conveniently on a wall) with multiple mounting options and can be fitted anywhere in your workplace. The 21.5” full HD 1080p LED Infinity Screen enables clearer display and the optional 1GB AMD Radeon discrete graphics card provides superior multimedia capabilities. The Edge 91z cuts the clutter and space that a traditional desktop demands, creating a pleasant workspace.


Pricing and Availability



Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71z and 91z will be available at all Lenovo Exclusive Stores (LES), and are available in the market at an attractive price starting from Rs. 26,400/- + tax and Rs. 43,500/- + tax respectively.


More information on the products can be found at http://www.lenovo.com/

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) 9ADR: LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see http://www.lenovo.com/.

LENOVO LAUNCHES NEW IDEAPAD U300s ULTRABOOK

Lenovo India sashays into the fashion world with its new luxury laptop, the IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook™. Bridging haute couture with superior technology, this laptop is designed for fashion-conscious consumers who want a product that is cool, powerful and productive; the ultimate fusion for those who take technology and design seriously. The U300s is not only thin and light-weight but also power-packed with myriad features.


Unveiling the new Lenovo U300s in India, Rajesh Thadani, Director, Consumer Business Segment, Lenovo India said, “The new IdeaPad U Series laptops from Lenovo provides style aficionados everything they need in a slender yet efficient super chic, mobile package. The U300s laptop is slated to become the perfect style accessory this season, liberating consumers by combining productivity and entertainment in one elegant device.”


Shailendra Katyal, Director, Marketing, Lenovo India, says “We plan to wow our consumers with the ultraportable U300s that merges incredible high performance with stunning, tasteful designs. The product will deliver a great user experience and a long battery life. Today, youngsters look for no compromise machines which combine both mobility and performance and U300s provides both, in addition to other smart features.”

“Powered by our 2nd Gen Core processors, the U300s will deliver great capabilities with a wonderful user experience and long battery life that people increasingly want. We’re particularly excited by Lenovo’s innovation and as one of the leading time to market partners in the new Ultrabook category with the U300s device that combines a no-compromise, must-have mobile experience with performance, security, responsiveness and style,”

said R. Ravichandran, Director-Sales, Intel South Asia.


IDEAPAD U300s ULTRABOOK

The spectacularly slim U300s Ultrabook™, built in collaboration with Intel, is a unique statement for consumers that value style and responsiveness equally



* Has a 13.3" ultra-slim 16:9 widescreen HD display, 4GB DDR3 memory and up to 128 GB of SSD storage.

* Features up to 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, it boots up 33% faster with Lenovo Enhanced Experience Technology and is ready to roll no matter what the task.


· Has a thickness of just 0.6 inches (14.9mm), the U300s is built from a single-piece aluminum shell to create a sleek and lightweight product weighing in at less than three pounds.


· Includes other smart technologies like one-of-a-kind Breathable Keyboard, an Intel® Advanced Cooling Technology that allows air to flow in through the keyboard and out of the sides and rear hinge. This design removes the need for vents on the underside of the notebook – making it ideal for long periods of use.


· The Lenovo Long Life Battery provides the U 300s up to 8 hours of productive use or an incredible 30 days on standby. With Lenovo RapidCharge, the battery can be charged to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes.


* Includes Bluetooth 3.0 ®, high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 (x1) and USB 2.0 (x1) connectors, as well as an integrated 1.3M (720p HD) webcam.




Entertainment abounds


The IdeaPad U300s features HD graphics support, an HDMI output and integrated stereo speakers with SRS® Premium Surround Sound™ for an immersive sound experience. You can bring computer content to life-sized magnitude wirelessly onto a big screen from the U300s Ultrabook™ with Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology.


Pricing and availability


The Lenovo IdeaPad U300s will be available in all Lenovo Exclusive Stores (LES) and select Large Format Retailers (LFR). Priced at INR 67, 990(plus taxes) only, Lenovo U300s is available in a cool graphite gray color


About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) 9ADR: LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see http://www.lenovo.com/.

Bangalore votes Soldiers as professionals with the best fusion of five core values along with Malaika Arora Khan and Radhika Pandit

In a nation-wide survey conducted by Nielsen India, Bangalore men and women uniformly declared Soldiers as the profession which best embodies the fusion of values of Confidence, Courage, Integrity, Camaraderie and Grooming. Soldiers emerged as the winner over other professions like Corporate, IAS Officers, Lawyers as well as Bollywood actors with the perfect balance of these values.


Some of the key survey revelations included:

· 99% women in Bangalore feel that their partner looks manlier after a clean shave

· 88% women and 98% men in Bangalore feel that the 5 qualities of a soldier – courage, confidence, camaraderie, grooming and integrity will make them/their partner a better person

· 87% men and 86% women in Bangalore feel that soldier values in regular citizens will make our country a better place


· 74% men and 79 % women in Bangalore feel that it is important to have the quality of grooming


· 78% men and 77% women in Bangalore feel that men with soldier values have better prospects of being chosen as a groom for your daughter/sister


· 72% women in Bangalore feel that men with the fusion of 5 soldier values have better prospects of being chosen as a groom

Earlier this month, Gorgeous Bollywood divas Lisa Haydon and Neha Dhupia came together to kick start ‘Gillette Men Wanted’ in conjunction with the national survey, to hunt for the profession which best exhibits the five core values. They also encouraged consumers to vote for the professions that are a perfect blend of the 5 values.

Further to this nationwide hunt, Soldiers emerged as the winner by a huge majority. In keeping with the spirit of the best a man can get, Gillette salutes the Soldier winners chosen by Indians by unveiling a new range of specially designed soldier packs. Through this campaign, Gillette India will help generate funds for the welfare of soldiers & their families and will channelize the resources via a well-known NGO ‘Sainik Welfare Organization’.

Sainik Welfare Organization-India is a social service organization with the sole objective of serving two segments of central government uniformed personnel, the Serving and the Retired who shares the right to a decent standard of living together within the same community after retirement from active service. The funds will be used towards supporting soldiers in need, covering the below:


· Retired Soldiers


· Injured/Deceased Soldiers


· Families of soldiers who are in need


Actress Malaika Arora Khan, leading Bollywood actress said, “I am extremely proud to be a part of the ‘Gillette Salutes the Soldier in you’ campaign. I am a big fan of men in uniform and believe that there is a soldier in each one of us. In fact, along with 86% women in Bangalore feel that soldier values in regular citizens will make our country a better place. Soldiers have always stood up for us during our time of need and I believe that this is an excellent platform for us to do our part by imbibing the values of Confidence, Courage, Integrity, Camaraderie and Grooming.”


Actress Radhika Pandit said, “It is a known fact that women are extremely selective while choosing the right partner. Along with 88% of women in Bangalore I strongly believe that my perfect man would be someone who has in him the qualities of Confidence, Courage, Integrity, Camaraderie and Grooming. Men need to pay more attention to their grooming because a well-groomed look enhances a man’s personality and makes him even more attractive in the eyes of a woman. Even my fellow Bangaloreans agree with me as 78% men and 77% women feel that men with soldier values have better prospects of being chosen as a groom for their daughter/sister.”


Speaking on this occasion, Sharat Verma, Marketing Manager, Gillette India Limited, said, “We at Gillette India are extremely proud to felicitate and applaud the heroes of our nation. Gillette recognizes that the values of a soldier are present in each and every citizen and we urge citizens to imbibe the values of the soldier more strongly so as to be the Best a Man Can Get. With the new soldier product packs, we empower the common man to make an effortless contribution and stand up and salute these soldier values through the simple act of buying the special range of Gillette products to showcase the values of both grooming and camaraderie and salute the soldier.”

Also speaking on this occasion Colonel Rakesh Rana, Kirti Chakra, Chairman SWO-India, Sainik Welfare Organisation, said, “We at Sainik Welfare Organisation are extremely delighted to be associated with Gillette and feel honored to be Gillette’s partner to this unique initiative ‘Gillette salutes the Soldier’. This initiative is a conscious effort taken to benefit the lives of the real heroes of our nation, the soldiers who have devoted their lives to serve our country. This endeavor will go a long way in reaching out to the families and soldiers who are in need.”

The Nielsen survey findings brought to light some interesting facts about importance of possessing the 5 core values.

· 87% women feel that a soldier possesses courage

· 85% men feel that a soldier possesses courage

· 88% women feel that a soldier possesses integrity



· 86% men feel that a soldier possesses integrity


· 87% women feel that a soldier possesses confidence


· 80% men feel that a soldier possesses confidence


· 78% women feel that soldier is the most groomed profession


· 78% men feel that a soldier is the most groomed profession


· 89% women feel that it’s very important for their man to have camaraderie


· 87% men feel that it’s very important for a man to have camaraderie


· 95% men says that imbibing the qualities (values) of the soldier will make them a better person


· 91% women say that their partner would become a better person if they imbibe the qualities(values) of the soldier


· 92% people say that imbibing soldier’s values will make the country a better place


· 71% women are more likely to go on a date with a guy who imbibes all the 5 values


*Gillette India Limited claim based on research conducted by Nielsen, in Jan 2011, amongst 611 respondents



Gillette India’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GilletteIndia


About Gillette India

Gillette India Limited (GIL) is one of India’s well-known FMCG Companies that has in its portfolio GILLETTE MACH 3 TURBO, ORAL-B and DURACELL– world’s leading brands and has carved a reputation for delivering high quality, value-added products to meet the needs of consumers. GIL’s brands take pride in being socially conscious via their participation in project SHIKSHA, a national consumer movement that supports the education of underprivileged children in India. Please visit www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about GIL and its brands.

Intelenet launches centre in Patna for BSNL customers

Close on the heels of launching a delivery centre in Lucknow for BSNL, Intelenet Global Services, part of the Serco Group- a leading FTSE 100 international service company, today inaugurated another facility for BSNL, one of the largest & leading public sector companies providing a comprehensive range of telecom services in India in Patna.


The new facility in Patna will be situated at BSNL exchange, Patel Nagar, Bailey Road, Patna. It will service BSNL’s base of prepaid, postpaid and 3G cellular subscribers in the telecom circles of Bihar and Jharkhand. The centre will provide multi-lingual services in English, Hindi and other local regional languages to deliver customer support services including product inquiries, customer complaints, requests for provisioning new services, and outbound calls

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Chief Executive Officer, domestic operations, Intelenet Global Services said, “Intelenet recognizes Patna as an emerging business destination. The capacity built in Patna is based entirely on client requirements and also blends with our business strategy of providing multi-location delivery capability to our clients. The ability to acquire a pan India reach is part of Intelenet’s growth strategy that further cements our position as the strongest player in the domestic BPO industry with an ability to provide a complete spectrum of outsourcing solutions”.

Commenting on the partnership with Intelenet, Mr. RK Agarwal, Director - Consumer Mobility, BSNL added, “Intelenet is a strong player with valued experience and expertise in the telecom sector. With the recent launch of a centre in Lucknow and now in Patna, it has reinforced its reliability and the acumen to scale on an ongoing basis for its clients. We are delighted that this affiliation will help us provide better customer support and achieve the desired business outcomes.”


“We are very excited regarding the launch of the delivery centre in Patna and see this as a significant step to reach out to our customers. Bihar holds strong potential and serves as a focal point for our customers in other neighbouring circles like Jharkhand,” said Mr. Vinay Kumar, Chief General Manager, Telecom, Bihar Telecom Circle. “Furthermore, the delivery centre in Patna will provide employment opportunities to the local population in the region thereby providing a thrust to develop the local ecosystem.”

The domestic business of Intelenet currently comprises a headcount of over 27,000 employees, and 32 delivery centers, across 18 cities. Intelenet was the first International BPO to venture into the domestic BPO sector in 2005. The domestic business currently has client relationships with leading multinational companies across telecom, banking, insurance, consumer durables, retail, media, aviation & public sectors. The domestic subsidiary provides services in 15 languages with centres in Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Mohali, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Delhi, Puducherry, Lucknow, etc. The domestic Indian BPO market, where Intelenet is the market leader, is forecast to grow by around 20% per annum to $2.5bn in 2014, according to Gartner.


About Intelenet Global Services:

Intelenet, which is a part of Serco Group, plc, is a leading provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services to the private sector around the world. It has 52 global delivery centres across seven countries providing transaction processing and voice support, finance and accounting services, reservations and online booking and business transformation consulting, services to help clients increase efficiencies and improve competitive advantage. As part of Serco we are able to offer a broad range of high quality, end-to-end services to our customers internationally. Intelenet has around 40,000 employees in Industries across Banking and Financial Services, Telecommunications, Travel and Hospitality, Transportation and Healthcare. With a strong workforce, the company is the largest BPO business in the Indian domestic market and provides services in almost all Indian languages.



About Serco

Serco is a FTSE 100 international service company, which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.

Around the world, we improve essential services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise policy makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver to the public.

Serco supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner with a solid track record of providing assured service excellence. Our people offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, BPO, defence, education, environmental services, facilities management, health, home affairs, information and communications technology, knowledge services, local government, science and nuclear, transport, welfare to work and the commercial sectors.



More information can be found at http://www.serco.com/

Enhanced Micro Focus SilkTest Suite Cuts Testing Costs, Helps Build Better Software Faster

Micro Focus (LSE:MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced the general availability of SilkTest 2011. The new suite of application testing software enables organizations to achieve the highest level of quality, flexibility and scalability possible throughout the entire software development lifecycle.



SilkTest now increases the quality of mission-critical applications running on any terminal-based host system through its integration with Micro Focus Rumba. In addition, SilkTest increases flexibility by extending its Web 2.0 capabilities with additional support for Silverlight, as well as enhanced support for Adobe Flex and Firefox. Additional features include User Access Compliance to support effective testing in standard user privileges, which not only makes it easier for users to work with SilkTest, but also eases admin control of the desktop environment.


As product lifecycles shrink, development practices must adapt to meet the demands of business. Organizations once had the luxury of time between product releases, but today’s fast business pace demands better software quality and quicker delivery times with fewer resources. SilkTest delivers advanced test automation capabilities that drive productivity, predictability and cost savings throughout the software development lifecycle. This latest release continues to push the boundaries of software development by enabling business domain experts to collaborate on test automation.


“Our mission with SilkTest is to help organizations achieve predictability and productivity throughout the development lifecycle and to drive smart innovation that enables effective collaboration across lines of business,” said Archie Roboostoff, Borland Portfolio Director, Micro Focus. “Where our competitors might focus on throwing complicated technology at a problem, we focus on fostering collaboration between the people developing the technology. Our first priority is providing our customers with tools that turn whiteboard ideas into customer-facing products faster than anyone in the industry. From cost savings to faster product delivery cycles, organizations using SilkTest will continue to build better software faster, regardless of framework, platform or system.”



New benefits and features of SilkTest:

o Complete integration with Rumba, Micro Focus’ leading terminal emulation product, delivers a unique visual testing approach to 3270 and 5250 applications. SilkTest’s object recognition and synchronization techniques, coupled with its ease of use, contribute to a productive and efficient testing experience.



o Support for Silverlight and Flex applications for both standalone applications and embedded applications provides a more seamless, holistic and realistic testing experience and shortens the time to market for Web 2.0 applications



o Cross browser support for Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 5 and 6 enables same test scripts to be used without modification for modern versions of both browsers, greatly reducing the test maintenance effort. One test working across all browsers reduces test cycles and gets products out to market faster than ever.

SilkTest is widely used by companies to replace repetitive manual testing with automated tests that can be run on a regular basis. Its ability to create powerful test automation across a broad range of application technologies helps organizations check software continuously as it changes, ensuring that defects don’t occur and that the applications run reliably. When using additional tools in the Borland solution set from Micro Focus, such as Caliber and SilkCentral Test Manager, customers will find that the time it takes to get an idea off the whiteboard and into the hands of an end user will be greatly reduced.

Additional Resources

SilkTest 2011: www.microfocus.com/products/silk/silktest/index.aspx

Rumba: www.microfocus.com/products/rumba/index.aspx


About Micro Focus

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization, Testing and Management software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com

National Instruments Empowers Big Physics Solutions

National Instruments continues to empower the research and physics industries with high-performance measurement and control technologies. NI provides commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools that help the thousands of engineers and scientists who are trying to solve alternative energy challenges with sophisticated devices. With NI LabVIEW system design software, PXI modular instrumentation, the NI CompactRIO reconfigurable control and data acquisition platform and other tools, National Instruments has helped many physicists streamline project development and simplify advanced control solutions that otherwise would be cost-prohibitive.


“For more than 35 years, National Instruments has provided innovators with the tools they need to address the world’s biggest engineering challenges,” said Stefano Concezzi, director of the science and big physics segment at National Instruments. “We are excited about the many ways we are helping customers streamline the development of advanced physics and energy projects.”



Innovators throughout the world are using the NI graphical system design approach to efficiently address the world’s grand engineering challenges in medical technology, urban infrastructure, alternative energy and other critical applications. In physics specifically, NI has contributed product solutions to some of the most advanced projects including the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and tokamak fusion device control systems. Additionally, the Leonardo Corporation has intentions to incorporate NI tools in its control system.



Readers can learn more about NI solutions for big physics applications at www.ni.com/physics.

About National Instruments

National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with its largest customer representing approximately 4 percent of revenue in 2010 and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has approximately 6,100 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 12 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

Videocon d2h now offers Colors HD

Videocon d2h strengthens its niche position in the HD space even further. Like it has done historically, the company once again takes the lead in introducing a brand new HD channel on its platform and in the Indian satellite space industry. It now unveils HD feed of the Hindi entertainment channel Colors. This addition will not only enhance customer viewing experience but also go hand in hand with the company mantra of ‘delighting the customer always’. For the viewers of Colors channel, watching their favourite serials like Balika Vadhu, Big Boss and Uttaran in HD will be a completely new and superlative experience.



Mr. Saurabh Dhoot, Director Videocon group said, “Our aim of continuously raising the bar in this space gets a further boost. We always strive to provide the best to our consumers and in our endeavor we continuously add channels and services. Through these small steps we aim to take bigger leaps which will catapult us to be recognized as the best DTH player in the country.”



Mr. Anil Khera, CEO, Videocon d2h adds, “We were already offering the highest number of Asli “HD” channels and the addition of Colors HD on our platform ensures our numero - uno position on that front. The addition of this channel further vindicates our commitment to our subscribers. Colors is a leading Hindi GEC channel and we are proud to provide exclusive HD feed of it. We will continue to work towards serving the customer better and ensure optimum customer satisfaction”



Videocon d2h offers 12 Asli “HD” channels to its customers which includes Colors HD, Star Plus HD, Star Gold HD, Star World HD, Star Movies HD, ESPN HD, Star Cricket HD, Movies Now HD, Discovery HD World, NGC HD, Travel XP HD and 3D Active.



The HD Satellite Box is available at Rs. 2690 with 2 exciting free package options.


About Us:

Videocon d2h is the fastest growing DTH service in India with 330 Channels and Services. It has the highest number of Asli “HD” Channels, highest number of sports channels, leading GEC channels, highest number of regional language channels in Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Odiya. It uses the revolutionary MPEG – 4 DVBS -2 technology with many exciting features like Multiple Tickers, 12 PIP Mosaic, 21 Active Music Audio Video Channels and d2h movies.

Zoomlion ties up with Universal for marketing and distribution

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Company limited who recently acquired CIFA, Italy and are one of the biggest construction equipment manufacturing company in the world has chalked out aggressive growth plans in India. Zoomlion has tied up with Pune based Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment Ltd. for distribution and marketing of its concrete pumps . Universal will be responsible for sales and service of Zoomlion concrete pumps in India.


This announcement was made on the sidelines of EXCON 2011 exhibition at Bangalore.Zoomlion has the world’s most complete product chain for construction machinery. The product range includes concrete machinery, mobile cranes, environmental and sanitation machinery, construction hoisting machinery, road machinery, earth working machinery, port machinery, and special vehicles and so on. The product domain includes 13 categories, 28 series and more than 415 varieties of products.Speaking on the occasion Mr. Ranjeet More, Managing Director, Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment Ltd said “we are proud to be associated with Zoomlion, which is the leader of concrete machinery in the world. Universal has a strong and robust infrastructure with more than 75 dealers across India. We are also strong in rural areas where we have regular training programs and seminars and a lot of entrepreneurship development initiatives.

With the kind of infrastructure that we have, we would be able to provide Zoomlion the best of Marketing, distribution and after sales services for Zoomlion in India. Speaking on the occasion Mr Patrick Hei Overseas Business Unit Vice General Manager , Zoomlion said that there is a huge scope for infrastructure development in India. Therefore we see a huge market for our products; we are already in the global market across all Continents with a target of achieving revenue goal of 50 billion yuan. Depending on the demand for our products, very soon we are planning of setting up an assembly line in Universal’s Pune and Rudrapur plant.

After the acquisition of Italy CIFA in 2008, Zoomlion ranks 1st in world market share of concrete machinery products. Annual production of mobile cranes is over 5000, annual production of power cranes is over 2000 and sanitation machinery production is over 3000. Recently the main products are among the best of market share in china and have entered global market such as Europe, North America, Middle East, south Asia, south-East Asia, Australia, Africa and other countries.Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Company limited is a listed company in China and was formed in 1992. Today the company has nearly 20000 employees. The Company has production basis in Hunan, Shanghai, Shaanxi, Guangdong in China as well as Milan in Italy Universal has the largest distribution network for construction equipments in India with more than 75 dealers , five exclusive stores and Seven regional offices . The company also has a unique Research and Development Center for Construction Equipments and is recognized by Government of India.


Issued Behalf of Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment Ltd.

PRCI and Bangalore university hosted the 5th International Conference and Glocal Communication

Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) and Bangalore University hosted the fifth International Conference on Glocal Communication (ICGC) at Hotel Le Meridian, Bangalore. The theme of the conference is ‘Glocal Communication’ (Glocal is ‘Globalisation’ and ‘Localisation’ put together). More than 200 academicians, intellectuals and dignitaries from all across the world attended the conference.


Honorable Addl Chief Secretary Shri. Jairaj , Shri Bharath Lal, IAS ,Chairman, BDA and Vice Chancellors of various universities including Shri Prabhudev ,Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University will grace the occassion.

The conference is aimed at creating a platform for intellectual scholars, professionals and students to discuss strategies that involve local, national and international public, non-profit actors and develop strategic framework for international relations, development, cultural balance and peace policy. Glocal Communication would be a new global system that could bring about balance of identities, cultures ad interests by a total impact reflected by the media. The International Conference on Glocal Communication (ICGC) will also analyze the impact of glocalisation and media on the cultural identity of different regions of the world. The conference also focuses on the process leading to commitment, decision and implementation of glocalisation.

ICGC is exclusively supported by Bangalore University, Karnataka Media Academy, Press Club of Bangalore and Karnataka State Journalism & Communication Teacher’s Association.

Commenting about the conference, Mr. M B Jayaram, Chief Mentor, PRCI & Chairman Emeritus, said, “In the fast paced world of technology, ICGC will aim to create a platform to promote and foster communication and collaboration between global researchers, academia and media. Also, it will study and analyze the impact of Glocalization and media on the cultural identity of different regionals of the world and on its international relations. He also added, “This will throw some light on the experiences of various nations about media Glocalization.

The conference will also cover topics like media and glocalisation, glocalisation and world peace, glocalisation and development, traditional media versus digital media, CSR, visual literacy, PR strategies, crisis communication etc.

Panasonic brings Ecoskool Program for Indian students

Panasonic, the global leader in innovation and technology, initiated a nationwide environment sensitization programme called the Panasonic Global Eco Learning Program (PGELP) across 75 schools which encourages and engages young minds to contribute towards a greener tomorrow. This programme was started in Delhi on 22nd September 2011. In India, till October 2011, Panasonic has covered 2480 students from 15 schools of Delhi - The Pinnacle School, St. Froebel, Deepalaya School, Mount Abu School, Delhi Public School (Vasant Vihar), Bal Bharti Public School, New Horizon School, Father Agnel School, Montfort Senior Secondary School, S.K Payal School, Delhi Public School (East of Kailash), Shiv Modern School, Shem Rock School Stanford Convent School and Glory Public School. The PGELP activity will be further taken to schools in cities – Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Pune, Hyderabad and Cochin.



Also known as the Ecoskool activity it involves educating school children by taking out time from their schedules, engaging them in an hour long fun filled session, sharing alarming environmental issues and highlighting how their modest contribution can bring about a change. As educating in the budding stage creates a lifetime impact, Panasonic has chosen an age bracket of 9 years- 12 years to inculcate the conservation thought process.

The activity which involves participation of students in the first stage and their parents in the next is conducted by promoters with good communication and presentation skills to generate an interest among the participants. Panasonic also presents participating children with badges and certificates to give them a sense of pride in playing a vital role in making the planet greener and safer to live. Also, as part of the programme, the promoter distributes leaves on which the students can write their names. To add to the enthusiasm, a graffiti wall is created with the names of students who have pledged to conserve the environment. The students are also invited to join the “Ecoskool” community on Facebook.

Globally, PGELP was started in August 2010 by Panasonic Headquarters in Japan and was kick-started in India on September 14 2010. Last year Panasonic covered 18367 students from 100 schools in 7 cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Bangalore under this initiative.



Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Daizo Ito - President, Panasonic India, said, “Ecos’kool concept is one among the many remarkable initiatives being undertaken by Panasonic across the globe as part of its “Go Green” commitment. Through this programme, we hope to create awareness about environmental issues in the present day scenario and ways to curtail the same amongst the youth in a fun filled and engaging manner.”



Commenting on this initiative, Ms. Archana Pental – Head Mistress, DPS, Vasant Vihar said, “We are thankful to Panasonic for conducting an inspirational and practical session with the Eco Club and students of class 4th on Global Warming. The message ‘Save Earth’ was clearly conveyed to the children through Panasonic Eco learning Programme and we assure that our students will further spread this message in the society.”



As a global citizen, employees of the Panasonic Group around the world are committed to implementing specific environmental activities in workplaces, households, and local communities and passing on our efforts to the next generation.



To know more about this programme, please visit http://www.ecoskool.co.in/



Panasonic Corporate Vision

Panasonic has a vision to become the No. 1 Green Innovation Company in the electronics industry by 2018 (fiscal 2019), when Panasonic will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Panasonic aspires for global excellence as a Green Innovation Company and encompasses two goals: Green Life Innovation to realize green lifestyles to enrich people’s lives and Green Business Innovation to bring forth innovation in our business styles.


Panasonic’s green commitment and the 100th anniversary vision have greatly contributed to the company to be listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), one of the highly-recognized global indexes for socially responsible investment (SRI), for six years in a row. Panasonic has also been named as 2011 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The Panasonic ‘eco ideas’ annual report at (http://panasonic.net/eco/) shares data on the group’s initiatives in this direction.

About Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 8.69 trillion yen (US$105 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2011. The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at http://panasonic.net/.


About Panasonic India

Panasonic makes available in India its wide range of consumer electronics and home appliances like LCD & Plasma TVs, DVD players, home theater systems, cameras, camcorders, car audio systems, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, microwave ovens, automatic cookers, vacuum cleaners and the like. The Company has a workforce of about 11,000 in India, registered sales of Rs 3200 crore in FY 2010 and estimated a turnover of Rs 5,500 crore in FY 2011. . For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand in India, please visit http://panasonic.co.in.

Katrina Kaif named the most dangerous Celebrity in Indian Cyber Space by McAfee

Katrina Kaif emerged as the most dangerous celebrity in the Indian cyber space, followed by Deepika Padukone; according to internet security company McAfee . McAfee researched popular culture’s most famous people to reveal the riskiest celebrity sportsmen, actors and politicians across the web to reveal the ‘Most Dangerous Indian Celebrity.’


Commenting on the findings of the report, Venkatasubrahmanyam Krishnapur, Senior Director, McAfee India, said, "In a celebrity crazy country such as India, cyber criminals find it very lucrative to use the names of popular figures as keywords to lure people to websites with malicious software. This year’s study found movie stars top the “most dangerous” list, while sports stars and politicians are among the safest.”

Fans looking for results on search engines using strings such as ‘name of celebrity’ combined with words like ‘free downloads’, ‘hot pictures’, ‘screen savers’, and ‘videos’ are at risk of running themselves into websites with malicious software and online threats designed to steal personal information.


“Searching for top celebrities continues to generate risky results,” said Paula Greve, director of Web security research at McAfee. “Consumers should be particularly aware of malicious content hiding in ‘tiny’ places like shortened URLs that can spread virally in social networking sites, or through e-mails and text messages from friends.”


The study for ‘Most Dangerous Celebrity’ used the McAfee® SiteAdvisor® site ratings which indicate the sites that are risky to search for celebrity names on the web and calculate an overall risk percentage. The top 10 celebrities in India from this year’s study with the highest risk percentages are:


Position





Celebrity



1


Katrina Kaif – The most dangerous celebrity of 2011 is a British Indian actress and former model. Searching for Katrina Kaif results in a 10.26 % chance of landing on a risky web site.



2


Deepika Padukone – The actress of ‘Om shanti Om’ and ‘Love Aaj kal’ fame is the second most dangerous celebrity, with searches resulting in a 10% chance of being led to a malicious website.



3

Kareena Kapoor – The 3rd Most Dangerous Celebrity and winner of six filmfare awards has a 9.8 % possibility of making users fall into a trap of malware laden websites.



4


Saif Ali Khan – Saif Ali Khan has an 8.24 % chance of leading users to malicious sites. The versatile Indian actor made his debut in the Bollywood industry two decades ago.



5


John Abraham- India’s heart throb takes the fifth position on the list; with a risk percentile of 8.07%.



6


Priyanka Chopra – This former Miss World who has been the reigning queen of Bollywood occupies the sixth position on the Most Dangerous Celebrities list with a risk percentile of 8%.



7


Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Touted as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’; Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the seventh most dangerous celebrity. Over the years, Aishwarya has gained international fame and global value by starring in Hollywood movies and endorsing luxury brands.



8



Bipasha Basu - In her decade long career, this Bengali beauty has starred in block buster movies such as Dhoom 2, Omkara and Race. On the 8th position in the Most Dangerous Celebrities ranking, she has a 7.82% percentile of leading users to a malicious site.



9


Aamir Khan – One of the most revered stars in Bollywood, Aamir Khan has redefined the trends of the Hindi film industry with his roles in movies such as Lagaan and 3 Idiots. With a risk percentile of 7.65%, he is on the ninth position in our Most Dangerous Celebrities ranking.



10

Shah Rukh Khan – King Khan is at the tenth position on the Most Dangerous Celebrities list with a risk percentile of 6%.







Keep Safe While Searching Online with McAfee Total Protection software


McAfee security experts urge consumers to surf safely by using McAfee Total Protection™ security software, a security suite that offers consumers anti-virus, anti-spyware, identity and firewall protection, and with SiteAdvisor, which displays red, yellow or green web safety ratings within Internet search results pages. It also blocks risky websites, adds anti-phishing protection, and helps users more safely surf, shop and bank online. Consumers can also safely surf the Web by using Secure Search box located within the web browser, which automatically blocks “red” sites within a user’s search results that have potentially dangerous downloads including viruses, spyware and other harmful software. Web surfers should visit the McAfee Security Advice Center and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcafee for information on the latest threats, and tips on surfing safely. A complimentary version of SiteAdvisor software can be downloaded quickly at www.siteadvisor.com.


About McAfee SiteAdvisor technology


McAfee SiteAdvisor technology protects users from malicious websites and browser exploits. SiteAdvisor technology tests and rates nearly every trafficked site on the Internet and uses red, yellow and green icons to indicate the website’s risk level. SiteAdvisor site ratings are created by using patented advanced technology to conduct automated website tests SiteAdvisor software works with Internet Explorer and Firefox.
About McAfee

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