EVOLVING SOURCES OF NEWS FOR MEDIA – A STUDY Report by IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) and 20:20 MSL

This research, conducted with a stratified sample of 309 journalists across India, was initiated with the objective to understand the changing patterns of news sourcing by media persons and the concomitant effect on the news story writing. This first-of-its-kind research combined the academic expertise of IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) with the professional rigour of 20:20 MSL to arrive at insights that would benefit India’s media and communications industry.

We have all experienced the changing patterns of news sourcing by journalists with the advent of the internet, and more specifically social media. Being in the business of communications, it is critical for us to understand how journalists consume information in order to reach out to them most effectively. Here is the link to the report:

http://slidesha.re/13SfZoS

The research threw up some very interesting insights, the key ones being:

•    A majority of journalists cutting across age, gender and specialization use the Internet to develop their stories. The benefits they garner from the digital space range from story conceptualization and content validation to background research and insights into current and evolving news updates and trends.
•    Social networking sites have evolved as an important platform for journalists, who leverage them to gauge public opinion during crisis situations.
•    Company websites are accessed to get authentic information, especially for quotes.
•    PR/communication agencies and companies need to use the Net vigorously to reach out to the journalists faster. Communication agencies are best placed advising their clients to post crisp content, sound bytes, clips and pictures on their web sites as journalists, especially in crisis situations, look for authentic pieces of information amid grapevine. They also look for quotes from company spokespersons that could easily be made available through company web sites.
•    The traditional way of writing and sending press releases has long become outdated. There is clearly a need to reinvent touch points, formats, styles and objectives of press releases when over 47 percent journalists use less than 10 percent of the press releases they receive.
•    It is crucial for the sources of dispatching news releases to be exclusive. Checking on the veracity of sources involves identifying more innovative touch points across social media, company web sites and blogs, among others.

Vortex Engineering Raises VC Funding of Rs. 370 mn

Funds managed by Tata Capital, Aavishkaar and other existing investors invest Rs. 370 mn in Vortex Engineering Pvt. Ltd as a part of the current planned round of Rs 500 mn. Funds managed by Aavishkaar along with Bamboo Finance and Venture East are existing investors in the Company.



Vortex is the pioneer of Rural ATMs, which operate efficiently in no-frills locations in remote regions, at a fraction of cost of a conventional ATM while not compromising on the security and functionality of a traditional ATM. The Company holds many patents for the 100% indigenously designed and developed Gramateller Duo ATM. The company has already deployed more than 400 rural ATMs for State Bank of India, and is deploying ATMs in rural and semi urban locations for other banks including Catholic Syrian Bank, IDBI Bank, Corporation Bank, etc.







The company has been selected as one among the 10 start-ups that will change your life by TIME magazine, is one among 31 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2011 by World Economic Forum, and was a finalist of the Wall Street Journal Asia Innovation Awards 2010. Vortex is also the latest entrant to the elite ‘Business Call to Action’ group, a global initiative that encourages private sector efforts to fight poverty, supported by several international organizations including the UN Development Programme (UNDP).







The funds raised shall be utilized to meet the Company’s immediate growth requirements.







Spark Capital was the exclusive advisor to this transaction.







About Tata Capital







Tata Capital Innovations Fund has been registered with SEBI as a domestic venture capital fund under the SEBI Regulations. The Fund will focus predominantly on technology led innovations which represent breakthrough, fundamental/incremental change in technology or process. It is a sector agnostic fund and can invest across all stages viz. start-up, early, growth and mature. Tata Capital Limited is the Investment Manager of the fund.







About Aavishkaar







AICL is a fund created to promote inclusive economic development in rural and semi-urban regions in India. Aavishkaar has a strong record of investing in commercially viable enterprises that also have social impact. Aavishkaar provides risk capital and support to early stage ventures. The fund’s mission is based on the premise that promising micro, small to medium -sized enterprises (MSMEs) will help drive positive changes in the underserved regions of the country. The key investment criteria for the fund are – scalability and the potential to make strong positive social impact on rural or semi-urban India.


About Vortex Engineering


Headquartered in Chennai, Vortex Engineering Pvt Ltd is a pioneer and leading provider of innovative low power consuming ATMs tailor-made for semi-urban and rural areas. Built on years of R&D in collaboration with IIT Madras, and with a steady focus on rural needs, Vortex is now changing the face of banking with its Gramateller ATMs.

Vortex is led by entrepreneurs and IIT alumni, L Kannan (Founder and CTO) and V Vijay Babu (CEO). Vortex benefits from the presence of luminaries like Ray Stata (Founder and Chairman, Analog Devices), Jean-Philippe de Schrevel (Chairman, Oasis Fund), Arun Diaz (Management Consultant; formerly Head, Programme and Change Management, Standard Chartered Bank), et al on its board.

Please visit http://www.vortexindia.co.in/.

New gTLDs will change the Internet

With nearly 2.09 billion1 global users and 100 million2 users in India, the Internet has come to play a central role in our social and economic lives. We use social networking to keep in touch with friends and family; we use search engines to locate information; we shop, bank and arrange vacations online. The Internet’s pervasiveness can make us wonder how we went about our daily lives before the existence of this medium.


Just like every major invention before it – the telephone and automobile for example, the Internet too has evolved and changed over the years. The year 2012 will be significant as it is remembered for one such profound change - the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (new gTLDs) that are set to revolutionize the domain name addressing system as we know it.

New gTLDs: changing the Internet

For more than 25 years now, the world has been familiar with gTLDs and country code TLDs. TLDs are the collections of Internet real estate and are represented by the characters on the right side of the “dot” in a domain name. An example of this is .com, which is the most popular gTLD3 in use today while examples of ccTLDs include .in, .ru, .au among the approximately 250 cc TLDs that exist.


This structure of the domain name space as we know it today is poised to undergo a profound change with the launch of new gTLDS. New gTLDs are a result of a recent approval by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of gTLDs. Under the program, applicants and/or entities themselves can define their gTLD which could be a brand, community, geography or a generic term. For example, a business could apply for its own new gTLD such as “.yourcompany”.

With the launch of new gTLDs, the Internet’s naming system will be limited only by the human imagination. Internet address names will be able to end with almost any word in any language using any script.



About new gTLDs

New gTLDs will offer organizations, cities and communities around the world with unprecedented opportunities to acquire their very own new gTLD to market their brand, products, community or cause in new and innovative ways. New gTLDs will change the way people find information on the Internet and how businesses plan and structure their online presence. New gTLDs are expected to be organized across four main types –

Geographic – Geographic gTLDs may enable cities and regions to promote greater recognition of their area, potentially generate additional revenue, and better serve constituents. Example of a geographic gTLD is “.hyderabad”.

Brand - Brand gTLDs may provide an excellent opportunity for corporations to secure their online namespace. A Brand gTLD — for example, ".yourcompany" — could potentially provide a means for brand owners to create new ways to extend their trusted brand and services to partners, resellers, and customers, enhance brand trust and protect their brands and trademarks.

Community - Consortia of like-minded organizations that share common missions, goals, and challenges may wish to apply for Community gTLDs to better promote, protect, guide, and serve their communities.

Generic terms - Forward-thinking organizations and innovative entrepreneurs are likely to apply for generic term gTLDs so that they can pursue new business opportunities or build their online presence. Examples of generic gTLDs include ".internet" or ".food".

Application timelines for new gTLDs

ICANN has announced that they will begin taking applications for new gTLDs in January of 20124. The application period will have a limited time window, and once it is closed anyone who missed the application deadline will have to possibly wait more than a year before another application window opens. ICANN will process all the applications, address any disputes and then add the gTLDs that have been approved to the Internet Root, enabling any second-level domain names registered on that domain to go live, sometime in the latter part of 2012 or early 2013.



Given the timelines for application, it becomes critical for potential applicants to develop their own strategy of how a new gTLD can extend their brand, community or city, while considering the cost-benefit and IP risk analysis of engaging in the new gTLD program. Taking a fully informed decision of whether they wish to be a first mover or a follower regarding their own potential new gTLD is critical for applicants at this stage.



Applicants for any new gTLD will be required to demonstrate organizational, operational, and financial capability. The complexity of the application process may necessitate working with an experienced registry service provider. As the world’s largest registry, Verisign has an extensive history in operating the world’s best-known extensions, .com and .net, and can help organizations throughout the entire application process.



The Internet is changing

The Internet is changing, and it will have a profound effect on the way that people interact and do business in the future. With the introduction of new gTLDs, organizations will have to consider extending their online strategy. A domain name strategy is quickly becoming critical for any organization conducting business or wanting to engage customers online. Ignoring the profound impact of the rapid evolution of the Internet could turn out to be a missed opportunity to extend their brand deeper into the Internet.

Sources:

1 http://www.internetworldstats.com/ for March 31, 2011

2 http://www.internetworldstats.com/ for March 31, 2011

3 The .com and .net TLDs surpassed a combined total of 110 million domain names in the second quarter of 2011, according to the Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief, Volume 8, Issue 3, August 2011.

4 As per information in the ICANN presentation available at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/timeline-New-gtld-program-20jun11.pdf, the application for new gTLD will open on 12 January 2012

By: Manish Dalal, Vice President APAC, Naming Services, Verisign.

Chrome Web Store expands its borders

Nine months ago, we launched the Chrome Web Store in the United States, an open marketplace that gives Chrome users an easy way to discover and try the best apps on the web. Since then, the store has gained a lot of momentum and is now home to an ever increasing selection of apps, extensions and themes.


Today, we’re expanding and making the store available in 24 more countries, including India. You’ll now find it much easier to discover and add new apps, extensions and themes to Chrome, across a variety of categories.


To make the store even more useful and relevant, starting today, you’ll be able to access a range of new applications from Indian developers and publishers. You can now listen to your favorite Indian music from Saavn. For those of you with a cricket fix, the ESPN Cricinfo app lets you follow the latest developments in your favorite sport and the TurboCricket app allows you to play your favourite game anywhere. Avid news readers can catch up on the latest Bollywood gossip on Midday and news in Hindi with Jagran.

To try these new apps, as well as tens of thousands of other items in the store, download Google Chrome and visit the Chrome Web Store.

MISYS accelerates VALUE FROM NEW BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS WITH INFORMATICA CLOUD

Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software, today announced that Misys, a leader in application software and services to the global financial services industry, is deriving value more quickly from new business acquisitions using the Informatica Cloud. The U.K.-based company was recently able to integrate data from the newly-acquired company Sophis into the Misys Salesforce CRM platform in only two days using the cloud data integration solution.



“Informatica Cloud ensures that the data Misys relies on every day is visible and measurable,” says Kimberly Jansen, director, CRM Operations at Misys. “One of the great advantages of Informatica Cloud is that it is easy for non-technical users to administer and manage. This means the on-demand data integration service can be managed without in-depth coding resources. We have made a substantial investment in cloud computing through our Salesforce CRM investment and Informatica Cloud ensures we derive the maximum value from that investment.”


Misys was an early customer of the Salesforce CRM software as a service (SaaS) model, using the flexible, cloud-based approach for almost 10 years to support the company’s sales, marketing and customer service functions. The enterprise-class Informatica Cloud connects Misys’ cloud-based data easily with its multiple, separate on-premise systems. This enables more than 2,000 Misys sales and customer support professionals to access accurate, complete, up-to-date data whenever and wherever they need it.


One of the key areas that Informatica Cloud supports is the Misys Customer Portal, a key component of the Salesforce Service Cloud. More than 10,000 users currently use the portal to log and track support requests as well as find solutions and stay up-to-date with the latest relevant information. Cases are typically complex, mission-critical and demand multiple resources to close them. Misys relies on Informatica Cloud to integrate and synchronize crucial data with this portal from multiple fragmented sources. By introducing a single, shared view of the customer support situation, Misys is able to deliver a more consistently rewarding and responsive service and maintain the loyalty of its financial services customers.


Informatica Cloud provides the critical integration of data spread across disparate Misys contract management systems, providing a single view of contracts across the organization.


“Informatica Cloud is helping Misys gain a competitive advantage by ensuring that data that would otherwise be scattered across the business is accurate, complete and up-to-date,” says Ron Papas, general manager, Informatica Cloud. “This fast, reliable and easy approach to data integration is helping Misys to extend its lead in the financial services application software and services markets, rapidly gain value from business acquisitions and deliver more responsive and effective services.”


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About Misys

Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), provides integrated, comprehensive solutions that deliver significant results to financial services organisations. Misys is a market leader with more than 1,300 customers, including all of the world’s top 50 banks. Misys employs approximately 4,000 people and works with more than 100 partners globally who serve customers in more than 120 countries.

The company aspires to be the world’s best application software and services company, delivering results for the most important industries in the world. Working with its extensive partner network, together Misys creates compelling solutions enabling customers to differentiate themselves and drive a competitive edge.


About Informatica

Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software. Organizations around the world rely on Informatica to gain a competitive advantage with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. Worldwide, over 4,440 enterprises depend on Informatica for data integration, data quality and big data solutions to access, integrate and trust their information assets residing on-premise and in the Cloud. For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com. Connect with Informatica at http://www.facebook.com/InformaticaCorporation, http://www.linkedin.com/company/informatica and http://twitter.com/InformaticaCorp.

Google Invites children to ‘Doodle’ on its India home page

At Google we love to play!- even with our corporate logo. To celebrate scientific and artistic achievements, festivals and historic events, we keep redesigning our logo. Google’s Doodle is an inspiration for many young children and seeing their continuous enthusiasm to contribute to the world of ‘Doodles’, we are happy to announce the commencement of the third Doodle 4 Google competition in India which will also mark Children’s Day celebrations on 14th November 2011.


We are inviting children from across the country to participate in this exciting 'doodling' competition and get a chance to feature their ‘doodle’ on 14th November 2011 on www.google.co.in. The competition is open for all children from the age group of 5 to 16 years. This year, our chosen theme is ‘India’s gift to the world’.

In addition to the winner's doodle appearing on Google.co.in on Nov 14, 2011, the star Doodler will receive a technology starter package which will include a laptop, an year’s Internet connection and a Rs 2,00,000 technology grant for the school that he or she will represent.

Announcing the launch of the third D4G contest, Nikhil Rungta, Country Marketing Head, Google India, said, “Doodle4Google has become a global platform giving young children an opportunity to showcase their talent globally. In India, we have noticed great enthusiasm amongst children toward the Doodle4Google competition. Last year the competition crossed the 100,000 mark from just 4500 entries in the 1st year and we expect it to grow much higher this year.”

Just like last year, the participants will be clubbed in three different categories- 1st to 3rd Standard, 4th to 6th Standard and 7th to 10th Standard. Top Indian art schools will select the top 200 entries from each category which will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The judges will then shortlist 15 doodles from each category, bringing it down to a total of 45 final Doodles.


All the final entries will be exhibited for public voting and based on the number of votes, one winner from each category will be selected. Each of the winners will receive a technology starter kit which consists of a laptop and an Internet connection. Dennis Hwang, the original Google Doodler, will then choose the final winning Doodle from the total 45 finalists.


Participating in the competition is simple:

• Children studying in class 1st to 10th can participate in the competition. These will be divided into three categories- 1st to 3rd Standard; 4th to 6th Standard and; 7th to 10th Standard

• All participants must register on the website (www.google.co.in/doodle4google). The submission may be either individually or through the school. The school route is valid only if the school is organizing to collect and submit the doodles on behalf of their students.

• Last date for submissions is 15th September, 2011.

• After a series of elimination by celebrity panel of judges, 45 best Doodles will be displayed on the gallery (www.google.co.in/doodle4google). These entries will be open for public voting allowing users to vote for their favorite Doodle in each category.

• This year we will have 3 winners in total one from each group

• Winning Doodle will be uploaded on the Google.co.in homepage on 14th November 2011, Children’s Day and all the winners will get a Technology Starter Package.

So gather those art supplies. All it takes to enter is a drawing on paper using your favorite medium (crayons, markers, colored pencils, whatever!) –

For information about the contest and to download/print material for use, log onto:www.google.co.in/doodle4google



About Doodle History:

Over the years, doodles on the Google homepage have made searching on Google more fun and enjoyable for its users worldwide. When doodles were first created, nobody had anticipated how popular and integral they would become to the Google search experience. Nowadays, many users excitedly anticipate the release of each new doodle and some even collect them!



Doodles are known as the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. Having a little bit of fun with the corporate logo by redesigning it from time to time is unheard of at many companies but at Google, it is a part of the brand. While the doodle is primarily a fun way for the company to recognize events and notable people, it also illustrates the creative and innovative personality of the company itself.



About Google Inc.

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.google.com/

American Megatrends India launches StorTrends 3400i in India

American Megatrends India, a high-end technology player focused on Embedded, Storage and Telematics solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of American Megatrends Inc., USA (AMI USA), today announced the launch of StorTrends 3400i in India. An IP-SAN (Internet Protocol Storage Area Network) storage system, StorTrends 3400i, consists of two Quadcore processors with one processor per controller. This configuration makes StorTrends 3400i an ideal storage solution for Enterprises.


Some Technical Highlights of StorTrends 3400i

1. Dual Controller Configuration: Auto Failover/Failback in Active/Active or Active/Passive Configurations

2. Software RAID with RAID-RT™ Technology: Scalability to 256 TB

3. Auto Tiering: Hierarchical Tiering of data with Information Lifecycle Management

4. Near-CDP with Data Snapshots: Advanced Redirect on Write (ROW) Snapshots, with support for 8,048 Snapshots

5. Virtualization: Support for leading virtualization suites including VMware®, Microsoft® Hyper-V and Citrix® Xen™


StorTrends 3400i features the latest version of StorTrends iTX Data Storage Software, StorTrends iTX 2.8, which is optimized for this platform and designed to leverage the power and reliability of its dual controller design. With its advanced 64-bit architecture, iTX 2.8 provides outstanding Disaster Recovery from physical and network catastrophes, with 8,048 read only/writeable snapshots.

Expandable memory

Based on requirement, storage capacity can be increased by cascading StoreTrends 3201i JBOD units behind the StorTrends 3400i head. With the ability to expand, by adding up to four StorTrends 3201i JBODs, StorTrends 3400i enables organizations to solve all their data storage pain points with a single StorTrends system. Along with its SAS expander for JBOD expansion, the option to add two additional NIC ports or 10 GB Ethernet helps in faster performance. With 6 Gbps SAS interface, StorTrends 3400i supports multi drive technologies, from the high performance flash-based Solid State Drives (SSD) to low cost SATA drives.

StorTrends 3400i also features SMART Awareness, which gives early warnings to administrators on probable drive failures thereby enabling them to take necessary precautions. With ManageTrends web GUI, vital information about the drives is reported alongside the overall health status of the storage system.


Speaking on the launch, Mr. Sridharan Mani, Director & CEO, American Megatrends India, said, “Enterprise Storage is a key focus area for American Megatrends India. StorTrends 3400i, which was launched in the US market last quarter, is a very advanced offering in the IP-SAN category. With its dual controller configuration and highly sophisticated software, StorTrends 3400i is a state-of-the-art IP SAN storage system which will effectively address all storage needs—high availability, redundancy, scalability, replication, disaster recovery and multiple site backups with guaranteed performance—of our Enterprise customers in India.”

American Megatrends India plans to market StorTrends 3400i through its channel partners across the country. For more information, please visit:

http://www.amiindia.co.in/3400i.html

About AMI India

American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd was founded in 1994 as a wholly owned subsidiary of American Megatrends Inc (AMI USA). With a strong focus on Embedded, Storage and GPS Tracking Solutions, AMI India is dedicated to driving innovations in computing solutions. Apart from being closely associated with AMI USA, AMI India works with Fortune 500 clients in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. The 25-year old AMI USA is the world’s largest BIOS firmware vendor, with its AMIBIOS® deployed in more than 65% of all computers worldwide. For more information on AMI India, please visit www.amiindia.co.i

Maveric Systems Wins NASSCOM Award For Partnering With Academia

Maveric Systems, a leading global independent software testing specialist, has been awarded by NASSCOM, the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industries in India, at the NASSCOM Exemplary Talent (NExT) Practices Awards 2011. Maveric Systems has received a Special Recognition Award in the ‘Partnering with Academia’ category. The award was given at the NASSCOM HR Summit held in the city last week.

This is the first edition of the NExT Practices Awards. These awards have been instituted by NASSCOM to recognize and celebrate best practices implemented by IT-BPO companies for employee recruitment/retention, skill upgradation, attrition management, employee engagement, global integration and leadership/career development.


The following are the highlights of Maveric’s activities and initiatives in the realm of industry-academia partnerships:



· In 2003, realizing the strong need for an exclusive course, Maveric (the company has a strong focus on the BFSI sector) partnered Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) to develop a 2-year postgraduate programme with a specialization in Banking and Software Testing, with equal emphasis on theory and work internship. For the programme, the course material on Testing was prepared by Maveric and the company continually shoulders the responsibility of providing teaching faculty for this subject from among its senior practitioners. Maveric sponsors select students for this programme, and upon successful completion of the course, all the students are absorbed by the company.


· Maveric also has a partnership with IIT Madras, wherein IIT Madras helps Maveric further its R&D in Testing through a combination of research projects, consultancy, student sponsorship and joint IP development activities.


Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Aravind Ponniraivan, Head – Delivery Operations, Maveric Systems, said, “It is an honor to receive this award from NASSCOM. And it is a validation of our belief and efforts. Our partnerships with leading educational and research institutions have greatly enriched both us and our clients. We look forward to initiating more partnerships and new programmes in the areas of [Software Testing for] Retail Banking, Investment Banking and Insurance.”


Today, 50% of the project leadership talent at Maveric is made up of alumni of the LIBA programme.


Winners of the NExT Practices Awards 2011 have been selected through a two-step process. After an initial screening and shortlisting of nominees, an independent jury has evaluated and helped in the selection of the winners.


About Maveric Systems


Started in 2000, Maveric Systems is a leading global independent software testing specialist with a strong focus on the BFSI sector. Maveric has end-to-end software testing capabilities covering test process consulting, managed testing services, transformation testing, business-as-usual testing, non-functional testing, security testing and testing program management. Maveric’s client portfolio includes a wide array of renowned banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, leading software product companies, governments and system integrators. Headquartered in Chennai, the company has offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Dubai, Riyadh, London, New Jersey, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Maveric also has a dedicated global offshore delivery centre and a Testing R&D lab in Chennai. Please visit: http://www.maveric-systems.com//.

For more information on NExT Practices Awards 2011, please visit: http://www.nasscom.in/Nasscom/Templates/NormalPage.aspx?id=61121

ICANN APPROVES RENEWAL OF .NET REGISTRY CONTRACT

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Verisign have renewed Verisign's contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years.

"As the demands on the Domain Name System grow to unprecedented levels, Verisign will continue to build and invest in the infrastructure that supports .net to ensure its continued secure and stable operation," said Mark McLaughlin, Verisign's president and CEO. "Verisign is proud to have been entrusted with this responsibility."

ABOUT VERISIGN
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, Verisign helps companies and consumers all over the world to connect online with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisigninc.com.

Aruba MOVE Archietect​ure Enables Wire- Like Performanc​e for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Dileverd Over Wi- Fi

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) today announced that its Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture for Wi-Fi networking enables wire-like performance of Microsoft Lync Server 2010, with tests showing up to 75 percent better performance for Microsoft Lync Server 2010  compared to an equivalent Cisco Wi-Fi network. The degree of improvement was calculated from mean opinion scores (MOS) after rigorous testing by Aruba and Microsoft, using Microsoft testing and evaluation criteria. 
Aruba has also been named a Microsoft Network Infrastructure Optimization Partner. To ensure that end-users experience high audio and video quality with Microsoft Lync, Microsoft has collaborated with several network infrastructure vendors, including Aruba, to provide prescriptive guidance on the networking requirements of Lync. Focused on the needs of Networking and IT Professionals, Network Infrastructure Optimization partners provide documentation, services, and support for companies to optimize their enterprise networks for real-time audio, video, and collaboration with Lync. The Aruba MOVE architecture has also been certified as interoperable with Lync Server 2010, through the ArubaEdge Partner Program.  “The performance testing and associated solution guide for the Aruba wireless infrastructure with Lync Server 2010 will help make it faster and easier for integrators to deploy a combined system,” said Kapil Sharma, principal group program manager of Lync Partner Engineering at Microsoft.  YES Prep Public Schools, a free, open-enrollment public school system that serves 4,200 students across eight schools in the Houston area, needed an access network that would ensure high performance of Lync Server 2010, a collaboration suite used by teachers and staff at all eight YES Prep schools, as well as its headquarters.   “No one here has a desk phone, period,” said Troy Neal, director of information technology at YES Prep. “With the discounts that Microsoft gives K-12 on Microsoft Lync 2010, the quality with which it performs over the Aruba access network, and the cost savings associated with deploying Lync instead of traditional PBX’s, every K-12 school in the country should be doing this. We went from it taking six to nine months and $40,000 to $60,000 dollars to get a school up and running with a voice PBX to two or three weeks at between $300 and $3,000 dollars per site.  As for the video and voice quality over the Aruba wireless network, let’s just say no one can tell it’s wireless, and that pretty much says it all.”      Gartner Research forecasts that growth of PC softphones,  mobile softphones and IP-enabled wireless telephones will outstrip that of wired IP phones in the business telephone market from 2011 to 2015; TDM wireless telephones and both analog and digital telephones are in decline.* The rapid adoption of softphones and wireless phones that serve as the foundation of unified communications solutions makes the availability of a highly-secure and context-aware wireless network a practical necessity.
        Gartner Research: Business Telephone Market, Worldwide, 2006-2015, 1Q11 Update
Unit Shipment CAGR 2011-2015                                            


PC Softphones and Mobile  Softphones                                       17.7%                     
IP Wireless Telephones                                                                 14%
One- or Two-Line IP Telephones and Graphical                              7.3%
Display IP Telephones                                                                                                   
TDM Wireless Telephones                                                            -3.1%    
Analog and Digital Telephones                                                      -8.5%
ArubaOS Mobility Services enable context-aware mobility, identifying the user, device, application and location and optimizing the access network for advanced applications such as Microsoft Lync Server 2010. These services are centrally deployed, with private or public cloud-based management, and also manage security, policy and network performance for every user and device on the network, regardless of access type.  Aruba has published a detailed configuration guide to help users develop high-performance mobile access networks optimized for Lync: http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/partners/PSB_MicrosoftLync.pdf “The growth in use of unified communications suites such as Lync Server 2010 accompanied by the rapid growth of smartphones and tablets, has created both opportunities and challenges for corporate IT departments, " said Ben Gibson, chief marketing officer for Aruba. “The Aruba-Microsoft partnership ensures a dependable unified communications experience for mobile devices operating on Wi-Fi networks. As a result, IT organizations can now rightsize their wired networks and telecom equipment to realize significant savings in network build and operation costs."  *Gartner, Inc., Forecast: Business Telephones, Worldwide, 2006-2015, 1Q11 Update, Megan Marek Fernandez, March 10, 2011.
About Aruba Networks, Inc. Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture unifies wired and wireless network infrastructures into one seamless access solution for corporate headquarters, mobile business professionals, remote workers and guests. This unified approach to access networks dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook.

Policybazaar.com emerges as the most preferred insurance website in India

According to the latest data from independent global website traffic monitoring firm comScore, Policybazaar.com has been rated as the most-visited website in the Insurance and Insurance Aggregation space in India in May 2011.

Comparing the stats to those of 6 months ago, the comScore figures show that Policybazaar.com has grown its unique audience by a staggering 102%, double to that of insurance biggie like,ICICILombard.com (45%) and LICIndia.in (-33%) which lost a share of its visitors.

Private insurance companies have not been able to displace LIC in insurance sales but more customers have visited policybazzar.com versus any other insurance company website including LIC and used the powerful online insurance comparison tools before they buy insurance. Policybazaar.com today commands a market share of 22% of Online Traffic in the Insurance and Insurance Aggregation space and has continued to take share from its rivals and other insurance biggies. The latest comScore figures show that Policybazaar.com had a unique audience of 7,89,000 users in the month of May 2011 compared to 7, 31, 000 for LIC India and 1, 78, 000 for ICICI Lombard.
Yashish Dahiya, Co-Founder & CEO of Policybazaar.com said: “The figures show that the rising interest of today’s consumer to come online and choose and compare the best possible insurance offering available for him. Of course, the fact that Policybazaar.com is growing faster than anyone else is great news for us and we are delighted to see our growth continue so strongly. The size of our audience and our growing market share clearly shows that the Insurance today has moved from a low involvement product to a high involvement product, wherein the consumer wants to make a more informed decision before concluding a sale.”

Akshay Mehrotra, Chief Marketing Officer of Policybazaar.com added, “We have not only shown growth in number of traffic but also in the trust factor of our consumers. What is more important is insurance companies get more traffic because of existing customers coming to pay renew and find out details about their product. While policybazaar.com only get customers looking to compare and buy insurance. This increase in traffic clearly showcases we Indians are ready to go online and get the best deal when it comes to online.”

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About Policybazaar.com Policybazaar.com is the largest online insurance aggregator in India and is an InfoEdge (Naukri.com) & Intel Capital investee company. Policybazaar began its operations in 2008 and is the key force in establishing online Insurance aggregation model in India. Policbazaar.com specializes in making comparative analysis of the insurance products of various insurance policies based on price, quality and key features. It empowers customers with comparative, accurate and up-to-date information on Insurance products combined with prompt, solution driven customer service

Google announces Indian Youth Congress and Punjlloyd moving to Google Apps for Business

Today in Mumbai, more than 400 IT and business leaders will join Google executives, industry experts and some of our local partners for the first Google Enterprise Roadshow in India. Themed around ‘The Future of Work’, the roadshow explores how local companies are embracing Google’s enterprise cloud computing solutions to improve company-wide communication, document management and team collaboration. We are seeing strong adoption of Google Apps for Business in India, and today we are excited to announce two new customers that are among the latest to go Google:


Indian Youth Congress (IYC) is the official youth wing of the Indian National Congress and one of the largest youth organizations in the world. After evaluating a number of solutions for email and collaboration, IYC opted to move its more than 28,000 elected officials and volunteers to Google Apps for Business. The collaborative capabilities of Google Apps will help IYC deliver on its mission of transparent and democratic participation and empower its members to work for local development in India using technology.



As Rajeev Satav, National President of IYC, says “Technology is a great enabler in bringing people together and operating efficiently. We’re excited about being the first social organization in India to adopt the latest cloud technology from Google. With Google Apps we will be better equipped to work with India’s youth and leverage the power of technology to conduct programs of local relevance and contribute to our vision.”



Punj Lloyd is a leading global provider of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services in the energy and infrastructure sectors. From the engineering of the world’s largest wheat-based Bioethanol plant in England to the design of the highest reinforced earth wall for an airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, virtually all of Punj Lloyds’ projects require great teamwork and knowledge-sharing among the company’s 24,000 employees.



Yet until now, Punj Lloyd’s teams had no easy way to collaborate with one another. With operations in over 20 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and South Asia, Punj Lloyd’s IT department had the tough job of maintaining a legacy email system with dozens of client applications being used to access email. After evaluating several on-premise and hosted options for email and collaboration, Punj Lloyd chose Google Apps for Business.



The company has just started the transition, and soon employees from different departments and teams working across timezones will be able to share documents and calendars, video chat, and create internal sites that everyone in the company can access. With Google Apps, Punj Lloyd’s IT department no longer has to maintain a legacy email system, and employees benefit from new, modern communication tools designed for team collaboration.



Hundreds of thousands of businesses have chosen to go Google across India. In doing so, they have made a choice to adopt secure and proven web-based productivity tools that are designed for team collaboration and accessibility from any device. We are committed to helping more Indian businesses make the transition to the 100% web world and we firmly believe that this will be a huge improvement for both users and IT departments in all organizations.

Sify Movies is now Number 3

 According to the latest Comscore ranking, Sify Movies is now the third highest user visited portal for cinema related news in India.

What’s hot and happening at Sify Movies:
·         Live chats with Bollywood Queens: Interactive chat sessions with Bollywood Queens like Rani Mukherji and Priyanka Chopra are attracting several fans. Regional favorites like Hansika Motwani, Asin Thottumkal, Shreya Saran, Tamanna continue to drive fan traffic. 
·         Sify recently partnered with Radio City 91.1 FM to launch Radio on Sify:  Visitors to Sify.com can now enjoy Bollywood, Indi-Pop and other genres of music 24x7.
·         New image gallery in HTML 5 format: A first of its kind, enhanced image gallery offers rich user experience.
·         Fun movie contests: Sify Movies has partnered with production houses to run movie/star-related contests. ·         Hottest gossip: In-depth coverage of the film industry giving details about the latest buzz in tinsel town

Speaking on this occasion Mr. Natesh Mani, President, Consumer Infrastructure Services, Sify Technologies, said, “This is a huge leap for us and definitely indicates that the new ‘fun and masti’ offerings on Sify Movies are resonating well with our visitors. Online Radio on Sify.com and our increased content on Bollywood have helped us garner popularity among new segments of the audience. We look forward to launching more attractive user-engaging initiatives and properties on Sify Movies in the months ahead.”

Sify.com is one of India’s most popular portals, providing the latest in news, sports, finance, and movie updates. Sify aims to provide its visitors with the most enriched user experience by constantly adopting leading technologies and innovations

Sify and Deutsche Telekom Sign Partnership to Deliver IP and Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services Globally

Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise Network and IT Services in India with global delivery capabilities and a pioneer in consumer internet services announced today their partnership with Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS), the international wholesale arm of Deutsche Telekom.


This partnership will provide customers and partners with top-of-the-line IP and VPN services in India and Europe, by leveraging on each others investments in Submarine, Terrestrial Networks and local network reach as well as regional partnership to reach new growth markets in South Asian, Middle East & Africa markets.

Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman and Managing Director, Sify Technologies Limited said “SIFY is excited with this partnership with Deutsche Telekom ICSS, which will help customers in growth markets like India. This partnership with Deutsche Telekom ICSS is an endorsement of Sify’s strength in high quality IP based Network Services. The alliance will strengthen each partner’s service portfolio and market reach. SIFY- Deutsche Telekom ICSS alliance will enable SIFY to bring matured quality services to the India market and extend the same across global growth markets in South Asia, Middle East & Africa. The combination will enable seamless and quality VPN services for Indian & European carriers and enterprises as they collaborate to reach out to the international markets.”

“Sify and Deutsche Telekom ICSS have entered into a win-win partnership, not just for Sify and Deutsche Telekom but for our customers. As the market changes and our customers face complex business challenges, this alliance between the top carriers of Europe and India will bring synergies that will benefit our customers jointly, said Dr. Holger Magnussen, Head of Deutsche Telekom ICSS. “It provides both the customers of Sify and Deutsche Telekom the ability to leverage on our complementary assets in Europe and India, to provide customers with unsurpassed level of service and a wider range of products more focused and aligned to customer needs.



This partnership overall, will provide more competitiveness in the market from the combined offering of our partnership, and I am excited of the opportunities and possibilities, this alliance will bring to both of us”.



As announced earlier, SIFY's EIG (Europe India Gateway) submarine cable capacities are ready for activation and SIFY's exclusive partnership with GBI (Gulf Bridge International) to land their Submarine Cable System in India, is scheduled to go live in second half of 2011. This is part of a larger full fledged strategy from SIFY to interconnect the Global Growth markets and enable SIFY’s ICT services globally.



About Sify Technologies



Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 625 cities and towns in India.



A significant part of the company’s revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has also established a formidable reputation in the emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader in the domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India’s first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify’s corporate service offerings.



Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering, environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting and monitoring.



Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained over the last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. It aims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services to improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospect client bases.



Consumer services include broadband home access and the ePort cyber café chain across more than 200 cities and towns in India. Very recently, Sify also introduced a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the Consumer cloud platform, thereby becoming among the first to do so in India. Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site’s content is available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.



For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.



About Deutsche Telekom



Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 128 million mobile customers, 36 million fixed-network lines and approximately 17 million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2011). The Group provides products and services for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 244,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year – more than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010).



About Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS)



International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS), an integral part of Deutsche Telekom’s International Businesses unit within the Europe organization, is the global communications enabler of the Deutsche Telekom Group and more than 700 external customers worldwide. As one of the largest carriers in the world, ICSS provides global voice communication, Internet connectivity to millions of eyeballs, and global roaming and messaging on next generation platforms, as well as smart content distribution, media exchange, and virtual carrier solutions. The international customers of ICSS experience seamless service provisioning, including global reach and the highest quality. The variety of solutions provided by ICSS is based on an expanding ultramodern infrastructure: Deutsche Telekom’s international network.
For further information, see http://www.telekom-icss.com/

Sify Technologies Wins Two Awards for "Best Data Center" and "Innovations in Enterprise solutions" at CMAI 5th National Telecom Awards 2011

Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today received two awards for the ‘Best Data Center’ and ‘Innovations in Enterprise solutions’ at the CMAI 5th National Telecom Awards 2011 function in New Delhi, for its best practices in building state-of-the-art Data Centers and innovations in Enterprise Application Services.



National Telecom Awards 2011 is presented by Communication and Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI), an apex non-profit trade promotion organization based in India with MOU partners and representatives spread across globe. CMAI National Telecom Awards, have been held annually, for the last 5 years, to identify, acknowledge, and recognize outstanding contributions to the field of Communications and ICT, for building a robust National Telecom Network.


Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raju Vegesna, CEO and Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, “We are greatly honoured to receive these awards from CMAI. These accolades could not have been better timed. Over the last five years, we have been continuously investing to build our capabilities in Managed Services. We have just completed a decade of leadership in the Indian Data Center market; we are currently building running 5 State Data Centers. Sify is now ready to take these offerings to the global market. As we prepare to take this next big step, these awards boost our confidence and validate our strategy. I would like to dedicate this award to the entire Sify Team and our invaluable customers.”


The awards were presented by the Chief Guest of the evening, Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communication & IT and Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.


Sify launched India’s first Level 3 data center at Vashi, Mumbai, in September 2000. Since then the company has continually pioneered the standards, facilities and services in the data center space in the country. Over the last 10 years, Sify has invested in centers in Chennai and Bangalore with increasing levels of sophistication and capability. In August 2008, Sify launched its fourth state-of-the-art data center at Airoli near Mumbai. Sify received the award for the ‘Best Telecom Data Center’ in 2009 at INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards 2009 for its Airoli data center. Sify’s total investment in data centers today is nearly $100 million. Sify is also developing cutting-edge ‘Green’ initiatives for its data centers.



About Sify Technologies



Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 625 cities and towns in India.

A significant part of the company’s revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has also established a formidable reputation in the emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader in the domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India’s first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify’s corporate service offerings.


Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering, environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting and monitoring.







Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained over the last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. It aims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services to improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospect client bases.







Consumer services include broadband home access (www.sify.com/broadband ) and the mylife cyber café chain across more than 230 cities and towns in India. Very recently, Sify also introduced a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the Consumer cloud platform, thereby becoming among the first to do so in India. www.sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. www.samachar.com is the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site’s content is available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.



For more information about Sify, visit http://www.sifycorp.com/

India's Largest Online B2B Marketplace IndiaMART.com Goes Google

IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, announced today that more than 4,000 of its employees, located across 75 offices within the country, have recently started using Google Apps for Business as their primary messaging and collaboration suite.



Google Apps for Business is a web-based suite of messaging and collaboration applications, that includes Gmail, Google Calendar, and integrated IM, as well as Google Docs and Google Sites, Google’s word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and website creation tools.


Dinesh Agarwal, CEO – IndiaMART.com, said, “At IndiaMART.com, we have always been proactive in adopting new technologies for seamless business operations. It is this outlook that prompted us to utilise Google Apps, which promises better infrastructure and management than what is ordinarily possible with on-premise solutions, while serving millions of users simultaneously. Google has created a wonderful suite of applications that tend to help organisations save time, money and resources. We are optimistic that these innovative apps would definitely trigger many organisations like us to move on to cloud.”


“We are pleased to have IndiaMART.com join the Google Apps family here in India,” said Pradeep Agarwal, Country Head, Google Enterprise in India. “They serve as a great example of how organizations are able use cloud-based messaging and collaboration tools to connect their employees, customers and business partners in various offices and cities for enhanced productivity and better decision making.”

The migration to Google Apps for Business allows IndiaMART.com to move its employees onto one common email platform. The company is also in the process of rolling out collaboration tools such as Google Docs, which allow employees to share files and collaborate in real-time, keeping versions organized and available wherever and whenever they work.

IndiaMART.com plans to transition other custom on-premise apps to the cloud using Google App Engine in future.

About Google Inc.

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

BenQ Appoints Global Infonet as National Distributor for Digital Camera Business

BenQ India Pvt. Ltd, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices has appointed Global Infonet Distribution Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s leading IT Distribution Company as National Distributor for Digital Camera business. With the appointment of Global, BenQ will expand its presence across India and also reach out to consumers in Metros, Tier II and Tier III towns with its latest range of Digital Cameras.



Global, with its focus on distribution of Consumer Electronics, PC systems, peripherals and IT Components and a nationwide network of 30+ branch locations has ensured that it encompasses all the requirements needed for providing quick response and efficient turnaround time which is required for a fast paced business like Digital Camera in India. BenQ aims to leverage the strengths of Global as it plans to introduce the entire line up of Digital Still Camera and Digital Camcorder in near future.

“Effective identification and superlative service to the channel is one of our focus areas for the current year and we are keen to work with an organization that brings deep domain expertise coupled with a pan India footprint. Global Infonet has an established capability in the markets and will provide immense value to our offerings. We are delighted to have Global as our distributor, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship,” said Rajeev Singh, Country Head, BenQ India Pvt. Ltd.

Speaking on this occasion Mr.Vishal Sopory,Executive Director,Global said “This partnership with BenQ will enable us to diversify our portfolio of products for the channel community and cater to the growing demand of Digital Cameras. Our nationwide network and infrastructure will help BenQ to make deeper inroads into the regional markets of India.”

BenQ has launched 4 new sleek looking models of cameras in E & C series with pricing starting from Rs. 4599/-. These products are currently available in India ex stock.


About BenQ Corporation

BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” including digital projector, LCD monitors, laptop PCs, Netbooks, All-in-One PCs, LCD TVs, digital cameras, storage devices, eBook reader, mobile phones, storage media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards.


About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 17 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., Forhouse Corp., Light House Tech, SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp. BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd.

Aruba Networks introduces Aruba Wireless Solutions in the Academic sections and workshops in IIT Delhi

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a global leader in distributed enterprise networks, today announced the introduction of ‘Aruba Wireless Solution’ in the academic section and workshops in one of the highly renowned institutions of India- Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi).

“Mobility is the key word nowadays, as the majority of mobile gadgets need to connect to the Internet through WLAN,” says Shalendra Singh, Country Manager India, Aruba Networks. Aruba Networks, as a part of [its][ITT’s] Aruba Wireless Solution, has installed 250 access points, providing IIT a centralized WLAN solution with centralized management and authentication from a central AAA server. The solution package includes [an] AP-61, [an] AP-121 and [an] Aruba 6000 controller.

The AP-61 is ideal for dense AP deployments where only single-band coverage is desired. The AP-61 is also commonly deployed as an indoor mesh bridge. The AP-121 is a high-speed, multifunction single-radio indoor 802.11a/b/g/n AP with 3x3 MIMO. It offers maximum deployment flexibility for single-band WLAN coverage with multiple antenna options, Ethernet pass-through, mesh and sensor capabilities, and can operate as a Remote AP (RAP). The AP-61 is ideal for challenging low-density deployments that require above-ceiling or enclosure-based installations.

The Aruba 6000 is designed to be the most scalable modular controller available today. Designed for corporate headquarters and large campus-wide deployments, the Aruba 6000 features 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections and is able to aggregate up to 8,192 access points in a single modular chassis.

Professor Subhashis Banerjee Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi says, IIT Delhi says, “We have deployed Aruba WLAN solution in our entire campus since last one year. The Solution is working trouble-free and over 2,000 users regularly use the WLAN network. We are happy with the support provided during deployment and afterwards.”

About Aruba Networks, Inc.

Aruba is a global leader in distributed enterprise networks. Its award-winning portfolio of campus, branch/teleworker, and mobile solutions simplify operations and secure access to all corporate applications and services - regardless of the user's device, location, or network. This dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.

Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, and Middle East regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter, Facebook, or the Green Island News Blog.

American Megatrends India achieves ISMS certification

American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd (AMI India), a high-end technology player focused on Embedded, Storage and Telematics solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of American Megatrends Inc., USA (AMI USA), today announced that its Information Security Management System (ISMS) has been assessed and certified as per ISO 27001:2005 standards by Vincotte International India Assessment Services Pvt. Ltd, subsidiary of Vincotte International SA, Belgium.



The objective of ISO 27001 is to provide organizations with a standard for maintaining information security and to enable secure sharing of information within organizations. ISMS certification ensures that the certified organization has undertaken a risk assessment and has identified and implemented controls appropriate to the information security needs of the business.

Speaking on the assessment, Mr. Sridharan Mani, Director & CEO, American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd, said, “AMI India values its customers’ Intellectual Properties. Being a customer-focused organization, AMI India has implemented several best practices to safeguard information at various levels in the organization. This certification will help AMI India to equivalently maintain and improve confidentiality, integrity and availability of its information assets. During the assessment process, we were much complimented by Vincotte on our (management’s) commitment and best practices.”

The process of the ISO 27001:2005 certification was implemented according to the ISMS policies and procedures. As a first stage, an internal audit was carried out by trained internal ISMS auditors. Stage I of the external audit was done by Vincotte International India during which all the ISMS controls implemented were validated along with the policies and procedures adopted. Based on the audit, necessary actions were taken for improvements. Finally, Stage II of the audit was undertaken to declare the ISO 27001:2005 certification. The certification is valid for 3 years with external audits to be conducted once every year during the validity period.


About AMI India

American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd was founded in 1994 as a wholly owned subsidiary of American Megatrends Inc (AMI USA ). With a strong focus on Embedded, Storage and GPS Tracking Solutions, AMI India is dedicated to driving innovations in computing solutions. Apart from being closely associated with AMI USA , AMI India works with Fortune 500 clients in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia . The 25-year old AMI USA is the world’s largest BIOS firmware vendor, with its AMIBIOS® deployed in more than 65% of all computers worldwide.

Aruba Networks introduces Aruba Wireless Solutions in the Academic sections and workshops in IIT Delhi

Aruba Networks, the global leader in distributed enterprise networks, today announced the successful deployment of ‘Aruba Wireless Solution’ in the academic section and workshops in one of the highly renowned institutions of India- Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi).



Prior to approaching Aruba Networks, IIT Delhi functioned on a wired network, which started to pose as a challenge when it came to safety and cost effectiveness. Aruba Networks provided the institution with a centralized Wireless LAN solution, a centralized management and authentication for AAA servers, which aimed to deliver stability, performance, security and features like Adaptive Radio Management (ARM).

“Mobility is the key word nowadays, as majority of the people have mobile gadgets that need to connect to the Internet through WLAN,” says Shalendra Singh, Country Manager India, Aruba Networks. Aruba Networks, as a part of their Aruba Wireless Solution, had installed 250 access points, providing IIT a centralized WLAN solution with centralized management and authentication from central AAA server. The solution package included AP-61, AP-121 and Aruba 6000 controller. Apart from Aruba, the institution also deployed active PoE switches from Alcatel.



The AP-61 is ideal for dense AP deployments where only single-band coverage is desired. The AP-61 is also commonly deployed as an indoor mesh bridge. The AP-121 is a high-speed, multifunction single-radio indoor 802.11a/b/g/n AP with 3x3 MIMO. Offers maximum deployment flexibility for single-band WLAN coverage with multiple antenna options, Ethernet pass-through, mesh and sensor capabilities, or can operate as a Remote AP. Ideal for challenging low-density deployments that require above-ceiling or enclosure-based installations. The Aruba 6000 is the most scalable modular controller available today. Designed for corporate headquarters and large campus-wide deployments, the Aruba 6000 features 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections and is able to aggregate up to 8,192 access points in a single modular chassis.

Professor Subhashis Banerjee Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi says, “We had deployed Aruba WLAN solution in our entire campus last year. The solution has been working absolutely trouble-free and we noticed that during peak hours of usage 2000+ users are connected to WLAN network without any problem.” Aruba Networks’ WLAN solution has helped the institution in saving cables, switch ports, rack space, power consumption and carbon emission thus reducing deployment cost.



About Aruba Networks



Aruba is the global leader in distributed enterprise networks that securely connect local and remote users to corporate IT resources. Our award-winning portfolio of campus, branch office, teleworker, and mobile solutions simplify operations and secure access to all corporate applications and services – regardless of the user’s device, location, or network. This dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.


Our product portfolio includes the industry’s highest capacity, highest security 802.11n wireless LANs, Virtual Branching Network secure access solutions for branch offices and teleworkers, and the AirWave 7 solution for managing wired, wireless, and mobile device networks