Bharti Airtel launches India's first 4G service in Kolkata

ndia’s 4G mobile broadband revolution has just begun with the latest launch by 4G services by Bharti Airtel in Kolkata. If reports are to be believed, India has become one of the first countries in the world to commercially deploy this cutting-edge technology. Sources informed, Airtel’s 4G (TD-LTE) network has been launched by telecom minister Kapil Sibal. The major benefits with LTE are high throughput, modest latency, plug and play, FDD and TDD in the same platform, an enhanced end-user experience and an uncomplicated architecture ensuing economical operating costs. In addition, LTE will also shore up seamless passing 4G in India, to cell towers with existing network technology such as GSM, CDMA-One, UMTS, and CDMA2000. Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel shated his views at the time of launch, the 4G service launch is a major milestone for India and Airtel. We are delighted to offer leadership in setting the technology standard for 4G services in India by introducing TD-LTE networks in India. Further he added, the company is confident that others will surely follow them in this direction and participate in company’s pioneering effort of making TD-LTE the defector 4G standard in India. Market watchers added, every Indian Web user has been eagerly waiting for this service to hit the Indian shores. But the question here is; whether it will work efficiently in India or not? Well! Nothing can be said by now. Let the time decide it. Till then, stay hooked to itvoir.com for latest news in Indian IT industry.

HP, Microsoft, Polycom Strike At Cisco With Integrated Video Bundles

Strategic allies HP and Polycom, along with Microsoft, are looking to hit Cisco where it hurts by making available to the channel unified communications and video bundles that tie together networking products from all three vendors. The bundles come in two specific offerings, though only one is available for sale by HP and Polycom partners. First is HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync, an integrated UC platform built on HP's converged infrastructure products and intended for the rapid deployment of Microsoft's Lync UC platform on top of those products. AppSystem also offers full integration with Polycom RealPresence—the software that powers Polycom's telepresence and video products—and its relevant video and virtual meeting room offerings. AppSystem will be sold by HP Technology Services, the computing giant's integrator arm, HP confirmed, and will not be made available to the channel. The second offering is what the vendors are calling HP and Polycom Rich Media Communications (RMC), which is a bundled offering of HP Networking products—including its 12500 and 10500 series switches—and Polycom RealPresence video products sold through VARs. The idea is that HP and Polycom solution providers will be able to do everything from video installation to desktop and mobile video integration using open standards-based, interoperable products from both vendors, with multi-layer security available to protect all of the various applications. RealPresence integrates with Microsoft's Lync, and Polycom's CX7000 telepresence line is custom-built for Lync integration, with a Lync client embedded in the system. Easy interoperability and unified access to UC and video assets is the goal of the bundles, according to the vendors. "One thing we hear consistently is that it is complex to bring all these different solutions together and provide unified access to the user," Kowshik Bhat, global solutions marketing manager for HP Networking, told CRN. "This is exactly the problem we are addressing." Pricing for RMC deployments depends on the products and services being bundled, according to an HP spokesperson. The RMC bundles are available now from HP and Polycom partners. HP and Polycom are tightly aligned against a mutual enemy—Cisco—and the two vendors have continued to strengthen their longstanding relationship. Last summer, Polycom acquired HP's video and telepresence business and also became the exclusive video product for HP's reseller and integrator businesses. Susan Hayden, Executive Vice President, strategic alliances at Polycom, noted, however, that RMC is the first integrated, all-in-one solution bundle to come from the two vendors with the intent of being sold through the channel. Partners should expect more such offers in the future, she said. Although the bundles focus on HP and Polycom products coupled with Microsoft's Lync platform, partners focused on other UC platforms can also integrate with HP and Polycom solutions. Bundled solutions focused on UC and video also create substantial drag for data networking products and services, Bhat noted, particularly to optimize and update a customer's infrastructure. The vendors see much cross-sell opportunity among their respective channels. Polycom in particular has sought about identifying those solution providers certified across HP, Polycom and Microsoft—a program Hayden said was called the "All-Up" program internally at Polycom—and HP and Polycom are focused on joint marketing and channel program development for those particular partners. Both vendors continue to attack Cisco's dominance in networking and video from different angles: HP through HP Networking and its overall converged infrastructure strategy as an architectural alternative to Cisco, and Polycom through partnerships and a beefed-up channel program to challenge Cisco's enterprise video supremacy following its 2010 acquisition of Tandberg.

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Apple iPad 5

Today, on Hugh Hefner's 86th birthday, brand dominance comes to mind. Over the weekend, the Associated Press declared that the iPad is the "only tablet people know." I am not sure many people needed the Associated Press to tell them that. They need only look at their robot-eyed children, their tipsy aunties, their nosy neighbors, and especially the haggard, swollen-faced travelers at airports to appreciate that Apple's little helper is the only helper in town. Indeed, have you ever even seen someone using another tablet? Have you ever even had anyone sidle up to you and declare that their Samsung/HP/RIM tablet is the panacea to all your media consumption needs? Naturally, this led some to speculate to the AP that "iPad" will become as generic a name as "Kleenex" or "Band-Aid" or, um, "country music." Some, though, might wonder whether Apple -- some time ago -- realized that the iPad is now as dominant as its iPod. The clue came in the launch of the new iPad. As many scratched their eyebrows wondering why it wasn't called "iPad 3," "iPad HD," or 'iPad SexyLegs," Apple sent a little signal by merely calling it "the new iPad." It was surely placing a little smooth asphalt on the road before one or more variants would sail into public consciousness. Yes, just like the iPod. It seems most people believe, for example, that there will be a smaller iPad. Yes, one that would defy even Steve Jobs' alleged dictum that "7-inch tablets should come with sandpaper so users can file down their fingers." (Which was a little odd anyway, as not many filed down their fingers to use, say, an iPhone.) But when you think about how the iPod brand was expanded to Nanos, Shuffles, Minis and Touches, something similar might happen with the iPad. Yes, everyone seems certain there will be an iPad Mini. Indeed, here's a typical headline: "Analyst: Smaller iPads coming next year." Oh, wait, that's from April 2010. But, in order to establish an even greater level of personal satisfaction, Apple might be considering a whole range of potential versions: different colors, for example, and different technical capabilities. And why not even an iPad Maxi? You might imagine most would find this pointless and unwieldy. I might find you more than a few who simply like everything to be bigger. It isn't merely that people will become bored when they see that everyone has the usual, straight-laced, albeit new iPad. It's that Apple has to be prepared for no real competitor to challenge its dominance. Yes, there's the Kindle Fire, which is far more influential than, say, the Zune. And there may well be a Google 7-incher coming in the summer. But the one thing both these brands usually lack is imagination. If Apple can find inspired ways to satisfy segments of its market -- such as teens or even little kids -- who currently don't see options elsewhere, it will be able to dominate in the longer term. These humans of tomorrow don't really want to be seen with the same thing as pops and mops. What they do want are machines that they feel are theirs. Their pops and mops don't understand them. But if Apple can show it does, this could be a large and joyous vein. Apple is surely imagining all of the different micro-uses to which some sort of iPad can be put, so that a family, a couple, or even one individual will feel they "need" not just one iPad, but two or three. Different ones, you understand. Because we're all individuals at heart, aren't we? Well, in America anyway. The progression of the iPad might follow that of the dominant iPod, which seemed to follow that of, well, shoes. Shoes are useful, but they're also a fashion statement. The iPad's next steps will surely be not only to fill out the potential uses, but also to cater to a few more emotional states. Yes, it will all be perfectly tasteful and clever -- as it was with the iPod. It is Apple's sense of design (in its broadest meaning) that can truly give it a longevity of dominance. For More Details www.cnet.com Details copied from cnet.com

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Anti-abortion Anonymous hacker arrested in U.K.

Shortly after hacking into Britain's biggest abortion provider's Web site and stealing 10,000 database records of women registered with the service, self-proclaimed member of Anonymous James Jeffery proudly touted his triumph on Twitter.

It was this misstep that quickly led to his arrest, court hearing, admission of guilt, and impending sentence, according to the Guardian.
It all started on Thursday when the British Pregnancy Advisory Service reported that there were 26,000 attempted break-ins to its Web site over a six-hour period. According to the Guardian, the site was also defaced with the Anonymous logo and a statement.
At the same time, under the Twitter username Pablo Escobar, Jeffery tweeted the name and log-on details of a BPAS administrator to prove he was able to pull off the heist.
BPAS provides abortions, pregnancy counseling, and advice on contraception. The organization said that despite Jeffery stealing tens of thousands of database records, he was unable to access medical or personal information of women who had received treatment there.
Shortly after the break-in, 27-year-old Jeffery was arrested and yesterday he was brought before the Westminster magistrates' court in London. There, the hacker admitted to two offenses under the Computer Misuse Act and claimed to be a member of the hacking group Anonymous.
Jeffery said the reason he hacked into BPAS's Web site was because he "disagreed" with the decisions of two women he knew over their pregnancy terminations, reports the Guardian. Originally he said he wanted to "release all the details" of those registered on the BPAS site but eventually decided against it because he thought that would be "wrong."


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New iPad first tablet with Bluetooth 4.0: Should you care?

Unless you've been living under a rock, no doubt you've heard all about Apple's new iPad. It comes packed with plenty of welcome upgrades. Among these are a crisp Retina display, a new A5X processor with quad-core graphics to drive all those pixels, and an optional 4G LTE connection for swift cellular data. What slipped under the radar, though, was the iPad's Bluetooth 4.0 support.
In fact, the new iPad is the first tablet with Bluetooth 4.0, aka Bluetooth Smart Ready. Not exactly impressed? Well, I admit that Bluetooth tech has faded from people's minds as a hot mobile feature. This new Bluetooth version, however, promises to bring a host of attractive features.
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The most notable new ability of Bluetooth 4.0 devices is to sip power slowly, especially gadgets designed to operate as sensors. These include gizmos that measure fitness performance such as heart rate and activity like the Motorola Motoactv and Nike FuelBand.


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