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Microsoft India unveils Windows Azure



Microsoft India announced commercial availability of the Windows Azure

Platform, an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft's data

centres. While with the Windows Azure Platform, Microsoft is making the Platform

available as a service, over the last two years Microsoft has already launched

several products and solutions in India across other layers as part of its Cloud

Strategy for Enterprises. These include hosted Dynamics, Office Web Apps,

Microsoft Online Services (comprising Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office

Communications Online, and Office Live meeting), Windows Server, SystemCenter

and the Dynamic Data Center Toolkit. Customers have access to over 3000

applicationsfifty of them for various vertical scenarios including healthcare,

Finance and Accounting etc

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EMC's new solution for virtual storage

The Celerra unified storage system software addresses information management

complexities in virtual environments. The new EMC Celerra Plug-Ins for VMware

Environments build upon EMC's broad portfolio of midrange storage systems and

software designed specifically for VMware infrastructure environments with

capabilities that reduce virtual machine storage capacity requirements by up to

50-percent through thin provisioning, deduplication and improved management. The

new EMC software also enables VMware administrators to perform snapshot or clone

operations of individual virtual machines from the VMware vCenter Server

console.

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McAfee warns of 'Scareware'



Scareware is the first scam outlined in McAfee's new Consumer Threat Alert
program. In this, fake antivirus software pops onto a users' screen and alerts

the user that his or her computer may be vulnerable. To disguise the scam,

cybercriminals create legitimate looking logos of fake security companies. The

pop-up prompts the user to scan the computer for vulnerabilities, which he or

she does not realize is fake, or even purchase “security software” which is

actually malware in disguise. Cybercriminals get unsuspecting victims to input

their credit card information, granting criminals' access to the user's computer

and bank details. McAfee reports a 660% rise in scareware over past 2 years.

Fujitsu's IaaS for servers



With Infrastructure-as-a-Service, companies can purchase server capacity as

necessary. The required hardware is stored in Fujitsu's high security centers.

Customers can choose an individual solution and configure it through Fujitsu's

Infrastructure-as-a-Service portal. The server resources can be accessed via a

secure VPN (Virtual Private Network). Additionally, with the company's ManageNow

solutions daily processes in data centers can be managed using standardized

administration of heterogeneous infrastructures and automatized administration

of operating systems, software and databases for servers and clients.

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Symantec's Information Management Solution: NetBackup 7



Symantec Corp announced NetBackup 7 for enterprises to protect, store and

recover information through a single, unified platform. The latest release of

NetBackup enables organizations to simplify information management while

reducing data stores and network traffic by integrating deduplication everywhere

— at the client, media server and on third party hardware appliances.

NetBackup also delivers complete virtual machine protection to increase

backup and recovery speeds of data within virtual environments and adds new

backup replication for fast disaster recovery. Symantec also announced Backup

Exec 2010 to help mid-sized businesses. Backup Exec 2010 offers fully integrated

data deduplication and archiving technologies.

It also offers granular recovery of Microsoft Exchange, SQL and Active

Directory in VMware and Hyper-V environments from a single pass backup. Backup

Exec also adds new support for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Hyper-V R2, Exchange

2010, etc.

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Microsoft showcases Indic language input tools



Microsoft showcased a set of tools that help users enter Indian language

text into computers at the Microsoft India Development Center. The beta version

of the tools will be made available as a free download soon and will initially

support the following six languages — Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil

and Telugu. These tools have been engineered by the Emerging Markets Labs (EM

Labs) team of the Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC) and the technology

can be leveraged to support other syllabic languages beyond Indian languages.

These input tools use free-form transliteration. Users

spell Indian language words in a natural (phonetic) way using English alphabet,

which the tools transliterate into the right words in the chosen Indian

language. In addition to desktop and web versions, visual keyboards for all

supported languages are also available. These Indic language input tools have

been engineered by the EM Labs team whose work is focused on increasing the

reach of computing in emerging markets. The diverse needs/ wants of consumers in

these markets, their affordability levels and the language barriers pose

significant challenges to computing adoption. To download Microsoft Indic

Language Input tool, please visit: http://specials.msn. co.in/indic/ILIT_main.htm.

Intel's Atom platform for storage devices



Intel launched its first Atom platform optimized for networked home and

small office/home office (SOHO) storage devices. The platform consists of the

Atom processor D410 single-core or D510 dual-core and the Intel 82801IR I/O

Controller. The new platform features six PCI Express* lanes, 12 USB 2.0 ports,

a port multiplier function and eSATA ports that give OEMs the ability to add

peripheral devices and expand storage capacity outside of the box. It also

features hot plug capabilities for easy capacity upgrades and an integrated

gigabit Ethernet MAC controller for improved data transfers to and from the home

server or small office NAS device.

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Symantec's Information Management Solution: NetBackup 7



Symantec Corp announced NetBackup 7 for enterprises to protect, store and

recover information through a single, unified platform. The latest release of

NetBackup enables organizations to simplify information management while

reducing data stores and network traffic by integrating deduplication everywhere

— at the client, media server and on third party hardware appliances.

NetBackup also delivers complete virtual machine protection

to increase backup and recovery speeds of data within virtual environments and

adds new backup replication for fast disaster recovery. Symantec also announced

Backup Exec 2010 to help mid-sized businesses. Backup Exec 2010 offers fully

integrated data deduplication and archiving technologies.

It also offers granular recovery of Microsoft Exchange, SQL

and Active Directory in VMware and Hyper-V environments from a single pass

backup. Backup Exec also adds new support for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Hyper-V

R2, Exchange 2010, etc.

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