VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Dinesh Malkani, Cisco India and SAARC President, has resigned and is now believed to take on a leadership role at a start-up, but details of the same could not be ascertained. He will continue in his role until 31st July and remain associated with Cisco till the end of September.  Malkani was, however, unavailable for comments and the development was confirmed by people at Cisco. The development comes at a time when Cisco is betting big on the “Digital India” wave in the country. The company is engaged in 50 digitization projects and is working with six states on various digitization initiatives.... Read More

Delta is a global company and its corporate mission is to provide innovative and energy efficient solutions for a better tomorrow. Focussed on carbon emission, Delta tries to combine different energy saving technologies and nurtures higher energy savings and productivity of its customers across the globe.  The company was founded in 1971; originally it used to be a manufacturer of TV parts. Delta’s founder, Bruce C.H. Cheng who is also a visionary and has been instrumental in making Delta a global company, built it into a supplier of switches and power suppliers to global brands such as Dell.... Read More

Flipkart's Gridlock Hackathon, a one-of-a-kind initiative to crowdsource innovative, implementable solutions from the tech community and concerned citizens, that could help ease Bengaluru’s perennial traffic problem has seen participation from 400 companies.  The initiative was announced as part of the ‘Month of Innovation’ at Flipkart, a part of its 10 year anniversary celebrations.  Gridlock Hackathon was announced on 7 June and concluded the online submissions on July 2, 2017. The contest witnessed close to 3,000 registrations including over 1,000 teams. The top 10 entries will be shortlisted and invited to present their solutions on July 8 to the panel of esteemed jury comprising Binny Bansal, Group CEO, Flipkart; Sridhar Pabbisetty, CEO, Namma Bengaluru Foundation; and Abhishek Goyal, DCP, Traffic East Division, Bengaluru City.  The jury will pick the best 3 ideas judged on parameters like impact, feasibility, scalability, sustainability, and completeness.... R

Chinese Smartphone company Lephone has introduced a new addition to its smartphone series, lephone W2. The new entrant comes with Features like 1GB RAM + 8GB ROM with 32 GB expandable memory, 2MP rear camera with LED flash with supporting 22 Indian regional languages. The phone will be available in four colour variants – Black, Golden, Rose gold and White + Gold.  Vinod Pandit, Business Head, Lephone Technology Pvt. Ltd, said, “Lephone is leveraging a platform with an affordable yet power-packed device, as it offers the flexibility to address users' increasingly varied demands. Lephone W2 offers all the latest specifications and is arguably the best model in its class in the market.” Read More