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Adobe has announced general availability of Adobe Digital Publishing Solution (DPS), the next- generation of its groundbreaking Digital Publishing Suite, pioneering new ways for brands to deliver high-impact content to mobile apps. Using DPS, corporations, universities and media companies can easily repurpose existing content, empowering marketers and designers to create immersive apps, without writing code. These apps can be targeted at internal audiences or made available, through popular app stores, for the general public. “The new Adobe DPS makes it easier and more cost-effective to deliver beautiful, compelling mobile apps without writing a single line of code – the kind of apps that stand out from the competition and move brands forward. Now, the creation of mobile apps can be entrusted to marketers and designers, the people who know their brand the best,” said Umang Bedi, Managing Director – South Asia, Adobe... Read more

Dell has announced the launch of its entry-level tablet, the Dell Venue 7 3741 voice-enabled tablet. The tablet aims at delivering performance along with versatility with the latest wireless features, Intel processor and voice calling facility – a feature that has been in great demand from users across India. The Dell Venue 7 3741 offers Wi-Fi and voice calling capacity and Bluetooth 4.0 features. A micro SIM card adds 3G-enabled voice calling capability, with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system that permits multi-tasking at a faster pace. The thin and light design of the Dell Venue 7 3741 tablet makes it extremely easy to carry and can be stored absolutely anywhere. The new Venue tablet appeals to students/ working professionals/ families alike, across backgrounds ... Read more

To help businesses in India address their taxation problem, Tally Solutions has launched Tally.ERP 9 Release 5.0. With path-breaking technology of creating fully reconciled and triangulated tax returns, for Excise, Service Tax, VAT, and TDS/TCS, the new product release is designed to help businesses, their accountants and tax-practitioners, as well as taxation authorities, to quickly and easily match returns with actual data. The product provides a hand-prepared tax generation experience to ensure that customers enjoy full visibility on the transactions used to compile the returns, thus helping them get the much-needed confidence that their returns are filed with complete accuracy.. . Read more

Strontium Technology Pte Ltd, a leading digital storage manufacturing company with headquarters in Singapore, announced the launch of the Nitro Plus Nano USB 3.0, a smallest and fastest USB drive in the world from its ultra-high speed flagship product range Nitro Plus. The Nano USB 3.0 is designed in an ultra-small form factor that can be an ideal companion for tablet, slim notebooks, netbooks or car audio systems while on the move and with PCs and TVs too.  strontium 64gb Strontium Launches Nitro Plus Nano USB 3.0Adding to its portfolio of innovative memory solutions, the new Nitro Plus Nano USB 3.0 is a portable and light weight “plug and stay” drive that delivers an exceptional high speed performance up to 130MB/s Read and 100MB/s Write speed in a tiny form factor, while providing expanded storage for PCs and other devices. Technology enthusiasts can now transfer data faster and can enjoy up to 25 times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives in a compact and robust metal touch des

ICICI Bank Ltd has announced the launch of a new recharge facility for Delhi Metro cards. Any card holder of Delhi Metro can now conveniently recharge his metro cards at close to 1000 mRUPEE outlets of Mobi Wallet Payment Systems Limited (MMPL), a business correspondent of ICICI Bank. This hassle free facility enables the users to recharge their Delhi Metro cards without standing in long queues at the metro stations and paying any additional charges. icici bank logo ICICI Bank introduces recharge facility for Delhi Metro commutersCommenting on the service, Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank Limited, said, “ICICI Bank has been a leader in using technology to provide easily accessible services across the country. This service is yet another innovative addition to our wide array of mobile-based services. It offers a convenient choice of recharge to lakhs of DMRC commuters near their homes and offices. This collaboration underlines our commitment to providing users with s

IBSFINtech is pleased to announce launch of ‘Treasury on Cloud’, an innovative approach to treasury management designed for MSMEs in India. IBSFINtech received an overwhelming response at a recent launch and participation at CII Summit in Kolkata titled ‘Empowering SMEs Through Addressing Their Financing Needs’.  IBSFINtech’s ‘Treasury in Cloud’ product offering is designed to particularly drive the Government of India’s Make in India campaign more effectively, by empowering MSMEs in effective management of treasury & trade finance functions and helping them achieve higher growth and scale.  Speaking on the occasion, Haresh Patel, Member – Advisory Board, IBSFINtech, said “We are excited to launch ‘Treasury on Cloud’, designed to assist MSMEs in effective management of market risks, that too with a nominal investment. Treasury on Cloud is a self-sufficient solution to address needs of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the country. It is an ideal solution for MSMEs as it

In order to support the development of a manufacturing ecosystem and build skills in Kenya, GE Africa and Gearbox have announced a plan to launch ‘GE Garages’, a manufacturing program to help build a skilled workforce and drive entrepreneurial development in Kenya. This program is in development with University of Nairobi, Technical University of Kenya and Seven Seas Technologies. The GE Garages – Nairobi would contribute to bridging the technical skills gap in Kenya. The GE Garages space, which will be hosted at Gearbox’s premises, will support classes and workshops, for students, entrepreneurs, makers and others to learn more about advanced manufacturing processes, software programming and business development. It will feature advanced manufacturing innovations like 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills for the industrial world to encourage entrepreneurial disruption and a skilled workforce for the future... Read more

2,50,000  Gram Panchayats to get connected, more than 4.5 lakh crores to be invested in India in next 3 years. Are you ready to Capitalize and be a part of this huge opportunity? Remember your first Smart Phone? We have come a long way. Once in 80s era having a TV was THE THING. Then came Pagers and the new millennium (2,000) brought the Mobile phones revolution. Mobile gave us the power in our hand, power of two way communication. It changed the way we lived and has impacted each and every part of our life. The word Smart became a main stream word with Smart Phones, we saw Smart phone getting popular in India in late 2000. What defines a phone as a smart phone is what all it does besides a primary function of voice calling. A typical Smart Phone is used for; besides voice calls; e-mail, web browsing, apps, picture taking and so on. One can infer from this use pattern and definition that a device is a Smart Device if it can perform functions; reasonably well; besides the primary

Kestrel Networks has launched its maiden smartphone – the Kestrel KM 451. The dual-SIM smartphone is a sleek, 4.5”, Android KitKat 4.4-based smartphone. Powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MTEK6572 processor, the Kestrel KM451 delivers faster performance in its segment. The smartphone comes with a 512 RAM and an internal memory of 4GB (ROM), which is expandable up to 32GB. The OGS technology-based touchscreen provides an ultimate smooth user experience. Featuring a 5MP rear and 0.3 front camera, it offers a solid 1750mAh battery with 8 hours of talk-time and 300 hours of standby time. kestrel km 451 Kestrel Mobiles introduces Kestrel KM 451Measuring 9.35 mm in thickness and weighing just 150 gms, the smartphone sports a slim and sleek design with extremely light weight. With over 40-plus pre-installed apps, it also packs an array of other useful features like a gravity and proximity sensor, GPRS, Wi-Fi,... Read more

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Pitney Bowes has selected four start-ups to the summer session of the Pitney Bowes Accelerator Programme which provides mentorship, access to venture funds and networking to innovative start-ups in the areas of customer information management, mobile, data analytics, location-based services, e-commerce management and machine learning. The four inductees are: The Pitney Bowes Accelerator Collaboration Programme has enrolled two start-ups that will work with Pitney Bowes to test and market solutions. Loginext is a location-based analytics platform which uses Internet of Things and Big Data to collect location data from packages, delivery personnel or vehicles, and provides real-time analysis of the delivery network. PrimaSeller is a SaaS-based platform for retailers to manage orders and inventory across multiple online and offline sales channels... Read more

Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, better known to the world as APJ Abdul Kalam, dreamt of India to be the Superpower by 2020. He will long be cherished as a great scientist, an able President, an educationist and the many more hats he wore. He was also a reputed writer who wrote with a vision, which he foresaw practically. A forward-looking person, Dr Kalam had an abiding interest for new things and technology and always furthered the curiosity of children whenever he interacted with them. He encouraged them to dream big and transform them into thoughts and then these thoughts into actions. He was popularly known as the People’s President for having touched the hearts of millions of people... Read more

Oracle has announced that a large number of Indian companies are investing in its data integration technologies to derive greater value from their data, while taking advantage of emerging technology trends such as cloud computing and big data. With data volumes growing at unprecedented rates in Indian firms, effective integration, management and use of this information in real time to make strategic business decisions and gain competitive advantage is a priority. Companies like Bank of Baroda, Cosmos Cooperative Bank Ltd, Federal Bank, NIC, PSG Hospitals, Tata Motors and Tata Sky are using Oracle data integration technologies like Oracle GoldenGate 12c to enable continuous access to timely and trusted data across heterogeneous systems. These customers have experienced multi-fold productivity gains, up to 80-per cent reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO), and other business benefits... Read more

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Haryana State Electronic Development Corporation Limited (HARTRON), to set up a start-up warehouse in Gurgaon. The MoU was signed in the presence of Hon’ble Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister, Haryana; R. Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM; Shri Devender Singh, IAS, Chairman & Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana, Electronics & Information Technology Department; and Nitin Seth, Managing Director & Country Head, Fidelity. The first-of-its-kind start-up warehouse in Haryana is expected to be functional in the next three months accommodating close-to 85 workstations initially and the occupancy will be expanded in a phased manner. The warehouse will be spread across the 16-acre HARTRON campus and will provide budding entrepreneurs facilities like broadband internet, workstations along with basic facilities like air conditioning to create

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Motorola has unveiled its all-new Moto G (3rd Gen). Priced at INR11,999 for 8GB storage with 1GB RAM and INR12,999 for 16GB storage with 2GB RAM, the Moto G (3rd Gen) will be available exclusively on Flipkart with multiple launch offers starting midnight tonight. Moto G (3rd Gen) has been designed with more meaningful experiences, enhanced performance and more customization options. IPX7-rated protection keeps Moto G (3rd Gen) safe from splashes and accidental drops in water. Designed to withstand immersion in up to 3 feet of fresh water for up to 30 minutes, provided the back cover is properly sealed. Not designed to work while submerged underwater... See more  

CA Technologies has announced that Ayman Sayed has been named Chief Product Officer, effective August 10, 2015. Sayed will be based in Santa Clara, Calif., and report directly to Chief Executive Officer Mike Gregoire. “Ayman is an accomplished technology executive with a big vision who has built world-class software development organizations and operated globally at scale. By focussing on product direction and excellence, Ayman will help CA build a differentiated product portfolio meant to help CA’s customers solve their most difficult business problems in the Application Economy. I am pleased to welcome him on board,” said Gregoire, Chief Executive Officer. Ayman Sayed ca technologies Ayman Sayed joins CA Technologies as Chief Product OfficerSayed served as Senior Vice-President of the Network Operating Systems Technology Group at Cisco, where he oversaw 2,500 engineers and led the development of the network operating software on which nearly every Cisco networking product runs

At the element14 Seventh Annual Electronics Roadshow in Pune, element14 will unveil a host of exclusive new technologies and solutions from technology partners – Freescale, Texas Instruments(TI), Panasonic, TE Connectivity and Weidmuller. The company offers the largest range of development kits available globally from one single source, and participants at the roadshow will get to view some of the latest products, plus the newest ranges from TE Connectivity, Littelfuse, Panasonic and Weidmuller . element14.jpeg 150x38 element14 to present latest technology solutions at 7th Annual Electronics RoadshowRavi Pagar, Regional Director, India and Asian, element14 Asia-Pacific, said, “At our roadshow, customers will benefit from hearing directly from our suppliers on the latest technologies for use in next-generation products. We welcome all engineers and buyers to join us in Pune as we discuss the newest solutions for development and OEM/CEM. Whether your requirements are in small or l

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Xerox has roped in Sushant Dwivedy as the Director, Global Document Outsourcing, Xerox India. In his elevated role, Sushant would be leading the Document Management Services business in India that includes Xerox’s portfolio of Next-Generation Managed Print Services, Document Supply Chain Management Services, Communication & Marketing Services and Document Transaction and Processing Services. Sushant has replaced Vishal Awal. He would be responsible for leading teams to drive enterprise solution sales, development, delivery and support for solutions and services. He would play a pivotal role in implementing strategies for incubating and augmenting business in the document management services space across verticals, especially covering customers across BFSI, Telecom, Manufacturing and IT/ITeS... Read more

Lenovo has announced that it will begin shipping a wide selection of products preloaded with Windows 10 starting immediately. The company has worked with Microsoft to make the process of upgrading simple, for people with qualified Lenovo PC running Windows 7 SP1 or 8.1 to upgrade to Windows 10. Starting on July 29, the updates will roll out. Lenovo has an extensive list of products eligible for this upgrade, including popular models like the YOGA 3 Pro and YOGA 500. Lenovo customers can check here for their product’s eligibility. To give users consistent experiences across devices and operating systems, the preloads include a suite of Lenovo applications. The new Lenovo Companion 3.0 optimization tool keeps devices running at peak performance and can be used at any time to run a full-scale checkup and report back with specific actions to free up space and speed up the device.  As a “smart” device control hub, the new Lenovo Settings lets users easily adapt and modify the way their

R.S. Sharma has been appointed by the Union Government as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Sharma’s appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. As per the government’s notification, he has been selected for the position for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre. He has played a major role in implementing Aadhaar project and designing a roadmap for the government’s Digital India programme. He is credited also to have designed key digital services, such as digital locker, digitize India and fast execution of schemes to push electronics manufacturing in the country... Read more

Ricoh has introduced Intelligent Barcode Solution (IBS) software that enables a wide range of Ricoh Multifunctional Products (MFPs) & Printers to print barcode and optical character recognition (OCR). Ricoh has launched IBS in order to meet the requirements of today’s customers and make the work environment more flexible and functional. Many businesses print barcode and OCR that are used to keep track of inventory and mission-critical documents with the help of a separate device or supplementary hardware. The user-friendly design enhances productivity for businesses operating in the SAP environment by automatically translating the Barcode language into the Ricoh print driver language without interrupting the workflow. IBS seamlessly integrates with Ricoh MFPs and Printers to expand functionality and also has built-in function that eliminates the need for programming modification, thus reducing the programmer’s workload... See more 

To see the stable outlook on the forthcoming domestic bonds issue, HUDCO has been rated as “AAA” by the India Rating and Research Private Ltd (Ind-Ra). It has upgraded HUDCO’s Long – Term Credit Rating to “IND AAA” and affirmed Short-Term Credit Rating at “IND A1+”. hudco logo 150x150 HUDCOs net profit rises to Rs.776 Crore in FY 2015The upgrade reflects Ind-Ra’s expectation of change in HUDCO’s role to a public policy institution from a public finance institution earlier. Ind-Ra expects GoI would continue to provide timely support to HUDCO as reflected by the recent GoI notification which has authorized HUDCO to issue tax-free bonds to the tune of INR50 billion in this fiscal. GoI has very well acknowledged the fact that HUDCO is a primary policy institution with a social mandate to meet the housing needs of the economically weaker section (EWS)/ low-income group (LIG) category. Hence, it has designated HUDCO as one of the central nodal agencies to channelize and monitor the prog

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a new global partnership with FICO, an analytics software company, to enable clients to purchase and implement FICO solutions through TCS. This alliance will accelerate the development of innovative decision-centric applications, enable faster turnaround for implementation and increase user productivity for agile digital transformation programs. tcs logo e1424343043998 TCS inks global partnership with FICO“Businesses are experiencing tremendous evolution and are under pressure from an explosion of new technologies. Customer and process led digitization calls for maturity and agility in innovation for customer convenience and security. FICO’s focus on staying ahead of the industry on adoption of cloud services, analysis of predictive behaviour patterns and performance along with TCS’ transformational services leadership across the industry offers a unique value proposition by providing innovation and decision agility,” said Santha Subra

Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its subsidiary, Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), has appointed Braham Singh as Senior Vice-President, Global Product Management. He will have overall responsibility for the global product portfolio across RCOM India Enterprise and GCX. In addition, he will also manage the company’s National Long Distance (NLD) and Data Center businesses. Singh has over 30 years of telecom experience, most recently as Vice-President & Senior Advisor for International Business at Hutchison Global Communications (HGC).  He also served as head of the company’s OTT Services, where he was instrumental in the development of HGC’s global infrastructure sales, including that for data centers, content delivery network, cloud and cloud connectivity services. Over the years, Singh delivered a solid record in driving HGC’s growth across global markets... Read more

Seagate Technology has extended its alliance agreement with the computing leader HP to equip its high-performance computing (HPC) solutions with ClusterStor scale-out storage capabilities. Building on a proven partnership, HP will resell Seagate’s ClusterStor 1500 and 9000 appliances along with its HPC solutions. This partnership will support HP’s Apollo portfolio of products and services, which manage HPC workloads in complex computing environments. Ken Claffey Vice president General Manager Seagate HPC Systems Business 150x150 Seagate joins hands with HP over HPC Solutions“As a result of this partnership, customers can now purchase a complete end-to-end HPC storage solution born from two of the most-trusted technology companies in the business. Aligning our expertise is more valuable than ever before as HPC moves into a new era of data-centric computing, which is increasing the need for high-performance, scalable storage systems,” said Ken Claffey, Vice-President , See more

Qualcomm has appointed Sunil Lalvani as Vice-President & President of Qualcomm India. Lalvani will report directly to Cristiano Amon, Executive Vice-President and Co-President, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience in sales, business development, strategic planning and business operations across the IT and telecom sectors, Lalvani joins Qualcomm from BlackBerry, where he served most recently as Managing Director of India and SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). There, Lalvani was responsible for overseeing and driving BlackBerry’s overall business strategy and growth in India and was focussed on driving differentiated solutions for consumers and enterprise customers. Lalvani was also instrumental in leading a strong engagement with Carrier partners and ISV’s in India, to drive uptake of BlackBerry’s services portfolio in the Indian region. Prior to that, Lalvani held the position of Director of Enterprise Sales. Lalvani also h

VARINDIA for the 6th consecutive year has successfully concluded its EIITF (Eastern India Information Technology Fair) in the city of joy, Kolkata. The topic for this year’s event was ‘Capitalizing the Indian SMB Opportunity’. The event provided a common platform for the corporates to share ideas, discuss various issues and challenges to target the growth of SMBs in the country. The event brought together the leading spokespersons from the respective stakeholders from Eastern and the North eastern India that included WEBEL, STPI, VARs, SIs and Solution Partners who discussed issues critical to the development and growth in the Eastern India. The Chief Guest of the event was Shri Kaushik Haldar, Commissioner IT and Telecom, Govt. of West Bengal. The other guests who had attended the event and were present at the lamp lighting ceremony were Shri Upender Jit Singh, MD – WBEIDC; Dr. Govind, CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI); Shri Ashwani Jain, COO, Telecom-PGCIL; Col. A

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Yes! You have heard it right. Cisco is planning to sell its set-top business to Technicolor. On closing, Cisco will receive approximately €413 million in cash and approximately €137 million in newly issued Technicolor shares, subject to certain adjustments. The acquisition will give Technicolor an estimated 15% share of the global CPE market, with 60 million devices shipped each year and an installed base of 290 million set-tops and 185 million gateway devices across 100 countries. Technicolor and Cisco have also entered into a strategic partnership to develop video and broadband technologies, including cooperating on Internet of Things solutions and services. The pair have have signed a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement that covers specific intellectual property and patents from both companies. As part of the strategic agreement Hilton Romanski, senior vice-president and chief strategy officer of Cisco, will join Technicolor’s Board of Directors, after the transaction ha

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that it is establishing a research effort on Intelligent Systems at IIIT Hyderabad named after Shri FC Kohli. The FC Kohli Center on Intelligent Systems (KCIS) will be based in the IIIT Hyderabad campus and will act as an umbrella organization at the institute to both strengthen the existing groups and facilitate new activities in related areas. The new center will also act as a force multiplier in attracting projects and funding from other entities in the government and industry sectors, coordinate research in related domains across different centers of IIIT Hyderabad, as well as in the institute’s research collaboration with other academic institutions in the country. “The Kohli Center on Intelligent Systems will play an important role to coordinate and energize education and research in this critical area at the institute. This will be by intensifying the research done at the institute in these areas and through joint activities i

Oracle has updated its Oracle Identity Management that enables organizations to securely manage access to mobile, cloud and on-premise applications through a single, easy to use interface. As the enterprise IT landscape becomes more complex and security risks increase, organizations are under ever increasing pressure to provide seamless and secure access to a wide variety of applications from a growing number of devices. The latest version of Oracle Identity Management 11gR2 Patchset 3 helps simplify and streamline this process by integrating Enterprise Mobility Management into the Oracle Identity Management stack. The integration unifies mobile security, identity management and compliance into one consolidated platform. Jim Taylor senior director product management Oracle. 300x300 Oracle enhances its Identity Management platform with Mobile Security “To help organization efficiently address these challenges, the latest release of Oracle Identity Management integrates our mo

BlackBerry has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AtHoc. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AtHoc is a leading provider of secure, networked crisis communications. Its software platform enables people, devices and organizations to exchange critical information in real time during business continuity and life safety operations. The AtHoc platform will integrate with BlackBerry’s enterprise portfolio and trusted global network to offer customers new capabilities for safety, security and mission-critical business communication. The acquisition will enable AtHoc to expand globally and increase scale, as well as deliver new applications on a secure platform for mass communication. AtHoc’s networked crisis communications platform alerts any device – including iOS, Android, PC and Mac desktops, digital displays, radios, IP phones, and endpoints such as sirens, fire panels and speakers – helping organizations and people to connect and share information in times

Qualcomm Incorporated has initiated a Strategic Realignment Plan designed to improve execution, enhance financial performance and drive profitable growth as the Company works to create sustainable long-term value for stockholders. The Company also announced that it has entered into an agreement with JANA Partners pursuant to which Mark McLaughlin and Tony Vinciquerra have been added to the Board of Directors and a third director to be selected by the Company and consented to by JANA will be added promptly. qualcomm logo 150x150 Qualcomm declares Strategic Realignment PlanThe core elements of the new plan include:     Aggressively right-sizing the cost structure by eliminating approximately $1.4 billion in spending, including an approximately $300 million reduction in annual share-based compensation grants; Company expects to achieve this run-rate by the end of fiscal year 2016     Reviewing alternatives to the Company’s corporate and financial structure... Read more

In my position as Chief Data Officer for Ness Software Engineering Services, I talk with many companies about their Big Data challenges and needs. Some of these companies have chosen to analyze their Big Data to enable use cases such as online personalization or creating a 360-degree view of their users. Others have been forced into this area by one of their competitors, who announced that, thanks to their successful Big Data initiative, they now possess a competitive advantage over all their competitors; e.g., their products require significantly fewer service calls because they can monitor the performance of the equipment remotely. If there is one common thread that links 95% of these customers, it is FUD – fear, uncertainty, doubt. The field is full of competing or overlapping products, each of which claims to be the right solution for Big Data. The Big Boys (Oracle, IBM, SAP, Teradata, etc.) all want to steer you towards their (sometimes costly) offering. The upstarts (Clouder

Telit has announced the introduction of Pan-European coverage with enhanced performance, one roaming price for all operators. Features include seamless roaming across Europe as well as Russia and Turkey; In addition, value-added services that allow customers to remotely manage and troubleshoot their deployment (e.g. roaming steering control by the end customer) are offered, thereby improving serviceability and transparency to their end customers. M2M/IoT deployment faces different challenges than consumer subscribers. Connectivity offering is often not suitable for the life cycle of a M2M/IoT solution. telit logo Telit Introduces Connectivity Solution for the Internet of Things“Many IoT projects have failed because operators could not provide the right business solution,” said Sammy Yahiaoui, Services Sales Manager EMEA at Telit. “Now connectivity comes out-of-the box for a fixed, comprehensive and affordable price. It’s tightly integrated with the hardware, the modules, and a p

Perpetuuiti TechnoSoft has launched its latest software product Av3ar, the next generation artificial intelligence (AI) system. The product can address the pain points of CIOs and IT managers across verticals like manufacturing, BFSI, retail, telecom and government institutions. Av3ar delivers end-to-end automated IT solutions that can dramatically improve productivity and enhance operational efficiencies to drastically reduce the cost of downtime. It is platform agnostic and compatible with multiple devices including PC, tablets and mobiles. Rohil Sharma, CEO at Perpetuuiti commented, “We are thrilled to announce the launch of Av3ar, the first software product developed at our Chennai R&D facility for AI. The product gets plugged into the IT infrastructure and absorbs data to learn the patterns of the IT environment. Av3ar automates the steps required to execute daily tasks and solve simple problems.” He further added, “Av3ar has been designed with a built-in analytics engine c

LINE has announced the release of LINE Lite, a lightweight version of the LINE app that utilizes less storage space and data. LINE is used by over 205 million users monthly in 230 countries and regions around the world (as of April 2015). At less than 1MB in size, LINE Lite is a lightweight version of the app that promises to make rich communication accessible even to users in areas where network infrastructure is less developed or lower-end smartphones are more widely used. line logo1 LINE Lite Officially Released in 11 CountriesLINE Lite installs in 1/20 the time of the standard version and retains LINE’s core features of text, sticker, and image-based communication. Users can sign up for new accounts on LINE Lite, or carry over their existing LINE accounts. While audio and video calls and features such as the Timeline are not included in this initial release, LINE plans to actively introduce new features in the future... See more 

Infor has announced it has hired Wall Street veteran Jeff Laborde as Chief Financial Officer. Laborde, who reports to Infor CEO Charles Phillips, joins as Infor is experiencing high growth, particularly in bookings of its cloud applications, up more than 300% year-over-year in its most recent fiscal year, which ended April 30, 2015. Jeff Laborde infor 150x150 Infor Hires Wall Street Veteran Jeff Laborde as CFO“After investing heavily in R&D to deliver the first set of industry suites delivered in the cloud, Infor is heading into a period of high growth,” said Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor. “Jeff Laborde, with his extensive background in technology finance, is a perfect fit to help guide Infor through this next phase in the evolution .” See more

The report, Connected Small Business: Unlocking India’s Digital Potential, unveiled by Google and Deloitte states that SMBs in India that use cloud and mobile tools are reaping huge dividends.  The Report further reveals that moving from offline to an advanced digital engagement could mean revenue growth up to 27 per cent more than those who have not begun their digital adoption journey. Based on a national survey of 500 businesses, the report analyses the digital engagement of Indian SMBs to understand how digital technology could help them, and what that would mean for India as a whole. The report states that digitally advanced SMBs can help India achieve its national objectives of higher economic growth, creating jobs and more exports. Compared with offline SMBs, those with higher digital engagement are more likely to increase employment by up to 84 per cent, increase access to international markets by up to 65 per cent, and likely to offer new products up to 4.5 times. C Prab

Going one step ahead and integrating technological advance with its marketing strategy, D-Link (India) has announced the launch of ‘D-LINK – CONNECT Mobile APP’ for its channel partners/ re-sellers & retailers across the country. Tushar Sighat dlink 150x150 D Link Empowers its Partners & Retailers with a Mobile App Talking about the novel initiative, Tushar Sighat, Executive Director & CEO – D-Link (India) Ltd. said, “Channel community has evolved over the year, today they have an increased appetite for information. With partner/ reseller engagement being at the core of our strategy and as an organization promoting technology excellence, we are constantly looking at ways to stay connected & engage with our target audiences. D-LINK – CONNECT Mobile APP is a platform to connect with our partners/ re-sellers through social network in a faster & easier way.” Read more

Hitachi Data Systems has announced support and community validation of Kubernetes on Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) converged infrastructure systems, providing a proven enterprise-class private cloud infrastructure for developers and customers to orchestrate and run container-based applications with full microservices architecture. Hitachi has introduced the first UCP solutions in 2010, with enterprise support and end-to-end integration with industry-leading software from VMware, SAP and Microsoft. Kubernetes now joins the list of solutions validated to run on our enterprise UCP platform. hitachi logo Hitachi Announces Availability of Kubernetes on Hitachi UCPWith this announcement Hitachi has validated Kubernetes and VMware running side-by-side on the UCP platform, providing an enterprise solution for container-based applications and traditional virtualized workloads. UCP provides the ideal platform to leverage the power of Kubernetes to orchestrate container-based work

Driven by creating high-quality, easy-to-use collaboration experiences for organisations of any size, Polycom has announced two new affordable, entry-level desktop phones as part of its market-leading voice solutions portfolio. The new Polycom VVX 101 business media phone is a low cost solution for small and home offices, lobby areas and shared workspaces—anywhere people need access to a simple phone with a single line. The Polycom VVX 201 business media phone is designed for organisations of all sizes looking for a cost effective telephony solution and features two line support and a wide-range of enterprise telephony features. Both offer life-like conversations with Polycom’s industry-leading HD voice, Polycom Acoustic Clarity and Polycom Acoustic Fence technology to deliver excellent sound quality and noise-free, echo-free conversations that are as natural as being there. Ashan Willy Senior Vice President 300x300 Polycom Makes Available Business Media Phones Ashan Willy, Sen

NTT Com Security and Fortinet have entered into a formal partnership to provide expert security advice and security solutions to organizations worldwide. The partnership includes incorporating a broad range of Fortinet security solutions into NTT Com Security solutions to help protect customers across the globe, irrespective of size or sector. The new global security partnership is another step in the long-term business and technological relationship between the two companies. Fortinet and NTT Com Security will now collaborate across a number of technology deployments, uniquely positioned to offer support, consultancy advice and the delivery of solutions powered by Fortinet’s technology under NTT Com Security’s WideAngle portfolio. These include cloud security, firewall and network risk management, SIEM systems integration and SDN (software defined networking) and virtualization. Through this partnership, NTT Com Security will also benefit from Fortinet’s experienced technical con

MAIT, the apex body representing India’s IT hardware, training and R&D service sectors, has announced the  appointment of its new President, Debjani Ghosh, Vice-President Sales and Marketing Group, Managing Director South Asia, Intel Corporation, during its 32nd Annual General Meeting for the term of 2014-15. Amar Babu, outgoing President of MAIT, said, “It is great to have Debjani Ghosh as the next President of MAIT. I have worked extensively with Debjani and have the utmost respect for her experience and accomplishments. Debjani has demonstrated her ability to drive innovation and growth and deliver results, and it goes without saying that she will infuse new energy to the MAIT agenda.” Debjani Ghosh Vice President Sales and Marketing Group and Managing Director Intel South Asia 300x300 Debjani Ghosh appointed as MAIT PresidentDebjani Ghosh, while taking charge as the new President, said, “It is a privilege for me to assume office as President of MAIT at this exciting time

Reliance Communications has announced the deployment of Cloud Xchange (Cloud X) nodes in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. “We will achieve full deployment of our Next-Generation content and Cloud Delivery Network by the end of this year, with – what is a first in India – five fully-operational Cloud Xchange points. These Cloud Xchange nodes can help government departments access 240 times the amount of compute power currently available in Government data centers, and over six times the high-speed storage currently available in India,” said Reliance Group Chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani. Over the past year, one key endeavour of RCOM, and its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange, has been a strategic realignment of its capabilities to support cloud networking requirements, including self-provisioning of network resources and bandwidth-on-demand. The company’s unique strength in Cloud orchestration stems from its unrivalled national and global network reach, which enable

To further encourage the colour printing market in India and aiming to capture SMEs, corporate and government sectors, Canon has announced the launch of a new range of A3 and A4 colour Multi- function devices (MFDs). The products launched in the A3 segment are ImageRUNNER ADVANCE (iR-ADV) C3300 series comprising of iR-ADV C3320/C3325/C3330 and ImageRUNNER ADVANCE C350i in the A4 segment, deliver high-quality output, low-maintenance cost and enhanced media handling up to 300gsm paper with A3 plus paper size. With this launch, Canon is poised to expand horizons into commercial sector (particularly copy shops). Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India Private Ltd, said, “Our newly-launched products shall add value to SME’s and government sector’s demand for cost-efficient, secure and high-quality printing solutions.” See more  

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced that its technology will help to improve operations for China’s long-distance Guangxi liquefied natural gas (LNG) high-pressure pipeline.  A key strategic project of Sinopec Limited and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi LNG pipeline will play a critical role in optimizing China’s energy structure and meeting the demand for natural gas in Guangxi. The project will use HPS gas measurement and equipment and software to measure the flow and pressure in the pipeline. honeywell logo Honeywell to boost operations for Chinas natural gas pipeline “We are able to draw upon our experience in long-distance, natural gas high-pressure pipelines to provide expertise to this essential clean energy project. Pipelines have challenges that are very different from processing plants since you have to manage an operation that is hundreds or sometimes thousands of miles long. Measurements such as flow and pressure must be accurate and immedia

Intel Security, formerly McAfee has been awarded the 33rd place in the prestigious 2015 India’s Best Companies to Work For; a study by The Economic Times and Great Place to Work Institute India. As a first time participant in the survey, for Intel Security, formerly McAfee to be seen in the company of India’s top corporates is a testament to the organization’s continuous pursuit of creating not just a good but great work environment. India’s Best Companies to Work For is part of the world’s largest and most respectable study of workplace excellence and people management practices. The study is conducted by The Economic Times and Great Place To Work Institute India. The company was selected for the award on the basis of responses from both employees and management... Read more

The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was launched from Amritsar in Punjab for 12 cities in the country including the Holy city of Amritsar, the centre of Sikhism to be the first under this project. Government of India has sanctioned Rs. 69.31 crore as 100% grant for Amritsar city. Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Shri Arun Jaitley launched this Yojana at Amritsar in the presence of Union Ministers Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and Shri Vijay Sampla, and Chief Minister of Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal. Foundation stone was also laid today, to make Amritsar-Bathinda-Ganganagar Highway Four Lane and for Hrike by Pass project which are worth Rs.1100 crore. Also, a Rehabilitation Centre, Amritsar – a project worth Rs.5.66 crore, was also inaugurated... Read more

Taking the honourable Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India forward, Videocon Telecom has took another big initiative and has announced 1GB free Data for all its female subscribers coming aboard. Under this initiative, the telco talked about women empowerment and declared 1GB free data that will be extended as 100MB per month for 10 months for all female subscribers. This benefit will be over and above any other data benefit provided to subscribers at the time of acquisition. As per Videocon Telecom, the percentage of data users among female users is slightly less than males, and this initiative will definitely increase the data penetration among female subscribers. The telco will also be providing a help-line for first time data users on know-how of internet and data usage on mobile phones. The telco also announced free and unlimited access to government’s web portal, the National Portal of India i.e. india.gov.in andindia.gov.in/hi for all its subscribers. This will enable ea

D-Link (India) Limited has been awarded as the ‘Best Enterprise’ in the field of IT & Computer Networks, and  its Executive Director & CEO Tushar Sighat has been acknowledged as ‘Manager of the Year.’ The Socrates Award Ceremony held on 1st July 2015 at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace – Switzerland, in association with the Europe Business Assembly (The Socrates Committee – Oxford). Tushar Sighat CEO dlink1 D Link honoured with the European Business Assembly AwardElated on receiving the prestigious award, Tushar Sighat, Executive Director & CEO – D-Link (India) Ltd. said, “This is yet another proud moment for all of us at D-Link as we continue to grow & achieve new milestones of success. D-Link’s journey in recent times has been extremely rewarding, with our employees & business partners/ associates showing highest level of commitment & perseverance in achieving business goals. I accept this award with utmost humility & am honoured to be receiving the awar

A global study, commissioned by CA Technologies, has revealed that Enterprise Big Data strategies are delivering key benefits to organizations, despite noted challenges in implementation. 44 percent of the Indian respondents have already implemented a Big Data project while 36 percent plan to implement one in the coming year. In addition to this, 12 percent of the Indian respondents have stated that they have implemented four Big Data projects to date. ca technologies logo e1425889028205 CA Technologies Study discloses the State of Big Data InfrastructureThe study, titled ‘The State of Big Data Infrastructure: Benchmarking Global Big Data Users to Drive Future Performance’, has revealed the top five major obstacles Indian organizations need to overcome for successful big data project implementation. Those are, insufficient existing infrastructure (33 percent), organizational complexity (25 percent), security/compliance concerns (28 percent), lack of budget/resources (25 percent),

With the government committee endorsing the concept of net neutrality, its recommendations have raised some major concerns for consumers and start-ups. Those hooked to applications like WhatsApp, Skype and Viber may no longer be able to make free domestic calls (barring negligible data charges) through these voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services. However, instant messaging and international calls through these services will remain free, if these recommendations are implemented. whatsapp vibre skype No longer free calls available on WhatsApp, Viber, SkypeAnother suggestion by the committee that zero-rating platforms be treated on a case-by-case basis and clearance sought from telecom regulator TRAI opens up the worrying possibility of discrimination in favour of established, cash-rich internet application providers. This could potentially stifle innovation and kill the burgeoning start-up culture in the country. On the positive side, it did not recommend any regulatory con

Samsung has announced the launch of two new 4G-enabled smartphones in the J Series – Ga\laxy J5 and Galaxy J7, making 4G experience more accessible and enjoyable for Indian consumers while expanding its LTE smartphone portfolio to 10. The new smartphones from Samsung are a combination of powerful technology, innovative features and superior consumer offerings, reiterating the company’s commitment to develop innovative products based on deep consumer insights. Samsung has also decided to launch the devices online and has tied up exclusively with Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer. The Galaxy J5 is priced at INR11,999 and the Galaxy J7 at INR14,999. Both models can be pre-booked on Flipkart from 16th to 22nd July, 2015. Asim Warsi, Vice-President – Marketing, IT & Mobile, Samsung India, said, “With consumers embracing the 4G revolution, we are looking at expanding our product offerings. The launch of Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 aims to give consumers options in the mid-ra

Juniper Networks has appointed Susan Lovegren as Senior Vice-President of Human Resources and Bob Worrall as Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer. Lovegren reports to Chief Executive Officer Rami Rahim and Worrall to Chief Financial and Operations Officer Robyn Denholm. “The opportunity we have at Juniper to lead the next wave of innovation and network transformation in our industry is incredible. That is why we are so honoured to welcome tech industry veterans Susan and Bob to our leadership team where they will apply their experience and passion developing forward-leaning technology and people programs that inspire our teams, enable us to innovate faster than the market and help us to solve our customers’ toughest challenges,” said Rami Rahim, CEO, Juniper Networks... Read more