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Planning to bring more premium smartphones to the online customer, Swipe is all set to introduce a new brand called Elite, an online-only brand. The company has revealed plans to launch the first smartphone of the Elite series in the month of August. After investing a year-and-a-half on research, Swipe is launching a truly innovative offering that is designed especially for tech-savvy online customers and the aspiring youth. More than 50% of the Indian population is in youth and majority of them have high aspirations of owning a premium lifestyle gadget like a smartphone packed with a multitude of features. swipe 150x109 Swipe to release the online only brand EliteA recent research on the behaviour of smartphone buyers from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor service has revealed that close-to one-fourth (22%) of the total smartphone sold in India were sold online in 2015... Read more

Trend Micro has discovered vulnerability in Android that can render a phone apparently dead and silent, unable to make calls, with a lifeless screen. This vulnerability is present from Android 4.3 Jelly Bean up to the current version, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. No patch has been issued in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code by the Android Engineering Team to fix this vulnerability since May 2015. This vulnerability can be exploited in two ways – either via a malicious app installed on the device, or through a specially-crafted website. The first technique can cause long-term effects to the device. In this technique, an app with an embedded MKV file that registers itself to auto-start whenever the device boots would case the OS to crash every time it is turned on. trendmicro 150x150 Trend Micro reports vulnerability that can put Android Devices deadThe vulnerability is caused by an integer overflow when the media server service parses an MKV file. It reads memory out of buff...

Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, has announced a direct access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) via GCX’s Cloud X Fusion in Sydney, with the ability to establish additional interconnections across multiple locations and offer enterprise customers fast, flexible access to the cloud. Bill Barney CEO of Global Cloud Xchange 150x150 GCX declares direct access to Amazon Web Services“Secure, private and reliable connectivity to cloud services is always a key concern for enterprises as they embark on their cloud adoption journey. Using Cloud X Fusion, businesses can take advantage of our enterprise-grade connectivity from 90 countries to securely connect their on-premise environments directly into an AWS Direct Connect port over our global infrastructure,” said Bill Barney, CEO of Global Cloud Xchange. Cloud X Fusion is part of GCX’s Cloud X portfolio, a platform designed to seamlessly combine the speed and power of fiber-optics with the agility, flexibi...

Riverbed Technology has introduced Riverbed SteelHead 9.1, delivering new capabilities that are designed to ensure cloud applications perform as expected and provide IT the visibility, optimization, and control to deliver applications over hybrid WANs (wide area networks) to maximize business performance and cost efficiency. In addition to this new direct-to-net capability, Riverbed has expanded Riverbed SteelHead SaaS optimization and flexibility with new universal SaaS licensing and performance optimization for Box, ServiceNow, SAP SuccessFactors, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, in addition to support for Salesforce and Microsoft Office 365, which SteelHead already provides. Riverbed SteelHead helps organizations address the challenges of the cloud by enhancing visibility, optimization, and control of today’s hybrid WANs to maximize application performance and employee productivity while minimizing costs and complexity. Paul O Farrell Senior Vice President riverbed 150x150 Riverbe...

As a part of its expansion plan, Dell has announced the launch of its 600th Dell Exclusive Store (DES), inaugurated by Phil Bryant, Vice-President – Consumer and Small Business Sales, Dell Inc.  The company has aggressively focussed on expanding its retail presence across market tiers, and plans to open 825 stores by the end of 2015. Strategically located on Basaveshwara Nagar, Bengaluru, the store offers the entire range of Dell’s consumer products – laptops, AIOs and desktops from the Inspiron, XPS and Alienware brands, Venue tablets, as well as related peripherals. Each Dell Exclusive Store is a commitment to enhancing the overall technology experience for consumers. Phil Bryant Vice President dell 150x150 Dell plans to open 825 stores by 2015Dell’s aim is to strengthen customer experience through one on one brand engagement and build greater awareness around PC adoption. In its endeavour to establish itself as the “Brand of Choice” for consumers across Tier-1 – Tier-5...

Genpact has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of India’s premier universities, Jadavpur University. With this MoU, the two organizations have agreed to work together to develop an Analytics & Research programme as part of the Masters in Economics stream run by the University. The course aims to provide both theoretical and practical experience in analytics as applied in different industries. Upon successful completion of the programme, students will become eligible for employment in the Risk Analytics practice at Genpact.  manish chopra genpact 150x150 Genpact and Jadavpur University together to develop an Analytics & Research ProgrammeAnnouncing signing of the MoU, Manish Chopra, Senior Vice-President & Business Leader – Risk Services, Genpact, said, “Genpact’s Risk Academy differentiates us in quickly building a sustainable talent pool of industry-ready resources in niche areas like model validation, stress testing, data analytics, etc. We look f...

Ericsson has announced top five finalists for its Networked India initiative that seeks to identify innovations that employ cloud, broadband and mobility to benefit society. Ericsson has been at the forefront to foster innovation in the country and Networked India is an initiative to give recognition to change-makers and help realize the Networked Society in India. ericsson logo Ericsson announces finalists of Networked India 2015Chris Houghton, Head of Region India, Ericsson, said, “Ericsson has long envisioned the arrival of a Networked Society. As this transformation comes to life, we are seeing people use mobility and the internet to make a positive impact on their own situations and their communities. Networked India is a platform wherein the real change-makers can come to the fore and share their stories. At Ericsson, we see ourselves as enablers of change makers.” Read more

Zebra Technologies has launched Mobility DNA, a set of enterprise mobility software solutions that drive greater efficiencies and productivity for businesses, mobile workers and channel partners. They have also announced two new touch computers that expand the industry’s broadest portfolio of enterprise-class Android mobile computers. The Mobility DNA suite is a comprehensive collection of innovative applications, effortless application development tools and robust administration utilities for Zebra mobile computers that allows partners and businesses to maximize the return on investment (RoI) of their mobile deployments while minimizing complexity, risk and capital expenses. New solutions to the Mobility DNA suite include SimulScan Document Capture, Workforce Connect Push-To-Talk (PTT) Pro, AppGallery, Swipe Assist and All-Touch Terminal Emulation (TE). Previously announced tools such as RhoMobile, Mobility Extensions (Mx), Enterprise Browser and EMDK for Android are also part of...

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