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Blue Coat Systems and NetApp have joined forces and are working together to provide high-density storage solutions that enable extended network forensic analysis. This combination of NetApp’s high-density storage and Blue Coat’s Security Analytics incident response and forensics solution provides customers a high-performance and high-density storage solution that significantly expands the capture window from weeks to months within the same physical footprint. Customers can retain more valuable evidence that can help limit exposure in the event of a breach, together with the ability to replay and reconstruct exactly how the attacker compromised the system and what was extracted. “Security professionals rely on an unprecedented volume of data that they must be able to swiftly capture, control and analyze. At NetApp, we ensure that security professionals have the freedom and mobility to access the data and insights they need and support key data security and complian...

To offer benefits to security and surveillance channel network, Western Digital has announced the myWD Certified Surveillance Storage Provider Programme . The programme aims to offer training, sales support, value-added benefits and incentives to security and surveillance system integrators, installers, solution and service providers to help them enhance their business opportunities and profitability... Read more

To bring opportunities to more than 700 start-ups of TechHub across the globe, Google and TechHub have announced their global partnership. David Grunwald, Google for Entrepreneurs’ Head of EMEA Partnerships, said, “We are excited to expand our work with TechHub beyond Google for Entrepreneurs’s Campus network, where we have collaborated successfully over a number of years. TechHub’s ‘community first’ values and their focus on supporting founders and start-ups with education and programmes align perfectly with the goals of Google for Entrepreneurs.” Read more

XOLO has launched XOLO ERA X, for break-free performance with 2GB DDR3 RAM and 4G VoLTE. The device with 2GB DDR3 RAM ensures flawless performance which further clubbed with 4G VoLTE, also assures of superior quality audio/video calls. XOLO ERA X will be exclusively available for purchase on Amazon.in at Rs.5,777. XOLO ERA X with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Processor and 2GB DDR3 RAM provides a smooth gaming experience and makes multitasking a sheer delight. The device with 4G VoLTE enables the users to connect faster and better over the data network with enhanced call quality. 4G VoLTE with download speeds of up to 150 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps keeps users hooked on to their web browsers all day long... Read more

OPPO has launched SmartSensor image stabilization and Super VOOC Flash Charge technologies. “With our commitment to equipping consumers with the best technology, OPPO invests great efforts in technological innovation. We are excited to share these breakthrough technologies with the world at MWC 2016 – they are the result of our commitment to listening to consumers and valuing their feedback to create more delightful user experiences for them in the future,” said Sky Li, OPPO Global Vice-President, Managing Director of International Mobile Business and President of OPPO India. Super VOOC Flash Charge: Giving a full charge in 15 minutes Slow charging times and underwhelming battery life is a consistent problem for smartphone users. To address this problem, OPPO is proud to present Super VOOC Flash Charge technology... Read more

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected by Element Financial. TCS will help the company to significantly evolve its fleet management technology platform and user experience. “We are delighted to team up with Element in its journey to deliver world-class experience to fleet managers and drivers. TCS will leverage its Digital Reimagination experience and global assets to accelerate discovery and delivery of new digital solutions for Element,” said Anupam Singhal, Vice-President, Tata Consultancy Services... Read more

Lifesize has formally announced that it has split from Logitech and become a separate entity. The company has received a fund of $17.5 million from three prominent Silicon Valley venture firms – Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners. Now the company is focussing on gaining new customers as a cloud-based video collaboration and meeting platform company, and also tackling the $7 billion global conferencing market head-on. Logitech will continue to retain 30% stake in the company. “We will continue to build our focus on Lifesize Cloud, which runs on IBM Softlayer architecture. The demand for video conferencing is further going to be driven by video calling apps. As a matter of fact, license revenues are expected to decline 10% while the subscription-based model will be seen doubling in the next 2 years,” says Gagan Verma,  Regional Director, Lifesize India & SAARC... Read more

Under the network transformation programme, “Project Leap”, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has brought its Platinum 3G network to the customers of Shillong. Platinum 3G will offer faster internet speeds, enhance voice clarity and offer a superior network experience to its customers. It will also help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their phones. The company has recently started the implementation of its network transformation programme in North East and Assam. The company will invest Rs.60,000 crore over the next three years to improve network quality... Read more

Wipro and Verveba Telecom have signed strategic partnership with the aim to offer solutions to address industry challenges in generating measurable economic value from fast-growing, mobile network technology deployments and optimization, especially in 4G and single RAN technologies. With Wipro’s expertise in the telecom sector and Verveba’s award-winning Mobile Radio Network Optimization technology with services, intellectual property and solutions, both the companies will work together on business development activities and expanding solutions to the Telecom Service Providers globally... Read more

To shoot in extreme outdoor conditions of any adventure, STK has launched its first action camera “explorer camera”. With complete 19 accessories, it has direct Wi-Fi connectivity, waterproof case to shoot underwater or any thrilling images. Weighing just 58g, Explorer camera features 12MP camera with a 170-degree wide angle lens, HD video and detail packed photos, 900mAh battery with 90 minutes standby and compatibility with Android and iOS smart devices... Read more

Ericsson has announced that Telstra will be deploying its full stack telecom cloud solution, including Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) to improve customer experience and support the development of compelling new customer services. Enabling networking slicing, this solution will support enterprises which are in mining, public safety, agriculture, manufacturing, utilities and other industries. Enterprises can cost-effectively have their own network slice adapted to their business needs, which will assist in driving growth and productivity in their businesses... Read more

To facilitate enterprises to take better advantage of Cloud,  IBM and VMware have inked a strategic partnership. This partnership will help customers to extend their existing workloads, as they are, from their on-premises software-defined data center to the cloud. “This partnership, an extension of our 14-year plus relationship with IBM, demonstrates a shared vision that will help enterprise customers more quickly and easily embrace the hybrid cloud. Our customers will be able to efficiently and securely deploy their proven software-defined solutions with sophisticated workload automation to take advantage of the flexibility and cost effectiveness of IBM Cloud ,” said Pat Gelsinger, Chief Executive Officer, VMware ... Read more

Ricoh India has bagged an order worth Rs.344 crore from Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd ( KELTRON ). Ricoh will supply, install and commission Computer Hardware, Connected Accessories, Software, Maintain Equipment(s) and provide Computer Education Services in 2,000 Government and Government-aided High Schools in the State of Odisha on 5 Years BOOT Model Project under the ICT @ School Scheme. Manoj Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, Ricoh India , said, “We are honoured to be associated with this prestigious project and work along with the Government of Odisha and KELTRON. It is the second-largest project for Ricoh India after the Department of Post Digitization order, that we received last year and reflects Ricoh’s continued commitment to partnering with organizations to help them achieve greater cost efficiencies and improved productivity through increased... Read more

Amdocs has partnered with Adobe and frog . Combining compelling digital experiences driven by Adobe, experience strategy and design from frog, and unparalleled communications domain expertise and solutions from Amdocs, the new partnerships will enable service providers to offer a superior experience across the entire customer journey, on any channel or screen the customer chooses. “In the age of digital immediacy, where customers increasingly expect to rely on digital channels, service providers must deliver great online experiences or they will lose customers to someone who can. Together with Adobe and frog, we are helping service providers establish a new level of customer affinity, delivering experiences which are truly valuable to the individual and which consumers today expect to receive, and with that, increase digital channel adoption and reduce cost to serve,” said Chris Williams, Head of Global Marketing, Amdocs ... Read more

Zebra Technologies has appointed Jeff Schmitz as Senior Vice-President & Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Schmitz is responsible for company’s marketing strategy, programme development and tools needed to create awareness, consideration and preference of the Zebra brand globally. He has replaced Juliann Larimer who is now Vice-President of North America Sales for Zebra. Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Zebra Technologies, said, “We are excited to add Jeff Schmitz to our executive leadership team, particularly given his strong track record in introducing new innovation and technology to elevate the customer experience and increase sales and marketing effectiveness. Jeff has excellent subject matter expertise in technologies that are highly relevant to Zebra and our customers, including the Internet of Things. I’m looking forward to seeing the creative new initiatives he will bring to Zebra and our customers.” Read more

STMicroelectronics has announced volume production of its ARM Cortex-M0+ STM32L0 microcontrollers. The STM32L0 microcontroller (MCU) series has received energy efficiency of 135 ULPMark -C certified and 158.7 ULPMark -C with a DC/DC converter. Moreover, ST’s proprietary process technology is highly temperature-stable, ensuring the STM32L0 series has the power consumption at 125°C, thereby combining outstanding efficiency and robustness... Read more

The new financial year is about to get started and budget expectations of industrialists from the government has risen up,as compared to last year.Reasons could be for implementation of goods and services(GST) tax, supporting business for economic growth, manufacturing in India and other promises made by the government for supporting the economy and business expansions. Moreover, in the telecom industry, the need for better connectivity as in introduction of 4G services in different circles can be seen as one of the major concerns in the coming fiscal.  “Make in India”, “Digital India” and “Smart city” initiatives by government has also increased the demand for IT infrastructure. So, it is expected that the government will bring in better budget reforms for the IT industry, enabling quality output, advancement in technology, etc. without any disruptiveness. It is expected that the government addresses the needs of IT/ITES which fosters business and ... R...

With plans to tap the growing demand for signage in the Indian market, Philips has unveiled its wide range of Signage solutions and Video Walls which is marketed by MMD, a subsidiary of TPV Technology Ltd. Through Wide display feature, Philips Digital Signage Solutions offers stunning visual exposure for various public locations. The company has introduced revolutionary XL Series (Video wall) of signage solution with brightness of 500/700 cd/m2, with OPS module and Smart Insert features with semi outdoor display device for commercial displays. The Video walls zero bezel displays, customizable in a formation of up to 15 x 10 displays... Read more

In line with the latest innovation in speakers, Zebronics has launched 2.1 Bluetooth “Rock N Roll” Speakers   supporting compatibility with all the devices. The speakers’ handsome curves exude nothing but sleek elegance with a strong physical presence that demands respect, flaunting a heavy-duty attitude with high glossy front panels, scoring high in the looks department. With sleek elegance, it has a surround sound system, the sub-woofer comes with 7.6cms low- range driver. It is powered by 6.3cms mid/high range drivers for high-performance sound quality. With 16 watts RMS of power, the speakers promise and deliver crisp, clear and powerful sound... Read more

As operators are moving towards telco cloud, Nokia has launched its three professional services, including Nokia Data Center services , Nokia Cloud Transformation Consulting and Managed Cloud Operations for operators to transform and run their cloud-based enterprise and telco functions. Nokia Data Center services take a DevOps (Development and Operations) based holistic approach to agile service delivery for multivendor cloud environments. Operators will be able to take full advantage of cloud technology to launch services quickly. The second new service, Nokia Cloud Transformation Consulting will provide operators to plan and execute a practical strategy for making the best use of telco cloud opportunities. Managed Cloud Operations is a managed service for hybrid operations across hardware, cloudware and application layer management... Read more

To deliver Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)-based solutions, NEC Corporation and Juniper Networks have extended their global alliance relationship. The solutions will allow service providers and enterprises to gain service agility to transform their business operations and help them lower overall costs. “As part of its commitment to delivering an open, best-of-breed NFV-based solution, NEC has led an SDN/NFV ecosystem program with more than 40 partners worldwide. NEC is thrilled to be working closely with Juniper through this expanded alliance, which will further reinforce the ecosystem and allow NEC and Juniper to jointly offer NFV-based solutions that enable the introduction of innovative new services at higher speed and lower cost,” said Atsuo Kawamura , Senior Vice-President, NEC Corporation... Read more

Five “big initiatives” have been introduced recently by Huawei to bring digital transformation and to create new opportunities in the telecom industry. To boost ecosystem and shared success in the industry, the company has also unveiled open platforms to enable collaboration. The five Big Initiatives include Big Video – Everywhere, Big IT – Enabling, Big Operation – Agile, Big Architecture – Elastic, and Big Pipe – Ubiquitous. Also, innovative solutions for 4.5G, Internet of Things (IoT), 2K/4K video, and Safe City have been launched by the company. With the objective to build better Connected World through extensive collaboration in the industry, Huawei has represented its big initiatives and solutions... Read more

Seagate Technology has started shipping 2TB, 7mm hard disk drive (HDD) – the Seagate Mobile HDD. “In an industry first, our engineers have been able to boost areal density to 1TB per platter in a 2.5-inch form-factor, allowing our OEM customers the flexibility to design and build virtually any kind of laptop they can envision, with plenty of storage to boot. Laptops today must satisfy consumer demand for fast computing and high-capacity storage capabilities on the one hand, while also offering compelling designs and slim styling on the other. With the introduction of Seagate’s new Mobile HDD, laptop manufacturers no longer need to make tradeoffs between these seemingly competing mandates,” said Matt Rutledge, Seagate’s Senior Vice-President, Client... Read more

Hitachi Data Systems has announced version 2.1 of Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) Anywhere that allows service providers and IT organizations to quickly and easily deliver the most secure content mobility solution offered by HDS to their users under their own brand. HCP Anywhere v.2.1 brings new features that allow external parties to upload data to shared HCP Anywhere folders, enhance team folders, and evolve beyond file sync and share with new data protection tools for end-user files. This new release also includes enhancements that further improve the security, ease-of-use, and intelligence of underlying storage and network resources... Read more

Brocade has announced new offerings to help mobile operators re-architect their networks to support 5G services and deliver higher agility and performance at a fraction of the cost of traditional networks. These innovative New IP offerings uniquely position Brocade as a disrupter with 5G capabilities that solve the key challenges facing mobile network operators (MNOs) and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). “Today’s announcements solidly plant Brocade in the business of delivering innovative networking solutions that help MNOs and MVNOs solve their most critical business and technology problems. The combined offerings for vEPC, mobile edge computing and network visibility provide a future-proof technology foundation well in advance of 5G availability which will help MNOs accelerate new revenue streams today,” said Kevin Shatzkamer, Chief Technology Officer of Mobile Networking, Brocade... Read more

NETGEAR EX6120 new AC1200 Wi-Fi range extender has announced by NETGEAR  with streaming speeds up to 1,200 Mbps in India. It enables consumers to expand and improve Wi-Fi signals throughout their home. NETGEAR EX6120’s high-powered amplifiers eradicate “dead zones” and provide maximum Wi-Fi performance with the help of high-power external antennas, keeping iPads, smart phones, laptops and more connected as consumers move about their home... Read more

The world’s cheapest phone has been recently launched in Delhi which just costs Rs.251.  The India-based company Ringing Bells has unveiled the most affordable smartphone – Freedom 251 at INR251 only. Dr Murali Manohar Joshi, Member of Parliament and Former Minister of Human Resource and Development, Government of India, has launched the phone. Unveiling the revolutionary handset, Dr MurliManohar Joshi expressed his happiness on the handset ushering in a truly Digital India, “When I was a Union Human Resource and Development Minister, we had plans to utilize information technology to enhance the quality of education. We envisioned ‘India Innovates, India Makes’ to create technology that is not only inexpensive to reach the masses but also useful for them. With Freedom 251, Ringing Bells has achieved both by an exceedingly affordable price of just Rs.251 of the feature-rich smartphone loaded with useful apps for farmers, fishermen, women and students. I wish t...

IBM has unveiled a new mainframe, bringing the security of data encryption without slowing down system performance to mid-sized organizations. The new system, IBM z13s , is enabled and optimized for hybrid cloud environments and can help secure critical information and transactions better than before. “Fast and secure transaction processing is core to the IBM mainframe, helping clients grow their digital business in a hybrid cloud environment,” said Tom Rosamilia , Senior Vice-President, IBM Systems. “With the new IBM z13s, clients no longer have to choose between security and performance. This speed of secure transactions, coupled with new analytics technology helping to detect malicious activity and integrated IBM Security offerings, will help mid-sized clients grow their organization with peace of mind.” Read more

Rajesh Rudraradhya has joined the leadership team at Hike Messenger as the Vice- President and Head of Engineering. Rajesh will report to Founder & CEO, Kavin Bharti Mittal, and will be responsible for helping Hike scale its engineering team and streamlining product development. Rajesh spent the last 15+ years in the Silicon Valley, working for companies like Digital Equipment Corporation, HP, Google and Motorola. He joins Hike from Motorola where he was most recently the Director and Head of Wearables and Internet-of-Things software. Before that, he led Android Apps and Cloud engineering and was responsible for software experiences on Android’s best smartphones, the Moto X and Moto G ... Read more

Infor has announced Infor Supply Chain Execution (SCE), version 10.4, to deliver enhanced performance and efficiency. Building upon last year’s announcement of SCE in the Cloud, Infor has improved fulfilment performance, increase ease-of-use and achieve a faster return on investment. Infor SCE 10.4 provides a unique tool that is easily adapted to specific needs of the vertical, allowing for a more holistic approach for supply chain management. Infor SCE 10.4 combines warehouse management, transportation execution, 3PL billing and labour management in a single, unified solution. It is designed to help users optimize inventory, warehouse space and labour in the warehouse while streamlining the complex supply chain business processes. The solution is available to users as an on-premise or cloud deployment... Read more

Snapdeal has announced that  Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan , an investment vehicle advised by Iron Pillar and other investors have invested US$200 million in Snapdeal. Over the last two years, Snapdeal has made significant investments in technology and in complementary acquisitions in pursuit of its stated aim to build India’s most reliable and frictionless commerce ecosystem. Anup Vikal, CFO, Snapdeal , said, “We see these investments as a continuing endorsement of Snapdeal’s strategy to build India’s most reliable and frictionless commerce ecosystem. We continue to make targeted investments in building internal and external capabilities that will enable us to consistently deliver optimal experience for the millions of buyers and sellers who transact daily on Snapdeal.” Read more

ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand has conducted its annual Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Partner Day. The theme of the 2016 conference was “Own it!” that encouraged partners to consider how to deliver technology opportunities that the changing customer environment represents today. This year, there were eight regional and numerous local events held in close proximity to business partner locations. The eight regional events, hosted for 1-2 days between January 28 and February 4, drew over 600 enthusiastic and dedicated business partners to share their experiences with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise business leaders. In Asia-Pacific (APAC), the 2016 Partner of the Year awards took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 4... Read more

XOLO has introduced XOLO Era 4K . Available at an attractive price of Rs.6,499 only, XOLO Era 4K will be exclusively available on Gadgets360.com . Registration for the device has started and it will go on flash sale on 22nd February, 2016. Era 4K is loaded with a massive battery of 4,000 mAh that offers 32 hours of non-stop talk- time and 624 hours of standby time. Also, charging the battery takes 31% lesser time, thanks to Texas Instrument IC. The device with 4G LTE connectivity offers super-fast download and upload with an amazing speed of up to 150 Mbps and 50 Mbps, respectively... Read more

HCL Infosystems has partnered with Symantec. Under this alliance, HCL Infosystems through its pan-India network of partners will distribute information security solutions from Symantec. “As the global leader in cybersecurity, Symantec is committed to helping companies secure their most important data. The partnership with HCL Infosystems is the key to our efforts to increase our coverage across India. We look forward to working with HCL Infosystems and leveraging their strong presence in the tier-I and tier-II cities to help customers solve their most complex information security challenges,” said Shrikant Shitole, Managing Director, India, Symantec... Read more

To help customers to readily address the most common use cases that have been identified by the company, VMware has revolutionized its cloud management platform with the introduction of VMware vRealize Suite 7 . It features new releases like VMware vRealize Operations and VMware vRealize Log Insight along with VMware vRealize Automation 7 and VMware vRealize Business for Cloud 7. “VMware is focussed on delivering an enterprise-ready hybrid cloud management platform to help our customers gain a major competitive edge as a digital business. VMware vRealize Suite 7 is designed to meet our customers’ strict requirements for day-one service provisioning and day-two operations of applications and infrastructure across multiple private and public cloud environments,” said Ajay Singh, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Management Suites Business Unit, VMware ... See more :  http://www.varindia.com/vmware-enhances-its-cloud-management-platform/

With the aim to encourage people to adopt mobile internet in the country, Aircel has launched “ Be Online with Aircel ” initiative. Sunil Kuttam, Vice-President – Marketing, Aircel , said, “Aircel is taking lead in the mobile internet space with renewed energy and vigour with its ‘Be Online with Aircel’ initiative. Data consumption by Aircel customers has seen a dramatic rise. Our unmatched offerings helped Aircel record 60-per cent data revenue growth and 65-per cent consumption growth in 2015. In addition, we witnessed 104-per cent growth in 3G revenues and 167-per cent growth in 3G users last year. This initiative has also fuelled smartphone adoption in our base, which has grown by 61 per cent. With Aircel’s new, attractive mass campaign that appeals to all to ‘Be Online with Aircel’, we aim to continue driving a much sharper growth this year, which will help us take data to the next level of growth and acceptance in India.” Read more

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make India the skill capital of the world, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to develop and implement National Action Plan for Skill Development in the telecom sector, utilizing PSUs under DoT with a common objective of fulfilling skilled manpower requirement of the telecom sector and at the same time providing quality opportunities for employment / entrepreneurship. The MoU was signed by the Secretaries of the two Ministries, in the august presence of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs... Read more

mRUPEE has tied up with IRCTC. The Indian Railways carries more than 23 million passengers a day and the association will allow users one-tap payments for rail ticket bookings via mRUPEE wallet for a significant number of travellers. “Today, mobile services have fast evolved beyond telephone calls and voice messages to take centre stage in an increasingly connected world. Our partnership with IRCTC adds to the tremendous reach of mRUPEE’s market. We’re excited that these kinds of meaningful partnerships are helping to not only give our customers the ease of quick and convenient booking, but also give a thrust to the government’s mandate of enhancing wider adoption of digital money in India. Through this service, we aim at delivering future ready infrastructure that not merely meets today’s expectations, but those of tomorrow,” said Pradeep K Sampath, Chief Operating Officer, mRUPEE... Read more

TP LINK has made EAP Series of ceiling mount access points available in India. These products are designed to meet the needs of Hospitality, Education, BFSIs sectors and to provide a flexible, cost-effective wireless solution. In offices, these access points can be installed on ceiling to provide high-speed network and uninterrupted coverage for employees. “ EAP Series ceiling mount is compatible with 802.11 b/g/n products and has a load balance ensures large numbers of user have a smooth network experience in large business networks. Along with compact form-factors, this is specially designed to prevent dust from dropping onto the PCB through bypass louver, which ensures long-term unhindered operation. These solutions are ideal for service providers, venue owner or SMBs which are looking to deploy reliable outdoor as well as indoor Wi-Fi network environments. TP-LINK has tie-ups with various service providers and offers complete holistic solution to the busines...

NETGEAR has extended its 12 10-GBase-T copper ports (12-10 GBASE-T) switching solutions with the introduction of the ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switches (XS712T). It is a Smart Switch with 2 Combo SFP+ for 10G Fiber links. It has been purposely designed as a cost-effective way to provide 10G connections to 10G-capable servers and NAS (Network Attached Storage). It can be used as a 10G access switch, uplink to 10G-Managed switch (XSM7224) while expanding the 10G connections down to the edge. “Our ProSAFE XS712T offers our channel partners a chance to ride the next wield in networking as it provides budding networks a migration path to latest technologies without sacrificing current hardware investments,” said Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR . .. Read more

Supporting India’s digital mission, Oracle has unveiled its expansion plans with the intent to strengthen India’s growth. Three major investments have been announced by Oracle CEO Safra Catz which include the setting up of Oracle Campus in Bengaluru, India; 9 Regional Software and Technology Incubation Centres and initiative to train more than 500,000 local students each year in the country. Announcing the same, CEO Safra Catz stated, “Oracle has been in India for over 25 years and during that time we’ve grown our investments tremendously. In fact, India now represents our second-largest employee base outside of the United States, with nearly 40,000 current employees and an additional 2,000 current job openings.  We are investing over US$400 million in Bengaluru, opening 9 incubation centres, and training half a million students each year during this expansion phase to support India’s tremendous growth.  We ‘ Make in India ’ ...” Read more

Veritas Technologies has advanced its  Enterprise Vault 12 and Data Insight 5.1 to enable businesses to gain critical visibility into their unstructured data and take action. The new innovations include advanced classification, support for Box, and automated remediation workflows. Both Enterprise Vault 12 and Data Insight 5.1 will help provide businesses with critical visibility into their unstructured data and empower informed decisions about what critical information to retain and what to delete for compliance, business value and discovery. Also, Veritas Data Genomics Index has been released today and revealed that 41% of data has not been modified in a typical corporation and is three or more years old... Read more

VMware has introduced redefined advancements in VMware Horizon to deliver unparalleled speed in delivering personalized virtual applications and desktops, while offering cloud economics and a new cloud-optimized display protocol. A new hybrid-mode capability will be available in VMware Horizon Air to simplify application and desktop delivery by combining the benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and Virtual SAN Ready Nodes with a single, cloud-based plane to manage on-premises and cloud deployments. With these advancements, VMware Horizon will offer the industry’s most comprehensive application and desktop virtualization portfolio with options for on-premises, off-premises or hybrid deployments... Read more

Wipro Limited has acquired  Wipro HealthPlan Services , one of the leading technology and Business Process-as-a-Service (BPaas) provider in the U.S. health insurance market. As part of the deal, Wipro will acquire 100% of HealthPlan Services’ shares for US$460 million. “The partnership with HealthPlan Services positions Wipro to participate in the shift of the US health insurance industry towards a consumer-centric business model.  HealthPlan Services strengthens Wipro’s position in the health insurance exchange market while offering synergies with Wipro’s presence in the Managed Medicare and Commercial Group Insurance markets .  The addition of HealthPlan Services’ capabilities complements Wipro’s strengths in claims processing and backoffice services. This is a strategic move for us, as it advances Wipro’s vision of leveraging unique insights into customer buying behaviour and applying this across the healthcare value chain....

Moving further with innovation and to boost and play monopoly,  HP introduces ink tank printers to lower printing cost . To meet its objective, it launched new HP DeskJet GT series printers to serve small businesses that tend to lower cost of printing. The HP DeskJet GT series prints up to 8,000 pages with a set of three HP spill-free colour bottles and up to 5,000 pages with the HP spill-free black pigment ink bottle. HP has labelled the ink bottles to ground low which holds MRP of 498 INR... For More Details

With the new launch of VMware Virtual SAN , the company has redefined its enterprise-proven, hyper-converged software portfolio. VMware is one of the most important players in hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software with 3,000 customers in 21 months. The redefined software consists of VMware vSphere , Virtual SAN and vCenter Server transforms x86 servers and direct-attached storage into simple and robust HCI systems. It helps the organizations to reduce IT costs and management complexity while achieving breakthrough performance.  In conjunction with its expansive partner ecosystem, VMware offers its hyper-converged software on the broadest set of consumption options from turnkey HCI appliances developed jointly by VMware and EMC to certified platforms in the form of VMware Virtual SAN-Ready Nodes available from... For More Details

An initiative by EVC & TCOE (Telecom Centers of Excellence), the I-MADE program has been inaugurated by Mr J. S. Deepak, Secretary, DoT, Government of India, and Mr N. Sivasailam, Additional Secretary, Telecom, DoT, Government of India. Innovation in Mobile App Development Ecosystem (I-MADE) framework is a 5-year program, under which 11 institutions were selected to be part of Phase I. One hundred (100) institutes will be selected to be a part in Phase II of the program and Phase III will include up to 35,000 institutions. The goal of the program is to help Indian entrepreneurs build 1 million mobile app start-ups which can eventually become Indian unicorns... For More Details

With the aim of serving the rural and semi-urban customers in the state, Aircel, along with Gramin Healthcare, has launched Primary Care Health Helpline “Gramin Healthcare Line” for its customers in Odisha. It will empower customers with professional healthcare service. The services will people to meet their medical needs over the mobile phones. It will connect people with wide network of service providers in the healthcare segment... For More Details

Lava International has launched a range of affordable 4G devices, beginning with the launch of A71. This will be followed by A88 and X11 in the coming weeks. The three new 4G smartphones are priced at Rs.5,000 onwards. Navin Chawla, Chief Operating Officer, Lava International , said, “Mobile internet penetration is rapidly increasing in India and with 4G services being rolled out the pace will increase further. Even in markets where 4G services have not yet been launched by the operators, consumers want to opt for 4G devices to stay future ready. With affordable 4G devices at multiple price points, we aim to fuel the aspirations of the ever-evolving mobile consumer. These devices have been designed to deliver an unmatched 4G hardware experience in terms of faster browsing, downloading, streaming and video .” Read more

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Motorola has announced that the Moto G (3rd-Gen) and Moto G Turbo edition will now also be available on Amazon.in . Motorola continues to give its customers the p ower to choose  and in line with this philosophy, apart from being on Flipkart , the Moto G range will also be available on Amazon.in. While the 8+1GB variant of the Moto G (3rd-Gen) will be available by the end of the week, you can go ahead and order the 16+2GB variant of the device in white and black.  All variants of the two models will be sold with the Moto G (3rd- Gen) starting at INR9,999 and Moto G Turbo edition starting at INR12,499. In addition to this, there are exciting EMI offers on both the products that customers can avail... Read more