VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

To expand market presence across more cities in India and boost adoption of collaboration solutions among smaller businesses, Polycom has appointed Arvind Ltd as a distributor. The appointment will leverage Polycom’s extensive video, audio and content collaboration solutions and services to address the growing mid-market and SMB segments in India. “Polycom is a market leader in collaboration solutions and this engagement is an extremely significant milestone for us,” said  Vipen Malhotra, President and CEO of Arvind Ltd . “Our appointment as a Polycom distributor will enable Arvind Ltd to offer a comprehensive and sharply focused portfolio of audio, video and content collaboration solutions in the SMB space, which is a dominant market segment for us. We are proud to partner with Polycom in expanding our SMB offerings and look forward to building a winning position for all stakeholders.” Read more

Ericsson has announced a series of organizational and structural changes to strengthen strategy execution to drive growth and profitability. Over the past number of years, Ericsson has made a number of key strategic decisions designed to build new revenue areas and to drive efficiencies in the core business. This includes exiting the handset and modems businesses, an enhanced partnership strategy on IP, and investments to build targeted growth areas with strong focus on software and professional services. Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson , says, “We are not satisfied with our overall growth and profitability development over the past years. We are today announcing further actions to accelerate strategy execution and to drive efficiency and growth across the company even harder. We will create a leaner, more fit for purpose organization, to cater for the needs of different customer segments and to faster capture market opportunities. As 5G, the Interne

Different SUC rates are applicable for spectrum at different points of time. So to bring uniformity, COAI has requested the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and the Telecom Commission to implement a uniform SUC charge across spectrum bands for the industry. The new norms are expected to bring uniformity and introduce a level-playing field. Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, COAI , said, “Uniform Spectrum Usage Charge will not only bring simplification, but also eliminate the possibility of arbitrage. Varied SUC rates can cause a lot of ambiguities while entering into transactions pertaining to mergers and acquisition deals, spectrum sharing and spectrum trading. Disparate rates can lead to disputes and create a non-level playing field and arbitrage.” Read more

BMC Software has appointed Sunil Kumar Thakur as Country Manager for its India operations. Sunil will lead the team that will help realize BMC’s Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) strategy in India. “We welcome Sunil to our team as we continue to grow our business in India. India is an important market for our DEM strategy. Sunil has led various transformational engagements with large enterprises and we are confident that he will continue to do so for BMC,” said Gavin Selkirk, President, Asia-Pacific, BMC Software. Sunil has an experience of almost two decades and also held various leadership positions. Prior to joining BMC Software, Sunil worked with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Software, Tata Indicom and Sify Technologies... Read more

Unveiling an array of gaming series, Acer has come up with its Predator series for better gaming experience. The notebooks have been powered by the 6th-Gen Intel Core i7 processors come with NVIDIA GeForce graphics , while the Acer Predator G6-710 gaming desktop has been redesigned with up to 64GB DDR4 dual-channel memory for super smooth and high-powered gameplay. S.Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India , said, “The Predator range of products delivers the performance needed for a fun, immersive and powerful gaming experience. One of the fastest-growing sectors in the Indian media and entertainment industry, gaming, is an emerging segment which ACER is well equipped to dominate. Our relentless pursuit of technological excellence led us to launch this cross-platform offering making it one of its kind in the entire IT industry. It is a proud moment for the entire team at Acer, to array this exciting range of stellar products to the discerning Indian consume