VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

India is a country which has a vibrant start-up ecosystem of over 5,000 active start-ups in technology and Microsoft is committed to fostering innovation among start-ups in India by providing resources, technology and mentoring to drive this innovation. It aims to provide the right tools, resources, connections, knowledge and expertise that start-ups need to leverage the full potential of the cloud and create innovative, SaaS solutions built on the cloud. Earlier this month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was in Delhi where he urged Indian developers to use Microsoft platforms to innovate. He had said, “I want us to be the platform to foster the ingenuity of the people of India.” Read More

Adobe has launched major updates to its flagship Creative Cloud tools and services in India and around the world. The release includes dramatic new features in Adobe’s flagship applications, performance enhancements across Creative Cloud (CC), and exciting updates to Adobe Stock, including deeper integration within CC and the addition of an all-new premium collection of high- quality stock content. Spanning across virtually all of the Creative Cloud portfolio, updates in this new release target many of the pain points that designers, photographers and filmmakers face every day. “Aimed at helping our customers save time and jumpstart their creative engines, Adobe is constantly focussed on developing new product innovations that delight our customers. Today, we are excited to announce a host of advancements to our Creative Cloud portfolio, many of which have been built in our own R&D labs, such as Photoshop Match Font. We are confident that these powerful enhan...

Commvault has roped in Mark Velthuis as Vice-President of Indirect Business for Asia-Pacific and Japan. Leading the newly unified indirect overlay business for the region, Velthuis joins Commvault from EMC, bringing almost two decades of experience in the technology solutions industry. “Mark joins Commvault with an outstanding track record of building strategic partnerships and a strong channel partner network that will help us grow and provide opportunities across our ecosystem of partners. He will join an award-winning program deeply committed to differentiating our indirect offerings in the market, leading us to better serve our customers and partners. We are confident Mark’s leadership will deepen our engagement with our indirect business and will be a key part of our success as we continue to drive momentum in the market,” said Owen Taraniuk , Head of Commvault in Asia-Pacific and Japan... Read More

To accelerate internet adoption in the country, Idea Cellular has announced an “ Internet For All ” programme. This programme empowers all the Idea prepaid consumers and retailers to give one month of free Internet access to Internet non-users just by logging on to Idea Cellular website from their smartphones. They can gift free 100MB data for a month by entering the Idea mobile number of non-internet users. Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular , said, “Internet adoption today is being shaped predominantly through the use of mobile telephony. However, currently only 25% of India’s population are connected to the internet. Accelerating mobile internet adoption is a huge task and requires larger participation. Our ‘ Internet For All ’ initiative will encourage the uninitiated to learn more about the internet as a tool for education, banking, shopping, and entertainment, while gaining access to a world of opportunity that the internet opens for us al...