VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Ziox Mobiles, under the aegis of Sun Airvoice, is extending its Astra series with the launch of “Astra Titan 4G Smartphone”. The phone comes with a bright HD IPS display and 2.5D curved glass at a price of Rs.6,599/-. Astra Titan is Fingerprint Scanner enabled. Apps can also be protected with Fingerprint App Lock feature and you can unlock your world just with a touch. If this is not enough, you can unlock your phone securely with just a look, as this smartphone has turned smarter with the Facial recognition feature. Do a lot more with just your fingertip like Switch your music, click picture, answer calls, control recorder and alarm – all with a touch on fingerprint sensor.... Read More

BookMyShow has partnered with ClearTax to enable and empower its valued partners to make a seamless transition to the new GST regime. ClearTax will offer 360-degree support to BookMyShow’s partners with its bouquet of services, including its bespoke ClearTax GST software solution.  A dedicated ClearTax GST helpline handled by trained experts has been set up to provide GST-related information and clarify doubts. ClearTax will also help BookMyShow partners with convenient registration services, simplified filing and reconciling tax returns in accordance with the upcoming GST rollout, and assist them to become GST-compliant through its dedicated managed services. ClearTax will also educate BookMyShow’s partners, including cinemas and event organizers, and help them get introduced to GST, its impact on the overall business and offerings to them.... Read More

In collaboration with Microsoft, Excellon Software has announced its Exact GSP solution that will help ensure compliance for enterprise businesses to the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Exact GSP Solution is a government-mandated GST Suvidha provider that ensures smooth and easy transition to the new GST tax. The Exact GSP solution is a cloud-based solution, hosted on Microsoft Azure and offers a one-stop GST automation and compliance platform with a comprehensive set of support services.  The Exact GSP solution creates an interface with the company’s existing OEM ERP and helps streamline processes such as registration, tax payment, returns filing and other information exchange with the core GST system. The major benefits for any company on EXACT are minimum time and effort for tax filing, easy uploading of invoice data, matching of its purchase data and most importantly getting a single-stop shop for all GST-related services. Running on Microsoft Azure, the Exact GSP solutio

Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched the Asia-Africa-Europe (AAE-1) submarine cable system. AAE-1, the longest 100Gbps technology-based submarine system will stretch over 25,000 km from Marseille, France to Hong Kong, with 21 cable landings across Asia and Europe. This large scale project is the combined work of leading telecom service providers from Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With diversified Points of Presence (PoP) in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) and three onward connectivity options in Europe (via France, Italy and Greece), AAE-1 will provide the requisite flexibility and diversity for carriers and their customers.  AAE-1 will pass through the critical hubs, serving the increasing demand for video-centric data bandwidth supporting all types of communications, applications, and content within India and beyond. AAE-1 links seamlessly with other cable systems and fiber networks to deliver direct access to all global markets.... Read More

Transsion Holdings has signed a joint venture agreement with Spice Mobility to strengthen its foothold in the mobile market. The joint venture (JV) was inked in the presence of Lin Qin, Vice-President, Transsion Holdings and Dilip Modi, Executive Chairman, Spice Mobility.  The company marks the entry of its new brand in India, reinforcing its commitment to the India market, with an enhanced portfolio. This partnership aims to revitalize the ‘Spice brand’ by cross leveraging both organisations’ strengths to offer a simple and rich digital experience to the young generation of India. Spice Brand has unveiled its new brand identity and philosophy – “Make Sharing Better” with Spice. Spice Brand will enable the users’ to create and nurture the social connections by sharing content that is enjoyable for them. The new Spice is all about enhancing the experience of joyful, carefree, energetic youth population who believe in sharing moments and individuality. In this connected world, Sp

Gaurav Agarwal who used to work as the Director, Operations & Sales, Public Sector – CISCO Systems. The Government and Service Provider (Telco) verticals are among the top drivers of revenue growth for Cisco as it looks to net revenue targets of $2 billion in FY 2018 and $5 billion in FY 2020. Gaurav brings a highest level of experience inoperations and Sales in all Central and State Govt Business for Cisco for India. Lead a team of 50 Sales and Tech Sales People as a Second Line Manager to achieve objectives of a 130 M USD plus business with Govt of India.... Read More

Lava International announced its entry into the notebook segment with the launch of Helium 14. The Notebook, Helium 14, for which the company has collaborated with Microsoft and Intel, is designed to offer productive, simplified and user-friendly experience. Created to meet the needs of small business, Gen-Y, Lava Helium 14 has been launched online exclusively on Flipkart and will soon be available at select retail stores and other multi-brand outlets across Delhi NCR, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Bangalore from the first week of July in its first phase of launch. Lava Helium 14 is priced at Rs 14,999. Commenting on the launch, Gaurav Nigam, Product Head, Lava International said, “The launch of Helium 14 is an important milestone in the journey of Lava as a major Indian smartphone brand. It reiterates our commitment to continued innovation and is a testimony to the fact that we understand consumer needs. It is a handy device for smart business owners, young professionals a

The Retailers’ Association of India (RAI) has collaborated with Reliance JIO-GST for introducing a GST-compliance solution for implementation of GST by retailers. Reliance JIO is one of the GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs) and JIO-GST solution will assist retailers to maintain records, file GST returns and comply with the provisions of GST law. “GST is a giant step forward for India to create uniformity of taxes across the country. We know that its implementation is a complex process and all of us, in the industry, have to play our part for successful implementation of the Act. We, at RAI, believe that this welcome change has to be supported with an easy technological access for compliance. We are sure that JioGST will be able to support millions of retailers across the country to ensure hassle- free compliance,” said Kumar Rajagopalan, Chief Executive Officer, RAI..... Read More

Fortinet has announced an expanded technology alliance with Microsoft through its Fabric Ready Partner Program and new integrations for cloud security services. Microsoft has joined the Fortinet Fabric Ready Partner Program, further integrating Fortinet Security Fabric threat information, intrusion prevention, and management capabilities into Microsoft Azure Security Center (ASC) to better protect cloud workloads. FortiWeb virtualized Web Application Firewalls (WAF) are now available on Azure Security Center for multi-layered application threat protection. FortiGate Enterprise Firewalls are now available on-demand in the Azure Marketplace.  Through the expansion of the Fortinet and Microsoft technology alliance, enterprise customers benefit from integrated cybersecurity that can share intelligence in real time and ensure automated protection across on-premises and cloud workloads. As a Fabric-Ready Partner, Microsoft Azure customers benefit from the broad and automated capabili

Amazon.in has announced the setting up of 16 “GST Cafes” across 11 cities to help sellers understand the nuances of GST and transition seamlessly through the entire process and these cafés, available from June 26, 2017 will be available for a duration of two weeks to train and empower sellers on the implications of the new GST tax. These support centres, which are being set up at various Amazon Service Provider and Amazon partner sites across the country, will help sellers address their queries on GST compliance and stay relevant for the upcoming GST regime.  Under this program, sellers will be able to walk into the cafe and get training and guidance from trained resources and experts for navigating their accounts and getting their queries resolved. The “GST Cafes” in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore will specifically have an experienced Charted Accountant to assist sellers in updating their GSTIN on Seller Central and get GST related concerns resolved on the spot. The cafés in

Finova Capital has been aggressively augmenting its senior leadership positions. In the same effect, the MSME lender has announced on-boarding two veterans in the field of Banking & Finance, Rahul Sahney and Anurag Agrawal. While Rahul Sahney has joined the team as the Chief Operation Officer, Anurag Agrawal will be heading Credit & Operations at Finova Capital.  Rahul Sahney has rich experience of over 13 years in the Financial Services industry. In his previous undertaking, Rahul was associated with institutes like Axis bank, Reliance Consumer Finance, AU Financiers, and the Standard Chartered Bank. Rahul is credited with scaling up construction finance business in AU financiers.  Mohit Sahney, MD & CEO, Finova Capital, said, “I am excited to announce that Rahul Sahney, previously associated with Axis Bank and Reliance Consumer Finance, etc, will be joining Finova Capital as the COO. He brings on board an enriching industry experience and hands-on knowledge an

A proposal presented by the COAI carrying the vision of Connecting Rural India with High-Speed Mobile Broadband has been approved by the WP-5D of the ITU. In a boost for rural connectivity, the COAI initiative will ensure that the 5G system will now satisfy the Indian rural requirements. At the recently concluded meeting of the ITU-R terrestrial radio systems (WP5D) in Canada, the Indian delegation consisting of members from the Telecom Engineering Center (TEC), the Research Wing of DoT, COAI, TSDSI, industry and academia championed the mandatory evaluation of a configuration called Low Mobility Large Cell (LMLC). This configuration is specifically designed with rural India in mind, and is likely to become a game changer. In the 2017 Annual Budget, Shri Arun Jaitley, the Hon. Finance Minister of India, propagated the extension of high-speed internet connectivity to 1,50,000 villages across the nation.... Read More

Vodafone India has partnered with HMD Global for their newly-launched Nokia Android smartphones. Vodafone has invited all customers buying the recently launched a range of smartphones – Nokia 6, Nokia 5, and Nokia 3 to experience its Data strong network with its exciting offers.  Customers buying Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 smartphones will enjoy 5GB data (4GB additional data) on a purchase of 1GB Data for 3 months (or 3 recharges, whichever comes first) for just Rs.142. In addition, all customers buying Nokia 6 smartphones (available exclusively on Amazon) will enjoy 10GB data (9GB additional data) on purchase of 1GB data for 3 months, at just Rs.251. Vodafone postpaid customers can also avail a total of 5GB/10GB of 4G or 3G data per month for 3 consecutive billing cycles if they have a minimum of 1GB pack activated on their monthly rental .... Read More

Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited (GVSCCL) has announced a three-year partnership with IL&FS Education and Technology Services to provide holistic education solutions including hardware, software, training and certification to schools in the city of Visakhapatnam. To start with, 31 schools are being enabled with this solution. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the India Foundation Day for Smart Cities Mission held in Visakhapatnam.  Google’s education offering enables students to learn using open web technologies including apps and interactive content. The future classroom lab setup blends the needs of a digital classroom through the use of K-Yan, an integrated computer projector and personalized learning through the use of Chromebooks for each student. Under the partnership, the schools will be provided Chromebooks with GSuite for Education. The content on the Chromebooks will be available in both English and Telugu. The devices come with Chr

HCL Infosystems has entered into a strategic partnership with Parablu. Under the partnership, HCL Infosystems will offer Parablu’s products and solutions, including BluVault that protects on-premise data by backing it up to the Cloud. This technology enables enterprises to store business assets in the cloud while maintaining privacy, security and confidentiality of data.  This partnership is in line with HCL Infosystems’ focus on the Enterprise space and strengthening competencies in digital technologies such as Cloud, IoT and Analytics, to help its clients attain competitive advantage in today’s dynamic business landscape. BluVault lets enterprises maximize utilization of their Microsoft OneDrive for Business subscriptions while providing complete scalability across geographies and locations. BluVault, offers a great defence against ransomware and other malicious attacks. BluVault works in tandem with Parablu’s Privacy Gateway solution - BluKrypt - which fully obfuscates the d

Lenovo has started rolling out the Android 7.0 (Nougat) software update to its popular K6 Power and K6 Note. Both K6 Power and K6 Note provide blazing-fast speeds made possible by Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core processor, 4G LTE connectivity and comes with a vibrant Full HD display. Along with Flipkart, K6 Power is now available in the leading retail outlets now at Rs.9,999 for the 3GB variant and Rs.10,999 for the 4GB variant. Lenovo K6 Note is available across the leading retail stores at Rs.13,999. K6 Power features a 12.7cm (5) Full High-Definition display with the 441 ppi resolution and Dolby Atmos sound delivered via stereo speakers. Whereas the Lenovo K6 Note, offers a refined entertainment ecosystem with advanced Theatermax providing an enhanced stellar immersive audio-visual experience, a long battery life, and a 13.97cm (5.5”) Full HD display. Combination of Full HD display and refined audio output makes the K6 Power and K6 Note the undisputed multimedia superstar, del

While 2016 was marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists, 2017 is no less. Just a month after WannaCry locked up thousands of computers, a new wave of ransomware attacks are targeting users across the world, including India and Europe. It’s the second major global ransomware attack in the last two months. Consumer, shipping, aviation and oil & gas companies were hit on Tuesday in the UK, Russia, France, Spain and elsewhere. Petwrap, believed to be an advanced version of an old ransomware known as Petya, locked the computer screens of as many as 20 companies globally with $300 being demanded to be paid in Bitcoin to free them up. Advertsising company WPP, food company Mondelez, legal firm DLA Piper, French construction materials company Saint-Gobain and Russian steel and oil firms Evraz and Rosneft Maersk and Danish shipping and transport firm Maersk are some of the companies targeted by the ransomware on Tuesday, causing serious

Truvison has launched its 50-inch smart TV, featuring picture with Full HD display paired with high-performance engine, high-speed response and smart, multifunction versatility. Its Full HD 1920*1080 resolution brings every pixel, clear as crystal. It comes with vivid details, bright colours & dynamic visuals and also crafted with slim bezel and a handy gadget, the Android Air Fly Mouse. The Smart TV also incorporates USB, VGA port, HDMI connectivity supporting various formats of videos, sounds and images for ultimate media viewing pleasure. Delivering a stable deeply integrated Android support, the TV runs on an optimized Android 4.4 operating system with 1GB RAM. The true Powerhouse of Content that the Smart TV explores is a whole new world filled with several pre-loaded applications namely Youtube, Amazon, Google Play, etc. Hosting extensive connectivity options Truvison Smart Hub ensures the complete TV experience. Miracast allows you to enjoy easy and fast connecti

Stellar Software Technologies has announced the launch of Param.ai, a recruitment platform powered by analytics and artificial intelligence.  Param is a complete recruitment solution powered by analytics and artificial intelligence. It integrates seamlessly with a company’s applicant tracking system (ATS) and ranks incoming job applications against open requisitions based on the past and trending hiring patterns of the company.  In addition to features like ATS mining,candidate correspondence, automated tasks, analytics and dashboard etc. it also provides the recruiter with additional insights like the summary and social data for each candidate.  “Param enables recruiters to significantly increase the speed at which they hire, while reducing the number of hours spent on manual, tedious processes by 30-40%, automatically reducing the cost-to-hire.It also helps them make great and data-backed hiring decisions. Data is key in recruiting, and Param aggregates and standardis

Manthan has won the Innovation Partner Award for the second consecutive year, at Amazon Web Services (AWS) India Partner Summit. By combining AWS technologies with its expertise spanning descriptive and advanced analytics including forecasting, recommendations and causality, Manthan has created Maya, the world’s first AI-powered conversational platform for business analytics. “We are delighted to receive this award two years in a row. It’s a testament to the body of work we have established in our AI initiatives. We believe AI is the future of decision making and have invested heavily in R&D focused AI labs that bring together the best technologies and some of the best minds in the industry,” said Atul Batra, CTO, Manthan.... Read More

On the occasion of International Day for MSMEs, SAP today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to jointly launch Bharat ERP.  Bharat ERP is an exclusive program to empower MSMEs with next-gen technology to fuel their digital journey. The MoU was signed in the presence of Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.  As a part of the MoU, SAP India and the Ministry of MSMEs will collaborate to enable MSMEs become future-ready by helping them focus on innovation and business profitability. The initiative aims to digitally enable nearly 30,000 MSMEs and youth in the next three years as the program expands.... Read More

Dell EMC has launched Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA), a purpose-built, pre-integrated and turnkey appliance that converges protection storage, software, search and analytics in a single appliance.  IDPA provides data protection across a wide ecosystem of applications and platforms, and offers native cloud-tiering for long-term retention. It is flash enabled and VMware optimized for instant access and restore of virtual machines, enabling compliance with stringent RPO/RTO requirements for VMware environments and customers can also leverage the flash enabled capabilities to use appliance as live storage for dev-test environments.  Ripu Bajwa, Country Manager- Data Protection Solutions, India, Dell EMC said, "We are delighted to launch IDPA as it brings together protection storage and software, including powerful search, monitoring and analytics, provides coverage for a wide range of applications, both physical and virtual, delivers efficient and hig

BankBazaar app, the unique personal finance app from BankBazaar has surpassed one million downloads mark on Google Play Store. The app allows users to track transaction history across multiple savings accounts and credit cards on one single interface. The increasing number of downloads reflects the interest amongst India’s young and tech-savvy audience to opt financial services and products through mobile devices. The company attributes this growth to the recently integrated unique Personal Finance feature on the app, which makes it is something that can be used every day to keep track of your personal finances. The app enables users to manage every aspect of their financial life: savings, spends, and credit. The app provides you with a direct window into your financial situation, and gives a real time picture of the overall wealth size. The app tracks credit card billing cycle and give you reminders to pay your bill on time, thereby helping you to improve your credit score. T

The launch of Gaana Social can help users to share their music with anyone, anywhere, anytime - spreading the joy that only music can bring.  Users can share their favorite playlists, see what their friends are listening to, follow favorite artists and top trends – creating deep social connections.  Prashan Agarwal, COO, Gaana.com said, “We spent a lot of time in understanding how our users listen to music and found that they had a deep emotional desire to share their music with their friends and family in a seamless experience. Gaana Social does just that for its users, developing deeper social connections and creating content vitality.” Read More

OneAssist Consumer Solutions, a company that provides assistance and protection services to customers in areas of wallets & cards, mobile phones and gadgets, today announced it has closed an $18 million Series C funding.  The investment round was led by existing investor Sequoia Capital with participation from its other existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Assurant along with a new investor Moonstone Investments. The investment positions OneAssist to grow the significant market opportunities in the categories it operates in as well as develop new product segments.  With increasing penetration of smartphones, payment cards and payment mechanisms as well as new opportunities covering home appliances and gadgets, the company aims to create and strategically build on the assistance and protection category in India.... Read More

Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has collaborated with HP to offer Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop at Rs. 36,000, for as low as Rs. 999 per month.  By availing a 36-month EMI option, an industry first; on Flipkart, consumers will be able to buy a full-fledged laptop from HP, powered by a 6th Generation Intel Core i3 Processor, and Windows 10 OS. This collaboration is the companies’ effort to tap college students and first-time PC buyers. Flipkart has also partnered with ICICI Bank and CitiBank to provide hassle-free financing options to consumers.  Speaking on the collaboration, Amitesh Jha, VP - Electronic Devices, Flipkart said, “We are delighted to collaborate with HP, Intel and Microsoft to make this unique proposition a reality. With Flipkart’s wide market reach combined with an industry-first affordable 36-month EMI option, we are certain that this offering is a winning combination and will strike a chord with our customers reinforcing our undisputed

Sterlite Tech, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Smart Cities Mission, has announced the company’s selection for the implementation of Smart City solutions in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.  Kakinada Smart City Corporation selected Sterlite Tech as its implementation partner to deliver various Smart City related ICT solutions. These include Command Control Centre, CCTV surveillance, Wi-Fi, automatic number-plate recognition, face detection, waste and disaster management, among other platforms, bringing many technology firsts to India in terms of horizontal IoT platform, LoRa-based city-wide wireless sensor network and disaster management systems. The project aims to bring transformational changes in the everyday living experiences of over 3.25 lakh citizens of Kakinada, through real-time governance and efficient delivery of citizen services. As part of the project, Sterlite Tech will design, build and manage the Kakinada Smart City for the next six years. 

GST portal, gst new registration portal, GST Common Portal, GSTN, GST practitioners, Navin Kumar Chairman Goods & Services Tax Network, navin kumar chairman gstn, gst fresh registrations, The GST Common Portal has opened inviting fresh registrations of first-time taxpayers, including those to be registered as TDS/TCS and enrollment of GST practitioners. It is also open for existing taxpayers to complete their enrollment process.  The GSTN has set up a robust portal already equipped to handle as many as 2.6 billion transactions every month. The GST portal has already opened two windows for enrollments – first between November 8 and April 30 and then from 1st to 15th June. This is the third window to allow all taxpayers enough time to migrate to the new regime.  “To help the people register themselves to the new GST portal smoothly, we have released three videos just after the opening of the portal today. The videos are an official guide for registration which will en

Tally Solutions has launched Tally.ERP 9 Release 6 software which has been designed, developed and delivered as a simplistic means for businesses to comply with GST. The company will now work towards making adoption of its GST ready software simple and easy. They will organize “Upgrade your Tally” camps across the country, facilitate remote upgrade through their extensive 20,000+ partner network, and will also publish simple DIY documents to promote self-service on their site www.tallysolutions.com/gst.  The company will also be working with Reliance Jio and HDFC bank to increase outreach and help businesses implement the new version of the product. Tally is already working on a fully connected GST solution in conjunction with GSTN, which will further simplify the lives of business people.  Bharat Goenka, Managing Director, Tally Solutions, said “There are around 4-5 million GST registered companies who maintain their books of accounts on Tally. We understand that all of th

Huawei has unveiled Honor 8 Pro smartphone on Friday in India. The Honor 8 Pro features a dual camera setup, massive 4000mAh battery and an impressive 6GB of RAM.  The Honor 8 Pro price in India has not yet been revealed.  The connectivity options on the Honor 8 Pro include 4G LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. The smartphone comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back. The Honor 8 Pro sports two 12-megapixel sensors with f/2.2 aperture, laser autofocus, LED flash, and 4K video recording. One sensor takes the images in RGB while the other takes them in monochrome. At front, there is an 8-megapixel sensor for taking selfies as well.... Read More  

Data in every format is very important, whereas as Big Data from orbit will promised be a good business sense. Data gathered in space will be yet another tool in a company's arsenal, meaning that the age has come when inexpensive, small satellites play active roles.  CE-SAT-I was assembled by Canon Electronics, a Canon subsidiary making parts for digital cameras and other electronic products, under the initiative of Hisashi Sakamaki, President, who is keen to get into the space business. Canon who is the leader in imaging solution company ,it’s product is launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, that will put microsatellites made by companies around the world into space, including its CE-SAT-I.  The CE-SAT-I will be put into orbit 500km from the ground, where it will conduct tests for two years to verify technologies that will be the foundation of the company's planned space business. Soon the earth will be orbited by constellations of mic

Secure Connection today announced the expansion of its Platinum Series product range of Honeywell Electronic Essentials in India.  The products launched are Laptop Essentials, Charging Essentials, and HDMI Cable categories, with prices starting at Rs. 799.  The expanded Platinum Series Type C docking station, with 12 output ports, launched for the first time, expands connectivity for all devices and offers an integrated solution for power, data, audio, and video. To support and enhance laptops, the company has come up with variations in transmission and cooling products – Momentum USB 3.0 Hub, Hub 2.0, Cush Cool and Vogue Cool.  In addition, the new product line provides a complete range of Ultra 4K-ready Platinum Series HDMI 2.0 Cables and long-length variants to our existing HDMI cable range (10 meter and 20 meter) – to support latest Ultra 4K & 3D technology and ensure optimum connection and superior transfer.... Read More

iBall has announced GST-ready Windows 10 laptops for facilitating businesses to adopt GST in an extremely affordable and easy way. The company has collaborated with Marg to offer free GST software for six months on the existing range of iBall CompBook laptops.  By providing robust IT infrastructure across India, iBall, along with industry stalwarts, aims to open up a whole new world of possibilities for SMEs and enterprises building the balanced ecosystem for GST. iBall’s purpose is to assure SMEs a smoother transition into the newer tax reform and to help them incorporate a digitalized medium into their functioning and operations.  Sandeep Parasrampuria, CEO and Director, iBall, said, “GST is one of the biggest reforms for business in India. Millions of new businesses will register under GST and seek affordable and reliable combination of laptop plus solution meeting GST needs. Hence, iBall in collaboration with GST software developer aims to offer the best blend of hardwa

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Intel has announced a long-term technology partnership at an official signing ceremony in New York with IOC President Thomas Bach and Brian Krzanich, Intel’s chief executive officer.  Intel will join “The Olympic Partner” (TOP) worldwide sponsorship program, becoming a Worldwide TOP Partner through 2024. This partnership will transform the Olympic Games and the Olympic experience.  Thomas Bach said, “Intel is a world leader in its field, and we’re very excited to be working with the Intel team to drive the future of the Olympic Games through cutting-edge technology. The Olympic Games provide a connection between fans and athletes that has inspired people around the world through sport and the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect. Thanks to our new innovative global partnership with Intel, fans in the stadium, athletes and audiences around the world will soon experience the magic of the Olympic Games in completely

Sterlite Tech has strengthened its global leadership team with the appointment of Steve Bullock in North America and Richard Eichhorn in EMEA to lead and strengthen its business initiatives in these geographies.  Steve will be responsible for enabling Sterlite Tech’s engagement with leading telecom, internet and CATV service providers in North America. Steve brings 25 years of experience in telecom and technology sectors, with companies such as IBM, General Instrument, Motorola and Google. His recent association was with TE Connectivity as VP-Global Go-to-Market for Broadband Network Solution Division.  Richard will be responsible to strengthen Sterlite Tech’s presence in Europe, Middle East and Africa. With 28 years of experience in ICT, structured cabling, datacom, telecom cables, network equipment, hardware and services, Richard has been associated with companies such as Reichle & De-Massari, Nexans Cabling Solutions, Anixter and Alcatel Connect. His last assignment

China-based Smartphone brand, ZOPO has partnered with Niki.ai to launch its upcoming Smartphone, the ZOPO Speed X, a new addition to ZOPO’s flagship speed series.  Vineet Varshney, CTO, ZOPO Mobile, said, “Our new flagship product, Speed X, belongs to our high-end Speed series which is aimed at providing affordable smartphones to the Indian smartphone users with top-notch technology. We, along with Niki.ai, are immensely happy to launch the Speed X. With the growth of digital wallets and the consumer’s behaviour shift from offline purchase to online shopping, we decided to introduce Niki in our Speed X smartphone for all our Indian customers. Niki understands the consumers buying pattern and suggests them with new and better options to look for in almost all the areas.”  Talking about the features of upcoming product, it is a 5.0" Full-HD and a dual-camera smartphone. It will have a 13MP primary camera paired with a 2MP secondary. The smartphone will have a unique “Sof

Videocon Telecom is ready to consolidate its topline revenue of INR 1658 Cr in the current financial year i.e. 2017-18 from its existing, newly setup and upcoming business lines.  “Among the company’s existing business lines is its Broadband & FTTH business in Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh. The company is the market leader in Punjab and aims to maintain its revenue & customer market share (RMS & CMS). Videocon plans to expand its footprint in the circle by adding another 15% fibre this year in addition to its existing 6000 KM fibre. “Maintaining our leadership position in Punjab, we aspire to increase our RMS from by another 4% by 2020”, said Arvind Bali, CEO, Videocon Telecom on the development and growth of business .  Videocon also provides B2B Enterprise Communication solutions under the brand name of ‘Videocon Edge’. The vertical is engaged in providing Enterprise communication solutions including Bulk SMS, OBD(out bound dialer)/IVR (interactive vo

Intex Technologies, one of the leading mobile handset player has unveiled 2,450 mAh battery smartphone Aqua S3.  The device is powered with high capacity charger that charges the 2,m450mAh battery at much lesser time to ensure endless entertainment and a running device at an affordable price of Rs. 5,777.  The 4G-VoLTE smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD IPS display. Powered with a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and 2 GB RAM, the device ensures smooth performance, multi-tasking and boasts of the latest Android Nougat 7.0 OS.  Running on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat, introduces notable changes to the operating system and its development platform, including the ability to display multiple apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view, support for inline replies to notifications, and an expanded "Doze" power-saving mode that restricts device functionality once the screen has been off for a period of time.... Read More

Dassault Systemes today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Outscale, a global leader in enterprise-class cloud services.  Founded in France in 2010, Outscale is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013 security certified company that provides enterprise-class cloud computing infrastructure services (IaaS) to customers through its ten data centers in Europe, North America and Asia. The company has developed its own secure cloud operating system, TINA OS, which orchestrates and automates cloud resources including calculations, storage and networks, thus helping organizations to easily deploy, manage and increase the availability of their cloud platform, including in the most complex environments.  Dassault Systemes was an initial investor in Outscale and relies on its services to manage its cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform and portfolio of industry solution experiences – the largest cloud offering for 3D design, simulation and digital manufacturing across 12 industries.  Wi

In continuance with its endeavor to promote entrepreneurship and startups in India, PayU India, a leading online payment service provider, organized the first edition of UpStart Pitch.  Organized along with KStart and Matrix Partners in search for the next big startup, the event witnessed the presence of 10 startups who pitched their ideas to the judges. KStart (the acceleration wing of Kalaari Capital) and Matrix Partners are the investment partners in this edition of UpStart Pitch.  The winning pitch Entropik technologies, aims to build emotional interactivity and works in the space of emotion technology.  Ranjan Kumar, co-founder, Entropic Technologies said, “UpStart Pitch has been a great experience to pitch our product Affectlab.io and hear feedback from seasoned entrepreneurs like Vani. While on one hand winning the competition reaffirms our strategy and approach, it's also a great platform to get access to VCs like Kalaari and Matrix.” Read More

iBall has launched “iBall CompBook Marvel 6” laptop. It offers enough power for the entry- and mid-level executives to work efficiently of big and be lightweight when on the move (just 1.41kg) on a big 35.46cm (14) HD display.  Equipped with pre-Installed Windows10 and latest Intel Celeron N3350 Processor, Marvel 6 gives the user an umpteen access to high operational speeds, bringing faster start-up and an enhanced productivity. It also brings the colossal possibility for multitasking and switching between apps and tabs with a processing speed up to 2.4 GHz and 3GB DDR3 RAM. It is also optionally available with Windows 10 Pro at just Rs.17,799 which will be perhaps the best offer in the Indian market with Microsoft Windows Professional version for the corporates.  iBall CompBook Marvel 6 comes with in-built Dual Band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth – a promise of hassle-free access to the Internet and data sharing. The CompBook provides the user with lightning fast performance, to endu

Gionee has launched the Virat’s Signature Edition Gionee A1 exclusively on Amazon. In order to build advanced consumer connect and celebrate its first flagship of the year with the end-consumer, the company has decided to launch this exclusive edition that would be inscribed with Gionee’s brand ambassador and Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s signature at the back. The device will be exclusively available on Amazon starting 12 PM on 27th June and can be pre-booked on the website. Customers who pre-order the device will get Sennheiser headphones and can avail other exciting offers. The A1 is equipped with a stunning 16MP front camera, a 4,010mAh battery and ultrafast charging capability. The device runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Amigo 4.0 offering the best Android experience. Arvind R. Vohra, Country CEO & MD, Gionee India, said, “We have always been committed to reach out to every Hindustani and empower them with better selfies and bigger batteries in our world o

Vodafone has announced a revolutionary new product, Vodafone SuperNight for prepaid customers, enabling truly unlimited 3G/4G data usage and download for five hours, at just Rs. 29 beginning June 19. The pack can be activated any time of the day but will be applicable only during the subsequent five hours between 1 am to 6 am. Further, customers can make every night a SuperNight with unlimited repeat purchase of the Vodafone SuperNight and enjoy data at just Rs 6/hour.  Announcing the launch of this innovative product, Sandeep Kataria, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India said, “We are delighted to bring Vodafone SuperNight to our customers under our ‘Super’ umbrella. Like all other ‘Super’ products, it breaks all price barriers that concern customers in their use of internet. These SuperNight packs will enable them to download as much data as they want for five hours at a fixed, nominal price. It will help our customers to enjoy the SuperNet experience in a worry free

Telangana State Government has launched the ‘Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project’ also known as Hy-Fi, with over 1000 hot-spots across the state capital which was Inaugurated by theHon’ble Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Shri Bonthu Rammohan, the project will cover 3000 hotspot locations within the city. The launch ceremony was attended by many senior state government officials and dignitaries including Shri Jayesh Ranjan (IAS), Principal Secretary, ITE&C Department, Govt. of Telangana and Shri. B. Janardhan Reddy (IAS), Commissioner, GHMC. COAI is the technical advisor to the Government of Telangana in this ambitious project, was represented by Shri Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, COAI on the panel. Shri Mathews was joined by several leaders from the telecom industry including Shri Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Circle CEO – Bharti Airtel, Shri Bala Malladi, CEO – ACT Fibernet and Shri Sujit Sen, Circle CEO – Indus Towers. In June 2015, under the ‘Digital Telang