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Route Mobile chairs Bhaskar Pramanik as Additional and Independent Director:  Route Mobile   announced the appointment of   Bhaskar Pramanik   as an Additional and Independent Director on the Board of the Company on August 10, 2021.   Pramanik is a seasoned entrepreneur and a tech disruptor with a career spanning over 45 years. He has held key national and global leadership positions in leading multinational technology companies, across India, Singapore, and the US. Pramanik was also on the Executive Committee of  NASSCOM , the National Committee of CII and AMCHAM, and has been a former Board member of the State Bank of India, former Chairman of Microsoft India and Managing Director at Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems in India. He was also the Global VP for Commercial Systems at Sun Microsystems Inc., based out of Menlo Park, CA.   Rajdipkumar Gupta , Managing Director and Group CEO, Route Mobile Limited, said, “We are delighted to welcome Bhask...

To drive innovation in the fast-evolving e-commerce industry, Microsoft has entered into broad-ranging agreements with JustDial, PayTm and Snapdeal, a special cloud initiative for start-ups aligned to smart cities, and availability of its flagship devices – Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in December and January, respectively.  Microsoft also showcased the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 at the event. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation, said, “At Microsoft, we strive to empower every Indian citizen and every business and government organization to achieve more. With the newly launched Microsoft Cloud and with Surface Pro 4, our customers here in India have the digital technology they need to seize incredible new growth and opportunity on a global scale.”... Read more

Microsoft will be working with Andhra Pradesh on TV White Spaces Project, a technology that uses unused TV spectrum to deliver low-cost Internet connectivity to users. Anil Bhansali, Managing Director, Microsoft India R&D, and Prashant Shukla, National Technology Officer, and other executives called on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the company’s initiatives. Anil Bhansali Prashant Shukla with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu 300x300 Microsoft will start pilot on White Spaces and Machine Learning Technology in Andhra PradeshIn a first-of-its-kind pilot, Microsoft, DOT, DEITY and ERNET are working with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to bring low-cost broadband internet connectivity to four educational institutions in the district of Srikakulam which had no internet connectivity earlier. With Z. P. High School at Voppangi as the base station, the other three campuses were receivers located at distances of 10 kilometres or more from the base station... Read...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman at Microsoft India Management guru Tom Peters said, “Celebrate what you want to see more of.” And, as we stand on the threshold of 2015, I want to reflect on the string of positive moments we have seen over the past 12 months. It is a year that I wish had lasted a little longer! Reinventing productivity Triggered by new leadership, both India and Microsoft saw exciting developments in 2014. As part of Microsoft’s transformation journey, we focused on helping people and companies all over the world thrive in this mobile-first, cloud-first world by reinventing productivity and providing platforms to work from. When we talk about productivity, we are not just referring to being more productive at work. We see productivity as the engine of human progress, and helping people get more out of their time, whether it be for work, family time or to conquer their own pursuits. It’s ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT)  has announced the general availability of the next-generation Office 365  for businesses in India. Office 365 works across multiple devices, is social and integrates seamlessly with the cloud. It unlocks newer productivity scenarios and provides organizations with the desired IT control and management. Simultaneously, Microsoft has also made available business SKUs of Office 2013 for on-premise users. The next-generation Office 365 is a productivity suite with Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, InfoPath and Publisher), Project and Visio. In addition, it includes updated Microsoft Lync Online, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and the all-new Yammer. Office 365 can be installed on up to five devices for a single user under the Office 365 licensing.  “In today’s rapidly-evolving business landscape, the next-generation Office 365 unlocks social and mobility scenario...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Microsoft Windows 8  is now available for its customers in India and around the world. It has a new UI, a wide range of apps, available on a variety of Windows 8 certified PCs and tablets. Windows 8 PCs and tablets will be available in India from 14 OEM partners - Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HCL, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, RP Infosystems, Sai Info System, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Wipro and Zenith Computers on a variety of form factors - from tablets and hybrids to laptops and ultrabooks, on both touch and non-touch devices. In India, over 250 Windows 8 enabled devices, including 23 completely new SKUs of Windows 8 PCs are available across 100 cities and more than 2500 retail stores.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has appointed Bhaskar Pramanik as chairman for its India operations. Prior to the current role, Pramanik served as Managing Director of Oracle India and Sun Microsystems. Pramanik will lead all Microsoft operations in India, which include 5,300 employees spread across two centres in Gurgaon and Hyderabad, and 13 marketing offices. As chairman, Pramanik will oversee Microsoft's sales, marketing and services subsidiary, provide overall leadership on all Microsoft assets in India. "I am excited to be part of a company that has such a wide play across industries, segments, products and services. I look forward to partnering with the business leaders and the entire Microsoft team to grow our business in India and enable the success of all our stakeholders," Pramanik said. Pramanik will report to Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International.Jean-Philippe Courtois said, "Pramanik comes to Microsoft with ...