VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As part of an initiative to educate full-time and part-time students studying in accredited colleges and universities in India,  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  has announced the availability of Office 365 University. This will help the students to subscribe to Office 365 University which includes the latest and most complete set of Office applications and works across 2 PCs or Macs, comes with Office on- Demand and an additional 20GB Premium SkyDrive Storage -  all for Rs.4,199/- for a 4-year subscription. Office 365 University  will empower students to study better, resulting in future jobs and provide them a winning edge in the young and competitive Indian job market. Microsoft Office 365 University will help youth to strengthen education and expand digital inclusion as well as realize new opportunities of employability and entrepreneurship. Ramkumar Pichai, GM - Microsoft Office Division, Microsoft India , said, "Office 365 U

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Underpinning the growth of SMBs in India,  Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)  started an initiative named Completely Boss Challenge. Through this challenge, Microsoft aimed to reward and celebrate outstanding business leaders from the thriving mid-market sector. The company announced the name of top three winners of this competition giving them an opportunity to build 5-year growth plans for their businesses developed by industry experts, among 2500 CEOs from across 7 cities who participated in three rounds of the competition. The  Completely Boss Challenge  is a unique opportunity for leaders, CEOs and directors of midsize businesses to highlight their achievements. The winners get a chance to have Microsoft (technology),  LinkedIn (talent) , Moneycontrol.com (media), WebChutney (marketing), DOOR (business consulting) and CRISIL SME Ratings (knowledge) develop robust 5-year business growth plans for their companies. The contest started wit

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Tata Elxsi  has reportedly adopted  Microsoft's Unified Communication (UC) services  for better collaboration among their employees. Under  Microsoft's UC bouquet of services , Tata Elxsi has deployed Office 365 E1, including Exchange Online, Lync Online, Sharepoint Online, and Office Professional Plus. The new Unified Communication services give Tata Elxsi’s employees the ability to communicate better with each other. This will support real-time communication between employees, customers and partners enabling faster decision-making and greater efficiency. Such tools are pivotal in the future expansion of the company as most of the business deals are global in nature and require intensive communication and collaboration among functions, teams and individuals  across geographies and development centers.    B. S. Lokeshwaran, Vice-President – Information Technology, Tata Elxsi , said, “We wanted robust Unified Communicati

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a move to enhance business productivity and keep place with the growth plans, Visaka Industries deployed  Microsoft Office 365  across its India offices. The second largest cement sheet manufacturer in India selected Office 365 over Google Apps to improve employee productivity, boost team communication and collaboration, and save money. Microsoft’s productivity and collaboration solution - Office 365 aptly resolved the issues of Visaka Industries. Moreover, just when the company was about to invest in a multi-party video conference solution, they found the right solution in Microsoft Lync.... See More