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Ravi Shankar Prasad takes charge as IT & Telecom Minister : Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday took charge of the Electronics & IT and Communications ministry. This is Prasad's second term as the minister of IT and telecom as he served the same portfolio during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first government in 2014. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

OYO makes key appointments to improve guest safety and security : OYO Hotels & Homes, South Asia’s largest, China’s second largest, and the world’s sixth largest and fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes & living spaces, has appointed two key executives to improve the safety and security of its guests. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Switch Market grows at 7.8%, Router at 8.2% in Q1, Cisco tops chart : According to a recent IDC study, the worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $6.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), an increase of 7.8% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues grew 8.2% year over year 1Q19 to $3.6 billion. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sachin Bansal funds $51 Mn to Ather energy : The time is coming where there will be less dependency on the petrol and diesel with the electric vehicles are coming up. Ather energy makes it’s efforts to produce EV manufacturing play and had launched its first electric scooter and fast charging stations within last year itself. As the electric vehicle industry is at its peak and one of the most lucrative space for investors, Sachin Bansal has invested in the startup again. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Myntra find the way to absorb Jabong's employees on its payroll : Flipkart has been under restructuring the employees of the acquired companies of Myntra and Jabong into one entity, to attract the audience they have been running two different portals . VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

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Apple climbs to Number 1 spot in EMEA tablet market : IDC : Apple has snatched the No 1 position from Samsung to lead the table in the EMEA tablet market that overall saw a decline of 10.9% shipping only 9.7 million units in the first quarter of 2019, an IDC report says. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tech Mahindra and Cisco partner to drive digital revenue : Tech Mahindra has deployed Cisco Digital Network Architecture at its Hyderabad Campus, to make it one of the largest Software Defined Campus Networks with over 14,000 live users in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India's GDP to grow at 7.1% in FY20, 7.2% In FY 21 : FICCI Survey : Industry association FICCI expects India's GDP will grow at 7.1% in FY2019-2020 and it will grow further to register 7.2% growth in the next fiscal year. The data was reported in FICCI's latest Economic Outlook Survey. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Alibaba Cloud inks strategic partnership with WeWork and SoftBank Telecom China : Alibaba Cloud has announced its strategic partnership with WeWork, the platform for creators that provides the space, community and services to help people make a life not just a living, and SoftBank Telecom China, the consultancy of enterprise-grade solutions. The partnership offers a one-stop platform from cloud-based technology solutions, enterprise services, flexible working space, events to business consulting – for business of all sizes looking to enter China or scale up their presence in the booming market. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HPE enhances digital transformation for small businesses : Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced enhancements to the HPE Small Business Solutions that accelerate the digital transformation journey for small businesses looking to economically optimize their business, create differentiated customer experiences and overcome the challenges of limited IT resources. Building on the original HPE Small Business Solutions, launched in October 2018, the new updates combine HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers, HPE storage, Aruba networking, and Microsoft cloud capabilities to deliver a simplified deployment and management experience for small business customers. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nokia to showcase technology for the 5G era hosting Innovation Days : Nokia is hosting a series of Innovation Days in India to showcase how the 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as well as enhance the industrial productivity in India. At the event, the company, as a global leader in 5G technology with its end-to-end portfolio, is presenting how this technology can immensely benefit telecom operators, enterprises and individuals. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vodafone Idea inks partnership with CtrlS : Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Limited has announced a strategic partnership with CtrlS. The collaboration is first-of-its-kind and will allow VIBS and CtrlS to bring together an enriched portfolio of innovative and differentiated products and services. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Infineon and AIC-Sangam to strengthen start-up growth in India : Infineon Technologies and Atal Innovation Mission’s AIC-Sangam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to nurture technology start-ups with a focus on making lives easier, safer and greener. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Huawei appeals to U.S. govt. to adjust its approach to tackle cybersecurity effectively : Huawei has filed a motion for summary judgment as part of the process to challenge the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (2019 NDAA). It also called on the U.S. government to halt its state-sanctioned campaign against Huawei because it will not deliver cybersecurity. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft speaking on collaboration with CITRIX : We working together to secue the modern workplace  enabling employees to securly access the application they need from anywhere or any device but integrated citirx services with EMS: Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft speaking on collaboration with CITRIX VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Erik Weihenmayer speaks in the super session in Synergy 2019 : 'Anything is possible', a person of fully blind, he is able to do the best in the world, I am sure you won't find a second person like in thisuniverse. Find next... VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

In line with its efforts to offer varied sports content,  UC Browser has announced a mega engagement campaign comprising of multiple in-app activities during the upcoming  ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 .  UC Browser, an Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group company, has roped in cricket veterans  Irfan Pathan ,  Michael Clarke  and  Kevin Pietersen  as part of its wide-ranging cricket coverage to the most awaited international championship of One Day International cricket.  Sports enthusiast and cricket lovers can now access world-class cricket content including short videos, GIFs and memes and more on UC Browser. In another step to benefit cricket fans, UC Browser is yet again offering its users a chance to earn prizes worth 1 crore rupees by participating in an exciting Quiz as well as Play & Win Game on the browser.  The three former cricketers will run through exciting interactive activities and will share...

Dell Technologies Powers Transformation and Innovation with New Storage Solutions : Dell Technologies announced new and enhanced storage solutions that directly affect an organization’s data capital. With these new offerings, Dell Technologies is empowering businesses on their digital transformation journey to preserve essential information and become more adaptive, competitive and innovative. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Keysight Technologies appoints Joanne Olsen to Board of Directors : Test and measurement firm Keysight Technologies has said that it has inducted Joanne Olsen into the Board of Directors.   “We are delighted to welcome Joanne to Keysight’s Board. She has a proven track record of execution in the technology industry. Joanne also shares our commitment to operational best practices and delivering greater value to our customers, shareholders, and employees,” stated Ron Nersesian, president and CEO of Keysight. “We look forward to integrating her perspective and her contributions into the successful execution of our strategic plan.” VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE