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08 BigByte Indian PC Market Declined by 15.2% due to Lower Consumer Demand
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14 MWC Expo Innovations Displayed at Mobile World Congress 2017
In-focus
Smartphone Market Registers 5.2% Annual Growth in CY 2016
20
Interview
We Aim to Emerge as True Market Leaders in the Area of Cloud
Content
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Interview
Bitdefender has Earned the trust of 500 million Users Worldwide with its Technology
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08 BigByte
Cloud Security
“Current Status of Cloud Adoption & Prime Concerns” with Cloud Services Shows ‘Building Trust in a Cloud Sky’
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Indian PC Market Declined by 15.2% due to Lower Consumer Demand
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Innovations Displayed at World’s Biggest Phone Show MWC 2017
Product Review
Zion Blaze DDR4 RAM
26 News Brief
Opinion
In-focus
Smartphone Market Registers 5.2% Annual Growth in CY 2016
14 MWC Expo
Telecom Today
Huawei Launches LampSite 3.0 Indoor Mobile Broadband
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10
28
Channel Buzz
Bruce Zhou, CEO, AXILSPOT How IoT and Internet Will Converge
22 New Arrivals
QNAP Showcased its NAS Solutions at BVE 2017
TP Link TL-WA820RE Wireless Range Extender
Digisol Honored its Partners with “Chalo Europe” Trip
Portronics Harmonics Talky Bluetooth Headphones
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Cloud Security
“Current Status of Cloud Adoption & Prime Concerns” with Cloud Services Shows ‘Building Trust in a Cloud Sky’ The world is seeing the dynamic growth in the usage of latest gadgets and devices. Every information is available on internet and it is available to everyone. Everybody is aware of its use and they daily store their confidential data on the internet accounts or on their devices. Many IT operations executed daily and cybercriminals affect these operations. So it is very important that their data should be secure because lots of cybercriminals are there to steal their highly confidential data.Big enterprises are very concerned about this issue because they have a fear of losing control over their important data.But the technology is evolving at a huge scale and now we have cloud computing. It can play significant role over our fear of data security. Although people are not very aware of this and still the adoption of Cloud services is very far from people’s approach. The most commondifficulty in the adoption of Cloud security is the lack of information about this technology. Itel has released a report on the ‘status of cloud adoption and its concerns’ that will signify the situation perfectly.
I
ntel
second
public clouds now outnumber those who
of IT, and unfortunately, visibility of these
annual cloud security report, “Building
Security
announced
its
distrust public clouds by more than 2-to-
Shadow IT services has dropped from
Trust in a Cloudy Sky.” The report outlines
1. Improved trust and perception, as well
about 50 percent last year to just under 47
the current state of cloud adoption, the
as increased understanding of the risks by
percent this year. As a result, 65 percent of
primary concerns with private and public
senior management, is encouraging more
IT professionals think this phenomenon is
cloud services, security implications, and
organizations to store sensitive data in the
interfering with their ability to keep the cloud
the evolving impact of Shadow IT of the
public cloud. Personal customer information
safe and secure. This is not surprising given
more than 2,000 IT professionals surveyed
is the most likely type of data to be stored
the amount of sensitive data now being
in public clouds, kept there by 62 percent of
stored in the public cloud and more than
those surveyed.
half (52 percent) of respondents reporting
Risks Also Rise: Shadow IT and the Cybersecurity Skill Shortage
they have definitively tracked malware from
“The ‘Cloud First’ strategy is now well and truly ensconced into the architecture of many organizations across the world,” said Raj Samani, EMEA chief technology officer, Intel Security. “The desire to move quickly toward cloud computing appears to be on the agenda for most organizations. This year, the average time before respondents thought their IT budgets would be 80 percent cloud-based was 15 months, indicating that Cloud First for many companies is progressing and remains the objective.”
Trust in the Cloud on the Rise The trust and perception of public cloud services continues to improve year over year. Most organizations view cloud services as or
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The ongoing shortage of security skills is
Data Center Progression
continuing to affect cloud deployments.
The number of organizations using private
Almost half of the organizations surveyed
cloud only has dropped from 51 percent to
report the lack of cybersecurity skills has
24 percent over the past year, while hybrid
slowed adoption or usage of cloud services,
cloud use has increased from 19 percent to
possibly contributing to the increase in
57 percent. This move to a hybrid private/
Shadow IT activities. Another 36 percent
public cloud architecture requires the data
report they are experiencing a scarcity but
center to evolve to a highly virtualized,
are continuing with their cloud activities
cloud-based infrastructure. On average,
regardless.
those
52 percent of an organization’s data center
surveyed state they do not have a skills
servers are virtualized, 80 percent are using
shortage.
containers and most expect to have the
Only
15
percent
of
more secure than private clouds, and more
Due to the ease of procurement, almost
likely to deliver lower costs of ownership
40 percent of cloud services are now
and overall data visibility. Those who trust
commissioned
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a cloud SaaS application.
without
the
conversion to a fully software-defined data center completed within two years.
involvement 01-15 MARCH 2017
Big Byte
Indian PC Market Declined by 15.2% due to Lower Consumer Demand
The year 2016 remain a very challenging year for PC market in India. We saw many events which hampered the growth of this market badly. This has been also confirmed in a recent report released by IDC. According to that report the overall India PC market for CY 2016 stood at 8.58 million units i.e. a year on year drops of 15.2 percent over CY 2015.Whereas HP has maintained its leadership position in the market followed by Dell and Lenovo. Check out the below detailed report:
A
ccording to International
The overall market declined
recorded 4.22 million units in CY
the Pay Commission award,
Data Corporation (IDC),
initially
reduced
2016, with a year on year decline
continued low commodity prices
the
PC
consumer demand and high
of 12.9 percent over CY 2015.
and measures announced in
market for CY 2016 stood at
inventory in H1 2016. However,
According
Yadav,
the Union Budget to transform
8.58 million units i.e. a year on
PC
starting
Associate Research Manager,
the rural sector created just the
year drops of 15.2 percent over
June owing to strong consumer
Client Devices, IDC India “With
right buzz for PC purchase in CY
CY
sentiment backed by seasonality
high
2016.�
and increase festive demand.
fiscal consolidation, consumer
2015.
overall
India
However,
outside
special projects the overall India PC market witnessed a year on year drop of 7.5 percent in CY 2016.
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owing
sales
to
recovered
Form Factor Highlight The
consumer
PC
market
to
inflation
Manish
and
ongoing
sentiment remained frail until H1 2016. However, with subsiding inflation
and
benefit
from
The
overall
commercial
PC
market recorded 4.35 million units in CY 2016, with a year on year drop of 17.4 percent over 01-15 MARCH 2017
Big Byte
Image Source : http://www.e-spirit.com CY 2015.
“Barring fulfilment
share of 23.3 percent in overall
education
India PC market in CY 2016
projects, the year witnessed
and took the second spot. The
muted investment and delayed
vendor continues its investment in
spending
government
expanding channel strength and
segment in H2 of CY 2016.
remained focused on addressing
Enterprises
of
limited
large
from
had
new opportunities in segments
been the mainstay in holding up
like government and education.
the aggregate demand during
Owing to which Dell gained
the same period.” said Yadav
around
consumption
Top 3 Vendor Highlights: HP Inc.
4.9
growth year on year to record 24.5 percent market share in CY 2016 against CY 2015.
of 28.4 percent in the overall India PC market in CY 2016, the vendor took the top spot with 3.0 percentage point growth over CY 2015. The vendor continues to dominate in the consumer PC business with 26.8 percent market share for the third year in a row; HP Inc. has recreated its brand in India PC market with strong product placement and aggressive marketing campaigns by
new
innovative
products like Spectre. The vendor also led the commercial category with the execution of special projects
and
strong
hold
in
enterprise vertical as well.
Dell Dell recorded an overall market 01-15 MARCH 2017
point
in the overall commercial category
HP Inc. recorded a market share
supported
percentage
innovative product line-up.
IDC India Forecast: On short term, positive consumer spending is leading to healthy sell out and expected to build a strong base for H1 CY 2017; unlike CY 2016 which was badly hit owing to sluggish consumer demand from start of the year. “With increase adoption of digital transaction and affordable PCs; consumer PC market is setting up for a revival in CY 2017.” said Yadav Further the commercial
Lenovo
market is anticipated to observe
Lenovo held on to the third spot,
execution
with an overall market share
education
of 17.6 percent in CY 2016.
different states in CY 2017 and
The vendor declined by 5.8
the incremental spending from
percentage point in CY 2016
BFSI and government verticals
over CY 2015 in overall India PC
will further strengthen the overall
market. With changes around
category growth.
GTM strategies and internal structure, the vendor’s consumer business did observe a drop of 2.5 percentage points year on year in CY 2016, further the drop was aided owing to lack of special project execution against CY
2015.
believes
However,
market
Lenovo will
bounce
back in CY 2017 by leveraging its improved marketing strategies and channel strength backed by
of
state
projects
owned across
IDC India Q4 CY 2017 India PC shipment for Q4 CY 2016 stood at 1.92 million units, i.e. a quarter on quarter drop of 23.4 percent over Q3 CY 2016 and a year on year drop of 23.6 percent over Q4 CY 2015. Outside strong festive demand, the quarter did observe impact of demonetisation and limited execution
of
large
projects
compared to Q4 CY 2015. DIGITAL TERMINAL
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In-Focus
Smartphone Market Registers 5.2% Annual Growth in CY 2016
A
ccording
to
the
a
to smartphone migration has
share of homegrown vendors
International
Data
seasonal decline after an all-
slowed down as prices of
further slipped to 19 percent.
Corporation's
(IDC)
time high festival quarter and
smartphones are still quite
“This is first time when none of
Quarterly
Mobile
is
mainly
due
to
Phone
demonetization in the month
high for a feature phone user.
the homegrown vendors were
Tracker, India registered 109.1
of November, which led to
Also, ease of use, long battery
able to make their position in
million units of smartphone
relatively lower consumer sales
life and durability of feature
top five,” says Jaipal Singh,
shipments with a marginal
in November and December.
phones continue to be relevant
Market Analyst, Client Devices,
for large numbers of users of
IDC India. “The decision of
this category,” adds Karthik.
sticking
5.2 percent annual growth in CY2016. In CY Q42016, smartphone shipments clocked 25.8 million units, registering similar volumes as that of CY Q42015 but declining sharply by
20.3
percent
previous quarter.
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over
the
“This than
is
relatively
expected
shipments to
for
sluggish
lower
smartphone India
first
owing
In the smartphone market, the
and
share of China-based vendors
half
demonetization at the end
touched
of
J,
percent in CY Q42016, as their
Senior Market Analyst, Client
shipments doubled over the
Devices, IDC. “Feature phone
same period last year, while the
year”
says
Karthik
a
whopping
46
with
a
3G-heavy
portfolio and prioritising the price
game
over
product
experience is working against the dominance of homegrown vendors,” adds Singh Also, the trouble is going to
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In-Focus
aggravate further for homegrown
the 2nd spot in the overall mobile
Feature
the
market remained at 31.2 percent
vendors as China-based vendors
phone market with aggressive
dominant category in the total
phones
remain
in CY Q42016 with Xiaomi and
have now entered the high volume
shipments of feature phones in
mobile phone market, with annual
Lenovo accounting for more than
feature phone market, which has
CY Q42016. Transsion is also
shipments of 136.1 million units.
half of the channel’s volume.
traditionally been dominated by
expected to launch few more
The category declined by only 9.4
Interestingly, in the marginally
the homegrown vendors. China's
brands in the later half the year
percent in CY2016 as compared
growing
Transsion Group which entered
within the same price bands
to 16.2 percent in CY2015.
online
the Indian market in CY Q22016
where homegrown vendors are
with their “itel” brand climbed to
competing.
Online sales in the smartphone
smartphone smartphone
market, shipments
volume grew over 10 percent annually in CY2016.
SMARTPHONE VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS:
the
also expanded its retail presence with
presence and aggressive marketing,
smartphone market by a large margin
the launch of an exclusive model for
OPPO has established itself as a key
with 25.1 percent share despite a
offline channels in CY Q42016.
player in the Indian smartphone market.
Samsung
continued
to
lead
13.1 percent sequential decline in CY Q42016. However, Samsung’s annual shipments grew 3.2 percent in 2016 driven majorly by the J-series. The J2 continues to be a key contributor for Samsung, accounting for almost half of vendor’s total shipments in CY Q42016. Xiaomi climbed up to 2nd place with 10.7 percent share in CY Q42016 against 3.3 percent share in the same period last year. Year-on-year shipments grew threefold while sequential growth
to 3rd place as shipments declined 17.4 percent sequentially in CY Q42016
Also, the vendor’s recent inroads into online channels is likely to give an incremental push for the vendor.
and 14.5 percent over CY Q42015.
Vivo is yet another China-based vendor
Motorola’s E3 Power and Lenovo’s
making its debut in the Top 5. Vivo
K5 series accounted for almost half
dethroned Reliance Jio from 5th place
Lenovo’s shipments in CY Q42016.
by clocking in a healthy 50.8 percent
OPPO made it to the top 5 list in CY Q42016 with 8.6 percent share. OPPO has been growing at a steady rate all through 2016 with the year ending at a healthy 29.9 percent sequential growth in CY Q42016. With a strong retail
sequential growth in CY Q42016 with 7.6 percent vendor share.
Similar to
OPPO, vivo’s strength lies in its offline presence, and its extensive visibility has helped the vendor to grow more than 4 times in 2016 over the previous year.
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was 15.3 percent in CY Q42016. Xiaomi
Lenovo (including Motorola) slipped
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Telecom Today
Aircel Rolls out 2GB of 3G Data Offer @ Rs. 67 in Kolkata
Gionee Introduces A1 & A1 Plus Smartphone
Aircel
is
encouraging
its
said, “Aircel aims to delight
potential
its customers with exciting
customers to enjoy 1GB of
gamut of products that offer
3G data at just Rs.36 and
them benefits of affordable
2GB of 3G data at just Rs. 67
calling and unlimited data. We
with a validity of 3 days and
always strive to decipher the
4 days respectively. Aircel
needs of our customers and
also launched RC 61 which
understand the finer nuances
offers a host of benefits in
of their mobile experience and
voice calling with local Aircel
make their experience with
to Aircel calls @ 10p/min
Aircel enriching.RC36, 67 and
and Aircel to Others Local
RC61 are designed for a wide
and STD calls @ 30p/min.
spectrum of users, who want
The validity of the product is
to enjoy seamless calling
60 days and is available on
and
eTop. Anil Gupta, Regional
online at an affordable cost.”
existing Gionee announced its new lineup of a series smartphones
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A1 & A1 Plus at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017. The brand new products carry on Gionee’s product DNA with a long-life battery, while also focusing on enhanced photo quality for selfies. The A-series featuring a 20 MP selfie camera and powerful 13MP+5MP rear dual cameras. The A1 Plus sports a 4550 mAh battery, while the A1 has 4010 mAh, providing enough power to get users through the day and beyond. Gionee provides
u l t r a f a s t charge and dual charging chips within the A series. The A1 Plus runs on a MTK Helio P25 processor, while the A1 runs on a Helio P10. Both devices are based on the upto-date Android 7.0. Featuring 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM, the A1 Plus can handle multitasking. A1 and A1 Plus will be available for sale at 349 Euros
and
Manager
–
East,
also
stay
connected
Aircel,
and 499 Euros starting March 2017 and April 2017 respectively.
Alcatel Unveils A3 Smartphone
ZOPO Mobile Launches Flash X Plus 4G Smartphone
Alcatel
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ZOPO Mobile sets up the stage
It is supported by a 3GB RAM
to capture a significant market
&
share with its new offering, the
expandable up to 128GB which
Flash X Plus.
It comes with a
ensures seamless multi-tasking
slim metal body weighting only
and snappy performance with
160g and is built on Android 6.0
amazing 3100 mAh Li-Polymer
Marshmallow. It showcases a
battery backup. It is available in
13MP Sony camera with a dual
4 different unique colors: Royale
LED Flash. The 8MP front camera
Gold, Charcoal Black, Space Grey
comes with a moonlight screen
and Orchid Rose. The phone
flash. This handset has fingerprint
will be available on all ZOPO
scanner with a response time of
counters across India and online
0.16s”. The Flash X Plus offers a
stores
5.5”full HD IPS, powered by a 64-
Snapdeal and Shopclues for the
bit Octa-core MT6753 processor.
far-fetched price of Rs. 13,999/-
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32GB
like
internal
Amazon,
storage,
Flipkart,
new
the lock screen. The Alcatel
A3 smartphone at Mobile
A3 features a 5MP front
World Congress. The new A3
camera with selfie flash and
delivers a great smartphone
a 13MP rear camera with
experience,
creative
LED flash. You can take
selfie tools for smart social
selfies with one touch of the
starters. The Alcatel A3 is
fingerprint sensor and. The
built around Alcatel’s enjoy.
5-inch HD display performs
Now promise. Alcatel helps
well in bright sunlight and is
people get the most out of life
ideal for viewing photos and
by enjoying every moment.
video. Your gaming and video
The
fingerprint
streaming experience will be
access for enhanced security,
smooth and seamless thanks
with Private Mode to protect
to fast 4G LTE connectivity and
your sensitive data. You can
a quad-core CPU. Alcatel A3
even program up to five
comes with a stylish metallic
fingerprints to launch your
frame and a textured back
favorite apps directly from
cover for a premium look.
A3
launched
with
offers
its
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Telecom Today
GSMA Rolls out “Embracing the Digital Revolution: Policies for Building the Digital Economy” Report The
GSMA
launched
a
has
examined
the
positive
new report that encourages
impact that mobile has on
governments to pursue policies
the worldwide economy. The
that
investment
mobile ecosystem generated
and promote development of
4.2 per cent of global GDP
digital
building
in 2015, a contribution of
future
more than US$3.1 trillion of
for their citizens. The report,
added economic value. BCG
“Embracing
research
an
incentivise
economies,
inclusive
digital the
Revolution:
Digital
Policies
in
six
countries
for
(Brazil, China, Germany, India,
Building the Digital Economy,”
South Korea and the United
developed
States) showed that mobile
in
collaboration
with Boston Consulting Group
technologies
(BCG), calls on policymakers
US$6.4
to
consumer
encourage
digital
have
trillion
created
of
annual
surplus,
which
advancement and prepare for
is more than the individual
the changes that lie ahead,
GDP of every country in the
while
risk
world, with the exception of
of inaction. GSMA research
China and the United States.
highlighting
the
Huawei Launches LampSite 3.0 Indoor Mobile Broadband
Huawei has released LampSite 3.0 for indoor mobile broadband (MBB) scenarios. This future proof solution supports a number of innovative technologies, including flexible multicarrier aggregation, distributed MIMO, and 256QAM, paving the way for evolution to 5G networks. LampSite 3.0 supports full bandwidth and indoor network
sharing to reduce costs. Once an indoor network is built by one operator, it is available for lease by other operators for network and TCO sharing. A network shared among four operators reduces each operator’s TCO by as much as 70%. LampSite 3.0 features flexible multicarrier aggregation, distributed MIMO, and 256QAM. These revolutionary technologies enable a throughput of up to 2 Gbps and an excellent experience for mobile users. This solution also supports high bandwidth and dynamic capacity adjustment, allowing operators to easily cope with rapid traffic growth and network evolution simply by constructing a single network. The per-bit cost is reduced by 30% to 40% with LampSite 3.0 compared with existing indoor distributed networks.
Reliance Jio Rolls out Jio Prime Membership Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (“Jio”) announced that the Jio family of subscribers is a 100 million strong! Jio’s offering saw record additions of 7 new members per second, every single day for the last 170 days, enabling it to cross the 100 million mark within six months of commencement of services. As a token of its gratitude, the existing 100 Million plus Jio subscribers can avail of the special ‘Jio Prime Membership’ programme which comes with several special benefits. First, Jio Prime Members will be able to enjoy the unlimited benefits of the existing Jio Happy New Offer for another full year or till 31 March 2018 for a nominal, one-time enrolment fee of just Rs. 99/- and a rock-bottom introductory price of only Rs. 303/- per month or effectively at just Rs. 10/- per day! Second, the programme will enable Jio Prime Members to enjoy the full bouquet of Jio’s applications absolutely free till 31 March 2018. This translates to additional benefit worth over Rs. 10,000/- for the Jio Prime Members. 01-15 MARCH 2017
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MWC Expo
Innovations Displayed at Mobile World Congress 2017
Mobile World Congress is one of the world’s biggest phone trade shows. The show was held at Barcelona, Spain from 27th February to 2nd March 2017. MWC was a B2B event and a massive exhibition for entire mobile industry. Leading companies were there to showcas e their revolutionary innovations. Around 1 Lakh people attended the show. Over 2,300 companies partici pated in the exhibition, which covered nine halls and eleven outdoor spaces. Everything from connected cars, virtual reality, new hands ets and ingenious app ideas, to 3D printing, privacy protection and backend solutions were on display. Visitors also explored GSMA Innovation City and experienced immersive demonstrations of the most cutting-edge mobile enabled products and s ervices in the world. MWC was an incredible new destination to the show, featuring different pavilions dedicated to specific technologies and platforms such as VR/AR, robotics, drones, and artificial intelligence spaces. Industry awards were also given at the annual Global Mobile Awards. This was one of the platforms where we can look towards the future. DT connects you to some of the industry players who intended to pick-up some prais e with their innovations at the event. 14
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Huawei Introduced LampSite 3.0 Indoor MBB at MWC 2017
A
t this year’s Mobile World Congress, Huawei has released LampSite 3.0 for indoor mobile broadband (MBB) scenarios. By removing longstanding technical
bottlenecks, this futureproof solution enables full bandwidth on multi-frequency bands and extends digital network sharing among operators to indoor scenarios. It also supports a number of innovative technologies, including flexible multicarrier aggregation, distributed MIMO, and 256QAM, paving the way for evolution to 5G networks.
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MWC Expo
MBB is growing, and statistics indicate that
LampSite 3.0 supports full bandwidth and
network sharing attracts more investors,
80% of mobile data traffic is generated indoors.
indoor network sharing to reduce costs. Once
enterprises, proprietors, tower companies,
In most cases, indoor network deployment
an indoor network is built by one operator,
and other interested parties. All these
as requested by proprietors and regulators
it is available for lease by other operators
contributors increase capital, policy support,
needs to be completed with a single site visit,
for network and TCO sharing. A network
and property resources, facilitating network
especially in hotspot areas. Operators thus
shared among four operators reduces each
deployment. Operators can in turn lease
seek cost-effective solutions to site addition
operator’s TCO by as much as 70%. As well
their indoor networks to recoup deployment
and network construction.
as giving operators digital dividends, indoor
cost and share benefits.
Gionee Launched a Series Smartphones at MWC 2017 Gionee
new
manufacturer, we hope to set
product line for the first half of
bright, beautiful and natural-
lineup of A series smartphones
announced
its
up the evolution of the selfie
2017 and continue to focus on
looking selfies and photos in
A1 & A1 Plus at the Mobile
experience and provide the best
selfie performance. Featuring
any light.
World Congress (MWC) 2017.
portfolio at the best price.”
a 20 MP selfie camera and
a 4550 mAh battery, while the
powerful 13MP+5MP rear dual
A1 has 4010 mAh, providing
cameras, the A1 Plus allows
enough power to get users
users
through the day and beyond,
The brand new products carry on Gionee’s product DNA with a long-life battery, while also
The
A-series
Gionee’s
will core
remain
to
take
The A1 Plus sports
focusing on enhanced photo
even though video streaming,
quality for selfies.
graphic-intensive
William Lu, President of Gionee, said at the launch event: “We have noticed that more and more
people
are
between
hardware
and software allows A series devices to work quickly and
processor, while the A1 runs
themselves
and they tend to share their photos through various channels
interplay
runs on a MTK Helio P25
as an expression
social
or
save power. The A1 Plus
regarding selfies of
gaming
GPS navigation. The seamless
whenever
and wherever they are. As a
on a Helio P10. Both devices are based on the up-to-date Android 7.0. Featuring 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM.
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MWC Report
Alcatel Unveiled PLUS 12 4G Connected 2-in-1 Device at MWC 2017
Alcatel launched its new PLUS 12
Vice President at Alcatel. “With the
device at Mobile World Congress.
PLUS 12, Alcatel has created the
Powered by Windows 10, PLUS
perfect office on the go.”
12 is the perfect mobile office for the busy person who needs to get things done while enjoying the moment. It has a crisp 12inch full HD display, a sleek and modern design aesthetic, and all the features you need for maximum productivity wherever you are.
With its blazing fast 4G/Wi-Fi connectivity, PLUS 12 offers a complete mobile office experience. You can use it to communicate and collaborate with colleagues, create documents, spreadsheets and presentations, read an e-book, browse the Web, and share a
“As a leading device manufacturer
presentation
for
are
quality on its 12-inch full HD
convinced that productive devices
display, wherever you are. For
will be more and more connected
high-quality videoconferencing, it
to cellular networks. Alcatel has
has a 5MP front camera, loud dual
developed the PLUS range, a series
speakers, and a digital microphone.
of
What’s more, PLUS 12’s innovative
connected
tablets,
high-performing
Windows
10
2-in-1s
we
connected with
4G
detachable
video
4G
in
LTE
amazing
keyboard
LTE inside, so you’ll always be
serves as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to
connected and productive wherever
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you go. PLUS 12 is the latest addition to the PLUS family. With a larger screen, it delivers a great user experience. It’s also super lightweight and looks fantastic,” said Vittorio Di Mauro, Senior-
PLUS 12 makes full use of the new features of Windows 10. You can use Windows Hello fingerprint recognition for fast, password-free sign-in and the new Windows Ink note and annotation feature.
D-Link showcased numerous products from range of M2M and 4G LTE products at Mobile World Congress 2017 (MWC) in Barcelona. Anny Wei, President of D-Link Corporation, said, “As the connected world continues to develop and expand, the
D-Link Demonstrates Extensive Range of M2M and 4G LTE Products at MWC 2017
demands for technology to support this new eco-system increase. At D-Link we’ve been leading the way in outdoor APs, small-cell coverage extension, in-vehicle LTE hotspots and direct machine connection for the last few years, and we’re looking forward to meeting with our partners and customers during Mobile World Congress to discuss how we can use our technical expertise in these areas to further support the journey to the connected future.”
The products that D-Link is demonstrated in Hall 2 on Stand 2D21MR include: Connectivity & Surveillance D-Link LTE hotspots and bridges provide connectivity that allows the community to effectively access information and entertainment sources, while surveillance cameras with smooth video streaming, such as the LTE Camera (DCS-2800LM), ensure that everyday life is safer and simple.
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Monitored Environment
CO2 emissions, and energy.
D-Link utilises LoRa technology,
Connected Vehicles
a low-power wide-area network, for monitoring the environment in facilities such as campuses, hospitals, factories, and farms. LoRa products, such as D-Link’s IOT
Gateway
(DWM-312G),
provide better safety measures
Portable in-vehicle
Wi-Fi
devices
hotspots,
such
(DWM-321), provide on the go utilities whenever and wherever you need. Superfast 4G+ LTE
with the ability to track, monitor,
Superfast
control
environmental
factors such as temperature,
as
D-Link’s in-vehicle LTE Hotspot
and efficient use of resources and
and
mobile
broadband
speeds – 4G+ LTE – is where D-Link
leads
once
more.
D-Link’s 4G+ LTE advanced
to give you even faster internet
solutions,
speeds.
including
the
LTE
CAT9 Mobile Hotspot (DWR937) and the LTE CAT9 IAD (DWR-976) support LTE CAT9 to CAT12 for high speed mobile Internet access. Hybrid Solutions
Machine to Machine Machine to Machine technology is an integral part of the Internet of Things. Blazing fast 4G LTE speeds, such as those delivered by
D-Link’s
4G
LTE
M2M
Hybrid DSL+LTE routers, such
Router (DWM-312), give you the
as D-Link’s DSL+LTE Hybrid
reliable, always-on connectivity
Router (DWR-980), allow you to
you need for business in the
combine 4G LTE mobile internet
digital age.
with fixed line DSL broadband
Zyxel Debuted its LTE Indoor Gateway at MWC 2017 Zyxel Communications debuted
coverage, and supporting more
its LTE gateway LTE5366 –one
devices and applications.”
of the first LTE indoor gateways with 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi technology– at Mobile World Congress 2017.
With category 6 compliance, the LTE5366 delivers downlink data rates of up to 300Mbps – which is twice as fast as category 4
“Our new LTE5366 boosts indoor
models and even outperforms
connectivity
fixed-line
with
LTE
CAT6
Ethernet,
providing
compliance,” said Wayne Hwang,
users with lightning-fast Internet.
Vice President of Zyxel’s Service
Zyxel’s LTE5366 is compatible
Provider Strategic Business Unit.
with LTE, DC-HSPA+/HSPA/
“However, it is more challenging
UMTS and EDGE/GPRS/GSM,
to match Wi-Fi performance with
allowing users to connect to
LTE speeds and that is why we
a variety of mobile broadband
have adopted 802.11ac Wave
services
2 technology with 4x4 streams
Thanks to its sleek, modern and
for LTE5366. We are one of
elegant design, it blends naturally
the first solutions providers to
into any environment.
introduce the benefits of 11ac Wave2 technology, which include providing higher speeds, better
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all
over
the
world.
Zyxel’s LTE portfolio allows users to achieve the best mobility and
flexibility when connecting to the internet in various scenarios including at home, in the office, or on-the-move. LTE5366 is one of three new models that will be available to Zyxel customers this year, with the trendy “4G
compact
“LTE
CAT4
Indoor
Router” due to be released on the market during the second half of 2017. Demos of these products will also be available to view at Booth 5G10, Hall 5, at Mobile World Congress 2017.
LTE-A CAT9 HomeSpot-II” and
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Interview
Bitdefender Has Earned Trust of 500 Million Users Worldwide
Zakir Hussain Rangwala Director, BD Software Distribution Pvt. Ltd.
Bitdefender is a prominent player in Indian IT industry that supply advance level security solutions. DT spoke to Zakir Hussain Rangwala, Director, BD Software, Country Partner for Bitdefender in India about their business plans, distribution models. Below are some excerpts: Q - What are the major security threats
which makes Bitdefender the first choice for
for PC users in today’s era?
both consumer and business customers.
Cloud computing security and mobile device
Q - How do you see the journey of your
security are believed to be among the top security priorities for both consumers and businesses in the nearest future. More and more people use smartphones and tablets for their basic daily needs as well as at work, making security of such devices a very important issue. On one hand, compromising a single device can harm personal life, on another, it can compromise the whole IT infrastructure of an organization where the person is employed. In India, the number of targeted attacks as well as attacks using ransomware family of malware is rapidly growing in India. Q - How do you assure your users a
piece of mind against all kind of threats? Bitdefender has earned the trust of 500 million users worldwide with its technology – from individual users and families to SMBs and world’s largest corporations. Bitdefender has consistently ranked among industry experts as the most secure and best performing security software on the market. With more than six patents pertaining to machine-learning algorithms for detecting malware and other online threats, deep learning and anomalybased detection techniques play a vital role in proactively fighting new and unknown threats
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distribution company so far?
In 2016, BD Software came out strong in its channel strategy to promote Bitdefender products across all regions of India. Along with our Retail Sub-Distributor for East, South and West regions Link Telecom, we announced series of incentive schemes targeting various types of partners, and all of them were incredibly successful that once again confirms the power of brand and reputation Bitdefender products have in Indian market.
Earlier
this month we have launched a pan-India incentive offer on Bitdefender flagship retail products which is valid on four flagship retail products, namely Bitdefender Total Security Multi Device (1Device/1Year), Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security and Bitdefender Family Pack. The offer is valid from 15th February, 2017 to 15th May, 2017. The partners qualified will get a chance to Visit Thailand. And there are many more such incentive campaigns to come during 2017 as we are determined continue forging strong collaboration
with
value-added
partners
and systems integrators in order to bring the awareness about Bitdefender’s awardwinning security technologies at the entirely new level in India.
Q - What are your upcoming channel
plans? How do take care of your partners growth & their margin while doing business with you?
As a Country Partner for Bitdefender in India, we would like to see Bitdefender among top5 players both in consumer and enterprise segments, and we believe this target is quite achievable. As we are committed to further extend and boost our channel network and increase Bitdefender’s presence in the country. Able to maintain good practices and policies, but has also a very innovative approach to sales and great understanding of the product. Having such a strong partner will definitely help to move Bitdefender’s revolutionary security products in the Indian market. Q - What is the biggest challenge for your business currently?
While India’s IT security industry is slowly maturing, the country still needs better, higher computer literacy rates to cope up with the kind of development its economy is growing through. As India is turning digital, it needs to adopt IT security practices faster, especially at the consumer level. For this, the government,
businesses,
non–government
organizations should work more on providing free IT education to people, in the rural areas particularly.
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Product Review
Zion Blaze DDR4 RAM
Key Specifications Memory Type
:
DDR4
Capacity
:
8GB / 16GB
Tested Speed
:
2400 MHz
Latency
: 17-17-17
Registed / Unbuffered
:
Unbuffered
Error Checking
:
Non ECC
SPD Speed
:
2133 Mhz
SPD Voltage
:
1.2V
Heatsink
:
Aluminium Alloy
Warranty
:
3 Year + 2 Year Extension
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Z
ION has been always leader in the Indian market and has introduced many successful products for their customers. The company has gained excellent reputation by helping customers in selecting components for PCs according to their requirements. Recently company introduced Zion Blaze DDR4 which has been -designed for fiery speed and extreme gaming experience. Blaze DDR4 has a clock speed of 2400 MHz which makes them on of the fastest RAMs available currently in the market. It has been launched in two variants, 8GB and 16 GB and are compatible with all the current AMD and Intel platforms. Zion BLAZE DDR4 is an ideal choice for gamers, overclockers and PC enthusiasts who are seeking a faster speed DRAM for their gaming machines. The Zion Blaze DDR4 provides smooth running of multiple application, greater FPS and usage of large files all at the same time. In addition to maximised productivity, the Zion BLAZE DDR4 provides superior durability and reduced power consumption. This product is really an excellent option for high end users as it also gives you three year + additional two years warranty. Total five year warranty is really a piece of mind for users. We recommend our readers to go for this product as it will really help you boost your PC performance. ZION modules are available through a network of over 4000 distributors, resellers and system integrators across the country. We give four star for Zion Blaze DDR4. Excellent
: Five Star
Very Good
: Four Star
Good
: Three Star
Average
: Two Stars
Poor
: One Star
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Interview
We Aim to Emerge as True Market Leaders in the Area of Cloud Cloud computing has completely change the entire IT ecosystem in recent years. It has come as a rescue for large and even mid-size organizations to cut down the IT infra cost drastically. There are different modules which help us in enhancing overall performance. There are many companies who are offering best cloud solutions to Indian customers to optimize their growth with minimum investment. Mr. Punit Thakkar, CEO Shivaami Cloud Services, one of the leading players in the cloud services domain, shares his opinion with DT on overall cloud market and his future plans. DT: How do you see the
revolution, which is generating
cloud computing market in
the
India?
corporate
Mr. Punit: At present, the cloud computing
market
is
rapidly
growing in India. Cloud based data storage services are getting more innovative by each passing day. It offers huge money saving advantages over conventional in-house frameworks for data storage. According to a survey state of software-as-a-service
(SaaS)
market in India by Springboard Research,
SaaS
adoption
is
expected to grow over the next year. The
selection
of
distributed
administrations
by SMEs as well as large enterprises
is
picking
fascination,
with
investment
anticipated
up
expanding that
would be seen from both private additionally
government
divisions. DT:
What
are
the
major
factors which are fueling the growth of this market in India? Mr.
Punit:
The
first
reason
will definitely be the mobile
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for
access
to
administrations
applications
from
any
place, any time. Mobile phone technologieshave
developed
quickly in the course of recent years. It permits organizations to have an unparalleled level of availability between providers, representatives,
and
Secondly,
organizations
are
the
moving
clients.
towards
cloud
computing to build efficiency and lessen their info cost. Cloud technology services, mimic as a substitute for conventional ERP arrangements to achieve operational
computing
and
interest
effectiveness
at
in
cutting and risk. As the organizations need a
Hyderabad
Chennai
and
Kolkata.
large amount of storage, now
DT: What are the major
data can be pushed from inside
challenges for Shivaami in
the organizations and also from
Indian Solution Market?
Web platforms into cloud data
How do you plan to
ecosystems.
overcome such challenges?
These
are
two
of the major upcoming cloud solutions.
Mr.
Punit:
Today,
cloud
computing is changing the way
Shivaami has won the hearts of
people do business. Most of the
its users not just because of its
enterprises are making decisions
unparalleled
edge
to migrate their IT Infrastructure
but because we always put their
to cloud servers, but still there
needs first. We have worked with
are many IT security experts
a host of enterprises and have a
who often experience the most
base of 5000+ clients, helping
anxiety when moving to the
them achieve real results from
cloud.
different
technology
applications
and
Shivaami, being a cloud solution
reasonable cost.
platforms.
DT: How do you see
DT: What are your expansion
events to create awareness of
the adoption of cloud
plans for near future?
the cloud adoption and bust
solutions among Indian
Mr. Punit: In future, we will
establishment? Mr.
Punit:
startups
are
continue to focus on services
Today,
not
adopting
only cloud,
but also the large enterprises in order to provide way better in-store totally in
customer
provider, conducts a lot of special
service
to
advantage
advances
manufacturing,
companies
from
even
most
and
change-refusal
traditional sectors
are adopting cloud as cloud technology leads to lesser cost
and solutions in the space of cloud computing. We aim to scale up and emerge as true market leaders in the area of ‘Cloud’. to
The
continue
company
aims
expanding
and
accelerating
growth
on
experience
its
core
based and
success with global partners and customers. We also look forward to extend our offices
the myths in cloud computing adoption. Shivaami is different because not only does it allow you to measure and quantify the benefits of cloud, but also helps in migrating to cloud hassle-free. In addition, we not only offer cloud services but also have a young team of skilled engineers and freshers passionate about cloud. We believe in 3 mantras – Best Support, Easy Migration and Customer Success.
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New Arrivals
TP Link TL-WA820RE Wireless Range Extender
Portronics Harmonics Talky Bluetooth Headphones
Technology keeps advancing and as it advance we
Portronics launched “Harmonics Talky” – the smallest and virtually
see it is shrinking in size, from era where a
invisible Mini Bluetooth Earbud that can be used both for phone
computer would have consumed space of
calls and listening to music from paired mobile phones. It uses
a complete house to now where it slides in
latest Bluetooth 4.1 version. This headphone earbud has 8 mm
your backpack, Technology is getting Mini
strong magnetic speaker with Acoustic Echo Reduction technology.
but Mighty and TP-Link has done same in
It connects with devices within just
field of Wireless Range
0.3 second and upto a 33-feet
Extenders. This perfect
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Harmonics with
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The
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ease.
Wi-Fi deadzones. 300Mbps USB
ensures that this Bluetooth
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is No larger than a USB flash-drive, it has
while at workplace, driving,
a compact design that expands Wi-Fi coverage
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activity.
for all your Wi-Fi enabled devices. The TL-WA820RE is first-
Harmonics
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GIGABYTE AORUS Gaming Motherboard GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd is proud to announce the rise of the AORUS Gaming Series Motherboards on the New AM4 Ryzen Platform from AMD. The AM4 Platform will host the X370, B350 and A320 Chipsets which will support the Ryzen CPUs. GIGABYTE will have all three chipsets available, each fully optimized for CPUs with 8-Cores and 16 Threads, for consumers who are interested in any segment of the platform. With user-centric features exclusive to GIGABYTE, consumers will find RGB Fusion, Smart Fan 5 and Dual Audio Chips that provides a solution like no other. With anticipation building for the new platform, GIGABYTE has made no compromises with its innovative technologies. The fully customizable RGB LEDs from RGB Fusion will allow users to customize their system exactly the way they want. Smart Fan 5, an intuitive user interface, works in tandem with hybrid fan headers for optimum cooling performance and system protection. With features like Pure Power, Precision Boost, Neural Net Prediction, Smart Prefect and an Extended Frequency Range, Ryzen is ready to address the needs and demands of gamers and enthusiasts.
INNO3D GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Graphic Card INNO3D introduces its new flagship INNO3D GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards. Designed on NVIDIA’s Pascal™ architecture, INNO3D GeForce GTX 1080 Ti iChiLL X3 and X4 simply own the concept of performance tops the previous flagship by no less than 35%. The new hero GPU comes packed with extreme gaming horsepower, utilizing next-gen 11 Gbps GDDR5X memory, and a massive 11GB frame buffer. The new GeForce GTX 1080 Ti iChiLL X3 and X4 GPUs also come equipped with INNO3D’s unmatched iChiLL cooling solution –awarded for better performance at lower noise levels- improves the overall active temperature control. The Herculez Armor back-plate protects the cards from outer damages as well and puts it way at the top of Ultra High End graphics cards in the world. The entire series of GeForce GTX 1080 Ti comes with extreme performance, and Inno3D has used the highest quality components worthy of such a product.
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Opinion
How IoT and Internet Will Converge
C
onnecting
devices,
applications. And all this within localized
sensors, and other things of daily
machines,
high cost nodes like desktops, notebooks,
use with an intelligent network
smartphones, tablets, amongst others.
and make sense out of them, has huge promises to change everyday life. As can be expected by taking in our entire world and attempting to change it one stroke and with one magic wand is unrealistic, challenging and cause for chaos in the short term. For
business
technology
decision
providers,
makers
some
and
measure
of clarity and progress can be made by understanding the challenges of applying IoT to business. In this article we analyze two principal challenges in making this happen.
Technology protocols:
environment as it exists today, which is low cost, low power consuming, low computing
capacity,
and
distributed
computing nodes.
Networking architecture: When building an IoT network it is essential to plan and look ahead. It is also important to converse with all departments associated with the benefits and operations of the IoT network
and
applications.
When dealing with tens and hundreds of thousands of sensors and devices
Bruce Zhou, CEO, AXILSPOT
The challenges of IoT rest in the ability
in any IoT project, it is pivotal to have
to connect sensors and devices to the
a networking strategy to ensure the
Internet. To connect to the Internet any
end result is managed chaos instead of
device and application must use Internet
unmanaged chaos.
Protocol stacks. It is for this reason that devices called Internet Gateways have been created that connect to non IP devices and networks on one side and the Internet driven applications, devices and networks, on the other side. By doing so, Internet Gateways need to be tailored for the type of local networks and local applications that they manage on one side and how they connect to the Internet on the other side.
Industry consultants who have gone through such projects point out, IoT application and network designs need to be built looking at requirements five years from now. When in doubt the rule of thumb is design networks for a requirement that is 10X the number of devices that are connecting in now. Another important consideration is to design the wireless environment thinking about what will happen in that specific
Over the years, countless Internet Protocol
industry over next five years. While
driven applications, software tools and
the benefits of such best practices are
diagnostic kits have been developed
self-evident, industry surveys show that
and exist, that can be applied to IoT
such discussions are not happening as
devices and sensors, with or without
much as they should. If all else fails, the
much adaptation. This will help to get
minimum rule of thumb to apply, think big
the IoT environment up and running in a
for IoT.
short period of time, relatively speaking. That is provided they are in the same Internet Protocol environment. The basis for the development of Internet Protocol applications till now has been growing availability of large computing power and significant memory capacity to manage complexity of the Internet Protocol based
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Looking ahead into the requirements for IoT type of networks there is a significant change in the way devices will communicate. More often than not, communication signals will hop from device to device, to enter and leave the network of devices, connecting into and out of their mesh network.
Utilizing a number of hops between devices rather than the conventional hub to spoke jump will become the standard for most IoT applications and networks. The key here is multiple and random paths between IoT devices, based on predefined algorithms, rather than a fixed point to point hop. This saves power, saves cost, builds scale, and builds redundancy. These
networks
are
called
mesh
networks and the devices are called wireless nodes. Since connectivity within mesh networks rely on each other, their efficiency grows with an increase in the number of devices. Mesh networks become more efficient as the number of wireless nodes inside them increases. This is the opposite of what happens with the hub and spoke, star network arrangement. As silicon technologies enhance the computing capabilities of IoT sensors, devices, machines and appliances, they will increasingly become more Internet compatible. At that stage the two worlds will come together in exponential fashion and the true power of IoT will become a reality.
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News Brief
Avaya Boosts Customer Support Service with “Line Customer Connect” Avaya announced it has enhanced integration with “LINE Customer Connect," the customer support service for businesses offered by LINE Corporation. The expanded relationship provides support for LINE free calls on Avaya Japan’s contact center system, enabling businesses to significantly reduce the cost of toll-free calling. LINE is the most popular messaging app in Japan, Thailand and Taiwan with about 218 million monthly active users. The expanded partnership is another step toward enabling contact centers using Avaya Japan systems to provide true omnichannel support to end users. The expanded integration of different channels and added support for the LINE free calling function will enable end users to seamlessly move between chat and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) on the LINE app while receiving customer support from businesses. Users can connect from a company’s customer support website without having to dial a telephone number, and can seamlessly integrate chat and phone functionality on the same LINE app, allowing them to choose their preferred method of support.
Kaspersky Lab Achieved Top Spot in TOP3 Metric for Internet Security
ViewSonic to Participate in WHAT HIFI Show 2017
Kaspersky Lab has continued to
the vendors are ranked according to
outperform the competition in its
the protection they provide against
TOP3 metric for Internet security,
known,
achieving
the
top
spot
and
advanced
the
threats. As its name suggests, the
fourth year in a row in independent
TOP3 metric recognizes the ranking
testing across the year. The TOP3
of the three top companies with the
rating, derived by Kaspersky Lab,
best score across the year. Each
is a regular annual assessment
vendor receives a score based on
of the performance of vendors in
the number of top three places it
a range of the IT security sector’s
received
independent
Consumer
relative to the number of tests it was
and corporate products that were
involved in. The testing process is
submitted for independent testing
rigorous and only transparent and
throughout
been
clear tests are considered towards
compared in the TOP3 metric, and
the overall ranking for each vendor.
tests.
the
year
for
unknown
have
in
independent
testing, ViewSonic Corp in association with MZ Distribution will be participating in WHAT HIFI Show 2017 which will be held in Mumbai from 3rd - 5th March 2017. In the event, ViewSonic will be showcasing India’s first 4500 lumens UST Full HD Laser Projector and several other ranges of top notch quality projectors. “We are pleased to be a part of such a biggest and
Sapient Appoints Sanjay Menon as Managing Director
longest running sound & vision show in the country. We being a global leader in visual solutions will be exhibiting ‘India’s First 4500 Lumens UST Full HD
Sapient, a part of Publicis Groupe announced that Sanjay Menon has
assumed
Managing India,
the
Director
effective
position of
of
Sapient
immediately.
In
this role, Sanjay will drive the strategy, capability development, and growth of Sapient’s India presence and maintain its status as hub of the company’s globally
Sanjay Menon MD, Sapient India
distributed
delivery
network.
Sanjay, who will continue his responsibility of leading Delivery
out of India as Global Head of Service Lines for SapientRazorfish, takes on this new role from Rajdeep Endow. Rajdeep has taken on the role of Managing Director, Sapient Razorfish, Asia Pacific and is responsible
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Laser Projector’, an ideal solution for modern business & education environments,” said Eric Wei, Sales Director of ViewSonic Asia Pacific. “To experience first-hand what a difference our products can make in life as well as business, we invite you to be a part of a celebration of hi-end wide range of products that right-fits today’s requirements,” he added further. for leading strategy and growth for the region and helping clients reimagine their business through radical customer-centricity. A 16-year veteran, Sanjay has been instrumental in growing Sapient’s India operations since its inception. He has successfully served in various business and delivery roles including running key account P&Ls, managing global delivery for some of the business units as well as growing digital marketing services capability from India.
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News Brief
Oracle Announces Availability of Exadata Cloud Machine
Zoho Corp. Receives ISO/IEC 27001 : 2013 Certification
Oracle announced the expansion of the Oracle Cloud at Customer portfolio with the availability of Oracle Exadata Cloud Machine.
With
this news, Oracle is offering organizations the ultimate in choice and flexibility in where they deploy the world’s most advanced database cloud for mission-critical workloads. Organizations can now deploy Oracle Exadata in a number of ways, including as a cloud service inside their own datacenter, in the Oracle Cloud, and in a traditional on-premises environment. While organizations look forward to moving their enterprise workloads to the public cloud, many have been constrained by business, legislative, and regulatory requirements that have prevented them from moving their data and applications outside their own datacenter. Oracle Exadata Cloud Machine delivers the full power of the Oracle Exadata Cloud Service that resides in Oracle’s public cloud to customers who require or prefer their databases to be located on-premises.
Zoho Corp. announced that it has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certificate by the British Standard Institute (BSI) for its Information Security Management System. The certification also applies to Zoho.com, ManageEngine,
WebNMS
and
support
functions
provided by Zoho Corp. ISO/IEC 27001:2013 specifies the
requirements
maintaining
and
for
establishing,
improving
implementing,
information
security
management within an organization. It also takes into account risk assessment and risk treatment with regards to security of information. This certificate is awarded to organizations that comply with the high global standards. The ISO/IEC 27000-series incorporates information security standards that are published jointly by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Wipro Recognized as Best in Class Technology Provider for 2017 Wipro Ltd. announced that it has been
recorded their votes on the consumer
consumer is of utmost importance to us.
recognized
Class
goods industry’s preferred solutions and
We are continually innovating to offer
Technology Providers 2017 in the annual
service providers across 15 categories,
transformational
Readers’ Choice issue of Consumer Goods
which reflect the vast landscape of IT
consumer
Technology
published
investment opportunities available today.
marketing, and value chain optimization to
this February. Wipro has been recognized
Ashwin Bhatia, Vice President and Global
enable CG organizations to re-engineer the
in
Outsourcing/IT
Head – Consumer Goods Industries, Wipro
way they connect with their consumers. This
Integration, Consulting and TPM (Wipro
Ltd. said, “Helping our Consumer Goods
improves their overall consumer experience,
Promax Analytics Solutions). CGT’s readers
(CG) customers to best understand their
operational
the
among
(CGT)
categories
the
Best
magazine, of
in
capabilities
insights,
in
integrated
efficiency
and
digital, sales
&
profitability.”
QNAP Showcased its NAS Solutions at BVE 2017 QNAP® Systems, Inc. showcased its cutting-edge network-attached storage innovations at BVE 2017, the UK’s leading entertainment and media tech event, which runs from Feb. 28, 2017 to Mar. 2, 2017 at ExCeL London. Visitors to QNAP’s stand N18 at BVE 2017 will see a wide variety of NAS solutions designed to enhance multimedia workflows, including the industry-leading Thunderbolt™ 3 NAS, 10GbE-ready NAS and the other series for businesses. The TVS-882T Thunderbolt™ 2 NAS is a perfect match for Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users to boost 4K Video post production workflow, featuring up to 20Gb/s bandwidth to speed up video editing and enable simultaneous 4K video transfer and display. The TES-1885U delivers a well-rounded disaster recovery solution with multiple backup options including volume and LUN snapshots, RTRR, rsync and cloud storage backup, thus being capable of meeting the backup needs of media creators and creative professionals. Featuring advanced 8th-generation Intel® HD Graphics , the TS-453A also supports 4K hardware decoding and 4K (H.264) video transcoding, bringing a quality multimedia experience with its superior video playback ability.
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Channel Buzz
Digisol Honored its Partners with “Chalo Europe” Trip
eScan Rolls out “Special Incentive Program” for its Channel Partners
DIGISOL Systems Ltd., (100% Subsidiary of Smartlink night and 5 days trip to three countries in Europe. The trip was organized for all the partners to celebrate their achievements. The DIGISOL “Chalo Europe” was organized from 8th Feb to 12th Feb 2017 and had over 25 partners joining from South and East. The trip to Europe was packed with lots of exciting activities that included a visit to Prague – Czech Republic, Vienna – Austria, Budapest – Hungary. Plus drive through 4th Capital Bratislava – Slovakia. The trip included visit to Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, and the Church of St. Nicholas in Prague. Short city tour of Bratislava city with visit to charming squares, courtyards and narrow lanes of the Old Town includes the Main Square, Old Town Hall, Primate’s Palace, St. Michael’s Gate, Franciscan first
Hungarian
University
towards the brand. The incentives
Program’ for its channel partners and
are valid for both new purchase and
their sales team. The special incentive
renewals. Partner needs to sign up
program is designed to reward the
the ‘Partnership Agreement’ to qualify
channel partners and their sales
for the schemes. To qualify for the
persons for their contribution towards
incentives, partners in India need to
the growth of eScan products. The
purchase
rewards range from travel vouchers
from eScan authorized distributors
to various gifts. The offer is valid for
only in their respective states. The
all the sales made from 1st January
partners can claim the gifts upon
to 31st March 2017. The specially
submitting their purchase invoices
designed program is valid on purchase
from the respective authorized eScan
of eScan’s products for Business
Distributor or Sub Distributor any time
and Corporate/Enterprise segments.
during the offer period. However, two
eScan has been rewarding them for
claims cannot be made on the same
their dedication and consistent efforts
purchase invoice.
eScan
products
directly
Fox Mobiles Consolidated 12 Key Partners in South India
Network Systems Ltd.) rewarded its partners with 4
church,
eScan introduced ‘Special Incentive
Academy
Istropolitana, St. Martin’s Cathedral, the Opera House
Fox Mobiles, a company known
Hyderabad,
for manufacturing reliable, durable
Mysore, Gulbarga, Hospet, Kolar,
and purpose built feature phones,
Calicut,
has boosted its presence with the
Madurai,
appointment of 12 key partners
Mehboob
covering all the 5 southern states of
Coimbatore, etc. All 12 key partners
India. These partnerships are aimed
will be responsible for the promotion,
for increasing brand visibility and
distribution and servicing of Fox
ensuring availability of Fox Mobiles
Mobiles in South Indian market. As
wide range products across South
an expansion strategy, the company
India (Andra Pradesh, Karnataka,
will target more partners in tier2 and
Kerala,
and
tier3 cities to gauge more customers
Telangana). By this ally, Fox Mobiles
across the country and to establish a
extends its reach to major cities of
larger width of distribution.
Tamil
Naduand
Belgaum,
Bengaluru,
Ernakulam,
Trivandrum,
Nagercoil,
Hyderabad,
Nagar,
Chennai,
south India such as Vishakhapatnam,
and the other most significant historical sites.
D-Link Joins Hands with TeamF1 Network D-Link
Corp
and
specifically designed to suit the
the globe for more than seven
purpose
TeamF1 Networks (“TeamF1”)
operation and workflow models
years. TeamF1 has developed
management platform, mydlink
announced
of
(“SI”),
and licensed its holistic network
Business, to satisfy needs for
in delivering mydlink Business,
value-added resellers (“VAR”),
security software stack, TFOS™
secured network access and
a
device
and telcos/ISPs. D-Link has built
(pronounced as “t-force”), for
premises surveillance for global
management platform featuring
and operated one of the largest
enterprise and SMB leaders
chain stores, regional SI/VARs,
ease,
scalability
home
device
management
for the past fifteen years. In
and
for small and medium-sized
cloud
platform,
mydlink™,
the past two years, D-Link and
home, office, and city offerings.
businesses
The
which has managed millions
TeamF1 jointly developed an
is
of consumer devices across
innovative multi-tenant, multi-
their
partnership
cloud-based value,
business
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(“D-Link”)
and
(“SMB”). cloud
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platform
system
integrators
cloud-based
telco/ISP-based
device
smart
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Channel Buzz
Kaspersky Lab Associated with VR Infotech Kaspersky
Lab
partnered
with
its
Vertiv Brings “Bill More Gain More” Program for its Partners
national B2C distributor VR Infotech to conduct a ‘Mystery Shopper’ exercise to get a step closer to all its retailers. It’s an unprecedented move in the largely textbook marketing techniques that the cyber security companies in India follow. Mystery shopper is a popular tool to gauge the quality of service a customer receives when purchasing a brand’s products. Mr. Gaurav Punekar, a marketing executive at Kaspersky Lab, was the mystery shopper. Delhi’s popular IT markets, such as Nehru Place, District Centre Janakpuri and Lakshmi Nagar Market were picked for the exercise. Gaurav walked into shops that sell cyber security products. He posed as a customer who’s looking for advice to buy a cyber security product that’ll meet his requirements. After a detailed discussion, when Gaurav finally revealed his identity, the shop representatives were pleasantly surprised. Mr. Ajay Yadav from VR Infotech soon joined Gaurav and together, Kaspersky and VR Infotech rewarded them on-the-spot with a gift voucher worth INR 1,000 to show their appreciation.
Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, announced a lucrative, ‘Bill More Gain More’ program for its Value Added Resellers (VARs) in India. This unique offer applicable to small and micro Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) solutions (up to 20 kVA) has been unveiled to reward channel partners for their continued commitment towards the company. This offer gives channel partners a chance to redeem payback points and avail payout options for all sales made within the quarter ending March 31, 2017. Vertiv’s association with Payback will allow channel partners the chance to claim reimbursements through Vertiv’s national distributors, Ingram Micro and Neoteric. The
BD Software Rolls out Special Offer on its Retail Products for Channel Partners
offer has been formulated keeping in mind the interests and benefits of partners as they are an integral part of Vertiv’s India growth strategy.
Software)
Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security
strength in their respective regions and markets
has launched a pan-India incentive offer on
and Bitdefender Family Pack. The offer is valid
as they are playing critical role in promoting
Bitdefender flagship retail products targeted at
from 15th February, 2017 to 15th May, 2017.
Bitdefender brand in India, growing the customer
the channel partners with a view to strengthen
The partners qualified will get a chance to
base
and expand company’s channel business.
BD
Software
Distribution
(BD
and
driving
customer’s
satisfaction,”.
A
Visit Thailand in the coming July. Zakir Hussain
”Delivering extra value to all our distributors and
special offer is valid on four flagship retail
Rangwala, Director of BD Software said, “As our
channel partners is our basic strategy that have
products, namely Bitdefender Total Security
channel community is expanding fast, we need to
helped us establish Bitdefender brand in India
Multi
focus on scaling up out partners’ and distributors’
in a very short span of time.”, Rangwala added.
Device
(1Device/1Year),
Bitdefender
Cognizant Purchases Brilliant Services Cognizant announced the acquisition of Brilliant
2004, Brilliant Service helps organizations build
who are seeking to create engaging customer
Service Co. Ltd., an intelligent products and
connected businesses by leveraging innovative
experiences. As part of the acquisition, a team of
solutions company headquartered in Osaka,
smart device solutions. The company provides
70 professionals with extensive digital solutions
Japan, specializing in digital strategy, product
end-to-end Android/iOS applications, embedded
experience and insights in the Japanese market
design and engineering, the Internet of Things
software, user experience design and online-to-
will join Cognizant. The terms of the transaction
(IoT), and enterprise mobility.
offline services to major corporations in Japan,
were not disclosed.
Founded in
Coursera Collaborates with Google technology
Coursera is launching the first course in the Data
cloud technology is often limited not by cost,
company, is announcing collaboration with
Engineering on Google Cloud Specialization, “Big
complexity, or security, but by the shortage of
Google to offer Google Cloud Training courses
Data and Machine Learning.” This course will
trained professionals available to fill open roles in
on its platform. Developed and taught by
be the first in a 5-course Specialization. With
cloud systems administration, data engineering,
Google experts, these courses will be available
companies rapidly shifting their infrastructure
application development, and more.
on-demand for any current or aspiring IT
to the cloud, the demand for cloud computing
professionals and data engineers. This week,
experts is enormous. In fact, adoption of
Coursera,
30
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education-focused
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