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From Left to Right-Mr. Amit Jha, Deputy Director, MAIT, Mr. Rajshekhar Bhatt, Country Manager, ECS, Ms. Chandana Gupta, Associate Director, Consumer Business, Acer India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. NK Goyal, President, CMAI & TEMA, Mr. Mahender Singh, Director, Marg ERP Ltd, Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Publisher &Editor, Digital Terminal, Mr. Sunil Thariani, Director, Trade Association of Information Technology, (TAIT), Ms. Jyoti Janda, Executive Editor, Digital Terminal, Mr. Alok Gupta, President, Progressive Channels Association of IT (PCAIT), Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals, Mr. Samiksh Aggarwal Vice President 24online Info Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Saket Kapur, General Secretary, Federation of All India IT Associations (FAIITA).
During the lamp-lightening ceremony.
The summit was effectively designed to promote thought provoking keynote sessions, powerful presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops in order to successfully address Business Opportunities & Challenges for Technology Partners. The summit provided a great opportunity for all the participants to gain more impactful insights into the consolidation of channel business. The event was attended by more than 200 key Indian channel partners who joined DT Partner Summit 2018.
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Digital Terminal concluded its ‘DT Partner Summit 2018’ along with ‘DT Channel Excellence Awards 2018’ in New Delhi where dignitaries and professionals from IT Industry, Key Channel Partners, Dealers &Distributors, Associations, and top executives from leading IT vendors attended this prestigious event. The summit was effectively designed to promote thought provoking keynote sessions, powerful presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops in order to successfully address Business Opportunities & Challenges for Technology Partners. The summit provided a great opportunity for all the participants to gain more impactful insights into the consolidation of channel business. The publication also released report of DT IT Channel Survey 2018 which gave an insight of partner’s current challenges. The panelists also discussed the findings of this survey and suggested key move to tackle such issues. The key takeaway was traditional channel business is here to stay forever. We need to change our mindset and should work with a positive mindset to keep growing in any situations. Tech businesses need to focus on new avenues which can add value to their business goal. The Chief Guest of the evening was Prof. NK Goyal, President, CMAI & TEMA. Our respected speakers for this prestigious event were, Mr. Amit Jha, Deputy Director, MAIT, Mr. Alok Gupta, President, Progressive Channels Association of IT (PCAIT), Mr. Saket Kapur, General Secretary, Federation of All India IT Associations (FAIITA), Mr. Sunil Thariani, Director, Trade Association of Information Technology, (TAIT). First Session was on —“Emerging opportunities and challenges for channel partners” The discussion was very fruitful as panelists shared detailed information about the emerging opportunities for channel partners and what are the challenges that create trouble. For this session, the panelists were Ms. Chandana Gupta, Associate Director – Consumer Sales, Acer India; Mr. Rajshekhar Bhatt, Country Manager – India, ECS; Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Pritesh Patil, Country Head, Marg ERP Ltd.; Mr. Alok Gupta, President, Progressive Channels Association of IT (PCAIT); and Mr. Saket Kapur, General Secretary, Federation of All India IT Associations (FAIITA). The panel discussion was moderated by Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Publisher, Digital Terminal.
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The session on consolidation of channel business proven very successful as lots of channel partners/distributors and retailers shared the problems that they often face and talked about the opportunities for them in current market. The panelists helped them with their vast experience in this sector and gave them several solutions to face those challenges and convert small opportunities for the betterment of their business. At the very last stage of the event, DT announced the ‘Channel Excellence Awards 2018” to acknowledge prime channel partners from this industry to honor them for their praiseworthy efforts. This kind of acknowledgments helps channel partners to work more aggressively and increase business. DT took this initiative and honored several partners across India to reward them for their great contribution in fueling growth of IT market. Rajeev Ranjan, Publisher &Editor, Digital Terminal, says, “DT Partner Summit 2018 is being organized to discuss, debate and educate on key business issues with channel partners. This Summit was all about MOVING TOWARDS CONSOLIDATION OF CHANNEL BUSINESS. The summit provided required platform for vendors to interact with their business partners for better growth in 2018-19 FY. The discussion revolved around Business Opportunities & Challenges for Technology Partners.” Jyoti Janda, Executive Editor, Digital Terminal, says, “Now, into its second edition, DT Partner Summit gained overwhelming and positive response from the entire IT fraternity. Apart from required discussion for better growth of business partners, this platform also rewarded more than 20 leading business partners through DT Partner Excellence Awards 2018 for their excellent performance in last financial year. We are really delighted with such huge response and support from entire IT fraternity.” The event was attended by more than 200 key Indian channel partners who joined DT Partner Summit 2018. The summit was supported by Acer, Dell, Marg ERP, D-Link, ECS, Seagate, 24online, Astrum, Microtek and TP-Link. We got support from leading associations like CMAI, TEMA, MAIT, TAIT, FAIITA, PCAIT and ADCTA. The event was managed by News Dot Media Pvt. Ltd.
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DT Announces Winners for Partner Excellence
Awards 2018 In Every business, Channel Partners are the core strength and they play key role in boosting the revenue as well as boosting company’s goodwill in the market. Channel Partners take care of company’s sale, revenue and the value that helps company to further expand its operations and sustain the market for long run. In short, they are the face of company to end users so it is so important for company to help them at every level and build a strong partnership with them, appreciate them and encourage them to do their best. Channel Partners remains important as ever. Considering the importance of Channel Partners for the betterment of the industry, DT announced the winners of Partners Excellence Awards 2018 in New Delhi on 27th April. This grand award night received overwhelming & huge response from all the guests includes officials from major IT associations, Officials from top IT vendors and Top Channel Partners of the country. This platform honored top channel partners who contributed to the success of brands through their continuous efforts and marketing expertise. This initiative by DT will further help channel partners to work more aggressively as such recognitions boost their overall growth by building excellent market reputation. Find below the winners of DT Partner Excellence Awards 2018:
CATEGORY: Most Channel Friendly National Distributor WINNER: Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President–Sales & Marketing, Rashi Peripherals receiving the award from Mr. NK Goyal, President CMAI & TEMA.
CATEGORY: Fastest Growing Distributor
CATEGORY: Best Distributor for Gaming Products
WINNER: Modi Infosol Pvt. Ltd.
WINNER: Abacus Peripherals Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Shyam Modi, Director, Modi Infosol receiving the award from Mr. NK Goyal, President CMAI & TEMA.
Mr. Hanuman Rajpurohit – Antec Product Manager receiving the award from Mr. NK Goyal, President CMAI & TEMA.
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CATEGORY: Best Exclusive Retail Store – Nehru Place
CATEGORY: Best Exclusive Retail Store for Premium Products– Nehru Place
WINNER: Eurosys World
WINNER: Citytec Solution
Mr. Mohit Aggarwal from Eurosys world receiving the award from Ms. Chandana Gupta, Associate Director – Consumer Business, Acer India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vikas Lohia, from Citytech Solutions receiving the award from Ms. Chandana Gupta, Associate Director – Consumer Business, Acer India Pvt. Ltd.
CATEGORY: Best Exclusive Retail Store– Dehradun
CATEGORY: Best Upcoming Gaming Partner in India
WINNER: Digital Stores
WINNER: Samuel Electronics Sports
Mr. Manoj & Nishant, from Digital Stores receiving the award from Ms. Chandana Gupta, Associate Director – Consumer Business, Acer India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Karthik N Rao, receiving the award from Mr. Samiksh Aggarwal, Vice President, 24online Info Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
CATEGORY: Best Regional Distributor - North
CATEGORY: Best ERP & GST Solution Provider - Bihar
WINNER: Graphline Computers Pvt. Ltd.
WINNER: Solutions
Mr. DP Sinha, Managing Director, Graphline Computers receiving the award from Mr. Samiksh Aggarwal, Vice President, 24online Info Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sunil Kumar from Solutions receiving the award from Mr. Mahinder Singh, Director, Marg ERP Ltd.
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CATEGORY: Best ERP & GST Solution Provider –Madhya Pradesh
CATEGORY: Best ERP & GST Solution Provider – Maharashtra
WINNER: Aditya Softwares
WINNER: Printech Solutions
Mr. Harinder Singh from Aditya Softwares receiving the award from Mr. Mahinder Singh, Director, Marg ERP Ltd.
Pritam Shetty & Kunal from Printech Solutions receiving the award from Mr. Mahinder Singh, Director, Marg ERP Ltd.
CATEGORY: Most Preferred Security Partner – Retail
CATEGORY: Most Consistent National Distributor
WINNER: V R Infotech
WINNER: Supertron Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vikram Mehta from VR Infotech receiving the award from Mr. Rajshekhar Bhatt, Country Manager – India, ECS.
A Representative from Supertron receiving the award from Mr. Rajshekhar Bhatt, Country Manager – India, ECS.
CATEGORY: Best ERP & GST Solution Provider - Rajasthan
CATEGORY: Fastest Growing Value Added Distributor
WINNER: Marg Compusoft (India)
WINNER: Sakri IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Pawan Kumawat from Marg Compusoft receiving the award from Mr. Alok Gupta, President, PCAIT & Conveyer FAIITA.
Mr. Varun Agnihotri from Sakri receiving the award from Mr. Alok Gupta, President, PCAIT & Conveyer FAIITA.
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CATEGORY: Best ERP & GST Solution Provider – Karnataka & Goa
CATEGORY: Emerging Distribution Partner – Nehru Place
WINNER: Marg Soft Solutions
WINNER: Sri Natraj Computer
Mr. Shailender Singh and Mr. Dinesh Singh receiving the award from Mr. Alok Gupta, President, PCAIT & Conveyer FAIITA.
Mr. Prakash Kedia from Sri Natraj Computers receiving the award from Mr. Alok Gupta, President, PCAIT & Conveyer FAIITA.
CATEGORY: Best Regional Distributor - West
CATEGORY: Best PC Components Partner
WINNER: Sound Solutions
WINNER: KBC Computech
Mr. Sunil Thairani, Proprietor, Sound Solutions receiving the award from Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President, Rashi Peripherals.
Mr. Kapil Daga & Hemant Daga from KBC Computech receiving the award from Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President, Rashi Peripherals.
CATEGORY: Emerging Regional Distributor – UP &Uttrakhand
CATEGORY: Excellent Business & Service Support Partner – North & East
WINNER: Sarani Retail & Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
WINNER: Arch Network Technologies India Pvt Ltd
Ms. Nidhi Srivastava, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Sarani Retail receiving the award from Mr. Saket Kapur, General Secretary FAIITA.
Mr. Anuj Gupta, Director from Arch Network receiving the award from Mr. Saket Kapur, General Secretary FAIITA.
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What’s Driving India’s Mobile Industry? Authored by Mr. Deepak Kabu CEO, Ziox Mobiles The paradigm of business is undergoing a massive transformation wherein the market has undoubtedly seen a positive upward growth. To start with, digital India ensured that technology is made available to citizens, enabling India to be digitally empowered in the field of technology. What is driving the growth or the next steps to the growth of mobile industry? Let’s understand this more – With demonetization, adoption of digital currency brought a new facet among the overall IT Industry especially the smartphone market in India. With the rise in digital currency/online payments there was a trigger on aggressive 4G rollout to support the new demand. The smartphone market has shown 100percent growth YOY, each year defining a new pathway and new trends. Along with this, the year also saw the Ecommerce boom which kept the users further hooked to internet connectivity and their smartphones. The smartphone became multifaceted; no longer only for mere calls but online shopping, give orders, make transactions and others. Even the Regular bank related transactions have now gone digital. A recent study suggests almost 60percent of the customers use mobile devices in 2017 to check their account balances, view recent transactions, pay bills or transfer funds. Next, we had apps playing an important role in business and communication tool, and the trend will further strengthen with the coming time period. Another aspect which got introduced being ‘IoT’ (Internet of Things),plays a major role in the transformation of India into a digital economy. Mobile development has gained momentum in the past few years and the trend has progressed from smartphones to IoT and wearable devices. IoT-based solutions are not just for urban India; they offer rural citizens access to services that were earlier out of reach. The government has taken up the initiative of building smart cities across the country. This means IT companies will play a vital role in creating infrastructure and providing services to both government institutions as well the citizens. It is expected that the technology of IoT will play a vital role in this Endeavour. IoT and big data too have a major influence on all the current mobile app projects. Apart from the government reforms, the Industry saw massive advancements with the touch of technology balanced with consumer expectations. “With the rise in digital currency/online payments there was a trigger on aggressive 4G rollout to support the new demand.” says Mr. Deepak Kabu CEO, Ziox Mobiles With the growing developments came security, utmost importance in the digital world. From confidential government data to your personal username and password, everything is important and should be protected from hackers and online frauds. Metric systems and other unique technologies are being developed for tighter digital security. While it’s exciting to think about the new business models these technologies make possible and the trillions of dollars in opportunities to be gained, there are also very real risks. Besides increasing smartphone usage and adoption of 4G technology, wide distribution, booming consumption & continuous innovation along with low entry barriers continue to fuel the growth of mobile video. Mobile video, set to comprise two-thirds of all mobile traffic and more than half of online ad spend, is a highly valuable investment for advertisers. India though a very dynamic market, represents the largest opportunity being the second largest mobile phone market, after China. With developed countries seeing maturity in smartphone penetration, the focus is now on developing countries which shall continue to grow.
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Kaspersky Lab Opens New Office in Mumbai to Boost Presence Across South Asia Kaspersky recently established its new office in Mumbai as a strategy to boost its presence across the subcontinent. The expansion of its presence reflects how Kaspersky is working to capture a large market share.
To support the expansion of its business in India, Kaspersky Lab announces the opening of a newly relocated office in Mumbai, India for the South Asia region. There are currently 37 Kaspersky Lab offices in 32 countries around the world. The Mumbai office, will provide more office space for the growing global cybersecurity company as well as closer proximity to the partners it collaborates with frequently. The new office will provide greater space for Kaspersky Lab India’s newest team players who have recently joined the Kaspersky Lab to outline the growth for the company moving forward. The relocated South Asia headquarter also aims to better serve the requirements of its growing numbers of partners and customers across the region. It is the ultimate hub for businesses offering the perfect environment and an unrestricted potential for all kinds of businesses. Kaspersky Lab’s India office is currently stepping up its efforts as it continues to grow its commercial and enterprise businesses with a solid focus on critical verticals such as ‘industrial cyber security’. Choosing Mumbai for the location of its regional headquarters was a strategic decision of the cybersecurity company, based on the city-state’s favorable status as a top financial hub in India. Kaspersky Lab was also attracted to the city state because of its technology-pervasive atmosphere, and the strength of, and support for the cybersecurity industry. Not only serving as a hub for administrative, sales, marketing, and channel departments, the new India office will also represent the regional base for the company’s Indian representative Mr. Shrenik Bhayani, General Manager, South Asia at Kaspersky Lab. “The move to our current location will allow us to grow and will deliver greater efficiencies. I am confident this step is an essential catalyst to better serve our growing business and target the right customers but also will help us in creating our channel
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L-R Mr.Stephan Neumeier, MD APAC and Mr.Shrenik Bhayani, GM, South Asia, Kaspersky Lab partner base and conducting a lot more channel partner training. Settling into our new space in this strategic location will meet our business needs for accessibility and accommodate our expanding team. Our new location will cater all these needs,” says Shrenik Bhayani, General Manager of Kaspersky Lab (South Asia). Shrenik also welcomed Kaspersky Lab’s APAC Managing Director, Mr. Stephan Neumeier to the opening ceremony of the new office. Commenting on the opening of the relocated office, Stephan Neumeier, APAC Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab, said: “We are delighted to move to a bigger space that will be the base for our South Asia growth, in one of the most promising new markets with the fastest expanding rates in the world. It is a market filled with business opportunities for us in a very wide range of sectors,
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Mr. Stephan and Mr. Shrenik with the channel partners especially in the thought leadership space. With the digital growth that is taking place in the region, it is important for us to explore the untapped potential of this market. This would then enable us to deliver the key results we seek.”
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iBall Introduces CompBook Merit G9 with a Bright HD Screen at just Rs 13,999/-
iBall CompBook Merit G9 supports Intelligent power saving feature, comes with built-in Cortana – the digital personal assistant and built-in Anti–Virus Defender that protects the PC from unwanted viruses and malwares.
iBall extends its Laptop portfolio with the launch of ‘iBall CompBook Merit G9’. A simple yet powerful machine that extends the horizon of high-performance and seamless functioning, at most budgeted price.
photos, movies and much more upto 1TB, thereby boosting the productivity and efficiency manifold.
Together with the invaluable, combined efforts of Microsoft and Intel, iBall has successfully come up with something that would make sure “Ab Har Indian AageBadhega”! Because, gone are the days of being the downtrodden.
Light in weight and on your pockets, the Laptop is engineered for the first time users. With its sleek looks and compact design, this 11.6 inch beauty comes with a bright HD screen, rich display of 1366*768 that delivers a crisp viewing experience and accurate colours.
With familiarity of the latest Windows 10, iBall CompBook Merit G9 supports Intelligent power saving feature, comes with built-in Cortana – the digital personal assistant and built-in Anti–Virus Defender that protects the PC from unwanted viruses and malwares. Supporting the power back up of 5000 mAh (38Wh), the system works on and on effortlessly for 6 hours.
Powered with Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350, the CompBook makes possible high operational speed and enhanced productivity. Smooth and Seamless multitasking with 2.4GHz speed and 2GB DDR3 RAM, along with Windows 10 OS, the laptop tackles immersive entertainment and daily tasks with ease even while multi-tasking.
“iBall CompBook Merit G9 fits perfectly, catering the everyday computing needs, and is built to focus on design and premium functionality. It is an all-in-one laptop balanced with premium looks and functionality, designed for the day to day performance,” says Mr. Sandeep Parasrampuria, (CEO and Director – iBall).
Open Up to the idea of every Indian owning the Laptop.
Packed with 32GB built-in storage, Merit G9 is further expandable upto 128 GB via MicroSD Card. Alternatively for more storage, it also connects external HDD or affix HDD or SSD internally inside the provisional storage slot. Futhermore, store limitless data – documents,
The CompBook also features a multitude of connectivity options such as Wireless connectivity and Bluetooth. It facilitates an HDMI Ver.1.4a port and two distinct USB ports of 2.0 and 3.0.
This model of iBall CompBook Merit G9 is already available across India at the MRP of just Rs. 13,999.
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Open Up to the reality of every parent providing a Laptop to their Children. Open Up to the affordability of every employer providing a Laptop to each employee for better productivity and results.
Now, every Indian will have the Power for Success, with the up-to-date technology and right resources. The range of iBall CompBook Laptops will pave a path to progress for the Digital Future of India.
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M-TECH MOBILE ORGANIZES DEALER MEET IN GOA FOR ITS GUJARAT PARTNERS M-tech Mobile recently organized a meet for its dealers in the vivacious state of Goa. Held in a leading hotel, the meet was attended by over 40+ leading channel partners from Gujarat and was intended to showcase M-tech’s new range of products, consolidate its relationship with existing partners and attract new partners . The senior officials from M-tech presiding over the meet included, Mr. Goutam Jain, Co-founder, M-tech Informatics Ltd, Mr. Lalit Agarwal, CEO, M-tech Informatics Ltd and Mr. Sandeep Bediawala, State Head. The meet showcased M-tech’s array of smartphones and feature phones, its unique selling proposition as a brand, upcoming product roadmap and schemes for channel partners . An open walk –in session was conducted to get a first hand feel of the products with company officials educating the dealers about the products and after- sales service. As a company that recognizes and rewards performance, 8 winners were declared across 4 award categories.
XIAOMI INAUGURATES ITS FIRST MI HOME EXPERIENCE STORE IN DELHI
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY APPOINTS RIEPL AS AUTHORIZED REPUBLISHER BullGuard is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Importer and distributor of IT hardware and electronic products, Rahul Industrial Enterprises Pvt Ltd. Utilising over 20 years of distribution experience, RIEPL will act as republisher of BullGuard Internet Security in India, providing local market knowledge to drive sales and ultimately ensure more consumers are protected from potential cyber threats. RIEPL will penetrate substantial retail channels thanks to its relations with resellers, large format retail and online stores. Initially, BullGuard’s boxed Internet Security suite will be launched in East and South India. RIEPL will be working closely with BullGuard to deliver engaging marketing campaigns, Point-of-Sale deliverables, digital advertising and channel incentives.
IRIS GLOBAL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH HOME CREDIT INDIA TO SET AN ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL Xiaomi opened its first Mi Home Experience Store today in New Delhi. Located in N Block at Connaught Place, Mi Home Experience Store spans across two spacious floors, displaying an extensive line up of Xiaomi products that are available on a global scale along with India offerings. Mi Home is an extension of Xiaomi’s unique business model, which brings together the efficiency of e-commerce and offline retail user experience. Mi Home Experience Store will provide Mi fans the opportunity to explore and assess a wide array of smart Xiaomi products under one roof. This will also help the company gather significant feedback from Mi fans and incorporate it into its future offerings in India. Mi Home Experience Store will showcase several interesting products ranging from Mi Home Thermostat Electric Kettle, Mi Electric Scooter, Mi Rice Cooker to Mi Smart Scale, and Ninebot Mini among other products on display. These products have unique attributes designed for Mi Fans, which enable a comprehensive user experience with the help of internet.
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Iris Global Services, the technology integration arm of Iris Computers, announced having signed an agreement with Home Credit India Pvt. Ltd for setting up an alternative distribution channel and securing their last mile connectivity for e-verifying information of the consumer financing company’s customers across India. “We are delighted been chosen as a technology partner by Home Credit India for connecting their last mile” said Sanjiv Krishen, MD - Iris Global Solutions. While many consumer finance and lending companies use lengthy file processes for verifying details of customers, Iris’s solution comes handy - which makes the process done and complete in a matter of minutes, just over the counter. “IGS has already initialised 1,000 such customer points connectivity with a revenue of Rs 1.5 crore and now are working on 17,000 more. In coming financial we go over doubling this figure and might cross over 40,000 nos “– says Himanshu Chawla, COO - Iris Global Services “ We are looking at a revenue of over Rs 25 crores revenue on this project” he added.
AVERMEDIA JOINS HANDS WITH ABACUS PERIPHERALS FOR ITS DISTRIBUTION Avermedia has partnered with Abacus Peripherals to bring gaming segment capture cards to Indian streamers and gamers. Abacus Peripherals has completely changed its product positioning to cater the gamers and streamers and the addition of Avermedia to the products basket is an interesting move. Abacus Peripherals being awarded as the Best Distributor in Gaming Product and Avermedia being an expert in audiovisual technologies, this association appeals to be a very promising one for the Gaming industry. Avermedia strives to elevate the gaming experience with top quality sound and vision experience. Currently GL310, GC550, GC570, C985E capture cards are available along with AM310 Condenser mics. Avermedia cards let you stream seamlessly without putting additional pressure on your GPU and Processor. While their audio equipment reduces all the unwanted noise and let your audience experience your perfect streams. Abacus Peripherals is one of the reputed distributors in the country with over 20 years of presence in IT Distribution and Manufacturing. Today Abacus has 22 branches offices across India ready to cater need of the industry for all computer components and peripherals.
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Paytm Mall Launches ASUS Vivobook X507 Exclusively on its Platform The company has forayed into a strategic partnership with Asus India to implement its newly launched connected PoS solution at ASUS retail stores. Paytm Mall has also introduced the “Digital Experience Zone” to simplify the buying procedure for customers. Paytm Mall, owned by Paytm Ecommerce Pvt. Ltd has announced the launch of its connected PoS solution for retail stores, empowering shopkeepers to manage their offline (walkin) and online customers. The company has forayed into a strategic partnership with Asus India to implement this connected PoS solution at ASUS retail stores; subsequently expanding its offering to other brands and retail stores. It has also unveiled the exclusive online launch of Vivobook X507 on its platform and also available through Asus offline retail stores. Furthermore, Paytm Mall would be enabling Asus offline stores with its innovative “Digital Experience Zone” and Paytm Mall QR, encouraging customers to order ASUS products from within the store. The following are the detailed elements of the partnership struck between e-commerce major Paytm Mall and tech giant Asus India.
Paytm Mall PoS Solution: Maintaining a real time inventory data base as well as tracking sales is a major challenge in more than 80% retail stores. For such stores, Paytm Mall’s PoS solutions being launched in Asus and its partnered retail stores provides a unified solution that enables brands to sell their products offline as well as online. They will now be able to manage their store inventory on the cloud with complete visibility on the available/required stock, view their sales, manage pending orders, instant customer billing/payments, create/execute offers and exclusive promotions.
Amit Sinha, COO, Paytm Mall and Leon YU, Regional Head South Asia & India, Asus India launching Asus Asus is the first brand to launch a laptop in its Offline-to-Online (O2O) channel, offering the same price across online and offline: The Vivobook X507 is an affordable compact, lightweight laptop with key features like •
NanoEdge display with a 8.1mm slim bezel for immersive viewing
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X507 is extremely portable, with an overall weight of just 1.68kg
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X507 support fast charging, requiring only 49 minutes to charge a near-flat battery to 60%. In addition, ASUS Super Battery technology ensures a 3X-longer battery lifespan compared to traditional laptop batteries.
The ASUS X507 series will be available starting Rs. 21,990 including Rs. 2000 Paytm Mall cashback starting May 2, 2018.”
Paytm Mall Digital Experience Zone: Paytm Mall has also introduced the “Digital Experience Zone” to simplify the buying procedure for customers. These are digitally interactive screens placed in Asus stores and partnered retail stores providing a whole range of product catalogue available of the respective brand.
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Amit Sinha, COO-Paytm Mall, said, “We are excited to partner with Asus for the exclusive launch of Asus VivoBook X507 range on Paytm Mall and through Asus partnered offline stores. In our country, up to 80 % of Offline retail stores do not have the necessary technology to manage their inventory and are not equipped to join the online commerce revolution. Our O2O model is deeply in sync with what the offline shopkeepers need and hence we are offering a unified solution, Paytm Mall PoS. They can now cater to walk-in customers conveniently and can also fulfill
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online orders locally through this connected PoS system. In the first phase, we are enabling Asus branded offline stores and will soon be expanding further.” Amit further added, “We have been working closely with our partnered brand and retail stores. We realized that 96% of offline stores are under 500 Sq. Ft and face challenges with keeping all stock/sizes/material and there’s a massive cost associated with it. Therefore, we are also introducing an interactive “Digital Experience Zone” to give a virtual interactive experience to the customer once they walkin to the store. At Paytm Mall, we are on a mission to bring every offline seller to our online platform and this further strengthens our commitment to this cause”. Commenting on the partnership, Leon YU, Regional Head South Asia & India, Asus India, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Paytm Mall and launch the Vivobook X507 which we are confident with its incredible aesthetics and specs will perform well among the affordable range of laptops in the market. In addition, we are really looking forward to the implementation of innovative customer centric steps to enhance customer buying experience and significantly improve operating efficiency in collaboration with Paytm Mall. This partnership enables us to empower our partners and provide them with a wide range of digital network leading to a more superior quality shopping experience for our consumers.”
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SONY Introduces its Latest X9000F Series 4K HDR Television Sony announced its new 4K HDR television designed to deliver outstanding clarity, contrast and colour. The X9000F series is the newest option to enjoy refined 4K HDR picture quality thanks to Sony’s proprietary innovations. Sony has expanded the LED screen TV line-up to meet the increasing customer demands for a wider variety of large screen premium 4K HDR televisions. Sony’s 4K HDR Processor X1™ Extreme has been widely acclaimed for its ability to produce lifelike picture with superb texture, depth, colour, and contrast, bringing a significant leap forward in the space of HDR. It provides the ultimate 4K HDR viewing experience by incorporating technologies like Object-based HDR remaster, Super Bit Mapping 4K HDR and Dual database processing. TRILUMINOS™ Display excels at reproducing reds, greens and blues—colours that are notoriously difficult for TVs to display accurately.
Daiwa Unveils ‘D55 UVC6N & D50 UVC6N’ 4K TV Loaded with Real-Like Picture Quality Daiwa announces India’s first affordable 4KSMART TV, ‘D55UVC6N’ & D50UVC6N a new standard of high definition that raises the viewing bar higher than ever. Bring the magic of cinema directly to your living room with the new 4K TV from the house of Daiwa that features a screen resolution of 3840x2160 and A+ grade panel that brings 1.07 Billion Colours and incredibly vivid detail. With its built-in box speaker technology Dolby sound, the TV ensures the users to incredible vocals and perfect sound of music. The built-in high-performance speakers, features a surround sound and output power of 20W. The 4K Smart TV, with the Android support brings the simplest TV interface that optimizes to bring an effortless and seamless experience, with several pre-loaded entertainment apps. Additionally, the 1GB RAM, improves the performance and buffering of TV while watching & streaming online. And 8GB storage for downloading more apps TV to respond immediately which is facilitated to the storage space up to 8GB.
Aisen Launches its First UHD HDR Smart TV ‘A55UDS970’ with 3 Year Warranty Aisen introduces its Ultra High definition Smart TV, ‘A55UDS970’ a new standard of high definition that raises the viewing bar higher than ever. The life-like picture quality on the A+ Grade IPS panel, exquisite brightness alongside 20W speakers & wide viewing angle, the latest comes with plenty of high calibre specs. The stunning 4K picture is packed in slim bezel design to seamlessly blend in with your home’s décor, an impressive combination of technology, delivered in a particularly attractive design. Experience the vivid detail with 4x resolution UHD HDR (High Dynamic Range) resolution that enhances the viewing experience with true to life colour and brightness. With impressive brightness and zero pixel defect, thanks to A+ Grade Panel, the on-screen images comes to life in contrast, brightness, colour reproduction and details to offer the enriching involvement of brightest and darkest colour efficiency. With its 360 degree design, watch all the action on screen clearly, even from the sides, without losing out on the picture brightness, colour shifts, and black levels.
Experience Unmatched Picture Quality with Mitashi’s Curved LED Television This IPL season don’t hold back, bring out your inner fan and experience the thrill right at your home with Mitashi Edutainment’s Television line. If theatre like experience is what you are looking for then the curved range of TV by Mitashi is perfect for you. Gear up and wear your team’s jersey hold on that popcorn and watch the IPL action unfold in your living room with Mitashi’s Curved LED TV range which gives you lifelike experience while watching a super energizing match at home with your friends on Mitashi’s range of Curved LED TVs with sizes like - 32-inch and 39-inch. Mitashi’s Television line comes loaded with features like the USB Movie plug-and- play, HDMI input, PC input, built-in Wi-Fi and screen mirroring and much more. The range starts from MRP Rs. 27,990 for 80.1cm (32 inch) and Rs. 39,990 for 97.79cm (39 inch) whereas Rs. 57,990 (50 inch) and Rs. 79,990 (55 inch) for the curved range
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TELECOM SPECIAL
LAVA Wins Coveted ‘Golden Peacock Award–2018’ Lava International Limited has won the ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product/ Service Award 2018’ for the most effective on-ground execution of its ‘Money Back Challenge’. The Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by the Institute of Directors, India in 1991, are regarded as a benchmark of Corporate Excellence worldwide. Taking forward its brand philosophy of offering products that are high on reliability and experience, the company launched its first-ever-in– the-industry offer called the LAVA Money Back Challenge - from October, 2017 till February, 2018. Under this offer, customers who bought any LAVA phone, experienced the product for 30 days and in case they did not like the product for any reason; returned the phone within 30 days from the date of purchase and got their money back! Highlight of the challenge was onthe-spot refund for their returned handset; which LAVA executed on-ground seamlessly for customers.
Mobikwik Users Can Now Directly Book an Ola on Their Mobikwik App MobiKwik and Ola have announced first-of-its-kind of partnership that will enable Mobikwik users to book Ola cabs and autos across 110 cities in India from within the Mobikwik app. This pathbreaking partnership offers symbiotic benefit for both MobiKwik and Ola. With this partnership, Mobikwik users will have access to Ola’s multi-modal commuting offerings, from pocket-friendly options such as Ola Auto, Micro, and Mini to premium categories such as Ola Prime, Ola Prime Play, Ola Prime SUV, and Ola Lux. As a part of the launch offer, MobiKwik is offering Rs. 50 SuperCash on first 5 rides. Alternatively, Mobikwik users can use 10% SuperCash to get discount upto Rs. 100 on every ride. Also, MobiKwik, will be offering a chance to earn 100% cashback for booking rides through their wallets between 4 PM and 7 PM and between 8 AM and 10 AM, to 1000 users daily.
Xiaomi Launches Mi Music and Mi Video on Mi Pop Play Xiaomi India announced the launch of Mi Music and Mi Video at Mi Pop Play, marking Xiaomi’s move into offering value-added Internet services for local users. Mi Music is Xiaomi’s pre-installed music app which offers an integrated music streaming service along with the ability to store offline music. Mi Video is Xiaomi’s pre-installed video app which provides integrated video streaming across platforms. Mi Music now comes with Hungama Music, South Asia’s largest digital entertainment organization with more than 400 content partners across geographies and languages. Mi Music offers more than 10 million freemium tracks across 13 Indic language choices. The music service provides unlimited lifetime free music streaming service and the app allows users to integrate local music on the device. Mi Video is designed to be a platform for video content aggregation and a powerful local video player. Mi Video content is powered by Hungama Play, SonyLiv and Voot currently, with more partners coming onboard soon. Currently, Mi Video offers more than 500,000 hours of content with nearly 80% free content.
Alcatel Unveils New Variant of its A310 Tablet as A310 3+32 Alcatel launched a tablet from the A series as A310 3+32 GB variant. This new family member of A series is priced at INR 11,999, the 10’’HD IPS Display provides crystal clear viewing and an enhanced cinematic experience to the users. The Alcatel A3 10 is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad-core processor and 3 GB of RAM, which means you can multitask easily and switch between apps without facing lag. Thanks to this 4600 mAh Lithium Polymer battery, you can go all-day long listening to music and watching movies without worrying about running out of charge. Equipped with a 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera, this tablet allows you to capture everyday moments and video call your loved ones. There is enough space in the 32 GB ROM to save all your pictures.
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Gionee India Launches F205 and S11 Lite Smartphones with Full View Display With superlative cameras and full-view display at the centre of its innovation, Gionee brings back its selfie magic with these new launches. Both the smartphones are truly amazing as they come with astonishing features that gives its users unmatched and joyful experience. The users, who are looking for feature rich smartphones under a low budget, can go through these smartphones.
Starting the financial year on a strong note, Gionee comes to the fore with the launch of two new products F205 and S11 Lite this April. With superlative cameras and full-view display at the centre of its innovation, Gionee brings back its selfie magic with these new launches. Commenting on the launch, Mr. Alok Shrivastava, Director – National Sales, Gionee India said, “Setting off the new fiscal year with a bang, the primary driver behind our new launches F205 and S11 Lite is to amalgamate affordability with functionality. Catering to the swelling demand for pre-eminent smartphone features at competitive price points, both the launches are designed to lead the sub – 15K category in India. With new age features like Face Unlock, Fingerprint shutter, bokeh and group selfies with backlight; coupled with a Full View Display, we intend to establish connect with the youth and continue fulfilling their demands and requirements in the times to come.” Mr. Alok Shrivastava, Director, National Sales, Gionee India at the launch of F205 and S11 Lite
F205 Highlights Condensing best in breed technology in a sleek and stylish body, F205 is all about its camera, design and experience. Tapping the increasing demand for better cameras in smartphones, with focus on selfie cameras, F205 boasts of three in-vogue camera features, Bokeh selfie, Group selfie and Backlight. Endowed with 5PM selfie camera, the Bokeh selfie mode is coupled with Face beauty mode, with 100 Level Face Beauty and 7 Level Bokeh effect. These features allow for an artistic selfie, even in a cluttered background, blurring the clutter. Talking of another leading-edge feature, Gionee flaunts a Full View Display body. The screen is larger in F205, as compared to any other smartphone of the same body size. Furthermore, designed for simplicity, its uni-body is 7.95mm thick and weighs 135.6g. Its 2.5D Arc edge screen with Corning® Gorilla® Glass is scratch resistant and its 3D arc feels comfortable in hand. Its triple card slot can accommodate two Nano SIM card and
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1 Micro SD card, which is expandable up to 256GB. Most importantly, it ensures security of personal data and information. Apart from these features, it comes endowed with features like App Clone, Split screen, Game Mode, Smart Eye Protection and Face Unlock. Powered by Mediatek Quad Core processor, 1.3 Ghz. Gionee F205 operates on Amigo 5.0(Android™ 7.1), backed by a 2670 mAH battery.
S11 Lite Highlights Riding high on its Full View Display and Dual Camera features, Gionee S11 Lite is big on Design, Camera and Experience. Its wide Full View Display makes dealing with the phone more interactive. With a screen to body ratio of 18:9, its display area is 82.2%; this not only give a good sense of grip, but also makes gaming, reading and viewing an excellent experience. Acing the selfie game, S11 Lite
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comes with 16MP selfie camera, coupled with the popular Bokeh Selfie mode that focuses on the main object and blurs out the background clutter. Its Dual Rear Camera, which is 13MP + 2MP, not only clicks an amazing picture, but also blurs the background. Designed for powerful performance, S11 Lite is backed by 3030mAh li-polymer battery to help you get through your day with ease. Its 4GB RAM can run multiple programs at the same time smoothly. It is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ MSM8937 octacore processor. In addition to these S11 Lite boasts of cutting-edge features like Autoscene, Group-Selfie, Smart Eye Protection, App Clone, Split Screen, and Finger Print App. F205 and S11 Lite, priced at INR 8,999 and INR 13,999 respectively, are aimed at making smartphones with premium features more affordable.
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INDUSTRY FOCUS
D-Link Continues to Lead Indian WLAN Market with 21% Market Share According to IDC’s latest Asia/Pacific Quarterly WLAN Tracker, the WLAN market in India stood at USD 42.1 million (by vendor revenue) in Q4 2017 and a Y-o-Y decline of 8.9% The Q4 2017 market observed a decline across the deployment categories after the seasonal spike in Q3 2017.
India networking market which includes Ethernet switch, Routers and WLAN segments witnessed a 5.2% YoY growth in Q42017 with increased investments across the enterprise and service provider deployments.
India Ethernet Switch Market Q4 2017
According to IDC’s latest Asia/Pacific Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker, the Q4 2017 Ethernet Switch market in India stood at USD 118.7 million (By vendor revenue) with a de growth of 9.5% Y-o-Y due to reduced spending across organizations. The enterprise deployments showed an upward trend from previous quarter although it was an Y-o-Y decline. The top five verticals in Q4 2017 are professional services, banking, telecom, government and education. Various digital initiatives by the government would trigger additional investments in the coming quarters.
Cisco’s retained its top position in the Ethernet Switch market at 54.2% in Q4 2017. This was followed by HPE and Juniper both of which posted a healthy double-digit Y-o-Y growth. Nokia and Arista continue to witness a very strong Y-o-Y growth.
Wi-Fi solutions will have a positive impact on the WLAN market. D-Link continues to be the leader in Q4 2017 in the WLAN market with a 21.0% market share followed by TP-link and Cisco.
India Router Market Q4 2017 The Router market in India in Q4 2017 stood at USD 98. 7 million (By vendor revenue). The enterprise and the service provider deployments, observed a healthy growth in Q4 2017 over the last quarter. The Service provider segments remained competitive with continued investments in 4G deployments and VoLTE and the regular refreshes to upgrade the network infrastructure. The government initiative to provide internet to the rural areas will also be a driving force for this segment Cisco continues to lead the router market with 65.4% share in Q4 2017, followed by Nokia which posted an extremely good growth to take up the number two spot among the vendors.
India WLAN Market Q4 2017 According to IDC’s latest Asia/ Pacific Quarterly WLAN Tracker, the WLAN market in India stood at USD 42.1 million (by vendor revenue) in Q4 2017 and a Y-o-Y decline of 8.9% The Q4 2017 market observed a decline across the deployment categories after the seasonal spike in Q3 2017. In the enterprise deployments, government, education, professional services remained the top verticals. Going forward the various smart city initiatives by the government to deploy
Dileep Nadimpalli, Associate Research Manager, IDC India says, “Adoption of SD-WAN is slowly gaining traction and expect this technology to be an integral part of the enterprise network strategy across organizations. Benefits such as optimization of application traffic and reduction in network operational cost by offloading traffic from MPLS to cheaper internet medium are pushing organizations to consider SD-WAN deployments.” Ranganath Sadasiva, Director Enterprise Solutions, IDC India says,” Network infrastructure is the backbone in this digital world. The advent of new age technologies such as mobility, cloud, IOT, etc. along with various digital transformation initiatives in organizations would lead to relooking of network architecture to be more efficient, flexible, smart, scalable and secure.”
IDC India Forecast The Ethernet Switch, Router and WLAN market are expected to grow in single digits in terms of compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for 2017-2022. Government initiatives is expected to propel the growth across the product category specially in the coming year
NEWS IN BRIEF
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY FINDS 89% OF ORGANISATIONS PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT AI IN NEXT 12 MONTHS Asia Pacific economies stand to realise the productivity gains offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. According to new research from global data and storage leader Seagate Technology, 96 percent of senior IT professionals believe AI applications will drive productivity and business performance. However, an almost equal number of respondents (95%) believe further investments in their IT infrastructure are required to enable them to support their use of AI. The Seagate research, “Data Pulse: Maximising the Potential of AI”, explores the varying readiness levels of AI adoption and implementation by business segments across key markets in Asia Pacific (APAC) as well as the opportunities and challenges faced by organisations when looking to incorporate AI applications. The study identified 89 percent of organisations plan to implement AI technologies in the next 12 months, in areas within the organisation including IT, supply chain logistics, product innovation and R&D, as well as finance and customer support. However, two-thirds of respondents indicated they struggled to know where to start.
SAP CONCUR HONORED WITH CLOUD SOLUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD AT INFLECTION 2018
KONICA MINOLTA SHOWCASED ITS CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS AT SCREEN PRINT INDIA 2018 Konica Minolta Business Solutions stole the show at the recently-concluded Screen Print India (SPI) 2018 by giving attendees a glimpse of the most cutting-edge colour printing technology. The event saw Konica Minolta dazzle senior industry experts, corporate print buyers, and packaging and commercial customers with print samples created through MGI technology. Existing Konica Minolta customers also showcased their print samples created on MGI equipment, embellished with special effects hitherto unattainable through conventional print technology. With over 500 serious customers visiting the Konica Minolta stall during the three-day event, the demo prints were greatly appreciated and generated several sales leads for MGI customers. The event served as the perfect opportunity for Konica Minolta to highlight the impact its extensive after-sales support can deliver. It handheld its customers through the business development process and helped them in refining their outreach and go-tomarket strategies for ensuring that they received the optimal RoI for their investments.
NETWORK INTELLIGENCE ATTAINS 48% GROWTH IN FY 2017-18
SAP Concur was announced as the winner in the ‘Cloud Solution of the Year’ category by Inflection Awards 2018 organized by Alden Global Value Advisors. Inflection Awards is ranked as one of the foremost awards in Digital, Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement. It honors leaders and organizations for their breakthroughs and achievements in innovation and excellence in respective domains. The awards feature five categories including Digital, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement and Warehouse. SAP Concur was nominated for its Concur Invoice platform in the Digital category. The award was presented to Neeraj Dotel, Managing Director, India and SAARC SAP Concur at an award ceremony in Mumbai. The award reflects SAP Concur’s commitment to provide completely connected spend management solutions to simplify expense, travel and invoice management for greater visibility and control.
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Riding the wave of rapidly increasing demand in cybersecurity, Network Intelligence saw its business grow by 48% over the previous year. The company saw a 100% increase in its managed security services plus a strong 100% customer retention for all of their annual contracts. The big wins of the year comprised many multinational organisations availing the SOC services of the company. In the Middle East, the company by a strong 60% YoY, making it one of the most successful years for the company. Globally, Network Intelligence has amongst its clients, leaders in the BFSI, IT&ITES, Ecommerce, Oil Gas and Power space. In mid-2017, the company setup an office in the USA and has seen regular business coming in from the region. Recently, the company opened its Singapore office to service the fast-growing Asia Pacific market and its already making big inroads. w w w. d i g i t al te rm inal . in
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K.R. NAIK CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF IBM MEMORIES WITH EX- COLLEAGUES It’s been 40 years since the American IT giant, IBM, closed down its operations in India in 1978. However, its legacy still lives on and is celebrated passionately with ex employees thanks to the efforts of Mr. K.R. Naik, Executive Chairman of Smartlink Holdings Ltd. This 40-year reunion, organized by Mr. Naik was held at the plush JW Marriott, Sahar, in Mumbai. This initiative was started by Mr. L. H. Bhatia to celebrate the 25 year reunion at Beech Caffic, Versova in year 2003, and the tradition
KASPERSKY LAB ROLLS OUT THREAT MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSE PLATFORM TO PROTECT ENTERPRISES FROM COMPLEX THREATS With digital transformation melting protection perimeters, IT security teams in enterprises are having to deal with the fact that complex threats are already within their network, as illustrated by the 48% of enterprises[1] who believe that their organization may already be hacked. To bring visibility back to corporate networks and reduce response times, New Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense brings together and reinforces the capabilities of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services and new Kaspersky EDR within a single platform. Also available as standalone solutions, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack, Kaspersky EDR and Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services perform best as a single Threat Management and Defense platform, allowing for unified administration and automation of the whole threat management cycle. With the support of all three components of the platform, businesses can adopt a strategic approach to detecting complex attacks across the corporate IT infrastructure and successfully gain control and visibility of their security environment by mitigating risk in today’s digital world. www. digi talte rmi nal .in
has been carried with ex-IBM employees across India getting together to take a walk down memory lane after 30 and 35 years. This is the fourth reunion hosted by Mr. Naik for his ex-IBM colleagues and their families. Mr. Naik said, “It gives me great pleasure to host the 40-year reunion. It’s incredible that even after so many years; we share a strong bond and love for IBM. We’ve had a wonderful time reminiscing about the days that were and catching up with what everyone is currently doing.”
SOPHOS SURVEY QUICK HEAL APPOINTS SHOWS INDIAN MR. NITIN KULKARNI AS BUSINESSES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERT ARE AT RISK DUE TO UNIDENTIFIED NETWORK TRAFFIC Sophos announced the India findings of its survey, The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls, which revealed that majority of Indian IT managers have legal liabilities when it comes to unidentified traffic in their organizations. In fact, nearly one-in-four globally cannot identify 70 percent of their network traffic. The lack of visibility creates significant security challenges for today’s businesses and impacts effective network management. The survey polled more than 2,700 IT decision makers across mid-sized businesses in 10 countries worldwide, including the US, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, UK, Australia, Japan, South Africa and India. Considering the debilitating impact cyberattacks can have on a business, it’s unsurprising that 90 percent of respondents agree that a lack of application visibility is a serious security concern. Without the ability to identify what’s running on their network, IT managers are blind to ransomware, unknown malware, data breaches and other advanced threats, as well as potentially malicious applications and rogue users.
Nitin Kulkarni, Chief Financial Officer, Quick Heal Technologies Quick Heal Technologies Limited (“Quick Heal”) appointed Mr. Nitin Kulkarni for the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kulkarni’s appointment has been approved by Board of Directors. Mr. Kulkarni is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years of experience of managing different aspects of finance function in Information Technology and Manufacturing industry. In his new role, he will oversee all the financial aspects of the Company including financial planning and analysis, accounting and financial reporting, Mergers & Acquisitions as well as managing Transactional Processing Systems, Legal, Tax and Investor Relations functions. His past assignments include Financial Planning and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Treasury, International and Domestic Taxation, Shared Services, Corporate Restructuring, M&A, Compliance etc at various listed Corporate entities like Tech Mahindra, KPIT and Persistent Systems.
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