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Qlik,a visual analytics company, announced that it is hosting its annual Visualize Your World events in over 30 cities around the world between September and October 2016, across the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Visualize Your World events in India will take place across three cities – Chennai (16 September), Delhi (23 September), and Mumbai (5 October). Each event will kick off with keynote presentations from Qlik experts and thought leaders to empower delegates to not only live and work in a...

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced that it has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Bengaluru. The deployment will result in a superior 4G experience for Airtel customers through considerably faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. Customers with mobile devices that support 4G Advanced will be able to enjoy 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Airtel launched its 4G services in Bengaluru in 2012 on the 2300 Mhz band using the TD...

DTH service provider, Videocon d2h, announced its association with the CSC eGovernance Services India Limited, a SPV under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India for the launch of their CSC services. The Common Service Centre (CSC) scheme is a part of the ambitious Digital India (DI) initiative. The service was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Electronics & IT and Law and Justice of India, in Varanasi today. Videocon d2h is the only DTH player to be chosen for the association to support...

Intel is going to spin out its subsidiary Intel Security, calling the new entity with its old name – McAfee, and selling a majority stake in it to investment firm TPG for USD 3.1 billion in cash. In other words, McAfee, once one of the household names in computer security software, is poised to become an independent business once more. Intel that bought McAfee for USD 7.7 billion in 2011, will get USD 3.1 billion cash and retain a 49 percent stake in the new company. TPG, based in Fort...

WinMagic, a global leader in encryption management, has entered into a strategic tie-up with RAH Infotech, a leading value added distributor in India. The collaboration is aimed at leveraging the synergies of the two partners to help organizations minimize business risks, meet privacy and regulatory compliance requirements and protect valuable information assets against unauthorized access. “Within an enterprise, there are a wide variety of systems and processes that make data security complex and challenging. To ensure the success of your IT infrastructure as it grows, it’s critical to host and...

At the BMC Engage 2016, its annual user conference, BMC expanded its Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) strategy with seven action-oriented key initiatives, designed for customers to fast track digital business. DEM helps companies adopt the mindset required to make critical changes in favor of digital while preserving the core franchise, and establish a goal-oriented strategy with the necessary tools to become a successful digital business. BMC first introduced DEM, the company’s strategic focus, last fall and included an integrated set of IT solutions designed to accelerate digital transformation. Critical to...

ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, today announced the deployment of ‘Software Robotics’ in over 200 business processes across various functions of the bank. The bank is the first in the country and among few, globally, to deploy ‘Software Robotics’ that emulates human actions to automate and perform repetitive, high volume and time consuming business tasks cutting across multiple applications. ICICI Bank has deployed these software robots in over 200 business process functions across the organisation including retail banking operations, agri-business, trade & forex, treasury and human resources management...

In what is a true gigantic deal in the world of technology, Dell Corporation has completed the acquisition of EMC Corporation for a sum of USD 67 billion. After the completion, the new entity is being called Dell Technologies, is to become the world’s largest privately controlled technology company. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, the new company will have Dell, Dell EMC, Virtustream, and Vmware under its umbrella, and they already have a current human resource base of 140,000 the world over. Michael Dell, the Chairman & CEO of Dell Technologies...

As Reliance Jio sets off to deliver its services, other telecom giants, Airtel and Vodafone have announced the introduction of new post-paid plans which will give them more value for their money. In a press statement from Airtel, on WhatsApp and other social media apps, they have mentioned, “Airtel is also planning some new plans for its post-paid users. You will be hearing about the new plans very soon.” They also mentioned in detail, their analysis of the Reliance Jio offers, where they made it clear, that Reliance’s claims are...