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E Commerce companies such as Flipkart and Amazon have sought exemption from the proposed GST regime. Contesting on the point that online marketplaces only provide a ‘platform’ to vendors and customers and do not make money out of sales, E Commerce companies have asked the government not to bring them under the ambit of the GST. According to representation made at the first meeting of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers held after the Parliament approved the GST Bill, companies like Flipkart, Amazon India and Snapdeal are only ’service...

Staqu Technologies, an AI research startup based out of Gurgaon, has entered into a research partnership with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi. The association, being viewed as first of its kind between a tech-startup and one of the leading engineering institute in the country is meant to ameliorate its research and delve further into advancing the state of research in the country. “It is an open and unconstrained partnership that aims to boost research in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. This partnership will be the...

  Telecom service provider Vodafone Launched an international roaming plan where customers can pay a daily rental of Rs 500 and get free incoming calls. Read Also: SME Forum, Vodafone Partner For Skill Enhancement According to the new plan, consumers will be charged Rs 1 per minute for outgoing calls and Rs 1 per MB for data browsing on the home phone number said Money Control report. 34 countries including the UAE, Thailand, Singapore, the US, the UK, China, Germany and Hong Kong will avail the pack Read Also:Vodafone Unveils New Division For Content Both prepaid customers as well...

Endpoint security solutions company Trend Micro is actively looking for channel partners, specialized in the technology domain, such as Cloud, Mobility and Defence in India. The company, which is largely focused on its Enterprise and SMB business in the country, recently hired a distributor for its offerings in the SOHO segment. Talking to Channel Times, Nilesh Jain, Country Manager, (India and SAARC), Trend Micro said that the company is actively looking to work with channel partners who are specialized in specific technologies and industries. “Trend Micro has been the channel...

Cybersecurity is no longer restricted to standard ICT domains and encompasses multiple areas of an organisation, including but not limited to human resources, supply chain management, administration and infrastructure and therefore requires governance at the highest levels. These observations are highlighted in CII-KPMG’s report titled ‘De-risking India in the new age of technology’. The paper launched on Monday at the 2nd CII National Risk Summit 2016 - DeRisking India Inc for Global Competitiveness, suggests that cybersecurity has started gaining visibility at the top level and is now an essential part...

Eden has tied up for exclusive distribution in India with Oxca Technology and Shenzhen Clever Electronic for their KVM and PDU solutions respectively. Apart from these solutions, Eden will also be exclusively distributing ATS products and Colored power cords of Clever in India. Oxca is a feature-rich provider of Analog and IP-based KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switches, LCD Drawers and KVM Extenders. Their KVM solutions have the capability of acting as analog or IP based KVMs and be converted from Analog to IP based devices modularly. Clever manufactures sturdy and...

Bengaluru based Par Data Systems, has announced major expansion plans in the country. The company has collaborate with TE Connectivity to drive growth in the networking business in the region. “We at Par Data Systems attribute our growth & success to TE Connectivity and honest participation in promoting the brand had paid off. We shall continue to strengthen our focus and efforts to have an extended reach & more of topline happening with the brand. We also thank all our SI partners, from smallest to very big who had embraced...

Huawei, the Chinese telecom gear maker, unveiled its largest global service center (GSC) in India with an initial investment of INR136 crore for their ‘Make in India’ vision . Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (I/C) for Communications and Railways said, “I would like to congratulate Huawei on their commitment to pursue their ‘Make in India’ vision. The ICT landscape in India is growing every day and such initiatives by technology majors like Huawei will accelerate the growth of the ICT industry in India. Huawei’s Global Service Center at Bangalore, will be one of...

A10 Networks, a technology provider in application networking, announced that it has joined the Cisco Solution Partner Program as a solution provider. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data and things to enhance the relevancy of network connections. As a member of the Cisco Solution Partner Program, A10 Networks is able to quickly create and deploy solutions to enhance the capabilities, performance and management of the network to capture value in the IoE. Read Also:Eden Infosol Announces Distribution Partnership With Oxca, Shenzhen Clever “Having worked...