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The cut throat competition between major telecom players in the country has led to huge price cut in the data offers. Vodafone India on Monday slashed effective data rates of its 4G, 3G big internet packs for pre-paid customers offering upto 67 percent more benefits for the same price. The country’s second largest telco said this additional value will enable customers to enjoy their mobile internet experience further by staying online longer and accessing more content. Vodafone, in a statement, said that the move will make the Internet more affordable...

K L Lalani, Managing Director of Kolkata-based Lalani Infotech, who has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian IT Associations (CIITA), an association representing channel partners from Eastern region, sought better collaboration between association members to make the organization more effective. In a brief chat with Channel Times, Lalani said, “As president of the association, I am looking for perfect coordination between members and the office bearers while seeking solutions for their challenges. This is the only way CIITA can effectively explore new opportunities in the region and...

Aspect Software has announced alliance with Seven Seas Computers LLC, one of UAE’s premier IT Services providers. Under the alliance, Seven Seas will promote Aspect offerings in Middle East region so as to drive growth in their contact center business. For Aspect, the relationship is key step in their strategy to bolster global channel presence. Seven Seas will offer Aspect’s contact center solutions including Aspect Unified IP (UIP), Aspect CXP Self Service and Aspect Workforce Optimization (WFO) in the region. Aspect’s solutions will further broaden Seven Seas’ portfolio and help...

Cisco’s managing director of sales for India and SAARC region, Purushottam Kaushik, has reportedly stepped down from the networking major after a stint of seven years. He was earlier responsible for creating and managing a new $2 billion business around Smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT), public safety and surveillance and Digital India initiatives. According to the ET report, after parting away from Cisco, Kaushik may join Juniper Networks and take up the responsibility to head the India operations. Juniper’s India and SAARC managing director Amajit Gupta told ET he had...

Financial planning converts goals into a relevant action plan or investment calendar, which further provide a direction and discipline for achieving business or life goals. To help IT traders and channel partners plan their financials more efficiently, Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT), organized a knowledge series workshop on the twin themes - ‘how to set financial goals for your business and most suitable options for personal savings and investments’ and ’stress management’. The session on Financial Planning and Management was conducted by Shilpa Wagh, SEBI Registered Investment Advisor while...

eScan in association with ASIRT held an exclusive product launch and training program for channel partners in Mumbai on July 22nd. eScan introduced its wide range of solution portfolio to partners, as part of its channel engagement program to strengthen and educate partners for the growing business opportunities in security solutions with Digital India and Smart Cities. With the changing landscape of cyber-crimes and the growing IT dependency of small and medium businesses for growth, SMB businesses are becoming potential targets for the cyber criminals. Keeping the growing trend of...

The government of India has taken a very serious note of the growing incidence of cyber attacks on various institutions in recent months. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiran Rijiju said that the government was taking several policy measures to curb cyber criminals and was ready to meet the threat. “At a time when cyber-attacks are growing and cyber criminals are targeting organizations, we must not compromise when it comes to security, Kiran Rijiju said on Friday on the occasion of inauguration of the ninth annual summit on...

In a crucial step towards promoting local content in order to connect maximum number of people to the world of internet, the government is in talks with the tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Rediff.in to seek their cooperation in supporting email addresses in local languages. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently held a meeting with representatives of Google, Microsoft and Rediff in an effort to get technology corporations to support email addresses in local languages, starting with Hindi. The meeting was called by Rajiv Bansal, joint...

Microsoft claimed to have equipped more than 7 lakh government school teachers with IT skills across 12 states in India under itsProject Shiksha program launched in 2003. The tech giant on Friday released the “Microsoft India Citizenship Report 2015-16″ which highlights the achievements of Microsoft’s citizenship initiatives that include Project Shiksha, Project Saksham, Project Jyoti and YouthSpark program. “Project Saksham has reached out to 81 state/central universities across 24 states training over 3,800 faculty members, since its launch in 2011,” the report said. Aimed at developing skills among youth from under-privileged communities to...

element14 has signed an agreement to be the exclusive global distribution and manufacturing partner of Motorola for its new maker and developer-focused Moto Mods Development Kit (MDK). The MDK is designed to connect to the new Motorola Moto Z smartphone and enable makers to create their own Moto Mods, creating custom applications that transform the capabilities of your smartphone in a snap. The kit is available to buy exclusively from element14 in the United States with global availability expected for fall of 2016. element14 is the leading manufacturer and distributor...