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Emerson Network Power, has announced the ‘Rain Gain’ program for the July-Sept 2016 quarter. This channel incentive program is designed to reward Value Added Resellers (VAR) and channel partners through PAYBACK points for sales of Emerson’s small and micro uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products (up to 20 kVA). The Rain Gain program is valid for a time period of three months from July 01, 2016 to September 31, 2016. Emerson Network Power has formulated this program, keeping in mind the interests and benefits of partners as they are an integral...

Money-making opportunities associated with the Internet of Things (IoT) are coming into focus for companies across the information technology (IT) channel, new research from the technology industry trade association CompTIA reveals. CompTIA’s ‘Internet of Things Trends and Opportunities’ report finds that 23 per cent of channel companies surveyed say they’ve already made money from IoT offerings, compared to just 8 per cent in 2015. Looking forward, one-third of channel firms expect to make money from IoT in the next 12 months. “The channel is making significant progress with monetizing the...

In a bid to give boost to the startup ecosystem in the state, the Karnataka government has joined hands with a wide range of companies including IBM, Amazon and Microsoft to offer a slew of benefits to startups. Under the initiative called as the Startup Booster Kit, IBM will offer a suite of cloud services including SoftLayer and Bluemix worth $10,000, Amazon will offer $3,000 of cloud credits, and Knowlarity and Exotel will offer cloud telephony services at discounted rates. The state-run BSNL will offer discounted rates for accessing the...

Reliance Communications (RCOM) on Wednesday launched a new content-bundled data offer ‘MoviNet Plan’ combining movies, music and Internet access. The pre-paid MoviNet Plan starts at Rs 235 per month and gives 2.5 GB of high-speed ‘Any-Use Data’, including 1.25 GB of ‘Any-Time Data’ access and 1.25 GB of night data. The MoviNet Plan is also available to post-paid users at a monthly rental of Rs 450, in which customers get subscription-free access to an ‘Entertainment-on-Demand’ library, along with 3GB of hi-speed data and 1,000 minutes of local and STD calls....

Epson, a world leader in digital imaging and printing solutions, today announced the launch of their first ever duplex InkTank printer, the Epson L655. This is an all-in-one printer with ADF, WiFi, networking, fax and duplex functionalities as well as a suite of connectivity features, aimed at achieving cost effective speed and quality. Ideal for office and commercial environments, the Epson L655 prints color documents with razor sharp text and images, and black prints that are additionally water and smudge-resistant. It offers reliable quality of 4800 dpi high resolution output....

Western Digital has announced that it has successfully developed its next generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS3, with 64 layers of vertical storage capability. Pilot production of the new technology has commenced in the Yokkaichi, Japan joint venture facilities and initial output is expected later this year. Western Digital expects meaningful commercial volumes of BiCS3 in the first half of calendar 2017. “The launch of the next generation 3D NAND technology based on our industry-leading 64 layer architecture reinforces our leadership in NAND flash technology,” said Dr. Siva Sivaram, executive vice...

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is planning to offer Internet bandwidth to the Members of Parliament (MPs) to digitally empower people in their constituencies through the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna initiative under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme. According to ET report, in a letter dated July 25, 2016, BSNL chairman Anupam Shrivastava sought support from all the 543 parliamentarians individually to provision Wi-Fi services in their respective constituencies or villages to accelerate Digital India programme as part of government-to-government (G2G) initiative. “We have written to all...

Zebra Technologies Corporation, a US-based provider of hardware and software solutions and services, announced a global independent software vendor (ISV) initiative designed to increase collaboration with its vendor partners while also expanding their engagement with the wider developer community. Commenting on the launch of the new initiative Bill Cate, Vice President, Channel Strategy and Operations, Zebra said, “This launch demonstrates Zebra’s commitment to the channel and its recognition of the importance of the ISV partner and developer communities.” Read Also:Zebra Technologies Launches New Channel Program Zebra also announced the appointment...

Idea Cellular today announced that it has expanded its high-speed 4G services to cover nine districts of the North East Service Area. The services would now be available in Agartala, Aizawl, Imphal, Kohima, Mokokchung, Senapati and Tura, in addition to Dimapur, where it was launched earlier this year. With the rapid expansion in a fairly short span of time, Idea’s 4G services are now available to over 1.7 million people in the North East, the company said in a press release. Customers in Tura, Senapati and Mokokchung will have their...

The much awaited GST bill has come one step closer to convert into law as the government on Wednesday made crucial amendments in the bill draft. The Cabinet has agreed on dropping 1 percent manufacturing tax and providing guarantee to compensate states for any revenue loss in the first five years of rollout of the proposed indirect tax regime. With states on board and the Cabinet approving the amendments, the government is hopeful of passage of the long-pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the ongoing monsoon session of...