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Moglix, a e-commerce company specializing in B2B procurement of industrial products, has announced its entry into “SAP Startup Studio”, the 12-month accelerator program launched by SAP Labs India. SAP Labs is establishing a dedicated program to drive entrepreneurship in India and Moglix will receive mentorship, access to technology, infrastructure, and business consulting from SAP Startup Studio. With SAP’s strong market share in the manufacturing sector in the country and Moglix’s focus on bringing technology and commerce together, the accelerator program will enable Moglix boost its B2B e-commerce disruption in India...

NEC Corporation and NEC Technologies India Private Limited (NTI) announced the establishment of the “OSS Technology Centre,” an organization specializing in technical support related to the use of open source software (OSS). The new organization began operations on July 1 with approximately 50 staff members based out of NTI, consisting of experienced OSS engineers who are well-versed in OSS solution architecture, as well as essential software development and support capabilities. The OSS Technology Centre aims to strengthen the organizational structure for supporting global enterprises in building systems based on OSS,...

Rashi Peripherals, National Distributor for Plantronics in India introduced the much awaited Voyager 5200 to India market. The next generation Bluetooth headset, Voyager 5200 offers an array of features which boasts of a state-of-the-art wind & noise cancelling technology. With the Aerodynamic boom resisting turbulence and Windscreen filtering the initial air layer, crisp clear sound is obtained with Wind Box enclosed microphones powered by Multi Mic Array and Wind Avoidance Algorithm which cancel up to 26 decibels of noise. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Rashi Peripherals...

Manzana, a range of high-quality computer peripherals, audio systems and security & surveillance systems for proquality consumer segments, today announced the launch of a bi-functional mini sound bar portable speaker - ‘Couplet’. This speaker can transform into a sound bar and standard 2.0 speakers via magnetic shield. The speaker is a top notch product in its segment and is first of its kind offering magnetic connect technology which increases its versatility. Manzana Couplet has 5 Watts RMS sound output. Connected sound bar can be used on trips and unplugged speaker...

ASUS today, announced the opening of India’s second exclusive ‘Republic of Gamers’ (ROG) store (Subham Infotech) in Bhubaneshwar. With an area of about 50 square meters, the gamers can visit the store to experience the latest devices, game titles and accessories. The store is equipped with a ‘Battle Ground’ where a total of 6 gamers can compete against each other and experience LAN gaming at its best. The store is also furnished with a product demo zone and experience centre where the users can test the new hardware. Elaborating further...

The increasing adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and rising concerns for data security over mobility devices are fueling the growth of mobile anti-malware industry globally. According to the latest report of Research and Markets, the global mobile anti-malware market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.36 percent during the period 2016-2020. The “Global Mobile Anti-Malware Market 2016-2020” report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global mobile anti-malware market for the period 2016-2020. According to the report, organizations and end-users are considering adopting...

A running recap of top 10 happening in the IT Channel Industry 1. Hopes Alive For Come Back Of Nokia And BlackBerry Nokia And BlackBerry, the two handset legacies of its times are struggling hard for their survival in the highly contested smartphone market. The hopes of come back of these two technology giants are still alive. The leader of the market once upon a time, both the tech giants needs to understand the market dynamics and changing business equations in the smartphone business to make its grand entry in the...

HCL Infosystems has enabled the design, development and deployment of Defence Communication Network (DCN) - the first tri-service communication and IT network of the Armed Forces. The network has been fully designed and developed in India. The DCN was today dedicated to the nation by Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar. Speaking on the occasion, Premkumar Seshadri, Executive Vice-chairman and Managing Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd. said, “This is a moment of great honour for us. HCL Infosystems is proud to design, develop and deploy the first ever converged tri-service communication and IT...

Worldwide IT leader Cisco unveiled LaunchPad in order to mentor and empower the innovation eco-system in the country. The LaunchPad is designed to bring together Cisco, their channel partners, developers and their start-up enterprises and jointly look at solving issues to addressing new markets, and build on digital businesses. Mentorship will come from Cisco’s finest own talent who will be connecting the start-up talent with potential investors and guide them on creation of solutions and scaling of businesses. The LaunchPad will also bring other enablers like certified service providers and...

Microsoft Thursday named Gavriella Schuster as its new global channel chief. Schuster , a 21-year Microsoft veteran takes over Microsoft’s channel at a time of major transition and transformation. In her new role Schuster is tasked with guiding tens of thousands of partners as they transition to a cloud solutions business model and tackle the massive Windows 10 upgrade cycle. Schuster, who has been Microsoft’s interim channel chief since Phil Sorgen stepped out of the role in May, was formally named corporate vice president for the Worldwide Partner Group for...