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Tata Docomo has announced the appointment of Balaji Prakash as Consumer Business Unit (CBU) Head – Karnataka and Kerala Circle. As the CBU Head, Balaji would be responsible for overseeing company’s operations and business in the highly dynamic and growing 3G telecom markets of Karnataka and Kerala. As a consummate professional, Balaji brings 18 years of rich experience and extensive knowledge across services and brands, especially an in-depth understanding of highly enterprising and aggressive markets. Prior to taking up the new role, Balaji was the CBU Head for Tamil Nadu,...

Xiaomi’s special launch event held for its Mi Max smartphone in Delhi today turned violent when the fans protested over inadequate arrangement by the vendor . The launch event held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium witnessed huge chaos when fans, invited by Xiaomi, started protesting over lack of seats at the stadium. The police had to be called in to control the mob. According to the Times of India report, the company had reportedly invited around 50,000 fans while the venue could accommodate only 3,000. During the launch of the Xiaomi Mi band...

The global leader of Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai Technologies, released its First Quarter 2016, State of the Internet report, in which contains key statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics, the notable Internet disruptions, IPv4 exhaustion, and IPv6 implementation. The data for this report, was collected via the Akamai Intelligent platform. David Belson, the editor of the State of the Internet Report, said “Live sports will be at the forefront this summer as we prepare for the games in Brazil with expectations that this year’s events will...

Intel is looking for a buyer for its Intel Security. Intel Security, previously called McAfee, was bought from the security firm McAfee back in 2011 for $7.7 billion (£5.75bn). Intel rebranded the company as Intel Security, and aimed to implement its security features at chip level, giving cyber-security a whole new dimension. It seems, though, six years later, the plan had failed. In any case, the sale of Intel Security would represent the biggest security business sale to date, so it might take a consortium of private equity backers to...

Shivaami Cloud Services, a premier partner of Google for Work India, recently organized a ‘Go for Cloud’ event at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The event, which aimed at demystifying cloud computing for small and mid-sized enterprise customers, was attended by more than 120 senior executives including MDs, CEOs and CIOs. The event showcased Shivaami’s cloud offerings and also included hands-on demos and live interactive sessions on the latest cloud computing tools and techniques. The participants gained insights on the benefits of cloud computing and how it can be leveraged to transform their...

Norton by Symantec released the India findings from the Norton Mobile Survey that sheds light on the security gaps and the privacy risks smartphone and mobile applications (apps) present. It highlights that consumers in India are trading their personal information in exchange for free mobile apps, exposing themselves to privacy risks. The Norton study reveals that two out of three Indians (65 percent) now access the internet more often on a mobile device than on a PC. In fact, the smartphone is often the first and only device used for accessing the...

SearchBlox Software, a global provider of enterprise search, sentiment analysis and text analytics, has forayed into the Indian market. SearchBlox which intends to replace Google Search Appliance (GSA) in India has introduced its capabilities in 37 languages, highest relevant number of languages for any country. This capability can be a huge boon to India as we top the international Linguistic Diversity Index (LDI). Timo Selvaraj, Co-Founder and VP Product Management at SearchBlox Software, said, “While businesses are heading towards a new age of analytics, we are pleased to officially introduce...

Aiming to take digital signatures mainstream, Adobe announced the Cloud Signature Consortium - a group comprised of industry and academic organizations committed to building a new open standard for cloud-based digital signatures across mobile and web. Adobe believes that the world’s most secure form of signing is the electronic signing. Around 7 billion mobile devices around the globe can digitally sign documents from anywhere. Read Also: Digital India: All About Connected Lives “With more than six billion digital and electronic signature transactions processed each year through Adobe Sign and Adobe...

To help business owners connect with their potential customers and fans, Twitter has announced the launch of yet another standalone application: Twitter Dashboard. Dashboard is aimed at SME businesses that want to use Twitter to connect with their customers and streamline engagement for business accounts. The app offers a suite of tools, including customized feeds of tweets, tools for scheduling posts, access to tips on what to tweet, analytics and more. Similar to Twitter Engage, the idea with Dashboard is effectively to serve as a more personalized, custom destination and app for...

Telecommunication leader Tata Communication has sold its South African telecom arm Neotel to Liquid Telecom and Royal Bafokeng Holdings at an enterprise value of 6.55 billion rand ($428 million or INR 2,904 crore). The company had been trying to sell its holding in Neotel since 2013. It had earlier initiated discussions with a Vodafone subsidiary in Africa, but the talks were called off earlier this year. Read Also: With CLiQ, Tata Group Enters E-Commerce Business The transaction with Liquid Telecom, when concluded, will create the largest pan-African broadband network and...