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Telecom major, Reliance Communications (RCom) will roll out its pan India 4G airwaves starting mid of August in key circles including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata. The operators are also expected to harness its sharing agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm gradually for a full scale roll out of its 4G services. The operator is mulling necessary clearances from the Department of Telecom (DoT) for its sharing agreements with Jio Infocomm and expects to receive a go ahead within a week. RCom has already bagged approvals to sell or trade its spectrum in...

Panasonic India, a leader in innovation and technology, today unveiled two new smartphones T44and T30. The launch marks a big step forward towards the company’s vision to reach out to the Tier II and Tier III market in India by offering affordable smartphones T44 and T30 is equipped with Android 6.0 and Android 5.1 respectively. Both smartphones come along with 3G connectivity, the dual SIM models are packed with 2400mAH and 1400mAh battery along with in built features such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, FM Support. The T44 and T30 are...

HCL Technologies has bagged the ‘GRC Innovation Partner of the Year 2016’ award from MetricStream for collaboration and innovation. The MetricStream GRC Journey Award ceremony was held at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in Washington DC on April 26, 2016. The awards were presented by Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream and Gunjan Sinha, Executive Chairman of MetricStream. The partner awards recognize MetricStream’s business partners who have provided exceptional GRC consulting, services and guidance to customers. These partners work closely with MetricStream, providing hands–on assistance with strategy and foundational elements, enabling customers...

Channel Associations are the backbone of the channel fraternity. IT associations have played a very critical role in the nourishment of the channel community. Channel associations are not only a forum of channel partners, but also key drivers of the channel business. IT associations have always raised their voice for their partners and fought to safeguard the interest of the brick and mortal. Whether it is predatory pricing or issues related to taxation, IT associations have always united against injustice with small partners. As a leading Channel publication, Channel Times...

Growing adoption of mobile devices at workplace and cloud computing along with implementation of policies such as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), are few other factors driving growth in the cyber security market, globally says TechSci Research report. According to the study, the global cyber security market is anticipated to surpass $137 billion by 2021 on account of increasing incidence of security breaches in various sectors such as government, defense, healthcare etc. Growing incidences of online thefts and hacking along with increasing government spending on infrastructure security will drive market...

The new certification norms by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) states that batteries used for devices and laptops should be separately certified thus the smartphone makers may face delays in launching models into the market. Companies could face loss of precious lead time, a critical tool for them to maintain the edge over increasingly fierce competition. Also Read: Does It Make Sense To Be A Smartphones Vendor In 2020? The new norms which came into effect from June 1, will impact companies that assemble phones locally as batteries are...

While logistics undertakes the critical role of connecting production centres to consumption markets, inefficiencies in managing it could lead to a severe disruption in the entire supply chain network. In India, the experience pertaining to this sector has not been very encouraging, leading to colossal losses during the transportation, distribution and storage of goods. Thus, any effort towards addressing this problem will meet with much appreciation. E-commerce has emerged as a major driver for warehousing space in the National Capital Region (NCR), a report by real estate consultancy Knight Frank...

VMware, the leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced the findings of a study on corporate data security practices conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which VMware sponsored globally. The research highlights growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in India, with nearly 8 in 10 IT and C-suite business leaders experiencing increased cyber-attacks on their firms in 2015. Read Also:Quick Heal Unveils Version 17 Of ‘Quick Heal Total Security’ Indian businesses are under increasing risk from serious cyber-attacks, with a third (33 percent) of the respondents expecting to be targeted...

Considering recent events and Tim Cook’s visit in India Apple indicates a massive increase in the scale of operations in the country. The company had applied for a single-brand license, and then in February it announced its plans to set up a tech development center in Hyderabad. Apple was reportedly in talks with real estate firm Tishman Speyer for a long-term lease of about 2.5 lakh sq. ft. of office space that is meant to accommodate 2,500 employees. Read Also: Govt May Allow A Sourcing Norm Breather To Apple Last...

After the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, flagged off the ambitious and empowering Startup India, Standup India campaign, Anil Kapoor has found a unique way to inspire and fuel the dreams of young entrepreneurs. Following his undisclosed investment in the Indian operations of global social video sharing platform, Indi.com, Anil Kapoor will now be seen inspiring early stage entrepreneurs at an event on 15 June 2016 in Mumbai. Conceptualized with a vision to provide brands with superior digital media engagement across multiple social networks, Indi.com invited brands to organize...