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Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., announced the appointment of Russell Skingsley as its chief technology officer, solutions and products group leader and head of presales for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for the technical direction of HDS APAC and for leading a team of solution-focused business consultants and technical experts to help customers realize business transformation. Working with country presales leadership teams, Skingsley will also lead the collaboration and enablement of HDS teams to enhance expertise across a range of...

Trend Micro successfully concluded Cloudsec, an internet security conference in Asia Pacific and Europe in Mumbai on Thursday. Cloudsec gathered renowned experts and industry thought leaders from across the globe to empower organizations to “Take Control” in the battle against cybercrime, addressing prevailing trends in the cyber threat landscape and equipping organizations with actionable insights and technical know-how to improve information security and risk management. Big data, cloud computing, mobility and Internet of Things have met with unprecedented level of sophistication in cyber threats. Data breaches, ransomware and online extortion...

The technology industry has long been dominated by male. But there’s no denying the fact that women are equally capable of doing any task like their male counterparts. While the gender gap in the IT industry, especially in the senior positions is reducing, with women reaching the highest levels in their organizations and are regarded as highly successful, the journey towards this success is certainly not easy. Women leaders such as Indra Nooyi, Padmasree Warrior, Chanda Kochhar, Chitra Ramkrishna, to name a few, have succeeded in reaching their professional goals...

TechProcess Payment Services Ltd has announces its partnership with The Central Cottage Industries Emporium (A Government of India Undertaking, Ministry of Textiles), the single largest emporium for authentic handloom and handicraft products to enable digital payments. TechProcess payment gateway will empower weavers to sell and increase their business thus helping its customers to avail the facility of easy product booking. Speaking about the partnership, Kumar Karpe, CEO, TechProcess Payment Services Ltd. said, “Globally, Indian handicraft products are extremely popular and are collected by enthusiasts across the length and breadth of...

Snapdeal today announced that its partnership with Future Group is now live for Big Bazaar’s annual Maha Bachat Sale. As part of this partnership, Big Bazaar’s Maha Bachat deals will now be available online exclusively on Snapdeal from 13th to 17th August, 2016. The partnership between Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace and Big Bazaar, India’s largest hypermarket chain, leverages the massive reach of Snapdeal and the wide assortment that Big Bazaar offers through its hypermarkets. Commenting on the partnership, Tony Navin, Senior Vice-President, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, Snapdeal, said “We...

OnePlus, a global mobile technology startup today announced a unique upgrade program which enables smartphone users to exchange their old smartphones for the newly launched OnePlus 3. The program enables users of earlier OnePlus devices and other smartphone enthusiasts to swap their older smartphones and upgrade to the latest OnePlus 3. OnePlus 3 is powered by the latest hardware that includes 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 820 processor and is optimised with the quickest charging technology called ‘Dash Charge’ which helps juice up a day’s power in just half an hour. Starting...

Festivals are always a boon for vendors, E Commerce players and the channel. The festive season is an ideal period to boost sales and introduce new offerings in the market in order to get higher traction. Consumers are usually ready to loosen their pockets during the festive season and it gives immense space for sellers to pull prospective buyers to their respective marketplaces. Due to handsome discounts and offers, people are more inclined towards online shopping, however, the traditional offline channel has also geared up to give more value addition...

Endurance International Group is celebrating the 70th Independence Day by giving back to the society. The company in partnership with Tata Memorial has organized a Platelet and Blood Donation Camp at their Mumbai and Bangalore locations from 9th to 15th August 2016. The campaign #beahero with tagline – ‘Let's meet for a pint - I am going to donate blood, wanna join?’ has already got our 500+ employees excited to contribute towards the noble cause. In order to spread awareness on platelet donation, the company has organized a 30 minutes...

LeEco Superphones on Wednesday emerged as the favorite on the first day of the three-day “Freedom Day” sale on e-tailer Flipkart. As part of the “Freedom Sale” offers, users can exchange their old smartphones and avail an additional discount of INR 1,500 and INR 2,000 while purchasing Le 2 and Le Max2 smartphones. The purchase can also be made using credit cards on an EMI for a period of six, nine or 12 months, where users will not have to pay any interest or processing fee, the company said. In...