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K L Lalani, Managing Director of Kolkata-based Lalani Infotech, who has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian IT Associations (CIITA), an association representing channel partners from Eastern region, sought better collaboration between association members to make the organization more effective. In a brief chat with Channel Times, Lalani said, “As president of the association, I am looking for perfect coordination between members and the office bearers while seeking solutions for their challenges. This is the only way CIITA can effectively explore new opportunities in the region and...

Microsoft today announced that Anant Maheshwari will join Microsoft on September 1 as President, Microsoft India. He will take over the operations of the company from Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, with effect from January 1, 2017. Pramanik will retire from the company in March 2017. Maheshwari will be responsible for all of Microsoft’s product, service, and support offerings across India and continuing the company’s transformation into the leading productivity and platform company for the mobile-first, cloud-first era. “I am delighted to announce that Anant is joining Microsoft India. As...

The All Kerala IT Dealers Association (AKITDA) recently organized an all-district event where the entire district association presidents and secretaries participated. Liju Raju the state president for the previous year chaired the state council this time. This year, during the ceremony, every president from the districts across the state was given the opportunity to share his views and plans for the promotion of the association in the district. Raju was appreciated for his active participation and representation of the state association in various forums especially the All India FAIITA. Jamesh...

Christian Fredrikson, President and CEO of F-Secure Corporation, has resigned to pursue a leadership opportunity outside the company. The F-Secure Board of Directors has appointed Samu Konttinen as new President and CEO, effective 1 August 2016. Konttinen joined F-Secure in 2005 and has held a wide range of senior management positions in the company, including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Executive Vice President of F-Secure’s Consumer Business. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President Corporate Security Business. Since 2009 he has been a member of the...