Microsoft today announced the appointment of Amit Chatterjee as the new Managing Director of its development center in India as Srini Koppolu, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, is leaving in September 2010 after spending 21 years with the company. Amit, who is the General Manager for the Visual Studio Test and Lab Management team at Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC), has been with Microsoft for the past 22 years and will now expand his responsibilities to lead MSIDC. He will continue to be based out of Hyderabad and will report to S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation.
Making the announcement, Somasegar, said: “Srini’s contributions to Microsoft’s growth in India and global R&D are immeasurable. After spending nine years in Redmond, Srini returned to India to set up MSIDC in 1998, driven by his passion for the country and his faith in its talent. Starting with only 20 people working on two products, he grew the center over the past 12 years to over 1500 people working on 20 product groups. Under his tenure, MSIDC has driven end to end engineering of several Microsoft products, in addition to doing shared development work for our other major products. The innovative work done by MSIDC teams has contributed to the filing of over 270 patents for Microsoft Corp in the past five years. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Reflecting back on his 21 years with Microsoft, Srini remarked: “It has been an extremely satisfying and fulfilling experience to contribute to a company which truly impacts billions of lives across the world. The experience of creating and growing the center over the last 12 years has been intense and magical. Many people played significant roles in helping build this great organization. Now that India is firmly put on Microsoft’s global development map, the time has come to pursue my passion to contribute to education and the startup ecosystem. Having spent some time working with Soma and the organization to identify the right leader, I am super confident that Amit and the leadership team will take MSIDC to greater heights. With a feeling of great pride, achievement and optimism, I bid farewell to this incredible company.”
Welcoming Amit, Somasegar added: “Amit’s appointment is a testament to our leadership talent here in India. Amit brings with him an excellent understanding of Microsoft, our product development lifecycles and an appreciation of the unique aspects of distributed and shared development. We are confident that he will continue to grow and build on the great innovation and product development culture of the development teams here.”
Amit, as the MD of MSIDC, will be a member of the leadership team of Microsoft India and will work with Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft India, to leverage the combined capabilities and assets of Microsoft here in India to enhance our overall image, develop talent and energize the IT ecosystem in India.
Commenting on his appointment, Amit said: “I am very excited by this additional responsibility. MSIDC is an important part of Microsoft’s product innovation and development lifecycle and I look forward to working with my peers and colleagues in the leadership team to grow and nurture our talent amidst the unique innovation culture of Microsoft.”
Amit, who is currently the General Manager of the Visual Studio Test & Lab Management team at MSIDC, has been with Microsoft since 1988. Like Srini, he spent the first few years of his stint in Microsoft at Redmond, as a key member of the Windows team that shipped Windows 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 and '95, after which he joined the Direct Show and Direct X Media product teams. He joined MSIDC in 1998 and has had a variety of roles including being the General Manager for the Windows Technologies group. He took over as the General Manager of the Visual Studio Test Business at MSIDC in the year 2007.
Amit completed his Master’s in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur after graduating in Electronics from the same university. He received the President of India Gold Medal for the ‘Best Graduating Engineer’ in 1984 and the Technology Alumni Association Gold Medal for topping the post graduate class of 1985. He was recently conferred the IIT Kharagpur Distinguished Alumnus Award 2010.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
eGestalt Voted Breakthrough Technology Vendor Finalist at Xchange 2010 Eve
Leading IT- GRC (governance, risk management and compliance) solutions provider eGestalt Technologies Inc. (www.eGestalt.com) was announced as the finalist in the Breakthrough Technology Vendor category at the prestigious XChange XCellence award ceremony held in Dallas, Texas. The award is a part of Everything Channel's XChange Americas which is the largest IT channel event held in America. eGestalt which is an innovative provider of IT for all enterprises shared the platform with pioneers like Microsoft and Zenith Infotech.
XChange Americas has over 1,000 attendees. This 3.5 day event brings together over 250 solution providers and leading industry vendors in diverse technology areas to build business relationships.
Having recently announced its Managed Compliance Provider channel strategy and program for the IT-GRC industry, eGestalt’s SecureGRC solution met the following five eligibility requirements to capture a large number of votes on the Breakthrough Technology Vendor ballot.
•New or enhanced product introduced to the channel in the past six months.
•Product creates new revenue streams and business opportunities.
•Product is a solution that channel partners would want to represent;
•Product contributes to solving real business technology needs; and lastly:
•Strong market opportunity for this product.
“To win recognition by the largest gathering of IT channel partners in the industry is a vote of confidence for our IT-GRC cloud solution,” said Jim Hare, VP of worldwide sales for eGestalt. “To meet any compliance requirement is a complex and expensive proposition especially for SMBs; that the channel recognizes our SaaS-based solution as being ideal for this market shows the pent-up demand for a simple IT-GRC managed compliance service.”
The XChange XCellence Awards winners are selected by top solution providers at each event and honor the vendors with the most exceptional products, programs and technologies.
In June 2010 eGestalt announced SecureGRC™, a patent-pending cloud-based SaaS solution that addresses all the enterprise needs around information security, compliance and risk management and provides automation and integration of policy controls to manage security and IT-GRC related issues.
Of interest to channel partners is that SecureGRC reduces the total cost of ownership by as much as 10x, making it ideal for cost-conscious small and mid-size organizations. Based on SecureGRC™, for the first time the channel can now deliver low-cost, high-value compliance services to their clients that has unparalleled economics that is unprecedented in the industry.
Sponsored by Everything Channel Events, the XChange XCellence Awards measure business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products, services, and programs during an XChange event. XChange attendees evaluate and score each vendor's presentation, message and presence throughout the event, and awards are presented during the XChange XCellence Awards luncheon.
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XChange Americas has over 1,000 attendees. This 3.5 day event brings together over 250 solution providers and leading industry vendors in diverse technology areas to build business relationships.
Having recently announced its Managed Compliance Provider channel strategy and program for the IT-GRC industry, eGestalt’s SecureGRC solution met the following five eligibility requirements to capture a large number of votes on the Breakthrough Technology Vendor ballot.
•New or enhanced product introduced to the channel in the past six months.
•Product creates new revenue streams and business opportunities.
•Product is a solution that channel partners would want to represent;
•Product contributes to solving real business technology needs; and lastly:
•Strong market opportunity for this product.
“To win recognition by the largest gathering of IT channel partners in the industry is a vote of confidence for our IT-GRC cloud solution,” said Jim Hare, VP of worldwide sales for eGestalt. “To meet any compliance requirement is a complex and expensive proposition especially for SMBs; that the channel recognizes our SaaS-based solution as being ideal for this market shows the pent-up demand for a simple IT-GRC managed compliance service.”
The XChange XCellence Awards winners are selected by top solution providers at each event and honor the vendors with the most exceptional products, programs and technologies.
In June 2010 eGestalt announced SecureGRC™, a patent-pending cloud-based SaaS solution that addresses all the enterprise needs around information security, compliance and risk management and provides automation and integration of policy controls to manage security and IT-GRC related issues.
Of interest to channel partners is that SecureGRC reduces the total cost of ownership by as much as 10x, making it ideal for cost-conscious small and mid-size organizations. Based on SecureGRC™, for the first time the channel can now deliver low-cost, high-value compliance services to their clients that has unparalleled economics that is unprecedented in the industry.
Sponsored by Everything Channel Events, the XChange XCellence Awards measure business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products, services, and programs during an XChange event. XChange attendees evaluate and score each vendor's presentation, message and presence throughout the event, and awards are presented during the XChange XCellence Awards luncheon.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Tektronix Expands Instrument Service Offerings to Keep Customers Up and Testing
Tektronix, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced Gold Care Plans designed to give customers a worry-free ownership experience across mid-range and high-performance test instruments such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers. An enhancement to Tektronix’ current support offerings, Gold Care Plans deliver such benefits as equivalent loaner products, scheduled factory-certified calibration, and priority access to technical support resources.
In the face of a slow economic recovery, companies are cutting spare products to trim capital expenses. Yet, increased competition and short market windows reduce tolerance for downtime. Similarly, responsive technical support is vital to maximizing productivity as design teams are asked to do more with less. Tektronix Gold Care Plans are the industry’s first to meet these evolving requirements.
“We’ve heard from many of our large customers that downtime is simply not an option, especially with today’s tight development schedules,” said Paul Caragher, president, Service Solutions, Tektronix. “The Gold Care Plans provide a fixed cost of ownership and ensure that in the unlikely event of an instrument failure, the customer is able to get back to work with minimal interruption. These plans take instrument failure and incremental ownership costs off the table.”
Tektronix is the first test and measurement instrument provider to offer a “gold care” support option of this magnitude. The core features available in Tektronix Gold Care Plans – at a single price – include:
A loaner product of equal or higher performance on product failures of any type
Scheduled factory-certified calibration
EOS/ESD coverage
Priority processing of all failed products
Priority access to Tektronix technical support and call centers
Uninterrupted coverage for up to 5 total years with automatic renewal
Availability
Gold Care Plans are available immediately on select products to customers in North America, Europe, China and Japan. Contact your local sales representative to learn more and take advantage of the Gold Care Plans.
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In the face of a slow economic recovery, companies are cutting spare products to trim capital expenses. Yet, increased competition and short market windows reduce tolerance for downtime. Similarly, responsive technical support is vital to maximizing productivity as design teams are asked to do more with less. Tektronix Gold Care Plans are the industry’s first to meet these evolving requirements.
“We’ve heard from many of our large customers that downtime is simply not an option, especially with today’s tight development schedules,” said Paul Caragher, president, Service Solutions, Tektronix. “The Gold Care Plans provide a fixed cost of ownership and ensure that in the unlikely event of an instrument failure, the customer is able to get back to work with minimal interruption. These plans take instrument failure and incremental ownership costs off the table.”
Tektronix is the first test and measurement instrument provider to offer a “gold care” support option of this magnitude. The core features available in Tektronix Gold Care Plans – at a single price – include:
A loaner product of equal or higher performance on product failures of any type
Scheduled factory-certified calibration
EOS/ESD coverage
Priority processing of all failed products
Priority access to Tektronix technical support and call centers
Uninterrupted coverage for up to 5 total years with automatic renewal
Availability
Gold Care Plans are available immediately on select products to customers in North America, Europe, China and Japan. Contact your local sales representative to learn more and take advantage of the Gold Care Plans.
Follow Tektronix on Twitter (@tektronix) and Facebook.
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YAHOO! PRESENTS THE COVETED "DIGITAL MEDIA INNOVATION" AWARD TO "MINDSHARE" AT EMVIES 2010
Yahoo! India presented the Digital Media Innovation award to Mindshare at EMVIES 2010 organized by the Advertising Club Mumbai. The Digital Media Innovation category recognizes excellence, originality and uniqueness in the digital medium. The coveted award symbolizes Yahoo!’s ongoing commitment towards redefining the art of advertising by enhancing the creative canvas online and providing opportunities for brands to create a stronger connect with its consumers.
Nitin Mathur, Senior Director Marketing, Yahoo! India said “Marketers with strong understanding of their existing and future consumers are aggressively adopting digital advertising. The “Yahoo! Digital media innovation award” recognizes the best in class digital media work in India. We are committed to encourage such talent across the industry. We congratulate Mindshare team on their great work.
Yahoo! will also sponsor 2 people from the winning agency in this category to attend ‘Spikes Asia” – A summit for creativity, learning and recognition of Asia Pacific’s best work in advertising,” Nitin added.
Speaking on the great show put up by the agency, Madan Sanglikar, Principal Partner – Invention and head of digital, Mindshare said, “This is the 5th year in a row that Mindshare has dominated the digital awards at EMVIES. This year has been special since all the shortlists have been Mindshare. It clearly shows Mindshare’s focus on innovations in emerging media. The recognition from Yahoo! is the icing on the cake.”
As an industry leader with 73% reach in Internet market, industry leading targeting tools and vast creative canvas, Yahoo! helps advertisers leverage the power of digital advertising with its unique combination of Science, Art and Scale.
Yahoo! India is celebrating the true spirit of creativity and innovation in the industry and reiterating the growth of digital media ecosystem. Previously, Yahoo! India has instituted the Yahoo! Big Idea Chair at the Advertising Club Mumbai’s flagship Effies event, which recognizes agencies for their creative ideas and integrated campaigns. Yahoo! India has recently commenced ‘Fresh Fridays’, a session to educate creative and media agencies on the digital medium.
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Nitin Mathur, Senior Director Marketing, Yahoo! India said “Marketers with strong understanding of their existing and future consumers are aggressively adopting digital advertising. The “Yahoo! Digital media innovation award” recognizes the best in class digital media work in India. We are committed to encourage such talent across the industry. We congratulate Mindshare team on their great work.
Yahoo! will also sponsor 2 people from the winning agency in this category to attend ‘Spikes Asia” – A summit for creativity, learning and recognition of Asia Pacific’s best work in advertising,” Nitin added.
Speaking on the great show put up by the agency, Madan Sanglikar, Principal Partner – Invention and head of digital, Mindshare said, “This is the 5th year in a row that Mindshare has dominated the digital awards at EMVIES. This year has been special since all the shortlists have been Mindshare. It clearly shows Mindshare’s focus on innovations in emerging media. The recognition from Yahoo! is the icing on the cake.”
As an industry leader with 73% reach in Internet market, industry leading targeting tools and vast creative canvas, Yahoo! helps advertisers leverage the power of digital advertising with its unique combination of Science, Art and Scale.
Yahoo! India is celebrating the true spirit of creativity and innovation in the industry and reiterating the growth of digital media ecosystem. Previously, Yahoo! India has instituted the Yahoo! Big Idea Chair at the Advertising Club Mumbai’s flagship Effies event, which recognizes agencies for their creative ideas and integrated campaigns. Yahoo! India has recently commenced ‘Fresh Fridays’, a session to educate creative and media agencies on the digital medium.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Mahindra World City, Jaipur's IT/ITES zone bolstered by Wipro Ltd.
The IT/ITES zone of Mahindra World City (MWC), Jaipur, a Special Economic Zone reaches another milestone with Wipro Ltd. The Indian technology giant has recently announced to commence development of its site at Mahindra World City, Jaipur. In order to commence the operations at the earliest Wipro will begin operations with 200 people in the ‘Evolve Technology Park’ within IT/ITES Zone of Mahindra World City, Jaipur after obtaining statutory approvals while they develop their own campus. This was informed by Mr V R Ganesh, Head – Real Estate, Wipro Ltd. and Mr Niranjan, Head-Civil Infrastructure, Wipro Ltd. who visited Mahindra World City, Jaipur on 26th August 2010.
The IT zone of MWC, Jaipur is already operational with more than 2200 people (direct+indirect) working in the city. 35 companies have already signed-up with MWCJ which includes names like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Deutsche Bank, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Nucleus Software, Nagarro Software, EXL, Connexions, Truworth, Girnar Soft, QH Talbros, Dynamic Cables, Poly Medicure, Genus, Knit Pro, etc.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Sunil Arora, Principal Secretary – Industries, Government of Rajasthan said, “We welcome Wipro to the knowledge city of Jaipur and it is heartening to know note that one of the biggest IT companies of India is planning to set up state-of-the-art IT development center in Jaipur shortly.”
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST RAGGING by MUTHOOT PAPPACHAN FOUNDATION
Muthoot Pappachan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Muthoot Pappachan Group, today, flagged off India ’s first national campaign against ragging at St. Joseph ’s Arts and Science College , Richmond Road , Bangalore . After the successful flag off in New Delhi , Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad the bus will visit colleges in Bangalore for two days. This ongoing month long campaign is a platform for student communities across the nation to speak up against ragging and take a pledge that they would not rag their juniors. Mr. Shankar Bidari, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore flagged off the event along with Mr. Pravin Salian, Executive Vice President, Muthoot Fincorp.
Speaking about the flag-off at Bangalore, Mr. Thomas George Muthoot, Director, Muthoot Pappachan Group, said, “Year-on-year, after the commencement of the new academic year, the menace of ragging is ever increasing. Having understood the intensity of this menace, as a socially responsible organization, we wanted to approach this issue and take action. We are serious about the anti-ragging campaign; all of us are affected by the menace, a lot more than many students or their parents are willing to admit.” He also added, “We have received good response from New Delhi , Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad colleges so far and have received more than 12,000 signatures from students who have pledged that they will not rag their juniors.”
India’s proposed longest running anti-ragging bus will be traveling across eleven cities in India and covering over 45 colleges to garner support from student communities through a signature campaign.
The ‘Bus Aur Nahin’ anti-ragging roadshow will be supported with two short public service films that will be telecast over major national news and youth-focused channels. The entire campaign is spearheaded and rolled out by Muthoot Pappachan Foundation.
Students across the nation can also express their solidarity about anti-ragging by logging into the Facebook page www.facebook.com/busaurnahin2010
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
NetApp appoints AVNET Technology Solutions as distributor in India
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced a distribution agreement in India with Avnet Technology Solutions, a value-added solutions distributor of enterprise computing products and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), as part of their strategy to maximize customer value through increased engagements. This agreement will widen the footprint of NetApp’s storage and data management solutions for customers and partners in India. The partnership will deliver increased access to the powerful suite of offerings from NetApp that will foster data centre transformation, empowering organizations to do more with less while enabling reduced costs and complexities, and faster results.
“As the market once again gains momentum, the focus at the C-level continues to be driving higher productivity while reducing overall costs. NetApp’s commitment to deliver high business value while reducing costs and complexities resonates with this sentiment. We believe it is our responsibility to maximize our outreach to help both customers and partners experience business breakthroughs and benefits. Our partnership with Avnet will help us and our partners deliver to this goal.” said Surajit Sen, Director - Channels Marketing & Alliances, NetApp India. “We have already established a good working relationship with Avnet elsewhere in Asia, and globally. With Avnet’s proven expertise in helping partners cost-effectively achieve their long-term business goals and develop market specialization, we are confident that this partnership will help translate to success for our customers.”
“Customers are interested in cloud, unified storage, de-duplication, thin provisioning, and the value that these can offer, and partners are seeking ways to rapidly deliver to these needs,” said Naresh Desai, General Manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, India. “With this new partnership with NetApp, we will leverage our extensive partner base across India and jointly develop a growth plan that will drive incremental revenue for our partners, decrease their time to market and present them with cutting-edge solutions that deliver proven cost savings. Our association with NetApp will enable partners to achieve success rapidly.”
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“As the market once again gains momentum, the focus at the C-level continues to be driving higher productivity while reducing overall costs. NetApp’s commitment to deliver high business value while reducing costs and complexities resonates with this sentiment. We believe it is our responsibility to maximize our outreach to help both customers and partners experience business breakthroughs and benefits. Our partnership with Avnet will help us and our partners deliver to this goal.” said Surajit Sen, Director - Channels Marketing & Alliances, NetApp India. “We have already established a good working relationship with Avnet elsewhere in Asia, and globally. With Avnet’s proven expertise in helping partners cost-effectively achieve their long-term business goals and develop market specialization, we are confident that this partnership will help translate to success for our customers.”
“Customers are interested in cloud, unified storage, de-duplication, thin provisioning, and the value that these can offer, and partners are seeking ways to rapidly deliver to these needs,” said Naresh Desai, General Manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, India. “With this new partnership with NetApp, we will leverage our extensive partner base across India and jointly develop a growth plan that will drive incremental revenue for our partners, decrease their time to market and present them with cutting-edge solutions that deliver proven cost savings. Our association with NetApp will enable partners to achieve success rapidly.”
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MphasiS Consolidated Results for the Quarter and Nine Months
The MphasiS Group consolidated revenue was at 1,279 crores for the quarter ended 31 July 2010 as compared to 1,106 crores in the same quarter last year displaying growth of 15.7%. During the same period, net profit increased by 18.3% from 229 crores to 271 crores. Operating Profit during the quarter ended 31 July 2010 was 276 crores, a growth of 14.5% over the same quarter last year. Operating margins stood at 21.5% for the quarter. EPS for the quarter was 12.93, an increase of 18% over the same period last year.
For the nine months ended 31 July 2010, the Group recorded revenues of 3,691 crores, a growth of 17.9% compared to 3,132 crores in the corresponding period of last year. During the same period, net profits increased by 21.6% to 807 crores from 664 crores.
Consolidated revenues for the quarter ended 31 July 2010 grew by 4.8% to 1,279 crores compared to 1,221 crores in the previous quarter. The Operating Profits grew by 0.3% sequentially and operating margin stood at 21.5%. Net profit increased to 271 crores for the quarter ended 31 July 2010 as against 267 crores for the quarter ended 30 April 2010, registering a growth of 1.5%. EPS increased to 12.93.
“Now we have crossed over USD 250 million, quarterly revenue for three quarters in a row. As MphasiS, we are now transforming ourselves in preparation for the next lap of growth.” said Ganesh Ayyar, CEO MphasiS.
During the quarter ended 31 July 2010, the Group added 22 new clients, including 16 through HP channel. This includes a Bank, a large Health care provider and clients from the manufacturing vertical. This quarter, American Postal Workers Union (APWU) partnered with MphasiS to successfully implement JavelinaTM- MphasiS’ web based platform for the Healthcare segment. MphasiS has sold 4 JavelinaTM licenses so far.
The Group also added net headcount of 1,156 during the quarter making the headcount 38,275 as at 31 July 2010. Cash and Bank balances including short term investments in mutual funds stood at 1,487 crores as at 31 July 2010, showing an increase of 190 crores during the quarter.
For the nine months ended 31 July 2010, the Group recorded revenues of 3,691 crores, a growth of 17.9% compared to 3,132 crores in the corresponding period of last year. During the same period, net profits increased by 21.6% to 807 crores from 664 crores.
Consolidated revenues for the quarter ended 31 July 2010 grew by 4.8% to 1,279 crores compared to 1,221 crores in the previous quarter. The Operating Profits grew by 0.3% sequentially and operating margin stood at 21.5%. Net profit increased to 271 crores for the quarter ended 31 July 2010 as against 267 crores for the quarter ended 30 April 2010, registering a growth of 1.5%. EPS increased to 12.93.
“Now we have crossed over USD 250 million, quarterly revenue for three quarters in a row. As MphasiS, we are now transforming ourselves in preparation for the next lap of growth.” said Ganesh Ayyar, CEO MphasiS.
During the quarter ended 31 July 2010, the Group added 22 new clients, including 16 through HP channel. This includes a Bank, a large Health care provider and clients from the manufacturing vertical. This quarter, American Postal Workers Union (APWU) partnered with MphasiS to successfully implement JavelinaTM- MphasiS’ web based platform for the Healthcare segment. MphasiS has sold 4 JavelinaTM licenses so far.
The Group also added net headcount of 1,156 during the quarter making the headcount 38,275 as at 31 July 2010. Cash and Bank balances including short term investments in mutual funds stood at 1,487 crores as at 31 July 2010, showing an increase of 190 crores during the quarter.
Andrew’s GeoLENs Proves Supple with SUPL
Wireless operators examining ways to deploy commercial location-based services (LBS) quickly should explore the new, standalone GeoLENs Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Platform from Andrew Solutions, the CommScope, Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products.
“SUPL has become an important and attractive architecture for location-enabling wireless networks given its ease of implementation through bypassing the access network signaling dependencies,” said Martin Dawson, director, Mobile Location, Andrew . “Commercial location-based services can be provided without the cost and complication of implementing control plane location interfaces in the network.”
Andrew’s new GeoLENs® SUPL Platform is based on a standalone server compliant to the Open Mobile Alliance’s SUPL 1.0 standard, which utilizes the user plane for providing the location of a mobile device. The benefits of using SUPL for determining location include easy integration into operator networks, offering immediate high-accuracy location capabilities with minimal investment in network infrastructure. The GeoLENs SUPL Platform has already been deployed by multiple Tier 1 operators to support commercial LBS.
“Our development and deployment of a standalone SUPL Platform is in response to operator requests for such a solution,” said Dawson . “The versatility and adaptability of the GeoLENs location solution paired with Andrew ’s expertise in location technologies helped us respond quickly to this market need.”
Andrew was one of the first vendors to recognize the potential of SUPL and has been offering the capability in its GeoLENs portfolio for a number of years. This is the first time, however, that the company is offering a standalone SUPL configuration for wireless operators who need SUPL-only functionality. SUPL-based location allows operators to provide their subscribers location-based applications even when roaming as it operates independently of the capabilities of the visited access network.
While SUPL can offer a quicker, cost-effective way to deploy commercial LBS, control plane location capabilities are typically needed for meeting E-911 requirements and enabling security applications. Andrew believes its comprehensive GeoLENs Mobile Location Center supports the widest range of positioning capabilities available from a single vendor including network-based, control plane technologies.
SUPL determines location by using radio measurements made by the mobile device from cell towers, Wi-Fi, and GPS signals. SUPL calculates location based on knowledge of such radio network sources and topology, and it can also provide GPS assistance data to the end device. Andrew ’s GeoLENs SUPL Platform enables operators to locate mobile devices that are SUPL-enabled over a secure data connection using a variety of positioning technologies including Cell ID, Enhanced Cell-ID, and A-GPS.
Andrew operates a SUPL interoperability testing program with handset vendors to ensure interoperability between GeoLENs and mobile devices, lowering the cost of deployment for wireless operators. The enormous surge in smartphones and location-aware applications is significantly increasing activity in this program as operators explore quick, cost-efficient methods for supporting high-accuracy location throughout their networks. The upcoming SUPL 2.0 standard will enable operators to provide location in LTE networks, offer geo-fencing applications that allow operators to target users in specific geographic areas, and support other powerful features.
Andrew’s GeoLENs SUPL Platform is available now globally, with SUPL 2.0 LTE functionality planned for 2011.
“SUPL has become an important and attractive architecture for location-enabling wireless networks given its ease of implementation through bypassing the access network signaling dependencies,” said Martin Dawson, director, Mobile Location, Andrew . “Commercial location-based services can be provided without the cost and complication of implementing control plane location interfaces in the network.”
Andrew’s new GeoLENs® SUPL Platform is based on a standalone server compliant to the Open Mobile Alliance’s SUPL 1.0 standard, which utilizes the user plane for providing the location of a mobile device. The benefits of using SUPL for determining location include easy integration into operator networks, offering immediate high-accuracy location capabilities with minimal investment in network infrastructure. The GeoLENs SUPL Platform has already been deployed by multiple Tier 1 operators to support commercial LBS.
“Our development and deployment of a standalone SUPL Platform is in response to operator requests for such a solution,” said Dawson . “The versatility and adaptability of the GeoLENs location solution paired with Andrew ’s expertise in location technologies helped us respond quickly to this market need.”
Andrew was one of the first vendors to recognize the potential of SUPL and has been offering the capability in its GeoLENs portfolio for a number of years. This is the first time, however, that the company is offering a standalone SUPL configuration for wireless operators who need SUPL-only functionality. SUPL-based location allows operators to provide their subscribers location-based applications even when roaming as it operates independently of the capabilities of the visited access network.
While SUPL can offer a quicker, cost-effective way to deploy commercial LBS, control plane location capabilities are typically needed for meeting E-911 requirements and enabling security applications. Andrew believes its comprehensive GeoLENs Mobile Location Center supports the widest range of positioning capabilities available from a single vendor including network-based, control plane technologies.
SUPL determines location by using radio measurements made by the mobile device from cell towers, Wi-Fi, and GPS signals. SUPL calculates location based on knowledge of such radio network sources and topology, and it can also provide GPS assistance data to the end device. Andrew ’s GeoLENs SUPL Platform enables operators to locate mobile devices that are SUPL-enabled over a secure data connection using a variety of positioning technologies including Cell ID, Enhanced Cell-ID, and A-GPS.
Andrew operates a SUPL interoperability testing program with handset vendors to ensure interoperability between GeoLENs and mobile devices, lowering the cost of deployment for wireless operators. The enormous surge in smartphones and location-aware applications is significantly increasing activity in this program as operators explore quick, cost-efficient methods for supporting high-accuracy location throughout their networks. The upcoming SUPL 2.0 standard will enable operators to provide location in LTE networks, offer geo-fencing applications that allow operators to target users in specific geographic areas, and support other powerful features.
Andrew’s GeoLENs SUPL Platform is available now globally, with SUPL 2.0 LTE functionality planned for 2011.
Yahoo! Unveils Top 5 Fastest Growing Businesses in Search Marketing
Yahoo! announced its annual “Top 5 Fastest Growing Businesses in Search Marketing” and “Top 10 Most Popular Search Keywords,” key indicators for enterprises’ online search marketing investments. In the first half of 2010 an integrated analysis was conducted on Yahoo! Search marketing data from five Asian nations (Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and India). The results showed that the most popular search keyword all across Asia in 1H10 was “travel”. This signifies a booming Asian economy and tourism market in the first half of the year. The second most popular search keyword in Taiwan, Singapore and India for the first six months of 2010 was “gaming”, thanks to the growing “stay-at-home” economy.
Many employment opportunities were created during the economic recovery. “Job hunting” ranked No.7 on Yahoo!Kimo’s* (Taiwan) top 10 search keyword list while “part-time job” ranked No.1 in South Korea. In Hong Kong, the first two hottest search keywords were “after-school tutoring programs” and “English training programs”. This implies consumers wanted to invest themselves for better career opportunities during the market uptrend.
Coming out from a recessionary phase, India’s trend is inevitable with the growth in the popularity of Jobs, Travel, Mobile and Matrimony segments. Local online job portal Naukri.com is ranked no 1 followed by Monster.com and Monster Jobs in the most popular search keyword list. Job portals turned out to be a major destination for Indian users and the search varies from different mediums. Trending well with the growth of the Indian economy and increasing telecom and broadband penetration is “Nokia Mobile” and “broadband providers”, which also features among the top keywords in India.
Overall, most of the top 10 most popular keywords on Yahoo!Kimo* were investment and consumer related keywords like “financial and economic services”’, “investment”, “retail”, “home purchasing”, and “3C products” while those in South Korea were consumer related words, such as automobiles, shopping centers, clothing and accessories, and brands. In Hong Kong, keywords relating to “interior design”, “renovation”, “banking”, and “software” were the most popular. The ongoing economic recovery indicates that the strong consumption power will continue throughout Asia.
The Indian users definitely took great interest in travel and tourism with “Travel” related search keywords also becoming popular, thanks to resurgence in the hospitality sector. Interestingly, there has been a significant shift in consumer behavior pattern as people in India have also started relying on Internet services to build relationships. Keyword trends clearly indicate that the first half of 2010 witnessed a considerable rise in “matrimony” keyword search due to the imminent wedding season in India.
Based on the “Top 5 Fastest Growing Businesses in Search Marketing” in the first half of 2010, “travel and tourism”, “education”, and “medical cosmetology” businesses were the fastest growing businesses in the search marketing market due to the booming travel business, great emphasis on education and training programs, and pursuit of beauty and health in various Asian nations.
With numerous users and insightful observations on consumers, Yahoo!’s Search marketing service is a great marketing tool consisted of “scale” and “science”. Through the precise and direct marketing approach, advertisers may find their potential consumers with the most interest in various products as consumers always search whatever they need online.
*Yahoo!Kimo is the official website of Yahoo! in Taiwan
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
First Lifestyle Reality Game Show by Godrej , ‘Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi
Godrej Group, after the grand success of their first branded lifestyle reality game show “Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo”, are all set to launch the second season of the show in South of India. The show will bring alive the promise of a brighter lifestyle with a powerful media innovation. “Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi” will air on India ’s leading television network Udaya TV from 2nd October, 2010 to 25th December, 2010.
‘Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi” allows consumers to aspire to a better and brighter lifestyle , to team up with a relative to play a series of innovatively conceptualized games in a home-styled setting. Produced by Big Synergy, the show will ultimately lead to the opportunity to win the grand prize – ‘Godrej Brighter Home’ from Godrej Properties.
The show will engage with consumers through a sales activation program; the purchase of any Godrej product qualifies an individual for entry through a sms of the products barcode number and value. The consumer will be selected for auditions based on a combination of the value of the purchase and the program producer’s discretion. The call for entries starts from August 20th , 2010 and will be open till Sep 30th 2010.
Entries will begin from August 20, 2010
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‘Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi” allows consumers to aspire to a better and brighter lifestyle , to team up with a relative to play a series of innovatively conceptualized games in a home-styled setting. Produced by Big Synergy, the show will ultimately lead to the opportunity to win the grand prize – ‘Godrej Brighter Home’ from Godrej Properties.
The show will engage with consumers through a sales activation program; the purchase of any Godrej product qualifies an individual for entry through a sms of the products barcode number and value. The consumer will be selected for auditions based on a combination of the value of the purchase and the program producer’s discretion. The call for entries starts from August 20th , 2010 and will be open till Sep 30th 2010.
Entries will begin from August 20, 2010
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Planning holiday in US, beware of cybercrooks
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of a relatively new U.S. requirement for travelers from these countries, who register online for travel authorization, and are spreading confusion about the process. Cybercrooks know that the only way to register for travel authorization is online, through Homeland Security’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), and they have been busy building phony websites designed to take your information and money.
When McAfee recently did a simple search for “ESTA,” “ESTA form,” or “ESTA online registration” a variety of dangerous websites showed up in search results. What’s more, incidents of these fake visa sites have escalated over the last two weeks following the government’s announcement that it is enacting a $14 fee for travel authorization, beginning September 8, 2010. Now scammers are asking for credit card numbers and financial information as well as personal details on these fake sites.
Due to this visitors to these fake sites face a series of dangers, including loss of money, identity theft, an infected computer, and even burglary since the scammers know what dates visitors will be away from home. Victims may also not be able to travel to the U.S. as planned since they did not get official travel authorization.
We would like to share more information with you on these threats and how consumers can protect themselves from becoming a victim. We would be glad to put you in touch with a McAfee expert on the same.
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When McAfee recently did a simple search for “ESTA,” “ESTA form,” or “ESTA online registration” a variety of dangerous websites showed up in search results. What’s more, incidents of these fake visa sites have escalated over the last two weeks following the government’s announcement that it is enacting a $14 fee for travel authorization, beginning September 8, 2010. Now scammers are asking for credit card numbers and financial information as well as personal details on these fake sites.
Due to this visitors to these fake sites face a series of dangers, including loss of money, identity theft, an infected computer, and even burglary since the scammers know what dates visitors will be away from home. Victims may also not be able to travel to the U.S. as planned since they did not get official travel authorization.
We would like to share more information with you on these threats and how consumers can protect themselves from becoming a victim. We would be glad to put you in touch with a McAfee expert on the same.
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National Instruments and Texas Instruments Deliver Affordable, Portable Educational Device for Engineering Students
“Students need exposure to real circuits and hardware, but the problem for engineering professors is trying to meet the increasing cost of providing real electronics with continually tighter budgets,” said Dr. Tony Ambler, chairman of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. “NI myDAQ is inexpensive enough for every student to have their own, plug it into their laptop at home, in the dorm or in the park, and experiment with the real electronics all around them, without using lab time or lab equipment.”
Compact enough to fit in a student’s pocket and powered by USB connection, NI myDAQ provides a solution for college engineering professors who want their students to experiment during homework and beyond, through a student-owned measurement, signal processing and control device. NI myDAQ bridges the gap between theory and real-world practice by providing students eight LabVIEW software-based instruments including a digital multimeter (DMM), oscilloscope, function generator, Bode analyzer, dynamic signal analyzer, arbitrary waveform generator, digital reader and digital writer. Students can use all these instruments to perform many laboratory-style experiments.
When combined with LabVIEW on a PC, NI myDAQ delivers a complete solution for hands-on learning of core concepts in engineering curricula that include analog circuits, sensor measurements and signals and systems courses. Multiple universities throughout the United States already are developing NI myDAQ curricula, and National Instruments is making these and other resources available to educational institutions and students at www.ni.com/mydaq.
NI myDAQ also integrates with the NI Multisim circuits education environment to provide a far-reaching educational platform. The device includes the eight software-based instruments, DMM cables, an audio cable and a reusable storage tray. LabVIEW Student Edition software and Multisim Student Edition software also are available with the device at a significant discount to students.
To learn more about NI myDAQ, readers can visit www.ni.com/mydaq.
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Zynga Acquires Conduit Labs
Zynga today announced it has acquired Boston-based social games company Conduit Labs. Effective immediately, the Conduit Labs office will become Zynga Boston, a new game studio focused on new product development. Today's announcement expands Zynga's studio operations adding to locations already in San Francisco, Austin, Baltimore, Bangalore, Beijing and Los Angeles. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Conduit Labs’s CEO, Nabeel Hyatt, will become head of the new Boston studio. The Conduit Labs team will be immediately integrated into Zynga’s workforce. Conduit Labs, founded in 2007 and funded by Charles River Ventures and Prism VentureWorks, has developed several free-to-play social games for the web.
"Boston is an epicenter for technology and has a strong talent market, making it an ideal location for us to expand operations,” said Mike Verdu, senior vice president of games at Zynga. “As one of the most prominent social game companies in Boston, the Conduit team shares a similar culture and drive with Zynga, and together we anticipate great successes from our new studio.”
Today’s acquisition, along with the recently announced joint venture with SoftBank for the launch of Zynga Japan, continues to extend the company's footprint worldwide, creating more opportunities for Zynga to connect the world through games.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Zerofootprint Validates the Algorithms Behind Logica’s Emission Monitoring Solution for Drivers
Logica today announced that Zerofootprint, a leading organization in the global fight against climate change has certified the algorithms behind Logica’s emission monitoring solution – Logica EMO. The certification validates that Logica EMO effectively calculates greenhouse gas emissions and wasted fuel while driving. Through the implementation of Logica EMO, drivers will be able to compare their driving habits against a baseline to determine avoidable greenhouse gas emissions.
Conceptualised and developed through the innovation function at Bangalore, India, Logica EMO is a real-time monitoring system of vehicular emissions that uses a plug-in device that connects to the onboard computer of the vehicle and transmits the emission values from the vehicle wirelessly to a central office. Emission data from EMO can be used to offer differential fuel pricing to the vehicle driver. The solution means petrol or gas stations can offer prices tailored to every individual vehicle and the associated driving behaviour, thereby incentivising ‘greener’ driving behaviours. If the driving behaviour is green the fuel is priced lower and conversely if the driving behaviour is poor. View the video here.
"Zerofootprint is pleased to certify the accuracy of the algorithms used in Logica EMO to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and wasted fuel of a vehicle,” said Ron Dembo, CEO of Zerofootprint. “Logica EMO is a unique solution designed to help individuals gain a better understanding of the impact of driving behaviour on their environmental footprint, while providing incentive to improve.”
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Logica EMO was also recognised by The Economist as one of ten game-changing solutions to combat climate change.
Commenting on the certification, GBS Bindra, Global Innovation Director, Logica said, “We are delighted with the certification from Zerofootprint. Logica EMO has the potential to make a lasting impact on the world’s efforts to combat climate change. The solution is one that can be embraced at the individual level to contribute positively to the environment. The robustness of the technology behind Logica EMO will ensure that the greenhouse gases emitted while driving are calculated accurately, enabling drivers to see how their driving directly impacts the environment.”
Conceptualised and developed through the innovation function at Bangalore, India, Logica EMO is a real-time monitoring system of vehicular emissions that uses a plug-in device that connects to the onboard computer of the vehicle and transmits the emission values from the vehicle wirelessly to a central office. Emission data from EMO can be used to offer differential fuel pricing to the vehicle driver. The solution means petrol or gas stations can offer prices tailored to every individual vehicle and the associated driving behaviour, thereby incentivising ‘greener’ driving behaviours. If the driving behaviour is green the fuel is priced lower and conversely if the driving behaviour is poor. View the video here.
"Zerofootprint is pleased to certify the accuracy of the algorithms used in Logica EMO to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and wasted fuel of a vehicle,” said Ron Dembo, CEO of Zerofootprint. “Logica EMO is a unique solution designed to help individuals gain a better understanding of the impact of driving behaviour on their environmental footprint, while providing incentive to improve.”
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Logica EMO was also recognised by The Economist as one of ten game-changing solutions to combat climate change.
Commenting on the certification, GBS Bindra, Global Innovation Director, Logica said, “We are delighted with the certification from Zerofootprint. Logica EMO has the potential to make a lasting impact on the world’s efforts to combat climate change. The solution is one that can be embraced at the individual level to contribute positively to the environment. The robustness of the technology behind Logica EMO will ensure that the greenhouse gases emitted while driving are calculated accurately, enabling drivers to see how their driving directly impacts the environment.”
Manipal K -12 & Sun Direct offered Free employment opportunities for the unemployed
Manipal K-12,( a subsidiary of TutorVista )and a pioneer in the use of technology in education & training, along with Sun Direct, the second largest direct-to-home service provider in the country, is all set to bring about a revolutionary change in the society with the launch of a free grass-root level DTH Mechanic training program. Dedicated towards creating better lives and a better society, this program is an initiative to create job opportunities for the rural, unemployed youth.
The program, representing the coming together of Sun Direct, a leader in the DTH market and Manipal k -12, a leader in education & training, seeks to address the technical manpower needs of the DTH industry, which is one of the fastest growing businesses in India, with over 2 crore subscribers further growing at an astounding 30% each year.
“There is a huge demand for DTH mechanics in India as DTH penetration is huge in rural areas. We are committed to provide our customers with a high quality of services experience and this formal training will prepare qualified mechanics to ensure the same,” says Tony D Silva C.E.O of Sun Direct. “With this training, rural youth can pick up both knowledge and skills on DTH technologies. We also provide them with jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities closer to their villages with potential for very good earnings.”
The training is conducted free for candidates and the program envisages the identification, selection, training, certification and deployment of DTH Mechanics jointly by Sun Direct and Manipal K-12. On completion of training, candidates will be provided certification by Sun Direct and Manipal K-12.
“This training program is very intensive and is designed to enable candidates to quickly grasp concepts and apply them in real life situations. It will help create a pool of well-trained mechanics that will provide service levels in rural areas that are on par with those seen in urban areas,” says Shashi Patil, President of Manipal K-12.
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The structured program uses the right blend of digital-enabled learning and instructor-led training at Manipal K-12 centers coupled with hands-on practical installations in real-life customer situations along with Sun Direct field personnel.
To be offered initially for a limited number of 200 candidates, the training will be conducted at Manipal K-12’s learning centers in Bangalore , Mysore , Tumkur, Manipal and Bellary . Candidates who complete the training can expect to earn anywhere from Rs. 8,000 to 12,000 per month, if not more.
Those interested in enrolling for the training program can SMS “SUN DTH TRAINING” to or call 97400-18822.
The program, representing the coming together of Sun Direct, a leader in the DTH market and Manipal k -12, a leader in education & training, seeks to address the technical manpower needs of the DTH industry, which is one of the fastest growing businesses in India, with over 2 crore subscribers further growing at an astounding 30% each year.
“There is a huge demand for DTH mechanics in India as DTH penetration is huge in rural areas. We are committed to provide our customers with a high quality of services experience and this formal training will prepare qualified mechanics to ensure the same,” says Tony D Silva C.E.O of Sun Direct. “With this training, rural youth can pick up both knowledge and skills on DTH technologies. We also provide them with jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities closer to their villages with potential for very good earnings.”
The training is conducted free for candidates and the program envisages the identification, selection, training, certification and deployment of DTH Mechanics jointly by Sun Direct and Manipal K-12. On completion of training, candidates will be provided certification by Sun Direct and Manipal K-12.
“This training program is very intensive and is designed to enable candidates to quickly grasp concepts and apply them in real life situations. It will help create a pool of well-trained mechanics that will provide service levels in rural areas that are on par with those seen in urban areas,” says Shashi Patil, President of Manipal K-12.
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The structured program uses the right blend of digital-enabled learning and instructor-led training at Manipal K-12 centers coupled with hands-on practical installations in real-life customer situations along with Sun Direct field personnel.
To be offered initially for a limited number of 200 candidates, the training will be conducted at Manipal K-12’s learning centers in Bangalore , Mysore , Tumkur, Manipal and Bellary . Candidates who complete the training can expect to earn anywhere from Rs. 8,000 to 12,000 per month, if not more.
Those interested in enrolling for the training program can SMS “SUN DTH TRAINING” to or call 97400-18822.
SEER AKADEMI offers Part – Time M.S Program for all working Engineers
SEER AKADEMI, an academic initiative of the Worldwide University Program of Synopsys Inc (NasdaqGS: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing has introduced ‘Part - Time M.S program’ through Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), to all working engineers. Seer Akademi is currently offering ‘B.Tech certification program in VLSI and Embedded Systems’ at Reva ITM ( Bangalore ) which is Seer Akademi’s first center of excellence.
Seer Akademi provides industry-leading EDA tools and resources for teaching and academic research based on the curriculum of the Synopsys Worldwide University Program in India . Admissions for both Part–Time M.S program and B.Tech certification program in VLSI and the Embedded Systems and the last date for enrollment is Aug 25th 2010 and commence from September 1st, 2010. Further
details about the program can be had by sending a mail to info@seerakademi.com
The planned focus of the Program is on training highly qualified specialists for India in the field of very large scale integration (VLSI) design and electronics’ product design. Using Synopsys products in a learning environment provides students with hands-on experience and enables graduates to quickly bring valuable skills to the fast paced world of semiconductor technology.
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Over the years, Synopsys has invested in 30+ courses in Micro-electronics covering all aspects of electronics’ products. These courses have been adopted as the reference curriculum at over 1100 colleges worldwide. Synopsys has further established an Educational Department in Armenia as a foundation that can offer degree / certificate programs compatible with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Seer Akademi provides industry-leading EDA tools and resources for teaching and academic research based on the curriculum of the Synopsys Worldwide University Program in India . Admissions for both Part–Time M.S program and B.Tech certification program in VLSI and the Embedded Systems and the last date for enrollment is Aug 25th 2010 and commence from September 1st, 2010. Further
details about the program can be had by sending a mail to info@seerakademi.com
The planned focus of the Program is on training highly qualified specialists for India in the field of very large scale integration (VLSI) design and electronics’ product design. Using Synopsys products in a learning environment provides students with hands-on experience and enables graduates to quickly bring valuable skills to the fast paced world of semiconductor technology.
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Over the years, Synopsys has invested in 30+ courses in Micro-electronics covering all aspects of electronics’ products. These courses have been adopted as the reference curriculum at over 1100 colleges worldwide. Synopsys has further established an Educational Department in Armenia as a foundation that can offer degree / certificate programs compatible with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Hitachi Data Systems Launches the 3rd IT Inspiration Awards
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced the launch of the annual IT Inspiration Awards that recognize and reward the inspiration that is powering the success of Asia Pacific’s enterprise technology industry.
Online public voting starts today across all five award categories on the event microsite (http://www.hds.com/apac/itia/). This year, over 130 nominations have been received from 70 companies across the Asia Pacific region. The winners will be announced in the prize presentation ceremony on November 10, in Japan, at the annual Hitachi Data Systems CIO Summit.
Split into two categories—industry and thought-leadership—the awards reflect the changes sweeping the enterprise storage industry. The four industry categories reflect current hot buttons like cloud-computing and cost-efficiency, while the ‘CIO of the Year’ award recognizes exemplary IT leadership. A diamond, platinum and gold award will be given in each industry category.
Over the last three years—since the inception of the awards in 2008—the IT Inspiration Awards has generated widespread interest amongst enterprises across the region as demonstrated by the increase in nominations each year. The nominations received in the form of case studies have highlighted a variety of business problems and how they have been resolved with ingenuity, perspiration, inspiration and leading storage technology. This has since established a reservoir of best practices that companies can draw on and be inspired by.
“Data drives our world and information is the new currency, making it the most prized assets of every organization. The awards echo our vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable. The IT Inspiration Awards are an ideal platform to share best practices within the IT community and about how technology can solve complex storage challenges. It is an eagerly-awaited event as each year the awards set new benchmarks, bring new insights and most importantly are a source of learning for companies in the Asia Pacific,” said Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President & General Manager, India Hitachi Data Systems.
Last year’s competition witnessed enterprises like Karnataka Bank Ltd, Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Infosys Technologies Ltd, amongst others walking away with the top honors.[1]
The call for entries was initiated in June this year and public voting for the nominees starts today and closes on October 15, 2010. The winners will be selected through a mix of public voting and an esteemed judging panel. Voters can cast their vote for each of the categories online at the specially-created website to support the awards http://www.hds.com/apac/itia/. A few lucky voters stand a chance to win Apple iPads.
Hitachi Data Systems IT Inspiration Awards 2010 Award Categories
CIO of the Year & CIO of the CIOs
· Best Cloud Infrastructure Strategy
· Most Innovative Use of Technology
Best Cost-Efficient IT Strategy
Best Virtualization Strategy
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Online public voting starts today across all five award categories on the event microsite (http://www.hds.com/apac/itia/). This year, over 130 nominations have been received from 70 companies across the Asia Pacific region. The winners will be announced in the prize presentation ceremony on November 10, in Japan, at the annual Hitachi Data Systems CIO Summit.
Split into two categories—industry and thought-leadership—the awards reflect the changes sweeping the enterprise storage industry. The four industry categories reflect current hot buttons like cloud-computing and cost-efficiency, while the ‘CIO of the Year’ award recognizes exemplary IT leadership. A diamond, platinum and gold award will be given in each industry category.
Over the last three years—since the inception of the awards in 2008—the IT Inspiration Awards has generated widespread interest amongst enterprises across the region as demonstrated by the increase in nominations each year. The nominations received in the form of case studies have highlighted a variety of business problems and how they have been resolved with ingenuity, perspiration, inspiration and leading storage technology. This has since established a reservoir of best practices that companies can draw on and be inspired by.
“Data drives our world and information is the new currency, making it the most prized assets of every organization. The awards echo our vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable. The IT Inspiration Awards are an ideal platform to share best practices within the IT community and about how technology can solve complex storage challenges. It is an eagerly-awaited event as each year the awards set new benchmarks, bring new insights and most importantly are a source of learning for companies in the Asia Pacific,” said Vivekanand Venugopal, Vice President & General Manager, India Hitachi Data Systems.
Last year’s competition witnessed enterprises like Karnataka Bank Ltd, Lakshmi Vilas Bank, Infosys Technologies Ltd, amongst others walking away with the top honors.[1]
The call for entries was initiated in June this year and public voting for the nominees starts today and closes on October 15, 2010. The winners will be selected through a mix of public voting and an esteemed judging panel. Voters can cast their vote for each of the categories online at the specially-created website to support the awards http://www.hds.com/apac/itia/. A few lucky voters stand a chance to win Apple iPads.
Hitachi Data Systems IT Inspiration Awards 2010 Award Categories
CIO of the Year & CIO of the CIOs
· Best Cloud Infrastructure Strategy
· Most Innovative Use of Technology
Best Cost-Efficient IT Strategy
Best Virtualization Strategy
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Nitesh Estates launches Rs 250 Cr green residential project in Bangalore
Nitesh Estates, one of South India’s leading integrated property development companies, announced the launch of its premium eco-friendly condominium – “Nitesh Columbus Square”, located off Bellary Road in upcoming North Bangalore. This Rs 250 Cr residential project is being built on approximately 4.5 acres of land and has about 12,000 sq ft of retail space attached, thus ensuring it’s positioning of an efficient self-contained community offering the finest facilities to give its customers an ideal living space. Nitesh Columbus Square comes after the successful launch of two other residential projects in Bangalore in the last four months.
This vaastu compatible, elegantly designed condo will boast of some of the most high-end amenities like squash court, plexipaved tennis court, roof-top swimming pool, card and billiard room, crèche and a multi-leveled clubhouse to give its residents enough reason to want to spend more time within its precincts than beyond it.
With a pre-gold certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), these 390, two and three bedroom apartments at Nitesh Columbus Square will have intelligently designed floor plans to ensure ample ventilation and natural light to help conserve energy. The well thought out landscaping on the 71% open area together with a fully landscaped terrace garden and bio walls created by foliage grown vertically, envelope the whole project with nature. Conforming to the guidelines laid down by IGBC, Nitesh Columbus Square is set to initiate the latest trend of sustainable design in the real estate industry.
Nitesh Estates is adding another unique feature to this project; customers will have the option to personalize their own homes starting from flooring, wall finish, woodwork, kitchen and bathroom fittings to their white goods, thereby providing customers to just move in with their personal effects.
While announcing the launch, Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Chief Operating officer, said “ Nitesh Columbus Square is one of our most ambitious projects which we are extremely proud to have launched. Our customers expect only the best from us and having kept up to that promise over the last six years, it is extremely critical we keep maintaining that expectation. This is our first green building and we hope our patrons accept this concept with as much excitement as the passion that has gone into designing this product”.
Nitesh Estates has recently had a successful IPO. Most of the capital raised will be used to complete its ongoing projects and launch new ones. The company will be announcing a few more residential project launches in the coming weeks, one being its ultra-luxury villa project in Goa .
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Celebrate your freedom to shop as Hypercity announces Hyper sale!
Celebrate your Independence not just for a day but for an entire fortnight as Hypercity announces its annual sale, providing complete shopping solutions to every shopaholic. Pick your favorites from apparels, accessories, home ware and appliances to gadgets and enjoy discounts upto 50 % on all products across all stores in Mumbai, Hyderabad , Bengaluru, Jaipur and Amritsar .
Grab that branded watch and that beautiful piece of jewellery you’ve been saving for at unbelievable prices! If you’ve been waiting to decorate you home without over- spending, Hypercity offers irresistible discounts on its entire range in home ware, home décor & furniture. Bring along your loved ones and shower them with gifts in apparels, home appliances, Hi- tech multimedia and much more at an affordable price!!
Whereas for all you fitness freaks, if you have always thought of setting up an in- house gym, Hypercity turns your thought into reality by offering an assortment in sports equipments at unbelievable rates. While you are shopping, if your little one throws a tantrum, fill their tiny basket with vibrant toys and stationery they cherish. As well enjoy exciting offers on food items and do your grocery shopping to bring home yummylicious treats.
Turn up at your nearest store with family and friends to surprise yourself with Hyper discounts on all your purchases. Truly, everything is Hyper but the prices- only at Hypercity.
So, set out on a shopping spree, spending precious little at Hypercity this month and have an unforgettable experience!
Grab that branded watch and that beautiful piece of jewellery you’ve been saving for at unbelievable prices! If you’ve been waiting to decorate you home without over- spending, Hypercity offers irresistible discounts on its entire range in home ware, home décor & furniture. Bring along your loved ones and shower them with gifts in apparels, home appliances, Hi- tech multimedia and much more at an affordable price!!
Whereas for all you fitness freaks, if you have always thought of setting up an in- house gym, Hypercity turns your thought into reality by offering an assortment in sports equipments at unbelievable rates. While you are shopping, if your little one throws a tantrum, fill their tiny basket with vibrant toys and stationery they cherish. As well enjoy exciting offers on food items and do your grocery shopping to bring home yummylicious treats.
Turn up at your nearest store with family and friends to surprise yourself with Hyper discounts on all your purchases. Truly, everything is Hyper but the prices- only at Hypercity.
So, set out on a shopping spree, spending precious little at Hypercity this month and have an unforgettable experience!
Monday, August 16, 2010
HCG adds HIFU, a minimally invasive procedure, to treat Prostrate Cancer
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), South Asia’s largest cancer care network which has been pioneering non-invasive treatment protocols in cancer treatment, today added High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) – an acoustic ablation technique - to its offering portfolio for treatment of prostrate cancer. The oncology major thus joins a select group of hospitals that offers new age treatment for prostrate cancer and becomes the first hospital in Karnataka to install this technology.
HIFU technology utilizes the power of ultrasound to destroy deep-seated tissue with pinpoint accuracy for treatment of prostate cancer. HIFU focuses sound waves in a targeted area which rapidly increases the temperature to 90-95°C in the focal zone causing tissue destruction. HIFU treatment typically is a 2-3 hour procedure performed one time on a patient basically on an out-patient basis under spinal anesthesia. Patients generally are up and walking within hours after HIFU and can return to a normal lifestyle within a couple of days.
Commenting on advantages that HIFU offers to patients, Dr Raghunath S K, Uro-Oncologist, HCG, said, “Unlike radiation, HIFU is non-ionizing which means that this acoustic ablation technique could also be used as a salvage technique if other prostate cancer treatments fail after radiation”.
According to Mukesh Rana, Country Manager, India HIFU, “The interest shown by physicians & patients and rapid adoption of HIFU technology in India is impressive. Also we are confident that the momentum will continue to grow as more physicians and patients explore Sonablate® HIFU as a treatment option. It would be our privilege to partner HCG and jointly fight prostate cancer as a team and in the process provide best treatment to patients suffering from prostate cancer”.
About HCG:
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. (HCG), a leader in oncology care in India, currently manages a network of 18 cancer centres across South Asia. HCG focuses on cancer treatment centres, imaging & laboratory services and clinical trials & research services. The vision of HCG is to provide high quality, integrated, comprehensive cancer treatment to all segments of society. Bangalore Institute of Oncology (BIO), the flagship of HCG, set up almost 2 decades back was the first dedicated comprehensive cancer centre to be established in the private sector in India. Under the guidance of Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, BIO acquired Curie Centre of Oncology in 2000 and re-christened it as HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. Besides expanding to other geographies nationally, HCG acquired Triesta Sciences in December 2005. Under this banner HCG runs a high end Onco-Reference Laboratory, Biomarker research & validation R&D laboratory and Research Organization - CRO. For details log on to www.hcgoncology.com
GE Awarded $6.3 Million DARPA Grant to Develop New Bio-inspired Sensors
Scientists at GE Global Research, GE’s technology development arm, in collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory, State University at Albany, and University of Exeter, have received a four-year, $6.3 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new bio-inspired nanostructured sensors that would enable faster, more selective detection of dangerous warfare agents and explosives.
Three years ago, GE scientists discovered that nanostructures from wing scales of butterflies exhibited acute chemical sensing properties. Since then, GE scientists have been developing a dynamic, new sensing platform that replicates these unique properties. Recognizing the potential of GE’s sensing technologies for improving homeland protection, DARPA is supporting further research.
Radislav Potyrailo, a principal scientist at GE Global Research and principal investigator, said, “GE’s bio-inspired sensing platform could dramatically increase sensitivity, speed and accuracy for detecting dangerous chemical threats. All of these factors are critical, not only from the standpoint of preventing exposure, but in monitoring an effective medical response if necessary to deal with such threats.”
Potyrailo noted that GE’s sensors can be made in very small sizes, with low production costs. This would allow large volumes of these sensors to be readily produced and deployed wherever needed. Unique sensing properties, combined with the size and production advantages offered by GE’s bio-inspired sensors, could enable an array of other important industrial and healthcare applications, including:
· Emissions monitoring at power plants
· Food and beverage safety monitoring
· Water purification testing for home, environmental and industrial applications
· Breath analysis for disease detection
· Wound healing assessment
--more--
Potyrailo said, “Now, more than ever, sensors are being used to collect data on gas concentrations and to deliver important information about air conditions in localized regions or over large distributed areas. This information can range from warning of impending chemical or health threats to more precisely measuring air quality at a power plant. The unique sensing properties of GE’s bio-inspired sensors provide an opportunity to improve the quality of this sensing data and the ability to collect this data at previously unavailable levels of detail”.
DARPA Program Manager Viktoria Greanya, Ph.D., said: “We have been greatly inspired by examples of naturally occurring optical structures whose properties arise from an intricate morphology. For example, the brilliant colors seen in butterfly wings, beetle carapaces, and peacock feathers are due in large part to their complex structure, not simply their color. DARPA’s goal in this program is to harness the best of nature’s own photonic structures and use advances in materials technology to create controllable photonic devices at visible and near-infrared wavelengths.”
For the DARPA project, GE has assembled a world-class team of collaborators who are recognized experts in their fields. They include: Dr. Helen Ghiradella, from State University at Albany, an expert on the biology of structural color; Dr. Peter Vukusic, from the University of Exeter, an expert on the physics of structural color; Dr. Rajesh Naik, from the Air Force Research Laboratory, with a strong background in bio-inspired functional materials and surface functionalization; and Dr. John Hartley, also from State University at Albany, specializing in advanced lithographic nanofabrication. These team members will complement GE’s strong multidisciplinary team of analytical chemists, material scientists, polymer chemists, optical engineers and nanofabrication engineers who are contributing to development of this new platform.
Three years ago, GE scientists discovered that nanostructures from wing scales of butterflies exhibited acute chemical sensing properties. Since then, GE scientists have been developing a dynamic, new sensing platform that replicates these unique properties. Recognizing the potential of GE’s sensing technologies for improving homeland protection, DARPA is supporting further research.
Radislav Potyrailo, a principal scientist at GE Global Research and principal investigator, said, “GE’s bio-inspired sensing platform could dramatically increase sensitivity, speed and accuracy for detecting dangerous chemical threats. All of these factors are critical, not only from the standpoint of preventing exposure, but in monitoring an effective medical response if necessary to deal with such threats.”
Potyrailo noted that GE’s sensors can be made in very small sizes, with low production costs. This would allow large volumes of these sensors to be readily produced and deployed wherever needed. Unique sensing properties, combined with the size and production advantages offered by GE’s bio-inspired sensors, could enable an array of other important industrial and healthcare applications, including:
· Emissions monitoring at power plants
· Food and beverage safety monitoring
· Water purification testing for home, environmental and industrial applications
· Breath analysis for disease detection
· Wound healing assessment
--more--
Potyrailo said, “Now, more than ever, sensors are being used to collect data on gas concentrations and to deliver important information about air conditions in localized regions or over large distributed areas. This information can range from warning of impending chemical or health threats to more precisely measuring air quality at a power plant. The unique sensing properties of GE’s bio-inspired sensors provide an opportunity to improve the quality of this sensing data and the ability to collect this data at previously unavailable levels of detail”.
DARPA Program Manager Viktoria Greanya, Ph.D., said: “We have been greatly inspired by examples of naturally occurring optical structures whose properties arise from an intricate morphology. For example, the brilliant colors seen in butterfly wings, beetle carapaces, and peacock feathers are due in large part to their complex structure, not simply their color. DARPA’s goal in this program is to harness the best of nature’s own photonic structures and use advances in materials technology to create controllable photonic devices at visible and near-infrared wavelengths.”
For the DARPA project, GE has assembled a world-class team of collaborators who are recognized experts in their fields. They include: Dr. Helen Ghiradella, from State University at Albany, an expert on the biology of structural color; Dr. Peter Vukusic, from the University of Exeter, an expert on the physics of structural color; Dr. Rajesh Naik, from the Air Force Research Laboratory, with a strong background in bio-inspired functional materials and surface functionalization; and Dr. John Hartley, also from State University at Albany, specializing in advanced lithographic nanofabrication. These team members will complement GE’s strong multidisciplinary team of analytical chemists, material scientists, polymer chemists, optical engineers and nanofabrication engineers who are contributing to development of this new platform.
Lenovo’s consumer business crosses significant milestone of 250000 units in the East
Lenovo India has recorded a stellar performance in the East, with product sales crossing the 250000 milestone. The company is now increasing its focus on the Eastern market in line with its “Get closer to customers” strategy; Lenovo India showcased an all new range of 12 youthful and zesty products for the consumer segment, reaffirming its mantra of innovation. The new range complements consumers’ unique personalities and individual notions of having FUN.
Powered by its new consumer proposition - “What’s your idea of FUN?” Lenovo’s latest product range encapsulates the changing perspective of consumers, especially the youth, who regard personal computers as lifestyle enablers rather than computing devices. In line with the spirit of FUN, Lenovo India’s new product line packs in functional yet enjoyable features to excite its consumers across the Notebook, Netbook, All-in-One and Desktop categories.
This initiative is a part of Lenovo’s overall corporate strategy of ‘Getting Closer’ to its customers and partners by understanding and addressing their specific computing requirements from their PCs. Bearing testimony to Lenovo’s unwavering focus on innovation, these products are well-designed to better suit consumers’ dynamic lifestyles.
Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo India and Alex Li- Vice President, HSB (Home & SMB), Lenovo India unveiled the stylish new range in Kolkata on August 11, 2010.
Underlining Lenovo India’s strong focus on and the importance of the Eastern market to the company, Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo India, said “The Eastern region is one of the most significant consumer business markets for Lenovo and is the highest contributor to Lenovo’s consumer business in India. Lenovo has made momentous progress in the Eastern market, with West Bengal continuing to lead volume growth. We believe that the introduction of these feature-rich products across all categories and price bands will go a long way in augmenting Lenovo’s consumer product portfolio and deepening our penetration in the East.”
The showstoppers of the launch were the Z-series notebooks - Lenovo IdeaPad Z460 and Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 that offer mainstream performance and multimedia features at a very affordable price.
In addition to the Z series of PCs, the new models included the top-of-the-line multimedia notebooks Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 and Lenovo IdeaPad Y560, the mobile and attractively designed netbooks Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s ‘Black’, ‘Moon’ and ‘Wind’, the super- efficient space saving desktop Lenovo H320, an entire slew of sleek, elegant and space-efficient All-in-One PCs - Lenovo IdeaCentre A300, Lenovo IdeaCentre B300, Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 and Lenovo C200; and a range of reliable and robust desktops, notebooks exclusively for the SMB segment - ThinkPad Edge in red colour, the ThinkPad Edge Black (in 14” & 15” display), Lenovo B460 and Lenovo V460 and Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z. The wide range of PCs launched, offer cleverly thought-through convenience and security features well in tune with the essential element of fun.
Sharing details on the new range of products which complement FUN, Alex Li, Vice President, HSB (Home & SMB), Lenovo India, said, “Lenovo strongly believes in adding value to its consumers’ PC purchases, by incorporating numerous exciting features, rarely seen in such product categories. With the launch of this new range, we believe we have significantly raised the bar in terms of product features and are offering an excellent value proposition to our customers.”
Keeping in mind users’ needs and driven by the motto of ‘innovation by design’, Lenovo’s latest range of consumer products is engineered with cutting-edge features and trendsetting designs to provide the ultimate user experience.
Some of the significant features that are on offer are:
Ergonomically designed chiclet keyboard, Crystal clear HD resolution display
Dolby Headphone technology, JBL speakers, new generation high-resolution camera
OneKey Theater for enhanced movie experience, Lenovo Quick Start,
Lenovo Veriface face recognition, Lenovo OneKey rescue system
Monday, August 9, 2010
SkodaAuto India introduces Skoda Shield
SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic and one of the most promising automobile companies in India has announced SkodaShield; a unique after sales proposition for Skoda customers. Skoda shield will ensure “4 years of carefree driving” with zero worries ownership experience for all customers.
Speaking about this initiative, Mr. Detlef Roemhild, Sr. General Manager, After Sales, SkodaAuto India said, “SkodaAuto believes that the aftermarket services constitute a critical component in the customer’s ownership experience with their vehicles and above all is a strong driver of brand loyalty. SkodaShield only reiterates Skoda’s endeavor to provide innovative products and service to our customers that suits their needs and lifestyle.”
The all-inclusive package consists of Basic Motor Insurance, 24X7 roadside assistance and Extended Warranty. It is available with all Skoda models including the Skoda Superb, Laura and Fabia. Customers can opt for the SkodaShield at a nominal fee only at the time of purchase of new car.
I. Basic Motor Insurance - Basic Motor Insurance consists of a one-year comprehensive insurance policy. This is clubbed with 24x7 Roadside Assistance for the same term as the insurance.
II. 24x7 Roadside Assistance for the period of insurance - 24x7 Roadside Assistance will offer on-site support to customers in case of breakdown or accident. , so that they may carry forward on their journey without major interruption.
III. Extended Warranty for additional 2yrs/1,00,000 Kms - Extended Warranty is an extension of the new car warranty offered by Škoda Auto India and increases the coverage by two years or upto 1,00,000 Kms over the standard warranty. Hence with extended warranty the cover will be 2+2 years/100,000kms (whichever is earlier)
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Speaking about this initiative, Mr. Detlef Roemhild, Sr. General Manager, After Sales, SkodaAuto India said, “SkodaAuto believes that the aftermarket services constitute a critical component in the customer’s ownership experience with their vehicles and above all is a strong driver of brand loyalty. SkodaShield only reiterates Skoda’s endeavor to provide innovative products and service to our customers that suits their needs and lifestyle.”
The all-inclusive package consists of Basic Motor Insurance, 24X7 roadside assistance and Extended Warranty. It is available with all Skoda models including the Skoda Superb, Laura and Fabia. Customers can opt for the SkodaShield at a nominal fee only at the time of purchase of new car.
I. Basic Motor Insurance - Basic Motor Insurance consists of a one-year comprehensive insurance policy. This is clubbed with 24x7 Roadside Assistance for the same term as the insurance.
II. 24x7 Roadside Assistance for the period of insurance - 24x7 Roadside Assistance will offer on-site support to customers in case of breakdown or accident. , so that they may carry forward on their journey without major interruption.
III. Extended Warranty for additional 2yrs/1,00,000 Kms - Extended Warranty is an extension of the new car warranty offered by Škoda Auto India and increases the coverage by two years or upto 1,00,000 Kms over the standard warranty. Hence with extended warranty the cover will be 2+2 years/100,000kms (whichever is earlier)
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
LinkedIn strengthens team to grow advertising offerings in India
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with 75 million members worldwide, of which over six million are in India, today announced two key appointments to boost its advertising offerings in India. Dhiman Mukherji has joined LinkedIn India as Director, Advertising Sales and Sunny Saurabh as Head of Advertising Solutions to further expand and strengthen LinkedIn’s presence in India.
An increasing number of businesses in India are reaching out to LinkedIn to utilize its advertising solutions given its targeted approach and the ability to connect with a focused audience. LinkedIn India is now building an in-house advertising sales and solutions team to directly engage with companies here as well as develop and deliver custom solutions for its customers.
Dhiman will lead LinkedIn’s advertising sales efforts in India by engaging with clients to communicate and develop LinkedIn’s unique value creation capabilities to their business. Dhiman brings over 13 years of experience in the media industry. Prior to joining LinkedIn, he was the Head of Sales at AOL and also has sales experience with Google. In addition to building the ad sales business, Dhiman will also focus on building a motivated, in-house sales team for LinkedIn in India. Dhiman’s profile can be viewed at http://in.linkedin.com/in/dhimanmukherji
As Head of Advertising Solutions, Sunny will focus on developing customized solutions, which help companies build their social media strategy around LinkedIn, facilitating engagement with customers, partners and even potential employees. Sunny has over six years of experience in media having worked with UTV New Media, MySpace and Google. He will work with Dhiman and his sales team to produce customized programs for LinkedIn’s clients in India. Sunny’s profile can be viewed at http://in.linkedin.com/in/sunnysaurabh
“Increasingly, we are seeing more companies in India using LinkedIn as an integral part of their marketing mix. Several companies have expressed an interest in getting our guidance on building innovative marketing solutions. Dhiman and Sunny’s appointments are part of our continued growth and will be instrumental in driving awareness about LinkedIn’s advertising solutions in India,” said Hari V. Krishnan, country manager of LinkedIn India.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Velammal Engineering College Inaugurated “Virtual Instrumentation Centre” under the Planet NI Initiative
The CoE will introduce latest industrial standard technologies and develop products which can encourage ideation and innovation in the areas of embedded technology among engineering students and technical professionals of the country. The CoE will work on research areas like embedded Industrial Control, Image Processing, Robotic System Design, Measurement & Automation, Wireless Sensor network by encouraging ideation and innovation through projects based on real world applications, access to industry events, educational workshops, and training sessions on NI LabVIEW.
While inaugurating the CoE with Mr. M.V. Muthuramalingam, Chairman, Velammal Educational Trust, Mr. Jayaram Pillai, Managing Director India, Russia & Arabia, National Instruments said, “The establishment of the CoE will strengthen our engagement with the academia in the country. This association will help us equip students with the skills required to undertake research and development in the changing technology environment. With this initiative we will be able to contribute to the development of the limited exploratory or research-based education.”
“With acknowledgement of research intensive needs on the part of industry, meeting these needs for the future engineers is an essential part of bridging the academia-industry gap present,” he added.
Virtual instruments provide significant advantages in every stage of the engineering process, from research and design to manufacturing test. Virtual Instrumentation aids all stages of the engineering process, from research and design to manufacturing test. With this initiative the centre will offer candidates an opportunity to work to the highest academic standards and will seek to bridge the gap between the industry & the academia by creating an experiential learning environment for engineering students in the state as well as across India.
Planet NI and Velammal Engineering College is committed towards developing quality engineers who can take the country forward with continuous innovations in technology
RT Outsourcing Strengthen & Revamps its Identity to - inTarvo
The Company’s new identity 'inTarvo’ stands for its core ideology of Delivering Value (inT+arvo=Integration + Value). inTarvo now provides end-to-end Lifecycle Management solutions including Installation & Commissioning ,Technical Helpdesk, Service centers, Repair & Refurbishment, Technical Training, Infrastructure Management Services and e-waste recycling. As part of this endeavor, inTarvo has brought its capabilities into a single state-of-art facility, spanning an area of around 122,000 sq ft at Noida. The new premises house its integrated support solutions for IT, CE, Telecom & Electronic Security business.
inTarvo also announced a series of endeavors for its future growth including:
· Announcement of New professional management: joining of industry leaders from IT, Telecom and Electronics Security fields
· Association of strong investors: NEA, the leading venture capital firm from USA with approx. $8.5 billion in committed capital join hands
· Foray into new Service areas:
§ e-waste management services: managing of electronic waste for efficient, responsible and sustainable waste recycling solutions to meet the challenges of environmental compliance and human healthy while conserving Earth’s resources.
§ Remote Infrastructure Management services: inTarvo combines technology expertise, evolved process frameworks, state-of-art infrastructure and flexible delivery models to offer a comprehensive suite of IT Infrastructure Management Services to global enterprises.
§ Electronic Security installation & maintenance services: inTarvo has a dedicated PAN India team of professionals to support OEM’s in design, installation and maintenance of electronics security products like CCTV systems, Access Control, Intrusion alarm, BMS, VDP, Fire Alarm Systems.
On this occasion Mr. Pravin Jain, Chairman, inTarvo Technologies Limited, said “We have been a trusted name for most of the fortune 500 technology brands for their service needs. With our consolidation strategy we are more committed towards improving customer satisfaction levels. inTarvo will consistently deliver value in Integrated Lifecycle Management services through integrated offerings. Our excellence in mastering the end-to-end aspects of this process is the key to our ability to deliver consistent value to our clients’ brands and to their customers.”
inTarvo’s technical expertise comes from its accumulated experience in managing field services and depot services as well as installation support services for Fortune500 companies for over 15 years. inTarvo is present in 200+ cities with 400+ centres and has over 3500+ technically-skilled employees on it’s payroll. The company has also expanded its footprints to overseas locations including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Middle East & Singapore.
inTarvo has been winning Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific & Fast 50 India Ranking consecutively for 3 years in a row (2007 to 2009)—a global platform for measuring, recognizing and analyzing the growth of the fastest-growing technology companies in the region. inTarvo is an ISO 9001:2008 (QMS - Quality Management System), ISO 14001:2004 (EMS - Environment Management System), OHSAS 18001:2007(Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems) and ISO 27001:2005 (ISMS - Information Security Management System) certified company.
'Private Label' Products of AIOCD LTD. enters the market
'Private Label' products have entered the market on the field of generic on all India level through the medium of a limited company All Indian Origin Chemists and Distributors (AIOCD Ltd.). Private Label products will show new direction to pharma sector as well as chemist brethren’s own company's products will also be liked by the customers. Such an assurance was given by the chairman of AIOCD Ltd. Jagannath Shinde.
Taking into consideration the expected increase in demand of pharmaceuticals from the society and in view of the standard of the government to give importance to generic medicines, pharmaceutical dealers from all over the country had asked the AIOCD Ltd. company to bring 'Private Label' products in the market on the field of generic products. In continuance of the same, the All Indian Origin Chemists & Distributors company has initiated its ambitious steps. In the first stage the company starts distribution in 15 states with 100 products. The product range will be increased gradually as per the demand of pharmaceutical dealers.
A demonstration of these products was started at Hotel Fortune in Navi Mumbai on 15th July, 2010. On this occassion, office bearers of AIOCD and MSCDA association and many big names from pharma sector, also knowledgeable people of generic products were present. The spokesman of the company expressed his opinion that compared with other products the attractive packing, quality, rate of the product's of AIOCD Ltd. are qualitative.
'AIO' range through 'Java' division :
To achieve expected objective standards of the members of AIOCD Limited company, as also to make all-round development of the members, a separate platform has been created. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the company, Jagannath Shinde. He added further that just as 'JAVA' language prominent in the field of computer, helps all the persons to achieve several results simultaniously at the same time, AIOCD Limited company has on the same ground focused its attention on the matter that all members have focused their attention towards increasing their business after concentrating on many goals at the same time. Jagannath Shinde further said that this is why the company has introduced generic products of 'Private Label' through the name 'JAVA'.
'Private Label' products are to be distributed through the medium of Maharashtra Safe Chemist & Distributor Alliance Limited (MSCDA LTD) in Maharashtra. Vaijanath Jagushte, Managing Director of MSCDA company stated that these products are to be delivered from the bottom shopkeeper to the retailers in all the districts of Maharashtra. The pharmaceutical dealers of the company in the state have vowed to give prominence to the products of the company to make a brand of Private Label. Shri Jagushte said that the specialists and advisers of the company are engaged in the study to prepare the products of the company for the last six months. Company's pharmaceutical prove qualitative in every respect is the objective kept in mind. He also expressed the ambition to bring good pharmaceuticals for the customers at proper rate
Taking into consideration the expected increase in demand of pharmaceuticals from the society and in view of the standard of the government to give importance to generic medicines, pharmaceutical dealers from all over the country had asked the AIOCD Ltd. company to bring 'Private Label' products in the market on the field of generic products. In continuance of the same, the All Indian Origin Chemists & Distributors company has initiated its ambitious steps. In the first stage the company starts distribution in 15 states with 100 products. The product range will be increased gradually as per the demand of pharmaceutical dealers.
A demonstration of these products was started at Hotel Fortune in Navi Mumbai on 15th July, 2010. On this occassion, office bearers of AIOCD and MSCDA association and many big names from pharma sector, also knowledgeable people of generic products were present. The spokesman of the company expressed his opinion that compared with other products the attractive packing, quality, rate of the product's of AIOCD Ltd. are qualitative.
'AIO' range through 'Java' division :
To achieve expected objective standards of the members of AIOCD Limited company, as also to make all-round development of the members, a separate platform has been created. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the company, Jagannath Shinde. He added further that just as 'JAVA' language prominent in the field of computer, helps all the persons to achieve several results simultaniously at the same time, AIOCD Limited company has on the same ground focused its attention on the matter that all members have focused their attention towards increasing their business after concentrating on many goals at the same time. Jagannath Shinde further said that this is why the company has introduced generic products of 'Private Label' through the name 'JAVA'.
'Private Label' products are to be distributed through the medium of Maharashtra Safe Chemist & Distributor Alliance Limited (MSCDA LTD) in Maharashtra. Vaijanath Jagushte, Managing Director of MSCDA company stated that these products are to be delivered from the bottom shopkeeper to the retailers in all the districts of Maharashtra. The pharmaceutical dealers of the company in the state have vowed to give prominence to the products of the company to make a brand of Private Label. Shri Jagushte said that the specialists and advisers of the company are engaged in the study to prepare the products of the company for the last six months. Company's pharmaceutical prove qualitative in every respect is the objective kept in mind. He also expressed the ambition to bring good pharmaceuticals for the customers at proper rate
Somany Ceramics eyes premium tile market in Bangalore
Spread in an area of over 1800 sq. ft. and designed by Enigma- Somany’s in-house Interiors & Consultants, this company owned display centre will offer the people of Bangalore a never before experience with its wide product range and mock displays. The display centre will display the wide range of domestic and imported tiles, sanitaryware and faucets from the company. It exhibits one of the most exquisite domestic and imported tile collections through state-of-the-art mock-up displays. These mock-ups are designed to give customers a feel of how each tile will look in its actual use, thus, transforming tile shopping into a rich and creative visual experience. By doing mix and match of different product options available here, a customer can create his/her desired ambience.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shreekant Somany, CMD, SCL said, “We are delighted to open our first Somany Display Centre in Bangalore. It is our continuous endeavor to reach out to a larger section of people. Tiles being a fashion furnishing today, our display centre help in displaying the concept in a larger section which gives a complete home solution to the discerning customers”.
The display centre has on display Somany’s best selling products like VC Tiles, Highlighter Concepts, High-end tiles, Imported tiles, Sanitaryware and C.P.Fittings Products.
SAP Asia Pacific Japan Reports Robust Double-Digit Growth in Q2 2010
SAP Asia Pacific Japan (“APJ”) put in a strong report card for the second quarter and first half of 2010, with solid growth across all key markets and business units in the region.
Software and Software Related Services Revenues for Q2 2010 grew by 18 per cent (eight per cent including Japan) to €307 million. Total Revenues saw a corresponding 12 per cent growth (three per cent including Japan), to €366 million, reinforcing SAP APJ’s position as SAP’s global growth engine.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, SAP APJ grew Software and Software Related Services Revenues by 16 per cent (eight per cent including Japan) and Total Revenues by 9 per cent (two per cent including Japan). All growth figures in this release are expressed in non-IFRS constant currency terms and are measured against the previous comparable period.
“We are pleased with our strong double-digit growth across the region, generated by increased momentum in all segments of the business. We experienced a significant lift in larger-sized deals, which together with strong growth in mid-sized deals (+50 per cent) and SME (+73 per cent), continued to drive improved margins. This solid performance demonstrates SAP APJ has the right strategy, supported by good execution and strong customer support,” said Steve Watts, President, SAP Asia Pacific Japan.
“Coupled with strategic moves, such as our acquisition of Sybase, Inc. and the introduction of our new version of SAP Business ByDesign in China and India, we are laying a strong foundation for the years ahead. By fully addressing customer needs, we will continue to reinforce our market leadership position across the region.”
Across the key geographic markets, Southeast Asia put in a stellar performance and China continued to be a very important strategic market. Other stand-out growth markets included Australia, Taiwan and Korea. Japan’s results were muted by the recovering economy, but the large enterprise sector performed well – as did Japan’s SME business (+42 per cent).
Globally, SAP also delivered a strong Q2 2010 with non-IFRS Software and Software Related Services Revenues growth of 16 per cent to €2.26 billion. With more than 10,600 deals won in Q2 alone, SAP exceeded its target of 100,000 customers worldwide. Support revenues also increased sequentially by more than nine per cent - testament to the strength of SAP’s Enterprise Support offering.
In Q2 2010, key APJ customer wins came from the Transportation, Utilities and Manufacturing sectors, with SAP APJ winning more than 85 per cent of all competitive deals. SAP’s market leadership was further reinforced by industry analyst reports, showing SAP leading the business intelligence (BI) tools market with a 19.5 per cent market share[1]. SAP also grew faster than the market in financial performance and strategy management (FPSM) applications, and now claims a 23.7 per cent market share[2].
Watts said, “At the heart of our strategy is complete dedication to our customers. We remain committed to Value Delivery and to helping every customer become a Best-Run Business. All of our customers want to be real-time, mobile, sustainable and Best-Run. Our strategy of On Premise, On Demand, On Device, with Orchestration, resonates very well with our customers, and continues to position SAP as the global enterprise software industry leader.”
SAP also announced the completion of its acquisition of Sybase, Inc., to be operated separately under the leadership of current CEO John Chen, remaining focused on its core business. Sybase will continue to execute plans and product strategies around its core database and information management business. Sybase’s expertise in the mobile business will be a key driver for the Sybase and SAP vision for the unwired enterprise. For more details on SAP and Sybase, visit www.sap.com/about/investor/sybase.epx.
Software and Software Related Services Revenues for Q2 2010 grew by 18 per cent (eight per cent including Japan) to €307 million. Total Revenues saw a corresponding 12 per cent growth (three per cent including Japan), to €366 million, reinforcing SAP APJ’s position as SAP’s global growth engine.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, SAP APJ grew Software and Software Related Services Revenues by 16 per cent (eight per cent including Japan) and Total Revenues by 9 per cent (two per cent including Japan). All growth figures in this release are expressed in non-IFRS constant currency terms and are measured against the previous comparable period.
“We are pleased with our strong double-digit growth across the region, generated by increased momentum in all segments of the business. We experienced a significant lift in larger-sized deals, which together with strong growth in mid-sized deals (+50 per cent) and SME (+73 per cent), continued to drive improved margins. This solid performance demonstrates SAP APJ has the right strategy, supported by good execution and strong customer support,” said Steve Watts, President, SAP Asia Pacific Japan.
“Coupled with strategic moves, such as our acquisition of Sybase, Inc. and the introduction of our new version of SAP Business ByDesign in China and India, we are laying a strong foundation for the years ahead. By fully addressing customer needs, we will continue to reinforce our market leadership position across the region.”
Across the key geographic markets, Southeast Asia put in a stellar performance and China continued to be a very important strategic market. Other stand-out growth markets included Australia, Taiwan and Korea. Japan’s results were muted by the recovering economy, but the large enterprise sector performed well – as did Japan’s SME business (+42 per cent).
Globally, SAP also delivered a strong Q2 2010 with non-IFRS Software and Software Related Services Revenues growth of 16 per cent to €2.26 billion. With more than 10,600 deals won in Q2 alone, SAP exceeded its target of 100,000 customers worldwide. Support revenues also increased sequentially by more than nine per cent - testament to the strength of SAP’s Enterprise Support offering.
In Q2 2010, key APJ customer wins came from the Transportation, Utilities and Manufacturing sectors, with SAP APJ winning more than 85 per cent of all competitive deals. SAP’s market leadership was further reinforced by industry analyst reports, showing SAP leading the business intelligence (BI) tools market with a 19.5 per cent market share[1]. SAP also grew faster than the market in financial performance and strategy management (FPSM) applications, and now claims a 23.7 per cent market share[2].
Watts said, “At the heart of our strategy is complete dedication to our customers. We remain committed to Value Delivery and to helping every customer become a Best-Run Business. All of our customers want to be real-time, mobile, sustainable and Best-Run. Our strategy of On Premise, On Demand, On Device, with Orchestration, resonates very well with our customers, and continues to position SAP as the global enterprise software industry leader.”
SAP also announced the completion of its acquisition of Sybase, Inc., to be operated separately under the leadership of current CEO John Chen, remaining focused on its core business. Sybase will continue to execute plans and product strategies around its core database and information management business. Sybase’s expertise in the mobile business will be a key driver for the Sybase and SAP vision for the unwired enterprise. For more details on SAP and Sybase, visit www.sap.com/about/investor/sybase.epx.
Micro Focus Unveils SilkPerformer CloudBurst for Load Testing from the Cloud
Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announces the availability of SilkPerformer CloudBurst, a peak demand load testing capability based on Micro Focus Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) technology. CloudBurst extends Micro Focus’ industry-leading load and performance testing solution SilkPerformer out to the cloud. With CloudBurst, SilkPerformer enables testing organizations to easily manage large load tests that emulate hundreds of thousands of users from multiple global points of presence and to quickly diagnose and resolve discovered issues.
“Delivering industrial strength peak load testing capabilities, and high flexibility for both on premise and cloud based applications, we believe this will in turn drive smoother and higher quality software applications deployments from India. This unique testing tool comes in time to help both customer and partner organizations to take advantage of benefits of cloud technologies to drive higher ROI and business efficacies.” said Ashish Masand, Country General Manager, Micro Focus India.
As organizations develop web applications that will be used by many thousands of users worldwide, traditional load testing methods have fallen short. These methods require far too much hardware and are not able to scale to meet the demands of today’s web applications. SilkPerformer CloudBurst utilizes the cloud to meet these resource demands using a flexible, pay-as-you-go, consumption-based pricing model.
By extending SilkPerformer’s on-premise model with cloud load-generation technology, CloudBurst enables customers the flexibility to drive load from either on-premise or in the cloud or both at the same time. This model also has the advantage of being able to monitor the underlying systems and provide performance diagnostics with one integrated product.
In order to handle the complexity of today’s web 2.0 applications, Micro Focus SilkPerformer CloudBurst also delivers a new generation of load-generation technology called Browser Driven Load Testing, which cuts scripting and script maintenance time in half and more accurately emulates end user loads on Web 2.0 applications.
“With CloudBurst, SilkPerformer has become a hybrid on-premise and on-the-cloud product, giving our customers the advantage of being able to load test all of their applications whether they are Internet facing or internal. They can mix-and-match permanent or consumption-based licensing models to meet their needs and have an integrated solution for driving loads and diagnosing performance problems,” said Rich Novak, president and general manager of the Micro Focus Application Management and Quality Division.
“SilkPerformer CloudBurst allows us to help customers drive Continuous Quality Assurance methods in terms of performance testing. The ability to test from anywhere to anywhere and to easily and quickly harness the resources needed to drive loads allows performance testing to be accomplished earlier in the life cycles and leveraged more often. That is what Micro Focus’ Continuous Quality Assurance is all about, eliminating defects earlier in the development lifecycle at less cost.”
Micro Focus SilkPerformer CloudBurst is available immediately. Micro Focus is pleased to provide resources to help support companies’ cloud-based testing initiatives. For more information, visit www.microfocus.com/cloudburst.
“Delivering industrial strength peak load testing capabilities, and high flexibility for both on premise and cloud based applications, we believe this will in turn drive smoother and higher quality software applications deployments from India. This unique testing tool comes in time to help both customer and partner organizations to take advantage of benefits of cloud technologies to drive higher ROI and business efficacies.” said Ashish Masand, Country General Manager, Micro Focus India.
As organizations develop web applications that will be used by many thousands of users worldwide, traditional load testing methods have fallen short. These methods require far too much hardware and are not able to scale to meet the demands of today’s web applications. SilkPerformer CloudBurst utilizes the cloud to meet these resource demands using a flexible, pay-as-you-go, consumption-based pricing model.
By extending SilkPerformer’s on-premise model with cloud load-generation technology, CloudBurst enables customers the flexibility to drive load from either on-premise or in the cloud or both at the same time. This model also has the advantage of being able to monitor the underlying systems and provide performance diagnostics with one integrated product.
In order to handle the complexity of today’s web 2.0 applications, Micro Focus SilkPerformer CloudBurst also delivers a new generation of load-generation technology called Browser Driven Load Testing, which cuts scripting and script maintenance time in half and more accurately emulates end user loads on Web 2.0 applications.
“With CloudBurst, SilkPerformer has become a hybrid on-premise and on-the-cloud product, giving our customers the advantage of being able to load test all of their applications whether they are Internet facing or internal. They can mix-and-match permanent or consumption-based licensing models to meet their needs and have an integrated solution for driving loads and diagnosing performance problems,” said Rich Novak, president and general manager of the Micro Focus Application Management and Quality Division.
“SilkPerformer CloudBurst allows us to help customers drive Continuous Quality Assurance methods in terms of performance testing. The ability to test from anywhere to anywhere and to easily and quickly harness the resources needed to drive loads allows performance testing to be accomplished earlier in the life cycles and leveraged more often. That is what Micro Focus’ Continuous Quality Assurance is all about, eliminating defects earlier in the development lifecycle at less cost.”
Micro Focus SilkPerformer CloudBurst is available immediately. Micro Focus is pleased to provide resources to help support companies’ cloud-based testing initiatives. For more information, visit www.microfocus.com/cloudburst.
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