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According to International Data Corporation (IDC) APeJ server tracker; x86 server market in India grew by 7% in terms of revenuein CY 2014 as compared to CY 2013. The major contributors to this growth were Professional Services, Communications &Media, Banking and Manufacturing verticals. The non x86 server market continued to decline year on year in terms of revenue. The decline …

ASUS organized a Dealers’ Meet themed ‘all-in-ones’ and desktops across their target regions in India. These target regions comprised JBO (Jharkhand-Bihar-Odisha), Pune, Guwahati and Shillong. The meet was held on 18th March in Pune, 19th March in Guwahati, 20th March in Shillong and 22nd March in Puri – Odisha. The meet in each town or city was held with different …

HP announced updates to its channel partner programs.  The HP Partner Navigator Program is designed to help HP partners through HP’s upcoming separation into two companies, while additional programs, including the Partner One Alliance, is designed to help partners drive positive business outcomes for their customers. “As HP continues its path toward becoming two new Fortune 50 companies, we remain …

Intel Security has announced the appointment of Gavin Struthers as President, Asia Pacific for Intel Security, replacing Andrew Littleproud. Formerly Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channel Operations, Intel Security, Struthers will now be responsible for business operation across Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand. Gavin has worked with McAfee (now part of Intel Security) for over 12 years across several roles including …

NASSCOM welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgement on Section 66A of the Information Technology Act terming it as ‘unconstitutional’. This landmark ruling upholds the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression given under the Constitution of India. Further, Supreme Court’s reading down of the provision under section 79(3)(b), will now make it necessary to take legal permission from a court to takedown …

According to IDC India PC Market Tracker for Q4 CY14, Dell is the number 1 PC vendor in the Commercial segment with a share of 25.6% and number 2 in the Consumer segment as per the IDC[i]India PC Market Tracker for Q4 CY14.With a 24.8% share across business segments, a y-o-y growth of 54.2% in the Indian PC market and a y-o-y share gain (unit shipment) of 6.6% in Q4 CY2014, Dell …

Intel in India announced a special campaign for the network of Intel Technology Providers. Through this campaign, Intel will train its Intel Technology Providers on the latest roadmaps and organize a series of e-street activations as well launch a targeted digital campaign. Intel launched its channel membership program called the Genuine Intel® Dealer program in 1995 and over the past …

Canon India Pvt. Ltd, introduced the new “MF 200” range of business laser multi-function printers (MFPs) designed for offices. The new Laser MFDs – MF 221D, MF 217W, MF 226dn and MF 229dw – come with productivity and convenience features, some of them made by Canon especially for the Indian users. Ultra-Fast Rendering (UFR-LT2) for instance, optimises printer and desktop data …

Panasonic Indiaintroduced its third generation dynamic HDVC solutions- KX-VC1600 and KX-VC1300 along with various software based VC solutions. The HD Visual communications systems make it possible to instantaneously communicate and collaborate in remote locations. Specially designed for the SME segment, the new product range is targeted towards providing cost effective and high quality products for SME customers, the press release …

Fortinetannounced it has enhanced itsFortiPartner Program for the EMEA and APAC regions. The new program, including new certification and re-aligned partner levels, is designed to help partners build expertise on the full range of Fortinet’s network security products, extend service offerings and expand into new areas of the security market, the company said in a press release. Jitendra Ghughal, National …