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Gigabyte Technology’s GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK, part of the company’s 9 series PC motherboardssupports the 4th Gen Haswell processors, Haswell Refresh, and the 5th Gen Broadwell processors. Feature Snapshot: GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK Extended server level 168 hour durability Test Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ processors Audio Noise Guard with LED path lighting Precise digital CPU power design SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s …

Kaspersky Lab  announced a new global initiative, the Security Startup Challenge (SSC) which is a mentor-driven acceleration program developed and implemented by the Kaspersky Academy, in partnership with venture industry leaders, Mangrove Capital Partners and the ABRT Venture Fund. SSC will provide startups with access to cutting-edge business, cybersecurity and cross-industry expertise from around the world. Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, says: …

D-Link rolled out a multi-city roadshow – ‘Pinnacle 2015’,targeted specifically towards System Integrators. The programme, ‘Pinnacle 2015’ will display D-Link’s one-stop networkingsolution that is designed to meet the dynamic networking needs of an enterprise, the company said.   Pinnacle 2015 is a series of roadshows slated to reac h out to System Integrators across the country. The inaugural event was recently concluded …

Dell, stands at Number 8, in a ranking published by The Brand Trust Report, India Study of 2015 that compares ‘trust’ held in brands by consumers. This ranking includes non-technology companies too, including auto and FMCG. Between technology brands, Dell stands as the most trusted brand in India. N. Chandramouli, CEO, TRA, said on the occasion of the report’s launch, …

EMC Corporation announced the launch of new global Business Partner Program (BPP) providing EMC® partners with a common, unified framework. The new BPP brings together all previous EMC partner programs to create a simple, predictable and profitable experience for each partner. Designed in concert with partners, the BPP offers more flexibility and choice as well as greater access to solutions and services …

Ricoh India Ltd. opened its first Indian flagship Brand store at Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Store will display the copiers, projectors, cameras, binoculars, and visual communication products, along with Laser Printers. The available products at Ricoh store for the touch and feel will include Pentax K-500, which is an impressive entry-level DSLR, all weather and all-purpose underwater camera WG4 among many …

Polycom, Inc.has announced the appointment of Shirish Joshi as APAC Channel Sales Director. He will be responsible for executing channel programmes across the region, driving business for Polycom partners, and strengthening go-to-market and distribution strategy. Joshi joins Polycom from Citrix Systems where he was the Channels and Alliances Director for the ASEAN region. In this role, he held responsibility for …

After witnessing a strong growth in the festive third quarter, India tablet market posted a growth in Q4 2014, ending the year on a positive note. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), India tablet market reported shipments of 0.96 million units in Q4, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 3.6%. Strong performance of local players as well as increasing interest of the PC …

Canon India Pvt. Ltd introduced the new “MAXIFY” range of business inkjet printers for economical colour network-printing solutionsfor small and home offices. The new printers launched are MAXIFY MB5370 and MB5070 multifunctional printers, and the single-function MAXIFY iB4070. Key Product Specifications The MAXIFY range has a duty cycle of upto 30,000 prints per month. The MAXIFYMB5370 &iB4070 inkjet printers are …

K7 Computing, a data security and threat management company, announced today that that its flagship product K7 Total Security has received the VB100 award on Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 systems from The Virus Bulletin. The Virus Bulletinawards the right to display the VB100 logo only to anti-malware products that can detect all “In-the-wild” malware during both on-demand and on-access scanning, and generate …