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Tata Docomo today announced an industry-first postpay seller engagement, rewards and retention program- Bonus Plus for sellers working for Club Premier Partners (top partners). The Bonus Plus lets the top rung channel partners and sellers earn points basis activations done month on month which can be redeemed after a lock-in period of three months. The accrued points can be redeemed …

Intel announced the appointment of Shweta Computers and Peripherals as a national distributor for its portfolio of consumer security products. The appointment of Shweta Computers serves as a strategic move to strengthen Intel Security’s presence in the consumer segment and underscores its commitment to the Indian market, a press release said. As part of the agreement, Shweta Computers will be …

PhotoFast, the Taiwanese innovators of Premium Smart accessories, introduces its product line in India through exclusive distributor, Creative Peripherals Creative Peripherals, one of the India’s leading distribution network in IT, Imaging, Telecom and Lifestyle products today announced its exclusive tie-up with Taiwanese smart accessories brand for Apple products, PhotoFast. PhotoFast is globally known for manufacturing high-quality tech-accessories such as docks, …

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 …