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Hewlett-Packard is splitting into two companies, using a breakup to become nimbler after failing to keep up with the shift away from the printing and personal-computing businesses it pioneered. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman will lead Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, a new company focusing on corporate hardware and services, while Dion Weisler, the vice president in charge of personal-computer and printer operations, …

Axis conducted its solution seminars for 2014 at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. The seminar witnessed over 120 partners. The core objective of the seminar was to re-connect with the partners and educate them on the recent developments in the company and update them on the security surveillance trends witnessed in the market. Through this, the company is expecting to reach out …

Lenovo has launched three smart connected devices (SCD) stores in Delhi-NCR. Following the success of first SCD store in Pune, the three additional stores are an integral part of Lenovo’s strategy to win in the PC+ era. The stores serve as a one stop destination to cater to the technology needs of all users, through new and exciting form factors …

Dell has announced Preetham Upadhy and his son Pradhyumna Upadhya from Sharada Vidyalaya, Manglore to win the title of Dell Champs 2014 school program. The first runner up for Dell Champs is Tarun and his son Kabir from New Public School, Chandigarh. The 2nd runner up is Soumen Roy and his son Anish Roy from Little Flower School Jamshedpur and …

Alcatel One Touch and Mozilla have unveiled Fire C2G smartphone with Firefox OS in the entry level smartphone category. The organizations collaborate to bring to market more device options that match the smartphone users’ expectation from Alcatel One Touch with the flexibility and customization of Firefox OS. Available exclusively through Flipkart, the phone is priced at INR 1,990. Praveen Valecha, …

COMPASS (Computer Association of Eastern India) will be organising the technology fair COMPASS 14-15 in February at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. The four day mega fair starting from 13 October-16 October has shifted the venue from Milan Mela Grounds as per the demand by the participants, members and the public. The decision to shift the venue to Netaji Indoor Stadium …

Polycoms RealPresence One solution, which is used in industries like manufacturing, healthcare, education, government, financial services and various other verticals, is now available across all the cities in India. The company launched RealPresence One along with other video solutions a couple of months ago at TEAM Polycom 2014, the company’s largest partner event of the year. RealPresence One is a …

Emerson Network Power announced plans for its latest Critical Advantage webcast series. The first webcast will feature a panel of industry experts discussing findings from Emerson’s recent report, “Data Center 2025: Exploring the Possibilities,” and will air live Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific. Emerson Network Power’s Peter Panfil will be joined by Peter Gross of Bloom Energy, …

Microsoft gives first look at Windows 10, highlighting enterprise advancements and open collaboration  Microsoft Corp. on 30th Sep’14, unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available Oct. 1. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. …

 To deliver benefits from data sovereignty, lower latency and geo redundancy with local infrastructur In his first visit to India as Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella today announced that Microsoft will offer commercial cloud services – Azure and Office 365, from local datacenters by the end of 2015. This is expected to accelerate public and hybrid cloud adoption significantly in India. …