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A first-of-its-kind report by FICCI shows how huge the losses are that the mobile phone industry is suffering due to the illicit market, that imitate the top brands. The survey, which collated information from several sources, said the industry suffered a loss of ₹19,066 crore due to the illicit market in 2013-14. “The quantum of loss is growing over the …

Middle East Businesses Can Discover How Drones, Robotics, and 3D Printing Can Lead Digital Transformations. One of Most International and Expansive Editions Yet, with more than 130,000 Visitors, 20,000 C-Level Executives, and 3,600 Exhibiting Brands GITEX Technology Week – the leading ICT event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – opens tomorrow (SUNDAY OCTOBER 18), featuring the latest …

After the remarkable success of the first edition in 2014, The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) along with Zinnov today launched the second edition of the start-up report titled “Start-up India – Momentous Rise of the Indian Start-up Ecosystem” on the side-lines of NASSCOM Product Conclave 2015 in Bengaluru. The report was launched by Mr. R Chandrashekhar, …

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has signed a research collaboration agreement (RCA) with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), one of Malaysia’s most prominent universities, with the aim of improving clinical support for traumatic brain injuries.  The partnership will bring together Hitachi Cloud Services Connection (HCSC) – Healthcare, a first-of-its-kind …

Zinnov, a Management consulting firm, today released its Annual ‘Global R&D Service Providers Landscape study 2015’. According to the study, the total R&D spending by global top 500 R&D spenders grew by 2% to reach USD 614 Billion of which the addressable market for Outsourced Engineering R&D services stands at USD 216 Billion. Automotive and Software Product companies account for …

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, replaces Alia Bhatt as Intel Security’s Most Sensational Celebrity to search for online in 2015. Intel Security has researched popular culture’s most famous people to reveal the riskiest personalities on the Web in the 2015 edition of the Most Sensational Celebrities (MSC) study. Amongst the surprise moves this year were Shraddha Kapoor’s meteoric rise to No. …

F-Secure has released a new ad blocker that the company hopes will encourage content providers to adopt more user-friendly advertising practices. The new app, called F-Secure AdBlocker, is a free tool that helps users save data and browse faster by blocking traffic from known advertising servers. F-Secure AdBlocker is a free, easy-to-use app that filters Internet traffic coming from advertisers. …

India’s technology and business service providers are at the cusp of a significant opportunity as digital technologies get embedded in a widening range of products and services. The global and domestic market presents a huge opportunity for companies that can build expertise in these new technologies and deliver value through them. Moving to capture this digital opportunity, the Indian technology …

Today, transformation in the business of healthcare has a clear name- technology. Techplus media’s maiden   Healthcare IT summit, 2015 was organised in Mumbai on September 4, 2015, with a view to facilitating transformation in the healthy industry dynamics. The event saw participation by stalwarts from both the industries and some really insightful discussions on the podium. The objective of the  …

One of the first needs in computing infrastructure for an SMB is the ‘network’.  Networks enable employees to collaborate and deliver work on computers and smart devices. We analyse on-the-ground situation in terms of how the SMB network is undergoing what can be referred to as ‘micro-shifts’. Small and medium businesses employ close to 40% of the work force in …