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NEWS IN FOCUS

Smart India Hackathon 2018India’s digital innovation revolution

Microsoft readying Movies & TV app for iOS and Android

Nissan to launch its first global Digital

Hub in India

Commvault Partners with IBM to Deliver Commvault Data Management and Protection to

IBM Business Resiliency Services Customers

Inaugural edition of the Hardware HackathonPersistent Systems in association with MHRD, AICTE, IIT Kharagpur, i4C and Rambhau Prabho-dini Mhalgi has co-organized Smart India Hack-athon 2018 – Hardware edition. The 5-day hack-athon was inaugurated on June 18, 2018, by Shri. Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Chief Patron – Smart India Hackathon 2018. In its second year, the Smart India Hackathon has added a new dimension to challenge thou-sands of technology students in India to craft practical hardware-backed solutions for chal-lenging problems statements as identified by 14 Union Ministries and 10 State Governments. The final rounds of the 5-day Hardware Edition are set to take place across 10 nodal centers in India

Those who have created a large library

of movies and tv shows from the Microsoft Store are in for some good news if a new report is to be believed. According to Windows Central, Mic-rosoft’s Movies & TV app, currently found only on Windows 10 PCs, Xbox, and Windows 10 Mobile platforms, will soon be available to Android and iOS users.After Microsoft effectively sounded the death knell for Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile last year, the company has been working hard to

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., signed a memorandum of understand-ing (MoU) with the Government of Kerala to establish a new global center for digital oper-

ations in India.The Nissan Digital Hub will be the first of a num-ber of software and information technology development centers in Asia, Europe and North America. These will comprehensively transform Nissan’s business by placing digital technology at the heart of key operations and services.The hubs will allow Nissan to provide best-in-class user experiences, product development capabili-ties, security and connectivity as the automotive industry evolves, with growing use of autono-mous, connected and electric vehicle technology. The first center will initially be in Technopark – a technology park owned by the government of Kerala in Trivandrum – before moving to a perma-nent location in the city. Once fully operational, it will provide a range of in-house services to strengthen Nissan’s digital capabilities in India and other global markets.“The new Digital Hub in Kerala will serve as an important engine to drive Nissan’s global digital transformation,” said Tony Thomas, corporate vice president and chief information officer at Nissan. “This hub will help us develop and main-tain a talented workforce in-house, to improve the way we serve our customers around the world.”

Commvault a global leader in enterprise data management, backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, announced a new partnership with IBM, in which IBM Business Resiliency Services will be able to provide a managed service based on the Commvault software portfolio of data man-agement and protection software, including the Commvault Data Platform. With this new rela-tionship, IBM Business Resiliency Services will be able to deliver its global customer base a single powerful platform for managing, backing up, recovering, migrating and indexing of all their data, whether it is located on-premises or in the cloud.IBM Business Resiliency Services will offer its

from 18th June to 22nd June 2018.Quotes:Dr. Anand Deshpande, Chairman and MD, Per-sistent Systems, Co-chairman, Smart India Hack-athon 2018“Smart India Hackathon is an opportunity for stu-dents to go beyond their prescribed curriculum by being innovative and enterprising while solv-ing problems of national interest. We hope this platform will help them boost their confidence and motivate them to take on entrepreneurship and other challenges in life.”Dr. Abhay Jere, Secretary, Organizing Commit-tee, Smart India Hackathon 2018“It is a proud moment for us as we not only con-ceptualized but also executed the Smart India Hackathon to establish the world’s biggest inno-

introduce its apps and services on Android and iOS. This was evident in the fact that the com-pany introduced and revamped several apps for the platforms, including - Microsoft Edge for Android and iOS, Microsoft News app for Android and iOS, and Microsoft Launcher for Android.The Redmond-based software company is also working to introduce new features on Outlook for iOS and Android. The Outlook app will soon get an in-app Do Not Disturb feature that will allow users to turn off notifications for new emails. Microsoft has also been updating its Office 365 apps on Android and iOS consistently.

customers the opportunity to deploy Commvault software on-premises, on infrastructure managed in IBM data centers and in IBM Cloud environ-ments. IBM Business Resiliency Services will offer the software both as a solution or as a managed service. The Commvault software offerings will also enable IBM healthcare customers to manage critical MEDITECH, Epic and other EHR data, as well as medical images, across their healthcare enterprise.IBM is partnering with Commvault as enterprises increasingly realize that they need a simple, pow-erful and comprehensive data protection and management platform to reduce complexity in their IT environments.

vation model – an endeavor which other countries may want to further replicate. We have received a phenomenal response for the Hardware edition of SIH 2018 and some of the solutions have great potential for success and prove beneficial for India’s progress. We believe that more than 25 start-ups will take root from this initiative and we look forward to the outcome of the grand finale with a lot of enthusiasm.”Smart India Hackathon 2018 Highlights:Software Edition – A 36-hour software product development competition was held on 30th and 31st March, 2018Hardware Edition – A new inclusion, where teams will compete against each other in a 5-day chal-lenge to build hardware-backed solutions held between 18th to 22nd June 2018

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Google Duplex may eat up call centre jobs, claims reportAt Google I/O 2018, the company showcased the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when it demon-strated phone conversation between an AI that sounds similar to a human being and an actual person. The technology, called Google Duplex, attracted criticism for allegedly being murky as well as gathered praises for it could ease works like book appointments and make reservations. Now, a report has claimed that some large com-panies are in the very early stages of testing this technology in call centres to answer customer service questions.The development comes 10 days after, a report claimed that the Google’s human-sounding AI was given to be tested by a set of select journal-ists in the US who confirmed that the Assistant does actually introduce itself to the person on the receiving end and also alerts the receiver that the conversation is being recorded. A Google spokesperson told The Information that some “business could be exploring ways to use the technology on their own”. “It’s important that we get the experience right both for the people and for businesses and we’re taking a slow and measured approach as we incorporate learnings and feedback from our tests,” the Google spokes-person was quoted as saying.

Reliance Jio ready with VoWiFi service, expected to debut with JioPhone 2

Mukesh Ambani today announced a host of new services, features and devices at the company’s Annual General Meeting. One of the most prom-inent announcements was unveiling of the Jio-Phone 2. While the device was not demoed, a slide describing some of its features was shown off. A keen observer would have noticed that alongside VoLTE support, the upcoming device will also support VoWiFi. This is in-line with a new report, which suggests that Reliance Jio is done testing its VoWiFi services and it’s ready for deployment, as soon as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is done with their testing of the service.

As per the report, Jio is ahead of other telcos like Airtel and Vodafone, whose VoWiFi services are said to be still under testing. DoT has pushed the technology for enabling calling over WiFi so that users can make use of public WiFi hotspots for placing calls in areas with patchy or no network connectivity. It is expected that the VoWiFi service will also be enabled on the first generation Jio-Phone. The report further states that the feature will initially be available only while calling another Jio user, however, the functionality will later be rolled out broadly for calling users on other net-works as well.


Setting up of a manufacturing facility to build a portfolio of

intelligent products

The Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) is delighted to announce that, GoAP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Flextronics Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of Flex, the Sketch-to-Scale® solutions provider that designs and builds Intel-ligent Products for a Connected World with over 200,000 employees in 30 countries around the world. The MoU is for the setting up of a man-ufacturing facility in the state of Andhra Pradesh for a range of intelligent products. Under the vision and leadership of the Hon’ble Chief Min-ister Shri Chandrababu Naidu Garu, and tireless stewardship of the Hon’ble Minister of IT, Shri Nara Lokesh Garu, the state of Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a frontrunner in attracting invest-

ments in the IT and Electronics sector.this auspicious occasion, the Hon’ble Minister of IT, Shri Nara Lokesh Garu said “The state of Andhra Pradesh since 2014, has strived hard to provide best-in-class incentives to boost invest-ments in the IT & Electronics sector. Policies and an ecosystem have been put in place to promote the growth of the electronics, information and technology sector. These best-of-breed practices have been successful in convincing Flex, one of the world’s largest electronic players to believe in the Andhra Pradesh story. Flex will set up a green-field manufacturing facility in the state to build a diverse range of intelligent products and gen-erate thousands of jobs while building a strong supplier network.

NEWS IN FOCUS

77% of Indians are afraid of cryptomining malware infecting their devices

Fujitsu Completes Post-K Supercomputer CPU Prototype, Begins Functionality Trials

HCL Acquires H&D International to Enhance Delivery Capabilities in Germany and

Automotive Expertise Globally

Founder and Executive Chairman of Onward

Technologies Honoured With Lifetime Achieve-

ment Award

According to new research from Avast, the global leader in digital security products, almost one fourth (23%) of consumers in India are uncon-cerned about cryptomining malware infecting their personal and smart home devices. Among this group, a 39% mistakenly believe that cryp-tomining malware cannot affect them as they don’t own or mine cryptocurrencies themselves.The research was carried out to better under-stand public perceptions and knowledge of cryptomining – the malicious process of covertly mining cryptocoins using malware planted on an individual’s device. Two-thirds (66%) of Indian consumers said they have heard of malware or infected websites mining cryptocurrencies. The findings suggest that Indian consumers adopt an

Fujitsu Limited and RIKEN announced that the joint development of post-K, a supercomputer that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has set forth as a successor to the K computer, is moving for-ward, with the goal of beginning full operations around 2021. Fujitsu has now completed the prototype CPU chip that will serve as the core of post-K, commencing functionality field trials.With post-K, Fujitsu and RIKEN aim to create the world’s highest-performing supercomputer, capable of tackling a broad range of applica-tions to solve problems not only in the area of science and technology, but to play a role in a wide variety of issues in society. To realize this goal, Fujitsu has adopted the widely used Arm® instruction set architecture (ISA) in the CPU, while implementing expanded instruc-

Mr. Harish Mehta, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the global engineering and technol-ogy consulting services company Onward Tech-nologies, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 IMC Chambers of Commerce and Industry Technology awards.Mr. Harish Mehta, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the global engineering and technol-ogy consulting services company Onward Tech-nologies, has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 IMC Chambers of Commerce and Industry Technology awards. The award recognises individuals who have made a considerable and lasting contribution to Digital Technologies in India over the last 25 plus years.NASSCOM, a leading IT organisation of Industry started from Mr. Mehta’s office in 1986. He is the Founder member and the first elected Chairman of NASSCOM. He is also a member of the Chair-man’s Council. The Prime Minister of India – Mr. Narendra Modi, honoured him for 25 years of exemplary contribution to NASSCOM.Harish Mehta, is also a director of Indian Angel Network (IAN), the world’s largest and most active angel investors group, a former Director of Gujarat Venture Funds Limited and a founding member of Infinity Venture Fund, India’s first cor-porate VC fund. Mr. Mehta Introduced the Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a Silicon Valley-based Organ-isation, to Mumbai.

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global tech-nology company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wolfsburg-based IT and engineering services provider, H&D Inter-national Group. The acquisition is part of HCL’s long-term growth plan in Germany. This land-mark deal sees HCL attain significant in-country front office and delivery capabilities and will fur-ther enhance the company’s domain expertise in the global automotive sector.The H&D International Group is one of the larg-est IT service providers in the German automo-tive industry, and operates in over 20 locations globally including; Germany, the USA, the Czech Republic and Poland. H&D specialises in IT Infrastructure, application services particularly in R&D IT, shop floor IT and Industry 4.0 solu-tions and has extensive expertise in SAP, com-

apathetic attitude towards malicious cryptomin-ing and knowledge of the threat is low. This is despite 77% of respondents admitting that they are familiar with digital currencies.Over the past 12 months, coin-mining malware has evolved in sophistication and breadth. What was once a cyber threat directed towards PCs has fast become a major risk to smartphones and the complex ecosystem of IoT devices.In order to be effective and profitable, cryptom-ining requires large amount of computer power. And since the costs involved in mining are high and the CPU power of PCs and smartphones low, cybercriminals are attempting to hijack networks of connected devices known as botnets to max-imise profit. For victims, this can mean higher

tions newly formulated for supercomputers. In addition to further enhancing the high mem-ory bandwidth and double-precision arithmetic performance implemented in the K computer, Fujitsu has also added support for half-precision arithmetic, which remains critical to fields like AI. Now, by verifying the initial operation of prototype CPU chips meeting these design stan-dards, Fujitsu and RIKEN have smoothly cleared an important milestone in system development.Moving forward, Fujitsu and RIKEN will continue development with an eye toward completing post-K and commencing full operations.The post-K prototype will be exhibited at ISC 2018, a significant international conference and exhibition for high performance computing, which will be held in Germany from June 24-28.

puter-aided technologies (CAx), engineering services and customer-specific product develop-ment.H&D’s existing delivery center in Gifhorn, Ger-many, will become part of HCL’s global delivery footprint and will focus on IT and engineering services both in Germany and globally.“Germany is a critical market for HCL as we continue to expand our business in Europe. We feel the German market is at an inflection point and it is the right time for HCL to expand and make significant investments here. H&D has a long-standing track record of high-quality ser-vice delivery and we are confident this will play a significant role in our continued growth in Germany.” Said Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President at HCL Technologies.

energy bills, lost productivity, poor device per-formance and shorter device lifespans. A com-promised machine can also increase the risk of personal data theft.“We are seeing a significant increase in cybercrim-inals recruiting Internet of Things (IoT) devices and smartphones to botnets with the intention to mine cryptocoins. The malware can run surrep-titiously in the background on any smart device – it doesn’t matter if the victim owns a crypto-currency or not. At Avast, our goal is to dispel the myths associated with malicious cryptomining and educate people about the risks to personal data and device performance,” said Martin Hron, Security Researcher at Avast.


Sterlite Tech to acquire European Specialised Optical Cable Manufac-

turer to expand global presence

Dell bets big on gaming in India

Facebook adds reactions, group chat to its ‘Stories’

Microsoft’s $400 Surface tablet could be powered by an Intel Pentium CPU

Sterlite Tech, an end-to-end global technol-ogy leader in smarter digital networks, today announced the signing of definitive agreements for acquisition of a European specialised optical cable manufacturer based in Italy.Sterlite Tech, through its wholly owned Ital-ian subsidiary Sterlite Technologies S.p.A, will acquire 100% stake in Metallurgica Bresciana S.p.A (Metallurgica).Metallurgica designs and manufactures special precision optical fibre cables and specialised cop-per cables for various communication applica-tions. The target firm is a privately held company focused on bringing specialised cabling solutions for various network applications across industry segments.The acquisition is an all cash deal for approx-imately Euro 47 million, which is being funded

With a steady rise in gaming enthusiasts in India who are looking for superior quality gaming expe-rience, Dell announced a new portfolio of gaming hardware comprising of; Alienware 15 & 17, Dell G Series – G3 and G7 and Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-One. To serve a spectrum of users; casual gamers to gaming pros, the new range is an exciting addi-tion to Dell’s existing versatile gaming portfolio.The new range is designed and engineered for users who prioritize performance and excellent gameplay. Equipped with better thermal cooling and 8th Gen Intel Core Processor, packed into a sleek design for ultimate immersive gaming expe-rience, the new Dell G series is a looker! The 20+ year legacy of Alienware, is further strengthened with an advanced portfolio of Alienware laptops; Alienware 15 and 17 that feature up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 k-Series processor, making them the most powerful laptops ever! For users, look-ing for a device that can perform daily computing and morph into a gaming machine, the Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-one, is one complete package.

Aiming to get more people to interact with its “Stories” in the main app, Facebook has added group chat and reactions among others to the service.Facebook “Stories” are short user-generated photo and video collections that can be viewed up to two times and disappear after 24 hours.“The social network announced a few new fea-tures for the service, which lets people post a

Until this moment, there was no word on exactly which Intel CPU would power the new low-cost tablet from Microsoft. But now, through a recent report by The Verge, we learn that the expected Intel processor will be a model that’s much less powerful than a Core i5 or a Core i7, the Intel models that do duty on the current Surface Pro. In fact, one base variant of the new Surface device is expected to come with Intel Pentium Silver N5000, and one costlier variant is expected to come with Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y, or even the Intel Pen-tium Gold 4415Y. The new device is expected to weigh twenty percent less, sport a more rounded body, and charge through a USB Type-C port.Over a month ago, we learnt that Microsoft was

through a combination of Euro debt instruments and internal accruals. Metallurgica reported a revenue of Euro 48.7 million and net income of Euro 4.2 million at the close of CY17. The transac-tion is EPS accretive from day one and the deal is expected to be closed in the coming two weeks.The acquisition will significantly expand Sterlite Tech’s market presence in Europe. It will bring new tier-1 customers, augment product portfo-lio, and enhance flexibility and ability to better serve the European market.“We are delighted to sign a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Metallurgica Bresciana, which will expand Sterlite Tech’s optical fibre cabling business by augmenting our access to key European markets and adding highly complemen-tary speciality cables to our products portfolio,” said Dr Anand Agarwal, CEO of Sterlite Tech.

string of photos and videos that automatically disappear after 24 hours,” CNET reported on Thursday. Now, if users reply to a “Story”, they would be able to add other people to the reply which cre-ates a new group thread in Facebook Messenger -- the social network’s chat application. Users would also be able to see if they got any Messenger replies to their “Story” without leav-ing the “Story” itself.“Facebook is also adding the ability for people to reply with stickers and ‘reactions’ -- the ‘like’, ‘love’ and ‘sad’ buttons you usually see on the social network,” the report added.The social network giant “copied” the “Stories” feature from rival Snapchat and added it to all its apps, including popular photo-sharing platform Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook itself.

building a new low-cost Surface tablet to compete with the likes of the famous Apple iPad. Today, it seems the device has inched towards realisation by another step: the new low-cost Surface tablet was spotted getting certified on the FCC website by WinFuture. The new tablet is supposed to cost $400 (Rs 27,000 approx). The FCC listing reveals the inclusion of a low-power charger but nothing else. The new low-cost Surface tablet is said to be lighter than the current Surface Pro. It is also said to have a 10-inch display sitting inside a more rounded body. Interestingly, the low-cost Surface tablet will be powered by Intel processors and run a full version of Windows. It is expected to come with a USB Type-C port for charging.

NEWS IN FOCUS


Sony cuts prices for Xperia XZs, Xperia L2 and

Xperia R1 in IndiaSony has announced price cuts for some of its existing smartphones in India. The announce-ment came out of the blue and is possibly an effort by the company to get surplus stock out of the way before bringing newer devices into the country. The price cuts will be effective on three Sony smartphones - The Xperia XZs, Xperia L2 and Xperia R1. The Xperia XZs and R1 were launched in India back in 2017, while the Xperia L2 was launched in the country back in February this year.With the price alterations, the Xperia XZs will be available in India for Rs 31,990 as opposed to its previous price of Rs 41,990. The Xpe-ria XZs features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB of RAM. It is available in two storage options - 32GB and 64GB. The device comes boxed with Android N on-board, but users can update the same to Android Oreo as Sony has made the update available for the device. The smartphone features Sony’s trade-marked Motion Eye camera system, with a 19MP lense at the back. The camera is capable of pre-dictive autofocus, 960 fps slo-mo videos, 4K and HDR recording. In our review of the Xperia XZs, we noted that the phone “is well optimised for good performance. Alongside, it presents a compact, ergonomic build, a bright and vibrant display and a fairly decent camera. The battery life is the only element that is comparatively weak, but still lasts for an entire work day”. The Xperia XZs houses a 2,900 mAh battery.


Ingram Micro Strengthens Alliance With Salesforce

India

NetRack Exhibits NRSe Series in BICSI

Chennai

Rashi Peripherals Wins National Award for

Marketing Excellence

Ingram Micro announced that it has deepened its relationship with Salesforce by becoming a Salesforce Reseller in India. Through this alliance, Ingram Micro will expand and foster the use of Salesforce’s market-leading sales, service mar-keting solutions and platform to businesses of all sizes across India, empowering them to deliver even greater customer success.Present in more than 40 locations in India, Ingram Micro will focus, on Tier 2 and 3 cities, to deploy Salesforce capabilities to businesses of all sizes. The Salesforce Partner Program provides partners with the technology and go-to-market resources to deliver unparalleled customer success. Ingram Micro has invested in dedicated services and con-sulting practice through which it will enrich the experience of using Salesforce for enterprises and SMBs in India. This team will provide best-in-class training, innovative solutioning and contin-uous strategic engagements to enabling custom-ers and driving true digital transformation.Comments on the news:

NetRack, a leading solutions provider for data centers and end-to-end IT server racks, regis-tered its participation in BICSI India 2018, Chen-nai. The company highlighted its highly acknowl-edged NRSe series, an ultra-rigid enhanced racks for high density application in data centers & server rooms and also briefed about Airflow man-agement in complex IT infrastructures.Speaking on the benefits of Airflow manage-ment, Mr Ravi Raj, Brand Head, Director, Sales & Support at NetRack, said “Today, companies end up spending more on their IT infrastructure because of inefficient airflow management. The management of both hot air and cold air is much more necessary to increase the overall efficiency of their data centers. Our server racks solutions increase MTBF of IT hardware by effective air flow management and help in reducing cooling cost.”NetRack also outlines the importance of creating a healthy environment and adopting environment friendly practices for the data centers.

D-Link introduces Industrial Grade

SwitchesIn a bid to address the growing networking demands of large indus-tries, D-Link – A leader in End-to-End Network-ing has introduced an

extensive line-up of Industrial grade Ethernet switches. D-Link has a wide range of Industrial grade switches with features like Redundant Low Voltage DC power input, Overload current pro-tection, IP-30 enclosure that shall provide users with best-fit solutions.D-Link’s industrial grade switches are available in four variants – DGS-F3400, DGS-F3600, DES-F3200, and DGS-F3000. These switches are designed to operate in extreme weather, resist shock/vibration, and surge ratings, thereby offer-ing high redundancy and reliability. Overall D-Link Industrial switches can withstand harsh environ-mental conditions, are suited for controlled and challenging needs of Oil & Gas industry, Mines, Manufacturing Plants, Shipping etc.“D-Link continues to be a networking leader for Home & SMB/SOHO segment. With renewed focus on large enterprise segment over the years, D-Link has been expanding its solution offer-ing and working on Infrastructure Projects with high-end, robust & reliable networking solution that can withstand rugged and harsh conditions. D-Link industrial grade switches are capable of meeting the mission critical needs of large indus-tries and provides key applications like City sur-veillance, Electronic toll collection, and Highway traffic monitoring system” said Mr. Rohit Purush-ottam, VP – Enterprise Sales, D-Link (India) Lim-ited.

Adding one more accolade in its basket, Rashi Peripherals, India’s only Value added Distributor won the prestigious ‘National Award for Market-ing Excellence’ presented by Times Network. The Company was honored for its extraordinary per-formance in the field of Marketing Communica-tion in a glittering award ceremony recently held in Mumbai.The National Award for Marketing Excellence rec-ognizes organizations and individuals for their contribution in the field of marketing.Upon receiving the award, Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Vice President, Sales and Marketing said, “We are honored to receive a National Award for Mar-keting Communication, which recognizes our sustained efforts for Channel Marketing, Com-munication and commitment towards employee engagement. I am thankful to Times Network and National Awards for Marketing Excellence for this recognition.”Marketing Communication is gaining a lot of prominence in the new age business. Rashi Peripherals is one of those organizations, which recognized its much before and aligned its sys-tems and processes to make it an integral part of Company’s business philosophy.“We are the only Company in the distribution space to have a robust MARCOM team of highly qualified Marketing executives. This team is ded-icated to conceptualize and implement Channel

Diego Utge, SVP and Chief Country Executive at Ingram Micro India, said, “In today’s digital econ-omy, providing prospects and customers a posi-tive brand experience right from the first inter-action has become a strategic priority for most organizations. Platforms like Salesforce enable businesses to increase efficiency, achieve scale, provide a stellar customer experience and stand out from competition. We are excited about our partnership with Salesforce and we look forward to providing Indian enterprises access to the world’s leading CRM, to help them achieve suc-cess with the cloud.”Sunil Jose, SVP and Country Leader, Salesforce India, said, “Salesforce is, and always has been, a customer success-driven company. As we look towards market expansion in India, the opportu-nity in front of us is enormous – the skills, talent, and local expertise from Ingram Micro will enable both of us, to drive digital transformation and customer success for businesses of all sizes. We are delighted to partner with Ingram Micro.”

and employee-centric initiatives. We have imple-mented several first of its kind employee-centric programs. These programs include technical training leadership development and team build-ing activities at every level of the hierarchy to ensure the inclusive growth of employees”, said Mr. Goenka.Rashi Peripherals gives a lot of emphasis on train-ing and education and regularly conducts training programs for its employees. The Company has a robust SAP system in place to keep a track on the performance of its workforce. It is also regarded for implementing some of the best employee development programs such as Rashi Champi-ons Meet (RCM), Rashi Managers Program (RMP), Rashi BM/PM Program and so on. These programs have garnered huge applauds in the industry. As a result of these efforts, Rashi Peripherals has the lowest attrition rate in the industry.“Our software driven processes enable us to con-ceptualize and formulate right kind of employee engagement programs. We have a dedicated por-tal for employee self-service where they can eas-ily track and manage their tasks. We also lever-age Google Docs, where employees can track their individual performance by maintaining the highest level of transparency and secrecy. This has not only provided an ease to employees to be more productive but also helped us invest in right resources”, said Mr. Goenka.

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Toshiba announces 14TB HDD availability on select Supermicro

storage servers

Intel launches entrylevel Xeon E-2100 CPUs

The MG07ACA Series 14TB1 and 12TB HDD SATA models from Toshiba has been qualified by Super Micro Computer

Inc. on select Supermicro storage server plat-forms. The MG07ACA Series comes with a 9-disk helium sealed design that, according to the com-pany, helps in improving its power-efficiency and storage density.“As we continue to develop solutions to meet the growing capacity needs of enterprise and cloud data centre customers, Toshiba is pleased to be working with Supermicro on solutions utilizing our new MG07ACA Series helium-sealed HDD,” said Yuichi Nanno, Division President of Storage Products Division at Toshiba Electronic Compo-nents Taiwan Corporation. “Toshiba’s innovative, power-efficient 9-disk design delivers the highest capacity available in the market. The MG07ACA Series features both 14TB 9-disk and 12TB 8-disk models. The helium-sealed 3.5-inch2 mechanical design realizes better storage density and a lower HDD operating power pro-file, achieving a 40% increase in maximum capac-ity and 50% better power efficiency (W/GB) over 10TB HDD models.

HARDWARE & TECHNOLOGY

QNAP Completes its 9-bay NAS Lineup: Introducing the Award-Winning TVS-951X 10GBASE-T Multimedia NAS,

Powered by 7th-generation Intel® Processor

Kingston Launches Its A1000 Entry-Level NVME PCIE SSD In India

Seagate Fast SSD The fastest portable SSD on the market

Following the releases of the TS-932X (powered by an AnnapurnaLabs CPU) and the TS-963X (powered by an AMD CPU), QNAP® Systems, Inc. today completes the high-capacity-compact-size 9-bay NAS lineup with the introduction of the TVS-951X 10GbE multimedia NAS. The new model is powered by a 7th-generation Intel® Kaby Lake processor, providing a NAS private cloud solution that combines high capacity and 10GbE high-speed connectivity. The TVS-951X NAS has also won the Red Dot Award (2018) and Computex d&i Award for high-quality product design.Powered by a 7th-generation Kaby Lake 14nm Intel® Celeron® 3865U low-power dual-core 1.8 GHz processor, the TVS-951X features a hybrid drive bay design (including five 3.5-inch drive

Kingston, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, launched its A1000 PCIe NVMe™ SSD in India. This is Kingston’s first entry-level consumer-grade PCIe NVMe SSD with 3D NAND in M.2 form factor. It offers exceptional speeds1 of up to 1500MB/s (R) and 1000MB/s (W) which are twice as fast as a SATA-based SSD and 20X faster than a traditional hard drive. The Kingston A1000 SSD is available in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities at MRPs of INR 12000, INR 21,800 and INR 40,650 respectively. It is backed

Seagate just announced its new Fast SSD portfolio in India which is going to launch during the Ama-zon Prime Day sale starting 16 July. Announced

back at CES, the drive is coming in 250GB and 500GB flavours.Seagate’s drive is big-ger in size measuring at 3.70x3.11x0.35 but it feels almost the same in terms

Intel has launched the Xeon E line of processors which are set to replace the older E3 v6 Kaby Lake

based CPUs. These entry-level CPUs are based off the Coffee Lake architecture and are using the 14nm++ process node. Intel did rename their entire Xeon Scalable lineup last year to do away with the complicated nomenclature but these new entry-level CPUs don’t fall within the same family. All CPUs launched use the LGA1151 socket. 10 processors with varying core configurations but they all support dual-channel DDR4-2666 ECC and non-ECC UDIMM modules and offer 16 PCIe lanes. The chipset offers 24 lanes bringing the total count to 40 PCIe lanes. Here’s the SKU stack.The E prefix against all the CPU numbers indi-cates that they’re all entry-level SKUs and the ones with the G suffix indicate the presence of Intel UHD Graphics 630. The base frequency for the integrated graphics is 350 MHz and peaks at 1200 MHz. All CPUs sport the same IGP. There are three non-hyperthreaded CPUs and the rest are all Hyperthreaded. The SKU stack starts off from the 4-core/4-thread Intel Xeon E-2124 and is lead by the 6-core/12-thread Intel Xeon E-2186G at the top.

bays and four 2.5-inch SSD slots) with built-in 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) network port. Combining hard drives and SSDs allow users to maximize both capacity and performance with SSD caching and Qtier auto-tiering storage. Combined with 10GbE connectivity, multimedia transcoding/streaming, and 4K HDMI output, the TVS-951X provides users with a cost-effective, highly-efficient, and high-performance NAS solu-tion with feature-rich multimedia applications.“The TVS-951X provides the high potential stor-age capacity of a 9-bay NAS within the frame of a standard 5-bay NAS. With a hybrid storage struc-ture that allows the joint benefits of hard drives and SSDs to be fully maximized, the TVS-951X excels in providing small/medium businesses with a dependable and scalable storage solution,” said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP.Featuring advanced Intel® HD Graphics 610, the TVS-951X supports dual-channel 4K H.264/H.265 hardware decoding and real-time transcoding. Users can directly enjoy videos up to 4K@30FPS on a TV using the HDMI output, or they can stream their media files to multiple devices using QNAP’s Cinema28 multi-zone multimedia appli-cation, Plex® Media Server, or Roon Server.

by a limited five-year warranty, free technical sup-port and legendary Kingston reliability.The single-sided M.2 2280 (22mm x 80mm) form factor makes A1000 ideal for notebooks and sys-tems with limited space. The PCIe NVMe drive features a Gen 3.0 x2 interface, 4-channel Phison 5008 controller, and 3D NAND Flash. It delivers 2x the performance of SATA SSDs with read/write speeds1 up to 1500MB/s and 1000MB/s giving it exceptional responsiveness and ultra-low latency.As Kingston’s newest SSD for the entry-level PCIe NVMe market, A1000 is designed with 3D NAND Flash memory. It is more reliable and durable than a hard drive, and doubles the performance of a SATA SSD, providing consumers the bene-fit of PCIe performance at about the same price as SATA. Consumers can replace a hard drive or slower SSD with A1000 and have the storage needed for applications, videos, photos and more.

of weight. Having said that, Samsung’s T5 some-how felt a bit fragile to me as it comes in a simple aluminum case. Seagate has made the right deci-sion in fusing metal and plastic. Not only does it feel more solid, the design complements my XPS 13, and should go well with a MacBook or any metal-clad notebook in silver finish.Like most USB Type-C based external drives, this one also comes with a pair of data transfer cables, a USB-C to USB-C and a USB-C to USB-A.


iBall CompBook 500 with 14-inch Full HD display, 4GB RAM launched

Dell launched Alienware 15, Alienware 17 and G Series gaming laptops in India

LaCie Rugged Secure 2TB

Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop with Intel and

AMD processo

Lenovo Ideapad 710s

The latest iBall CompBook M500 is a stunning beauty in glossy Cobalt Blue hue. Its 14-inch screen have more than just the glossy look and clear bright screen. It comes with high-pixel reso-lution and incredible FHD picture quality with IPS screen technology. Also, the Dual Speaker deliv-ers a sound that is clear, crisp and resounding.Bringing uncompromised performance, the lap-

The new range is designed and engineered for users who prioritize performance and excellent gameplay. Equipped with better thermal cooling and 8th Gen Intel Core Processor, packed into a sleek design for ultimate immersive gaming expe-rience, the new Dell G series is a looker! The 20+ year legacy of Alienware, is further strengthened

Rugged Secure 2TB variant drives from LaCie, then you will notice a very familiar design. The company hasn’t moved away from its iconic bright orange silicon shell surrounding the silver-co-loured drive. It feels very solid and the silicon casing is thick enough to withstand bumps and minor drops. It was created by industrial product

The new Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop has been announced in India and it comes with the option of choosing between up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7+ processor or the AMD Ryzen 5. With the Intel Core processor, gamers get the option of choos-ing between Nvidia GTX 1050 or GTX 1050Ti graphics card, however, with the Ryzen 5, the laptop is equipped with the Radeon RX560 GPU. The Acer Nitro 5 sports a revamped lid with a laser texturing and a matte, crimson red coloured hinge. The device comes with Intel Optane mem-ory for faster read/write speeds. The laptop’s system memory is also clocked at 2666MHz. It comes with the company’s NitroSense GPU/CPU software that displays real-time metrics for better cooling tweaks. The Nitro 5 features a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display and a front-facing HD camera as well. It comes pre-loaded with Windows 10 and sports a backlit keyboard“The new Nitro 5 has been developed keeping the fact in mind that, gamers want powerful specs to enable great experiences on the go at an afford-able price point and this product is designed to tackle these needs specifically.

Lenovo IdeaPad 710S is a powerful laptop that weighs only 1.1 kg and is thinner and lighter

than most note-books in its class. It runs Windows 10 Home OS and is powered by latest 7th gener-ation Intel Core i7 processor cou-

pled with 16GB DDR3 RAM. It features a 13.3 inch Quad HD IPS Display with a screen resolu-tion of 3200 x 1800 pixels, which provides for an enriching gaming, surfing and video watching experience. Lenovo Ideapad 710S comes with Integrated Iris Graphics processor and supports 512 GB SSD. The above features ensure that you breeze through all your tasks throughout the day.Lenovo Ideapad 710S sports a .3 MP webcam with microphone for video calling and recording purposes, Trackpad for navigation and is backed up by a battery which can provide upto 8 hours of local video playback. The connectivity options available on the laptop are WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, Micro HDMI port, 4 in 1 mem-ory card reader and an audio combo jack. For an enriched audio experience the device incor-porates 2 x 2W JBL speakers and Dolby® Home Theater sound technology.

top is powered by the Intel Celeron Dual Core processor with a speed of up to 2.4 GHz assuring seamless multitasking experience without any lags and is perfectly suited for daily tasks. With the 4 GB RAM, switching between the various apps is smoother, letting you be more produc-tive than ever. You can even download and watch latest movies with ease. M500’s boot-up is faster even with heavy duty work. Making connections effortless, this laptop is fitted with two USB input ports and a mini HDMI of ver. 1.4a that allows the user to connect to a bigger screen.Bringing the most productive and interactive interface, Windows 10, facilitates a multitude of mind-blowing features. Equipped with built-in Anti-virus defender, your PC is protected from the unwanted viruses and malwares. The PC also sup-ports intelligent power saving feature & Cortana - the digital personal assistant. iBall CompBook M500 is also available in Windows 10 Pro.

with an advanced portfolio of Alienware laptops; Alienware 15 and 17 that feature up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 k-Series processor, making them the most powerful laptops ever! For users, look-ing for a device that can perform daily computing and morph into a gaming machine, the Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-one, is one complete package!Gaming industry in India is on a steady rise, and gaining a dynamic profile when it comes to evolving gaming communities and hardware and software entrants that are bringing in innovation. As per the recent findings of a survey conducted by Researchscape and Dell across 11 countries including India, gamers today belong to a diverse community, contrary to the stereotypical teen loner who once represented the same.

designer Neil Poulton who has won multiple IF Design Awards and the Red Dot Design Award. Poulton is an expert in the design of deceptively simple-looking mass-produced objects.This one here is a fast external hard drive and while the company claims maximum speeds of 110MB/s, in our testing we found that it can go beyond that hitting the 130MB/s mark. We tested the drive on standard benchmarks like CrystalD-iskMark and ATTO Disk where it showed off its read speed, as fast as 138-140MB/s with similar write speed capabilities. Sure this isn’t as fast as an SSD, but this is exceptionally good for an external drive.Considering that this drive comes with a USB Type-C port, it also doesn’t need any external source of power making it convenient to carry almost anywhere.

HARDWARE & LIFESTYLE


HARDWARE & LIFESTYLE

Moto E5 Plus first impressions: Premium design on a budget

ViewSonic PX700HD projector with native 1080p Resolution, up to 3500 lumens launched

SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 storage solution launched starting at Rs 800

Quantum QHM ‘10000mAh Power Bank’ with three USB ports

boAt launches Rockerz 275 Wire-less Neckband Style earphones

The Moto E5 Plus is powered by the Snapdragon 430 chipset. The same chipset powered by the Moto G5S and the Nokia 6 and 5 last year, and the Lenovo K6 the year before. Seemingly, there’s no real upgrade in performance. The entry-level octa-core chipset is clocked at

1.4GHz. Interestingly, the chipset has been fre-quently used to power phones with near-stock Android interface. You get up to 3GB RAM and 32GB storage with the phone which is again expandable up to 256GB.

Ideal for big-screen home entertainment, the ViewSonic PX700HD projector features 3500 lumens of brightness and Full HD 1080p native resolution all housed in a user-friendly design and sleek chassis. With ViewSonic’s exclusive

SanDisk has launched its latest Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive, which is priced starting at Rs 800 for the 16GB storage model and goes up till Rs 7590 for the 256GB storage variant. The company says that the device can deliver up to 130MB/s read speed. It comes with a five-year limited warranty as well.

Quantum has launched its latest Quantum QHM ‘10000mAh Power Bank’, which is equipped with three USB ports and is priced at Rs 1,599. The device features an LED indicator that can be used for checking the remaining power and it comes with several safety features like over voltage pro-tection, short circuit, over discharge and over-current protection. It comes in shades of White and Black and can be purchased both online and offline. A BIS certified product, the power bank is forti-fied with several safety features such as over volt-age protection, short circuit, over discharge and overcurrent protection. The high-powered Lithi-um-ion battery ensures faster charging, with 10W output. It offers a maximum output of 5V-2AMPS, a conversion rate of up to 80 percent and adjusts the output as per the connected device. The device supports over 500 times of charge/dis-charge cycles.

boAt Rockerz 275 Wireless E a r p h o n e s comes with an amazing commixture of style with per-formance that will make your

listening experience personal & real. The power-ful 12mm dynamic drivers & Premium CSR8635 Chipset produces ample amount of sound, & harmonizes every possible note enabling the earphones to deliver an energetic, powerful & inspirational sound while keeping the bass level high. boAt Rockerz 275 provides powerful bass at a wide Frequency range of 20Hz - 20kHz, while the HD Clarity sound makes you feel the waves. The boAt Rockerz 275 utilizes a gleaming hous-ing, flexible headband & an in-ear design to cre-ate a seal between the ear tips & your ear canal providing a locked-in, comfortable, noise-isolat-ing in-ear fit for any activity while delivering clear and dynamic sound.boAt Rockerz 275 comes with the most advanced Bluetooth technology & Premium CSR 8635 Chipset. Bluetooth 4.1 specifies the reconnec-tion timeout intervals for the devices to the best possible battery life. Advance Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP V1.2) will stream your high-quality music intact and Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP V1.4) is designed to provide a stan-dard interface to control your device.

At the back, you get a 12-megapixel sensor with 1.25um pixel pitch. There is also PDAF and laser AF complimenting a lens with an f/2.0 aperture. The camera interface is also quite familiar for a Moto user and options like Pro Mode, Slow Motion, Panorama, etc. are stacked in a ham-burger menu near the shutter. On the front, you get a five-megapixel shooter with a LED flash. I didn’t have the time to test out the camera of the phone for the little time I had it with me, but it surely looks promising.The Moto E5 Plus runs on the near-stock Android interface that’s there in all Moto phones. The launcher and the icons are all stock Android 8.0 Oreo. You get an app drawer and the option to group icons into folders. There’s very little bloat-ware inside. Moto’s suite of productivity enhanc-ing features like the Moto Display and Moto Actions are there, although quite restricted.

SuperColor technology, this projector offers a wide colour gamut for intense images in nearly any environment. The PX700HD features a low input latency that delivers faster frame-by-frame action, and a Sports Mode feature offers stunning detail for fast-action content on a big screen. The PX700HD comes with extensive connectivity options, including HDMI inputs and USB A port. Wireless HDMI dongles can be used while being powered by a USB cable, making the PX700HD a versatile home entertainment solution. Full HD 3D compatibility allows users to enjoy 3D mov-ies and games, while an energy-saving SuperEco function reduces power consumption and can extend the lamp life up to 15,000 hours.*

Western Digital unveiled the SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1, a low-profile USB flash drive ideal for people who want to add more photos, videos, games and audio files to their notebooks, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles and car audio systems. The drive, available in capacity up to 256GB, gives customers the flexibility to keep more content at their fingertips – approximately, 14,000 photos, 10 hours of full HD video and 16,000 songs.The new SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 high-speed flash drive is compact in design allowing users to plug and leave it in, making it simpler to add extra, high-speed storage to their device! Just by plugging it in the user can instant storage for their devices. SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive enables write speeds up to 15x faster than a standard USB 2.0 drives.


ACDC Conducts Partner Meet In Kumbakonam For

HP Printers

Association of Skill Training Providers (ASTP) appoints

Navanit Samaiyar as the next CEO

Chennai based ACDC, one of the leading distrib-utors for printers and copiers had recently, along with Chola Mandalam IT Association (CMITA) had conducted a product awareness session for the partners in the region.Kick-starting the session, Dilip Kumar, CEO, ACDC, said, “The industry is in a transformation and the buying patterns are changing. Earlier, customers enter a shop with a problem and ask for a solu-tion. However, now they are educated in such a way they even know the model number and the

Association of Skill Training Providers (ASTP), a registered non-government, not-for-profit soci-ety, formed as a national skill alliance of training service provider companies, today announced the appointment of Navanit Samaiyar as the Chief Executive Officer. In his role, Navanit will be responsible for furthering the vision of ASTP as a unique, credible and enabling platform to highlight and help resolve issues which concern the entire sector or sub-sectors engaged in skill building and training. Navanit will work together

partners are in the feeding business.” Stating that the decision makers are from the world of millen-nials (aged less than 40), he said the channel com-munity should get in a phase where they have to meet the expectations of those procurement managers in organizations who, in most cases, are even advanced than the channel.Dhilip mentioned three key things every channel partner must do in the organization. “Primarily every channel partner should make a point to reach out to the customer. If premium car man-ufacturers can knock our door-steps, why can’t we?”, he questioned. He also pointed out that every partner should stop selling and start con-sulting. “If a customer calls you telling a brand and model, try to understand their requirements and give them a wide range of options in terms of brands and solutions.”, he said further said that every partner must spend minimum 10 minutes a day to have product update. “In the current sce-nario, every partner should have the details and data of both your customers and the details of the brand which you are selling.”, he concluded.

with the member organizations to facilitate in creation of a self-regulatory framework for the skills space. More importantly, this will be the launchpad for creating a vibrant Skilling culture in the country and create a nationwide aware-ness towards the work being done by the skilling industry to aid in the country’s progress.Navanit is an industry veteran with over 30 years’ experience having played significant roles in var-ious organisations like GE, Genpact, IBM, Tatas, Reliance etc. He has also been a serial entrepre-neur and has dabbled in HiTech, Healthcare retail, Education and Floriculture sectors. He firmly believes the next wave of India’s growth will come from the Skilling industry and that ASTP has a significant role in ensuring the industry gets its much deserved impetus. Navanit is an Engi-neer from IIT and an MBA from XLRI.On the appointment, Rajiv Sharma, President, ASTP said ” We are delighted to have Navanit on board to share his insights and expertise to help grow our industry. This is a significant move

Comparing the printers to cars, he said that SUV models are over-taking the sedan, thanks to the latter’s cost efficiency with less space. “The same is happening with printers too. When you get the advantages of A3 printers in the size and cost of A4, why would we should not select the better one?”, he questioned.The team from HP India explained the advan-tages of HP printers. Some of the HP printers with model numbers HP 436n, HP 436dn, HP Inda were explained and showcased in the event venue. The team also explained through a video, how important is security for printers matter and explained on the breaches an organization can witness through some issues in unsecured print-ers.In his concluding speech, Ramesh Kumar, Secre-tary of the Kumbakonam IT association requested the members to get maximum knowledge out of such product sessions and provide maximum support for the OEMs partnering with the asso-ciation. Sujay Vijayan, president of Confed ITA facilitated the OEMs and team ACDC.

towards building the association and ensuring we work with the skilling eco-system to achieve the employment goals of the country. With years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience Navanit is well suited to lead the organization at this stage and help us contribute to our employ-ability goals as an Industry body.”Navanit Samaiyar, the new CEO of ASTP, said, “India today enjoys a demographic advantage with 65% of its youth in the working age group. However, a large percentage of this youth are from smaller towns or not so privileged sections of the society with limited or no employable skills. Therefore, right skilling holds the key to success not just for the youth but for the entire economy, and I am grateful to ASTP for giving me an opportunity to drive the skills training indus-try at this critical juncture.”Pritha Dutt, the outgoing CEO added “Our vision of Making Skills Aspirational and Globally Rele-vant, transforming a billion lives will get a signifi-cant boost with Navanit coming on board”

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INTERVIEWS

Ness Digital Engineering Appoints New Chief Sales Officer

Steve Ferguson named Perkins President; Ramin Younessi Appointed Caterpillar President of

Energy & Transportation

Ness Digital Engineering, a global provider of digital transformation and custom software engineering services, has appointed Anshul Verma to Chief Sales Officer for North America, a new role for the company created to facilitate sales synergies and knowledge sharing across Ness’ go-to-market teams in North America and Europe. Verma will also help scale Ness’ sales

Steve Ferguson has been named President of Perkins Engines Company Limited based inPe-terborough, UK, and with manufacturing facili-ties in the U.S, South America, India, China and distributor and dealer around the globe. Steve’s appointment was announced by Ramin Younessi, who had been Perkins President since 2013+ and is now promoted to Group President of Cat-erpillar’s Energy & Transportation’s segment.“Steve has been delivering great results by driv-ing lean and flexible cost-competitive component manufacturing operations at Caterpillar facilities around the world,” Ramin said. “Combined with his business and finance background, focus on safety and quality, and ability to connect with cus-

team to support the company’s growth.“Ness has always believed that it’s important to bring new viewpoints and ideas to our clients in their drive to be the innovators in their markets,” said Paul Lombardo, CEO of Ness. “This role helps us further cultivate the exchange of market per-spectives and collaboration among our growing, go-to-market teams, and Anshul has a strong track record in helping organizations bring together the best combination of solutions and capabilities to create long-term value for existing and new clients.”I’m excited to join a company with such a strong product engineering heritage and commitment to using that expertise to help clients disrupt markets and grow their businesses,” said Verma. “I’m looking forward to working with my col-leagues at Ness who support our clients world-wide, including from multiple locations in India,

tomers, Steve will provide exemplary leadership for this exciting and diverse group.”In addition to his role as Perkins President, Steve will lead the Caterpillar Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD), which consists of design, devel-opment and sales of all engines (18 litres and below), retail generators and Caterpillar Defense – spanning the three globally recognised brands of Cat®, Perkins and FG Wilson.Most recently, Steve has been general manager of Caterpillar’s Advanced Component Manufactur-ing business, overseeing operations at 15 global facilities. He began his career with Caterpillar as an accountant in 1990 and held positions of increasing responsibility in both machine and engine divisions including roles in pricing, busi-ness planning, financial analysis, and business resource segments. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University and is a graduate of the Advanced Executive Program at Northwest-ern University’s Kellogg School of Management.Steve will report to Ramin. Ramin joined Caterpillar in 2013 to lead IPSD, bringing more than 25 years of outside senior leadership experience. Previous executive respon-sibility included product development, quality, purchasing and product planning with Navistar, as well as product development and planning for

to build upon our trajectory of global growth and reputation for innovation.”Verma, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, was for-merly the Executive Vice President and Global Head of Services at Persistent Systems. Prior to that, he held various leadership roles at HCL, where he managed two of its key vertical busi-ness segments and large, enterprise accounts. Anshul has also held sales and marketing roles at Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd., Sony Electron-ics, and Lowe. He is based in Seattle, Washington and will report to Lombardo.“We are very glad to have Anshul on our team,” said Vinay Rajadhyaksha, President & Global Chief Delivery Officer of Ness. “He has an excel-lent background in leveraging the great software engineering talent in India and worldwide to deliver solutions that expand business for clients and the teams that support them.”

Daimler AG’s commercial vehicle division. Ramin has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and master’s degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Maryland.In his new role as a Caterpillar Group President, Ramin will lead Caterpillar’s Energy & Transpor-tation group that includes Marine & Petroleum Power, Progress Rail Services, Electric Power, Solar Turbines, Industrial Power Systems and Large Power Systems.Both the appointment of Steve as Perkins Pres-ident and IPSD Vice President, and Ramin’s appointment as Group Vice President were made by the Caterpillar Board of Directors.

Anshul Verma - Chief Sales Officer for North America, Ness Digital Engineering

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