For the first time, after Independence, we saw another struggle for freedom, an open war for equal access to the Internet, a call for net neutrality. Unlike the revolt of 1857, the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh, Salt Satyagraha and other events that led to Independence, this war is being fought online against over-the-top (OTT) service…
Chipmaker Intel has come out with a set of initiatives to help fund start-ups and small companies working on technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ push. Called “Innovate for Digital India Challenge”, Intel has earmarked ₹2.4 crore to fund around 20 ventures, and has partnered with the Department of Science and Technology (DST)…
Intel in India and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have called for entries for the Intel & DST- “Innovate for Digital India Challenge”, aimed at fostering a culture of innovation, create solutions that can address local needs and build an empowered ecosystem for pervasive technology adoption in the country. The challenge will be…
With an aim to transform education with the use of technology, Microsoft India has launched Edu-Cloud, a cloud computing-based offering that will enhance digital learning and teaching in schools and higher education institutions. Sri Chaitanya Schools is one of the first K-12 education networks to adopt Microsoft India’s Edu-Cloud for its teachers and students in…
Uniken, a digital security firm, raised Rs 12 crore from Exfinity Venture Partners, a Bengaluru-based venture capital fund formed by veterans like T V Mohandas Pai, V Balakrishnan, Girish Paranjpe and Deepak Ghaisas. The funds will be used for international expansion and to establish market leadership in India. Uniken provides a digital connectivity and access…
Uniken, a digital security firm, has raised Rs 12 crore from Exfinity Venture Partners, a Bengaluru-based venture capital fund formed by veterans T V Mohandas Pai, V Balakrishnan, Girish Paranjpe and Deepak Ghaisas. Uniken’s digital connectivity and access platform, REL-ID, enables growth of digital connections, securely.
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Information Technology (IT) player Microsoft India on Tuesday launched Edu-Cloud — a cloud computing-based solution that facilitates digital learning and teaching for educational institutions. The company announced that Sri Chaitanya Schools — an institution with a pan-Indian network — will adopt the Edu-Cloud for its teachers and students in 80 schools. As a part of…
The Haryana government launched seven e-services and software applications in a measure to provide hassle free and graft-free administration to the people of the state. Launching the services in Panchkula, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the e-services would help translate the dream of ‘Digital Haryana’ into reality. ‘Digital Haryana’ would seek to provide digital…
It is easy to get swept away in the maelstrom of views and counter views, but difficult to arrive at an informed decision on the subject of net neutrality — the uninhibited access to legal online content without broadband service providers (BSPs) being allowed to block, degrade, or create fast/slow lanes to this content that…
In another revolutionary move to sustain its leadership in the mobile data business, Globe Telecom has forged a partnership with WhatsApp to allow customers to enjoy free access to the mobile messaging app with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription. Available to prepaid and postpaid customers, free WhatsApp enables users to enjoy real-time messaging…