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Western Digital Launches HPE leads Server Market New Set of My Passport in India with 37.4% Series Drives up to 5TB Market share

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How To Prepare Your Digital Workplace In Time of Coronavirus

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WESTERN DIGITAL LAUNCHES NEW SET OF MY PASSPORT SERIES DRIVES UP TO 5TB The My Passport drives are available now starting at just MSRP INR 4499 for 1TB to MSRP INR 10999 for 5TB. My Passport HDD is available at popular e-commerce sites and at retailers near you.

L-R- Jaganathan Chelliah, Director, Marketing, Western Digital India and Khalid Wani, Direct Channel Sales, Western Digital India.

Although more than one in every four PC users in India has lost their content or data in the past, research* done by Western Digital in November 2019 in the country, finds that one in every two respondents does not take complete back up of their content. Eighty-four percent of the audience blamed a virus attack, system crash, or a forgotten password as the main reasons for losing their data.

According to the report, 42% of the respondents cited the paucity of time and the tediousness of the data backup process as the key deterrents for backing up their content. Among the researched group, only 24% of females and a meagre 18% among the 36-45 age group back up their data.

In the wake of consumers' behaviours, Western Digital has introduced its newest My Passport™, its slimmest 5TB** portable hard drive, in the Indian market. The latest generation of the My Passport line is up to 30% smaller than its predecessor and offers much higher capacity. The stylish design fits in the palm of a hand, yet has space to store, organize and share a tremendous amount of photos, videos, music and documents.

The My Passport drive comes equipped with WD Backup software to help make sure that photos, videos, music and documents don’t get lost.

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matches their lifestyle: compact, snazzy, yet reliable. From listening to our customers, we keep innovating and introducing attractive products for them. Our awardwinning My Passport line is now enhanced with the slimmest 5TB portable hard drive in the WD brand portfolio,” said Mr. Khalid Wani, Direct Channel Sales, Western Digital India.

“As the study points out, people find the process of backing up data inconvenient and time-consuming. Our new My Passport addresses this concern and offers automatic back up, where a user can just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from their system onto their My Passport drive,” Wani further added.

“People increasingly realize the importance of their content – often memories that should last a lifetime. If you look at the younger generation, from 22-35 years old, they are the trend drivers, and over 82% of them back up their data. We expect to see this habit spiralling to all consumer segments. So, we are delighted to introduce the new My Passport HDD as it matches our consumers’ lifestyles and, at the same time, provides the ease of use to help them back up their digital life and preserve their memories,” commented Mr. Jaganathan Chelliah, Director Marketing, Western Digital India.

“The new My Passport drive comes in a fresh new look and new colours, including Black, Blue and Red, and the My Passport for Mac drive in Midnight Blue,” Chelliah further added.

The new My Passport HDD is just 0.75 in (19.15mm) thick. The My Passport drive is formatted for Windows® 10 and features a USB 3.0 connector that is compatible with USB 2.0. The My Passport for Mac drive is formatted for macOS and has a USB-C™ connector to deliver plug-and-play storage out of the box.

To help consumers protect their content, the drive features WD Discovery™ software for WD Security™ (password protection and 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption), social media and cloud storage import (like Facebook, Dropbox and Google Drive™)*** and WD Drive Utilities™. All of the new drives are built with Western Digital reliability and come with a three-year limited warranty.

Data is at the heart of everything today. The Indian consumer is realizing the importance of their data and is exploring attractive options to save their data. Eighty-three percent of the Indian customers are likely to take a backup of their PC data in the future.

Western Digital is uniquely positioned to offer just the right products for the varied needs of the consumers. www.digitalterminal.in

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KASPERSKY NAMED AS DERWENT TOP 100 GLOBAL INNOVATOR 2020 As a result of driving constant innovation and implementing new technologies and solutions, Kaspersky remains one step ahead of its competitors and the company’s solutions continue to be the most tested, and most awarded, in independent tests and reviews.

Kaspersky has been acknowledged as a Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator™ 2020 in the Software category, in line with top IT industry leaders for the second consecutive year. The annual report from Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, identifies the world’s most innovative organizations, which successfully develop valuable patented inventions that also have strong commercialization potential based on market reach and impact on other downstream inventions.

Kaspersky has been included in the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator 2020, together with the other well-established companies, which includes the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, and Tencent. Driven by its mission of ‘building a safer world’, Kaspersky has contributed significantly to the cybersecurity industry by constantly developing and patenting new IT security technologies. Over the years, the company has become a technological leader with an advanced and comprehensive portfolio of security solutions and services working on state of the art technologies that are unique for the market, that protect home users and large corporations, governments, industry, and infrastructure.

As of 2019, Kaspersky has a portfolio of nearly 900 patents granted in Russia, USA, Europe, China, and Japan. Among the most notable recent inventions are developments in the field of endpoint detection and response (EDR) and security information and event management (SIEM) systems, the use of machine learning technologies and Sandbox technology (a patent for a system and method of analysis of files for maliciousness in a virtual machine). These and many other patented technologies are implemented in Kaspersky solutions, such as Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack (KATA), Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (KEDR), Kaspersky Industrial www.digitalterminal.in

Cybersecurity for Nodes and other products.

“Kaspersky devotes ample attention to patenting as part of its innovative development strategy and has steadily built a solid portfolio of protection for its innovations, with the company being honored as one of the ‘Top 100 Global Innovators’ for the second year in a row. It was the winning combination of Kaspersky's mission, strategy, and talented team that paved the way to achieving such a high rating. We will continue to support our researchers in developing their ideas to widen the scope for patented invention, and therefore bringing more innovation and presenting the best in class technologies and solutions. I’m sure these will then become leaders in various ratings,” said Nadezhda Kashchenko, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Chief Intellectual Property & Antitrust Officer, Kaspersky.

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of the company, said: “It’s a great honor to be named a Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator for the second year in a row, along with the other industry leaders. I want to thank our best-in-class researchers for their constant innovations and our legal team that works hard to protect our technologies and obtain patent rights across multiple regions. And as our business focus moves from ‘cybersecurity’ towards the broader concept of ‘cyberimmunity’, we’ll keep on leading in innovation and the development of higher industry standards for the future.”

“The relentless pace of global ideation means competition among innovators is intensifying, and staying at the top is getting harder,” said Jeff Roy, President, IP Group, Clarivate Analytics. “We congratulate the Top 100 Global Innovators for building a culture of generating new ideas, consistently creating new value from ingenuity, and delivering excellence in research and intellectual property creation.”

Now in its ninth year, Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators utilizes editorially enhanced, authoritative and accurate patent data from Derwent World Patents Index™ (DWPI) and Derwent Patent Citations Index™ (DPCI) to track innovation based on four indicators: 1. Volume: The organization must have had at least 100 granted inventions (and more than 500 filed in total) in the past five years.

2. Influence: The level of downstream impact by being highly cited externally by other organizations, and measured via the Derwent Patent Citations Index over the last five years, excluding citations from themselves.

3. Success: A high ratio of success in obtaining patent grants.

4. Globalization: The level of investment of a patent applicant in their invention, as tracked via the process of pursuing protection in all four of the key market patent offices of China, Europe, Japan, and the United States.

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COVID 19: A BIG THREAT FOR HUMANITY THE COMPLETE

FOR ENTIRE BUSINESSES ACROSS INDIA The entire world is facing the huge crisis emerged due to Coronavirus which has been declared pandemic by WHO. This deadly virus which started four months ago from China has paralyzed the entire world with more than 5 Lakhs people infected globally and about 20000 people have lost their lives across all countries. The worst effected countries are China, Italy, US, Iran, Spain, Germany, UK and few others. A huge economic crisis has emerged globally due to this ongoing threat which has not spared a single Nation. In India too, the virus started spreading in month of March very quickly which infected more than 500 people and killed more than 09 people. The businesses have started suffering a lot in all verticals as entire world has announced complete lockdown to fight this deadly virus. Let’s check out the entire development report prepared by DT so far related with this pandemic.

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COMPLETE LOCKDOWN: PM TAKING TOUGH CALL Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called for a complete lockdown of the entire nation for the 21 days staring from 25th March in an effort to contain the COVID-19 Pandemic. In an address to the Nation the Prime Minister said that even those nations with the best of the medical facilities could not contain the virus and that the social distancing is the only option to mitigate it.

PM urged all of us to support social distancing majors to stop the spread of this deadly virus. He said, “All of you are also witnessing how the most advanced countries of the world have been rendered absolutely helpless by this pandemic. It is not that these countries are not putting in adequate efforts or they lack resources.

The Coronavirus is spreading at such a rapid pace that despite all the preparations and efforts, these countries are finding it hard to manage the crisis. The analysis of happenings in all these countries since the last two months, and the opinion of experts has proved that there is only one way to effectively deal with Coronavirus - Social Distancing”.

The Prime Minister announced the entire country shall go under complete lockdown, which means total ban has been imposed on people from stepping out of their homes for a period of 21 days.

To deal with the economic challenges caused by the pandemic, Prime Minister announced the creation of ‘COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force’ under the Union Finance Minister. The Task Force will consult stakeholders, take feedback, on the basis of which decisions will be taken to meet the challenges. The Task Force will also ensure implementation of the decisions taken to meet these challenges.

Prime Minister also urged the business community and higher income groups to look after the economic needs of those from lower income groups, from whom they take various services, urging them not to cut their salary on the days they are unable to render the services due to inability to come to the workplace. He stressed on the importance of humanity during such times.

He also assured the countrymen that there would not be any shortage of essential items like food, milk, medicines etc. He urged people to not resort to panic buying. www.digitalterminal.in

Prime Minister exhorted everyone to work together and contribute fully to overcome the crisis of COVID-19. He urged the citizens not to fall prey to misinformation. Prime Minister said that during the time of such a global pandemic, it is important to ensure that ‘humanity wins and India wins’.

The Prime Minister concluded though 21 days of lockdown is a long time, but it is equally essential for your safety and that of your family. He expressed confidence that every Indian will not only successfully fight this difficult situation but also emerge victorious.

MARKET CONDITIONS According to a UN report, the trade impact in India due to current crisis may be about 348 million dollars. India has been placed among the top 15 economies which will be most affected due to shutdown of manufacturing in China since last few months.

General Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary, said that in addition to grave threats to human life, the coronavirus outbreak carries serious risks for the global economy. Any slowdown in manufacturing in one part of the world will have a ripple effect in economic activity across the globe because of regional and global value chains.

As per the report published by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), The pandemic has also been affecting the economic and financial conditions worldwide, India being no exception. There are several evidences that substantiate the fact that COVID -19 has been impacting the Indian industry and economy adversely, with significant implications on the sustainability of businesses and employment. The negative sentiment of the economy is perhaps best captured by the plunge of the stock prices at BSE and NSE in the last few days and also of the Indian rupee against USD. Some major sectors such as electronics, automobiles, entertainment, transport, tourism, and exports are in deep trouble due to the disruption in the global supply chain and routine operations.

According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth could fall below 5% in fiscal year 2021 (FY21), if policy action is not taken urgently.

“All of you are also witnessing how the most advanced countries of the world have been rendered absolutely helpless by this pandemic. It is not that these countries are not putting in adequate efforts or they lack resources. The Coronavirus is spreading at such a rapid pace that despite all the preparations and efforts, these countries are finding it hard to manage the crisis. The analysis of happenings in all these countries since the last two months, and the opinion of experts has proved that there is only one way to effectively deal with Coronavirus Social Distancing”.

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The Helpline Number for corona-virus : +91-11-23978046 or 1075 Our Government is taking all necessary steps to ensure that we are prepared well to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of COVID 19 – the Corona Virus. With active support of the entire people, we will be able to contain the spread of the Virus in our country. The most important factor in preventing the spread of the Virus locally is to empower the citizens with the right information and taking precautions as per the advisories being issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. To know more about the government initiatives, please visit, https://www.mygov.in/covid-19/ INDUSTRY REACTIONS According to CHANDRAHAS PANIGRAHI, CMO AND CONSUMER BUSINESS HEAD, ACER INDIA, “The Coronavirus outbreak is creating a potential impact on the Indian ICT market and several sectors are already facing the brunt. The Indian manufacturing industry is largely imported from China. In fact, at Acer, our majority of raw material also comes in from China. However, due to COVID-19, factories are shut down and the supply channel has become restricted and this has created a huge impact on the market.

Rising demand and lack of supply have hit the electronics industry certainly but then we are assuming things will be back in shape soon.

Acer understands the need of our consumers & we are also focused on the market needs.”

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be felt in India as well. I think everybody will have to re-evaluate their commitment to their customers, partners and the complete ecosystem. This should be a huge learning for all the business and how they can built redundancy across the Industry,” commented

by DEVENDRA KAMTEKAR, CEO, DIGISOL SYSTEMS. While commenting on the current situation, RAJSHEKHAR BHATT, COUNTRY MANAGER INDIA, ECS, says, “ The situation currently has become very challenging for all of us as we are going through very tough phase.

We do hope globally we are able to contain the deadly coronavirus so that impact gets downgraded. Not just ICT but all other market is suffering from the current challenge in India, but priority remains to support government initiatives to stop the community spreading.”

JOHN DONG, DIRECTOR, TENDA INDIA comments, “The virus has a huge impact on global impact.

Every country has suffered economically due to the fact that

we live in a shared world closely integrated with each other. High speed Internet and transportation connectivity have helped our global economy to thrive. Just like other countries, Coronavirus has started showing its effects with the number of cases increasing day by day. In India, business travels, both domestic and international, have been reduced or wholly banned.

Widespread Coronavirus scare has prompted many companies to issue work-from-home advisories to employees. This has adversely affected the working of Indian enterprises and can cause some more concerns in the coming days.”

Commenting upon the recent outbreak of CoronaVirus and its impact on Indian businesses especially the consumer electronic segment, MANDEEP ARORA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, 'UBON'-a leading consumer electronic brand said "The impact of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak in China is likely to be contingent on business activities. However, we are fully equipped in India. And hoping for the reversal of the situation, companies at present are monitoring the evolving situation and trying to stabilize the supplies for now. We are fortunate that we have production facilities in

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India and will not let it cause more disruptions.

Also, we have ample flexibility at our backend with a reasonable surplus in order to keep our operations flowing. In addition, keeping the needs and requirements of our customers in mind, we are steadily ensuring that the Indian customers don't have to suffer the consequences of this malice.”

ALOKE PASKAR, PRESIDENT AND CEO, JK TECHNOSOFT LTD says, “The

outbreak of Coronavirus has impacted every sector in the world and the crowdsourced data and analytics industry is no different. Companies providing analytics services play, an important role in the Travel, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Logistics Sector, and these sectors have been the ones facing the biggest brunt of the virus. The importance of crowdsourced social data and actionoriented insights is the call of the day.

Companies that can help their community, government and the world will experience the maximum value for their services some of which we will not be able to put a price ever” According to KULDEEP

CHAUDHARY, CEO & CO-FOUNDER, ADOHM,

“Coronavirus has impacted the supply chains which has to lead to a huge hit on the economy. In an estimate, the loss has been recorded to 3 trillion dollars worldwide.

But at the same time, it has also resulted in a demand for new-age technologies, especially in data visualization. Realtime visualization of data has become the need of the hour. Businesses are trying to find measures using Analytics as a tool so that their operations aren’t impacted while at the same time sourcing new leads to grow their businesses. With improved marketing efforts and increase sales using the right quality lead; the intervention of www.digitalterminal.in

analytics can help in boosting business. We are extensively working on providing our customers with solutions especially during this ‘Work From Home’ scenario where we provide them with detailed research basis analyzing and processing data of their targeted customers by analyzing their behavior patterns and suggesting them the right platform to carry their lead communications. Hence, ensuring proper utilization of funds and resources with regards to Return on Ad Spent. We have also collaborated with various brands to come up with analytical solutions to help people getting information about Coronavirus.”

MR BHAVIN TURAKHIA, FOUNDER AND CEO AT FLOCK AND COFOUNDER AND CEO AT ZETA said,

“The health and well-being of our employees and their loved ones remains of utmost importance to us as we work on combating Covid-19 together. We are constantly working with the leadership team to mitigate all possible risks and ensuring that we are proactive enough in responding to any kind of situation. In light of the current reports of coronavirus impact and related advisories by health officials, Zeta and Flock have announced a slew of measures to ensure the well-being of our employees.

“At Sify we have taken certain precautionary measures to safeguard the employees like daily mailers on hygiene, use of santizers, awareness through WHO videos, reporting colleagues who might be coughing or sneezing inordinately, no physical contact with each other, etc”, says, PRAVEEN KRISHNA, HEAD – PUBLIC RELATIONS, SIFY TECHNOLOGIES.

“In view of the evolving Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation across the world, Aspire Systems will stay vigilant and take adequate measures to safeguard the health of its employees. The Company is ensuring that its employees receive accurate and timely information on health and travel safety. Employees have been advised to be aware of the changes in air travel regulations internationally and plan business-critical travel accordingly.

Domestic travel guidance remains unchanged and we are closely following government guidelines.

Comprehensive preventive measures have been implemented at the Indian facilities including fumigation and placement of hand sanitizers at strategic locations.

Employees have been asked to report illness and take medical guidance immediately.”

- DINESH KUMARAN, VICE PRESIDENT,HUMAN RESOURCES, ASPIRE SYSTEMS

“Is it time to panic about the spread of Coronavirus? Probably not. But businesses will do well to think ahead and see how to ensure that their employees safe while preventing while keeping their businesses functional. Countries in China and South East Asia have been forced to experiment with work from home models. While this model may be difficult to implement for all job functions, there is no reason that customer support, sales, customer communications and call centers of any kind cannot continue to function as usual. We promptly assisted Acko General Insurance to move their agents to a work from home mode to help with Business continuity plan.

We can smoothly transfer forward calls from call center to agents softphones or mobile handsets. The customers will not be able to make out that the agent is answering or making the call from home, and customer experience will remain top-notch.Will more businesses adapt to this model? Only time will tell. We are getting inquiries and are also proactively reaching out to our clients. We don’t know at this moment, how many will MARCH 2020

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finally switch to remote working.

But yes, if they do decide to, it is possible for us to ensure that any kind of call center be it sales or support, inbound or outbound call centers can work remotely,” says MR. CSN MURTHY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OZONETEL COMMUNICATIONS.

HARSHVENDRA SOIN, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, TECH MAHINDRA,

said, “At Tech Mahindra, we strongly believe in “Wellness before Business”, which is why amidst the current Coronavirus outbreak, our focus is on ensuring the well-being of all our employees and partner ecosystem. . Restrictions have been imposed on domestic and international travel with immediate effect. We have postponed all internal events which required large gatherings and everyone has been advised to adequately leverage technologies like – Tele Presence and Video Conferencing.

In case of COVID-19 symptoms, employees are being asked to avail work from home as well. All our office locations and guest houses are also being stocked with adequate supplies of sanitizers, emergency medicines, food ration etc.”

RK BANSAL, MD, UNILINE ENERGY SYSTEMS PVT. LTD. says, “Today

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best to save innocent lives across India by announcing complete lockdown. We all should support government initiatives in this tough time. On business front, we are hopeful that once the situation improves, we will be able to work on different strategies to scale up our operations.

in the United States and our facilities and countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

This current suspension also extends to travel within APAC for our employees who are based there. These decisions are made out of an abundance of caution in keeping with the best interests of our Kingston family.”

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PANSARI, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ASTRUM.

novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and follow the most up to date guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and International SOS (ISOS). The health and safety of our employees, customers and suppliers remains our top priority.

“The outbreak has majorly affected India’s manufacturing and exports sectors. The tech industry in India, with direct exposure to China was the earliest to feel the effects due to the Covid-19. Days later, the hardware products were being hammered by closures and slowdowns in China which majorly affected the profit and turnover of many companies, the impact is starting to ripple outward to other, less obvious internet companies.

India’s growth slowed to a near 7-year low of 4.7% in October-December 2019 on continued slump in manufacturing, and now faces the next big challenge of Coronavirus outbreak stifling global growth.”

KINGSTON shared statement on the

current situation, which says, “As this has been posted in the news recently, the Coronavirus (initiated from Wuhan, China) has spread widely throughout the China region during the Chinese New Year holiday. Kingston Technology acknowledges that this situation is very serious and has taken the appropriate actions to protect all our employees to the fullest. Kingston followed the China government’s decision to extend the Chinese New Year holiday (in our China facilities) through February 10 and delayed all shipments to and from the region. Moving forward, Kingston continues to closely monitor the situation facility by facility with our Asia-Pacific (APAC) employees returning to work on a controlled schedule as conditions permit.

Additionally, Kingston continues to suspend travel between our corporate headquarters

Additionally, as the outbreak extends to countries worldwide, Seagate is following local government guidelines in the regions in which we operate. Throughout this situation, Seagate has put in place strong proactive measures to both protect the well-being of our colleagues and contain the spread of the virus. To date, Seagate has no reported cases of COVID-19 in any of its global facilities. We are also continuing to monitor the impact to customers and suppliers. Our manufacturing facilities as well as those of our contract manufacturers are operating in China. Our HDD, systems, and component facilities in Southeast Asia and throughout the rest of the world remain fully operational. We have worked diligently with our suppliers and transportation networks to mitigate potential risks necessary to meet our customer commitments for the March quarter.

However, the level of uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic remains high. As the situation evolves, Seagate will continue to take appropriate action to protect our employees, customers, and partners and mitigate impact risk to our business.

Today Country is facing one of the worst challenges where saving people lives are on top priority currently. The government is trying their best to contain the spread of viruses in next few weeks and this is the only thing which can save all of us. On the business side, we all have to be very watchful in preparing the best strategy to survive amid current situations. www.digitalterminal.in

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FACING DOWN THE MYRIAD THREATS TIED TO COVID-19 Unscrupulous marketers and cyber-criminals have seized upon concerns over the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic as bait for spam, phishing attacks and malware.

In recent weeks, the use of “coronavirus” and “COVID-19” in domain names, potentially unwanted email messages, and phishing and malware delivery schemes has skyrocketed. Below reports complied by Sophos Labs shares the complete information about the latest threat trends.

THE SURGE OF SPAM The spam we found to be carrying an installer for Trickbot malware earlier this month was just one example of how spammers and criminals are using hunger for information about the pandemic to lure in their targets.

While COVID-19 emerged as a crisis in China in December, references to the virus in spam and phishing emails only really began to emerge in January—and like the virus itself, they grew exponentially. By early March, COVID-19 and Coronavirus already represented a significant percentage of the spam traffic we measured.

SPAM CAMPAIGNS DETECTED BY SOPHOS INCLUDED: • A sextortion scheme threatening to infect the target’s family with COVID-19 if they didn’t pay.

• A scam purporting to be a fundraising plea from the World Health Organization, asking for donations in Bitcoin to fund COVID-19 research.

• Messages purportedly from WHO, but carrying documents with dropper malware.

• Marketing for “emergency supplies,” including filter masks.

• A sales pitch for a $37 video download, purporting to offer insider information from a “military source” on how to survive Coronavirus BUILDING SPAMMING AND PHISHING INFRASTRUCTURE

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COVID-19 has left a huge mark on the Internet’s namespace over the past two months. Certificate transparency log data from the major certificate authorities has shown a significant rise in the number of SSL certificates registered for sites using “corona” or “covid” in their names.

To get a sense of how big that change has been, we looked at log data over the past six months for new certificates issued for hostnames with “corona” or “covid-19” in them. To establish a baseline from before the outbreak became global news, we looked at the same period a year ago (September 2018 to March 2019) for comparison.

Before January, most certificates that contained “corona” referred to a locality, service or legitimate brand name. These accounted for an average of 288 certificates activated per month. References to “covid” did not exist in any certificate registrations we could find record of prior to 2020, and the only domain that really stands out belongs to Arizona-based A/V accessory manufacturer COVID, which owns the .com domain.

The pandemic changed the equation. Starting in January of 2020, there was an exponential rise in new certificates carrying these terms, nearly doubling from the norm to 558 for that month, and then nearly doubling again in February to 868. In the first two-thirds of March, over 6,086 new certificates bearing host names with “covid” and “corona” were issued—nearly

a 20-time increase over the year before.

Over 65% of these new domains were programmatically registered for free through Let’s Encrypt, and another 5% used Cloudflare as a Certificate Authority (Cloudflare provides free SSL for sites that use its content delivery network).

One host serving as home for a number of “covid-19” related web addresses—associated with a service that offers free websites and low cost domain name registration—had 11,322 domain names associated with it. Those domains appear to have been programmatically created and registered for certificates, as they follow the same naming pattern {covid19[additional search keyword].com).

The raw number of domain names we’ve observed being registered that are related to the COVID-19 pandemic is even larger.

On March 20, the peak day (so far), people registered 3011 new domains that contained the text “covid” or “corona,” in the four largest top-level domains (TLDs) we monitor (.com, .us. .org, and .info). Since February 8, we’ve observed 42,578 (as of midnight, March 24) newly-registered covid or corona domain names.

TO READ THE ENTIRE REPORTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://NEWS.SOPHOS.COM/ENUS/2020/03/24/COVIDMALWARE/

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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR DIGITAL WORKPLACE IN TIME OF CORONAVIRUS By: Sandy Shen, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner travel or large gatherings.

Businesses will ask more people to work from home even when they’re healthy to increase “social distance,” which can limit viral spread. CIOs can take these steps to make sure people have the systems they need to stay productive:

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the economic symptoms are emerging. More than a dozen global firms have announced they will miss their financial goals for the upcoming quarter due to the combined impact of supply chain disruptions and dampened customer demand.

The value of digital channels, products and operations is immediately obvious to companies everywhere right now. This is a wake-up call for organizations that have placed too much focus on daily operational needs at the expense of investing in digital business and long-term resilience.

Businesses that can shift technology capacity and investments to digital platforms will mitigate the impact of the outbreak and keep their companies running smoothly now, and over the long term.

Organizations around the world can take proactive steps now to maintain as much operational continuity as possible. CIOs in particular should immediately look to expand access and capabilities in two highpriority categories of tech: Digital workplace resources and digital technologies to serve customer demand.

Expand digital workplace resources and access As the virus continues to spread across an increasing number of countries, company leaders and government representatives — most recently, the governor of the state of Washington in the United States — will encourage people to avoid unnecessary

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• Inventory work use cases.

Understand the typical workflow of people who are able to do their jobs remotely and identify the systems they need to access. These range from inhouse communications platforms like email or messaging to CRM and ERP systems.

Include interactions with customers and business partners as part of the use case analysis and document potential needs of external users.

• Identify security needs. Review existing security infrastructure and assess what people will need to work safely. Consider the hardware remote employees will use (company-issued or personal devices), and the networks they’ll be on (public or private).

Consider endpoint security for devices and robust identity and access management to allow secure sign-in to corporate systems.

• Update policies, access and training. As companies expand the number of people working remotely, they will need to update their policies regarding who can do it, how often and for how long. IT will in turn need to update system access — sometimes to expand access and sometimes to limit it.

All workers must undergo training on rules around data protection and proper data use, including how to safely exchange documents or information electronically.

• Provide new capabilities. Organizations may need to quickly acquire or scale their technology capabilities. Videoconferencing, messaging, collaboration tools and document sharing are just a few examples of technologies that facilitate remote work. Additional bandwidth and network capacity may also be needed, given the increasing number of users and volume of communications. CIOs will need a process

to quickly assess the company’s needs and acquire access — ideally with flexible, short-term contracts. Even organizations that have existing vendor relationships may have to renegotiate the number of users or transaction volume to accommodate a short-term surge.

Leverage technology to address customer demand Whether a business experiences surges or lulls in demand during the outbreak, the CIO needs to ensure IT systems are prepared for them Work with relevant members of the C-suite to provide technology-enabled experiences like: • Expand capacity for self-service and digital sales. Companies will confront waves of customer questions, orders and even cancellations. Act now to prepare content and capacity for self-service web, email, IVR systems, chatbots, smartphone apps, etc. to handle the most common questions or purchases, freeing customer service reps to handle more complex or unusual issues.

• Enable remote experiences with a personal touch. Not every product or service is 100% suited to self-service delivery.

Sometimes the human touch makes the difference to customers. Examples include B2B salespeople spending “face-to-face” time with their customers, public schools providing online classes so kids don’t fall behind, healthcare facilities expanding access to telemedicine or conference organizers holding remote events. IT will play a critical role in providing accessible, reliable and secure IT systems to deliver positive experiences in unfamiliar contexts.

• Embrace opportunities to adapt products or capacity for current demand. The Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has converted one of its factories to make face masks. Manufacturers Foxconn, BYD and GAC in China have likewise shifted some of their existing capacity away from their traditional products — in low demand due to the outbreak — to high-demand products like protective gear. Expand agile processes to enable fast shifts of physical and digital resources.

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SERVER MARKET

HPE LEADS SERVER MARKET IN INDIA WITH 37.4% MARKET SHARE

India server market saw an increase in demand of unit shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019 by 14.7%, but the revenues declined by 13.2% year over year. Server shipments in India grew by 4.8% in 2019 while server revenue declined 8.7%.

The worldwide server market continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2019 as revenue increased 5.1% and shipments grew 11.7% year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. In all of 2019, worldwide server shipments declined 3.1% and server revenue declined 2.5% compared with full-year 2018.

“The market returned to growth with a very strong fourth quarter result, largely driven by a return of demand from hyperscalers,” said Adrian O’Connell, senior research director at Gartner. “However, the outlook for the worldwide server market in 2020 is subject to great uncertainty. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is expected to temper forecast growth. Although demand from the hyperscale segment is expected to continue through the first half of the year, other buying organizations’ reactions will vary.”

India server market saw an increase in demand of unit shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019 by 14.7%, but the revenues declined by 13.2% year over year. Server shipments in India grew by 4.8% in 2019 while

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server revenue declined 8.7%.

HPE secured the top spot in India server market based on revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 with 37.4% market share. Dell EMC secured 26.6% market share, followed

by Lenovo with 16.6% of the market. Cisco experienced the strongest growth in the quarter among the top five vendors, with revenue growing 0.8%. Interestingly none of the top five vendors showed growth in revenue.

Dell EMC secured the top spot in the worldwide server market based on revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 (see Table 1).

Despite a decline of 9.9% year over year, Dell EMC secured 17.3% market share, followed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) with 15.4% of the market. IBM experienced the strongest growth in the quarter, growing 28.6%.

In server shipments, Dell EMC maintained the No. 1 position in the fourth quarter of 2019 with 14.2% market share (see Table 2). HPE secured the second spot with 10.8% of the market. Both Dell EMC and HPE experienced

declines in server shipments, while Lenovo experienced the strongest growth with a 22.4% increase in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019.

In 2019, both worldwide server shipments and revenue declined, with shipments falling 3.1% and revenue down 2.5% As for vendor performance, Dell EMC took the top spot in both revenue and shipments with 20.5% market share and 16.3% market share, respectively. HPE secured the No. 2 position with market share of 17.3% in revenue and 12.3% in shipments. Inspur Electronics is the only vendor in the top five that grew in both revenue and shipments in 2019.

Additional information is available to clients who have access to Gartner’s Servers Quarterly Statistics. This database provides worldwide market size and share data by vendor revenue and unit shipments.

Segments include region, vendor, vendor brand, sub-brand, CPU type, CPU group, max CPU, platform, price band, operating system and distribution channel.

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PARTNER CHAT

“WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH KASPERSKY AS THEIR SOLE B2C DISTRIBUTOR” The importance of traditional partners will remain the same as they play very crucial role in success of any tech brands in India. In India currently there are about 10 National Distributors who drive technology business for most of the brands. Supertron Electronics, the undisputed leader in distribution business since long time, has helped all major brands in succeeding the Indian market. Supertron has large partners network and branch offices at all locations across country to cater the need of consumers demand. They are also playing a key role for Kaspersky as National Distributor to reach out B2C market through innovative security solutions. Rajeev Ranjan, Editor & Publisher of Digital Terminal spoke to Vipul Bhandari, Executive Director, Supertron Electronics and discussed various issues related with distribution business.

VIPUL BHANDARI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUPERTRON ELECTRONICS

Rajeev: What is your true strength in the distribution business? How do you maintain your leadership position in the Indian distribution market?

Vipul: One of the reasons why we have successfully established ourselves as a leading distributor is because of our credibility in the channel network. We have always supported and helped our channel partners to help their business grow and supported them in the tough times. Hence, they strongly believe in us and trust us. This good will has reaped us multiple benefits and helped us business grow in multiple folds.

Rajeev: How do you see your business growth with Kaspersky so far in the Indian market?

Vipul: We are glad to have been associated with Kaspersky as their sole B2C distributor. The journey so far been stupendous as we have been successful in expanding their reach in the remotest areas of the country. We intend grow the business through a structured manner with our channel partners and ultimately targeting the consumers. We look forward to flourishing 2020 with Kaspersky.

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response in the market regarding the recently launched 2020 edition of Kaspersky security solutions?

Vipul: Kaspersky always had a stronghold in the minds of the consumers and they always considered Kaspersky as a premium product.

With the new logo and new branding, the customer response has been very good. The 2020 edition has seen strong acceptance with the consumers and we are undertaking various consumer promotional offers to market and inform the consumer about the various security solutions products.

Rajeev: What are your expectations from this year in the context of revenue or YoY growth? How are you planning to strengthen your market position?

Vipul: Internet penetration is increasing exponentially especially in the T2 and T3 cities and so is the threat of cybercrime and cyber theft. We need to educate people living in such cities about cybersecurity and hence we are going to make the Kaspersky product line available in T2/T3 cities. Through the various channel incentives program and end-consumer promos, we hope to make the make the product available at maximum retailer counters and thereby

strengthening the position of the brand.

Rajeev: What sort of challenges are distribution houses facing these days particularly in the cybersecurity domain?

Vipul: One of the major challenges faced is the lack of awareness and misinformation about cybersecurity.

People are not aware of the imminent threats from the internet in the form of theft, phishing, ransomware and malware attacks, etc. These are the kind of the cyber security threats which the consumers get inadvertently exposed to. Hence, as a distributor we must make sure they are well protected and secure.

Rajeev: In association with Kaspersky, what all marketing activities, channel awareness & consumer engagements we can see in the year 2020?

Vipul: In the upcoming, we hope to rollout various quarterly channel schemes to promote the brand. We will make sure the schemes are consistent and aggressive in order to drive the channel market. Digital effort will be increased this year to reach out to consumers on offers. We shall have consistent consumer attractive offer for full year.

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BRAND FOCUS

KINGSTON TO EXPAND ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO WITH NEW AGE TECHNOLOGY IN 2020

Kingston Technology has been a pioneer in the memory & storage market for more than three decades and has successfully positioned itself as the world leader. The brand invests millions in the development and testing of its memory modules today to reduce your total cost of ownership tomorrow.

The resulting performance, stability and long-term reliability are among the reasons Kingston server memory has become a worldwide industry standard.

Their products have been an integral component in the IT infrastructure of Fortune 500 companies for over 30 years. With Kingston’s success over the years, across product lines, the brand will continue improving its set benchmark, and even in this year the company plans to diversify its product portfolio to satisfy the evolving market requirements.

To give reference for the magnitude of business, in 2018 alone, Kingston produced over 14 trillion Megabytes (14,00,000 crore MBs) of memory across all product lines including DRAM, SSDs and embedded solutions. Speaking of SSDs alone, Kingston shipped over 13.3 million SSDs in the first half of 2019, which is a whopping 11.3 percent of total SSDs shipped globally in the period. This indeed is a massive amount that reinforces the brand’s strength, position and importance in the industry. www.digitalterminal.in

Mr. Vishal Parekh, Marketing Director, APAC Region – India & Philippines at Kingston Technology said, “With a boom in the industry coming soon this year, we will be showcasing our newer product portfolio for customers. We will be launching faster and responsive SD & microSD cards and High-speed Card Readers for professionals.

We plan to organise various awareness campaigns to ensure the customers make informed decisions. Due to the higher subscriber base, there will be a flux of high data usage and awareness initiatives for better data security.

Kingston has planned to improve their benchmarks to achieve success as a market leader and with the launches of the new product portfolio, we will ensure better & safe data security. We, at Kingston believe that digitalisation in various verticals will help to increase IoT and reduce the TCO, thereby focussing on better data infrastructure and data security.”

Some of the key achievements of the company in 2019 were: • Gartner Inc. ranked Kingston among the top 10 semiconductor chip buyers in the world

• DRAMeXchange ranked Kingston as Number #1 DRAM module supplier in the world with 72.17 percent market share • DRAMeXchange ranks Kingston as Number #1 SSD module maker with 25 percent market share for channel market SSDs • The company introduced NVMe to the market, a technology that can improve data transfer speeds in the system and make it more responsive In 2020, Kingston has plans to expand its existing product portfolio with new age technology in storage. The Indian customers would see faster and more responsive SD & microSD cards from Kingston, along with the new age readers for professionals. Being industry experts, the brand will work on create awareness campaigns for customers to understand the new tech and make informed decisions. The brand also plans to introduce solutions to help customers keep their data safe and GDPR compliant, and to avoid data theft and data. Hardware-based data encryption is a unique feature that Kingston provides with its products even with affordable price points. These solutions from Kingston are customizable according to requirements and can be adapted for different industries like Big data analysis, enterprise applications, media production, VFX, cloud services, data centers, etc. For example, Kingston-powered DIT carts were deployed on a recent award-winning Netflix television show shot on the Warner Bros. lot.

Kingston solid-state drives greatly improved the workflow by reducing ingest time of the daily footage followed by duplicating to other drives for postproduction services.

Kingston believes that 2020 will be an eventful year in terms of growth.

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MARKET REPORT

HP Continues to Lead The HCP Market with 39.1% Market Share Samsung) maintained its leadership in CY2019 HCP market with a market share of 39.1%, while posting a YoY decline of 7.4%.

HP’s Ink Tank shipment grew by 14% YoY as a result of strong channel schemes and end-user promotions. It’s Laser A4 segment witnessed a decline of 9.7% YoY, its highest decline since CY2009. On the bright side, HP’s share in the copier segment grew by 29.4% YoY owing to strong channel push.

EPSON maintained its 2nd position in the overall CY2019 HCP market with 26.8% market share. It also continued to hold its leadership in the inkjet segment with a market share of 45.7% and YoY growth of 1.4%. Epson’s stable numbers despite muted market sentiments can be primarily attributed to Epson’s strong brand recall, channel depth and multiple channel schemes in the first half of the year.

India HCP market shipped 3.5 million units in CY2019 and registered a year-over-year (YoY) decline of 4.7% due to weak consumer segment demand. In 4Q19 the market shipped 0.79 million units, a YoY decline of 7.3%, as per the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 4Q19. 4Q19 witnessed low demand, which was a result of overstocking of the channel in 3Q19 and prevailing consumer sentiment.

Full-year Highlights: The annual decline was primarily from laser printers (excluding copiers) declining by 11.8%, as the market continued to be impacted by weak demand as well as migration to Ink Tank printers. The laser copier market grew by 6.9% with strong corporate demand and continuing decline of refurbished copier market. The inkjet market remained stable with a decline of 0.1%. The year ended with the inkjet market commanding more than half of the market.

“Two segments weathered the challenging market conditions in 2019. Ink Tank printers grew by 7.0% and now command 73.2% of the inkjet market. The Ink Tank segment overtook the overall laser printer segment for the first time in 2H19. The laser copier segment also noted a growth of 6.9%. In 2018, Government’s strict regulation on the refurbished Copier (RC) market through tight monitoring and increased seizing of illegal units at major ports gave a boost to the original copier segment, which continued in

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2019 as well. However, by 2H19 the market resumed its normal pace of growth as the effect of RC market stabilized,” says Bani Johri, Market Analyst, IPDS, IDC India.

Quarter Highlights: Inkjet printer shipments declined by 2.9% YoY with a contribution of 52.3% to the overall India HCP market. The decline in inkjet printer shipments was led by ink cartridge printers, which recorded a steep YoY decline of 23.8%. The overall laser printer market declined YoY with the laser copier declining by 12.4%, its sharpest decline since 4Q16, as the market normalizes post the spurt in 2018 following the closure of the refurbished copier market.

4Q19 witnessed the sharpest quarter-overquarter ( QoQ) decline of 24.4% a result of a combination of factors. Firstly, in 3Q19 multiple vendors overstocked the channel prior to the festive season online sales in 4Q19. Also, low sell out due to muted consumer demand affected the entire channel’s credit system causing distributors to hold back on purchasing fresh stock till the previous inventory was cleared.

CANON recorded YoY decline of 6.3% in CY2019 and maintained its 3rd position in the HCP market. In the copier segment, it maintained its leadership position with a 29% unit market share as a result of its strong corporate connect and steady flow of government orders. In the Ink Tank segment, Canon witnessed a strong YoY growth of 15.7% because of its increased focus on the Ink Tank segment with launch of new models, attractive channel schemes and end-user promotional campaigns. In 2H19, Canon overtook HP to become the 2nd largest player in the Ink Tank segment.

IDC India Market Outlook: "IDC expects the overall HCP market to remain stable in 1Q20 led largely by Ink tank printers as vendors continue pushing them aggressively, while laser printers will continue to decline. We also expect demand from the SMB segment to improve in 2020 as the credit situation improves.

Government demand is likely to be robust as several departments rush to spend their allocated budget in 1Q20 leading to strong demand for laser copiers," says Nishant Bansal, Research Manager, IPDS, IDC India.

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INTERVIEW

“Our Global Partner Program ‘KASPERSKY UNITED’ is One of the Finest Partner Profit Programs” Cybersecurity is one of the prime challenges faced by people nowadays and it has become major concern for all set of customers. The awareness about deployment of right security solutions among such consumers is very less.

This sometimes results in a huge threat for their digital life as they fall pray of cyber frauds or data theft. Kaspersky, as a leading cybersecurity player in the Indian market, is doing extremely well in the direction of keeping everyone safe digitally. To get more information about company’s vision, Rajeev Ranjan, Editor & Publisher of Digital Terminal interacted with Dipesh Kaura, General Manager, Kaspersky (South Asia) recently which highlighted their channel strength and product strategies to reach large customer base across all market.

DIPESH KAURA, GENERAL MANAGER, KASPERSKY (SOUTH ASIA) RAJEEV: WHAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CURRENT CYBER SECURITY THREATS FOR B2C CUSTOMERS? DIPESH: For the B2C consumers there has been an increasing risk of smartphone security threats that can be observed.

People have moved from using PCs and laptops to using their smartphones for most of their online activities. In addition to that the security threats for smartphones are getting more and more sophisticated with every passing day, iPhones too are vulnerable to cyberthreats and there are specific threats being targeted at iOS. Factors like a major push to digitisation, affordable & attractive internet packages provided by telecom companies, etc have given a boost to the smartphone market, which means people in the remotest areas in India are now connected online through their mobile phones.

RAJEEV: HOW DO YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE SECURITY THREATS? DIPESH: We plan to address these threats with the help of our very strong B2C national distributor Supertron Electronics.

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the remotest areas of India, offering them our range of B2C products like Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Password Manager, Safe Kids, Kaspersky Cloud Security, etc according to the consumers’ needs.

RAJEEV: PLEASE BRIEF ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL STRENGTH ACROSS ALL INDIAN MARKET. HOW DO YOU ASSURE THAT YOUR PARTNERS ARE GROWING WELL AND MAKING DECENT PROFITABILITY IN SELLING YOUR SECURITY SOLUTIONS? DIPESH: Kaspersky being a 100% channel partner company, it is very important for us to keep growing and strengthening our partner network. Our partners help us connect with their regional distributors' network that is spread across India to penetrate the market for the various range of security solutions that we have to offer to end consumers, SMBs, etc.

Our global partner program ‘Kaspersky United’ is one of the finest partner profit programs, it provides the partners with extra support in terms of regular trainings, skills development, opportunities to specialise in a particular sector and of course excellent margins. The program is very well appreciated by all our channel partners globally. In addition to the United

Partner Program, we also focus on coming up with other partner incentive programs locally every quarter in association with our national distributors for both B2B and B2C sectors.

RAJEEV: WHAT ACCORDING TO YOU IS THE MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR ALL PLAYERS IN SECURITY DOMAIN? DIPESH: One major challenge that the cybersecurity industry faces is the lack of awareness amongst the audience. Many consumers are still not well aware of the evolving cyberthreat landscape and the sophistication of these threats. In many cases consumers may require customised solutions for their security needs but they have no proper guidance. Small and large enterprises are also trying hard to cope up with the evolving threat landscape, now more and more companies are also allocating budgets for cybersecurity but face challenges not understanding completely optimum utilization of these budgets.

To fight against this problem, we closely work with our partners whom we provide with advanced trainings and keep them up to date on the threat landscape so that they can in turn help the end consumers and enterprises choose the right solutions. www.digitalterminal.in

SMARTPHONE BUZZ

HUAWEI LAUNCHES NEW MATE XS FOLDABLE SMARTPHONE During a virtual press conference themed “TOGETHER, Connecting Possibilities,” Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) launched the HUAWEI Mate Xs, the next evolution of the revolutionary HUAWEI Mate X foldable handset. Packed full of Huawei’s newest technology, the HUAWEI Mate Xs is considered Huawei’s most high-end device featuring the Kirin 990 5G SoC and an improved Falcon Wing Design, delivering powerful performance and a seamless user experience across smartphone and tablet modes.

Folded, the HUAWEI Mate Xs is a powerful dual-screen smartphone featuring a 6.6inch main screen and a 6.38-inch secondary screen. Unfolded, the smartphone becomes

an 8-inch tablet that delivers a viewing experience across a myriad of work and play scenarios unrivalled by that of any other smartphone.

Powered by the Kirin 990 5G, the HUAWEI Mate Xs benefits from the full force of Huawei’s most advanced chipset. HUAWEI Mate Xs is bestowed with a true flagship camera system. Arranged into a vertical array along the sidebar, the SuperSensing Leica Quad Camera system features a 40MP main camera, 16MP ultra-wide angle camera, 8MP telephoto camera and 3D Depth Sensing Camera. The camera system supports a combination of OIS and AI Image Stabilisation for super steady shots and up to 30X hybrid zoom.

XIAOMI INTRODUCES REDMI NOTE 9 PRO AND NOTE 9 PRO MAX IN INDIA sensor that lets you go as close as 2cm to the subject and support for 1080p macro video. For selfie lovers, there’s a 16MP sensor in the front.

It features the Aura Balance Design which brings Immersive Experience, Impeccable Craftsmanship and Functional Design to Redmi Note 9 Pro. With the side-mounted fingerprint scanner that sits flush on the matt-finish midframe, Redmi Note 9 Pro facilitates a natural approach to unlocking.

Xiaomi announced the ninth generation of their Redmi Note series smartphones first in India.

Aura Design, which was introduced with the Redmi Note 7 series sees a paradigm shift with the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. It features the improved ‘Aura Balance’ design. The 16.9cm (6.67) FHD+ Dot Display with a 20:9 Cinematic Screen brings an immersive experience and the in-display camera on the front eliminates the notch making it Redmi’s largest ever display on a smartphone.

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navigation system developed by ISRO, an 8nm chipset featuring a custom Kryo architecture. It is powered by 8 Kryo™ 465 cores (2 x Gold – Cortex A76 clocked at 2.3 GHz + 6 x Silver – Cortex A55 clocked at 1.8 GHz), coupled with the Adreno 618 GPU clocked at 750MHz along with Snapdragon™ Elite Gaming. Redmi Note 9 Pro Max features a massive 5020mAh battery while maintaining a slim profile.

Redmi Note 9 Pro’s 48MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM2 sensor builds upon its predecessor to bring true 48MP photography offering. The 48MP sensor is coupled with an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, a 2MP depth sensor and a 5MP macro

With the highest focus on quality, Redmi Note 9 Pro series feature triple Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5, on the front, rear and on the rear camera lenses. It is protected by P2i, splash proof nano-coating technology which protects them from accidental spills, while the reinforced corners provide better resilience to accidental falls.

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max will be available in three colour variants, Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue and Glacier White in 6GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB storage variants for INR 14,999, INR 16,999 and INR 18,999 respectively.

Redmi Note 9 Pro will be available in three colour variants, Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue and Glacier White 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB storage variants for INR 12,999 and INR 15,999 respectively.

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SMARTPHONE BUZZ

OPPO UNVEILS RENO3 PRO SMARTPHONE WITH A 6.4" SUPER AMOLED DISPLAY OPPO expanded its popular Reno series with the launch of Reno3 Pro in India.

Reno3 Pro sports a 64MP Zoom Quad-cam which includes 13MP Telephoto Lens, 64MP Ultra-clear Main Camera, 2MP Mono Lens and 8MP Ultra Wide-angle Lens.

Reno3 Pro caters to ultra-wide angle, normal, and telephoto photography, even up to 20x Digital zoom requirements. Additionally, Reno3 Pro produces images of up to 108-megapixels.

In the front, 44MP Ultra-clear Main Camera delivers high-definition selfies with authentic

details of people’s facial texture and ornaments. Furthermore, to ensure a natural and beautiful look when taking selfies, OPPO has added the first Dual Lens Bokeh on the front cameras on Reno3 Pro, enabling better image matting and background gradient for selfies taken alone and in a group. Reno3 Pro comes with the OPPO’s first Dual Punch-hole design, with a 6.4" Super AMOLED Display.

It also uses E3 sunlight display material to enhance sunlight readability.

Empowered by the world’s first MTK latest chips P95, along with 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM, Reno3 Pro, which is also supported with three independent card slots, enjoys a superperformance setup. The smartphone also has a 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0, the fastest and safest charging solution at its price, enabling the 4025mAh battery to charge up to 50 percent within 20 minutes.

The device will be available in 8+128GB variant at a price of INR 29,990 and 8+256GB variant at a price of INR 32,990.

ITEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW SMARTPHONE VISION 1 WITH WATERDROP DISPLAY itel has launched a category disruptor - Vision 1, under its newly introduced Vision series in India. Vision1 is set to push the boundaries of a smartphone experience with India’s most affordable offering: HD+ IPS Waterdrop Display and Big Battery only at Rs 5499.

The Vision 1 comes packed with free itel Bluetooth wireless headset worth Rs 799, from its recently launched accessories portfolio and also an instant cashback offers of 2200 INR+25GB additional data from Reliance Jio, all together at an unbelievable price of INR 5,499.

Launch of itel Vision 1 reinstates itel’s 2020 vision to lead the change and power consumers’ ambitions. It comes loaded with superior features like 15.46cm (6.088”) HD+ IPS Waterdrop with incell technology and 2.5D curved fully laminated display, 4000mAh high capacity battery, enhanced AI dual camera, dual security features – multifunctional fingerprint sensor and face unlock, 1.6 GHz octa-core processor, Dual Active 4G VoLTE and VoWifi support, and 32GB ROM with a dedicated expandable memory slot of up to 128GB. Running on the latest Android™ Pie 9 OS, Vision 1 is powered with 1.6GHz octa-

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INFINIX INTRODUCES LATEST S5 PRO SMARTPHONE WITH POP-UP SELFIE CAMERA Infinix Introduces Latest S5 Pro Smartphone with Pop-up Selfie Camera Infinix from TRANSSION Holdings has launched its latest categoryleading device, the Infinix S5 Pro. The new Infinix S5 Pro will be available on Flipkart at INR. 9,999.

S5 Pro comes with an immersive 6.53” FHD+ FULL VIEW display that provides zero distraction in the viewing experience. Powered by a 16MP AI Pop-up selfie camera, f/2.0 aperture & screen flash, S5 Pro is the phone that every selfie-lover would want to own. S5 Pro also offers a 48MP AI Triple Rear Camera with Dual LED Flash. Its Pro Photography Modes can detect 9 types of scenes-Portrait, Night, HDR, Portrait night, Portrait HDR, PetFood, Flowers and Street- making it the device that every photography enthusiast will love to have.

To give the best performance to its users, Infinix S5 Pro offers 4GB DDR4 RAM and a 64 GB storage capacity. It’s backed by Helio P35 64 bit Octa-Core processor with 12nm FinFET, 2.3GHz CPU frequency. The smartphone runs on a massive 4000 mAh battery that provides a remarkable 11-hour video playback, 28 hours of music playback, 8-hours gaming time, 13- Hour- web surfing and 14 hours of 4G talk-time, along with a 15-day stand-by time.

core processor for seamless multitasking functionality. In terms of memory configurations, the phone comes with 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage expandable up to 128GB.

The device comes with 3D Glass finish on back and 2.5D glass on front, giving its body a premium feel. The phone comes in two vibrant colours- Forest Green & Violet. To make your device safe, S5 Pro comes with Multifunctional fingerprint sensor and Face Unlock features.

S5 Pro’s Face Unlock recognizes multiple facial point information & unlocks the phone in just 0.3 sec.

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NEWS BYTE

Canon India Expands its Footprint in West Bengal with Installation of imagePRESS C8000VP Canon India announced the first installation of its flagship imagePRESS C8000VP in West Bengal at Mantra Designers & Printers, Kolkata.

Acclaimed for its unique value proposition, the machine was inaugurated in the distinguished presence of Mr. Puneet Datta, Senior Director of Professional Printing Products (PPP), Canon India and Mr. Amit Roy Proprietor at Mantra Designers and Printers. Enticing the attention of the professional printing industry, the imagePRESS C8000VP has yielded over 100+ installations across India. The flagship printer is built to efficiently cater to the latest production demands and easily handle quality jobs on a wide range of substrates, enabling unprecedented image production quality and capability to print on a host of media. Its unique value proposition allows imagePRESS C8000VP to cater to the specific requirements of multiple commercial print and packaging applications. Canon imagePRESS C8000VP has been perceived as a distinguished machine in the digital press segment, meeting the evolving needs of the professional printing space.

AVITA Establishes its 5th Exclusive Store at Nehru Place, Delhi As a part of its expansion strategy in north India region, AVITA recently established its exclusive brand store at Asia’s biggest IT Market Nehru Place, Delhi. Nehru Place is considered as one of the critical markets for all IT brands. This store is AVITA’s 5th store in Delhi and 7th in the Indian subcontinent. AVITA has been working

so aggressively and expanding its footprints in India as the company sees good potential in the Indian market.

AVITA is emphasizing on to catch the growth opportunities and increase its customer base by consistently boosting its presence. This new store will be catering to the customers with a wide range of innovative and custom-designed laptops, IoT devices and PC accessories.

Also, the ADMIROR laptop range which was recently awarded at CES 2020 is also available at this store. Customers will be able to experience AVITA’s portfolio of performanceoriented laptops and smart IoT devices.

AVITA has promised to open more such brand stores in the coming months in Delhi.

Kaspersky Secures Top Spot in the Top3 Metric for Consumer and Corporate Cybersecurity As competition intensifies, Kaspersky remains at the top of the TOP3 metric for consumer and corporate cybersecurity. In 2019, Kaspersky products helped the company to achieve podium places (first, second or third) in 70 of 86 different independent tests in which it took part. The TOP3 metric represents the aggregate scores achieved by more than 80 well-known vendors in the most respected, independent tests and reviews in the cybersecurity industry.

Each vendor receives a score based on the number of top three places its products achieved in independent testing, relative to the number of tests the products were examined in. Sustained performance across multiple tests and products provides customers, industry analysts and experts with a more comprehensive overview of the vendors’ capabilities than a one-off result in a single test. As of 2019, Kaspersky gained a podium place in 70 of the tests that it entered, with first place finishes in 64 of them.

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Tally Solutions Rolls Out New 6.6 Release of Tally.ERP 9 with Browser Access Tally Solutions announced the global launch of its latest release Tally.ERP 9 Release 6.6 bringing the Tally experience on web browsers.

With the launch of this release, Tally aims to assist businesses access critical business data anywhere through any device, securely and privately, while keeping the data on customer’s machines itself.

The release empowers entrepreneurs with business information like business reports and invoices. This will be accessible to them on web browsers, removing the dependency of having a particular type of computer or device,

or installing Tally for the access. Even on the web browser, users of Release 6.6 will experience the simplicity and drill-down capability of Tally, which have become its hallmark over the years. So, not only will they get the toplevel reports like Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Stock Summary, Bills Payable/Receivable, etc. but also be able to drill down to the actual transactions.

Every report, including the transactions, can be converted into a PDF and further forwarded to relevant people.

ASUS Opens its Exclusive Store in Navi Mumbai ASUS India announced the launch of its state-of-the-art new store in Navi Mumbai. Mr. Leon Yu, Regional Head, India & South Asia, Asus and Mr. Pankaj Goenka, Owner of the store inaugurated the ASUS Exclusive Store today. The store is set to host an extensive range of electronics and computer hardware, including the brand’s flagship products such as Zenbook Pro Duo, Zenbook, Zenbook-Flip, Vivobook and Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptops.

The brand’s new ASUS Exclusive Store is located at Icons, Shop.No.-4, Manas Cooperative Hsg. Society, Sector-6, Airoli, Navi Mumbai-400708. The new store launch is part of ASUS’ vision to expand its market presence across different market tiers, by opening 200 stores by 2020. The store will give users easy access to brand’s latest and flagship products. Interested customers can simply walk in and experience the innovation-led all new products of ASUS, including Zenbook Pro Duo, Vivobook, Zenbook, Zenbook-Flip, and Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptops.

GALAX Appoints Dinesh Kumar as Country Manager for Indian Market To strengthen the engagement with gamers and partners in India, GALAX appointed Mr. Dinesh Kumar as the new Country Manager for India region. His job duty includes the focus on driving business with the channels across India and increase engagement with gamers in market to drive GALAX unique offerings alongside partner Technology & Gadget (TAG). Dinesh Kumar is a dynamic professional with over 12 years of Experience Product Management, Technology Enablement, and Channel Sales and marketing. His recent past experience includes working with ASRock Rack and ASRock Incorporations, where he demonstrated channel management skills and established ASRock among top gaming brands with good business growth.

“We are very excited to have Dinesh onboard to join us in the global team to strengthen GALAX business in India, especially focusing in driving the engagement with partners and gamers in the country, about the uniqueness of GALAX products and quality in the Gaming scene from around the globe. We are very eager the upcoming interaction to come.” Jack Lee, Sales Vice President at Galaxy HQ.

Unistal Assigns Rajesh Koul as National Sales Manager Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd. has announced the appointment of Rajesh Koul as National Sales Manager, India. He will be based in Delhi. In his new role, Rajesh will be responsible for driving Unistal’s business operations across the country.

Rajesh is a seasoned industry veteran with experience of more than 20 years in the IT industry and has a strong track record in strategic planning, profit center management, business development, sales & marketing and channel management. Rajesh joins the company from a senior management position at Supertron Electronics Pvt Ltd. Prior to that, he was employed as Product Development Manager at Zen Exim Pvt Ltd, and Regional Head for North India at K7 Computing Pvt Ltd. “I am very excited to join the team of Unistal Systems. With my experience and knowledge, I look forward to use my extensive contacts across the market to forge new alliances, build relations with partners and take the company to newer heights,” said Rajesh Koul.

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DIGISOL CONDUCTED TRAINING PROGRAM IN NAGPUR TO EDUCATE SIs DIGISOL Systems Ltd. recently conducted a training program for System Integrators- STEP UP in Nagpur. The agenda of this program was to give firsthand knowledge to the System Integrator Engineers in the region on the latest products and technology provided by DIGISOL. The event held at Tuli Imperial, Nagpur was attended by 45+ System Integrators. Post the training System Integrator Engineers were awarded with certifications.

STEP UP is a training program under DITT- Digisol Institution of Technical Training. It is designed to empower & educate SI Engineers across India. This program will help SI’s stay ahead in understanding and catering the future technologies.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Prashant Shanbhag, Head of Distribution- North, East, West, Digisol Systems said, “SI partners are very crucial for our business and we believe in growing with our partners and continue to support them in taking the latest innovation to the customers. We are thrilled to see an overwhelming response for our training programs across the country. Going forward, we will be hosting many more training programs for our Partners, SI’s, ISPs partners in various cities.”

CREATIVE PERIPHERALS SHOWCASED INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM LEADING BRANDS AT CMDA IT EXPO Creative Peripherals and Distribution Limited (CDPL) participated in Computers & Media Dealers Association (CMDA) IT Expo 2020 at Pune. The company showcased a host of products from brands such as Honeywell – Active & Passive, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, PNY, InVue, Samsung and Panasonic. Commenting on the event, Mr. Ketan Patel, Chairman & Managing Director of CPDL Said: “We feel extremely delighted to be part of CMDA IT Expo 2020. It is such a big, interactive and relevant platform for us to showcase products. There were many knowledgeable walk-ins and enquiries about our products”.

Computers and Media Dealers Association (CMDA) is the premier association of IT dealers and resellers in Pune, they are active in this field for the last two decades. It strives to achieve common goals and build values for its members. While working for the betterment of IT trading community, CMDA has also contributed towards creating IT awareness within consumers. Today with more than 300 members, the association is doing considerable business in the computer hardware and consumables sector in Pune region.

ASTRUM STRENGTHENS ITS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TO COVER RURAL AREAS IN INDIA

Astrum is focusing to scale up their direct reach in rural area to revitalize its distribution strategy in India with a greater focus on supplying products directly to retailers. The plan includes an ambitious target of directly reaching out to number of villages which contributes 80% of India’s rural consumer goods consumption.

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pansari, Chairman & Managing Director, Astrum says, “To further strengthen the channel network, we have tied up with regional distributors who work towards developing distribution channel network covering the entire region. We have now associated with North, and East regional distributor of India who coordinated with the area distributors. We are now targeting to tie up with west and south regional distributor this year, with a keen to develop the sales strategies in market with 360-degree exposure and to mark presence in General Trade, OT/ LFR, e-Commerce & Corporate. Soon intend to take Width of Distribution growth to 10,000+ numbers by March 2020. Our target is to make 400% growth in India in 2 years and to measure its strong sales achievements.”

With the increase number of production facility in India, Astrum aims to actively increase direct reach in rural India by adding more than 25 per cent new markets to the existing large serviced base.

ACER ACHIEVERS EMERGED AS WINNER OF SOUND PREMIER LEAGUE 2020 CRICKET CUP cricket tournament was organized exclusively for the channel community in order to further strengthen the mutual bond among all the channel partners. The tournament was played at Urban Sports Park, Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti, Sree Narayana Nagar, P.L. ACC Nagar West, PL Lokhande Mark, Kurla (E), Mumbai400089.

Sound Solutions, the leading IT distribution company successfully organized the 2nd edition of its IT cricket cup “Sound Premier League 2020” for channel partner community in Mumbai. This cricket cup was played on 9th March 2020 with six vendors including Acer, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Epson, and Philips. This

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This cricket tournament gained an exceptional support from entire IT fraternity. This was a very great platform for channel partners as they got a good opportunity to interact with each other keeping aside the work-related talks. It was apparently a fruitful initiative and will definitely bring a positive change in the performance of participating channel partners in their professional life.

Speaking with Digital Terminal about this cricket cup, Mr. Sunil Thairani from Sound Solutions said, “We as a part of channel partner community feel very honored when we organize such activities for the wellbeing of the community. This year, we got a very good response from all the channel partners and we witnessed an active participation of partners in the Sound Premier League 2020. The successful conclusion of this cricket tournament reflects our passion for cricket and we enjoyed the game throughout this tournament. The determination of all the players was exceptional. We are very thankful to all the leading tech brands including Acer, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Epson and Philips as they extended their support for us. Also, we congratulate Acer Achievers for their victory in the finals.”

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50% OF THE ENTERPRISES WILL BE OPERATING IN HYBRID MULTICLOUD ENVIRONMENT BY 2021

International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that half of the enterprises in India will be operating in a hybrid multicloud environment by 2021, as part of its India contextualized Worldwide Cloud Predictions for 2020 and beyond.

With organizations progressing on their digital journey, cloud has become the backbone for all new-age technologies.

With 95% of the organizations planning to increase their cloud spend in the coming 12 months, the adoption of cloud technologies is pertinent for enterprises of all sizes.

According to Rishu Sharma, Principal Analyst, Cloud and Artificial Intelligence, IDC India, "Enterprises in India are looking at cloud as a key enabler to meet their business priorities.

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Cloud will become the enabler for all things digital but will bring in challenges associated with the management of multiple clouds and traditional systems."

While organizations are looking at multiple clouds, they are also simultaneously dealing with the challenges of managing a hybrid multicloud environment. For organizations to establish a winning cloud strategy, the operational and management challenges cannot be ignored and require a strict discipline when it comes to visualize resources and manage overall performance.

Some of the key predictions that would impact the technology buyers and suppliers in cloud technologies and services in India in next three years are: • Distributed Clouds: By 2021, 50% of the enterprises in India will rely on a mix of onpremises/dedicated private clouds, several public clouds, and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs.

• Multicloud Management: By 2022, 30% of enterprises in India will deploy unified VMs, Kubernetes, and multicloud management processes and tools to support robust multicloud management and governance across on-premises and public clouds.

• Hyperagile Apps: By 2023, a third of India enterprise applications will be deployed in a containerized hybrid cloud/multicloud environment to provide agility, delivering a frictionless deployment and management experience.

"Cloud management is a challenge.

Organizations are looking for partners that can help them bridge the talent gap, reskill existing staff, and develop access to new resources. India market demands consistent and standardized automated cloud installations which enable technicians and decision-makers to execute timely assessments cost-effectively," says Swapnil Shende, Senior Market Analyst for AI at IDC India.

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PORTRONICS BIOLOCK

AMBRANE BT-83 BLUETOOTH SPEAKER

Portronics launches Biolock - a smart biometric padlock.

The newly launched smart lock is quite sturdy and can be used for various purposes.

One can now bid adieu to the hassles of forgetting passwords or losing keys, using Biolock doesn't require installation of any new application or even a Bluetooth Connection; your fingerprint will be the key. This lock allows one to add up to 40 Fingerprints, every individual who is authorized can access lock in just 0.5 seconds.

Equipped with an LED indicator, this smart lock is made of stainless steel with a rugged zinc alloy coating to provide excellent tamper resistance. Biolock is a rechargeable Smart padlock that comes with an in-built 100mAh battery that gets fully charged up within 30 minutes and lasts upto 6 months. Portronics Biolock is available at an attractive price-point of INR 2,999/- from both online and offline stores and is backed with a 12 month warranty.

Ambrane introduces BT-83 Portable Speaker. Flaunting the rugged design, the outer layer of BT-83 Portable Speaker protects the built-in speakers from the elements when outdoors. Its textured exterior and metal rings surrounding the speaker grill brings added durability on the move. IPX6 Certified, the speaker eliminates the worry of dirt and water splashes, making it perfect for adventure and other outdoor trips. BT-83 is equipped with True Wireless (TWS) Technology, which means that you can connect two wireless speakers with TWS Technology, for unbeatable audio output from both speakers at the same time. The impressive drivers of this Bluetooth speaker bring High bass and clear treble, to deliver a powerful audio performance with 10W output. A reliable performance of working wirelessly for up-to 7 hours comes from a strong and durable 2200 mah battery. The speaker can be wirelessly operated within 10m range.

Connectivity options include AUX input, SD Card and Bluetooth

KODAK CA SERIES 4K TVS

DIGISOL OUTDOOR ACCESS POINT

Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd. (SPPL) announced the launch of Kodak CA Series, its first ever range of Android TVs on Flipkart. The series is available in four variants- 43 inch, 50 inch, 55 inch and 65 inch. The price of the series starts from Rs. 23,999 for the 43-inch variant.

SPPL, which is Kodak’s brand licensee in India, has expanded its range of smart televisions in India by launching Android powered televisions. These bezel-less TVs are equipped with impressive array of features such as Dolby Vision, 4k HDR10, Android 9.0 interface, Dolby Digital plus with DTS TruSurround, multiple connectivity options with USB 3.0, HDMI ARC/CEC and Bluetooth v.5.0 (latest version) with user friendly remote. The remote has dedicated hotkeys for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Google Play Store that will bring unlimited entertainment at your fingertips. It is also equipped with Google Assistant for smooth navigation. SPPL is the only brand licensee in India that has partnered with Google, to make in India.

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DIGISOL Systems Ltd. introduces DG-WA6611P a high performance 802.11ac Point to Point/Multipoint bridge device which helps to extend wireless coverage between remote locations or enable broadband services in places not reachable with wired connectivity in mountain or terrains or rivers etc. Specially designed for outdoor uses, DGWA6611P Access Point is ideal for long distance wireless data transmission, covering a range of 10 KM. It features Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint applications with 500mW high power and 18dBi MIMO high gain panel antenna, in order to offer seamless connectivity up to 10 KM distance. Integrated with passive Power over Ethernet (PoE), DG-WA6611P makes installation easy and low cost, by eliminating the use of PoE switches and mess of altering existing network infrastructure. The outdoor Access point is equipped with with ABS waterproof, dust proof and sunscreen shell which avoid the damage from dust & rainy weather. The DG-WA6611P Access Point is priced and of Rs. 18,000/- and comes with limited lifetime warranty.

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