Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Messe Frankfurt
Thursday, February 28, 2013 02:00 PM IST (08:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
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Secutech India 2013 Welcomes 130 Industry Suppliers
Global Digital Surveillance Forum (GDSF) India to discuss key industry issues
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Boosted by the growing need for security products and information in India, the second edition of Secutech India takes place in Mumbai from 28 February to 2 March at the MMRDA Ground, Bandra-Kurla Complex.
This professional exhibition and conference for electronic security, homeland security and fire security is organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd (MFNE) and Asian Business Exhibition & Conference (ABEC). Around 130 exhibitors display a wide array of products and solutions which cover the needs of an entire vertical market with product categories that include surveillance, access control, perimeter, biometrics, intercom, fire and safety.
Many international and local brands showcase their latest products and technologies at Secutech India. Local brands include Core Tech, Firetex, Nisa Global and Wipro, together with international brands such as Bosch, Hikvision, Lilin, Mobotix and Vivotek.
Mr John Shi, General Manager for MFNE commented on the show saying: "For the second year running, our fair is receiving continuous industry support from industry suppliers. This in turn, will attract many professional visitors to come to the show such as security service providers IT or telecom industry channels player, architects and planners, builders and real estate developers, as well as end users representing government, hospitals, hotels and education sectors. Already confirmed to attend Secutech India are system integrator distributors from Advantedge, Compax, Micro Technologies, Vitran and Z-Plus."
The chief guest of the opening ceremony was Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta, Chairman for All India Anti-Terrorist Front. He commented that the fair helps to increase Indian's understanding of the security industry. He said: "Secutech India is a big step for a growing nation like India and initiatives like this will have my support to take it to a national scale."
Other VIPs joining the ceremony included Mr Sumit Gandhi, Director for ABEC Ltd, Mr Sita Ram Kunte (Senior IAS Officer), Commissioner for Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Mr M.S. Upadhye, Chief Security Commissioner for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
Global Digital Surveillance Forum (GDSF) India to discuss key industry issues
The Indian security market mainly covers video surveillance, access control and intrusion alarms and is currently estimated to be worth around USD 3.5 billion. GDSF India addresses the industry key issues arising from these market sectors.
The forum is divided into sessions focusing on surveillance, system integration and the challenges and requirements of end-users. Speakers are industry experts, such as representatives of well known industry brands and various Indian government departments.
For further information about Secutech India, please visit www.secutechindia.co.in or contact Ms Juihui Lin at +886 2 2659 9080 ext 770 or email stid@newera.messefrankfurt.com.
Secutech India is part of Messe Frankfurt's global network of security trade fairs which also include Intersec in Dubai, Secutech in Taiwan, Seguriexpo Buenos Aires, Secutech Thailand, Intersec Buenos Aires and Secutech Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.intersec.messefrankfurt.com.
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany's leading trade fair organiser, with 538* million euros in sales and 1,891* active employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and approx. 50 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events "made by Messe Frankfurt" take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2012, Messe Frankfurt organised 109* trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.
Messe Frankfurt's exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com
* preliminary numbers (2012)
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com
Background information on Asian Business Exhibition & Conferences Ltd
ABEC is a major player in the Indian exhibition and trade fair industry. Currently, ABEC is the largest privately owned organiser in the Indian exhibition market, with approximately an eight percent market share.
Since 1993, the company has been providing its international and domestic clients with access to national distribution networks through well-organised and widely marketed events. It builds, fosters and leverages strong relationships with key industry players, government bodies, trade associations and channel partners.
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PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
BWI: Bacardi and Webchutney Create India’s First on Ground Digital Installation that Promotes Responsible Drinking
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Bacardi Limited
Thursday, February 28, 2013 03:33 PM IST (10:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Food & drink, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Bacardi and Webchutney Create India's First on Ground Digital Installation that Promotes Responsible Drinking
Bacardi Limited appointed India's leading interactive agency Webchutney to spearhead an experiential digital CSR initiative called 'Walk the Line'
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Of all the road accidents in India, 70 percent are caused by drunk driving*. A lot has been said on the issue, but Bacardi truly endorsed the message of responsible drinking with 'Walk the Line', a digital on-ground CSR initiative that allows the brand to interact with people and increase awareness on the topic through a very unconventional platform.
Here's how it works. The installation is placed at bars and clubs across the cities. After a night of partying the system is finally revealed to the crowd and each patron is made to stand on a yellow line after which the screen asks him/her to walk forward by placing one foot in front of the other in a straight line until he/she reaches the other side. If and when the patron reaches the end of the strip, a set of lasers further confirm that he/she is sober enough to drive. These lasers placed on either side of the strip detect deviations from the strip, triggering an alarm if the patron fails the test and offering him a chauffeur for a safe ride home. Watch what happened here.
'We were inspired by our love for Hollywood blockbusters. Some of the technology used in the movies is truly thought provoking. Our tech inspiration for this project came from laser security systems in Oceans Twelve. We modified that same idea for Walk the Line i.e. using lasers to see if a patron at a bar can walk on a straight line. At the end of the day, the simplicity of the technology was its greatest asset, because it brought a complex idea to life in an easy and enjoyable way', quoted Gurbaksh Singh, Creative Director, Webchutney.
The activation which is already doing the rounds at various pubs and lounges across Delhi also has a mobile application available on App Stores platforms. Manish Shrivastava, Bacardi says 'In today's time, everything is on the "Go". Releasing the WTL mobile app is a way to make the concept available to everyone, so that responsible drinking is not only talked about, but is practiced as well. This application will also help playful engagement when people come together, which is where Bacardi intends to be relevant.'
Gurbaksh Singh, Creative Director, Webchutney had the following to add ' What sets Walk the line apart from other CSR activities is that we have created something that not only sends out an important message to the youth today, but is fun, relevant and creates real-time human responses. Experiential advertising is the wave of the future. People love to experience something new and different. The trick is to bridge the gap between the physical and virtual ecosystems by generating an enhanced on-ground user experience with digital technology.'
Manish Shrivastava further added, 'Bacardi has been a pioneer in creating events like Bacardi Blasts, NH7 Weekender etc and their endeavour has constantly been to bring these experiences closer to home. We targets Sec A and Sec B Urban Male consumers, who spend quality time and get exposed to content on the digital platforms. Through the digital route, Bacardi intends to establish a wide database and advocate socials issues and concerns to the targeted group. The brand intends to not only be cool but also to care for the consumers. Bacardi as a brand and company will continually strive to create experiences and content to excite engage and educate consumers, and to come up with similar activations going ahead. '
Find out how Walk the Line worked here.
Download the WTL android mobile app via Google Play.
About Bacardi
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately-held spirits Company in the world, produces and markets internationally-recognized spirits and wines. The Bacardi brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDI rum, the world's favorite rum and most awarded spirit; GREY GOOSE vodka, the world's leading super-premium vodka; DEWAR'S Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin, the top-valued and fastest-growing premium gin in the world; ERISTOFF vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world; and many other leading and emerging brands.
For more information, visit: http://www1.bacardi.com/
About Webchutney
Webchutney works with leading companies in India by developing award winning and memorable experiences for brands to connect, engage and build sustained relationships with their consumers online. Our clients include Unilever, Coca Cola, Airtel, MasterCard and Budweiser among others. We work with them in areas of online advertising, website design, mobile marketing and social media. Ranked as India's Number 1 Digital Agency for three years (Brand Equity Agency Reckoner, The Economic Times, 2008, 2009 &2011), Webchutney is committed to leading the interactive marketing industry. We are a team of over 150 digital marketing professionals across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Visit us at www.webchutney.com for more information
Follow us on www.twitter.com/webchutney
Join us on www.facebook.com/webchutney
CONTACT DETAILS
Deepti Karam Thakur, The Communication Council, deepti@tccggd.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Bacardi Limited
Thursday, February 28, 2013 03:33 PM IST (10:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Food & drink, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Bacardi and Webchutney Create India's First on Ground Digital Installation that Promotes Responsible Drinking
Bacardi Limited appointed India's leading interactive agency Webchutney to spearhead an experiential digital CSR initiative called 'Walk the Line'
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Of all the road accidents in India, 70 percent are caused by drunk driving*. A lot has been said on the issue, but Bacardi truly endorsed the message of responsible drinking with 'Walk the Line', a digital on-ground CSR initiative that allows the brand to interact with people and increase awareness on the topic through a very unconventional platform.
Here's how it works. The installation is placed at bars and clubs across the cities. After a night of partying the system is finally revealed to the crowd and each patron is made to stand on a yellow line after which the screen asks him/her to walk forward by placing one foot in front of the other in a straight line until he/she reaches the other side. If and when the patron reaches the end of the strip, a set of lasers further confirm that he/she is sober enough to drive. These lasers placed on either side of the strip detect deviations from the strip, triggering an alarm if the patron fails the test and offering him a chauffeur for a safe ride home. Watch what happened here.
'We were inspired by our love for Hollywood blockbusters. Some of the technology used in the movies is truly thought provoking. Our tech inspiration for this project came from laser security systems in Oceans Twelve. We modified that same idea for Walk the Line i.e. using lasers to see if a patron at a bar can walk on a straight line. At the end of the day, the simplicity of the technology was its greatest asset, because it brought a complex idea to life in an easy and enjoyable way', quoted Gurbaksh Singh, Creative Director, Webchutney.
The activation which is already doing the rounds at various pubs and lounges across Delhi also has a mobile application available on App Stores platforms. Manish Shrivastava, Bacardi says 'In today's time, everything is on the "Go". Releasing the WTL mobile app is a way to make the concept available to everyone, so that responsible drinking is not only talked about, but is practiced as well. This application will also help playful engagement when people come together, which is where Bacardi intends to be relevant.'
Gurbaksh Singh, Creative Director, Webchutney had the following to add ' What sets Walk the line apart from other CSR activities is that we have created something that not only sends out an important message to the youth today, but is fun, relevant and creates real-time human responses. Experiential advertising is the wave of the future. People love to experience something new and different. The trick is to bridge the gap between the physical and virtual ecosystems by generating an enhanced on-ground user experience with digital technology.'
Manish Shrivastava further added, 'Bacardi has been a pioneer in creating events like Bacardi Blasts, NH7 Weekender etc and their endeavour has constantly been to bring these experiences closer to home. We targets Sec A and Sec B Urban Male consumers, who spend quality time and get exposed to content on the digital platforms. Through the digital route, Bacardi intends to establish a wide database and advocate socials issues and concerns to the targeted group. The brand intends to not only be cool but also to care for the consumers. Bacardi as a brand and company will continually strive to create experiences and content to excite engage and educate consumers, and to come up with similar activations going ahead. '
Find out how Walk the Line worked here.
Download the WTL android mobile app via Google Play.
About Bacardi
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately-held spirits Company in the world, produces and markets internationally-recognized spirits and wines. The Bacardi brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDI rum, the world's favorite rum and most awarded spirit; GREY GOOSE vodka, the world's leading super-premium vodka; DEWAR'S Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin, the top-valued and fastest-growing premium gin in the world; ERISTOFF vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world; and many other leading and emerging brands.
For more information, visit: http://www1.bacardi.com/
About Webchutney
Webchutney works with leading companies in India by developing award winning and memorable experiences for brands to connect, engage and build sustained relationships with their consumers online. Our clients include Unilever, Coca Cola, Airtel, MasterCard and Budweiser among others. We work with them in areas of online advertising, website design, mobile marketing and social media. Ranked as India's Number 1 Digital Agency for three years (Brand Equity Agency Reckoner, The Economic Times, 2008, 2009 &2011), Webchutney is committed to leading the interactive marketing industry. We are a team of over 150 digital marketing professionals across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Visit us at www.webchutney.com for more information
Follow us on www.twitter.com/webchutney
Join us on www.facebook.com/webchutney
CONTACT DETAILS
Deepti Karam Thakur, The Communication Council, deepti@tccggd.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Arbor Networks ATLAS® Threat Monitoring System Turns Six Years Old
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Arbor Networks
Thursday, February 28, 2013 01:33 PM IST (08:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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Arbor Networks ATLAS® Threat Monitoring System Turns Six Years Old
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- Unique Insight into Global Threat Landscape; 250+ Participating Network Operators; 43Tbps of Internet Traffic Monitored
-- New Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast White Paper Available: Defeating Cyber Threats Requires a Wider Net
Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks,today celebrated the sixth anniversary of its ATLAS® Active Threat Level Analysis System, the world's first global threat analysis network. ATLAS represents a collaborative partnership between Arbor Networks and its customers that delivers unmatched intelligence about cyber-attacks around the world.
"What separates Arbor from other vendors is how we leverage our pervasive service provider footprint to benefit all of our customers. As the value and benefit of the ATLAS data set has become richer, more customers have agreed to participate, which creates a virtuous cycle and greater security intelligence for all," said Colin Doherty, President of Arbor Networks. "Since 2009, we've seen a 3X increase in the number of participants and a 14X increase in the amount of Internet traffic monitored, totalling 43Tbps of peak traffic today. We're very proud of ATLAS, the value it brings customers and what it says about their relationships with Arbor."
Unique Visibility Into the Global Threat Landscape
ATLAS utilizes data from a global network of darknet honeypot sensors and the malware / attack tool research undertaken by Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT), combined with information derived from the traffic monitoring and threat detection systems of250+participating service providers around the world.From this unique vantage point, Arbor is ideally positioned to deliver intelligence about distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), malware and botnets that threaten Internet infrastructure, network availability and business asset security. Arbor customers enjoy the considerable competitive advantage of having both a micro view of their own network, combined with a macro view of global Internet traffic - a powerful combination of network security intelligence that is unrivaled today.
Customer Benefits: What You Can't See Can Hurt You
What makes ATLAS so valuable to customers is that not only does Arbor provide visibility about the traffic and threats on their networks, but it can also provide broader visibility across the overall Internet threat landscape.After all, in order to defend against threats, you must be able to see them.
All types of network operators, whether enterprises, governments or service providers, can stay abreast of the latest threats by leveraging the ATLAS threat analysis and expertise of ASERT. This security intelligence is core to Arbor's products via the AIF (ATLAS Intelligence Feed) and ATF (Active Threat Feed).The use of these feeds keeps the products updated with the latest threat intelligence, enabling customers to quickly stop DDoS attacks and detect advanced threats before they impact critical business services.
Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast White Paper: Defeating Cyber Threats Requires a Wider Net
Arbor announced today the availability of a new white paper from Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast that provides an overview of ATLAS, and detailswhy carriers and enterprises should participate in the ATLAS initiative; and, by association, why enterprises should take note of participating service providerswhen making their service selections.
"Arbor Networks has established services derived from years of practice in traffic collection, threat analysis and prevention.Our position is that a structured, worldwide, community-supported approach to threat analysis and response is fundamentally essential. The diversity, morphing velocity and sophistication of emerging threats calls for nothing less than a complete and real-time assessment of all battleground fronts. ATLAS has the carrier and enterprise relationship scale, expertise of ASERT and experience to support such an effort," said Michael Suby, Director of Stratecast.
Supporting Resources:
-- Click here to download a free copy of the Frost & Sullivan / Stratecast white paper
-- Visit Arbor's YouTube page for a video walk-through of ATLAS
About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks Inc. is a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, including the vast majority of the world's Internet service providers and many of the largest enterprise networks in use today. Arbor's proven network security and management solutions help grow and protect customer networks, businesses and brands. Through its unparalleled, privileged relationships with worldwide service providers and global network operators, Arbor provides unequalled insight into and perspective on Internet security and traffic trends via the ATLAS® Active Threat Level Analysis System. Representing a unique collaborative effort with 250+ network operators across the globe, ATLAS enables the sharing of real-time security, traffic and routing information that informs numerous business decisions.
For technical insight into the latest security threats and Internet traffic trends, please visit our website at www.arbornetworks.com/ and our blog at http://ddos.arbornetworks.com.
Trademark Notice: Arbor Networks, Peakflow, ArbOS, How Networks Grow, ATLAS, Pravail, Arbor Optima, Cloud Signaling, the Arbor Networks logo and Arbor Networks: Smart. Available. Secure. are all trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT DETAILS
Francis Hung, Priority Consultants, +65 6338 1006, francis.hung@priorityconsultants.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Arbor Networks
Thursday, February 28, 2013 01:33 PM IST (08:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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Arbor Networks ATLAS® Threat Monitoring System Turns Six Years Old
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- Unique Insight into Global Threat Landscape; 250+ Participating Network Operators; 43Tbps of Internet Traffic Monitored
-- New Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast White Paper Available: Defeating Cyber Threats Requires a Wider Net
Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks,today celebrated the sixth anniversary of its ATLAS® Active Threat Level Analysis System, the world's first global threat analysis network. ATLAS represents a collaborative partnership between Arbor Networks and its customers that delivers unmatched intelligence about cyber-attacks around the world.
"What separates Arbor from other vendors is how we leverage our pervasive service provider footprint to benefit all of our customers. As the value and benefit of the ATLAS data set has become richer, more customers have agreed to participate, which creates a virtuous cycle and greater security intelligence for all," said Colin Doherty, President of Arbor Networks. "Since 2009, we've seen a 3X increase in the number of participants and a 14X increase in the amount of Internet traffic monitored, totalling 43Tbps of peak traffic today. We're very proud of ATLAS, the value it brings customers and what it says about their relationships with Arbor."
Unique Visibility Into the Global Threat Landscape
ATLAS utilizes data from a global network of darknet honeypot sensors and the malware / attack tool research undertaken by Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT), combined with information derived from the traffic monitoring and threat detection systems of250+participating service providers around the world.From this unique vantage point, Arbor is ideally positioned to deliver intelligence about distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), malware and botnets that threaten Internet infrastructure, network availability and business asset security. Arbor customers enjoy the considerable competitive advantage of having both a micro view of their own network, combined with a macro view of global Internet traffic - a powerful combination of network security intelligence that is unrivaled today.
Customer Benefits: What You Can't See Can Hurt You
What makes ATLAS so valuable to customers is that not only does Arbor provide visibility about the traffic and threats on their networks, but it can also provide broader visibility across the overall Internet threat landscape.After all, in order to defend against threats, you must be able to see them.
All types of network operators, whether enterprises, governments or service providers, can stay abreast of the latest threats by leveraging the ATLAS threat analysis and expertise of ASERT. This security intelligence is core to Arbor's products via the AIF (ATLAS Intelligence Feed) and ATF (Active Threat Feed).The use of these feeds keeps the products updated with the latest threat intelligence, enabling customers to quickly stop DDoS attacks and detect advanced threats before they impact critical business services.
Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast White Paper: Defeating Cyber Threats Requires a Wider Net
Arbor announced today the availability of a new white paper from Frost & Sullivan/Stratecast that provides an overview of ATLAS, and detailswhy carriers and enterprises should participate in the ATLAS initiative; and, by association, why enterprises should take note of participating service providerswhen making their service selections.
"Arbor Networks has established services derived from years of practice in traffic collection, threat analysis and prevention.Our position is that a structured, worldwide, community-supported approach to threat analysis and response is fundamentally essential. The diversity, morphing velocity and sophistication of emerging threats calls for nothing less than a complete and real-time assessment of all battleground fronts. ATLAS has the carrier and enterprise relationship scale, expertise of ASERT and experience to support such an effort," said Michael Suby, Director of Stratecast.
Supporting Resources:
-- Click here to download a free copy of the Frost & Sullivan / Stratecast white paper
-- Visit Arbor's YouTube page for a video walk-through of ATLAS
About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks Inc. is a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, including the vast majority of the world's Internet service providers and many of the largest enterprise networks in use today. Arbor's proven network security and management solutions help grow and protect customer networks, businesses and brands. Through its unparalleled, privileged relationships with worldwide service providers and global network operators, Arbor provides unequalled insight into and perspective on Internet security and traffic trends via the ATLAS® Active Threat Level Analysis System. Representing a unique collaborative effort with 250+ network operators across the globe, ATLAS enables the sharing of real-time security, traffic and routing information that informs numerous business decisions.
For technical insight into the latest security threats and Internet traffic trends, please visit our website at www.arbornetworks.com/ and our blog at http://ddos.arbornetworks.com.
Trademark Notice: Arbor Networks, Peakflow, ArbOS, How Networks Grow, ATLAS, Pravail, Arbor Optima, Cloud Signaling, the Arbor Networks logo and Arbor Networks: Smart. Available. Secure. are all trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT DETAILS
Francis Hung, Priority Consultants, +65 6338 1006, francis.hung@priorityconsultants.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Verse Innovation Wins the GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for NewsHunt for ‘Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service’
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Verse Innovation
Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:37 PM IST (07:07 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
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Verse Innovation Wins the GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for NewsHunt for 'Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service'
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- NewsHunt, the leading mobile news application from Verse Innovation has won the prestigious GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for 'Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service'. Other renowned nominees in this category were The Washington Post for WP Politics app for iPad, Celtra for AdCreator, motain GmbH & Co. KG for THE Football App and Orange France for Read and Go.
The 18th annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards recognized and celebrated all the contributions made to the ever evolving and developing mobile industry. The nominees for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards were announced on February 4, 2013. The winners were proclaimed on Tuesday, 26th February at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, in an afternoon ceremony in Barcelona hosted by one of UK's best-loved writer, actor and comedian, David Williams.
"We are immensely pleased on receiving the GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for the Best Mobile Publishing Product. Being much widely consumed Mobile-first product with over 20 million downloads till date, NewsHunt has monthly active user base of 6.5 million users who consume more than half a billion page views each month. NewsHunt is a uniquely Indian product catering to regional needs, and this recognition demonstrates NewHunt's accomplishment and is the declaration of wide acceptance and user base of our application. Verse is extremely enthused and committed to further revolutionize the service and gratify our customers," commented Virendra Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Verse Innovation. In addition to this recognition, NewsHunt was recently recognized by Neisen's India Consumer Rankings as one of the top ten Smartphone Apps - and the only one under News Category.
"Through these awards, we are proud to shine the light on the mobile industry's many innovators and leaders, from all corners of the world," said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. "This year's new categories reflected the industry's reach into many new sectors and we received more than 600 high-quality entries from across the mobile ecosystem. We would like to congratulate all Global Mobile Awards winners and thank the many hundreds of companies and organisations that support these awards by entering each year."
The GSMA warmly congratulated all the winners announced for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards. This year there were over 600 entries and nominations for the 37 awards, the largest ever number of honors to be presented at the Global Mobile Awards. A panel of independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics and, in some cases, mobile operator representatives, judged the awards.
About VERSE:
Founded in 2007, Verse Innovation aim is to bridge digital divide by bringing utilitarian and livelihood enhancing services on mobile. Headquartered in Bangalore, Verse operates in 18 countries. Flagship products for the company are Mobile Classifieds, NewsHunt and M-payments. To download NewsHunt app on your phone visit http://www.newshunt.com.
About GSMA:
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.
CONTACT DETAILS
Shruti Tiwari, Value 360 Communications, +91 9591814141, shruti@value360india.com
Eshant Arora, Value 360 Communications, +91 9891255258, eeshant@value360india.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Verse Innovation
Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:37 PM IST (07:07 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
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Verse Innovation Wins the GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for NewsHunt for 'Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service'
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- NewsHunt, the leading mobile news application from Verse Innovation has won the prestigious GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for 'Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service'. Other renowned nominees in this category were The Washington Post for WP Politics app for iPad, Celtra for AdCreator, motain GmbH & Co. KG for THE Football App and Orange France for Read and Go.
The 18th annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards recognized and celebrated all the contributions made to the ever evolving and developing mobile industry. The nominees for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards were announced on February 4, 2013. The winners were proclaimed on Tuesday, 26th February at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, in an afternoon ceremony in Barcelona hosted by one of UK's best-loved writer, actor and comedian, David Williams.
"We are immensely pleased on receiving the GSMA Global Mobile Award 2013 for the Best Mobile Publishing Product. Being much widely consumed Mobile-first product with over 20 million downloads till date, NewsHunt has monthly active user base of 6.5 million users who consume more than half a billion page views each month. NewsHunt is a uniquely Indian product catering to regional needs, and this recognition demonstrates NewHunt's accomplishment and is the declaration of wide acceptance and user base of our application. Verse is extremely enthused and committed to further revolutionize the service and gratify our customers," commented Virendra Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Verse Innovation. In addition to this recognition, NewsHunt was recently recognized by Neisen's India Consumer Rankings as one of the top ten Smartphone Apps - and the only one under News Category.
"Through these awards, we are proud to shine the light on the mobile industry's many innovators and leaders, from all corners of the world," said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. "This year's new categories reflected the industry's reach into many new sectors and we received more than 600 high-quality entries from across the mobile ecosystem. We would like to congratulate all Global Mobile Awards winners and thank the many hundreds of companies and organisations that support these awards by entering each year."
The GSMA warmly congratulated all the winners announced for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards. This year there were over 600 entries and nominations for the 37 awards, the largest ever number of honors to be presented at the Global Mobile Awards. A panel of independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics and, in some cases, mobile operator representatives, judged the awards.
About VERSE:
Founded in 2007, Verse Innovation aim is to bridge digital divide by bringing utilitarian and livelihood enhancing services on mobile. Headquartered in Bangalore, Verse operates in 18 countries. Flagship products for the company are Mobile Classifieds, NewsHunt and M-payments. To download NewsHunt app on your phone visit http://www.newshunt.com.
About GSMA:
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.
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BWI: QASymphony Releases Cloud-Based QA Testing Tool qTest
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: QASymphony
Thursday, February 28, 2013 09:44 AM IST (04:14 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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QASymphony Releases Cloud-Based QA Testing Tool qTest
QA teams can use qTest to organize the testing process with the goal of creating reliable market-ready applications
Dublin, California, United States, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- After an extensive beta program at the hands of 500 companies from 23 countries, QASymphony (www.qasymphony.com), a leading developer of Quality Management solutions for software developers, ALM and DevOps teams, today announced general availability of qTest, a cloud-based enterprise test management solution ideally suited for small and growing QA testing teams eager for an easy and affordable path towards formalizing their quality control procedures.
Accessible via any web browser, the online solution is competitively priced at $20 per user per month. qTest provides a highly flexible and collaborative work environment for teams to manage requirements, design test cases, plan test execution, track defects, and generate status and quality-metrics reports.
Says Ursula Wlodarczyk, a QA tester for Typecast, a designer of website typography based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, "I needed a platform that gave me the freedom to easily update my test plans and keep them structured, organized, and in good working order. Ideally, I was looking for a cloud solution so that I could access my work from anywhere on any browser at any time. qTest responds well to quick inputs. It's easy to imagine that the tool was developed by testers."
A SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution, qTest is comparable to enterprise-class test managers such as HP Quality Center, but unlike these large enterprise systems, the platform's $20 per user per month subscription model makes it an extremely low-cost, low-risk proposition to pilot and adopt. qTest was also designed from the ground up by testers who built simplicity of use into the product.
Heavily tested by some 500 beta sites, qTest arrives fully featured with pre-built integration with popular development lifecycle tools and defect tracking systems. Some of the qTest features and modules include:
-- Test Planning
-- Requirement management
-- Test case management
-- Test cycle management
-- Defect tracking
-- Dashboards and Reports
-- Built in workflows and collaboration
qTest integrates with defect tracking and ALM providers such as VersionOne, Fogbugz, Jira, and Bugzilla defect trackers as alternatives to the application's built-in defect tracking tool. qTest also integrates seamlessly with the qTrace screenshot capture and defect capture tool, which can submit bug reports directly into qTest to increase the testing team's productivity.
About QASymphony
With offices in Dublin, Calif. and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, QASymphony is a software company built to revolutionize how software is tested, adopted, and supported. Customers using our products include Compuware, Hotwire.com, NetApp, Silverpop, and The U.S. Social Security Administration. We are a self-funded, software-loving team, united by a common belief that software could be better and better tested. For more information and to see the many organizations using our products, visit (qasymphony.com).
Website: www.qasymphony.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/qasymphony
Twitter: www.twitter.com/qasymphony
CONTACT DETAILS
Victor Cruz, Principal, MediaPR, vcruz@mediapr.net
KEYWORDS
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Source: QASymphony
Thursday, February 28, 2013 09:44 AM IST (04:14 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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QASymphony Releases Cloud-Based QA Testing Tool qTest
QA teams can use qTest to organize the testing process with the goal of creating reliable market-ready applications
Dublin, California, United States, Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- After an extensive beta program at the hands of 500 companies from 23 countries, QASymphony (www.qasymphony.com), a leading developer of Quality Management solutions for software developers, ALM and DevOps teams, today announced general availability of qTest, a cloud-based enterprise test management solution ideally suited for small and growing QA testing teams eager for an easy and affordable path towards formalizing their quality control procedures.
Accessible via any web browser, the online solution is competitively priced at $20 per user per month. qTest provides a highly flexible and collaborative work environment for teams to manage requirements, design test cases, plan test execution, track defects, and generate status and quality-metrics reports.
Says Ursula Wlodarczyk, a QA tester for Typecast, a designer of website typography based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, "I needed a platform that gave me the freedom to easily update my test plans and keep them structured, organized, and in good working order. Ideally, I was looking for a cloud solution so that I could access my work from anywhere on any browser at any time. qTest responds well to quick inputs. It's easy to imagine that the tool was developed by testers."
A SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution, qTest is comparable to enterprise-class test managers such as HP Quality Center, but unlike these large enterprise systems, the platform's $20 per user per month subscription model makes it an extremely low-cost, low-risk proposition to pilot and adopt. qTest was also designed from the ground up by testers who built simplicity of use into the product.
Heavily tested by some 500 beta sites, qTest arrives fully featured with pre-built integration with popular development lifecycle tools and defect tracking systems. Some of the qTest features and modules include:
-- Test Planning
-- Requirement management
-- Test case management
-- Test cycle management
-- Defect tracking
-- Dashboards and Reports
-- Built in workflows and collaboration
qTest integrates with defect tracking and ALM providers such as VersionOne, Fogbugz, Jira, and Bugzilla defect trackers as alternatives to the application's built-in defect tracking tool. qTest also integrates seamlessly with the qTrace screenshot capture and defect capture tool, which can submit bug reports directly into qTest to increase the testing team's productivity.
About QASymphony
With offices in Dublin, Calif. and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, QASymphony is a software company built to revolutionize how software is tested, adopted, and supported. Customers using our products include Compuware, Hotwire.com, NetApp, Silverpop, and The U.S. Social Security Administration. We are a self-funded, software-loving team, united by a common belief that software could be better and better tested. For more information and to see the many organizations using our products, visit (qasymphony.com).
Website: www.qasymphony.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/qasymphony
Twitter: www.twitter.com/qasymphony
CONTACT DETAILS
Victor Cruz, Principal, MediaPR, vcruz@mediapr.net
KEYWORDS
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
BWI: Leading Financial Services Firm Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Licenses Icertis Contract Management
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Icertis
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:13 PM IST (01:43 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Information technology, Stock exchanges; Technology
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Leading Financial Services Firm Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Licenses Icertis Contract Management
Pune, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
-- Janney will use Icertis Contract Management to manage multiple contract types
-- Solution offers end-to-end functionality for all contracting requirements
-- Easy-to-use and quick time to deployment
Icertis, the leading provider of enterprise solutions in the Microsoft cloud, today announced a deal with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC for its contract management solution. Icertis Contract Management will address the end-to-end contracting requirements of Janney, providing a single point of view to company to create, store, manage and monitor their entire set of legal agreements.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC has over 180 years of experience providing comprehensive financial advice and superior service to individuals, families, corporations and institutions and is a leading wealth-management firm. Janney provides strategic financial advice and innovative ideas through the firm's experienced private client financial advisors and capital markets professionals to help their clients meet their financial goals.
With this implementation, the Icertis product provides Janney with a contract management solution for a broad range of contracts. With its finely tailored and business relevant functionality, the product offers features like compliance and risk management, contract creation and storage, dashboards and reporting, clause and template library, contract visibility & notifications, centralized storage and the advantage of scalable and flexible architecture with deployment in the cloud. Implementation of the solution will facilitate seamless integration and management of all aspects of Janney's contract requirements and help them to reduce costs, and allow significant improvement in contract turnaround time.
"Contracts permeate almost every business aspect and Icertis has a proven track record of implementing contract management solutions globally", said Anand Veerkar, EVP Global Sales at Icertis. He further added "Icertis Contract Management was architected on Windows Azure, and its unique, easy-to-use User Interface helps organizations ensure quick adoption. This results in a faster return on investment and easy and efficient management of complex contracting processes."
"We look forward to our partnership with Icertis to streamline our contracting environment", said Mike Hricko, Finance Manager at Janney Montgomery Scott. "We selected them after careful evaluation of the marketplace and are impressed with their focus and dedication to meeting our needs."
About Icertis:
Icertis is the leading provider of enterprise solutions in the Microsoft Cloud. The company's cloud-native products and services address specific enterprise business needs by fully leveraging the cloud's elasticity, ubiquity, and availability. Icertis' product suite includes comprehensive ERP-surround solutions for contract lifecycle management and transportation management. The products have flexible deployment models - on-cloud, on-premises and hybrid options to ensure that diverse requirements for cost, compliance, and security are met. Icertis' cloud-native services help customers build innovative, secure, and easy-to-use applications, leveraging prefabricated frameworks and adapters and modules to integrate data from multiple locations. Icertis products and solutions are deployed in multiple Fortune 500 companies and have received great reviews from both users and analysts alike.
For more information, please visit www.icertis.com.
About Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Established in 1832, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC provides comprehensive financial advice and superior service to individual, corporate and institutional investors. A full-service, financial services firm, Janney is committed to providing our clients advice through a wealth management approach by focusing on the delivery of strategic financial plans that utilize a variety of financial products and services best suited to help meet their financial goals. Janney is equally committed to providing our corporate and institutional clients objective advice for the successful execution of their unique business plans. Janney provides advice and service to clients through a network of professionals in branch offices located along the entire east coast. Janney is an independently operated subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest mutual insurance companies in the nation, and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
For more information, please visit www.janney.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
Monica Miglani, 20:20 MSL, +91 (20) 30496992, monica.miglani@2020msl.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, Financial Analyst, IT, STOCK EXCHANGES, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Icertis
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:13 PM IST (01:43 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Information technology, Stock exchanges; Technology
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Leading Financial Services Firm Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Licenses Icertis Contract Management
Pune, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
-- Janney will use Icertis Contract Management to manage multiple contract types
-- Solution offers end-to-end functionality for all contracting requirements
-- Easy-to-use and quick time to deployment
Icertis, the leading provider of enterprise solutions in the Microsoft cloud, today announced a deal with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC for its contract management solution. Icertis Contract Management will address the end-to-end contracting requirements of Janney, providing a single point of view to company to create, store, manage and monitor their entire set of legal agreements.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC has over 180 years of experience providing comprehensive financial advice and superior service to individuals, families, corporations and institutions and is a leading wealth-management firm. Janney provides strategic financial advice and innovative ideas through the firm's experienced private client financial advisors and capital markets professionals to help their clients meet their financial goals.
With this implementation, the Icertis product provides Janney with a contract management solution for a broad range of contracts. With its finely tailored and business relevant functionality, the product offers features like compliance and risk management, contract creation and storage, dashboards and reporting, clause and template library, contract visibility & notifications, centralized storage and the advantage of scalable and flexible architecture with deployment in the cloud. Implementation of the solution will facilitate seamless integration and management of all aspects of Janney's contract requirements and help them to reduce costs, and allow significant improvement in contract turnaround time.
"Contracts permeate almost every business aspect and Icertis has a proven track record of implementing contract management solutions globally", said Anand Veerkar, EVP Global Sales at Icertis. He further added "Icertis Contract Management was architected on Windows Azure, and its unique, easy-to-use User Interface helps organizations ensure quick adoption. This results in a faster return on investment and easy and efficient management of complex contracting processes."
"We look forward to our partnership with Icertis to streamline our contracting environment", said Mike Hricko, Finance Manager at Janney Montgomery Scott. "We selected them after careful evaluation of the marketplace and are impressed with their focus and dedication to meeting our needs."
About Icertis:
Icertis is the leading provider of enterprise solutions in the Microsoft Cloud. The company's cloud-native products and services address specific enterprise business needs by fully leveraging the cloud's elasticity, ubiquity, and availability. Icertis' product suite includes comprehensive ERP-surround solutions for contract lifecycle management and transportation management. The products have flexible deployment models - on-cloud, on-premises and hybrid options to ensure that diverse requirements for cost, compliance, and security are met. Icertis' cloud-native services help customers build innovative, secure, and easy-to-use applications, leveraging prefabricated frameworks and adapters and modules to integrate data from multiple locations. Icertis products and solutions are deployed in multiple Fortune 500 companies and have received great reviews from both users and analysts alike.
For more information, please visit www.icertis.com.
About Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Established in 1832, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC provides comprehensive financial advice and superior service to individual, corporate and institutional investors. A full-service, financial services firm, Janney is committed to providing our clients advice through a wealth management approach by focusing on the delivery of strategic financial plans that utilize a variety of financial products and services best suited to help meet their financial goals. Janney is equally committed to providing our corporate and institutional clients objective advice for the successful execution of their unique business plans. Janney provides advice and service to clients through a network of professionals in branch offices located along the entire east coast. Janney is an independently operated subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest mutual insurance companies in the nation, and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
For more information, please visit www.janney.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
Monica Miglani, 20:20 MSL, +91 (20) 30496992, monica.miglani@2020msl.com
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CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, Financial Analyst, IT, STOCK EXCHANGES, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Priyanka Upendra talks about Pinkathon: Women tend to Ignore their Health
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:18 PM IST (01:48 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, Lifestyle, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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Priyanka Upendra talks about Pinkathon: Women tend to Ignore their Health
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Priyanka Upendra is an actress, a mother and an activist. She was present at the Press Conference for the Bangalore Pinkathon, a 10K run initiative by Milind Soman for spreading breast cancer awareness.
Priyanka stressed on the importance of keeping oneself healthy. She said women often tend to neglect themselves for their family's benefit.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore.
Click here to register for Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/26/women-tend-to-ignore-their-health-priyanka-upendra/?ncid=PR3
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Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:18 PM IST (01:48 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, Lifestyle, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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Priyanka Upendra talks about Pinkathon: Women tend to Ignore their Health
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Priyanka Upendra is an actress, a mother and an activist. She was present at the Press Conference for the Bangalore Pinkathon, a 10K run initiative by Milind Soman for spreading breast cancer awareness.
Priyanka stressed on the importance of keeping oneself healthy. She said women often tend to neglect themselves for their family's benefit.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore.
Click here to register for Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/26/women-tend-to-ignore-their-health-priyanka-upendra/?ncid=PR3
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BWI: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Supports Pinkathon
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:05 PM IST (01:35 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Supports Pinkathon
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, M.D. and Co-Founder of Biocon speaks about the importance of getting oneself checked for breast cancer symptoms. She was present at the press conference announcing the Bangalore edition of Pinkathon.
Pinkathon is the brain child of Milind Soman. It is a 10K run meant exclusively for women to promote breast cancer awareness.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore.
Click here to listen to Kiran Mazumdar Shaw speak about Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/26/each-one-of-us-can-survive-cancer-kiran-mazumdar-sha/?ncid=PR2
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Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:05 PM IST (01:35 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Supports Pinkathon
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, M.D. and Co-Founder of Biocon speaks about the importance of getting oneself checked for breast cancer symptoms. She was present at the press conference announcing the Bangalore edition of Pinkathon.
Pinkathon is the brain child of Milind Soman. It is a 10K run meant exclusively for women to promote breast cancer awareness.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore.
Click here to listen to Kiran Mazumdar Shaw speak about Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/26/each-one-of-us-can-survive-cancer-kiran-mazumdar-sha/?ncid=PR2
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BWI: AOL CoolAge Partners with Milind Soman's Pinkathon
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 06:52 PM IST (01:22 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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AOL CoolAge Partners with Milind Soman's Pinkathon
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Looks like it's going to be a year dedicated to women. After the One Billion Movement, the next event to celebrate women is India's first ever 10k run for women, Pinkathon - Run to Lead, in Bangalore. After a tremendously successful event in Mumbai in December last year, Pinkathon is all set to inspire Bangaloreans to run for the cause of breast cancer.
Avid runner and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman has pioneered the movement, with an aim to spread awareness on breast cancer and educate people about the causes and prevention of this hugely under-publicized ailment. "Over the last few years, I have come to learn by experience the benefits of running as a perfect fitness regime. The reason we have chosen this event is because running addresses most of the top ten ways to help prevent breast cancer", he believes.
Pinkathon has joined hands with Women's Cancer Initiative led by Devika Bhojwani, who along with business icon Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, actress Priyanka Upendra, former international athletes Ashwini Nachappa and Reeth Abraham launched the registrations for the event for participants from across the country. Bangalore's most popular radio jockey, RJ Rapid Rashmi is the Mascot for the run.
Speaking on the occasion, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chaiman and MD of Biocon Ltd., said "Breast cancer is a much neglected ailment in India, most women don't take it as seriously as they should; and events like the Pinkathon will only help make women more alert and aware of this disease".
The 10 km run will be held in Bangalore on April 7th, 2013 starting from Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Around 3000 women are expected to be part of this momentous occasion.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore. So ladies, get ready to put on your running shoes and run for your health, because you too are important.
Click here to register for Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/25/pinkathon-is-coming-to-bangalore/?ncid=PR1
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Milind Soman in Pinkathon
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Source: AOL CoolAge
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 06:52 PM IST (01:22 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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AOL CoolAge Partners with Milind Soman's Pinkathon
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Looks like it's going to be a year dedicated to women. After the One Billion Movement, the next event to celebrate women is India's first ever 10k run for women, Pinkathon - Run to Lead, in Bangalore. After a tremendously successful event in Mumbai in December last year, Pinkathon is all set to inspire Bangaloreans to run for the cause of breast cancer.
Avid runner and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman has pioneered the movement, with an aim to spread awareness on breast cancer and educate people about the causes and prevention of this hugely under-publicized ailment. "Over the last few years, I have come to learn by experience the benefits of running as a perfect fitness regime. The reason we have chosen this event is because running addresses most of the top ten ways to help prevent breast cancer", he believes.
Pinkathon has joined hands with Women's Cancer Initiative led by Devika Bhojwani, who along with business icon Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, actress Priyanka Upendra, former international athletes Ashwini Nachappa and Reeth Abraham launched the registrations for the event for participants from across the country. Bangalore's most popular radio jockey, RJ Rapid Rashmi is the Mascot for the run.
Speaking on the occasion, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chaiman and MD of Biocon Ltd., said "Breast cancer is a much neglected ailment in India, most women don't take it as seriously as they should; and events like the Pinkathon will only help make women more alert and aware of this disease".
The 10 km run will be held in Bangalore on April 7th, 2013 starting from Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Around 3000 women are expected to be part of this momentous occasion.
AOL CoolAge is joining hands with Pinkathon to promote the movement in colleges across Bangalore. So ladies, get ready to put on your running shoes and run for your health, because you too are important.
Click here to register for Pinkathon: http://www.coolage.in/2013/02/25/pinkathon-is-coming-to-bangalore/?ncid=PR1
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BWI: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group Announce 2012 Winners of Intercultural Innovation Award
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Source: BMW India
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 05:32 PM IST (12:02 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Automotives, Business services, Media & entertainment; Automotive
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United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group Announce 2012 Winners of Intercultural Innovation Award
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, a Delhi Based NGO Amongst the Top Three Winners
Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award was hosted at Vienna, Austria. The coveted international award is part of an unprecedented partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group. Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, a Delhi based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) was amongst the top three winners of the prestigious award.
The Intercultural Innovation Award is designed to contribute towards social stability and economic growth in multicultural societies. The award is given to highly innovative grassroots projects that promote dialogue and intercultural understanding. The top five finalists of the Award receive financial support for their projects totalling USD 100,000. However, all awardees of The Intercultural Innovation Award become members of the World Intercultural Facility for Innovation (WIFI). Initiated by the UNAOC and the BMW Group, WIFI is a platform for all awardees to connect with potential donors, mentors and previous winners. Awardees benefit from customized expertise and resources of both the BMW Group and the UNAOC in the areas of public relations, fundraising, staff planning and marketing.
Chintan was established in 1999 as a means of addressing issues of sustainable consumption and environmental and social justice in partnership with people and groups from diverse sections of society. Chintan's mission is to reduce ecological footprints and increase environmental justice through a systemic change brought about by capacity building at the grassroot level, advocacy and research, and creation of sustainable, scalable models on ground. An important part of this is ensuring green jobs, security and dignity for the urban poor, many of whom earn a living as waste recyclers. Chintan's initiatives include campaigns, policy interventions, research and better empowerment of people directly or indirectly engaged in recycling. Chintan actively works to create awareness about the need for better waste management among the middle and upper classes.
During the award ceremony UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Mexico based Puerta Joven as the top winner of the 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award. President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Incoming United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, and Mr. Bill McAndrews, Vice President Communications Strategy, Corporate and Market Communications, BMW Group, presented the award. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Placido Domingo was also in attendance to congratulate all the winners.
"I commend the leadership shown by the BMW Group in supporting this Award and the projects that are being recognized" stated the Secretary-General. "The creative solutions being showcased tonight hold lessons for all communities and for organizations such as the United Nations."
The Award Ceremony took place in the eve of the 5th UNAOC Global Forum where delegations from 135 countries and international organizations, youth, civil society organizations and corporate sector have gathered in Vienna to address the importance of intercultural dialogue. "The Intercultural Innovation Award is the best example of the UN Alliance of Civilizations commitment to action. Both the Alliance and the BMW Group are committed to helping these winners increase their impact and expand their range of action" stated Al-Nasser.
Bill McAndrews stated "On behalf of the BMW Group, I wish to congratulate all of the awardees. The BMW Group and UNAOC are committed to supporting initiatives through this Award which have a long-lasting effect and sustainable, positive impact. We look forward to supporting their projects; and helping turn their ideas into accomplishments in the months and years ahead."
Winners of The Intercultural Innovation Award 2012 are-
1st Place $50,000 USD: Puerta Joven - Languages of Youth (Mexico)
Puerta Joven brings together indigenous youth groups who are discriminated because of their cultural identity or language. Their Lenguas Jóvenes (Languages of Youth) program fosters youth cultural expressions through mobile phones for intercultural dialogue. Professional filmmakers visit schools and community centers teaching young beneficiaries how to use creative tools found in mobile phones to develop short films. Helping people understand that migration to the cities does not have to represent an obstacle to the survival of indigenous languages; Puerta Joven encourages freedom of expression and the right to make use of it by exercise. The project has been developed in eight different cities in Mexico and will be replicated in Guatemala.
2nd Place $20,000 USD: Plain Ink - When Change Reads Like a Book (Italy)
Plain Ink is a pioneering, non-profit social venture harnessing the power of stories; comics and children's books to help children and communities overcome the stumbling blocks of poverty and social exclusion. The project creates books that tell original stories with a strong multicultural focus and characters resembling the target migrant and non-migrant children. Afterwards, books are sold and proceeds from sales are invested into free educational comics and other materials dealing with disease prevention, food security or natural disaster mitigation in the origin countries of the immigrants, thus benefitting children in Italy but also children in their home countries overseas.
3rd Place $15,000 USD: Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group - Recycling as Bridge and Binder (India)
Through recycling, Chintan's project promotes understanding between poor migrants and the middle class and wealthy residents of New Delhi. Recycling in urban India is undertaken by abjectly poor, low caste, marginalized migrants. Realizing the gap between poor migrants and the wealthy residents of New Delhi, Chintan was founded, aimed to promote mutual understanding. Chintan does this by launching recycling projects in offices; employee volunteering programs in waste pickers' slums; supporting a waste picker initiative in schools and other meeting points through recycling and visiting each other's living environments.
4th Place $10,000 USD: Kapamagogopa Inc. (KI) Volunteers - Muslim Youth Volunteering for Interfaith Dialogue and Understanding (Philippines)
Kapamagogopa (KI) is the first and only systematized Muslim volunteer sending program in the Philippines. Local young Muslims are mobilized to work as volunteers in non-Muslim organizations to promote dialogue, understanding and development to non-Muslim and Muslim communities in Mindanao. The project aims to address three issues: Anti-Muslim biases, poor governance and the continuing threat of conflict that results in an environment of discrimination where many young Muslims lack opportunities and feel powerless to bring change to their lives.
5th Place $5,000 USD: TakingITGlobal (TIG) - TakingITGlobal Online Community (Canada)
As the leading creators and adopters of information and communication technologies, young people are the driving force behind the emerging global information society. TakingITGlobal (TIG) works at the intersection of the growing youth demographic, globalization, and the rise of the information society to empower young people as active global citizens and agents of change. TIG serves youth worldwide with innovative education programs, currently available in thirteen core languages. Young people from all linguistic backgrounds are effectively connected to learn and act together in TIGs 'social network for social good'.
Honorable mentions were given to the other finalists including-
Cultural Infusion - Sound Infusion (Australia)
Sound Infusion encourages intercultural dialogue in a fun, flexible and informative way to support school curriculums through innovative web 2.0 based technologies. It is the first online digital application and learning platform which builds intercultural understanding through music creation and cultural information.
FilmAid - Filmmaker Training and Screening Program for Refugees and Host Communities (Kenya)
FilmAid's screening series and filmmaker-training project targets refugees and their host communities in refugee camps and urban areas across Kenya. These communities are plagued by tension and conflict. It brings together young people from different communities to explore these issues and share their story.
IDResearch Kft. - Immigropoly (Hungary)
Immigropoly is a unique Internet-based character-game to increase the understanding of migration and integration in our global world, and targeted towards youth communities. It intends to encourage openness towards immigrants in a European and global context and enhance intercultural dialogue in an indirect way.
Search for Common Ground Morocco (SFCG) - Multimedia & Intercultural relations in Morocco
SFCG-Morocco brings together young Moroccans and sub-Saharan migrants to learn about video and multimedia and raise awareness through various messages. Inspired by the sharing processes, they create short movies dealing with intercultural relations.
The Parents Circle - Crack in the Wall (Israel/Palestine)
Crack in the Wall (CITW) has provided a neutral platform on Facebook for more than 10,000 people allowing Palestinians and Israelis to communicate with one another and express themselves on various topics through video, pictures and posts with provided translation to the other language.
Photos of the award ceremony can be downloaded on: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/.
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Awardees with UN Secretary H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Placido Domingo
Winners with UN Secretary H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews
High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews with Bharati Chaturvedi from CHINTAN
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CONTACT DETAILS
Mahdis Keshavarz, UNAOC, +1 425 591 8781, mahdis@themakeagency.com
Milena Pighi, Social Responsibility, BMW Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs, +49 89 382 66563, Milena.PA.Pighi@bmw.de
Richa Sharma, Corporate and Sustainability, BMW Group India, +91 9910022148, Richa.Sharma@bmw.in
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Source: BMW India
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 05:32 PM IST (12:02 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Automotives, Business services, Media & entertainment; Automotive
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United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group Announce 2012 Winners of Intercultural Innovation Award
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, a Delhi Based NGO Amongst the Top Three Winners
Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award was hosted at Vienna, Austria. The coveted international award is part of an unprecedented partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group. Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, a Delhi based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) was amongst the top three winners of the prestigious award.
The Intercultural Innovation Award is designed to contribute towards social stability and economic growth in multicultural societies. The award is given to highly innovative grassroots projects that promote dialogue and intercultural understanding. The top five finalists of the Award receive financial support for their projects totalling USD 100,000. However, all awardees of The Intercultural Innovation Award become members of the World Intercultural Facility for Innovation (WIFI). Initiated by the UNAOC and the BMW Group, WIFI is a platform for all awardees to connect with potential donors, mentors and previous winners. Awardees benefit from customized expertise and resources of both the BMW Group and the UNAOC in the areas of public relations, fundraising, staff planning and marketing.
Chintan was established in 1999 as a means of addressing issues of sustainable consumption and environmental and social justice in partnership with people and groups from diverse sections of society. Chintan's mission is to reduce ecological footprints and increase environmental justice through a systemic change brought about by capacity building at the grassroot level, advocacy and research, and creation of sustainable, scalable models on ground. An important part of this is ensuring green jobs, security and dignity for the urban poor, many of whom earn a living as waste recyclers. Chintan's initiatives include campaigns, policy interventions, research and better empowerment of people directly or indirectly engaged in recycling. Chintan actively works to create awareness about the need for better waste management among the middle and upper classes.
During the award ceremony UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Mexico based Puerta Joven as the top winner of the 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award. President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Incoming United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, and Mr. Bill McAndrews, Vice President Communications Strategy, Corporate and Market Communications, BMW Group, presented the award. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Placido Domingo was also in attendance to congratulate all the winners.
"I commend the leadership shown by the BMW Group in supporting this Award and the projects that are being recognized" stated the Secretary-General. "The creative solutions being showcased tonight hold lessons for all communities and for organizations such as the United Nations."
The Award Ceremony took place in the eve of the 5th UNAOC Global Forum where delegations from 135 countries and international organizations, youth, civil society organizations and corporate sector have gathered in Vienna to address the importance of intercultural dialogue. "The Intercultural Innovation Award is the best example of the UN Alliance of Civilizations commitment to action. Both the Alliance and the BMW Group are committed to helping these winners increase their impact and expand their range of action" stated Al-Nasser.
Bill McAndrews stated "On behalf of the BMW Group, I wish to congratulate all of the awardees. The BMW Group and UNAOC are committed to supporting initiatives through this Award which have a long-lasting effect and sustainable, positive impact. We look forward to supporting their projects; and helping turn their ideas into accomplishments in the months and years ahead."
Winners of The Intercultural Innovation Award 2012 are-
1st Place $50,000 USD: Puerta Joven - Languages of Youth (Mexico)
Puerta Joven brings together indigenous youth groups who are discriminated because of their cultural identity or language. Their Lenguas Jóvenes (Languages of Youth) program fosters youth cultural expressions through mobile phones for intercultural dialogue. Professional filmmakers visit schools and community centers teaching young beneficiaries how to use creative tools found in mobile phones to develop short films. Helping people understand that migration to the cities does not have to represent an obstacle to the survival of indigenous languages; Puerta Joven encourages freedom of expression and the right to make use of it by exercise. The project has been developed in eight different cities in Mexico and will be replicated in Guatemala.
2nd Place $20,000 USD: Plain Ink - When Change Reads Like a Book (Italy)
Plain Ink is a pioneering, non-profit social venture harnessing the power of stories; comics and children's books to help children and communities overcome the stumbling blocks of poverty and social exclusion. The project creates books that tell original stories with a strong multicultural focus and characters resembling the target migrant and non-migrant children. Afterwards, books are sold and proceeds from sales are invested into free educational comics and other materials dealing with disease prevention, food security or natural disaster mitigation in the origin countries of the immigrants, thus benefitting children in Italy but also children in their home countries overseas.
3rd Place $15,000 USD: Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group - Recycling as Bridge and Binder (India)
Through recycling, Chintan's project promotes understanding between poor migrants and the middle class and wealthy residents of New Delhi. Recycling in urban India is undertaken by abjectly poor, low caste, marginalized migrants. Realizing the gap between poor migrants and the wealthy residents of New Delhi, Chintan was founded, aimed to promote mutual understanding. Chintan does this by launching recycling projects in offices; employee volunteering programs in waste pickers' slums; supporting a waste picker initiative in schools and other meeting points through recycling and visiting each other's living environments.
4th Place $10,000 USD: Kapamagogopa Inc. (KI) Volunteers - Muslim Youth Volunteering for Interfaith Dialogue and Understanding (Philippines)
Kapamagogopa (KI) is the first and only systematized Muslim volunteer sending program in the Philippines. Local young Muslims are mobilized to work as volunteers in non-Muslim organizations to promote dialogue, understanding and development to non-Muslim and Muslim communities in Mindanao. The project aims to address three issues: Anti-Muslim biases, poor governance and the continuing threat of conflict that results in an environment of discrimination where many young Muslims lack opportunities and feel powerless to bring change to their lives.
5th Place $5,000 USD: TakingITGlobal (TIG) - TakingITGlobal Online Community (Canada)
As the leading creators and adopters of information and communication technologies, young people are the driving force behind the emerging global information society. TakingITGlobal (TIG) works at the intersection of the growing youth demographic, globalization, and the rise of the information society to empower young people as active global citizens and agents of change. TIG serves youth worldwide with innovative education programs, currently available in thirteen core languages. Young people from all linguistic backgrounds are effectively connected to learn and act together in TIGs 'social network for social good'.
Honorable mentions were given to the other finalists including-
Cultural Infusion - Sound Infusion (Australia)
Sound Infusion encourages intercultural dialogue in a fun, flexible and informative way to support school curriculums through innovative web 2.0 based technologies. It is the first online digital application and learning platform which builds intercultural understanding through music creation and cultural information.
FilmAid - Filmmaker Training and Screening Program for Refugees and Host Communities (Kenya)
FilmAid's screening series and filmmaker-training project targets refugees and their host communities in refugee camps and urban areas across Kenya. These communities are plagued by tension and conflict. It brings together young people from different communities to explore these issues and share their story.
IDResearch Kft. - Immigropoly (Hungary)
Immigropoly is a unique Internet-based character-game to increase the understanding of migration and integration in our global world, and targeted towards youth communities. It intends to encourage openness towards immigrants in a European and global context and enhance intercultural dialogue in an indirect way.
Search for Common Ground Morocco (SFCG) - Multimedia & Intercultural relations in Morocco
SFCG-Morocco brings together young Moroccans and sub-Saharan migrants to learn about video and multimedia and raise awareness through various messages. Inspired by the sharing processes, they create short movies dealing with intercultural relations.
The Parents Circle - Crack in the Wall (Israel/Palestine)
Crack in the Wall (CITW) has provided a neutral platform on Facebook for more than 10,000 people allowing Palestinians and Israelis to communicate with one another and express themselves on various topics through video, pictures and posts with provided translation to the other language.
Photos of the award ceremony can be downloaded on: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/.
To view the photographs, please click on the links given below:
Awardees with UN Secretary H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Placido Domingo
Winners with UN Secretary H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews
High Representative UNAOC H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Vice President Corporate Communications Bill McAndrews with Bharati Chaturvedi from CHINTAN
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CONTACT DETAILS
Mahdis Keshavarz, UNAOC, +1 425 591 8781, mahdis@themakeagency.com
Milena Pighi, Social Responsibility, BMW Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs, +49 89 382 66563, Milena.PA.Pighi@bmw.de
Richa Sharma, Corporate and Sustainability, BMW Group India, +91 9910022148, Richa.Sharma@bmw.in
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BWI: Junckers Enters Sri Lanka with its Range of Hardwood Flooring
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: JUNCKERS
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 05:45 PM IST (12:15 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment, Retailers
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Junckers Enters Sri Lanka with its Range of Hardwood Flooring
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Junckers, the world renowned Danish company specializing in hardwood flooring introduced their flooring range in Sri Lanka recently. Junckers Industries A/S Denmark has tied up with Srilanka's Delmege, reputed providers of world acclaimed building and interior products. The tie up has started with Junckers bagging the prestigious 'Movenpick' hotel project in Sri Lanka.
The new flooring by Junckers was launched amidst the presence of eminent Sri Lankan architects, representatives of Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd. & Junckers in Colombo. A special presentation on Junckers was organized for those present by Mr. Henrik Lundby Petersen, Export Manager, Junckers. Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani, Country Manager, Indian Subcontinent, Junckers, stated, "It gives us great pleasure to be associated with Delmege to sell Junckers products in Sri Lanka. We look forward to make it a huge success here as the floors are favorable for the climatic conditions." Mr. Nilantha Fernando, Director/CEO, Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd, Dilhan de Silva, Group CEO, Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd. represented the Sri Lankan partners.
The 80 year old leading European brand in Hardwood flooring, Junckers has been operating in the Indian market for 15 years. Junckers have been producing flooring since 1932 & today produce around 1.5 million square meters of flooring selling worldwide through subsidiaries in 7 countries & distributors/ agents in 40 countries & have been in Asia for 35 years. Hospitality is one of the most significant segment Junckers serve globally. In India Junckers flooring has been used by eminent and reputed hotel chains such as Taj Group, JW Marriott, The Hilton Group, The Oberoi Group, The Meridien and many more. "Junckers has received overwhelming response in the Indian real estate sector with prominent builders like Supertech opting for the brand for their ultra luxury project, Supernova. Pioneer Urban has also chosen Junckers for their luxury residential project. Apart from this, Junckers provide approximately 350,000 square meters of sports flooring every year to top global sports venues such as the Olympic Games." shared Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani of Junckers. You can find more information and inspiration about JUNCKERS solid hardwood floors by visiting www.junckers.in. For inquiries or redirection to the nearest dealer/distributor in India/ Sri Lanka, you can contact Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani directly on phone 9871192234 or email sureshmansukhani@junckers.in.
The solid hardwood flooring by Junckers possesses unique qualities and advantages. Compared to engineered wooden flooring which has HDF, pine wood, ply wood or wood as the core material, Junckers offers hardwood flooring in solid wood. The solid wood could be polished up to the entire thickness as the material is homogeneous throughout and looks natural and is long-lasting. Solid Hardwood flooring by Junckers offers an impressive range of pre finished hard wood flooring in various thickness, styles, grades & finishes along with a large palette of colors. Also, these floors go quite easy on the installation part. Suitable for all climatic conditions with an 8 percent moisture content, Junckers pre-finished flooring requires no surface treatment after installation, contributing to a very clean and accelerated installation. It can either be glued or nailed or also installed through unique Junckers clip system, thus providing uniform expansion and contraction, irrespective of the installation method.
CONTACT DETAILS
Moumita, Mindpie, +91 9811700464, moumita.mindpie@gmail.com
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Source: JUNCKERS
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 05:45 PM IST (12:15 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment, Retailers
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Junckers Enters Sri Lanka with its Range of Hardwood Flooring
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Junckers, the world renowned Danish company specializing in hardwood flooring introduced their flooring range in Sri Lanka recently. Junckers Industries A/S Denmark has tied up with Srilanka's Delmege, reputed providers of world acclaimed building and interior products. The tie up has started with Junckers bagging the prestigious 'Movenpick' hotel project in Sri Lanka.
The new flooring by Junckers was launched amidst the presence of eminent Sri Lankan architects, representatives of Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd. & Junckers in Colombo. A special presentation on Junckers was organized for those present by Mr. Henrik Lundby Petersen, Export Manager, Junckers. Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani, Country Manager, Indian Subcontinent, Junckers, stated, "It gives us great pleasure to be associated with Delmege to sell Junckers products in Sri Lanka. We look forward to make it a huge success here as the floors are favorable for the climatic conditions." Mr. Nilantha Fernando, Director/CEO, Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd, Dilhan de Silva, Group CEO, Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd. represented the Sri Lankan partners.
The 80 year old leading European brand in Hardwood flooring, Junckers has been operating in the Indian market for 15 years. Junckers have been producing flooring since 1932 & today produce around 1.5 million square meters of flooring selling worldwide through subsidiaries in 7 countries & distributors/ agents in 40 countries & have been in Asia for 35 years. Hospitality is one of the most significant segment Junckers serve globally. In India Junckers flooring has been used by eminent and reputed hotel chains such as Taj Group, JW Marriott, The Hilton Group, The Oberoi Group, The Meridien and many more. "Junckers has received overwhelming response in the Indian real estate sector with prominent builders like Supertech opting for the brand for their ultra luxury project, Supernova. Pioneer Urban has also chosen Junckers for their luxury residential project. Apart from this, Junckers provide approximately 350,000 square meters of sports flooring every year to top global sports venues such as the Olympic Games." shared Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani of Junckers. You can find more information and inspiration about JUNCKERS solid hardwood floors by visiting www.junckers.in. For inquiries or redirection to the nearest dealer/distributor in India/ Sri Lanka, you can contact Mr. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani directly on phone 9871192234 or email sureshmansukhani@junckers.in.
The solid hardwood flooring by Junckers possesses unique qualities and advantages. Compared to engineered wooden flooring which has HDF, pine wood, ply wood or wood as the core material, Junckers offers hardwood flooring in solid wood. The solid wood could be polished up to the entire thickness as the material is homogeneous throughout and looks natural and is long-lasting. Solid Hardwood flooring by Junckers offers an impressive range of pre finished hard wood flooring in various thickness, styles, grades & finishes along with a large palette of colors. Also, these floors go quite easy on the installation part. Suitable for all climatic conditions with an 8 percent moisture content, Junckers pre-finished flooring requires no surface treatment after installation, contributing to a very clean and accelerated installation. It can either be glued or nailed or also installed through unique Junckers clip system, thus providing uniform expansion and contraction, irrespective of the installation method.
CONTACT DETAILS
Moumita, Mindpie, +91 9811700464, moumita.mindpie@gmail.com
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ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA, RETAIL
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BWI: The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized “Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration”
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Source: World Trade Center Manesar
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 04:40 PM IST (11:10 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Economic Times in association with World Trade Centre Manesar organized a power packed forum, "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration" scheduled on 19th February, 2013 at World Trade Centre in Manesar. Amongst the larger gamut of infrastructural discussions, emphasis of the deliberation was on leveraging business opportunities in the "Key Sectors" of the economy particularly Infrastructure. The forum was attended by some of the key stakeholders in these bi-lateral relations.
Among those who addressed the large group of delegates at the summit were - Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India, Mr. Naoyoshi Noguchi Chief Director General of Japan External Trade Organisation at New Delhi, Mr. Shin Oya Chief Representative at Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Mr. Kenji Urai MD at Toshiba India, Mr. Michihiro Enomoto Regional Executive - India at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD at HSIIDC and senior representatives from World Trade Center Manesar.
Indo-Japan relations have come a long way and has traditionally enjoyed a strong collaborative relationship. On one hand, India is already a huge market for Japanese companies with many of them having significant production facilities in India, on the other hand, Japan is today India's third biggest source for FDI. The strategic and global partnership between India and Japan is marked by close cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest, including economic and industrial collaboration. This has led to a marked shift in the investment strategies of Japanese companies as they expand organically or inorganically in India. For the bilateral ties to strengthen by manifolds, both countries must leverage advantages of their economic relationship and develop compatible infrastructure.
According to Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India - We used to have this ministerial dialogue with countries like US, EU, Australia or China. All of them are very important economic partners for Japan and India is indeed joining the ranks of these economies. Our partnership is entering a new phase, erstwhile it was predominantly auto centric but now we see our relationship much more diversified and indigenised.
Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD HSIIDC said - This relationship between the state of Haryana & Japan was strengthened in 1980's with the establishment of Maruti Suzuki and now recently the establishment of Panasonic factory, which is another milestone for the state. This relationship between Haryana & Japan will continue to see many more such initiatives.
Also mentioned by Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Sr. GM (Marketing) at WTC Manesar - The bi-lateral relations between India & Japan are continuously strengthening in the last few years and the Japan Business Tower at WTC Manesar will act as one more growth catalyst in these relations. Providing a much desired compatible eco-system to the Japanese organizations, Japan business tower will offer customized office spaces, dedicated Japan business desk facilitating smooth functioning of the Japanese organizations.
Ms. Khair Ull Nissa Sr GM Leasing at WTC Manesar said - What we require from Japan and what do we get from Japan is their technical prowess, we get their manufacturing skills and we get their financial resources, we see a lot of synergies and a lot of opportunities for India because of these bi-lateral relations between India & Japan.
ABOUT World Trade Center Manesar
World Trade Center Manesar (WTC Manesar) is a business address of international stature developed by SpireWorld group, bringing to the local & global business community the same standards of facilities & services similar to any other International WTC. Some of the well known international WTCs are in New York, London, Sydney, Dubai, Chicago, Abu-Dhabi, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and other locations. As a 1.6 million sq.ft integrated office complex and with the indigenously designed energy efficient bio-climatic office spaces, water usage efficiencies, state of art communication facilities, pioneering incubation cum Venture Accelerator Centre (V@C), comfortable residential spaces, club, auditorium, food-court or the retail complex, WTC Manesar as the World's Best Office Development (awarded by IPA in 2009) is ready to welcome the world's best companies.
Established in 2007, Spire World is a platform driven by a desire to make environmentally responsible & sustainable developments by creating bio-climatic IT/ office spaces, residential apartments, townships and mixed-use developments that synergistically balance the climatic appropriateness and human comfort with environmental responsiveness. The development philosophy is called - Mainstream Green. It promotes an architecture that is synergistic with earth it sits on, its engagement with the urban realm it occupies and with the user it represents. This result in financial benefits to the owner, health benefits to the occupants and fulfillment of personal / corporate responsibility towards the community and the environment.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nishant Nirmal, 20:20 MSL, +91 9911162876, nishant.nirmal@2020msl.com
Ritika Kashyap, 20:20 MSL, + 91 9999919273, ritika.kashyap@2020msl.com
KEYWORDS
ECONOMY, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA
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Source: World Trade Center Manesar
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 04:40 PM IST (11:10 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Economic Times in association with World Trade Centre Manesar organized a power packed forum, "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration" scheduled on 19th February, 2013 at World Trade Centre in Manesar. Amongst the larger gamut of infrastructural discussions, emphasis of the deliberation was on leveraging business opportunities in the "Key Sectors" of the economy particularly Infrastructure. The forum was attended by some of the key stakeholders in these bi-lateral relations.
Among those who addressed the large group of delegates at the summit were - Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India, Mr. Naoyoshi Noguchi Chief Director General of Japan External Trade Organisation at New Delhi, Mr. Shin Oya Chief Representative at Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Mr. Kenji Urai MD at Toshiba India, Mr. Michihiro Enomoto Regional Executive - India at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD at HSIIDC and senior representatives from World Trade Center Manesar.
Indo-Japan relations have come a long way and has traditionally enjoyed a strong collaborative relationship. On one hand, India is already a huge market for Japanese companies with many of them having significant production facilities in India, on the other hand, Japan is today India's third biggest source for FDI. The strategic and global partnership between India and Japan is marked by close cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest, including economic and industrial collaboration. This has led to a marked shift in the investment strategies of Japanese companies as they expand organically or inorganically in India. For the bilateral ties to strengthen by manifolds, both countries must leverage advantages of their economic relationship and develop compatible infrastructure.
According to Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India - We used to have this ministerial dialogue with countries like US, EU, Australia or China. All of them are very important economic partners for Japan and India is indeed joining the ranks of these economies. Our partnership is entering a new phase, erstwhile it was predominantly auto centric but now we see our relationship much more diversified and indigenised.
Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD HSIIDC said - This relationship between the state of Haryana & Japan was strengthened in 1980's with the establishment of Maruti Suzuki and now recently the establishment of Panasonic factory, which is another milestone for the state. This relationship between Haryana & Japan will continue to see many more such initiatives.
Also mentioned by Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Sr. GM (Marketing) at WTC Manesar - The bi-lateral relations between India & Japan are continuously strengthening in the last few years and the Japan Business Tower at WTC Manesar will act as one more growth catalyst in these relations. Providing a much desired compatible eco-system to the Japanese organizations, Japan business tower will offer customized office spaces, dedicated Japan business desk facilitating smooth functioning of the Japanese organizations.
Ms. Khair Ull Nissa Sr GM Leasing at WTC Manesar said - What we require from Japan and what do we get from Japan is their technical prowess, we get their manufacturing skills and we get their financial resources, we see a lot of synergies and a lot of opportunities for India because of these bi-lateral relations between India & Japan.
ABOUT World Trade Center Manesar
World Trade Center Manesar (WTC Manesar) is a business address of international stature developed by SpireWorld group, bringing to the local & global business community the same standards of facilities & services similar to any other International WTC. Some of the well known international WTCs are in New York, London, Sydney, Dubai, Chicago, Abu-Dhabi, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and other locations. As a 1.6 million sq.ft integrated office complex and with the indigenously designed energy efficient bio-climatic office spaces, water usage efficiencies, state of art communication facilities, pioneering incubation cum Venture Accelerator Centre (V@C), comfortable residential spaces, club, auditorium, food-court or the retail complex, WTC Manesar as the World's Best Office Development (awarded by IPA in 2009) is ready to welcome the world's best companies.
Established in 2007, Spire World is a platform driven by a desire to make environmentally responsible & sustainable developments by creating bio-climatic IT/ office spaces, residential apartments, townships and mixed-use developments that synergistically balance the climatic appropriateness and human comfort with environmental responsiveness. The development philosophy is called - Mainstream Green. It promotes an architecture that is synergistic with earth it sits on, its engagement with the urban realm it occupies and with the user it represents. This result in financial benefits to the owner, health benefits to the occupants and fulfillment of personal / corporate responsibility towards the community and the environment.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nishant Nirmal, 20:20 MSL, +91 9911162876, nishant.nirmal@2020msl.com
Ritika Kashyap, 20:20 MSL, + 91 9999919273, ritika.kashyap@2020msl.com
KEYWORDS
ECONOMY, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA
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BWI: The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized “Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration”
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: World Trade Center Manesar
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 04:40 PM IST (11:10 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Economic Times in association with World Trade Centre Manesar organized a power packed forum, "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration" scheduled on 19th February, 2013 at World Trade Centre in Manesar. Amongst the larger gamut of infrastructural discussions, emphasis of the deliberation was on leveraging business opportunities in the "Key Sectors" of the economy particularly Infrastructure. The forum was attended by some of the key stakeholders in these bi-lateral relations.
Among those who addressed the large group of delegates at the summit were - Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India, Mr. Naoyoshi Noguchi Chief Director General of Japan External Trade Organisation at New Delhi, Mr. Shin Oya Chief Representative at Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Mr. Kenji Urai MD at Toshiba India, Mr. Michihiro Enomoto Regional Executive - India at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD at HSIIDC and senior representatives from World Trade Center Manesar.
Indo-Japan relations have come a long way and has traditionally enjoyed a strong collaborative relationship. On one hand, India is already a huge market for Japanese companies with many of them having significant production facilities in India, on the other hand, Japan is today India's third biggest source for FDI. The strategic and global partnership between India and Japan is marked by close cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest, including economic and industrial collaboration. This has led to a marked shift in the investment strategies of Japanese companies as they expand organically or inorganically in India. For the bilateral ties to strengthen by manifolds, both countries must leverage advantages of their economic relationship and develop compatible infrastructure.
According to Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India - We used to have this ministerial dialogue with countries like US, EU, Australia or China. All of them are very important economic partners for Japan and India is indeed joining the ranks of these economies. Our partnership is entering a new phase, erstwhile it was predominantly auto centric but now we see our relationship much more diversified and indigenised.
Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD HSIIDC said - This relationship between the state of Haryana & Japan was strengthened in 1980's with the establishment of Maruti Suzuki and now recently the establishment of Panasonic factory, which is another milestone for the state. This relationship between Haryana & Japan will continue to see many more such initiatives.
Also mentioned by Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Sr. GM (Marketing) at WTC Manesar - The bi-lateral relations between India & Japan are continuously strengthening in the last few years and the Japan Business Tower at WTC Manesar will act as one more growth catalyst in these relations. Providing a much desired compatible eco-system to the Japanese organizations, Japan business tower will offer customized office spaces, dedicated Japan business desk facilitating smooth functioning of the Japanese organizations.
Ms. Khair Ull Nissa Sr GM Leasing at WTC Manesar said - What we require from Japan and what do we get from Japan is their technical prowess, we get their manufacturing skills and we get their financial resources, we see a lot of synergies and a lot of opportunities for India because of these bi-lateral relations between India & Japan.
ABOUT World Trade Center Manesar
World Trade Center Manesar (WTC Manesar) is a business address of international stature developed by SpireWorld group, bringing to the local & global business community the same standards of facilities & services similar to any other International WTC. Some of the well known international WTCs are in New York, London, Sydney, Dubai, Chicago, Abu-Dhabi, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and other locations. As a 1.6 million sq.ft integrated office complex and with the indigenously designed energy efficient bio-climatic office spaces, water usage efficiencies, state of art communication facilities, pioneering incubation cum Venture Accelerator Centre (V@C), comfortable residential spaces, club, auditorium, food-court or the retail complex, WTC Manesar as the World's Best Office Development (awarded by IPA in 2009) is ready to welcome the world's best companies.
Established in 2007, Spire World is a platform driven by a desire to make environmentally responsible & sustainable developments by creating bio-climatic IT/ office spaces, residential apartments, townships and mixed-use developments that synergistically balance the climatic appropriateness and human comfort with environmental responsiveness. The development philosophy is called - Mainstream Green. It promotes an architecture that is synergistic with earth it sits on, its engagement with the urban realm it occupies and with the user it represents. This result in financial benefits to the owner, health benefits to the occupants and fulfillment of personal / corporate responsibility towards the community and the environment.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nishant Nirmal, 20:20 MSL, +91 9911162876, nishant.nirmal@2020msl.com
Ritika Kashyap, 20:20 MSL, + 91 9999919273, ritika.kashyap@2020msl.com
KEYWORDS
ECONOMY, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA
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Source: World Trade Center Manesar
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 04:40 PM IST (11:10 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment
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The Economic Times in Association with World Trade Center Manesar Organized "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Economic Times in association with World Trade Centre Manesar organized a power packed forum, "Indo-Japan Dialogue on Strategic Collaboration" scheduled on 19th February, 2013 at World Trade Centre in Manesar. Amongst the larger gamut of infrastructural discussions, emphasis of the deliberation was on leveraging business opportunities in the "Key Sectors" of the economy particularly Infrastructure. The forum was attended by some of the key stakeholders in these bi-lateral relations.
Among those who addressed the large group of delegates at the summit were - Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India, Mr. Naoyoshi Noguchi Chief Director General of Japan External Trade Organisation at New Delhi, Mr. Shin Oya Chief Representative at Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Mr. Kenji Urai MD at Toshiba India, Mr. Michihiro Enomoto Regional Executive - India at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD at HSIIDC and senior representatives from World Trade Center Manesar.
Indo-Japan relations have come a long way and has traditionally enjoyed a strong collaborative relationship. On one hand, India is already a huge market for Japanese companies with many of them having significant production facilities in India, on the other hand, Japan is today India's third biggest source for FDI. The strategic and global partnership between India and Japan is marked by close cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest, including economic and industrial collaboration. This has led to a marked shift in the investment strategies of Japanese companies as they expand organically or inorganically in India. For the bilateral ties to strengthen by manifolds, both countries must leverage advantages of their economic relationship and develop compatible infrastructure.
According to Mr. Tamaki Tsukada Minister (Economic) at Embassy of Japan in India - We used to have this ministerial dialogue with countries like US, EU, Australia or China. All of them are very important economic partners for Japan and India is indeed joining the ranks of these economies. Our partnership is entering a new phase, erstwhile it was predominantly auto centric but now we see our relationship much more diversified and indigenised.
Mr. Tarun Bajaj MD HSIIDC said - This relationship between the state of Haryana & Japan was strengthened in 1980's with the establishment of Maruti Suzuki and now recently the establishment of Panasonic factory, which is another milestone for the state. This relationship between Haryana & Japan will continue to see many more such initiatives.
Also mentioned by Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Sr. GM (Marketing) at WTC Manesar - The bi-lateral relations between India & Japan are continuously strengthening in the last few years and the Japan Business Tower at WTC Manesar will act as one more growth catalyst in these relations. Providing a much desired compatible eco-system to the Japanese organizations, Japan business tower will offer customized office spaces, dedicated Japan business desk facilitating smooth functioning of the Japanese organizations.
Ms. Khair Ull Nissa Sr GM Leasing at WTC Manesar said - What we require from Japan and what do we get from Japan is their technical prowess, we get their manufacturing skills and we get their financial resources, we see a lot of synergies and a lot of opportunities for India because of these bi-lateral relations between India & Japan.
ABOUT World Trade Center Manesar
World Trade Center Manesar (WTC Manesar) is a business address of international stature developed by SpireWorld group, bringing to the local & global business community the same standards of facilities & services similar to any other International WTC. Some of the well known international WTCs are in New York, London, Sydney, Dubai, Chicago, Abu-Dhabi, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo and other locations. As a 1.6 million sq.ft integrated office complex and with the indigenously designed energy efficient bio-climatic office spaces, water usage efficiencies, state of art communication facilities, pioneering incubation cum Venture Accelerator Centre (V@C), comfortable residential spaces, club, auditorium, food-court or the retail complex, WTC Manesar as the World's Best Office Development (awarded by IPA in 2009) is ready to welcome the world's best companies.
Established in 2007, Spire World is a platform driven by a desire to make environmentally responsible & sustainable developments by creating bio-climatic IT/ office spaces, residential apartments, townships and mixed-use developments that synergistically balance the climatic appropriateness and human comfort with environmental responsiveness. The development philosophy is called - Mainstream Green. It promotes an architecture that is synergistic with earth it sits on, its engagement with the urban realm it occupies and with the user it represents. This result in financial benefits to the owner, health benefits to the occupants and fulfillment of personal / corporate responsibility towards the community and the environment.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nishant Nirmal, 20:20 MSL, +91 9911162876, nishant.nirmal@2020msl.com
Ritika Kashyap, 20:20 MSL, + 91 9999919273, ritika.kashyap@2020msl.com
KEYWORDS
ECONOMY, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA
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BWI: McAfee Sets a New Standard for Comprehensive Malware Protection
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: McAfee
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:51 PM IST (07:21 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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McAfee Sets a New Standard for Comprehensive Malware Protection
Acquires Sandboxing Technology, Integrates and Enhances Security Connected Products to Extend Lead in Defense Against Malware
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- McAfee today announced that is has acquired the ValidEdge sandboxing technology that identifies sophisticated, hard-to-detect malware, to broaden its anti-malware portfolio and further strengthen the McAfee Security Connected approach. McAfee also announced more than 30 malware-focused product enhancements that will extend the company's lead in comprehensive malware protection.
The acquired technology provides advanced threat detection by running suspected malware in a "sandbox" and learning what impact a suspected malware sample will have on an endpoint. This new technology further strengthens McAfee's current anti-malware offerings that have been proven as best in class at identifying day zero attacks.
Unlike other sandboxing solutions, this new technology, when integrated with McAfee's other network and endpoint anti-malware products, will automatically block future attacks by convicted malware samples. It will also provide signature information so that already infected endpoints can be remediated automatically by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO). McAfee plans to deliver the first product that integrates the new sandboxing technology in the second half of 2013.
A single point product cannot deliver comprehensive malware protection.The only way to effectively combat the onslaught of malware threats now numbering close to 100,000 per day is through an integrated, end-to-end, holistically-managed approach to security. To support that comprehensive approach, McAfee has made over 30 significant anti malware product enhancements includingthe following:
-- McAfee Network Security Platform - Adds new "signature-less" threat detection and prevention technologies, strong botnet prevention, deep file analysis, and a powerful anti-malware engine capable of detecting advanced malware across a full range of protocols and file types. It also adds intelligent alert prioritization to automatically prioritize network events and improve integration with McAfee ePO and McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, making use of real-time information so operators have the full context of an attack, at the precise time of the attack.
-- McAfee Web Protection - Now expands emulation capabilities to identify advanced malware that dynamically changes in the browser in an attempt to avoid detection. It also adds a new outbound detection technique that reveals bot infections attempting to receive additional malicious code. Expanded reporting capabilities include actionable reporting to help reduce attack vulnerability by simplifying the blacklisting process across McAfee ePO-connected products.
-- McAfee Email Protection - Can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud, and now as an integrated combination of both with a single pane of glass architecture, reducing cost and increasing efficiency while blocking malware away from the network. Also adds graymail filtering to improve employee productivity.
-- McAfee Enterprise Security Manager - Active integration with ePolicy Orchestrator, Network Security Platform and McAfee Vulnerability Manager automates quarantine, scan, and policy command execution - turning actionable intelligence into intelligent action.
-- McAfee Real Time for ePO - Announced earlier this month, this new product enables security decisions based on "what is" versus "what was" by querying and identifying every compromised endpoint in an organization in seconds in order to remediate those endpoints. It dramatically increases situational awareness and reduces exposure, risk, and cost of security.
-- McAfee Deep Defender - Provides protection against master boot record (MBR) rootkits. Any driver attempting to write or read a MBR is now monitored through Deep Defender, which operates beyond the OS and is enabled by hardware-enhanced security with Intel. It prevents MBR rootkits from modifying the MBR in real-time.
"According to our research, 59% of enterprise security professionals believe that they have been targeted by an advanced persistent threat," said Tony Prigmore, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "An integrated approach that includes network, endpoint, threat intelligence, and other security aspects is needed to help thwart advanced threats."
McAfee's comprehensive malware protection is based on the McAfee Security Connected platform, which helps customers improve security posture, optimize security for greater cost effectiveness, and align security strategically with business initiatives. McAfee is taking an orchestrated approach to protect against malware by intelligently applying the best technologies at the right time and in the right place to thoroughly analyze and respond to suspicious files, web sites, email messages, and networks. Best-of-breed approaches and competitive solutions either create security loopholes or cause unnecessary business delays.
"McAfee has been investing in technology to help our customers protect against malware for 20 years,"said Pat Calhoun, senior vice president and general manager of network security at McAfee. "We are now extending our lead in malware protection by continuing to invest in new products and product enhancements.Point products can't provide adequate protection against these advanced attacks, which is why McAfee is delivering an integrated, multi layered, managed solution that provides comprehensive malware protection across endpoints and networks."
For more information visit www.mcafee.com/cmp.
About McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), empowers businesses, the public sector, and home users to safely experience the benefits of the Internet. The company delivers proactive and proven security solutions and services for systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world. With its Security Connected strategy, innovative approach to hardware-enhanced security, and unique Global Threat Intelligence network, McAfee is relentlessly focused on keeping its customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com.
Note: McAfee is a trademark or registered trademark of McAfee, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
The information contained in this document is for informational purposes only and should not be deemed an offer by McAfee or create an obligation on McAfee. McAfee reserves the right to discontinue products at any time, add or subtract features or functionality, or modify its products, at its sole discretion, without notice and without incurring further obligations.
CONTACT DETAILS
Priya Srivastava, Text100 for McAfee, +91 9699967890, priya.srivastav@text100.co.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: McAfee
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:51 PM IST (07:21 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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McAfee Sets a New Standard for Comprehensive Malware Protection
Acquires Sandboxing Technology, Integrates and Enhances Security Connected Products to Extend Lead in Defense Against Malware
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- McAfee today announced that is has acquired the ValidEdge sandboxing technology that identifies sophisticated, hard-to-detect malware, to broaden its anti-malware portfolio and further strengthen the McAfee Security Connected approach. McAfee also announced more than 30 malware-focused product enhancements that will extend the company's lead in comprehensive malware protection.
The acquired technology provides advanced threat detection by running suspected malware in a "sandbox" and learning what impact a suspected malware sample will have on an endpoint. This new technology further strengthens McAfee's current anti-malware offerings that have been proven as best in class at identifying day zero attacks.
Unlike other sandboxing solutions, this new technology, when integrated with McAfee's other network and endpoint anti-malware products, will automatically block future attacks by convicted malware samples. It will also provide signature information so that already infected endpoints can be remediated automatically by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO). McAfee plans to deliver the first product that integrates the new sandboxing technology in the second half of 2013.
A single point product cannot deliver comprehensive malware protection.The only way to effectively combat the onslaught of malware threats now numbering close to 100,000 per day is through an integrated, end-to-end, holistically-managed approach to security. To support that comprehensive approach, McAfee has made over 30 significant anti malware product enhancements includingthe following:
-- McAfee Network Security Platform - Adds new "signature-less" threat detection and prevention technologies, strong botnet prevention, deep file analysis, and a powerful anti-malware engine capable of detecting advanced malware across a full range of protocols and file types. It also adds intelligent alert prioritization to automatically prioritize network events and improve integration with McAfee ePO and McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, making use of real-time information so operators have the full context of an attack, at the precise time of the attack.
-- McAfee Web Protection - Now expands emulation capabilities to identify advanced malware that dynamically changes in the browser in an attempt to avoid detection. It also adds a new outbound detection technique that reveals bot infections attempting to receive additional malicious code. Expanded reporting capabilities include actionable reporting to help reduce attack vulnerability by simplifying the blacklisting process across McAfee ePO-connected products.
-- McAfee Email Protection - Can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud, and now as an integrated combination of both with a single pane of glass architecture, reducing cost and increasing efficiency while blocking malware away from the network. Also adds graymail filtering to improve employee productivity.
-- McAfee Enterprise Security Manager - Active integration with ePolicy Orchestrator, Network Security Platform and McAfee Vulnerability Manager automates quarantine, scan, and policy command execution - turning actionable intelligence into intelligent action.
-- McAfee Real Time for ePO - Announced earlier this month, this new product enables security decisions based on "what is" versus "what was" by querying and identifying every compromised endpoint in an organization in seconds in order to remediate those endpoints. It dramatically increases situational awareness and reduces exposure, risk, and cost of security.
-- McAfee Deep Defender - Provides protection against master boot record (MBR) rootkits. Any driver attempting to write or read a MBR is now monitored through Deep Defender, which operates beyond the OS and is enabled by hardware-enhanced security with Intel. It prevents MBR rootkits from modifying the MBR in real-time.
"According to our research, 59% of enterprise security professionals believe that they have been targeted by an advanced persistent threat," said Tony Prigmore, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "An integrated approach that includes network, endpoint, threat intelligence, and other security aspects is needed to help thwart advanced threats."
McAfee's comprehensive malware protection is based on the McAfee Security Connected platform, which helps customers improve security posture, optimize security for greater cost effectiveness, and align security strategically with business initiatives. McAfee is taking an orchestrated approach to protect against malware by intelligently applying the best technologies at the right time and in the right place to thoroughly analyze and respond to suspicious files, web sites, email messages, and networks. Best-of-breed approaches and competitive solutions either create security loopholes or cause unnecessary business delays.
"McAfee has been investing in technology to help our customers protect against malware for 20 years,"said Pat Calhoun, senior vice president and general manager of network security at McAfee. "We are now extending our lead in malware protection by continuing to invest in new products and product enhancements.Point products can't provide adequate protection against these advanced attacks, which is why McAfee is delivering an integrated, multi layered, managed solution that provides comprehensive malware protection across endpoints and networks."
For more information visit www.mcafee.com/cmp.
About McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), empowers businesses, the public sector, and home users to safely experience the benefits of the Internet. The company delivers proactive and proven security solutions and services for systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world. With its Security Connected strategy, innovative approach to hardware-enhanced security, and unique Global Threat Intelligence network, McAfee is relentlessly focused on keeping its customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com.
Note: McAfee is a trademark or registered trademark of McAfee, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
The information contained in this document is for informational purposes only and should not be deemed an offer by McAfee or create an obligation on McAfee. McAfee reserves the right to discontinue products at any time, add or subtract features or functionality, or modify its products, at its sole discretion, without notice and without incurring further obligations.
CONTACT DETAILS
Priya Srivastava, Text100 for McAfee, +91 9699967890, priya.srivastav@text100.co.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Rohan Bhansali Awarded the Star Youth Achievers Award
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Gozoop Online Pvt. Ltd.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Rohan Bhansali Awarded the Star Youth Achievers Award
Rohan Bhansali, CEO & co-founder of Gozoop Online Pvt. Ltd. has bagged the coveted Star Youth Achiever Award instituted by the Global Youth Marketing Forum 2013
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- At the Global Youth Marketing Forum's fifth edition, held on 13th & 14th February 2013 at Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai, achievers from the fields of marketing, advertising and branding were chosen for their exemplary contribution to their respective domains. The forum brings together, brand managers, communication and marketing professionals, digital and social media experts, to discuss and recognize some of the best executions in the arena of communications.
On being bestowed with the title of The Star Youth Achiever, Rohan said, "This is a great win for the team at Gozoop; Moreover because the jury found us through an online coverage of our digital marketing campaigns. There was no self nomination or application to this award which in a way makes it all the more special and genuine."
To know more about Rohan and his passion called Gozoop, log on to www.facebook.com/GoZoop.
About Rohan/Gozoop:
An investment banker turned entrepreneur, Rohan Bhansali, co-founded Gozoop.com in 2010 along with his friends Ahmed Naqvi and Dushyant Bhatia. Today, Gozoop is one of the leading digital marketing agencies in India and UAE helping brands such as Mad Over Donuts, Seacod, Rajdhani Thali, Tim Horton UAE, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Citigroup & Pepperfry etc. The agency has recently started operations in Singapore and is also diversifying into digital products.
About Global Youth Marketing Forum:
It is the single largest rendezvous of Youth experts, Marketing Professionals, Researchers, and Brand Specialists behind some of the worlds most successful and sought after youth brands across fashion, music, technology, sports and lifestyle space.
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Rohan Bhansali
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CONTACT DETAILS
Premkumar Iyer, Gozoop - India, +91 9769398550, premkumar@gozoop.com
Somesh Khandalkar, Gozoop - Dubai, +971554180669, somesh@gozoop.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Gozoop Online Pvt. Ltd.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Rohan Bhansali Awarded the Star Youth Achievers Award
Rohan Bhansali, CEO & co-founder of Gozoop Online Pvt. Ltd. has bagged the coveted Star Youth Achiever Award instituted by the Global Youth Marketing Forum 2013
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- At the Global Youth Marketing Forum's fifth edition, held on 13th & 14th February 2013 at Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai, achievers from the fields of marketing, advertising and branding were chosen for their exemplary contribution to their respective domains. The forum brings together, brand managers, communication and marketing professionals, digital and social media experts, to discuss and recognize some of the best executions in the arena of communications.
On being bestowed with the title of The Star Youth Achiever, Rohan said, "This is a great win for the team at Gozoop; Moreover because the jury found us through an online coverage of our digital marketing campaigns. There was no self nomination or application to this award which in a way makes it all the more special and genuine."
To know more about Rohan and his passion called Gozoop, log on to www.facebook.com/GoZoop.
About Rohan/Gozoop:
An investment banker turned entrepreneur, Rohan Bhansali, co-founded Gozoop.com in 2010 along with his friends Ahmed Naqvi and Dushyant Bhatia. Today, Gozoop is one of the leading digital marketing agencies in India and UAE helping brands such as Mad Over Donuts, Seacod, Rajdhani Thali, Tim Horton UAE, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Citigroup & Pepperfry etc. The agency has recently started operations in Singapore and is also diversifying into digital products.
About Global Youth Marketing Forum:
It is the single largest rendezvous of Youth experts, Marketing Professionals, Researchers, and Brand Specialists behind some of the worlds most successful and sought after youth brands across fashion, music, technology, sports and lifestyle space.
To view the release, please click on the link given below:
Rohan Bhansali
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CONTACT DETAILS
Premkumar Iyer, Gozoop - India, +91 9769398550, premkumar@gozoop.com
Somesh Khandalkar, Gozoop - Dubai, +971554180669, somesh@gozoop.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
BWI: 10,000 Indian Students Unleash their Creativity on Windows at AppFest
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Microsoft
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 07:00 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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10,000 Indian Students Unleash their Creativity on Windows at AppFest
Microsoft developer hubs hit 54 locations, helping students decode their dream app
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Over 10,000 students across India joined forces today to unleash their creativity at the Microsoft Student AppFest, a unique coding event enabling students from colleges of all sizes and stature to develop their 'dream app' ideas alongside professional developers using the latest Microsoft technologies.
Landing in 54 key hubs in 45 key cities across 18 states of India, the reverberations of the day-long coding fest were felt across the country with each state hosting a bustling hands-on workshop run by a total of 150 Microsoft Student Partners on-call to give students a first-hand app development experience.
An average of 250 estimate students from each college contributed to the total number of 10,000 participating students. The tremendous response amounts to over 60,000 collective hours of coding. An estimated total number of 3,000 full apps were imagined and created during the one-day code-a-thon.
The goal of the event was to ignite the imagination of students from colleges representing the full spectra of Indian academia by offering the chance to design the perfect app with guidance from professional developers. Young tech-enthusiasts were given the freedom of casting their app-vision on the latest Windows 8 and Windows Phone platforms; building, designing and testing bespoke apps geared at phones and tablets while receiving guidance and support from Microsoft mentors, trainers and Student Partners to realize their creation.
Inaugurating the Appfest at Saroj Sadan University of Mumbai, Kalina was Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International. Also, talking about the AppFest was Dr. S. S. Mantha, Chairman, AICTE, who said "Opportunities like these are the game changers in today's world. These are the skills that the future generations need to understand and learn in a globally collaborative world"
Present at the inauguration venue was Dr. Rajan Welukar Vice-Chancellor, University of Mumbai who spoke about the connect between both the IT and the education industries, saying "University of Mumbai is keen in creating competent skills in students as per the need of Government, Industry and other Social Sectors. Conducting workshops on application development for the students by the leading industries thus facilitates them to achieve the expertise required. We are bringing up new specialized courses such as IT infrastructure management in collaboration with industry to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Appfest by Microsoft being conducted across fifty centers in India and being inaugurated here in University of Mumbai will stand as a landmark for achieving the above objectives"
The diversity and breadth of colleges that participated in Microsoft Student AppFest made the event a truly representative occasion. Participation was inclusive of key metros from colleges such as IIT Mumbai, Ahmedabad but also saw representation from a plethora of vibrant academic and engineering colleges from Tier II and Tier III cities.
Speaking as one of the many colleges from across India participating in the event, Dr. Thakare, HOD Amravati University, Amravati added "Microsoft has engaged with us on initiatives like Faculty Summer Schools and Curriculum Development & Adoption, and with this AppFest they are preparing the technical talent for the next level of technology and trends in application development which we believe is the next wave of technology adoption." According to recent research, every year more than 3 million graduates and post-graduates are added to the Indian human-resource and out of these, only 25% of IT graduates are considered employable by fast growing IT & ITES industry.
About Microsoft India
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Ltd is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, USA. It has had a presence in India since 1990 and currently has offices in nine cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.
CONTACT DETAILS
Sabah Hamid, Microsoft, +91 9811799075, sabah@microsoft.com
Sharib Hussain, IPAN Hill+Knowlton Strategies, +91 9711118974, sharib.hussain@hkstrategies.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Microsoft
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 07:00 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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10,000 Indian Students Unleash their Creativity on Windows at AppFest
Microsoft developer hubs hit 54 locations, helping students decode their dream app
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Over 10,000 students across India joined forces today to unleash their creativity at the Microsoft Student AppFest, a unique coding event enabling students from colleges of all sizes and stature to develop their 'dream app' ideas alongside professional developers using the latest Microsoft technologies.
Landing in 54 key hubs in 45 key cities across 18 states of India, the reverberations of the day-long coding fest were felt across the country with each state hosting a bustling hands-on workshop run by a total of 150 Microsoft Student Partners on-call to give students a first-hand app development experience.
An average of 250 estimate students from each college contributed to the total number of 10,000 participating students. The tremendous response amounts to over 60,000 collective hours of coding. An estimated total number of 3,000 full apps were imagined and created during the one-day code-a-thon.
The goal of the event was to ignite the imagination of students from colleges representing the full spectra of Indian academia by offering the chance to design the perfect app with guidance from professional developers. Young tech-enthusiasts were given the freedom of casting their app-vision on the latest Windows 8 and Windows Phone platforms; building, designing and testing bespoke apps geared at phones and tablets while receiving guidance and support from Microsoft mentors, trainers and Student Partners to realize their creation.
Inaugurating the Appfest at Saroj Sadan University of Mumbai, Kalina was Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International. Also, talking about the AppFest was Dr. S. S. Mantha, Chairman, AICTE, who said "Opportunities like these are the game changers in today's world. These are the skills that the future generations need to understand and learn in a globally collaborative world"
Present at the inauguration venue was Dr. Rajan Welukar Vice-Chancellor, University of Mumbai who spoke about the connect between both the IT and the education industries, saying "University of Mumbai is keen in creating competent skills in students as per the need of Government, Industry and other Social Sectors. Conducting workshops on application development for the students by the leading industries thus facilitates them to achieve the expertise required. We are bringing up new specialized courses such as IT infrastructure management in collaboration with industry to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Appfest by Microsoft being conducted across fifty centers in India and being inaugurated here in University of Mumbai will stand as a landmark for achieving the above objectives"
The diversity and breadth of colleges that participated in Microsoft Student AppFest made the event a truly representative occasion. Participation was inclusive of key metros from colleges such as IIT Mumbai, Ahmedabad but also saw representation from a plethora of vibrant academic and engineering colleges from Tier II and Tier III cities.
Speaking as one of the many colleges from across India participating in the event, Dr. Thakare, HOD Amravati University, Amravati added "Microsoft has engaged with us on initiatives like Faculty Summer Schools and Curriculum Development & Adoption, and with this AppFest they are preparing the technical talent for the next level of technology and trends in application development which we believe is the next wave of technology adoption." According to recent research, every year more than 3 million graduates and post-graduates are added to the Indian human-resource and out of these, only 25% of IT graduates are considered employable by fast growing IT & ITES industry.
About Microsoft India
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Ltd is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, USA. It has had a presence in India since 1990 and currently has offices in nine cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.
CONTACT DETAILS
Sabah Hamid, Microsoft, +91 9811799075, sabah@microsoft.com
Sharib Hussain, IPAN Hill+Knowlton Strategies, +91 9711118974, sharib.hussain@hkstrategies.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Ajman Free Zone Authority (UAE) Paves Way to Strengthen Economic Ties with India
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Ajman Free Zone Authority
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 06:48 PM IST (01:18 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Construction, Financial Analyst
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Ajman Free Zone Authority (UAE) Paves Way to Strengthen Economic Ties with India
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The capital witnessed a high-profile delegation of dignitaries from the Emirate of Ajman. His Excellency Mahmood Al Hashemi, Director General of Ajman Free Zone Authority (AFZA), UAE, Rishi Somaiya (Sales Director), Mohammed Salem (Sales Executive) and spokespersons from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) were at the Shangri-la Hotel today. The purpose of the visit was two-fold; to meet potential Indian investors to Ajman and elaborate on the diverse investment options through AFZA. The press conference which was held on the same day saw the very same delegation address the Indian media and highlight their plans to build long and lucrative means of economic and social co-operation between the two countries.
The Ajman Industrial and Trade Free Zone have been organized in such a manner that different types of industries and business activities can be easily shipped from the Ajman port to their destinations. In additional, Ajman Free Zone offers advantages such 100% foreign ownership and repatriation of capital and profits, no personal income-tax, low labour cost, the only downtown free zone in UAE, diverse range of licenses for trading, services and industrial activities, competitive lease facility and an array of facilities ranging from Smart Office, Land and Warehouse. The most important characteristics of investing in Ajman Free Zone, is the flexibility of transactions and ease with which procedures are executed with business licenses issued in 24 hours. This is in light of the new strategic plan of AFZA.
Says H.E. Mahmood Al Hashemi, "Ajman Free Zone the fastest growing free zones in the region. AFZA has over 7000 companies with investments from Indian investors exceeding over 40%. It will keep up the effort to continue this growth as the coming era will witness more concentration on the customers and services offered to them." To further accelerate Indian investments, AFZA has thrown open their gates to Indian citizens by offering all the necessary facilities and preparations to make sure that the investors will be furnished with the best services and products. Thus Indian investors can avail of premium investment privileges and opportunities in the Emirate of Ajman.
Rishi Somaiya, Sales Director of Ajman Free Zone added, "With some many free zones operating in the regions, AFZA is the first to offer flexible payment facilities to its clients of up to twelve installments. This will promote entrepreneurship, as the entry level cost of doing business is reduced giving an opportunity to young entrepreneurs and supporting mid level operating businesses. Other advantages include; cheap energy, the most economic wage structure and easy access to the vast work force, total exemption from all import and export duties, total elimination of all service charges and hidden fees and exceptionally low handling charges. The 20 year land contract is renewable for another 20 years, guaranteeing 40 years of tax and customs free operations, lowest lease prices and world class infrastructure."
About Ajman Free Zone Authority:
Ajman Free Zone (AFZ), established in 1988, was granted autonomous status under the decree no. 3 of 1966 issued by H.H. Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman. Ajman Free Zone Authority has been named as the sole regulatory agency for Free Zone in the Emirate. Situated at the foot of the Arabian Gulf, the Ajman Free Zone is widely regarded as the ideal depot for the supply of goods and services for both domestic and regional markets around UAE. The inexpensive energy and the absence of bureaucratic complications, coupled with the availability of numerous infrastructure facilities, have attracted many investors to base their operations in Ajman.
With Ajman Free Zone celebrating 25 years of business excellence, encouraging industries and entrepreneurs, it looks forward to further strengthening ties with India and the business community.
CONTACT DETAILS
Eshant Arora, Assistant Account Director, Value 360 Communications, +91 9891255258, eeshant@value360india.com
Jayati Agarwal, Management Trainee, Value 360 Communications, +91 8285313314, jayati@value360india.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, Financial Analyst
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Source: Ajman Free Zone Authority
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 06:48 PM IST (01:18 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Construction, Financial Analyst
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Ajman Free Zone Authority (UAE) Paves Way to Strengthen Economic Ties with India
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The capital witnessed a high-profile delegation of dignitaries from the Emirate of Ajman. His Excellency Mahmood Al Hashemi, Director General of Ajman Free Zone Authority (AFZA), UAE, Rishi Somaiya (Sales Director), Mohammed Salem (Sales Executive) and spokespersons from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) were at the Shangri-la Hotel today. The purpose of the visit was two-fold; to meet potential Indian investors to Ajman and elaborate on the diverse investment options through AFZA. The press conference which was held on the same day saw the very same delegation address the Indian media and highlight their plans to build long and lucrative means of economic and social co-operation between the two countries.
The Ajman Industrial and Trade Free Zone have been organized in such a manner that different types of industries and business activities can be easily shipped from the Ajman port to their destinations. In additional, Ajman Free Zone offers advantages such 100% foreign ownership and repatriation of capital and profits, no personal income-tax, low labour cost, the only downtown free zone in UAE, diverse range of licenses for trading, services and industrial activities, competitive lease facility and an array of facilities ranging from Smart Office, Land and Warehouse. The most important characteristics of investing in Ajman Free Zone, is the flexibility of transactions and ease with which procedures are executed with business licenses issued in 24 hours. This is in light of the new strategic plan of AFZA.
Says H.E. Mahmood Al Hashemi, "Ajman Free Zone the fastest growing free zones in the region. AFZA has over 7000 companies with investments from Indian investors exceeding over 40%. It will keep up the effort to continue this growth as the coming era will witness more concentration on the customers and services offered to them." To further accelerate Indian investments, AFZA has thrown open their gates to Indian citizens by offering all the necessary facilities and preparations to make sure that the investors will be furnished with the best services and products. Thus Indian investors can avail of premium investment privileges and opportunities in the Emirate of Ajman.
Rishi Somaiya, Sales Director of Ajman Free Zone added, "With some many free zones operating in the regions, AFZA is the first to offer flexible payment facilities to its clients of up to twelve installments. This will promote entrepreneurship, as the entry level cost of doing business is reduced giving an opportunity to young entrepreneurs and supporting mid level operating businesses. Other advantages include; cheap energy, the most economic wage structure and easy access to the vast work force, total exemption from all import and export duties, total elimination of all service charges and hidden fees and exceptionally low handling charges. The 20 year land contract is renewable for another 20 years, guaranteeing 40 years of tax and customs free operations, lowest lease prices and world class infrastructure."
About Ajman Free Zone Authority:
Ajman Free Zone (AFZ), established in 1988, was granted autonomous status under the decree no. 3 of 1966 issued by H.H. Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman. Ajman Free Zone Authority has been named as the sole regulatory agency for Free Zone in the Emirate. Situated at the foot of the Arabian Gulf, the Ajman Free Zone is widely regarded as the ideal depot for the supply of goods and services for both domestic and regional markets around UAE. The inexpensive energy and the absence of bureaucratic complications, coupled with the availability of numerous infrastructure facilities, have attracted many investors to base their operations in Ajman.
With Ajman Free Zone celebrating 25 years of business excellence, encouraging industries and entrepreneurs, it looks forward to further strengthening ties with India and the business community.
CONTACT DETAILS
Eshant Arora, Assistant Account Director, Value 360 Communications, +91 9891255258, eeshant@value360india.com
Jayati Agarwal, Management Trainee, Value 360 Communications, +91 8285313314, jayati@value360india.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, Financial Analyst
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BWI: Akamai Raises the Bar for Web Security with Enhancements to Kona Site Defender
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Akamai
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 06:33 PM IST (01:03 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Akamai Raises the Bar for Web Security with Enhancements to Kona Site Defender
Cloud-Based Solutions Apply Protections at the Network Edge; Adds Greater Intelligence, Flexibility and Simplicity to Fighting Web Attacks
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Akamai®Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for delivering secure, high-performing user experiences to any device, anywhere, today unveiled several feature upgrades to the company's Kona Site Defender web security solution. The enhancements are designed to add greater intelligence, flexibilityand simplicity to the defense of web site and application attacks, giving businesses the tools to help organizations of all types better protect web sites and applications from an ever changing threat landscape.
Included in thenewversion of Kona Site Defender are upgraded Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities and network layer controls, new user validation capabilities and improved configuration and automation tools that speed both initial deployment and response time to changing attacks. Further, Akamai has developed Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and other modifications to Kona Site Defender. These are designed to make the technology easier to use by Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) as well as to facilitate tighter integration with existing on-premises security technology.
Kona Site Defender is an always-oncloud-based web securitysolution designed to protect an enterprise's most critical online business functions against attacks that can result in millions of dollars in lost transactions and business productivity each year, and even greater harm to brand value and reputation. Using the Akamai Intelligent PlatformT as its foundation, the solution offershighly flexible and scalable protection - that does not negatively impact performance - to customers against a variety of attack vectors including DDoS, as well asweb application attacks such as SQL injection, Cross Site Scripting and others.
Enhancements to Kona Site Defenderinclude:
-- Akamai Common Rules: In addition to the baseline WAF security offered by the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS), organizations can now benefit from the extended security offered bythe newly introduced Akamai Common Rules set. Each time the Akamai threat intelligence team experiences a new attack tool ora new version of an existing attack tool used against the platform, the company develops a rule to counter the attack. These rules are uniquely available to Akamai customers. To date, Akamai has developed and implemented rules to counter attacks such as LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) and HOIC (High Orbit Ion Cannon), among others.
-- New Rate Control Capabilities: Tohelp determine if anomalous traffic is being generated by users accessing the Internet from behind a proxy server and if that traffic is legitimate or malicious, Kona Site Defender features upgraded rate control capabilities.For example, IP addresses that might previously have been flagged as being the source of malicious content based on request volume can now easily be identified as a web proxy.This increased security intelligenceis designed to enable customers to make better decisions about which traffic to block and which traffic to let through to their sites or web applications. Improved protection against slow-moving DDoS attack vectors better allows customers to fight "resource starvation" attacks that bring down sites and applications by tying up CPU power versus simply flooding with massive traffic levels.
-- User Validation Capabilities: New to Kona Site Defender, the user validation module provides a way to better understand who or what is generating traffic aimed at your web site or web application. If traffic is identified as potentially malicious, the browser is redirected to a JavaScript confirmation page. If the browserpasses, the client request is further processed.The user validation module helps reduce an enterprise's exposure to machine-based attacks.
-- Cloud Security Intelligence: The massive scale of the Akamai Intelligent Platform gives the company tremendous visibility into emerging attack vectors and other malicious activity that can negatively impact organizations doing business online. The intelligence derived from the processing and analysis of aggregated security data is designed to make Akamai services simpler, more automated and more efficient.
-- Site Assessment and WAF Rule Update Services: To help identify potential site vulnerabilities and develop appropriate web security strategies, organizations can now engage with Akamai security experts for web site scanning and analysis. This one time professional services engagement is intended to provide customers with a deeper understanding of potential exposure to attack and options for mitigating risk. In addition, customers now can work with Akamai's professional services organization for ongoing WAF rules updating and tuning.
-- APIs and MSSP Flexibility: Understanding that customers may wish to use Kona Site Defender in conjunction with existing on-premises appliances or through relationships with MSSPs, Akamai is developing APIs and other modifications intended to ease integration with these environments. The APIs will enable on-premises security controls to tightly integrate with the DDoS mitigation functionalities delivered by Kona Site Defender. The ability for MSSPs to include Kona Site Defender in their portfolio of supported technology gives customers greater choice in how they deploy and take the best advantage of the solution according to their unique requirements.
"The threat landscape is constantly evolving and web security professionals need a solution that can keep pace with the array of challenges they face every day," explained John Summers, vice president, Security Business, Akamai. "Customers that have deployed Kona Site Defender have been able to deal effectively with these new adversaries, new tools and new attacks. Mitigating the Operation Ababil attacks that began in September 2012 are just one example of our success."
Kona Site Defender is part of the AkamaiKona Security Solutions family.Akamai customers across industries are using Kona Security Solutions to better protect their valuable web sites and web applications by extending the security perimeter outside the data-center and to provide protection from the increasing frequency, scale and sophistication of web attacks. To date, 27 of the Fortune 100, 37 of the Internet Retailer 100 (including 10 of the top 20) and 27 of the Mobile 100 use Kona Security Solutions to protect their online businesses.
For more information about Kona Security Solutions please visit http://www.akamai.com/html/solutions/kona-solutions.html.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent PlatformT providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, failure of Akamai services to operate as expected or to address intended market needs, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
CONTACT DETAILS
Rebecca Kurian, Akamai India, +91 9900198743, rkurian@akamai.com
Rohit Gupta, +91 8884407568, rgupta@waggeneredstrom.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Akamai
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 06:33 PM IST (01:03 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Akamai Raises the Bar for Web Security with Enhancements to Kona Site Defender
Cloud-Based Solutions Apply Protections at the Network Edge; Adds Greater Intelligence, Flexibility and Simplicity to Fighting Web Attacks
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Akamai®Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for delivering secure, high-performing user experiences to any device, anywhere, today unveiled several feature upgrades to the company's Kona Site Defender web security solution. The enhancements are designed to add greater intelligence, flexibilityand simplicity to the defense of web site and application attacks, giving businesses the tools to help organizations of all types better protect web sites and applications from an ever changing threat landscape.
Included in thenewversion of Kona Site Defender are upgraded Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities and network layer controls, new user validation capabilities and improved configuration and automation tools that speed both initial deployment and response time to changing attacks. Further, Akamai has developed Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and other modifications to Kona Site Defender. These are designed to make the technology easier to use by Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) as well as to facilitate tighter integration with existing on-premises security technology.
Kona Site Defender is an always-oncloud-based web securitysolution designed to protect an enterprise's most critical online business functions against attacks that can result in millions of dollars in lost transactions and business productivity each year, and even greater harm to brand value and reputation. Using the Akamai Intelligent PlatformT as its foundation, the solution offershighly flexible and scalable protection - that does not negatively impact performance - to customers against a variety of attack vectors including DDoS, as well asweb application attacks such as SQL injection, Cross Site Scripting and others.
Enhancements to Kona Site Defenderinclude:
-- Akamai Common Rules: In addition to the baseline WAF security offered by the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS), organizations can now benefit from the extended security offered bythe newly introduced Akamai Common Rules set. Each time the Akamai threat intelligence team experiences a new attack tool ora new version of an existing attack tool used against the platform, the company develops a rule to counter the attack. These rules are uniquely available to Akamai customers. To date, Akamai has developed and implemented rules to counter attacks such as LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) and HOIC (High Orbit Ion Cannon), among others.
-- New Rate Control Capabilities: Tohelp determine if anomalous traffic is being generated by users accessing the Internet from behind a proxy server and if that traffic is legitimate or malicious, Kona Site Defender features upgraded rate control capabilities.For example, IP addresses that might previously have been flagged as being the source of malicious content based on request volume can now easily be identified as a web proxy.This increased security intelligenceis designed to enable customers to make better decisions about which traffic to block and which traffic to let through to their sites or web applications. Improved protection against slow-moving DDoS attack vectors better allows customers to fight "resource starvation" attacks that bring down sites and applications by tying up CPU power versus simply flooding with massive traffic levels.
-- User Validation Capabilities: New to Kona Site Defender, the user validation module provides a way to better understand who or what is generating traffic aimed at your web site or web application. If traffic is identified as potentially malicious, the browser is redirected to a JavaScript confirmation page. If the browserpasses, the client request is further processed.The user validation module helps reduce an enterprise's exposure to machine-based attacks.
-- Cloud Security Intelligence: The massive scale of the Akamai Intelligent Platform gives the company tremendous visibility into emerging attack vectors and other malicious activity that can negatively impact organizations doing business online. The intelligence derived from the processing and analysis of aggregated security data is designed to make Akamai services simpler, more automated and more efficient.
-- Site Assessment and WAF Rule Update Services: To help identify potential site vulnerabilities and develop appropriate web security strategies, organizations can now engage with Akamai security experts for web site scanning and analysis. This one time professional services engagement is intended to provide customers with a deeper understanding of potential exposure to attack and options for mitigating risk. In addition, customers now can work with Akamai's professional services organization for ongoing WAF rules updating and tuning.
-- APIs and MSSP Flexibility: Understanding that customers may wish to use Kona Site Defender in conjunction with existing on-premises appliances or through relationships with MSSPs, Akamai is developing APIs and other modifications intended to ease integration with these environments. The APIs will enable on-premises security controls to tightly integrate with the DDoS mitigation functionalities delivered by Kona Site Defender. The ability for MSSPs to include Kona Site Defender in their portfolio of supported technology gives customers greater choice in how they deploy and take the best advantage of the solution according to their unique requirements.
"The threat landscape is constantly evolving and web security professionals need a solution that can keep pace with the array of challenges they face every day," explained John Summers, vice president, Security Business, Akamai. "Customers that have deployed Kona Site Defender have been able to deal effectively with these new adversaries, new tools and new attacks. Mitigating the Operation Ababil attacks that began in September 2012 are just one example of our success."
Kona Site Defender is part of the AkamaiKona Security Solutions family.Akamai customers across industries are using Kona Security Solutions to better protect their valuable web sites and web applications by extending the security perimeter outside the data-center and to provide protection from the increasing frequency, scale and sophistication of web attacks. To date, 27 of the Fortune 100, 37 of the Internet Retailer 100 (including 10 of the top 20) and 27 of the Mobile 100 use Kona Security Solutions to protect their online businesses.
For more information about Kona Security Solutions please visit http://www.akamai.com/html/solutions/kona-solutions.html.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent PlatformT providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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