Company Awarded Over $12 Million in New Business in Fiscal Q4

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018/PRNewswire/ — Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in microwave networking solutions, today announced new orders in the Company’s fiscal 2018 fourth quarter worth approximately $12.0 million from a number of accounts in the Asia Pacific region.

Some of the key highlights include:

• $6.5 million in new business with a leading mobile operator. As a leader in the Asia Pacific region, with aggressive plans to begin 5G rollouts in 2019, this operator is deploying the CTR microwave routing platform, ODU 600 microwave radios, ProVision network management, and turnkey services. These deployments for Aviat are a result of competitive takeaways within the account.
• Business expansion with a large mobile operator for a nationwide backbone. This operator is deploying the WTM 4000 platform for high-capacity backbone across the operator’s footprint of remote sites and challenging terrain. These deployments, a large portion of which are a displacement of competitive products, include microwave radios, ProVision Plus automation platform and a full range of turnkey services.
• New all-outdoor trunking project with a multi-national Tier 1 operator. This mobile operator will implement an extensive network upgrade, consisting of numerous radio links over long stretches of ocean. This customer is deploying Aviat’s WTM 4000 to lower its overall CAPEX and operating expenses, while also ensuring high availability and ultra-high bandwidth connectivity for mobile backhaul and fixed internet connectivity. In addition, Aviat’s ‘New Trunking’ solution will be deployed, supporting long-distance, multi-Gigabit transport in a compact, cost-effective all-outdoor design.
• Fast growing Internet Service Provider selected Aviat as its new partner. A technology, media, and telecommunications operator is now undertaking an expansion and upgrade of its network capacity to meet surging demand for enterprise broadband services and will soon extend new services to residential customers. This operator has selected Aviat’s dual-channel, ultra-high capacity WTM 4200 to support critical multi-gigabit backbone connectivity, as an alternative to the high costs of leasing or building fiber networks.

“These new wins are a testament to the strength of our new products, our long-standing services presence in the Asia Pacific region, and the positive TCO impact we deliver to our customers,” states Michael Pangia, president, and CEO, Aviat Networks. “In addition, these wins clearly demonstrate the diversity and associated stability of our business which is a key strength, not only throughout Asia but across the globe.”

About Aviat Networks         

Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in microwave networking solutions and works to provide dependable products, services, and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high-performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Milpitas, California. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

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New Delhi, August 08, 2018: Togofogo, India’s most trusted marketplace for buying and selling of re-commerce products in the Mobiles category today adds another product category on its platform- Refurbished Laptops. With the new product category, the company aims to capture 8-10% share in the market.

Having successfully sold 3,50,000 units of refurbished mobile phones in the Indian market, the company now targets the second largest category in refurbished market, after mobiles. The laptops being sold on Togofogo include Quality Check, Certification, Extended Warranty, and Repair Services, maintaining the uniqueness of the platform.

With the integration of the array of services provided by Togofogo, the listed refurbished laptops are almost like new ones but with a price difference that makes all the differences. To begin with, Togofogo would be selling laptops of top-brands on its website.

Commenting on the development, Mr. Soumitra Gupta, CEO, Togofogo, says, “E-Commerce industry in India is witnessing a promising customer-demand not just for refurbished smartphones but across categories with a major chunk contributed by Laptops.  Having created a niche in the market of refurbished mobile phones with 35% share in the online market, we now aim to significantly capture the market for refurbished laptops in India. By the next quarter we also plan to enable our customers to directly sell their old laptops on Togofogo”

Togofogo is a one-stop-shop for its customers providing multiple services. It has recently integrated a new service on its platform – “Sell your Phone” – where customers can directly sell their old phones for the best possible price. With this, the company aims to channelize the unorganized market for used phones in India.

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India, July 12, 2018 – Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces Atos Codex AI Suite, the most comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) software suite available on the market, to support businesses and research institutes in the development, deployment and management of AI applications. With Atos Codex AI Suite data scientists now have an easy-to-use, efficient and cost-effective solution to rapidly build and deploy artificial intelligence applications, better extract value from data and develop new business opportunities.

Leveraging machine learning and deep-learning capabilities, Atos Codex AI Suite fosters a new generation of AI applications, which are able to sense, reason, act and adapt, to address a range of scientific, industry and enterprise challenges, in areas such as personal medicine, homeland security, smart cities and intelligent and autonomous data centers.

First infrastructure agnostic solution on market

Using Atos Codex AI Suite, apps can be deployed and relocated on multiple complementary environments:

• Cloud: on a wide variety of public Clouds, including AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, with which Atos recently announced a global agreement,
• On-premises: on any server infrastructure, including on Atos’ BullSequana S server, its BullSequana X exascale-ready supercomputer and
• Edge computing: on Atos’ future edge computing box, one of the first of its kind worldwide, which will enable businesses to extract and process valuable insight from data in real-time, close to the data source, to transform it into knowledge to support instantaneous decision-making while reducing costs. This break-through machine has a ruggedized design, allowing it to be used in any type of environment.

“This software suite is a new step forward to support our customers in their own digital transformation. Atos Codex AI Suite tackles new enterprise, scientific and industry challenges, such as precision medicine, advanced prescriptive maintenance and prescriptive security, with a new generation of cognitive applications, capable to address complex functions. It paves the way to new application domains and helps our customers to increase their business opportunities.” says Arnaud Bertrand, SVP, Strategy and Innovation BDS at Atos.

Key features and benefits:

• Accelerates time-to-market: Using Atos Codex AI Suite’s secure, shared environment data scientists are able to use even the most complex applications by using qualified components, applications and trained models to improve quality and rapidly develop applications.
• Delivers affordable performance: Atos Codex AI Suite delivers optimal performance at the lowest cost, as only the most relevant resources are allocated. Cloud resources are used whenever possible and high-performance resources only when necessary.
• Enables High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI convergence: HPC businesses can harness the benefits of AI, overcoming the limits of traditional simulations, to develop new applications in sectors such as precision medicine, prescriptive security and person recognition.
• Runs on multiple environments: Cloud or on-premises to ensure fast allocation of resources and applications at any time.

Availability

Atos Codex AI Suite is available today, and can be purchased as a standalone software platform or together with a server infrastructure. Atos Codex AI Suite is Atos’ latest innovation as part of the Atos Codex portfolio.

About Atos

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with approximately 100,000 employees in 73 countries and annual revenue of around € 12 billion. European number one in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace, the Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payment industry. With its cutting-edge technologies, digital expertise and industry knowledge, Atos supports the digital transformation of its clients across various business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy & Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and Transportation. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.

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India, 19^th June, 2018

A huge market of precision surgical instruments had started surging in India during late 90s. India has become one of the top countries in Asia to import the surgical instruments. Core applications of such precision tools are Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wound Closure, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cardiovascular, Orthopedic and lot more other surgeries. Various innovations and newer applications are changing dynamics of this industry day-by-day.

The Indian medical devices industry is currently sized at around US$ 5 billion which is 6.9% of the USD 72.6 billion Asia/Pacific industry size. The overall health care industry in India is valued at USD 160 Billion which is expected to reach USD 280 billion by the year 2020. Thus India’s medical devices, surgical equipment and pharmaceutical industry are promising to grow significantly in the coming years and will emerge as cost effective supplier to the whole world. There are about 1800 domestic firms in the country, mainly MSMEs which are competing in the range of low to medium technology products.

Global medical devices market is anticipated to reach a value of USD 435.8 billion by 2020, according to a ITA Medical Devices Top Markets Report 2016. As per industry sources, this is expected to grow at 7.8% CAGR year on year. Experts say, increasing number of minimally invasive surgeries is anticipated to accelerate the market growth. Road accidents, treatment of chronic diseases, increasing trend of plastic surgeries etc. are other trending causes to raise the demand for surgical instruments.

Switzerland based Scientist, Dr. Rajendra Joshi, Chairman of RUJ & SRM Mechanics says, “India has a huge potential to overcome from being a trader dependent to innovative and precision manufacturing entity in surgical equipments market. By reducing import and producing cost effective high-end products, country will be able to save a huge cost on healthcare spending. However, during last few years, Indian government has succeeded in attracting many Swiss, German, Japanese and US companies and many of them have shown keen interest in setting-up their manufacturing base in India.”

In recent past new players have made entries in this segment such as SRM Technologies (Switzerland) has done JV with RUJ Group(Jaipur); like MAG Industrial Automation Systems (USA) has set-up a subsidiary in India; Heller (Germany) has formed JV with TAL Manufacturing Solution; Glidemeister (Germany) Sets up tech centre in Bangalore; Schuler (Germany) has enter in JV with and Indian Company; MAUS (Italy) formed JV with TAL Manufacturing Solutions; Rosa Ermando (Italy) Enters into JV with UCAM of Bangalore to set up manufacturing facility in India.

Mr. Jayant Joshi, Managing Director, RUJ & SRM Mechanics says, “Demand of precision manufacturing for surgical instruments industry is nearly untouched and being fulfilled by traders who are mainly importers. At RS India’s Jaipur plant, the manufacturing processes and techniques like up to 5Axis Milling, Turning, Swiss Type Turning, Surface-, Cylindrical- and Center less grinding, Punching, Laser cutting, Bending, Vacuum Heat treatment, Anodizing (Aluminum & Titanium both), Plating, Powder coating, Assembling and Assembling under Clean Conditions is installed and available for all types of precision machining and assembly as required for B2B manufacturing.”

About RS India:

Founded by a Switzerland based scientist Dr. Rajendra Joshi and his wife Mrs. Ursula Joshi, RS India is the JV of an Indian Company ‘Rajendra and Ursula Joshi Skill Development Private Limited’ and a Swiss Company ‘SRM Technologies AG’. RUJ & SRM Mechanics Private Limited is incorporated with the core object of manufacturing and assembling of high Precision Parts, Surgical Items and other high-quality Products etc.

With an investment over Rs. 300 Cr. this state-of-the-art Swiss Precision and Assembly plant has high-quality advanced machineries which are imported from Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Japan. The production capacity of the RS India, Jaipur plant promises 5650 MT per annum production and generating employment for 250 workers. The company intends to export its major portion of its production and to explore the domestic market to utilize its full production capacity.

The Swiss based SRM Technologies is aligned to apportion its 30 years of rich experience in the manufacturing and assembly of mechanical components and devices. It plans to bring the broad spectrum of various production techniques with a capability of producing all mechanical components in-house, from prototypes to large-scale productions. At Indian production facility in Jaipur, company offers manufacturing solutions to various sectors like Medical-, Aerospace-, Automotive-, any Mechanical-, Machine-, Automation-, Laboratory-, Photo- and a lot more Technology fields where highly precision parts playing a crucial role for the end products.

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• For the first time in its 5 year retail banking survey history, technology and digital are bigger trends than regulation.
• Report says that for 52% of survey respondents, product agility is now their top strategic priority
• Artificial intelligence (AI) becoming a key part of the new technology mix, but uncertainty remains over the user experience
• 71% of respondents are focusing their digital investment on cyber security, up from only 34% last year

London, UK –May 21, 2018  –  Retail bank executives are reviewing their digital strategies, with 61% developing niche propositions and others, to varying degrees, opening up and giving access to new third parties.  Banks are now more concerned with technology-driven trends than they are by regulation according to an in-depth study released today by Temenos, a banking software company.  Although banks are concerned about losing business to new payment players, including the threat posed by Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (collectively known as GAFA), they already have the trust, the data and the connections that the fintech newcomers need.

The report explores one central theme: ‘’ Whose customer are you? The reality of digital banking.” The report, the fifth in a series conducted for Temenos by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), offers a global investigation into the strategic concerns of retail banking executives. It highlights that, as the banking world moves towards the implementation of open banking, all stakeholders need to co-operate to deliver the user experience customers want while keeping their money and data safe.

David Arnott, Chief Executive Officer at Temenos, stated: “Banking has reached a watershed moment with changing customer behaviours, disruptive new technologies and a dramatic increase in competitors from within and outside of banking. The most enlightened banks understand that to become truly digital they need to update their systems front-to-back. This will fulfil their business need for product agility; they can offer the right products, over the right channel, and at the right time. Technology, as the report notes, is now the enabler, which will empower banks to build digital ecosystems and capitalize on the open banking opportunity. IT renovation is key to banks’ strategy and, indeed, their very existence; as they will need to redefine their business models in the new API economy.”

Renee Friedman, the editor of the report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, added: “Although the banks may benefit from the fintechs’ missteps, they must remember that the trust customers have in their bank will mean little if it cannot provide the services that accommodate their lifestyle needs.”

About the survey
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 400 global banking executives about the challenges retail banks expect to face between now and 2020, and the strategies they are deploying in response. 51% of respondents were atC-Suite level and 10% were board members.  Respondents came from Europe (25%), Asia-Pacific (25%), North America (18%), Latin America (16%) and Africa and the Middle East (16%).

In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 senior executives from banks, fintech companies and security advisers.

The key findings show:

• Changing client demand, the rise of the smartphone and the introduction of new digital technologies such as AI and machine learning has replaced post-financial crisis regulation as the drivers of strategic thinking at banks around the world.
• The impact of open banking and tighter security and data rules is not clear.  While 71% are focusing their digital investment on cyber security, only 17% are thinking about the risks from third-party relationships as a result of open banking.
• Banks can take the fintechs on by building all-encompassing platforms that are seamless with other products and services. Digital investments are being directed to digital channel delivery capabilities such as mobile (cited by 54% of respondents), cloud-based technologies (48%), and in modernising front- and back-end systems (37%).
• AI is becoming a key part of the new technology mix, but just over 20% of respondents think it will improve the user experience
• Over 61% of respondents still see a place for the traditional transaction-based branch model, nearly twice as many as those who think it will be dead by 2020.

More details on the findings, scope and methodology can be found here: https://bit.ly/2IXH3MS

About The Economist Intelligence Unit

We deliver vital business intelligence to executives the world over. With access to over 650 expert analysts and editors across 200 countries worldwide, underpinned by an unrivalled in-house survey panel that bolsters the qualitative and quantitative analysis, we uncover novel and forward-looking perspectives. We apply the same rigor of our editorial heritage to design content that goes beyond the expected. And our reputation for authority and independence ensures access to elite contributors in every market in the world, providing truly distinctive viewpoints. More information can be found at https://www.eiuperspectives.economist.com or https://twitter.com/EIUperspectives.

About Temenos

Temenos Group AG (SIX: TEMN), headquartered in Geneva, is the world’s leader in banking software, partnering with banks and other financial institutions to transform their businesses and stay ahead of a changing marketplace. Over 3,000 firms across the globe, including 41 of the top 50 banks, rely on Temenos to process the daily transactions of more than 500 million banking customers. Temenos customers are proven to be more profitable than their peers: over a seven-year period, they enjoyed on average a 31% higher return on assets, a 36% higher return on equity and an 8.6 percentage point lower cost/income ratio than banks running legacy applications. For more information, please visit www.temenos.com.

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Saarwellingen, Germany.

The use of durable water repelling coatings is subject to constant change. Whereas at the introduction of textile equipment fluorine-free hydrophobics were used for impregnating textiles, predominantly fluorocarbon products were used in the second half of the 20^th century. Right up to 2012, their high efficiency and low-cost application served as an argument to justify the ecological risks; and these are really huge: long-chain C8 fluorocarbons (PFCs) break down to PFOS and PFOA – two emissions proven to be “bioaccumulative”, “persistent” and “carcinogenic”. Indeed today we can detect increased values of these substances in watercourses and even in the breast milk of US mothers. The legal restrictions on C8 technology resulted in a move to shorter C6 fluorocarbons. Although their ecological balance on emissions (e.g. PFHxA) is slightly enhanced – which means a decrease in persistence, no bio-accumulation and no proof of carcinogens – they cannot be seen as a sustained solution for decontaminating the textile industry. Since 2012 Greenpeace has been pleading for change to fluorine-free products in the outdoor sector with their campaign “Detox”. Due to this, manufacturers have had to meet huge challenges, as fluorine-free textile products are less effective and sensitive in application due to their increased surface tension, e.g. through a pre-contamination with residues (silicones or surfactants) resulting from previous treatments.

Intelligent Hybrids developed by Nano-Care Deutschland AG provide new hope for sustainability in the market for DWRs. In complete conformity with the Greenpeace campaign “Detox” and the ZDHC progamme these Intelligent Hybrids are composed of PFC-free chemicals. “The big advantage of hybrid technologies lies in their ability to combine positive features by eliminating the disadvantages as far as possible”, states Oliver Sonntag, CEO. ”Many fluorine-free products are highly restricted in their application and performance. Intelligent Hybrids allow us to achieve excellent results on a wide range of textile fibres including polyamide, polyester, viscose, cotton, silk, leather and wool as well as on their blends. Our formulations have been developed to meet the requirements of the outdoor sector (Spray test, Bundesmann).” The products show an outstanding resistance to washing cycles and to chemical cleaning. In addition the combination of different base technologies allows special features such as LAD (laundry-air-dry).

“Nature itself provided us with the idea of developing hybrids from silicon dioxide nano-technology, paraffins, waxes, resins and silicones: as in evolution, genetic diversity leads to superior ways of living.”

Besides water and dirt repellency, Intelligent Hybrids have further potential: They are able to be used as a booster for oil and alcohol repellency to minimize fluorine usage. Due to lack of alternatives, technical textiles used for work-wear, military, medicine and automotive still have to be treated with PFCs. “Intelligent Hybrids allow us to use short-chain C6 technology whilst achieving C8 performance . We are currently also working on products to improve C4 polymers – with the aim of being able to offer in future a “C0” in this sector. Until then our products will reduce to a minimum both the chain length and the quantity required. Especially in those areas where oil repellency is imperative, the restrictive regulation around C8 technology forces many industrial sectors to increase their C6 content. This is neither sustainable nor cost efficient – and it is exactly here that Intelligent Hybrids will constitute an advantage both for the environment and the cost issue “, says Oliver Sonntag, Nano-Care AG CEO.

One example is the Nanoflex F-Bond system, which was launched on February 7, 2018. This product is composed of a silica backbone, a modified C6 polymer, and process additives which give level 8 performance according to ISO 14419 on polyester and 7 on cotton with normal Foulard/padding commercial application and subsequent curing at temperatures over 150°. The product has been certified with the Eco Passport standard 100 by Oeko-Tex.

Intelligent Hybrids would seem to offer new hope for sustainability and “Detox“ in the textile market. Even without having yet achieved the ultimate aim “Oil repellency without fluorination“, this technical progress is really significant.

The company: Nano-Care Deutschland AG is a spin-off from the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) and was founded in 2000. This mid-size company with its headquarters in Saarwellingen and subsidiaries in the UK and Mexico has specialized form the outset in the production of ultra-thin coating technology for textiles, building construction and non-absorbing surfaces.

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Digital technologies for fossil fuel operation and maintenance are big business today, but activity is shifting towards services for distributed renewables and the connected home

London and New York, 6 November 2017 – New energy innovations will be centered on digital technologies and the strategic use of data, according to new research published today. A shift is coming in the energy industry from a focus on hardware to the increased importance of software in order to make systems more efficient, resilient, and digital.

Digitalization of Energy Systems, a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), predicts significant shifts in the intelligence of digital technologies used in energy from today to 2025, and a big change in the sectors of the energy system that most benefit from these technologies.

Today, the biggest use of digital technologies like sensors, data collection and analytics in the energy sector is to improve the bottom line of fossil fuel generators. Revenue for digital services for fossil fuel operation and maintenance, or O&M, are estimated to be $24 billion in 2017 – some 44% of the total market size for digitalization measured by BNEF.

However, as natural gas and coal plants come offline, and those that remain become digitalized, the opportunities for new revenues from the fossil fuel sector will shrink. By 2025, digital technologies will be more intelligent and more capable, helping home owners that own rooftop solar, batteries or EVs (often termed ‘prosumers’), to become more autonomous and derive greater value from these assets. This could be through trading energy with neighbors or better management of peak power prices.

Claire Curry, head of emerging technology analysis at BNEF, said: “Home energy management technologies will see the most significant change in digital revenues, rising from $1 billion in 2017 to $11 billion in 2025. The largest driver for digital technology revenues in 2025 will be smart meters, growing 44% between now and 2025, to $26bn. This revenue increase matches the fall in digital revenues from fossil fuel O&M – 46% over that time period.”

Digital technologies like big data, analytics and machine learning, blockchain, distributed energy resource management, and cloud computing, can help overcome some of the key challenges in the energy sector –  most notably  intermittency, aging grids, balancing distribution-connected generation, managing consumer self-generation, and coping with increasing system complexity.

“Countries with high penetration of distributed renewables, good communications network infrastructure, and robust venture capital investment in digital technologies are likely to take rapid advantage of energy digitalization,” said Julia Attwood, associate on the emerging technology analysis team and lead author of the report.

“Italy, for instance, is one of the global leaders in small-scale PV, has almost 100% high speed network coverage, and supportive regulation for digital technologies,” Attwood added.

The U.S. will also do well, having long been a leader in digital technologies and early-stage fundraising. Australia, although ranking lower today, will move near the top of the group in 2025 due to high forecast levels of decentralized energy production. In emerging markets, countries that have beneficial government policies, foster innovative start-ups and are rolling-out network infrastructure are likely to digitalize soonest – for example Chile, Indonesia and Nigeria.

The motivation for industry digitalization will be different for each player. Generators and ‘prosumers’ are motivated by cost reduction, additional revenue streams and new services. Utilities face pressure from customers, government policy and regulation to improve their businesses. They can use digitization to streamline operations and enhance customer services.

Michael Wilshire, head of strategy at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, commented: “The power sector has traditionally been served by large industrial companies selling primarily hardware, but innovation is increasingly centered on software and advanced technologies such as machine learning. Whether the winning solutions will come from industrials, start-ups, or technology companies remains to be seen.”

ABOUT BLOOMBERG NEW ENERGY FINANCE
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is an industry research firm focused on helping energy professionals generate opportunities. With a team of 200 experts spread across six continents, BNEF provides independent analysis and insight, enabling decision-makers to navigate change in an evolving energy economy.

Leveraging the most sophisticated new energy data sets in the world, BNEF synthesizes proprietary data into astute narratives that frame the financial, economic and policy implications of emerging energy technologies.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance is powered by Bloomberg’s global network of 19,000 employees in 176 locations, reporting 5,000 news stories a day. Visit https://about.bnef.com/ or request more information.

ABOUT BLOOMBERG
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– Me 3 & Me 3s will be exclusively available on Flipkart from 07^th  September, 2017 Midnight

New Delhi, ​12​  September, 2017: iVOOMi, a Chinese electronic major today announced the launch of its latest flagship smartphones – Me 3 and Me 3S, powered by #ShatterproofDisplay, impeccable camera quality, designed for high performance and efficiency. The products are exclusively being sold at India’s No. 1 e-commerce portal, Flipkart from 07 September, 2017 midnight.

The feature rich devices in affordable segment, Me 3 & Me 3S are available in 2 variants – 2+16GB and 3+32GB with the support of expandable storage up to 128GB via a micro SD card. These are the dual Sim4G VoLTE supports Smartphone which are high on its power efficiency. Both the devices are equipped with 3000mAh battery with Turbo Battery power saver mode and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with the screen size of 5.2 inch HD IPS (Resolution: 1280*720 pixels) with 2.5D curve glass & full lamination display with Narrow Bazels. These devices are well targeted to those who like to enjoy movies and games on bigger screen and simultaneously look for a handy device.

The handsets come with a superior camera performance as Me 3 offers 8 MP rear camera & 8 MP front camera with Galaxy core sensors and Me 3s offers 13 MP rear camera & 8 MP front camera with Samsung sensor. The camera provides more clarity and captures impeccable selfies and pictures. The devices run on the latest OS – Android Nougat 7.0. The handsets could be the most aggressive #Shatterproof Devices with amazing features and are available in Midnight Black, Champagne Gold & Teal Blue colours.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Ashwin Bhandari, CEO, iVOOMi, India said “iVOOMi has always ventured to bring value for money products powered by innovation and we are glad to introduce Me 3 and Me3S as our flagships products to make life easier and better for the users across length and breadth of the country. He further stated, “The launch of our flagship range brings a new stage for the brand to achieve the goal as it is completely aligned with our objective to broaden the horizon of advanced technology and features in the affordable segment of smartphones in India.”

Ayyappan Rajagopal, Senior Director – Mobiles, Flipkart, said, “Flipkart has a wide selection of budget-friendly 4G-equipped smartphones that offer customers an attractive package deal of competitive pricing and innovative technology. The newly launched iVOOMi smartphones Me 3 and Me 3s will reinforce this thought & will further add to the selection in the cost-effective range”

iVOOMi has been completely devoted to bring better user experience to smartphone users with it’s over a decade old OEM and ODM expertise. Therefore the brand has been strengthening its foothold in the Indian Market since its inception. The brand has garnered immense traction in the Indian market with the success of its six models of ‘Me’ series.

Specification of Me 3	Specification of Me 3s
5.2 inch HD IPS (Resolution: 1280 * 720 pixels) with 2.5D curve glass & 460 nits Brightness	5.2 inch HD IPS (Resolution: 1280 * 720 pixels) with 2.5D curve glass & 460 nits Brightness
Full Lamination Display, Narrow Bazels with 16M true colours with Feather touch feel	Full Lamination Display, Narrow Bazels with 16M true colours with Feather touch feel
ShatterProof Display	ShatterProof Display
4G VoLTE Dual SIM	4G VoLTE Dual SIM
16 GB Internal + 128 GB Expandable through MicroSD card	32 GB Internal + 128 GB Expandable through Micro SD card
3000mAh battery with Turbo Battery power saver mode, Machine Learning & Fast Charging 2.0	3000mAh battery with Turbo Battery power saver mode, Machine Learning & Fast Charging 2.0
Latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Google CTS certified version	Latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Google CTS certified version
2 GB DDR3 RAM with Quad Core 64-Bit MediaTek Processor	3GB DDR3 RAM with Quad Core 64-Bit MediaTek Processor
8 MP Rear Camera with Galaxy Core Sensor. Comes with HDR Mode, Low light Photography, Beauty Mode, Panorama, Flash, and Auto Focus. 8 MP Front Camera with LED Flash. Come with Front Flash, Beauty Mode, and 1.12um sensor.	13MP rear camera with 1.0um Samsung Sensor. Comes with HDR Mode, Low light Photography, Beauty Mode, Panorama, Flash, Auto Focus.   8 MP Front Camera with LED flash. Comes with Front Flash, Beauty Mode, and 1.12um sensor
Other features (icons): Supports OTG, 1511 Box Speaker for loud sound, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro USB Supports, Light Sensor, G-Sensor, and Proximity Sensor	Other features (icons): Supports OTG, 1511 Box Speaker for loud sound, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro USB Supports, Light Sensor, G-Sensor, and Proximity Sensor
Colours available- Midnight Black, Champagne Gold & Teal Blue.	Colours available- Midnight Black, Champagne Gold & Teal Blue.
Priced at Rs 5499/-	Priced at Rs 6499/-

The handsets are exclusively available on Flipkart. You can buy it here:

Me3:  http://bit.ly/iVooMi_Me3

Me3s:  http://bit.ly/iVooMi_Me3s

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Extra Rs 200/- supercash by MobiKwik on Me 3 & Me 3s

About iVOOMi:

iVOOMi, a Hong Kong based brand of SUNTEX, was founded in 2001, with presence in Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Philippines, Ethiopia & Middle East.  It comprises of more than 350 SKUs, spread over 5 product categories.

The Chinese major has 10+ years of experience in the Mobile phone industry and is renowned for manufacturing smartphones with top-quality features at pocket-friendly prices. The company is the most exciting technology, telecommunication and digital services platform that have emerged on the global technology stage.

The firm comprises an interesting global team with a combination of young and experienced veterans specialized in delivering value for money products and services with speed, efficiency, and innovation.

The core of the multinational iVOOMi platform is to deliver “user-friendly products” engrained with high quality specifications. The company’s strengths are its product designs, development, and providing technology at value to the masses.

@iVooMiIndia Website: http://www.ivoomiindia.com/

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New Delhi, 21 June 2017 – Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the performance marketing technology company, today officially announced the appointment of Siddharth Dabhade as General Manager India, to lead the growth of the company’s fastest growing market. Siddharth will provide strategic direction and further accelerate the growth of Criteo’s India business, with a portfolio of customers that currently includes Flipkart, Shopclues, ABO, Nykaa, Urban Ladder, MakeMyTrip, Yatra, GoiBibo and other leading e-commerce and online travel companies.

Siddharth will be responsible for new business development, and for the expansion of existing advertiser relationships in the India market. He shall advise large ecommerce and online travel firms on how to drive more sales using the predictive engine technology of Criteo. His key focus shall be on building product & partnership strategies and shaping the future of personalized marketing strategies.

Speaking on the occasion, Yvonne Chang, Executive Managing Director, Criteo APAC, said “With a proven growth record in India, a leading e-commerce market, Siddharth brings more than a decade of experience in the technology industry, “ She further added , “We are very excited to welcome him on board. With his passion and expertise in business expansion he will help us develop and execute a long-term plan to increase adoption of our performance marketing solutions across the country.”

Siddharth has an extensive experience in the technology industry and has worked with major technology giants like Google, Microsoft and IBM. Having worked with Google for almost seven years, Siddharth was heading its India travel business and was responsible for building C-level relationships. One of his key achievements was balancing client satisfaction and innovations in the industry. During his stint at the technology conglomerates Microsoft and IBM, he headed business expansion for the southern India region.

“I am delighted to join the Criteo India team and enthusiastic about leading the growing market of e-commerce and online travel, where digital advertising technology and data analytics are becoming vital for brands,” said Siddharth. He also added, “I look forward to working with some of the best talents in the industry to take Criteo to its next level of growth in India.”

Dushyant Sapre who was leading Criteo India on an interim basis, will fully dedicate himself into a new role as Regional Director, Global Supply & Business Development, APAC. Chang further added, “I want to thank Dushyant for the dedication and strategic advice he gave to Criteo’s new yet equally important market, India. I am confident that Dushyant will be able to achieve commendable results in his new role.”

Criteo enables e-commerce businesses and advertisers to effectively engage and convert customers online by delivering highly relevant and personalised advertising to consumers, regardless of whether they are browsing on a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

About Criteo

Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) delivers personalized performance marketing at an extensive scale. Measuring return on post-click sales, Criteo makes ROI transparent and easy to measure. Criteo has over 2,500 employees in more than 30 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, serving over 15,000 advertisers worldwide and with direct relationships with thousands of publishers.

For more information, please visit www.criteo.com.

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INDIA – May 26, 2017

Atos, a leader in digital transformation, and Dell EMC today announced they are joining forces to address the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and business analytics markets. This collaboration is based on best-in-class hardware and software from Dell EMC combined with the Atos Codex, a complete set of solutions and capabilities to design, build, run and secure smart data business services, data platforms and Internet of Things. The offering will initially focus on North America and Europe.

By 2020, nearly 40% of IoT-related revenue will come from services according to Markets and Markets. This number is expected to increase annually due to an increasing need for IT consulting and support. IoT professional services accounted for $57 billion in 2016 and are expected to reach $158 billion by 2021, a CAGR of over 22%.

The unprecedented growth in connected devices, the data generated and the applications generating value out of these connections will need a strong offering in end-to-end service management, considering the enormous size and complexities of the networks generated by the Internet of Things.

Yugal Joshi, Practice Director at Everest Group: “Atos’ approach to enabling IoT use cases for achieving operational efficiency, customer engagement, and business transformation meets a clear market requirement. Its capabilities across the IoT stack, enhanced by strategic investments, partnerships, such as with Dell EMC, and experience in executing large-scale projects drives continuous value delivery and improved business outcomes for the customers.”

Atos and Dell EMC are working together to build an IoT service management framework to allow customers to be always in control and to be assured that all users can continuously create value from their connected devices. The service management framework will be called Atos Codex IoT Services.

The Atos Codex IoT Services framework will contain a catalogue of services including management of devices, connectivity, data and storage, change and release control, incident management, service desk and support, and the operations to increase resilience against failures or disturbances. These services will be delivered with user-defined service levels, including the necessary security measures for access management and data encryption. The framework also defines an architecture blueprint, containing hardware and software solutions from Dell EMC as well as software solutions and integration services from Atos.

The collaboration is expected to cover two areas:

• Joint development/design of the Service Delivery Framework, utilizing existing assets from both companies.
• Joint market approach, building upon the strength of each company’s brand and capabilities to build and sell solutions driven by customer demand.

The first Atos Codex IoT Services framework capabilities are available now with additional services and products will be added based on market demand.

Jay Snyder, Senior Vice President, Global Alliances, Industries & Service Providers at Dell EMC: “We are proud to help Atos enhance their IoT service offering, which will leverage our comprehensive portfolio such as Dell Edge Gateways to securely transfer and analyze important data at the edge of the network and Dell EMC hyper-converged infrastructure and scale-out storage at the core. Combining these assets with Atos’ expertise, services, hardware and their IoT capabilities in the Atos Codex end-to-end managed analytics offering, we are well positioned to help our customers successfully deliver their IoT-driven digital transformation agenda.”

Paul Albada Jelgersma, Head of IoT Solutions at Atos: “We are proud to partner with Dell EMC to provide our clients with the services, technology and capabilities they need to effectively manage their assets and generate value from them, by leveraging our combined strength in IoT products and services. This will offer businesses the tools to utilize their data and assets to provide continuous value and improved business outcomes, wherever they are.”

Dell EMC

Dell EMC, a part of Dell Technologies, enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their data center using industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection technologies.  This provides a trusted foundation for businesses to transform IT, through the creation of a hybrid cloud, and transform their business through the creation of cloud-native applications and big data solutions.  Dell EMC services customers across 180 countries – including 98 percent of the Fortune 500 – with theindustry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio from edge to core to cloud.

About Atos Codex

Atos Codex is the Atos brand for business driven analytics, Internet of Things and cognitive solutions consisting of methodology, design labs, an open industrial platform factory as well as high-performance data analytics. It provides clients a complete set of products and skills to design, build and run digital business platforms. Atos Codex is a key pillar of Atos’ Digital Transformation Factory to deliver its clients digital transformation that is on time, on budget and on specification.

About Atos

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with approximately 100,000 employees in 72 countries and annual revenue of around € 12 billion. The European number one in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace, The Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payment industry. With its cutting-edge technologies, digital expertise and industry knowledge, Atos supports the digital transformation of its clients across various business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy & Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index. www.atos.net

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