The partnership allows broadcasters and production companies to deploy creative, multi-channel audience engagement for live TV formats

First success with Sky’s ‘Got To Dance’ “Social Wall” which aggregated, moderated and republished social media messages

IMImobile, a leading global provider of technology infrastructure for mobile data, interactive broadcast, voice and video services to mobile operators, enterprises and media companies today announced the integration of its Multi-Media Console (MMC) within the zeebox “SHOWTIME” platform.

IMImobile’s platform provides broadcasters with a seamless way to aggregate audience content across a range of digital streams, including Twitter, Facebook, SMS, MMS, email and apps. This allows the broadcaster to edit, curate, and then publish user-generated coverage through the ground-breaking zeebox second-screen experience to drive viewer engagement. (more…)

Polaris Wireless, the global leader in high-accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, today announced that Srinivas Varadarajan has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development for Asia. In this role, Varadarajan will be based in the Polaris Wireless regional headquarters in Bangalore, India, and will lead the company’s efforts to expand its strategic partnerships and client base in the region.

“Polaris Wireless’ strategy of expanding business in Asia requires an experienced leader who understands the market,” said Manlio Allegra, Polaris Wireless chief executive officer. “With his successful track record of promoting location services in Asia, Srinivas is uniquely positioned to achieve our goals in the region. I welcome him to the team.”

Prior to joining Polaris Wireless, Varadarajan was the global head of the LBS business unit at Nokia Siemens Networks, where he was responsible for establishing and growing relationships with major telecom operators throughout Asia. He previously was director of business development for the applications practice in the global services business unit at Motorola. His efforts there were instrumental in expanding the consumer LBS business in Japan and China. Varadarajan holds a B.S. in electronics and communication from Madurai Kamaraj University in India. (more…)

Times Internet Limited (TIL), in partnership with YouTube, is back with a slew of new features to woo cricket lovers for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts tomorrow.
TIL’s dedicated IPL site, ipl.indiatimes.com, now offers interactive scorecards, high-definition streaming of IPL matches, DVR features (to rewind during a match), online radio commentary in partnership with AIR , video-on-demand facility, and an all new ‘Battleground’ section.
Making its debut this year is the interactive 10 minute video show ‘Pitch Studio’, where fans can interact with stalwarts from the cricketing world including a former cricket team captain and expert, by posting their comments and questions on Facebook and Twitter. These pre-match shows will give a quick recap of past matches and talk about key events, with guest stars adding an element of surprise. (more…)

QlikView replaces Excel and eliminates hundreds of hours weekly in reporting; Allows customers to break free of reliance on spreadsheets by quickly deploying its easy to use, interactive solution

QlikTech, (NASDAQ: QLIK) a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced that its QlikView Business Discovery platform is helping organizations around the globe overcome the limitations of spreadsheets.  Today, business users need a simple but powerful way to navigate through data to find the insights needed to make timely, critical business decisions.  As a result of the limitations of traditional BI tools, many business users have adopted spreadsheets due to their wide availability; however, these general productivity tools were not specifically designed to facilitate interactivity, collaboration, aggregation, or analysis of data for decision making. (more…)

ASUS Technology, a leading international brand embodying the strength, creative spirit and persistent perfection for the ultimate life-enhancing and computing experience is further mounting its presence with opening of its retail outlet in Siliguri, West Bengal. Under the retail development strategy, Asus has been targeting states wise expansion to launch its exclusive provisions across the population. Under the same strategy, the company is opening an exclusive retail collection store in Siliguri which will feature the entire range of fully working Notebooks and Netbooks that have been launched in India till date. The retail outlet Digitek is located at, Hotel Vinayak Complex, 2nd Floor, Hill Cart Road, Siliguri, 734001.

The company has made diligent efforts to magnify the retail presence across the country, the setting up of Siliguri store is a part of the company’s strategy in providing access to all the future and most up-to-date technology to the customers in the small cities and towns. (more…)

Invoicera, an online invoicing, time and expense tracking software is all geared up to make its presence felt in the Indian Market. Invoicera is specifically designed to make online invoicing a straightforward and uncomplicated process. With a sole objective to deliver its user the quality which they desire while sending invoices and adding to their experience, Invoicera has successfully managed itself to set up as a value-oriented invoicing service provider. With its wide variety of features, user-friendly interface and enriched functionality, it works as a virtual accountant for freelancers and small businesses saving them lot of time and money.

“With people getting more serious and responsive about e-Transactions in India, it’s the best time for us to shift our focus from global to local markets. Invoicera provides easy and convincible connectivity which is available anytime and anywhere. There is no technical knowledge required and it deals with thousands of paid clients from more than 100 countries,” commented Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Business Head Invoicera.com. (more…)

- Fans can participate for the chance to win a trip to a 2012 NBA Finals game -

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Ten Sports will tip off the first-ever NBA Biggest Fan contest on March 31, it was announced today.  NBA fans that tune in to NBA games on Ten Sports will be able to answer trivia questions for a chance to win the title of NBA Biggest Fan and a trip to the United States for a 2012 NBA Finals game.

Beginning March 31 through April 26, a trivia question will be asked during each NBA game broadcast on Ten Sports.  Fans will have 24 hours to respond to each question via SMS, and will become eligible to win after registering on Tensports.com. The two fans who answer the most questions correctly will be named NBA Biggest Fan and win a trip to the U.S. to experience the NBA Finals. (more…)

Bangalore based MetricStream, the market leader in enterprise-wide Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, has announced that US based iRobot Corporation, a pioneer in robotics, has implemented the company’s Audit and Corrective Action Management solutions.

By leveraging proven industry best practices built into the MetricStream solutions, iRobot looks to achieve end-to-end integration of quality management across its operations – throughout its supply chain, manufacturing and assembly operations – to drive product reliability, continuous improvement and compliance with ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards. (more…)

Fopping.com, the India’s first Social shopping company has been registering 100 percent growth MoM since its launch in November 2011. Fopping.com, the Hyderabad based social shopping website has launched its presence with an aim to be a unique platform and to create a different experience in the e-commerce segment. It is an exclusive e-shopping hub which amalgamates “social-networking” and “e-commerce” and its members get exclusive discounts on the chosen products.  The Innovation brought by Fopping.com is the “social connect” with social networking sites; the discount factor will depend on the “shares” with friends or connections. Fopping.com currently offers Apparel, Footwear and Accessories to its customers. (more…)

-  First incubator on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in the country

-  Start of a dream search for billion dollar companies from campuses

-  India’s biggest attempt to promote campus start-ups and emulate Silicon Valley

India’s first public-private partnership incubator, Startup Village, is ready to take off from Kerala in the second week of April with a projected investment of Rs 100 crore and the aim of nurturing over 1,000 student start-ups. (more…)