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HP Extends Flash Storage Portfolio With Industry’s Most Affordable and Automated All-Flash Array

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NEW DELHI, September 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

All-Flash 3PAR StoreServ Family Starts at $19K, Doubles Workload Performance, and Lowers OpEx With Built-in Automation

HP announced innovations for HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to support the transformation to hybrid IT and all-flash data centers, including a new 8000 family featuring the industry’s most affordable all-flash array (AFA),(1) twice the workload performance of previous generations(2) and automated performance assurance with flash-optimized quality of service (QoS) controls.

The flash storage market is growing at over 46 per cent compound annual growth as customers embrace flash to accelerate more applications across their data centers.(3) Within this fast-paced segment, Gartner identified HP as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for Solid State Arrays(4) and noted that HP was the fastest growing flash vendor based on revenue shipments in 2014.(5) More recently, HP moved up to the number two market share position in all-flash(6) and announced the HP 3PAR StoreServ 20000 family, an eight-node enterprise flash family with leading density and costs as low as $1.50 per usable gigabyte.(7)

Now HP is accelerating customer transition to all-flash data centers with the new quad-controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 8000 Storage family as well as a new eight-controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 20800 AFA Starter Kit and software updates for the full HP 3PAR StoreServ family. Only HP 3PAR StoreServ is able to span from a $19K entry price to multi-petabyte systems reaching 3.2 million IOPs, with scale-out capabilities from 2 to 8 controllers, and proven tier-1 resiliency giving businesses a simple approach to meet virtually any workload requirement.

“Regardless of your size, budget, growth rate, quality of service requirements, or even your storage network environment, HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage offers a best-in-class flash solution to power your public, private, or hybrid cloud with uncompromising adaptability from a single architecture,” said Barun Lala, Director, Storage, HP India.

Tier-1 all-flash from $19K brings resilient flash within reach of even more customers

For customers looking for the most affordable way to accelerate applications and consolidate infrastructure, the new HP 3PAR StoreServ 8000 family is a scale-out, quad-node design that includes all-flash configurations starting at $19K as well as converged-flash arrays that support expansion via spinning media. Like the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage 20000 family, the 8000 family delivers up to 5.5 petabytes of usable flash capacity within a single floor tile without compromising data services or scalability.

Additionally, HP introduced new models in the eight-controller 20000 family, including a 20800 All-Flash Starter Kit starting at US $99K,(8) placing the industry’s most scalable flash platform within reach of more enterprises and service providers. HP also announced the new 3PAR StoreServ 20450, an All-Flash Array which scales to 6 petabytes and 1.8 million IOPS.(9) Built-in storage federation capabilities allow 8000 and 20000 models to be pooled together for up to 60 PB of aggregate usable capacity in a four-system federation with non-disruptive workload mobility across systems with just a single mouse click for unmatched agility.(10)

Twice the bandwidth and next-gen hardware-acceleration to boost application performance

Sharing the same hardware acceleration as the eight-node enterprise-flash 20000 family, the new 8000 family features the HP 3PAR Gen5 Thin Express ASIC and double the bandwidth of competitive platforms, enabling the 8000 family to more effectively deal with mixed and highly unpredictable workloads. With over 20 gigabytes per second of read bandwidth, this new hardware lets customers double the workload performance of bandwidth-heavy database applications, assuring that end users get the response times required to make faster business decisions.

Additionally, both the 3PAR StoreServ 8000 and 20000 flash arrays are now certified for SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI), assuring that customers can accelerate these mission-critical applications with confidence.(11) Lastly, the HP 3PAR File Persona software has been enhanced to support even larger unstructured data applications, meaning customers can expand consolidation of both file and block workloads on a single, Tier-1 flash platform.(12)

Built-in automation of flash-optimized data services to boost agility and reduce risk

HP also announced enhancements to the HP 3PAR Operating System that deepen the portfolio’s rich set of autonomic, Tier-1 data services for greater return on flash investments and accelerated time to value. These software enhancements span the entire HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage family-across media types, data types, and connectivity protocols-even extending beyond the array to include storage area network (SAN) infrastructure.

HP 3PAR Priority Optimization software now allows users to specify latency goals as low as 0.5 milliseconds to ensure consistent service levels in multi-tenant environments where a large number of latency-sensitive applications are consolidated.(13) This level of hands-free, fine-grained QoS is unique in the industry and assures administrators can deliver consistent application performance through simple, policy-driven templates.

HP announced data protection enhancements to the 3PAR StoreServ powered by StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central for VMware (RMC-V). As the industry’s only flash-integrated, protection solution, RMC-V delivers 17x faster VM protection by taking application-consistent snapshots on the HP 3PAR StoreServ array, then automatically copying changed blocks directly to any HP StoreOnce appliance.(14) RMC-V enhancements include support for VMware vSphere 6.0 with VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) as well as more granular recovery of individual VMs and files to simplify data recovery.

For customers who are deploying flash over Fibre Channel, new HP SmartSAN for HP 3PAR StoreServ uses Express Provisioning technology to orchestrate SAN fabric zoning autonomically, reducing the number of steps required to provision a SAN by 80 percent.(15)

For service providers and midsize organizations looking to leverage Ethernet networking to reduce costs, HP 3PAR StoreServ enhancements reduce iSCSI latency and add support for iSCSI VLAN tagging. These new iSCSI features assure flash-optimized performance while lowering total storage networking infrastructure acquisition costs by $25K or more.(16)

Pricing and Availability(17) 

  • All-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ 8000 Storage systems are available worldwide, orderable immediately with US street pricing starting from $19,479.
  • The 20800 All-Flash Starter Kit with 2 controllers, 8 x 480GB cMLC SSD drives, and 3 years of Proactive Care 24×7 support, is available worldwide, orderable September 2015 with US street pricing starting at $99,995.
  • The 20450 All-Flash Arrays are available worldwide, orderable immediately with US street pricing starting from $85,167.
  • HP 3PAR Priority Optimization is available worldwide as part of the HP 3PAR Data Optimization Suite starting at $1,210.
  • HP Smart SAN 1.0 is available worldwide, licensed on a per-system basis, starting at $200 for HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 and 8000 models.
  • RMC-V 1.2 available worldwide in October 2015 and is licensed per-array, starting at US $2,500.

About HP

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(1) HP 3PAR StoreServ 8200, 6 480GB cMLC SSD drives, base operating system starting at $19,479

(2) Twice the workload performance measured with a HP 3PAR StoreServ 8450 vs a HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 on a 64K I/O blocksize, RAID 1 with a 60:40 read/write ratio

(3) IDC, “IDC Analyst Connection: New Mixed Workload Consolidation Focus for AFAs Forces Customers to Look Beyond Just Performance,” April 2015.

(4) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Solid State Arrays, June 2015 http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-2ID0TDI&ct=150624&st=sb

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

(5) Gartner, “Market Share Analysis: SSDs and Solid-State Arrays, Worldwide 2014,” May 2015

(6) Based on IDC Q1 2105 external disk tracker and comparison of HP 3PAR StoreServ All-Flash Array revenue compared to public statements by Pure Storage as part of IPO filing requirements.

(7) HP internal analysis; 3.84TB cMLC SSDs, when used in conjunction with 3PAR StoreServ compaction technologies, bring the cost of all-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to less than $1.50 per gigabyte of usable storage capacity.

(8) HP 3PAR StoreServ 20800 All-Flash Starter Kit includes 2 x 20800 controller nodes, 2 drive enclosures, 8 480GB cMLC drives, HP 3PAR operating system suite, startup/installation services and 3 years Proactive Care 24×7 support

(9) 1.8 million IOPS based on HP internal testing using a quad-controller HP 3PAR StoreServ 20450, 100% random read workload with an 8k block size and node local volume layout using RAID1 protection.

(10) Requires the use of HP 3PAR Peer Motion software. Assuming 4 x 20800 arrays that support 2.5 M IOPs and 15PBs of usable capacity, customers can configure up to 60 PBs of usable capacity that supports an aggregate of 10 million IOPs and 300 GB/s of bandwidth.

(11) http://global.sap.com/community/ebook/2014-09-02-hana-hardware/enEN/enterprise-storage.html#categories=Hewlett-Packard%20Company

(12) HP 3PAR StoreServ family includes 8200, 8400, 8440 Converged Flash Arrays as well as 8450 All-flash array, and 8200 and 20800 All-flash Starter Kits.

(13) Requires 3PAR operating system 3.2.2

(14) Compared to traditional ISV backup methods’ and based on HP internal testing, November 2014.

(15) Compared to doing SAN zoning without Smart SAN.

(16) Savings based on average street price of purchasing two 16 Gb switches (24 ports per switch), associated 16 Gb cables (quantity of 48) and optics (quantity of 48)

(17) Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions.

All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of HP for future operations, including the separation transaction; the future performance of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. if the separation is completed; any statements concerning expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing HP’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy, including the planned separation transaction, and plans for future operations and investments; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third-party suppliers and the distribution of HP’s products and services effectively; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; risks associated with HP’s international operations; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners; the hiring and retention of key employees; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the execution, timing and results of restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost and the anticipated benefits of implementing those plans; the execution, timing and results of the separation transaction or restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits of implementing the separation transaction and restructuring plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Market Has 28% of Pipeline Products Categorized As First-In-Class Showing a Low Degree of Innovation

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PUNE, India, September 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Market research titled Frontier Pharma: Innovative Licensing Opportunities in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma says NHL market product pipeline has innovation in varying degrees across the majority of molecular target families and development stages for NHL therapeutics.

Complete report on non hodgkin lymphoma market spread across 115 pages, covering 10 major NHL industry analysis headings and supported with 12 tables and 49 figures is now available at http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/425096-frontier-pharma-innovative-licensing-opportunities-in-non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html .

The current developmental non hodgkin lymphoma market pipeline addresses present gaps in the market, dominated by cancer immunotherapies and inhibitors of cancer-associated signal transduction. Pathways of significant interest include B-cell receptor signaling, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, and Wnt/ß-catenin signaling, as well as oncogenes such as BCL-6 and BCL-2. Characteristic cell surface molecules that represent targets for cancer immunotherapies include CD19, LMP-1/2 and CD20, with several pipeline drugs already approved for CD20. First-in-class drug development in non hodgkin lymphoma market (NHL) corresponds strongly to these known somatic mutations and affected pathways. Clinical results of drugs against profiled targets in this non hodgkin lymphoma market report show many are being investigated in relapsed disease.

The product pipeline for non-hodgkin lymphoma market (NHL) exhibits a lower degree of innovation than both the industry and oncology average, with just 28% of all pipeline products, or 33% of the pipeline for which there is a disclosed molecular target, categorized as first-in-class. This is in comparison to industry, breast cancer and lung cancer innovation rates of 43%, 57% and 59%, respectively. While NHL, collectively, is the sixth to tenth most common cancer dependent on territory, each individual subtype is classified as an orphan disease. With significant differences in each subtype’s genetic profile and current treatment, there is reduced scope for the development of a targeted non hodgkin lymphoma market therapy with cross-subtype activity.

This does not present non hodgkin lymphoma market drug development as an attractive investment in comparison to other indications in oncology, particularly as survival durations across many NHL subtypes are relatively strong, and likely the reason for low first-in-class innovation levels. Order a copy of Frontier Pharma: Innovative Licensing Opportunities in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 2015 market research report at http://www.reportsnreports.com/Purchase.aspx?name=425096 .

The scope of this non hodgkin lymphoma market report aims to answer multiple questions based on current industry status covering: There are 666 marketed products for non hodgkin lymphoma market, 95% of which are small molecules what are the dominant mechanisms of action across marketed products? The treatment of lymphoma is dominated by the use of combination cyclophosphamide based chemotherapy in combination with rituximab What are these chemotherapy regimens? How did they perform in key clinical trials? The variation in molecule type has shifted away from small molecules, whose dominance has decreased to 46% across the pipeline – What are the dynamics of the remaining 54% of the pipeline? How does this reflect the need for novel targeted therapies? There is a significant shift away from cytotoxic agents, with the current pipeline dominated by cancer immunotherapies and signal transduction inhibitors – What is the scientific rationale behind these mechanisms of action? How successful have approved targeted therapies been? Profiled first-in-class therapies include: PIK3CA, EZH2, CD40 and MDM2 – What is the scientific rationale behind these targets? What preclinical and clinical results are available for drugs against these targets? What is the overall opinion on these targets for drug development across non hodgkin lymphoma market?

This latest non hodgkin lymphoma market report also notes that despite the difficulty of several targeted NHL therapies in achieving improved efficacy rates, the development of such treatments remains of key interest across NHL. It is hoped that one of these many targeted therapy pipeline products will replicate the success observed with rituximab, which significantly altered the NHL treatment landscape following its approval. Clear gaps in the treatment algorithm include maintenance therapies to prolong initial or subsequent durations of remission, and improved therapies for relapsed patients, particularly those with a second or subsequent relapse.

On a related note, market research titled Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Pipeline Review, H1 2015 report is spread across 868 pages and provides comprehensive information on the therapeutic development for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, complete with comparative analysis at various stages, therapeutics assessment by drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type, along with latest updates, and featured news and press releases. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. Comprehensive table of contents and more is available athttp://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/411637-non-hodgkin-lymphoma-pipeline-review-h1-2015.html .

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SBI Composite Index for September 2015

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In continuation of the launch of the SBI Composite Index on December 9, 2014, State Bank of India herewith releases yearly as well as monthly Composite Index value for the month of September 2015.

The yearly SBI Composite Index for September 2015 is at a four month high at 53.9 (Moderate Growth), compared to last month index of 53.4 (Moderate Growth). However, the Monthly Index declined to 48.4 (Low Decline) in Sep’15, from 53.1 (Moderate Growth) in Aug’15. The upturn has been majorly driven by manufacturing, while mining and electricity are still acting as a drag on economic activity. We expect, September IIP may be the highest since Nov’14, when it expanded at more than 5%.

The good thing is that we are now seeing credit growth in some industries like Drug & Pharmaceuticals, ‘Petro Chemicals, Basic Metals, Iron and Steel and Power sector.

We are also positive on the Road sector that is employment intensive. Going forward, Government plans to develop a total of 66,117 km of roads under different Programmes such as National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE) and Left Wing Extremism (LWE), and has set an objective of building 30 km of road a day from 2016. These changes are positive but one can expect impetus in the road sector to come in next 18 months or so. Comfort of lenders have been prioritized in framing changes to the agreement. Some of the key measures include back loading premium payments (from 4th year), deemed termination of projects, allowing greater equity contribution from NHAI (twice the cap), stringent penalties on non-compliance of maintenance contracts and collection of real-time traffic data.

The Index captures two components of the manufacturing cycle namely month-on-month and year-on-year growth on a scale of 0 to 100. Index above 50 implies growth over previous respective period and less than 50 will suggest a contraction over respective period.

Mr. Rana Kapoor Honored with ‘SKOCH Award for Contributions to Public Policy for Infrastructure and Growth’

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New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Shri Venkiah Naidu Confers Award on Mr. Kapoor in presence of Haryana Chief Minister Shri M.L. Khattar - Shri M.L. Khattar also awarded SKOCH Award for Excellence in Fresh Initiatives for the State of Haryana - Mr. Rana Kapoor makes 5 Key Recommendations to Boost Economic Sentiment, Revive Industrial Growth   Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK and President, ASSOCHAM, was honored with the SKOCH Award for Contributions to Public Policy for Infrastructure and Growth at the 41st SKOCH Summit on Transformative Governance. The Award was conferred by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Union Minister, Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, in the presence ofShri Manohar Lal Khattar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana. Shri M.L. Khattar was also awarded the ‘SKOCH Award for Excellence in Fresh Initiatives’ for the state of Haryana.   On receiving the honor, Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK and President, ASSOCHAM said, “It is truly humbling for me to receive this key recognition for contribution to Public Policy for Infrastructure and Growth. At YES BANK as well as ASSOCHAM, our endeavor has always been to support, partner and supplement the Government’s efforts to actualize India’s growth potential, in order to transform and significantly enhance India’s socio-economic fabric.”   Addressing the Summit, Mr. Rana Kapoor also said, “I complement the Government for putting in place a significant agenda of Transformative Governance under the bold and decisive leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Unprecedented strategic initiatives, including Make in India, Digital India, Skill India and Start Up India are key enablers that are progressively transforming India’s business landscape. In this regard, it is particularly heartening to note the recent steps to enhance the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ at both the Central and State levels, as well as the initiative to develop 98 Smart Cities – in my opinion, these vital steps have laid the foundations of a New and Winning India.”   Speaking at the event, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Union Minister, Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said, “India is an island of hope in the global economy. We have tremendous opportunities here; 29 countries have met me and expressed interest to invest here. India is urbanizing with a furious speed, probably the fastest in the world; urban areas are the engines of future growth and the Government is focusing on this critical aspect.”   Shri M.L. Khattar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana said, “Haryana has taken several transformative steps towards strengthening the governance, education and tourism within the state. We are strengthening the education system by implementing biometric attendance and aligning school records with mid-day meal scheme. The State has also implemented E-Tourism to boost tourism and generate employment as well as created a robust financial planning framework for fast-tracking movement of finance.”  

To further boost the current economic sentiment, and provide a fillip to industrial growth, Mr. Rana Kapoor made the following key recommendations: 

1. Monetary Easing to the tune of 75-125 bps over the next 7 months to boost domestic investments

2. Grant infrastructure status to Affordable Housing (AH), Hospitality, Hospitals, Educational Projects; place AH under Priority Sector classification and create a Zoning Process for effective land-use 3. Enable large cash-rich Public Sector Enterprises to participate in buying out projects, incentivize takeout financing for infrastructure projects and float Smart City Municipal Bonds 4. Fast track clearances of large infrastructure projects to revive domestic and international investments; provide stop gap hybrid equity funding as mezzanine facility to ensure stalled projects get completed 5. Encourage States to form Export Promotion Centers, build Coastal SEZs and rationalize MAT / DDT for SEZs; extend GIFT City concept to 2 important economic centres – ideally Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai and one more centre in NCR   ASSOCHAM, under the pragmatic and decisive leadership of Mr. Kapoor, has emerged as a forceful, pro-active, effective and forward-looking institution, which has played a key role as a catalyst between the Government and Industry. Under Mr. Kapoor’s presidency, ASSOCHAM has been widely acknowledged as the Knowledge Chamber of India and has been successful in influencing the Government in shaping India's economic, trade, fiscal and social policies, which will be of benefit to trade and industry. To further support the Government’s efforts in driving investments to the country, ASSOCHAM has formed the Global Investors’ India Forum, under Mr. Kapoor’s Chairmanship, which aims to attract and mobilize leading global investors, business leaders and Indian policymakers to address investor appetite and concerns and facilitate capital inflows. As Chairman of YES Institute, Mr. Kapoor has championed several initiatives in smart urban design through concepts of ‘creative economies’, ‘innovation districts’ and ‘land monetization’ models. These concepts focus on effective governance, spatial planning to reduce investment in infrastructure and making urban development self-financing. Under Mr. Kapoor’s guidance, YES BANK has also worked closely with the University of Chicago for their International Innovation Corps (IIC) successful project with DMICDC. Established in 2008, SKOCH Development Foundation is an autonomous, policy oriented, not for profit policy think tank. The Foundation ensures transparency, accountability and adherence to corporate governance norms. Its main focus is empowering the marginalized and making inclusive development a reality by undertaking various research and grassroots intervention projects. About YES Bank:

YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private sector Bank with a pan India presence across all 29 states and 7 Union Territories of India, headquartered in the Lower Parel Innovation District (LPID) of Mumbai, is the outcome of the professional & entrepreneurial commitment of its Founder Rana Kapoor and its top management team, to establish a high quality, customer centric, service driven, private Indian Bank catering to the future businesses of India. YES BANK has adopted international best practices, the highest standards of service quality and operational excellence, and offers comprehensive banking and financial solutions to all its valued customers.

YES BANK has a knowledge driven approach to banking, and offers a superior customer experience for its retail, corporate and emerging corporate banking clients. YES BANK is steadily evolving as the Professionals’ Bank of India with the long term mission of “Building the Best Quality Bank of the World in India” by 2020.

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ICICI Securities Launches Bullet Trade Brokerage Scheme

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ICICI Securities today announced the launch “bullet trade” on www.icicidirect.com, a brokerage plan where customers will pay zero brokerage for trades squared off in 5 minutes.

Bullet trade brokerage scheme is the first of its kind scheme where customers trading in derivatives will pay no brokerage for their 5 minutes trades. ICICI Securities is the first brokerage house in India to offer such a unique facility to its customers. This scheme is available with Life time prepaid brokerage plan offered by ICICIdirect.

A large body of empirical research was conducted by ICICI Securities over 10 years across its 3.5 million customers to understand the emerging trading behavior of traders.

"We have been consistently using big data analytics to get a deep understanding of customer behaviour. We have observed that there is trend emerging where customers are quickly entering and exiting trades in a disciplined manner. They are making their moves in small movements of their stocks, underlying contracts. This kind of disciplined trading without being emotionally attached to the trading position results in overall better experience while trading in derivatives.

It has been our aim to protect the interests of our customers and fostering a disciplined approach using technology and products. In an online world, customer is glued to his positions and small movements are enough if capitalised. At times opportunity is small and for very short term. If customer takes into account brokerage element, it may become unprofitable proposition and such opportunities are left un-capitalized.

We believe that the Bullet trade will help our retail customers trade in a disciplined manner. They can benefit with very small movements now. This scheme will also attract a wide segment of jobbers who don't have to pay any brokerage and can trade at the convenience of their homes.“ said Mr. Vishal Gulechha, Head – Equity.

ICICI Securities has always been at the forefront in launching innovative products and brokerage schemes many of which have been the first of its kind in India. Some of them are Order level fixed brokerage plan in options namely I-Gain brokerage plan, Option 195 , Life time prepaid scheme, Margin Plus for day traders, Valid Till Cancelled order where the order remains valid for 45 days and Systematic Equity Plan (SEP) in stocks.

About ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities is one of the largest integrated securities firms in India covering the needs of corporate and retail customers through investment banking, institutional broking, retail broking and financial product distribution businesses. ICICIdirect.com has over 3.9 million customers and is a leading player in online and offline financial product distribution.

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TCS Digital Software & Solutions Group Introduces Smart City Accelerator Solution

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Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced its Digital Software & Solutions (DS&S) group has released ‘Intelligent Urban Exchange (IUX),’a powerful analytics-based software solution for intelligent city operations to help address growing expectations of digitally connected, urban citizens.  

According to Frost & Sullivan, the smart city market is likely to be worth $1.5 trillion by 2020 and more than 60 percent of urban citizens will have full access to eServices in the next decade. With this heightened level of opportunity and citizen expections,innovation and investment in intelligent city digital technologies and services will focus on improving public services and quality of life for urban citizens.

The IUX solution is a highly scalable, modular software that combines big data and domain specific advanced analytics to provide cities with real-time, actionable insights. In turn, it delivers cost-effective operations on a common platform across essential city domains, such as transportation, water, energy, and government operations.

The solution, which will be made available through strategic partnerships with the Digital Software & Solutions group, offers customized city data models for the accelerated deployment of smart city programs. It collects and analyzes data from multiple sources, including networks, sensors, social media, and open city data, and applies real-time analytics to deliver insights for city officials to help increase citizen satisfaction.

We are pleased to already be engaging with key partners in intelligent city projects to bring TCS IUX into the market, improve operational efficiency and generate new revenue streams for cities that will directly benefit citizens’ quality of life,” said Seeta Hariharan, General Manager and Group Head of TCS’ DS&S group. “Our strategic partners are already finding value with the solution to leverage data within and across domain specific applications and develop local apps that will accelerate smart city programs, provide a flexible platform to fuel future growth, and create a more enjoyable experience for urban dwellers.”

The first available application on the TCS IUX solution is for transportation and delivers a comprehensive analytic application for city transport administrators and bus operators to improve ridership, service levels and fleet utilization. It includes real-time insight and trend analysis of passenger demand and service parameters, such as wait times, queue build-up, ridership, and revenue realization across various routes and schedules to create adaptive planning for more effective public transportation services. Future IUX applications will focus on urban utilities, such as Intelligent Water to promote conservation, and support partners to address issues in water loss, leakage and infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and reliable delivery of water to communities.

About TCS Digital Software & Solutions Group:

Launched in 2014, TCS Digital Software & Solutions Group is a strategic growth business unit in TCS formed to help customers undergo critical digital transformations with modular, scalable and fully integrated, industry-tailored licensed software and solutions. Industries served are Cities, Retail, Communications, and Banking and Financial Services, four markets with a particularly urgent need to adopt emerging technologies to enhance customer intelligence capabilities and rapidly shift product and service offerings to compete in highly competitive and customer-centric arenas. For more information, visit us at http://www.tcs.com/digital-software-solutions/pages/default.aspx or on Linked In

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NETGEAR Unveils New ADSL Modem Router with 802.11AC Wireless for Blazing-Fast Home Network Performance in India

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NETGEAR D6000New Delhi India  September 22, 2015  NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR) (www.netgear.com), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, has introduced a new modem router that supports blazing-fast dual-band WiFi speeds, better range, and more devices than typical modem routers in the equipment bundle from your  Internet Service Provider. The NETGEAR D6000, AC750 Wi-Fi ADSL Modem Router with dual band Gigabit is designed for larger homes and for home environments supporting devices such as smartphones, notebooks, tablets, laptops, computers, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and Blu-ray® players. The NETGEAR AC750 WiFi Modem Router upgrades your WiFi to support AC devices and provides WiFi speeds of up to300+450 Mbps†of USB hard drives & printers. It also includes Gigabit Ethernet WAN for fibre connections and NETGEAR genie®manager for easy installation and home network management. This DSL modem router with built-in ADSL2+ modem offers Ready SHARE® USB for wireless access & sharing. You’ll enjoy its ultra-fast speed, reliability, and secure wireless Internet connections that enable applications such as smooth HD video streaming and lag-free multi-player online gaming. Subhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR said, “Looking at the requirements of the consumers having extremely fast  broadband service but demand better in-home WiFi performance, we developed the   AC750Modem Router, the first in a series of ADSL2+ products. We expect our in-home WiFi to deliver that faster broadband speed to the farthest reaches of our home, but are disappointed and frustrated that the modem router supplied by our Internet provider isn’t the latest WiFi technology. We want something faster, with better range, and which supports more devices. NETGEAR D6000 AC750 WiFi ADSL Modem Router does exactly that.” Compatible with AC WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802.11 a/b/g/n devices, NETGEAR D6000 has high-power amplifiers that enable wireless HD streaming throughout even large-footprint homes. Its simultaneous dual band WiFi technology (2.4GHz for legacy devices and 5GHz which is less interference-prone for media streaming. for performance) avoids wireless interference, while its Gigabit wired connection is ideal for smooth HD streaming and gaming. One can also benefit from the unique capabilities of the NETGEAR genie® app. The user-friendly NETGEAR genie, already enjoyed by more than 5 million NETGEAR customers worldwide, is your personal dashboard that makes it easy to install, monitor, control and repair your home network. You can easily access your home network, view the network map, check bandwidth usage, block WiFi devices, set up guest WiFi, and manage parental controls for safer web surfing, anytime, anywhere, all through the app. The NETGEAR MyMedia™ feature enables you to find and play your stored media files from anywhere on your network to your DLNA®-ready TVs and music system. You can also make any printer AirPrint® compatible for printing from an iPad or iPhone. You’ll find that the genie user interface adapts automatically to the screen size of your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet to provide an optimal viewing experience. Furthermore, the   AC750 Modem Router offers two built-in NETGEAR ReadySHARE®-enabled USB ports for wirelessly accessing and sharing content on USB hard drives from any device in your home network. ReadySHARE printing capability means you can wirelessly access and share a USB printer, creating the total package for consumer or home office needs.   Pricing and Availability Priced at INR 17,000/- and warranty of 2 years, NETGEAR AC750WiFi ADSL Modem Router, D6000 is available with NETGEAR’s authorized distributors in India. More Information Learn more about the NETGEAR AC750WiFi ADSL Modem Router, (D6000) at http://www.netgear.no/home/products/networking/dsl-modems-routers/D6000.aspx About NETGEAR, Inc NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail-proven, mobile broadband solutions for their customers on the go. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and Powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 44,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 37,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in over 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner.

Infosys Positioned as a Leader and Star Performer in 2015 Banking Application Outsourcing PEAK Matrix™ by Everest

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Infosys, (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, has been positioned as a Leader and Star Performer in the 2015 PEAK Matrix™ for banking application outsourcing (AO) by Everest Group. The consulting and research firm also positioned Infosys as a Leader in capital markets for the second consecutive year.

Infosys scored high in scale and scope of its delivery capability, focus on IP-based solutions, success with next-generation digital technologies, and a strong portfolio of offerings across the sub-verticals.

The 2015 Everest Group Banking and Capital Markets AO PEAK Matrix™ assessments evaluated over 54 leading banking and capital markets AO service providers. The companies were mainly assessed on comprehensiveness of response and client references.

The following strengths of Infosys were highlighted in the report:

  • Acquisition of Panaya Inc. to bring automation to several of its clients throughan agile SaaS model

  • A portfolio of offerings in mortgage, cards, treasury, and risk & regulatory compliance management

  • Creation of two new CoEs for banking - one that focuses on next-generation online and mobile banking capabilities, and the other on developing loyalty solution architecture and frameworks

  • Partnership with Wolf Olins, Fitch Design Consulting, and UDG to enhance its design capabilities

  • Infosys’ proprietary core banking platform, Finacle, and the launch of ‘Finacle Assure’, a preventive maintenance solution

  • Launch of EdgeVerve Systems Limited to develop and operate cloud-hosted platforms and software products that are available as a pay-as-you-use service, and to provide various digital services to clients in an outcome-based model

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Mohit Joshi, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Financial Services, Infosys:

Today, technology is central to financial institutions as they face a range of new competitive pressures.  Infosys is leading the industry in driving a new wave of technology led innovation, including automation and best-of-breed software that is helping clients compete with new players and comply with complex regulations. Our rating as a Leader and Star Performer by the Everest Group recognizes this and is an outcome of our investments in people, processes and industry solutions.”

Jimit Arora, Vice President, Everest Group:

Financial Institutions globally are focusing on a triple mandate of run, manage, and change. In the current environment, digital innovation, customer intimacy, domain expertise, and flexible engagement models are driving success for service providers. Strategic investments in IP-based solutions, deep domain expertise, success with next-generation digital technologies, and enhanced transformational capabilities helped Infosys enhance its position as a Leader on the 2015 Everest Group Banking and Capital Markets AO PEAK Matrix assessments.”

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services. We enable clients, in more than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$ 8.7 billion in annual revenues and 179,000+ employees, is helping enterprises renew themselves while also creating new avenues to generate value.

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Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management (TSCFM) & CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Join Hands for Mentorship Session for Women

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MUMBAI, September 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

The Shahani Group has always been the best in exploring the unexplored and creating a niche for itself. Bearing that in mind,The Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management (TSCFM) a leading business school by The Shahani Group along with CII’s Educational Excellence Forum (EEF) and Indian Woman Network (IWN) will conduct a mentorship session for women to empower, engage and enable themselves to rise above their capabilities. CII’s EEF and IWN have a purpose to motivate women throughout their careers and mentoring them in a way that will benefit all professional women.

This is a first-of-its-kind mentoring program for women, which will be conducted by Ms. Mitu SamarFounder, Eminence, Board Director, Times Group on Wednesday, 30th September, 2015. She is an accomplished professional with a track record in building reputation of corporate and individuals. Her forte is thought leadership positioning and ability to align a company’s strategic priorities with overall visibility.

The biggest challenge that women face in today’s era is the unplanned career made due to their foreseeable life events and not asking the right questions when they enter the professional world. The session will aim at creating awareness and recap how it’s possible to manage one’s career and even have an active family life. It will connect senior and successful women executives with students from EEF member colleges to share their experiences and knowledge and help them to take conversant decisions.

The mentorship program for female students and faculty is under the initiative of “100 hours of change” by CII’s Educational Excellence Forum (EEF) and Indian Woman Network (IWN)

Entry is free and open for only Women

Date: Wednesday, 30th September 2015

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Address: Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management, 257, SV Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050

RSVP: Ms Braganza (9867996733/bernice.braganza@yahoo.com)

About Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management (TSCFM):

Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management (TSCFM), an initiative of the Shahani Group, is a name to reckon with in the field of management education in India. It was established in 2009 with the aim of creating truly employable management graduates, who possess the skills and knowledge needed by industry recruiters. It achieves this via its unique Responsive Learning System that incorporates innovative practices like doing psychometric tests on students to discover their naturalstrengths, counseling them to match their strengths with their preferred career and building their overall personality, skills and knowledge to enable them to succeed in this career. TSCFM’s curriculum has been built from the ground up with industry inputs. It has more than 350 companies in its network and has many senior corporate leaders who mentor its students. For more information, visithttp://centreformanagement.com/ .

About Thadomal Shahani Trust:

The Thadomal Shahani Trust is one of Mumbai’s premier private charitable trusts established in 1958. Its primary goals are to provide education, healthcare and housing for the weaker sections of the society. Over the last half a century, the Shahani Trust has facilitated the creation of many well-known educational and medical institutions in Mumbai.

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Oracle Sees Traction for Cloud Customer Experience (CX) Solutions in India

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NEW DELHI, September 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Oracle today announced that the company is observing strong momentum for its Customer Experience Solutions in India with recent customer wins like Adidas, Aditya Birla Online Fashion, Hyundai and adoption by companies like Mercedes Benz, Jabong, Reliance Commercial Finance, MakeMyTrip.com and many more. In India, ecommerce, automobile, BFSI and retail are the key industries which have seen a spurt in the adoption of CX technologies. The rapid growth of the Cloud Customer Experience business at Oracle is because companies want to differentiate, enhance and grow their CX experiences for better business results. Customer experience (CX) remains a huge priority for global organizations to not only meet consumer demands, but also to increase revenue. According to a Customer Experience Survey by Oracle, brands recognize the significant financial impact of poor customer experiences, yet struggle to develop and execute successful strategies.

Customer choice in the marketplace is at an all-time high, and a company’s success is now directly correlated to meeting consumer demands and expectations with a simple, consistent and relevant experience that drives them to purchase and return again. Creating a great customer experience means delivering these qualities consistently over time across the entire customer lifecycle. Exceptional customer experiences create the loyalty, advocacy, and repeat business that drives success. Customer experience solutions help companies and organizations transform their existing operational systems and infrastructure into a differentiated customer experience across the customer lifecycle preventing revenue loss and increasing customer satisfaction. Increasingly, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are collaborating to design holistic customer experience solutions. By aligning technology initiatives with the needs of marketing, a technology company increased their conversion rate from sales qualified opportunities to closed deals by 30%.

According to the July 2014 Forrester Research report titled ‘The State Of Customer Experience Management In India 2014′, 93% of the organizations surveyed in India indicated that CX is a strategic priority for 2014. About three-quarters claimed that CX is their top strategic priority. In fact, 60% Indian organizations plan to increase their spending on CX programs this year and 48% intend to hire more people for the CX team. Oracle believes that these numbers are an indication of the opportunity for customer experience in an emerging market like India.

“Oracle CX Cloud solutions are seeing strong adoption across all industries, because of the strong omni-channel experience that only Oracle can provide, thus, giving a unified 360-degree-view of the end-consumer. Oracle also collaborates with teams on the customer’s side to offer unparalleled guidance in order to understand their requirements and offer tailor-made solutions. Technology solutions are only as good as the strategy and business processes they support. That is what differentiates Oracle. Not only do we provide the most comprehensive suite of solutions, our CX Cloud experts work with enterprises to design their strategies and help them identify the right tools needed to offer their consumers the desired experience,” said, Nitin Singhal – Senior Director, CX Applications, Oracle India.

Abhishek Lal, Sr. E-Commerce Director, Adidas India said, “The way customers are shopping today has changed. The customer today wants to connect with the brand across multiple channels like retail, social media and ecommerce. The customer today is Omnichannel. Therefore, Adidas wants to be present for the customer in the moments that matter in whichever channel he/she might be. Not only that, we also want to attract more customers and retain our existing ones. Thus, we felt the need to stand-out through a combination of our product and customer experience. Oracle Customer Experience Solutions have helped us to integrate all the disparate channels of communication and information so we can serve our customers better. It has empowered us with real-time insights, thus, helping us to make informed business decisions.”

Built around a set of integrated best-in-class application services including Commerce, Sales, Marketing, Service, and Social, Oracle offers the most complete CX portfolio in the industry, enabling companies to differentiate themselves across all channels, touch points and interactions. In addition to Oracle’s CX product portfolio, Oracle also engages with our customers using customer experience journey mapping, a partnering approach ensuring Oracle’s CX solutions deliver exceptional experiences so organizations can acquire new customers, retain existing ones, and improve efficiency.

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Champions Yacht Club Introduces Cruises From Vijayawada to Amravati and Floating Cottages at Bhavani Island

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PANAJI and VIJAYAWADA, India, September 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Champions Yacht Club today announced the launch of cruises from Vijayawada to Amravati and state-of-the-art floating cottages project along with numerous water sports and adventure sports at Bhavani Island, Vijayawada. It is a complete holiday package for all types of travelers who want to explore Andhra Pradesh and its rich natural wonders.

Cruises from Vijayawada to capital city Amravati, new age floating cottages and numerous water and adventure sports options like in Sentosa Island, Singapore are being introduced. These have been designed with international specifications in mind and provide the users with fun and enjoyment with utmost regard to safety precautions.

Hema Malini Nidamanuri, Director, Champions Yacht Club, said, “We are enabling the vast inland waterways and coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh, which has numerous islands, water bodies and 950 km sea coast. Champions Yacht Club has been a leading pioneer in the country on waterfront initiatives with previous waterfront projects like Champions Yacht Club, Goa and other island projects like Champions Island, Goa. AP has vast potential. We want to bring AP into the tourism bracket and introduce travelers to the unique experiences that have been hidden for long.”

Speaking at the occasion, launching AP tourism mission, Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu said, “Creating infrastructure is not an easy task. Since government can’t invest in this, we take private investors to create the wealth. Tourism projects create the highest volume of employment.”

Subhakar Rao Surapaneni, Chairman, Champions Group, spoke on the occasion highlighting, “We are not only bringing cruises and world-class floating cottages, we are introducing an alternate mode of new age transportation and luxury waterfront living in an eco-friendly fashion. We are going to be introducing iconic projects like this across Andhra Pradesh which will create hundreds of jobs.”

With the presence of these high-end cruises and floating cottages, Bhavani Island will soon become a sought-after tourist destination. The Champions Group plans to develop the area on the same lines as their successful Goa venture. The Champions Yacht Club comes with all the experience of setting up and running such locations, and will provide good entertainment and value for money.

Yogesh Reddy, Champions Yacht club – Goa, commented, “This is our expansion from Goa to other states and we are eager to enable new age initiatives in Vijayawada in a fully-fledged fashion before end of this year.”

About Champions Yacht Club:

Champions Yacht Club (http://www.championsyachtclub.com) enables world-class luxury cruises, stay-on-board yachts and various water and adventure sports options along with corporate executive team bonding solutions across India with numerous projects in Goa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

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Automotive Heat Shield Market Worth 15.1 Billion USD by 2020

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PUNE, India, September 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

The report Automotive Heat Shield Market by Vehicle Type, Application (Exhaust System, Under Bonnet, Turbocharger, Engine Compartment, Under Chassis), Material (Metallic & Non-Metallic), Off Highway Vehicle (Loader & Excavator) and by Region – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020, published by MarketsandMarkets, The global Automotive Heat Shield Market, by value, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.8 % from 2015 to 2020 to reach USD 15.1 Billion by 2020.

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The market report classifies and defines the Automotive Heat Shield Market, in terms of value and volume. The report highlights potential growth opportunities in the coming years, and offers a review of the market drivers, restraints, growth indicators, challenges, market dynamics, competitive landscape, and other fundamental aspects of The Automotive Heat Shield Market. It identifies the key market trends for new technologies and the adoption scenario of the same from 2015 to 2020. It also focuses on major market players and their strategies, along with recent developments.

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Asia-Pacific: High-volume market

The Asia-Pacific region comprises countries such as China, India, Japan, and South Korea. China is estimated to dominate the market, followed by Japan and India, in 2015. The Chinese Automotive Heat Shield Market, in terms of volume, is projected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2015 to 2020, followed by India and Japan. The growing production volume of passenger cars and the increasing demand for luxury vehicles drive the demand for automotive heat shields in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific Automotive Heat Shield Market, by value, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% during the forecast period.

Turbocharger Heat Shield: High growth potential

The turbocharger heat shield market, by value, is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 10.1% from 2015 to 2020. This is attributed to the increasing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and the growing trend of engine downsizing, which are expected to propel the demand for turbocharger heat shields in coming years.

Europe accounted for the largest market share, by value, in 2014, and is projected to lead the market till 2020. This is credited to the high installation rate of turbochargers in passenger cars, precipitated by the growing trend of engine downsizing, in the European region. Alternatively, the North American turbocharger heat shield market is projected to grow at the highest rate from 2015 to 2020, owing to the engine downsizing trend and the increasing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles in the region.

This report covers the technical aspects of heat shields and their adoption by different OEMs across the globe. It includes a PEST analysis, value chain analysis, Porter’s Five Forces analysis, competitive landscape, product life cycle, pricing trends of automotive heat shields, and company profiles of 10 key players in the Automotive Heat Shield Market.

Key players operating in the Automotive Heat Shield Market include Morgan Advanced Materials (U.K.), Autoneum Holding AG (Switzerland), ElringKlinger AG (Germany), Lydall Inc. (U.S.), and Federal-Mogul Corporation (U.S.).

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Neuromorphic Chips Market Growth Forecast at 26.31% CAGR During 2016-2022

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PUNE, India, September 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

The forecast of neuromorphic chips market is based on technology developments and the market is segmented on the basis of application segments into image recognition, speech recognition, and data mining.

Complete report on neuromorphic chips market spread across 170 pages, profiling 8 companies and supported with 40 tables and 69 figures is now available at http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/neuromorphic-chip-market-by-application-image-recognition-speech-recognition-data-mining-end-user-industry-aerospace-defense-military-medical-industrial-automotive-consumer-other-industries-and-geography-global-forecast-analy-market-report.html .

The image recognition segment is expected to be the largest contributor to the overall neuromorphic chips market, with a share of ~45.90% of the market in 2016. Signal recognition and data mining are expected to grow at CAGRs of 23.65% and 12.77%, respectively, during the forecast period. Geographically, North America is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 33.85% between 2016 and 2022, followed by Europe. However, Asia-Pacific is expected to hold the highest market share of 50.86% for neuromorphic chip market in 2016. The major driver for the neuromorphic chips market is the miniaturization of integrated circuits which resulted into high transistor cost. Other drivers include adoption of neuromorphic chip include the growing demand for data analytics and the growing sensor market. Growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning also contributes to the growth of neuromorphic chips market.

The forecast of neuromorphic chips market is based on developments in the technology. For instance, Qualcomm Inc. (U.S.) is expected to commercialized its Snapdragon 820 that is equipped with neuromorphic capabilities that are developed by using its cognitive ‘Zeroth’ platform, furthermore, DARPA has invested USD 100 million in IBM Inc. (U.S.) and HRL Laboratories (U.S.) under  SYNAPSE project to develop neuromorphic chips. The demand for neuromorphic chip arises with the growing demand for data analytics and Internet of Things. The consumer sector is expected to be the largest contributor to the overall neuromorphic chips market, with a share of 99.76% of the market in 2016. The aerospace, military & defense would follow the consumer industry, and hold 0.24% of market share in 2016. Rest of the end user industries are expected to adopt neuromorphic chip by 2018.

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This report describes the value chain of the neuromorphic chips market, taking into consideration all the major stakeholders in the market and their role analysis. The report also provides a detailed study based on the Porters’ Five Forces framework for the market. All the five major factors in this market have been quantified using the internal key parameters governing each of them. The report also includes the company profiles of the leading players in the neuromorphic chip industry along with their recent developments and other strategic business activities. The competitive landscape section of the report outlines the potential of the key companies in the neuromorphic chips market.

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U.S. Business Centers To Launch In India

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WASHINGTON and NEW DELHI, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Commitment to the U.S.-India trade and investment relationship was further strengthened with the announcement that a series of U.S. Business Centers will be established in India, to provide an incubation style environment for U.S. organizations entering and expanding in the market. The announcement was made by Dr. Mukesh Aghi, President of the U.S. India Business Council, at the Council’s 40th Anniversary Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. following the opening keynote address by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and in introducing Secretary of State John Kerry’s address. Additional keynotes were given by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and representing the Government of India the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj;  Minister of Commerce and Industry, (Independent Charge), Nirmala Sitharaman; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal. The event was attended by four hundred senior U.S. and Indian diplomats, policymakers, business leaders, and investors. The Leadership Summit kicked off the inaugural U.S. –India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue taking place in Washington D.C. this week and in advance of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the U.S. later this week.

U.S. Business Centers (www.USBusinessCenters.com) are market-entry incubators dedicated to successfully launching and expanding American enterprises within India. U.S. Business Centers provide their clients fully serviced offices in leading Indian cities, as well as access to a diversified range of critical market entry and business development services, including marketplace assessment, strategic planning, research, legal and financial services, HR, marketing, and related support services. U.S. Business Centers are particularly dedicated to addressing the India related start-up and early stage requirements of smaller and mid-sized American organizations.

The U.S. Business Centers’ initiative in India is an outgrowth of discussions with Secretary Kerry, during his visit to India, in January, and the goals established at the 2015 India U.S. Business Summit, in New Delhi, led by President Obama, and Prime Minister Modi, in which the U.S. Business Centers CEO, Adrian Mutton, actively participated. The Centers are expected to play a pivotal role in helping to achieve the target set by Mr. Obama and Mr. Modi, of the two countries achieving $500bn of mutual trade by 2020. The first two Centers will be established in Mumbai and New Delhi, in late 2015, with a third Center, inBangalore, opening in 2016.

In commenting on the announcement, Mr. Mutton stated, “It was made perfectly clear by Secretary Kerry, during our meeting with him in India in January, that an initiative was required to provide greater local support to U.S. small and medium sized companies and institutions seeking to do business in India. President Obama and Prime Minister Modi, in the Joint Statement made by the nations’ two leaders, at the subsequent U.S. India Business Summit in New Delhi, then set the challenge of ‘finding ways of making it easier to do business between our two countries.’ We took this as our mandate and have subsequently been completely focused on delivering an initiative, which responds to both of their visions. The U.S. Business Centers will clearly make it far easier, and faster, for U.S. companies to set up and do business in India. Greater levels of trade and investment between the two countries and increased local competitiveness of small and medium sized U.S.-based companies will be the natural outcome.”

Collaboration and support for the U.S. Business Centers will be provided by major American and Indian corporations, from multiple industries that do significant business in both countries. The founding sponsor supporting the U.S. Business Centers initiative is Citibank NA, India Branch (Citibank India). Citibank India has been active in the country for more than a century and now serves more than 36,000 small and mid-sized Indian companies, and operates 45 branches across 28 cities.

“Citibank India is committed to supporting bi-lateral trade between the U.S. and India and we believe the U.S. Business Centers will go a long way to foster more engagement between the two countries. We are delighted to support the U.S. Business Centers in India that will help U.S. organizations seeking to enter and expand in the country,” stated Tushar Vikram, Head, Commercial Banking, Citibank India.

Recognizing Citibank India’s support, Mr. Mutton stated, “We are very pleased to acknowledge Citibank’s vision and commitment to the U.S. Business Centers initiative. They are a preeminent financial institution, in both the U.S. and India, and we look forward to working with them on facilitating greater commercial success between the two countries.”

The U.S. Business Centers’ initiative is actively supported by the U.S.-India Business Council, the premier business advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening the U.S.-India economic and commercial relationship. Members of the Council include more than 300 of the leading U.S. and Indian corporations. USIBC President, Dr. Mukesh Aghi stated, “I am delighted that the U.S. Business Centers are being established in India. The USIBC has looked particularly closely as to how greater levels of support can be provided to U.S. small and mid-sized companies, universities, and skills’ providers in India. The Business Center’s integrated support model should make it easier for U.S organizations to do business in India and achieve greater levels of success. We are delighted to support Sannam S4 in this necessary and timely enterprise.”

Mr. Mutton added, “We are indeed grateful for the enthusiasm, encouragement, and help of the U.S.-India Business Council whose support for the initiative has ensured the U.S. Business Centers in India will now be a reality.”

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Online store ‘SolarHippo’ Launched Exclusively for Solar Products

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Gurgaon, Haryana, India
SolarHippo, an online store exclusively for Solar Energy products, has been launched by the company Hippo Innovations. The e-commerce store is a one-of-its-kind marketplace for buying and selling of solar products. Hippo Innovations, the parent company, has launched this platform with a vision to promote the usage of renewable and clean energy products in order to sustain our environment. SolarHippo offers a wide array of top quality solar products which meet the requirements of consumers and deliver a high performance. The product range includes Solar Lights, Solar Panels, Rooftop Solar Systems, Solar Power Banks, Solar Inverters, Solar Fans, Solar Batteries, Solar Chargers and many more solar accessories. The platform has been rolled out in keeping up with commercial viability of renewable energy products. Leveraging renewable energy has many benefits as it reduces maintenance costs, lowers electricity bills and conserves our precious environment. The recent foray of Hippo Innovations is imperative to propel a drive in the fast expanding sector. SolarHippo is also set to venture into the Rooftop Solar Systems and projects. The idea is to provide 360 degree solutions for all the solar needs and connect the entire network of suppliers, manufacturers, and delivery channels with the right buyers. Through its online platform, the company aims to connect the buyers who wish to purchase rooftop solar systems (for installation at their homes or commercial establishments) and the sellers who are providing the same. The idea is to make switching to solar a hassle free process. The online store, SolarHippo aims to become a reputed marketplace for solar products, offering best-in-class products and services at cost effective prices. The company has already brought many reputed vendors on board to expand their business through SolarHippo. The online store will offer good returns to vendors by offering them an established online platform. SolarHippo welcomes more distributors, vendors and manufacturers to the platform. You can access the site at https://www.solarhippo.com/ Hippo Innovations the parent company of SolarHippo, is also the promoter of StoreHippo, the new age mobile e-commerce platform for online retailers to create and launch online stores. Powered by a strong mobile architecture and advanced technology, the company is positioned as a leading E-commerce platform in India with clients from diverse industry verticals across the globe.
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APUS Announces its Entry Into India

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
APUS Group, the world’s fastest growing mobile internet services today announced their plans to foray into India by setting up an operations centre, Global R&D centre and a technical support centre in the country. The initiative is expected to create around 350-500 jobs in the next three years. The Indian centres will be at the forefront of the R&D and Technical support operations for the APUS Group globally. APUS has over 25 million users in India and believes the move will help achieve the target of growing the user base to 80 million in India in the next 12 months. Currently, more than 90% of APUS launcher users are overseas, and the app is available in 25 different languages. The developer is also looking at providing more localized service and experience to Indian users and augment India specific content to appeal the target audience. Speaking on the India strategy, Mr Li Tao, Founder & CEO APUS Group said, “As an emerging country, India’s market potential is great, adding that smartphone usage increasing rapidly with only 10 percent of Indian population using them. We had similar situation in China three to five years ago. India represents a crucial market for us and we are confident that our initiatives will only strengthen our relationship with the country. We aim to have 80 million APUS users in India by end of 2016. We are looking to make India our anchor centre for Asia and further strengthen our presence as we evaluate more partnership opportunities with Indian firms.” APUS user system is the world's third largest smartphone system; and it is the smallest, fastest, simplest user system in the world, include user interface, system management, communication and social management, information management, application management, etc. Company’s mission is to streamline the Android user experience, and giving any device a sleek and beautiful interface and ensuring a quality performance. About APUS Founded in June 2014 by APUS Group CEO Li Tao, who has 16 years’ experience in the China Internet market, APUS Group’s mission is to deliver the world’s most intuitive user experience to Android smartphone users worldwide. A top 10 developer on Google Play, APUS Group develops critical system apps that collectively embody the APUS User System, the world’s fastest, smallest, most simple user system for Android users, including APUS Launcher, APUS Search, APUS Browser, APUS Headlines, APUS Discovery, APUS Know and APUS Message Center. The APUS User System totals 250 million Android users worldwide. Learn more about APUS Group at http://apusapps.com
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Fourth Partner Energy Raises Series-A Round from Marquee Investor

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Hyderabad, India
In line with Prime Minister Modi’s vision of plentiful energy in the future driven by solar power, Fourth Partner Energy a leading company focussed on Distributed Solar Power, announced today that it has raised almost USD 2million in the next round of Series-A funding. Infuse Ventures, India’s top sustainability and clean technology fund, led this round of investment which also saw a commitment from Fourth Partner’s existing investors - The Chennai Angels (TCA). The company also received a significant commitment under the Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) implemented through the United Nations Environment Program and the Asian Development Bank. Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL) was founded in 2010 by Vivek Subramanian, Saif Dhorajiwala and Vikas Saluguti. The Entrepreneurs come from a background in Finance and Entrepreneurship. Fourth Partner Energy has a pan-India presence with offices in Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, Rajkot and Jaipur. 4PEL has built end-to-end capability including financial structuring, design, turnkey execution, servicing of captive solar assets and is positioned to take a leadership role in this disruptive market segment. The Company is a full-services RESCO (Renewable Energy Services Company). With almost 400 solar installations across India at marquee public and private sector companies, 4PEL offers its industrial and commercial customers the flexibility of choosing a financing model best suited to their needs and allows them to leverage solar energy to reduce their power costs. The additional round of funding will enable Fourth Partner Energy to extend more financing options to their clients. “We see a lot of capital waiting to enter the Indian market to support the aggressive growth plans of the solar industry” said Mr. Vivek Subramanian of Fourth Partner Energy. “As a fully integrated RESCO with a proven track record led by a strong experienced team, 4PEL is uniquely positioned to partner with international and domestic financiers. The financial viability of rooftop solar projects has been proven. At Fourth Partner Energy, we are creating a sustainable business with a long term vision for the sector. We see ourselves as being a significant player in garnering investments to execute Government’s vision of 40GWp (~USD 40 billion investment) of rooftop solar by 2022.” “The solar sector in India is at an inflection point today with the coming together of various factors like increasing parity with grid power, regulatory support through norms like net metering and increase in government’s targets. The biggest problem holding the sector back is availability of finance which the Company will focus on. The team at Fourth Partner, with its strong organisation and past experience in Finance, is well-placed to tap the opportunities unfolding in this space. We look forward to working with Fourth Partner Energy in bringing innovations in the solar sector”, said Amber Maheshwari, Vice-President, Infuse Ventures. “We are happy to participate in the Series-A round as well” said Mr Narayanan from the Chennai Angels.” We believe that Distributed Solar is where the future is. Today, solar energy cost has achieved parity with several electricity boards and it is a matter of time before we go substantially lower. Rooftop solar will explode over the next few years. And we have a committed and aggressive founder management team to boot”.
About Fourth Partner Energy Founded by three partners in 2010, Fourth Partner Energy (www.fourthpartner.co) focuses on financing and building rooftop solar projects. It works with commercial, industrial and residential clients. 4PEL believes that – the customer, supplier, employee, financier or any other stakeholder is the FOURTH PARTNER and therefore a focus of all its business activities. The company is an MNRE empanelled Channel Partner and an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. About IIMA-CIIE’s Infuse Ventures Set-up by IIMA’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Infuse Ventures is sustainability and energy focussed early-stage and incubation fund supporting entrepreneurs across renewables, resource efficiency and other sustainability domains. Infuse Ventures is backed by Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Technology Development Board, IFC, BP, Godrej Industries, ICICI Bank, SIDBI, Bank of India and Union Bank. CIIE also operates India’s only cleantech focussed accelerator and has also recently grant-seeded several startups in the cleantech sector. For further information, visit: www.infuseventures.in The Chennai Angels (TCA, www.thechennaiangels.org) is one of India’s most active angel investing groups. Founded in the year 2007, it is comprised of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders with a track record of starting and scaling large enterprises. Additionally, several seed and venture capital firms hold institutional membership in the group. Though it is located in Chennai, TCA’s investing members and portfolio investments are not limited by geography. Unusually for an angel investing group, TCA has a diversified portfolio that goes well beyond a restrictive tech focus, reflecting the diversity of its members’ interests. TCA portfolio companies benefit from the collective expertise of its members.
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Uninor Unveils New Global Identity, Changes Brand Name to Telenor

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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Extends ‘Sabse Sasta’ position by bringing  ‘More Value’ for mass market consumers

  • Kicks off a 360 degree campaign with new tag line Ab life full paisa vasool

  • Modernizes entire network to be future ready

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Telenor India introduced a refreshed brand identity today. The company has retained its prominent position as Sabse Sasta (most affordable) operator and has extended its commitment to deliver excellence through fair and easy services.

With a brand new philosophy of delivering more value for money through a well-crafted campaign tag line “Ab life full paisa vasool”, Telenor builds on the promise to offer more for less in each transaction. The company has taken a strong customer centric approach through industry-first initiatives like compensation for call drop.

With a promise to be the best in basic services including voice and Internet for mass-market customer, Telenor India will invest significantly in transforming its network and retail presence across circles. By modernizing the entire network for advanced technology solutions, it is preparing to offer high-speed Internet services for mass-market consumers in future. 

Telenor India is the fastest growing mobile operator in the six circles and has grown to take the 4th position in revenue and customer market share.

Speaking at the launch event, Vivek Sood, CEO, Telenor India said, “As one of the world’s largest telecom companies with operations in 13 countries, Telenor Group pursues a strategy of being the best at understanding and meeting customer needs.  The brand change is a reflection of our commitment to India and our mass market consumers as we promise to offer superior value in meeting their evolving needs through affordable, easy to use and fair means.”

To our 3500 employees in India, today marks an important name change. But let there be no doubt that they have been part of the Telenor family from day one,” said Vivek Sood.

Unveiling the new brand,Upanaga Dutta, CMO, Telenor India stated, “The new identity makes us a part of a global organization with 160 years of heritage in empowering societies through advanced telecom services across Europe and Asia. We will continue to offer the most affordable services and deliver innovative solutions like call drop reimbursement, customized product offers and build excellence in customer service through easy and fair means using digital and self help solutions.”

Earlier this year the company transformed all its call centers and introduced cutting edge tools to improve customer service. The multilingual *121# self-help menu, single IVR systems and better training of staff on quick resolution of issues has enhanced customer experience. These changes empower customers with ease of use and offers convenience. On the other hand the company has launched innovative products like Rocket Recharge that offers customized tariff plans based on customers usage pattern.

Announcing the change, Telenor India introduced distinct propositions that are at the core of company’s brand promise to give added value to customers for a differentiated experience:

  • Call drop reimbursements: It has extended the offer to all calls – Local, STD and ISD

  • Most affordable solutions: Continues to offer the best tariffs for basic internet and voice services

  • Multilingual self help: Offers easy to use and convenient customer support through improved *121# menu

  • Renewed Rocket Recharges: Better and more value providing plans that are customized basis past usage for every customer

Telenor also released a 360 degree advertisement campaign with a clear position to create value through a popular expression – “Ab life full paisa vasool”. With this Telenor India is geared to take a strong position in the industry with a fresh brand promise.

Elaborating on the new brand strategy of the company,Shrinath Kotian, Circle Business Head –Andhra Pradesh, Telenor India said, “The new brand campaign depicts the spirit of Telenor brand that believes in delivering more for less for our customers. We aim to deliver innovative products to delight our customers, be it through most affordable prices, simple services or easy to understand product offers. We believe that this new brand position will appeal to the existing customer segments and will also attract a wider segment of audience.”

Last year Norway-based Telenor Group had increased its stake in the Indian entity to 100% and earlier this month had changed the name of the company from Telewings Communications Services to Telenor (India) Communications.

About Telenor (India) Communications:

Telenor (India) Communications is a wholly owned company of Norway-based Telenor Group and offers mobile telephony services under the brand Telenor. The company launched it services in 2009 and till recently was known as Uninor in the market. Telenor’s pre-paid GSM mobile services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It will soon start commercial operations in Assam. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Telenor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Telenor has positioned itself as Sabse Sasta operator in India and offers value for money and relevant voice and Internet services to 48 million subscribers. It’s three-pillar strategy of being the best in basic services, mass-market distribution and low cost operations has helped the company grow to the 4th position in customer market share in its operational six circles.

For more information, please visit www.telenor.in | www.twitter.com/TelenorINnews

About Telenor Group

Telenor Group is an international provider of telecom, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 13 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as an economic stake of 33% in VimpelCom. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 189 million mobile subscriptions in its consolidated operations, revenues of NOK 107 billion in FY2014, and a workforce of about 34,000. For more information about Telenor Group, please visit www.telenor.com

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YES BANK Partners ASSOCHAM for Inaugural Global Investors’ India Forum

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New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Shri Shaktikanta Das shares 6-Point Agenda being worked on by Govt to boost Economic Sentiment and Spur Industrial Growth

YES BANK partnered with ASSOCHAM for the Inaugural Global Investors’ India Forum as the Knowledge Partner. The marquee event was presided over by Shri Shaktikanata Das, Secretary, Economic affairs, Ministry of Finance, and saw participation from leading policy makers and industrialists.

As the Knowledge Partner for the event, YES BANK launched a special report titled ‘Make in India: Invest in India’. The Knowledge Report collates the opportunities, challenges, various perspectives from key thought-leaders, and short, medium and long-term actionables to boost the Government’s strategic initiatives of Make in India and Invest in India.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK, President, ASSOCHAM and Chairman, ASSOCHAM Global Investors’ India Forum said, The Government, in its endeavor to improve India's ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and fast track FDI investments, has introduced several strategic initiatives such as ‘Make in India’, ‘Start up India’, ‘Smart Cities’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Skill India’. I firmly believe that these initiatives have significantly improved global investor sentiments and are galvanizing continuous flow of foreign capital into India, thereby fostering entrepreneurship, design & innovation and job creation.”

Mr. Kapoor also saidTo further augment the Government’s efforts, I recommend the formation of an Entrepreneurship & Innovation Incubation Program, with a defined mandate to Encourage Entrepreneurship in India through a F.I.V.E (Funding, Incubation, Vesting, Expansion) framework”

Speaking at the event, Shri Shaktikanata Das, Secretary, Economic affairs, Ministry of Finance, said, “India’s investment activity is showing signs of revival. Government is deliberating on ways to loosen sectoral caps for FDI, address demand revival, boost financial savings through Gold bonds and create robust regulatory framework. We are working towards providing a stable and simple taxation regime with greater certainty and implementing GST on priority, to liberalize our economy without impacting our inherent monetary and fiscal stability.”

Shri Shaktikanta Das said that strong steps and measures are being taken for ‘Make in India’ by enhancing Ease of Doing Business, dismantling old procedures and rules and easing bottlenecks. Additionally, he mentioned that a new enabling framework for fostering Start-Ups is being worked on and added that the Government is ensuring Demand Revival through structural adjustments, rather than resorting to fiscal or monetary stimulus.

Additionally, Shri Shaktikanta Das highlighted the following 6 Steps the Government is taking to boost Economic Sentiment and Spur Industrial Growth in the Country: 

1. Augmenting Resource Flow into Banks: Governance issues are being addressed via the Indradhanush scheme, while the Finance Ministry is taking effective steps to address stressed assets.

2. Deepening Debt and Equity Markets: Government and regulators are working to further develop the Corporate Debt market, while measures are going to be unveiled to boost Mutual Fund industry for small savers.

3. Simplifying Rules related to External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs): RBI and Finance Ministry will shortly unveil a paper aimed at liberalizing ECB norms in a structured manner, to improve access to funding for Indian companies.

4. Further FDI Reforms: The Government has undertaken a series of reforms in the FDI Policy, but there still is more to do. A Simple & Progressive FDI Policy is being worked on, by removing complexities related to sectoral caps.

5. Boosting Financial Savings: While the Gold Bond and Gold Monetization Scheme will channelize financial savings away from physical gold, the Government is working on more measures to boost financial savings.

6. Government is committed to providing a Stable and Simple Taxation Regime with a high level of Certainty. A number of issues on transfer and advance pricing have been resolved. The Government is working on introducing GST as soon as possible and the administrative measures are in place.

Deliberations at the Forum dealt with the unprecedented strategic initiatives undertaken by the Government, including Make in India,Digital India and Skill India, which are key enablers to progressively transform India’s business landscape. In this regard, speakers and participants at the forum were also appreciative of the Government’s initiatives to enhance the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ at both the Central and State levels.

ASSOCHAM, India’s apex Knowledge Chamber, established the Global Investors’ India Forum (GIIF) in March 2015, to improve ‘Ease of Doing Business’, and thereby attract and mobilize leading global investors, business leaders and Indian policy-makers to address investor appetite and concerns, and facilitate capital flows with the able guidance and support of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to actualize the Government’s ‘Make in India’ strategy.

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YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private sector Bank with a pan India presence across all 29 states and 7 Union Territories of India, headquartered in the Lower Parel Innovation District (LPID) of Mumbai, is the outcome of the professional & entrepreneurial commitment of its Founder Rana Kapoor and its top management team, to establish a high quality, customer centric, service driven, private Indian Bank catering to the future businesses of India.   YES BANK has adopted international best practices, the highest standards of service quality and operational excellence, and offers comprehensive banking and financial solutions to all its valued customers.   YES BANK has a knowledge driven approach to banking, and offers a superior customer experience for its retail, corporate and emerging corporate banking clients. YES BANK is steadily evolving as the Professionals’ Bank of India with the long term mission of “Building the Best Quality Bank of the World in India” by 2020.
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India Vacuum Cleaner Market Outlook to 2020 – Driven by Increased Investment in Real Estate Sector and Facility Management Cleaning Services

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September 2015, New Delhi

“Future Growth of India Vacuum Cleaner Market is expected to be led by the growth in demand from the non-residential segment and the demand for high pressure vacuum cleaners”

“India Vacuum Cleaner Market has been dominated by the handheld and canister vacuum cleaners, with a major proportion of demand being originated through the residential sector.”

Latest publication on “India Vacuum Cleaner Market Outlook to 2020” by Ken Research provides a comprehensive analysis of the residential and non-residential vacuum cleaners in India. The report covers various aspects such as market size of India Vacuum Cleaner Market, segmentation on the basis of sector, type, purpose, distribution channels and region. The report is useful for Vacuum Cleaners manufacturers, wholesalers of Vacuum Cleaners, retail chains and new players venturing into the market. The Vacuum Cleaners market in India has witnessed a growth in recent years on account of rising female working population, booming real estate sector and entry of foreign players in India. The boost in growth has majorly driven by rise in demand for handheld vacuum cleaners, canister and dry vacuum cleaner models in the residential vacuum cleaner market in India. The growth in this segment has been largely led by factors such as surging demand for aesthetically pleasing and hi-tech products, growing preference for mechanized cleaning, and efforts by the government to promote cleanliness and eco-friendly products in India. The residential Vacuum Cleaners market in India is dominated by Eureka Forbes which possesses a large product portfolio of vacuum cleaners catering to the domestic demand. However, the non-residential sector is characterized by a large number of significant players with Roots Multi-Clean as the leader among them. The India Vacuum Cleaner Market revenues have grown remarkably at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2010- 2015. According to the research report, the India Vacuum Cleaner Market will grow at a considerable CAGR rate thus reaching INR 6.6 billion by 2020 due to the booming tourism and hospitality industry in India. “Rising disposable income, expanding urban population and changing consumer preferences will result in increased spending on Vacuum Cleaners in India. While, low advertising efforts by the companies and cheap imports from China are among the major challenges which will affect the growth of this industry in the future”, according to the Research Analyst, Ken Research.   Key Topics Covered in the Report: Vacuum Cleaners
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  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Market Segmentation by
    • Sector
    • Type
    • Purpose
    • Distribution Channels
    • Regional Demand
  • Growth Drivers
  • Issues and Challenges
  • Trends and Developments
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Governmental Policies and Regulations
  • Brand Analysis
  • Competition and Market Share
  • Future Outlook
  • Macro Economic Parameters
  Key Products Mentioned in the Report Handheld Vacuum Cleaners Canister Vacuum Cleaners High Pressure Vacuum Cleaners Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Dry Vacuum Cleaners Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaners   Companies Covered in the Report Eureka Forbes LG Philips Samsung Bosch Roots Multi- Clean Black & Decker Karcher Diversey Nilfisk IPC India Charnock Dulevo Inventa Cleantec Jags Impex Aman Cleaning Equipment   Related Reports: India Kitchenware Products Market Outlook to 2020 - Growing Online Distribution Channels and Demand from Nuclear Families to Foster Growth India Led Television Market Outlook to 2018 - Rising Price Competition with New Players Entry Singapore Luxury Goods Market Outlook to 2017 - Rising HNWI Population to Propel the Growth   Contact: Ken Research Ankur Gupta, Head Marketing & Communications Ankur@kenresearch.com +91-9015378249    
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