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Ozonetel Systems is upbeat on cloud communication offerings for various multi-channel communication services to meet the needs of enterprises across marketing, sales and support functions. Betting on cloud communications, Hyderabad-based Ozonetel was ranked fifth at the Deloitte Technology Fast50, India last month. This has been the second consecutive year that Ozonetel has made to the Deloitte Technology Fast50 moving from 18th position in 2014 to fifth in 2015.
Ozonetel was incorporated in 200

Hyderabad-based startup Way2SMS, which had earlier worked its way into the free and unlimited SMS business, is on a new journey. After his maiden successful venture at way2sms.com, Raju Vanapala, founder and CEO, is upbeat about his second venture called LearnSocial.com. Founded in 2006, way2sms.com was India’s first free text messaging portal that also allows you to chat, get email and social media alerts. But online education has got its attention now.
“It was a risky business init

In today’s digitised world, well-established incumbents are being disrupted by new business models that deliver significantly better customer experiences at considerably lower costs.
Raghuram Devarakonda, MD, Advanced Customer Strategy, Accenture Strategy, cites the instance of Netflix, which digitised the delivery of video entertainment using the internet. “It’s only a matter of time that other digital disruptors will rise in other industries,” says Raghu, who is also an

When the judgment of a specially designated TADA court, which looked into 13 bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993, killing 257 people and injuring 713, was challenged in the Supreme Court of India, then Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia entrusted the job to Justice P Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan. Justice P Sathasivam, who had to travel to his home district, wanted to save time and read the judgment on the way. So he requested his secretary to circulate the document. On hearing

India could unleash the green revolution in 1960s and deliver better quality seeds, water and fertilisers to the farmers leading to better yields. However in the past decades, the impetus for the agriculture sector that could catapult its growth and crop yield has not been substantial. Order of magnitude productivity enhancing investments have been limited in the Indian agriculture sector. Can digital transformation be that stimulant that has thepotential to rejuvenate the sector and create oppo

Apple iPhone SE is expected to look like the new iPhones, but in a 4-inch form factor.
On Monday, when hundreds line up outside 1, Infinite Loop, the headquarters of Apple, Inc. in California’s Cupertino, they will be expecting a few surprises. Despite all the rumours and leaks that precede an Apple launch, the guys who call the above address their headquarters always have a couple of things that result in some oohs and aahs in the crowd and later adds to the must-have value of

India has emerged as the fifth highest country that witnessed infections via DNS Hijacks in 2015, F-Secure Threat Round up Report said, adding DNS Hijacks brought bots, downloaders and information thieves last year.
The report details the trends and events in global cyber threats that hit consumers and companies last year and said the majority of the observed hijacks in 2015 occurred in Italy and Poland, followed by Egypt, Sweden, and India.
It said although domain name system (DNS) hijacks are

English language was the highest spam sending language in 2015 with 84.1 percent spammers using it for cyber-attack followed by Chinese (2.6 percent) and German (1.7 percent) on second and third spots, a report by Trend Micro Incorporated said.
Trend Micro Incorporated released its annual security roundup report that dissected the most significant security incidents from 2015.
It said that people need to constantly update the systems to protect against new attacks.
“The first quarter of 20

OnePlus 2 could soon get Android M aka Marshmallow update with Oxygen OS 3.0.
OnePlus 2 users could soon get the Android Marshmallow update on their smartphone, as the company is currently testing the latest OS for its OxygenOS 3.0 version.
AndroidPolice recently put out leaked screenshots showing the OnePlus 2 running the latest Android Marshmallow update with Oxygen OS 3.0 on top.
Based on the screenshots the update appears to bring some new wallpapers, customisations for homescren, slider fo

OnePlus 2 could soon get Android M aka Marshmallow update with Oxygen OS 3.0.
OnePlus 2 users could soon get the Android Marshmallow update on their smartphone, as the company is currently testing the latest OS for its OxygenOS 3.0 version.
AndroidPolice recently put out leaked screenshots showing the OnePlus 2 running the latest Android Marshmallow update with Oxygen OS 3.0 on top.
Based on the screenshots the update appears to bring some new wallpapers, customisations for homescren, slider fo

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg runnig through Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 18, 2016. (Source: Facebook)
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a rare meeting Saturday with China’s propaganda chief, at a time when Chinese authorities are tightening control over their cyberspace.
Liu Yunshan told Zuckerberg that he hopes Facebook can share its experience with Chinese companies to help “Internet development better benefit the people of all countries,” the official Xi

While Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton enjoys substantial female support among politicians, there is good evidence that her popularity among average Democratic women has fallen sharply, according to a facial analysis of Twitter users.
Researchers from University of Rochester in the US analysed the Twitter follower demographics of Clinton and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
At that time, researchers noted that Trump had seven million followers and Clinton 5.7 million. They studied both

WhatsApp iOS update will let iPhone users save incoming media on the basis of chats, giving them much more control.
WhatsApp has added new features for its iOS app. After launching a new update for Android, the instant messaging app with over 1 billion users, has rolled out four new features for iPhone users.
The first feature will allow WhatsApp iOS users to save incoming media such as images, videos for specific chats or groups. Users can click on the group name or chat name, and they’l

WhatsApp iOS update will let iPhone users save incoming media on the basis of chats, giving them much more control.
WhatsApp continues adding new features to its app, this time for iPhone users on iOS. After launching a new update for Android, the instant messaging app with over 1 billion users, has rolled out four new features for iPhone users in its latest update.
The first feature will allow WhatsApp iOS users to save incoming media such as images, videos for specific chats or groups. Users

The hearing, set for Tuesday, is the latest development in a showdown between Apple and the government that has become a lightning rod in the national debate over digital privacy. Apple CEO Tim Cook (Source: AP)
The US government and Apple will be able to cross-examine the other’s witnesses in a court hearing next week on whether the technology company must help federal investigators unlock an encrypted iPhone tied to one of the San Bernardino killers, Apple said.
The hearing, set for Tue

Apple iPhone SE event: Analysts predict 10-15 million annual sales for these 4-inch iPhones. (Source: Reuters)
New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled tomorrow are aimed at helping Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market.
The media gathering at the company’s intimate Town Hall auditorium in Silicon Valley will also give Apple a chance to restate its case for fighting a US government demand that it break into an attacker’s iPhone.
Apple is widely expect

Apple iPhone SE event takes place tomorrow at 10.30 pm India time IST. Here’s a quick look at everything that is expected.
Apple’s next big event is tomorrow March 21 at 10.30 pm IST time, where the company is expected to launch its new 4-inch iPhone 5SE or iPhone SE, the new iPad Air, an update to the Apple Watch, iOS 9.3 and perhaps more.
Apple’s iPhone event starts at 10.30 pm, and in order to watch the livestream you need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7

WhatsApp iPhone users can now pull down on in-app notifications to reply quickly, missed calls now show inside the chat rather than recent tab, and users can now share PDFs from others into WhatsApp. (Reuters) WhatsApp has rolled out some new features for the iOS users. The update enables the WhatsApp iOS users to save incoming media such as images, videos for specific chats or groups. Users can click on the group name or chat name, and they’ll see an option to save incoming media, r

Whatsapp for iOS update: iPhone users can now pull down on in-app notifications to reply quickly, missed calls now show inside the chat rather than recent tab, and users can now share PDFs from others into WhatsApp. (Reuters) WhatsApp for iOS has just received an update. Whatsapp has rolled out some new features for the iOS users that enable them to save incoming media such as images, videos for specific chats or groups. Users can click on the group name or chat name, and they’ll see an o

Apple is widely expected to release a small-screen iPhone to encourage replacement of the 5S and 5C models, which have four-inch displays. The new device is to be called the iPhone SE or 5SE, reports said. (Reuters) New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled tomorrow are aimed at helping Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market.
The media gathering at the company’s intimate Town Hall auditorium in Silicon Valley will also give Apple a chance to restate its case