Ulektz, An SaaS-Based Edtech Startup, Ties-Up with BPB Publications

uLektz, a SaaS based EdTech startup announced that it has partnered with BPB Publications, Asia’s largest publisher of computer books, to provide the best quality learning material to students in India and all over the globe.

“The aim of uLektz books is to enable students and professionals across India and the globe with an access to high-end resources and reference materials for higher education and advanced learning. We are delighted to partner with BPB Publications, one of the Asia’s largest computer books publisher. More than 6 lakh students who are on ulektz will access the books and directly get benefited.  The association with BPB publications will now enable access to the best quality technical learning material at affordable prices for our students” said Mr. Sadiq Sait Founder and CEO of uLektz Learning Solutions.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Nrip Jain, Head - Business Development Group, BPB Publications said “With this partnership, BPB will leverage the AI-based SaaS platform of uLektz to promote, sell and distribute its ebooks directly to students and educators. This platform will also help us complement our print books with the Coupon Codes for digital access of the respective ebooks and connect with our customers directly.”

Mr. Nrip Jain further added “The partnership will enable multilevel piracy protection for the eBooks through uLektz Data Resource Management (DRM)”.

There is need to provide quality educational resources for aspiring career professionals across all sectors. BPB publications, has made a significant contribution in spreading IT education in India. uLektz learning solutions’ in association with BPB Publications, will rightly deliver the best of learning materials and quality resource for the students across India and the globe.   

Amazon Prime Video Unveils Trailer for an All-New Season of Amazon Original Series of Comicstaan

Following the big success of Season 1, Amazon Prime Video now brings an all-new season of Unscripted Amazon Original Series – Comicstaan as part of Prime Day 2019 celebrations. The 8-episode hunt for India’s next big comedy sensation returns with all new contestants, packed with new jokes and a double dose of laughter starting July 12, 2019. This season, popular comedians Zakir Khan, Neeti Palta, along with Season 1 host Sumukhi Suresh join the panel of veteran judges from the first season - Biswa Kaylan Rath, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastian and Kaneez Surka. The quick-witted host of Season 1, Abish Mathew, will be joined this time by another popular name in the stand-up comedy circuit, Urooj Ashfaq. Being a weekly release, Prime Members across 200 countries and territories can watch the first three episodes of Comicstaan Season 2 on July 12, followed by a new episode releasing every Friday.

Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video India, said, “When we first launched the service in India, we identified comedy as one of the most important genres for our customers and we focused on providing a strong selection while also creating a disruptive unscripted format for them. We believe we delivered on this promise through Comicstaan Season 1 - which, in many ways, was a game-changer in the way unscripted comedy content is viewed in India. The show with its pioneering format received a phenomenal response from audiences and encouraged us to push the boundaries of creativity further. So here we are, with a brand new season of this exciting show with fantastic new talent, a new jury panel and newer, rib-tickling jokes.  Our customers are in for many treats this Prime Day with Comicstaan and much more!

Dhruv Sheth, Managing Partner, OML, said, “Our long standing association with Amazon Prime Video continues to grow stronger through successful launches of great new and original content. We are truly proud of the institution we have created in Comicstaan that is not just a show that’s different, funny and engaging but, with the second, it has also become an institute where we are able to discover, hone and present new stand-up comedians to Indian audiences. We are very excited about the new season that is even bigger in scale and talent”. 

ExxonMobil Renews its Partnership with GoMechanic as the Official Lubricant Partner

ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd. today announced the renewal of its partnership with GoMechanic - a branded network of technology-enabled service centers - as their exclusive lubricant partner to provide complete car care to customers.

GoMechanic is India's first multi-brand network of car workshops with more than 115 work stations across 5 cities - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, which enables customers to save more on their service and repair costs as compared to an authorized service centre. The company provides all its workshops management tools and techniques, up-gradation in terms of infrastructure and technical skills. ExxonMobil has been GoMechanic’s exclusive lubricant partner since 2018 and its support has enabled GoMechanic to provide best in class services to its customers and workshop partners. With the efficiency of Mobil lubricants, GoMechanic has been able to serve more than 3, 00,000 cars, till date.

Speaking about the renewal, Deepankar Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil’s lubricants business in India, said, “We have had a highly successful partnership with GoMechanic in increasing the reach and availability of Mobil branded lubricants to discerning customers who seek out our brands along with convenience and excellent service for their vehicles. We are extremely happy to extend our partnership with a dynamic company like GoMechanic and look forward to serving an even broader set of customers.”

Kushal Karwa and Amit Bhasin, Co-Founders, GoMechanic, said, “As we scale to further heights, GoMechanic is looking forward to take the partnership with ExxonMobil to the next level. We will launch special 'Mobil powered quick service' facility across all our workshops. This will guarantee the best quality of Mobil products and best service of GoMechanic to all car owners. Car owners can also avail this service facility at the doorstep or free pick up and drop to the nearest GoMechanic workshop.”

ZEE5 Associates with India’s Growing OTT Platform Netmeds.com

ZEE5, India’s fastest growing OTT platform ties up with Netmeds.com, one of India’s most successful e-pharma portals, to treat its users with exciting ZEE5 subscription offers. This will enable Netmeds’ customers to access the unlimited content choices on the OTT platform.

After tying up with players across multiple sectors such as travel and payment gateways, this is a first for ZEE5 – partnering with health-tech company. With this association, Netmeds’ customers making a first- time purchase of medicines or non-prescription OTC products will receive a complimentary ZEE5 1-month premium subscription pack. In addition, existing Netmeds’ customers will receive a flat 30% discount on any premium pack of ZEE5.

Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India said, “At ZEE5, we are focussed on growth while delivering exceptional value to our viewers. This partnership is in line with ZEE5’s agenda of expanding its reach to a wider set of audience. Our philosophy behind this is that a wholesome menu of entertainment can be the perfect panacea for an unwell person. Netmeds’ customers can now enjoy a hearty dose of entertainment at a special pricing.”

Anand Pathak, Director-Marketing, Netmeds.com said, “Netmeds is thrilled to partner with ZEE5 and offer quality entertainment along with delivering quality medicines across the country. It has been our constant endeavor to keep customers happy by providing affordable healthcare products & services at competitive pricing. And this partnership will further enhance the customer experience by allowing them to avail rich content as a value-added service while purchasing medicines online on Netmeds.com.”

With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.

Top Four Business Intelligence Tools for Small and Big Businesses

Business intelligence tools are the need of the hour and are being adopted across the globe by companies for better insights, serving   from MSMEs to MNCs by keep their data in an organized manner. It allows easy access to data in the form of reports, dashboards and visuals for easy understanding and helps in making well informed decisions. From paper work used to maintain data, the process has shifted with changing trends towards digitalization. Here are top 5 business intelligence tool provider that every company must need to be aware to take you towards the digitalization of data. Let’s examine these tools that can help businesses better use their data and reap the rewards of smart analytics.

Qlik View

Qlik View is one of the fastest BI and Data visualization software, it started the era of analytics solution. Its key feature is powerful data recovery and interactive guide analysis. It is a must for the companies as it is a secured, flexible and consistent with global search as well as data integration along with advanced reporting. It is an easy to learn software, with associated engine, powerful augmented intelligence and governed multi cloud architecture it supports full range of analytics at all scales.

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Power BI is one of the best yet simple interfaces. It serves multifarious purposes of analysts, IT as well as developers. It comes in two forms: Power BI Services, an SAAS deployment and Power BI Desktop, on the premise based version. This comes up with business analytics service that enable fast and well informed decisions. One of its key feature is it comes with Live 360-Degree view of data.

Tableau Server

Tableau server is the largest data community with remarkable visualization capabilities along with high performance and mobile friendly functionality. It has embedded analytics for individuals as well as organizations. The key feature is the approach of the company is the give their customers flexibility to have access over data where ever they want.

Domo

Domo is an SaaS business management suite. It performs at both micro as well as macro level analysis of data for better and in-depth insights. It provides rapid speed, unlimited scale of users and enterprise security and control with in- built collaboration tools that allows access of right data at right time on any device. 

Leading Agri-Tech Company CropIn Releases SmartFarm App on iOS

CropIn has released the ‘SmartFarm’ app for iOS users, in addition to the existing version that is available on the desktop and Android.

SmartFarm is a complete farm management solution that monitors the pre-harvest farming processes. The solution leverages weather advisory, satellite image processing and insights strengthened by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to enable efficient operations, and to improve traceability and output predictability. This empowers agribusinesses to enable data-driven farming in their operations by tracking, managing and monitoring every step - from input to execution – all in one place.

SmartFarm is validated by a number of organizations in the agriculture value chain — from farming companies, agri input firms, and seed production companies, to crop insurance providers and governments. Major brands that use SmartFarm to improve their farming processes and associated outcomes include McCain, Syngenta, BASF, Government of Karnataka and the World Bank.

With the introduction of the mobile app on iOS, SmartFarm will now be accessible on iPhone/iPad devices. This version of the app will equip the heads of agribusinesses to have complete visibility of near-real-time farming operations and enable access to actionable data insights on-the-go to make timely decisions. With the release of the SmartFarm app on iOS, CropIn is crafting a holistic solution that makes monitoring the entire farming process extremely easy.

No proposal to Close MTNL, BSNL: Telecom Minister Prasad

The government on Wednesday said there is no proposal to close state-run telecom companies BSNL and MTNL, and a comprehensive plan for their revival is under preparation.

“No proposal of closure of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) is under consideration,” Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha.

In a separate reply, he said there was no such proposal under consideration for BSNL as well.

“Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Deloitte were engaged to facilitate the preparation of the revival/ restructuring plan of BSNL and MTNL respectively. Pursuant to their recommendations and approval of respective Boards, a comprehensive revival plan for BSNL and MTNL is under preparation,” Prasad added.

The loss making telecom firms have approached the Department of Telecom for immediate help as they are facing financial stress, which has aggravated due to the tariff war triggered by the entry of Reliance Jio.

According to data shared in the Lok Sabha, the market share of MTNL in the two circles where it operates has declined to 6.95% at the end of 2018-19 from 7.37% in 2016-17.

BSNL’s market share, despite cut-throat competition, increased to 10.72% from 9.63% on pan-India basis during the same period.

“The telecom sector is facing financial stress due to stiff competition and reduction in tariffs. The gross revenue of two private operators ie Airtel and Vodafone/Idea has also reduced in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19,” Prasad added.

The minister said there was a delay of some days in payment of salary in the last five to six months at MTNL due to shortage of funds arising out of mismatch in revenue inflows and liability outflows, but now no salary payment is pending.

“The salary to BSNL employees is being paid regularly. However there was some delay in the salary paid for the month of February, 2019,” Prasad said.