Coolpad Announces Its Republic Day Sale, Exciting Offers On Cool Bass Buds And Cool 6 Smartphone On Amazon

Coolpad, a leading Indian smartphone brand established by Coolpad Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., has announced an exciting Amazon sale to mark the occasion of India 72nd Republic Day. The brand is offering huge discounts on its most-recently launched products. The sale will be live between 20th and 23rd Midnight January 2021.

During the sale period, customers can buy the newly-launched, sleek, and ultra-portable wireless earphones, the Coolpad Cool Bass Buds, originally priced at INR 1,199, at a reduced price of INR 999. Additionally, the Coolpad Cool 6, launched in October 2020, will be available at FLAT INR 500 discount. The deal prices for the smartphone are6GB- INR 12,499 and 4GB- INR 10,499.Additionally, users will also get extra 10% off by paying with SBI credit cards.

Speaking on the sale, Mr. Harsh Sharma, Online Marketing Manager,Coolpad India, said, “We are thrilled to announce the big Coolpad Republic Day Sale on Amazon. For this celebration, we are offering discounts on two of our most popular and current offerings – the Coolpad Cool Bass Buds and the Coolpad Cool 6. At Coolpad, our overarching goal is revolutionizing consumer technology by offering feature-rich products at cost-efficient price points. This sale is an extension of this goal, and we hope that customers enjoy discounts. A Happy Republic Day to all!”

Coolpad has made a successful run in the Indian smartphone market with the help of its innovative and value-driven offerings. With technology at the heart of all its products, the brand has already filed over 800 patents in the name of 5G. With its entry into the accessories market and launch of cutting-edge wireless earbuds, the brand has cemented its stance as the market leader in terms of continuous innovation.

About Coolpad

Born in 2003, Coolpad is a young, innovative leading global smartphone brand that leverages its competitive advantages of R&D and manufacturing to advance in all walks of life. Its parent company YulongCoolpad was established in 1993 in Shenzhen, China. The company is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004 (code: 2369). Coolpad’s sales revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 67%. With over 13,000 patents in the field of innovative technology including "Dual-mode and Dual-standby Technology”, Coolpad has also been awarded the top science and technology award in China.TrendForce ranked Coolpad as the 6th largest global smartphone OEM during the 2nd quarter of 2013, beating out stiff competition like LG and Nokia and also being listed in China’s Fortune 500 for the first time ever. 

Kid App Creators From WhiteHat Jr Leave R Madhavan Awestruck As They Share Their Coding Experience

EdTech start-up WhiteHat Jr’s students Manya, Agastya and Yuvraj recently interacted with celebrated actor R Madhavan to share their thoughts and motivation, which led them to create the apps PicKaboo, Pat a Pet and Med Maze, respectively. The actor spent time with the young creators to understand their inspiration, quizzing them about the development process and their experiences of learning to code. Madhavan, a technology enthusiast, was impressed b the sheer display of compassion & intellect, which went way beyond the kids’ age. These interactive sessions were released today by WhiteHat Jr in a three-part video series.

Since its launch in 2018, WhiteHat Jr has continually empowered children to view themselves as creators.

8-year-old Manya Singhal from Haryana has created the PicKaboo app. She loves to teach her little sister everything she knows. With the concepts she learnt with WhiteHat Jr, Manya has developed an application that would help kids of her sister’s age group get information on their own in a fun way.

10-year-old Agastya Singh Yadav from Noida has created Pat a Pet, an app for pet owners to connect with foster families for their pets while they are away. Agastya tapped into his own real-life challenge of finding a loving and caring foster home for his pet when he had to be away from home during his vacations.

11-year-old Yuvraj Shah from Kolkata has created the Med Maze app to help people donate their unused but not expired medicine to people who need them but cannot afford them. Yuvraj hopes to be able to improve healthcare for the underprivileged by helping them access medicines easily.

Here is what R Madhavan has to say of his experience of engaging with these tech-whiz kids, “Kids are our future and every time I connect with these bright, young minds, I am left even more awestruck than before. It is wonderful to see kids this young learning how to code and creating apps. I’ve seen the apps that Manya, Agastya and Yuvraj have created and it takes a lot of skilled guidance and mentoring to be able to mold kids’ minds to think in such a manner. At a young age, the mind is more supple and receptive to new thoughts, ideas and learnings. There are also no inherent inhibitions to curb one’s creativity. All they need is the correct guidance and I am glad to see that WhiteHat Jr is effectively empowering kids.”

Talking about the students’ inspiring work featured in the latest videos, WhiteHat Jr, Founder and CEO, Karan Bajaj said, “The holy grail of edtech is individualized outcomes for each child as each and every one of them is special.  Our 1:1 live online learning aims to deliver on this promise. We are delighted to see that kids such as Manya, Agastya and Yuvraj and so many others look upon themselves as creators and not just passive consumers of technology.”

The videos of Madhavan will be hosted on WhiteHat Jr’s official YouTube channel. Viewers will be able to witness the fun exchange of ideas between Madhavan and the kids and learn more about the apps that Manya, Agastya and Yuvraj have created. 

About WhiteHat Jr

WhiteHat Jr. has been launched with a singular mission of enabling kids to become creators versus consumers of technology. Kids learn logic, structure, sequence and algorithmic thinking to generate creative outcomes like animations and apps.

To date, we have taught more than 175k students across the globe, including countries such as India, the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Our 11,000 strong women-only teacher workforce conducts more than 40,000+ 1:1 LIVE online classes every day on our proprietary platform.

ISBR Business School Partners With State University Of New York, Plattsburgh

ISBR Business School, an AICTE recognized Platinum Grade Institute, today announced its international academic partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY), Plattsburgh (School of Business & Economics – AACSB Accredited). ISBR will be the only academic partner for SUNY Plattsburgh in India.

With this exciting new partnership, ISBR will offer Dual Degree programs exclusively for Data Science, Business Analytics and Sports Management, which will be delivered by SUNY Plattsburgh faculties. Under this partnership, students of ISBR’s PGDM Global Program and PGDM One Semester Abroad will be able to opt for a year or a semester at SUNY Plattsburgh and get exposure to “Gold Standard of Business Education”. ISBR and SUNY has also signed MOUs to carry out joint research and extend Internship for ISBR’s global program students.

Dr. Lakshman Kumar, Director, ISBR, said “this is a moment of great pride for ISBR, being chosen as the only academic partner in India for SUNY Plattsburgh, a school, committed to a global educational experience that values diversity and promotes an international perspective among students. Through this collaboration, ISBR is ready to deliver an enhanced American education experience to its students. Since 2008, ISBR has collaborated with Double & Triple (AACSB, AMBA, and Equis) crowned business schools in Europe (France, Spain & Germany) for Global Programs, Joint Research, Team Teaching & Faculty Exchange. We are committed to our vision of creating an environment of continuous and experiential learning to build professionally competent and socially responsible global leaders”.

The partnership will also extend online and immersion programs to sensitize students towards international organisational culture and workplace dynamics and an expansive internships program for global program students of ISBR after completion of their study at SUNY Plattsburgh.

For more information on ISBR’s International programs visit: www.isbr.in/international.html

About SUNY Plattsburgh

Since its founding in 1889 as a teaching college, SUNY Plattsburgh has had a strong history of meeting regional and statewide needs for higher education. It is also a major driver of the economic and cultural well-being of the community. SUNY Plattsburgh is home to a vibrant community of renowned teachers and nationally recognized scholars, dedicated to engaging students and helping them to succeed.

SUNY Plattsburgh is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The campus was reaccredited for ten years in June 2012.

https://www.plattsburgh.edu/

About ISBR Business School

ISBR Business School founded by young entrepreneur, Mr. Manish Kothari, is a leading management institution with collaborations with International universities of Europe, US, and Australia. The first campus of ISBR was set up under the aegis of Bangalore Education Trust established in the year 1990.

The edifice of ISBR is built on three building blocks. The Governing Council, The Academic Advisory board & the board of Studies. These Apex bodies, individually & collectively, contribute towards a high standard of Academic Governance. With the competence & experience of the best minds from Academics & Industry, ISBR is envisioned as an institute of high academic standards. ISBR takes pride in being a place where students and faculty can pursue knowledge without boundaries, a place where theory and practice combine to produce a better understanding of our world and ourselves.

Tata Tele Business Services Launches An Advanced Cloud Communication Suite ‘Smartflo’

 

* communicate smartly anytime, anywhere

* redefine customer experience through a frictionless and integrated flow of communication

* assured enterprise-grade security and reliability

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS) has introduced Smartflo, a future-ready cloud communication suite that has been innovatively designed to support today’s hybrid work culture. It allows uninterrupted connectivity between all stakeholders, internally within employees and externally with customers and vendors across platforms and touch points.  Smartflo enables businesses to strengthen engagement with customers through seamless communication, anytime and anywhere. It allows business minds to go farther from their cubicles, to work better from anywhere they choose to.The setup is quick with zero installation charges and no capex investment. Smartflo comes with an uptime guarantee of 99.5% backed by TTBS  24X7 managed service capabilities and trust, ensuring uninterrupted business continuity.

Announcing the launch of Smartflo, Mr. Kalidas Ks, Vice-President, Tata Teleservices said, “Smartflo truly defines our vision of product innovation that empowers enterprises to Do Big. Smartflo is an anytime, anywhere, flexible suite of cloud communication solutions. It optimizes connectivity, helps build operational resilience and enables businesses to deliver better customer experiences across channels. With its comprehensive and advance features, it is well equipped to fulfil the emerging needs of enterprises. With increasing number of businesses looking at cloud-based platforms to engage with customers, TTBS is well positioned to seize this large and emerging opportunity.”

Smartflo is suitable for enterprises across industries. It would appeal equally to a startup as to any small and large enterprise that requires a multi-functional, multi-modal, economical yet technologically advanced cloud communication suite. TTBS has seen a strong customer interest for Smartflo solutions across industry verticals like BFSI, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Education, Fintech, Logistics and E-commerce.

Elaborating further on Smartflo, Mr. Kalidas Ks said, “The world we are living in is constantly aligning and realigning itself. As business models are getting reimagined there is an emerging need for solutions which are flexible and enable operations beyond boundaries. Smartflo suite of solutions combine an uninterrupted flow of business communication with intelligent call routing and monitoring. Not only this, but it also offers on-demand scalability, which allows businesses to adapt quickly to changing business conditions. Smartflo comes with enterprise-grade security and reliability.”

Smartflo comes with host of features like:

· Intelligent routing of customer calls to the best of agents/employees

· Voice to Text conversion with keywork mapping

· Call sentiment analysis to understand your customers better

· API integration with all enterprise applications to get a single customer view

· Quality checks of customer interactions through live call barge-ins

· Analytics and reports to get insights and enhance your business outcomes

· On demand scalability without additional Capex

· Inbuild Enterprise Grade security and reliability

 Digital agility will be a competitive advantage for enterprises in the new normal. The recent disruption has accelerated the adoption of cloud native technologies. As per Gartner, the cloud telephony market is estimated to grow 18% in 2021 as telephony investment priorities shift to cloud.  TTBS has leveraged its deep customer expertise and has taken several initiatives in the recent times to empower enterprises with innovative and reliable solutions that significantly boost their competitiveness. TTBS has strengthened its portfolio of enterprise grade solutions such as Cloud-based solutions, Collaboration solutions, IoT, Data Management and Cybersecurity solutions across industries. These solutions appropriately address the needs arising out of a distributed and remote working environment and enable customers to maintain ‘business as usual’ mode while not compromising on efficiency and productivity.

InterMiles Brings Next-Gen Shopping Experience Home With An All-New Marketplace ‘Digi Stores’

* Aims to become a one-stop online to offline commerce platform, by offering members a wide range of saving and rewards options across 200+ brands~

* Members can avail store-cards, deals, discounts and rewards which will help fund their future aspirations including flight tickets, hotel stays and exclusive dining experiences~

InterMiles, a leading loyalty and rewards programme, recently introduced their e-commerce marketplace – Digi Stores. The marketplace houses rewards, options to save with Miles, vouchers and raffles, along with massive deals and discounts across a broadened partner ecosystem. With the added choice and flexibility, Digi Stores allows for a shopping experience that is seamless, memorable and empowers InterMiles members to do more, earn more and save more.

For the first time in India, deals and discounts on Digi Stores can be availed of in real-time, while shopping at offline or online stores. Members can secure exclusive deals across 80+ partners, get access to vouchers across 100+ brands such as Amazon and Myntra instantly, earn and redeem Miles on brands or stores of their choice, win exciting products every week and enjoy smart savings via Digi Stores. All of this, plus additional, assured savings of 5% on every purchase as members also have the option of choosing Save with Miles as an option while purchasing a voucher.

Commenting on the newly launched platform, Mr. Vikas Chandak, SVP & Head – Strategic Businesses, Financial Products, Partnerships & Alliances, InterMiles said, “This digital marketplace is a leap forward for the program, as we introduce an integrated ‘Earn-Redeem & Save with Miles’ shopping experience, wherein members get to shop at a brand of their choice - online or offline - and pay in a currency of their choice – be it Miles or Cash, thus benefiting from every purchase.

We are also among the first to bridge the O2O (Online to Offline) retail proposition. With Digi Stores, our members can purchase vouchers on the InterMiles app and use them real-time in physical stores. Every purchase becomes beneficial as they either earn miles or use their miles to get great discounts.

We intend for Digi Stores to become the preferred shopping route for the next generation shoppers (within our member base), who actively seek out the best deals and discounts, and look to earn & benefit from every spend,” he added.

As part of the launch of Digi Stores, the programme has rolled out a wide array of digital offerings, including gift vouchers across 100+ partners, daily and weekly raffles to win electronics, merchandise and digital vouchers, and 80+ deals.

QuEST Global Reinforces Leadership Position In Zinnov Zones ER&D & IoT Services Ratings

* Strong growth in Digital Engineering, AI Engineering, Enterprise Software, Semiconductor, and Medical Devices cements the company's leadership position

QuEST Global, a product engineering and lifecycle services company, said it had reinforced its leadership position in the Zinnov Zones – Engineering and R&D and IoT Services 2020 ratings, owing to strong growth in digital engineering, AI engineering, enterprise software, semiconductor, and medical devices domains. The recognition by Zinnov is a testament to QuEST's capability to be the trusted thinking partner to customers by solving some of the toughest engineering problems they face in creating new products, opening new markets, and maximizing efficiency.

In the ER&D services rating, Zinnov has recognized the leadership capabilities of QuEST in some of the most essential industries such as semiconductor, medical devices, enterprise software, industrial, automotive, and aerospace. Zinnov has placed QuEST in the expansive and established leadership zone for digital engineering, AI engineering, and IoT services for its robust presence and excellence in these domains.

Zinnov published the ER&D and IoT Services reports after evaluating around 60 global engineering service providers across major industry segments. Criteria such as product development capabilities, innovation, client relationships, eco-system linkages, scalability, depth and maturity of engineering services, and specialization were evaluated.

"QuEST has continued to accelerate its growth trajectory, strengthening its leadership position in Zinnov Zones 2020 - Engineering and R&D services and IoT Technology Services ratings. The firm's wide breadth of capabilities across product engineering and lifecycle in verticals such as Semiconductor, Medical Devices, and Industrial has helped the firm strengthen its leadership positioning. QuEST's investments and offerings in new-age areas such as Digital Engineering, AI engineering poise it to grow further and enhance its market positioning for ER&D services," said Sidhant Rastogi, Managing Partner & Practice Head, Zinnov.

Commenting on this achievement, Ajit Prabhu, Chairman & CEO, QuEST Global, said, "We are delighted to be recognized by Zinnov as a leader in ER&D and IoT Services ratings. This reflects our engineers' hunger and aspiration to enable customers to 'Create the Frontier' by advancing the ways people travel, live, work, and engage with each other. During these times of the pandemic, our diversification strategy has helped us grow business and strengthen our presence in hi-tech and medical devices verticals. Growing at this pace, we are sure we will continue to build an organization that will last for generations to come."

QuEST has been working with the world's most recognized companies across diverse verticals, helping them address the growing demand to provide connected engineering experiences to the end consumers. Over the past two decades, the company has been helping industry leaders and challengers to identify problems, proactively create innovative solutions, and make products safer and more reliable in today's digital age. Through its integrated local-global delivery approach and ability to leverage the convergence of mechanical, software, electronics, and digital engineering innovations, QuEST has been catering to customers' emerging needs and delighting them with best-in-class engineering solutions.

SS Innovations Launches SSI Mantra, A Medical Robotics Surgery System In Indian Market

 

Despite decades of successful robotic-assisted surgeries globally that have positively impacted millions of patients, the access is scarce at large. The dominant current robotic system is expensive and associated with a steep learning curve, resulting in the limited availability across the world of over six billion population.

Taking this up as a challenge and leading with a vision to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery solutions, Dr. Sudhir P. Srivastava  and his team launched SSI MANTRA (Multi-Arm Novel Tele Robotic Assistance) Surgical Robotic System, with a live demonstration, in New Delhi, today. The event marked the presence of national media at the launch alongside attendance from dignitaries like Amitabh Kant, CEONitiAyogvia web-conferencing.

“Robotics shall be the future of surgery, and myvisionis to create a technologically advanced system that will be cost-effective, easy to use, andcan be applied to all surgical specialities. Thus, benefitting most patients around the world. Compared to conventional surgery, robotic surgery results in smaller incisions, that reduces pain, scarring and leads to quicker recovery.” said Dr. Srivastava, one of the early pioneers in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery. He has performed over 1,400 robotic cardiac surgical procedures in the expanse of his career as a surgeon. It is his goal to build an affordable surgical robotic system that is easier for surgeons to use and provides easier accessibility for patients around the world.

The MANTRA system was recently utilised for the first in human pilot study at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, where the surgeons successfully completed 18 complex Urology, Gynaecology and General Surgery procedures in less than a month. Present at the launch event, Dr. Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director RGCI added,“The dedicated team of engineers and scientists at SS Innovations have been working hard under Dr. Srivastava's guidance for the past few years to develop a cost-effective robotic surgical system. I congratulate them on this launch. I have been closely involved in the clinical trials myself, and the results have been outstanding."

The SSI Mantra surgical robotic system can be utilised for all major surgical specialities including Urology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Thoracic, Cardiac, and Head & Neck Surgery. 

The SSI Mantra System shall additionally have automated enabling technologies for coronary bypass and valve operations.

DISCLAIMER: The MANTRA system is currently not available for sale in the market.

About Dr. Sudhir. P. Srivastava

Popularly known as a Leader in Robotic Cardiac Surgery by International media, Dr. Srivastavais a specialist and pioneer in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass robotic surgery. Dr. Srivastavahas performed over 1400 robotic cardiothoracic surgeries including over 750 beating heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB) procedures, that represents the largest experience in the world.  In addition to having performed many world’s first TECAB procedures and while serving as an Assistant Professor and Director of Cardiac Robotic Surgery at the esteemed University of Chicago, Dr. Srivastava performed the world’s first quadruple bypass surgery on a beating heart in a totally closed chest approach utilising surgical robotic assistance.

Having received his medical degree at J.L.N. Medical College in Rajasthan, he completed his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Srivastavawas the Founding Chairman for  Alliance Hospital, a centre of excellence in Cardiovascular Disease in West Texas.  Additionally, he was the Founder President of the International College of Robotic Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2011, he returned to his motherland, India and launched the International Centrefor Robotic Surgery in New Delhi.  Dr. Srivastava has been a highly sought after and inspirational speaker at many international scientific meetings in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

It was his passion to expand less traumatic, minimally invasive surgical techniques that drove him to teach and train over 350 teams globally in robotic coronary bypass procedures. This mission itself was the inspiration for Dr. Srivastava and his team that resulted in the development of Multi-Arm Novel Tele Robotic Assistance, "Mantra" Surgical Robotic System.

About SS Innovations

SS Innovations was established by its founder Dr. Sudhir Srivastava in 2016 with the goal of providing an advanced, cost-effective surgical robotic system. SS Innovations is improving the quality of robotic surgical systems. Founder and CEO, Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, has made it his personal mission to find ways to improve accessibility to robotic surgical procedures through the union of clinical experience, patient outreach, and technology development. At SS Innovations, research and development are advanced with a focus on patients, across the world, benefitting from new technologies.

The company has already raised over 300 Crores (USD 40 Million) in the last 3 years and plans to launch the next round of funding with the goal to raise between 700 to 1000 Crores (USD 100-150 Million) to help establish the manufacturing, assembly, infrastructure and clinical support for its global launch that will be starting from India.

The company's India headquarters are currently located in the Andhra Pradesh Medical Technology Zone (AMTZ), Visakhapatnam, AP.  AMTZ is the first medical device technology park in India for the "Make in India" initiative from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  The company has a team of highly talented engineers, the majority of whom are from India, additionally, several world renown pioneers in the field of robotic surgical technology from around the world are associated with SS Innovations.