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‘ I will strive to uphold the interest of Anglo Indians’ , says MLA Vinisha Nero

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(from left): Former President of the Anglo Indian Association-Mysore, Richard Sherwood, Association President Henry Dove, Anglo Indian MLA Vinisha Nero, Association Secretary G.A. Edwards and Lawrence Nero at a function held at St. Philomena’s High School in city on Sunday.
(from left): Former President of the Anglo Indian Association-Mysore, Richard Sherwood, Association President Henry Dove, Anglo Indian MLA Vinisha Nero, Association Secretary G.A. Edwards and Lawrence Nero at a function held at St. Philomena’s High School in city on Sunday.

Mysore :

“I will strive to uphold the interests of the community, work from the grassroot level, represent the community with their problems and uphold the culture of the community,” said Vinisha Nero, the newly-nominated Anglo Indian MLA here on Sunday.

Speaking at a programme organised by The All India Anglo Indian Association-Mysore Branch, at St. Philomena’s High School here, she said that having been brought up with middle class values had helped her to understand the importance of education, respect for elders, integrity and hard work.

Stating that a helpful nature and high aspirations were her fortitude, she added that she was humbled and honoured to accept this position, to serve the Anglo-Indian community and further contribute to the greatness of the State and the country.

Vinisha called upon the youth to respect elders as they were the guiding force behind them and also asked them not to get tired of working and learning as it takes them to greater heights.

She also called upon every one to give respect to their mother tongue and other languages too.

Henry Dove, President, All India Anglo Indian Association Mysore Branch, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that Vinisha Nero had an experience of 31 years in the Administrative field from small beginnings, worked hard and progressed in her career.

He further said that Vinisha had worked in top MNCs like Microsoft, Cisco, Capital One, Clutch Group, besides personally managing the visit of Bill Gates during his visit to Bangalore and added that her job had given her experience in dealing with people at all levels, solving problems, being a team player and a facilitator.

Former President of the Association, Richard Sherwood, said that Vinisha has served in various positions in The All India Anglo Indian Association and the Boards of Managements of various prestigious educational institutions.

Secretary of the Association G.A. Edwards, Lawrence Nero (husband of Vinisha Nero) and other committee members were present on the occasion.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / February 18th, 2014

Satya Nadella, Manipal University alumni named 3rd Microsoft CEO

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Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella

Bringing great pride to India, Hyderabad born Satya Nadella has been selected as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Microsoft Corporation. Having worked at Microsoft for 22 years, the 46-year old Nadella is the third leader of the software magnet, after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Although without the clichéd pedigree of IIT/IIM, Nadella has risen to great heights following his graduation in Engineering from Manipal University.

‘Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together,’ Gates said in a statement.

Professors at Manipal University Tuesday voiced happiness at alumnus Satya Nadella being named the new Microsoft chief and remembered him as a quiet student with a keen eye for detail.

Vinod V. Thomas, his teacher at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), remembered Nadella as a “sincere, quiet student in his college days who earned his degree in first class with distinction”.

“It is a great moment which makes every MITians proud..” said Thomas, now the MIT director.

The university rejoiced at the new responsibility for Nadella, who was part of the 1988 batch in Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication, terming it a great day for the university.

“Yes, it is a great day for Manipal University. Every single student, past and present will cherish this glorious moment. Satya’s great achievement has done Manipal Institute of Technology and Manipal University proud,” said Chancellor Ramdas M. Pai.

“This is the biggest event for Manipal University. Over the last three months, when his name was shortlisted for the job, we have been hoping and praying that Satya would get the job. Today is a red letter day in the history of Manipal University,” Pai said, according to a varsity statement.

School of Information Sciences director Harishchandra Hebbar, who taught digital electronics to Nadella, said: “As a student he had a keen eye for details. He would always want to know the how and why of everything that was being taught in the class. He never would take the next step without fully knowing the step he has already taken.”

After completing his BE here at MIT, Nadella went to the US and completed his master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. He has been with Microsoft for 22 years.

source: http://www.indiatoday.intoday.in / IndiaToday.inEducation / Home> New>Story / India Today Online / New Delhi / February 05th, 2014

Biocon and US-based Baxter open research centre in Bangalore

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The centre will engage in a wide range of R&D activities centred on product and analytical development and preclinical evaluation in parenteral nutrition and renal therapy.

Syngene , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biocon Ltd and a contract research organisation, and Baxter International Inc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, have established the Baxter Global Research Center (BGRC) at Syngene, in Bangalore.

BGRC at Syngene is a part of Baxter’s global strategy of building R&D collaborations with strategic partners. This collaboration will support Baxter in the R&D of medical products and devices to serve patients both in India and around the world.

A team of over 100 multidisciplinary Syngene scientists will be based at this dedicated centre in Biocon Park, Bangalore. The Syngene team, working closely with Baxter scientists, will engage in a wide range of R&D activities centred on product and analytical development and preclinical evaluation in parenteral nutrition and renal therapy.

Jean-Luc Butel, Corporate Vice President & President – International, Baxter, said, “Baxter is pleased to be part of the opening of this Syngene facility dedicated to providing Baxter with technical and scientific capabilities that will augment our own internal resources. Baxter is committed to helping save and sustain patients’ lives worldwide, and innovation is the driver of success in this area.”

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw , Chairperson, Biocon, stated, “Biocon is pleased to partner with Baxter through its research services arm, Syngene. We share a common vision with Baxter, focused on developing pharmaceutical products that advance patient care worldwide and this new research centre will be a significant step towards enabling that objective.”

Commenting on the collaboration, Peter Bains, Director, Syngene International Limited, said, “The scale and scope of activities signal the strategic nature of the collaboration and also reflect Syngene’s capabilities to offer broad based complimentary integrated development services. We look forward to working closely with Baxter’s scientists to support advancing their R&D goals.”

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> B2B Connect> B2B Chemicals> News on Chemical Industry / A Commercial Feature – Special on Chemicals / B2B Bureau – Bangalore, February 05th, 2014

Bangalore’s rose exports bloom ahead of Valentine’s Day

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Roses are grown on nearly 250 hectares in and around Bangalore, while the daily production is around 15 lakh stems./ Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. / The Hindu
Roses are grown on nearly 250 hectares in and around Bangalore, while the daily production is around 15 lakh stems./ Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. / The Hindu

Around five million roses are expected to be exported from Bangalore

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, nearly five million roses are expected to be exported from Bangalore, which produces the best varieties in India.

C.G. Nagaraju, managing director, International Flower Auction Bangalore (IFAB) Ltd., told reporters here on Wednesday that roses were grown on nearly 250 hectares in and around Bangalore, while the daily production was around 15 lakh stems. The varieties that are in demand are ‘Taj Mahal’, ‘Grand Gala’ and ‘First Red’.

He said while roses did not have a market all round the year, they were in demand on certain days, such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. “This year, due to harsh weather in Europe, we expect increased exports of long-stemmed roses. The increase is likely to be between 20 to 25 per cent from last year when four million stems were exported,” he said.

Major exports are made to European countries, Gulf countries, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. Increased exports are also being attributed to the Valentine’s Day weekend.

Mr. Nagaraju said that even locally, the sale of roses had picked up. With the wedding season a month away, the sale of roses was likely to see an increase. During Valentine’s Day, 25 lakh long-stemmed roses are expected to be sold locally.

V. Jhansi Lakshmi, vice-president of the South India Floriculture Association, said the floriculture industry would grow with good support from both the Union and State governments by having a single window system for the export of flowers. Customs and phytosanitation should be under a single window, and airfreight rates must be subsidises and import duties exempted, she said.

IFAB’s executive member M. Sridhar Chowdary said that in India, varieties that were developed nearly 10 years ago were cultivated. Indian growers face stiff competition from growers in Kenya, Ethiopia and China, where newer varieties were cultivated. “The biggest challenge is the royalty that growers will have to pay to cultivate the new varieties. It has to be resolved,” he added.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Bangalore – February 06th, 2014

UL DQS India releases the first AS 9120 certification for Noble Aerospace in India

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UL DQS India releases the first AS 9120 certification for Noble Aerospace in India
• First of its kind certification released by UL DQS India
• Noble Aerospace is only the second company to receive this certification in the country
Bangalore :

UL DQS India, the Indian subsidiary of DQS Holdings GmBH has awarded AS 9120 certification to Noble Aerospace today. This is the first time UL DQS India is releasing this certificate and Noble Aerospace is only the second company to receive this certification in India. This standard is for use by organizations that procure parts, materials and assemblies and sells these products to a customer in the Aerospace industry. This includes organizations that procure products and split them into smaller quantities.

This certification includes ISO 9001quality management system requirements and specifies additional requirements for a quality management system for the aerospace industry applicable to stockists and distributors.

“UL DQS India has taken a step forward by releasing AS 9120 certification in India. The auditing was lead by Krishna Kamath, who is the only Indian and is among the 37 auditors in Aerospace Practice across the world to have been qualified for all the three Aerospace standards (AS9110, AS9120 and AS9100).” said Dr K Murugan, CEO & MD, UL DQS India.

“It was a unique experience to audit Nobel Aerospace. The process to determine counterfeit, suspect and unapproved parts including the requirements of reporting such detection was very exhaustive and effective. All the applicable clauses were audited for compliance and effectiveness and was found to be as per the requirements.” said Mr Krishna Kamath – Head Aerospace Practice, UL DQS India.

source: http://www.openpr.com / OpenPR / Home> CET-Logistics & Transport / from K2 Communications / Bangalore – February 03rd, 2014 

CeBIT inks MOU with iSPIRT

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New initiatives aimed at catalysing venture capital and private equity funding

News | by CIOL Bureau

Bangalore, INDIA:

Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the Global JV Company HMG (Hannover Milano Global), have announced its roadmap for the entry of CeBIT, the world’s largest Business IT exhibition and conference, to India for the first time.

Achieving a significant milestone in this roadmap, HMFI has signed an MoU with iSPIRT, Indian Software Product Industry Round Table, to grow the software development industry in the country and encourage the right policy environment towards product entrepreneurship.

As a build up to CeBIT India in November 2014, the MoU between HMFI and iSPIRT outlines the efforts of the two entities towards achieving the following goals:

1. Engage with informed buyers from focused sectors to showcase India’s Software Product Development capabilities to buyers
2. The internationalization of India as a Product Nation utilizing the CeBIT Global series of events as a platform. A focused, curated pavilion of several Indian Software companies will be showcased at CeBIT Germany, 2015, towards this end
3. These initiatives are also aimed at catalysing venture capital and private equity funding

Andreas Luttmann, general manager of Hannover Fairs International GmbH said: “We are looking forward to working with the team at iSPIRT to promote the role that India’s Software Product ecosystem is going to play in the development of the Global and Indian IT economy. We believe that India’s growing economy will propel an increase in local demand, and CeBIT India is an ideal platform to build both local and global opportunities in product development. Deutsche Messe is the benchmark for lead generation worldwide, and we are happy to launch India’s first CeBIT in Bangalore, the country’s IT capital.”

Shekhar Kirani, founder circle member, iSPIRT and partner at Accel Partners: “iSPIRT welcomes CeBIT to India. We have no doubt that the potential that India holds in terms of software products is huge and is growing every day. Facilitating the interaction of buyers and sellers through a well-recognized brand like CeBIT is only going to create further traction and momentum in the market. We look forward to playing an active role in CeBIT and look forward to their events.”

The well recognized international CeBIT show is slated to be a first of its kind Business IT and ICT show in India, dedicated to boost new business in the Indian IT & ITes market and create a platform for generation of new national and international business opportunities, drive new ideas, profitability & growth in India with an exposure to the International markets. The first CeBIT India will take place in 2014 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, (BIEC)on Tumkur Road in Bangalore.

With the aim of showcasing New Perspectives in IT Business, India’s first CeBIT will cover the key IT trends of Cloud Computing, Strategic Big Data, Enterprise Mobilily and Social Media.

“Over the next few months the HMFI team will focus on building key partnerships with Government and Industry bodies to build India’s first CeBIT as a platform that serves the entire IT ecosystem from services to products. Historically, CeBIT has always served as a driver for opportunities bringing together the fields of knowledge, research and entrepreneurship to offer brilliant prospects for business development on national and international level.” said Mehul Lanvers-Shah, Managing Director, Hannover Fairs

source: http://www.ciol.com / CIOL / Home> SMB / News by CIOL Bureau / Friday – January 31st, 2014

Wipro Recognized as a Best in Class Outsourcing and Consulting Service Provider for 2014 by ‘Consumer Goods Technology’ Readers

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India and East Brunswick, United States (WIPRO)

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, today announced that it has received Readers’ Choice Awards from Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine.  Wipro has been ranked among the Top 4 providers in the ‘Outsourcing’ category, a move up by two places from rankings published in January of 2013.In addition to the list of top providers in each category, CGT also spotlights companies that received special honors from readers. In the Breakout Favorites, Wipro was voted the Customer Experience Leader in the Consulting category, a recognition that identifies the one company that received the highest average user satisfaction rating in a category.”It is an absolute honor to be ranked favorably in these categories. This clearly reinforces Wipro’s continued commitment and opportunity to the consumer goods market,” said Srini Pallia, Senior Vice President & Global Head – Retail, Consumer Goods, Transportation & Govt. Business Unit, Wipro. He added, “Helping our Consumer Goods (CG) customers best understand their consumer is of utmost importance to us. Our vision is to continually innovate and provide transformational capabilities in technology, infrastructure and business operations, to enable CG organisations to create better connections and improve their consumer experience, operational efficiency and profitability.”CGT’s readers recorded their votes on the consumer goods industry’s preferred solutions and service providers across 12 categories, which reflect the vast landscape of IT investment opportunities available today.

Wipro’s Consumer Goods expertise spans areas of Packaged Application Services, Application and Infrastructure Management, Business Process and IT Consulting, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing. Wipro’s dedicated Consumer Goods practice has deep expertise working with Tier 1 companies in the areas of Sales & Marketing, Value Chain Optimization, Digital Transformation, and Analytics driving Insights, across the Food & Beverage, Home & Personal Care, Apparel & Footwear and Agribusiness & Tobacco segments. Wipro provides Systems Integration, Consulting and BPO services, and some of Wipro’s leading solutions for the consumer goods industry include Promax Trade Promotion Management & Optimization solutions, Market Mix Modelling amongst others.

source: http://www.moneylife.in / moneylife / Home / January 30th, 2014

Latest technologies for Al Hammadi hospitals

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Cisco, a leader in networking and Wipro has signed a deal with Saudi-based Al Hammadi Development and Investment Company to launch three smart and connected hospitals with latest technologies in the medical grade infrastructure.

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Al Hammadi has partnered with Cisco and Wipro to deliver capabilities such as private health cloud, optimised clinical workflow solutions and solutions that will increase the quality of care while transforming the experience of patients and medical staff, said a statement.

The solutions include Cisco’s latest end-to-end networking and security solutions, its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Wipro’s Hospital Information System (HIS) Cloud-enabled Application to be installed in three of its hospitals in the kingdom as part of a SR90 million ($23.9 million) contract.

Mohammed Al Hammadi, CEO, said: “Cisco’s and Wipro’s technology solutions will help us deliver a state-of-the-art network infrastructure to enable us to offer the very best in healthcare. We are confident the our 90 Million SAR investment will enable us to stay ahead of the game by helping is create and deliver three outstanding healthcare facilities to cater of the health needs of our citizens.”

Subramanian Krishnan, sales head, Saudi Arabia, Wipro Arabia, said: “Healthcare business models are constantly evolving with health IT as the industry expands. Our HIS solution will help Al Hammadi Hospitals to control various processes that govern this sector and as well as escalating costs while also leveraging existing infrastructure.

“HIS has advanced intelligence tools that enable the management of the healthcare facilities to take informed real-time decisions. It supports workflows, alerts and notifications which help keep critical business as well as clinical parameters in control.” – TradeArabia News Service

source: http://www.tradearabia.com / Trade Arabia / Home> Health & Environment> Story / Trade Arabia News Service / Dubai – January 31st, 2014

New heights for Bangalore Lad

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Kush Maini with F1 driver Jean Alesi after receiving his trophies
Kush Maini with F1 driver Jean Alesi after receiving his trophies

City boy Kush Maini became the first Indian to receive the prestigious World Series Karting (WSK) Championship awards at the WSK Gran Gala held at the Adria International Track on January 18.

The go-karting champion and his brother Arjun have been making waves on all tracks and with this win he felt on top of the world.

Kush came second in the Overall Championship in the WSK Euro series in the 60 mini category for races held at two different tracks in Italy. Competing with over 50 drivers was not easy. Kush also came third in the Overall Championship in the WSK Master series which was held across four different tracks in Italy, once again with over 50 participants from all over the world.

The Gran Gala awards were bagged by the drivers, who finished first in the top three overall Championships from all over the world in the 60 Mini, KF, KFJ, KZ2 and KZ1 series. The event was held at the Adria International Raceway in North Eastern Italy in the province of Rovigo, where several renowned people in the field of racing and karting had come together.

Jean Alesi the Formula 1 driver for Ferrari attended the ceremony and was a great motivation for all the young drivers who are making their way forward with Formula 1 as their main goal.

Kush was ecstatic on receiving both his awards and said, “I have worked very hard for many years as I started karting at the age of five and started racing the year I turned eight. After receiving several podium finishes in 2012 in Europe, I started understanding European racing and competitions and wanted to focus on the Championships in the year 2013.”

“To be at the Gran Gala was a big motivation.

I was able to pull off the win at the right time, and even though I was going through ups and downs during the season, I never lost focus. In the end, it felt great that I was the only Indian driver to have been invited to the Gran Gala function. Receiving these Championship awards has really motivated me and now that I have moved up the category to race in the KFJ this year, I will be giving it my best shot to be back at the Gran Gala this year as well,” Kush added.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by S S Shreekumar – Bangalore / January 23rd, 2014

Triumph Motorcycles’ first Indian dealership opens in Bangalore

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About two months after entering India, British Motorcycle brand Triumph Motorcycles opened its first showroom cum service centre in the country in Bangalore.

In November, Triumph had launched a range of 10 motorcycles starting from the Triumph Bonneville priced at Rs 5.7 lakh (ex-showroom) with the range-topping Rocket III priced at Rs 20 lakh. The entire range will be available at the showroom.

We rode the Bonneville in India and were quite impressed by the entry-level Triumph motorcycle. Here are the five things we loved about the Bonnie .

Triumph India officials at the opening of the Bangalore showroom
Triumph India officials at the opening of the Bangalore showroom

Triumph Motorcycles have tied up with Keerthi Motors in Bangalore and the showroom is located on St Marks Road.The new dealership will be an ultra-modern showroom integrated with an after-sales service facility. The showroom will have an array of Triumph merchandise which includes riding gear, accessories and memorabilia.

Speaking at the opening, Triumph Motorcycles India managing director Vimal Sumbly said, “With the launch of Triumph Motorcycles in Bangalore, we are committed to setting new benchmarks in providing high quality service experience to our brand enthusiasts and prospects in India.”

source: http://www.overdrive.in / Overdrive / Home> News / January 23rd, 2014