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IAMAI’s Views of TRAI’s Recommendations for Mobile VAS

posted 3 days ago

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TRAI published recommendations for the mobile value added services industry on 14 May 2012. Without going into the merits of each recommendation, IAMAI is of the view that the set of recommendations are self-contradictory and defeats the purpose with which the consultation paper was published. The most important recommendation of TRAI is to bring the… read more »

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Freshdesk Announces Future Fund to Provide USD 10M in OnlineHelpdesk Support to 501 Startups Worldwide

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Today, Freshdesk  announces phase one of its Freshdesk Future Fund to provide customer support services to new companies. The fund will provide 501 startups and incubations with USD 10M worth of Freshdesk’s cloud based support solution for one year. Startups have their finger on the pulse when it comes to new technologies and disruptive ideas.… read more »

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Twelve Charter Angels Join VentureNursery, A Startup Accelerator

posted 4 days ago

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VentureNursery, India’s first angel-backed start-up accelerator, today announced that twelve angel investors have joined its Charter Angels program. The Charter Angels program is an anchor element of VentureNursery’s value proposition and is meant to give a platform to graduating start-ups to pitch for on-going mentoring and seed funding by seasoned and active angel investors. “We… read more »

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CarZ Uses USD 5 million Funding to Open Nine New Outlets

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CarZ, a multi-brand car service network raised Series-A funding of $5 million from Indo-US ventures for its expansion plans. Carz has opened nine service outlets in Guntur, Khammam, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Nellore, Anantapur, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. CarZ, which commenced operations in Hyderabad in 2008 now has 12 outlets across Andhra Pradesh (including three in Hyderabad… read more »

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High Flying Google Executive Joins Dropmyemail, a cloud-to-cloud Email Backup Solution

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After almost 5 years building up Google Southeast Asia, Vinoaj Vijeyakumaar, has left to become the Head of Product Development at an ambitious startup, Dropmyemail. Mind-boggling as it may seem to some that anyone would leave the comforts and security of Google, it is in-built for some to take a risk. “Startups are in my DNA – they are… read more »

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OLX India Launches its Universal iOS Application for iPad andiPhone

posted 6 days ago

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OLX.in, an Indian online free local classified site has launched iPad and iPhone application to cater to the rapidly emerging internet population in India which is bound to reach to about 300 Mn by 2015. Also a large portion of this projected number of the new Internet users are going to be Mobile Internet users… read more »

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Freshdesk Launches Private Customer Support for BusinessesonFacebook

posted 6 days ago

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Online help desk solution protects consumers from identity theft; is first solution to integrate privacy into social support  When it comes to customer support, social media has primarily been an outlet for consumers to publicly speak out about product and brand troubles. Today Freshdesk, the fast growth online help desk solution, announces support for Facebook… read more »

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Cbazaar secures USD 3.5 Million from Inventus Capital and Ojas Venture Partners

posted 10 days ago

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Channai based Cbazaar, an Indian ethnic wear and accessories eCommerce outfit has raised Series A funding of US $3.5 million from Inventus Capital Partners a US-India venture capital and Ojas Venture Partners, an early-stage technology based investing firm. Cbazaar.com was launched in 2005, completely on bootstrapped funds with an initial capital of Rs 12 lakh. At present Cbazaar services… read more »

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e Health Access, a Virtual Healthcare Ecosystem, Launches Today

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Connecting Doctors and patients through multiple Channels – Voice, Video, and Discussion Forums / Chat e Health Access launches today with an objective to provide easily accessible, usable and affordable health consultation to individuals and corporates, around the clock. e Health Access Pvt. Ltd is a healthcare company focused on developing a new healthcare eco system… read more »

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Italian Footwear and Accessories Retailer Salt ‘n’ Pepper Launches in India

posted 11 days ago

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eCommerce has arrived in India and this is no news. The fashion market is also a big thing, especially in the metros. Recognizing this fact, foreign players are entering India. Italian designer Footwear & Accessories brand Salt ‘n’ Pepper has announced its foray into the Indian market. Currently being retailed in over 10 countries across… read more »

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