Qualitia provides ‘scriptless’ test automation platform; how it benefits enterprises

Pune-based technology startup Qualitia Software Pvt Ltd has developed a ‘scriptless’ test automation platform – an enterprise-facing solution that helps make test automation fast, reliable and easy. The firm claims that it takes less time, requires fewer skills and costs about 50 per cent l...

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Excl: Online baby record book Little1 raises under $100K in angel funding

Oneup Ventures Pvt Ltd, the company that owns and operates Little1.in, an online platform that enables parents to record and preserve memories of their children (both online and offline), has raised under $100,000 from Ravi Malik, co-founder of Malik Radix Healthcare, a Delhi-based private nursing f...

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Groupon promotes Ankur Warikoo to APAC emerging markets head, elevates India team

Daily deals site Groupon has expanded the role of the team at Groupon India who will be now entrusted with additional responsibilities dealing with growth in the key emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region including India, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. As part of the reshuffle, Ankur ...

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Huawei launches 6.1 inch phablet Ascend Mate in India for Rs 24,900

After unveiling it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 earlier this year, Huawei has now launched its phablet in the Indian market. The device, called Ascend Mate, has a 6.1 inch screen, runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and costs Rs 24,900. Here is a quick look at the specific...

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Bangalore-based Amagi Media Labs raises over $5M from Mayfield Fund, others

Amagi Media Labs Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based technology and media startup that facilitates geographic targeting of television advertisements, has raised Rs 31.25 crore ($5.3 million) in funding from Mayfield Fund, a global venture capital firm with $2.7 billion under management. Existing investor Na...

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Justdial.com got 133.4M visits in April-December 2012; half of total search requests came via website

Just Dial Ltd is India’s leading local search company that offers information on local businesses to consumers via voice, mobile and internet. We dug into its IPO filings (the company got listed recently) to see how internet savvy the business is. The company, although started its business in 1996...

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Dell India appoints Alok Ohrie as president and MD

Dell India has named Alok Ohrie as its president and managing director. In this role, Ohrie will be responsible for driving the company’s growth in the Indian market as well as developing and delivering end-to-end solutions for global and Indian corporations, and state governments. “India is str...

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Northstar Travel Media acquires digital publishing firm Your Travel Insider

Northstar Travel Media, a business-to-business (B2B) information company serving the travel industry, has acquired Your Travel Insider (YTI), a digital publishing firm focused on the consumer travel market, for  an undisclosed amount. As part of the acquisition, Roy Weiss, founder of YTI, will beco...

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iPad-based e-learning platform Tabtor raises $1M in seed funding

PrazAs Learning Inc, the company behind Tabtor, an educational technology platform for tablet computers (currently only iPads), has raised $1 million in seed round funding from New Jersey-based SoundBoard Angel Fund, as well as Bangalore-based Aarin Capital Partners, Sand Hill Angels, BITS Spark Ang...

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Amazon launches Kindle tablets & e-book readers in India; offering free e-books for next 2 weeks

Last week, Amazon Seller Services Pvt Ltd, part of the world’s largest e-commerce firm Amazon.com, launched its marketplace in India at Amazon.in. The firm started by launching just two product sections – books and movies & TV shows. In the books’ section, it is offering over 7 million pri...