Category: Technology

  • AVer Information Joins PSNI Global Alliance to Deliver Scalable and AI-Driven Collaboration Solutions Worldwide

    AVer Information Joins PSNI Global Alliance to Deliver Scalable and AI-Driven Collaboration Solutions Worldwide

     

    Taipei, Taiwan – July 3: AVer Information Inc., an award-winning provider of AI audio-video solutions, has been selected as a Preferred Vendor Partner (PVP) of PSNI Global Alliance, the world’s leading network of professional audiovisual and technology integrators with more than 100+ Certified Solution Partners (CSPs) with 300+ licensed office locations spanning 70+ countries across six continents. Admittance into the exclusive PSNI ecosystem requires passing a rigorous peer-vetting and evaluation process governed directly by the alliance’s global integrator network, ensuring they work only with manufacturers recognized for innovation, reliability, and service excellence.

    “AVer is a recognized innovator in their respective categories, and we’ve heard from our CSPs that deeper access to these brands will make a direct impact on how they design, deliver and support solutions for their clients,” said Chris Miller, Executive Director of PSNI Global Alliance. “This is exactly the kind of growth the Alliance exists to drive — connecting our CSPs with the best partners in the industry so they can deliver exceptional outcomes around the world.”

    “PSNI holds its preferred vendors to an incredibly high operational standard, and we’re proud that AVer’s track record of manufacturing reliability earned us a place in that ecosystem,” says David Kuo, President of AVer Information. “This partnership puts AVer’s professional auto tracking cameras and collaboration solutions in front of the elite integrators who are shaping how organizations communicate and collaborate globally, while ensuring robust channel protection for our mutual deployment partners.”

    For end users and enterprise clients, the partnership means greater access to AVer’s industry-recognized solutions through certified integrators equipped to design, deploy, and support projects at scale. Crucially, this partnership addresses the market’s critical demand for true presentation and meeting equity, guaranteeing that remote participants experience the same seamless engagement and visual clarity as those physically present in the room across complex multi-site installations in healthcare, education, and Pro AV environments.

    AVer’s inclusion in the PSNI network reflects the company’s continued momentum in the global professional AV market. AVer’s ecosystem-certified solutions are already deployed across a wide range of demanding environments, including ISO 13485 certified medical facilities, corporate boardrooms, university lecture halls, and broadcast studios, fully backed by standardized global manufacturer warranties and proactive project registration protections.

     

     

  • Japan Emerges as Leading Contributor to India’s GCC Ecosystem in Asia Pacific: Report

    July 3: Japan has emerged as the largest contributor to India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem in the Asia Pacific region, according to a new industry report highlighting the country’s expanding role in offshore business operations.

    The report states that Japanese companies are increasing their presence in India’s GCC landscape, driven by the need for greater operational efficiency, access to skilled technology talent, and growing demand for digital transformation capabilities. Key sectors seeing rising participation include automotive engineering, manufacturing support services, financial services, and IT-enabled operations.

    India continues to strengthen its position as a preferred global GCC hub, supported by cost advantages, a strong talent base, and rapid improvements in digital infrastructure. The growing involvement of Japanese firms also reflects deeper economic and technology collaboration between the two countries.

    The report further notes that this trend is part of a broader shift among Asia Pacific enterprises, which are increasingly diversifying their global delivery networks and expanding capability centres across new geographies.

    Overall, India’s GCC ecosystem is expected to see continued expansion, with rising participation from developed Asian economies reinforcing its role as a key hub for global business operations and innovation.

  • Gujarat Boosts Chip Talent Ecosystem with New IIT Gandhinagar Facility

    Gandhinagar, July 3: The Government of Gujarat has announced plans to set up a semiconductor research and training hub at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, backed by an investment of ₹190 crore.

    The initiative aims to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem by promoting advanced research, skill development, and industry-ready training in chip design and related technologies. The hub is expected to support collaboration between academia, industry, and government institutions.

    Officials said the centre will focus on building a skilled workforce in semiconductor technologies, a sector that is becoming increasingly critical for electronics manufacturing, artificial intelligence systems, automotive technology, and other high-tech industries.

    The project is also expected to enhance research capabilities at IIT Gandhinagar and contribute to India’s broader goal of self-reliance in semiconductor manufacturing and design.

    Experts believe the facility will play a key role in bridging the talent gap in the semiconductor sector while supporting innovation and startup activity in deep-tech domains.

  • HCLTech Secures Dollar 1.14 Billion AI Deal from European Fortune 50 Firm

    Noida, July 3: HCLTech has announced a major multi-year agreement worth $1.14 billion with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 enterprise, marking one of its significant artificial intelligence-led deals to date.

    The partnership will focus on deploying advanced AI solutions to enhance digital transformation, operational efficiency, and technology modernization across the client’s global operations. The engagement is expected to strengthen automation, improve decision-making systems, and support large-scale enterprise innovation.

    Company officials said the deal reflects growing global demand for AI-driven services and reinforces HCLTech’s position in the rapidly expanding digital and cloud ecosystem.

    The agreement further highlights the increasing role of artificial intelligence in reshaping enterprise operations, with global firms investing heavily in next-generation technologies to stay competitive.

    With this deal, HCLTech continues to expand its presence in high-value digital transformation projects across international markets.

  • Big Tech’s Dollar 80 Billion Investment Set to Power India’s AI Growth

    New Delhi, : India’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector is set to receive a significant boost, with global technology companies collectively committing nearly $80 billion in investments, strengthening the country’s position in the rapidly evolving digital economy.

    The large-scale investments are expected to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure, expand data centre capacity, and support innovation in emerging technologies such as machine learning, cloud computing, and automation.

    Industry experts believe the influx of capital will help India enhance its digital capabilities, create new job opportunities, and foster a strong ecosystem for startups and research in AI-driven solutions.

    Officials noted that these investments reflect growing global confidence in India’s technology landscape and its potential to become a major hub for artificial intelligence development in the coming years.

    The move is expected to further strengthen India’s digital transformation journey and support long-term economic growth driven by advanced technologies.

  • Neat Introduces Thinking Rooms with Agentic Deployment Management and Intelligent Framing

    LAS VEGAS, NV, July 02  –Neat, the industry’s first AI-native hardware and software platform for workplace collaboration, announced two next-generation distributed AI capabilities designed to transform passive meeting rooms into thinking environments: 

    • Neat Pulse MCP: Bridges the Neat Pulse management platform with large language models to usher in the era of agent-driven IT administration. Currently available as a locally-hosted beta to Neat customers. 

    • Intelligent Framing: This AI-on-the-edge capability ensures clear visibility and engaged, relevant, and equitable meeting experiences for all participants. Currently in beta, Intelligent Framing is scheduled for general availability in H2 2026. 

    Both innovations were demonstrated live at the InfoComm 2026 exhibition. 

    “Agentic AI should solve practical problems, providing real answers to the hard, everyday headaches of hybrid work,” says Javed Khan, CEO of Neat. We’re making fleet management easier and offering far-end participants more engaging meeting experiences. This is about giving organizations—and the people in them—the power to solve these operational challenges at scale, ensuring every room is always ready and every meeting is seamless.” 

    Neat Pulse MCP: Agent-Driven Device Management for the Enterprise 

    Neat Pulse MCP gives agents the tools to act on any management objective. Administrators can issue an instruction or question, and the agent reasons through how to respond. The MCP can also be used to set up autonomous routines that run without manual involvement. Examples include: 

    • Room readiness: Ask “Is my meeting room ready?” and the agent determines what to check, queries the relevant devices, and either confirms readiness or fixes any open issues. Or run a scheduled routine that runs the same checks automatically every morning before the work day begins. 

    • Autonomous fleet management: Define a policy once and let the agent monitor continuously—identifying offline devices, attempting recovery, escalating only what it cannot resolve, and broadcasting maintenance alerts to affected spaces. 

    • Room Messages: Push messages to any Neat-enabled room at the moment they matter. Send a welcome message displayed as a guest check-in or a notice when a room becomes unavailable. Room Messages are a new feature coming soon to Neat Pulse and will also be available to demo at InfoComm. 

    • Local client compatibility: The Neat Pulse MCP beta is running locally and therefore works with local MCP clients, such as Claude Code and Gemini CLI. 

    “By taking fleet management out of siloed platforms and making it accessible to AI systems through MCP, Neat Pulse is helping redefine how collaboration environments are orchestrated,” said Tormod Ree, Chief Product & Engineering Officer of Neat. “MCP enables intelligent agents to interact with Neat Pulse and manage devices across their environments. This is a foundational step toward agent-driven workplace operations.” 

    Intelligent Framing: AI at the Edge for Equitable Meetings 

    Intelligent Framing uses dedicated, on-device AI to continuously analyze spatial data across Neat devices in the room to ensure the most relevant participants are clearly visible to remote viewers. This technology moves beyond standard framing by sensing, identifying, and presenting the most relevant activity to far-end participants. By intelligently interpreting the ebb and flow of meeting interactions, the system dynamically adjusts the view to highlight the most active participants, with a commitment to continuous intelligence growth as the technology evolves. 

    To deliver maximum flexibility and meeting equity, Neat is introducing more intelligent options for framing meeting participants: 

    • Equal (Existing Default): Standard framing that delivers consistent, identical screen real estate to every individual in the room. 

    • Highlights (New): Features three, six, or eight participants in large, prominent tiles. The set is dynamic, continuously adapting to present the most relevant participants while keeping everyone else visible in smaller tiles. 

    • Highlights + Room (New): Features three, four, or five highlighted participants in large tiles, while remaining participants appear in a full-room view, preserving spatial context alongside conversational clarity. 

  • WhatsApp Username Rollout Put Under Government Review

    New Delhi, July 2: The Central Government has raised concerns over WhatsApp’s proposed username feature and has sought clarification from its parent company Meta.

    The Ministry of Electronics and IT has asked Meta to explain the feature and its safety measures before any rollout. The government has also directed that the feature should not be implemented until further review is completed.

    Officials have expressed concern that the feature could be misused for cyber fraud by hiding user identities. At present, WhatsApp accounts are linked to mobile numbers, while the new system would allow users to interact using usernames.

    The matter is under examination, and further discussions are expected between the government and Meta.

  • 10ZiG Announces General Availability of 10ZiG Manager v6 and Linux Virtual Appliance

    New Linux-based management platform delivers enhanced scalability, security, and simplified deployment at no additional cost 

    PHOENIX – July 1, 2026 – 10ZiG® Technology, a leading provider of thin and zero client hardware and software solutions for VDI, DaaS, SaaS, and web application environments, today announced the general availability of 10ZiG Manager™ v6 and the new Linux Virtual Appliance. The release represents the most significant advancement in 10ZiG endpoint management to date, delivering a modernized Linux-based platform designed to improve security, scalability, and operational efficiency while remaining completely free for 10ZiG customers.

    Built on a purpose-designed Linux foundation, 10ZiG Manager v6 eliminates the complexity and licensing costs often associated with Windows Server-based management infrastructures. The platform enables organizations to manage large-scale endpoint environments more efficiently while simplifying deployment and ongoing administration.

    The introduction of the Linux Virtual Appliance further streamlines implementation by providing a pre-configured management environment that can be deployed in minutes. Designed to reduce infrastructure overhead and maintenance requirements, the appliance offers a smaller attack surface and lower total cost of ownership compared to traditional management server deployments.

    “10ZiG Manager v6 and the Linux Virtual Appliance represent the future of endpoint management for our customers,” said Kevin Greenway, CTO at 10ZiG Technology. “We’ve combined the security and simplicity of a purpose-built Linux appliance with extensive scalability improvements delivered across the Manager platform over the last year. The result is a management solution capable of supporting organizations of virtually any size while remaining completely free for our customers.”

    The release builds upon a multi-year modernization initiative focused on delivering enterprise-grade endpoint management for organizations supporting virtual desktops, cloud workspaces, SaaS applications, and secure browser environments.

    Key enhancements in 10ZiG Manager v6 include:

    • Linux Virtual Appliance deployment: Rapid implementation through a purpose-built Linux appliance that simplifies management and reduces infrastructure overhead.
    • Complete UI overhaul: The Web Console leverages a completely overhauled website based UI framework, improving performance and response times throughout.
    • Modern identity and access controls: Enhanced multi-tenancy, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Microsoft Entra integration for stronger security and administrative governance.
    • Cloud-enabled management and support: Secure Connector cloud management, Secure Endpoint shadowing, and remote assistance capabilities that simplify support for distributed environments.
    • Automation and policy-driven administration: Improved endpoint onboarding, automation, policy management, and streamlined workflows that reduce operational effort.
    • Enterprise reporting and visibility: Comprehensive reporting, auditing, and management insights that improve control and compliance across endpoint environments.
    • Massive scalability and performance improvements: Architectural enhancements that reduce resource consumption, improve responsiveness, and support large-scale, multi-site deployments with greater reliability.

    The platform also introduces significant architectural enhancements designed to support large-scale deployments with improved performance and reliability, including reduced CPU and memory utilization, intelligent endpoint check-in queuing, database optimizations, enhanced web console responsiveness, and improved performance across multi-site environments. Together, these advancements allow organizations to manage thousands of endpoints more efficiently while reducing infrastructure requirements and improving platform stability.

    Unlike many competing endpoint management platforms that require per-device licensing, premium feature subscriptions, or additional cloud management fees, 10ZiG Manager v6 continues 10ZiG’s longstanding commitment to providing enterprise-grade management at no additional cost.

  • Hostinger launches ecommerce platform that turns a product photo into a checkout link in minutes — no website required

    Hostinger Launches Frictionless Ecommerce Platform For Fast Market Traction
     
    VILNIUS, Lithuania – AI-driven visits to retail sites grew 4,700% last year, and 76% of Gen Z already discover products on social media. As ecommerce spreads across new platforms and channels, small sellers need a store that can move as fast as their customers do. Hostinger Ecommerce, launching today, is built for exactly that. 
     
    It starts with the business itself: products, inventory, orders, payments, shipping, and customer data. From there, sellers can connect their store to websites, social networks, messaging apps, and, soon, AI agents – all from a single dashboard. No rebuilding when a new channel emerges. 
     
    The easiest way to understand it: Hostinger Ecommerce is the kitchen behind the business. It handles the work behind every sale, from products and inventory to orders, payments, and shipping. Websites, TikTok shops, and other customer-facing channels are different dining rooms where customers can discover products and place orders, all served by the same kitchen. Adding a new channel doesn’t mean rebuilding – it means opening another door. 
     
    From product photo to sale in minutes
     
    Sellers start by defining their business, then connect to any combination of sales channels from a single dashboard. A standout feature at launch is Quick Links: sellers upload product photos, and Hostinger’s AI creates product pages with full descriptions, key details, and even a suggested price. From there, they can easily connect a payment method and share the product link anywhere their customers already are. Each link works out of the box with the essentials included: cart, checkout, payments, shipping, and store management. No website needed. 
     
    As AI agents enter the buying journey, with companies like OpenAI, Google, Visa, and Mastercard already building ways for agents to recommend, compare, and buy products, Hostinger Ecommerce is preparing sellers for that future. Agentic commerce capabilities are in active development, and the platform’s architecture is designed to structure merchant data for future AI-powered shopping tools.
     
    “Commerce is moving from simple stores to ecosystems, where people discover products across channels and AI agents increasingly help them choose, compare, and buy,” said Auksė Žirgulė, Head of Hostinger Website Builder and Ecommerce. “For small sellers, the opportunity is huge, but only if their business can move as fast as their customers do. They should not have to guess which channel will matter next. They should be able to focus on growing their business, while providers like Hostinger Ecommerce build the future-ready infrastructure around them.”
     
    Guided by Kodee, built for beginners
     
    At the center of the experience is Kodee, Hostinger’s AI support agent. It guides users through setup by asking practical questions: what and where they sell, what their business details are, and which sales channels they want to connect – a website, a social shop, a Quick link, or all of them. Based on the answers, Kodee prepares store settings and nudges users toward the next steps.
     
    Once the store is live, Kodee shifts from guide to operator. It manages products, runs flash sales, fixes SEO, and handles day-to-day operations through conversation rather than menus and settings.
     
    Availability
     
    At launch, Hostinger Ecommerce is included for free for existing customers on Business or higher-tier plans. For new users, pricing starts at $2.99/month. The product also connects with the wider Hostinger ecosystem, including domains, Business Email, website and web app building, as well as growth tools such as email marketing. 24/7 multilingual support and a 30-day money-back guarantee are also included.
     
  • Govt Raises Concerns Over WhatsApp Username Rollout

    New Delhi, July 1: The government is likely to issue a notice to WhatsApp over its upcoming username feature, which has raised concerns among regulators regarding user safety, privacy, and traceability.

    Officials are examining the proposed feature to assess its potential impact on digital security frameworks and whether it could affect the identification of users on the platform. The review comes amid broader efforts to strengthen oversight of social media platforms operating in India.

    The proposed username system is expected to allow users to interact without sharing mobile numbers, a change that has triggered debate over privacy protection versus accountability in digital communications.

    Authorities are expected to seek clarification from WhatsApp on compliance with existing IT rules and safeguards to prevent misuse of the feature.

    The government’s response will focus on ensuring that user convenience does not compromise cybersecurity, traceability, or regulatory compliance in India’s digital ecosystem.