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Mobile and tech accessories e-tailer LatestOne.com , retains its position as India's largest online retailer for mobile and tech accessories, by crossing the 5 million mark, in terms of number of orders shipped since October 2014. The site receives more than 250,000 visitors per day on an average. The customer base of LatestOne.com has crossed 3.5 million of which 300,000 loyal customers have placed over one million orders. In the recently announced Q3 results, the company announced revenue increase of 19% on year-on-year compared to same period FY 16-17 while the losses have come down from 21% to 12%.

Notably, LatestOne.com is the only Indian e-tailer (owned by Indian shareholders) and the legal entity is owned/ operated by a public listed company.

LatestOne.com, which started operations in late 2014, has the distinction of being the first player focused on mobile and tech accessories vertical in the country. Today, it processes more than 6,000 orders a day on an average. With the addition of 18,000 sq. ft. facility in Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh ) earlier this year, this is projected to increase to 10,000 orders per day for the upcoming financial year.

Apart from Kurnool, LatestOne.com has a fulfilment center in New Delhi too. From these fulfilment centers, LatestOne.com shipped 39% orders to south zone, 24% to west zone, 22% to north zone, 12% to east zone and 3% orders to central zone of the country for the period April 2017 - Feb 2018. Owing to complete control of inventory through its own fulfilment centers and stringent three-level quality check, the company enjoys loyal customer base of 3 lakh customers - a commendable feat by industry standards.

Mr. Ameen Khwaja, CEO of Palred Online Technologies Pvt Ltd(LatestOne.com) said, "It is the trust of our customers, which has helped us achieve the milestone of 5 million orders. We are grateful to our loyal customers who have displayed their trust in our products. While quality comes at a cost, it need not be exorbitantly priced and unreasonably expensive - that is the core belief driving our business. We are in the business of democratizing fast tech accessories, by making high quality mobile accessories available to everyone."

Online print provider Onlineprinters has expanded its custom size option in the online shop to include flyers, the most flexible member of the marketing tool family. Ranging from 7 x 10 cm to 21 x 31°cm, the handy marketing instruments can be tailored to any purpose. Brochures that can be configured in the millimeter scale within the standard sizes A6 to A4 have also been recently added. The custom sizes allow customers to increase the impact of their advertising messages by creating attention-grabbing shapes or unusual designs. "With flyers, it's all about first impression, so that is why size and feel are crucial for this marketing tool," Christian Würst explains; he is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Onlineprinters. "But a custom-fit trim also creates the biggest impact for other products as well, according to the 'form follows function' design principle."

The custom size option in the Onlineprinters online shop first introduced for large-format product such as posters, banners, adhesive films, photo wallpapers, flags and advertising signs has now been expanded to include flyers and brochures. These products are ideal for special occasions: Posters fit exactly into their presentation box. Advertising signs match the size proportions of the door frame. Banners are custom-tailored to the company gate.

Free to download, Bubble Shooter is a thrilling casual app with thousands of challenging puzzles to master. Deriving from the popular 90's arcade video game, the popularity of Bubble Shooter skyrocketed when it was released as a PC game in 2002 by Absolutist Ltd. and distributed on hundreds of flash websites, giving people the opportunity to play the game wherever and whenever they like.

Ilyon acquired the IP (Intellectual Property) and trademark of Bubble Shooter from Absolutist and developed the mobile version for iOS and Android with new and improved gameplay, features and graphic design. The mobile version of the game remained simple to play - featuring a classic shooter, with players needing to match at least 3 bubbles of the same color to pop the combination.

Since launching the mobile version, Bubble Shooter has become one of the most popular casual games on Google Play and on the Apple App Store, and has been played billions of times. Ilyon's Bubble Shooter includes more than 2,000 levels, with more added all the time, and great features such as colorblind mode, brand new effects and sounds, awesome daily rewards and prizes. Later this year, Ilyon is planning to re-launch the brand on the web with a new version.

"The popularity of Bubble Shooter has been so exciting for our team to see and we are extremely grateful to all of our fans," said Yonatan Erez CEO of Ilyon. "While we will celebrate reaching 50 million downloads, our focus continues to remain on creating engaging, fun and exciting games for our users."  

In addition to Bubble Shooter, Ilyon's portfolio includes different types of casual games such as successful Match 3 and Tap 2 games. The Ilyon team includes more than 100 of the most talented professionals in the mobile gaming industry. The company's different departments - design, product development and marketing - all work together to ensure that Ilyon's global users always receive the best gaming experience. Across its full game portfolio, Ilyon has more than 300 million total downloads, a jump of over 200 million in less than a year.

2018 Fiat 500 Urbana Edition 

Available on 2018 Fiat 500 Pop hatchback models, the Fiat 500 Urbana Edition offers a number of ways for FIAT customers to display their personality and stand out from the crowd. Unique highlights include features such as black-trimmed exterior lights and 16-inch hyper-black aluminum wheels that display signature Urbana Edition elements adding to the classic Italian Fiat 500 style.

Inside, sleek interior cues include black Sport Cloth front bucket seats with silver accent stitching and a black instrument-panel bezel adding to the fun-to-drive environment.

Available exterior paint colors include Pompei Silver, Bianco White Ice, Perla White Tri-coat, Granito Gray and Metallo Gray.

The 2018 Fiat 500 Urbana Edition will arrive in FIAT studios this spring.

2018 Fiat 500L Urbana Edition 

The 2018 Fiat 500L Urbana Edition adds a unique look to 500L Trekking models, with 17-inch black aluminum wheels, black exterior mirrors and a black roof. Six exterior paint colors are available with the package: Blu Denim, Blue Tornado, Bronzo Metallizato (Bronze Metallic), Arancio Pastello (Pastel Orange), Bianco (white) and Giallo (Yellow).

The 500L Urbana Edition is available on 2018 500L Trekking models for an additional $395 and is available in FIAT studios now.

2018 Fiat 500X Urbana Edition 

Based on the Fiat 500X Trekking model, the 2018 500X Urbana Edition features Miron black-painted mirror caps, door handles, tail-lamp surrounds, tailgate release and skid plate, all highlighted with the copper-accented side molding and 500X logo. The 18-inch matte black and Miron wheels are also accented with a copper center cap, while Mopar side moldings, black side roof rails and dark headlamp surrounds add to the 500X Urbana Edition's head-turning appearance.

Inside, the 500X Urbana Edition features limited-edition seats with black Castiglio chevron-patterned fabric, black textured instrument panel with a copper 500 logo, black-painted center console and door-panel bezel, and Miron-painted radio and vent bezels.

The 500X Urbana Edition package is available for $845 on both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive 2018 500X Trekking models, which start at $23,685 and $25,585 U.S. MSRP respectively (excluding destination). The 2018 Fiat 500X Urbana Edition is available in FIAT studios now.

About the Fiat 500 

Reminiscent of the original Cinquecento, the Fiat 500 lineup goes all-turbo for 2018 with the 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine that delivers 135 horsepower and 150 lb.-ft. of torque plus a sportier appearance now standard on all models. Since its initial launch in 2007, more than 1 million Fiat 500 vehicles have been sold in more than 110 countries. The model's popularity is the result of the Fiat 500's ability to deliver unmatched personalization options with advanced solutions in terms of quality, engine performance and passenger comfort. In addition to success on the global sales front, the Fiat 500 has earned more than 80 international awards.

Building on the excitement of the Fiat 500 (Cinquecento), the 2018 Fiat 500 Abarth is designed for track-day enthusiasts and driving purists who want the ultimate high-performance small car with the pedigree of an exclusive Italian exotic. With its 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine that delivers up to 160 horsepower and 183 lb.-ft. of torque, Abarth-tuned suspension and brake systems, race-inspired design, and technology features not traditionally included on a small car, the Fiat 500 Abarth unleashes legendary Italian performance heritage to American streets.

About the Fiat 500X
The 2018 Fiat 500X delivers the Italian design and engaging driving dynamics that are synonymous with the FIAT brand. The 500X offers an advanced all-wheel-drive system, functionality, and a full array of safety, comfort and convenience features. The small crossover features two engine options, an available nine-speed automatic transmission, and an all-wheel drive system with a disconnecting rear axle for improved fuel efficiency. Loaded with up to 70 advanced safety and security features, the Fiat 500X is available in three trim models and 12 exterior colors to offer the personalization options that FIAT vehicles are known for.

About the Fiat 500L 

Building on the style, efficiency and driving enjoyment that has made the Fiat 500 an icon, the 2018 Fiat 500L expands the Cinquecento's appeal by offering 42 percent extra interior space with comfortable seating for five, engaging driving dynamics and a 160-horsepower 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo engine, all wrapped in contemporary Italian design.

Pune, India | March 23, 2018 – KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in IT consulting and product engineering, announced that it has been recognized as a market leader in a recent Cloud Services report, published by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading technology research and advisory firm.

According to the ISG Provider Lens™ Cloud Services Quadrant Report, KPIT was named among the leading providers for the “SAP Services” quadrant.

“Enterprises, supported by a growing ecosystem of partners and providers, are rapidly moving workloads to the public cloud as they seek greater agility and scalability in their increasingly digitally driven operations,” said Esteban Herrera, partner and global head of ISG Research. “KPIT has significant experience in providing SAP application management services and is a good fit for customers looking for a U.S.-focused provider with industry domain innovation leadership and unique SAP migration expertise, migration tools and application knowledge.”

“The recognition of KPIT as a leader for SAP services by ISG underscores our unwavering commitment of helping our customers create sustainable business value from their investments in SAP solutions. In today’s digital era, we are focused on delivering transformational services and solutions that accelerate the shift from traditional IT to business innovation and help establish new competitive advantages for our customers,” said Anand Chellam, Global Head for KPIT’s SAP Strategic Business Unit.

KPIT has invested significantly in newer SAP® technologies including global expertise for SAP S/4HANA®, SAP SuccessFactors®, SAP Hybris® (commerce and customer engagement), SAP Integrated Business Planning and SAP Leonardo solutions. KPIT has also invested in developing toolkits and IP to better manage client engagements and outcomes such as SmartAMS™ (automation for managed services), StratosM&A (data migration for M&A integration), technical migration tools and ValueHarvesting (continuous improvement for existing SAP system landscapes).

The ISG Provider Lens™ Cloud Services Quadrant Report evaluates 45 cloud services providers serving the U.S. market across six quadrants: Public Cloud Infrastructure Consulting and Implementation Services; Public Cloud Infrastructure Managed Services; Public Cloud Brokerage Services; SAP Services; Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Unified-Communications-as a-Service (UCaaS).

The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant report series draws insights on service provider capabilities from focused surveys, briefings, interviews with providers, input from ISG advisors, ISG benchmarking data, and data drawn from the ISG Contracts Knowledgebase™ and ISG Engagement Database™.  The series is a complement to the ISG Provider Lens™ Archetype reports, which offer a first-of-its-kind evaluation of providers from the perspective of specific buyer types.

Trimble Solutions India announced the appointment of Mr. Harsh Pareek as the Regional Sales Director for India and SAARC region. In this role, Harsh will be responsible for developing the sales strategies and operations for Trimble Buildings franchise, (which includes Architecture, Structures and GC-CEC), identifying new market opportunities and executing Trimble's business strategy in the region.    

Harsh brings over 19 years of expertise in Building Information Modelling, Cloud Computing, Advance Surveying Techniques, Transportation Planning, Constructability and Project based software implementation in the AEC industry. Prior to joining Trimble, he worked with Bentley Systems and Autodesk in various capacities for well over a decade. He will report to Mr. Paul Wallett, Regional Director for India and Middle East.

Speaking on his appointment, Mr. Paul Wallett said, "India's continuing focus on building the next-generation of public and housing infrastructure makes it an important growth driver for Trimble. Harsh brings outstanding credentials to power our journey ahead in India, as we look forward to not only expanding Trimble's presence in the country, but also playing a meaningful role in the building of a new India."

Mr. Harsh Pareek said, "I am very optimistic about the role Trimble can play in the ongoing transformation of Indian construction industry. The Indian subcontinent offers a tremendous growth opportunity riding on a strong government commit to infrastructural and housing growth. This is also an opportunity for us to help our

Harsh holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from NIT, Calicut. His unique portfolio of industry experience, skills and passion is an asset to a rapidly expanding presence of Trimble in the Indian Subcontinent.

Internationally acclaimed multi-asset broker, HotForex announced enhancements to its widely popular mobile app.

This follows a significant retouch one year ago which enabled access to the myHotForex client area, essentially allowing traders to deposit, withdraw and transfer trading funds on the go. Now, the revamped HotForex Mobile Application boasts many more optimized features which make navigation even easier and simplify access to key information.

The main one is the Advanced Charting functionality which allows the user, simply by clicking on any trading instrument, to see a historical rate graphic analysis in detail and choose between various graph types, numerous time frames, apply technical indicators, use a zoom scrollbar, read news concerning the specific instrument, or add it to his Watch list.

Other significant updates include:

A HotForex spokesperson said, "We constantly aim to provide our clients with top-notch technology - whether that is a product or a service - in order to make their trading experience as smooth as possible. The recent enhancements applied to our mobile application seek to facilitate navigation and give the user all the information he needs, at the click of a button, effortlessly and efficiently."

- A highly seasoned software and technology industry executive, Arani will focus on revenue growth and Aspect's market presence in the region

- Krishna brings deep enterprise software, storage solutions, and channels management experience 

- Tasked with helping the digital transformation and transition to cloud services for Aspect's prospects and customers 

Aspect Software, a leading provider of native consumer engagement, workforce optimization, and self-service solutions, today announced the appointment of Krishna Arani to Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales. He comes with 30 years of broad enterprise software, storage solutions, and channels management experience. Before joining Aspect, Arani was the Vice President and General Manager of Channels and Service Providers for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a leading information technology and services company, in Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he held a leadership position at NetApp, a data services company for hybrid cloud environments, where he grew revenue by nearly 400%. There he built partnerships with large system integrators and adopted a highly solution-focused customer-centric mindset. Arani has also held executive sales positions at i2, Portal, Siebel and Oracle.

"As the fastest growing region for Aspect last year, Asia Pacific represents a huge opportunity for channel expansion and revenue growth for the company," said Chris Koziol, President of Aspect. "Krishna's enterprise software experience with some of the leading technology companies in the world will be a great asset as we accelerate the availability of our cloud solutions in the region. We will look to Krishna to build on the already strong channel partner relationships we have in APAC while also forging new alliances that will expand our market presence and create new revenue opportunities for Aspect."

"Aspect's reputation as a global leader in the region in combination with their impressive growth has made joining the company a very exciting opportunity," said Arani. "Aspect's comprehensive portfolio of customer engagement solutions, in combination with talent I see here, gives me great confidence that we will be able to dramatically accelerate our momentum in APAC."

Arani will be based in Singapore and carry responsibility for Asia Pacific and the Middle East.  

San Francisco, CA | Pune, India | March 16, 2018 : KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in IT consulting and product engineering, today announced that KPIT has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Niche Players quadrant of the 2018 “Magic Quadrant for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide”^[i] and named in the 2018 "Critical Capabilities for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide.” ^[ii]

According to the Magic Quadrant report, “this Magic Quadrant evaluated 19 service providers’ capabilities to deliver Oracle application implementation and management services.” The positioning of providers in this Magic Quadrant is based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Gartner’s 2018 “Critical Capabilities for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide” research is an accompanying document to Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide. According to the Critical Capabilities report, “this Critical Capabilities research provides an additional and more in-depth view on the service providers, beyond their core strengths and cautions and relative position, in the Magic Quadrant for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide."

Upon receiving this recognition, Baljeet Chhazal, Senior Vice President and Global Head for Integrated Enterprise Solutions at KPIT, said, "We are honored to be positioned in the Niche Players quadrant in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Oracle Application Services, Worldwide. In our view, this recognition reflects our commitment to help our customers transform and garner tangible business value from their investments. To us, our focus on digital transformation and on-going investments in cutting-edge technologies around Oracle products helps our customers to gain a competitive edge in their industry and we will continue to invest and grow in this direction.”

KPIT has significantly invested in the newer Oracle technologies and solutions including Oracle Customer Experience (CX), Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) and Oracle Cloud solutions. Additionally, KPIT has made investments in – developing solutions around ERP integrations, upgrades and rollouts, rapid cloud implementation methods, and technologies such as cloud, analytics, IoT, and social media to help its clients in their digital transformation journey. KPIT has several tools, methodologies, and frameworks to carry out end-to-end client engagement activities effectively. KPIT’s Controlling and Managing Projects and Services (COMPASS) enables effective planning and execution of client engagements, while its ValueHarvesting^SM (Vh) and SmartAMS^TM methodology respectively help customers to extract new value from existing enterprise systems and take traditional AMS to the next level and improve efficiency of the application environment. KPIT has also invested in Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Automation (IA) tools to help its customers improve services at a lower cost.

China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (OTC: STVVY) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), a leading provider of cloud platforms, with gaming and other applications embedded, to PRC digital television and telecommunication network operators, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") appointed Mr. Zhenwen Liang as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.

Mr. Liang is the Company's current CFO and joined the Company in 1998 as financial controller. Mr. Liang has extensive experience in company operations and financial management. He obtained bachelor's degree in accounting from the Central University of Finance and Economics and a master's degree in business administration from Renmin University of China. Mr. Liang is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Additionally, according to the Company's the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association, as amended, the minimum number of directors shall not be less than two. Zengxiang Lu, Songzuo Xiang, Jianyue Pan, and Michael Elyakim have resigned from their position as directors of the Company, effective from March 23, 2018. Regarding the departure of the four directors, Mr. Jianhua Zhu, Chairman of the Board, commented "I appreciate their contributions and dedication to China Digital TV over the past several years."