Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Airtel Selects Infosys As Technology Partner for Airtel Money


Bharti Airtel has chosen Infosys asits partner for ‘ airtel money ‘ – the country’s first of its kind mobile wallet service by a mobile operator. Under this partnership, Infosys WalletEdge – the mobile commerce platform will enable the ubiquitous mobile wallet service to support cashless payments& settlements needs of diverse customer segments.
Finacle Digital Commerce is at the core of this platform. It facilitates the creation of a unique ecosystem of card issuers, merchants, financial and retail institutions to offer customers a wide spectrum of payment options for their transactions. The platform will enable ‘airtel money’ customers to pay bills, recharge accounts, shop at over 7000+ merchant outlets, transact online through multiple channels including mobile phones, Interactive Voice Response, ATMs and Point of Sale.
Infosys WalletEdge is also a highly scalable platform capable of supporting millions of transactions annually in a secure environment. Delivered through a private Cloud, it creates a comprehensive shared services framework that allows members of the ecosystem to process payment instructions seamlessly and cost efficiently.
Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel said ,
“Airtel turned another leaf in its journey towards enriching lives of millions of our customers, with the launch of airtel money across India. We believe that airtel money - that empowers the customer with the convenience of instant money transfer, will play a pivotal role towards driving the goal of financial Inclusion in the country. Clearly, an offering like this needs to be built on an extremely robust and secure technology platform, hence Infosys was a natural choice given their strong technical capabilities and credentials, especially in thefinancial sector. We are confident that together we will offer a compelling proposition for our customers for them to accept airtel money - as a way of life.”
V. Balakrishnan Member of the Board, Infosys said ,
“At Infosys, we partner with our clients to build tomorrow’s enterprise through business model innovation that drives growth and revenue opportunities. The game-changing mobile commerce platform,from Infosys, will empower millions of ‘airtel money’ customers to make cashless payments and settlements. It will also unleash new market opportunities for Bharti Airtel in the digital commerce space.”

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD Android 4.0 Tablet – Fastest Quad-core Tablet Launched


Huawei introduced MediaPad 10 FHD , the world’s first 10-inch quad-core tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2012. The HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD is a fast-performing tablet with unsurpassed audio-visual entertainment features including a Huawei 1.5GHz quad-core processor , Google Android 4.0 operating system and a 10-inch IPS high definition display screen.
The HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD is the fastest quad-core tablet available. Running on Huawei’s proprietary 1.5 GHz K3 quad-core processor , the smallest quad-core processor in the industry, the HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD leverages the K3 chip’s embedded GPU to provide incredibly fast processing power and3D graphics processing capability, ideal for high definition video clips or large-scale 3D games. The HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD enableshigh speed wireless access of up to 84 Mbps (HSPA+ 21/42/84Mbps), while at the same time supporting a number of network standards including LTE.
The audio-visual functionalities of the HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD bring a whole new entertainment experience to users. Boastingthe industry’s highest screen resolution and high-definition 1920 x 1200 IPS display that supports multi-touch, its colorful and clear display gives users the ultimate visual experience. HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD uses Dolby surround sound technology and offers perfect experience for users when playing games, watching HD movies and listening to music. The HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD is also installed with an 8 megapixel rear automatic-focus camera and a 1.3 megapixelfront-facing camera and memory storage of 2G RAM, making it easy to record and store high-definition photos and videos.
HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD follows the design principle of all Huawei’s products: elegant, simple and easy to use. The uni-body of the HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD is made of the trendiest aluminum-alloy materials, providing a glossy and light finish. The tabletis 8.8mm thin and weighs only 598g which makes it convenient to use and carry.
The HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD is the fourth generation tablet from Huawei following after the S7, S7 Slim and MediaPad (Android Honeycomb) . HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD will be available for global market in Q2 2012 .
Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei Device said:
“Most consumers use tablets for entertainment purposes such as gaming, viewing multimedia content, browsing the internet and reading e-books. We have created the HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD to excel in all of the entertainment capabilities including speed, power, web-browsing, high definition display and audio, and packaging it all in a compact and portable body.”