WorldVentures Expands Unique Travel Experiences to Puerto Rico

Plano, TX – Feb 28, 2014 – WorldVentures™, the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships, announced its expansion into Puerto Rico today. Known for its beautiful beaches, lively cultural events and music, the all-star island has been on the company’s radar for quite some time. In addition to Puerto Rico, WorldVentures offers its award-winning DreamTrips Memberships and exciting business opportunities for entrepreneurs in 26 worldwide markets.

“The expansion of our products and services in Puerto Rico speaks to the tremendous growth our company has experienced in the last eight years,” WorldVentures Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mike Azcue said. “Puerto Rico is one of the world’s top vacation destinations, so it was only natural for us to envision WorldVentures there to bring personal freedom and fulfillment to those who will join our team.”

WorldVentures now offers Puerto Rican travel enthusiasts the opportunity to purchase an exclusive travel club membership offering superior value. Members of the award-winning vacation club enjoy unique global travel experiences along with discounts on local entertainment deals. This is also an opportunity for aspiring Puerto Rican entrepreneurs who would like to sell DreamTrips Memberships to new travel aficionados in any of WorldVentures’ markets.

Within the last year, WorldVentures has launched in four new markets: Iceland, Poland, Malaysia and now Puerto Rico.

About WorldVentures:


WorldVentures is the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships. WorldVentures is on a mission to help people achieve more fun, freedom and fulfillment in their lives, and to provide its members with premium vacations at reduced prices.  WorldVentures combines the power of the Internet with the strength of the direct-selling industry to market its DreamTrips Memberships. WorldVentures is a privately held company based in Plano, Texas, with active Representatives and members in 26 countries.

Tech Mahindra and CRMnext announce Global CRM Implementation Solutions Partnership

-Partnership aims to accelerate the delivery of CRM software solutions and to reduce time-to market across the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector.

New Delhi / Chennai –Feb 22, 2014 – Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist provider of connected solutions to the connected world and an enabler of future digital enterprises and Acidaes Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the owners of CRMnext Solution, today announced a global strategic business partnership which will primarily focus on the global banking and financial services sector.

The partnership aims to develop and deliver scalable enterprise CRM solutions in the Banking and Financial Services space. This space is expected to grow exponentially by 2015. This Partnership will empower Tech Mahindra and CRMnext to be at the forefront of the customer experience revolution. Tech Mahindra and CRMnext will jointly develop strategies and solutions for CRM Implementations in the BFSI space.
“Tech Mahindra’s expertise in enterprise solutions and its global market presence, along with
The state-of-the-art product portfolio and industry experience of CRMnext will enable this partnership to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions to our customers”, says Ravi Vasantraj, Global Head – BFSI Competency, Tech Mahindra.

The Product Expertise of CRMnext will perfectly complement Tech Mahindra’s Global Services and Implementation Expertise. The partnership is strategic and will help us provide solutions to our customers and prospects to increase efficiency and enrich customer experience”, adds Sushil Tyagi, Director, Sales and Marketing, CRMnext.

CRMnext is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, enterprise class customer relationship management (CRM) solution. It is rich in features and functionalities and fast to implement. Using CRMnext, companies can efficiently manage and improve all customer facing operations like sales, marketing & customer services.
It enables companies to manage and seamlessly share information across departments by centralizing all customer data. CRMnext offers integrated reporting and analytical capabilities to enable companies discover actionable business intelligence that can lead to better revenues. The solution is powerful, yet simple to use. The unique architecture of CRMnext ensures that companies experience the benefits of a CRM solution without associated operational hassles required to run an enterprise solution. CRMnext enables companies manage growth strategically by providing a single platform to effectively roll-out processes and measure its performance across multiple locations.

Tech Mahindra’s expertise in CRM implementations encompasses functional areas of multichannel integration, legacy transformation, contact center management, new business automation and customer relationship management, thus harnessing the full power of CRM technology. The spectrum of services consists of CRM Advisory and Assessment Services, Implementation, Optimization and CoE. Tech Mahindra has industry-focused reusable assets, artifacts, accelerators with which they collaborate with product partners to deliver customized solutions.

About Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology services and solutions, enabling Enterprises, Associates and the Society to Rise™. We are a USD 2.7 billion company with 83,000 professionals across 49 countries, helping over 560 global customers including Fortune 500 companies. Our Consulting, Enterprise and Telecom solutions, platforms and reusable assets connect across a number of technologies to derive tangible business value. We are part of the USD 16.2 billion Mahindra Group that employs more than 155,000 people in over 100 countries. The Group operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, after-market, information technology and vacation ownership.

About CRMnext


CRMnext is a leading global CRM solution. CRMnext has practice leadership in over 11 industry verticals where it works with companies to help them make most of their relationships with the customer. Key vertical editions include Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Media, Pharmaceutical, Telecom, Entertainment, Energy, Manufacturing etc. CRMnext works closely with its customers, leveraging its extensive domain expertise to enhance their business efficiency by improving processes and practices. This combination of competency and commitment to results are key to the company’s success in the global market.

Elitecore to Launch Enhanced WiFi SMP at Mobile World Congress to support LTE-Wi-Fi Interworking

Introduces Evolved 3GPP-AAA and provision of Wx interface support for HSS authentication  

Mumbai and Dubai , February 14, 2014

Elitecore Technologies, the global provider of Wi-Fi Service Management Platform (SMP) which enables Mobile Data Offload solution makes a strong bid to the carrier WiFi market by introducing enhanced features in existing modules of its converged Wi-Fi SMP which will help operators deploy customer-centric  next-generation services in a heterogeneous   4G-LTE network while accelerating time-to-market for innovative plans. The solution would be showcased at the forthcoming MWC Show in Barcelona this year.

The upgraded features include Evolved AAA which addresses authentication challenges of subscribers in LTE supporting DIAMETER-based EAP authentication along with RADIUS based authentication for RADIUS supportive networks like Wi-Fi. Designed with an advanced scripting capability, the Evolved AAA helps efficient communication on LTE network to quickly deliver customization and solve interoperability challenges.

Says Dhaval Vora, VP, Product Management, “In order to roll out services simultaneously across LTE, 3G and Wi-Fi, operators face challenges in maintaining IP session continuity for users when changing the network access mode. Our new features like Evolved AAA and LTE Wi-Fi interworking have been designed for service continuity and efficient data offload.”

Furthermore, the Evolved AAA feature supports LTE Wi-Fi interworking by providing the Wx interface support for HSS authentication over LTE network for additional Authentication parameters based on subscriber profile, authorization information update, ePDG initiated session termination and S2b interface support towards PGW.

About Elitecore

Elitecore Technologies is a Carlyle Group investee global IT product company providing BSS alongside packet core with flexibility of modular as well as pre-integrated offerings. Its Wi-Fi Service Management Platform (SMP) comprising AAA (EAP SIM/AKA, non-EAP SIM), captive portal, rating and charging, voucher management system, roaming and partner settlement, billing, location-aware services, mobile app, subscriber analytics/BI and policy control helps operators leverage Wi-Fi as an integral part of their heterogeneous networks strategy to deliver better subscriber experience, reach, availability and service offerings. Elitecore offerings are compatible to large vendor ecosystem addressing CSP requirement of faster time to market and better TCO. Being a traditional IP solutions player, Elitecore products are highly responsive to next-generation services, fulfilling operator monetization needs across all access networks.For more information visit http://www.elitecore.com.

Saxon Global Inc. Acquires Wit Innovation

Saxon Global, one of the fastest growing Inc 500 Companies, providing IT consulting and solution engineering services is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Bangalore-based company - ‘Wit Innovation’, a high-growth mobility and Solutions specialist.

Wit Innovation has a world-class delivery centre in Bangalore with a resource base of talented and skilled mobility engineers. With widely diversified industry portfolio of Financial Services, Health Care, Media, Hospitality & Entertainment sector, this acquisition expands Saxon Global’s worldwide technology portfolio with a key focus on enterprise mobility, Cloud & Business Intelligence.

Speaking on the occasion, GopiKandukuri – Founder and CEO, Saxon Global said, “Saxon Global is a high performing IT Solutions Company, our commitment to unleash the power of technology certainly means that we are always looking for opportunities to bring the best resources, expertise and inventive service offerings to our clients globally.”

He added, “With the acquisition of Ideas Software and Consulting Pvt. Ltd (ISAC Global) in December 2012, our aim was to boost Saxon’s expertise in big data analytics and web intelligence and complement its business intelligence and data warehousing solutions offering. Now, with Wit Innovation, we continue to strengthen our core offerings with the addition of high-performance mobile development centers, skilled engineering talent and deep vertical market expertise.”

“We at Wit Innovation have always kept our customers first. As a lot of our long time customers started to demand several services in emerging technologies like BI and Cloud apart from enterprise mobility, we thought it may be best to merge with a company which can help fulfill our customers need and we found a perfect match in Saxon Global. With these added services, size and presence across the globe, we are looking forward to provide even more value to our existing customers and add new customers.“ said Sachin Garg – CEO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.

‘Wit Innovation’ was started in 2006 and specializes in building products on Smartphone’s and Tablets for its global clientele. They have worked with clients across 16 countries during the last 7 years and have built products and expertise working on platforms ranging from iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones among others.

“With over 7 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Mobility, the next logical step for Wit Innovation was to integrate with evolving companies in Cloud & BI.  Saxon Global was a perfect fit for us. This integration will facilitate larger customer base to offer integrated services.  With this development, Wit Innovation has become a dominant Enterprise Mobility Solutions Provider. We see tremendous growth opportunities for us, as we reach our next level of customer base and delivery, said Vibhor Gupta, COO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.
The deal also adds an impressive list of clients to Saxon Global’s client portfolio, as well as the opportunity to expand client relationships in high growth market sectors such as Financial Services, Health Care, Media, and Hospitality& Entertainment.

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Technology Leaders AMD Migrates to Zycus Suite of Procurement Solutions

Zycus, a leader in source-to-pay procurement solutions, announced today that international technology company AMD (NYSE: AMD) has completed a transition to the Zycus Suite of Procurement Performance Solutions and is achieving notably high adoption rates with Supplier Performance Management, eSourcing and Advanced Spend Analytics implementations.
AMD procurement executives say Zycus’ agility and attentiveness have been key components in the successful global rollout of the new solutions. Karen Martin, AMD’sLead Source Manager and iSource lead, notes that “Zycus brings extensive experience, support and responsiveness to the table.” That support, alongside Zycus’ core ease of use, automation and process efficiency principles, has led to consistent and strong solution adoption.
Adoption of Zycus’ iPerform for supplier performance management has reached 100% across the Global Supply Management team, according to Katherine Berbel, AMD’s Lead Source Manager and iPerform lead, “100% adoption of the iPerform system gives us a truly global view of supplier performance and solid records retention. We are also achieving greater collaboration and process efficiency with suppliers since feedback is now automated and online through a supplier portal.”
Director of Procurement Garry Christie adds that Zycus iAnalyze for advanced spend analytics has been a huge value-add for his sourcing team. “The solution’s intuitive user interface has been essential to enabling our global team to continuously improve their analytics and reporting competencies and has significantly increased our efficiency in meeting requirements to understand spending.” 
In related news, AMD’s Alex Brown, Corporate Vice President Global Supply Chain Management was honored recently at the first annual Zycus Procurement Excellence awards for demonstrating inspirational leadership and excellence in adopting best practices and implementing procurement strategies.
Zycus announced the 2013 award winners at its annual Horizon conference held in October in San Antonio, Texas. Click here to access the full Alex Brown interview.


About AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD (NYSE: AMD) designs and integrates technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, including personal computers, tablets, game consoles and cloud servers that define the new era of surround computing. AMD solutions enable people everywhere to realize the full potential of their favorite devices and applications to push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information, visit www.amd.com

About Zycus
Zycus is dedicated to positioning procurement at the heart of business performance. With itsspirit of innovation and a passion to help procurement create even greater business advantages, Zycus has evolved its portfolio to a complete Source-to-Pay suite of procurement performance solutions which includes - Spend Analysis, eSourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management, Financial Savings Management and Procure-to-Pay.With more than 200 solution deployments among Global 1000 clients, Zycus searches the world continually for procurement practices proven to drive competitive business performance.
To learn more about the Zycus, address e-mail to information@zycus.com or visit www.zycus.com

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Khiva’ the State of the Art Fine Dining Restaurant opens in Lower Powai, Suburban Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 04, 2014: Synonymous with luxury and high end dining, BJN Hospitality has recently launched its new restaurant ‘Khiva’ on the ground floor, Neptune Magnet Mall, Lower Powai, Mumbai and the new location serves all their signature dishes in an ambience akin to a royal palace.

The interiors of the restaurant are inspired by an earthy touch, designed to restore the aura of the Peshawari times. With its majestic architecture and splendid fixtures, the exemplary services are a feather in the cap to make the guests feel special.

 The place is specially designed to provide customers with an excellent ambience, fantastic food and an impeccable service to delight the customer.

Speaking at the launch, Roshan Nichani, CEO of BJN Hospitality said, “We are extremely pleased to introduce Khiva to Suburban Mumbai.  We have taken Indian food to a different dimension with new techniques, innovative presentations and usage of organic produce and spices. We have reinvented Indian food with unusual creations and pairings, the menu is a rich accumulation of Indian recipes evolved to the next level and confident that visitors will enjoy sampling the unique assortment of Indian dishes available from the restaurant’s vast menu, and guests will have ample reason to return time and time again.”

 “Khiva name is derived from the original place at Uzbekistan – where people lived in glory and celebrated life by saying ‘Khey-Vakh’ viz; ‘What a Pleasure!!’. We have gone a step further by imbibing the look and feel concept of Khiva to help our guests experience the vibrancy in the atmosphere. The restaurant concept and design is the brainchild of our BJN Team.” he further adds.

The menu of Khiva has been exclusively designed on the lines of the Bukhara cuisine and the objective is to recreate the essence of the natural way of cooking and eating.