Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell announced at Las Vegas that the biggest merger in tech history will be called Dell Technologies.

"It has a nice sound to it," he said at the Venetian Convention Center where he was giving the keynote address at the annual EMC World Conference. On October 12, 2015, Dell announced its intent to acquire the enterprise software and storage company EMC Corporation, at $67 billion. 

"The brand equity of Dell PC is irreplaceable," he said. Dell Technologies will comprise Dell, EMC. The combined business of Dell and EMC, would go by the name of Dell-EMC, he announced. The merger is waiting for approval by US authorities and shareholders.

"We are investing in speed, agility and innovation and creating the essential infrastructure for the next industrial revolution," the tech celebrity said, pointing out that they were just one day short of the 32nd birthday of his company. He further added, "I am more energised and optimistic today."

He said the combined company, Dell and EMC, would stand at the centre of innovation and next big growth in IT. "Today, we stand at the centre of human progress and there is no other place I'd rather be," Dell concluded.

Joe Tucci, 69, chairman and CEO of EMC said that, "something great and something truly special" would emerge out of the two giants coming together. Further he said that "everyone had to be prepared for the coming digital revolution, which would dwarf the industrial revolution in terms of innovation and change."

 

Bangalore, March 16, 2016: EMC India Center of Excellence (COE) today announced that it has won the prestigious NASSCOM Diversity &Inclusion (D&I) award at the Diversity and Inclusion Summit organized by NASSCOM today in Bangalore. The company won the award in the ‘Most Innovative Program’ category for its ‘Redefine Abilities’ program, an industry-first initiative that aims to mainstream disability at the workplace.


NASSCOM encourages, recognizes and honors IT-BPM organizations that have adopted and implemented policies, practices to promote inclusion. The focus for this year’s awards were how to strengthen practices and make them sustainable, get a perspective on the new emerging trends in India as well as a global view point.


EMC views diversity and inclusion as a business imperative and is committed to enabling an environment for people with diverse talents. The company’s efforts go well beyond promoting gender diversity to also mainstreaming disability in the workplace. Through various practices and programs, India COE has been sensitizing employees about inclusivity at workplace and in society, as well as creating opportunities to channelize diversity for success.


‘Redefine Abilities’ is a first-of-its-kind internship project in India for persons with profound disabilities. The program aims to empower persons with profound disabilities, take them one step closer to their career path and make them financially independent.


Receiving this prestigious award, Debashish Patnaik, Senior Director, HR, EMC India COE said, ““The NASSCOM D&I award is a testament of our commitment to creating a truly diverse and inclusive company. As one of the frontrunners in mainstreaming disability at the workplace we have designed the right infrastructure and ecosystem including assistive technologies for our employees with severe/multiple disabilities to help them advance in their careers and create an effective inclusion culture. This program has brought to the fore several success stories of differently abled employees in our company excelling in their work.”

With an objective to encourage a more diverse and inclusive workforce, EMC India established the India Chapter of Disability Empowerment Resource Group (DERG) in 2012. Driven by EMC’s employees, the objective of DERG is to assist EMC employees and their families by promoting awareness and understanding of disabilities. Through this initiative, EMC has tripled the number of disability hires over the past three years. DERG organizes various programs to encourage and empower the differently abled employee sat EMC and also to recognize the contribution they have made and to showcase their achievements.


The India Network of DERG has been successful in creating an increasingly inclusive environment within the organization by sensitizing teams and enabling them to adapt to working with differently abled professionals.


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The Apple Watch 2 represents the true litmus test for Apple's wearable plans. The original Apple Watch has been accepted by Apple fans, and tech-savvy consumers - but the Apple Watch 2 will need to cater to a much broader audience.

Here are the latest rumors and speculations.

Latest rumors suggest that the iPhone 7 is going to share the stage with the Apple Watch 2 at some point in September. As per a report by Mark Gurman on 9to5mac, the next Apple Watch will be unveiled in September in the same event as the next iPhone. Before that, Apple is likely to have an Apple Watch-only event in March, where a range of new finishes and bands are expected.

After the initial release of the Apple Watch, the company launched more bands and finishes later and rumours indicate it will expand the range even further in March 2016.

There is a possibility that the Apple Watch design will remain basically unchanged, but it could become slightly thinner. In addition, it's likely that Apple will increase its IPX7 waterproof standard to an IP67 rating.

The most expensive 42mm Watch is priced at $949 and the 42mm Watch Edition is priced at $9,500 with a selection of mid-range variations. Each model of the Apple Watch features the same internal hardware, so it's probable that the new models will use different, more premium cases and strap materials.

Along with new features such as more clock faces and a Time Travel function, watchOS 2 also gives Apple Watch far more independence from a paired iPhone. Presently, the Apple Watch relies on a paired iPhone for everything

Reports reveal the results of Apple research which shows that Watch owners finished the day with around 30% to 40% of battery left on their smartwatches. Remarkably, the Apple Watch 2 is likely to have similar battery life suggesting that Apple wants its users to continue charging their watches everyday.