In FY’16, Oracle plans on selling
between $1.5 billion and $2 billion of new SaaS and PaaS business. In other
words, the company plans to sell at least twice as much as they sold last year.
And that’s at least 50% more new business than Salesforce.com will sell in
their current fiscal year. And if Oracle exceeds their plan like they did this
Q4, they could book twice as much new business as Saleforce.com.
Larry Ellison, Executive Chairman and
CTO said, ‘Now I don’t think that’s likely that we will sell double than what
Saleforce.com sells, but it’s definitely possible’. Oracle’s Cloud SaaS and
PaaS revenue is still second to Salesforce.com but the management strongly
believes that they are growing at a much faster rate than Salesforce.com.
Microsoft’s bold ambition is to create
more personal computing experiences with Windows and their devices. It's the
first step towards their goal of 1 billion Windows 10 active devices in the
fiscal year 2018.
The company’s aspiration with Windows 10
is to move people from meeting to choosing to loving Windows. Based on feedback
from more than 5 million people who have been using Windows 10, Microsoft
believes people will love the familiarity of Windows 10 and the innovation. It's
safe, secure, and always up to date.
Windows 10 is more personal and more
productive with Cortana, Office, and Continuum. And Windows 10 will deliver
innovative new experiences like Inking on Microsoft Edge and gaming across Xbox
and PCs, and also opens up entirely new device categories such as HoloLens.
Windows 10 will deliver significant
value to enterprise customers as well. Windows 10 provides advanced security
capabilities with additional features for hardware-based security, mobile work
and data protection. It also provides a single device management platform
across all devices, from phones to laptops to Internet of Things devices. And
Windows 10 helps enterprises stay up to date with Windows Update for Business
and Windows Store for Business.
As of Q2 2015, Twitter had over 95% brand awareness
across the most important global markets. Despite this enormous awareness, Twitter
managed to achieve less than 30% penetration of users in these markets. This
low level of penetration implies that Twitter has only reached early adopters
and technology enthusiasts and has not yet reached the next cohort of users
known as the mass market.
The management believes they have failed
to do two critical things; firstly, they have not yet clearly communicated
Twitter’s unique value and so that’s reflected in everything they do across
product, content and marketing, and as a result, non-users can ask Why Should I Use Twitter?
Additionally, the company has not
delivered on meeting the new potential user’s expectations of Twitter when they
try the product. Simply said, the product remains too difficult to use. Jack Dorsey,
Interim CEO believes that they need to simplify the product so everyone gets
value from Twitter faster.
In short, the company has not yet communicated,
‘Why Should People Use Twitter?’ nor made it easy for them to understand, ‘How to
Use Twitter?’ This is both a product issue and a marketing issue.
A lot of other products in the past have
overcome these same issues and have successfully made their transition to reach
the mass market adoption phase and the management seems confident they can do
the same.
The management is working as rapidly as they
can to put Twitter in a position to launch an integrated marketing strategy and
marketing campaign before the end of 2015.
Anthony Noto, Chief Financial
Officer said, ‘We have begun the process of hiring a CMO and are encouraged by
the quality of candidates that we are in dialogue with’.
“Google is not a
conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” – Larry Page
What
is Alphabet Inc.?
Alphabet is a collection of companies,
with Google being the large part of it. Goggle has slimmed down a bit, with the
companies that are pretty far afield of their main internet products will now
be contained in Alphabet instead.
Larry Page further explains about what
is far afield? Good examples are health efforts: Life Sciences that works on
the glucose-sensing contact lens and Calico focused on longevity. Alphabet is
about businesses prospering through strong leaders and independence. In
general, the model is to have a strong CEO who runs each business, with Larry Page
and Sergey Brin in service to them as needed.
The Founders have always been of the view
point to make smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even
strange when compared to the current businesses. From the start, they’ve always striven to do more, and to do important and meaningful things with the resources at their disposal.
The company is operating well today, but
the Founders think that they can make it cleaner and more accountable. Hence
creating a new company called Alphabet. Larry Page will be running the company
as CEO with help from his capable partner, Sergey Brin as President.
Bharti AirtelLimited is a leading
global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia
and Africa. Bharti Airtel had over 331 million customers across its operations
at the end of June 2015. Airtel is expanding its fourth-generation (4G) mobile
phone services to cover nearly 300 towns in the coming weeks.
AirtelChallenge: If your network is
faster, we will pay your mobile bills for life.
A lot of thinking and work might have
gone behind this challenge. The idiom ‘put your money where you mouth is’ fits
very well in the case of Airtel with its recent introduction of 4G network in
India.
Free 4G Upgrade: 4G Speeds at 3G Prices
You can now get the same data benefits
as your 3G pack and enjoy superfast 4G speeds at no extra cost.
Airtel recently started off with an
amazing activity on Twitter. Any user can Tweet Airtel India to find out how much
time will a particular app take to download on 4G vs 3G vs 2G.
How To Take The #Airtel4GSpeedTest:
THINK of an app that you would like to download
TWEET with @AirtelIndia
#Airtel4GSpeedTest <AppName>
WITNESS how fast #Airtel4G is
So without thinking much, I went ahead
and took the #Airtel4GSpeedTest.
My Tweet:
@airtelindia #Airtel4GSpeedTest Twitter
And in about 5-7 seconds Airtel India
replied back to me with a Twitpic Infographic
Airtel’s Tweet:
The comparison of 4G vs 3G vs 2G was
amazing. Twitter app is 26.36 MB and on 4G network, one can download it in 23
seconds, simply amazing speed. As a user, the best part of the whole thing is,
I get a free 4G upgrade, same data benefits as my 3G pack and enjoy superfast
4G speed at no extra cost.
Got a 4G phone? Want Airtel 4G? Tweet
using #GetAirtel4G for a free SIM delivered to your home. They deliver the sim in less
than 4 hours. Amazing, isn’t it?
Take the #Airtel4GSpeedTest today and
#GetAirtel4G delivered to you for free.
Jack
Dorsey wants Twitter to be the first thing everyone in the world checks to
start off their day.
You should
expect Twitter to:
Be
as easy as looking out your window to see what’s happening.
Show
you what’s most meaningful in the world to live it first before anyone else and
straight from the source.
Keep
you informed and updated throughout your day.
Be
the most powerful microphone in the world.
Increase
your reach
Encourage
live and direct conversation and participation around whatever you share.
Jack
Dorsey, Interim CEO, Twitter said ‘If we meet these expectations, and we will,
Twitter will become the first thing everyone in the world checks to start their
day and the first thing people turn to when they want to share ideas,
commentary, or simply what’s happening'.
ØYou have to
dream before your dreams can come true.
ØLook at the sky.
We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to
give the best to those who dream and work.
ØIf a country is
to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel
there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the
Father, the Mother and the Teacher.
ØGod, our
Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential
strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
ØTo succeed in
your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
ØMy message,
especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to
invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and
to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must
work towards. This is my message to the young people.
ØLet me define a
Leader. He must have Vision and Passion and not be afraid of any Problem.
Instead, he should know how to Defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with
Integrity.
ØWhen we tackle
obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we
had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realize that these
resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on
with our lives.
ØExcellence is a
continuous process and not an accident.
ØClimbing to the
top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top
of your career.
ØAlmost half of
the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of
poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary
reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
Rehmatein is an
initiative by Sangeetam a Charitable
Trust that helps the artists of the music fraternity by providing monetary
support to them. Sangeetam also has
a motive of supporting and helping aspiring singers and musicians by giving
them scholarships and training by the maestros from the music industry.
Stalwarts
of Indian Music Industry Hariharan, Anup Jalota, Shaan, Javed Ali, Babul
Supriyo and Suresh Wadkar sang many beautiful and mesmerizing ghazals of Jagjit
Singh ji to a Houseful Musical Evening at Shanmukhananda Hall, Sion, Mumbai.
Smita
Parikh, CEO at E-Bizz Entertainment said, “Team E-Bizz Entertainment thanks all
the artists who performed at the evening and to all the guests, music lovers
and all our sponsors and partners, because of all your support, we call
#Rehmatein2 to be a grand success and gave us confidence to make upcoming #Rehmatein3”.
A
lot of buzz was created via social media about the event in the form of
Contests and #TweetChats with artists Javed Ali and Hariharan using the
hashtags #AskYourArtist and #Rehmatein2 respectively.
#TweetChat
with sensational Javed Ali was facilitated by @WeMaharashtra in association
with Rehmatein 2 and Contest and #AskYourArtist with Hariharan was facilitated
by @ArtistAloud.
The
level of engagement seen for Tweet Chat as well as the Contest was mind
blowing. It might have been tough for the artists to keep up with the
enthusiasm of their fans, given the immense flow of questions being shot at
them, but all the questions were patiently and beautifully answered. All-in-all,
it was a great session with Javed Ali and Hariharan.
July
17th
Finally
the day arrived to witness the extraordinary ghazal night we have all been
waiting for, with performances by the Stalwarts of Indian Music Industry: Anup
Jalota, Hariharan, Shaan, Javed Ali, Babul Supriyo and Suresh Wadkar.
The
event took off with introduction and more information about Sangeetum and
#Rehmatein2 by our host for the night Mr. Pankaj Dubey, Penguin India Best
Seller Author and Film-maker, Former Broadcaster with BBC London.
Hariharan handing over a Health Insurance Policy to a musician, on behalf of the
Sangeetum Trust to support the musicians.
Before the performances began, our host Mr. Pankaj Dubey shared an interesting fact about Javed Ali; saying that the last time when Javed Ali did an official ghazal performance, which was also his first, he was only 14 years old, and that today was the second time he was going to officially sing the ghazals that too paying tribute to the legendary Jagjit Singh.
What a night to start with.
Javed Ali paid his tribute by
singing the ghazal named 'Shaam Se Aankh Mein Nami Si Hai' and then came the
epic, 'Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya'. By this time, the crowd had already
surrendered and entered the world of Javed Ali, a different zone altogether.
My personal favorite was the third
ghazal, which I had never heard of, 'Mausam Ka Armaan Samajh'. This really
touched my heart.
Had to dig a lot to find this audio sung by Jagjit Singh ji, another live performance. Enjoy with lyrics
:)
Lyrics:
Mausam
ka armaan samajh
Kuchh
toh meri jaan samajh
Jisme
tera pyaar na ho
Us
dil ko veeran samajh
Gurbat
ki tauheen na kar
Muflis
ko insaan samajh
Duniya
ke har rishte ko
Do
din ki pahchaan samajh
Laa
main tera Ved padhu
Tu
meri Quraan samajh
Gar
majboot iraada hai
Har
mushkil aasaan samajh
The last ghazal sung by Javed Ali was:
'Dard se mera daaman bhar de ya
Allah, Phir chahe deewana kar de ya Allah....'
Suresh Wadkar ji took over the
stage and started with 'Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle'
and 'Chithi Na Koi Sandesh' then came a ghazal, which had the audience humming and clapping to the tunes of Suresh ji, it was 'Kal Chaudhvin Ki Raat Thi'
'Kal chaudvin ki raat thi
Shab bhar raha charcha tera
Kal chaudvin ki raat thi
Kuch ne kaha yeh chaand hai
Toh Kuch ne kaha chehra tera'.
The minute Babul Supriyo came onto
the stage, he brought humor along. He started off with 'Sarkati Jaye Hai Rukh
Se Naqab' and then 'Hothon Se Chhoo Lo Tum' made the crowd sing along the tunes
of Babul Supriyo.
Hariharan ji sang 'Kaise Chhupaon Raaz-E-Gham' paying tribute to Mehdi Hassan, a Pakistani ghazal singer and a
former playback singer for Lollywood; one of the greatest and most influential
figures in the history of ghazal.
Mr.
Saurabh Daftary, Founder and Chairman of E-Bizz, a big fan of Jagjit Singh ji, couldn't resist
and joined Hariharan on stage and entertained the audience with his exceptional
voice, singing his favorite ghazal.
It was great to see Shaan perform and the audience was all excited to hear him. When he began with 'Tumko Dekha Toh Yeh Khayal Aaya' the crowd started humming.
Anup Jalota ji shared that, 'Ashiqui 2 bhi toh aayi thi, #Rehmatein2 bhi hona chahiye, zarur chalegi'. He began with this ghazal,
'Bade Mashhoor hote jaa rahe hoo,
Sabhi se duur hote jaa rahe hoo,
Humare hee liye fursat nahi hai,
Bade majboor hote jaa rahe hoo'.
He further added,
'Ek do Sher aur dedete,
Bade Kanjoos hote jaa rahe hoo'
Anup ji sang three ghazals, after which he said, 'Now you all leave otherwise I will start singing Bhajans'. Really enjoyed his performance. He kept cracking jokes in between the ghazals.
His last ghazal for the night was, 'Ye Daulat Bhi Le Lo'
But what really touched my heart was, he changed a few words from this ghazal, paying tribute to Jagjit Singh ji,
'Ye daulat bhii le lo, ye shoharat
bhii le lo
Bhale chhiin lo mujhase merii
javaanii
Magar mujhako lautaa do Jagjit Wapas,
Vo Ghazale Purani, Vo Shaame Suhaani'.
In the end, all of them came
together for a collective performance, together sang
'Zindagii mein to sabhii pyaar kiyaa
karte hain,
Main tau mar kar bhii merii jaan
tujhe chaahuungaa'
Headed
by Saurabh Daftary, Founder & Chairman and Smita Parikh, Chief Executive
Officer, E-Bizz is one of the nation’s premier event planning and design
companies. We work with individuals, families, Fortune 500 corporations and
non-profit organizations. For each, E-Bizz has provided unforgettable memories.
In
the last 12 years since its inception, E-Bizz has coupled a technology driven
approach with a heightened creative sense. As the premier Event management
Company in Mumbai, E-Bizz holds the credit to some of the most luminous events
of recent years.
ArtistAloud.com - launched on
7th Jan 2010 as a distribution platform has evolved today into a full-fledged
media cum distribution platform that not only makes content available for
download as full songs but also promotes the artist through various innovative
concepts that include online and offline elements.
Special Thanks to Manish Pandey for introducing me to #Rehmatein2 and for inviting me. Words can't describe the amazing experience I had at the event. Cheers!!!
