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USIBC’s John Chambers invests in Indian startup Uniphore

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Gurugram, Nov 30 (IANS) John Chambers, Executive Chairman of the US India Business Council (USIBC), has picked up 10 per cent stake in Chennai-based speech analytics firm Uniphore Software Systems, the company announced on Thursday.

This is Chambers’ first investment in a startup outside of the US.

“The company was able to foresee the growing need for deep technology in the area of speech recognition and has innovated ahead of the market to capture this significant opportunity,” Chambers said.

“I am a big believer in India and its potential for producing globally relevant startups like Uniphore,” added Chambers, who is also the Chairman of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Cisco Executive Chairman.

The Series B round of funding also saw participation from existing investors including IDG Ventures who led the previous round.

Uniphore will utilise new funds to deepen core research driving product enhancement, upgrade its customer service infrastructure, expand its sales reach to newer geographies and recruit new talent to support its rapid growth.

“We are humbled by John’s concurrence to be Chief Guru at Uniphore. It is our good fortune to have an industry veteran like John invest in the future of Uniphore,” said Umesh Sachdev, Co-founder and CEO of Uniphore Software Systems.

“His experience in building a globally leading IT company that adds incalculable value to Uniphore,” he added.

Headquarted in IIT Madras Research Park, Uniphore Software Systems was incubated in 2008 and currently has offices in India, Singapore and the UAE with nearly 100 employees.

Uniphore has worked with over 70 enterprise customers and served over four million end users.

The company was recognised by Deloitte as a Technology Fast 500 company in Asia Pacific in 2014 and was also ranked as the 10th fastest growing technology company in the country by “Deloitte Fast 50” in 2015.

Uniphore’s speech analytics product “auMina” and virtual assistant product “akeira” are attracting attention and winning customers in geographies outside India.

Globally, as the speech analytics and the virtual assistant verticals are estimated to grow by 2021 to a combined size more than $10 billion and, according to Sachdev, Uniphore has established a clear leadership in both these verticals.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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