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LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE

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Intel has announced the launch of the Intel Unnati Program to help equip engineering students in India with industry-relevant data-centric skills . Through a network of system integrators , 100 Intel Unnati Data-Centric Labs in emerging technologies will be set up over the next year across universities and engineering institutes in India . The initiative will provide the country ’ s higher educational institutions with long-term capabilities in technology and lab infrastructure , enabling a greater focus on research and innovation .
Fujitsu and Autofleet , which provides an optimization platform for fleets , leveraging AI for demand prediction and vehicle dispatching technology , have agreed to embark on global strategic co-operation to develop sustainable logistics solutions and contribute to the resolution of issues including labor shortages in the logistics industry and environmental problems . By combining Autofleet ’ s platform , with Fujitsu ’ s know-how in systems development and industry expertise in logistics , the two companies aim to leverage their joint activities to develop and bring to market sustainable global logistics solutions .

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Aurora Mobile , a leading mobile developer service provider in China , has announced that one of its core products , JPush Private Cloud , has passed the product compatibility certifications for Galaxy Kirin and China Standard Kirin , which are the two core operating systems of Kirin Software . The certification of JPush Cloud meets the general compatibility requirements , performance and reliability that enterprise applications need to run on systems like Galaxy Kirin and China Standard Kirin , ecosystems developed by Kirin Software .

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited ( PTCL ) is collaborating with Dell Technologies to introduce the industry-first Azure Cloud Computing Services in Pakistan . The latest service will help PTCL enterprise customers to leverage technology for reaching their full business potential . The upcoming Azure Stack Hub is an extension of Microsoft Azure that brings the flexibility and innovation of cloud computing to the cloud services providers in their on-premises infrastructure . When deployed at PTCL , the Azure Stack Hub will be used to provide Azure consistent services , either connected to the Internet and Azure or in disconnected environments with no internet connectivity .
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