The Data Driver

DataWind has yet again come up with a new innovative product - VidyaTab-Punjabi. The leader in delivering Internet access to emerging markets, Datawind, has partnered with Vismaad Inc., the leading developer of educational and animated Punjabi content to launch the first ever Punjabi education Tablet. The Tablet was launched in the presence of Honourable Bardish Chagger, Canada’s Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Leader of the Government in the House of Commonsand His Excellency Mr. Nadir Patel, High Commissioner for Canada to India.

DataWind has been identified as one of 2014’s 50 Smartest Companies in MIT Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s most innovative technology companies. The honorees are nominated by MIT Technology Review’s editors, who look for companies that have demonstrated original and valuable technology over the last year, are bringing that technology to market at significant scale, and are clearly influencing their competitors. The companies on the list represent the disruptive innovations most likely to change our lives.

“At times it seems impossible to keep pace with important emerging technologies. This issue celebrates organizations at the forefront, displaying ‘disruptive innovation’ that will prove to surpass the competition, transform an industry, and change our lives,”states Jason Pontin, publisher and editor in chief of MIT Technology Review.“DataWind has an innovative approach: sell inexpensive hardware and make money instead on advertisements and apps. After beginning by sell…

Happiest Minds Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Datawind-makers of Aakash Tablet PC, and a leading provider of wireless web access products and services, to develop cloud-based applications and solutions on Datawind's low cost tablet platform-UbiSlate. Through this partnership both the companies will also look to create affordable mobility solutions for education and healthcare sectors.

Datawind, a developer of wireless web access products and inventor of the $40 Tablet, is working with World Vision Canada to supply the UbiSlate Android powered tablets for trial use in the development agency’s projects in African countries. This initiative is happening through Datawind’s North American partner Canada International Trade Service Inc.

DataWind,a leading developer of wireless web access products, and a well-known name for revolutionising digital educational technology with its low cost PC Tablets has signed a strategic partnership with US based not-for-profit education content provider CK12 to provide Indian customers great high quality free math and science material that can be used by teachers, students, schools and parents. Through this agreement, CK-12 will come pre-installed on most DataWind devices so users will have access to high quality math and science learning material at their fingertips for free.