YOU Telecom partners Infinishare

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Citigroup-owned category 'A' ISP YOU Telecom (www.youtele.com) has joined hands with Pune-based Infinishare Technologies to facilitate desktop content hosting from home PCs.

Through this arrangement YOU Telecom customers will be able to use Purplenova, Infinishare’s flagship product to web-publish content directly from their PCs in a secure and easy manner. Purplenova’s technology allows users’ content like photographs, videos, music etc to be directly web-accessible from one’s PC. From safety point of view, the contents remain private and secure under the user’s control.  

Interestingly, YOU Telecom users will also be able to access their PC content from any browser-enabled mobiles phones securely.

Announcing the launch of the services, Mr. E.V.S. Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Telecom India Pvt Ltd said, “YOU Telecom through its high speed broadband and value added services has always believed in bringing technology and convenience closer to the customer. With a tech savvy customer base YOU needs to constantly upgrade its product / service offerings. Our association with Purplenova will not only enhance our bouquet of value added service offerings but also provide superior customer experience.”

Desktop content hosting is an emerging trend. With PC and Internet penetration levels on the rise in India the demand for these services will increase that further lead to the development of innovative products and services. Web hosting from home PC can be used for business as well as entertainment, which is one of the biggest online growth categories

Mr. Milind Pandit, VP Marketing, Infinishare Technologies said, “We see a trend toward content convergence, which is the ability to access content from variety of sources anytime, anywhere. Access to your own content from any place, anytime and from any internet-connected device will be a key component of next generation value added services.  With our partnership with YOU Telecom, we will be able to deliver the best experience to YOU customers through their high-speed and reliable broadband network”

From YOU Telecom's perspective, this service provides variety to its already existing bouquet of online VAS offerings like gaming, e-shopping, e-learning etc to enhance customers Internet experience.