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221 - Happiest Minds to create app store for Aakash, UbiSlate tablets - TOI

PTI Dec 3, 2013, 06.24PM IST


NEW DELHI: Datawind, the maker of Aakash tablets, today said it has partnered with IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies to develop applications and solutions for its UbiSlate range of tablets.

Under the partnership, Happiest Minds will develop Datawind's App Store, which will be designed to create a connected customer experience for the first time Android users, Datawind said in a statement.

The App Store will be available on all Datawind devices, it added.

"The UbiSlate platform now evolves to the next level with our partnership with Happiest Minds. Through this partnership, we will be able to create a complete mobility experience by offering access to cost effective cloud applications and solutions to our customers," Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said.

Through this partnership, both the companies will look to create affordable mobility solutions for education and healthcare sectors, he added.

"With our IP led approach, domain knowledge of education and healthcare sectors and singular focus on disruptive technologies, we look forward to creating world class applications for Datawind customers," Happiest Minds product engineering services CEO Joseph Ananthraju said.