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DataWind is a wireless web access products and services developer founded in Montreal, Canada. Datawind manufactures low cost tablets for the purpose of education in developing countries. The company is known for its development of the Aakash tablet computer, which is the world’s cheapest tablet at US $37.99/unit. The Aakash tablet was developed for India's Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD). In addition to its the Aakash tablet computer, Datawind manufactures a series of mobile internet devices such as the PocketSurfer smartphones, the UbiSurfer netbooks and the Ubislate tablets. The company’s devices are used to deliver a patented web delivery platform for faster and lower cost internet access on mobile networks. DataWind is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Datawind has offices in Montreal, Mississauga, London, Delhi and Amritsar.〔 == History == DataWind was founded in Montreal〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Montreal Gazette, Jason Magder, October 6, 2011 )〕 in 2001 by brothers Suneet and Raja Tuli.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = NPR, Corey Flintoff, November 2, 2011 )〕 Suneet and Raja Tuli grew up in Northern Alberta, Canada. Suneet Tuli is a Civil Engineer, who graduated from the University of Toronto. Raja is a Computer Engineer, who graduated from the University of Alberta.〔(http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=99CCB0F509994B6A9683D321CA01422B ) 〕 Suneet Tuli is DataWind's Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for its vision, strategy and execution. Raja Tuli is the company’s Co-Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, he is also an inventor with dozens of patents across a broad range of technologies related to the internet, imaging and energy sustenance.〔(http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/how-a-montreal-company-won-the-race-to-build-the-worlds-cheapest-tablet/article548496/?page=all ) 〕 DataWind’s product range includes the PocketSurfer Smartphones and UbiSlate Tablet Computer devices. The company has a portfolio of 14 international patents for its Web Delivery Platform which serves as the basis for its product innovations. The company manufactures, markets and sells tablets branded as UbiSlate to consumers worldwide and also provides a year of free internet browsing with its devices in various countries. The company also developed the Aakash tablet in collaboration with the Government of India which gained world wide attention for being the cheapest tablet in the world. With its research and development based in Montreal, the company launched its first products in 2004 〔http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-10/18/suneet-singh-tuli 〕 and their products were sold primarily in the United Kingdom. In 2004, the company was described as a "small tech shop" marketing its key product, the PocketSurfer, a PDA/Mobile Phone/Web Browsing device. Several iterations of the PocketSurfer followed. In 2009, the Indian Government had pledged a low cost laptop as a means of using technology to improve the quality of education within the country, however, the development process was beset by delays and setbacks until DataWind won the tender for the tablet in late 2011. In the same year, DataWind made its entry into the Indian market with the launch of the Aakash tablet, developed for the Indian Government to help enhance the quality of education. At the October 2011 launch of the first generation Aakash tablet, the Indian Government announced that the tablet will be offered at a sufficiently low price threshold – to students at a subsidized price of $35〔 and to the public (as the ''Ubislate 7'') for $60〔 – to enable ubiquitous, nationwide internet use. At the subsidized price, the tablet would cost the same as a pair of shoes or a basic mobile phone.〔 Some analysts claim that the tablet will not only have a positive impact on the education sector but will also lead to positive changes in healthcare and other sectors besides improving internet penetration in the country. In his study, Rajat Kathuria, External Consultant at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER),stated that the Indian economy could grow 10.08% faster with every 10% increase in the internet and broadband connections in the country. The Ubislate tablet computers were launched commercially to consumers in India in April 2012 by which time pre-bookings for the device had exceeded 3 million units - more than ten times the size of the total market for tablets in India in the previous year. Since the commercial launch of the UbiSlate tablets, the company has been among the top three suppliers of tablets in India, according to Cybermedia Research. In the first quarter of 2013, Datawind dominated the Indian tablet market with the largest market share of tables sold in India, excluding the Aakash devices that were to be supplied to the government. Going forward, the company has plans to expose itself to tablet markets in UK, US and Canada. DataWind is also working with governments, NGOs and distributors in Latin American and African countries, where its products are being deployed. In 2012, Forbes magazine named the CEO of DataWind, Suneet Tuli among the Impact 15 list of "classroom revolutionaries" who use innovative technologies to reinvent education for students and teachers globally On 26 April 2012, DataWind launched Ubislate 7+ and 7C tablets in India, by which time 3 million units had already been pre-booked. In 2013, according to Cyber Media Research India‘s Quarterly Tablet Market report for the first quarter of 2013, as published in The Times of India, DataWind had a market share of 15.3%, the company pulled ahead of rivals Micromax and Apple, this strong market hold did not include the Aakash series of tablets〔(http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/a-conversation-with-datawinds-suneet-singh-tuli/?_r=0 ) 〕 In July 2014, the company completed its initial public offering 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://web.tmxmoney.com/article.php?newsid=68857634&qm_symbol=DW )〕 of 6,316,000 common shares at a price of $4.75 CAD per share, totaling to an amount of $30 Million CAD. DataWind's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DW". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DataWind」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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