Aims to Bridge the Wide Digital Gap of India
BANGALORE, India, Apr 16, 2014 – ReNew IT – a Bangalore based Microsoft Registered Refurbisher and provider of refurbished computers, servers and other computing infrastructure announces the availability of its new range of affordable refurbished computers, laptops, servers and accessories. ReNew IT is TÜV Nord certified and the certification includes ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 for its refurbishment process.
Indian society is still under the cloud of wide digital divide fuelled by rapid developments in information technology and parallel urban societal growth. According to 2011 Census data, less than 1 in every 10 households have access to Internet and owning a basic computer is still a distant dream and remains unaffordable for a large segment of the Indian population.
Mukund BS, Founder & Director, ReNew IT said, “There has been a negative growth of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment despite of rapid technological developments and India being the 4th largest economy of the globe. Interestingly, rapid urban developments have widened the gap between the country’s privileged urban mass and the under privileged rural populace as well as among urban poor. We have been working towards to bridge this gap by making basic computing technology affordable. In a country like India, where digital divide is so wide, refurbished low cost computers can be a key solution to fight against the challenges posed by the digital inequalities”.
Major daily computing applications including browsing on Internet, Tally, email, Microsoft Office does not demand the latest technologies. One can save hard earned money by purchasing a computer based on their user profile and can opt for refurbished computers which have the same functionality as well as performance capabilities of newly manufactured ones.
“At ReNew IT, we follow a rigorous process of evaluation, repairing and replacement of the damaged parts to be at par with the quality standards of the manufacturers before releasing them in the market. We sale them at a much lower price than the brand new ones, and which provides the best in class cost-performance ratio, said Raghav Boggaram, Co-founder, ReNew IT.
ReNew IT incepted with its driving mission of making computers affordable for everyone. The company has been achieving this in phased manner by continuously increasing the number of high-quality, low-cost PCs and related parts and accessories available in the market. It primarily source enterprise grade used computers from large MNCs – refurbish and remarket them. With this it has been able to make computers reachable to the lower income group citizens and helping in bridging the large digital divide that exists in a country of over a billion people. ReNew IT is one of the few Microsoft Registered Refurbishers and provide original Microsoft licenses at a minimal price along with its refurbished products.
