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Despite the growth in data breaches, security managers at Indian firms are incredibly confident in their cybersecurity preparedness, according to a new survey conducted by research and consul-tancy firm Ovum for Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO. Eighty-eight percent of executives from Indian firms said their firm was better prepared than their competitors in their industry. Financial services and utility respondents were least real-istic, with 100 percent rating their firm as above average or as top performers, while retail ser-vices had the highest percentage who said their firms were top performers at 60 percent.Despite this confidence, almost 1 in 3 organi-

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Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 percent from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018, accord-

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Indian Firms Are Overly Confident About Their Cybersecurity

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zations are limited to tools that provide only a point-in-time assessment of what their cyberse-curity risk is, or do not currently have a robust assessment program.“There is clearly a bit of a disconnect amongst security managers regarding where they sit in relation to the competition,” said Vishal Goyal, Country Manager, India, FICO. “In India the rapid digitization of numerous sectors of the economy has presented the country with enormous oppor-tunity as well as risk. Staying abreast of global standards and the rapidly changing landscape of cybersecurity remains a challenge. Complacency creeps in when companies escape data breeches, or simply haven’t picked them up, so it’s import-ant to ensure regular robust assessments.”In the coming year, the majority (56%) of Indian firms felt that the level of cyber-threats and data breach activity will go up. However, it was finan-cial services firms that were the most pessimistic with 80 percent expecting an increase. This was in contrast to Indian utility companies where all

winners — dramatically speed up their com-pute-intensive simulations, tackling some of the world’s greatest problems.Then, just over five years ago, we enabled our GPU platform to accelerate deep learning through optimized software, setting in motion the AI rev-olution.Now, through new open-source data science acceleration software released last month, a third wave is upon us.At the center of this new movement is RAPIDS, an open-source data analytics and machine learning acceleration platform for executing end-to-end data science training pipelines completely on GPUs.RAPIDS relies on NVIDIA CUDA primitives for low-level compute optimization, but exposes that GPU parallelism and high memory bandwidth through user-friendly Python interfaces. The RAP-IDS dataframe library mimics the pandas API and

service that is sending ripples through every seg-ment of the forecast,” said John-David Lovelock, research vice president at Gartner. “What this sig-nals, for example, is more enterprise use of cloud services — instead of buying their own servers, they are turning to the cloud. As enterprises con-tinue their digital transformation efforts, shifting to ‘pay for use’ will continue. This sets enter-prises up to deal with the sustained and rapid change that underscores digital business.”Enterprise software spending is forecast to experience the highest growth with an 8.3 per-cent increase in 2019 (see Table 1). Software as

respondents thought the threat activity would remain the same.In the survey, 40 percent of respondents from the financial sector said that the greatest influence on cybersecurity strategy comes from customers or investors. For retailers and telecommunications it was increases in cyber-attacks and breaches that have them focused.62 percent of Indian firms say cybersecurity investment will increase in the year ahead. This rose to 67 percent amongst Indian financial ser-vices firms and 80 percent for utilities.“IT leaders have greater funding than ever to pro-tect organizations from the continuously evolving threat landscape and meet complex compliance demands,” said Maxine Holt, research director at Ovum. “These same IT leaders are undoubt-edly keen to believe that the money being spent provides their organization with a better security posture than any other – but the rapid pace of investment, often in point solutions, rarely takes an organization-wide view of security.”

is built on Apache Arrow to maximize interopera-bility and performance.More Accelerated Machine Learning in the CloudNow we’re partnering with the world’s lead-ing technology companies to bring accelerated machine learning to more users in more places.Working closely with NVIDIA, Microsoft is intro-ducing accelerated machine learning to its Azure Machine Learning customers.“Azure Machine Learning is the leading plat-form for data scientists to build, train, manage and deploy machine learning models from the cloud to the edge,” said Eric Boyd, corporate vice president for Azure AI at Microsoft. “We’ve been partnering with NVIDIA to offer GPU-powered compute for data scientists and are excited to introduce software from the RAPIDS open source project to Azure users. I’m looking forward to seeing what the data science community can do with RAPIDS and Azure Machine Learning.”

a service (SaaS) is driving growth in almost all software segments, particularly customer rela-tionship management (CRM), due to increased focus on providing better customer experiences. Cloud software will grow at more than 22 percent this year compared with 6 percent growth for all other forms of software. While core applications such as ERP, CRM and supply chain continue to get the lion share of dollars, security and privacy are of particular interest right now. Eighty-eight percent of recently surveyed global CIOs have deployed or plan to deploy cybersecurity tech-nology in the next 12 months.


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APSSDC Organises Cloud Skills Day with Amazon Web Services

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corpora-tion (APSSDC) organized a special program called Cloud Skills Day at A Convention Center in Vijay-awada under Amazon Web Services.To this event, Minister of Minister for Law & Jus-tice, Skill Development, Youth, Sports, Unemploy-ment Benefits, NRI Empowerment and Relations Sri. Kollu Ravindra, APSSDC MD & CEO K. Samba-siva Rao, Deputy CEO Dr Krithika Shukla, Special Chief Secretary Sri.J.S.V Prasad , IAS, Special Sec-retary to APSSDC Dr.Ghanta Subbarao, APSSDC Founder Member, Dr. K. Lakshmi Narayana IAS (Retd.), in addition to Asia Pacific & Japan, AWS Head Mr. Vincent Quah, Alexa Amazon India Solu-tion Architect Mr. Durga Prasad, Amazon Web Services Education India Head Sunil, AWS Edu-cate India Program Manager Mr. P Dasgupta, and other government officials are attended. On this occasion, in the presence of Minister Kollu Ravin-dra, Amazon Cloud, Amazon Educate, to train in

Alexa APSSDC MD & CEO K. Sambasiva Rao and Amazon Web Services Education India Head Sunil exchanged MoU documents.On this event, Minister of Minister for Law & Justice, Skill Development, Youth, Sports, Unem-ployment Benefits, NRI Empowerment and Rela-tions Sri. Kollu Ravindra said that I’m very happy for Amazon the world’s leading company in the field of cloud computing come up with skill train-ing to train our state students. The first time in India is to train with Amazon, along with APSSDC. About 75% of cloud computing is Amazon. With the help of APSSDC, we are providing skill train-ing to students and unemployed youth with large organizations like Siemens, Dassault, Google and Amazon across the state. Also providing train-ing in Aerospace, Automotive and Ship Building. Furthermore, unlike any state we are giving Rs. 1000/- Nirudyoga Bruthi to 3, 31,672 unemployed youth along with skill training in the name of

Mukyamantri Yuva nestam scheme. Everywhere in the IT industry around the world, one of the 10 people will be Telugu; this is all our Hon’ble Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu credit.Earlier APSSDC MD & CEO K. Sambasiva Rao stated that, “we have already provided short-term training to 30,000 students under Amazon Web Services. We are aiming to provide skill training to the 1 Lakh students to the next year. The main objective of the program is to train the students to get their education and other skills and to get jobs done.”Under the Amazon Educate, students are trained in the cloud division. Amazon Web Services could provide more job opportunities by making Ama-zon company available to their companies. We already provided training in different types of lat-est technologies including Dassault and Siemens at 100 CM Excellence Centers across the state, said Deputy CEO Krithika Shukla.

Advanced Robot Control Course for the first time in the country

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corpo-ration (APSSDC) under the guidance of European Center for Mechanical (ECM) decided to pro-vide training for the engineering students in the Advanced Robot Control Course for the first time in the country. To this extent, a Memorandum of Understanding between APSSDC and ECM was held at Gateway Hotel, Vijayawada on 2nd Novem-ber. On behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Skill Devel-opment Corporation MD & CEO K. Sambasiva Rao, European Council For Mechatronics President VVS Raju, Managing Directors Till Quadflieg , Christoph Greb exchanged the agreement. To this event, APSSDC MD & CEO K. Sambasiva Rao, APSSDC

Deputy CEO KrithikaShukla, Special Chief secre-tary JSV Prasad, APSSDC Founder Member, Retired IAS Doctor. K. Lakshmi Narayana, European Coun-cil For Mechatronics President VVS Raju, Managing Directors Till Quadflieg , Christoph Greb and other government officials are attended.The Advance Robot Control Labs are set up as part of the agreement. Students are trained with the best standards on the manufacture of Mechatron-ics, automation and industrial robotics. The aim is to train over 40,000 selected 40 engineering col-leges across the state. In the first phase, 12 engi-neering colleges are selected and trained for 3,000 people. Akon University of Germany and the Cen-ter for European Center for Mechanical Sciences (ECM) will train students. German-based Iugus and Italian-made COMAU robots are available in each lab and cost of each one is 30Lakhs. The students are trained for three months. The cost of training is 30 thousand rupees. APSDCC 45%, ECM 45%,

college / students will bear 10%. Those who have completed their training will get certificates from Akon University.On this occasion APSSDC MD & CEO K. Sambasiva Rao stated that, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Devel-opment Corporation is the top ranking organiza-tion in providing skill training for students and unemployed youth. Already we are working with international companies like Google, Dassault, Sie-mens and Amazon. Now we are creating a world class ecosystem in the fields of industrial manu-facturing and robotics, collaborating with German partners APS European Center for Mechatronics. Under Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation, 8 lakh people are being trained this year. In the coming days, employment opportuni-ties in the robotics are widespread. So we have decided to give training to engineering students in the state together with the European Center for Mechanical Engineering, and in the first phase, 12 engineering colleges will be trained.Later, APSSDC Deputy CEO Krithika Shuklasaid that the first day of taking responsibility in the company was to be happy to participate in such a big event. I hope that this program will succeed by 10,000 people and this program will succeed.

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Tenda organises a successful trip at Goa with 145 partner from across India

Rashi Peripherals Rejuvenates its Corporate Identity; Now Known as RP tech India

Tenda a Global vendor of Networking equipment with an association of its National Distributor For-tune Marketing, organised a successful partner trip for its selected 145 partners from across India. The trip was held at Resort Rio situated at Goa, India. Partner was eligible for trip on completion of Scheme designed by Tenda, The reward scheme was based on different slabs and on achieving spe-cific target slabs, partners were qualified to win a trip to Goa. The scheme was acknowledged and embraced by partners with great enthusiasm.“Tenda made sure that 2 night 3 day trip to Goa was well enjoyed by partner and thus Trip focus was more on partners leisure, enjoyment, enter-

In a bid to reinforce its core strengths and futuristic growth ambitions, Rashi Peripherals, India’s only value-added distributor has unveiled a new cor-porate identity. The company will now be known as “RP tech India” (a division of Rashi Peripherals), while its new logo personifies forward and futur-istic thinking.The new corporate avatar signifies Company’s ambitious growth and expansion plans.The logo is the amalgamation of three strong colours Purple, Violet, Grey. The bold colour combination signifies Company’s forward, futur-istic thinking. This colour combination indicates that the RP tech India as an organization, is rich in Credibility, Strength and Professionalism. The 2 colour’s sleek font states that the Company is now turning from existing to new dynamic success phase.

tainment and quality time. We didn’t want our partner to get bored or feel caged during the trip, thus such schedule was prepared which helped Individual to spend time with other partners across India as well as a freedom for them, so they can go out and explore Goa as per their convenience.” Said Tenda India spokesperson.Graced with the presence of 145 partners from across India, whole Resort Rio and Goa was filled with Tenda chants and brand presence was highly visible. Considering the opportunity Tenda also gave a brief to its partners on the new product to be launched and tactics and strategy to improve business were discussed with partners.

Mr. Kapal Pansari, Director at RP tech India said, “As our business horizon continues to expand, we believe that it is the right time to reinforce our fundamental values and core strengths. We are very excited to announce the launch of our new name and logo that illustrates and amplifies our aspiration and futuristic thinking. We vow to become the One Stop Shop for the entire spec-trum of the channel fraternity.”Commenting on the rebranding, Mr. Rajesh Goenka, Director, Sales and Marketing at RP tech India, said, “Started business in 1989, we have come a long way to be the most admired value-added Distributor in India. This is a proud moment for us and we are grateful to our ven-dors and channel partners for their support and encouragement that led us to take the next big leap.”

Ashok Pamidi takes over as CEO of

NASSCOM Foundation

HCL TECHNOLOGIES CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF SUCCESS IN THE NORDICS

NASSCOM Foundation, social arm of the IT indus-try body, NASSCOM, announced today thatMr. Ashok Pamidi, Senior Director, NASSCOM, hastaken over as the CEO of NASSCOM Founda-tion.Mr. Pamidi comes with a diverse experience of 29+ years in the IT industry and is also leading the NASSCOM’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. He is responsible for membership development and also leads the SME initiatives for NASSCOM.Mr. Arun Seth, Chairman, NASSCOM Founda-tion said, “We are delighted to welcome Ashok Pamidi as the CEO of NASSCOM Foundation. The social sector today has realized the potential of technology as a platform for change. Ashok will bring in the right mix of technological and social expertise in taking forward key Foundation’s ini-tiatives in Skills for the underserved, digital lit-eracy, empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, encouraging social innovation and industry vol-unteering.”

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global tech-nology company, is celebrating its 10-year anni-versary in the Nordic region. During this time, the company has achieved significant successes, which have seen the Nordics grow to become HCL’s largest market in Europe. Today, HCL employs more than 1,600 people in the Nordics representing 31 nationalities, with 55 large-scale transformational clients including four out of the six Fortune Global 500 companies in the region. While several significant milestones have been successfully achieved, HCL looks forward to the future and is dedicated to helping its clients in the Nordics to drive innovation and growth. The celebration coincides with a series of initiatives to mark this occasion starting with the opening of a new office at HCL’s Nordics headquarters in Central Stockholm.“We are humbled by the success that we have achieved together with our clients, colleagues and partners in the Nordics,” said Pankaj Tagra, EVP Nordic and DACH Head, HCL Technologies. “HCL’s strength in the region is the result of a focus on client relationships, employees and stra-tegic investments in digital-at-scale solutions, tal-ent, careers, businesses and the economy.


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Fujitsu Limited and Ericsson have entered an agreement to deliver end-to-end 5G network solutions and related services under a strate-gic partnership. The two companies are joining forces to develop this based on their combined portfolios – spanning radio access and core net-work – for the dynamic 5G market in Japan, con-necting communications service providers to the global 5G ecosystem.The two companies aim to initially provide sys-tems and solutions for the Japanese market, and

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seek to further expand their collaboration to other customers globally.In the 5G era, mobile communications service providers anticipate the ability to provide highly scalable, and intelligent services through open and globally standardised technology for core and radio access network for more efficient net-work operations.As a leading network technology provider, Fujitsu is making concerted efforts to support open standards activities driven by major telecommu-

ble Intelligence 2018 Asia-Pacific region launch event. Event highlights included the debut of the Zenbo Junior robot, ROG Maximus XI Apex moth-erboard and ROG Strix XG49VQ gaming monitor. Zenbo Junior enables developers, system integra-tors and business partners to create and deploy robotic solutions for various business applica-tions and to engage with customers in novel and compelling ways. ROG Maximus XI Apex is a premier motherboard with extreme overclocking

capabilities, including enhanced Extreme Engine Digi+ with dual ProCool 8-pin power connectors and Overclocker’s Toolkit, which offers a conden-sation detection circuit, Probelt and additional hardware-level controls. ROG Strix XG49VQ is a massive 49-inch 1800R curved HDR gaming moni-tor featuring Double Full HD (3840 x 1080) resolu-tion, a 32:9 aspect ratio and a 144Hz refresh rate that envelops viewers with true-to-life visuals and provides super-smooth gaming experiences.

nications providers and aims to achieve broad interoperability for its radio access products in global markets.As a world leader in 5G, Ericsson has worked closely with mobile operators around the world in the development of 5G, through standardiza-tion, trials, and prototyping.Ericsson and Fujitsu’s strength in research and development will ensure the best path for bring-ing global 5G solutions to Japan, as well as explor-ing a wider global market.

Huawei Unveils HUAWEI Mate 20 Series

Lenovo launches K9 and A5 in India

Chinese Maker Vivo launches Z3i

Panasonic Eluga Z1, Z1 Pro with MediaTek Helio P22, 6.19-inch

HD+ display launched

iBall Slide Elan 3x32 10-inch tablet launched

HUAWEI Mate 20 Series, one of the most highly anticipated smartphone series of the year. Rep-resenting a momentous milestone in the history of the HUAWEI Mate Series, the HUAWEI Mate 20 Series embodies the pinnacle of innovation. Designed with the industry’s most powerful and sophisticated process technology, the latest Hua-wei flagship devices set a new bar by which all 2018 smartphones will be measured.The HUAWEI Mate 20 Series is powered by Hua-wei’s densest and highest performing system on

Lenovo K9 In terms of specifications, the device features a 5.7-inch HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is powered by a 2 GHz MediaTek MT6762 octa-core processor paired with 3GB of RAM. Running Android 8.0 Oreo, the device includes an internal storage of 32GB and can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The device comes equipped with a dual rear camera set up – 13MP primary sensor along with

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has launched a new smart-phone Vivo Z3i in its home country. The smartphone is said to a rebranded version of the Vivo V11 that was launched in India.The Vivo Z3i has been launched with a price

tag of RMB 2,398, which roughly amounts to Rs

Panasonic has expanded its Eluga series of smartphones in India with the launch of new Eluga Z1 and the Eluga Z1 Pro. The two phones run on Medi-aTek Helio P22 SoC and run on Android 8.1 Oreo. Backed by a 4000mAh battery, the two phones feature a 13MP+2MP dual rear

camera setup and get an 8MP sensor on the front.Eluga Z1 and Z1 Pro come with 3GB + 32 GB and 4GB + 64 GB internal storage respectively which can be further expanded up to 128 GB. Eluga Z1 and Z1 Pro run on Android 8.1 Oreo and comee with a dual SIM configuration. To enhance the typing experience Panasonic Eluga Z1 and Z1 pro are equipped with the SwiftKey Keyboard which allows the users to type up to five Indian languages at the same time without changing settings and has 30 Indian languages with word corrections and predictions that adapt to individ-ual users.

The perfect paradigm of beauty with brains, IBall Slide Elan 3x32 is an elegantly designed Tablet with advanced computing technology that exe-cutes every task in the blink of an eye. Sporting a 25.5 cm (10.1) IPS HD display with an amazing screen resolution of 1280x800, you can now watch your favourite shows / movies, or play games with brilliant visuals with crystal clear views from any angle.Sporting an Operating system with the latest Android 8.1 Oreo, this Slide assures a unified blend of features and high-speed performance. No more lags, Elan 3x32 runs smoothly and swiftly with 3 GB RAM along with 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor. Though slim and light-weight, it can store all your data, movies and songs, thanks to its large built-in memory of 32 GB, which can be further expanded up to 64 GB via MicroSD card. Equipped with a 5 MP rear Camera with Auto Focus and LED flash, perfect moments are cap-tured vibrantly. Additionally, Selfie captures are a redefinition of bright picture quality as well, with the 2 MP front camera that also comes with a heap of filters and modes.

chip (SoC) to date—the Kirin 980. Manufactured with the advanced 7nm process incorporating the powerful Cortex-A76-based CPU and Mali-G76 GPU, the SoC offers improved performance and an unprecedented smooth user experience. The new 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge, 15W HUAWEI Wireless Quick Charge and large batteries work in tandem to provide users with the best battery life. The Matrix Camera System includes Leica Ultra Wide Angle Lens that lets users not only see wider, but also closer with its new macro distance capability. The Hyper Optical Pattern on the glass back plays with light and shadows, producing an iridescent optical effect that is immediately cap-tivating. The Matrix Camera System adopts the iconic Four-Point Design that exudes personality, giving the device a unique visual identity that is recognizable even at a distance. The HUAWEI Mate 20 Series is shipped with the highly custom-ized Android P-based EMUI 9 operating system, on which consumers can enjoy all productivity and entertainment features easily and conve-niently with a few simple taps and swipes.

a 5MP secondary sensor and also, a dual front camera set up – 13MP primary sensor along with a 5MP secondary sensor. Connectivity fea-tures include LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack. A 4000mAh battery completes the package.Lenovo A5In terms of specifications, the device features a 5.45-inch HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and 720×1440 pixels resolution. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6739 SoC paired with 3GB of RAM. Running Android 8.0 Oreo, the device includes two storage variants – 16GB and 32GB and can be further expanded up to 256GB via microSD card.The device comes equipped with a 13MP rear sensor along with an 8MP front-facing camera. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 and microUSB. A 4000mAh bat-tery completes the package.

25,600. Buyers will be able to choose from Mil-lennium Pink and Aurora Blue colors. In com-parison, the Vivo V11 was launched in India for Rs 22,990. But within two weeks of launch, the device’s price in India has fallen to Rs 20,990.For the camera department, the Z3i is equipped with dual rear cameras with a combination of 16-megapixel primary lens with f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel secondary shooter with f/2.4 aperture. It has a 24-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. The front camera can be also used for face unlock feature.

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Gigabyte showcases Z390 motherboard series and RTX 20 Series graphics cards in India India’s first

indigenous microprocessor

Shakti

The New World of 8-bit MCUs

CORSAIR launches Hydro Series H100i and H115i RGB PLATINUM liquid CPU coolers

INDULGE IN THE NEXT-LEVEL VR IMMERSION WITH ZOTAC VRGO 2.0 BACKPACK PC

IGABYTE has showcased it new Z390 motherboard series, that was officially launched on 8 October, as well as its RTX 20 Series graphics cards, that were announced more than a month ago, but are only recently available in India. Among the showcased

India’s first indigenous microprocessor designed by researchers of Indian Institute of Madras may soon power your mobile phone, surveillance camera and smart meters.The microprocessor named Shakti was

developed, designed and booted at Semi-Con-ductor Laboratory (SCL) of Indian Space Research Organisations (Isro) in Chandigarh, making it the first ‘RISC V Microprocessor’ to be completely designed and made in India.This microprocessor will be helpful in reducing reliance on imported microprocessors in Commu-nications and Defence Sectors and is on par with International Standards.The front-end design of the Shakti processors is developed with Bluespec, an open-source High-Level Synthesis (HLS) language. Shakti and its eco-system with its modular design approach enables design and development of applica-tion-specific end-user computing and communi-cating systemsEarlier, in July 2018, an initial batch of 300 chips, named RISECREEK was produced under Project Shakti, that were fabricated at the Multinational Chip Manufacturer Intel’s facility at Oregon, US, that successfully booted the Linux operating sys-tem.

CORSAIR has launched Hydro Series H100i and H115i RGB PLATINUM liquid CPU coolers. The company claims that these are the world’s first Hydro Series coolers to feature customisable RGB lighting on both the fans and the pump head

ZOTAC Technology, a global manufacturer of inno-vation, is excited to officially announce the VR GO 2.0, the world’s first VR Backpack PC refreshed from the ground up. The VR GO 2.0 improves the untethered VR experience withhigh-end performance repackaged into a more compact, ergonomic chassis.UNLEASH NEW REALITYThe VR GO 2.0 is designed for unlocking the potential of VR across industries and businesses in entertainment, product development, medical practice, design, education, customer service, eSports, and much more. Integrating mobility and high-performance hardware, the revamped backpack solution empowers life-like immersion with zero compromises to

The NUCLEO-8L152R8 and the NUCLEO-8S208RB are the first Nucleo-64 boards integrating an

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of 64 kB while the latter uses the STM8S208RBT6 that embarks 128 kB of storage. They are also the first STM8 development boards with an Ardu-inoTM Uno V3 connector, allowing developers to use familiar extension cards, free plugins, and popular programming paradigms. Furthermore, since we also partnered with Cosmic to offer a free compiler with the STVD-STM8 IDE or Ardu-ino IDE, it’s the first time that developers can use C++ to develop software for our STM8 MCUs without having to buy a toolchain.

products was the flagship Z390 AORUS Master, an Intel Z390 chipset motherboard designed for all cores above 5GHz with 12 Phases IR.Digital VRM, and a much improved Fins-Array Heatsink, RGB Fusion, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Triple M.2 with Thermal Guards, ESS SABRE HIFI 9118, Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed, and Front & Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C. GIGABYTE also showcased their latest NVIDIA Turing based graphics cards: The top of the line GIGABYTE GeForce® RTX 2080 Ti GAMING OC 11G that comes in a sleek carbon look and features three 82 mm alternate- spinning WINDFORCE fans and 6 copper heat pipes that cover the GPU and the VRAM for superior cooling.

and have 16 individually addressable LEDs in the pump head and four in each fan combine for a total 24 RGB LEDs.Each of the new entries in the acclaimed Hydro Series range is cooled by a pair of CORSAIR ML PRO Series RGB magnetic levitation PWM fans, delivering the superb airflow and high static pres-sure needed to cool today’s hottest CPUs. Thanks to the ultra-low friction of their magnetic bear-ings, they also generate less noise than traditional bearing fans even when spinning at higher RPMs. The H100i RGB PLATINUM comes equipped with two 120mm fans and a 240mm radiator, while the H115i RGB PLATINUM is cooled by two 140mm fans and a 280mm radiator.

latency and reduction in visual quality with today’s leading VR headsets.The system comes with the powerful and effi-cient NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1070 graphics with 8GB memory while an Intel® Core™ i7 proces-sor and 16GB DDR4 memory provides the horse-power and bandwidth to sail through intensive tasks, delivering an ultra-smooth experience. The VR GO 2.0 is further equipped with centralized ports and top mounted I/O ports dedicated for easy VR HMD connectivity.BE UNSTOPPABLEThe new backpack design features an even weight distribution, added foam padding on the back support and shoulder straps, and an extended length back support, allowing the system to sit further away from the back for maximum venti-lation and pro-longed comfort. The hot-swappa-ble batteries and external battery charging dock enable up to 1.5 hours of uninterrupted action – and nearly limitless playtime. It’s also smarter with an easily visiblebattery life indicator and features an audible alert when power is low.

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JBL launches PartyBox 200 and PartyBox 300

HyperX launches HyperX FURY RGB SSD in India

ASTRO GAMING ANNOUNCES HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE, MODULAR C40 TR CONTROLLER

QHMPL QHM 4KP 4000mAh “Slim” Pow-

er Bank launched

Leading-Edge, Smooth HD Gaming Experience

for Latest Games

JBL has launched its PartyBox 200 and PartyBox 300 speakers at a price of Rs 32,499 and Rs 35,999 respectively. The speakers have built-in light showsand a 10,000mAh battery for up to 18 hours of playtime, mic and guitar inputs.

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Tech-nology® Company, Inc., today, launched its first SSD in India with RGB – HyperX FURY RGB SSD. This performance rich SSD is designed for a better gaming experience while brightening and enhancing the rigs with more color and LED lighting. It utilizes 3D NAND technology for bet-ter power efficiency and durability, delivering high read and write speeds, 10 times faster than a 7200RPM hard drive. The HyperX FURY RGB

ASTRO Gaming, a leader in premium video gam-ing equipment, has continually innovated and for-ever redefined what pro gamers can expect from their audio equipment. Today, ASTRO further extended that expertise and announced its com-mitment to the professional controller category with the launch of the ASTRO C40 TR Controller.As the newest addition to the best-selling Tour-nament Ready (TR) series, the modular and highly customizable ASTRO C40 TR will deliver a com-petitive edge while adapting to any gaming envi-ronment, ranging from professional tournaments to head-to-head competitions with friends. The

QHMPL has launched its latest QHM 4KP 4000mAh power bank at Rs 999. The company says it’s a “slim” power bank that supports up to 500 charge-discharge cycles. It is BIS certified and is Short Circuit Protection, Over-charge Protec-tion, Over Discharge Protection & Over Voltage Protection. In sync with the dynamic lifestyle, the Power bank comes with Dual Charging interface and RISC Micro Processor controlled that ensures fast charging and efficient output. The Dual Output gives a maximum output of 5V-2AMPS, which allows you to charge two devices at one go, even while you are on the go. With conversion rate of upto 80% the PowerBank automatically adjusts output based on the connected device, compati-ble with all popular smartphones and Tablets.BIS Certified, the power bank equips a multitude of advanced safety features - Short Circuit Protec-tion, Over-charge Protection, Over Discharge Pro-tection & Over Voltage Protection, that assures maximum user and device safety at all times.

AMD unveiled the Radeon™ RX 590 graphics card, an advanced 12nm GPU designed to deliver amazing gaming experiences and outstanding per-formance for the latest AAA, eSports and Virtual Reality (VR) titles.Powered by AMD “Polaris” architecture1, the AMD Radeon™ RX 590 graphics card provides faster clock speeds for higher gaming performance than the AMD Radeon™ RX 580 graphics card2, and delivers up to 20 percent or higher perfor-mance-per-dollar than the competition3. Paired with the advanced AMD Radeon FreeSync™ gam-ing display technology4 and loaded with the lat-est AMD Radeon™ Software features, the AMD Radeon™ RX 590 graphics card delivers an excep-tional gaming experience.“This new graphics card provides beautiful visuals, blistering frame rates, and the latest and greatest features for PC gaming,” said Scott Herkelman, corporate vice president and general manager, Radeon Technologies Group at AMD.

The speakers can also connect with compatible speakers wirelessly via TWS (True Wireless Ste-reo) using Bluetooth connection up to two Party-Box speakers.Packed with JBL’s signature sound, the PartyBox creates an uplifting listening experience, whether it’s a small gathering at home or pop-up gig in a park. And what’s a party without mood lighting? Choose one of three lighting options and create added ambiance to any setting.“Check, check. One, two, three.” Grab a mic and strap on a guitar because the JBL PartyBox is equipped with a microphone and instrument input, giving everyone the opportunity to show-case their talents, whether at home or on stage.

SSD is available in HyperX network of retail and e-tail stores at MRPs of Rs 9,349, Rs 15,330/- and Rs 27,230 for 240GB, 480GB and 960GB respec-tively. HyperX FURY RGB SSD is also available as an upgrade bundle kit at MRPs of Rs 11,315, Rs 17,300 and Rs 29,200 for 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities respectively. It is backed by a limited 3-year warranty7 with free technical sup-port.“HyperX strives to create innovative high-quality storage solutions that suit the needs of a vari-ety of users,” saidMr. Vishal Parekh, Marketing Director, HyperX India. “HyperX FURY RGB SSD features 3D NAND technologyand high-quality lighting that will definitely offer exceptional per-formance to the end users.”

new ASTRO C40 TR Controller is an Officially Licensed product for PlayStation® 4, also fea-turing additional compatibility with Windows™ PCs. It is available for pre-order now online direct from ASTRO’s website for $199.99 USD ($269.99 CAD), shipping in early 2019, and available at key retailers including Gamestop, Amazon and Best Buy and Best Buy Canada in the same timeframe. It is available in the United States and Canada, with more countries to follow.“Our products have dramatically changed the esports landscape – improving team and player performance along the way,” said Aron Drayer, Vice President of Marketing, ASTRO Gaming. “Our new ASTRO C40 TR Controller is the next natural evolution of our continued commitment to esports, pro gaming and gamers in general. After more than two years of development while incorporating feedback from pro gamers, we’re excited to finally get the C40 TR into the hands of customers. The C40 TR will be a literal game changer.”

HARDWARE & LIFESTYLE


SPECIAL NEWS

Supply chains these days can be bewilderingly complex. Depending on the product, they can involve every-thing from countless players and trans-actions to multiple

regulations. Plus, most systems are highly opaque and often inefficient.So how can supply chains get better? For a grow-ing number of companies, the answer lies in blockchain technology.“There are tremendous applications using block-chain for addressing supply chain issues,” says Rohini Srihari, chief data scientist of PeaceTech Lab, a nonprofit that uses technology, media and data to create peace-building efforts.Blockchain for business with Cisco’s Anoop Nan-nraOften described as a digital ledger that’s distrib-uted over many nodes, or computers, blockchain systems are highly transparent. And while many users may have access to the data, they can’t tam-per with it. The upshot is a secure and public dig-ital trail of transactions.For supply chains, that means the potential for creating a permanent and safe record of each time materials or products move from one stage of the chain to the next. The result: a reduction in delays, fraud, human error—you name it—and a potentially foolproof system for end-to-end tracking.“Blockchain driven innovations in the supply chain will have the potential to deliver tremen-dous business value by increasing supply chain transparency, reducing risk and improving effi-ciency and overall supply chain management,” is how a recent report from Deloitte puts it.Traceability

The project, which is designed to help manufac-turers, integrators, and business partners fight counterfeit hard drives, uses the IBM Blockchain Platform to authenticate the provenance of disk drive products, bringing a new level of multi-lay-ered security protection to the data management industry.According to the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, global trade in counterfeit and pirated electronic products has reached more than $1.7 trillion in value. To verify product authenticity, Sea-gate will update the IBM Blockchain Platform on the IBM Cloud with product authentication data based on the Seagate Secure™ Electronic ID (eID) at the point of manufacture. Each unique identifier (serving as an electronic fingerprint) can be used to verify the identity of a hard drive at any time during its product life cycle. Seagate’s Certified Erase employs cryptographic erasure technol-ogy to produce a digital certificate of data purge, which is electronically signed by the device under the Seagate Secure public key infrastructure (PKI) and stored on the blockchain for compliance man-agement with emerging global data privacy laws.

Clearly, one advantage is the ability to trace every product down the line to the original source. It’s particularly important for the food industry. Walmart, for example, recently started using blockchain technology to keep track of pork sourced from China. The system records the original source of the meat, as well as where it’s processed, stored, and its sell-by-date. At a blockchain conference in Cambridge, Mass, Walmart Vice President of Food Safety and Health Frank Yiannas described the company’s ability to reduce the time it takes to track produce from six days to two seconds using a system developed with IBM.But the food industry isn’t the only sector that can benefit from an accurate tracing system. Take BHP Billiton, the global mining, metals and petro-leum company. The copper, iron, coal and nickel it extracts from around the world have to travel across many parties and a host of information is required every step of the way to comply with regulations. With that in mind, the company recently developed a web and mobile blockchain application allowing their employees and part-ners to track information about mining samples in one real-time system.Ensuring sustainable supply chainsThe transparency of blockchain technology can also help companies establish their supply chain bona fides as supporting environmental steward-ship and sustainable manufacturing. Consider London-based Provenance. Started in 2013, the company aims to allow environmentally-minded consumers to make sure the supply chain for the food and beverages they’re buying meets their standards.“Consumers want to know about the provenance of products at different stages—where things

Blockchain meets the supply chain

Seagate, IBM Partner to Reduce Hard Drive Counterfeiting With Blockchain

come from, who made it and from what,” says founder Jessi Baker.The many applications for blockchainIn one early pilot, for example, fishermen used text messages to register a catch on the block-chain. Then, the blockchain ID was tied to every step along the chain and could be used to track and audit information establishing that the fish was caught not just legally, but also sustainably.Some companies are taking advantage of stream-lined, blockchain-based supply chain systems to create more-efficient marketplaces. For example, Pavo, a web and mobile app, creates an agricul-ture trading space where consumers, families, distributors, local restaurants and grocers can connect directly with farms to buy food and other agricultural products, all the while having a clear view of their provenance and maturation.Protecting against bad actorsThen there’s the ability of blockchain-based sys-tems to stop bad actors and protect against any-thing from money laundering to child labor. The gold market is a case in point.“The reality is bad gold gets into the system and the industry knows it’s got to stop this from hap-pening,” says Matthew Keen, managing director and head of responsible gold trading at Emergent Technology.Its supply chain platform uses blockchain tech-nology to track gold from miners, where it’s tagged and sealed, and then through the chain to the refiners and vaults. In addition, the system uses what it calls its G-Coin, a digital certificate of title to responsibly sourced gold that is equal to one gram of gold. G-Coin tokens can be bought as an investment and moved easily to others to transfer wealth or make payments. Buyers also can redeem G-Coin tokens for physical gold.

Building upon IBM’s blockchain expertise and pow-ered by the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric distributed ledger framework, the IBM Blockchain Platform is designed to allow network participants to append and view blockchain data based on their level of permissioning.Throughout a product’s life, technology vendors, service providers, and end users will be able to confirm the product’s provenance on the block-chain, which provides an immutable record of events. This can help reduce data loss, fraudulent products and warranty costs, while improving product assurance for customers during deploy-ment.“Blockchain technology can be extremely effec-tive in confirming provenance and authenticity of assets,” said Bruce Anderson, global managing director, electronics industry, IBM. “The ability to work with Seagate to combine blockchain with advanced cryptographic product identification technology is what sets this work apart, and sig-nals blockchain’s potential to reimagine the elec-tronics product life cycle management processes. Counterfeit electronic components are a global

issue that requires an ecosystem-wide effort to address.”The eID and Certified Erase capabilities are built on the Seagate Secure technology, which can enable higher levels of trust of product provenance and proof of data erasure. Customers can benefit from knowing that a drive is a genuine Seagate prod-uct and that any data on it can be securely erased which can assist customers with their efforts to adhere to international compliance standards.“IBM has a proven history of technology inno-vation as evidenced by its market leadership in blockchain technology for product provenance in various industries,” said Mark Re, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Seagate. “By combining Seagate’s innovations in product security with IBM’s blockchain expertise, we want to prove that we can help reduce the incidence of product counterfeiting in the future.”As project development continues in this com-bined effort to fight global product counterfeiting, Seagate and IBM are anticipating that they will expand the business network to include participa-tion from supply chain partners.


The Potential for Consumer Robotics in India

SonicWall Secures Hybrid Clouds by Simplifying, Enhancing Deployment for Enterprises, SMBs

Consumer Robots are robots which an aver-age citizen can make use of in his daily life. They do not look like humans, or even

industrial manipula-tors. But they make daily

l i v e s easy and better, and make little decisions on their own as they go about their chores. As in the case of vacuum clean-ing robots, which make a map of the room and clean the floor surface diligently, avoiding furniture, and automatically returning to their charging stations once they are done.India is country with a rich culture, includ-ing food culture. And as the Indian economy grows, the growing young population wants better comforts and still wants to enjoy their traditional food and life habits. This makes India an ideal market for consumer robotics, especially in the food processing segment. An average Indian has three meals a day, and the

SonicWall announced new Capture Cloud

Platform capabilities that include Zero-Touch Deployment and Secure SD-WAN

( s o f t w a r e - d e f i n e d WAN) designed for dis-

t r i b - uted enterprises and orga-nizations with hybrid cloud environments. The company also announced enhancements to the Capture Security Center with personalized Risk Meters that deliver company-specific, real-time threat intelligence and risk scoring, as well as Hyper-V, Azure and AWS support for its virtual firewall series.“Organizations are invested in hybrid cloud strat-egies where they’re able to harness the power of both public and private clouds, but they require solutions that help simplify and secure their cloud migration initiatives,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “Whether they are pursuing the benefits of a vendor’s specific capabilities, looking to reduce the cost of hiring staff or seeking to reach compliance standards, SonicWall helps protect their migration while simultaneously giving more visibility and control of their environments.”Reducing Cost with Zero-Touch DeploymentSonicWall Zero-Touch Deployment allows orga-nizations to quickly and securely configure fire-wall hardware at new locations without requiring advanced and costly on-site personnel. Once new products are brought online in remote locations, administrators can manage local and distributed

cuisine is time consuming. This is especially true in the case of dinner, when the whole fam-ily has an opportunity to eat together in peace, but generally the working adults who cook din-ner are tired. The challenge from an innovation and engineering perspective is in meeting the tough user requirements and price expecta-tions.Educational robot is another category which holds much potential in the Indian market. Indian parents are willing to go an extra mile to give a better education to their children. There are many startups working on educational robots that help learn STEM subjects through hands on experiments. Learning through robot-ics is very engaging for the child, and results are very visible.Household cleaning presents another opportu-nity. Though robotic vacuum cleaners are avail-able in the Indian market, adoption has been slow due to high price. Indians prefer to vac-uum clean and wet mop the floor. Due to envi-ronmental conditions a typical Indian home is

networks through a single pane-of-glass using Capture Security Center, SonicWall’s flagship cloud-based management and analytics SaaS plat-form.“We are very excited about the recent addition of Zero-Touch and SD-WAN from SonicWall. Cer-dant has been deploying SonicWall next-gener-ation firewalls for over 15 years and these new additions will allow us to deliver even faster deployments for customers,” said Cerdant Vice President of Technology and Operations Joshua Skeens. “The agile and simplified deployment capabilities will help reduce labor costs with cen-tralized cloud management.”To reduce wire clutter and the complexity asso-ciated with PoE injectors and switches, the com-pany is introducing SonicWall TZ300P and TZ600P unified threat management (UTM) firewalls that provide power directly to connected PoE/PoE+ enabled devices, such as wireless access points, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, printers, cameras and other IP devices.Leveraging Public Networks SecurelyWith strong and proven security provided by SonicWall, SD-WAN can be leveraged to use read-ily-available, low-cost public internet services to reduce the cost and complexity commonly asso-ciated with building distributed private networks based on MPLS technology.“SD-WAN is a highly effective technology for distributed organizations like retailers, banks, manufacturers and campuses to simultaneously improve performance and reliability while reduc-ing operational overhead,” said 451 Research ana-lyst Mike Fratto. “However, the use of the direct,

different from homes in western countries. A robotic vacuum cleaner developed for Indian conditions and sold by an Indian household brand at an affordable price could be a game changer.Among these, cooking robots have the high-est potential in my opinion. There are a host of startups working on cooking robots. In the next few years the consumer robotics market in India will see a flurry of new product launches, and a few acquisitions by major players. On top of the list will be products that make rotis and dosas – food that people prefer to eat hot and fresh, and are time consuming to prepare. The modern Indian homemaker is short of time to prepare a good and healthy meal, but prefers not to choose frozen, packaged food. Con-sumer robotics startups in India are attempting to address this gap and create a new product category which has the potential to become as commonplace as the kitchen mixer and find a place in every Indian home.

connected public internet for business opens up security challenges for organizations.For SD-WAN to be a viable alternative to private WANs, enterprises need to ensure they have the same level of inspection and enforcement at the branch and remote sites as they have at the data center. Integrated security features with SD-WAN are table stakes for most enterprises adopting the technology.”A new capability of SonicOS 6.5.3, the operating system for SonicWall next-generation firewalls, SonicWall Secure SD-WAN enables distributed organizations to safely deploy and connect branch and remote sites for sharing data, and enhancing the resiliency and performance of applications and services.SonicWall Secure SD-WAN ensures the consistent performance and availability of business-critical and SaaS applications with intelligent failover, application-based load balancing and quality of service (QoS) capabilities.Personalized Threat Intelligence, Risk ScoringThe rising growth of applications, endpoints, mobile devices and databases also means a larger attack surface for cybercriminals. To shrink it, the SonicWall Capture Security Center Risk Meters service provides enterprises and SMBs with data-driven analysis about evolving threat vectors that include networks, web, clouds, applications, end-points, mobile devices and databases.Because no two organizations are alike, SonicWall Risk Meters deliver personalized threat data and risk scores that are adapted to individual situa-tions and environments, promoting immediate and precise defensive actions.

INTERVIEWS

Rejin Narayanan, IEEE Member and CEO, Ingen Robotics

Bill Conner, President and CEO, SonicWall


INTERVIEWS

DATA LOCALISATION IS GOOD BUT NEEDS DISTINCTION-CAIT

Security-as-code and security automation will be key in battling cyberattacks in the cloud era

In the wake of crucial issue of “data localisa-t i o n ” wherein the Reserve Bank o f India has directed the

Companies, Banks & other Institutions conducting activi-ties in India to store their respective data

secured from India within the Country, the

C o n - federation of All India Trad-ers (CAIT) has sought intervention of the Prime Minister to make distinction between such Companies or Institutions those who have real time data and others who use primary data for making transactions to happen.While extending its support to the Government and the RBI on its bold move towards protect-ing Indian citizens’ data and privacy by ensuring the data is stored within infrastructure in India, the CAIT has said that it will go a long way in moving India towards a data driven economy and the possibilities of misuse or unauthorised usage of data will be minimised.The CAIT has also sent copy of PM’s letter to RBI Governor, Finance Minister Shri Arun Jait-ley, Minister for IT Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP

CLOUDSEC India 2018, hosted by Trend Micro Incorporated, attracted more than 650 business and technology leaders this year, making it one of the most important cybersecurity conferences in India. During the event, Trend Micro highlighted security-as-code and security automation as two important trends defining the future of cyberse-curity. These two trends are in line with applica-tion development in the cloud computing era. By moving security into the early stages of the devel-opment lifecycle – or implementing DevSecOps,

President Shri Amit Shah & others.At a Press Conference held today at New Delhi, CAIT Secretary General Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that in his communication to Prime Minister it is said that large variety of Institutions secure data for various purposes and therefore some sort of distinction needs to be made among such Companies or Institutions. Same Yardstick can not be applied for one and all in the larger inter-est of economy. Therefore, there is a need of a distinction to be made between entities which have access to personal data and those who use the data only for enabling commerce through activities for example like payments.In our considered view digital platforms (like Facebook, Amazon, Google etc) and Banks have access to personal consumer data such as name, address, contact details and other such know your customer ( KYC) data. This is used by entities above to provide their services. Such data should necessarily be stored in India to prevent any mis-use, including for political purposes.On the other side there are various Companies particularly the payment technology companies (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay) which only have a 16 digit card number which is stored with them, and as such that is not personally identifiable data

bugs can be discovered and fixed quickly before they make it to production.Trend Micro has seen tremendous growth in India this year, especially in its cloud security business, which now contributes to nearly 40% of its over-all revenue in the country. The company observes strong uptake of private cloud from the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector; and that of public cloud from manufacturing, e-com-merce, IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) sectors, and born-in-the-cloud businesses. New local cus-tomer acquisitions from 2017 to 2018 include the State Bank of India (SBI), the Syndicate Bank, Lupin Pharma, Bandhan Bank, PolicyBazaar, and Capillary Technologies, to name a few.Addressing the crowd, Nilesh Jain, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, Trend Micro said, “India presents a huge and strategic opportunity for our business, and we will continue to invest in the country. In fact, early next year, we will be launch-

and should not be forced to be stored in India, as it does not serve any purpose with regards to law enforcement, or misuse.Mr. Khandelwal said that we have been strongly driving “digitization of payments” as an agenda for our small traders over the last five years. T Any move now to localize this payments data will nullify all of our efforts made over the past, and also bring in added risk and weaken the trust of our community with regards to digital trade. We would also like to state on record that such a move will cut us off from global fraud and security systems, which have provided immense value to our small traders by offering services like chargebacks, safety checks etc. which prevent any fraudulent transaction.The concept of data localization is also concern-ing to us from a payments technology standpoint, as the same has been promoted in the draft data privacy bill and the earlier ecommerce policy.The CAIT has urged the Prime Minister to ensure data localization is enforced strongly for banks and digital platforms and not towards financial data, which should not be classified as sensitive data, as that will also severely limit the develop-ment of the Indian fintech companies, along with the broader payments ecosystem.

ing a Certification Program in IT Security (CPITS) in India. The program aims to equip recent com-puter science graduates with hands-on experi-ence and skills, helping them kickstart a career in the cybersecurity industry with Trend Micro. We have successfully run CPITS in Egypt and Brazil, and India will be the first Asian testbed for this exciting initiative.”Celebrating its 30th anniversary this October, Trend Micro has always evolved with the indus-try and consistently expanded into new growth areas. Today, the company operates three major solution categories: hybrid cloud security, net-work defense, and endpoint security. At the same time, Trend Micro keeps a close pulse on emerg-ing threats with the help of its threat research teams located across the world. For the next ten years, the company’s mission is to secure the connected world, giving enterprises the agility and freedom for adopting new technologies.

Praveen Khandelwal, CAIT Secretary General

Nilesh Jain, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, Trend Micro

To better guide business and security objectives in a more timely manner, computed risk scores and threat levels are continuously updated based on live threat data relative to existing defense capabilities. Organizations can leverage their scores when performing security effectiveness planning, policy and budgeting decisions.Virtual Firewall Extended to Cloud Deployments

The SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform contin-ues to deliver security for businesses of any size and now extends next-generation virtual firewall capabilities to cloud deployments, including Hyper-V, Azure and AWS, with the NSv Firewall Series.As an added benefit, new and existing customers using SonicWall NSa or NSsp next-generation fire-

walls and who also have active Advanced Gateway Security Suite (AGSS) or Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite (CGSS) services, will receive a Son-icWall NSv firewall for one year at no additional cost.SonicWall Zero-Touch Deployment is available immediately. The TZ300P Series, TZ600P and SonicOS 6.5.3 with Secure SD-WAN will be avail-able in December 2018.


ASSOCIATION

Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT) announced its new Board of Directors for 2018-19

Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT), India’s leading IT association repre-senting IT ecosystem organizations, recently announced the Board of Directors that will now lead the association to achieve newer goals and targets. Apart from the addition of new members, the new Board has also created specific subcom-

Speaking about his vision for TAIT for 2018-19, Mr. Sameer Parekh, President, TAIT, said “We are grateful for the opportunity of leading this esteemed IT association and would like to assure all members and the fraternity that the new board is determined to take forward the legacy of TAIT from our predecessors and continue striving for excellence, growth, well-being and development of our members and the fraternity at large.”Among the 12 Directors, the Board has created

mittee, comprising of select directors that will focus on key functions of the committee. Along with the new Board and the subcommittees, TAIT has mapped a 3 point focus agenda that includes:1. Drive membership growth by adding new members from IT trade, to the association

2. Create a more meaningful and engaging Knowledge series platform by driving participa-tion through feedback3. Revitalize TAIT’s flagship event – ComIT, in this year, making it a bigger, better and memora-ble experience for the industry

The New Board of Directors for TAIT for 2018-19 are as under:

13 different committees to ensure a smooth and functional association that is efficient in perform-ing all of its focus duties. For more information on the committees and their respective Direc-tors, visit http://tait.in/sub-comm.phpApart from the above, TAIT has also been actively involved in giving back to the society. Led by Mr. Samir Mehta, they recently conducted the annual notebook distribution initiative where free note-books were distributed to the needy employees

of member’s businesses and also to those outside of the field of IT, through contribution members. This year, notebooks were also distributed to the flood victims of Kerala, along with a TAIT Kerala Fund sent up by the board where members con-tributed generously.As a leading association for IT, TAIT has been set-ting an example of holistic growth, knowledge driven engagement and creating a meaningful difference in the life and businesses of partner members. As part of these initiatives, the New Board has already started working on TAIT’s Annual Events. One of them is the highly antici-pated “TAIT Annual Winter Business Networking Meet”, to be held during the 4th week of Decem-ber. The event hosts vendors and offers ample networking opportunities to TAIT members during the evening meetings.The board has also begin enthusiastic planning for a 5 day TAIT Cricket Tournament (Day/Night) – a highly anticipated tournament among the entire IT fraternity. Scheduled to be held in January, the mega event is designed to create a friendly bond-ing among the IT fraternity, off the ‘cubicle’ and bring out the competitive spirit among teams (comprising of members, vendors, brand owners/ representatives as well as distributors and staff) to win the most Coveted IT Cup of India. Win-ners can stand a chance to win not just a title but a series of awards and prizes, appreciating their cricket abilities and the spirit of sports-manship, while motivating the community to indulge in active outdoor events to relive stress and improve bonding. The tournament is already receiving a positive response from several MNCs/Brands and Vendors, some of whom have already confirmed their participation for the event.


A panel discussion with Industry veterans on ‘How to Survive the Competitive Online Market ’

The Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT), India’s leading IT association representing IT Ecosystem organization, recently hosted an insightful panel discussion as part of their ‘Mar-ket Adda’ initiative. The event brought together industry veterans from across the IT Ecosystem, to discuss and share insights on how IT retailers

and traders can survive the competitive online marketplace and evolve their business. Held at the Avion Hotel, Vile Parle, the event was a major success, with members passionately participating in Q&A’s and engaging with speakers post the event.With leading e-commerce marketplaces like Ama-zon and Flipkart announcing mega sale ahead of the festive season, the panel discussion was hosted by TAIT at a strategic time. With the com-petitive online marketplaces offering huge dis-counts, fear of losing the business and most of all, becoming eventually irrelevant, were some of the genuine questions that the ‘Market Adda’ addressed through the panel discussion.The panel discussion began with the introduction

of the stellar set of speakers, namely Mr. Rakesh Shah, Director, Best IT World, India (Director, i-Ball); Mr. Dushyant Mehta, Mediaman Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (A prominent Personality in the IT Chan-nel industry); Mr. Gurbir Singh Bhatia, Prime A B G B Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Shrenik Shah, Options Computers, and Mr. Devendra Sayani, D. C. Infotech. The dis-cussion, expertly moderated by Mr. Devang Tha-kore, touched upon multiple facets of online Vs traditional business models, including weather online, really is a threat or an opportunity?; How can a traditional business survive in this environ-ment?; Do we need a transition?; What skillsets/ tools training is required to equip oneself for the virtual marketplace?; and lastly, is e-commerce/ M-commerce the way forward?

Sr.No. Director’s Name Company Name Designation

1 Mr. Samir Parekh Brainpoint Computer Consultancy President

2 Mr. Magan Gangani Newtrack Computers Pvt. Ltd. Vice-President

3 Mr.Viren Bavishi Sapphire Micro Systems General Secretary

4 Mr.Sameer Mehta Computer Corner Treasurer

5 Mr. K.R.Chaube Techlink Infoware Pvt. Ltd. Director

6 Mr.Ajay Parekh ShreeMaat Computers Director

7 Mr.Parag Shah Futech Computers Director

8 Mr. Sunil Thariani Sound Solutions Director

9 Mr. Pravin G. Dhoka Ortek Computers Director

10 Mr.Jitendra Bhuta Harsh Enterprise Co-opted Director

11 Mr.Devendra Sayani D.C.Infotech Co-opted Director

12 Mr.Nitin Phagwani Systematics Infotech Pvt.Ltd. Co-opted Director

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