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to accelerate the adoption
appiest Minds extend its support towards
of Chromebooks. VMware
Technologies has governments e-Waste
Workspace ONE will
acquired Cupola Technology management programme.
enable one-click secure
with innovative solutions The company complies with
authentication and
across the IoT lifecycle. the principles of Extended
management of applications
This strategic acquisition Producer Responsibility
cloud, web and virtual since 2015 to offer secure is in line with Happiest (EPR), and has set up of the same, D-Link has
for organizations deploying Android devices and Minds vision to expand e-Waste collection centers set up e-Waste Collection
Chromebooks. Workspace applications, most recently upon its IoT business by at multiple locations pan centers to collect end of
ONE unifies endpoint with advanced support for bringing in complementary India. life product/ components,
management for IT and Android Enterprise, said frameworks. The objective of e-Waste irreparable products,
delivers a unified access Sumit Dhawan, Senior VP & We have found that rule is to put in place an defective components and
experience for end-users GM, End-User Computing, organizations are rapidly effective mechanism to other e-Waste generated
to help organizations VMware. This partnership moving from proof of regulate the generation, during the sale and service
evolve away from silo- shows our commitment concept to enterprise- collection, storage, process. Following this,
ed application and device to giving customers the wide IoT rollouts. This has transport, import, export all the e-Waste collected
management strategies flexibility to pick the brought about the need for (environmentally sound) is disposed and processed
to better embrace digital device of their choice and a dedicated IoT operations recycling, treatment and through authorized
transformation. enabling the delivery of any center with a solution centric disposal of e-Waste. In view recycler.
VMware has been application on any device approach. The acquisition
working with Google to end-users. of Cupola will add to our
IoT center of excellence
Telit expands its presence in India
Hikvision meets with Cisco on with a like-minded team
T elit is expanding
its presence in
devices along with related
intellectual property (IP)
that is focussed towards
Cybersecurity Collaboration driving customer value, India with a substantial in embedded software,
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said Sashi Kumar, CEO R&D centre in Bangalore. including network stacks
ikvision has process.
& MD of Happiest Minds With the recent acquisition and application reference
announced that Weiqi Wu, VP at
Technologies. of Silicon Valley-based designs. Efforts from
it held a joint meeting with Hikvision, said that
GainSpan Corporation, the Bangalore team have
Cisco on cybersecurity
collaboration. The meeting
Hikvision is committed to
the highest possible levels Corsair joins a wireless connectivity
solution provider
resulted in state-of-the-art
developments in Wi-Fi and
marked the successful
completion of the first
of cybersecurity. Although
the companys cybersecurity hands with specializing in design and
development of ultra-low
advanced security protocols,
reflected in key patents
phase of a collaboration
that began in December
best practices are industry-
leading, cybersecurity Abacus power Wi-Fi technology,
Telit gained about 60
that have influenced Wi-Fi
industry standards. Wi-Fi is
2016. Cisco is sharing
its professional and
efforts must be ongoing.
Going forward, Hikvision Peripherals software development, a desirable technology for
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in India so as to further
onicWall has partners secure customers national distributor partner with Compuage. Their
consolidate its presence
announced key in the shifting cyber arms for Xerox range of office robust channel support
in the Indian telecom
milestones since it spun race SonicWall University products and supplies. mechanism and a deep
infrastructure market.
off as an independent to train partners on Balaji Rajagopalan, nationwide presence will
cybersecurity company and cybersecurity, and global Executive Director, certainly intensify our
introduced the SonicWall marketing programs and Technology, Channels and ability to house multiple
SecureFirst Partner incentives to help the Inflow becomes International Distributor touch points in the country.
Program. Over 10,000 SonicWall channel deliver Operations, said, In our Both Xerox and Compuage
partners have already their cybersecurity solutions distribution endeavour to provide have a global presence and
registered as SonicWall and services for SMBs. products and solutions strive to deliver superior
resellers, and the SecureFirst The response from partner of Unify to more customers and value to our respective
Partner Program is now
open to partners in Asia-
SonicWalls channel partners
to our spin out far exceeded I nflow has entered
into a distribution
strengthen our channel stakeholders.
H uawei Enterprise
Business Group
(BG) India has partnered
or services products in
areas of Server, Storage,
Data Center and Cloud
portfolio can scale from
voice to UC and grow
mark the companys
c o n t i n u e d
commitment to
to 100,000 users. The
with Redington India to Computing to Huawei combination of Inflow with enabling customer
enterprise customers. OpenScape will provide a success with open
Redington will provide winning combination of hybrid cloud
post-sales maintenance great selling opportunities solutions in India.
services and also be for partners. Red Hat is
responsible for channel Inflows unique base expanding its
partner development. of resellers will open up footprint in India
Derek Hao, President, numerous markets for Unify, with a goal of supporting customers and partners.
Huawei India Enterprise bringing value to bolster interest for open-source Through the facility, which
Group, said, Huawei Unifys partner network. solutions and services from features a cafeteria, and
distribute and market Enterprise BG can Aggressively focussed on customers and partners space for networking,
Huawei enterprise products strategically propel the growth markets and selling and further promoting meetings, training and
and services in the country. development of a digital and through awareness, Inflow the benefits open-source certification exams, and
Redington will support intelligent society, and be an is committed in providing solutions can offer an indoor game zone, Red
Huawei in developing enabler and the best partner technical expertise to enterprises in India. Hat aims to bring its open,
resellers to market and of digital transformation uphold their reputation as a Red Hats Bangalore collaborative culture to life.
promote products and/ for industries. trusted VAD.. office is a 14,000-sq. ft.
Vertiv presents Five Capacities Fujitsu enhances Netgear launches 10GbE Single-
of Liebert eXM UPS its entry-Level Node Network Storage Solution
V ertiv
introduced
has
five
kW, 120kVA/kW, 160kVA/
kW and 200kVA/kW,
Storage Range NETGEAR
launched
has
the
capacities of Liebert eXM
uninterruptable power
with an optional built-
in isolation transformer.
F ujitsu has doubled
the capacity of data
that can be protected by its
NETGEAR
4U
Rackmount
60-bay
ReadyNAS
10GbE
Network
supply (UPS). It is The Liebert UPS multi-tenant data center
entry-level ETERNUS DX Storage (RR4360X). With
ideal for IT spaces delivers among the operations, virtual machine
S4 hybrid storage range, three EDA4000 expansion
and light industrial highest efficiency backup, disaster recovery,
introducing performance chassis, the ReadyNAS
applications with levels for midsize backup, archiving and IP
and capacity upgrades 4360X offers 1.32 petabytes
medium power data centers, surveillance camera video
across the line-up. Fujitsu is (PB) of data storage on
requirements with operating storage.
unchaining the amount of today's 10 terabyte (TB)
looking to achieve efficiencies as high The ReadyNAS OS
affordable storage capacity enterprise hard disk drives.
lower first costs as 97 per cent in 6.7 offers new enterprise-
for small and medium-sized The ReadyNAS 4360X is
and ongoing double-conversion level capabilities such
enterprises (SMEs), with an ideally suited for businesses
operational mode and as high as synchronization with
increase to an enormous that have ultra-large
savings, greater as 99 per cent using public cloud storage
4,055 TB of data. storage capacity needs and
flexibility energy-saving Eco services, including Amazon
The ETERNUS DX demand high levels of data
and shorter Mode. Unity power S3, Amazon Cloud
S4 line-up, consisting of reliability and security. It is
deployment factor operation Drive, Google Drive and
ETERNUS DX60 S4, appropriate for applications
schedules. delivers more capacity Dropbox.
DX100 S4 and DX200 such as multi-service/
The three-phase Liebert in a smaller footprint,
S4 systems, brings new
UPS is now available in
India, with fixed capacities
increasing system capacity
while minimizing cabling
levels of performance and Tally Solutions unveils 5.5.7
capacities within reach of
of 80kVA/kW, 100kVA/ and installation costs.
SMEs for the first time. Version with enhanced VAT
Seclore unveils EDRM Data- Developed specifically
for the SME market, the compliance Release 5.5.7 is aimed at
supporting businesses
Centric Security Solution Fujitsu ETERNUS DX S4
lineup provides the peace T ally Solutions has
announced the
with a comprehensive
V
been to provide absolute effortlessly engage in secure its preceding versions,
erizon Enterprise across the country.
protection for your most collaboration, including
Solutions has
valuable digital assets,
without hindering users.
protectors, recipients and
IT.
launched a Software- Axis Communications launches
Defined Perimeter (SDP)
L to R: Dr. S. K. Murthy, Patent Counsel, Intel India, Mr. Vivek Seigell, Director, L to R: Ms. Palak Bhatia, Advisor, Start-Up India, Department of Industrial Policy
PHD Chamber; Mr. Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand and Anand, Dr. A and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI; Ms. Ankita Tyagi,
K Garg, Director and HOD International Cooperation and Bilateral Trade and IP Manager, European Business and Technology Centre; Ms. Lakshika Joshi, Head
IPR Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Government of India and IPR, Nucleus Software; Dr. H Purushotham, Chairman & MD, National Research
Mr. Ashok Tiwari, Chairman, Committee On ICT and Electronics, PHD Chamber Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI;
and Mr. Subhashish Gaur, Deputy Secretary, PHD Chamber during the Inaugural Mr. Vivek Seigell, Director, PHD Chamber; Mr. Anil Kumar, Senior Consultant,
Session LexOrbis Consulting Pvt. Ltd. and Jitendra Sharma, AM Legal IP/IT, MetLife
The objective of the conference was to discuss how MSME, Start-ups filing of quality patents.
and Innovators in Electronics and ICT Sector can strategize the use of
Intellectual Property Rights as a strategic management tool for growth and Plenary Session
longevity of their businesses. The Plenary Session of the Conference was chaired by Dr. H
Ashok Tiwari, Chairman, ICT and Electronics Committee, PHD Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, National Research
Chamber in his welcome address said that the 21st century can be referred Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science & Technology,
to as the century of technology and knowledge. He added that the new Govt. of India. Other eminent speakers included Palak Bhatia, Advisor,
government led by Honble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has seen Start-Up India, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP),
increasing IP awareness, growth and reforms aimed at strengthening the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India; Ankita Tyagi, IP
IP rights regime and mentioned that the Government since its inception Manager, European Business and Technology Centre; Lakshika Joshi,
has been consistently trying to revamp IP policies in India. Head IPR, Nucleus Software; Anil Kumar, Senior Consultant, LexOrbis
Vivek Seigell, Director, PHD Chamber in his theme address mentioned Consulting and Jitendra Sharma, Assistant Manager - Legal IP/IT,
that Indian Information Technology Information Technology-Enabled MetLife.
Services (IT-ITES) industry has continued to perform its role as the most Dr. H Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, National
consistent growth driver for the National Economy. He added that IP plays Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science &
a crucial role in innovation intensive industries like ICT and Electronics Technology, Govt. of India in his presentation gave a SWOT analysis for
industry. IPR for startups. He mentioned that NRDC is recognized as a government
Dr. S. K. Murthy, Patent Counsel, Intel India while addressing agency by DIPP, for issuing letter of recommendation to Start-ups.He
the Inaugural Session stressed on the need for a very well balanced IP added that NRDC was a house of technology transfer which licensed
ecosystem in the country. He mentioned that a lot of good things have over 4900 technologies and provided support for Regulatory Approvals,
taken place in the Indian IP ecosystem with the advent of National IPR Marketing, Skill Development, incubation Services among other activities
Policy 2016 launched by the Government of India. for providing maximum benefit.
He also suggested that the Government must revise the CRI guidelines Lakshika Joshi, Head IPR, Nucleus Software gave an insight on possible
as they have not brought clarity to the system. He in particular mentioned strategies to be adopted for protection of incremental innovations. She
that the government should do away with the clause of novelty in explained through graph various stages of innovation and categorised types
hardware for software to get patented. of innovation as Incremental, Breakthrough and Radical innovation. Ms
Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand and Anand mentioned that Joshi added that an organisations focus should be to provide customised
internationally Brexit has been an issue which has impacted the Intellectual options to its customers and provide them benefit.
Property Rights. He added that patent filing in recent times have been Anil Kumar, Senior Consultant, LexOrbis Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
dominated by Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) highlighted on Intellectual Property as a tool in Strategic Business
and Renewable Energy. He further complimented the Government for Management for startups. He mentioned that startups need to be unique
bringing the National IPR Policy which has been beneficial especially for and offer something which no other company is offering in form of
start-ups in the form of reduction in patent filing fee, tax rebates as well as Patents, Registered Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights.
provision of facilitators for filing of trademarks and patents. Jitendra Sharma, Assistant Manager- Legal IP/IT, MetLife in his address
Dr. A. K. Garg said over the past 3 years, there has been a policy stressed on Copyrights and Trademark issues in the Digital Environment.
domain in place which is more inclusive where government, industry and He elaborated on types of infringement including cybersquatting and typo
citizen are working towards a goal of making India a better place. He squatting, content infringement, Hacking/ Phishing among others.
mentioned that initially IPR was not considered very important in India as Ankita Tyagi, IP Manager, European Business and Technology Centre
economic growth was centred on finding solutions to common things by (EBTC) addressed the Technical Session on India-EU IP Facilitation
getting technology across borders and implementing them for providing Forum.
basic needs to citizens. Due to ICT sector witnessing exponential growth Palak Bhatia, Advisor, Start-Up India, Department of Industrial Policy
in India, a plethora of technology oriented startups have emerged. He and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of
added that 4 startups are born in India everyday of which 80% are from India presented on the Startup Initiative launched by the Govt of India. In
the ICT sector. her address she mentioned that India is the 3rd largest startup nation in the
Dr. A K Garg highlighted that the no. of patents filed must not be the world with 1400 newborn startups coming to existence every year majorly
only criteria to judge a countrys performance and focus should also be on constituted in Delhi/ NCR and Bengaluru. n
Acer launches Predator Triton 700 Zyxel unveils Canon India launches a range
A cer has unveiled
the Predator Triton USG2200-VPN of Wireless Laser Presenters
700 gaming notebook. The
notebooks svelte 18.9mm Firewall C anon has launched
a range
customer satisfaction.
While delighting
(.74-inch), 2.6kg (5.7 pound)
aluminum chassis houses a
15.6-inch FHD IPS display has
Z y x
introduced
e
Communications
the
l of wireless Laser
Presenters. The
firm launched four
our customers,
we continue to
launch products
and best-in-class computing USG2200-VPN firewall to models of wireless that can elevate
Powering the beast offer businesses an end-
technologies, striking just laser presenters, their professional
within is a standard-voltage to-end solution to centrally
the right balance of size i n c l u d i n g and personal
7th-Generation Intel Core build and manage secured
and performance. P R 1 0 0 0 - R , experiences.
processor, latest NVIDIA communications between
Predator Triton gaming PR500-R, PR100-R Our new range
GeForce 10-Series graphics, multiple sites/offices.
notebooks understated and PR10-G. of wireless
two NVMe PCIe SSDs USG2200-VPN can
black chassis features a Kazutada laser presenters
in RAID 0 configuration easily connect with a
minimalist design, with Kobayashi, CEO & is designed to
and up to 32GB of DDR4 majority of devices in the
straight contours and President, Canon empower our
2400MHz memory. workplace, ensuring both
angular front corners. A India, said, Canon customers with a
The Predator Triton business mobility and
large Corning Gorilla Glass Indias legacy greater command
700 was unveiled at the Acer communication security.
plate above the keyboard of two decades over their visual
press event held in New Both incoming and
serves as a window into the is consistent content, enabling
York, where the company outgoing communications
notebooks cooling system, with our commitment them to keep their audiences
announced a range of new are protected by the SHA-2
showcasing the AeroBlade towards innovation and actively engaged."
devices and solutions for encryption, which makes
3D Fan and five heat pipes,
and also functions as a
gamers, creators, families,
students and professionals.
business information assets Logitech introduces G90
touchpad. harder to crack.
With the help of Zyxel Optical Gaming Mouse
Kaspersky Lab updates its Anti
L
Cloud CNM SecuManager ogitech has also features an optimized
Software, businesses will be
Targeted Attack Platform able to centralize and unify
introduced
G90 Optical Gaming
light irradiation angle on
the tracking surface and
K
the security management of Mouse. The gaming tunable DPI settings (up
aspersky Lab has The new Kaspersky Anti
all Zyxel security appliances mouse comes with 2,500 to 2,500 DPI with 3 DPI
renewed its Anti Targeted Attack Platform
deployed around the world DPI in-game sensitivity (250-2,500 DPI) settings)
Targeted Attack Platform also features scalability
from one interface. switching, Exclusive that can be shifted in real
to detect advanced threats improvements with
and targeted attacks for Sandbox clustering, and high-accuracy Delta Zero time on-the-fly.
enterprises. The solution sensor technology and a The Logitech G90
blends advanced machine
optimized visibility with
major GUI updates. Matrix enhances Comfortable shape. features an ergonomic
learning algorithms, The Platform combines Delta Zero is a family inverted trapezoid design.
actionable worldwide network and endpoint its Unified of exclusive sensor It comes with the built-in
threat intelligence and sensors, sandbox technology technologies. The Optical 13 gm weight balancing.
adaptivity to customer and intelligent analysis to Communications Tracking sensor available The Mouse offers ultra-
infrastructure, to help correlate different indicators with the mouse improves durable feet and reinforced
large businesses uncover of compromise and help Portfolio the light focus on the cables to ensure the mouses
the most sophisticated and
damaging attacks at any
stage of their development.
businesses discover even
the most complex targeted
attacks.
M atrix is launching
S A R V A M
UCS ENT the Unified
tracking surface. The mouse
Qualcomm signs 3G/4G patent ZTE launches its NTT Com acquires VNO-ILD in India
license with Smartron 5G innovations N T T and ICT Management
Communications Services through Netmagic,
Q ualcomm
entered
a 3G and 4G patent
has
into to Indian (NTT Com) has acquired a an affiliate.
Virtual Network Operator NTT Com now looks
A
which have shined in the (NER) comprising 8 states
t r i p a r t i t e in rural areas and 25,000 providing connectivity in
2017MWC in Barcelona, which was approved by
Memorandum sub-post offices for high over 4,000 villages in the
the worlds most influential the Union Cabinet in
of Understanding (MoU) speed internet connectivity remote areas of Arunachal
annual communications September 2014. The
has been signed between to the rural masses. Pradesh and Assam.
exhibition. project envisages providing
BBNL, Department of Speaking on the Emerging as the lowest
Posts and BSNL for mobile coverage in 8,621
providing broadband
occasion, Manoj Sinha,
said, "The first phase of Facebook signs bidder in the tender opened
for the first phase of the unconnected villages and
connectivity of BharatNet connecting about one lakh seamless coverage along
to post offices in rural areas. gram panchayats is nearing with Airtel project by BSNL, VNL will
get whole of Arunachal National Highways in the
The MoU signed under the
chairmanship of minister
its completion and in the
remaining one and a half F acebook has made
Express
commercial in states of
Wi-Fi
Pradesh which will be
around 70-per cent share in
North-East region through
6,673 towers, and will be
funded from the Universal
of communications Manoj lakh gram panchayats the first phase of the North-
Sinha is the first tripartite 100 mbps broadband Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, East mobile connectivity. Service Obligation Fund
agreement to provide connectivity will be and Gujarat where it has (USOF).
broadband connectivity to completed by December, signed with local ISPs and
about 1.3 lakh post offices 2018. rolled out 700 hotspots. Vodafone unveils SuperWifi to
The company has also
Department of Telecom unveils signed up with over 500 boost digital transformation
I
local entrepreneurs in these n order to help can be easily deployed by
Tarang Sanchar Portal states for selling of coupons
for spreading Internet
transform Indian small, medium and large
D epartment of and Minister of State for enterprises into Ready enterprises across offices,
connectivity in rural areas. Businesses, Vodafone educational campuses,
Telecom has Railways, formally launched People can access Express
launched Tarang Sanchar the Tarang Sanchar portal Business Services has retail stores, warehouses,
Wi-Fi network by signing introduced SuperWifi. factories, hospitals, etc.
in New Delhi. up with an Express Wi-Fi
Shri Manoj SuperWifi is a fully- Organizations can enjoy a
retailer and purchasing a managed WiFi service high-speed Wi-Fi network
Sinha said that the daily, weekly or monthly
launch of Tarang for enterprises, offering experience with low upfront
data pack. unified, high-speed and Cap-ex investments and
Sanchar Portal The company has also
will definitely reliable wireless network unified control of network
partnered with Bharti Airtel access to employees, guests policy at various locations.
help in clearing to launch an additional
myths and and customers across their The fully-managed Wi-Fi
20,000 hotspots over the sites and locations with 24 service offers an online
misconceptions next few months to provide
of public on x 7 remote monitoring and reporting and analytics
affordable and quality management. It provides portal, by which businesses
for Information sharing on mobile towers and emissions broadband connectivity.
Mobile Towers and EMF from them. He expressed secure wireless connectivity can get Wi-Fi analytics
Bharti Airtel will provide to improve user experience on network performance,
Emission Compliances. that the portal empowers backhaul and also install
Shri Manoj Sinha, any common person to and ensure greater flexibility usage and applications to
wireless access points pan and mobility among help businesses take the
Honble Minister of State know about towers working India in rural areas for
(Independent Charge) in a particular locality. employees and guests alike. right IT and marketing
providing Wi-Fi hotspots. Vodafone SuperWifi related decisions.
for Communications
Discussing about investment, he reveals, We will invest significantly lower document spending and enhance information security (prevention
to upgrade our customer service support as well as delivery network, of information divulgation), explains Mori.
particularly in the Optimized Print Services and Document Management
System. We will also invest heavily in expanding our partner network as Mori also mentions that the company is keen to tap on the SMB
well as for offering them with strategic training and consulting to better segment as it is a growing vertical of the market and it will also help Konica
help their customers with our next-generation solutions. Minolta to strengthen its market share in Multi Functional Printers. We
will also zero in on SMBs which is a promising vertical in the country
Flourishing Products and will increase our market share of Multi Functional Printers in this
segment. We will also aid the green initiatives in India with our eco-friendly
Konica Minolta is receiving a good response from India and its latest printing solutions and business workflows.
technology solutions have received huge deployments in the last fiscal.
To offer maximum efficiency, we analyze the document-intensive
Almost all of our products are witnessing an encouraging demand in workflows in an enterprise to offer the most relevant solutions for
India. In the digital printing segment, we emerged as one of the leading optimization of processes.
disruptors in the FY 2016-17. Our trendsetting technologies and solutions
like the Simitri HDE toner, bizhub PRESS series have witnessed historic
deployments in the last fiscal, by printing businesses in India. We also Channels
launched printing automation solutions in this period like Accurio Pro
which has helped businesses in better organizing their operations and save Konica Minolta will prolong its practice to provide customer support to
significantly on their operational expenses, says Mori. the furthest end possible by expanding its channel network. The company
will also concentrate on enabling its partner community.
Strategy
The company is focussed on its expansion in India and determined We will continue with our legacy to offer last-mile customer support
to serve both hardware and services verticals with its Optimized Print in the year 2017 via enhancing our channel base. With the launch of our
Services and Document Management System. new solutions including e-bizVAULT, we will strategically focus on new
tie-ups with the channel community. We will also focus on training our
We will continue to focus on expanding our footprint in India and existing partners to gain better visibility of our new product lineups and
will cater to both hardware and services segment with our business models catalyze the digital transition in the country.
like Optimized Print Services and Document Management System.
I invite the IT channel community to review our growth and collaborate
Our Optimized Print Services (OPS) offers a blend of consulting, with us to bolster this transformation in the printing industry of India,
hardware, software implementation and workflow management in order to concludes Mori. n
On the special occasion of its 20th The video is truly an innovative means of
anniversary in India, LG has rolled out a unique celebrating the 20-year-long bond between LG
video that showcases brilliantly how dreams and its consumers. It reminds us in a unique
come true with LG. The digital video tells the tale way how dreams have and continue to come
of every Indian home and LGs products being alive with LG. The company has always been a
an integral part of the consumers journey. companion along the journey of its consumers
and this commercial dedicates a strong message
The video is told through an inspiring story in this direction. LG has truly been an integral
of a single mom and her daughter who goes on part of every Indians dream.
to become an astronaut. It traces the journey of
a girl from the year 1997 to 2017. The mother The video will feature across LGs website
wants her daughter to become an astronaut and other digital platforms, including the social
after watching the inspirational journey of the media channels.
famous Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla on
"LGs 20-year-long presence in India has
LG Golden Eye TV. In fact, the LG TV is one been remarkable. Today, our consumers dont
of the things which her mother sells to make recall us just as a brand, but a trusted partner
money for her daughters dream as one of the that has been an integral part of making their
all precious things to her which are sold. As they lives better. LG has always struck the right
chords with its consumers and taken unique
move onward, they realize that LGs presence
steps to make their aspirations a reality. Almost
is always a part of their surroundings. The little
every Indian will be able to associate with the
girl, with her dedication goes on to become an digital video, as per our belief of being part of
astronaut, just like her idol. While she undergoes almost every Indian home. As a company, we
rigorous training, she is always surrounded by base our initiatives on customers insights and
LGs wide range of products for her comfort this video is dedicated to honour consumers
dreams. LG will continue to develop innovative
and care. The video ends with the girl, who is
and breakthrough products that will make Amit Gujral
now grown up and an astronaut, gifting a brand- the lives of consumers more convenient. Our
new LG OLED TV to her mother as a gesture Head Corporate Marketing
customers trust in us gives us inspiration to
for her sacrifices. With this story, LG reiterates deliver our best each time and continue to live LG Electronics India
how it is part of consumers lifestyles and not the Brand Promise Life's Good."
just a product manufacturing company.
across India.
Directorate of Information Technology Air Force Head Quarters
- Supply, installation & implementation of storage in 5 datacentres
28 May 2017
www.varindia.com
across India.
Cr to a Rs 327 Cr business
are buying enterprise level solutions, states
Vinod. Turnover over the years
In its journey of 10 years the company
has always focused on government verticals
and has an expertise in this segment. Vinod
also mentions that CIPL enjoys working in
the government vertical and now looking
forward to tap on enterprises which will help it
expanding its expertise.
For the last 10 years we have always focused
on government business and never on SMEs.
We know how government business works
and enjoy working with them. This year we are
focused to add few corporate, he reveals.
Sharing the revenue breakup, he also unveils
the target CIPL is focusing to achieve. In
2016, the total revenue was Rs 327 crores and is adopting cloud solutions and there are set our goals to tap on Enterprise segment but
out of this 90% is from government and PSUs many tenders that coming up in this area. if we see the 10 years of journey, government is
and only 10% is from enterprise. This year we The Government is always more challenging more challenging, concludes Vinod.
have planned to make this 10% to 25%. This business than Enterprises and SMEs. We have
year the revenue that we are planning to achieve
is Rs 500 crores, says Vinod.
Roadmap ahead
CIPL is eyeing the cloud business this
year and also aiming to become a CSP (Cloud
Service Provider) and GSP. These will help the
company to take it to the next level.
We are focusing on cloud business and
also looking forward to CSP and GSP. Both the
areas will help CIPL as now days government
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How was your long journey in and people. This is the new frontier of Digital
transformation and a big topic of discussion.
Canon?
Confronting these dynamics to build a brighter
My tenure in Canon has been for 16 years and future is what will bring in new growth trajectory.
it indeed was a journey of thousand miles that The work is in progress and I am hopeful that
started with a tiny step in Delhi and culminated our next generation will experience great times.
with a giant leap across Bay of Bengal in
Singapore. I worked as a soldier, as an architect, a What plans do you have to start
builder, internal leader, partnerships evangelist, a your entrepreneurship journey?
friend of media and as an industry spokesperson. When you look at the global business
It was quite fulfilling, gratifying and rewarding. I landscape, two things stand out clearly. Firstly the
can say, it was a golden journey of my life and digital transformations. The first one is on centre of gravity will soon be India, particularly
is etched on my persona and character. It has 'customer experience' as companies look at new for eco-political reasons. Secondly all companies
altered my approach in leadership, organisation architecture of competitive edge. With not just are anxious to increase revenues, lower costs and
cultures, leading transformations and connecting companies but industries colliding with industries delight customers. They cannot deploy archaic
with people. and a new competitive world emerging, customer operating models and expect new generation
What kind of growth in the industry experience is the new battle to win. results in re-configuring competitive edge.
The second one is 'efficiencies' as organisations This will need massive transformations across
you see in Digital transformation? look at automating by deploying technologies of industries and organisations, big or small. This
The global forces are inspiring new narrative AI, IOT & AR/VR. Almost all processes within opportunity got me inspired to play in this domain
of progress as growth is shifting across industry organisations need to be reformatted using digital of transformations to help leaders enhance
planes amidst accelerating disruptions. We transformation. The third one and perhaps, in a organisational performance. I am solidifying
are currently living in a 'cognitive' era. The revolutionary way, organisational silos need to be best suited propositions that can help create
biggest lever of transformation is the 'digital assassinated. A new organisational framework visible impact. This is how my next journey of
transformation'. I see 3 levels of impact of needs to evolve to create new synergies of teams entrepreneurship will commence. n
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Ray Wang
Principal Analyst and Founder
Constellation Research
Corporates need to take cyber security seriously and plan business continuity and incident response
strategy for any vulnerability both individually as well as collectively
As per global reports, WannaCry penetration and pirated windows OS usage. program demand an amount of ransom which
Ransomware cyber attack has affected India needs to be paid to the hackers who in return
and 150 odd countries and has infiltrated
What is WannaCry might provide the decryption key to unlock the
57,000 computers. Maharashtra Cyber Ransomware Cyber Attack? encrypted files.
Helpline has received 282 calls on the first Ransomware WannaCry cyber attack is The victims data remains encrypted and
day, Andhra Pradesh has reported 14 and even based on EternalBlue, an application developed inaccessible unless the infection is removed.
Kerala Police has reported many complaints. by US National Security Agency (NSA) to Victims are being told that after 7 days, their files
Many organisations and networks in over attack computers using the Microsoft Windows will be lost forever if the ransom is not paid.
150 countries were crippled by the recent operating system. The WannaCry malware is attributed to
WannaCry ransomware outbreak. The WannaCry vulnerability affects most Lazarus hacking group, responsible for a series
This massive ransomware attack became desktop and server of Microsoft Windows. of devastating attacks against government
infamous by shutting down a number of Systems which did not apply a patch update organizations, media and financial institutions.
hospitals in the UKs National Health for this vulnerability were affected as it uses Some of the operations linked to Lazarus hacking
Service (NHS) system and thus preventing wormlike behaviour to affect vulnerable systems group include: Sony Pictures in 2014 and Central
patients from receiving critical care. on the network. The impact on victims was Bank of Bangladesh cyber heist in 2016.
Globally healthcare, manufacturing, primarily disruption of service resulting in loss
governments, financial institutions and large
Industry Reaction
of productivity and loss in revenue.
national enterprises have been affected by The Ransomware is a malware program which Seeing the magnitude of WannaCry
WannaCry cyber attack. gets into any computer system through e-mail Ransomware cyber attack, the industry from all
In China, WannaCry Ransomware has and when any user opens the attachment, the cross sections has responded about its magnitude
affected over 30,000 companies which virus infects the system. When the ransomware and the precautionary steps to be taken so that its
includes hospitals, train stations, universities, gets activated, it starts encrypting any data files effect can be minimised.
government offices, post offices and gas present in the system on random basis which Speaking on the impact of WannaCry
stations. The worst hit is the powerful state- makes them inaccessible to the user. Ransomware Ransomware cyber attack, Tarun Wig, Co-
controlled oil company CNPC which was
forced to disconnect servers of more than
Ten Step Recommendations on WannaCry Ransomware
20,000 service stations and temporarily stop
accepting online payments. 1. Infected devices need to be isolated immediately by removing them from the network. If
Quick Heal has detected over 48,000 the network is infected, all the connected devices need to be disconnected.
attempts of WannaCry ransomware attack 2. One should store back up data offline and even backup systems should be scanned so that
in India of which 60 per cent is targeted they are free of malware.
towards enterprises and 40 per cent is 3. In case of any malware, please report to CERT-IN for any assistance or help.
targeted towards individual customers. 4. If your windows devices have not been infected by the ransomware, please patch now for
According to Quick Heal, Kolkata tops future infection.
the list of cities with maximum detections 5. Organizations should follow a standard operating procedure by doing a regular routine for
followed by Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Pune, patching operating systems, software, and firmware on all devices. Larger organizations can
and Mumbai. opt for a centralized patch management system.
Fortinets tracking analysis shows that 6. One needs to deploy intrusion prevention system, filtering technologies and others which
there has been an average of more than needs to be updated regularly. Corporates need to scan all e-mails to detect threats
4,000 ransomware attacks every day since 7. One needs to have routine back up data on regular intervals.
January 1, 2016. 8. Corporates need to have business continuity and incident response strategy and needs to
Indias cyber security agency CERT In conduct regular vulnerability assessments to make their system secure proof.
has issued a red alert in connection with the 9. One needs to document detection controls and response procedures for ransomware as this
latest ransomware attack and has warned ransomware is here to stay.
users not to pay the ransom. 10. Corporate needs to partner with a diverse array of industry & government bodies for
India is among the top 3 worst hit sharing of intelligence and best practices to make the system secure proof.
countries, because of high Windows XP
Source: VARINDIA
founder, Innefu Labs said, Ransomware IBMs Managed Security Services team perspective. Key breeder of such issues is the
attacks had taken place earlier also but this is a has raised the AlertCon to level 3, which brings requirement in the organization where boundary
well-coordinated attack at a massive scale and the a higher level of focus and resources for our less infrastructure is created to facilitate seamless
impact is huge. clients. We are also leveraging Watson for cyber flow of data required within different entities
Enterprises constantly struggle to stay on security to analyze the data and derive insights to across the organization. End user itself has
top of regular patching cycles as this can impact prevent future incidents. Companies will need to become a perimeter and all assaults are directed
day-to-day operations in some cases. IBM has a have an incident response plan in place to quickly towards penetrating the weakest end user.
global incident response and intelligence services recover and also ensure that employees, suppliers Commenting on WannaCry, Sunil Sharma,
(IRIS) team to work with affected clients and and others who work with them receives regular Vice President Sales, Sophos, India & SAARC
those using IBMs BigFix security patching or security training, added Shahani. said, We believe this is the first example of a
QRadar Network protection technologies have Kiran Bhagwanani, Chief Executive Officer, commercial malware attack using ransomware
been better protected from this attack, said Dimension Data India said, Organizations will techniques that took advantage of an exploit
Kartik Shahani, Integrated Security Leader, IBM keep facing such attacks till we dont embed allegedly leaked from the US National Security
ISA. security into everything we plan and implement. Agency (NSA) and uses a variant of the
The overall approach to security needs a fresh ShadowBrokers APT EternalBlue exploit. We
"Ransomware attacks had taken "Enterprises constantly struggle to "Organizations will keep facing such
place earlier also but this is a well- stay on top of regular patching cycles as attacks till we dont embed security into
coordinated attack at a massive scale this can impact day-to-day operations everything we plan and implement"
and the impact is huge" in some cases"
Tarun Wig Kartik Shahani Kiran Bhagwanani
Co-founder Integrated Security Leader Chief Executive Officer
Innefu Labs IBM ISA Dimension Data India
encourage all customers to deploy the Microsoft widely spread across industries especially those must have information security policies that
patch that mitigates the underlying vulnerability organisations which are online and connected. reduce exposure to malware, and will need to
in the Windows operating system. It is imperative In the last few days, we have received distressed develop, deploy, monitor, and test security tools
that businesses everywhere update their operating calls from customers belonging to verticals like throughout their network. The aim is to detect
systems, their security software and educate their education, banking, financial, manufacturing, any hint of anomaly using machine learning on
users against phishing attacks. This is a best health care and even from few services sectors. past data, to be able to avoid compromises and,
practice to reduce the risk from any attack. Mukul Shrivastava, Partner, Fraud in the event they do get infected, ensure a faster
Sophos advises that all users of Sophos Investigation & Dispute Services, EY India said, recovery.
Home ensure their Windows operating system Incidents of such nature and magnitude serve Altaf Halde, MD, Kaspersky Lab said, The
has been updated with the latest Microsoft as warning signals for both public and private analysis of the February sample and comparison
updates and that their security software is also up sector enterprises to have a proactive approach to WannaCry samples used in recent attacks
to date. We also invite and encourage all home and invest in technologies as well as skilled staff shows that the code which points at the Lazarus
users to try our new Sophos Home Premium to mitigate and remediate cyber incidents. group was removed from the WannaCry malware
beta which is also free, added Sharma. Budiman Tsjin, Senior Technical Consultant, used in the attacks started last Friday. This can
Speaking on Ransomware cyber attack, RSA Asia said, The ransomware WannaCry be an attempt to cover traces conducted by
Sanjay Katkar, MD & CTO, Quick Heal managed to stop cars, factories and hospitals orchestrators of the WannaCry campaign.
Technologies said, India is getting hit hard across the world over the weekend. Although this similarity alone doesn't allow
by such attacks as India has a large number of L.C. Singh, Founder, Vice Chairman and proof of a strong connection between the
Windows users who do not have proper security CEO, Nihilent Technologies, Standard best WannaCry ransomware and the Lazarus Group,
patches applied and rely on inadequate internet practices of deploying latest operating systems, it can potentially lead to new ones which would
security. Our observation is that the attack is not application patches and anti-virus go a long shed light on the WannaCry origin which to the
focused towards any particular industry but it is way in reducing these attacks. Organizations moment remains a mystery added Halde.
"The ransomware WannaCry "Organizations must have information "The analysis of the February sample
managed to stop cars, factories and security policies that reduce exposure and comparison to WannaCry samples
hospitals across the world over the to malware, and will need to develop, used in recent attacks shows that the
weekend" deploy, monitor, and test security tools code which points at the Lazarus group
Budiman Tsjin throughout their network" was removed from the WannaCry
Senior Technical L.C. Singh malware..."
Consultant, RSA Asia Founder, Vice Chairman and Altaf Halde
CEO, Nihilent Technologies Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab
Fortinets FortiGuard Labs has been security challenges with an intelligent Security Ankush Johar, Director, HumanFirewall.
monitoring and analyzing threat telemetry Fabric that spans the entire network, linking io said, The first line of protection is Backup,
gathered from over two million sensors around different security sensors and tools together to Backup, Backup! Then Update with the MS17-
the world. WannaCry and its variants is a highly collect, coordinate, and respond to malicious 010 patch and disable SMBv1 on your Windows
virulent ransomware strain which is capable of behavior whenever it occurs, said Maciejak. Only machines. Even if the Ransomware affects you,
self-replicating. This ransomware is being referred by harnessing all their cyber defence resources the backup will protect your digital assets, and
to by a number of names, including WCry, in a coordinated way can firms effectively fight please keep the digital assets away from the
WannaCry, WanaCrypt0r, WannaCrypt and Wana massive cyberattacks like WannaCry. internet altogether."
Decrypt0r. It spreads through an alleged NSA Speaking on WannaCry Ransomware, Mark Speaking on the future plan, Brad Smith,
exploit called ETERNALBLUE that was leaked Hughes, CEO, British Telecom Security has President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
online in April 2017 by a hacker group known as recommended four basic steps to stay secure. said, "We should take from this recent attack a
The Shadow Brokers. ETERNALBLUE exploits First, check you have the patch applied and renewed determination for more urgent collective
vulnerability in the Microsoft Server Message running correctly across your global IT estate. action. We need the tech sector, customers, and
Block 1.0 (SMBv1) protocol, said David Second, work closely with your AV vendors and governments to work together to protect against
Maciejak, Director, Security Research, Fortinet. Microsoft to ensure you have the latest virus cybersecurity attacks. More action is needed, and
"WannaCry has infiltrated thousands of protection available. Third, discover whether its needed now. In this sense, the WannaCrypt
organisations around the world, including many you have been infected, limit the spread as far attack is a wake-up call for all of us. We recognize
key institutions. This ransomware is especially as possible then neutralise to avoid the malware our responsibility to help answer this call, and
notable for its multi-language ransom demands detonating. Microsoft is committed to doing its part." n
that support more than two-dozen languages, Fourth, isolate and roll-back, contain the
added Maciejak. affected machines, clean them, then restore the Pravin Prashant
Fortinet addresses organizations cyber data. pravin@varindia.com
"WannaCry has infiltrated thousands "Discover whether you have been "The first line of protection is Backup,
of organisations around the world, infected, limit the spread as far as Backup, Backup! Then Update with the
including many key institutions. This possible then neutralise to avoid the MS17-010 patch and disable SMBv1
ransomware is especially notable for its malware detonating. Isolate and roll- on your Windows machines. Even if the
multi-language ransom demands..." back, contain the affected machines, Ransomware affects you, the backup will
David Maciejak clean them, then restore the data" protect your digital assets..."
Director, Security Research, Fortinet Mark Hughes Ankush Johar
CEO, British Telecom Security Director, HumanFirewall.io
Can you tell about industry will have to keep a data center and
they may not be able to go to the cloud, unless
the transformation in
the regulatory environment starts changing
your organisation? this. This will happen soon as we see the
In 2010-11, we were looking at what to maturity of the cloud, then people will start
do next. At that stage the first thing I was trusting the cloud more and banking will also
visualising is that the PC and the mobile will start using cloud more. There is a bank in
converge. Then I didnt know, but I felt that Australia which has moved completely on
the mobile will eventually become the PC AWS.
and most people will be able to do most of
their stuff on the mobile. That time we also
What about the security
saw that the cloud was maturing in the US concern, since cyber security is
and a lot of cloud start-up businesses which a big problem across the globe.
was running 24X7 were running out of cloud There is a very simple answer to this; you
which clearly gave us the sense that the future are more secured today in a public cloud than
of the data center in the cloud is not going to you are in your own data center. The reason
be the way it was going then. We were setting being that the security infrastructure and the
update for the customers. investment that the public cloud vendors put
We are a 1200 people organisation in in. No corporate can even think of it. Like in
India and have set up a subsidiary in US last
year. We are growing about 40% YoY. We
AWS is a new age company AWS cloud the security is multi-tier security
and it is highly secured, nobody can hack it
have a positive cash flow positive month on and their focus is completely because they have 24x7 software running and
month; we have more debts on the books so on client success. It is they are constantly monitoring all the threats.
we are cash rich, we are ready to see if there There is absolutely no way anybody could
is an acquisition opportunity where we can easy to work with them;
replicate it. There is only two hyper scale
acquire a company. they are transparent and enterprise grade cloud in the world which is
What about your existing are trustworthy. If 24/7 AWS and Microsoft.
customer base that you companies like Netflix go What is your message to the
have been dealing with? for AWS, then it has to be VAR community in the country?
We went and spoke to all customers and good for the enterprises Three lessons which I learnt in these 30
we exited from our traditional business very years is that, one is focus is very important
smoothly. We told our client that you can as well. We became the so focus on what you do. Secondly, you have
either go to some other partner. We gave first partner of AWS when to differentiate, you cant say look I can do
everybody six months to 1 year to transit
out.
they came to India and everything. You got to differentiate. Third,
today we live in the world of disruptions and
decided to exit from our the rate of innovation is very high. So the
Apart from your Exclusive
partnership with AWS,
traditional business. third is to constantly experiment in a way
that you have to keep trying things. These are
How are you aligned with the three things that I focus clearly on and
AWS compared to others they are trustworthy. Since they completely articulate clearly. Last is Innovate constantly.
focus on client success they work with you
service providers? hand in hand. What are the expectations
We also work with Microsoft and Google, from digital India?
but our lead partnership is with AWS. The What are the business
I certainly see from next year we will start
key advantage with AWS is that they have a opportunities you see in India?
benefitting from it. Because digital India is
very established lead as far as the platform Business is growing rapidly for us. We bringing some of very innovative projects,
is concerned. They are far superior in terms are currently seeing success in 4 verticals, government projects, large projects. We are
of innovation and the number of services manufacturing, retail, healthcare and media also excited about the government business
that they offer. Microsoft is coming closer and entertainment but the 5th vertical but we will have to partner with the larger SIs
to it. Generally speaking AWS still remains which we have started working in now is the who are doing that piece of business to work
the head of everybody. The third thing is financial services vertical. on the cloud. We are investing in building
that, the number of uses cases worldwide Besides the banking core application, IOT skills and command centres. We are
that are available on AWS, nobody is close there are a lot of other allied applications partnering with an American company and
yet. So, in most cases you are able to put a and thats where banks are beginning to use very soon we will have command control
solution together for a client on AWS. Other the cloud. As a best practice every bank, they solution that we are integrating it and putting
two advantages that they bring to the table keep their data in different-different data the whole thing together. So, there are a few
is that, AWS is a new age company and their centers. opportunities that we are counting. n
focus is completely on client success. So it is Bank is a regulated industry; any regulated
easy to work with them; they are transparent,
Can you talk about your can get computing running calculations and
doing searches for you) has brought so much
engagement with AWS?
of our server requirements down, it is incredible
We work very closely to AWS; we go out and how much Lambda and some of the other tools
get new partners and customers along with them. have priced to kill the competition. So for me
We market ourselves to their customers and also as a start-up and an established player there is
host lots of events together. nothing better than using something like that. We
Very recently we sponsored an event in use Lambda to do things which are not mission
Mumbai which was actually funded by AWS as critical at this point of time but there are more
part of a partner investment programme. AWS calculations, reporting and other stuffs which
has a fantastic marketing team, they keep us needs to be done. Lambda basically has saved us
engaged, making us and the enterprises, work a lot of service space.
together and do a lot of goals, discussions and
goal marketing and GTM activities. We are the How is your India
technology partners for Amazon web services. business altogether?
And I think the reason AWS was very excited The business has been fantastic and bigger
was the amount of products we use; we use all than it has ever been, growing faster than it ever
the products, anything which is there in offer like has and more ambitious than it ever has been.
Redshift (Redshift is a fully managed, petabyte- We are right now targeting to grow 10 times
scale data warehouse service in the cloud), server in revenue in next three years. We have very
management tools, Q/A stuff, voice automation aggressive growth goals and we are extremely
software, new tech stuff etc. With this we have focused into growing our channel partners. We
completely changed as a tech company, from work with top companies across the countries be
having servers etc to have a completely new thing it traditional, be it new age. We cater to over 5 to 6
like Quick View and all the different tools to million calls a day which we service; we have over
manage our entire business. 10 thousand customers and have a fully blown
How have you shaped your team presenting across the country. We have a
network of around 500 partners out of which
business post tie up with Amazon?
we have classified some very niche 50 or 60 top
It is more of technology stacks that change channel partners.
drastically, from a business model perspective So it is an incredible story that happened in
what Amazon showed us little bit was the success India. Enterprise software is going to be the sweet
of a channel partner program, and we taking spot thing now. That is where the growth is and
some pages out of the book and moving a lot of
GTM in India. From a direct model to a channel
that is where all the business has now become
comfortable with, thanks to AWS and other
All the new
partner program, AWS is one of our strategic people. As the mid-market is willing to pay for technology analytics
partners which is taking us out there. There are technology, we have now 10,000+ customers and
a couple of other partners like this which we are a great transformation in the mid-market space. we are launching we
now setting up. But I think the big change which
happen with us is, addressing bunch of our large
We are the first step into digitisation. Our systems
digitise all types of calls and that will appear on
are going beyond
partners which is what they are bringing on the the panel (that you got these number of calls, at cloud telephoning
table for us. this time, and now you need to call back or revert
What are the opportunities through the message, it will all appear on the and going into
you see with AWS?
panel). B2B and B2C is what we digitise. communication
We dont particularly sell AWS products, What has been your learning from and automation.
either we are resellers of AWS, or we are their your partnership with AWS?
consumers. As a technological partner, our I tried to learn from AWS a lot. What made
So like AWS started
technology is similar/sync very well with the
other things which happen with AWS. We deal in
them a global giant is the fact that they are very with a service but
organised and very structured. That is what we
a lot of different things and because of that (by are trying to imbibe from them. We built a lot now they have built
using AWS very closely), we are able to optimize
the data transfer between our customers and
of product on top of cloud computing, analytical
products, customized natural language processing
so many tools on
our partners. It is a win-win case for AWS and
Knowlarity. We created a very synergistic and
reports, keyword sensingand so on. top of it. Make a
We have basically figured out what works for
mutually beneficial relationship and the trust has each vertical, and put them to use in a very easy solution and they
built up.
AWS is a technical services provider; we
to use and understandable package for everyone,
which also makes selling very easy. We have 4
help you with all your
made a very comprehensive decision when we
went with AWS. They have incredible products
times more sales productivity in the last 1 year, computing problem
or the simple reason that we have made the team
like, Lambda (Lambda is an instance where you intelligent about how to sell. n
Can you talk about how you use the customer data
into analytics to make your business stronger?
We analyze customer on a one to one relationship; we dont segment
them into boxes. We have transaction data of our customers, through our
various loyalty schemes. All these customers come to various formats
of future groups. Whether it is Big Bazaar, Ezone, Central, or any other
shopping malls, all the customer interactions or buying behaviour are
captured into Manthan customers data, which is like how they are shopping
across various formats, what is the total spend, when do they visit, what
is the engagement mode, what they are buying and not buying, at what
promotions, what the price range is and what events they are engaging, and
what events they are not engaging at a customer level and so on.
The phone has the Nokia Series 30+ operating system and there is
no support for Java applications. There are however, a few applications
available that have been developed for the platform. The Opera
browser comes pre-installed, with bookmarks that include Facebook
and Messenger. The phone does not support WhatsApp. The UI is
crafted for the phone, with shoutouts to the interface of the original.
The 3310 has a really long battery life so you can talk all day, or leave the phone on standby for up to a month. When needed, a Micro-USB port
makes charging simple.
There is an expandable micro-SD storage slot that sits flush over one of the two SIM card slots. It is easy to slide the memory card into the
SIM card slot instead of the memory card slot. The on board storage is a little disappointing, with just 16 MB available. Investing in an additional
memory card is absolutely essential to use this phone. The external storage can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nokia 3310 (2017) packs a 2-megapixel primary camera on the rear. The Nokia 3310 (2017) is a dual
SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Micro-SIM and Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and FM. There are no buttons
around the sides. The Micro-USB port is at the top of the device and the 3.5 mm jack is at the bottom. The phone is made in India.
CP Plus deploys
its best IP security
cameras at
Sonar Sansar
CP PLUS has partnered with Sonar Sansar, East Indias biggest
consumer jewellery exhibition. The four day exhibition (held from the
21st to 24th of April), was hosted in the City of Joy at the famous Netaji
Indoor Stadium. The exhibition was under the exclusive surveillance of
CP PLUS cameras.
Sonar Sansar is a popular exhibition of the east. And we are happy
to have been associated with it. The visitor turnout was phenomenal;
surveillance couldnt have possibly been given a pass. The implementation
team did face a few challenges at the onset owing to the expanse of the
exhibition ground, but things fell into place eventually, and our team was
able to pull off a great show, mentioned Yogesh B. Dutta, COO, CP
PLUS.
Hosted at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, the exhibition was spread across
a vast expanse with numerous exhibitors. Gauging the scale of the event,
footfalls were expected to be high. Further, the items on exhibit were
highly valuable.
Considering the sensitivity of the event, CP PLUS deployed some of
its best solutions, including high resolution IP cameras, NVRs and video solutions, which was best suited considering the expanse of the location.
monitoring solution. IP solutions are an ideal choice when detailed clarity CP PLUS engineers also assisted the exhibition management through
is required (it offers a compression of H.264). Installation is easier since the four days of the exhibition so that security was maintained without
the cabling requirements are significantly lesser as compared to analog any hiccups.
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