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Coronavirus outbreak to impact the technology road map for 2020 : The coronavirus outbreak is now entering a crucial phase with the WHO declaring it as a global health emergency. While the economic impact of the outbreak will be dependent on how long it ultimately lasts, its impact on technology markets VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

IITian Arvind Krishna to be new IBM CEO, replacing Ginni Rometty : International Business Machines (IBM) has named IITian Arvind Krishna as Chief Executive Officer, replacing long-time CEO Virginia Rometty. Krishna, 57, who spearheaded the Red Hat deal, will take over in April. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vodafone may ink MoU with Saudi Telecom : The Egyptian cabinet in a statement said that Vodafone Group will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Telecom for the possible sale of a stake in Vodafone Egypt. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DigiCert Modernizes PKI with the Release of IoT Device Manager and Enterprise PKI Manager, New Offerings in DigiCert® ONE : DigiCert, Inc., the world’s leading provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions, today announced two new PKI tools: IoT Device Manager and Enterprise PKI Manager. Unlike PKI applications of the past, both PKI managers VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Abidali Z Neemuchwala, Wipro CEO and MD resigns : Wipro has announced that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has decided to step down due to family commitments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Deepfakes brings unprecedented threats to the enterprises : Deepfakes as a service has been tendered by certain vendors could bring potential dangerous to the technology era. The impact of fake video and audio could stretch beyond propaganda as cybercriminals leverage deepfake-as-a-service toolkits to wage disinformation VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

How to spot SMS fraud and stay safe? : Smishing. Because we need another cutesy buzzword telling us all how screwed we are. Smishing is a portmanteau of SMS phishing. Phishing itself is a homophone of fishing, which makes smishing a neologism based on a portmanteau, which itself is based on a homophone. What? Too nerdy? Sometimes I can't help myself. English is cool. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cognizant to help make Britain’s railways safer, more efficient : Cognizant has been selected by Network Rail, Britain’s principal rail infrastructure owner, to lead a new consortium tasked with delivering data-driven operations as part of a comprehensive Intelligent Infrastructure transformation program. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Best smartphone performance in India for Apple, as overall market grows 14% in Q4 2019 : The Indian smartphone market had a slow start to 2019, but finished with a sprint in the last half. The market grew 14% in Q4 2019, with total shipments at 39.0 million units. For the full year, India grew by 8%, reaching a total of 148 million smartphones VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak, Director - IIIT at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 : Odisha government to help start-ups by becoming their client: Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak, Director - IIIT at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Arun Kumar Rath, Ex-CEO, Bhilai Steel Plant at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 : We are in process for building business accelerators for start ups: Arun Kumar Rath, Ex-CEO, Bhilai Steel Plant at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sandeep Panda, CEO - Instasafe at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 : Take a longer time to arrive but don't give up is the mantra for start-ups: Sandeep Panda, CEO - Instasafe at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Maharashtra farm loan waiver scheme link takes people to Candy Crush portal : According to a news source, a link for farm loan waiver in Maharashtra is taking people to the Candy Crush Saga online portal when clicked. It is suspected to be a case of deliberate tampering. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

China smartphone market declines 15% with 85 million units shipped in Q4 2019 : China’s smartphone market declined 15% to 85.3 million units in Q4 2019, as device fatigue hit consumers. It marks the 11th consecutive quarterly decline, and the market’s lowest level since Q1 2013. For the 2019 full year, China’s market closed at 369 million units, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bezos' phone hack turns the spotlight on the security of the smartphone : There have been allegations doing the rounds that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This incident has turned the spotlight on the security of smartphones VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Flipkart co-founder resigns as director of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank : After having acquired a majority stake in Chaitanya India Fin Credit, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal-led microlender had applied for a universal banking licence on January 10, owing to which he has now resigned as independent director of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple defers launch of online store to August-September quarter : Apple has postponed its plans to start company-owned online store in India from the January-March quarter to August-September. The company is seeking more time to complete the back-end work and wants to roll it around a high sales VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Are Google, Microsoft buying user personal data from Avast antivirus? : Your antivirus software may or may not protect you as much as you’d expect, but they are slowly becoming a threat to your privacy for sure. A recent investigative report by Motherboard and PCMag has blown the cover on Avast’s unethical data harvesting practices. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Manas Ranjan Pattnaik, Chairman - Anthem Global Technology Service at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 : Registered companies, than start ups need more focus to flourish: Manas Ranjan Pattnaik, Chairman - Anthem Global Technology Service at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Digvijaysinh Chudasama, Director - Risk Advisory - Deloitte at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 : Odisha is developing fast and has a huge scope for us to grow: Digvijaysinh Chudasama, Director - Risk Advisory - Deloitte at Panel Discussion, 12th OITF 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE