VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Technology is all about convergence and connectivity, which could enable multiple innovative applications that will change the way we live, communicate and conduct business, creating a connected world in the future and secondly, in the era of smart computing, connected homes, virtual work environments, connected cities then enterprises, with real-time social media integration, a new range of ICT-enabled services such as smart lighting, mobile working solutions, and smart governance could reach a market potential of $731.79 billion by 2020. The digitization of content including the outbound business operational model has been completely changed, creating a new era of BI framework.(Business Integration Framework..(I will say it is Business Intelligent Framework).This is the out comming model which simulates how media companies think about, the end to end workflow based solution model including Content Preparation/Creation, Production, Marketing, Distribution ,Monetization and m...

UNSW creates future with launch of 'unique' quantum computing company and in a bid to launch 10-qubit forerunner to a silicon-based quantum computer. Australia’s first hardware quantum computing company, Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd, has been launched to advance the development and commercialisation of UNSW Sydney’s world-leading quantum computing technology. The rest of the world is watching, government and industry leaders have been told, as UNSW ramps up commercial efforts to build the silicon-based quantum computer. It will drive the development and commercialisation of a 10-qubit quantum integrated circuit prototype in silicon by 2022 as the forerunner to a silicon based quantum computer.  UNSW Professor Andrea Morello and Silicon Quantum Computing director Professor Michelle Simmons describe the operation of a cryogenic dilution refrigerator to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Arthur Sinodinos at the UNSW quantum computing laboratory.... ...

In order to promote GST and assist in various procedures involved, Masters India has entered into collaboration with BSNL to provide a set of veritable solutions for GST compliance. These solutions are exclusively crafted for BSNL users – both landline and mobile, available on a pan-India level.  The solutions are ready-to-use with ease in registrations. BSNL users can register themselves using their respective account numbers in the given website (www.bsnlgst.mastersindia.co). Post which, they can straightaway file returns without the hassle of waiting in a queue. The solutions can be divided into three categories:  · Basic Plan (free of cost, comes with 2,000 invoices) · Plus Plan (Rs.1,999, comes with 6,000 invoices alongside other benefits) · Pro Plan (for enterprises) .... Read More

Motorola has extended its Moto G family with Moto G⁵S and G⁵S Plus. Moto G⁵S Moto G⁵S flaunts an all-metal unibody design crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminium, making it stronger than ever. It comes with great battery life, rapid charging with TurboPower charging for up to 5 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. It features a high-resolution 16MP camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF). It also brings stunning 1080p entertainment to life on a vibrant 13.2cm (5.2”) Full HD display. And backed by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core processor. Moto G⁵S also features the latest Moto Experiences like Night Display and Quick Reply. Moto G⁵S Plus Moto G5S Plus features such as dual 13MP + 13MP rear cameras that let do more, combined with special photo enhancement software, Selective focus mode, beautiful blurred background effect and many more which until now, were reserved for premium phones. Moto G⁵S Plus boast an 8MP wide-angle front camer...

Apple and Accenture have entered into a strategic partnership to help businesses transform how their people engage with customers through innovative business solutions for iOS. The partnership will take full advantage of the power, simplicity and security of iOS, the leading enterprise mobility platform, and Accenture’s capabilities as a leader in industry and digital transformation to help companies unlock new revenue streams, increase productivity, improve customer experience and reduce costs. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said, “Both Apple and Accenture are leaders in building incredible user experiences and together we can continue to truly modernize how businesses work through amazing solutions that take advantage of the incredible capabilities of Apple’s technologies.” Read More

To address the transformation journey of enterprises to adopt digital, showcase advanced solutions to overcome the new challenges and elevate IT to the next level, Dell EMC is organizing their annual flagship event – Dell-EMC CIO Forum 2017 on 8th September in Mumbai, followed by an outreach in four cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore). These events across four cities will host four tracks with 35 sessions for tech enthusiasts. The 8th edition of Dell EMC Forum also marks the one year anniversary of Dell and EMC coming together in a successful merger. With an overarching theme of “REALIZE Transformation”, the daylong event in Mumbai will entail four tracks, namely Digital Transformation, IT Transformation, Modernizing IT and Cloud. The forum will be all- encompassing across customers of Dell EMC under the commercial and enterprise segments. The event is geared towards sharing the company vision, learning for the attending executives/practitioners and immense netw...

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has signed an agreement with Accenture to set up a co-innovation centre that will help BIAL create an airport of the future at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport). The centre will incubate and develop digital solutions using future-ready technologies to provide more engaging passenger experience.  BIAL has embarked on an ambitious journey to create a digitized and intuitive destination airport for travellers. Accenture will help define a digital roadmap for BIAL and develop tailor- made solutions using a combination of digital technologies, including Internet of Things, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, in addition to social and mobile platforms.... Read More

Forcepoint has announced the acquisition of RedOwl. This latest milestone in Forcepoint’s strategy arms customers with cybersecurity systems designed for the reality of today’s threats.  Forcepoint’s human point strategy views people – rather than technology infrastructure – as the focal point for cybersecurity. Cloud, mobility and ever-changing infrastructure makes the traditional perimeter a fallacy; by focusing on how, when, where and why people interact with critical data and IP, organizations can more effectively identify and address risk.... Read More

The government is decided to provide a secure email service to all its officials for secure communications under the Digital India program.  Sources says, that it will be the largest service of its kind for the government with a user base of 5 million, whereas, the current facility is only avail to 1.6 million officers. It will have enhanced security authentication mechanisms for users with geo-fencing and device mapping.  In accordance with the eMail policy of the government an email id will be assigned to all government officials at the centre and state through National Informatics Centre.The primary trigger behind the policy was government data which resides on servers outside India and on servers beyond the control of the government of India.... Read More

The Delhi Metro has launched ‘High speed Free Wi-Fi’ facility at all on 50 stations of the Blue Line services.  With this Passengers can now use the service between Dwarka Sector 21 and Vaishali to Noida City Centre stations by searching for Wi-Fi options and selecting 'Oui DMRC Free Wifi' for one-time registration, Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC said in a formally launched the facility from the Rajiv Chowk Metro station.  With this facility, passengers will be able to use all standard Internet applications like e-mail, Facebook, Google, video chat as well as live streaming of cricket and football ..... Read More

Absolutely there is deny in the fact that twitter is well established as the go-to platform to know what’s happening in the world right now and to talk about it. The Supreme Court of India unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life and Twitter reacted with 283,850 conversations on this landmark judgement that will impact the lives of 134 crore Indians. The report further says, top hashtags that were used to express delight, opinions, suggestions and implications of the declaration included #RightToPrivacy,  #fundamentalright,  #Article21,  #IndianConstitution and #Aadhar. The global conversation over a 36-hour period between 24 - 25 Aug 2017 can be seen in the heat map below..... Read More

Privacy in India is a great step by the government. In an era of Digitalization, it was a need of an hour to implement this policy. Indian market is most vulnerable country towards data breaching & cyber security. Recently we have seen major cases ruling the cyber security & data breaching in India. Due to immense migration towards technology utilization this landmark ruling on privacy by Supreme Court will give a control over user data  Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a press conference on Supreme Court's ruling holding privacy as a Fundamental Right and the internet firms such as Google, Facebook, Uber, OLA and along with the country’s young start-up industrythat had access to user data needed to respect the law of the land..... Read More

Global chip giant Qualcomm will lose a key man Derek Aberle, president ,Qualcomm's 31st December 2017 after serving for 17 years . His long association with Qualcomm is in between various ongoing legal battles involving Qualcomm’s Technology Licensing(QTL), Qualcomm’s licensing business, which Aberle leds for about a decade and with this It’ll shake the semiconductor industry.  Over the past 30years of legacy Qualcomm has been inventing core technologies that have enabled the mobile revolution and made all modern smartphones possible. In a statement, Steve Mollenkopf, CEO, Qualcomm spoke about Aberle's vision, creativity, dedication, and judgment in various key decisions and under his leadership, the QTL division has significantly grown in both revenues and profits, established its 4G licensing program and enabled significant competition across the industry," he further added. "I believe the company is well positioned to build on Derek's record of success ...

VARINDIA welcomes the Apex Courts decision on Right to Privacy is fundamental right, it is a historic judgment that privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21, which declared privacy to be a fundamental right, ‘protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty. This verdict comes two days after the court in a landmark judgment struck down the Islamic divorce practice of instant triple talaq as unconstitutional.  The nine-judge bench unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, comprised of Justices J Chelameswar, S A Bobde, R K Agrawal, R F Nariman, A M Sapre, D Y Chandrachud, S K Kaul and S Abdul Nazeer. The apex court overruled the previous two judgments in the M P Sharma and Kharak Singh cases, which had ruled that the right to privacy was not protected by the Constitution.... Read More

LinkedIn, according to the latest reports, has reported a critical security issue that could allow hackers to spread dangerous malware using its Messenger service.  Although LinkedIn hosts a bug bounty program wherein security researchers can report bugs directly to security@linkedin.com, this bug remained undisclosed until professionals at Checkpoint Technologies found it.  Commenting on this, Ankush Johar, Director of BugsBounty.com, said, “Checkpoint reported the bug on 14 June, 2017, but the messenger service has been running with CV functionality since 2015. It is highly possible that malicious hackers in the underground community already knew about this flaw and could have been using it to spread ransomware and other malicious programs.” Read More

With the appointment of Nandan Nilekani as the Non Executive Chairman of the Board, with immediate effect clears all speculation on how to rescue from the present crisis after Nilekani is one of the seven founders, co-founders and CEO, Infosys served for 5 years and has to come back as the chairman of the board is an iconic leader. Post resign of Dr.Vishal Sikka resigned from the post of CEO and MD. Nilekani a successful entrepreneur and investor, and someone who has played a pivotal role in India’s transition to a digital economy, India’s Aadhaar program, connecting over a billion Indians and which is transforming the lives of ordinary Indians every day.... Read More

Infosys has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Nandan Nilekani as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. He is an iconic leader, a successful entrepreneur and investor, and someone who has played a pivotal role in India’s transition to a digital economy. Among his many achievements, Nilekani led the implementation of one of the world’s biggest technology initiatives, India’s Aadhaar program, which has now enrolled over a billion Indians and which is transforming the lives of ordinary Indians every day. He is also one of the co-founders of Infosys and served as its CEO from 2002 to 2007.  Chairman R. Seshasayee, who stepped down from the Board today, stated, “Nandan is the ideal leader for Infosys at this stage in the company’s development. His appointment will allow Infosys to focus on the strategic changes it needs to make in order to capitalize on the attractive opportunities in the years ahead. Under...

GST is certainly a game changing in the Industry with a concept of ‘one nation, one market, one tax’ arrangement. Revenue Collection from Imports Increase by 11% in First 15 Days of GST Implementation. With this the total revenue flow from imports stands at Rs 12,673 crore from July 1-15 as compared to Rs 11,405 crore in the corresponding period in June. GDP will increase by 1.5-2 per cent. The government on Wednesday notified that the Goods and Services Tax rate for selling space for advertisements in the print media would be 5%. If an advertising agency sells that space to a client, then it too pays 5% GST, but if it sells the space on behalf of the newspaper, it would have to pay 18% GST on the commission charged by the paper.... Read More

Designed to help and achieve more in work and life with an Infinity Display, enhanced S Pen and Dual Camera with Optical Image Stabilization  Samsung Galaxy Note 8 unveiled in the city which never sleeps, New York, USA today with 360-degree livestreaming, you’ll feel as if you’re really there.  The event has introduced the world the next generation Galaxy 8 devices, the ultimate multitasking device for those who want to do bigger things with their phone. It is entire new series for the Industry with defence grade security. Finger print and Iris scanner. This is the device for the people who has big dreams. It has superior listening experience from Harman.... Read More

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Cycle Computing, which will help make it easier for Azure customers to use High-Performance Computing (HPC) and other Big Computing capabilities in the cloud and help customers accelerate their movement to the cloud.  Big Computing capabilities in the cloud have the power to transform many businesses and will be at the forefront of breakthrough experimentation and innovation in the decades to come. The cloud is quickly changing the world of Big Compute, giving customers the on-demand power and infrastructure necessary to run massive workloads at scale without the overhead. Azure has a massive global footprint, more than any other major cloud provider. It also has powerful infrastructure, InfiniBand support for fast networking and state-of-the-art GPU capabilities. Combining the most specialized Big Compute infrastructure available in the public cloud with Cycle Computing’s technology and years of experience with the world’s largest...

VMware has announced that it will become the first unified endpoint management (UEM) provider with full Chrome device management capabilities. VMware Workspace ONE, a digital workspace platform powered by VMware AirWatch UEM technology, will enable customers to unify management of Chrome devices alongside all other endpoints from a single console.  “The consumerization of the enterprise has left IT managing multiple operating systems on a variety of devices – some provided by the business and others brought in by employees. As Chrome OS continues to gain momentum, our customers are eager to manage these devices consistently along with all other endpoints including mobile devices. Using Workspace ONE, our customers will be able to securely manage the lifecycle of Chromebooks along with all their other endpoints giving them better security and a consistent user experience across all devices,” said Sumit Dhawan, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, End-User Computing, VM...

Global sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7-per cent increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. In the smartphone operating system market, Android extended its lead with 87.7-per cent market share, while iOS accounted for 12.1 per cent.  "Although demand for utility smartphones remains strong, there is a growing demand in emerging markets for 4G smartphones, with more storage, better processors and more advanced cameras. This is translating into higher demand for mid-priced [$150 to $200] smartphones," said Anshul Gupta, Research Director, Gartner.... Read More

Google has confirmed that the latest Android 8.0 is known Android Oreo which was earlier known as Android O. As per news reports, Android Oreo will be available with compatible phones starting with Google’s own Pixel phones.   Talking about Google devices, Android O will be available for 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Google Pixel C, Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL. The company also said that the devices which are already enrolled in the beta program will automatically get Android O update..... Read More

As per news source, Samsung has plans to announce the update of its Notebook 9 portfolio next month. It will boast of Intel 8th generation processor which will enhance its performance and efficiency. The company intends to highlight the portability and immense battery life features of the notebook.  The device may come with a Core i7 processor, up to 32GB of Memory and an S-Pen bundled with it which means the machine can be transformed into a convertible for media consumption purposes. The news source also mentions that 8th generation family of Intel processor can perform upto 40% performance and the ‘U’ series of chips expected to power slim form factor notebooks and other portable machines will now feature quad-core processors instead of dual-cores.... Read More

For its eight generation of its Core chips, Intel is sticking to the Kaby Lake architecture but as far as its performance goes, the internal testing looks quite promising. The company says the chips are capable of a 40-percent increase over their predecessors - and even more notable for those finally ready to upgrade an old system: about double the performance of a five year old device.  The performance boost comes as laptop makers are expected to increasingly push the envelope with their systems. Now that the mobile has been completely out of Intel’s radar thanks to companies like Qualcomm, Intel is clearly looking to maintain its foothold in the laptop market. And while the company invests much of its R&D into forward looking technologies like drones, self-driving cars and automation, it needs to assert itself on its home turf.... Read More

Infosys and Purdue University build strategic alliance for technology innovation and US workforce development and with this alliance it will foster engagement and innovation on cybersecurity, biopharma analytics, autonomous mobility, digital agriculture, artificial intelligence and data analytics.  Purdue University is entering into a five-year agreement with Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services. As part of the agreement, Purdue will provide classes and training for many of the 10,000 American employees that Infosys will hire over the next two years, 2,000 of whom will be based in Indiana. Much of this training will be aimed at new employees and conducted on the West Lafayette campus, but the partnership also includes lifelong-learning opportunities via specialist online courses for existing Infosys employees.... Read More

The MD and CEO of Infosys, Dr Vishal Sikka has stepped down from his position with immediate effect. At its Board meeting held on August 18, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Infosys Limited (“Infosys” or the “Company”) accepted the notice of his resignation.  In his notice of resignation to the Board, Dr Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys, but cited among his reasons for leaving a continuous stream of distractions and disruptions over the recent months and quarters, increasingly personal and negative as of late, as preventing management's ability to accelerate the Company's transformation.... Read More

After the recent escalation in number of security issues and to ensure the security of Smartphones, the IT ministry has asked 21 Smartphone manufacturers to share the procedures and processes they follow to fortify the security of data and Smartphones vended in India. According to the reports, the ministry has given time till 28th August to the 21 Smartphone vendors out of which majority are Chinese manufacturers, namely Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Lenovo and Gionee besides the renowned brands like Apple and Samsung. The ministry has also notified the companies with penalties such as unlimited compensation depending on the damage caused under the IT Act 43 (A) in case fixed processes are not being followed.  The orders have come out after many international and national reports which pointed out the data leaks from Smartphones.... Read More

BT and Dell EMC have entered into a research collaboration dedicated to exploring a new way of managing network traffic.  The proof-of-concept trial, which is taking place at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk, will explore how disaggregated switching can create flexible networks which are more responsive to customer needs by using standard open network switches commonly found in data centers, coupled with specialist switching software.  Neil J. McRae, Chief Architect for BT, said, “This proof-of-concept trial with Dell EMC will enable us to evaluate the performance of disaggregated switches against traditional integrated network switches, and make informed decisions about the role this kind of solution will play in the dynamic network services of the future. We’re determined to ensure that BT’s network continues to be world-class and able to deliver the services our customers need, when and how they need them. Agility and programmability, maximising the benefit...

Brian Krzanich, CEO-Intel has resigned from the American Manufacturing Council, the group set up by President Donald Trump to advise his government on issues related to manufacturing in the country, over current political climate in the US and alleged politics-driven hate crimes.  His resignation came days after Trump’s response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on 12 August.  Krzanich’s statement on his resignation from the American Manufacturing Council  “Earlier today, I tendered my resignation from the American Manufacturing Council. I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing. Politics and political agendas have sidelined the important mission of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base.... Read More

The rapid growth of digital transformation is putting pressures on companies across all industries to proactively invest in security to protect themselves against known and unknown threats and to neutralize the threats and comply with new regulations, organizations are increasingly looking to highly trained information security professionals for answers. Else, the potential negative impact on their business could be enormous.  “You can’t protect everything equally…we have to find a way to control only what matters,” said Earl Perkins, research vice president. In fact, security experts should know four things: you can’t fix everything, you can’t make assets fully secure, you can’t know how secure they all are, and you can’t know how secure your digital partners are.... Read More

There is no doubt on the statement of President Donald Trump blasted on social media and twits on how the e-commerce giant is hurting retailers and causing U.S. job losses. “Doing great damage to tax paying retailers” tweets , President Trump.  With a single tweet, the tech giant Amazon shares fell as much as 1 percent ( drops by $5B) in the premarket session after Trump's tweet. The stock closed down 0.5 percent Wednesday. He also blasted Amazon in June for "not paying internet taxes”.... Read More

Fingerprint scanner is best for privacy because everyone have a unique finger and unique print on them. So , nobody can hack , steal or do something about it and so it's the most useful technology in the mobile phones till now . These days the smartphone manufacturers are also trying to manufacture their devices more secure with the inclusion of fingerprint scanner (FPC) to their Smartphone, FPC touch sensor support 360-degree rotation.  Samsung the leader in Smartphone market, announced biometric solutions including fingerprint solution from Suprema Biosign in the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. Suprema Biosign has partnered with Taiwan based sensor company Egis Technology to develop the complete fingerprint and biometric solutions for Samsung.... Read More

India is the battel field of all leading mobile phone brands and India is the second largest smart phone market in the world, only next to China. According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research, India’s smartphone shipments grew 18% last year, far exceeding the global growth rate of 3%.  As per International Data Corporation (IDC) data shows that Samsung’s smartphone won the share of 24% with leading position in India market, Xiaomi ,Oppo and Vivo and Lenovo is following closely. Analysts estimate that Apple’s share of the smartphone market in India is only 3%, but this high-end smartphone manufacturers are increasingly concerned about India, the world’s second largest population country.... Read More

When everyone are aware of the fact and depth of the killer game “Blue Whale app) could bring disaster to live of a human life by hypnotising while you play the game and the blue Whale Challenge has been headline in the news for a while now, there are many teens have committed suicide after following 50 tasks suggested by the game.  A report says, the game was created by a 22-year-old Russian named Philipp Budeikin who, in an interview, confessed that he was directly responsible for at least 17 teenagers in Russia committing suicide. Budeikin was arrested in May this year and was sentenced to three years in prison.  Some media reports say that participants are required to send photos to a “curator” or a “whale” proving they did the tasks. The “whale” is often an older person who is manipulating them and does not do the tasks themselves.... Read More

Long awaited and pre-orders for over a month Nokia 5 budget smartphone is finally available for Sale in India starting from today, August 15, 2017.  HMD Global , who owns NOKIA brand confirmed their other confirmed offerings which have been made available online as well. The Nokia 5 smartphone will be available to buy in more than 10 cities across India in select retail outlets. The smartphone is a sleek and compact Android based and robust engineered phone out of a single block of 6000 series aluminium to create a perfect pillowed body that flows seamlessly into the laminated 5.2” IPS HD display, Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile platform, sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass with excellent battery life.... Read More

China’s security officials test the way and means on how internet addresses of services hosting or using illegal content work in their country. Once found the irregularity, the authorities would ask internet service providers to tell their clients to stop. If the clients doesn’t act rightfully, they said, the service providers and Chinese officials would cut their connection in a matter of minutes, which includes making some news websites inaccessible and passing rules that result in app removals - has left big players like Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter and Gmail are all blocked in the country for years. With an audience size of more than 700 million internet users who buy $750 billion of stuff online a year in China, but they are served by local tech companies that have developed their own way of doing business that can seem exotic to Silicon Valley. Facebook is blocked in 2009 after ethnic unrest in western China and similarly, Instagram blocked in 2014 during protests...

Axis Bank has entered into an agreement with Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd to acquire 100 per cent stake for $60 million (Rs 385 crore) in its subsidiaries, namely, FreeCharge Payment Technologies Pvt Ltd and Accelyst Solutions Pvt Ltd, which together constitute the digital payments business under the 'FreeCharge' brand. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September 2017 subject to regulatory approvals. Shikha Sharma, Managing Director and chief executive of Axis Bank, added that the deal is key from a strategic perspective for the bank. While the bank is expecting regulatory clearance of the deal in two months, it might be looking to merge its wallet business with the latter. While adding to the conversation, Axis Bank’s chief financial officer Jairam Sridharan told the media that the acquisition might double their customer base of the bank leapfrogging its digital journey by years. Secondly, sources revels the leadership team of Axis Bank is committed to the ...

HSBC is working with IBM to develop a cognitive intelligence solution combining optical character recognition with advanced robotics to make global trade safer and more efficient for thousands of businesses.  HSBC’s Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF) team facilitates over US$500 billion of documentary trade for customers every year, and in doing so must manually review and process up to 100 million pages of documents, ranging from invoices to packing lists and insurance certificates.... Read More

It’s a little over a month that GST has come into effect and under normal circumstances businesses would be hurrying to file their GST returns. The government with a view to calm the nerves among business owners has provided some relief with the regular filing norms being relaxed for the first 2 months. As a substitute to this, all businesses are expected to submit a consolidated summary of their sales and purchases through a form called 3B. However, this still needs to be a submitted in the GSTN portal like a regular return. Tally Solutions, the premier Indian software company, has announced the release of Tally.ERP 9 Release 6.0.3 which will allow users to generate Form 3B. Given how critical precision of data is in the GST regime, Tally.ERP 9 Release 6.0.3 promises easy generation of accurate Form 3B through its powerful error handling experience which intuitively prompts the user on gaps in transactions and helps correct them. In addition, the release supports vehicle, ...

In a recent announcement, Ziox Mobiles has announced Rs.300-crore investment for FY 2017-18 along with another announcement of Sushant Singh Rajput as its new Brand endorser.  According to the company, the Brand aims to establish a stronger foothold in the Indian market, with the total investment of over Rs.200 crore which shall span for a year. The Brand has announced its plan to set up two new manufacturing units (in Sikkim and Noida) and R&D facilities, apart from the existing New Delhi unit, with a holding capacity of around 1 million units per month. With the induction of Sushant Singh Rajput as its brand endorser along with the total investment of Rs.100 crore this FY 2017-2018, Ziox aims to achieve an estimated revenue of Rs.1,000 crore and a sale of 10 million product units.... Read More

According to latest reports, Vivek Zhang, Chief Marketing Officer, Vivo India, has stepped down from his role. It was also suggested in earlier reports that Vivo India is planning a major reshuffle of its India management. The latest move of the company has now finally been announced officially.  In his latest statement to a media channel, Zhang said, “I will not be able to comment on this development at this moment.” His next move is yet to be known. Sources reveal that he might get a new role in Vivo India.... Read More

itel Mobile has announced a new offering from its PowerPro smartphone series and introduced P41.  Priced at Rs.5,999, the smartphone is available in the colour variants of Graphite, Silver Grey and Champagne.  With a 5” FWVGA IPS display, the device PowerPro P41 is equipped with 1GB RAM. Powered by the latest Android 7.0 Nougat, P41 features a 5,000mAh Li-Polymer battery, 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor and complemented with the power bank support. Enabled with VoLTE/ViLTE, the smartphone features an 8GB storage space, expandable to 32 GB. The device employs a 5MP rear camera which has features like autofocus, face detection, dual LED flash, and beauty mode, while its 2MP front camera has beauty mode and face detection features for a better user .... Read More

Panasonic India has launched the power-packed Eluga A3 and A3Pro with the appointment of Bollywood celebrity Taapsee Pannu as a new face of its smartphone business. The company has also unveiled its latest brand campaign “so much to do” for the new Eluga product series, allowing the user to do so much.  The launched happened in the presence of Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic, India & South Asia, Vice-President, Appliances Company and Executive Officer Panasonic Corporation; Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India; .... Read More

Lenovo India has announced the launch of K8 Note, a new edition to its K Note series. The 3GB+32 GB variant of K8 Note is priced at Rs.12,999, while the 4GB+64 GB variant will be available at Rs.13,999 exclusively on Amazon.  Being the first of its series to run on stock Android and offer dual cameras, the K8 Note comes in colour variants of Venom Black and Fine Gold. The smartphone packs a 4,000mAh battery and comes with a 15W Turbo Charger. The device runs on Android 7.1.1, powered with a 10-core processor and offers a dedicated memory card slot, Dolby(R) Atmos(R) sound. The K8 smartphone features a 13.0-megapixel selfie camera with a full light LED flash and a dual camera set-up comprises of a 13.0-megapixel primary and 5.0-megapixel secondary depth sensor.... Read More

Amazon has come up with Virtual Customer Service (VCS) model. It is an initiative launched with the aim of creating cost-efficient employment prospects for qualified and skilled candidates seeking the more flexible “Work From Home” opportunities.  With this initiative, Amazon is reaching out to a wider talent pool to ensure a high rate of diversity while also roping in talent who might not be able to physically attend regular office due to varied reasons. VCS has currently been launched in Hyderabad, Pune, Coimbatore and Noida and is hiring for entry-level job opportunities along with opportunities for Team Managers and Group Managers in these cities.... Read More

Flipkart Group (“Flipkart”) has announced an investment - a mix of primary and secondary capital - from SoftBank Vision Fund (“Vision Fund”). This is the biggest ever private investment in an Indian technology company, and will make the Vision Fund one of the largest shareholders in Flipkart.  The investment is part of the previously announced financing round, where Flipkart had raised capital from three of the world’s premier technology companies - Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. After this financing round, Flipkart will have in excess of $4 billion of cash on balance sheet.... Read More

IBM and Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) have reached an agreement to explore how the organizations can build technology skills across the telecom sector ecosystem in India. The organizations plan to provide students and young professionals with a program designed to train them in emerging technologies, including big data, cloud, IoT and mobile application development, which are critical for today’s telecom sector.  Under the program, IBM and TSSC plan to develop an innovative curriculum, designed by technology experts from IBM and domain specialists from TSSC. Students will have access to relevant IBM software and platforms, including IBM Cloud, IBM Watson IoT platform, Big Data Solutions as well as mobile application development tools. Upon the successful completion of the program, students and young professionals will be certified by IBM Career Education and TSSC. Currently, TSSC is the only Sector Skill Council offering these IBM courses.... Read More

MobiKwik has made a strategic tie-up Bajaj Finance Ltd(BFL), to launch India’s first debit and credit wallet. Through this association, Bajaj Finance Ltd will extend credit facilities through Mobikwik’s innovative mobile app catering to the wide customer base of both the companies. The partnership will empower consumer to avail credit facility through the wallet enabling them with instant purchases and payment option.  This strategic tie-up, will extensively use “mobile first” technology to offer credit facility to consumers and millennials who are fuelling a growing demand of digital wallet transactions that has grown phenomenally especially after the landmark demonetisation initiative announced by Government of India in November 2016. The Industry estimates that Mobile wallet service will contribute up to 30 per cent share in mobile payment volume transactions in FY 2017.... Read More

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a public-private partnership enterprise under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), took a giant step towards scaling up the mobile developer ecosystem in India along with Google India by creating an Android Skill Development Program.  The two entities will work together to impart mobile development training on the Android and web platform to scale and improve the quality of mobile App development ecosystem in India.  Under the initiative, NSDC will introduce a specific course with a scope to train developers to create applications for the mobile platform that can be used on smartphone and tablets running on Android operating system. The 100-hour duration course is designed to be delivered by NSDC’s partner agencies, outside the formal education system. NSDC and Google India will also work together to focus on upskilling Android trainers under the program.... Read More