VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Thales has successfully delivered the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems on the first section of Delhi Metro’s Phase III that became operational recently. After the successful deployment of the AFC system for Phase I & II, the company has been working on the project to provide AFC systems for Phase III (79 stations) of the network. Ushering in a new innovation in fare collection to India, Thales has installed its new-generation ticket gates Dream Gates on two stations of the Delhi Metro Heritage Line: Lal Quila (Red Fort) and Jama Masjid. The four Dream Gates (two entries in Lal Quila station, two exits in Jama Masjid) from Thales allow passengers to travel using QR code on their mobile phones - a first in India. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has become the first public transport operator in India to introduce gates with 3D camera technology for passenger control. The Dream Gate offers station providers increased rates of passenger flow along with the best protec...

Ruckus has announced that it now offers both wired and wireless networking for enterprise, hospitality, service provider, government and small-and-medium business (SMB) customers worldwide. The company now offers a complete line of high-performance access infrastructure designed to optimize the end-user experience, simplify network setup and management for IT managers. It also announced a new multi-gigabit solution that delivers more efficient performance while providing flexible scalability and simplified management to meet the needs of businesses and organizations of all types and sizes.  The ICX 7150 Z-Series switch and Ruckus R720 access point (AP) together solve the problems associated with increasing device densities and bandwidth-consuming applications by maximizing network access performance with a complete multi-gigabit 802.11ac Wave 2 solution. The latest addition to the Ruckus portfolio also includes Cloudpath Enrollment System software that enables organizations...

Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Nextnine, a privately held provider of security management solutions and technologies for industrial cyber security.  The addition of Nextnine’s industry-leading security solutions and secure remote service capabilities will enhance the company’s existing range of innovative cyber security technologies and significantly increase Honeywell’s Connected Plant cyber security customer base.  Nextnine’s flagship technology, ICS Shield, protects industrial sites from cyber security attacks and enables remote monitoring of assets. It complements Honeywell’s extensive cyber security portfolio with a solution that is used at more than 6,200 sites globally across the oil and gas, utility, chemical, mining and manufacturing sectors.

Smartron, India’s first global technology OEM company and premier IoT brand has announced a strategic partnership with Eros Now to provide its extensive entertainment repertoire to Smartron customers. Through this partnership Smartron devices’ users will be able to experience seamless entertainment content which is deeply integrated into the devices. This exclusive partnership will provide 2 months of free vast repository of movies to all Smartron users in multiple languages that can be accessed through a cloud platform - tcloud. Cisco VNI report talks about video content will account for nearly 50% of data consumption in India by 2018, and will hit 72% by 2020.... Read More

SAP and Accenture has announced an expanded collaboration to co-innovate, co-develop and jointly go to market with breakthrough digital solutions based on the new SAP Leonardo digital innovation system. The strategic partners will focus on embedding digital technologies including additional machine learning, analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) at the core of clients’ businesses to deliver even greater value from their SAP investments.  Accenture and SAP are now expanding their current co-development program to include intelligent analytics solutions delivered by Accenture Digital and powered by SAP Leonardo. By combining solutions like Accenture’s Payables Optimizer and Advanced Inventory Management with SAP Leonardo, it is anticipated that clients will be able to reduce capital costs and optimize the supply chain to meet the real-time demands of customers. Accenture will also apply its Industry X.0 approach and Industrial Internet of Things expertise to help clients...