VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Contribution of every business vertical is important to make an economy grow, at the same time government also promote business enterprises. In a growing economy like India, government is encouraging business enterprises especially MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and SMEs to get digitise as they contribute a major revenue part in the economy.  After the introduction of GST (Goods and Services Tax), to digitally empower MSMEs, Ministry of MSME has launched Digital MSME scheme. It will help MSMEs, the major contributors of Indian economy, to go digital easily.  The objectives behind this are to encourage MSMEs towards new approach i.e Cloud Computing for ICT adoption, adoption of best practices to improve quality of products and services, standardization of their business processes etc.... Read More

Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Brilliant Basics. With Infosys Digital Studios span the globe, the addition of Brilliant Basics will enhance the company’s expertise in financial services, retail and telco sectors across Europe and the Middle East, company revealed in a statement. “Adding Brilliant Basics’ design and CX capabilities has already proven to be invaluable, helping Infosys close large deals with a deep blend of skills,” said Ravi Kumar S, President & Deputy COO, Infosys. “Brilliant Basics will leverage the breadth and depth of Infosys Digital to drive Digital Transformation solutions, which connect our clients’ Systems of Record to new Systems of Engagement.” Read More

A new variant of the Svpeng mobile banking Trojan that features keylogging functionality, a technique more commonly associated with targeted threat actors. The modified Trojan steals entered text such as banking credentials by abusing Android’s accessibility services and with this Trojan to grant itself other permissions and rights and to counteract attempts to uninstall it. Hence, it is suggested that simply keeping device software up to date does not protect against this Trojan. To address the issue, Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered that Svpeng had evolved to abuse this system feature to steal entered text from other apps on the device and grant itself a number of additional rights.... Read More

Ricoh India has appointed Noboru Akahane as Director / Non-Executive Chairman of Ricoh, effective from August 3, 2017. This decision has been taken in a Board of Directors meeting held today. He has succeeded Ian Winham, who has resigned from the position with immediate effect.  Before being appointed as Director / Non-Executive Chairman, Akahane was the Corporate Vice-President of Ricoh Company. He was responsible for Internal Controls since April .... Read More

According to news report, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has given a nod for merger between Bharti Airtel and Telenor. NCLT has directed both the companies to hold a meeting of equity shareholders and unsecured creditors. In June, Bharti Airtel has already received a clBharti Airtelearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi), BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India. With this acquisition, Bharti Airtel will be strengthening its 4G spectrum holdings and revenue share. After the closure of the deal, Airtel will get hold of Telenor’s 43.4 units of 4G spectrum in 1,800 MHz band which will help the company to reinforce its position in the battle with Reliance Jio Infocomm.... Read More