VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017 is to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on November 23, 2017. The event will see participation of ministers, officials, industry leaders and academia engaged in the global cyber ecosystem. Over 3,500 participants will take part in the week long event directly and millions virtually from India and abroad through video conference, webinars and webcast. For those who are not travelling to Delhi, about 800 locations around the world will be connected to GCCS 2017 (www.gccs2017.in) through video conference and 2,000 locations through webinars.... Read More

“Our customers not only want greater performance, flexibility, security, and portability for their cloud initiatives; they also want the freedom of choice for their heterogeneous infrastructures. They want to be able to deploy their technologies of choice on their scalable infrastructure of choice,” says Mike Ferris, Vice President, Technical Business Development and Business Architecture - Red Hat.  Alibaba Cloud is now part of the Red Hat Certified Cloud and Service Provider program, joining a group of technology industry leaders who offer Red Hat-tested and validated solutions that extend the functionality of Red Hat's broad portfolio of open source cloud solutions. The partnership extends the reach of Red Hat’s offerings across the top public clouds globally, providing a scalable destination for cloud computing and reiterating Red Hat’s commitment to providing greater choice in the cloud.... Read More

Citing an "unprecedented crisis", Samsung Electronics Chief Kwon Oh-hyun has stepped down from his position. His resignation comes on the same day the firm forecast record quarterly profits, citing higher memory chip prices.  As per news reports, Kwon said that he was thinking about this exit for quite some time and could not delay it further. He also added that as the company is confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, it is time for the company to start a new with a new spirit and young leadership to better respond to the challenges arising from the rapidly-changing IT industry.... Read More

If you are using a smart phone or any mobility devices, you need to be smarter else nothing is secure in this digital world and this is getting proved. Security researcher claims OnePlus is gathering critical data such as serial number, IMEI number, wireless network IDs and timestamps for the screen on and screen off. Here’s how to keep your data secure. A million dollar question is on which Mobile phone brand to Trust or it is simple that don't keep any data inside the mobile phone ? OnePlus phone maker is allegedly collecting user data without users' consent and is deleting related queries from its own community forum. The Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has allegedly been collecting user data without their consent. A UK-based software engineer Christopher Moore shared on his personal blog how the phone maker is stealing user’s data.What amazed him was, he was shocked by the fact that, they even tracked which apps he used and when.... Read More

Facebook unveiled virtual-reality headset that works without being tethered to a computer, rounding out its plan for pushing the emerging technology to the masses.  The new $199 wireless headset by the title Oculus Go -- meant to be the company’s most accessible VR device -- will be available in early 2018. This moves will help Facebook reach a goal of putting 1 billion people in virtual reality, a technology that enables immersive gaming, video viewing and social networking, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday at Oculus Connect, the annual conference of Facebook’s virtual-reality division. The company has focused on selling virtual reality as a way to remotely connect with other people and experience new things, as opposed to just as a gaming device -- the way most people use VR today.... Read More

Bharti Airtel and Tata have entered into an understanding (“Agreement”) to merge Consumer Mobile Businesses (CMB) of TTSL (Tata Teleservices Limited) and TTML (Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited) into Bharti Airtel. The acquisition is subject to requisite regulatory approvals.  Speaking on the partnership, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, said, “This is a significant development towards further consolidation in the Indian mobile industry and reinforces our commitment to lead India’s digital revolution by offering world-class and affordable telecom services through a robust technology and solid spectrum portfolio. On completion, the proposed acquisition will undergo seamless integration; both on the customer as well as the network side, and further strengthen our market position in several key circles. The customers of Tata will be able to enjoy India’s widest and fastest voice & data network, and bouquet of Airtel’s best-in-class products and services.”... R

HID Global has signed an agreement to acquire Mercury Security, an OEM supplier of controllers for physical access control. Mercury Security has over three million controllers installed at tens of thousands of sites worldwide. Mercury’s intelligent controllers, interface boards and software perfectly complement HID’s readers, smart cards and mobile IDs for opening doors.  HID’s acquisition of Mercury Security is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. The closing of the deal is expected to happen by Q4 2017. Financial terms of the agreement are not being publicly disclosed.... Read More

The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister has zeroed in on 10 key areas for economic stabilization and bringing the economy back to shape over the next six months. Acknowledging a slowdown, the Council has picked up monetary policy, job creation, public expenditure, agriculture and animal husbandry among the top focus areas.  The EAC, in its first formal meeting on Wednesday, saw Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian making a presentation on how to boost economic growth using a combination of policy levers.  EAC Chairman Bibek Debroy, who is also a Member of the NITI Aayog, commented that the members of EAC have reached a consensus that various reasons have been in play that slowed down growth. “Our entire thrust would be on implementable decisions. Our views on the ten identified areas would be on specific things that you can change tomorrow,” he said.... Read More

Videonetics, the world-leading Visual Computing Platform Development company, is proud to have been selected as the technology provider to secure Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, for the largest football tournament ‘FIFA U-17 World Cup’ India, 2017.  Covering an area of 76.40 acres, the stadium has the seating capacity of nearly 85,000. Being an international tournament, the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is attracting huge masses, both Indian as well as International visitors, dignitaries, VIPs, Government officials to name a few. Considering underlying challenges associated with such massive occasion, Videonetics has successfully designed and deployed a combined solution of Intelligent Video Management System (IVMS) and Intelligent Traffic Management system (ITMS), covering more than 250 cameras including 4K, full HD, 360◦ Pan Tilt & Zoom and specialized license plate cameras. The solution is not only securing various areas like field area, entry & exit gates, galleries, V