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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Technology is changing the society. India is rapidly marching towards becoming a digitally empowered society. The push for e-governance, the proliferation of smartphones, increasing Internet access and booming digital payments are fueling the country’s journey towards a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2025. India presents a unique and a powerful growth story. Business is getting personal. Leaders must shift their mind-sets and business models to focus on forging strong, trusted relationships with partners, customers, employees, governments, and more. Leading companies like Dell, HP, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Epson, Samsung, Canon and LG are improving the way we live with new products and services that will become indispensable in the future. India’s IT industry is increasingly focusing on digital opportunities and is expected to grow over 30 per cent annually. 5G connectivity is set to accelerate the deployment...

Alibaba A.I. Labs is raising the stakes in the cutting-edge industry with the announcement of launching service robots for the hospitality sector starting in October. The news was made at The Computing Conference 2018, which is scheduled for four days till September 22 in Hangzhou, China, the site of Alibaba’s headquarters. Alibaba A.I. Labs is the department leading consumer AI product development at Alibaba. Hotels have until now depended entirely on human labour. But the Labs' service robot – from delivering meals to taking laundry to guests – demonstrates what guests can expect at hotels in the future. Guests talk to the robot via voice command, touch and hand gesture, and its responses are driven by AliGenie, the software that powers Alibaba A.I. Labs’ smart speaker, Tmall Genie. Lijuan Chen, General Manager of Alibaba A.I. Labs, says, “We are excited by this tremendous development that is helping us bridge the gap between guest needs and the response tim...

Alibaba Group Holding has laid out its development roadmap for frontier technologies, including quantum computing and AI chips, on the opening day of the Cloud Computing Conference 2018. The conference, which is being attended by technology leaders, experts and industry luminaries, is scheduled for four days through September 22 at Alibaba’s home base of Hangzhou. Alibaba DAMO Academy, a global initiative by Alibaba to lead technology and science research, has unveiled plans to develop disruptive technologies over the next five years. The technologies are developed to support the firm’s rapidly growing cloud and IoT businesses, as well as to explore new commercial applications in various industries – from logistics, materials to pharmaceuticals – that require greater computing power to achieve technology breakthrough – · Quantum Computing: The Academy has embarked on developing its own quantum processors. The Hangzhou-based quantum hardware team is developing high-precision...

After ‘Momo Challenge’, a new cyber threat has risen. The Odisha Crime Branch has issued an advisory against Olivia Hoax, a WhatsApp scam that has been targeting children worldwide through the app. The messenger, claiming to be Olivia, begins conversation with kids, pretending to be a friend they know, but soon starts sending links that direct them to porn sites. The Crime Branch of the Odisha police took to Twitter to warn users about the Olivia hoax. Citizens have been advised not to click on links from unknown senders. Parents have also been advised to keep a strict check on their children's activities on the internet. Additionally, police have also advised citizens to not engage with unknown numbers on WhatsApp.... Read More

Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fluido, the leading Salesforce advisor and consulting partner in Nordics, implementation and training services. Executing on its strategy to help clients navigate the next in their digital transformation journey, this acquisition strengthens Infosys’ position as a leading Salesforce enterprise cloud services provider, and enhances its ability to provide clients an unparalleled cloud-first transformation. The acquisition of Fluido is expected to close during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. Fluido is one of the largest and longest tenured independent Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partners in Europe and an Authorized Salesforce Training Delivery partner in the Nordics. Fluido brings to Infosys globally recognized Salesforce expertise, alongside a world-class agile delivery process that simultaneously simplifies and scales digital efforts across channels and touch-points. Fluido ele...

Apple has launched three new iPhone models - the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. The iPhone XS and XS Max are upgrades to the iPhone X launched last year. While the iPhone XS has the same 5.8-inch screen as before, the iPhone XS Max is Apple’s largest iPhone ever at 6.5 inches. The iPhone XS is an upgrade on the iPhone X and differs from its predecessor primarily because it sports a Super Retina display with better resolution, the latest 7nm A12 Bionic processor which is much faster and a better camera setup overall. The iPhone XS Max is a larger version of the iPhone XS with a 6.5-inch display. Though Apple calls it its largest phone ever, it is pretty much the same size as the iPhone 8 Plus. This phone has a larger battery - again the largest ever in an Apple phone - than the iPhone XS and can give up to 90 minutes of extra usage. The iPhone XR is essentially a fusion of the iPhone X in front. This is also the more affordable of all phones. To bring ...

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has issued an advisory for parents who doubt their children are being tempted by the deadly internet suicide game, the Momo challenge. The Momo challenge is an online suicide game like the 'Blue Whale Game' where participants receive instructions from an anonymous sender over the internet. They are then asked to perform whatever directions they are given, the last one is to take their own life in order to complete the challenge. Earlier this year, the Momo challenge allegedly claimed two lives in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. While one of the victims was an 18-year-old boy, the other was a girl aged 26. If a child becomes withdrawn from near and dear ones, seems to be in a low mood all the time and has visible marks such as deep cuts or wounds on any part of the body, then the child is likely to be hooked to Momo or any other online suicide game. The ministry has warned parents that in order to prevent thei...

Veeam Software has entered into a new global partnership with Lenovo. This partnership will enable customers to purchase Veeam Intelligent Data Management solutions with Lenovo Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) and Storage Area Network (SAN) offerings directly from Lenovo and its resellers in a single transaction. Veeam’s integration with Lenovo solutions provides organizations with a broad range of choice and flexibility to deliver availability, IT simplicity, scalable performance, operational efficiency and accelerated innovation for the Hyper-Available Enterprise. The combination of Lenovo SDI and SAN solutions with the Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform provides Lenovo customers and business partners with a one-stop shop for accelerating digital transformation. This combination of technology dramatically simplifies IT, mitigates risk and delivers the intelligent data management required to accelerate and grow businesses. As a result, customers can eliminate the c...

Our earlier reported on no website is secured and if any hacker intent to hack, they can get success. Doraemon cartoon on UPSC website ((http://www.upsc.gov.in/). However, the technology companies have the solution only to restore the website. The message, "Doraemon Pick up the call," was scribbled across the image and the tune of the anime's Hindi rendition was played when one visited the website. "I M Stewpeed," a line under the picture of Doraemon read. The cybercrime happened on the day the recruitment process of this year began on the website. The Union Public Service Commission's official website seemed to have come under attack by hackers, late on Monday night. Several images posted on Twitter showed popular cartoon character Doraemon with a gun in his pocket. The website was, however, restored within few hours. The group behind this intention of Cyber Crime is not yet known.This is not the first time a government website has been hack...

GeM (Government e-Marketplace), through which the government buys goods and services for the country's consumption, aims to record more transactions than e-commerce giants Amazon India and Flipkart put together. The government’s public procurement website, GeM has recorded transactions worth $1.5 billion (about 10,000 cr.) at present on its platform, and aims to raise this figure to $25 billion in three years and $100 billion in 7-8 years, says Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu. Amazon India and Flipkart, including Myntra, on the other hand record online transactions of about $12 billion at present. The National Mission on GeM was launched by Minister Suresh Prabhu at The Ashok Hotel in New Delhi. This nationwide drive begins from 6th September and will go on till 17th October 2018. During the 6 weeks special drive, the mission will be launched at state headquarters by Chief Ministers and will cover important sectors and flagship programmes, launch of IEC...

Motorola brings the all-new moto g6 plus, a phone which is built for more, and the first in class to deliver the best smartphone features from the latest camera technology to fast charging; all for Rs.22,499. The moto g6 plus is smart in every way and offers a perfect combination of immaculate creative camera system and a blazing fast performance. moto g6 plus is designed with the creative in mind, offering the best camera experience to unleash creativity and do more with integrated Google lens functionality. The device is built for more power too; its powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 2.2 GHz octa-core processor with 6GB RAM with the speed need to stream movies, access multiple apps and everything in between without any stutter or lag time, giving a smooth and a truly immersive smartphone experience. The moto g6 plus is designed to impress and comes loaded with powerful features. Featuring a 3D glass back which gives a premium look, the moto g6 plus comes packed with a smar...

According to a report, Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from his Chinese e-commerce firm to devote his time to philanthropy and focus on education. Ma has told that he plans to step down from the company on Monday - his 54th birthday - referring to his departure as "the beginning of an era" rather than an end. Born into a poor family in Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang province, Ma became a university teacher but gave up the job after discovering the internet. After being knocked back by US venture capitalists in 1999, a cash-strapped Ma persuaded friends to give him USD 60,000 to start Alibaba, which operated out of an apartment in Hangzhou. In an interview earlier he has hinted on his retirement plans, saying he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He has quoted that he had learnt a lot from Bill Gates. He can never be as rich, but one thing he can do better is to retire earlier. Ma is among China...

Haier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to set up its second industrial park in India, in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. With this development, Haier has strengthened its commitment towards the Central Government’s “Make-in-India” initiative to boost local manufacturing. The MoU has been signed in the presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, and other dignitaries from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, along with Song Yujun, VP, Global Appliances Haier Group and Managing Director, Haier Appliances India; Eric Braganza, President, Haier Appliances India; and Sun, Director, SCM Haier Appliances India. Additionally, Satish Mahana, Industrial Development Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh; Anup Chandra Pandey, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; Alok Sinha, Additional Chief Secretary, IT and Electronics Department; and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial ...

Warning ! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The most popular Mega chrome extension is being hacked by an attacker's server located at megaopac host in Ukraine and replaced with a bundle of PUP Malware for Stealing your Security Information Most of us are popular with the chrome browser and it occupies 59% Browser share world wide with complairsion to other browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Opera.Google's strong marketing strategy for Chrome certainly contributed (and continues to contribute) to the browser's success. Besides actively stimulating interest in Chrome through marketing, Google's own credibility and reputation passively attract attention to Chrome. Chrome itself famous for its Simplicity and Technologies. Chrome wants the user to focus on the web content without distraction from the browser's UI. But two days ago, on 4th of September an insi...

India’s e-commerce industry is transforming to the next era of transformation. It is like who can take maximum attention of the prospective buyer by using various technology tools. The war is between two super powers – USA and China and among Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart. To make the shopping experience more convenient, brick and mortar developers are focusing on enhancing the convenience of shopping centre automate mode. Experts say that India is poised to become one of the largest and fastest e-commerce growth markets in the next decade. The Government of India is also supporting this growth wave by permitting foreign retailers to own stakes of as much as 51% in multi-brand retail ventures, after securing government approval. The online retail sector is expected to grow at 30% a year to reach a gross merchandise value of $200bn by 2026. With 1.3 billion population, India sees a rapid growth of internet users, with 430 million people in India having access to the internet, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE India’s e-commerce industry is transforming to the next era of transformation. It is like who can take maximum attention of the prospective buyer by using various technology tools. The war is between two super powers – USA and China and among Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart. To make the shopping experience more convenient, brick and mortar developers are focusing on enhancing the convenience of shopping centre automate mode. Experts say that India is poised to become one of the largest and fastest e-commerce growth markets in the next decade. The Government of India is also supporting this growth wave by permitting foreign retailers to own stakes of as much as 51% in multi-brand retail ventures, after securing government approval. The online retail sector is expected to grow at 30% a year to reach a gross merchandise value of $200bn by 2026. With 1.3 billion population, India sees a rapid growth of internet users, with 430 million peop...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Warning ! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The most popular Mega chrome extension is being hacked by an attacker's server located at megaopac host in Ukraine and replaced with a bundle of PUP Malware for Stealing your Security Information Most of us are popular with the chrome browser and it occupies 59% Browser share world wide with complairsion to other browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Opera.Google's strong marketing strategy for Chrome certainly contributed (and continues to contribute) to the browser's success. Besides actively stimulating interest in Chrome through marketing, Google's own credibility and reputation passively attract attention to Chrome. Chrome itself famous for its Simplicity and Technologies. Chrome wants the user to focus on the web content without distraction from the browser's UI. But two day...