VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

TechnoBind is helping enterprises to pick the best-of-breed data-centric security technologies: In a chat with VARINDIA, Prashanth GJ, Co-Founder and CEO, TechnoBind shares his views on the current cyber security market in India, its growth potential, the reason behind choosing  Seclore etc. TechnoBind along with Seclore’s data centric security platform is committed to enable enterprises to pick the best of breed data centric security technologies. The CyberSecurity market in India The global cybersecurity market is exploding and is expected to reach USD 352.25 billion by 2026 while the India market will cross the USD 10 billion mark this year. The challenges around managing the data is becoming bigger and there are dimensions to cyber security cases.   According to Prashanth, “The patterns we see in security are, in most cases, not very different from other technology spaces i.e. 1. A significant move to solutions being provisioned in the cloud 2. Increasing focus o...

20th Star Nite Awards 2021 Hotel, Shangri-La, New Delhi:  Transformation drives innovation and face-To-face interactions are always better to understand and engage. Companies must be attentive to the changing landscape of their industry and be sure to count with the right talent in order to carry out new business models, as well as train and retain existing talent.   The  20th VARINDIA Star Nite Awards 2021  this year was a Hybrid Event and was organized on 26th Nov, 2021, Friday from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm. The event attracted over 1542 attendees (including VARs/Partners) from 30 different cities in the country. This event was a true testimonial to how companies are well prepared to go physical and digital (phygital). It was presented by  Hewlett Packard Enterprise  and  Ingram Micro .   The full-day event started with the morning session -  PARTNER TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT  with Ingram Micro and  Microsoft . The objective was to enlight...

Bengaluru's e-procurement site hacked and funds stolen:  One of six hard disks recovered from laptops belonging to hacker   Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki . who is at the centre of an alleged Bitcoin-for-bribes controversy that has hit Karnataka politics in recent weeks, has revealed data of a hack carried out at the   e-procurement cell of the state government   where Rs 11.5 crore was stolen by a hacker gang in 2019.   According to the cyber forensics report, one hard disk “marked 01” recovered from a Macbook belonging to Srikrishna contains “hacking data” for the alleged hacking of the  eproc.karnataka.gov  site of the e-governance cell of the Karnataka government and other sites.   Srikrishna has claimed that he and his associates were trying to steal Rs 46 crore from the e-procurement cell – in three tranches - but managed to get only Rs 11.5 crore before officials got wind of the crime. The details of the analysis are enclosed as a repor...

Accenture Completes Acquisition of BRIDGEi2i:  Accenture (NYSE: ACN)   has completed its acquisition of   BRIDGEi2i , an   artificial intelligence (AI)   and analytics firm headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition, announced last month, strengthens  Accenture’s global capabilities in data science , machine learning and AI-powered insights, and adds more than 800 deeply skilled professionals to Accenture’s Applied Intelligence practice.   Founded in 2011 and with a presence in India, the US and Australia, BRIDGEi2i specializes in data-driven digital transformation for companies across industries and global markets by combining data engineering, advanced analytics, proprietary AI accelerators and consulting services. About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized...

Sara Tendulkar wishes her mother Happy Birthday on Instagram:  Sachin Tendulkar ’s daughter,   Sara Tendulkar   has grown to be one of the most gorgeous and talented hot divas. Owing to her father’s success and stardom as a star cricketer, it is only natural for her to be in the spotlight all the time. However, Sara has slowly and steadily carved out a niche for herself as a digital icon.   For a really long time, rumours have been rife regarding Sara’s personal love life. While it might take some time before Sara acknowledges her ‘romantic love’ in public, she can certainly express the love she has for her mother on the occasion of her birthday.   Wondering what she has to say to her? Take a look below –   She wrote on her Instagram feed –   “Home is where she is. Happy Birthday to my mama, best friend and my world. I love you” ... Read More

KPMG in India and Forcepoint strike an alliance to offer information protection services:  With an aim to offer information protection services to businesses in India,   KPMG   in India and Forcepoint have announced a strategic alliance. The partnership will bring together KPMG in India’s cyber security services along with Forcepoint’s data-first cybersecurity innovations which enable enterprises and government agencies to protect their critical data anywhere it is accessed.   According to KPMG’s 2021 India CEO Outlook Report – Towards a digitally-driven and purpose-led recovery, as many as 14 percent CEOs in India compared to 12 percent globally saw cyber security risk as one of the greatest risks to growth today. KPMG in India’s experience in information protection advisory, understanding of various data privacy requirements and adoption of data protection technology measures on different technology platforms coupled with Forcepoint’s skills in delivering modern cy...

Olive Data Centre Appoints Ashis Guha as CEO - APJ:  Olive Data Centre , a top-of-the-line cloud service provider catering to niche customers, today announced the appointment of   Ashis Guha   as the CEO for Asia Pacific & Japan region. He will be based out of Melbourne, Australia, and will be working closely with   Pravin Mohite, CMD, Olive Data Center .   Talking about the appointment, Pravin Mohite, CMD, Olive Data Centre said "I am very excited to welcome Ashis into our company Olive, which is growing and expanding its DC, private cloud business across Asia. He brings in tremendous experience, and with his record and ability to strategically grow business, I am confident that we will benefit from his industry expertise and take the company to newer heights together. He will be heading overall business strategy and expansions across APJ and will assist me for global data centre expansions”   The company is planning to scale its data center capacity t...

mFine bags Rs 251 Cr in Series C round led by Beenext:  mFine   has raised Rs 251 crore or SGD 46.06 million in its Series C round led by existing backer   Beenext   and participated by several others. This is the second fundraise for the Bengaluru-based venture this year.   Beenext led the round with SGD 13.55 million Rs 74 crore while Helios Heritas and 57 stars Meditech have invested SGD 10.82 Rs 59 crore million and 9.51 million Rs 52 crore respectively, the company’s regulatory filings in Singapore show.   Existing investor  SBI Ven Capital  has put in SGD 8.11 million Rs 44.2 crore whereas Seabright has invested SGD 2.71 million. Rs 14.8 crore YS Investments has participated in the Series C round with SGD 1.35 million. Rs 7.4 crore... Read More

Flipkart is all set to host its Big Billion Days sale from October 3 2021:  The popular e-commerce platform   Flipkart   will be starting its   The Big Billion Days sale on October 3 . As part of the sale, several smartphones will be available with steep discounts. Additionally,   Axis Bank   and   ICICI Bank   debit and credit cardholders can get an additional 10% instant discount.   The homegrown e-commerce giant, now controlled by Walmart, however, now advancing the opening date to October 3 and the sale will now end on October 10   In a communication to employees,  Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy  said TBBD is critical for lakhs of sellers as they continue to strive to revitalise their businesses after the pandemic and noted that the event also generates a massive scale of employment across the supply chain - helping make "the festivities a reality for numerous households".... Read More

COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption across Asia-Pacific:  Mobile wallet adoption and usage is poised for major growth in the next few years in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and thereby displace traditional payments such as cash and cards. The   COVID-19 pandemic   has accelerated the trend as mobile payment has emerged as one of the few areas in the whole payments industry that has seen a positive impact from the pandemic, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.   APAC markets like China and India have been aggressively promoting mobile wallets, putting them in place far ahead than their Western counterparts. Other markets within the region are also catching up with countries like Thailand and Vietnam now emerging as the top adopters of mobile wallets globally... Read More

Surojit Dasgupta to head Lookout as Country Manager:  Surojit Dasgupta   has joined as the Country Manager India and SAARC in   Lookout   and will be overseeing as the sales and marketing efforts in the region. Before this Surojit was heading Forescout as the Channel Director.   Surojit will be responsinle for growing the Lookout business across the continent and building brand awareness about the value of the Lookout Security Platform.   Don Tan,VP Sales APJ  said on the appointment , India is an important growth market for Lookout. Surojit’s experience and expertise in the security industry makes him a natural fit for this position. He will work with our leadership team to define and execute a sales strategy for the region and build long-term relationships with our customers and channel partners... Read More

MS Dhoni, Anand Mahindra join the 15-member Defence Ministry Panel on NCC:  After appointed as the mentor of the Indian Cricket Team for T-20 world cup,   MS Dhoni   has been included in a 15-member committee of reviewing and reinforcing the   National Cadet Corps (NCC)   along-with industrialist   Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra .   The former Indian captain has been honored with the designation of Lieutenant Colonel in the  Indian Army .   The committee, lead by former legislator Baijayant Panda also includes Col. (Retd.) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Rajya Sabha member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Principal Economic Advisor of Finance Ministry Sanjeev Sanyal and Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar. Many other dignitaries are also involved in this panel... Read More

Recent tariff changes to benefit Vi, Airtel, Jio:  The three private telecom operators of the nation,   Vodafone Idea ,   Bharti Airtel , and   Reliance Jio   will certainly benefit from the recent changes in tariffs and offers provided to the customers. In the September quarter, multiple things took place, such as telcos removed their base plans to earn more out of low average revenue per user (ARPU) customers. Then the telcos introduced bulk data plans with new validities, which were slightly on the more expensive end. Telcos even withdrew the offers and benefits (talktime and data) that they were providing to their customers.   Due to this consumer spending is going to increase substantially, which will help the operators in increasing their ARPU. With their ARPU slightly increased, the operators are expected to continue exploring ways to expand their subscriber market share until 5G comes, but that is a topic of discussion for some other day.   The...

Fidelma Russo to join in HPE as the new CTO:  Hewlett Packard Enterprise   announced that   Fidelma Russo   has been named Chief Technology Officer for the company. Fidelma will lead the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for HPE and manage the design and development of the HPE Greenlake edge-to-cloud platform. The appointment of Russo comes with HPE in the midst of a “massive acceleration” of the GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service development effort.   “We are excited for Fidelma to join the HPE team in this important role,” said  Antonio Neri, President and CEO of HPE . “Fidelma brings deep expertise in cloud services, software, and infrastructure built on an extensive career in technology. Her diverse experience makes her distinctively suited to drive innovation as we accelerate our transformation and bring differentiated solutions to the market.”   "I am thrilled to be joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a company with a deep herit...

Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max:  Apple   today introduced the new   iPhone 13   series at the California Streaming Apple event comes with an upgraded A15 processor and longer battery life. Apple has also announced the   iPhone 13 mini ,   iPhone 13 Pro   and   iPhone 13 Pro Max   by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in a smartphone.   The most advanced pro camera system ever on iPhone; Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion, a massive leap in battery life; A15 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone; an advanced 5G experience; and so much more. Apple iPhone 13 series sale in India starts from September 24.   iPhone 13 comes in three storage options. The base iPhone 13 128GB price in India is set at Rs 79,900. Apple has also launched the iPhone 13 256GB and 512GB storage options in India. The iPhone 13 price in India for the 256GB storage variant is set at Rs 89,900, whereas the 512GB can be bought for Rs...