VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The MD and CEO of Infosys, Dr Vishal Sikka has stepped down from his position with immediate effect. At its Board meeting held on August 18, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Infosys Limited (“Infosys” or the “Company”) accepted the notice of his resignation.  In his notice of resignation to the Board, Dr Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys, but cited among his reasons for leaving a continuous stream of distractions and disruptions over the recent months and quarters, increasingly personal and negative as of late, as preventing management's ability to accelerate the Company's transformation.... Read More

After the recent escalation in number of security issues and to ensure the security of Smartphones, the IT ministry has asked 21 Smartphone manufacturers to share the procedures and processes they follow to fortify the security of data and Smartphones vended in India. According to the reports, the ministry has given time till 28th August to the 21 Smartphone vendors out of which majority are Chinese manufacturers, namely Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Lenovo and Gionee besides the renowned brands like Apple and Samsung. The ministry has also notified the companies with penalties such as unlimited compensation depending on the damage caused under the IT Act 43 (A) in case fixed processes are not being followed.  The orders have come out after many international and national reports which pointed out the data leaks from Smartphones.... Read More

BT and Dell EMC have entered into a research collaboration dedicated to exploring a new way of managing network traffic.  The proof-of-concept trial, which is taking place at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk, will explore how disaggregated switching can create flexible networks which are more responsive to customer needs by using standard open network switches commonly found in data centers, coupled with specialist switching software.  Neil J. McRae, Chief Architect for BT, said, “This proof-of-concept trial with Dell EMC will enable us to evaluate the performance of disaggregated switches against traditional integrated network switches, and make informed decisions about the role this kind of solution will play in the dynamic network services of the future. We’re determined to ensure that BT’s network continues to be world-class and able to deliver the services our customers need, when and how they need them. Agility and programmability, maximising the benefit...

Brian Krzanich, CEO-Intel has resigned from the American Manufacturing Council, the group set up by President Donald Trump to advise his government on issues related to manufacturing in the country, over current political climate in the US and alleged politics-driven hate crimes.  His resignation came days after Trump’s response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on 12 August.  Krzanich’s statement on his resignation from the American Manufacturing Council  “Earlier today, I tendered my resignation from the American Manufacturing Council. I resigned to call attention to the serious harm our divided political climate is causing to critical issues, including the serious need to address the decline of American manufacturing. Politics and political agendas have sidelined the important mission of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base.... Read More

The rapid growth of digital transformation is putting pressures on companies across all industries to proactively invest in security to protect themselves against known and unknown threats and to neutralize the threats and comply with new regulations, organizations are increasingly looking to highly trained information security professionals for answers. Else, the potential negative impact on their business could be enormous.  “You can’t protect everything equally…we have to find a way to control only what matters,” said Earl Perkins, research vice president. In fact, security experts should know four things: you can’t fix everything, you can’t make assets fully secure, you can’t know how secure they all are, and you can’t know how secure your digital partners are.... Read More

There is no doubt on the statement of President Donald Trump blasted on social media and twits on how the e-commerce giant is hurting retailers and causing U.S. job losses. “Doing great damage to tax paying retailers” tweets , President Trump.  With a single tweet, the tech giant Amazon shares fell as much as 1 percent ( drops by $5B) in the premarket session after Trump's tweet. The stock closed down 0.5 percent Wednesday. He also blasted Amazon in June for "not paying internet taxes”.... Read More

Fingerprint scanner is best for privacy because everyone have a unique finger and unique print on them. So , nobody can hack , steal or do something about it and so it's the most useful technology in the mobile phones till now . These days the smartphone manufacturers are also trying to manufacture their devices more secure with the inclusion of fingerprint scanner (FPC) to their Smartphone, FPC touch sensor support 360-degree rotation.  Samsung the leader in Smartphone market, announced biometric solutions including fingerprint solution from Suprema Biosign in the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. Suprema Biosign has partnered with Taiwan based sensor company Egis Technology to develop the complete fingerprint and biometric solutions for Samsung.... Read More

India is the battel field of all leading mobile phone brands and India is the second largest smart phone market in the world, only next to China. According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research, India’s smartphone shipments grew 18% last year, far exceeding the global growth rate of 3%.  As per International Data Corporation (IDC) data shows that Samsung’s smartphone won the share of 24% with leading position in India market, Xiaomi ,Oppo and Vivo and Lenovo is following closely. Analysts estimate that Apple’s share of the smartphone market in India is only 3%, but this high-end smartphone manufacturers are increasingly concerned about India, the world’s second largest population country.... Read More

When everyone are aware of the fact and depth of the killer game “Blue Whale app) could bring disaster to live of a human life by hypnotising while you play the game and the blue Whale Challenge has been headline in the news for a while now, there are many teens have committed suicide after following 50 tasks suggested by the game.  A report says, the game was created by a 22-year-old Russian named Philipp Budeikin who, in an interview, confessed that he was directly responsible for at least 17 teenagers in Russia committing suicide. Budeikin was arrested in May this year and was sentenced to three years in prison.  Some media reports say that participants are required to send photos to a “curator” or a “whale” proving they did the tasks. The “whale” is often an older person who is manipulating them and does not do the tasks themselves.... Read More

Long awaited and pre-orders for over a month Nokia 5 budget smartphone is finally available for Sale in India starting from today, August 15, 2017.  HMD Global , who owns NOKIA brand confirmed their other confirmed offerings which have been made available online as well. The Nokia 5 smartphone will be available to buy in more than 10 cities across India in select retail outlets. The smartphone is a sleek and compact Android based and robust engineered phone out of a single block of 6000 series aluminium to create a perfect pillowed body that flows seamlessly into the laminated 5.2” IPS HD display, Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile platform, sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass with excellent battery life.... Read More

China’s security officials test the way and means on how internet addresses of services hosting or using illegal content work in their country. Once found the irregularity, the authorities would ask internet service providers to tell their clients to stop. If the clients doesn’t act rightfully, they said, the service providers and Chinese officials would cut their connection in a matter of minutes, which includes making some news websites inaccessible and passing rules that result in app removals - has left big players like Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter and Gmail are all blocked in the country for years. With an audience size of more than 700 million internet users who buy $750 billion of stuff online a year in China, but they are served by local tech companies that have developed their own way of doing business that can seem exotic to Silicon Valley. Facebook is blocked in 2009 after ethnic unrest in western China and similarly, Instagram blocked in 2014 during protests...

Axis Bank has entered into an agreement with Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd to acquire 100 per cent stake for $60 million (Rs 385 crore) in its subsidiaries, namely, FreeCharge Payment Technologies Pvt Ltd and Accelyst Solutions Pvt Ltd, which together constitute the digital payments business under the 'FreeCharge' brand. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September 2017 subject to regulatory approvals. Shikha Sharma, Managing Director and chief executive of Axis Bank, added that the deal is key from a strategic perspective for the bank. While the bank is expecting regulatory clearance of the deal in two months, it might be looking to merge its wallet business with the latter. While adding to the conversation, Axis Bank’s chief financial officer Jairam Sridharan told the media that the acquisition might double their customer base of the bank leapfrogging its digital journey by years. Secondly, sources revels the leadership team of Axis Bank is committed to the ...

HSBC is working with IBM to develop a cognitive intelligence solution combining optical character recognition with advanced robotics to make global trade safer and more efficient for thousands of businesses.  HSBC’s Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF) team facilitates over US$500 billion of documentary trade for customers every year, and in doing so must manually review and process up to 100 million pages of documents, ranging from invoices to packing lists and insurance certificates.... Read More

It’s a little over a month that GST has come into effect and under normal circumstances businesses would be hurrying to file their GST returns. The government with a view to calm the nerves among business owners has provided some relief with the regular filing norms being relaxed for the first 2 months. As a substitute to this, all businesses are expected to submit a consolidated summary of their sales and purchases through a form called 3B. However, this still needs to be a submitted in the GSTN portal like a regular return. Tally Solutions, the premier Indian software company, has announced the release of Tally.ERP 9 Release 6.0.3 which will allow users to generate Form 3B. Given how critical precision of data is in the GST regime, Tally.ERP 9 Release 6.0.3 promises easy generation of accurate Form 3B through its powerful error handling experience which intuitively prompts the user on gaps in transactions and helps correct them. In addition, the release supports vehicle, ...

In a recent announcement, Ziox Mobiles has announced Rs.300-crore investment for FY 2017-18 along with another announcement of Sushant Singh Rajput as its new Brand endorser.  According to the company, the Brand aims to establish a stronger foothold in the Indian market, with the total investment of over Rs.200 crore which shall span for a year. The Brand has announced its plan to set up two new manufacturing units (in Sikkim and Noida) and R&D facilities, apart from the existing New Delhi unit, with a holding capacity of around 1 million units per month. With the induction of Sushant Singh Rajput as its brand endorser along with the total investment of Rs.100 crore this FY 2017-2018, Ziox aims to achieve an estimated revenue of Rs.1,000 crore and a sale of 10 million product units.... Read More

According to latest reports, Vivek Zhang, Chief Marketing Officer, Vivo India, has stepped down from his role. It was also suggested in earlier reports that Vivo India is planning a major reshuffle of its India management. The latest move of the company has now finally been announced officially.  In his latest statement to a media channel, Zhang said, “I will not be able to comment on this development at this moment.” His next move is yet to be known. Sources reveal that he might get a new role in Vivo India.... Read More

itel Mobile has announced a new offering from its PowerPro smartphone series and introduced P41.  Priced at Rs.5,999, the smartphone is available in the colour variants of Graphite, Silver Grey and Champagne.  With a 5” FWVGA IPS display, the device PowerPro P41 is equipped with 1GB RAM. Powered by the latest Android 7.0 Nougat, P41 features a 5,000mAh Li-Polymer battery, 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor and complemented with the power bank support. Enabled with VoLTE/ViLTE, the smartphone features an 8GB storage space, expandable to 32 GB. The device employs a 5MP rear camera which has features like autofocus, face detection, dual LED flash, and beauty mode, while its 2MP front camera has beauty mode and face detection features for a better user .... Read More

Panasonic India has launched the power-packed Eluga A3 and A3Pro with the appointment of Bollywood celebrity Taapsee Pannu as a new face of its smartphone business. The company has also unveiled its latest brand campaign “so much to do” for the new Eluga product series, allowing the user to do so much.  The launched happened in the presence of Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic, India & South Asia, Vice-President, Appliances Company and Executive Officer Panasonic Corporation; Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India; .... Read More

Lenovo India has announced the launch of K8 Note, a new edition to its K Note series. The 3GB+32 GB variant of K8 Note is priced at Rs.12,999, while the 4GB+64 GB variant will be available at Rs.13,999 exclusively on Amazon.  Being the first of its series to run on stock Android and offer dual cameras, the K8 Note comes in colour variants of Venom Black and Fine Gold. The smartphone packs a 4,000mAh battery and comes with a 15W Turbo Charger. The device runs on Android 7.1.1, powered with a 10-core processor and offers a dedicated memory card slot, Dolby(R) Atmos(R) sound. The K8 smartphone features a 13.0-megapixel selfie camera with a full light LED flash and a dual camera set-up comprises of a 13.0-megapixel primary and 5.0-megapixel secondary depth sensor.... Read More

Amazon has come up with Virtual Customer Service (VCS) model. It is an initiative launched with the aim of creating cost-efficient employment prospects for qualified and skilled candidates seeking the more flexible “Work From Home” opportunities.  With this initiative, Amazon is reaching out to a wider talent pool to ensure a high rate of diversity while also roping in talent who might not be able to physically attend regular office due to varied reasons. VCS has currently been launched in Hyderabad, Pune, Coimbatore and Noida and is hiring for entry-level job opportunities along with opportunities for Team Managers and Group Managers in these cities.... Read More