VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

In order to promote GST and assist in various procedures involved, Masters India has entered into collaboration with BSNL to provide a set of veritable solutions for GST compliance. These solutions are exclusively crafted for BSNL users – both landline and mobile, available on a pan-India level.  The solutions are ready-to-use with ease in registrations. BSNL users can register themselves using their respective account numbers in the given website (www.bsnlgst.mastersindia.co). Post which, they can straightaway file returns without the hassle of waiting in a queue. The solutions can be divided into three categories:  · Basic Plan (free of cost, comes with 2,000 invoices) · Plus Plan (Rs.1,999, comes with 6,000 invoices alongside other benefits) · Pro Plan (for enterprises) .... Read More

Motorola has extended its Moto G family with Moto G⁵S and G⁵S Plus. Moto G⁵S Moto G⁵S flaunts an all-metal unibody design crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminium, making it stronger than ever. It comes with great battery life, rapid charging with TurboPower charging for up to 5 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. It features a high-resolution 16MP camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF). It also brings stunning 1080p entertainment to life on a vibrant 13.2cm (5.2”) Full HD display. And backed by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core processor. Moto G⁵S also features the latest Moto Experiences like Night Display and Quick Reply. Moto G⁵S Plus Moto G5S Plus features such as dual 13MP + 13MP rear cameras that let do more, combined with special photo enhancement software, Selective focus mode, beautiful blurred background effect and many more which until now, were reserved for premium phones. Moto G⁵S Plus boast an 8MP wide-angle front camer...

Apple and Accenture have entered into a strategic partnership to help businesses transform how their people engage with customers through innovative business solutions for iOS. The partnership will take full advantage of the power, simplicity and security of iOS, the leading enterprise mobility platform, and Accenture’s capabilities as a leader in industry and digital transformation to help companies unlock new revenue streams, increase productivity, improve customer experience and reduce costs. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said, “Both Apple and Accenture are leaders in building incredible user experiences and together we can continue to truly modernize how businesses work through amazing solutions that take advantage of the incredible capabilities of Apple’s technologies.” Read More

To address the transformation journey of enterprises to adopt digital, showcase advanced solutions to overcome the new challenges and elevate IT to the next level, Dell EMC is organizing their annual flagship event – Dell-EMC CIO Forum 2017 on 8th September in Mumbai, followed by an outreach in four cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore). These events across four cities will host four tracks with 35 sessions for tech enthusiasts. The 8th edition of Dell EMC Forum also marks the one year anniversary of Dell and EMC coming together in a successful merger. With an overarching theme of “REALIZE Transformation”, the daylong event in Mumbai will entail four tracks, namely Digital Transformation, IT Transformation, Modernizing IT and Cloud. The forum will be all- encompassing across customers of Dell EMC under the commercial and enterprise segments. The event is geared towards sharing the company vision, learning for the attending executives/practitioners and immense netw...

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has signed an agreement with Accenture to set up a co-innovation centre that will help BIAL create an airport of the future at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport). The centre will incubate and develop digital solutions using future-ready technologies to provide more engaging passenger experience.  BIAL has embarked on an ambitious journey to create a digitized and intuitive destination airport for travellers. Accenture will help define a digital roadmap for BIAL and develop tailor- made solutions using a combination of digital technologies, including Internet of Things, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, in addition to social and mobile platforms.... Read More

Forcepoint has announced the acquisition of RedOwl. This latest milestone in Forcepoint’s strategy arms customers with cybersecurity systems designed for the reality of today’s threats.  Forcepoint’s human point strategy views people – rather than technology infrastructure – as the focal point for cybersecurity. Cloud, mobility and ever-changing infrastructure makes the traditional perimeter a fallacy; by focusing on how, when, where and why people interact with critical data and IP, organizations can more effectively identify and address risk.... Read More

The government is decided to provide a secure email service to all its officials for secure communications under the Digital India program.  Sources says, that it will be the largest service of its kind for the government with a user base of 5 million, whereas, the current facility is only avail to 1.6 million officers. It will have enhanced security authentication mechanisms for users with geo-fencing and device mapping.  In accordance with the eMail policy of the government an email id will be assigned to all government officials at the centre and state through National Informatics Centre.The primary trigger behind the policy was government data which resides on servers outside India and on servers beyond the control of the government of India.... Read More

The Delhi Metro has launched ‘High speed Free Wi-Fi’ facility at all on 50 stations of the Blue Line services.  With this Passengers can now use the service between Dwarka Sector 21 and Vaishali to Noida City Centre stations by searching for Wi-Fi options and selecting 'Oui DMRC Free Wifi' for one-time registration, Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC said in a formally launched the facility from the Rajiv Chowk Metro station.  With this facility, passengers will be able to use all standard Internet applications like e-mail, Facebook, Google, video chat as well as live streaming of cricket and football ..... Read More

Absolutely there is deny in the fact that twitter is well established as the go-to platform to know what’s happening in the world right now and to talk about it. The Supreme Court of India unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life and Twitter reacted with 283,850 conversations on this landmark judgement that will impact the lives of 134 crore Indians. The report further says, top hashtags that were used to express delight, opinions, suggestions and implications of the declaration included #RightToPrivacy,  #fundamentalright,  #Article21,  #IndianConstitution and #Aadhar. The global conversation over a 36-hour period between 24 - 25 Aug 2017 can be seen in the heat map below..... Read More

Privacy in India is a great step by the government. In an era of Digitalization, it was a need of an hour to implement this policy. Indian market is most vulnerable country towards data breaching & cyber security. Recently we have seen major cases ruling the cyber security & data breaching in India. Due to immense migration towards technology utilization this landmark ruling on privacy by Supreme Court will give a control over user data  Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a press conference on Supreme Court's ruling holding privacy as a Fundamental Right and the internet firms such as Google, Facebook, Uber, OLA and along with the country’s young start-up industrythat had access to user data needed to respect the law of the land..... Read More

Global chip giant Qualcomm will lose a key man Derek Aberle, president ,Qualcomm's 31st December 2017 after serving for 17 years . His long association with Qualcomm is in between various ongoing legal battles involving Qualcomm’s Technology Licensing(QTL), Qualcomm’s licensing business, which Aberle leds for about a decade and with this It’ll shake the semiconductor industry.  Over the past 30years of legacy Qualcomm has been inventing core technologies that have enabled the mobile revolution and made all modern smartphones possible. In a statement, Steve Mollenkopf, CEO, Qualcomm spoke about Aberle's vision, creativity, dedication, and judgment in various key decisions and under his leadership, the QTL division has significantly grown in both revenues and profits, established its 4G licensing program and enabled significant competition across the industry," he further added. "I believe the company is well positioned to build on Derek's record of success ...

VARINDIA welcomes the Apex Courts decision on Right to Privacy is fundamental right, it is a historic judgment that privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21, which declared privacy to be a fundamental right, ‘protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty. This verdict comes two days after the court in a landmark judgment struck down the Islamic divorce practice of instant triple talaq as unconstitutional.  The nine-judge bench unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, comprised of Justices J Chelameswar, S A Bobde, R K Agrawal, R F Nariman, A M Sapre, D Y Chandrachud, S K Kaul and S Abdul Nazeer. The apex court overruled the previous two judgments in the M P Sharma and Kharak Singh cases, which had ruled that the right to privacy was not protected by the Constitution.... Read More

LinkedIn, according to the latest reports, has reported a critical security issue that could allow hackers to spread dangerous malware using its Messenger service.  Although LinkedIn hosts a bug bounty program wherein security researchers can report bugs directly to security@linkedin.com, this bug remained undisclosed until professionals at Checkpoint Technologies found it.  Commenting on this, Ankush Johar, Director of BugsBounty.com, said, “Checkpoint reported the bug on 14 June, 2017, but the messenger service has been running with CV functionality since 2015. It is highly possible that malicious hackers in the underground community already knew about this flaw and could have been using it to spread ransomware and other malicious programs.” Read More

With the appointment of Nandan Nilekani as the Non Executive Chairman of the Board, with immediate effect clears all speculation on how to rescue from the present crisis after Nilekani is one of the seven founders, co-founders and CEO, Infosys served for 5 years and has to come back as the chairman of the board is an iconic leader. Post resign of Dr.Vishal Sikka resigned from the post of CEO and MD. Nilekani a successful entrepreneur and investor, and someone who has played a pivotal role in India’s transition to a digital economy, India’s Aadhaar program, connecting over a billion Indians and which is transforming the lives of ordinary Indians every day.... Read More

Infosys has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Nandan Nilekani as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. He is an iconic leader, a successful entrepreneur and investor, and someone who has played a pivotal role in India’s transition to a digital economy. Among his many achievements, Nilekani led the implementation of one of the world’s biggest technology initiatives, India’s Aadhaar program, which has now enrolled over a billion Indians and which is transforming the lives of ordinary Indians every day. He is also one of the co-founders of Infosys and served as its CEO from 2002 to 2007.  Chairman R. Seshasayee, who stepped down from the Board today, stated, “Nandan is the ideal leader for Infosys at this stage in the company’s development. His appointment will allow Infosys to focus on the strategic changes it needs to make in order to capitalize on the attractive opportunities in the years ahead. Under...

GST is certainly a game changing in the Industry with a concept of ‘one nation, one market, one tax’ arrangement. Revenue Collection from Imports Increase by 11% in First 15 Days of GST Implementation. With this the total revenue flow from imports stands at Rs 12,673 crore from July 1-15 as compared to Rs 11,405 crore in the corresponding period in June. GDP will increase by 1.5-2 per cent. The government on Wednesday notified that the Goods and Services Tax rate for selling space for advertisements in the print media would be 5%. If an advertising agency sells that space to a client, then it too pays 5% GST, but if it sells the space on behalf of the newspaper, it would have to pay 18% GST on the commission charged by the paper.... Read More

Designed to help and achieve more in work and life with an Infinity Display, enhanced S Pen and Dual Camera with Optical Image Stabilization  Samsung Galaxy Note 8 unveiled in the city which never sleeps, New York, USA today with 360-degree livestreaming, you’ll feel as if you’re really there.  The event has introduced the world the next generation Galaxy 8 devices, the ultimate multitasking device for those who want to do bigger things with their phone. It is entire new series for the Industry with defence grade security. Finger print and Iris scanner. This is the device for the people who has big dreams. It has superior listening experience from Harman.... Read More

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Cycle Computing, which will help make it easier for Azure customers to use High-Performance Computing (HPC) and other Big Computing capabilities in the cloud and help customers accelerate their movement to the cloud.  Big Computing capabilities in the cloud have the power to transform many businesses and will be at the forefront of breakthrough experimentation and innovation in the decades to come. The cloud is quickly changing the world of Big Compute, giving customers the on-demand power and infrastructure necessary to run massive workloads at scale without the overhead. Azure has a massive global footprint, more than any other major cloud provider. It also has powerful infrastructure, InfiniBand support for fast networking and state-of-the-art GPU capabilities. Combining the most specialized Big Compute infrastructure available in the public cloud with Cycle Computing’s technology and years of experience with the world’s largest...

VMware has announced that it will become the first unified endpoint management (UEM) provider with full Chrome device management capabilities. VMware Workspace ONE, a digital workspace platform powered by VMware AirWatch UEM technology, will enable customers to unify management of Chrome devices alongside all other endpoints from a single console.  “The consumerization of the enterprise has left IT managing multiple operating systems on a variety of devices – some provided by the business and others brought in by employees. As Chrome OS continues to gain momentum, our customers are eager to manage these devices consistently along with all other endpoints including mobile devices. Using Workspace ONE, our customers will be able to securely manage the lifecycle of Chromebooks along with all their other endpoints giving them better security and a consistent user experience across all devices,” said Sumit Dhawan, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, End-User Computing, VM...

Global sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7-per cent increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. In the smartphone operating system market, Android extended its lead with 87.7-per cent market share, while iOS accounted for 12.1 per cent.  "Although demand for utility smartphones remains strong, there is a growing demand in emerging markets for 4G smartphones, with more storage, better processors and more advanced cameras. This is translating into higher demand for mid-priced [$150 to $200] smartphones," said Anshul Gupta, Research Director, Gartner.... Read More