VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

SAP SE has announced that its intelligent cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution SAP S/4HANA Cloud is now available in India. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is an Intelligent ERP with built-in machine learning and AI capabilities and helps to streamline business processes with a simplified user experience, thus helping organizations transform into “Intelligent Enterprises”. The solution combines automation of mundane tasks with pre-emptive decision making, to increase overall business agility. With the S/4HANA Cloud, businesses will be notified of the latest innovations through quarterly updates, granting them access to the latest innovations in areas such as predictive analytics. With conversational AI platforms being the next big paradigm shift in IT, SAP has integrated SAP CoPilot with the SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The solution is the first true voice-activated digital assistant for enterprises that enables users to to get their work done more qui...

ON Semiconductor Corporation has announced its acquisition of SensL Technologies Ltd ("SensL"). The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to ON Semiconductor's non-GAAP earnings per share. SensL, based in Ireland, is a technology leader specializing in Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM), Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) and LiDAR sensing products for automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets. This acquisition positions ON Semiconductor to extend its market leadership in automotive sensing applications for ADAS and autonomous driving with expanded capabilities in imaging, radar and LiDAR. By combining this acquisition in Ireland with previously acquired radar technology and design centers in Israel and United Kingdom, ON Semiconductor is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive set of sensor solutions for next-generation highly autonomous vehicles and to solidify its position as a leader in image sensing and ultrasonic park assistance. I...

Citrix Summit 2018 has kicked off with the presence of 2,500 of dignitaries travelled from across the globe to be part of the annual summit in the famous, Anaheim Convention Center , which has been buzzing with conversation. The drone overhead captured some great photos, including this one: The most energetic Citrix President & CEO David Henshall addressed on his vision key note address, the opening keynote session has presented the view of Citrix vision, customer innovation and technology. This is really an eye opening session by delivering the elegant experience and comprehensive security which could help organizations be productive, engage customers, and unlock innovation, which has continued for an hour. To begin with Mark Ferrer, EVP and chief revenue officer, spoke about the evolution of Citrix products into solution sets that really resonate with customers, partners and employees. Mark introduced CEO David Henshall for a look back at 2017 highlights-including...

New Citrix Analytics Service will provide visibility into company-wide user and entity behavior, system security, performance and operations, and simplify IT infrastructure. Using machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect anomalous behavior and potential threats, Citrix is now able to deliver actionable intelligence from the information gathered via our cloud services and on premises products to help customers proactively identify and manage internal and external threats. Citrix Analytics uniquely enables customers to adopt a risk-based security model, allowing them to dynamically balance the needs of users to have rapid access to data with IT’s need to secure and govern the environment.  This new service securely aggregates and correlates user interaction with applications, devices, networks and data across our suite of products and cloud services to help detect and prevent malicious activity and data exfiltration. With an end-to-end view of the location of ...

Absolutely it has proved again by the battleground in the space of e-commerce. It is among the top US based multinationals outside of USA between Walmart and Amazon, each of which lost out on the world’s largest e-commerce market - China. There are other significant shareholders in the company include early investor Accel Partners, South African media conglomerate Naspers and US-based online marketplace eBay. Walmart and Alphabet are seen joining forces once again as they seek to take on Amazon’s growing retail clout, this time in a market outside the US. Walmart will acquire about a 60 percent stake in Flipkart, while Alphabet will get a roughly 15 percent stake in the online marketplace for about $3 billion, one of the sources said. US retailer Amazon is Flipkart’s largest online competitor in India, though Flipkart has the biggest market share. Amazon was also reportedly interested in a Flipkart buyout, which would give it control of around 90% of the market. If the Walmart...

One of the compelling aspects of technology is the pace of innovation and change. Not long ago, a laptop or desktop computer with keyboard and mouse hardwired to the corporate network clearly defined a workspace. In this new era of user-centric computing, where users engage across multiple devices, platforms and clouds, how does IT keep up? Visibility into these heavily distributed and complex environments is difficult. The good news is that Citrix is in the business of helping organizations of all stripes navigate this workspace transformation to achieve their future of work. An essential ingredient for IT pros to help them deliver secure digital workspaces in this fast-paced environment is advanced analytics. Citrix Analytics uniquely aggregates and correlates information across network traffic, users, files and endpoints in Citrix environments to gain a comprehensive view of users, application performance and usage. It provides predictive analytics with prescriptive actions. It...

Today’s users have multiple apps, files, folders and devices they need to access just get their work done, but all that technology doesn’t necessarily equate to improved productivity. In many ways, it makes productivity worse. A person may need to send an important document or an older presentation, but they may not be on the device where they saved that distinct presentation. Or there are a number of SaaS apps that an employee needs to access throughout the day, but each one has its own credentials that the user needs to remember and track independently. IT teams are also challenged with managing a growing application portfolio and securing various devices types and operating systems entering the enterprise. The workspace is about improving productivity and providing a better experience for how people work and where they work — with the right set of apps and files exactly in the moment they need it.” With the mission when we embarked on building the Citrix Workspace app was ...

To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio and IoT analytics capabilities, and accelerate the development of new IoT applications for key vertical markets, Nokia has acquired SpaceTime Insight. SpaceTime Insight provides machine learning-powered analytics and IoT applications for some of the world's largest transportation, energy and utilities organizations, including Entergy, FedEx, NextEra Energy, Singapore Power and Union Pacific Railroad. Its machine learning models and other advanced analytics, designed specifically for asset-intensive industries, predict asset health with a high degree of accuracy and optimize related operations. As a result, SpaceTime Insight's applications help customers reduce cost and risk, increase operational efficiencies, reduce service outages and more. Bhaskar Gorti, President of Nokia Software, said, "Adding SpaceTime to Nokia Software is a strong step forward in our strategy, and will help us deliver a new class of in...

Virtusa Corporation has announced the appointment of Madhavan Satagopan as Executive Vice-President for Non-Linear Business Strategies. Kris Canekeratne, Chief Executive Officer, Virtusa Corporation, said, "We are delighted to welcome Madhavan to the team, where he will work with the best people in the industry and drive excellence with his leadership ability, passion, and focus. I am confident that Madhavan’s experience and capabilities will add strength to our business leadership as we look to continue our strong growth and cement our role as the go-to partner for digital engineering services.” In this role, Madhavan will be responsible for driving changes in the company’s go-to-market approach towards non-linear business models, enhancing engagement in the partner and startup ecosystem, and improving the quantum and velocity of innovation for Virtusa and its clients. With over 24 years of experience in techno-domain specialization, Madhavan Satagopan brings a rem...

Amit Bhardwaj has been arrested for allegedly scamming investors out of Rs 2,000 crore in Maharashtra alone. One of the biggest Indian names in the digital-currency market, Bhardwaj, ran a slew of ventures, including GainBitcoin, GBMiners, MCAP and GB21.Cyber cell of Delhi Police has arrested founders of bits2btc Kamal Singh and Vijay Kumar for duping 2,500 people for over Rs 100 crore. Bhardwaj, who is often referred to as a Bitcoin evangelist and Bitcoin visionary, is an alumnus of MGM's College of Engineering in Maharashtra and has worked with software major Infosys.Bhardwaj founded GainBitcoin in 2013 as a cloud-based platform for trading and mining of bitcoins.It is my vision to get even the smallest investor to ride the Bitcoin wave. I can say with confidence that our early stage hitches have been ironed out and GainBitcoin is firm on its feet to offer a robust, trustworthy trading environment to our 1,00,000+ customers. We have also witnessed a record 47 percent hi...

There is a literally financial turf war among two world's biggest retail giant of America Walmart's and Amazon in India. Walmart is closed the deal with 75% stake in Flipkart, amidst the speculations of exits of co-founders of the SoftBank-backed e-commerce marketplace.The biggest e-commerce business in India has closed for $15 billion.The sale values Indian e-commerce market leader at around $20 billion. With this India has become the main battleground for Walmart and Amazon, each of which lost out on the world’s largest e-commerce market - China. A question comes why these two global giants are targeting India as a opportunity geography, reason could be of population of 1.3 billion that is expected to surpass China’s in the coming years. Amazon reportedly offered to buy a 60% stake in Flipkart on Monday, a deal that would have included $2 billion to cover the “breakup fee” Flipkart would have had to pay Walmart for pulling out of the deal. Amazon declined to issue a...

Cambridge Analytica and the SCL Group UK based data consulting firm having offices in London, New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Cambridge Analytica, the Political consulting firm has been implicated in major political developments in both the UK and America as well as in India and beyond. Documents made public by whistleblower Christopher Wylie highlighted the “extensive” work conducted by SCL Elections in India, helping parties target audiences based on factors such as caste. It is at the centre of a storm around misuse of Facebook user data, is shutting down and has filed for bankruptcy. It is true that after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, there are many opted out for signing up for a Facebook account and it is true. The Facebook scandal is creating a new wave of people are deleting their Facebook accounts, and that’s fine. But fundamentally, thanks to network effects, it is hard to quit Facebook. There are some observations also true that many have...

Chinese smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi is bringing its blockbuster initial public offering to Hong Kong, where it could raise about $10 billion in the largest listing globally in almost four years, what is expected to be the world’s largest listing since 2014. The IPO plans, filed on Thursday, will be one of the first in Hong Kong under new rules designed to attract tech listings, a major win for the bourse as competition heats up between Hong Kong, New York and the Chinese mainland. The listing could value the company around $100 billion and would be the world’s biggest IPO since Alibaba’s $25 billion debut in 2014. The IPO could be launched as early as the end of June, according to the people close to the process who requested anonymity as the details were not yet public. The prospectus gave investors the first detailed look at Xiaomi’s financial health ahead of the IPO, showing resilience in a slowing global smartphone market thanks partly to a push int...

Euronet Services India Pvt. Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc., a global provider of electronic payment and transaction processing solutions for financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers, has announced successful launch of its VISA and MasterCard certified online payment authentication Access Control Server (ACS) platform which is available both as a licensed offering or as a hosted service for issuers. Access Control Server facilitates online authentication of the card/instrument holder before the actual online purchase is made. It enables the exchange of data between the merchant, card issuer and, when necessary, the consumer, to validate that the transaction is being initiated by the rightful owner of the account. It is based on 3D Secure protocol, a globally adopted authentication solution designed to make electronic commerce transactions more secure in real time. The Euronet ACS enables users to perform Card-Not-Pre...

Dell Technologies Capital, the venture investment practice for Dell Technologies, has announced strong investment momentum one year after coming out of stealth. From May 2017 to April 2018, the investment team completed 24 new and follow-on investments as part of its $100-million average annual investment run rate. Since 2012, Dell Technologies Capital has made 81 investments focused on early-stage startups that span a broad range of technology areas. In the past year, a third of new investments focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and the remaining investments focused on security, next-gen infrastructure and other technology areas strategic to the Dell Technologies family of companies. The venture team had 11 exits in the past year, of which three of its portfolio companies IPO’d in the past seven months. Dell Technologies Capital was the first institutional investor in Zscaler, a leading pioneer in transforming network security for the cloud er...

WhatsApp’s Co-Founder & CEO Jan Koum has announced through a Facebook post that he would be leaving the company. “It's been almost a decade since Brian and I started WhatsApp, and it's been an amazing journey with some of the best people. But it is time for me to move on. I've been blessed to work with such an incredibly small team and see how a crazy amount of focus can produce an app used by so many people all over the world,” Koum wrote in his post. “I'm leaving at a time when people are using WhatsApp in more ways than I could have imagined. The team is stronger than ever and it'll continue to do amazing things. I'm taking some time off to do things I enjoy outside of technology, such as collecting rare air-cooled Porsches, working on my cars and playing ultimate frisbee. And I'll still be cheering WhatsApp on – just from the outside. Thanks to everyone who has made this journey possible,” he added. On this, Mark Zuckerberg, C...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approved the proposal of in-flight connectivity in the Indian airspace. The proposal was on the use of internet and mobile communications on board aircraft flying in the 9.6 million sq. km. Indian airspace (includes space above the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal). As per the reports, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that almost all the recommendations made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on this have been accepted. The government is accelerating the process and within 3 months it should be ready. As part of the in-flight connectivity proposal, the Telecom Commission will initially allow Wi-Fi on flights and slowly get into voice services as well. Now airlines will be free to offer Wi-Fi services to passengers. As of now, no decision has been taken on the pricing. In January, TRAI issued a recommendation to allow both telephony and Internet services on domestic flights. Both the domestic ...

Coolpad has announced the launch of Coolpad Note 6 in India. India is the first country where Coolpad Note 6 has been launched. The smartphone is offline exclusive and extension to the Coolpad Note series in India. Coolpad Note 6 has a dual selfie camera with additional flash with a capability to capture 120-degree wide angle selfies, making it the first selfie-focused smartphone from the brand. Coolpad Note 6 will be available in two variants in India – 4GB + 32 GB and 4GB + 64GB. These have been competitively priced at Rs.8,999 and Rs.9,999, respectively. Note 6 is equipped with an 8MP + 5MP dual front camera for 120-degree wide angle selfies and has a beautiful arc style design with a 5.5-inch Full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution to ensure a great viewing experience and has Android 7.1. It has a super battery capacity of 4,070mAh and standby time of 350 hours and weighs only 170g. The phone also has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset with 1.4GHz Octa C...

Veeam Software has announced that it has appointed Dave Russell, most recently Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. In this role, Russell will be responsible for driving strategic product and go-to-market programs, spearheading industry engagement, and evangelizing Veeam’s vision for the Hyper-Available Enterprise at key events across the globe. Reporting directly to Kate Hutchison, Chief Marketing Officer at Veeam, Russell will work closely with the executive leadership team in accelerating the company’s growth in the enterprise. “Dave’s resume speaks for itself; he is one of the most prominent figures in the industry, and to have him join Veeam at such an exciting time in our growth is a testament to the company’s momentum in the market,” said Peter McKay, Co-CEO and President of Veeam. “Over the past year, we have grown at an exponential rate and are doubling down on our success in the Fortune 500 segment of the mar...

In today’s complex heterogeneous information network, there are typical challenges which need to be addressed in Integration domain. Some of the questions which immediately arise are which technologies to use? How complex is running and maintaining integration solution? Which protocols to use? What about our organisation data security? What is the total cost of ownership? How much time is needed for integration? What about the software upgrades etc? One stop solution for all these problems is SAP HANA Cloud Integration. So, let’s get the basics right! Based on queries from customers, we have realised that most of our understanding towards HCI is not up to the mark. If we need to summarize in one line: "SAP HCI is SAP PI solution on cloud with better flavour. It is a pre-packaged integration content hub in cloud that “Discover, Configure, Manage “the data.". HCI comes in two flavours, HCI for process integration, and HCI Data Services for data provisioning. In ...