Qlik’s Continual Innovation Recognized with Qlik Data Catalyst Patent for Data Management

Qlik has announced it has secured a patent for Qlik Data Catalyst, focused on the product’s innovative capabilities in data management using a metadata repository. The patent, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, highlights the unique combination of data processing, metadata catalog and self-service shopping in one product with Qlik Data Catalyst. This is the latest in a series of patents related to innovations in data management and analysis awarded to Qlik’s R&D team in 2019. These patents add to the company’s double digit patent portfolio, showcasing Qlik’s decades-long commitment to continual innovation in data and analytics that is only expected to grow in 2020.

Organizations are looking to democratize data for wider use and value, and need help organizing and vetting data quality and analytics-readiness for governance and appropriate distribution. Historically this has been managed manually by IT with the help of ETL tools and custom code. This approach is highly limiting in a world where data resides in multiple places and has multiple uses across the organization.  Being able to execute a data management strategy enabled by a metadata rich repository like Qlik Data Catalyst enables a new paradigm of data collaboration between business analysts and IT. Analysts can see a full picture of data lineage while IT can track its usage and value over time. As recognized in the patent, Qlik Data Catalyst uses these data insights to automate the creation and management of intelligent data pipelines to dramatically improve data delivery speed and productivity. And when Qlik Data Catalyst is combined with the real-time data integration capabilities of Attunity, IT can scale data access across the entire organization knowing the data is vetted, trusted and governed.

“I’m very proud to see our team of data experts officially recognized for their efforts to bring our innovative, next generation data management technology in Qlik Data Catalyst to life through this patent,” said Paul Barth, Managing Director Enterprise Data Management at Qlik. “Qlik Data Catalyst is designed to help organizations manage their data lifecycle from raw inputs to analytics-ready information in order to democratize data access in a governed and scalable way. Enabling enterprise data consumers to have a trusted location to access and leverage data for analytics is crucial to enterprise performance.”

Qlik has aggressively increased its investment in R&D towards innovative solutions for the changing nature of analytics and data management. With six patents awarded to date in 2019, and a robust pipeline for pending patents around next generation data management and analysis capabilities likely to be awarded in 2020, Qlik is continually demonstrating its commitment to innovation.

Subex Releases the State of IoT Security Report India for Q3 2019

Subex has released the findings of its State of Internet of Things (IoT) Security Report for the third quarter (July-September 2019)  of this calendar year in Bangalore today. The report, based on threat intelligence data gathered from across 16 cities all over India, outlines key sectors being attacked, the methods of attack, malware, and variants deployed and key cities that are being attacked and studied by hackers, malware developers and hacktivist groups. 

Key findings:

Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru are attracting the maximum number of cyberattacks
Smart cities, financial services, and transportation sectors lead the sectoral rankings in terms of cyberattacks
The unit cost of malware rises leading to hackers procuring malware from new sources to target the country
The number of cyberattacks registered a 26 percent jump in the quarter
A strong correlation between cyberattacks and regional geopolitical episodes
Corrosion attacks on firmware register a significant rise
Connected infrastructure components linked to smart cities, industries, transportation infrastructure and data centers clear targets for hackers
The study identified over 3500 modular malware samples in the country registering a whopping 37 percent increase. Malware of varying degrees of sophistication are being reported from a variety of deployments including new projects surrounding renewable energy. Most malware detected (36 percent) could be traced to sources on the Darkweb while as much as 14 percent of malware couldn’t be traced to a known source pointing to the arrival of new actors and malware shops on the scene.

The detection of malware connected with critical infrastructure projects has also registered an increase. This implies that hackers are targeting large scale disruption and are working to increase the cost associated with managing such projects as also negatively impact future investments in them. High reconnaissance activity detected points to hackers monitoring systems and response mechanisms to thwart and limit attempts to intervene to detect malware, contain the infection and also trace the sources of cyberattacks.   

Activities linked to cyberattacks are concentrated in Bangalore, New Delhi, and Mumbai. These three cities together accounted for roughly 38 percent of all attacks registered by us.

Independent hackers are increasingly feeling the need to monetize cyberattacks as the unit cost of malware has risen in the last quarter. Further, it is becoming increasingly difficult to source high-grade malware from multiple sources due to various factors.

“The volume and complexity of malware detected in the country are a clear source of concern. As the digital footprint of India increases through capital intensive projects, hackers are targeting data and large scale disruption like never before. The increase in cyberattacks against the country and the strong geopolitical correlation indicate high levels of interest in targeting our critical infrastructure. At both ends of the spectrum i.e., high-quality malware deployed for strategic objectives and operational malware meant for a specific purpose, hackers are working to improve their ability to monetize cyberattacks. We hope this report helps frame a coordinated response to the challenge posed by hackers and adversarial groups,”  said Vinod Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Subex.

Subex will also be releasing similar state of IoT Security reports for ASEAN and the Middle East over the next few weeks while a global version of the report is expected to come out in early December.

Tata Motors Inaugurates Advance Power Systems Engineering Tech Center in Pune

Tata Motors Ltd. has inaugurated its state-of-the-art ‘Advance Power Systems Engineering Tech Center’ at the Engineering Research Center (ERC) Pune, India. This futuristic tech center will play a key role in engineering, testing and developing cutting-edge powertrain solutions for all its products, bringing in synergies across PV, CV and EV Businesses. This new world-class facility will primarily focus on future development of BS6 (Phase 1 & 2), Real Driving Emissions (RDE), CAFÉ II, Hybrids, Electrification and BS7.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Guenter Butschek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors Ltd. said, “We at Tata Motors have been consistently gearing up for the future through strategic investments in our product development and engineering capabilities. I am delighted to witness our new ‘Advance Power Systems Engineering Tech Center in Pune’ go live, which was established in a record time of 15 months. This facility will act as a hub to develop class-leading powertrain solutions for our vast product portfolio across ICE and Electric. This technical centre reiterates our commitment to offer our customers a wide range of clean, sustainable technologies, thus meeting their aspirations.”

Mr. Rajendra Petkar, President & CTO, Tata Motors Ltd. said, “It’s a proud moment for us to introduce the world-class Power Systems Engineering Tech Centre in Pune. This facility is a strategic step to offer powertrain solutions across segments under one roof. With future-proof design elements, this facility will enable Tata Motors to offer differentiated products to the customers, with a strong focus on technology, innovation and desired product attributes. With the Auto Industry witnessing mobility disruptions around CESS (Connected, Electrified, Safe & Shared), this facility will go a long way in supporting our customer-oriented agenda.”

Spread over 12,000 square meters with future-proof design elements, this test facility is equipped to meet the development, calibration & type approval requirement for light & heavy-duty powertrains. It is also capable of testing - range, power, drivability and durability of electric vehicles.

Tata Motors ability to innovate is demonstrated by its frugal engineering, path-breaking vehicles, new-age concept cars, and award-winning engines. The company’s state-of-the-art R&D centres and design studios are located in Pune (India), South Korea, Italy and the UK, and have many firsts to their credit. Tata Motors houses Asia’s first anechoic chamber, India’s only full climate test facility and first full vehicle crash test facility, whose capability has helped develop India’s first 5 star rated passenger vehicle Tata Nexon. Tata Motors is also the first OEM in India to achieve BS6 certification way back in Jan 2019, for a naturally aspirated CNG engine for commercial vehicles. Recently, Tata Motors introduced an electric vehicle technology brand ‘ZIPTRON’, which will power a range of aspirational Tata Electric Cars.

QuEST Global Chairman & CEO, Inducted to the Strome Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame by Old Dominion University

QuEST Global, a global product engineering and lifecycle services company, announced that its Chairman & CEO, Ajit Prabhu, has been inducted to the Old Dominion University (ODU) Strome Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame ‘Class of 2019’. Ajit, an alumnus of the University, was honored during the ceremony at Norfolk, Virginia. He was honored for making a difference in the engineering services industry by founding QuEST Global and building a scalable and sustainable company over the past two decades.

The Strome Entrepreneurial Center at ODU organizes the hall of fame induction ceremony each year to honor outstanding and illustrious entrepreneurs. The tradition, started in 2014, recognizes lifelong achievements in entrepreneurship. Until now, ODU has 11 inductees, which include both ODU alumni and entrepreneurs from the community, who are selected based on their track record of sustained entrepreneurship and contributions to the community.

Ajit Prabhu co-founded QuEST Global in 1997 and over the last 20 years, the company has grown to 67 centers across 14 countries with over 12,000 employees and have been helping its clients develop better products, establish new markets and improve efficiency and quality. Built upon the founders’ principles – aspiration, humility and hunger to grow – the company is driven by the passion for engineering and core values – customer focus, integrity and collaboration.

Addressing the gathering, Nancy Grden, Interim Associate Vice President for ODU’s Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and executive director of ODU's Strome Entrepreneurial Center said, "Fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem has been one of the central directions of the University's strategic plan. The Strome Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame is ODU’s way of honoring and celebrating the contributions alumni and community entrepreneurs make each day in the world around us. Our inductees are amazing in what they've done professionally and have track records of consistently giving back personally to the University and to the society."

Speaking on the occasion, Ajit said, "I am excited to receive this recognition from Old Dominion University. As engineers, we have an enormous role to play to better how people live, travel and interact with each other in the coming decades. Opportunities are limitless with the progress that is taking place in computing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and machine learning. By combining engineering skills and ethics of entrepreneurship, engineers have a tremendous opportunity to enhance human life and build successful enterprises and create jobs. At QuEST Global, my goal is to build a world class engineering company to help many high technology product companies to create world class products to enhance society we live in.”

Over 240 IT, BT, Startups Delegates from 20 Countries to Converge at Bengaluru Tech Summit from November 18-20, 2019

Indian subcontinent's largest innovation and technology summit - Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019 (BTS) is scheduled to kick-start at Bengaluru Palace in Bengaluru between November 18 to 20, 2019. First time ever, 200 delegates from the fields of information technology, biotechnology, startups, researchers, academia and students from 20 countries will all converge under one roof. The organizers held a curtain raiser on Tuesday.

Among those who were present include: Karnataka State Deputy CM Ashwath Narayan; Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co founder of Infosys; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD of Biocon; Vijay Chandru, Exec Chairman, Strand Life Sciences; E.V. Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Govt of Karnataka; Jitendra Chaddah, Senior Director, Intel India; Prasanth Prakash, Partner of Accel Partners; and Prasant Kumar Mishra, Director, Dept of IT&BT, Science and Technology, Govt of Karnataka. 

The three day event is a celebration of innovation, which provides a platform for discussion and deliberation to encourage disruptive technologies, will include four-track sessions: Smart IT, Smart BIO, Global innovation alliances, and Impact.

The summit will also feature multi-track conferences, an International Exhibition, Global Innovation Alliances, RoboRecharge, Bengaluru Tech Exchange, Show Stopping Product Launches, Makers' Zone and Bio-Posters.

Some of the highlights of the summit would include Rural IT Quiz, BT Quiz, Thought Leaders Conclave and daily award ceremonies for STPI IT Export Awards, Smart Bio Awards, and Bengaluru Impact Awards.

The summit will be conducted under the able guidance of the 'Vision Group' consisting of senior industry captains across verticals. Registrations can be done at www.bengalurutechsummit.com.

The summit will witness deliberations covering important topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Impact of Blockchain, Impact of IoT, Cyber Security, Space and Drone Revolutions, Electric Vehicles, 5G, Genomics, Trends in Agriculture, Smart Therapeutics, Biotherapeutics, Smart Immunologics in Cancer Care and Intelligent Systems and Trends in Agriculture, to name a few.

The conference will have more than 250 experts addressing over 3500 delegates and around 300 exhibitors who will showcase their services, products and technologies to more than 11000 visitors.

The summit is expected to have an excellent gathering of the world's most influential leaders, innovators, industry captains, research heads, policy makers and start-ups from India and leading countries like Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, UK, USA, Australia, Switzerland, Israel, Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, Austria, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania and Estonia.

"This event reiterates the Government of India's push to empower start-ups, innovators and entrepreneurs through various initiatives and policies. The Government of Karnataka invites start-ups, companies, VC's and students from across the country to participate at the upcoming Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019 as it is a strategic platform for industries worldwide to understand and leverage the latest innovations and technologies and the impact they have on our businesses and daily lives. With the booming start-up ecosystem in India, the summit will be an ideal platform for start-ups and innovators to showcase their innovations to Governments, delegations and industries from at least 19 countries from around the world. The summit will bring together thought leaders, technocrats, researchers, innovators, investors and policy makers from across the world. It will focus on latest ideas in emerging technologies with innovations in IT, Electronics, Animation and Biotechnology including Internet of Things, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Intelligence, Predictive Medicines, Gene editing, Biomedical Innovation, and lot more", said Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology.

"The Bengaluru Tech Summit is a perfect platform to showcase innovation and discuss new technologies. Our vision is to transform the country's economy through innovation which is the focus of the summit. Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019 will have eminent personalities deliberating on thought leadership, innovators presenting path breaking ideas while expert speakers will give insights into the latest industry trends and future opportunities. We are expecting participation from across the country. In order to ensure effective IT penetration throughout the state, we are also organizing a Rural IT Quiz, a Biotechnology Quiz with focus on innovation. Bengaluru Tech Summit is basically a platform that encourages innovation in disruptive technologies", said Dr Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology.

"The Biotechnology sector has significantly enhanced the growth of India's global profile. 'India Bio' at the Bengaluru Tech Summit, will showcase new innovations and impactful progress in the growth trajectory of the industry through an aptly chosen theme, 'Innovation & Impact 2.0'. The India Bio events has been a strategic platform for industries, technologies and academia to understand and leverage the latest technological innovations for a smarter tomorrow", added Dr Ashwath Narayan.

The summit will be addressed by over 250 eminent speakers across Government, industries and academia including Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Dr Ashwathnarayan CN, Kris Gopalakrishna, Chairman - Vision Group on Information Technology, Govt of Karnataka, Co-founder & Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys, Dr Kiran Mazumdar, Chairperson - Vision Group on BT, Government of Karnataka; Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon Ltd, Mohandas Pai, Aarin Capital and Manipal Global Education, Nigel Adams, MP, Minister of State for Sport, Media and Creative Industries, UK, Umarov Olimjon Mukhammadjonovich, Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, Prof Bharadwaj Amrutur, IISc, Bangalore, Prof S Sadagopan, IITB, Dr SR Rao, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India & Chairman of FSSAI Scientific Panel on GM Foods, Dr Suman Chakraborthy, Head of School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT, Kharagpur, Dr Yogesh S Shouche, National Centre for Microbial Resource at the National Centre for Cell Science, Ishita Shively, Apollo Research Innovations, R Ramanan, Atal Innovation Mission, Dr Sriram Rajamani, Microsoft Research India Lab, Ramkumar Narayanan, VMware India, Rajeev Rastogi, Amazon, Sandeep Arora, Cisco, Sreeram Ananthasayanam, PWC, Manu Saale, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, Sanjay Anandaram, iSpirt, Rajesh Jeyapal, IBM Digital Labs, Deepak Aher, SAP (Technology & Innovation).

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Hosts the National Skill Festival 2019

Highlights

* Through this activity, Toyota Kirloskar Motor builds on skill levels of employees to enrich customer delight beyond the best
* The theme for this year’s skill festival is “Be Pro – Lead, Encourage, Create”
* The final Winning Champions from service category will be participating in the Annual Champions Assembly to be held at Japan.
* The National Sales, Service, Customer Relations (CR) & U-Trust Skill Festival is another step to enable manpower development through skill enhancement and motivation, thereby ensuring high level of customer satisfaction with world-class experiences
* For the first time TKM invited loyal customers to witness 2019 National Skill Festival

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), in its constant endeavour towards developing skilled workforce across its dealer network in the country, today conducted the ‘National Skill Festival 2019’ for all its dealership personnel across India. The event serves as a platform to reward exceptional sales, service, customer relations & U-Trust skills setting innovative skill standards in the industry.

In line with the company’s commitment towards the Skill India initiative, the Skill Festival is another step by Toyota who has been constantly engaged in initiatives to bridge the growing skill gap in the dynamically changing Indian industry. Held at three levels – across dealerships, In-dealer, regional and national levels, the contestants were assessed on various parameters such as knowledge, process demonstration, soft skills and proficient role plays in providing premium customer experience and human touch among others.

The event finale was attended by Mr. Atsushi Kimata, General Manager [Body & Paint Promotion Department, Customer First Promotion Group] – Toyota Motor Corporation; along with the senior Management Executives of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Mr. Shekar Viswanathan, Vice Chairman; and Mr. Tadao Kidokoro, Vice President.

Themed ‘Be Pro – Lead, Encourage, Create’ this year, the event witnessed an encouraging participation of 6000+ dealer participants from Sales and Service Divisions. A total of 900+ candidates participated in Regional Skill Festival. And 130 regional-level winners contested in National Skill Festival held today. The company aligning with its ‘Customer first’ philosophy, continuously evaluates the customer preferences and feedback to deliver best- in- class experience across its dealer networks.

Sharing his views on the performance of the contestants this year, Mr. Tadao Kidokoro, Vice President Toyota Kirloskar Motor said, “My heartiest congratulations to all the contestants from the Sales, Service & Customer Relations teams for exhibiting exceptional enthusiasm, dedication and performance. Customer delight is the cornerstone of Toyota and to successfully provide a par excellence customer experience, it is essential to constantly enhance skill sets of our workforce. With over 6000 participants this year, we received an overwhelming response from our dealer partners showcasing ‘Accurate and Caring service’ to our customers. As a first off, this year we also  invited our loyal customers be a part of the Festival to witness how TKM inculcates a culture of customer delight amongst its employees.

The National Skill Festival is a platform that not only recognizes and rewards the best performers, but also gives our dealership staff an opportunity to sharpen their skill sets. It is a powerful tool to assess the training needs, to build a strong pool of skilled staff. We strongly believe that competitiveness will in- turn nurture a healthy work environment & develop each of our employees’ potentials, challenging them to aim higher & be the best in town. This further enriches the best-in-class sales and service levels at each customer touch point, eventually delivering the most premium customer experience,” he continued.

A total of 27 winners, 3 from each category were honoured by the leadership team of Toyota who were present at the event held in Toyota plant premises – Bidadi (Ramanagara District, Bengaluru). This year, the categories were Sales Consultant [New Car Sales], Dealer Instructor [Sales], Sales Consultant [Used Car Sales], Customer Relations, Body Technician, Paint Technician, Service Advisor [B&P], Dealer Instructor [Body] & Dealer Instructor [Paint] and the following final winners & runners were recognised for their specialised skill levels and awarded cash prizes, rolling trophy, winner plaque and gold medal.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor practically undertakes training initiatives for its personnel in areas such as dealer networking, marketing skills, customer voice, periodic reviews and coaching skills for team leaders and provide its sales & service personnel a comprehensive module on topics such as basic auto technology, products, sales SOP (Standard Operating Procedures), team development and value-added services to enhance overall customer satisfaction.

As a responsible organization, TKM has further embarked on a mission to bridge the skill gap divide through Toyota Technical Training Institute (TTTI), established in 2007, which offers a three-year rigorous full-time training in – Automobile Assembly, Automobile Paint, Automobile Weld and Mechatronics (a combination of mechanical and industrial electronics). Additionally, Gurukul, a well-equipped learning centre at TKM imparts diverse training to employees at all levels which helps them to improve their operational abilities and thoroughly delivering high-quality target standards.

The manpower at Toyota experiences higher levels of skill development through on-the-job training and the real-time experiences serve as a driving force in developing the next generation of workforce. Ensuring highest level of automotive professional work on Toyota’s world-class products and service offerings across its dealerships, the company has partnered with industrial and technical training institutes across India to create the Toyota Technical Education Program (T-TEP). The program aims at providing technical know-how training to ITI students across India along with providing hands-on real-time experience within Toyota dealerships. So far, Toyota has partnered with 50 institutes since launch in 2006.

HMIL Reveals the Name of New Sedan Hyundai - ‘AURA’ in India

 

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, India’s First Smart Mobility Solutions Provider and largest exporter since inception, today unveiled the name of its upcoming New Sedan – Hyundai ‘AURA’.

The name is inspired by the ‘Vibrance of Positivity’ and ‘Spirit to Go the Distance’ of the young passionate achievers. Acknowledging their life-force ‘Zeal to Go beyond Limits’, Hyundai ‘AURA’ is cautiously crafted to deliver ‘Superior than The Most’ to the aspirational Indian Customers.

Hyundai ‘AURA’ is a blend of modernism with comfort, safety, style and technology with convenience and portrays a confident, stylish, yet caring and protective individual’s personality.

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